Document:

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP.,

Depositor

 

LITTON LOAN SERVICING LP,

Servicer

 

AND

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,

Trustee

 

 

POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of July 1, 2005

 

 

___________________________

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

 

Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3

 

 

	
             
 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

	
            SECTION 1.01
 	
            Defined Terms. 
 
	
            SECTION 1.02
 	
            Accounting. 
 
	
            SECTION 1.03
 	
            Allocation of Certain Interest Shortfalls. 
 

ARTICLE II

 

CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

	
            SECTION 2.01
 	
            Conveyance of Mortgage Loans. 
 
	
            SECTION 2.02
 	
            Acceptance by Trustee. 
 
	
            SECTION 2.03
 	
            Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans by an Originator or the Seller. 
 
	
            SECTION 2.04
 	
            Intentionally Omitted. 
 
	
            SECTION 2.05
 	
            Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Servicer. 
 
	
            SECTION 2.06
 	
            Representations and Warranties of the Depositor. 
 
	
            SECTION 2.07
 	
            Issuance of Certificates. 
 
	
            SECTION 2.08
 	
            [Reserved]. 
 
	
            SECTION 2.09
 	
            Acceptance of REMIC 1, REMIC 2, REMIC 3, REMIC 4, REMIC 5, REMIC 6, REMIC 7, REMIC 8, REMIC 9 and REMIC 10 by the Trustee; Conveyance of REMIC 1 Regular Interests, Class M-7 Interest, Class M-8 Interest, Class M-9 Interest, Class B-1 Interest, Class B-2 Interest, Class B-3 Interest, Class C Interest and Class P Interest; Issuance of 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 and the Trustee or Certificateholders. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.06
 	
            Assumption or Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements by 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; 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; Filing of Reports by Trustee. 
 
	
            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
 	
            [Reserved]. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.26
 	
            Obligations of the Servicer in Respect of Mortgage Rates and Monthly Payments. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.27
 	
            Solicitations. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.28
 	
            Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.29
 	
            Advance Facility. 
 

ARTICLE IV

 

FLOW OF FUNDS

	
            SECTION 4.01
 	
            Distributions. 
 
	
            SECTION 4.02
 	
            [Reserved]. 
 
	
            SECTION 4.03
 	
            Statements. 
 
	
            SECTION 4.04
 	
            Remittance Reports; Advances. 
 
	
            SECTION 4.05
 	
            [Reserved]. 
 
	
            SECTION 4.06
 	
            [Reserved]. 
 
	
            SECTION 4.07
 	
            Distributions on the REMIC Regular Interests. 
 
	
            SECTION 4.08
 	
            Allocation of Realized Losses. 
 

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
 	
            Appointment of Paying Agent. 
 

ARTICLE VI

 

THE SERVICER AND THE DEPOSITOR

	
            SECTION 6.01
 	
            Liability of the Servicer and the Depositor. 
 
	
            SECTION 6.02
 	
            Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, the Servicer or the Depositor. 
 
	
            SECTION 6.03
 	
            Limitation on Liability of the Servicer and Others. 
 
	
            SECTION 6.04
 	
            Servicer Not to Resign. 
 
	
            SECTION 6.05
 	
            Delegation of Duties. 
 
	
            SECTION 6.06
 	
            [Reserved]. 
 
	SECTION 6.07	Inspection. 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII

 

DEFAULT

	
            SECTION 7.01
 	
            Servicer Events of Termination. 
 
	
            SECTION 7.02
 	
            Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. 
 
	
            SECTION 7.03
 	
            Waiver of Defaults. 
 
	
            SECTION 7.04
 	
            Notification to Certificateholders. 
 
	
            SECTION 7.05
 	
            Survivability of Servicer Liabilities. 
 

ARTICLE VIII

 

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 Compensation and Expenses. 
 
	
            SECTION 8.06
 	
            Eligibility Requirements for Trustee. 
 
	
            SECTION 8.07
 	
            Resignation or Removal of 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
 	
            Limitation of Liability. 
 
	
            SECTION 8.12
 	
            Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Certificates. 
 
	
            SECTION 8.13
 	
            Suits for Enforcement. 
 
	
            SECTION 8.14
 	
            Waiver of Bond Requirement. 
 
	
            SECTION 8.15
 	
            Waiver of Inventory, Accounting and Appraisal Requirement. 
 

ARTICLE IX

 

REMIC ADMINISTRATION

	
            SECTION 9.01
 	
            REMIC Administration. 
 
	
            SECTION 9.02
 	
            Prohibited Transactions and Activities. 
 
	
            SECTION 9.03
 	
            Indemnification with Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss of REMIC Status. 
 

ARTICLE X

 

TERMINATION

	
            SECTION 10.01
 	
            Termination. 
 
	
            SECTION 10.02
 	
            Additional Termination Requirements. 
 

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; Jurisdiction. 
 
	
            SECTION 11.05
 	
            Notices. 
 
	
            SECTION 11.06
 	
            Severability of Provisions. 
 
	
            SECTION 11.07
 	
            Article and Section References. 
 
	
            SECTION 11.08
 	
            Notice to the Rating Agencies. 
 
	
            SECTION 11.09
 	
            Further Assurances. 
 
	
            SECTION 11.10
 	
            Benefits of Agreement. 
 
	
            SECTION 11.11
 	
            Acts of Certificateholders. 
 

 

 

 

Exhibits:

	
            Exhibit A-1
 	
            Form of Class I-A1 Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit A-2
 	
            Form of Class I-A2 Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit A-3
 	
            Form of Class II-A1 Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit A-4
 	
            Form of Class II-A2 Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit A-5
 	
            Form of Class II-A3 Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit A-6
 	
            Form of Class M-1 Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit A-7
 	
            Form of Class M-2 Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit A-8
 	
            Form of Class M-3 Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit A-9
 	
            Form of Class M-4 Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit A-10
 	
            Form of Class M-5 Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit A-11
 	
            Form of Class M-6 Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit A-12
 	
            Form of Class M-7 Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit A-13
 	
            Form of Class M-8 Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit A-14
 	
            Form of Class M-9 Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit A-15 
 	
            Form of Class B-1 Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit A-16
 	
            Form of Class B-2 Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit A-17
 	
            Form of Class B-3 Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit A-18
 	
            Form of Class C Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit A-19
 	
            Form of Class P Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit A-20
 	
            Form of Class R Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit A-21
 	
            Form of Class R-X Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit B
 	
            [Reserved]
 
	
            Exhibit C
 	
            Form of Assignment Agreements
 
	
            Exhibit D
 	
            Mortgage Loan Schedule
 
	
            Exhibit E
 	
            Request for Release
 
	
            Exhibit F-1
 	
            Form of Trustee’s Initial Certification
 
	
            Exhibit F-2
 	
            Form of Trustee’s Final Certification
 
	
            Exhibit F-3
 	
            Form of Receipt of Mortgage Note
 
	
            Exhibit G
 	
            [Reserved]
 
	
            Exhibit H
 	
            Form of Lost Note Affidavit
 
	
            Exhibit I
 	
            Form of Limited Power of Attorney
 
	
            Exhibit J
 	
            Form of Investment Letter
 
	
            Exhibit K
 	
            Form of Transfer Affidavit for Residual Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit L
 	
            Form of Transferor Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit M
 	
            Form of ERISA Representation Letter
 
	
            Exhibit N-1
 	
            Form Certification to be Provided by the Depositor with Form 10-K
 
	
            Exhibit N-2
 	
            Form Certification to be Provided to the Depositor by the Trustee
 
	
            Exhibit N-3
 	
            Form Certification to be Provided to the Depositor by the Servicer
 
	
            Exhibit O
 	
            Form of Cap Contract
 
	
            Exhibit P
 	
            Form of Annual Statement as to Compliance
 
	
            Exhibit Q
 	
            Form of Servicing Side Letter
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Schedule I
 	
            Prepayment Charge Schedule
 

 

 

This Pooling and Servicing Agreement is dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”), among FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., as depositor (the “Depositor”), LITTON LOAN SERVICING LP, as servicer (the “Servicer”) and DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT:

The Depositor intends to sell 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 Trust Fund created hereunder. The Certificates will consist of twenty-one classes of certificates, designated as (i) the Class I-A1 Certificates, (ii) the Class I-A2 Certificates, (iii) the Class II-A1 Certificates, (iv) the Class II-A2 Certificates, (v) the Class II-A3 Certificates, (vi) the Class M-1 Certificates, (vii) the Class M-2 Certificates (viii) the Class M-3 Certificates, (ix) the Class M-4 Certificates, (x) the Class M-5 Certificates, (xi) the Class M-6 Certificates, (xii) the Class M-7 Certificates, (xiii) the Class M-8 Certificates, (xiv) the Class M-9 Certificates, (xv) the Class B-1 Certificates, (xvi) the Class B-2 Certificates, (xvii) the Class
B-3 Certificates, (xviii) the Class C Certificates, (xix) the Class P Certificates, (xx) the Class R Certificates and (xxi) the Class R-X Certificates.

 

 

REMIC 1

As provided herein, the Trustee shall elect to treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the Mortgage Loans and certain other related assets subject to this Agreement (exclusive of the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account, any Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amounts and the Cap Contract) as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets shall be designated as “REMIC 1.”  The Class R-1 Interest shall represent the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC 1 for purposes of the REMIC Provisions (as defined herein). The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, the Uncertificated REMIC 1 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 each of the REMIC 1 Regular Interests
(as defined herein). None of the REMIC 1 Regular Interests shall be certificated.

 

	
            Designation
 	
             
 	
            Uncertificated REMIC 2 Pass-Through Rate
 	
             
 	
            Initial Uncertificated Principal Balance
 	
             
 	
            Assumed Final Maturity Date(1)
 	
             
 
	
            LTAA
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            690,848,456.49
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            LTIA1
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            2,330,500.00
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            LTIA2
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            582,620.00
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            LTIIA1
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            984,360.00
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            LTIIA2
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            1,320,040.00
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            LTIIA3
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            200,000.00
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            LTM1
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            281,980.00
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            LTM2
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            260,830.00
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            LTM3
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            158,610.00
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            LTM4
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            140,990.00
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            LTM5
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            119,840.00
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            LTM6
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            116,320.00
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            LTM7
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            102,220.00
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            LTM8
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            91,640.00
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            LTM9
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            74,020.00
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            LTB1
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            102,220.00
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            LTB2
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            91,640.00
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            LTB3
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            56,400.00
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            LTZZ
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            7,084,718.09
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            LTP
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            100.00
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 

________________

	
            (1)
 	
            For purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations, the Distribution Date in the month immediately following the maturity date for the Mortgage Loan with the latest possible 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 “Uncertificated REMIC 1 Pass-Through Rate” herein.
 

 

 

 

REMIC 2

As provided herein, the Trustee shall elect to treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the REMIC 1 Regular Interests as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets shall be designated as “REMIC 2.”  The Class R-2 Interest shall evidence the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC 2 for purposes of the REMIC Provisions. 

 

The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, the Pass-Through Rate, the Original Class Certificate Principal Balance and, for purposes of satisfying Treasury regulation Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the “latest possible maturity date” for each Class of Certificates that represents one or more of the “regular interests” in REMIC 2 created hereunder.

 

 

	
            Designation
 	
             
 	
            Original Class Certificate Principal Balance
 	
             
 	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
             
 	
            Assumed Final Maturity Date(1)
 	
             
 
	
            Class I-A1                                                                         
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            233,050,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class I-A2                                                                         
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            58,262,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class II-A1                                                                     
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            98,436,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class II-A2                                                                     
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            132,004,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class II-A3                                                                     
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            20,000,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class M-1                                                                           
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            28,198,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class M-2                                                                           
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            26,083,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class M-3                                                                           
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            15,861,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class M-4                                                                           
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            14,099,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class M-5                                                                           
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            11,984,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class M-6                                                                           
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            11,632,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class M-7 Interest                               
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            10,222,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class M-8 Interest                               
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            9,164,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class M-9 Interest                               
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            7,402,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class B-1 Interest                                   
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            10,222,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class B-2 Interest                                   
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            9,164,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class B-3 Interest                                   
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            5,640,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class C Interest                                             
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            3,524,404.58
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class P Interest                                              
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            100.00
 	
             
 	
            N/A(4)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 

________________

	
            (1)
 	
            For purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations, the Distribution Date in the month 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 Class of Certificates that represents one or more of the “regular interests” in REMIC 2.
 

	
            (2)
 	
            Calculated in accordance with the definition of “Pass-Through Rate” herein.
 

	
            (3)
 	
            The Class C Interest will accrue interest at their variable Pass-Through Rate on the Notional Amount of the Class C Interest outstanding from time to time which shall equal the aggregate of the Uncertificated Principal Balances of the REMIC 1 Regular Interests (other than REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTP). The Class C Interest will not accrue interest on its Certificate Principal Balance.
 

	
            (4)
 	
            The Class P Interest will not accrue interest.
 

 

 

 

REMIC 3

As provided herein, the Trustee shall make an election to treat the Class M-7 Interest as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC 3.”  The Class R-3 Interest represents the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC 3 for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

The following table sets forth (or describes) the Class designation, Pass-Through Rate and Original Class Certificate Principal Balance for the Class M-7 Certificates.

 

 

	
            Class Designation
 	
             
 	
            Original Class Certificate Principal Balance
 	
             
 	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
             
 	
            Assumed Final Maturity Date(1)
 	
             
 
	
            Class M-7                                                                           
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            10,222,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
									

________________

	
            (1)
 	
            For purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations, the Distribution Date in the month immediately following the maturity date for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as the “latest possible maturity date” for the Class M-7 Certificates.
 

	
            (2)
 	
            The Class M-7 Certificates will receive 100% of amounts received in respect of the Class M-7 Interest.
 

 

 

 

 

REMIC 4

As provided herein, the Trustee shall make an election to treat the Class M-8 Interest as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC 4.”  The Class R-4 Interest represents the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC 4 for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

The following table sets forth (or describes) the Class designation, Pass-Through Rate and Original Class Certificate Principal Balance for the Class M-8 Certificates.

 

 

	
            Class Designation
 	
             
 	
            Original Class Certificate Principal Balance
 	
             
 	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
             
 	
            Assumed Final Maturity Date(1)
 	
             
 
	
            Class M-8                                                                           
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            9,164,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
									

________________

	
            (1)
 	
            For purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations, the Distribution Date in the month immediately following the maturity date for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as the “latest possible maturity date” for the Class M-8 Certificates.
 

	
            (2)
 	
            The Class M-8 Certificates will receive 100% of amounts received in respect of the Class M-8 Interest.
 

 

 

 

 

REMIC 5

As provided herein, the Trustee shall make an election to treat the Class M-9 Interest as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC 5.”  The Class R-5 Interest represents the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC 5 for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

The following table sets forth (or describes) the Class designation, Pass-Through Rate and Original Class Certificate Principal Balance for the Class M-9 Certificates.

 

 

	
            Class Designation
 	
             
 	
            Original Class Certificate Principal Balance
 	
             
 	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
             
 	
            Assumed Final Maturity Date(1)
 	
             
 
	
            Class M-9                                                                           
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            7,402,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
									

________________

	
            (1)
 	
            For purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations, the Distribution Date in the month immediately following the maturity date for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as the “latest possible maturity date” for the Class M-9 Certificates.
 

	
            (2)
 	
            The Class M-9 Certificates will receive 100% of amounts received in respect of the Class M-9 Interest.
 

 

 

 

 

REMIC 6

As provided herein, the Trustee shall make an election to treat the Class B-1 Interest as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC 6.”  The Class R-6 Interest represents the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC 6 for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

The following table sets forth (or describes) the Class designation, Pass-Through Rate and Original Class Certificate Principal Balance for the Class B-1 Certificates.

 

 

	
            Class Designation
 	
             
 	
            Original Class Certificate Principal Balance
 	
             
 	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
             
 	
            Assumed Final Maturity Date(1)
 	
             
 
	
            Class B-1                                                                               
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            10,222,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
									

________________

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

	
            (2)
 	
            The Class B-1 Certificates will receive 100% of amounts received in respect of the Class B-1 Interest.
 

 

 

REMIC 7

As provided herein, the Trustee shall make an election to treat the Class B-2 Interest as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC 7.”  The Class R-7 Interest represents the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC 7 for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

The following table sets forth (or describes) the Class designation, Pass-Through Rate and Original Class Certificate Principal Balance for the Class B-2 Certificates.

 

 

	
            Class Designation
 	
             
 	
            Original Class Certificate Principal Balance
 	
             
 	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
             
 	
            Assumed Final Maturity Date(1)
 	
             
 
	
            Class B-2                                                                               
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            9,164,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
									

________________

	
            (1)
 	
            For purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations, the Distribution Date in the month immediately following the maturity date for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as the “latest possible maturity date” for the Class B-2 Certificates.
 

	
            (2)
 	
            The Class B-2 Certificates will receive 100% of amounts received in respect of the Class B-2 Interest.
 

 

 

REMIC 8

As provided herein, the Trustee shall make an election to treat the Class B-3 Interest as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC 8.”  The Class R-8 Interest represents the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC 8 for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

The following table sets forth (or describes) the Class designation, Pass-Through Rate and Original Class Certificate Principal Balance for the Class B-3 Certificates.

 

 

	
            Class Designation
 	
             
 	
            Original Class Certificate Principal Balance
 	
             
 	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
             
 	
            Assumed Final Maturity Date(1)
 	
             
 
	
            Class B-3                                                                               
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            5,640,000.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
									

________________

	
            (1)
 	
            For purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations, the Distribution Date in the month immediately following the maturity date for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as the “latest possible maturity date” for the Class B-3 Certificates.
 

	
            (2)
 	
            The Class B-3 Certificates will receive 100% of amounts received in respect of the Class B-3 Interest.
 

 

 

 

 

REMIC 9

As provided herein, the Trustee shall make an election to treat the Class C Interest as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC 9.”  The Class R-9 Interest represents the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC 9 for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

The following table sets forth (or describes) the Class designation, Pass-Through Rate and Original Class Certificate Principal Balance for the Class C Certificates.

 

	
            Class Designation
 	
             
 	
            Original Class Certificate Principal Balance
 	
             
 	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
             
 	
            Assumed Final Maturity Date(1)
 	
             
 
	
            Class C                                                                                         
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            3,524,404.58
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
									

________________

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

	
            (2)
 	
            The Class C Certificates will receive 100% of amounts received in respect of the Class C Interest.
 

 

 

REMIC 10

As provided herein, the Trustee shall make an election to treat the Class P Interest as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC 10.”  The Class R-10 Interest represents the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC 10 for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

The following table sets forth (or describes) the Class designation, Pass-Through Rate and Original Class Certificate Principal Balance for the Class P Certificates.

 

	
            Class Designation
 	
             
 	
            Original Class Certificate Principal Balance
 	
             
 	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
             
 	
            Assumed Final Maturity Date(1)
 	
             
 
	
            Class P                                                                                          
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            100.00
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            May 25, 2035
 	
             
 
									

________________

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

	
            (2)
 	
            The Class P Certificates will receive 100% of amounts received in respect of the Class P Interest.
 

 

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

      DEFINITIONS

	
            SECTION 1.01
 	
            Defined Terms.
 

Whenever used in this Agreement or in the Preliminary Statement, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the meanings specified in this Article. Unless otherwise specified, all calculations in respect of interest on the Floating Rate Certificates shall be made on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a 360-day year and all calculations in respect of interest on the Class C Certificates and all other calculations of interest described herein shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The Class P Certificates and the Residual Certificates are not entitled to distributions in respect of interest and, accordingly, will not accrue interest.

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

“Account”:  Either of the Collection Account or Distribution Account.

“Accrual Period”: With respect to the Class C Certificates and each Distribution Date, the calendar month prior to the month of such Distribution Date. With respect to the Floating Rate Certificates and each Distribution Date, the period commencing on the preceding Distribution Date (or in the case of the first such Accrual Period, commencing on the Closing Date) and ending on the day preceding such Distribution Date.

“Adjusted Net Maximum 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 Maximum Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan (or the Mortgage Rate in the case of any Fixed-Rate Mortgage Loan) as of the first day of the month preceding the month in which the related Distribution Date occurs minus the Servicing Fee Rate.

“Adjusted 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 applicable Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan as of the first day of the month preceding the month in which the related Distribution Date occurs minus the Servicing Fee Rate.

“Adjustment Date”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, each adjustment date, on which the Mortgage Rate of such Mortgage Loan changes pursuant to the related Mortgage Note. The first Adjustment Date following the Cut-off Date as to each Mortgage Loan is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

“Advance”: As to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, any advance made by the Servicer in respect of any Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.04.

“Advance Facility”:  As defined in Section 3.29 hereof.

“Advance Facility Notice”:  As defined in Section 3.29 hereof.

“Advance Financing Person”:  As defined in Section 3.29 hereof.

“Advance Reimbursement Amounts”:  As defined in Section 3.29 hereof.

“Adverse REMIC Event”: As defined in Section 9.01(f) hereof.

 

 

“Affiliate”: With respect to any Person, any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” means the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, directly or indirectly, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and “controlling” and “controlled” shall 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 the Class I-A2 Certificates, any Class of Mezzanine Certificates or Class B Certificates, the sum of (i) any Realized Losses allocated to such Class of Certificates on such Distribution Date and (ii) the amount of any Allocated Realized Loss Amount for such Class of Certificates remaining undistributed from the previous Distribution Date as reduced by an amount equal to the increase in the related Certificate Principal Balance due to the receipt of Subsequent Recoveries.

“Assignment”: An assignment of Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument, in recordable form, which is sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect or record the sale of the Mortgage.

“Assignment Agreements”: Each Assignment and Recognition Agreement, dated July 14, 2005, among the Seller, the related Originator and the Depositor, pursuant to which certain of the Seller’s rights under the related Master Agreement were assigned to the Depositor, substantially in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit C..

“Assumed Final Maturity Date”: As to each Class of Certificates, the date set forth as such in the Prospectus Supplement.

“Available Funds”:  With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the excess of (i) the sum of (a) the aggregate of the related Monthly Payments received on the Mortgage Loans on or prior to the related Determination Date, (b) Net Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries, Principal Prepayments, proceeds from repurchases of and substitutions for such Mortgage Loans and other unscheduled recoveries of principal and interest in respect of the Mortgage Loans received during the related Prepayment Period, (c) the aggregate of any amounts received in respect of a related REO Property withdrawn from any REO Account and deposited in the Collection Account for such Distribution Date, (d) the aggregate of any amounts deposited in the Collection Account by the Servicer in respect of related Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution Date, (e) the
aggregate of any Advances made by the Servicer for such Distribution Date in respect of the Mortgage Loans, (f) the aggregate of any related advances made by the Trustee in respect of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 7.02 and (g) the amount of any Prepayment Charges collected by the Servicer in connection with the full or partial prepayment of any of the Mortgage Loans and any Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount over (ii) the sum of (a) amounts reimbursable or payable to the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11(a) or the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.11(b), (b) amounts deposited in the Collection Account or the Distribution Account pursuant to clauses (a) through (g) above, as the case may be, in error, (c) the amount of any Prepayment Charges collected by the Servicer in connection with the full or partial prepayment of any of the Mortgage Loans and any Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount and (d) any indemnification payments or expense
reimbursements made by the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 8.05.

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

 

 

“Base Rate”: For any Distribution Date and the Floating Rate Certificates, the sum of (i) LIBOR plus (ii) the related Certificate Margin.

“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 Floating Rate Certificates shall be Book-Entry Certificates.

“Business Day”:  Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking or savings institutions in the State of Delaware, the State of New York, the State of Texas, the State of California 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 Amount”: The Cap Amount for any Class of the Floating Rate Certificates is equal to (i) the aggregate amount received by the Trust from the Cap Contract multiplied by (ii) a fraction equal to (a) the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class immediately prior to the applicable Distribution Date divided by (b) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Floating Rate Certificates immediately prior to the applicable Distribution Date.

“Cap Contract”: The Cap Contract between the Trustee and the counterparty thereunder, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit O.

“Certificate”:  Any Regular Certificate or Residual Certificate.

“Certificateholder” or “Holder”: The Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register, except that a Disqualified Organization or non-U.S. Person shall not be a Holder of a Residual Certificate for any purpose 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 Margin”: With respect to each Class of Adjustable Rate Certificates and for purposes of the Marker Rate and the Maximum Uncertificated Accrued Interest Deferral Amount, the specified REMIC 1 Regular Interest, as follows:

 

 

 

	
             

Class
 	
            
REMIC 1 Regular Interest
 
 	
            
Certificate Margin
 
 
	
            
(1) (%)
 
 	
            
(2) (%)
 
 
	
            I-A1
 	
            LTIA1
 	
            0.240
 	
            0.480
 
	
            I-A2
 	
            LTIA2
 	
            0.300
 	
            0.600
 
	
            II-A1
 	
            LTIIA1
 	
            0.110
 	
            0.220
 
	
            II-A2
 	
            LTIIA2
 	
            0.270
 	
            0.540
 
	
            II-A3
 	
            LTIIA3
 	
            0.380
 	
            0.760
 
	
            M-1
 	
            LTM1
 	
            0.480
 	
            0.720
 
	
            M-2
 	
            LTM2
 	
            0.520
 	
            0.780
 
	
            M-3
 	
            LTM3
 	
            0.550
 	
            0.825
 
	
            M-4
 	
            LTM4
 	
            0.660
 	
            0.990
 
	
            M-5
 	
            LTM5
 	
            0.720
 	
            1.080
 
	
            M-6
 	
            LTM6
 	
            0.770
 	
            1.155
 
	
            M-7
 	
            LTM7
 	
            1.350
 	
            2.025
 
	
            M-8
 	
            LTM8
 	
            1.500
 	
            2.250
 
	
            M-9
 	
            LTM9
 	
            1.950
 	
            2.925
 
	
            B-1
 	
            LTB1
 	
            2.750
 	
            4.125
 
	
            B-2
 	
            LTB2
 	
            2.750
 	
            4.125
 
	
            B-3
 	
            LTB3
 	
            2.750
 	
            4.125
 

__________

	
            (1)
 	
            For the Accrual Period for each Distribution Date on or prior to the Optional Termination  Date.
 
	
            (2)
 	
            For each other Accrual Period.
 	
             

 

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

“Certificate Principal Balance”: With respect to any Class of Regular Certificates (other than the Class C Certificates) immediately prior to any Distribution Date, will be equal to the Initial Certificate Principal Balance thereof plus any Subsequent Recoveries added to the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate pursuant to Section 4.01, reduced by the sum of all amounts actually distributed in respect of principal of such Class and, in the case of the Class I-A2 Certificates, a Mezzanine Certificate or Class B Certificate, Realized Losses allocated thereto on all prior Distribution Dates. With respect to the Class C Certificates as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the then aggregate Uncertificated Principal Balance of the REMIC 1 Regular Interests over (B) the then aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Floating Rate
Certificates and the Class P Certificates then outstanding. 

“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 I-A1 Certificate”: Any one of the Class I-A1 Certificates executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-1, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and therein and evidencing a regular interest in REMIC 2.

“Class I-A2 Certificate”: Any one of the Class I-A2 Certificates executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-2, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and therein and evidencing a regular interest in REMIC 2.

 

 

“Class II-A1 Certificate”: Any one of the Class II-A1 Certificates executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-3, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and therein and evidencing a regular interest in REMIC 2.

“Class II-A2 Certificate”: Any one of the Class II-A2 Certificates executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-4, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and therein and evidencing a regular interest in REMIC 2.

“Class II-A3 Certificate”: Any one of the Class II-A3 Certificates executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-5, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and therein and evidencing a regular interest in REMIC 2.

“Class A Certificates”: Any Class I-A1 Certificate, Class I-A2 Certificate, Class II-A1 Certificate, Class II-A2 Certificate or Class II-A3 Certificate.

 “Class B Certificates”: Any Class B-1 Certificate, Class B-2 Certificate or Class B-3 Certificate.

 “Class B-1 Certificate”: Any one of the Class B-1 Certificates executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-15, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and therein and evidencing a regular interest in REMIC 6.

“Class B-1 Interest”: An uncertificated interest in the Trust Fund held by the Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Class B-1 Certificates, evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC 2 for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

The “Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount “ is an amount equal to 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) 94.80% and (ii) the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to 

 

scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the Overcollateralization Floor.

“Class B-2 Certificate”: Any one of the Class B-2 Certificates executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-16, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and therein and evidencing a regular interest in REMIC 7.

“Class B-2 Interest”: An uncertificated interest in the Trust Fund held by the Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Class B-2 Certificates, evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC 2 for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

The “Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount “ is an amount equal to 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) 97.40% and (ii) the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or
advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the Overcollateralization Floor.

“Class B-3 Certificate”: Any one of the Class B-3 Certificates executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-17, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and therein and evidencing a regular interest in REMIC 8.

 

 

“Class B-3 Interest”: An uncertificated interest in the Trust Fund held by the Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Class B-3 Certificates, evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC 2 for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

The “Class B-3 Principal Distribution Amount “ is an amount equal to 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), (xii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (xiii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-3 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 99.00% and (ii) the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the Overcollateralization Floor.

 “Class C Certificates”: Any one of the Class C Certificates executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-17, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and therein and evidencing a regular interest in REMIC 9.

“Class C Interest”: An uncertificated interest in the Trust Fund held by the Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Class C Certificates, evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC 2 for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class M-1 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-1 Certificates executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-6, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and therein and evidencing a regular interest in REMIC 2.

“Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount”: 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) 61.70% and (ii) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the
related Overcollateralization Floor.

“Class M-2 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-2 Certificates executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-7, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and therein and evidencing a regular interest in REMIC 2.

“Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount”: 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) 69.10% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections
of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the related Overcollateralization Floor.

“Class M-3 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-3 Certificates executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-8, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and therein and evidencing a regular interest in REMIC 2.

“Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount”: 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) 73.60% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the related Overcollateralization Floor.

 

 

“Class M-4 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-4 Certificates executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-9, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and therein and evidencing a regular interest in REMIC 2.

“Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount”: 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 (iv) 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) 77.60% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the related Overcollateralization Floor.

“Class M-5 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-5 Certificates executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-10, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and therein and evidencing a regular interest in REMIC 2.

“Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount”: 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) 81.00% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the related Overcollateralization
Floor.

“Class M-6 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-6 Certificates executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-11, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and therein and evidencing a regular interest in REMIC 2.

 

 

“Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount”: 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) 84.30% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due
during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the related Overcollateralization Floor.

“Class M-7 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-7 Certificates executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-12, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and therein and evidencing a regular interest in REMIC 3.

“Class M-7 Interest”: An uncertificated interest in the Trust Fund held by the Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Class M-7 Certificates, evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC 2 for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 “Class M-7 Principal Distribution Amount”: 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) 87.20% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related
Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during 

 

the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the related Overcollateralization Floor.

“Class M-8 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-8 Certificates executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-13, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and therein and evidencing a regular interest in REMIC 4.

“Class M-8 Interest”: An uncertificated interest in the Trust Fund held by the Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Class M-8 Certificates, evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC 2 for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 “Class M-8 Principal Distribution Amount”: 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) 89.80% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving
effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the related Overcollateralization Floor.

“Class M-9 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-9 Certificates executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-14, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and therein and evidencing a regular interest in REMIC 5.

“Class M-9 Interest”: An uncertificated interest in the Trust Fund held by the Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Class M-9 Certificates, evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC 2 for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class M-9 Principal Distribution Amount”: 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) 91.90% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and
unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the related Overcollateralization Floor.

“Class P Certificate”: Any one of the Class P Certificates executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-18, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and therein and evidencing a regular interest in REMIC 10.

“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 2 for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class R Certificate”: The Class R Certificate executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-19 and evidencing the ownership of the Class R-1 Interest and the Class R-2 Interest.

“Class R-1 Interest”:  The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC 1.

“Class R-2 Interest”:  The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC 2.

“Class R-3 Interest”:  The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC 3.

“Class R-4 Interest”:  The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC 4.

“Class R-5 Interest”:  The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC 5.

“Class R-6 Interest”:  The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC 6.

“Class R-7 Interest”:  The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC 7.

“Class R-8 Interest”:  The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC 8.

 “Class R-9 Interest”:  The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC 9.

 

 

“Class R-10 Interest”:  The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC 10.

“Class R-X Certificate”: The Class R-X Certificate executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-20 and evidencing the ownership of the Class R-3 Interest, the Class R-4 Interest, the Class R-5 Interest, the Class R-6 Interest, the Class R-7 Interest, the Class R-8 Interest, the Class R-9 Interest and the Class R-10 Interest.

 “Close of Business”: As used herein, with respect to any Business Day, 5:00 p.m. (New York time).

“Closing Date”: July 14, 2005.

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

“Collection Account”: The account or accounts created and maintained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.10(a), which shall be entitled “Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, in trust for registered Holders of Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3,” which must be an Eligible Account.

“Compensating Interest”:  As defined in Section 3.24 hereof.

“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, or at such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Certificateholders, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Originator and the Seller.

“Corresponding Certificate”: With respect to each REMIC 1 Regular Interest set forth below, the corresponding Regular Certificate set forth in the table below:

	
            
REMIC 1 Regular Interest
 
 	
            
Regular Certificate
 
 
	
            LTIA1
 	
            Class I-A1
 
	
            LTIA2
 	
            Class I-A2
 
	
            LTIIA1
 	
            Class II-A1
 
	
            LTIIA2
 	
            Class II-A2
 
	
            LTIIA3
 	
            Class II-A3
 
	
            LTM1
 	
            Class M-1
 
	
            LTM2
 	
            Class M-2
 
	
            LTM3
 	
            Class M-3
 
	
            LTM4
 	
            Class M-4
 
	
            LTM5
 	
            Class M-5
 
	
            LTM6
 	
            Class M-6
 
	
            LTM7
 	
            Class M-7
 
	
            LTM8
 	
            Class M-8
 
	
            LTM9
 	
            Class M-9
 
	
            LTB1
 	
            Class B-1
 
	
            LTB2
 	
            Class B-2
 
	
            LTB3
 	
            Class B-3
 
	
            LTP
 	
            Class P
 

 

 

 

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

“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.

“Custodian”: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as custodian of the Mortgage Files, or any successor thereto.

“Cut-off Date”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, July 1, 2005. 

“Cut-off Date Principal Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the unpaid Stated Principal Balance thereof as of the Cut-off Date of such Mortgage Loan (or as of the applicable date of substitution with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan), after giving effect to scheduled payments due on or before the Cut-off Date, whether or not received.

“DBRS”: Dominion Bond Ratings Service, Inc., or its successor in interest.

“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 Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan, which valuation results from a proceeding initiated under the Bankruptcy Code.

“Definitive Certificates”:  As defined in Section 5.02(c) hereof.

“Deleted Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced by one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans.

“Delinquency Percentage”: For any Distribution Date, the percentage obtained by dividing (x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of Mortgage Loans that are Delinquent 60 days or more (including Mortgage Loans that are in foreclosure, that have been converted to REO Properties or that have been discharged by reason of bankruptcy and are Delinquent 60 days or more) by (y) the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans, in each case, as of the last day of the previous calendar month.

“Delinquent”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan and related Monthly Payment, the Monthly Payment due on a Due Date which is not made by the Close of Business on the next scheduled Due Date for such Mortgage Loan. For example, a Mortgage Loan is 60 or more days Delinquent if the Monthly Payment due on a Due Date is not made by the Close of Business on the second scheduled Due Date after such Due Date.

 

 

“Depositor”: Financial Asset Securities Corp., a Delaware corporation, or any successor in interest.

“Depository”: The initial Depository shall be The Depository Trust Company, whose nominee is Cede & Co., or any other organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Depository shall initially be the registered Holder of the Book-Entry Certificates. The Depository shall at all times be a “clearing corporation” as defined in Section 8-102(3) of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York.

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

“Determination Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the 15th day of the 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 the REMIC 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”: A “disqualified organization” under Section 860E of the Code, which as of the Closing Date is any of: (i) the United States, any state or political subdivision thereof, any foreign government, any international organization, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (ii) any organization (other than a cooperative described in Section 521 of the Code) which is exempt from the tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code unless such organization is subject to the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code, (iii) any organization described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code or (iv) an “electing large partnership” within the meaning of Section 775 of the Code. A corporation will not be treated as an instrumentality of the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof, if all of its activities are subject to tax
and, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by a governmental unit. The term “United States”, “state” and “international organizations” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code.

“Distribution Account”: The trust account or accounts created and maintained by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.10(b) which shall be entitled “Distribution Account, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, in trust for the registered Certificateholders of Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3” and which must be an Eligible Account.

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

“Due Date”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date, the first day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs on which the Monthly Payment for such Mortgage Loan was due (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan under the terms of which the Monthly Payment for such Mortgage Loan was due on a day other than the first day of the calendar month in 

 

which such Distribution Date occurs, the day during the related Due Period on which such Monthly Payment was due), exclusive of any days of grace.

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

“Eligible Account”: Any of (i) an account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company the short-term unsecured debt obligations of which (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust company that is the principal subsidiary of a holding company, the short-term unsecured debt obligations of such holding company) are rated A-1+ by S&P, F-1 by Fitch and P-1 by Moody’s (or comparable ratings if S&P, Fitch and Moody’s are not the Rating Agencies) at the time any amounts are held on deposit therein, (ii) an account or accounts the deposits in which are fully insured by the FDIC up to the insured amount, (iii) a trust account or accounts maintained with the trust department of a federal or state chartered depository institution, national banking association or trust company acting in its fiduciary capacity or
(iv) an account otherwise acceptable to each Rating Agency without reduction or withdrawal of their then current ratings of the Certificates as evidenced by a letter from each Rating Agency to the Trustee. Eligible Accounts may bear interest.

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

“Escrow Payments”: The amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, fire and hazard insurance premiums and other payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to any Mortgage Loan.

“Excess Overcollateralized Amount”: With respect to the Floating Rate Certificates and any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (i) the Overcollateralized Amount for such Distribution Date, assuming that 100% of the Principal Remittance Amount is applied as a principal payment on such Distribution Date over (ii) the Overcollateralization Target Amount for such Distribution Date.

“Extra Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the lesser of (x) the Monthly Interest Distributable Amount distributable on the Class C Certificates on such Distribution Date as reduced by Realized Losses allocated thereto with respect to such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.08 and (y) the Overcollateralization Deficiency Amount for such Distribution Date.

“Fannie Mae”: 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 related Originator, the Seller or the Servicer pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, 3.16(c) or 10.01), 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.

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

“Floating Rate Certificates”: Any Class A Certificate, Mezzanine Certificate or Class B Certificate.

 

 

“Formula Rate”:  For any Distribution Date and any Class of the Floating Rate Certificates, the lesser of (i) the Base Rate and (ii) the Maximum Cap Rate.

“Freddie Mac”: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto.

“Gross Margin”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note that is added to the Index on each Adjustment Date in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note used to determine the Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan.

“Group I Allocation Percentage”:  With respect to any Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is (i) the Group I Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is (ii) the Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date.

“Group I Basic Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the Group I Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date.

“Group I Certificates”:  Any Class I-A1 Certificate or Class I-A2 Certificate.

“Group I Interest Remittance Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, that portion of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date attributable to interest received or advanced with respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans.

“Group I Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan assigned to Loan Group I with a Stated Principal Balance at origination that conforms to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan limits. The aggregate principal balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date is equal to $379,065,516.28.

“Group I Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (i) the Group I Basic Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (ii)(a) the Extra Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date multiplied by (b) the Group I Allocation Percentage.

“Group I Principal Remittance Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, that portion of the Available Funds equal to the sum of (i) each scheduled payment of principal collected or advanced on the Group I Mortgage Loans by the Servicer that were due during the related Due Period, (ii) the principal portion of all partial and full Principal Prepayments of the Group I Mortgage Loans applied by the Servicer during the related Prepayment Period, (iii) the principal portion of all related Net Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries received during the related Prepayment Period with respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans, (iv) that portion of the Purchase Price, representing principal of any repurchased Group I Mortgage Loan, deposited to the Collection Account during the related Prepayment Period, (v) the principal portion of any related Substitution
Adjustments deposited in the Collection Account during the related Prepayment Period with respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans and (vi) on the Distribution Date on which the Trust Fund is to be terminated pursuant to Section 10.01, that portion of the Termination Price, in respect of principal on the Group I Mortgage Loans.

“Group I Senior Principal Distribution Amount”:  The excess of (x) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Group I Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 53.70% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated 

 

Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the related Overcollateralization Floor.

“Group II Allocation Percentage”:  With respect to any Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is (i) the Group II Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is (ii) the Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date.

“Group II Basic Principal Distribution Amount”:  With respect to any Distribution Date, the Group II Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date.

“Group II Certificates”:  Any Class II-A1 Certificate, Class II-A2 Certificate or Class II-A3 Certificate.

“Group II Interest Remittance Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, that portion of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date attributable to interest received or advanced with respect to the Group II Mortgage Loans.

“Group II Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan assigned to Loan Group II with a Stated Principal Balance at origination that may or may not conform to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan limits. The aggregate principal balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date is equal to $325,881,988.30.

“Group II Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (i) the Group II Basic Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (ii)(a) the Extra Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date multiplied by (b) the Group II Allocation Percentage.

“Group II Principal Remittance Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, that portion of Available Funds equal to the sum of (i) each scheduled payment of principal collected or advanced on the Group II Mortgage Loans by the Servicer that were due during the related Due Period, (ii) the principal portion of all partial and full Principal Prepayments of the Group II Mortgage Loans applied by the Servicer during the related Prepayment Period, (iii) the principal portion of all related Net Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries received during the related Prepayment Period with respect to the Group II Mortgage Loans, (iv) that portion of the Purchase Price, representing principal of any repurchased Group II Mortgage Loan, deposited to the Collection Account during the related Prepayment Period, (v) the principal portion of any related Substitution
Adjustments deposited in the Collection Account during the related Prepayment Period with respect to the Group II Mortgage Loans and (vi) on the Distribution Date on which the Trust Fund is to be terminated pursuant to Section 10.01, that portion of the Termination Price, in respect of principal on the Group II Mortgage Loans.

“Group II Senior Principal Distribution Amount”: The excess of (x) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Group II Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 53.70% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received 

 

or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the related Overcollateralization Floor.

“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 Certificates, Class M-2 Certificates, Class M-3 Certificates, Class M-4 Certificates, Class M-5 Certificates, Class M-6 Certificates, Class M-7 Certificates, Class M-8 Certificates, Class M-9 Certificates, Class B-1 Certificates, Class B-2 Certificates and Class B-3 Certificates.

“Indenture”:  An indenture relating to the issuance of notes secured by the Class C Certificates, the Class P Certificates and/or the Class R Certificates (or any portion thereof).

“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 or the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, and (c) is not connected with the Depositor or 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 or 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 or 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 any of the REMICs created hereunder within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code if such REMIC 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 each such REMIC does not receive or derive any income from such Person and provided that the relationship between such Person and such REMIC 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.

“Index”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and with respect to each related Adjustment Date, the index as specified in the related Mortgage Note.

“Initial Certificate Principal Balance”: With respect to any Regular Certificate, the amount designated “Initial Certificate Principal Balance” on the face thereof.

“Insurance Proceeds”: Proceeds of any title policy, hazard policy or other insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan, to the extent such proceeds are received by the Servicer and 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.

“Interest Determination Date”: With respect to the Floating Rate Certificates and each Accrual Period, the second LIBOR Business Day preceding the commencement of such Accrual Period.

 

 

“Late Collections”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, all amounts received subsequent to the Determination Date immediately following any related 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 on a contractual basis for such Due Period and not previously recovered.

“LIBOR”: With respect to each Accrual Period, the rate determined by the Trustee on the related Interest Determination Date on the basis of the London interbank offered rate for one-month United States dollar deposits, as such rate appears on the Telerate Page 3750, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Interest Determination Date. If such rate does not appear on Telerate Page 3750, the rate for such Interest Determination Date will be determined on the basis of the offered rates of the Reference Banks for one-month United States dollar deposits, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Interest Determination Date. The Trustee will request the principal London office of each of the Reference Banks to provide a quotation of its rate. On such Interest Determination Date, LIBOR for the related Accrual Period will be established by the Trustee as follows:

(i)         If on such Interest Determination Date two or more Reference Banks provide such offered quotations, LIBOR for the related Accrual Period shall be the arithmetic mean of such offered quotations (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest whole multiple of 1/16 of 1%); and

(ii)         If on such Interest Determination Date fewer than two Reference Banks provide such offered quotations, LIBOR for the related Accrual Period shall be the higher of (i) LIBOR as determined on the previous Interest Determination Date and (ii) the Reserve Interest Rate.

“LIBOR Business Day”: Any day on which banks in London, England and The City of New York are open and conducting transactions in foreign currency and exchange.

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

“Liquidation 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 the Trust Fund by reason of its being purchased, sold or replaced pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.16(c) or Section 10.01. 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 the Trust Fund by reason of its being sold or purchased pursuant to Section 3.23 or Section 10.01.

“Liquidation Proceeds”: The amount (other than 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 by means of 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 10.01.

 

 

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

“Loan Group”: Either Loan Group I or Loan Group II, as the context requires.

“Loan Group I”: The group of Mortgage Loans identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule as having been assigned to Loan Group I.

“Loan Group II”: The group of Mortgage Loans identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule as having been assigned to Loan Group II.

“Losses”:  As defined in Section 9.03.

“Lost Note Affidavit”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which the original Mortgage Note has been permanently lost, misplaced or destroyed and has not been replaced, an affidavit from the related Originator certifying that the original Mortgage Note has been lost, misplaced or destroyed (together with a copy of the related Mortgage Note) and indemnifying the Trust against any loss, cost or liability resulting from the failure to deliver the original Mortgage Note in the form of Exhibit H hereto.

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

“Marker Rate”: With respect to the Class C Interest and any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to two (2) times the weighted average of the Uncertificated REMIC 1 Pass-Through Rates for REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA3, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM3, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM4, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM5, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM6, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM7, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM8, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM9, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB3 and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ, with the rate on each such REMIC 1 Regular Interest (other than REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ) subject to a cap equal to the
lesser of (i) LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin for the related Corresponding Certificate and (ii) the Net WAC Rate for the purpose of this calculation and with the rate on REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ subject to a cap of zero for the purpose of this calculation; provided, however, that for this purpose, calculations of the Uncertificated REMIC 1 Pass-Through Rate and the related caps with respect to each such REMIC 1 Regular Interest (other than REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ) shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of days in the Accrual Period and the denominator of which is 30.        

“Master Agreement”:  Either of the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement, between an Originator or an Affiliate thereof and the Seller.

“Maximum Cap Rate”: For any Distribution Date and any Class of the Floating Rate Certificates, a per annum rate equal to the product of (x) the weighted average of the Adjusted Net Maximum Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans, weighted on the basis of the outstanding Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the month preceding the month of such Distribution Date and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is the actual number of days elapsed in the related Accrual Period.

 

 

“Maximum Uncertificated Accrued Interest Deferral Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (a) accrued interest at the Uncertificated REMIC 1 Pass-Through Rate applicable to REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ for such Distribution Date on a balance equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ minus the REMIC 1 Overcollateralization Amount, in each case for such Distribution Date, over (b) the sum of the Uncertificated Accrued Interest on REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA1,  REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA3, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM3, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM4, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM5, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM6, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM7, REMIC 1 Regular
Interest LTM8, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM9, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB2 and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB3  with the rate on each such REMIC 1 Regular Interest subject to a cap equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin for the related Corresponding Certificate and (ii) the Net WAC Rate for the purpose of this calculation; provided, however, that for this purpose, calculations of the Uncertificated REMIC 1 Pass-Through Rate and the related caps with respect to each such REMIC 1 Regular Interest shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of days in the Accrual Period and the denominator of which is 30.

“Maximum Mortgage Rate”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note as the maximum Mortgage Rate thereunder.

“MERS”: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor thereto.

“MERS® System”: The system of recording transfers of Mortgages electronically maintained by MERS.

“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 and Class M-9 Certificate.

“MIN”: The Mortgage Identification Number for Mortgage Loans registered with MERS on the MERS® System.

“Minimum Mortgage Rate”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note as the minimum Mortgage Rate thereunder.

“MOM   Loan”: With respect to any applicable Mortgage Loan, MERS acting as the mortgagee of such Mortgage Loan, solely as nominee for the originator of such Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns, at the origination thereof.

“Monthly Interest Distributable Amount”: With respect to any Class of the Floating Rate Certificates and Class C Certificates and any Distribution Date, the amount of interest accrued during the related Accrual Period at the related Pass-Through Rate on the Certificate Principal Balance (or Notional Amount in the case of the Class C Certificates) of such Class immediately prior to such Distribution Date, in each case, reduced by any Net Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, Relief Act Interest Shortfalls.

“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, (ii) any modifications to a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.07 and (iii) any modifications to a Mortgage Loan pursuant to 

 

Section 3.07 and (iii) 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 clause (ii) of Section 3.07; and (c) on the assumption that all other amounts, if any, due under such Mortgage Loan are paid when due.

“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 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 pursuant to Section 2.01 or Section 2.03(d) as from time to time held as a part of the Trust Fund, the Mortgage Loans so held being identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

“Mortgage Loan Schedule”: As of any date, the list of Mortgage Loans included in REMIC 1 on such date, separately identifying the Group I Mortgage Loans and the Group II Mortgage Loans, attached hereto as Exhibit D. The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be prepared by the Seller and shall set forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan, as applicable:

	
            (1)
 	
            the Mortgage Loan identifying number;
 	
             

	
            (2)
 	
            [reserved];
 	
             

	
            (3)
 	
            the state and zip code of the Mortgaged Property;
 
	(4) 	a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property was represented by the borrower, at the time of origination, as being owner-occupied;
					

	
            (5)
 	
            the type of Residential Dwelling constituting the Mortgaged Property;
 
	
            (6)
 	
            the original months to maturity;
 	
             

	(7)  	 the stated remaining months to maturity from the Cut-off Date based on the original amortization schedule;

	
            (8)
 	
            the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination;
 	
             

	
            (9)
 	
            the Mortgage Rate in effect immediately following the Cut-off Date;
 

(10)      the date on which the first Monthly Payment was due on the Mortgage Loan;

	
            (11)
 	
            the stated maturity date;
 	
             

	
            (12)
 	
            the amount of the Monthly Payment at origination;
 

 

 

 

(13)      the amount of the Monthly Payment due on the first Due Date after the Cut-off Date;

(14)      the last Due Date on which a Monthly Payment was actually applied to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance;

	
            (15)
 	
            the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
 

(16)      the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the Close of Business on the Cut-off Date;

(17)      a code indicating the purpose of the Mortgage Loan (i.e., purchase financing, rate/term refinancing, cash-out refinancing);

	
            (18)
 	
            the Mortgage Rate at origination;
 

(19)      a code indicating the documentation program (i.e., full documentation, limited income verification, no income verification, alternative income verification);

	
            (20)
 	
            the risk grade;
 	
             

	
            (21)
 	
            the Value of the Mortgaged Property;
 	
             

	
            (22)
 	
            the sale price of the Mortgaged Property, if applicable;
 
				

(23)      the actual unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date;

	
            (24)
 	
            the type and term of the related Prepayment Charge;
 

(25)      the rounding code, the minimum Mortgage Rate, the maximum Mortgage Rate, the Gross Margin, the next Adjustment Date and the Periodic Rate Cap;

	
            (26)
 	
            the program code;
 	
             

	
            (27)
 	
            the Loan Group;
 	
             

	
            (28)
 	
            the lien priority; and
 	
             

	
            (29)
 	
            the Mortgage Identifying Number, if applicable.
 
					

The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information, with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate and for each Loan Group as of the Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the weighted average Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage Loans and (4) the weighted average remaining term to maturity of the Mortgage Loans. The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be amended from time to time by the Servicer in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. With respect to any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, 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. On the Closing Date, the Depositor will deliver to the Servicer, as of the Cut-off Date, an electronic copy of the Mortgage Loan Schedule.  

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

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

“Mortgage Rate”: The annual rate at which interest accrues on such Mortgage Loan from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note, which rate (A) as of any date of determination until the first Adjustment Date following the Cut-off Date shall be the rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule as the Mortgage Rate in effect immediately following the Cut-off Date and (B) as of any date of determination thereafter shall be the rate as adjusted on the most recent Adjustment Date, to equal the sum, rounded to the next highest or nearest 0.125% (as provided in the Mortgage Note), of the Index, determined as set forth in the related Mortgage Note, plus the related Gross Margin subject to the limitations set forth in the related Mortgage Note. With 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 a fee simple estate in a parcel of real property improved by a Residential Dwelling.

“Mortgagor”:  The obligor on a Mortgage Note.

“Net Liquidation Proceeds”: With respect to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan or any other disposition of related Mortgaged Property (including REO Property) the related Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds net of Advances, Servicing Advances, Servicing Fees and any other accrued and unpaid servicing fees or ancillary income received and retained in connection with the liquidation of such Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property.

“Net Monthly Excess Cashflow”: With respect to each Distribution Date, the sum of (a) any Overcollateralization Release Amount for such Distribution Date and (b) the excess of (x) Available Funds for such Distribution Date over (y) the sum for such Distribution Date of (A) the Monthly Interest Distributable Amounts for the Floating Rate Certificates, (B) the Unpaid Interest Shortfall Amounts for the Class A Certificates and (C) 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 date over the related Compensating Interest.

“Net WAC Rate”: For any Distribution Date and any Class of the Floating Rate Certificates, a per annum rate equal to the product of (x) the weighted average of the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans, weighted on the basis of the outstanding Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the month preceding the month of such Distribution Date and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is the actual number of days elapsed in the related Accrual Period. For federal income tax purposes, the economic equivalent of such rate shall be expressed as the weighted average of the REMIC 1 Pass-Through Rates on the REMIC 1 

 

Regular Interests, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance of each such REMIC 1 Regular Interest.

“Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount”: With respect to any Class of the Floating Rate Certificates and any Distribution Date, the sum of (A) the positive excess of (i) the amount of interest accrued on such Class of Certificates on such Distribution Date calculated at the related Formula Rate, over (ii) the amount of interest accrued on such Class of Certificates at the Net WAC Rate for such Distribution Date and (B) the Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount for the previous Distribution Date not previously paid, together with interest thereon at a rate equal to the related Formula Rate for the most recently ended Accrual Period.

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

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

“Nonrecoverable Advance”: Any 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 be ultimately recoverable from Late Collections, Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or condemnation proceeds on such Mortgage Loan or REO Property as provided herein.

“Notional Amount”: Immediately prior to any Distribution Date with respect to the Class C Interest, the aggregate of the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC 1 Regular Interests (other than REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTP).

“Offered Certificates”:  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 and the Class M-6 Certificates offered to the public pursuant to the Prospectus Supplement.

“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), or by the Treasurer, the Secretary, or one of the assistant treasurers or assistant secretaries of the Servicer, the Seller or the Depositor, as applicable.

“Opinion of Counsel”: A written opinion of counsel, who may, without limitation, be a 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 REMIC as a REMIC or (b) compliance with the REMIC Provisions must be an opinion of Independent counsel.

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

“Original Class Certificate Principal Balance”: With respect to the Floating Rate Certificates, the Class C Certificates, the Class C Interest, the Class P Certificates and the Class P Interest, the corresponding amounts set forth opposite such Class above in the Preliminary Statement.

“Originator”:  Either Finance America, LLC or New Century Mortgage Corporation, or their respective successor in interest, as the context requires.

 

 

“Overcollateralization Deficiency Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which the Overcollateralization Target Amount exceeds the Overcollateralized Amount on such Distribution Date (assuming that 100% of the Principal Remittance Amount is applied as a principal distribution on such Distribution Date). 

“Overcollateralization Floor”: With respect to the Group I Senior Principal Distribution Amount, $1,895,327.58. With respect to the Group II Senior Principal Distribution Amount, $1,629,409.94. With respect to each of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount, the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount, the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount, the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount, the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount, the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount, the Class M-7 Principal Distribution Amount, the Class M-8 Principal Distribution Amount, the Class M-9 Principal Distribution Amount, the Class B-1, the Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount and the Class B-3 Principal Distribution Amount, $3,524,737.52.

“Overcollateralization Release Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the lesser of (x) the Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date and (y) the Excess Overcollateralized Amount.

“Overcollateralization Target Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, 0.50% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on and after any Distribution Date following the reduction of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Floating Rate Certificates to zero, the Overcollateralization Target Amount shall be zero.

 “Overcollateralized Amount”: For any Distribution Date, the amount equal to (i) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus (ii) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Floating Rate Certificates and the Class P Certificates as of such Distribution Date 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.

“Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Class of the Floating Rate Certificates and any Distribution Date, the lesser of (x) the related Formula Rate for such Distribution Date and (y) the Net WAC Rate for such Distribution Date. With respect to the Class C 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 1 Regular Interest LTP and (ii) interest on the Uncertificated Balance of each REMIC 1 Regular Interest listed in clause (y) at a rate equal to the related Uncertificated REMIC 1 Pass-Through Rate minus the Marker Rate and the denominator of which is (y) the aggregate Uncertificated Balance of REMIC 1 Regular Interests LTAA, LTIA1, LTIA2, LTIIA1, LTAII2, LTAIIA3, LTM1, LTM2, LTM3, LTM4, LTM5, LTM6, LTM7, LTM8, LTM9, LTB1, LTB2, LTB3 and LTZZ.

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

“Paying Agent”:  Any paying agent appointed pursuant to Section 5.05.

 

 

“Percentage Interest”: With respect to any Certificate (other than a Residual Certificate), a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Initial Certificate Principal Balance represented by such Certificate and the denominator of which is the Original Class Certificate Principal Balance of the related Class. With respect to a Residual Certificate, the portion of the 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 and any Adjustment Date therefor, the fixed percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note, which is the maximum amount by which the Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan may increase or decrease (without regard to the Maximum Mortgage Rate or the Minimum Mortgage Rate) on such Adjustment Date from the Mortgage Rate in effect immediately prior to such Adjustment Date.

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

(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)         (A) demand and time deposits in, certificates of deposit of, bankers’ acceptances issued by or federal funds sold by any depository institution or trust company (including the Trustee or its agent acting in their respective commercial capacities) incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state authorities, so long as, at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment, such depository institution or trust company (or, if the only Rating Agency is S&P, in the case of the principal depository institution in a depository institution holding company, debt obligations of the depository institution holding company) or its ultimate parent has a short-term uninsured debt rating
in one of the two highest available ratings of Moody’s and the highest available rating category of Fitch and S&P and provided that each such investment has an original maturity of no more than 365 days; and provided further that, if the only Rating Agency is S&P and if the depository or trust company is a principal subsidiary of a bank holding company and the debt obligations of such subsidiary are not separately rated, the applicable rating shall be that of the bank holding company; and, provided further that, if the original maturity of such short- term obligations of a domestic branch of a foreign depository institution or trust company shall exceed 30 days, the short-term rating of such institution shall be A-1+ in the case of S&P if S&P is the Rating Agency; and (B) any other demand or time deposit or deposit which is fully insured by the FDIC;

(iii)        repurchase obligations with a term not to exceed 30 days with respect to any security described in clause (i) above and entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) rated F-1+ or higher by Fitch, P-1 by Moody’s and rated A-1+ or higher by S&P, provided, however, that collateral transferred pursuant to such repurchase obligation must be of the type described in clause (i) above and must (A) be valued daily at current market prices plus accrued interest, (B) pursuant to such 

 

valuation, be equal, at all times, to 105% of the cash transferred by the Trustee in exchange for such collateral and (C) be delivered to the Trustee or, if the Trustee is supplying the collateral, an agent for the Trustee, in such a manner as to accomplish perfection of a security interest in the collateral by possession of certificated securities;

(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 S&P (and if rated by any other Rating Agency, also by such other Rating Agency) in its highest long-term unsecured rating category 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 S&P (and if rated by any other Rating Agency, also by such other Rating Agency) in its highest short-term unsecured debt rating available at the time of such investment;

(vi)        units of money market funds, including those money market funds managed or advised by the Trustee or its Affiliates, that have been rated “AAA” by Fitch (if rated by Fitch), “Aaa” by Moody’s and “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 in writing as a permitted investment of funds backing securities having ratings equivalent to its highest initial rating of the Class A Certificates;

provided, 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 a non-U.S. Person.

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

“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.

“Pool Balance”: As of any date of determination, the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in both Loan Groups as of such date.

“Prepayment Assumption”:  As defined in the Prospectus Supplement.

 

 

“Prepayment Charge”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the charges or premiums, if any, due in connection with a full or partial Principal Prepayment of such Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms thereof (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 the Trust Fund on such date, attached hereto as Schedule I (including the prepayment charge summary attached thereto). The Prepayment Charge Schedule shall set forth the following information with respect to each Prepayment Charge:

	
            (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 Prepayment Charge; and
 

(vi)       the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date.

“Prepayment Interest Shortfall”: With respect to any Distribution Date, for each Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a Principal Prepayment in full during the portion of the related Prepayment Period occurring between the first day of the related Prepayment Period and the last day of the calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to one month’s interest at the Net Mortgage Rate on the Mortgage Loan 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 Balance”: As to any Mortgage Loan other than a Liquidated Mortgage Loan, and any day, the related Cut-off Date Principal Balance, minus all collections credited against the Cut-off Date Principal Balance of any such Mortgage Loan. For purposes of this definition, a Liquidated Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to have a Principal Balance equal to the Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the final recovery of related Liquidation Proceeds and a Principal Balance of zero thereafter. As to any REO Property and any day, the Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such Mortgage Loan becoming REO Property minus any REO Principal Amortization received with respect thereto on or prior to such day.

“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 Group I Principal Remittance Amount and the Group II Principal Remittance Amount.

 

 

“Prospectus Supplement”: That certain Prospectus Supplement dated July 8, 2005 relating to the public offering of the Class A Certificates, Class M-1 Certificates, Class M-2 Certificates, Class M-3 Certificates, Class M-4 Certificates, Class M-5 Certificates and Class M-6 Certificates.

“Purchase Price”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property to be purchased by the Seller pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03 or 10.01, 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 10.01), (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 Advances that as of the date of purchase had been distributed as or to cover REO Imputed Interest pursuant to Section 4.04, (iii) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and 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 3.23 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 Fund in connection with any violation by such loan of any predatory or abusive lending law. With respect to each Originator and 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 a certificate of a Servicing Officer to the Trustee, an amount equal to the amount set forth pursuant to the terms of the related Master Agreement.

“Qualified Insurer”: Any insurance company acceptable to Fannie Mae.

“Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”: With respect to the Seller, 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 Stated Principal Balance (or in the case of a substitution of more than one mortgage loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an aggregate Stated Principal Balance), after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, not in excess of, and not more than 5% less than, the outstanding 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) if the Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan is an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan, have a Maximum Mortgage Rate not less than the Maximum Mortgage Rate on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iv) if the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan is an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan, have a Minimum Mortgage Rate not less than the Minimum Mortgage Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (v) if the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan is an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan, have a Gross Margin equal to or greater than the Gross Margin of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vi) if the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan is an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan, have a next Adjustment Date not more than two months later than the next Adjustment Date on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vii) [reserved], (viii) have a remaining term to maturity not greater than (and not more than one year less than) that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (ix) be current as of the date of substitution, (x) 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, (xi) have a risk grading determined by the Originator at least equal to the risk grading assigned on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (xii) have been underwritten or reunderwritten by the related Originator in accordance with the same underwriting criteria and guidelines as the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (xiii) be a first lien mortgage loan if the Deleted Mortgage Loan is a first lien mortgage loan; and (xiv) conform to each representation and warranty assigned to the Depositor pursuant to the related Assignment 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 Stated Principal Balance, the Mortgage Rates described in clauses (ii) through (vi) hereof shall be satisfied for each such mortgage loan,
the risk gradings described in clause (x) hereof shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage loan, the terms described in clause (viii) hereof shall be determined on the basis of weighted average remaining term to maturity (provided that no such mortgage loan may have a remaining term to maturity longer than the Deleted Mortgage Loan), the Loan-to-Value Ratios described in clause (x) 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 (xiv) hereof must be satisfied as to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or in the aggregate, as the case may be. With respect to either Originator, a mortgage loan substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Master Agreement which must, on the date of such substitution conform to the terms set forth in the related Master Agreement.

“Rating Agency or Rating Agencies”: Moody’s, S&P, Fitch and DBRS 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, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee and Servicer.

“Realized Loss”: With respect to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan, the amount of loss realized equal to the portion of the Stated Principal Balance remaining unpaid after application of all Net Liquidation Proceeds in respect of such Mortgage Loan. 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 (i) the Class P Certificates, the Class C Certificates and the Residual Certificates, the Close of Business on the last Business Day of the calendar month preceding the month in which the related Distribution Date occurs and (ii) the Floating Rate Certificates, the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the related Distribution Date; provided, however, that following the date on which Definitive Certificates for any of the Floating Rate Certificates are available pursuant to Section 5.02, the Record Date for such Certificates that are Definitive Certificates shall be the last Business Day of the calendar month preceding the month in which the related Distribution Date occurs.

“Reference Banks”: Those banks (i) with an established place of business in London, England, (ii) not controlling, under the control of or under common control with the Originators or the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof and (iii) which have been designated as such by the Trustee after consultation with the Depositor; provided, however, that if fewer than two of such banks provide a LIBOR rate, then any leading banks selected by the Trustee after consultation with the Depositor which are engaged in transactions in United States dollar deposits in the international Eurocurrency market.

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

“Regular Certificate”: Any of the Floating Rate Certificates, Class C Certificates or Class P Certificates.

 

 

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

“Relief Act Interest Shortfall”: With respect to any Distribution Date, for any Mortgage Loan with respect to which there has been a reduction in the amount of interest collectible thereon for the most recently ended Due Period as a result of the application of the Relief Act or any similar state or local laws, the amount by which (i) interest collectible on such Mortgage Loan during such Due Period is less than (ii) one month’s interest on the Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan at the Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan before giving effect to the application of the Relief Act or such state or local laws.

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

“REMIC 1”: 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 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 Assignment Agreements (including any security interest created thereby) and (v) the Collection Account, the Distribution Account (subject to the last sentence of this definition) 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, a REMIC election will not be made with respect to the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account, the Cap Contract or any Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amounts.

“REMIC 1 Regular Interests”:  One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC 1 issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC 1. Each REMIC 1 Regular Interest shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC 1 Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto. The following is a list of each of the REMIC 1 Regular Interests:  REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTAA, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA1,  REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA3, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM3,
REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM4, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM5, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM6, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM7, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM8, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM9, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB3, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTP.

 “REMIC 1 Interest Loss Allocation Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to (a) the product of (i) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and related REO Properties then outstanding and (ii) the Uncertificated REMIC 1 Pass-Through Rate for REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTAA minus the Marker Rate, divided by (b) 12.

“REMIC 1 Overcollateralization Target Amount”: 1.00% of the Overcollateralization Target Amount.

“REMIC 1 Overcollateralization Amount”: With respect to any date of determination, (i) 1.00% of the aggregate Uncertificated Principal Balance of the REMIC 1 Regular Interests minus (ii) the aggregate Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTAA, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA1,  REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA1, REMIC 1 

 

Regular Interest LTIIA2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA3, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM3, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM4, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM5, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM6, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM7, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM8, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM9, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB3 and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTP, in each case as of such date of determination.

“REMIC 1 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 related REO Properties then outstanding and (ii) 1 minus a fraction, the numerator of which is two times the aggregate Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA1,  REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA3, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM3, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM4, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM5, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM6, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM7, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM8, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM9, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB2 and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB3 and the
denominator of which is the aggregate Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA1,  REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA3, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM3, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM4, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM5, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM6, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM7, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM8, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM9, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB3 and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ.          

“REMIC 2”: The segregated pool of assets consisting of all of the REMIC 1 Regular Interests conveyed in trust to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Regular Certificates and the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class R-2 Interest), pursuant to Article II hereunder, and all amounts deposited therein, with respect to which a separate REMIC election is to be made.

“REMIC 2 Regular Interests”: The Regular Certificates (other than the Class M-7 Certificates, Class M-8 Certificates, Class M-9 Certificates, Certificates, Class B-1 Certificates, Class B-2 Certificates, Class B-3 Certificates, Class C Certificates and Class P Certificates) and the Class M-7 Interest, Class M-8 Interest, Class M-9 Interest, Class B-1 Interest, Class B-2 Interest, Class B-3 Interest, Class C Interest, and Class P Interest.

“REMIC 3”: The segregated pool of assets consisting of the Class M-7 Interest conveyed in trust to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class M-7 Certificates and the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-3 Interest), pursuant to Article II hereunder, and all amounts deposited therein, with respect to which a separate REMIC election is to be made.

“REMIC 4”: The segregated pool of assets consisting of the Class M-8 Interest conveyed in trust to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class M-8 Certificates and the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-4 Interest), pursuant to Article II hereunder, and all amounts deposited therein, with respect to which a separate REMIC election is to be made.

“REMIC 5”: The segregated pool of assets consisting of the Class M-9 Interest conveyed in trust to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class M-9 Certificates and the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-5 Interest), pursuant to Article II hereunder, and all amounts deposited therein, with respect to which a separate REMIC election is to be made.

 

 

“REMIC 6”: The segregated pool of assets consisting of the Class B-1 Interest conveyed in trust to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class B-1 Certificates and the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-6 Interest), pursuant to Article II hereunder, and all amounts deposited therein, with respect to which a separate REMIC election is to be made.

“REMIC 7”: The segregated pool of assets consisting of the Class B-2 Interest conveyed in trust to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class B-2 Certificates and the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-7 Interest), pursuant to Article II hereunder, and all amounts deposited therein, with respect to which a separate REMIC election is to be made.

“REMIC 8”: The segregated pool of assets consisting of the Class B-3 Interest conveyed in trust to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class B-3 Certificates and the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-8 Interest), pursuant to Article II hereunder, and all amounts deposited therein, with respect to which a separate REMIC election is to be made.

“REMIC 9”: The segregated pool of assets consisting of the Class C Interest conveyed in trust to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class C Certificates and the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-9 Interest), pursuant to Article II hereunder, and all amounts deposited therein, with respect to which a separate REMIC election is to be made.

“REMIC 10”: The segregated pool of assets consisting of the Class P Interest conveyed in trust to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates and the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-10 Interest), pursuant to Article II hereunder, 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 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 Regular Interests”: The REMIC 1 Regular Interests, the Class M-7 Interest, the Class M-8 Interest, the Class M-9 Interest, the Class B-1 Interest, the Class B-2 Interest, the Class B-3 Interest, the Class C Interest and the Class P Interest.

“Remittance Report”: A report prepared by the Servicer and delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.04.

“Rents from Real Property”: With respect to any REO Property, gross income of the character described in Section 856(d) of the Code.

“REO Account”: The account or accounts 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 the Trust Fund.

“REO Imputed Interest”: As to any REO Property, for any calendar month during which such REO Property was at any time part of the Trust Fund, 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 10.01 that is allocable to such REO Property) or otherwise, net of any portion of such amounts (i) payable pursuant to Section 3.23 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 for unpaid Servicing Fees in respect of the related Mortgage Loan and unreimbursed Servicing Advances and 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 the Trust Fund 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 1%) of the one-month United States dollar lending rates which banks in The City of New York selected by 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, in the case of any Interest Determination Date after the initial Interest Determination Date, the lowest one-month United States dollar lending rate which such New York banks selected by the Depositor are quoting on such Interest Determination Date to leading European banks.

“Residential Dwelling”: Any one of the following: (i) a detached one-family dwelling, (ii) a detached two- to four-family dwelling, (iii) a one-family dwelling unit in a Fannie Mae eligible condominium project, (iv) a manufactured home, or (v) a detached one-family dwelling in a planned unit development, none of which is a co-operative or mobile home.

“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 director, any vice president, any assistant vice president, the Secretary, any assistant secretary, the Treasurer, any assistant treasurer or any other officer of the Trustee customarily 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.

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

“Seller”: Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation, in its capacity as Seller under the Assignment Agreements.

“Senior Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (i) the Group I Senior Principal Distribution Amount and (ii) the Group II Senior Principal Distribution Amount.

 

 

A “Sequential Trigger Event” is in effect on any Distribution Date if (i) before the 25th Distribution Date, the aggregate amount of Realized Losses incurred since the Cut-off Date through the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments received or advanced on or before the related Determination Date and principal prepayments received during the related Prepayment Period) divided by the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date (the “Realized Loss Percentage”) exceeds 1.50%, or (ii) on and after the 25th Distribution Date until the Stepdown Date, the Realized Loss Percentage exceeds the amount specified in clause (ii) of the definition of Trigger Event or (iii) on or after the Stepdown Date, a Trigger
Event is in effect.

“Servicer”: Litton Loan Servicing LP, a Delaware limited partnership, or any successor servicer appointed as herein provided, in its capacity as Servicer hereunder.

“Servicer’s Assignee”:  As defined in Section 3.29 hereof.

“Servicer Certification”:  As defined in Section 3.22(b) hereof.

“Servicer Event of Termination”: 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 or Section 3.01.

“Servicer Remittance Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the third Business Day prior to such Distribution Date.

“Servicer Termination Test”:  With respect to any Distribution Date, the Servicer Termination Test will be failed if the Cumulative Loss Percentage exceeds the applicable percentages set forth below with respect to such Distribution Date:

	
            Distribution Date Occurring In
 	
            Percentage
 
	
            August 2007 through July 2008
 	
            2.50% for the first month, plus an additional 1/12th of 1.75% for each month thereafter.
 
	
            August 2008 through July 2009
 	
            4.25% for the first month, plus an additional 1/12th of 1.75% for each month thereafter.
 
	
            August 2009 through July 2010
 	
            6.00% for the first month, plus an additional 1/12th of 1.25% for each month thereafter.
 
	
            August 2010 through July 2011
 	
            7.25% for the first month, plus an additional 1/12th of 0.75% for each month thereafter.
 
	
            August 2011 and thereafter
 	
            8.00% for each month.
 

 

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

“Servicing Advances”: All customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the Servicer in the performance of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (i) the preservation, restoration, inspection and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures related to a Mortgage Loan and any such proceedings that result from the Mortgage Loan being registered on the MERS® System, (iii) the management and liquidation of the REO Property and (iv) compliance with the obligations under Sections 3.01, 3.09, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.23. The Servicer shall not be required to make any Servicing Advance that would be a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

 

“Servicing Rights Pledgee”:  One or more lenders, selected by the Servicer, to which the Servicer will pledge and assign all of its right, title and interest in, to and under this Agreement, including Wachovia Bank, National Association, as the representative of certain lenders.

“Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and for any calendar month, an amount equal to one month’s interest (or in the event of any payment of interest which accompanies a Principal Prepayment in full made by the Mortgagor during such calendar month, interest for the number of days covered by such payment of interest) at the Servicing Fee Rate on the same principal amount on which interest on such Mortgage Loan accrues for such calendar month. 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 and the Depositor on the Closing Date, as such list may from time to time be amended.

“Servicing Transfer Costs”: Shall mean all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee in connection with the transfer of servicing from a predecessor servicer, including, without limitation, any reasonable 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 (or any successor servicer appointed pursuant to Section 7.02) to service the Mortgage Loans properly and effectively and any fees associated with MERS.

“Startup Day”: As defined in Section 9.01(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 outstanding 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 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 Due 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 the Trust Fund, minus 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 (x) the Distribution Date occurring in August 2008 and (y) the first Distribution Date on which the Credit Enhancement Percentage (calculated for this purpose only after taking into account payments of principal on the Mortgage Loans but prior to distribution of the Group I Principal Distribution Amount and the Group II Principal Distribution Amount to the Certificates then entitled to distributions of principal on such Distribution Date) is equal to or greater than 46.30%.

“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 Adjustment”:  As defined in Section 2.03(d) hereof.

“Tax Matters Person”: The tax matters person appointed pursuant to Section 9.01(e) hereof.

“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 the REMIC Taxable Income or Net Loss Allocation, or any successor forms, to be filed by the Trustee on behalf of each REMIC, 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.

“Termination Price”:  As defined in Section 10.01(a) hereof.

“Terminator”:  As defined in Section 10.01(a) hereof.

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

(a)        the Delinquency Percentage exceeds 33.50% of the Credit Enhancement Percentage 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 the 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
 
 

	
            August 2007 through July 2008
 	
            1.50% for the first month, plus an additional 1/12th of 1.75% for each month thereafter.
 
	
            August 2008 through July 2009
 	
            3.25% for the first month, plus an additional 1/12th of 1.75% for each month thereafter.
 
	
            August 2009 through July 2010
 	
            5.00% for the first month, plus an additional 1/12th of 1.25% for each month thereafter.
 
	
            August 2010 through July 2011
 	
            6.25% for the first month, plus an additional 1/12th of 0.75% for each month thereafter.
 
	
            August 2011 and thereafter
 	
            7.00% for each month.
 

 

“Trust”:  Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, the trust created hereunder.

“Trust Fund”: All of the assets of the Trust, which is the trust created hereunder consisting of REMIC 1, REMIC 2, REMIC 3, REMIC 4, REMIC 5, REMIC, 6, REMIC 7, REMIC 8, REMIC 9, REMIC 10, the Cap Contract and the right to receive any amounts from the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account and any Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amounts.

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

“Trustee Compensation”:  Such compensation, if any, as set forth in the separate fee schedule between the Trustee and the Depositor, which compensation shall be 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.

 “Uncertificated Accrued Interest”: With respect to each REMIC Regular Interest on each Distribution Date, an amount equal to one month’s interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC Pass-Through Rate on the Uncertificated Principal Balance of such REMIC Regular Interest. In each case, Uncertificated Accrued Interest will be reduced by any Net Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, Relief Act Interest Shortfalls (allocated to such REMIC Regular Interests based on their respective entitlements to interest irrespective of any Net Prepayment Interest Shortfalls and Relief Act Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution Date).

“Uncertificated Principal Balance”: With respect to each REMIC Regular Interest, the amount of such REMIC Regular Interest outstanding as of any date of determination. As of the Closing Date, the Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC Regular Interest shall equal the amount set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto as its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance. On each Distribution Date, the Uncertificated Principal Balance of 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 4.07 and, if and to the extent necessary and appropriate, shall be further reduced on such Distribution Date by Realized Losses as provided in Section 4.08, and the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ shall be increased by interest deferrals as provided in
Section 4.07. With respect to the Class C Interest as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the then aggregate Uncertificated Principal Balance of the REMIC 1 Regular Interests over (B) the then aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Floating Rate Certificates and the Class P Certificates then outstanding. The Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC Regular Interest that has an Uncertificated Principal Balance shall never be less than zero.

 

 

“Uncertificated REMIC 1 Pass-Through Rate”: For any Distribution Date and each REMIC 1 Regular Interest, a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date.

“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” or “U.S. 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.

“Unpaid Interest Shortfall Amount”: With respect to any Class of the Floating Rate Certificates and (i) the first Distribution Date, zero, and (ii) any Distribution Date after the first Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which (a) the sum of (1) the Monthly Interest Distributable Amount for such Class for the immediately preceding Distribution Date and (2) the outstanding Unpaid Interest Shortfall Amount, if any, for such Class for such preceding Distribution Date exceeds (b) the aggregate amount distributed on such Class in respect of interest pursuant to clause (a) of this definition on such preceding Distribution Date, plus interest on the amount of interest due but not paid on the Certificates of such Class on such preceding Distribution Date, to the extent permitted by law, at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class for the related Accrual Period.

“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 related Originator in the event any such review appraisal determines an appraised value ten percent or more lower than the value thereof as determined by the appraisal referred to in clause (i)(a) above and (ii) the purchase price paid for the related Mortgaged Property 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 is based solely upon the lesser of (1) the value determined by an appraisal made
for the related 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 related Originator in the event any such review appraisal determines an appraised value ten percent or more lower than the value thereof as determined by the appraisal referred to in clause (ii)(1) above.

“Voting Rights”: The portion of the voting rights of all of the Certificates which is allocated to any Certificate. At all times the Floating Rate Certificates and the Class C Certificates shall have 98% of the Voting Rights (allocated among the Holders of the Floating Rate Certificates and the 

 

Class C Certificates in proportion to the then outstanding Certificate Principal Balances of their respective Certificates), the Class P Certificates shall have 1% of the Voting Rights and the Residual Certificates shall have 1% of the Voting Rights. The Voting Rights allocated to any Class of Certificates (other than the Class P Certificates and the Residual Certificates) shall be allocated among all Holders of each such Class in proportion to the outstanding Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificates, and the Voting Rights allocated to the Class P Certificates and the Residual Certificates shall be allocated among all Holders of each such Class in proportion to such Holders’ respective Percentage Interest; provided, however that when none of the Regular Certificates are outstanding, 100% of the Voting Rights shall be allocated among Holders of the Residual Certificates in accordance with
such Holders’ respective Percentage Interests in the Certificates of such Class.

	
            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.

	
            SECTION 1.03
 	
            Allocation of Certain Interest Shortfalls.
 

For purposes of calculating the amount of the Monthly Interest Distributable Amount for the Floating Rate Certificates and the Class C Certificates for any Distribution Date, (1) the aggregate amount of any Net Prepayment Interest Shortfalls and any Relief Act Interest Shortfalls incurred in respect of the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date shall be allocated first, among the Class C Certificates on a pro rata basis based on, and to the extent of, one month’s interest at the then applicable Pass-Through Rate on the Notional Amount of each such Certificate and, thereafter, among the Floating Rate 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 of
each such Certificate and (2) the aggregate amount of any Realized Losses and Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts shall be allocated among the Class C Certificates on a pro rata basis based on, and to the extent of, one month’s interest at the then applicable Pass-Through Rate on the Notional Amount of each such Certificate.

For purposes of calculating the amount of Uncertificated Accrued Interest for the REMIC 1 Regular Interests for any Distribution Date, the aggregate amount of any Net Prepayment Interest Shortfalls and any Relief Act Interest Shortfalls incurred in respect of the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date shall be allocated among REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTAA, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA3, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM3, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM4, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM5, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM6, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM7, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM8, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM9, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB3 and
REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ pro rata based on, and to the extent of, one month’s interest at the then applicable respective Uncertificated REMIC 1 Pass-Through Rate on the respective Uncertificated Principal Balance of each such REMIC 1 Regular Interest.

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;

ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

	
            SECTION 2.01
 	
            Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.
 

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 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 (i) each Mortgage Loan identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, including the related Cut-off Date Principal Balance, all interest accruing thereon on and after the Cut-off Date and all collections in respect of interest and principal due after the Cut-off Date; (ii) property which secured each such Mortgage Loan and which has been acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure; (iii) its interest in any insurance policies in respect of the Mortgage Loans; (iv) the rights of the Depositor under the Master Agreements (as assigned to the
Depositor pursuant to the terms of the Assignment Agreements), (v) the right to receive any amounts payable under the Cap Contract, (vi) all other assets included or to be included in the Trust Fund and (vii) all proceeds of any of the foregoing. Such assignment includes all interest and principal due and collected by the Depositor or the Servicer after the Cut-off Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans.

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, or its designated agent (the “Custodian”), the following documents or instruments with respect to each Mortgage Loan so transferred and assigned (with respect to each Mortgage Loan, a “Mortgage File”):

(i)         the original Mortgage Note including any riders thereto, endorsed either (A) in blank, in which case the Trustee shall cause the endorsement to be completed or (B) in the following form: “Pay to the order of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, without recourse” or with respect to any lost Mortgage Note, an original Lost Note Affidavit stating that the original mortgage note was lost, misplaced or destroyed, together with a copy of the related mortgage note; provided, however, that such substitutions of Lost Note Affidavits for original Mortgage Notes may occur only with respect to Mortgage Loans, the aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balance of which is less than or equal to 1.00% of the Pool Balance as of the Cut-off Date;

(ii)         the original Mortgage (noting the presence of the MIN of the Mortgage Loan and language indicating that the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan if the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan), 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 or, if such Mortgage or power of attorney has been submitted for recording but has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, has been lost or is not otherwise available, a copy of such Mortgage or power of 

 

attorney, as the case may be, certified to be a true and complete copy of the original submitted for recording;

(iii)        unless the Mortgage Loan is registered on the MERS® System, an original Assignment, in form and substance acceptable for recording. The Mortgage shall be assigned either (A) in blank or (B) to “Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, without recourse”

(iv)        an original of any intervening assignment of Mortgage showing a complete chain of assignments (or to MERS if the Mortgage Loan is registered on the MERS® System and noting the presence of MIN);

	
            (v)
 	
            the original or a certified copy of lender’s title insurance policy; and
 

(vi)        the original or copies of each assumption, modification, written assurance or substitution agreement, if any.

The Depositor herewith also delivers to the Trustee an executed copy of each Assignment Agreement and each Master Agreement.

If any of the documents referred to in Section 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 or the Custodian no later than the Closing Date, of a copy of each such document certified by the related 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 related Originator, delivery to the Trustee or the Custodian, 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. If the original lender’s title insurance policy, or a certified copy thereof, was not delivered pursuant to Section 2.01(v) above, the Depositor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee or the Custodian, the original or a copy of a written commitment or interim binder or preliminary report of title issued by the title insurance or escrow company, with the original or a certified copy thereof to be delivered to the Trustee or the Custodian, promptly upon receipt thereof. The Servicer or the Depositor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee or the Custodian promptly upon receipt thereof any other 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.

Upon discovery or receipt of notice of any materially defective document in, or that a document is missing from, a Mortgage File, the Trustee shall notify the Servicer and the Servicer (or, to the extent provided in Section 3.02, the Trustee) shall enforce the obligations of the related Originator under the related Master Agreement to cure such defect or deliver such missing document to the Trustee or the Custodian within 90 days. If such Originator does not cure such defect or deliver such missing document within such time period, the Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of such Originator to either repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 2.03; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be under any obligation to take any action pursuant to this paragraph unless directed by the Depositor and provided, further,
the Depositor hereby agrees to assist the Servicer in enforcing any obligations of either Originator to repurchase or substitute for a Mortgage Loan which has breached a representation or warranty under the related Assignment Agreement. In connection with the foregoing, it is understood that the Trustee shall have no 

 

duty to discover any such defects except in the course of performing its review of the Mortgage Files to the extent set forth herein.

Except with respect to any Mortgage Loan for which MERS is identified on the Mortgage, the Trustee shall enforce the obligations of each Originator under the related Master Agreement to cause the Assignments which were delivered in blank to be completed and to record all Assignments referred to in Section 2.01(iii) hereof and, to the extent necessary, in Section 2.01(iv) hereof. The Trustee shall enforce the obligations of each Originator under the related Master Agreement to deliver such assignments for recording within 180 days of the Closing Date. In the event that any such Assignment is lost or returned unrecorded because of a defect therein, the Trustee shall enforce the obligations of each Originator under the related Master Agreement to promptly have a substitute Assignment prepared or have such defect cured, as the case may be, and thereafter cause each such Assignment to be duly recorded.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, 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 and the Depositor receive 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; provided, however, each Assignment, except with respect to any Mortgage Loan for which MERS is identified on the Mortgage, shall be submitted for recording in the manner described above, at no expense to the Trust Fund or Trustee, upon the earliest to occur of:  (i) reasonable direction by the Holders of Certificates 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 Seller, (iv) the occurrence of a servicing transfer as described in Section 7.02 hereof, (v) upon receipt of notice from the Servicer, the occurrence of a bankruptcy, insolvency or foreclosure relating to the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage and (vi) upon receipt of notice from the Servicer, any Mortgage Loan that is 90 days or more Delinquent. In the event of (i) through (vi) set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Trustee shall enforce the obligations of the related Originator to deliver such Assignments for recording as provided above, promptly and in any event within 30 days following receipt of notice by the related Originator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Seller 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. In the event an Assignment is not recorded, the Servicer will not have any liability for its
failure to act on notices that were not received and would have been had such Assignment been recorded, except with respect to Mortgage Loans that are subject to provisions (i) through (vi) set forth in this paragraph, if the Servicer shall have failed to timely request the Seller to cause such Assignments to be recorded.

The Servicer shall forward to the Custodian original documents evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with this Agreement within two weeks of their execution; provided, however, that the Servicer shall provide the Custodian with a certified true copy of any such document submitted for recordation within two weeks of its execution, and shall provide the original of any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original within 365 days of its submission for recordation. In the event that the Servicer cannot provide a copy of such document certified by the public recording office within such 365 day period, the Servicer shall deliver to the Custodian, within such 365 day period, an Officers’ Certificate
of the Servicer which shall (A) identify the recorded document, (B) state that the recorded document has not been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay caused by the public recording office, (C) state the amount of time generally required by the applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for recordation, if known and (D) specify the date the applicable recorded document is expected to be delivered to the Custodian, and, upon receipt of a copy of such document certified by the public recording office, the Servicer shall immediately deliver such document to the Custodian. In the 

 

event the appropriate public recording office will not certify as to the accuracy of such document, the Servicer shall deliver a copy of such document certified by an officer of the Servicer to be a true and complete copy of the original to the Custodian.

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 by Trustee.
 

Subject to the provisions of Section 2.01 and subject to the review described below and any exceptions noted on the exception report described in the next paragraph below, the Trustee acknowledges receipt of the documents referred to in Section 2.01 above and all other assets included in the definition of “Trust Fund” 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 “Trust Fund” in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders.

The Trustee agrees to execute and deliver (or cause the Custodian to execute and deliver) to the Depositor and the Servicer on or prior to the Closing Date an acknowledgment of receipt of the related original Mortgage Note for each Mortgage Loan (with any exceptions noted), substantially in the form attached as Exhibit F-3 hereto.

The Trustee agrees, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, to review, or that it has reviewed pursuant to Section 2.01 (or to cause the Custodian to review or that it has caused the Custodian to have reviewed) each Mortgage File on or prior to the Closing Date, with respect to each Mortgage Loan (or, with respect to any document delivered after the Startup Day, within 45 days of receipt and with respect to any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, within 45 days after the assignment thereof). The Trustee further agrees, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, to certify to the Depositor and the Servicer in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit F-1, within 45 days after the Closing Date, with respect to each Mortgage Loan (or, with respect to any document delivered after the Startup Day, within 45 days of receipt and with respect to any Qualified Substitute Mortgage, within
45 days after the assignment thereof) 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 required to be delivered to it pursuant to Section 2.01 of this Agreement are in its possession, (ii) such documents have been reviewed by it and have not been mutilated, damaged or torn and appear on their face to 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 (1) and (3) of the Mortgage Loan Schedule accurately reflects information set forth in the Mortgage File. It is herein acknowledged that, in conducting such review, the Trustee (or the Custodian, as applicable) is under no duty or obligation to inspect, review or examine any such documents, instruments,
certificates or other papers to determine that they are genuine, legally enforceable, valid or binding 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.

Prior to the first anniversary date of this Agreement the Trustee shall deliver (or cause the Custodian to deliver) to the Depositor and the Servicer a final certification in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit F-2, with any applicable exceptions noted thereon.

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 (or the Custodian, as applicable) finds any document or documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File to be missing or not to conform with 

 

respect to any characteristics which are within the scope of the Trustee’s (or the Custodian’s, as applicable) review as provided herein, at the conclusion of its review, the Trustee shall so notify the Seller, the Depositor, the related Originator and the Servicer. In addition, upon the discovery by the Depositor or the Servicer (or upon receipt by the Trustee of written notification of such breach) of a breach of any of the representations and warranties made by an Originator in the related Master Agreement or the Seller in the related Assignment Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan which materially adversely affects such Mortgage Loan or the interests of the Certificateholders in such Mortgage Loan, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties to this Agreement.

The Depositor and the Trustee intend that the assignment and transfer herein contemplated constitute a sale of the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgage Notes and the related documents, conveying good title thereto free and clear of any liens and encumbrances, from the Depositor to the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders and that such property not be part of the Depositor’s estate or property of the Depositor in the event of any insolvency by the Depositor. In the event that such conveyance is deemed to be, or to be made as security for, a loan, the parties intend that the Depositor shall be deemed to have granted and does hereby grant to the Trustee a first priority perfected security interest in all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgage Notes and the related documents, and that this Agreement shall
constitute a security agreement under applicable law.

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

(a)        Upon discovery or receipt of written notice of any materially defective document in, or that a document is missing from, a Mortgage File or of the breach by an Originator or the Seller, as applicable, of any representation, warranty or covenant under a Master Agreement or an Assignment Agreement, as applicable, in respect of any Mortgage Loan which materially adversely affects the value of such Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders, the Trustee shall promptly notify the Servicer of such defect, missing document or breach and the Servicer shall request that the related Originator deliver such missing document or that the Originator cure such defect or breach within 90 days from the date such Originator was notified of such missing document, defect or breach, and if such Originator does not deliver such missing
document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects during such period, the Servicer (or, to the extent provided in Section 3.02, the Trustee) shall enforce (in the manner set forth in Section 2.01) such Originator’s obligation under the related Master Agreement or the Seller’s obligation under the related Assignment Agreement and notify such Originator or the Seller, as applicable, of its obligation to repurchase such Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price on or prior to the Determination Date following the expiration of such 90 day period (subject to Section 2.03(e)). 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 related Originator or the Seller, as applicable, the related Mortgage File and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or
assignment, in each case without recourse, as the related Originator or the Seller, as applicable, shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in the related Originator or Seller, as applicable, any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto and the Trustee shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Mortgage File (it being understood that the Trustee shall have no responsibility for determining the sufficiency of such assignment for its intended purpose). In lieu of repurchasing any such 

 

Mortgage Loan as provided above, an Originator or the Seller, as applicable, may cause such Mortgage Loan to be removed from the Trust Fund (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(d); provided, however, the Seller may not substitute for any Mortgage Loan which breaches a representation or warranty regarding abusive or predatory lending laws. In furtherance of the foregoing, if an Originator or the Seller, as applicable, is not a member of MERS and repurchases a Mortgage Loan which is registered on the MERS® System, such Originator or the Seller, as applicable, at its own expense and without any right of reimbursement, shall cause MERS to execute and deliver an assignment of the Mortgage in recordable form to transfer the Mortgage from MERS to such
Originator or the Seller, as applicable, and shall cause such Mortgage to be removed from registration on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and regulations. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of an Originator or the Seller, as applicable, 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 against either Originator or the Seller, as applicable, respecting such omission, defect or breach available to the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders.

(b)        Within 90 days of the earlier of discovery by the Depositor or receipt of notice by the Depositor of the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of the Depositor set forth in Section 2.06, which materially and adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders in any Mortgage Loan, the Depositor shall cure such breach in all material respects.

(c)        Within 90 days of the earlier of discovery by the Servicer or receipt of notice by the Servicer of the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of the Servicer set forth in Section 2.05 which materially and adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders in any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall cure such breach in all material respects.

(d)        Any substitution of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for Deleted Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.03(a) must be effected prior to the last Business Day that is within two years after the Closing Date. As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which the Originator or the Seller, as applicable, substitutes a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, such substitution shall be effected by the related Originator or the Seller, as applicable, delivering to the Trustee, for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and 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 Adjustment (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 45 days thereafter, shall review such documents as specified in Section 2.02 and deliver to the Servicer, with respect to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, a certification substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F-1, with any applicable exceptions noted thereon. Within one year of the date of substitution, the Trustee shall deliver to the Servicer a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit F-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 the Trust Fund and will be retained by the related Originator or the Seller, as applicable. For the month of substitution, distributions to Certificateholders will reflect the collections and recoveries in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan in the Due Period preceding the month of substitution and the related Originator or the Seller, as applicable, shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. The Servicer shall give or cause to be given written notice to the Trustee, who shall forward such 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 by an Originator or the Seller, as applicable, 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 related Assignment Agreement, including all applicable representations and warranties thereof included in such Assignment Agreement as of the date of substitution.

For any month in which an Originator or the Seller, as applicable, substitutes one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the Servicer will determine the amount (the “Substitution Adjustment”), if any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate, as to each such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, of 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 Mortgage Rate. On the date of such substitution, the related Originator or the Seller, as applicable, will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account an amount equal to the Substitution Adjustment, 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 related Originator or the Seller, as applicable, the related Mortgage File or Files and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the related Originator or the Seller, as applicable, shall deliver to it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto.

In addition, the related Originator or the Seller, as applicable, 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 the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on “prohibited transactions” under Section 860F(a)(I) of the Code or on “contributions after the startup date” under Section 860G(d)(I) of the Code or (b) any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstanding. If such Opinion of Counsel can not be delivered, then such substitution may only be effected at such time as the required Opinion of Counsel can be given.

(e)        Upon discovery by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall within two Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties hereto. In connection therewith, the related Originator or the Depositor, as the case may be, shall repurchase or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.03(d), 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. Such repurchase or substitution shall be made (i) by the related Originator if the affected Mortgage Loan’s status as a non-qualified mortgage is or results from a
breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made by the related Originator under the related Assignment Agreement or (ii) the Depositor, if the affected Mortgage Loan’s status as a 

 

non-qualified mortgage is a breach of any representation or warranty of the Depositor set forth in Section 2.06, or if its status as a non-qualified mortgage is a breach of no representation or warranty. Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Section 2.03(a) or 2.03(d), if made by an Originator, or Section 2.03(b), if made by the Depositor. The Trustee shall reconvey to the Depositor or the related Originator, as the case may be, 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.

(f)         Upon discovery or receipt of written notice of a breach by the Seller of any representation, warranty or covenant made by the Seller under the Assignment Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan which materially adversely affects the value of such Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders, and if either (i) such Mortgage Loan is not in breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of the related Originator or (ii) the related Originator has failed to remedy such representation, warranty or covenant with respect to such Mortgage Loan, then the Trustee shall promptly notify the Servicer of such breach and the Servicer shall request that the Seller remedy such breach by the Seller, to the extent provided in the Assignment Agreement, in the manner and within the time periods set forth in the Assignment Agreement.

	
            SECTION 2.04
 	
            Intentionally Omitted.
 	
             

	
            SECTION 2.05
 	
            Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Servicer.
 

The Servicer hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for the benefit of each of the Trustee and the Certificateholders and 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 formed, validly existing and in good standing as a limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware and is duly authorized and qualified to transact any and all business contemplated by this Agreement to be conducted by the Servicer in any state in which a Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect such qualification and, in any event, is in compliance with the doing business laws of any such State, to the extent necessary to ensure its ability to enforce each Mortgage Loan 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 limited partnership agreement 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, (y) the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Servicer taken as a whole or (z) the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement;

(iv)        The Servicer 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 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 the 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)
 	
            [reserved];
 

 

 

 

(x)        Neither this Agreement nor any information, certificate of an officer, statement furnished in writing or report delivered to the Trustee by the Servicer in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact;

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

(xii)       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 (the “Credit Repositories”) in a timely manner.

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 and the Certificateholders. Upon discovery by any of the Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee of a breach of any of the foregoing representations, warranties and covenants which materially and adversely affects the value of any Mortgage Loan, Prepayment Charge 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 Servicer and the Trustee. 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(xi) above which 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. The foregoing shall not, however, limit any remedies available to the Certificateholders, the Depositor or the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders, pursuant to the Master Agreements respecting a breach of the representations, warranties and covenants of the Originators.

	
            SECTION 2.06
 	
            Representations and Warranties of the Depositor.
 

The Depositor represents and warrants to the Trust and the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders as follows:

(i)         This agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity);

(ii)          Immediately prior to the sale and assignment by the Depositor to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust of each Mortgage Loan, the Depositor had good and marketable title to each Mortgage Loan (insofar as such title was conveyed to it by the Seller) subject to no prior lien, claim, participation interest, mortgage, security interest, pledge, charge or other encumbrance or other interest of any nature;

(iii)        As of the Closing Date, the Depositor has transferred all right, title and interest in the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust;

 

 

(iv)        The Depositor has not transferred the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors;

(v)        The Depositor has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of Delaware, with full corporate power and authority to own its assets and conduct its business as presently being conducted;

(vi)        The Depositor is not in violation of its articles of incorporation or by-laws or in default in the performance or observance of any material obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it or its properties may be bound, which default might result in any material adverse changes in the financial condition, earnings, affairs or business of the Depositor or which might materially and adversely affect the properties or assets, taken as a whole, of the Depositor;

(vii)       The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Depositor, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, do not and will not result in a material breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or, to the knowledge of the Depositor, constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which the Depositor is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Depositor is subject, nor will such actions result in any violation of the provisions of the articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Depositor or, to the best of the Depositor’s knowledge without independent investigation, any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body
having jurisdiction over the Depositor or any of its properties or assets (except for such conflicts, breaches, violations and defaults as would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Depositor to perform its obligations under this Agreement);

(viii)      To the best of the Depositor’s knowledge without any independent investigation, no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body of the United States or any other jurisdiction is required for the issuance of the Certificates, or the consummation by the Depositor of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as (a) may be required under State securities or Blue Sky laws, (b) have been previously obtained or (c) the failure of which to obtain would not have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Depositor of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement; and

(ix)        There are no actions, proceedings or investigations pending before or, to the Depositor’s knowledge, threatened by any court, administrative agency or other tribunal to which the Depositor is a party or of which any of its properties is the subject: (a) which if determined adversely to the Depositor would have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations or financial condition of the Depositor; (b) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or the Certificates; (c) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Certificates or the consummation by the Depositor of any of the transactions 

 

contemplated by this Agreement, as the case may be; or (d) which might materially and adversely affect the performance by the Depositor of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement.

	
            SECTION 2.07
 	
            Issuance of Certificates.
 

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 Sections 2.01 and 2.02, together with the assignment to it of all other assets included in the Trust Fund, 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 Certificates in authorized denominations. The interests evidenced by the Certificates constitute the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Trust Fund.

	SECTION 2.08	[Reserved].
	
            SECTION 2.09
  	
            Acceptance of REMIC 1, REMIC 2, REMIC 3, REMIC 4, REMIC 5, REMIC 6, REMIC 7, REMIC 8, REMIC 9 and REMIC 10 by the Trustee; Conveyance of REMIC 1 Regular Interests, Class M-7 Interest, Class M-8 Interest, Class M-9 Interest, Class B-1 Interest, Class B-2 Interest, Class B-3 Interest, Class C Interest and Class P Interest; Issuance of Certificates.
  
					

(a)        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 described in the definition of REMIC 1 for the benefit of the holders of the REMIC 1 Regular Interests (which are uncertificated) and the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class R-1 Interest). The Trustee acknowledges receipt of the assets described in the definition of REMIC 1 Regular Interests (which are uncertificated) and declares that it holds and will hold the same in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of the holders of the REMIC 1 Regular Interests and the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class R-1 Interest). The interests evidenced by the Class R-1 Interest, together with the
REMIC 1 Regular Interests, constitute the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC 1.

(b)        The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey in trust to the Trustee without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the REMIC 1 Regular Interests (which are uncertificated) for the benefit of the Holders of the Regular Certificates and the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class R-2 Interest). The Trustee acknowledges receipt of the REMIC 1 Regular Interests and declares that it holds and will hold the same in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of the Holders of the Regular Certificates and the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class R-2 Interest). The interests evidenced by the Class R-2 Interest, together with the Regular Certificates (other than the Class M-7 Certificates, Class M-8 Certificates, Class M-9
Certificates,  Class B-1 Certificates, Class B-2 Certificates, Class B-3 Certificates, Class C Certificates and the Class P Certificates), the Class M-7 Interest, Class M-8 Interest, 

 

Class M-9 Interest, Class B-1 Interest, Class B-2 Interest, Class B-3 Interest, Class C Interest and the Class P Interest, constitute the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC 2.

(c)        The Depositor concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey in trust to the Trustee without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Class M-7 Interest (which is uncertificated) for the benefit of the Holders of the Class M-7 Certificates and the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-3 Interest). The interests evidenced by the Class R-3 Interest, together with the Class M-7 Certificates, constitute the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC 3.

(d)        The Depositor concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey in trust to the Trustee without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Class M-8 Interest (which is uncertificated) for the benefit of the Holders of the Class M-8 Certificates and the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-4 Interest). The interests evidenced by the Class R-4 Interest, together with the Class M-8 Certificates, constitute the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC 4.

(e)        The Depositor concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey in trust to the Trustee without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Class M-9 Interest (which is uncertificated) for the benefit of the Holders of the Class M-9 Certificates and the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-5 Interest). The interests evidenced by the Class R-5 Interest, together with the Class M-9 Certificates, constitute the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC 5.

(f)         The Depositor concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey in trust to the Trustee without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Class B-1 Interest (which is uncertificated) for the benefit of the Holders of the Class B-1 Certificates and the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-6 Interest). The interests evidenced by the Class R-6 Interest, together with the Class B-1 Certificates, constitute the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC 6.

(g)        The Depositor concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey in trust to the Trustee without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Class B-2 Interest (which is uncertificated) for the benefit of the Holders of the Class B-2 Certificates and the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-7 Interest). The interests evidenced by the Class R-7 Interest, together with the Class B-2 Certificates, constitute the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC 7.

(h)        The Depositor concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey in trust to the Trustee without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Class B-3 Interest (which is uncertificated) for the benefit of the Holders of the Class B-3 Certificates and the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-8 Interest). The interests evidenced by the Class R-8 

 

Interest, together with the Class B-3 Certificates, constitute the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC 8.

(i)         The Depositor concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey in trust to the Trustee without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Class C Interest (which is uncertificated) for the benefit of the Holders of the Class C Certificates and the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-9 Interest). The interests evidenced by the Class R-9 Interest, together with the Class C Certificates, constitute the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC 9.

(j)         The Depositor concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey in trust to the Trustee without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Class P Interest (which is uncertificated) for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates and the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-10 Interest). The interests evidenced by the Class R-10 Interest, together with the Class P Certificates, constitute the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC 10.

(k)        In exchange for the REMIC 1 Regular Interests and, concurrently with the assignment to the Trustee thereof, 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 Regular Certificates (other than the Class M-7 Certificates, Class M-8 Certificates, Class M-9 Certificates, Class B-1 Certificates, Class B-2 Certificates, Class B-3 Certificates, Class C Certificates and Class P Certificates) in authorized denominations, which Certificates, together with the Class M-7 Interest, Class M-8 Interest, Class M-9 Interest, Class B-1 Interest, Class B-2 Interest, Class B-3 Interest, Class C Interest and Class P Interest and the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class R-2 Interest), evidence the entire beneficial
ownership interest in REMIC 2.

(l)         In exchange for the Class M-7 Interest and, concurrently with the assignment to the Trustee thereof, 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 M-7 Certificates in authorized denominations, which Certificates, together with the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-3 Interest), evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC 3.

(m)       In exchange for the Class M-8 Interest and, concurrently with the assignment to the Trustee thereof, 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 M-8 Certificates in authorized denominations, which Certificates, together with the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-4 Interest), evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC 4.

(n)        In exchange for the Class M-9 Interest and, concurrently with the assignment to the Trustee thereof, 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 M-9 Certificates in authorized denominations, which Certificates, together with the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-5 Interest), evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC 5.

 

 

(o)        In exchange for the Class B-1 Interest and, concurrently with the assignment to the Trustee thereof, 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 B-1 Certificates in authorized denominations, which Certificates, together with the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-6 Interest), evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC 6.

(p)        In exchange for the Class B-2 Interest and, concurrently with the assignment to the Trustee thereof, 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 B-2 Certificates in authorized denominations, which Certificates, together with the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-7 Interest), evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC 7.

(q)        In exchange for the Class B-3 Interest and, concurrently with the assignment to the Trustee thereof, 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 B-3 Certificates in authorized denominations, which Certificates, together with the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-8 Interest), evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC 8.

(r)         In exchange for the Class C Interest and, concurrently with the assignment to the Trustee thereof, 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 C Certificates in authorized denominations, which Certificates, together with the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-9 Interest), evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC 9.

(s)         In exchange for the Class P Interest and, concurrently with the assignment to the Trustee thereof, 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 P Certificates in authorized denominations, which Certificates, together with the Class R-X Certificates (in respect of the Class R-10 Interest), evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC 10.

(t)         Concurrently with (i) the assignment and delivery to the Trustee of REMIC 1 (including the Residual Interest therein represented by the Class R-1 Interest) and the acceptance by the Trustee thereof, pursuant to Section 2.01, Section 2.02 and Section 2.09(a), (ii) the assignment and delivery to the Trustee of REMIC 2 (including the Residual Interest therein represented by the Class R-2 Interest) and the acceptance by the Trustee thereof, pursuant to Section 2.09(b), (iii) the assignment and delivery to the Trustee of REMIC 3 (including the Residual Interest therein represented by the Class R-3 Interest) and the acceptance by the Trustee thereof, pursuant to Section 2.09(c), (iv) the assignment and delivery to the Trustee of REMIC 4 (including the Residual Interest therein represented by the Class R-4 Interest) and the acceptance by
the Trustee thereof, pursuant to Section 2.09(d), (v) the assignment and delivery to the Trustee of REMIC 5 (including the Residual Interest therein represented by the Class R-5 Interest) and the acceptance by the Trustee thereof, pursuant to Section 2.09(e), (vi) the assignment and delivery to the Trustee of REMIC 6 (including the Residual Interest therein 

 

represented by the Class R-6 Interest) and the acceptance by the Trustee thereof, pursuant to Section 2.09(f), (vii) the assignment and delivery to the Trustee of REMIC 7 (including the Residual Interest therein represented by the Class R-7 Interest) and the acceptance by the Trustee thereof, pursuant to Section 2.09(g), (viii) the assignment and delivery to the Trustee of REMIC 8 (including the Residual Interest therein represented by the Class R-8 Interest) and the acceptance by the Trustee thereof, pursuant to Section 2.09(h), (ix) the assignment and delivery to the Trustee of REMIC 9 (including the Residual Interest therein represented by the Class R-9 Interest) and the acceptance by the Trustee thereof, pursuant to Section 2.09(i) and (x) the assignment and delivery to the Trustee of REMIC 10 (including the Residual Interest therein represented by the Class R-10 Interest) and the acceptance by the
Trustee thereof, pursuant to Section 2.09(j), 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 (evidencing the Class R-1 Interest and the Class R-2 Interest) and the Class R-X Certificates (evidencing the Class R-4, Class R-5, Class R-6, Class R-7, Class R-8, Class R-9 and Class R-10 Interest) in authorized denominations.

 

 

ARTICLE III

 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING

OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS

	
            SECTION 3.01
  	
            Servicer to Act as Servicer.
  

The Mortgage Loans shall be serviced and administered by the Servicer on behalf of the Trust 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 serviced by the Originators in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Side Letter, dated as of July 7, 2005, among Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc., New Century Mortgage Corporation and Finance America, LLC as servicers and the Servicer, which is attached hereto as Exhibit S, 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 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 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) the collection of such Prepayment Charge is prohibited by applicable law or (iv) the Prepayment Charge payable under the terms of the Mortgage Note is less than the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth in the Prepayment Charge Schedule or other information provided to the Servicer. If a
Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standards described in clauses (iii) or (iv) above, then the Servicer shall work with the Depositor to enforce the obligations of the related Originator under the related Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than as permitted by meeting the standards described above, then as a remedy for the breach of such covenant, the Servicer shall to 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 together with and at the time that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited into the Collection Account. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, any payments made by the Servicer in respect of any Prepayment Charges waived other than as permitted above shall
be deemed to be paid outside of the Trust Fund.

Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the 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 Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon 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. 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, within 15 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer a limited power of attorney in the form of Exhibit I, executed by each payee or last endorsee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgage Notes and each mortgagee or last assignee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgages and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative
duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney.

The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name, when the Servicer believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, any and all instruments of assignment and other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment or re-recording of a Mortgage in the name of MERS, solely as nominee for the Trustee and its successors and assigns. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS® System, shall be subject to
withdrawal by the Servicer from the Collection Account.

Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be 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 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 4.04) 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 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 

 

REMIC created hereunder 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.

	
            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. The Trustee is hereby authorized to acknowledge, at the request of the Servicer, any Sub-Servicing Agreement that meets the requirements applicable to Sub-Servicing Agreements set forth in this Agreement and that is otherwise permitted under this Agreement. No such acknowledgment shall be deemed to imply that the Trustee has consented to any such Sub-Servicing Agreement, has passed upon whether such Sub-Servicing Agreement meets the requirements applicable to Sub-Servicing Agreements set forth in this Agreement or has passed upon whether such Sub-Servicing
Agreement 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 (in the manner set forth in Section 2.01), for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, shall enforce the obligations of each Sub-Servicer under the related Sub-Servicing Agreement and (except as otherwise provided in Section 2.01) of the Originators and the Seller under the Assignment Agreements, including, without limitation, any obligation to make advances in respect of delinquent payments as required by a Sub-Servicing Agreement, or to purchase a Mortgage Loan 

 

on account of missing or defective documentation or on account of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant, as described in Section 2.03(a). 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 such enforcement 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. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.01, enforcement of the Assignment Agreements against the Originators and the Seller shall be effected by the Servicer to the extent it is not an Originator or the Seller and otherwise by the Trustee in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this paragraph.

	
            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 Servicer or 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 such party is then acting as Servicer) shall, for any reason, no longer be the Servicer (including termination due to a Servicer Event of Termination).

	
            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 and the Trustee or 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 or 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 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 Termination), the Trustee 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 elects to terminate any Sub-Servicing Agreement in accordance with its terms as provided in Section 3.03. Upon such assumption, the Trustee (or the successor servicer appointed pursuant to Section 7.02) shall be deemed, subject to Section 3.03, to have assumed all of the departing Servicer’s interest therein and to have replaced the departing 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 departing 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) neither the Trustee nor 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. All Servicing Transfer Costs shall be paid by the predecessor Servicer upon presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs, and if such predecessor Servicer defaults in its obligation to pay such costs, such costs shall be paid by the successor Servicer or the Trustee (in which case the successor Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor from the assets of the Trust).

	
            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 connection with any such
modification, the Servicer may reimburse itself for any unpaid Advances or Servicing Advances with respect to such modified Mortgage Loan at the time of such modification, in accordance with Section 3.11(a) of this Agreement. 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 4.04 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, or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or otherwise grant indulgence to any Mortgagor (any and all such waivers, modifications, variances, forgiveness of principal or interest, postponements, or indulgences collectively referred to herein as “forbearance”). The Servicer’s analysis supporting any forbearance and the conclusion that any forbearance meets the standards of Section 3.01 shall be reflected in writing in the Mortgage File.

 

	
            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 Escrow Payments shall be deposited and retained. Servicing Accounts shall be Eligible Accounts. The 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 Servicer’s receipt thereof, all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans and shall thereafter deposit such Escrow Payments in the Servicing Accounts, in no event more than two Business Days after the receipt of such Escrow Payments, all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans for the purpose of effecting the 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 Servicing 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 X. In the event the 

 

Servicer shall deposit in a Servicing Account any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time withdraw such amount from such Servicing Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. The Servicer will be responsible for the administration of the Servicing Accounts and will be obligated to make Servicing Advances to such accounts when and as necessary to avoid the lapse of insurance coverage on the Mortgaged Property, or which the Servicer knows, or in the exercise of the required standard of care of the Servicer hereunder should know, is necessary to avoid the loss of the Mortgaged Property due to a tax sale or the foreclosure as a result of a tax lien. If any such payment has not been made and the Servicer receives notice of a tax lien with respect to the Mortgage being imposed, the Servicer will, promptly and to the extent required to avoid loss of the Mortgaged
Property, advance or cause to be advanced funds necessary to discharge such lien on the Mortgaged Property. 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. The Servicer may pay to itself any excess interest on funds in the Servicing Accounts, to the extent such action is in conformity with the servicing standard set forth in Section 3.01, is permitted by law and such amounts are not required to be paid to Mortgagors or used for any of the other purposes set forth above.

	
            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 or cause to be deposited 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 Servicer’s receipt thereof, and shall thereafter 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 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 (but not Prepayment Charges), 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, Liquidation Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries and condemnation 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 10.01);

(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 or Section 10.01;

(vii)       all amounts required to be deposited in connection with Substitution Adjustments pursuant to Section 2.03; and

(viii)      all Prepayment Charges collected by the Servicer and any Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amounts 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 Servicing Fees, late payment charges, assumption fees, insufficient funds charges and ancillary income (other than Prepayment 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 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 on or before 3:00 p.m. New York time (i) on the Servicer Remittance Date, that portion of the Available Funds (calculated without regard to the references in 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, the amount of all Prepayment Charges collected during the applicable Prepayment Period by the Servicer and Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amounts in
connection with the Principal Prepayment of any of the Mortgage Loans then on deposit in the Collection Account and (ii) on each Business Day as of the commencement of which the balance on deposit in the Collection Account exceeds $75,000 following any withdrawals pursuant to the next succeeding sentence, the amount of such excess, but only if the Collection Account constitutes an Eligible Account solely pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of “Eligible Account.” If the balance on deposit in the Collection Account exceeds $75,000 as of the commencement of business on any Business Day and the Collection Account constitutes an Eligible Account solely pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of “Eligible Account,” the Servicer shall, on or before 3:00 p.m. New York time on such Business Day, withdraw from the Collection Account any and all amounts payable or reimbursable to the Servicer, the Trustee or any Sub-Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11 and shall pay such
amounts to the Persons entitled thereto.

(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 written notice to the Trustee 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 and the Depositor 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 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, with respect to
items (i) through (iv) below, shall deliver to the Trustee from time to time for deposit, and the Trustee, with respect to items (i) through (iv) below, shall so deposit, in the Distribution Account:

	
            (i)
 	
            any Advances, as required pursuant to Section 4.04;
 

(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 10.01;

(iv)        any Compensating Interest to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.24 in connection with any Prepayment Interest Shortfall; and

(v)        any amounts required to be paid to the Trustee pursuant to the Agreement, including, but not limited to Section 3.06 and Section 7.02.

	
            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 4.04:

(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 (a) any unreimbursed Advances to the extent of amounts received which represent Late Collections (net of the related Servicing Fees), Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds on Mortgage Loans with respect to which such Advances were made in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.04; (b) any unreimbursed Advances with respect to the final liquidation of a Mortgage Loan that are Nonrecoverable Advances, 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 

 

for such unreimbursed Advances; (c) subject to Section 4.04(b), any unreimbursed Advances to the extent of funds held in the Collection Account for future distribution that were not included in Available Funds for the preceding Distribution Date including unreimbursed Advances on Mortgage Loans or Servicing Advances modified pursuant to Section 3.07 where (x) such Advance or Servicing Advance is added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or (y) a portion of the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan has been forgiven (provided that such amounts must be deposited into the Collection Account prior to the next Distribution Date);

(iii)        subject to Section 3.16(d), to pay the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer (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 Servicing Advances made with respect to a Mortgage Loan that, upon a Final Recovery Determination with respect to such Mortgage Loan are Nonrecoverable Advances, but only to the extent that Late Collections, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and condemnation 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 the related Originator with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has previously been purchased or replaced pursuant to Section 2.03 all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of purchase or substitution, and to pay the Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has previously been purchased pursuant to Section 3.16(c) all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of purchase;

(vi)        to reimburse the Servicer for any Advance or Servicing Advance previously made which the Servicer has determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.04;

(vii)       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(a);

(viii)      to reimburse the Servicer for expenses incurred by or reimbursable to the Servicer pursuant to Section 6.03; and

	
            (ix)
 	
            to clear and terminate the Collection Account pursuant to Section 10.01.
 

The foregoing requirements for withdrawal from the Collection Account shall be exclusive. 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.

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) and (vii) 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 subclause (vi) above; provided that an Officers’ Certificate in the form described under Section 4.04(d) shall suffice for such written notification to the Trustee in respect 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 in accordance with Section 4.01;
 	
             

	
            (ii)
 	
            to pay itself the Trustee Compensation pursuant to Section 8.05;
 	
             

	
            (iii)
 	
            to pay any amounts in respect of taxes pursuant to Section 9.01(g);
 	
             

	
            (iv)
 	
            to clear and terminate the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 10.01;
 
					

(v)        to pay any amounts required to be paid to the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement, including but not limited to funds required to be paid pursuant to Section 3.06, Section 7.02 and Section 8.05; and

(vi)        to pay to the Trustee, any interest or investment income earned on funds deposited in the Distribution Account.

	
            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 to invest the funds on deposit in such account and the Trustee may direct any depository institution maintaining the Distribution Account to invest the funds on deposit in such account or to hold such funds uninvested (each such account, for the purposes of this Section 3.12, an “Investment Account”). All investments pursuant to this Section 3.12 shall be 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 or if such investment is managed or advised by a Person other
than the Trustee or an Affiliate of the Trustee, 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 or if such investment is managed or advised by the Trustee or any Affiliate. 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 (in its capacity as such), or in the name of a nominee of the Trustee. 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 Trustee 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, Section 3.31 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 Account immediately upon realization of such loss.

(c)        All income and gain realized from the investment of funds deposited in the Distribution Account shall be for the benefit of the Trustee. The Trustee shall deposit in the Distribution Account the amount of any loss of principal incurred in respect of any such Permitted Investment made with funds in such Account immediately upon realization of such loss. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee may at its discretion, and without liability, hold the funds in the Distribution Account uninvested.

(d)        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(a)(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.

	
            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 first lien Mortgage Loan hazard insurance with extended coverage on the Mortgaged Property in an amount which is at least equal to the least of (i) the current Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan, (ii) 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 and (iii) the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such Mortgaged Property. The Servicer shall also cause to be maintained hazard 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. 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 any Mortgagor to obtain 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 B:VI 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 actual 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 such 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 whatsoever. 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 use its best efforts, consistent with the servicing standards set forth in Section 3.01, to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert the ownership of properties securing such of the Mortgage Loans as come into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments 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(a) and Section 3.23. The foregoing is subject to the provision that, in any case in which a 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 Trustee, either (i) obtain title to such Mortgaged Property as a result of or in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, or (ii) otherwise acquire possession of, or take any other action with respect to, such Mortgaged Property, if, as a result of any such action, the Trustee, the 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 a 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)(vii), 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.

 

 

For the purposes of this Section 3.16(b), actual notice and actual knowledge of the Servicer means actual notice to or actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Servicer involved in the servicing of the relevant Mortgage Loan. Actual knowledge of the Servicer does not include knowledge imputable by virtue of the availability of or accessibility to information relating to environmental or hazardous waste sites or the locations thereof.

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 4.04(d). The cost of any such compliance, containment, clean-up or remediation shall be advanced by the Servicer, subject to the Servicer’s right to be reimbursed therefor from the Collection Account as
provided in Section 3.11(a)(vii), 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 a Mortgage Loan which has become 90 or more days delinquent or for which the Servicer has accepted a deed in lieu of foreclosure. Prior to purchase pursuant to this Section 3.16(c), the Servicer shall be required to continue to make Advances pursuant to Section 4.04. The Servicer shall not use any procedure in selecting Mortgage Loans to be repurchased which is materially adverse to the interests of the Certificateholders. The Servicer shall purchase such delinquent Mortgage Loan at a price equal to the Purchase Price of such Mortgage Loan. Any such purchase of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 3.16(c) shall be accomplished by deposit in the Collection Account of the amount of the Purchase Price. Upon the satisfaction of the requirements set forth in Section 3.17(a), the Trustee shall
immediately deliver the Mortgage File and any related documentation to the Servicer and will execute such documents provided to it as are necessary to convey the Mortgage Loan to the Servicer.

(d)        Proceeds received in connection with any Final Recovery Determination, as well as any recovery resulting from a partial collection of Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or condemnation proceeds, in respect of any Mortgage Loan, will be applied in the following order of priority: first, to unpaid Servicing Fees; second, to reimburse the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(iii) and Advances pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(ii); third, 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 fourth, 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 shall deliver to the Trustee, in written (with two executed copies) or electronic format, a Request for Release in the form of Exhibit E hereto (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) signed by a Servicing Officer (or in a mutually agreeable electronic format that will, in lieu of a signature on its face, originate from a Servicing Officer) and shall request delivery to it of the Mortgage File. Upon receipt of any Request for Relase or such
certification and request under this Agreement, the Trustee shall, within three Business Days, release and send by overnight mail, at the expense of the Servicer, the related Mortgage File to the Servicer. 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, in written (with two executed copies) or electronic format, of a Request for Release in the form of Exhibit E hereto signed by a Servicing Officer (or in a mutually agreeable electronic format that will, in lieu of a signature on its face, originate from a Servicing Officer), release the related Mortgage File to the Servicer within three Business Days, and the Trustee shall, at the written 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 Request for Release, in written (with two executed copies) or electronic format, from 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, such Mortgage Loan shall be released by the Trustee to the Servicer or its designee within three Business Days.

(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, copies of, 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, Liquidation Proceeds or condemnation 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 Section 3.29 or Section 6.04, 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 fees, late payment charges, insufficient funds charges, ancillary income or otherwise (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 and servicing compensation of each
Sub-Servicer) and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided herein.

	
            SECTION 3.19
 	
            Reports to the Trustee; Collection Account Statements.
 

Not later than twenty days after each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall forward, upon request, to the Trustee and the Depositor the most current available bank statement for the Collection Account. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Trustee to any Certificateholder and to any Person identified to the Trustee as a prospective transferee of a Certificate, upon request at the expense of the requesting party, provided such statement is delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee.

	
            SECTION 3.20
 	
            Statement as to Compliance.
 

The Servicer will deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor not later than the 15th day of March following the end of each calendar year of the Servicer (which, as of the Closing Date, ends on the last day of December), commencing in 2006, an Officers’ Certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit P 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 officers’ supervision and (ii) to the best of such officers’ 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. The Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and its officers, directors and Affiliates from and against any actual losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses that such Person may sustain based upon a breach of the Servicer’s obligations under this Section 3.20. 

	
            SECTION 3.21
 	
            Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report.
 

Not later than the 15th day of March following the end of each calendar year of the Servicer (which, as of the Startup Day, ends on the last day of December), 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 furnish a copy of such report to the Trustee and each Rating Agency. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Trustee to any Certificateholder upon request at the Servicer’s expense, provided that such statement is delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee. The Servicer
shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and its officers, directors and Affiliates from and against any actual losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses that such Person may sustain based upon a breach of the Servicer’s obligations under this Section 3.21. 

	
            SECTION 3.22
 	
            Access to Certain Documentation; Filing of Reports by Trustee.
 

(a)        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, access to the documentation 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 regarding the Mortgage Loans will be provided to the Trustee and to any Person identified to the Servicer as a prospective transferee of a Certificate, 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.

(b)        (i)  The Trustee and the Servicer 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.

(ii)         Each Form 8-K shall be filed by the Trustee within 10 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 Security and Exchange Commission staff’s interpretations. The Servicer shall provide the Servicer Certification (defined in Section 3.22(b)(iii)) to the Trustee and the Depositor on March 15th of each year (which occurs each year fifteen days prior to March
30th of such year). The Trustee shall prepare such Form 10-K and provide the Depositor with such Form 10-K not later than March 20th of each year. Following its receipt thereof, the Depositor shall execute such Form 10-K and provide the original of such Form 10-K to the Trustee not later than March 25th (or, if the applicable March 25th is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) of each year; provided, however, that if the filing of such Form 10-K shall be required to occur on a date earlier than March 30th of each year as may be required by the Exchange Act and the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, then the time periods for preparation and execution of such Form 10-K set forth in this
sentence shall be adjusted accordingly). Such Form 10-K when filed 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 N-1 (the “Certification”), which shall be signed by the senior officer of the Depositor in charge of securitization.

(iii)        In addition, (x) the Trustee shall sign a certification (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit N-2) for the benefit of the Depositor and its officers, directors and Affiliates regarding certain aspects of items 1 through 3 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 (y) the Servicer shall sign a certification (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit N-3) for the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee and their officers, directors and Affiliates regarding certain aspects of items 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the Certification (the “Servicer Certification”).

 

 

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 3.22(b) caused by 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 actual 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 (I) the failure of the Servicer to timely deliver the Servicer Certification or (II)
any material misstatement in the Servicer Certification. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Depositor, 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 of the Depositor on the one hand and the Trustee on the other in connection with a breach of the Trustee’s obligations under this Section 3.22(b) caused by the Trustee’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith and (ii) the Servicer 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 of the Depositor on the one hand and the Servicer on the other in connection with the Servicer
Certification and the related obligations of the Servicer under this Section 3.22(b).

(iv)        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.

(v)        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 15D Suspension Notification with respect to the Trust.

(vi)        To the extent that, following the Closing Date, the Depositor certifies that reports and certifications differing from those required under this Section 3.22(b) comply with the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act, the Trustee and the Servicer hereby agree that they will reasonably cooperate to amend the provisions of this Section 3.22(b) in order to comply with such amended reporting requirements and such amendment of this Section 3.22(b); provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be responsible for executing any Form 10-K or the Certification. Any such amendment may result in the reduction of the reports filed by the Depositor under the Exchange Act.

	
            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 1, shall sell any REO Property as soon as practicable and in any event no later than the end of the third full taxable year after the taxable year in which such REMIC 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 such three-year period, unless the Servicer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee and the Depositor, to the effect that the holding by the REMIC of such REO Property subsequent to three years
after its acquisition will not result in the imposition on the 

 

REMIC of taxes on “prohibited transactions” thereof, as defined in Section 860F of the Code, or cause any of the REMICs created hereunder 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 of the REMICs created hereunder 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 separately account for all funds collected and received in connection with the operation of any REO Property 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 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 (subject to the requirement of prompt disposition set forth in Section 3.23(a))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 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 Servicer’s receipt
thereof, and shall thereafter deposit 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 the REMIC, 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:

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

(2)        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;

(3)        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

(4)        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 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 in a manner, at such price and upon such terms and conditions as shall be normal and usual in the servicing standard set forth in Section 3.01.

(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.
 

Not later than 1:00 p.m. New York time on each Servicer Remittance Date, the Servicer shall remit to the Distribution Account an amount (“Compensating Interest”) equal to the lesser of (A) the aggregate of the Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for the related Distribution Date and (B) 50% of its aggregate Servicing Fee received in the related Due Period. The Servicer shall not have the right to reimbursement for any amounts remitted to the Trustee in respect of Compensating Interest. Such amounts so remitted shall be included in the Available Funds and distributed therewith on the next Distribution Date. The Servicer shall not be obligated to pay Compensating Interest with respect to Relief Act Interest Shortfalls.

	
            SECTION 3.25
 	
            [Reserved].
 

 

 

 

	
            SECTION 3.26
 	
  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 the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate results from or is attributable to adjustments to Mortgage Rates, 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 deposit in the Collection 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 3.26 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 3.27
 	
            Solicitations.
 

From and after the Closing Date, the Servicer agrees that it will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its agents and Affiliates, or by any independent contractors or independent mortgage brokerage companies on the Servicer’s behalf, to personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the Mortgagor under any Mortgage Loan for the purpose of refinancing such Mortgage Loan; provided, that the Servicer may solicit any Mortgagor for whom the Servicer has received a request for verification of mortgage, a request for demand for payoff, a mortgagor initiated written or verbal communication indicating a desire to prepay the related Mortgage Loan, another mortgage company has pulled a credit report on the mortgagor or the mortgagor initiates a title search; provided further, it is understood and agreed that promotions undertaken by the Servicer or any of its
Affiliates which (i) concern optional insurance products or other additional products or (ii) are directed to the general public at large, including, without limitation, mass mailings based on commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio, telephone and television advertisements shall not constitute solicitation under this Section, nor is the Servicer prohibited from responding to unsolicited requests or inquiries made by a Mortgagor or an agent of a Mortgagor. Furthermore, the Servicer shall be permitted to include in its monthly statements to borrowers or otherwise, statements regarding the availability of the Servicer’s counseling services with respect to refinancing mortgage loans.

	
            SECTION 3.28
 	
            Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account.
 

No later than the Closing Date, the Trustee shall establish and maintain with itself a separate, segregated trust account titled, “Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, in trust for registered Holders of Fremont Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3.”

On each Distribution Date, the Trustee has been directed by the Class C Certificateholders to, and therefore shall, deposit into the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account the amounts described in Section 4.01(d)(iv), rather than distributing such amounts to the Class C Certificateholders. In addition, any payments received by the Trustee under the Cap Contract on each Distribution Date will be deposited into the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account. On each such Distribution Date, the Trustee shall hold all such amounts for the benefit of the Holders of the Floating Rate Certificates, and shall distribute such amounts from the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account to the Holders of the Floating Rate Certificates in the amounts and priorities set forth in Section 4.01(e).

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 Floating Rate 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.

For federal and state income tax purposes, the Class C 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 (other than any amounts deposited pursuant to the Cap Contract) shall be treated as amounts distributed by REMIC 2 to the Holders of the Class C Interest and by the Class C Interest to the Class C Certificates. The Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account will be an “outside reserve fund” within the meaning of Treasury regulation Section 1.860G-2(h). The Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account will be part of the Trust but not part of any REMIC and any payments to the Holders of the Floating Rate 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).

By accepting a Class C Certificate, each Class C 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 in Section 4.01(d)(iv) on each Distribution Date as to which there is any Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount (in excess of the amount received under the Cap Contract) rather than distributing such amounts to the Class C Certificateholders. By accepting a Class C Certificate, each Class C Certificateholder further agrees that such direction is given for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged by such acceptance.

All amounts on deposit in the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account shall remain uninvested.

For federal tax return and information reporting, the value of the right to receive payments from the Net WAC Rate Carryover Account is $ 157,000.00.

	
            SECTION 3.29
 	
            Advance Facility.
 

(a)        The Servicer is hereby authorized to enter into a financing or other facility (any such arrangement, an “Advance Facility”), the documentation for which complies with Section 3.29(e) below, under which (1) the Servicer assigns or pledges its rights under this Agreement to be reimbursed for any or all Advances and/or Servicing Advances to (i) a Person, which may be a special-purpose bankruptcy-remote entity (an “SPV”), (ii) a Person, which may simultaneously assign or pledge such rights to an SPV or (iii) a lender (a “Lender”), which, in the case of any Person or SPV of the type described in either of the preceding clauses (i) or (ii), may directly or through other assignees and/or pledgees, assign or pledge such rights to a Person, which may include a trustee acting on behalf of holders of debt instruments
(any such Person or any such Lender, an “Advance Financing Person”), and/or (2) an Advance Financing Person agrees to fund all the Advances and/or Servicing Advances required to be made by the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement. No consent of the Trustee, Certificateholders or any other party shall be required before the Servicer may enter into an Advance Facility nor shall the Trustee or the Certificateholders be a third party beneficiary of any obligation of an Advance Financing Person to the Servicer. Notwithstanding the existence of any Advance Facility under which an Advance Financing Person agrees to fund Advances and/or Servicing Advances, (A) the Servicer (i) shall remain obligated pursuant to this Agreement to make Advances and/or Servicing Advances pursuant to and as required by this Agreement and (ii) shall not be relieved of such obligations 

 

by virtue of such Advance Facility and (B) neither the Advance Financing Person nor any Servicer’s Assignee (as hereinafter defined) shall have any right to proceed against or otherwise contact any Mortgagor for the purpose of collecting any payment that may be due with respect to any related Mortgage Loan or enforcing any covenant of such Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

(b)        If the Servicer enters into an Advance Facility, the Servicer and the related Advance Financing Person shall deliver to the Trustee at the address set forth in Section 11.05 hereof a written notice (an “Advance Facility Notice”), stating (a) the identity of the Advance Financing Person and (b) the identity of the Person (the “Servicer’s Assignee”) that will, subject to Section 3.29(c) hereof, have the right to make withdrawals from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11(a) clauses (ii)(a), (ii)(b), (iii), (vi) and (vii) hereof to reimburse previously unreimbursed Advances and/or Servicing Advances (“Advance Reimbursement Amounts”). Advance Reimbursement Amounts (i) shall consist solely of amounts in respect of Advances and/or Servicing Advances for which the Servicer would be permitted to
reimburse itself in accordance with Section 3.11(a) clauses (ii)(a), (ii)(b), (iii), (vi) and (vii) hereof, assuming the Servicer had made the related Advance(s) and/or Servicing Advance(s) and (ii) shall not consist of amounts payable to a successor Servicer in accordance with Section 3.11(a) clauses (ii)(a), (ii)(b), (iii), (vi) and (vii) hereof to the extent permitted under Section 3.29(e) below.

(c)        Notwithstanding the existence of an Advance Facility, the Servicer, on behalf of the Advance Financing Person, shall be entitled to receive reimbursements of Advances and/or Servicing Advances in accordance with Section 3.11(a) clauses (ii)(a), (ii)(b), (iii), (vi) and (vii) hereof, which entitlement may be terminated by the Advance Financing Person pursuant to a written notice to the Trustee in the manner set forth in Section 11.05 hereof. Upon receipt of such written notice, the Servicer shall no longer be entitled to receive reimbursement for any Advance Reimbursement Amounts and the Servicer’s Assignee shall immediately have the right to receive from the Collection Account all Advance Reimbursement Amounts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and for the avoidance of doubt, (i) the Servicer and/or the Servicer’s Assignee shall
only be entitled to reimbursement of Advance Reimbursement Amounts hereunder from withdrawals from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11(a) clauses (ii)(a), (ii)(b), (iii), (vi) and (vii) of this Agreement and shall not otherwise be entitled to make withdrawals of, or receive, amounts that shall be on deposit in the Distribution Account or that are required to be deposited in the Distribution Account pursuant to any provision hereunder, and (ii) none of the Trustee or the Certificateholders shall have any right to, or otherwise be entitled to, receive any Advance Reimbursement Amounts to which the Servicer or Servicer’s Assignee, as applicable, shall be entitled pursuant to Section 3.11(a) clauses (ii)(a), (ii)(b), (iii), (vi) and (vii). An Advance Facility may be terminated by the joint written direction of the Servicer and the related Advance Financing Person. Written notice of such termination shall be delivered to the Trustee in the manner set forth in Section 11.05
hereof. None of the Depositor or the Trustee shall, as a result of the existence of any Advance Facility, have any additional duty or liability with respect to the calculation or payment of any Advance Reimbursement Amount, nor, as a result of the existence of any Advance Facility, shall the Depositor or the Trustee have any additional responsibility to track or monitor the administration of the Advance Facility or the payment of Advance Reimbursement Amounts to the Servicer’s Assignee.

 

 

The Servicer shall indemnify the Depositor, any successor Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Fund for any claim, loss, liability or damage resulting from any claim by the related Advance Financing Person, except to the extent that such claim, loss, liability or damage (i) in the case of the Depositor, was incurred by reason of the Depositor’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of its reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder, (ii) in the case of a successor Servicer, was incurred by reason of such successor Servicer’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of its reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder or by reason of a breach of such successor Servicer’s obligations and duties under this Agreement or (iii) in the case of the
Trustee or the Trust Fund, (A) resulted from a breach of the Servicer’s or a successor Servicer’s obligations and duties under this Agreement for which the Trustee is indemnified under Section 8.05(b) or (B) was incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence of the Trustee in the performance of its duties hereunder or by reason of the Trustee’s reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder or as a result of a breach of the Trustee’s obligations under Article X hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the exclusions set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above from the Servicer’s obligation to indemnify the Depositor, any successor Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Fund shall not be applicable, in any case, to the extent the applicable claim, loss, liability or damage was incurred by reason of the Servicer’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of its reckless
disregard of obligations and duties hereunder or by reason of a breach of the Servicer’s obligations and duties under this Agreement.

The Servicer shall maintain and provide to any successor Servicer and, upon request, the Trustee a detailed accounting on a loan-by-loan basis as to amounts advanced by, pledged or assigned to, and reimbursed to any Advancing Financing Person. The successor Servicer shall be entitled to rely on any such information provided by the predecessor Servicer, and the successor Servicer shall not be liable for any errors in such information.

(d)        An Advance Financing Person who receives an assignment or pledge of rights to receive Advance Reimbursement Amounts and/or whose obligations are limited to the funding of Advances and/or Servicing Advances pursuant to an Advance Facility shall not be required to meet the criteria for qualification as a Sub-Servicer.

(e)        As between a predecessor Servicer and its Advance Financing Person, on the one hand, and a successor Servicer and its Advance Financing Person, if any, on the other hand, Advance Reimbursement Amounts on a loan-by-loan basis with respect to each Mortgage Loan as to which an Advance and/or Servicing Advance shall have been made and be outstanding shall be allocated on a “first-in, first out” basis. In the event the Servicer’s Assignee shall have received some or all of an Advance Reimbursement Amount related to Advances and/or Servicing Advances that were made by a Person other than such predecessor Servicer or its related Advance Financing Person in error, then such Servicer’s Assignee shall be required to remit any portion of such Advance Reimbursement Amount to each Person entitled to such portion of such Advance
Reimbursement Amount. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall remain entitled to be reimbursed by the Advance Financing Person for all Advances and/or Servicing Advances funded by the Servicer to the extent the related Advance Reimbursement Amounts have not been assigned or pledged to such Advance Financing Person or Servicer’s Assignee.

(f)         For purposes of any Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer made pursuant to Section 4.04(d), any Nonrecoverable Advance referred to therein may have been made by such Servicer or any predecessor Servicer. In making its determination that any Advance or Servicing 

 

Advance theretofore made has become a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Servicer shall apply the same criteria in making such determination regardless of whether such Advance or Servicing Advance shall have been made by the Servicer or any predecessor Servicer.

(g)        Any amendment to this Section 3.29 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 3.29, including amendments to add provisions relating to a successor Servicer, may be entered into by the Trustee, the Depositor and the Servicer without the consent of any Certificateholder, provided such amendment complies with Section 11.01 hereof. All reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of each party hereto of any such amendment shall be borne solely by the Servicer. The parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that:  (a) the Advances and/or Servicing Advances financed by and/or pledged to an Advance Financing Person under any Advance Facility are obligations owed to the Servicer payable only from the cash flows
and proceeds received under this Agreement for reimbursement of Advances and/or Servicing Advances only to the extent provided herein, and the Trustee and the Trust are not, as a result of the existence of any Advance Facility, obligated or liable to repay any Advances and/or Servicing Advances financed by the Advance Financing Person; (b) the Servicer will be responsible for remitting to the Advance Financing Person the applicable amounts collected by it as reimbursement for Advances and/or Servicing Advances funded by the Advance Financing Person, subject to the provisions of this Agreement; and (c) the Trustee shall not have any responsibility to track or monitor the administration of the financing arrangement between the Servicer and any Advance Financing Person.

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

FLOW OF FUNDS

	
            SECTION 4.01
 	
            Distributions.
 

(a)        (I) On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Distribution Account that portion of Available Funds for such Distribution Date consisting of the Group I Interest Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date, and make the following disbursements and transfers in the order of priority described below, in each case to the extent of the Group I Interest Remittance Amount remaining for such Distribution Date:

(i)         concurrently, to the Holders of the Group I Certificates, on a pro rata basis based on the entitlement of each such Class, the Monthly Interest Distributable Amount and the Unpaid Interest Shortfall Amount, if any, for such Class; and

(ii)         concurrently, to the Holders of the Group II Certificates, on a pro rata basis based on the entitlement of each such Class, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (x) the amount required to be distributed pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(II)(i) below for such Distribution Date over (y) the amount actually distributed pursuant to such clause from the Group II Interest Remittance Amount.

(II)        On each Distribution Date the Trustee shall withdraw from the Distribution Account that portion of Available Funds for such Distribution Date consisting of the Group II Interest Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date, and make the following disbursements and transfers in the order of priority described below, in each case to the extent of the Group II Interest Remittance Amount remaining for such Distribution Date.

(i)         concurrently, to the Holders of the Group II Certificates, on a pro rata basis based on the entitlement of each such Class, the Monthly Interest Distributable Amount and the Unpaid Interest Shortfall Amount, if any, for each such Class; and

(ii)         concurrently, to the Holders of the Group I Certificates, on a pro rata basis based on the entitlement of each such Class, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (x) the amount required to be distributed pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(I)(i) above for such Distribution Date over (y) the amount actually distributed pursuant to such clause from the Group I Interest Remittance Amount.

(III)      On each Distribution Date, distributions to the extent of the sum of the Group I Interest Remittance Amount and the Group II Interest Remittance Amount remaining undistributed for such Distribution Date shall be distributed sequentially to the Holders of 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, the Class M-8 Certificates, the Class M-9 Certificates, the Class B-1 Certificates, the Class B-2 Certificates and the Class B-3 Certificates, in that order, in an amount equal to the Monthly Interest Distributable Amount for each such Class.

 

 

(b)        (I) On each Distribution Date (a) prior to the Stepdown Date or (b) on which a Trigger Event is in effect, distributions in respect of principal to the extent of the Group I Principal Distribution Amount shall be made in the following amounts and order of priority:

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

(ii)         second, after taking into account the amount distributed to the Holders of the Group II Certificates pursuant to Section 4.01(b)(II)(i) below on such Distribution Date, to the Holders of the Group II Certificates (allocated among Group II Certificates in the priority described below), until the Certificate Principal Balances thereof have been reduced to zero.

(II)        On each Distribution Date (a) prior to the Stepdown Date or (b) on which a Trigger Event is in effect, distributions in respect of principal to the extent of the Group II Principal Distribution Amount shall be made in the following amounts and order of priority:

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

(ii)         second, after taking into account the amount distributed to the Holders of the Group I Certificates pursuant to Section 4.01(b)(I)(i) above on such Distribution Date, to the Holders of the Group I Certificates (allocated among Group I Certificates in the priority described below), until the Certificate Principal Balances thereof have been reduced to zero.

(III)      On each Distribution Date (a) prior to the Stepdown Date or (b) on which a Trigger Event is in effect, distributions in respect of principal to the extent of the sum of the Group I Principal Distribution Amount and the Group II Principal Distribution Amount remaining undistributed for such Distribution Date shall be distributed sequentially, to the Holders of 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, the Class M-8 Certificates, the Class M-9 Certificates, the Class B-1 Certificates, the Class B-2 Certificates and the Class B-3 Certificates, in that order, in each case, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero.

(IV)      On each Distribution Date (a) on or after the Stepdown Date and (b) on which a Trigger Event is not in effect, distributions in respect of principal to the extent of the Group I Principal Distribution Amount shall be made in the following amounts and order of priority:

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

 

 

(ii)         second, to the Holders of the Group II Certificates (allocated among Group II Certificates in the priority described below), an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (x) the amount required to be distributed pursuant to Section 4.01(b)(V)(i) below for such Distribution Date over (y) the amount actually distributed pursuant to Section 4.0(b)(V)(i) below from the Group II Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date.

(V)       On each Distribution Date (a) on or after the Stepdown Date and (b) on which a Trigger Event is not in effect, distributions in respect of principal to the extent of the Group II Principal Distribution Amount shall be made in the following amounts and order of priority:

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

(ii)         second, to the Holders of the Group I Certificates  (allocated among Group I Certificates in the priority described below), an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (x) the amount required to be distributed pursuant to Section 4.01(b)(IV)(i) above for such Distribution Date over (y) the amount actually distributed pursuant to Section(b)(IV)(i) above from the Group I Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date.

(VI)      On each Distribution Date (a) on or after the Stepdown Date and (b) on which a Trigger Event is not in effect, distributions in respect of principal to the extent of the sum of the Group I Principal Distribution Amount and the Group II Principal Distribution Amount remaining undistributed for such Distribution Date shall be made in the following amounts and order of priority:

(i)         first, 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;

(ii)         second, 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;

(iii)        third, 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;

(iv)        fourth, 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;

(v)        fifth, 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;

 

 

(vi)        sixth, 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;

(vii)       seventh, 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;

(viii)      eighth, 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;

(ix)        ninth, 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; 

(x)        tenth, 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;

(xi)        eleventh, 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; and

(xii)       twelfth, to the Holders of the Class B-3 Certificates, the Class B-3 Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero.

With respect to the Group I Certificates, all principal distributions will be distributed on a pro rata basis based on the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, with the exception that if a Sequential Trigger Event is in effect, principal distributions will be distributed sequentially, first, to the Holders of the Class I-A1 until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-A1 Certificates has been reduced to zero; and second, to the Holders of the Class I-A2 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-A2 Certificates has been reduced to zero.

With respect to the Group II Certificates, all principal distributions will be distributed sequentially, first, to the Holders of the Class II-A1 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class II-A1 Certificates has been reduced to zero; second, to the Holders of the Class II-A2 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class II-A2 Certificates has been reduced to zero; and third, to the Holders of the Class II-A3 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class II-A3 Certificates has been reduced to zero.

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

(i)         to the Holders of the Class or Classes of Certificates then entitled to receive distributions in respect of principal, in an amount equal to any Extra Principal Distribution Amount, distributable to such Holders as part of the Group I Principal 

 

Distribution Amount and/or the Group II Principal Distribution Amount as described under Section 4.01(b) above;

(ii)         sequentially, to the Holders of the Class I-A2 Certificates, with respect to Allocated Realized Loss Amounts only, and to the Holders of 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, the Class M-8 Certificates, the Class M-9 Certificates, the Class B-1 Certificates, the Class B-2 Certificates, the Class B-3 Certificates, in that order, in each case, first up to the Unpaid Interest Shortfall Amount for each such Class and second up to the Allocated Realized Loss Amount, for each such Class;

(iii)        to the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account, the aggregate of any Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts for the Floating Rate Certificates which exceed the amounts received under the Cap Contract;

(iv)        to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, (a) the Monthly Interest Distributable Amount for such Distribution Date and (b) on any Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Floating Rate Certificates have been reduced to zero, any remaining amounts in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class C Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

(v)        if such Distribution Date follows the Prepayment Period during which occurs the latest date on which a Prepayment Charge may be required to be paid in respect of any Mortgage Loans, to the Holders of the Class P Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance thereof, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero; and

(vi)        any remaining amounts to the Holders of the Residual Certificates (in respect of the Class R-2 Interest).

(d)        On each Distribution Date, after making the distributions of the Available Funds as set forth in Section 4.01(a) through (d) above, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account, to the extent of amounts remaining on deposit therein, the aggregate of any Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts for such Distribution Date and distribute such amount in the following order of priority:

(i)         concurrently, to each Class of Class A Certificates, the related Cap Amount, from payments made under the Cap Contract, in each case up to a maximum amount equal to the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount for such Distribution Date;

(ii)         sequentially, to the Class M-1 Certificates, the Class M-2 Certificates the Class M-3 Certificates, the Class M-4 Certificates, the Class M-5 Certificates, the Class M-6 Certificates, the Class M-7 Certificates, the Class M-8 Certificates, the Class M-9 Certificates, the Class B-1 Certificates, the Class B-2 Certificates, the Class B-3 Certificates, in that order, the related Cap Amount, from payments made under the Cap 

 

Contract, in each case up to a maximum amount equal to the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount for such Distribution Date;

(iii)        concurrently, to each Class of Class A Certificates, the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount remaining undistributed pursuant to clause (i) above, on a pro rata basis based on such respective remaining Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts; and

(iv)        sequentially, to the Class M-1 Certificates, the Class M-2 Certificates, the Class M-3 Certificates, the Class M-4 Certificates, the Class M-5 Certificates, the Class M-6 Certificates, the Class M-7 Certificates, the Class M-8 Certificates, the Class M-9 Certificates, the Class B-1 Certificates, the Class B-2 Certificates, the Class B-3 Certificates, in that order, the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount remaining undistributed pursuant to clause (ii) above.

(e)        On each Distribution Date, all amounts representing Prepayment Charges in respect of the Mortgage Loans received during the related Prepayment Period and any Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amounts paid by the Servicer during the related Prepayment Period will be withdrawn from the Distribution Account and distributed by the Trustee to the Holders of the Class P Certificates and shall not be available for distribution to the Holders of any other Class of Certificates. The payment of the foregoing amounts to the Holders of the Class P Certificates shall not reduce the Certificate Principal Balances thereof.

(f)         The Trustee shall make distributions in respect of a Distribution Date to each Certificateholder of record on the related Record Date (other than as provided in Section 10.01 respecting the final distribution), in the case of Certificateholders of the Regular Certificates, by check or money order mailed to such Certificateholder at the address appearing in the Certificate Register, or by wire transfer. Distributions among Certificateholders shall be made in proportion to the Percentage Interests evidenced by the Certificates held by such Certificateholders.

(g)        Each distribution with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate shall be paid to the Depository, which shall credit 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. All such credits and disbursements with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate are to be made by the Depository and the Depository Participants in accordance with the provisions of the Certificates. None of the Trustee, the Depositor
or the Servicer shall have any responsibility therefor except as otherwise provided by applicable law.

On each Distribution Date, 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 4.08. 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 4.08. 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. 

(i)         It is the intention of all of the parties hereto that the Class C Certificates receive all principal and interest received by the Trust on the Mortgage Loans that is not otherwise distributable to any other Class of Regular Certificates or REMIC Regular Interests and that the Residual Certificates are to receive no principal and interest. If the Trustee determines that the Residual Certificates are entitled to any distributions, the Trustee, prior to any such distribution to any Residual Certificate, shall notify the Depositor of such impending distribution but shall make such distribution in accordance with the terms of this Agreement until this Agreement is amended as specified in the following sentence. Upon such notification, the Depositor will request an amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to revise such mistake in
the distribution provisions. The Residual Certificate Holders, by acceptance of their Certificates, and the Servicer(s), hereby agree to any such amendment and no further consent shall be necessary, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 11.01 of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that such amendment shall otherwise comply with Section 11.01 hereof.

	
            SECTION 4.02
 	
            [Reserved].
 
	
            SECTION 4.03
 	
            Statements.
 

(a)        On each Distribution Date, based, as applicable, on information provided to it by the Servicer, the Trustee shall prepare and make available to each Holder of the Regular Certificates, the Servicer and the Rating Agencies, a statement as to the distributions made on such Distribution Date:

(i)         the amount of the distribution made on such Distribution Date to the Holders of each Class of Regular Certificates, separately identified, allocable to principal and the amount of the distribution made to the Holders of the Class P Certificates allocable to Prepayment Charges and Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amounts;

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

(iii)        the Overcollateralized Amount, the Overcollateralization Deficiency Amount and the Overcollateralization Target Amount as of such Distribution Date and the Excess Overcollateralized Amount for the Mortgage Pool for such Distribution Date;

(iv)        the aggregate amount of servicing compensation received by the Servicer with respect to 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;

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

 

 

 

(vi)        the Pool Balance at the Close of Business at the end of the related Due Period;

(vii)       the number, aggregate Stated Principal Balance, weighted average remaining term to maturity and weighted average Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Determination Date and the number;

(viii)      the number and aggregate unpaid Stated Principal Balance of Mortgage Loans that were (A) Delinquent (exclusive of Mortgage Loans in bankruptcy or foreclosure and REO Properties) (1) 30 to 59 days, (2) 60 to 89 days and (3) 90 or more days, (B) as to which foreclosure proceedings have been commenced and Delinquent (1) 30 to 59 days, (2) 60 to 89 days and (3) 90 or more days, (C) in bankruptcy and Delinquent (1) 30 to 59 days, (2) 60 to 89 days and (3) 90 or more days, in each case as of the Close of Business on the last day of the calendar month preceding such Distribution Date and (D) REO Properties, as well as the aggregate principal balance of Mortgage Loans that were liquidated and the net proceeds resulting therefrom;

	
            (ix)
 	
            [reserved];
 

(x)        the total number and cumulative Stated Principal Balance of all REO Properties as of the Close of Business of the last day of the preceding Prepayment Period;

(xi)        the aggregate amount of Principal Prepayments made during the related Prepayment Period, separately indicating Principal Prepayments in full and Principal Prepayments in part;

(xii)       the aggregate amount of Realized Losses incurred during the related Prepayment Period and the cumulative amount of Realized Losses 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;

(xiii)      the aggregate amount of extraordinary Trust Fund expenses withdrawn from the Collection Account for such Distribution Date;

(xiv)      the Certificate Principal Balance of each Class of Floating Rate Certificates and the Class C Certificates, after giving effect to the distributions made on such Distribution Date;

(xv)       the Monthly Interest Distributable Amount in respect of each Class of Floating Rate Certificates and the Class C Certificates for such Distribution Date and the Unpaid Interest Shortfall Amount, if any, with respect to each Class of Floating Rate Certificates and the Class C Certificates for such Distribution Date;

(xvi)      the aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution Date, to the extent not covered by payments by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.26;

	
            (xvii)
 	
            the Credit Enhancement Percentage for such Distribution Date;
 

 

 

 

(xviii)    the Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount for each Class of Floating Rate Certificates, if any, for such Distribution Date and the amount remaining unpaid after reimbursements therefor on such Distribution Date;

(xix)      any Overcollateralization Target Amount, Overcollateralized Amount and Overcollateralization Deficiency Amount after giving effect to the distribution of principal on such Distribution Date;

	
            (xx)
 	
            when the Stepdown Date or a Trigger Event has occurred;
 
	
            (xxi)
 	
            the Available Funds;
 	
             

(xxii)     the respective Pass-Through Rates applicable to each Class of Floating Rate Certificates and the Class C Certificates for such Distribution Date and the Pass-Through Rate applicable to each Class of Floating Rate Certificates for the immediately succeeding Distribution Date; and

	
            (xxiii)
 	
            payments, if any, made under the Cap Contract.
 

The Trustee will make such statement (and, at its option, any additional files containing the same information in an alternative format) available each month to Certificateholders 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”. Assistance in using the website can be obtained by calling the Trustee’s customer service desk at (800) 735-7777. 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 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. As a condition to access to the Trustee’s internet website, the Trustee may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer. The Trustee will not be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance with this Agreement. The Trustee shall also be entitled to rely on but shall not be responsible for the content or accuracy of any information provided by third parties for purposes of preparing the Distribution Date statement and may affix thereto any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its reasonable discretion (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party thereto).

In the case of information furnished pursuant to subclauses (i) and (ii) above, the amounts shall be expressed in a separate section of the report as a dollar amount for each Class for each $1,000 original dollar amount as of the Cut-off Date.

(b)        Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Trustee shall, upon written request, furnish to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was a Certificateholder of a Regular Certificate, if requested in writing by such Person, such information as is reasonably necessary to provide to such Person 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 prepared and furnished by the Trustee to Certificateholders pursuant to any requirements of the Code as are in force from time to time.

 

 

(c)        On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall make available to the Residual Certificateholders a copy of the reports forwarded to the Regular Certificateholders in respect of such Distribution Date with such other information as the Trustee deems necessary or appropriate.

(d)        Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Trustee shall deliver to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was a Residual Certificateholder, if requested in writing by such Person, such information as is reasonably necessary to provide to such Person a statement containing the information provided pursuant to the previous paragraph aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during which such Person was a Residual Certificateholder. Such obligation of the Trustee shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be prepared and furnished to Certificateholders by the Trustee pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time in force.

	
            SECTION 4.04
 	
            Remittance Reports; Advances.
 

(a)        By the second Business Day following each Determination Date, the Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee by telecopy or electronic mail (or by such other means as the Servicer and the Trustee may agree from time to time) up to two Remittance Reports with respect to the related Distribution Date, which Remittance Reports the Trustee shall use in preparing the statement pursuant to Section 4.03. No later than the second Business Day following each Determination Date, the Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee in addition to the information provided on the Remittance Report, such other information reasonably available to it 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 4.03. The Trustee shall not be responsible to recompute, recalculate or verify any information provided to it by the Servicer.

(b)        The amount of Advances to be made by the Servicer for any Distribution Date shall equal, subject to Section 4.04(d), the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Monthly Payments (net of the related Servicing Fee), due during the related Due Period in respect of the Mortgage Loans, which Monthly Payments were delinquent on a contractual basis 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 Due Period and as to which REO Property an REO Disposition did not occur during the related Due 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. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the Monthly Payment on each Balloon Mortgage Loan with a delinquent Balloon Payment is equal to the assumed monthly payment that would have been due on the related Due Date based on the original principal amortization schedule for such Balloon Mortgage Loan.

On or before 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 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 Collection Account that amounts held for future distribution have been, as permitted by this Section 4.04, used by the Servicer in discharge of any such Advance) or (iii) in the form of any combination of (i) and (ii) aggregating the total amount of Advances to be made by the Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties. Any amounts held for future distribution used by the Servicer to make an Advance as permitted in the preceding sentence 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 Funds for the related Distribution Date (determined without regard to 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 Advances. The Trustee will provide notice to the Servicer by telecopy by the Close of Business on any Servicer Remittance Date in the event that the amount remitted by the Servicer to the Trustee on such date is less than the Advances required to be made by the Servicer for the related Distribution Date, as set forth in the related Remittance Report.

(c)        The obligation of the Servicer to make such Advances is mandatory, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement but subject to (d) below, and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, shall continue until the Mortgage Loan is paid in full or until all Liquidation Proceeds thereon have been recovered, or a Final Recovery Determination has been made thereon.

(d)        Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Advance or Servicing Advance shall be required to be made hereunder by the Servicer if such Advance or Servicing Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. The determination by the Servicer that it has made a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed Advance or Servicing Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate of the Servicer delivered to the Depositor and the Trustee.

	
            SECTION 4.05
 	
            [Reserved].
 	
             

	
            SECTION 4.06
 	
            [Reserved].
 	
             

	
            SECTION 4.07
 	
            Distributions on the REMIC Regular Interests.
 

(a)        On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall cause in the following order of priority, the following amounts which shall be deemed to be distributed by REMIC 1 to REMIC 2 on account of the REMIC 1 Regular Interests or withdrawn from the Distribution Account and distributed to the holders of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class R-1 Interest), as the case may be:

(i)         first, to the extent of Available Funds, to Holders of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTAA, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA1,  REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA3, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM3, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM4, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM5, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM6, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM7, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM8, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM9, REMIC 1 

 

Regular Interest LTB1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB3, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTP, on a pro rata basis, in an amount equal to (A) the Uncertificated Accrued Interest for such Distribution Date, plus (B) any amounts in respect thereof remaining unpaid from previous Distribution Dates. Amounts payable as Uncertificated Accrued Interest in respect of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ shall be reduced and deferred when the REMIC 1 Overcollateralization Amount is less than the REMIC 1 Overcollateralization Target Amount, by the lesser of (x) the amount of such difference and (y) the Maximum Uncertificated Accrued Interest Deferral Amount and such amount will be payable to the Holders of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA1,  REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA1,
REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA3, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM3, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM4, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM5, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM6, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM7, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM8, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM9, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB2 and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB3 in the same proportion as the Overcollaterization Deficiency Amount is allocated to the Corresponding Certificates and the Uncertificated Principal Balance of the REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ shall be increased by such amount; and

(ii)         second, to the Holders of REMIC 1 Regular Interests, in an amount equal to the remainder of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date after the distributions made pursuant to clause (i) above, allocated as follows:

(a)        98.00% of such remainder to the Holders of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTAA and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTP, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance of such Uncertificated REMIC 1 Regular Interest is reduced to zero; provided, however, that REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTP shall not be reduced until the Distribution Date immediately following the expiration of the latest Prepayment Charge as identified on the Prepayment Charge Schedule or any Distribution Date thereafter, at which point such amount shall be distributed to REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTP, until $100 has been distributed pursuant to this clause;

(b)        2.00% of such remainder, first, to the Holders of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA1,  REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIIA3, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM2, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM3, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM4, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM5, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM6, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM7, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM8, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM9, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB1, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB2 and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB3, and in the same proportion as principal payments are allocated to the Corresponding Certificates, until the Uncertificated Principal Balances of such REMIC 1 Regular Interests are reduced to zero and second; to the Holders of REMIC 1 Regular
Interest LTZZ, until the Uncertificated Principal Balances of such REMIC 1 Regular Interest is reduced to zero; and

 

 

(c)        any remaining amount to the Holders of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class R-1 Interest).

	
            SECTION 4.08
 	
            Allocation of Realized Losses.
 

(a)        All Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans allocated to any Regular Certificate shall be allocated by the Trustee on each Distribution Date as follows: first, to Net Monthly Excess Cashflow; second, to the Class C Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; third, to the Class B-3 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; fourth, to the Class B-2 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; fifth, to the Class B-1 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; sixth, to the Class M-9 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; seventh, to the Class M-8 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been
reduced to zero; eighth, to the Class M-7 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; ninth, to the Class M-6 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; tenth, to the Class M-5 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; eleventh, to the Class M-4 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; twelfth, to the Class M-3 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; thirteenth, to the Class M-2 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; fourteenth, to the Class M-1 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero and fifteenth, with respect to any remaining realized losses on the Group I Mortgage Loans, to the Class I-A2 Certificates. All Realized Losses to be allocated to the Certificate
Principal Balances 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 I-A2 Certificates, 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; any allocation of Realized Losses to a Class C Certificates shall be made first by reducing the amount otherwise payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 4.01(d)(iv). No allocations of any Realized Losses shall be made to the Certificate Principal Balances of the Class A Certificates (except for the Class I-A2 Certificates) or the Class P Certificates.

(b)        All Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans shall be deemed to have been allocated in the specified percentages, as follows: first, to Uncertificated Accrued Interest payable to the REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTAA and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ up to an aggregate amount equal to the REMIC 1 Interest Loss Allocation Amount, 98% and 2%, respectively; second, to the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTAA and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ up to an aggregate amount equal to the REMIC 1 Principal Loss Allocation Amount, 98% and 2%, respectively; third, to the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTAA, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB3 and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB3 has been reduced to zero;
fourth, to the 

 

Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTAA, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB2 and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB2 has been reduced to zero; fifth, to the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTAA, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB1 and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTB1 has been reduced to zero; sixth, to the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTAA, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM9 and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM9 has been reduced to zero; seventh, to the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTAA, REMIC 1
Regular Interest LTM8 and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM8 has been reduced to zero; eighth, to the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTAA, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM7 and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM7 has been reduced to zero; ninth, to the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTAA, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM6 and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM6 has been reduced to zero; tenth, to the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTAA, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM5 and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC 1 Regular Interest
LTM5 has been reduced to zero; eleventh,  to the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTAA, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM4 and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM4 has been reduced to zero; twelfth, to the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTAA, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM3 and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM3 has been reduced to zero; thirteenth, to the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTAA, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM2 and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM2 has been reduced to zero; fourteenth, to the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTAA, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM1 and
REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTM1 has been reduced to zero and fifteenth, in the case of any Realized Losses on the Group I Mortgage Loans, to the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTAA, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA2 and REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC 1 Regular Interest LTIA2 has been reduced to zero.

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

THE CERTIFICATES

	
            SECTION 5.01
 	
            The Certificates.
 

Each of the Floating Rate Certificates, the Class P Certificates, the Class C Certificates and the Residual 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 order of the Depositor concurrently with the sale and assignment to the Trustee of the Trust Fund. The Floating Rate Certificates shall be initially evidenced by one or more Certificates representing a Percentage Interest with a minimum dollar denomination of $25,000 and integral dollar multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof, except 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 Certificate Principal Balance of such Class on the Closing Date. The Class P Certificates,
the Class C Certificates and the Residual Certificates are issuable in any Percentage Interests; provided, however, that the sum of all such percentages for each such Class totals 100% and no more than ten Certificates of each Class may be issued and outstanding at any one time.

The Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Trust 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, 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 Floating Rate Certificates shall be Book-Entry Certificates. The other Classes of Certificates shall not 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 which office shall initially be the offices of the Trustee’s agent located at c/o DTC Transfer Agent Services, 55 Water Street, Jeanette Park Entrance, New York, New York 10041 and, in the case of a Residual 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. 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 three separate certificates, each representing such holder’s respective Percentage Interest in the Class R-1
Interest and the Class R-2 Interest 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 eight separate certificates, each representing such holder’s respective Percentage Interest in the Class R-3 Interest, the Class R-4 Interest, the Class R-5 Interest, the Class R-6 Interst, the Class R-7 Interest, the Class R-8 Interest, the Class R-9 Interest and the Class R-10 Interest that was evidenced by the Class R-X Certificate being exchanged.

(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 of the Certificates 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 Letter of Representations 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 Letter of Representation 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 or (ii) after the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Termination, the Certificate Owners of the Book-Entry 

 

Certificates representing Percentage Interests of such Classes aggregating not less than 51% advise the Trustee and Depository through the Financial Intermediaries 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, in the case of (i) and (ii) above, 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.

No transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of any Class M-7 Certificate, Class M-8 Certificate, Class M-9 Certificate, Class B-1 Certificate, Class B-2 Certificate, Class B-3 Certificate, Class C Certificate, Class P Certificate or Residual Certificate (the “Private Certificates”) 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 (other than in connection with (i) the initial transfer of any such Certificate by the Depositor to an Affiliate of the Depositor and, in the case of the Class R-X Certificates, the first transfer by an Affiliate of the Depositor or the first transfer by the initial transferee of an Affiliate
of the Depositor, (ii) the transfer of any such Class C, 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 Class C, Class P or Residual Certificate from the issuer under the Indenture or the indenture trustee under the Indenture to the Depositor or an Affiliate of the Depositor) (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 hereto as Exhibit J) 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 hereto as Exhibit L) and the transferee to execute an investment letter (in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit J) 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. 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, 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 L 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 J 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.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no certification or Opinion of Counsel described above in this Section 5.02(d) will be required in connection with the transfer, on the Closing Date, of any Residual Certificate by the Depositor to an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of the 1933 Act.

No transfer of a Class C Certificate, Class P Certificate or Residual Certificate or any interest therein shall be made to any Plan, 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 M, unless the Trustee is provided with an Opinion of Counsel for the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee and the Servicer and on which they may rely which establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee that the purchase of such Certificates is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result in any 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 a certification nor an Opinion of Counsel will be required 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 C Certificate, Class P Certificate or Residual Certificate to the issuer under the Indenture or the indenture trustee under the Indenture or (iii) a transfer of any such Class C Certificate, Class P Certificate or Residual Certificate from the issuer under the Indenture or the indenture trustee under the Indenture to the Depositor or 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 Certificates other than the Class B Certificates it has acquired and is holding such Certificate in reliance on Prohibited Transaction Exemption (“PTE”) 90-59, 55 Fed. Reg. 36724 (September 6, 1990), as amended by PTE 97-34, 62 Fed. Reg. 39021 (July 21, 1997), PTE 2000-58, 65 Fed. Reg. 67765 (November 13, 2000) and PTE 2002-41, 67 Fed. Reg. 54487 (August 22, 2002) (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.

 

 

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 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 Residual Certificate are expressly subject to the following provisions:

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

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

(iii)        In connection with any proposed transfer of any Ownership Interest in a Residual 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 K 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 Residual 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

(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 Residual Certificates.

(iv)        Any attempted or purported transfer of any Ownership Interest in a Residual 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 Residual Certificate, then the prior Holder of such Residual Certificate that is a Permitted Transferee shall, upon discovery that the registration of transfer of such Residual 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 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 or for making any distributions due on such Residual 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 clause (iii). The Trustee shall be entitled to recover from any Holder of a Residual Certificate that was in fact not a Permitted Transferee at the time such distributions were made all distributions made on such Residual Certificate. Any such distributions so recovered by the Trustee shall be distributed and delivered by the Trustee to the prior Holder of such Residual Certificate that is a Permitted Transferee.

(v)        If any Person other than a Permitted Transferee acquires any Ownership Interest in a Residual 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 Residual Certificate or any other Person having an Ownership Interest therein, to notify the Depositor to arrange for the sale of such Residual 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 Residual Certificate that is a Permitted Transferee, except that in the event that the Trustee determines that the Holder of such Residual 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 (v) 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 Residual Certificate as a result of its exercise of such discretion.

(vi)        If any Person other than a Permitted Transferee acquires any Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate in violation of the restrictions in this Section, then the Trustee 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 created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC.

(d)        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 canceled 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 Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, any Paying Agent and any agent of the Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar or any Paying Agent 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 Trust, the Trustee nor any agent of any of them shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

	
            SECTION 5.05
 	
            Appointment of Paying Agent.
 

(a)        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 Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11(a) 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 organized 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.

(b)        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 for 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

 

THE SERVICER AND THE DEPOSITOR

	
            SECTION 6.01
 	
            Liability of the Servicer and the Depositor.
 

The Servicer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed upon and undertaken by Servicer 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 6.02
 	
  Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, the Servicer or the Depositor.
 

Any entity into which the Servicer or Depositor may be merged or consolidated, or any entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer or the Depositor shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the business of the Servicer or the Depositor, shall be the successor of the Servicer or the Depositor, 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 Servicer shall satisfy all the requirements of Section 7.02 with respect to the qualifications of a successor Servicer.

	
            SECTION 6.03
 	
            Limitation on Liability of the Servicer and Others.
 

Neither the Servicer or the Depositor nor any of the directors or officers or employees or agents of the Servicer or the Depositor shall be under any liability to the Trust or the Certificateholders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action by the Servicer or the Depositor in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Servicer, the Depositor or any such Person against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties of the Servicer or the Depositor, as the case may be, or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties of the Servicer or the Depositor, as the case may be, hereunder; provided, further, that this provision shall not be construed to entitle the Servicer to
indemnity in the event that amounts advanced by the Servicer to retire any senior lien exceed Liquidation Proceeds (in excess of related liquidation expenses) realized with respect to the related Mortgage Loan. The Servicer and any director or officer or employee or agent of the Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Servicer and the Depositor, and any director or officer or employee or agent of the Servicer or the Depositor, shall be indemnified by the Trust and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense incurred in connection with any legal action relating to this Agreement or the Certificates, other than any loss, liability or expense related to any specific Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans (except as any such loss, liability or expense shall be otherwise reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement) and any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason
of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of its reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. The Servicer or the Depositor may undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable in respect of this Agreement, and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Certificateholders hereunder. In such event, unless the Depositor or the Servicer acts without the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 51% of the Voting Rights, the reasonable legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust 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. The Servicer’s right
to indemnity or 

 

reimbursement pursuant to this Section shall survive any resignation or termination of the Servicer pursuant to Section 6.04 or 7.01 with respect to any losses, expenses, costs or liabilities arising prior to such resignation or termination (or arising from events that occurred prior to such resignation or termination). This paragraph shall apply to the Servicer solely in its capacity as Servicer hereunder and in no other capacities.

	
            SECTION 6.04
 	
            Servicer Not to Resign.
 

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. 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, no Sub-Servicer shall be a third-party beneficiary hereunder and the parties hereto shall not be required to recognize any Subservicer as an indemnitee under this Agreement.

The Trustee and the Depositor hereby specifically (i) consent to the pledge and assignment by the Servicer of all of the Servicer’s right, title and interest in, to and under this Agreement to the Servicing Rights Pledgee, for the benefit of certain lenders and (ii) provided that no Servicer Event of Termination exists, agree that upon delivery to the Trustee by the Servicing Rights Pledgee of a letter signed by the Servicer whereunder the Servicer shall resign as Servicer under this Agreement, the Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 7.02, appoint the Servicing Rights Pledgee or its designee as successor Servicer, provided that at the time of such appointment, the Servicing Rights Pledgee or such designee meets the requirements of a successor Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02(a) hereof and agrees to be subject to the terms of this Agreement. If, pursuant to any provision hereof,
the duties of the Servicer are transferred to a successor servicer, the entire amount of the Servicing Fee and other compensation payable to the Servicer pursuant hereto shall thereafter be payable to such successor servicer.

	
            SECTION 6.05
 	
            Delegation of Duties.
 

In the ordinary course of business, the Servicer at any time may delegate any of its duties hereunder to any Person, including any of its Affiliates, who agrees to conduct such duties in accordance with standards comparable to those set forth in Section 3.01. Such delegation shall not relieve the Servicer of its liabilities and responsibilities with respect to such duties and shall not constitute a resignation within the meaning of Section 6.04. Except as provided in Section 3.02, no such delegation is permitted that results in the delegee subservicing any Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall provide the Trustee with 60 days prior written notice prior to the delegation of any of its duties to any Person other than any of the Servicer’s Affiliates or their respective successors and assigns.

	
            SECTION 6.06
 	
            [Reserved].
 

 

 

 

	
            SECTION 6.07
 	
            Inspection.
 

The Servicer, in its capacity as Servicer, shall afford the Trustee, upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours, access to all records maintained by the Servicer in respect of its rights and obligations hereunder and access to officers of the Servicer responsible for such obligations. Upon request, the Servicer shall furnish to the Trustee its most recent publicly available financial statements and such other information relating to its capacity to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

 

ARTICLE VII

 

DEFAULT

	
            SECTION 7.01
 	
            Servicer Events of Termination.
 

(a)        If any one of the following events (“Servicer Events of Termination”) shall occur and be continuing:

(i)         (A)  The failure by the Servicer to make any Advance; or (B) any other failure by the Servicer to deposit in the Collection Account or Distribution Account any deposit required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of one Business Day after the date upon which written notice of such failure shall have been given to the Servicer by the Trustee or to the Servicer and the Trustee by any Holders of a Regular Certificate evidencing at least 25% of the Voting Rights; or

(ii)         The failure by the Servicer to make any required Servicing Advance which failure continues unremedied for a period of 30 days, or the failure by the Servicer duly to observe or perform, in any material respect, any other covenants, obligations or agreements of the Servicer as set forth in this Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for a period of 30 days, after the date (A) on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Trustee or to the Trustee by any Holders of a Regular Certificate evidencing at least 25% of the Voting Rights or (B) of actual knowledge of such failure by a Servicing Officer of the Servicer; or

(iii)        The entry against the Servicer of a decree or order by a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a trustee, conservator, receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, conservatorship, receivership, readjustment of debt, marshalling 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 unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 days; or

(iv)        The Servicer shall voluntarily go into liquidation, consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or similar person in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Servicer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator or similar person in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Servicer and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 60
days; or 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

 

 

	
            (v)
 	
            Any failure by the Servicer of the Servicer Termination Test;
 

(b)        then, and in each and every such case, so long as a Servicer Event of Termination shall not have been remedied within the applicable grace period, (x) with respect solely to clause (i)(A) above, if such Advance is not made by 11:00 A.M., New York time, on the Business Day immediately following the Servicer Remittance Date (provided the Trustee shall give the Servicer notice of such failure to advance by 5:00 P.M. New York time on the Servicer Remittance Date), the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement, to the extent permitted by law, and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof and the Trustee, or a successor servicer appointed in accordance with Section 7.02, shall immediately make such Advance and assume, pursuant to Section 7.02, the duties of a successor Servicer and
(y) in the case of (i)(B), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above, the Trustee shall, at the direction of the Holders of each Class of Regular Certificates evidencing Percentage Interests aggregating not less than 51%, by notice then given in writing to the Servicer (and to the Trustee if given by Holders of Certificates), terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer as servicer under this Agreement. Any such notice to the Servicer shall also be given to each Rating Agency, the Depositor and the Servicer. On or after the receipt by the Servicer (and by the Trustee if such notice is given by the Holders) of such written notice, all authority and power of the Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Trustee pursuant to and under this Section; and, without limitation, and the Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Servicer, as
attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement of each Mortgage Loan and related documents or otherwise. The Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Trustee (or the applicable successor Servicer) in effecting the termination of the responsibilities and rights of the Servicer hereunder, including, without limitation, the delivery to the Trustee of all documents and records requested by it to enable it to assume the Servicer’s functions under this Agreement within ten Business Days subsequent to such notice, the transfer within one Business Day subsequent to such notice to the Trustee (or the applicable successor Servicer) for the administration by it of all cash amounts that shall at the time be held by the Servicer and to be deposited by it in the Collection Account, the
Distribution Account, any REO Account or any Servicing Account or that have been deposited by the Servicer in such accounts or thereafter received by the Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans or any REO Property received by the Servicer. All reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with transferring the Mortgage Files to the successor Servicer and amending this Agreement to reflect such succession as Servicer pursuant to this Section shall be paid by the predecessor Servicer (or if the predecessor Servicer is the Trustee, the initial Servicer) upon presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs and expenses and to the extent not paid by the Servicer, by the Trust.

	
            SECTION 7.02
 	
            Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor.
 

(a)        Within 90 days of the time the Servicer (and the Trustee, if notice is sent by the Holders) receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or 6.04, the Trustee (or such other successor Servicer as is approved in accordance with this Agreement) 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 shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto placed on the Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof arising on and after its succession. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto agree that the Trustee, in its capacity as successor Servicer, immediately will assume all of the obligations of the Servicer to make advances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee, in its capacity as successor Servicer, shall not be responsible for the lack of information and/or documents that it cannot obtain through reasonable efforts. As compensation therefor, the Trustee (or such other successor Servicer) shall be entitled to such compensation as the Servicer would have been entitled to hereunder if no such notice of termination had been given. Notwithstanding the above, (i) if the Trustee is unwilling to act as
successor Servicer or (ii) if the Trustee is legally unable so to act, the Trustee shall appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution, bank or other mortgage loan or home equity loan servicer having a net worth of not less than $50,000,000 as the successor to the Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Servicer hereunder; provided, that the appointment of any such successor Servicer will not result in the qualification, reduction or withdrawal of the ratings assigned to the Certificates by the Rating Agencies as evidenced by a letter to such effect from the Rating Agencies. Pending appointment of a successor to the Servicer hereunder, the Trustee shall act in such capacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the successor shall be entitled to receive compensation out of payments on Mortgage Loans in an
amount equal to the compensation which the Servicer would otherwise have received pursuant to Section 3.18 (or such other compensation as the Trustee and such successor shall agree, not to exceed the Servicing Fee). The appointment of a successor Servicer shall not affect any liability of the predecessor Servicer which may have arisen under this Agreement prior to its termination as Servicer to pay any deductible under an insurance policy pursuant to Section 3.14 or to reimburse the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.06), nor shall any successor Servicer be liable for any acts or omissions of the predecessor Servicer or for any breach by such Servicer of any of its representations or warranties contained herein or in any related document or agreement. The Trustee and such successor shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. All Servicing Transfer Costs shall be paid by the predecessor Servicer upon presentation of
reasonable documentation of such costs, and if such predecessor Servicer defaults in its obligation to pay such costs, such costs shall be paid by the successor Servicer or the Trustee (in which case the successor Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor from the assets of the Trust).

(b)        Any successor to the Servicer, including the Trustee, shall during the term of its service as servicer continue to service and administer the Mortgage Loans for the benefit of Certificateholders, and maintain in force a policy or policies of insurance covering errors and omissions in the performance of its obligations as Servicer hereunder and a fidelity bond in respect of its officers, employees and agents to the same extent as the Servicer is so required pursuant to Section 3.14.

(c)        In the event of a Servicer Event of Termination, notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, the Trustee and the Depositor hereby agree that upon delivery to the Trustee by the Servicing Rights Pledgee of a letter signed by the Servicer within ten Business Days of when notification of such event shall have been provided to the Trustee, whereunder the Servicer shall resign as Servicer under this Agreement, the Trustee shall, in accordance with 

 

Section 7.02, appoint the Servicing Rights Pledgee or its designee as successor Servicer, provided that at the time of such appointment, the Servicing Rights Pledgee or such designee meets the requirements of a successor Servicer set forth above (including, but not limited to the requirement that the appointment of any such successor Servicer will not result in the qualification, reduction or withdrawal of the ratings assigned to the Certificates by the Rating Agencies as evidenced by a letter to such effect from the Rating Agencies) and the Servicing Rights Pledgee or such designee agrees to be subject to the terms of this Agreement.

(d)        In connection with the resignation, removal or expiration of the term of the Servicer hereunder, or in connection with the resignation or removal of any successor to the Servicer (or any other successor to the Servicer appointed hereunder) acting as successor Servicer hereunder, either (i) the successor Servicer, (or any other successor to the Servicer appointed hereunder) acting as successor Servicer hereunder, shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loans that are registered with MERS, in which case the predecessor Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Servicer in causing MERS to revise its records to reflect the transfer of servicing to the successor Servicer as
necessary under MERS’ rules and regulations or (ii) the predecessor Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Servicer in causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment of Mortgage in recordable form to transfer the Mortgage from MERS to the Trustee and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect a transfer of such Mortgage Loan or servicing of such Mortgage Loan on the MERS® System to the successor Servicer. The predecessor Servicer shall file or cause to be filed any such assignment in the appropriate recording office. The predecessor Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS, costs of preparing any assignments of Mortgage, and fees and costs of filing any assignments of Mortgage that may be required under this paragraph. 

	
            SECTION 7.03
 	
            Waiver of Defaults.
 

The Majority Certificateholders may, on behalf of all Certificateholders, waive any events permitting removal of the Servicer as servicer pursuant to this Article VII, provided, however, that the Majority Certificateholders may not waive a default in making a required distribution on a Certificate without the consent of the Holder of such Certificate. Upon any waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist and any Servicer Event of Termination arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereto except to the extent expressly so waived. Notice of any such waiver shall be given by the Trustee to the Rating Agencies.

	
            SECTION 7.04
 	
            Notification to Certificateholders.
 

(a)        Upon any termination or appointment of a successor to the Servicer pursuant to this Article VII or Section 6.04, the Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Certificateholders at their respective addresses appearing in the Certificate Register and each Rating Agency.

(b)        No later than 60 days after the occurrence of any event which constitutes or which, with notice or a lapse of time or both, would constitute a Servicer Event of Termination for five Business 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 Certificateholders notice 

 

of such occurrence unless such default or Servicer Event of Termination shall have been waived or cured.

	
            SECTION 7.05
 	
            Survivability of Servicer Liabilities.
 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon termination of the Servicer hereunder, any liabilities of the Servicer which accrued prior to such termination shall survive such termination.

 

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

THE TRUSTEE

	
            SECTION 8.01
 	
            Duties of Trustee.
 

The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Termination and after the curing of all Servicer Events of Termination which may have occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. If a Servicer Event of Termination has occurred (which has not been cured) of which a Responsible Officer has knowledge, 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 man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.

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 to the requirements of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Trustee will not be responsible for the accuracy or content of any such resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents or other instruments. If any such instrument is found not to conform 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 the Trustee’s satisfaction, the Trustee will provide notice thereof to the Certificateholders.

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

(i)         prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Termination, and after the curing of all such Servicer Events of Termination 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 and conforming 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 of the Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

(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 Majority Certificateholders relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising or omitting to exercise any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Agreement; and

(iv)        the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any failure by the Servicer to comply with the obligations of the Servicer referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of 

 

Section 7.01(a) or of the existence of any Servicer Event of Termination unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office obtains actual knowledge of such failure or the Trustee receives written notice of such failure from the Depositor, the Servicer or the Majority Certificateholders.

The Trustee shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if there is reasonable ground for believing that the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it, and none of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall in any event require the Trustee to perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance of, any of the obligations of the Servicer under this 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 Servicer in accordance with the terms of 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 rely upon, and shall be 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, and the manner of obtaining consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Trustee may prescribe;

(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 be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights 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 reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby; the right of the Trustee to perform any discretionary act enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty, and the Trustee shall not be answerable for other than its negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of any such act;

(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 Termination and after the curing of all Servicer Events of Termination 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 documents, unless requested in writing to do so by the Majority Certificateholder; 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 the security afforded to it by the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee may require reasonable indemnity against such cost, expense or liability as a condition to such proceeding. The reasonable expense of every such examination shall be paid by the Servicer or, if paid by the Trustee, shall be reimbursed by the Servicer upon demand and, if not reimbursed by the Servicer, shall be reimbursed by the Trust. Nothing in this clause (v) shall derogate from the obligation of the Servicer to observe any applicable law
prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Mortgagors;

(vi)        the Trustee shall not be accountable, shall have no liability and makes no representation as to any acts or omissions hereunder of the Servicer until such time as the Trustee may be required to act as Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02 and thereupon only for the acts or omissions of the Trustee as successor Servicer;

(vii)       the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys, custodians or nominees;

(viii)      the right of the Trustee to perform any discretionary act enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty, and the Trustee shall not be answerable for other than its negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of such act;

(ix)        the Trustee shall not be personally liable for any loss resulting from the investment of funds held in the Collection Account or the REO Account made at the direction of the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12; and

(x)        The Trustee or its Affiliates are permitted to receive 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 pursuant to Section 3.11.

In order to comply with its duties under the U.S. 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 authentication of the Trustee on the Certificates) shall be taken as the statements of the Depositor, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement or of the Certificates (other than the signature and authentication of the Trustee on the Certificates) or of any Mortgage Loan or related document or MERS or the MERS System other than with respect to the Trustee’s execution and authentication of the Certificates. The Trustee shall 

 

not be accountable for the use or application by the Servicer, or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Servicer in respect of the Mortgage Loans or deposited in or withdrawn from the Collection Account by the Servicer. The Trustee shall at no 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 or its ability to generate the payments to be distributed to Certificateholders under this Agreement, including, without limitation: the existence, condition and ownership of any Mortgaged Property; the existence and enforceability of any hazard insurance thereon (other than if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02);
the validity of the assignment of any Mortgage Loan to the Trustee or of any intervening assignment; the completeness of any Mortgage Loan; the performance or enforcement of any Mortgage Loan (other than if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02); the compliance by the Depositor, the Originator, the Seller or the Servicer with any warranty or representation made under this Agreement or in any related document or the accuracy of any such warranty or representation prior to the Trustee’s receipt of notice or other discovery of any non-compliance therewith or any breach thereof; any investment of monies by or at the direction of the Servicer or any loss resulting therefrom, it being understood that the Trustee shall remain responsible for any Trust property that it may hold in its individual capacity; the acts or omissions of any of the Servicer (other than if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02), any
Sub-Servicer or any Mortgagor; any action of the Servicer (other than if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02), or any Sub-Servicer taken in the name of the Trustee; the failure of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to act or perform any duties required of it as agent of the Trustee hereunder; or any action by the Trustee taken at the instruction of the Servicer (other than if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not relieve the Trustee of its obligation to perform its duties under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Trustee’s duty to review the Mortgage Files pursuant to Section 2.01. The Trustee shall have no 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 (unless the Trustee shall
have become the successor Servicer).

	
            SECTION 8.04
 	
            Trustee May Own Certificates.
 

The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates with the same rights as it would have if it were not Trustee and may transact any banking and trust business with the Originator, the Servicer, the Depositor or their Affiliates.

	
            SECTION 8.05
 	
            Trustee Compensation and Expenses.
 

(a)        The Trustee shall withdraw from the Distribution Account on each Distribution Date and pay to itself the Trustee Compensation prior to making any distributions to Certificateholders. The Trustee, or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Trustee, shall be indemnified by the Trust Fund and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense (not including expenses and disbursements 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 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 for which the Trustee is indemnified under Section 8.05(b) or (ii) any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence of the Trustee in the performance of its 

 

duties hereunder or by reason of the Trustee’s reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder or as a result of a breach of the Trustee’s obligations under Article X hereof. Any amounts payable to the Trustee, or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Trustee, in respect of the indemnification provided by this Section 8.05(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. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee.

(b)        The Servicer agrees to indemnify the Trustee or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Trustee from, and hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense resulting from 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 and the Servicer for actions prior to such resignation or removal. 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.

	
            SECTION 8.06
 	
            Eligibility Requirements for Trustee.
 

The Trustee hereunder shall at all times be an entity duly organized 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, 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 entity publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 8.06, the combined capital and surplus of such entity shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. The principal office of the Trustee (other than the initial Trustee) shall be in a state with respect to which an Opinion of Counsel has been delivered to such Trustee at the
time such Trustee is appointed Trustee to the effect that the Trust will not be a taxable entity under the laws of such state. In case at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.06, the Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.07.

	
            SECTION 8.07
 	
            Resignation or Removal of Trustee.
 

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

If at any time 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 be legally unable to act, or shall be adjudged a 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 or the Servicer may remove the Trustee. If the Depositor or the Servicer removes the Trustee under the authority of the immediately preceding sentence, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a 

 

successor Trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor trustee.

The Majority Certificateholders may at any time remove the Trustee by written instrument or instruments delivered to the Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee; the Depositor shall thereupon use its best efforts to appoint a successor trustee in accordance with this Section.

Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 8.07 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 Servicer 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 like effect as if originally named as Trustee. The Depositor, the Servicer and the predecessor Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required for 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 8.08 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 the Regular 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 8.08, the successor Trustee shall mail notice of the appointment of a successor Trustee hereunder to all Holders of Certificates at their addresses as shown in the Certificate Register and to each Rating Agency.

	
            SECTION 8.09
 	
            Merger or Consolidation of Trustee.
 

Any entity into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any entity succeeding to the business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such entity shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06 and 8.08, 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 of this Agreement, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust or any Mortgaged Property 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 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 and for the benefit of the Certificateholders, such title to the Trust, 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 the case a Servicer Event of Termination 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, and no notice to Certificateholders of the appointment of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall be required under Section 8.08. The Servicer shall be responsible for the fees of any co-trustee or separate trustee appointed hereunder.

Every separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted by law, be appointed and act subject to the following provisions and conditions:

(i)         all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly (it being understood that such separate trustee or co-trustee is not authorized to act separately without the Trustee joining in such act), except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed (whether as Trustee hereunder or as successor to the Servicer hereunder), the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the holding of title to the Trust or any portion thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed singly by such separate
trustee or co-trustee, but solely at the direction of the Trustee;

(ii)         no trustee hereunder shall be held personally liable by reason of any act or omission of any other trustee hereunder; and

(iii)        the Servicer and the Trustee, acting jointly, may at any time accept the resignation of or remove any separate trustee or co-trustee except that following the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Termination, the Trustee acting alone may accept the resignation or remove any separate trustee or co-trustee.

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

The Certificates are executed by the Trustee, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee of the Trust, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it by the Trust 

 

Agreement. Each of the undertakings and agreements made on the part of the Trustee in the Certificates is made and intended not as a personal undertaking or agreement by the Trustee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust.

	
            SECTION 8.12
 	
            Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Certificates.
 

(a)        All rights of action and claims under this Agreement or the Certificates may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Certificates or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name or in its capacity as Trustee for the benefit of all Holders of such Certificates, subject to the provisions of this Agreement. Any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursement and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Certificateholders in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.

(b)        The Trustee shall afford the Seller, the Depositor, the Servicer and each Certificateholder upon reasonable prior notice during normal business hours, access to all records maintained by the Trustee in respect of its duties hereunder and access to officers of the Trustee responsible for performing such duties. Upon request, the Trustee shall furnish the Depositor, the Servicer and any requesting Certificateholder with its most recent financial statements. The Trustee shall cooperate fully with the Seller, the Servicer, the Depositor and such Certificateholder and shall make available to the Seller, the Servicer, the Depositor and such Certificateholder for review and copying such books, documents or records as may be requested with respect to the Trustee’s duties hereunder. The Seller, the Depositor, the Servicer and the
Certificateholders shall not have any responsibility or liability for any action or failure to act by the Trustee and are not obligated to supervise the performance of the Trustee under this Agreement or otherwise.

	
            SECTION 8.13
 	
            Suits for Enforcement.
 

In case a Servicer Event of Termination or other default by the Servicer or the Depositor hereunder shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee, shall, at the direction of the Majority Certificateholders, or may, proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Certificateholders under this Agreement by a suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law or otherwise, whether for the specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or in aid of the execution of any power granted in this Agreement or for the enforcement of any other legal, equitable or other remedy, as the Trustee, being advised by counsel, and subject to the foregoing, shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any of the rights of the Trustee and the Certificateholders.

	
            SECTION 8.14
 	
            Waiver of Bond Requirement.
 

The Trustee shall be relieved of, and each Certificateholder hereby waives, any requirement of any jurisdiction in which the Trust, or any part thereof, may be located that the Trustee post a bond or other surety with any court, agency or body whatsoever.

 

 

	
            SECTION 8.15
 	
            Waiver of Inventory, Accounting and Appraisal Requirement.
 

The Trustee shall be relieved of, and each Certificateholder hereby waives, any requirement of any jurisdiction in which the Trust, or any part thereof, may be located that the Trustee file any inventory, accounting or appraisal of the Trust with any court, agency or body at any time or in any manner whatsoever.

 

 

ARTICLE IX

 

REMIC ADMINISTRATION

	
            SECTION 9.01
 	
            REMIC Administration.
 

(a)        REMIC elections as set forth in the Preliminary Statement shall be made by the Trustee on Form 1066 or other appropriate federal tax or information return for the taxable year ending on the last day of the calendar year in which the Certificates are issued. The regular interests and residual interest in each REMIC shall be as designated in the Preliminary Statement.

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

(c)        The Trustee shall pay any and all expenses relating to any tax audit of any REMIC (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. The Trustee shall be entitled to reimbursement of expenses incurred pursuant to this Section 9.01(c) to the extent provided in Section 8.05.

(d)        The Trustee shall prepare, sign and file, all of the REMICs’ federal and state tax and information returns (including Form 8811) as the direct representative each REMIC created hereunder. The expenses of preparing and filing such returns shall be borne by the Trustee.

(e)        The Holder of the Class R Certificate at any time holding the largest Percentage Interest thereof shall be the “tax matters person” as defined in the REMIC Provisions (the related “Tax Matters Person”) with respect to REMIC 1 and REMIC 2 and shall act as Tax Matters Person for REMIC 1 and REMIC 2. The Holder of the Class R-X Certificate at any time holding the largest Percentage Interest thereof shall be the “tax matters person” as defined in the REMIC Provisions (the related “Tax Matters Person”) with respect to REMIC 3, REMIC 4, REMIC 5, REMIC 6, REMIC 7, REMIC 8, REMIC 9 and REMIC 10 and shall act as Tax Matters Person for REMIC 3, REMIC 4, REMIC 5, REMIC 6, REMIC 7, REMIC 8, REMIC 9 and REMIC 10. The Trustee, as agent for the Tax Matters Person, shall perform on behalf of each 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, if required by the Code, the REMIC Provisions, or other such guidance, the Trustee, as agent for the Tax Matters Person, shall provide (i) to the Treasury or other governmental authority such information as is necessary for the application of any tax relating to the transfer of a Residual Certificate to any disqualified person or organization and (ii) to the Certificateholders such information or reports as are required by the Code or REMIC Provisions. The Trustee, as agent for the Tax Matters Person, shall represent each REMIC 1n any administrative or judicial proceedings relating to an examination or audit by any governmental taxing authority, request an administrative adjustment as to any taxable year of any REMIC, enter into settlement
agreements with any government taxing agency, extend any statute of limitations relating to any item of any 

 

REMIC and otherwise act on behalf of any REMIC in relation to any tax matter involving the Trust.

(f)         The Trustee, the Servicer and the Holders of Certificates shall take any action or cause the REMIC to take any action necessary to create or maintain the status of each REMIC as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions and shall assist each other as necessary to create or maintain such status. Neither the Trustee, the Servicer nor the Holder of any Residual Certificate shall take any action, cause any REMIC created hereunder 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 such REMIC as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon such REMIC (including but not limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in Code Section 860F(a)(2) and the tax on prohibited contributions set forth on
Section 860G(d) of the Code) (either such event, an “Adverse REMIC Event”) unless the Trustee and the Servicer have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action) to the effect that the contemplated action will not endanger such status or result in the imposition of such a tax. In addition, prior to taking any action with respect to any REMIC created hereunder or the assets therein, or causing such REMIC to take any action, which is not expressly permitted under the terms of this Agreement, any Holder of a Residual Certificate will consult with the Trustee and the Servicer, or their respective designees, in writing, with respect to whether such action could cause an Adverse REMIC Event to occur with respect to any REMIC, and no such Person shall take any such action or cause any REMIC to take any such action as to which the Trustee or the Servicer has advised it in writing that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur.

(g)        Each Holder of a Residual Certificate shall pay when due any and all taxes imposed on each REMIC created hereunder by federal or state governmental authorities. To the extent that such Trust taxes are not paid by a Residual Certificateholder, the Trustee shall pay any remaining REMIC taxes out of current or future amounts otherwise distributable to the Holder of the Residual Certificate in the REMICs or, if no such amounts are available, out of other amounts held in the Distribution Account, and shall reduce amounts otherwise payable to Holders of regular interests in the related REMIC. Subject to the foregoing, in the event that a REMIC incurs a state or local tax, including franchise taxes, as a result of a determination that such REMIC is domiciled in the State of California for state tax purposes by virtue of the location of the
Servicer, the Servicer agrees to pay on behalf of such REMIC when due, any and all state and local taxes imposed as a result of such a determination, in the event that the Holder of the related Residual Certificate fails to pay such taxes, if any, when imposed.

(h)        The Trustee, as agent for the Tax Matters Person, shall, for federal income tax purposes, maintain books and records with respect to each REMIC created hereunder on a calendar year and on an accrual basis.

(i)         No additional contributions of assets shall be made to any REMIC created hereunder, except as expressly provided in this Agreement with respect to eligible substitute mortgage loans.

(j)         Neither the Trustee nor the Servicer shall enter into any arrangement by which any REMIC created hereunder will receive a fee or other compensation for services.

 

 

(k)        On or before April 15 of each calendar year beginning in 2006, the Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee and each Rating Agency an Officers’ Certificate stating the Servicer’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 9.01.

(l)         The Trustee will apply for an Employee Identification Number from the Internal Revenue Service via a Form SS-4 or other acceptable method for all tax entities and shall complete the Form 8811.

	
            SECTION 9.02
 	
            Prohibited Transactions and Activities.
 

Neither the Depositor, the Servicer nor the Trustee shall sell, dispose of, or substitute for any of the Mortgage Loans, except in a disposition pursuant to (i) the foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan, (ii) the bankruptcy of the Trust Fund, (iii) the termination of any REMIC created hereunder pursuant to Article X of this Agreement, (iv) a substitution pursuant to Article II of this Agreement or (v) a repurchase of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Article II of this Agreement, nor acquire any assets for any REMIC, nor sell or dispose of any investments in the Distribution Account for gain, nor accept any contributions to either REMIC after the Closing Date, unless it has received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party causing such sale, disposition, or substitution) that such disposition, acquisition, substitution, or acceptance will not (a) affect adversely the status of any REMIC
created hereunder as a REMIC or of the interests therein other than the Residual Certificates as the regular interests therein, (b) affect the distribution of interest or principal on the Certificates, (c) result in the encumbrance of the assets transferred or assigned to the Trust Fund (except pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement) or (d) cause any REMIC created hereunder to be subject to a tax on prohibited transactions or prohibited contributions pursuant to the REMIC Provisions.

	
            SECTION 9.03
 	
            Indemnification with Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss of REMIC Status.
 

(a)        In the event that any REMIC fails to qualify as a REMIC, loses its status as a REMIC, or incurs federal, state or local taxes as a result of a prohibited transaction or prohibited contribution under the REMIC Provisions due to the negligent performance by the Servicer of its duties and obligations set forth herein, the Servicer shall indemnify the Trustee and the Trust Fund against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (“Losses”) resulting from such negligence; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be liable for any such Losses attributable to the action or inaction of the Trustee, the Depositor or the Holder of such Residual Certificate, as applicable, nor for any such Losses resulting from misinformation provided by the Holder of such Residual Certificate on which the Servicer has relied. The
foregoing shall not be deemed to limit or restrict the rights and remedies of the Holder of such Residual Certificate now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, in no event shall the Servicer have any liability (1) for any action or omission that is taken in accordance with and in compliance with the express terms of, or which is expressly permitted by the terms of, this Agreement, (2) for any Losses other than arising out of a negligent performance by the Servicer of its duties and obligations set forth herein, and (3) for any special or consequential damages to Certificateholders (in addition to payment of principal and interest on the Certificates).

(b)        In the event that any REMIC fails to qualify as a REMIC, loses its status as a REMIC, or incurs federal, state or local taxes as a result of a prohibited transaction or prohibited contribution under the REMIC Provisions due to the negligent performance by the 

 

Trustee of its duties and obligations set forth herein, the Trustee shall indemnify the Trust Fund against any and all Losses resulting from such negligence; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be liable for any such Losses attributable to the action or inaction of the Servicer, the Depositor or the Holder of such Residual Certificate, as applicable, nor for any such Losses resulting from misinformation provided by the Holder of such Residual Certificate on which the Trustee has relied. The foregoing shall not be deemed to limit or restrict the rights and remedies of the Holder of such Residual Certificate now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, in no event shall the Trustee have any liability (1) for any action or omission that is taken in accordance with and in compliance with the express terms of, or which is expressly permitted by the terms of,
this Agreement, (2) for any Losses other than arising out of a negligent performance by the Trustee of its duties and obligations set forth herein, and (3) for any special or consequential damages to Certificateholders (in addition to payment of principal and interest on the Certificates).

 

 

ARTICLE X

 

TERMINATION

	
            SECTION 10.01
 	
            Termination.
 

(a)        The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, 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 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 Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Terminator of the Mortgage Loans as described below and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the trust created hereby continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the
death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date hereof.

The Servicer (in such capacity, the “Terminator”), may, at its option, terminate this Agreement on any date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) on such date is equal to or less than 10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans on the Cut-off Date, by purchasing, on the next succeeding Distribution Date, all of the outstanding Mortgage Loans and REO Properties at a price equal to the greater of (i) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal
received during the related Prepayment Period) and the appraised value of the REO Properties and (ii) fair market value of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties (as determined and as agreed upon 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 10.01(c) by (x) the Terminator, (y) the Holders of a majority in Percentage Interest in the Class C Certificates and (z) if the Floating Rate Certificates will not receive all amounts owed to it as a result of the termination, the Trustee, provided that if this clause (z) applies to such determination, such determination shall be based solely upon an appraisal obtained as provided in the last sentence of this paragraph), 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, 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 result in the payment of 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 and agreed upon by the Servicer, if it is the Terminator, the Holders of a majority in Percentage Interest in the Class C Certificates and the Trustee as provided in (ii) above, such determination shall be based on an appraisal of the value of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties conducted by an independent appraiser mutually agreed upon by the Terminator, the Holders of a majority in Percentage Interest in the Class C
Certificates and the Trustee in their reasonable discretion, and (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.

 

 

In connection with any such purchase pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the Terminator shall deposit in the Distribution Account all amounts then on deposit in the Collection Account, 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 Determination Date before such Distribution Date of the Termination Price.

(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 Terminator, 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 4.01 for such Distribution Date. By acceptance of the Residual Certificates, the Holders of the Residual Certificates agree, in connection with any termination hereunder, to assign and transfer any amounts in excess of the par value of the Mortgage Loans, and to the extent received in respect of such termination, to pay any such amounts to the Holders of the Class C Certificates.

(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 Servicer (if the 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 Residual 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 Residual Certificateholders for payment.

	
            SECTION 10.02
 	
            Additional Termination Requirements.
 

(a)        In the event that the Terminator exercises its purchase option as provided in Section 10.01, each REMIC 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 to comply with the requirements of this Section will not (i) result in the imposition of taxes on “prohibited transactions” of the Trust 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 Terminator shall adopt and the Trustee shall sign a plan of complete liquidation of each REMIC created hereunder 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 Terminator 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
 	
            Amendment.
 

This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee; and without the consent of the Certificateholders (i) to cure any ambiguity, (ii) to correct or supplement any provisions herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein (iii) to amend the provisions of Section 3.22(b) or (iv) 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 action shall not, as evidenced by either (a) an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Trustee or (b) written notice to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee from each Rating Agency that such action will not result in the reduction or withdrawal of the rating of any outstanding Class of Certificates with respect to which it is a Rating Agency, adversely
affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder. 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 the foregoing, neither an Opinion of Counsel or written notice to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee from the Rating Agencies will be required in connection with an amendment to the provisions of Section 3.22(b).

In addition, this Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Majority Certificateholders 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 or waiver shall (x) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments on the Certificates or distributions which are required to be made on any Certificate without the consent of the Holder of such Certificate, (y) 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 and the Trustee from each Rating Agency
that such action will not result in the reduction or withdrawal of the rating of any outstanding Class of Certificates with respect to which it is a Rating Agency) in a manner other than as described in clause (x) above, without the consent of the Holders of Certificates of such Class evidencing at least a 66% Percentage Interest in such Class, or (z) reduce the percentage of Voting Rights required by clause (y) above without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding. Upon approval of an amendment, a copy of such amendment shall be sent to the Rating Agencies.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Trustee shall not consent to any amendment to this Agreement unless it shall have first received an Opinion of Counsel, delivered by (and at the expense of) the Person seeking such Amendment, to the effect that such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any REMIC created hereunder constituting part of the Trust Fund pursuant to the REMIC Provisions or cause any REMIC created hereunder constituting part of the Trust to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding and that the amendment is being made in accordance with the terms hereof.

Promptly after the execution of any such amendment the Trustee shall furnish, at the expense of the Person that requested the amendment if such Person is the Servicer (but in no event at the expense of the Trustee), otherwise at the expense of the Trust, a copy of such amendment and the Opinion of Counsel referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph to the Servicer and each Rating Agency.

 

 

It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under this Section 11.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment; instead 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 Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any amendment pursuant to this Section 11.01 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 Trust, but only upon direction of 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 together constitute but one and the same instrument.

	
            SECTION 11.03
 	
            Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders.
 

The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not (i) operate to terminate this Agreement or the Trust, (ii) 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, or (iii) otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any of them.

Except as expressly provided for herein, no Certificateholder 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 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 whatever 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, which priority or preference is not otherwise provided for herein, 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 11.03 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; Jurisdiction.
 

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. With respect to any claim arising out of this Agreement, each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the United States District Court located in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York, and each party irrevocably waives any objection which it may have at any time to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating hereto brought in any such courts, irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in any inconvenient forum and further irrevocably waives the right to object, with respect to such claim, suit, action or proceeding
brought in any such court, that such court does not have jurisdiction over such party, provided that service of process has been made by any lawful means.

	
            SECTION 11.05
 	
            Notices.
 

All directions, demands and notices hereunder 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, by facsimile or by express delivery service, to (a) in the case of the Servicer, Litton Loan Servicing LP 4828 Loop Central Drive, Houston, Texas 77081, Attention: Janice McClure (telecopy number: (713) 960-0539), or such other address or telecopy number as may hereafter be furnished to the Depositor and the Trustee in writing by the Servicer, (b) in the case of the Trustee, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, 1761 East St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, California 92705-4934, Attention: Trust Administration GC05S3 (telecopy number: (714) 247-6329), or such other address or telecopy number as may hereafter be furnished to the Depositor and the Servicer in writing by the Trustee, and (c) in the case of the
Depositor, Financial Asset Securities Corp., 600 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830, Attention: Legal, or such other address as may be furnished to the Servicer and the Trustee in writing by the Depositor. Any notice required or permitted to be mailed to a Certificateholder shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, at the address of such Holder as shown in the Certificate Register. Notice of any Servicer Event of Termination shall be given by telecopy and by certified mail. Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have duly been given when mailed, whether or not the Certificateholder receives such notice. A copy of any notice required to be telecopied hereunder shall also 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 for any reason whatsoever be held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof.

	
            SECTION 11.07
 	
            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 11.08
 	
            Notice to the Rating Agencies.
 

(a)        Each of the Trustee and the Servicer shall be obligated to use its best reasonable efforts promptly to provide notice to the Rating Agencies with respect to each of the following of which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or Servicer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge:

	
            (i)
 	
            any material change or amendment to this Agreement;
 

(ii)         the occurrence of any Servicer Event of Termination that has not been cured or waived;

	
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            the resignation or termination of the Servicer or the Trustee;
 	
             

	
            (iv)
 	
            the final payment to Holders of the Certificates of any Class;
 
	
            (v)
 	
            any change in the location of any Account; and
 	
             

				

(vi)        if the Trustee is acting as successor Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02 hereof, any event that would result in the inability of the Trustee to make Advances.

(b)        In addition, the Trustee shall promptly make available to each Rating Agency copies of each Statement to Certificateholders described in Sections 4.03 and 3.19 hereof and the Servicer shall promptly furnish to each Rating Agency copies of the following:

	
            (i)
 	
            each annual statement as to compliance described in Section 3.20 hereof;
 

(ii)         each annual independent public accountants’ servicing report described in Section 3.21 hereof; and

(iii)        each notice delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a) hereof which relates to the fact that the Servicer has not made an Advance.

Any such notice pursuant to this Section 11.08 shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, or by express delivery service to (i) Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., 99 Church Street, New York, New York 10007, (ii) Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 55 Water Street, 41st Floor, New York, NY 10041, Attention: Residential Mortgage Surveillance Group, (iii) Fitch Ratings, 1 State Street Plaza, New York, New York 10004 and (iv) Dominion Bond Ratings Service, Inc., One Exchange Plaza, 55 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, NY  10066.

	
            SECTION 11.09
 	
            Further Assurances.
 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither the Regular Certificateholders nor the Trustee shall have any obligation to consent to any amendment or modification of this Agreement unless they have been provided reasonable security or indemnity against their out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) to be incurred in connection therewith.

 

 

	
            SECTION 11.10
 	
            Benefits of Agreement.
 

Nothing in this Agreement or in the Certificates, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the Certificateholders and the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement.

	
            SECTION 11.11
 	
            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 the Certificateholders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Certificateholders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing, and such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and the Servicer. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “act” of the Certificateholders signing such instrument or instruments. 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
Trust, if made in the manner provided in this Section 11.11.

(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 the 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. Whenever 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 authority.

(c)        Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by any Certificateholder shall bind every future Holder of such Certificate and the Holder of every Certificate issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Trust in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Certificate.

 

 

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, all as of the day and year first above written. 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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            STATE OF CONNECTICUT
 	
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On the __th day of ___________before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared _ _____________known to me to be a ____ __________ of Financial Asset Securities Corp., a Delaware 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.

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
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            STATE OF TEXAS
 	
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On the   th day of _______before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared ___ ________known to me to be a __ _________________ of Litton Loan Servicing LP, a 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.

	
             
 	
            
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On the      th day of ____________before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared_ ________, known to me to be a(n)____________  and ___ _________, known to me to be a(n) ____________ of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, one of the entities that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said 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.

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
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EXHIBIT A-1

FORM OF CLASS I-A1 CERTIFICATES

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

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, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).

 

	
            Certificate No.
 	
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            1
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
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            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
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            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Initial Certificate Principal Balance

of this Certificate (“Denomination”)
 	
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            $233,050,000.00
 
	
            Original Class Certificate

Principal Balance of this Class
 	
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            $233,050,000.00
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
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            100.00%
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
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            Variable
 
	
            CUSIP
 	
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            83611M FG 8
 
	
            Class
 	
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            I-A1
 
	
            Assumed Maturity Date
 	
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            June 25, 2035
 

 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

Class I-A1

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class I-A1 Certificate at any time may be less than the Initial Certificate Principal Balance set forth on the face hereof, as described herein. This Class I-A1 Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Class I-A1 Certificate (obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Class I-A1 Certificate by the Original Class Certificate Principal Balance) in certain monthly distributions with respect to a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Class I-A1 Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Class I-A1 Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class I-A1 Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Class I-A1 Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Trustee.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated:  July__, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

[Reverse of Class I-A1 Certificate]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

SERIES 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 (herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 
 
	
            unto
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

 (Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

	
            I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:___________________________________________
 
 
 

 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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 I-A2 CERTIFICATES

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

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, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).

 

	
            Certificate No.
 	
            :
 	
            1
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
            :
 	
            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Initial Certificate Principal Balance

of this Certificate (“Denomination”)
 	
            :
 	
            $58,262,000.00
 
	
            Original Class Certificate

Principal Balance of this Class
 	
            :
 	
            $58,262,000.00
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
            :
 	
            100.00%
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
            :
 	
            Variable
 
	
            CUSIP
 	
            :
 	
            83611M FH 6
 
	
            Class
 	
            :
 	
            I-A2
 
	
            Assumed Maturity Date
 	
            :
 	
            June 25, 2035
 

 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

Class I-A2

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class I-A2 Certificate at any time may be less than the Initial Certificate Principal Balance set forth on the face hereof, as described herein. This Class I-A2 Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Class I-A2 Certificate (obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Class I-A2 Certificate by the Original Class Certificate Principal Balance) in certain monthly distributions with respect to a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Class I-A2 Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Class I-A2 Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class I-A2 Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Class I-A2 Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Trustee.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: July __, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

[Reverse of Class I-A2 Certificate]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

SERIES 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 (herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________________________________________
 
	
             
 

(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

	
            I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:
 
 
 
	
             
 

 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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 II-A1 CERTIFICATES

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

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, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).

 

	
            Certificate No.
 	
            :
 	
            1
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
            :
 	
            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Initial Certificate Principal Balance

of this Certificate (“Denomination”)
 	
            :
 	
            $98,436,000.00
 
	
            Original Class Certificate

Principal Balance of this Class
 	
            :
 	
            $98,436,000.00
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
            :
 	
            100.00%
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
            :
 	
            Variable
 
	
            CUSIP
 	
            :
 	
            83611M FJ 2
 
	
            Class
 	
            :
 	
            II-A1
 
	
            Rated Final Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            June 25, 2035
 

 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

Class II-A1

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class II-A1 Certificate at any time may be less than the Initial Certificate Principal Balance set forth on the face hereof, as described herein. This Class II-A1 Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Class II-A1 Certificate (obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Class II-A1 Certificate by the Original Class Certificate Principal Balance) in certain monthly distributions with respect to a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Class II-A1 Certificate is issued
under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Class II-A1 Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class II-A1 Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Class II-A1 Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Trustee.

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: July __, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

[Reverse of Class II-A1 Certificate]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

SERIES 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 (herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 
 
	
            unto
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

	
            I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:
 
 
 
	
             
 

 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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 II-A2 CERTIFICATES

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

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, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).

 

	
            Certificate No.
 	
            :
 	
            1
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
            :
 	
            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Initial Certificate Principal Balance

of this Certificate (“Denomination”)
 	
            :
 	
            $132,004,000.00
 
	
            Original Class Certificate

Principal Balance of this Class
 	
            :
 	
            $132,004,000.00
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
            :
 	
            100.00%
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
            :
 	
            Variable
 
	
            CUSIP
 	
            :
 	
            83611M FK 9
 
	
            Class
 	
            :
 	
            II-A2
 
	
            Assumed Maturity Date
 	
            :
 	
            June 25, 2035
 

 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

Class II-A2

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class II-A2 Certificate at any time may be less than the Initial Certificate Principal Balance set forth on the face hereof, as described herein. This Class II-A2 Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Class II-A2 Certificate (obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Class II-A2 Certificate by the Original Class Certificate Principal Balance) in certain monthly distributions with respect to a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Class II-A2 Certificate is issued
under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Class II-A2 Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class II-A2 Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Class II-A2 Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Trustee.

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: July __, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

[Reverse of Class II-A2 Certificate]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

SERIES 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 (herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 
 
	
            unto
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

 

(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

	
            I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:___________________________________________
 
 
 

 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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 II-A3 CERTIFICATES

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

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, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).

 

	
            Certificate No.
 	
            :
 	
            1
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
            :
 	
            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Initial Certificate Principal Balance

of this Certificate (“Denomination”)
 	
            :
 	
            $20,000,000.00
 
	
            Original Class Certificate

Principal Balance of this Class
 	
            :
 	
            $20,000,000.00
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
            :
 	
            100.00%
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
            :
 	
            Variable
 
	
            CUSIP
 	
            :
 	
            83611M FL 7
 
	
            Class
 	
            :
 	
            II-A3
 
	
            Assumed Maturity Date
 	
            :
 	
            June 25, 2035
 

 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

Class II-A3

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class II-A3 Certificate at any time may be less than the Initial Certificate Principal Balance set forth on the face hereof, as described herein. This Class II-A3 Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Class II-A3 Certificate (obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Class II-A3 Certificate by the Original Class Certificate Principal Balance) in certain monthly distributions with respect to a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Class II-A3 Certificate is issued
under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Class II-A3 Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class II-A3 Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Class II-A3 Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Trustee.

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: July __, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

[Reverse of Class II-A3 Certificate]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

SERIES 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 (herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 
 
	
            unto
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

 

(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

	
            I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:___________________________________________
 
 
 

 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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 M-1 CERTIFICATES

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.  

EACH HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE THE REPRESENTATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.02(C) OF THE AGREEMENT.  

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, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).

 

	
            Certificate No.
 	
            :
 	
            1
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
            :
 	
            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Initial Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate (“Denomination”)
 	
            :
 	
            $28,198,000.00
 
	
            Original Class Certificate Principal Balance of this Class
 	
            :
 	
            $28,198,000.00
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
            :
 	
            100.00%
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
            :
 	
            Variable
 
	
            CUSIP
 	
            :
 	
            83611M FM 5
 
	
            Class
 	
            :
 	
            M-1
 
	
            Assumed Maturity Date
 	
            :
 	
            June 25, 2035
 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

Class M-1

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class M-1 Certificate at any time may be less than the Initial Certificate Principal Balance set forth on the face hereof, as described herein. This Class M-1 Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Class M-1 Certificate (obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Class M-1 Certificate by the Original Class Certificate Principal Balance) in certain monthly distributions with respect to a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Class M-1 Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Class M-1 Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Each holder of this Certificate shall be deemed to have made the representations set forth in Section  5.02(c) of the Agreement.  

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class M-1 Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Class M-1 Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Trustee.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: July __, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

[Reverse of Class M-1 Certificate]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

SERIES 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in  June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 
 
	
            unto
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:______________________________________

	
             
 

 

 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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 M-2 CERTIFICATES

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THIS 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.  

EACH HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE THE REPRESENTATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.02(C) OF THE AGREEMENT.  

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, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).

 

	
            Certificate No.
 	
            :
 	
            1
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
            :
 	
            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Initial Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate (“Denomination”)
 	
            :
 	
            $26,083,000.00
 
	
            Original Class Certificate

Principal Balance of this Class
 	
            :
 	
            $26,083,000.00
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
            :
 	
            100.00%
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
            :
 	
            Variable
 
	
            CUSIP
 	
            :
 	
            83611M FN 3
 
	
            Class
 	
            :
 	
            M-2
 
	
            Assumed Maturity Date
 	
            :
 	
            June 25, 2035
 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

Class M-2

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class M-2 Certificate at any time may be less than the Initial Certificate Principal Balance set forth on the face hereof, as described herein. This Class M-2 Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Class M-2 Certificate (obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Class M-2 Certificate by the Original Class Certificate Principal Balance) in certain monthly distributions with respect to a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Class M-2 Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Class M-2 Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Each holder of this Certificate shall be deemed to have made the representations set forth in Section  5.02(c) of the Agreement.  

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class M-2 Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Class M-2 Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Trustee.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: July __, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

[Reverse of Class M-2 Certificate]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

SERIES 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 (herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 
 
	
            unto
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

	
            I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:_______________________________
 
 
 

 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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 M-3 CERTIFICATES

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THIS 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.  

EACH HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE THE REPRESENTATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.02(C) OF THE AGREEMENT.  

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, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).

 

	
            Certificate No.
 	
            :
 	
            1
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
            :
 	
            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Initial Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate (“Denomination”)
 	
            :
 	
            $15,861,000.00
 
	
            Original Class Certificate Principal Balance of this Class
 	
            :
 	
            $15,861,000.00
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
            :
 	
            100.00%
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
            :
 	
            Variable
 
	
            CUSIP
 	
            :
 	
            83611M FP 8
 
	
            Class
 	
            :
 	
            M-3
 
	
            Assumed Maturity Date
 	
            :
 	
            June 25, 2035
 

 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

Class M-3

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class M-3 Certificate at any time may be less than the Initial Certificate Principal Balance set forth on the face hereof, as described herein. This Class M-3 Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Class M-3 Certificate (obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Class M-3 Certificate by the Original Class Certificate Principal Balance) in certain monthly distributions with respect to a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Class M-3 Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Class M-3 Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Each holder of this Certificate shall be deemed to have made the representations set forth in Section  5.02(c) of the Agreement.  

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class M-3 Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Class M-3 Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Trustee.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: July __, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

[Reverse of Class M-3 Certificate]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

SERIES 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 (herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 
 
	
            unto
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

	
          I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:___________________________________________

            _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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 M-4 CERTIFICATES

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THIS 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.  

EACH HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE THE REPRESENTATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.02(C) OF THE AGREEMENT.  

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, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).

 

	
            Certificate No.
 	
            :
 	
            1
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
            :
 	
            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Initial Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate (“Denomination”)
 	
            :
 	
            $14,099,000.00
 
	
            Original Class Certificate Principal Balance of this Class
 	
            :
 	
            $14,099,000.00
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
            :
 	
            100.00%
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
            :
 	
            Variable
 
	
            CUSIP
 	
            :
 	
            83611M FQ 6
 
	
            Class
 	
            :
 	
            M-4
 
	
            Assumed Maturity Date
 	
            :
 	
            June 25, 2035
 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

Class M-4

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class M-4 Certificate at any time may be less than the Initial Certificate Principal Balance set forth on the face hereof, as described herein. This Class M-4 Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Class M-4 Certificate (obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Class M-4 Certificate by the Original Class Certificate Principal Balance) in certain monthly distributions with respect to a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Class M-4 Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Class M-4 Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Each holder of this Certificate shall be deemed to have made the representations set forth in Section  5.02(c) of the Agreement.  

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class M-4 Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Class M-4 Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Trustee.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: July __, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

[Reverse of Class M-4 Certificate]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

SERIES 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 (herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 
 
	
            unto
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

	
            I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:______________________________________

            ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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-5 CERTIFICATES

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THIS 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.  

EACH HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE THE REPRESENTATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.02(C) OF THE AGREEMENT.  

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, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).

 

	
            Certificate No.
 	
            :
 	
            1
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
            :
 	
            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Initial Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate (“Denomination”)
 	
            :
 	
            $11,984,000.00
 
	
            Original Class Certificate Principal Balance of this Class
 	
            :
 	
            $11,984,000.00
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
            :
 	
            100.00%
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
            :
 	
            Variable
 
	
            CUSIP
 	
            :
 	
            83611M FR 4
 
	
            Class
 	
            :
 	
            M-5
 
	
            Assumed Maturity Date
 	
            :
 	
            June 25, 2035
 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

Class M-5

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class M-5 Certificate at any time may be less than the Initial Certificate Principal Balance set forth on the face hereof, as described herein. This Class M-5 Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Class M-5 Certificate (obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Class M-5 Certificate by the Original Class Certificate Principal Balance) in certain monthly distributions with respect to a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Class M-5 Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Class M-5 Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Each holder of this Certificate shall be deemed to have made the representations set forth in Section  5.02(c) of the Agreement.  

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class M-5 Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Class M-5 Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Trustee.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: July __, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

[REVERSE OF CLASS M-5 CERTIFICATE]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

SERIES 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 (herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 
 
	
            unto
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

	
            I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:___________________________________________

            _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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-6 CERTIFICATES

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THIS 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 AND THE CLASS M-5 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.  

EACH HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE THE REPRESENTATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.02(C) OF THE AGREEMENT.  

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, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).

 

	
            Certificate No.
 	
            :
 	
            1
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
            :
 	
            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Initial Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate (“Denomination”)
 	
            :
 	
            $11,632,000.00
 
	
            Original Class Certificate Principal Balance of this Class
 	
            :
 	
            $11,632,000.00
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
            :
 	
            100.00%
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
            :
 	
            Variable
 
	
            CUSIP
 	
            :
 	
            83611M FS 2
 
	
            Class
 	
            :
 	
            M-6
 
	
            Assumed Maturity Date
 	
            :
 	
            June 25, 2035
 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

Class M-6

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class M-6 Certificate at any time may be less than the Initial Certificate Principal Balance set forth on the face hereof, as described herein. This Class M-6 Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Class M-6 Certificate (obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Class M-6 Certificate by the Original Class Certificate Principal Balance) in certain monthly distributions with respect to a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Class M-6 Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Class M-6 Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Each holder of this Certificate shall be deemed to have made the representations set forth in Section  5.02(c) of the Agreement.  

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class M-6 Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Class M-6 Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Trustee.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: July __, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

[Reverse of Class M-6 Certificate]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

SERIES 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 (herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 
 
	
            unto
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

 (Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

	
            I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:___________________________________________
 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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-7 CERTIFICATES

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THIS 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 AND THE CLASS M-6 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”). ANY RESALE OR TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER THE ACT MAY ONLY BE MADE IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPTED FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS 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”), SHALL BE MADE EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

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, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).

 

	
            Certificate No.
 	
            :
 	
            1
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
            :
 	
            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Initial Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate (“Denomination”)
 	
            :
 	
            $10,222,000.00
 
	
            Original Class Certificate Principal Balance of this Class
 	
            :
 	
            $10,222,000.00
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
            :
 	
            100.00%
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
            :
 	
            Variable
 

 

 

 

 

	
            CUSIP
 	
            :
 	
            83611M FT 0
 
	
            Class
 	
            :
 	
            M-7
 
	
            Assumed Maturity Date
 	
            :
 	
            June 25, 2035
 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

Class M-7

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class M-7 Certificate at any time may be less than the Initial Certificate Principal Balance set forth on the face hereof, as described herein. This Class M-7 Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Class M-7 Certificate (obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Class M-7 Certificate by the Original Class Certificate Principal Balance) in certain monthly distributions with respect to a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Class M-7 Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Class M-7 Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

No transfer of a Certificate of this Class shall be made unless such transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act and any applicable sate securities laws or is exempt from the registration requirements under said Act and such laws.  In the event that a transfer is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Act and such laws, in order to assure compliance with the Act, and such laws, he Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer and such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee shall each certify to the Trustee and the Depositor in writing the facts surrounding the transfer.  The Holder hereof 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.

 

 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class M-7 Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Class M-7 Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Trustee.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: July __, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

 

[Reverse of Class M-7 Certificate]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 (herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 
 
	
            unto
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

	
            I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:___________________________________________

            _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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-8 CERTIFICATES

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THIS 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.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”). ANY RESALE OR TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER THE ACT MAY ONLY BE MADE IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPTED FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS 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”), SHALL BE MADE EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

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, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).

 

	
            Certificate No.
 	
            :
 	
            1
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
            :
 	
            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Initial Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate (“Denomination”)
 	
            :
 	
            $9,164,000.00
 
	
            Original Class Certificate Principal Balance of this Class
 	
            :
 	
            $9,164,000.00
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
            :
 	
            100.00%
 

 

 

 

 

	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
            :
 	
            Variable
 
	
            CUSIP
 	
            :
 	
            83611M FU 7
 
	
            Class
 	
            :
 	
            M-8
 
	
            Assumed Maturity Date
 	
            :
 	
            June 25, 2035
 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

Class M-8

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class M-8 Certificate at any time may be less than the Initial Certificate Principal Balance set forth on the face hereof, as described herein. This Class M-8 Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Class M-8 Certificate (obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Class M-8 Certificate by the Original Class Certificate Principal Balance) in certain monthly distributions with respect to a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Class M-8 Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Class M-8 Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

No transfer of a Certificate of this Class shall be made unless such transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act and any applicable sate securities laws or is exempt from the registration requirements under said Act and such laws.  In the event that a transfer is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Act and such laws, in order to assure compliance with the Act, and such laws, he Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer and such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee shall each certify to the Trustee and the Depositor in writing the facts surrounding the transfer.  The Holder hereof 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.

 

 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class M-8 Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Class M-8 Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Trustee.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: July __, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

[Reverse of Class M-8 Certificate]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

SERIES 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 (herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 
 
	
            unto
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

	
            I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:___________________________________________

            ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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-9 CERTIFICATES

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THIS 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 M-8 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”). ANY RESALE OR TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER THE ACT MAY ONLY BE MADE IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPTED FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS 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”), SHALL BE MADE EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

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, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).

 

	
            Certificate No.
 	
            :
 	
            1
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
            :
 	
            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Initial Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate (“Denomination”)
 	
            :
 	
            $7,402,000.00
 
	
            Original Class Certificate Principal Balance of this Class
 	
            :
 	
            $7,402,000.00
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
            :
 	
            100.00%
 

 

 

 

 

	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
            :
 	
            Variable
 
	
            CUSIP
 	
            :
 	
            83611M FV 5
 
	
            Class
 	
            :
 	
            M-9
 
	
            Assumed Maturity Date
 	
            :
 	
            June 25, 2035
 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

Class M-9

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class M-9 Certificate at any time may be less than the Initial Certificate Principal Balance set forth on the face hereof, as described herein. This Class M-9 Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Class M-9 Certificate (obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Class M-9 Certificate by the Original Class Certificate Principal Balance) in certain monthly distributions with respect to a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Class M-9 Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Class M-9 Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

No transfer of a Certificate of this Class shall be made unless such transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act and any applicable sate securities laws or is exempt from the registration requirements under said Act and such laws.  In the event that a transfer is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Act and such laws, in order to assure compliance with the Act, and such laws, he Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer and such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee shall each certify to the Trustee and the Depositor in writing the facts surrounding the transfer.  The Holder hereof 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.

 

 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class M-9 Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Class M-9 Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Trustee.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: July __, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

[Reverse of Class M-9 Certificate]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

SERIES 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 (herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 
 
	
            unto
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

 (Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

	
            I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:___________________________________________

 
 

 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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 B-1 CERTIFICATES

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THIS 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 REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”).  ANY RESALE OR TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER THE ACT MAY ONLY BE MADE IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPTED FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS 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”), SHALL BE MADE EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

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, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).

	
            Certificate No.
 	
            :
 	
            1
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
            :
 	
            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Initial Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate (“Denomination”)
 	
            :
 	
            $10,222,000.00
 
	
            Original Class Certificate Principal Balance of this Class
 	
            :
 	
            $10,222,000.00
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
            :
 	
            100.00%
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
            :
 	
            Variable
 
	
            CUSIP
 	
            :
 	
            83611M FW 3
 
	
            Class
 	
            :
 	
            B-1
 
	
            Assumed Maturity Date
 	
            :
 	
            June 25, 2035
 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

Class B-1

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class B-1 Certificate at any time may be less than the Initial Certificate Principal Balance set forth on the face hereof, as described herein. This Class B-1 Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Class B-1 Certificate (obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Class B-1 Certificate by the Original Class Certificate Principal Balance) in certain monthly distributions with respect to a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Class B-1 Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Class B-1 Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

No transfer of a Certificate of this Class shall be made unless such transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act and any applicable sate securities laws or is exempt from the registration requirements under said Act and such laws.  In the event that a transfer is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Act and such laws, in order to assure compliance with the Act, and such laws, he Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer and such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee shall each certify to the Trustee and the Depositor in writing the facts surrounding the transfer.  The Holder hereof 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.

 

 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class B-1 Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Class B-1 Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Trustee.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: July __, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

 

[Reverse of Class B-1 Certificate]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

SERIES 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 (herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 
 
	
            unto
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

	
            I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:___________________________________________
 
 
 

 

 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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 B-2 CERTIFICATES

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THIS 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 REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”).  ANY RESALE OR TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER THE ACT MAY ONLY BE MADE IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPTED FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS 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”), SHALL BE MADE EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

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, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).

 

	
            Certificate No.
 	
            :
 	
            1
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
            :
 	
            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Initial Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate (“Denomination”)
 	
            :
 	
            $9,164,000.00
 
	
            Original Class Certificate Principal Balance of this Class
 	
            :
 	
            $9,164,000.00
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
            :
 	
            100.00%
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
            :
 	
            Variable
 
	
            CUSIP
 	
            :
 	
            83611M FX 1
 

 

 

 

 

	
            Class
 	
            :
 	
            B-2
 
	
            Assumed Maturity Date
 	
            :
 	
            June 25, 2035
 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

Class B-2

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class B-2 Certificate at any time may be less than the Initial Certificate Principal Balance set forth on the face hereof, as described herein. This Class B-2 Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Class B-2 Certificate (obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Class B-2 Certificate by the Original Class Certificate Principal Balance) in certain monthly distributions with respect to a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Class B-2 Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Class B-2 Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

No transfer of a Certificate of this Class shall be made unless such transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act and any applicable sate securities laws or is exempt from the registration requirements under said Act and such laws.  In the event that a transfer is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Act and such laws, in order to assure compliance with the Act, and such laws, he Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer and such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee shall each certify to the Trustee and the Depositor in writing the facts surrounding the transfer.  The Holder hereof 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.

 

 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class B-2 Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Class B-2 Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Trustee.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: July __, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

 

[Reverse of Class B-2 Certificate]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

SERIES 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 (herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 
 
	
            unto
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

	
            I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:___________________________________________
 
 
 

 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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 B-3 CERTIFICATES

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, THE MEZZANINE CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS B-1 CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS B-2 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”).  ANY RESALE OR TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER THE ACT MAY ONLY BE MADE IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPTED FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS 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”), SHALL BE MADE EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

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, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).

 

	
            Certificate No.
 	
            :
 	
            1
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
            :
 	
            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Initial Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate (“Denomination”)
 	
            :
 	
            $5,640,000.00
 
	
            Original Class Certificate Principal Balance of this Class
 	
            :
 	
            $5,640,000.00
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
            :
 	
            100.00%
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
            :
 	
            Variable
 

 

 

 

 

	
            CUSIP
 	
            :
 	
            83611M FY 9
 
	
            Class
 	
            :
 	
            B-3
 
	
            Assumed Maturity Date
 	
            :
 	
            June 25, 2035
 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

Class B-3

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class B-3 Certificate at any time may be less than the Initial Certificate Principal Balance set forth on the face hereof, as described herein. This Class B-3 Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Class B-3 Certificate (obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Class B-3 Certificate by the Original Class Certificate Principal Balance) in certain monthly distributions with respect to a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Class B-3 Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Class B-3 Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

No transfer of a Certificate of this Class shall be made unless such transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act and any applicable sate securities laws or is exempt from the registration requirements under said Act and such laws.  In the event that a transfer is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Act and such laws, in order to assure compliance with the Act, and such laws, he Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer and such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee shall each certify to the Trustee and the Depositor in writing the facts surrounding the transfer.  The Holder hereof 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.

 

 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class B-3 Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Class B-3 Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Trustee.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: July __, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

[Reverse of Class B-3 Certificate]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 (herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 
 
	
            unto
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

	
            I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:___________________________________________
 
 
 

 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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 C 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, AS AMENDED (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 REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”). ANY RESALE OR TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER THE ACT MAY ONLY BE MADE IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPTED FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”).  ANY RESALE OR TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER THE ACT MAY ONLY BE MADE IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPTED FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS 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”), SHALL BE MADE EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

 

	
            Certificate No.
 	
            :
 	
            1
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
            :
 	
            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Initial Certificate Principal Balance

of this Certificate (“Denomination”)
 	
            :
 	
            $3,524,404.58
 
	
            Original Class Certificate

Principal Balance of this Class
 	
            :
 	
            $3,524,404.58
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
            :
 	
            100.00%
 
	
            Class
 	
            :
 	
            C
 

 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

Class C

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class C Certificate at any time may be less than the Initial Certificate Principal Balance set forth on the face hereof, as described herein. This Class C Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Class C Certificate (obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Class C Certificate by the Original Class Certificate Principal Balance) in certain distributions with respect to a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Class C Certificate is
issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Class C Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

No transfer of a Certificate of this Class shall be made unless such transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act and any applicable state securities laws or is exempt from the registration requirements under said Act and such laws. In the event that a transfer is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Act and such laws, in order to assure compliance with the Act and such laws, the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer and such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee shall each certify to the Trustee and the Depositor in writing the facts surrounding the transfer. In the event that such a transfer is not to be made pursuant to Rule 144A of the Act, there shall be delivered to the Trustee and the Depositor of an Opinion of Counsel that such transfer may be made pursuant to an exemption from the Act, which Opinion of Counsel
shall not be obtained at the expense of the Trustee, the Servicer or the Depositor; or there shall be delivered to the Trustee and the Depositor a transferor certificate by the transferor and an investment letter shall be executed by the transferee. The Holder hereof 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.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class C Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Class C Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Trustee.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: July __, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

[Reverse of Class C Certificate]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

SERIES 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 (herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 
 
	
            unto
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

	
            I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:___________________________________________
 
 
 

 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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 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, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”). ANY RESALE OR TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER THE ACT MAY ONLY BE MADE IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPTED FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS 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”), SHALL BE MADE EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

 

	
            Certificate No.
 	
            :
 	
            1
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
            :
 	
            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Initial Certificate Principal Balance

of this Certificate (“Denomination”)
 	
            :
 	
            $100.00
 
	
            Original Class Certificate

Principal Balance of this Class
 	
            :
 	
            $100.00
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
            :
 	
            100.00%
 
	
            Class
 	
            :
 	
            P
 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

Class P

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class P Certificate at any time may be less than the Initial Certificate Principal Balance set forth on the face hereof, as described herein. This Class P Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Class P Certificate (obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Class P Certificate by the Original Class Certificate Principal Balance) in certain distributions with respect to a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Class P Certificate is
issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Class P Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

This Certificate does not have a pass-through rate and will be entitled to distributions only to the extent set forth in the Agreement.

No transfer of a Certificate of this Class shall be made unless such transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act and any applicable state securities laws or is exempt from the registration requirements under said Act and such laws. In the event that a transfer is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Act and such laws, in order to assure compliance with the Act and such laws, the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer and such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee shall each certify to the Trustee and the Depositor in writing the facts surrounding the transfer. In the event that such a transfer is not to be made pursuant to Rule 144A of the Act, there shall be delivered to the Trustee and the Depositor of an Opinion of Counsel that such transfer may be made pursuant to an exemption from the Act, which Opinion of Counsel
shall not be obtained at the expense of the Trustee, the Servicer or the Depositor; or there shall be delivered to the Trustee and the Depositor a transferor certificate by the transferor and an investment letter shall be executed by the transferee. The Holder hereof 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.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class P Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Class P Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Trustee.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: July __, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

[Reverse of Class P Certificate]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

SERIES 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 (herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 
 
	
            unto
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

	
            I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:___________________________________________
 
 
 

 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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 R CERTIFICATE

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

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”). ANY RESALE OR TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER THE ACT MAY ONLY BE MADE IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPTED FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

THIS CLASS R CERTIFICATE HAS NO PRINCIPAL BALANCE, DOES NOT BEAR INTEREST AND WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY DISTRIBUTIONS EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN.

NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS 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”), SHALL BE MADE EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

 

	
            Certificate No.
 	
            :
 	
            1
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
            :
 	
            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
            :
 	
            50.00%
 
	
            Class
 	
            :
 	
            R
 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

Class R

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

This Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate specified above in the interest represented by all Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs in a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). 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.

This Certificate does not have a principal 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 Office or the office or agency maintained by the Trustee.

No transfer of a Certificate of this Class shall be made unless such transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act and any applicable state securities laws or is exempt from the registration requirements under said Act and such laws. In the event that a transfer is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Act and such laws, in order to assure compliance with the Act and such laws, the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer and such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee shall each certify to the Trustee and the Depositor in writing the facts surrounding the transfer. In the event that such a transfer is not to be made pursuant to Rule 144A of the Act, there shall be delivered to the Trustee and the Depositor of an Opinion of Counsel that such transfer may be made pursuant to an exemption from the Act, which Opinion of Counsel
shall not be obtained at the expense of the Trustee, the Servicer or the Depositor; or there shall be delivered to the Trustee and the Depositor a transferor certificate by the transferor and an investment letter shall be executed by the transferee. The Holder hereof 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.

Each Holder of this Certificate will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by the restrictions of the Agreement, including but not limited to the restrictions that (i) each person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in this Certificate must be a Permitted Transferee, (ii) no Ownership Interest in this Certificate may be transferred without delivery to the Trustee of (a) a transfer affidavit of the proposed transferee and (b) a transfer certificate of the transferor, each of such documents to be in the form described in the Agreement, (iii) each person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in this Certificate must agree to require a transfer affidavit and to deliver a transfer certificate to the Trustee as required pursuant to the Agreement, (iv) each person holding or acquiring an Ownership Interest in this Certificate must agree not to transfer an Ownership Interest in this
Certificate if it has actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and (v) any attempted or purported transfer of any Ownership Interest in this Certificate in violation of such restrictions will be absolutely null and void and will vest no rights in the purported transferee. Pursuant to the Agreement, The Trustee will provide the Internal Revenue Service and any pertinent persons with the information needed to compute the tax imposed under the applicable tax laws on transfers of residual interests to disqualified organizations, if any person other than a Permitted Transferee acquires an Ownership Interest on a Class R Certificate in violation of the restrictions mentioned above.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized officer of the Trustee.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: July __, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

[Reverse of Class R Certificate]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

SERIES 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3 Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 (herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 
 
	
            unto
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

	
            I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:___________________________________________
 
 
 

 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

FORM OF CLASS R CERTIFICATE

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

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”). ANY RESALE OR TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER THE ACT MAY ONLY BE MADE IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPTED FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

THIS CLASS R CERTIFICATE HAS NO PRINCIPAL BALANCE, DOES NOT BEAR INTEREST AND WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY DISTRIBUTIONS EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN.

NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS 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”), SHALL BE MADE EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

 

	
            Certificate No.
 	
            :
 	
            2
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
            :
 	
            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
            :
 	
            50.00%
 
	
            Class
 	
            :
 	
            R
 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

CLASS R

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

This Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Residual Interest Investments, LP is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate specified above in the interest represented by all Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs in a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). 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.

This Certificate does not have a principal 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 Office or the office or agency maintained by the Trustee.

No transfer of a Certificate of this Class shall be made unless such transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act and any applicable state securities laws or is exempt from the registration requirements under said Act and such laws. In the event that a transfer is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Act and such laws, in order to assure compliance with the Act and such laws, the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer and such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee shall each certify to the Trustee and the Depositor in writing the facts surrounding the transfer. In the event that such a transfer is not to be made pursuant to Rule 144A of the Act, there shall be delivered to the Trustee and the Depositor of an Opinion of Counsel that such transfer may be made pursuant to an exemption from the Act, which Opinion of Counsel
shall not be obtained at the expense of the Trustee, the Servicer or the Depositor; or there shall be delivered to the Trustee and the Depositor a transferor certificate by the transferor and an investment letter shall be executed by the transferee. The Holder hereof 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.

Each Holder of this Certificate will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by the restrictions of the Agreement, including but not limited to the restrictions that (i) each person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in this Certificate must be a Permitted Transferee, (ii) no Ownership Interest in this Certificate may be transferred without delivery to the Trustee of (a) a transfer affidavit of the proposed transferee and (b) a transfer certificate of the transferor, each of such documents to be in the form described in the Agreement, (iii) each person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in this Certificate must agree to require a transfer affidavit and to deliver a transfer certificate to the Trustee as required pursuant to the Agreement, (iv) each person holding or acquiring an Ownership Interest in this Certificate must agree not to transfer an Ownership Interest in this
Certificate if it has actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and (v) any attempted or purported transfer of any Ownership Interest in this Certificate in violation of such restrictions will be absolutely null and void and will vest no rights in the purported transferee. Pursuant to the Agreement, The Trustee will provide the Internal Revenue Service and any pertinent persons with the information needed to compute the tax imposed under the applicable tax laws on transfers of residual interests to disqualified organizations, if any person other than a Permitted Transferee acquires an Ownership Interest on a Class R Certificate in violation of the restrictions mentioned above.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized officer of the Trustee.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: July __, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

[Reverse of Class R Certificate]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

SERIES 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3 Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 (herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 
 
	
            unto
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

	
            I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:___________________________________________
 
 
 

 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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 R-X CERTIFICATES

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

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”). ANY RESALE OR TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER THE ACT MAY ONLY BE MADE IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPTED FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

THIS CLASS R-X CERTIFICATE HAS NO PRINCIPAL BALANCE, DOES NOT BEAR INTEREST AND WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY DISTRIBUTIONS EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN.

NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS 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”), SHALL BE MADE EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

 

	
            Certificate No.
 	
            :
 	
            1
 
	
            Cut-off Date
 	
            :
 	
            July 1, 2005
 
	
            First Distribution Date
 	
            :
 	
            August 25, 2005
 
	
            Percentage Interest
 	
            :
 	
            100.00%
 
	
            Class
 	
            :
 	
            R-X
 

 

 

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

Series 2005-3

Class R-X

evidencing the Percentage Interest in the distributions allocable to  the Certificates of the above-referenced Class with respect to the Trust consisting of first lien, interest only, adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the  “Mortgage Loans”)

FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP., AS DEPOSITOR

This Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates.

This certifies that Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate specified above in the interest represented by all Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs in a Trust consisting primarily of the Mortgage Loans deposited by Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”). The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). 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.

This Certificate does not have a principal 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 Office or the office or agency maintained by the Trustee.

No transfer of a Certificate of this Class shall be made unless such transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act and any applicable state securities laws or is exempt from the registration requirements under said Act and such laws. In the event that a transfer is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Act and such laws, in order to assure compliance with the Act and such laws, the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer and such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee shall each certify to the Trustee and the Depositor in writing the facts surrounding the transfer. In the event that such a transfer is not to be made pursuant to Rule 144A of the Act, there shall be delivered to the Trustee and the Depositor of an Opinion of Counsel that such transfer may be made pursuant to an exemption from the Act, which Opinion of Counsel
shall not be obtained at the expense of the Trustee, the Servicer or the Depositor; or there shall be delivered to the Trustee and the Depositor a transferor certificate by the transferor and an investment letter shall be executed by the transferee. The Holder hereof 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.

Each Holder of this Certificate will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by the restrictions of the Agreement, including but not limited to the restrictions that (i) each person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in this Certificate must be a Permitted Transferee, (ii) no Ownership Interest in this Certificate may be transferred without delivery to the Trustee of (a) a transfer affidavit of the proposed transferee and (b) a transfer certificate of the transferor, each of such documents to be in the form described in the Agreement, (iii) each person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in this Certificate must agree to require a transfer affidavit and to deliver a transfer certificate to the Trustee as required pursuant to the Agreement, (iv) each person holding or acquiring an Ownership Interest in this Certificate must agree not to transfer an Ownership Interest in this
Certificate if it has actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and (v) any attempted or purported transfer of any Ownership Interest in this Certificate in violation of such restrictions will be absolutely null and void and will vest no rights in the purported transferee. Pursuant to the Agreement, The Trustee will provide the Internal Revenue Service and any pertinent persons with the information needed to compute the tax imposed under the applicable tax laws on transfers of residual interests to disqualified organizations, if any person other than a Permitted Transferee acquires an Ownership Interest on a Class R-X Certificate in violation of the restrictions mentioned above.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

This Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually countersigned by an authorized officer of the Trustee.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: July __, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            This is one of the Certificates referenced
 in the within-mentioned Agreement
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            By:
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory of
 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
 as Trustee
 	
             
 

 

 

 

[Reverse of Class R-X Certificate]

Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3

Asset-Backed Certificates,

SERIES 2005-3

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 (herein collectively called the “Certificates”), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust created by the Agreement.

The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately following such Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable 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 Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by check or money order mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the Certificate Register or by wire transfer or otherwise, as set forth in the Agreement. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and of Holders of the requisite percentage of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates affected by such amendment, as specified in the Agreement. 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 therefor 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 of the Certificate Registrar upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Trustee as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accompanied by a 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 and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and 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, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

The Depositor, the Servicer and 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 Trustee, the Servicer or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

On any Distribution Date following the date at which the remaining aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, the Servicer may purchase, in whole, from the Trust the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. In the event that no such optional termination occurs, the obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Regular Certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust, (iii) the optional purchase by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described in the Agreement and (iv) the Distribution Date in June 2035.

Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 
 
	
            unto
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

	
            I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:___________________________________________
 
 
 

 

Dated:_________________

 

 

 

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

[RESERVED]

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS

 

 

  ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT

  THIS ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT, dated July 14, 2005, (“Agreement”) among Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc. (“Assignor”), Financial Asset Securities Corp. (“Assignee”) and Finance America, LLC (the “Company”):

  For and in consideration of the sum of TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) and other valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

  Assignment and Conveyance

   

  1.          The Assignor hereby conveys, sells, grants, transfers and assigns to the Assignee (x) all of the right, title and interest of the Assignor, as purchaser, in, to and under (a) those certain Mortgage Loans listed as being originated by the Company on the schedule (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”) attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Mortgage Loans”) and (b) except as described below, that certain Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2003, as amended (the “Purchase Agreement”), between the Assignor, as initial purchaser (the “Purchaser”), and the Company, as seller and interim servicer, sol

ely insofar as the Purchase Agreement relates to the Mortgage Loans and (y) other than as provided below with respect to the enforcement of representations and warranties, none of the obligations of the Assignor under the Purchase Agreement.

  The Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the Assignee hereunder any and all right, title and interest in, to and under and any obligations of the Assignor with respect to any mortgage loans subject to the Purchase Agreement which are not the Mortgage Loans set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and are not the subject of this Agreement.

   

  Recognition of the Company

   

  2.          From and after the date hereof, the Company shall and does hereby recognize that the Assignee will transfer the Mortgage Loans and assign its rights under the Purchase Agreement (solely to the extent set forth herein) and this Agreement to Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3 (the “Trust”) created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Pooling Agreement”), among the Assignee, Litton Loan Servicing LP, as servicer (including its successors in interest and any successor servicers under the Pooling Agreement, the “Servicer”) and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee (including its successors in interest and any successor trustees under the Pooling Agreement, the “Trustee”). Th

e Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that from and after the date hereof (i) the Trust will be the owner of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) the Company shall look solely to the Trust for performance of any obligations of the Assignor insofar as they relate to the enforcement of the representations, warranties and covenants with respect to the Mortgage Loans, (iii) the Trust (including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust’s behalf) shall have all the rights and remedies available to the Assignor, insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, under the Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, the enforcement of the document delivery requirements and remedies with respect to breaches of representations and warranties set forth in the Purchase Agreement, and shall be entitled to enforce all of the obligations of the Company 

   

  

  

  

  
  thereunder insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, and (iv) all references to the Purchaser (insofar as they relate to the rights, title and interest and, with respect to obligations of the Purchaser, only insofar as they relate to the enforcement of the representations, warranties and covenants of the Company) or the Custodian under the Purchase Agreement insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, shall be deemed to refer to the Trust (including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust’s behalf). Neither the Company nor the Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waiver, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Purchase Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Mortgage Loans or the Company’s performance under the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans without the prior written
consent of the Trustee.

  Representations and Warranties of the Company

   

  3.          The Company warrants and represents to the Assignor, the Assignee and the Trust as of the date hereof that:

  (a)        The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation;

  (b)        The Company has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and has full power and authority to perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement. The execution by the Company of this Agreement is in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Company’s charter or bylaws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which the 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 the Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of the Compan

y. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Assignor and the Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the 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; 

  (c)        No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement; and

  (d)        There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending against the Company, before any court, administrative agency or other tribunal, which would draw into question the validity of this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, or which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, is likely to result in any material 

   

  

  

  

  
  adverse change in the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, and the Company is solvent.

  4.          Pursuant to Section 12 of the Purchase Agreement, the Company hereby represents and warrants, for the benefit of the Assignor, the Assignee and the Trust, that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Purchase Agreement, were true and correct as of April 29, 2005 (with respect to the Mortgage Loans set forth on Exhibit A with an aggregate principal balance as of July 1, 2005 of $91,669,012.22) and May 27, 2005 (with respect to the Mortgage Loans set forth on Exhibit B with an aggregate principal balance as of July 1, 2005 of $230,840,931.78).

  5.          The Assignor hereby makes the following representations and warranties as of the date hereof:

  (a)        To the best of the Assignor’s knowledge, nothing has occurred in the period of time from April 29, 2005 or May 27, 2005, as applicable, to the date hereof which would cause such representation and warranties referred to in Section 4 herein to be untrue in any material respect as of the date hereof.

  (b)        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;

  (c)        None of the mortgage loans are High Cost as defined by any applicable predatory and abusive lending laws; and

  (d)        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).

  Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties

   

  6.          The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the remedies available to the Assignor, the Assignee and the Trust (including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust’s behalf) in connection with any breach of the representations and warranties made by the Company set forth in Sections 3 and 4 hereof shall be as set forth in Subsection 7.03 of the Purchase Agreement as if they were set forth herein (including without limitation the repurchase and indemnity obligations set forth therein); provided, however, with respect to any breach of any representation of the Company which materially and adversely affects the interests of any Prepayment Charge, the Company shall pay the amount of the scheduled Prepayment Charge by remitting such amount to the Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account in respect of such Prepayment Charge.<

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The Assignor hereby acknowledges and agrees that the remedies available to the Assignee and the Trust (including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust’s behalf) in connection with any breach of the representations and warranties made by the Assignor set forth in Section 5 hereof shall be as set forth in Section 2.03 of the Pooling Agreement as if they were set forth herein.

   

  

  

  

  
   

  Miscellaneous

   

  7.          This 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. 

  8.          No term or provision of this 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, with the prior written consent of the Trustee. 

  9.          This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of (i) the successors and assigns of the parties hereto and (ii) the Trust (including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust’s behalf). Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively, hereunder. 

  10.        Each of this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the assignment of the Purchase Agreement (to the extent assigned hereunder) by Assignor to Assignee and by Assignee to the Trust and nothing contained herein shall supersede or amend the terms of the Purchase Agreement.

  11.        This 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. 

  12.        In the event that any provision of this Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the terms of this Agreement shall control. 

  13.        Capitalized terms used in this Agreement (including the exhibits hereto) but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.

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

   

  	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	GREENWICH CAPITAL FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, INC. 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
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	FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP.

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
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	FINANCE AMERICA, LLC

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
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  EXHIBIT A

   

  Mortgage Loan Schedule

   

  Available Upon Request 

   

  

  

  

  
   

  EXHIBIT B

   

  Mortgage Loans with Settlement Date of April 29, 2005

   

  Available Upon Request  

   

  

  

  

  
   

  EXHIBIT C

   

  Mortgage Loans with Settlement Date of May 27, 2005

   

  Available Upon Request

   

   

   

  ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT

  THIS ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT, dated July 14, 2005, (“Agreement”) among Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc. (“Assignor”), Financial Asset Securities Corp. (“Assignee”) and NC Capital Corporation (the “Company”):

  For and in consideration of the sum of TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) and other valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

  Assignment and Conveyance

  1.          The Assignor hereby conveys, sells, grants, transfers and assigns to the Assignee (x) all of the right, title and interest of the Assignor, as purchaser, in, to and under (a) those certain Mortgage Loans listed as being originated by the Company on the schedule (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”) attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Mortgage Loans”) and (b) except as described below, that certain Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement dated as of April 1, 2005, as amended (the “Purchase Agreement”), between the Assignor, as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), and the Company, as seller, solely insofar as the Purchase

Agreement relates to the Mortgage Loans and (y) other than as provided below with respect to the enforcement of representations and warranties, none of the obligations of the Assignor under the Purchase Agreement.

  The Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the Assignee hereunder any and all right, title and interest in, to and under and any obligations of the Assignor with respect to any mortgage loans subject to the Purchase Agreement which are not the Mortgage Loans set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and are not the subject of this Agreement.

  Recognition of the Company

  2.          From and after the date hereof, the Company shall and does hereby recognize that the Assignee will transfer the Mortgage Loans and assign its rights under the Purchase Agreement (solely to the extent set forth herein) and this Agreement to Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3 (the “Trust”) created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Pooling Agreement”), among the Assignee, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee (including its successors in interest and any successor trustees under the Pooling Agreement, the “Trustee”) and Litton Loan Servicing LP, as servicer (including its successors in interest and any successor servicer under the Po

oling Agreement, the “Servicer”). The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that from and after the date hereof (i) the Trust will be the owner of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) the Company shall look solely to the Trust for performance of any obligations of the Assignor insofar as they relate to the enforcement of the representations, warranties and covenants with respect to the Mortgage Loans, (iii) the Trust (including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust’s behalf) shall have all the rights and remedies available to the Assignor, insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, under the Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, the enforcement of the document delivery requirements and remedies with respect to breaches of representations and warranties set forth in the Purchase Agreement, and shall be entitled to enforce all of the obligations of the Company thereunder insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, an

d (iv) all references to the Purchaser (insofar as they relate to the rights, title and interest and, with respect 

   

  

  

  

  
  to obligations of the Purchaser, only insofar as they relate to the enforcement of the representations, warranties and covenants of the Company) or the Custodian under the Purchase Agreement insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, shall be deemed to refer to the Trust (including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust’s behalf). Neither the Company nor the Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waiver, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Purchase Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Mortgage Loans or the Company’s performance under the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans without the prior written consent of the Trustee.

  Representations and Warranties of the Company

  3.          The Company warrants and represents to the Assignor, the Assignee and the Trust as of the date hereof that:

  (a)        The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation;

  (b)        The Company has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and has full power and authority to perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement. The execution by the Company of this Agreement is in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Company’s charter or bylaws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which the 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 the Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of the Comp

any. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Assignor and the Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the 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;

  (c)        No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement; and

  (d)        There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or threatened against the Company, before any court, administrative agency or other tribunal, which would draw into question the validity of this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, or which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, would result in any material adverse change in the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, and the Company is solvent.

   

  

  

  

  
   

  4.          Pursuant to (and subject to the time periods set forth in) Section 12 of the Purchase Agreement, the Company hereby represents and warrants, for the benefit of the Assignor, the Assignee and the Trust, that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Purchase Agreement, are true and correct as of the date hereof as if such representations and warranties were made on the date hereof, except that the representation and warranty set forth in Section 7.02(i) shall, for purposes of this Agreement, relate to the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto.

  5.          The Assignor hereby makes the following representations and warranties as of the date hereof:

  (a)        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;

  (b)        None of the mortgage loans are High Cost as defined by any applicable predatory and abusive lending laws; and

  (c)        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). 

  Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties

  6.          The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the remedies available to the Assignor, the Assignee and the Trust (including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust’s behalf) in connection with any breach of the representations and warranties made by the Company set forth in Sections 3 and 4 hereof shall be as set forth in Subsection 7.03 of the Purchase Agreement as if they were set forth herein (including without limitation the repurchase and indemnity obligations set forth therein).

  The Assignor hereby acknowledges and agrees that the remedies available to the Assignee and the Trust (including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust’s behalf) in connection with any breach of the representations and warranties made by the Assignor set forth in Section 5 hereof shall be as set forth in Section 2.03 of the Pooling Agreement as if they were set forth herein.

  Miscellaneous

  7.          This 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.

  8.          No term or provision of this 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, with the prior written consent of the Trustee.

  9.          This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of (i) the successors and assigns of the parties hereto and (ii) the Trust (including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the 

   

  

  

  

  
  Trust’s behalf). Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively, hereunder.

  10.        Each of this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the assignment of the Purchase Agreement (to the extent assigned hereunder) by Assignor to Assignee and by Assignee to the Trust and nothing contained herein shall supersede or amend the terms of the Purchase Agreement.

  11.        This 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.

  12.        In the event that any provision of this Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

  13.        Capitalized terms used in this Agreement (including the exhibits hereto) but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.

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

  	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
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	FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP.

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
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	NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
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  EXHIBIT A

   

  Mortgage Loan Schedule

   

  Available Upon Request

   

   

   

 

EXHIBIT D

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

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EXHIBIT E

REQUEST FOR RELEASE

	
            To: 
 	
            Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

1761 East St. Andrew Place

Santa Ana, California  92705-4934
 

 

	
            Re:
 	
            Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005, among Financial Asset Securities Corp. as Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as Servicer and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as Trustee
 

 

In connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held by you as Trustee pursuant to the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement, we request the release, and hereby acknowledge receipt of the Trustee’s Mortgage File Or 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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            Mortgage Paid in Full
 	
             
 
	
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            Foreclosure
 	
             
 
	
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            Substitution
 	
             
 
	
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            Other Liquidation (Repurchases, etc.)
 	
             
 
	
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            Nonliquidation
 	
            Reason:_____________________
 

Address to which Trustee should deliver

 the Trustee’s Mortgage File:

	
             
 
	
             
 

 

 

 

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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Trustee

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

Please acknowledge the execution of the above request by your signature and date below:

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
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EXHIBIT F-1

FORM OF TRUSTEE’S INITIAL CERTIFICATION

July __, 2005

Financial Asset Securities Corp.

600 Steamboat Road

Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

	
            Re:
 	
  Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005, among Financial Asset Securities Corp. as Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as Servicer and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, as Trustee
 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Attached is the Trustee’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 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 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) whether any Mortgage File includes any of the documents specified in clause (vi) of Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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EXHIBIT F-2

FORM OF TRUSTEE’S FINAL CERTIFICATION

________________

[Date]

Financial Asset Securities Corp.

600 Steamboat Road

Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

	
            Re:
 	
  Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of July 1, 2005 among Financial Asset Securities Corp., as Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as Servicer and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee with respect to Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3
 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section 2.02 of the 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 Schedule I hereto) it (or its custodian) has received the applicable documents listed in Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The undersigned hereby certifies that as to each Mortgage Loan identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, other than any Mortgage Loan listed on Schedule I hereto, it has reviewed the documents listed above and has determined that each such document appears to be complete and, based on an examination of such documents, the information set forth in items 1, 3, 10, 11 and 15 of the definition of Mortgage Loan Schedule in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accurately reflects information in the Mortgage File.

Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. This Certificate is qualified in all respects by the terms of said Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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EXHIBIT F-3

FORM OF RECEIPT OF MORTGAGE NOTE

Financial Asset Securities Corp.

600 Steamboat Road

Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

	
            Re:
 	
            Soundivew Home Loan Trust 2005-3, 
 Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2005-3
 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of July 1, 2005 among Financial Asset Securities Corp., as Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as Servicer and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the original Mortgage Notes (a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1) with any exceptions thereto listed on Exhibit 2.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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EXHIBIT G

[RESERVED]

 

 

EXHIBIT H

FORM OF LOST NOTE AFFIDAVIT

Personally appeared before me the undersigned authority to administer oaths, __________________ who first being duly sworn deposes and says: Deponent is __________________________ of ____________________________, successor by merger to _________________________ (“Seller”) and who has personal knowledge of the facts set out in this affidavit.

On _________________________________, _________________________________ did execute and deliver a promissory note in the principal amount of $____________________.

That said note has been misplaced or lost through causes unknown and is presently lost and unavailable after diligent search has been made. Seller’s records show that an amount of principal and interest on said note is still presently outstanding, due, and unpaid, and Seller is still owner and holder in due course of said lost note.

Seller executes this Affidavit for the purpose of inducing Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee on behalf of Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2005-3, to accept the transfer of the above described loan from Seller.

Seller agrees to indemnify Deutsche Bank National Trust Company and Financial Asset Securities Corp. harmless for any losses incurred by such parties resulting from the above described promissory note has been lost or misplaced.

	
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On this ______ day of ______________, 20_, before me, a Notary Public, in and for said County and State, appeared , who acknowledged the extension of the foregoing and who, having been duly sworn, states that any representations therein contained are true.

Witness my hand and Notarial Seal this _________ day of 20__.

	
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EXHIBIT I

FORM OF LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that [NAME OF MORTGAGEE, ASSIGNEE OR LAST ENDORSEE, AS APPLICABLE], [a ___________________ corporation][a national banking organization], having its principal place of business at __________________________, (the “Undersigned”), pursuant to that Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”) among Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Owner”), Deutsche Bank National Trust Company and Litton Loan Servicing LP (“Litton”), hereby constitutes and appoints Litton, by and through Litton’s officers, the Undersigned’s true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact, in the Undersigned’s name, place and stead, as their interests may appear, and for the Undersigned’s respective benefit, in connection with all Mortgage Loans serviced by Litton pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, for the purpose of
performing all acts and executing all documents in the name of the Undersigned as may be customarily and reasonably necessary and appropriate to effectuate the following enumerated transactions in respect of any of the mortgages, deeds of trust or security instrument (each a “Mortgage” or a “Deed of Trust” respectively) and promissory notes secured thereby (each a “Mortgage Note”) for which the Undersigned is acting as Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (whether the Undersigned is named therein as mortgagee or beneficiary or has become mortgagee by virtue of endorsement of the Mortgage Note secured by any such Mortgage or Deed of Trust) all subject to the terms of the related Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This appointment shall apply to the following enumerated transactions only:

1.          The modification or re-recording of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust, where said modification or re-recording is for the purpose of correcting the Mortgage or Deed of Trust to conform same to the original intent of the parties thereto or to correct title errors discovered after such title insurance was issued and said modification or re-recording, in either instance, does not adversely affect the lien of the Mortgage or Deed of Trust as insured.

2.          The subordination of the lien of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust to an easement in favor of a public utility company or a governmental agency or authority thereunder with powers of eminent domain; this section shall include, without limitation, the execution of partial satisfaction/release, partial reconveyances or the execution of requests to trustees to accomplish same.

3.          The conveyance of the properties to the mortgage insurer, or the closing of the title to the property to be acquired as real estate owned, or conveyance of title to real estate owned.

	
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5.          The full satisfaction/release of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust or full reconveyance upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby, including, without limitation, cancellation of the related Mortgage Note.

 

 

6.          The assignment of any Mortgage or Deed of Trust and the related Mortgage Note, in connection with the repurchase of the mortgage loan secured and evidenced thereby.

7.          The full assignment of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby in conjunction with the refinancing thereof, including, without limitation, the assignment of the related Mortgage Note.

8.          With respect to a Mortgage or Deed of Trust, the foreclosure, the taking of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, or the completion of judicial or non-judicial foreclosure or termination, cancellation or rescission of any such foreclosure, including, without limitation, any and all of the following acts:

a)          the substitution of trustee(s) serving under a Deed of Trust, in accordance with state law and the Deed of Trust;

	
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f)          the preparation and execution of such other documents and performance of such other actions as may be necessary under the terms of the Mortgage, Deed of Trust or state law to expeditiously complete said transactions in paragraphs 8(a) through 8(e) above.

9.          The full assignment of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust upon sale of a loan pursuant to a mortgage loan sale agreement for the sale of a loan or pool of loans, including, without limitation, the assignment of the related Mortgage Note.

The Undersigned gives said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to execute such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing necessary and proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or under this Limited Power of Attorney, each subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the related Pooling and Servicing Agreement and in accordance with the standard of care applicable to servicers in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as fully as the undersigned might or could do, and hereby does ratify and confirm to all that said Attorney-in-Fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by authority hereof.  This Limited Power of Attorney shall be effective as of [SERVICING TRANSFER EFFECTIVE DATE].

Nothing contained herein shall (i) limit in any manner any indemnification provided by Litton to the Owner under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or (ii) be construed to grant Litton the power to initiate or defend any suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of the Undersigned except as specifically provided for herein or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The Owner hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Undersigned and its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by reason or result of or in connection with the exercise by Litton of the powers granted to it hereunder.  The foregoing indemnity shall survive the termination of this 

 

Limited Power of Attorney and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Undersigned under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Any third party without actual notice of fact to the contrary may rely upon the exercise of the power granted under this Limited Power of Attorney; and may be satisfied that this Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect and has not been revoked unless an instrument of revocation has been made in writing by the undersigned, and such third party put on notice thereof.  This Limited Power of Attorney shall be in addition to and shall not revoke or in any way limit the authority granted by any previous power of attorney executed by the Undersigned.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ____________________ pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, has caused its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and these presents to be signed and acknowledged in its name and behalf by ______________________, its duly elected and authorized _________________________ this ___ day of _________________, 2005.

	
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EXHIBIT J

FORM OF INVESTMENT LETTER [NON-RULE 144A]

[DATE]

Financial Asset Securities Corp.

600 Steamboat Road

Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

	
            Re:
 	
            Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3,
 Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2005-3
 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with our acquisition of the above-captioned 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 “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) we
are not an employee benefit plan that is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or a plan that is subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, nor are we acting on behalf of any such plan, (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.

 

 

 

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FORM OF RULE 144A INVESTMENT LETTER

[DATE]

Financial Asset Securities Corp.

600 Steamboat Road

Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

1761 East St. Andrew Place

Santa Ana, California  92705-4934

	
            Re:
 	
            Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3,
  Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2005-3
 

 

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 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, (c) we are not an employee benefit plan that is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or a plan that is subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, nor are we acting on behalf of any such plan, (d) we
have not, nor has anyone acting on our behalf offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Certificates, any interest in the Certificates or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Certificates, any interest in the Certificates or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Certificates, any interest in the Certificates or any other similar security with, any person in any manner, or made any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or taken any other action, that would constitute a distribution of the Certificates under the Securities Act or that would render the disposition of the Certificates a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or require registration pursuant thereto, nor will act, nor has authorized or will authorize any person to act, in such manner with respect to the Certificates, (e) we
are a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act and have completed either of the forms of certification to that effect attached hereto as Annex 1 or Annex 2. We are aware that the sale to us is being made in reliance on Rule 144A. 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 (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 Securities Act.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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ANNEX 1 TO EXHIBIT J

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 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.

 

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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.

 

 

 

_________ 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 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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ANNEX 2 TO EXHIBIT J

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 Buyers 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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EXHIBIT K

FORM OF TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT FOR RESIDUAL CERTIFICATES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 5.02(D)

SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3

ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-3

	
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The undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and says as follows:

1.          The undersigned is an officer of, the proposed Transferee of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate (the “Certificate”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”), among Financial Asset Securities Corp., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”) and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee (the “Trustee”).  Capitalized terms used, but not defined herein or in Exhibit 1 hereto, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement.  The Transferee has authorized the
undersigned to make this affidavit on behalf of the Transferee for the benefit of the Depositor and the Trustee.

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.

	
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            The Transferee’s taxpayer identification number is ___________.
 	
             

	
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            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.

	
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            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)
 	
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            (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)
 	
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            (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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             None of the above.
 	
             

					

13.        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 Transferee has caused this instrument to be executed on its behalf, pursuant to authority of its Board of Directors, by its duly authorized officer and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed, duly attested, 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 the ___________ of the Transferee, and acknowledged that he executed the same as his free act and deed and the free act and deed of the Transferee.

	
            Subscribed and sworn before me this   
 	
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            My Commission expires the __ day
 of _________, 20__

 
 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT L

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE

[DATE]

Financial Asset Securities Corp.

600 Steamboat Road

Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

	
            Re:
 	
            Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3,
  Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2005-3
 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with our disposition of the above Certificates we certify that (a) we understand that the Certificates have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and are being disposed by us in a transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Act, (b) we have not offered or sold any Certificates to, or solicited offers to buy any Certificates from, any person, or otherwise approached or negotiated with any person with respect thereto, in a manner that would be deemed, or taken any other action which would result in, a violation of Section 5 of the Act, (c) to the extent we are disposing of a Class o Certificate, we have no knowledge the Transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and (d) no purpose of the proposed disposition of a Class o Certificate is to impede the
assessment or collection of tax.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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EXHIBIT M

FORM OF ERISA REPRESENTATION LETTER

_____________, 20__

 

	
            Financial Asset Securities Corp.

600 Steamboat Road

Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
 	
            Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

1761 East St. Andrew Place

Santa Ana, California  92705-4934
 

 

	
            Re:
 	
            Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3,
 Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2005-3
 

Dear Sirs:

_______________________ (the “Transferee”) intends to acquire from _____________________ (the “Transferor”) $____________ Initial Certificate Principal Balance Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2005-3, Class [C][P][R[-X]] (the “Certificates”), issued pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”) dated as of July 1, 2005 among Financial Asset Securities Corp. as depositor (the “Depositor”), Litton Loan Servicing LP as 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 N-1

FORM CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE DEPOSITOR WITH FORM 10-K

	
            Re:
 	
            Soundview Home Loan Trust, Series 2005-3
 Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3
 

 

I, [_____], certify that:

l.           I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K, and all reports on Form 8-K containing Distribution Date reports filed in respect of periods included in the year covered by this annual report, of Financial Asset Securities Corp. (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 distribution or servicing information required to be provided to the trustee by the servicer under the pooling and servicing, or similar, 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based upon the review required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except as disclosed in the report, the Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and

5.          I have disclosed to the Registrant’s certified public accountants all significant deficiencies relating to the Servicer’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 July 1, 2005 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among the Registrant as Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing L.P. as servicer and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee.

 

Date: [__], 2005

 

 

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP.
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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EXHIBIT N-2

FORM CERTIFICATION TO BE

PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR BY THE TRUSTEE

	
            Re:
 	
            Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3 (the “Trust”)
 Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3
 

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [title] of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of the Trust, hereby certify to Financial Asset Securities Corp. (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 reports.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated July 1, 2005 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among the Depositor as depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as servicer and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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EXHIBIT N-3

FORM CERTIFICATION TO BE

PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR BY THE SERVICER

	
            Re:
 	
            Soundview Home Loan Trust, Series 2005-3 
 Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3
 

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], acting of Litton Loan Servicing LP (“Litton”), 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 Litton 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 Litton 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, Litton has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and

5.          I have disclosed to Litton’s certified public accountants and the Depositor all significant deficiencies relating to Litton’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 July 1, 2005 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among the Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing LP as Servicer and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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EXHIBIT O

FORM OF CAP CONTRACT

  

  

  BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.

  383 MADISON AVENUE

  NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10179

  212-272-4009

   

   

  	DATE:
	July 14, 2005

	 
	 

	TO:
	Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not individually but solely as Trustee on behalf of Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3

	ATTENTION:
	Trust Administration - GC05S3

	TELEPHONE:
	714-247-6000

	FACSIMILE:
	714-247-6329

	 
	 

	FROM:
	Derivatives Documentation

	TELEPHONE:
	212-272-2711 

	FACSIMILE: 
	212-272-9857 

	 
	 

	SUBJECT:
	Fixed Income Derivatives Confirmation and Agreement

	 
	 

	REFERENCE NUMBER:
	FXNEC7203

   

  The purpose of this letter agreement ("Agreement") is to confirm the terms and conditions of the current Transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the "Transaction") between Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc. ("BSFP") and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not individually, but solely as Trustee (“Counterparty”) under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2005, among Financial Asset Securities Corp., as Depositor, Litton Loan Servicing, LP, as Servicer and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”). This Agreement, which evidences a complete and binding agreement between you and us to enter into the Transaction on the terms set forth below, constitutes a "Confirmation" as referred to in the "ISDA Form Master Agreement" (as defined below), as well as a
“Schedule” as referred to in the ISDA Form Master Agreement.

   

  1.    This Agreement is subject to the 2000 ISDA Definitions (the “Definitions”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”). You and we have agreed to enter into this Agreement in lieu of negotiating a Schedule to the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency—Cross Border) form (the "ISDA Form Master Agreement") but, rather, an ISDA Form Master Agreement shall be deemed to have been executed by you and us on the date we entered into the Transaction. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the Definitions or the ISDA Form Master Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail for purposes of the Transaction. Terms capitalized but not defined herein shall have the meanings attributed to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

  	2.
	The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

   

  	Type of Transaction:
	Rate Cap

   

   

  

  

  

  
  Reference Number: FXNEC7203 

  Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not individually but solely as Trustee on behalf of Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3

  July 14, 2005

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  	Notional Amount:
	(A) For purposes of any payment to be made hereunder by BSFP, with respect to any Calculation Period, the lesser of (i) the amount set forth for such period in Schedule I attached hereto and (ii) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A, Mezzanine and Class B Certificates as of the related Floating Rate Payer Payment Date. 

  (B) For the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc. (GCFP) or its Affiliates (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) (collectively, "Greenwich") shall remit to the Counterparty any amounts of cap proceeds included in amounts received by Greenwich under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in respect of the Class A, Mezzanine and Class B Certificates owned by Greenwich. The Counterparty shall, to the extent that it receives any such amounts from Greenwich pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, remit such amounts to BSFP. For purposes of this Agreement, the Counterparty shall be able to rely conclusively that each amount received from Greenwich pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to the foregoing sentences shall be the correct amount.

  For purposes of determining the maximum payment obligation and the net effective notional amount that BSFP is ultimately subject to pursuant to the preceding paragraph for each Calculation Period, the Notional Amount for each Calculation Period shall be the lesser of (i) the amount set forth for such period in Schedule I attached hereto and (ii) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A, Mezzanine and Class B Certificates as of each Floating Rate Payer Payment Date, in each case reduced by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A, Mezzanine and Class B Certificates owned by Greenwich as of the Record Date of such Certificates immediately preceding the related Floating Rate Payer Payment Date. 

   

  	Trade Date:
	July 8, 2005

   

  	Effective Date:
	July 14, 2005

   

  	Termination Date:
	October 25, 2008, subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day Convention.

   

   

  

  

  

  
  Reference Number: FXNEC7203 

  Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not individually but solely as Trustee on behalf of Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3

  July 14, 2005

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  	Fixed Amount (Premium):

   

  	Fixed Rate Payer:
	Counterparty

   

  Fixed Rate Payer

  	Payment Date:
	July 14, 2005

   

  	Fixed Amount:
	USD157,000

   

  	Floating Amounts:

   

  	Floating Rate Payer:
	BSFP

   

  	Cap Rate:
	With respect to any Calculation Period, as set forth for such period in Schedule I attached hereto.

   

  Floating Rate Payer 

  	Period End Dates:
	The 25th calendar day of each month during the Term of this Transaction, commencing August 25, 2005 and ending on the Termination Date, subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day Convention.

   

  Floating Rate Payer 

  	Payment Dates:
	Early Payment shall be applicable. The Floating Rate Payer Payment Dates shall be one Business Day preceding each Floating Rate Payer Period End Date, subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day Convention.

   

  	Floating Rate Option:
	USD-LIBOR-BBA; provided, however, that if the Floating Rate determined from such Floating Rate Option for any Calculation Period is greater than 10.50000% then the Floating Rate for such Calculation Period shall be deemed equal to 10.50000%.

   

  	Designated Maturity:
	One month

   

  Floating Rate Day 

  	Count Fraction:
	Actual/360

   

  	Reset Dates:
	The first day of each Calculation Period

   

  	Compounding:
	Inapplicable

   

   

  

  

  

  
  Reference Number: FXNEC7203 

  Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not individually but solely as Trustee on behalf of Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3

  July 14, 2005

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  	Business Days:
	New York

   

  	Business Day Convention:
	Following

   

  	3.          Additional Provisions:  
	1) Each party hereto is hereby advised and acknowledges that the other party has engaged in (or refrained from engaging in) substantial financial transactions and has taken (or refrained from taking) other material actions in reliance upon the entry by the parties into the Transaction being entered into on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Confirmation relating to such Transaction, as applicable. This paragraph (1) shall be deemed repeated on the trade date of each Transaction.

   

  	4.
	Provisions Deemed Incorporated in a Schedule to the ISDA Form Master Agreement:

   

  	1)
	The parties agree that subparagraph (ii) of Section 2(c) of the ISDA Form Master Agreement will apply to any Transaction.

   

  2) Termination Provisions. For purposes of the ISDA Form Master Agreement:

   

  	(a)
	"Specified Entity" is not applicable to BSFP or Counterparty for any purpose.

   

  (b)        "Specified Transaction" is not applicable to BSFP or Counterparty for any purpose, and, accordingly, Section 5(a)(v) shall not apply to BSFP or Counterparty.

   

  (c)        The "Cross Default" provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) will not apply to BSFP or to Counterparty. 

   

  (d)        The "Credit Event Upon Merger" provisions of Section 5(b)(iv) will not apply to BSFP or Counterparty.

   

  (e)        The "Automatic Early Termination" provision of Section 6(a) will not apply to BSFP or to Counterparty.

   

  	(f)
	Payments on Early Termination. For the purpose of Section 6(e) of this Agreement:

   

  	(i)
	Market Quotation will apply.

   

  	(ii)
	The Second Method will apply.

   

  	(g)
	"Termination Currency" means United States Dollars.

   

   

  

  

  

  
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  3) Tax Representations. 

   

  Payer Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(e) of the ISDA Form Master Agreement, BSFP and Counterparty make the following representations:

   

  It is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any payment (other than interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e) of the ISDA Form Master Agreement) to be made by it to the other party under this Agreement. In making this representation, it may rely on (i) the accuracy of any representations made by the other party pursuant to Section 3(f) of the ISDA Form Master Agreement, (ii) the satisfaction of the agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of the ISDA Form Master Agreement and the accuracy and effectiveness of any document provided by the other party pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of the ISDA Form Master Agreement and (iii) the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in Section 4(d) of the ISDA Form
 Master Agreement, provided that it shall not be a breach of this representation where reliance is placed on clause (ii) and the other party does not deliver a form or document under Section 4(a)(iii) by reason of material prejudice of its legal or commercial position.

   

  Payee Representations. For the purpose of Section 3 (f) of the ISDA Form Master Agreement, BSFP and Counterparty make the following representations:

   

   (i)              BSFP represents that it is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and its United States taxpayer identification number is 13-3866307. 

   

  (ii)         Counterparty represents that it is the Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

   

  4) [Reserved]

   

  5) Documents to be Delivered. For the purpose of Section 4(a):

   

  	(1)
	Tax forms, documents, or certificates to be delivered are:

   

   

  

  

  

  
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  	Party required to deliver document
	Form/Document/

          Certificate
	Date by which to

          be delivered

	BSFP and

          the Counterparty
	Any document required or reasonably requested to allow the other party to make payments under this Agreement without any deduction or withholding for or on the account of any Tax or with such deduction or withholding at a reduced rate
	Promptly after the earlier of (i) reasonable demand by either party or (ii) learning that such form or document is required

                  

  	(2)
	Other documents to be delivered are:

   

   

   

  

  

  

  
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  	Party required to deliver document
	Form/Document/

          Certificate
	Date by which to

          be delivered
	Covered by Section 3(d) Representation

  	BSFP and

          the Counterparty
	Any documents required by the receiving party to evidence the authority of the delivering party or its Credit Support Provider, if any, for it to execute and deliver this Agreement, any Confirmation , and any Credit Support Documents to which it is a party, and to evidence the authority of the delivering party or its Credit Support Provider to perform its obligations under this Agreement, such Confirmation and/or Credit Support Document, as the case may be
	Upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement and such Confirmation
	Yes

	BSFP and

          the Counterparty
	A certificate of an authorized officer of the party, as to the incumbency and authority of the respective officers of the party signing this Agreement, any relevant Credit Support Document, or any Confirmation, as the case may be
	Upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement and such Confirmation
	Yes

   

  6)  Miscellaneous. Miscellaneous

   

  	(a)
	Address for Notices: For the purposes of Section 12(a) of the ISDA Form Master Agreement:

   

  	Address for notices or communications to BSFP:

   

  	 
	Address:
	383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179

	 
	Attention:
	DPC Manager

	 
	Facsimile:
	(212) 272-5823

   

  	with a copy to:

   

  	 
	Address:
	One Metrotech Center North, Brooklyn, New York 11201

	 
	Attention:
	Derivative Operations - 7th Floor

	 
	Facsimile:
	(212) 272-1634

   

  	(For all purposes)

   

  	Address for notices or communications to the Counterparty:

   

  	 
	Address:
	Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

	 
	 
	1761 East St. Andrew Place

	 
	 
	Santa Ana, California 92705

	 
	Attention:
	Trust Administration - Soundview 2005-3 

	 
	Facsimile:
	714-247-6329

	 
	Phone:
	714-247-6000

	 
	 

          (For all purposes)

   

   

  

  

  

  
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  	(b)
	Process Agent. For the purpose of Section 13(c):

   

  	BSFP appoints as its
	 

	Process Agent:
	Not Applicable

			

   

  	The Counterparty appoints as its
	 

	Process Agent:
	Not Applicable

			

   

  	(c)
	Offices. The provisions of Section 10(a) will not apply to the ISDA Form Master Agreement; neither BSFP nor the Counterparty have any Offices other than as set forth in the Notices Section and BSFP agrees that, for purposes of Section 6(b) of this Agreement, it shall not in future have any Office other than one in the United States.

   

  	(d)
	Multibranch Party. For the purpose of Section 10(c) of the ISDA Form Master Agreement:

   

  	BSFP is not a Multibranch Party.

   

  The Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.

   

  	(e)
	Calculation Agent. The Calculation Agent is BSFP.

   

  	(f)
	Credit Support Document. Not applicable for either BSFP or the Counterparty.

   

  	(g)
	Credit Support Provider.

   

  	BSFP:
	Not Applicable

   

  	The Counterparty:
	Not Applicable

   

  	(h)
	Governing Law.                The parties to this Agreement hereby agree that the law of the State of New York shall govern their rights and duties in whole, without regard to conflict of law provisions thereof other than New York General Obligations Law Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402. 

   

  (i)            Severability.      If any term, provision, covenant, or condition of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any party or circumstance, shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable (in whole or in part) for any reason, the remaining terms, provisions, covenants, and conditions hereof shall continue in full force and effect as if this Agreement had been executed with the invalid or unenforceable portion eliminated, so long as this Agreement as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter of this 

   

  

  

  

  
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  July 14, 2005

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  Agreement and the deletion of such portion of this Agreement will not substantially impair the respective benefits or expectations of the parties. 

   

  The parties shall endeavor to engage in good faith negotiations to replace any invalid or unenforceable term, provision, covenant or condition with a valid or enforceable term, provision, covenant or condition, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid or unenforceable term, provision, covenant or condition. 

   

  (j)         Consent to Recording. Each party hereto consents to the monitoring or recording, at any time and from time to time, by the other party of any and all communications between officers or employees of the parties, waives any further notice of such monitoring or recording, and agrees to notify its officers and employees of such monitoring or recording. 

   

  (k)        Waiver of Jury Trial.    Each party waives any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any Proceedings relating to this Agreement or any Credit Support Document. 

   

  7) "Affiliate": Counterparty shall be deemed to not have any Affiliates for purposes of this Agreement, including for purposes of Section 6(b)(ii).

   

  8) Section 3 of the ISDA Form Master Agreement is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following subsection (g): 

   

  	“(g)
	Relationship Between Parties.

   

  Each party represents to the other party on each date when it enters into a Transaction that:--

   

   (1) Nonreliance. It is not relying on any statement or representation of the other party regarding the Transaction (whether written or oral), other than the representations expressly made in this Agreement or the Confirmation in respect of that Transaction. 

   

  	(2) Evaluation and Understanding.

   

   (i) It has the capacity to evaluate (internally or through independent professional advice) the Transaction and has made its own decision to enter into the Transaction; and

   

   (ii) It understands the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction and is willing and able to accept those terms and conditions and to assume those risks, financially and otherwise. 

   

   (3) Purpose. It is an “eligible swap participant” as such term is defined in Section 35.1(b)(2) of the regulations (17 C.F.R 35) promulgated under, and an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1(a)(12) of, the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and it is 

   

  

  

  

  
  Reference Number: FXNEC7203 

  Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not individually but solely as Trustee on behalf of Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3

  July 14, 2005

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  entering into the Transaction for the purposes of managing its borrowings or investments, hedging its underlying assets or liabilities or in connection with a line of business. 

   

   (4) Status of Parties. The other party is not acting as an agent, fiduciary or advisor for it in respect of the Transaction.”

   

  The ISDA Form Master Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

   

  (a) The word “third” shall be replaced by the word “second” in the third line of Section 5(a)(i) of the ISDA Form Master Agreement; 

   

  (b)   “Breach of Agreement” provision of Section 5(a)(ii) will not apply to BSFP or Counterparty.

   

  (c)   “Credit Support Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(iii) will not apply to BSFP or Counterparty.

   

  (d)   “Misrepresentation” provisions of Section 5(a)(iv) will not apply to BSFP or Counterparty.

   

   (e)    “Bankruptcy” provision of Section 5 (a)(vii) (2) will not apply to Counterparty.

   

  9)   Limitation of Liability.  It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that insofar as this Agreement is executed by the Trustee (i) this Agreement is executed and delivered by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (“DBNTC”), not individually or personally but solely as the Trustee, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Counterparty are made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements by DBNTC, (iii) under no circumstances shall DBNTC in its individual capacity be personally liable for the breach or failure of any obligation representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken in this Agreement and (iv) nothing herein contained shall be cons
trued as creating any liability on DBNTC, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either expressed or implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and by any person claiming by, through or under parties hereto.

   

  10) Proceedings.  BSFP shall not institute against or cause any other person to institute against, or join any other person in instituting against Financial Asset Securities Corp., Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 or Counterparty any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law for a period of one year and one day (or, if longer, the applicable preference period) following payment in full of the Certificates.

   

   

  

  

  

  
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  July 14, 2005

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  11) Set-off.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or any other existing or future agreement, each party irrevocably waives any and all rights it may have to set off, net, recoup or otherwise withhold or suspend or condition payment or performance of any obligation between it and the other party hereunder against any obligation between it and the other party under any other agreements. The provisions for Set-off set forth in Section 6(e) of the Agreement shall not apply for purposes of this Transaction.

   

  12) Additional Termination Events. Additional Termination Events will apply to BSFP and/or Counterparty, as specified for the applicable Additional Termination Events below: 

   

  (1) The occurrence of the following shall constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to BSFP with BSFP as the Affected Party:

   

  If a Rating Agency Downgrade has occurred and BSFP has not, within 30 days, complied with paragraph (13) below, then an Additional Termination Event shall have occurred with respect to BSFP and BSFP shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such an Additional Termination Event. 

   

  (2) The occurrence of the following shall constitute an Additional Termination Event and Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect thereto; provided, however, that notwithstanding Section 6(b)(iv) of the ISDA Form Master Agreement, only Counterparty shall have the right to designate an Early Termination Date in respect of this Additional Termination Event:

   

  Optional Termination. If, at any time, the Terminator purchases the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement..

   

  13) Rating Agency Downgrade.  In the event that BSFP’s long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating is withdrawn or reduced below “AA-” by S&P or its long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating is withdrawn or reduced below “Aa3” by Moody’s (and together with S&P, the “Swap Rating Agencies”, and such rating thresholds, “Approved Rating Thresholds”), then within 30 days after such rating withdrawal or downgrade, BSFP shall either (i) cause another entity to replace BSFP as party to this Agreement that meets or exceeds the Approved Rating Thresholds on terms substantially similar to this Agreement or (ii) obtain a guaranty of, or a contingent agreement of another person with the Approved Rating Thresholds, to honor, BSFP’s obligations under this Agreement.

   

  14)  Additional Provisions.  Notwithstanding the terms of Sections 5 and 6 of the ISDA form Master Agreement, if Counterparty has satisfied its payment obligations under Section 2(a)(i) of the ISDA form Master Agreement, then unless BSFP is required pursuant to appropriate proceedings to return to Counterparty or otherwise returns to Counterparty upon demand of Counterparty any portion of such payment, (a) the occurrence of an event described in Section 5(a) of the ISDA form Master Agreement with respect to Counterparty shall not constitute an Event of Default or 

   

  

  

  

  
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  July 14, 2005

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  Potential Event of Default with respect to Counterparty as the Defaulting Party and (b) BSFP shall be entitled to designate an Early Termination Event pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement only as a result of a Termination Event set forth in either Section 5(b)(i) or Section 5(b)(ii) of the ISDA form Master Agreement with respect to BSFP as the Affected Party or Section 5(b)(iii) of the ISDA form Master Agreement with respect to BSFP as the Burdened Party.  For purposes of the Transaction to which this Agreement relates, Counterparty’s only obligation under Section 2(a)(i) of the ISDA form Master Agreement is to pay the Fixed Amount on the Fixed Rate Payer Payment Date.

   

  NEITHER THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC. NOR ANY SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE OF THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC. OTHER THAN BSFP IS AN OBLIGOR OR A CREDIT SUPPORT PROVIDER ON THIS AGREEMENT.

   

  	5.
	Account Details and
	 

	 
	Settlement Information:
	Payments to BSFP:

          Citibank, N.A., New York

          ABA Number: 021-0000-89, for the account of

          Bear, Stearns Securities Corp.

          Account Number: 0925-3186, for further credit to

          Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc.

          Sub-account Number: 102-04654-1-3

          Attention: Derivatives Department

           

	 
	 
	Payments to Counterparty:

          [Deutsche Bank

              ABA# 021001033

              Acct# 01419663

          Acct. Name: NYLTD FUNDS CONTROL STARS WEST

              Ref: Soundview 2005-3 Cap]

					

   

  This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

   

  Counterparty hereby agrees to check this Confirmation and to confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of the Transaction by signing in the space provided below and returning to BSFP a facsimile of the fully-executed Confirmation to 212-272-9857. For inquiries regarding U.S. Transactions, please contact Susan Donlon by telephone at 212-272-2364. For all other inquiries please contact Derivatives Documentation by telephone at 353-1-402-6233. Originals will be provided for your execution upon your request.

   

   

   

  

  

  

  
  Reference Number: FXNEC7203 

  Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not individually but solely as Trustee on behalf of Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3

  July 14, 2005

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  We are very pleased to have executed this Transaction with you and we look forward to completing other transactions with you in the near future.

   

  Very truly yours,

   

  BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.

   

   

  	By:
	
           

      

	 
	Name:

	 
	Title:

   

   

  Counterparty, acting through its duly authorized signatory, hereby agrees to, accepts and confirms the terms of the foregoing as of the Trade Date.

   

  DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-3, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-3

   

   

  	By:
	
           

      

	 
	Name:

	 
	Title:

   

   

  am

   

   

  

  

  

  
  Reference Number: FXNEC7203 

  Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not individually but solely as Trustee on behalf of Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3

  July 14, 2005

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  SCHEDULE I

  (all such dates subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day Convention) 

   

  	From and Including
	To but excluding
	Notional Amount (USD)
	Cap Rate (%)

	Effective Date
	08/25/05
	701,423,000.00
	4.271250

	08/25/05
	09/25/05
	697,599,407.00
	5.786860

	09/25/05
	10/25/05
	692,593,968.00
	5.979750

	10/25/05
	11/25/05
	686,740,384.00
	5.786860

	11/25/05
	12/25/05
	680,112,909.00
	5.979750

	12/25/05
	01/25/06
	672,357,927.00
	5.786860

	01/25/06
	02/25/06
	663,468,417.00
	5.786860

	02/25/06
	03/25/06
	653,827,460.00
	6.406880

	03/25/06
	04/25/06
	643,457,541.00
	5.786860

	04/25/06
	05/25/06
	632,383,921.00
	5.979750

	05/25/06
	06/25/06
	620,634,561.00
	5.786860

	06/25/06
	07/25/06
	608,240,023.00
	5.979750

	07/25/06
	08/25/06
	595,233,358.00
	5.786860

	08/25/06
	09/25/06
	581,649,976.00
	5.786860

	09/25/06
	10/25/06
	567,527,500.00
	5.979750

	10/25/06
	11/25/06
	552,905,601.00
	5.786850

	11/25/06
	12/25/06
	537,825,822.00
	5.979750

	12/25/06
	01/25/07
	522,331,386.00
	5.786850

	01/25/07
	02/25/07
	506,466,994.00
	5.786850

	02/25/07
	03/25/07
	490,278,604.00
	6.406870

	03/25/07
	04/25/07
	473,813,208.00
	5.796300

	04/25/07
	05/25/07
	457,123,576.00
	7.945390

	05/25/07
	06/25/07
	440,903,898.00
	7.753920

	06/25/07
	07/25/07
	425,259,062.00
	8.012510

	07/25/07
	08/25/07
	410,168,713.00
	7.754170

	08/25/07
	09/25/07
	395,613,218.00
	7.754300

	09/25/07
	10/25/07
	381,573,639.00
	8.022160

	10/25/07
	11/25/07
	368,031,705.00
	8.812620

	11/25/07
	12/25/07
	354,990,329.00
	9.129800

	12/25/07
	01/25/08
	342,410,583.00
	8.835330

	01/25/08
	02/25/08
	330,276,141.00
	8.835360

	02/25/08
	03/25/08
	318,571,253.00
	9.444730

	03/25/08
	04/25/08
	307,280,726.00
	8.844390

	04/25/08
	05/25/08
	296,389,903.00
	10.377030

	05/25/08
	06/25/08
	285,893,372.00
	10.064990

	06/25/08
	07/25/08
	275,768,178.00
	10.400540

	07/25/08
	08/25/08
	266,001,194.00
	10.065080

	08/25/08
	09/25/08
	256,579,759.00
	10.065130

	09/25/08
	Termination Date
	247,491,656.00
	10.409950

   

   

  

  

  

  
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  Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not individually but solely as Trustee on behalf of Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3

  July 14, 2005

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EXHIBIT P

FORM OF ANNUAL STATEMENT AS TO 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 _____________.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Name:
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Title:
 	
             
 

 

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 ______________.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Name:
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Title:
 	
             
 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT Q

 

FORM OF SERVICING SIDE LETTER

LITTON LOAN SERVICING LP

4828 Loop Central Drive

Houston, TX 77081-2226

 

July 7, 2005

 

New Century Capital Corp.

“Address”

 

Finance America

“Address”

 

Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc.

600 Steamboat Road

Greenwich, Connecticut  06830

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter will confirm the agreement among, Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc. (“Greenwich”), Litton Loan Servicing LP (“Litton”), Finance America, and New Century Capital Corp. (“New Century) in connection with the securitization of certain whole mortgage loans purchased or to be purchased from Finance America, and New Century, respectively, and identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedules attached hereto as Schedules I-A (“the Finance America Mortgage Loans”) and I-B (“the New Century Mortgage Loans”) (collectively, the “Mortgage Loans”).  Greenwich intends to securitize these Mortgage Loans whereby Finance America and New Century will be the interim servicer of the securitized Mortgage Loans until such loans are transferred to Litton by Finance America on 7/1/2005 and 8/2/2005, and New Century on 7/22/2005 (each, a
“Securitization Transaction”).  Capitalized terms used, but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated as of _____, between Finance America, and Greenwich, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, as well as the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated as of ______ between New Century and Greenwich, which is attached hereto as Exhibit B.  

 

 

1.          Role of New Century and Finance America. New Century and Finance America are currently servicing the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule on behalf of Greenwich.  Upon the closing of the Securitization Transaction, New Century and Finance America agree to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms defined in their Purchase Agreements on behalf of the trust created under the Securitization Transaction, subject to the following:

1.                 Remittance Reports – pursuant to Section _____ of the New Century Purchase Agreement and Section ______of the Finance America Purchase Agreement, New Century and Finance America shall deliver a copy of the remittance report to Litton and a copy of the remittance report to DBNT at the notice information provided in Section 4(i) below.  New Century and Finance America shall prepare reports for each collection period it is servicing some or all of the Mortgage Loans.  The remittance report from New Century and Finance America for a month shall be delivered to Litton and DBNT no later than the 10th calendar day of the following month. 

2.                 Distributions – with respect to the August 25, 2005 Distribution Date, the remittance on the mortgage loans that have not transferred to Litton by the 1st of the month shall be made scheduled/scheduled, together with any compensating interest as required under the pooling and servicing agreement (“PSA”) dated as of July 1, 2005 among Financial Asset Securities Corp., Litton Loan Servicing LP, and Deutsche Bank National Trust company, for the Mortgage Loans serviced by New Century and Finance America.  Remittances on loans that transfer to Litton on the 1st of each month will be actual collections, along with any compensating interest
on those loans as required under the PSA. All funds shall be remitted to the following Litton account information, no later than the 10th calendar day of the month:

 

Litton Account Information

	
            ABA#
 	
            053000219
 	
             

	
            ACCT #
 	
            2000023005035
 	
             

	
            Bank
 	
            Wachovia Bank
 
	
             
	
            Charlotte, NC
 	
             

						

 

FOR CREDIT TO – Litton Loan Servicing

	
            Investor 407, Soundview 2005 -3
 

3.                 Sarbannes-Oxley Back Up Certificate – New Century and Finance America each shall provide a servicer certification to Litton in the form set forth in Exhibit C to this agreement which covers the time period New Century and Finance America are subservicing the Mortgage Loans for the security. 

4.                 Servicing Transfer – The Finance America Mortgage Loans identified on Schedule I-A shall transfer on 7/1/2005 and 7/22/2005, respectively, and the New 

 

Century Mortgage Loans identified on Schedule I-B shall transfer on 8/2/2005, pursuant to procedures previously established between New Century, Finance America and Litton which shall include standard and customary P&I and T&I advance reimbursements.

5.                 Fee for Services – New Century and Finance America shall be entitled to receive the fee set forth in the pooling and servicing agreement in exchange for servicing the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Purchase Agreement and in this Letter Agreement.  

 

 

(ii)         2.         Role of Litton.  Upon the closing of the Securitization Transaction, Litton agrees to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the related Pooling and Servicing Agreement, among Litton, DBNT as trustee and Financial Asset Securities Corp., on behalf of the trust created under the Securitization Transaction, subject to the following: 

 

Distributions – Litton shall remit to DBNT the funds on the Mortgage Loans identified within the Mortgage Loan Schedule for the 8/25/2005 Distribution Date; provided however, that New Century and Finance America will provide Litton with all scheduled/scheduled remittances on the mortgage loans that have not transferred to Litton by the 1st of the month, together with any compensating interest funds due to the Trust, for the 8/25/2005 distribution date.  Furthermore, Litton shall remit funds identified within the Mortgage Loan Schedule for June 25th, 2005 Distribution Date; provided however, that New Century and Finance America will provide Litton with the actual collections on the Loans that transfer on August 1, 2005 along with any compensating interest due on those loans as
required under the PSA.

(iii)        3.         Role of Greenwich and C-Bass.  With respect to the Distribution Date in August 2005, Greenwich and C-BASS, jointly shall no later than 30 days upon receipt of information provided to them by New Century and Finance America, remit to New Century and Finance America any amounts in respect of compensating interest expenses incurred by New Century and Finance America.

(iv)        4.         Further Assurances.  In the event it is agreed to by all parties herein not to transfer the loans as described above due to re-purchase issues, or any other issue otherwise not yet contemplated in this agreement, each party shall continue with their roles as required in Section 1 through 3 above.

	
            (v)
 	
            5.
 	
            General Provisions.
 

 

 

 

1.          Amendment or Waiver.  This Letter Agreement may not be amended or modified except in writing signed by each of the parties hereto.

2.          Counterparts.  This Letter 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.

3.          Severability Clause.  Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Letter Agreement which is prohibited or which 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 Letter Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof.  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.  If the invalidity
of any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Letter Agreement shall deprive any party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Letter Agreement, the parties shall negotiate, in good-faith, to develop a structure the economic effect of which is nearly as possible the same as the economic effect of this Letter Agreement without regard to such invalidity.

4.          No Partnership.  Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a co-partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto.  

5.          Cooperation.  Each of the parties hereunder shall cooperate fully in connection with its engagement hereunder.

6.          Confidential Information. Each party shall keep confidential and shall not divulge to any party, without the other party’s prior written consent, the amount paid for the Mortgage Loans, except to the extent that it is appropriate for such party to do so in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing authorities and/or other governmental agencies.  Each party shall keep this letter confidential unless otherwise required by law or any governmental agency, unless otherwise agreed to by the other party.  

7.          Governing Law.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

8.          Non-Assignable.  This Letter Agreement may not be assigned by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto.

 

	
            (h)
 	
            Notices.
 

 

Litton Loan Servicing LP

Janice McClure, SVP  

 

 

4828 Loop Central Drive

Houston, TX 77081

713-966-8801

Janice.Mcclure@litton.c-bass.com

 

New Century Capital Corp.

 

 

Finance America

 

 

 

This letter contains the entire agreement relating to the subject matter hereof between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior oral or written agreement.  This letter may only be amended by a written document signed by each party hereto.

 

 

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Very truly yours,

 

LITTON LOAN SERVICING LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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            Name:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Title:
 	
            
 
 
 

 

 

Confirmed and Agreed to:

 

FINANCE AMERICA

 

 

	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
            Name:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
            Title:
 	
            
 
 
 

 

 

NEW CENTURY CAPITAL CORP.

 

 

	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
            Name:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
            Title:
 	
            
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

GREENWICH CAPITAL FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, INC.

 

	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
            Name:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
            Title:
 	
            
 
 
 

 

 

SCHEDULE I

PREPAYMENT CHARGE SCHEDULE

Available Upon RequestEXHIBIT 4.1

 

 

BEAR STEARNS ARM TRUST 2005-5

Issuer,

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Securities Administrator

and 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Indenture Trustee

 

	
             
 	
             

 

INDENTURE

 

Dated as of July 14, 2005

 

 
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             

MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES

 
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
					

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
            Section
 	
            
 

 

ARTICLE I
Definitions

	
             
	
            Section 1.01
 	
            Definitions
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 1.02
 	
            Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 1.03
 	
            Rules of Construction
 	 
	
            ARTICLE II

            Original Issuance of Notes
 	
             
 
	
             
	
            Section 2.01
 	
            Form
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 2.02
 	
            Execution, Authentication and Delivery
 	
             
 
	
            ARTICLE III
Covenants
 	
             

						

	 	Section 3.01 	Payment Account; Collection of Payments With Respect to the Grantor Trust Certificate	 	 
	
             
	
            Section 3.02
 	
            Existence
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.03
 	
            Payment of Principal and Interest
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.04
 	
            Protection of Trust Estate
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.05
 	
            Opinions as to Trust Estate
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.06
 	
            Performance of Obligations
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.07
 	
            Negative Covenants
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.08
 	
            Annual Statement as to Compliance
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.09
 	
            [Reserved]
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.10
 	
            Representations and Warranties Concerning the Grantor Trust Certificate
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 3.11
 	
            Investment Company Act
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.12
 	
            Issuer May Consolidate, etc
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.13
 	
            Successor or Transferee
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.14
 	
            No Other Business
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.15
 	
            No Borrowing
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.16
 	
            Guarantees, Loans, Monthly Advances and Other Liabilities
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.17
 	
            Capital Expenditures
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.18
 	
            Determination of Note Index.
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.19
 	
            Restricted Payments
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.20
 	
            Notice of Events of Default
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.21
 	
            Further Instruments and Acts
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.22
 	
            Actions by the Investor
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.23
 	
            Certain Representations Regarding the Trust Estate.
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.24
 	
            Allocation of Realized Losses
 	 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 3.25
 	
            Permitted Withdrawals and Transfers from the Payment Account
 	 	
             

	
            ARTICLE IV

            The Notes; Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture
 	
             
 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 4.01
 	
            The Notes
 	
             
 	
             

								

 

 

 

	 	Section 4.02	Registration of and Limitations on Transfer and Exchange of Notes; Appointment of Note Registrar and Certificate Registrar  	 
	
             
	
            Section 4.03
 	
            Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 4.04
 	
            Persons Deemed Owners
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 4.05
 	
            Cancellation
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 4.06
 	
            Book-Entry Notes
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 4.07
 	
            Notices to Depository
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 4.08
 	
            Definitive Notes
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 4.09
 	
            Tax Treatment
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 4.10
 	
            Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 4.11
 	
            Application of Trust Money
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 4.12
 	
            [Reserved].
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 4.13
 	
            Repayment of Monies Held by Paying Agent
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 4.14
 	
            Temporary Notes
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 4.15
 	
            Representation Regarding ERISA
 	 
	
            ARTICLE V

            Default and Remedies
 	
             
 
	
             
	
            Section 5.01
 	
            Events of Default
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 5.02
 	
            Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment
 	 
					

	 	Section 5.03	Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Indenture Trustee.	 
	
             
	
            Section 5.04
 	
            Remedies; Priorities
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 5.05
 	
            Optional Preservation of the Trust Estate
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 5.06
 	
            Limitation of Suits
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 5.07
 	
            Unconditional Rights of Noteholders To Receive Principal and Interest
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 5.08
 	
            Restoration of Rights and Remedies
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 5.09
 	
            Rights and Remedies Cumulative
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 5.10
 	
            Delay or Omission Not a Waiver
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 5.11
 	
            Control By Noteholders
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 5.12
 	
            Waiver of Past Defaults
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 5.13
 	
            Undertaking for Costs
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 5.14
 	
            Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 5.15
 	
            Sale of Trust Estate
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 5.16
 	
            Action on Notes
 	 
	
            ARTICLE VI

              The Indenture Trustee and The Securities Administrator
 	
             
 
	
             
	
            Section 6.01
 	
            Duties of Indenture Trustee and Securities Administrator
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 6.02
 	
            Rights of Indenture Trustee and Securities Administrator
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 6.03
 	
            Individual Rights of Indenture Trustee
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 6.04
 	
            [Reserved].
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 6.05
 	
            Indenture Trustee’s and Securities Administrator’s Disclaimer
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 6.06
 	
            Notice of Event of Default
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 6.07
 	
            Reports to Holders and Tax Administration.
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 6.08
 	
            Compensation
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 6.09
 	
            Replacement of Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 6.10
 	
            Successor Indenture Trustee and Securities Administrator by Merger
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 6.11
 	
            Appointment of Co-Indenture Trustee or Separate Indenture Trustee
 	 
					

 

 

 

	
             
	
            Section 6.12
 	
            Eligibility; Disqualification
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 6.13
 	
            [Reserved].
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 6.14
 	
            Representations and Warranties
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 6.15
 	
            Directions to Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 6.16
 	
            The Agents
 	 
	
            ARTICLE VII

            Noteholders’ Lists and Reports
 	
             
 
					

	 	Section 7.01	Issuer To Furnish Securities Administrator Trustee Names and Addresses of Noteholders	 
	
             
	
            Section 7.02
 	
            Preservation of Information; Communications to Noteholders
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 7.03
 	
            Financial Information
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 7.04
 	
            Statements to Noteholders
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 7.05
 	
            Reports Filed with Securities and Exchange Commission
 	 
	
            ARTICLE VIII

            Accounts, Disbursements and Releases
 	
             
 
	
             
	
            Section 8.01
 	
            Collection of Money
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 8.02
 	
            Officer’s Certificate
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 8.03
 	
            Termination Upon Distribution to Noteholders
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 8.04
 	
            Release of Trust Estate
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 8.05
 	
            Surrender of Notes Upon Final Payment
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 8.06
 	
            Optional Redemption of the Assets of the Trust Estate
 	 
	
            ARTICLE IX

            Supplemental Indentures
 	
             
 
	
             
	
            Section 9.01
 	
            Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 9.02
 	
            Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Noteholders
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 9.03
 	
            Execution of Supplemental Indentures
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 9.04
 	
            Effect of Supplemental Indenture
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 9.05
 	
            Conformity with Trust Indenture Act
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 9.06
 	
            Reference in Notes to Supplemental Indentures
 	 
	
            ARTICLE X
Miscellaneous
 	
             

	
             
	
            Section 10.01
 	
            Compliance Certificates and Opinions, etc
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 10.02
 	
            Form of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee
 	 
	
             
	
            Section 10.03
 	
            Acts of Noteholders
 	 
							

	 	Section 10.04	Notices etc., to Indenture Trustee Issuer, Securities Administrator and Rating Agencies 
	 	
            Section 10.05
 	
            Notices to Noteholders; Waiver
 
	 	
            Section 10.06
 	
            Conflict with Trust Indenture Act
 
	 	
            Section 10.07
 	
            Effect of Headings
 
	 	
            Section 10.08
 	
            Successors and Assigns
 
	 	
            Section 10.09
 	
            Separability
 
	 	
            Section 10.10
 	
            Legal Holidays
 
	 	
            Section 10.11
 	
            GOVERNING LAW
 
	 	
            Section 10.12
 	
            Counterparts
 
	 	
            Section 10.13
 	
            Recording of Indenture
 
	 	
            Section 10.14
 	
            Issuer Obligation
 
	 	
            Section 10.15
 	
            No Petition
 

 

 

 

	
            Section 10.16
 	
            Inspection
 	
            65
 

 

EXHIBITS

	
            Exhibit A-1
 	
            —
 	
            Form of Class A-[1][2] Notes
 	
             

	
            Exhibit A-2
 	
            —
 	
            Form of Class M Notes
 	
             

	
            Exhibit A-3
 	
            —
 	
            Form of Class X Notes
 	
             

	
            Exhibit A-4
 	
            —
 	
            Form of Class B Notes
 	
             

	
            Exhibit B
 	
            —
 	
            Mortgage Loan Schedule
 	
             

	
            Exhibit C
 	
            —
 	
            Form of Rule 144A Investment Representation Letter
 
	
            Exhibit D
 	
            —
 	
            Form of Transferee Letter
 	
             

	
            Exhibit E
 	
            —
 	
            Form of Transferor Certificate
 	
             

	
            Exhibit F
 	
            —
 	
            Form of Transferee Letter (REIT)
 	
             

	
            Exhibit G
 	
            —
 	
            Form of Transferor Letter
 	
             

												

 

	
            Appendix A
 	
            —
 	
            Definitions
 

 

 

 

RECONCILIATION AND TIE BETWEEN TRUST INDENTURE

ACT OF 1939 AND INDENTURE PROVISIONS*

	
            Trust Indenture
 Act Section
 	
            Indenture Section
 	
             
 
	
            310(a)(1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 	
            6.11
 
	
             
 	
            (a)(2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 	
            6.11
 
	
             
 	
            (a)(3)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 	
            6.10
 
	
             
 	
            (a)(4)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 	
            Not Applicable
 
	
             
 	
            (a)(5)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 	
            6.11
 
	
             
 	
            (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 	
            6.08, 6.11
 
	
             
 	
            (c)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 	
            Not Applicable
 
	
             
 	
            311(a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 	
            6.12
 
	
             
 	
            (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 	
            6.12
 
	
             
 	
            (c)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 	
            Not Applicable
 
	
            312(a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 	
            7.01, 7.02(a)
 
	
             
 	
            (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 	
            7.02(b)
 
	
             
 	
            (c)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 	
            7.02(c)
 
	
            313(a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 	
            Not Applicable
 
	
             
 	
            (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 	
            Not Applicable
 
	
             
 	
            (c)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 	
            Not Applicable
 
	
             
 	
            (d)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 	
            Not Applicable
 
	
            314(a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 	
            3.10
 
	
             
 	
            (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 	
            3.07
 
	
             
 	
            (c)(1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 	
            8.05(c), 10.01(a)
 
	
             
 	
            (c)(2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 	
            8.05(c), 10.01(a)
 
	
             
 	
            (c)(3)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 	
            Not Applicable 
 
	
             
 	
            (d)(1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 	
            8.05(c), 10.01(b)
 
	
             
 	
            (d)(2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 	
            8.05(c), 10.01(b)
 
	
             
 	
            (d)(3)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 	
            8.05(c), 10.01(b)
 
	
             
 	
            (e)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 	
            10.01(a)
 
	
            315(a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 	
            6.01(b)
 
	
             
 	
            (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 	
            6.05
 
	
             
 	
            (c)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 	
            6.01(a)
 
	
             
 	
            (d)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 	
            6.01(c)
 
	
             
 	
            (d)(1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 	
            6.01(c)
 
	
             
 	
            (d)(2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 	
            6.01(c)
 
	
             
 	
            (d)(3)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 	
            6.01(c)
 
	
             
 	
            (e)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 	
            5.13
 
	
            316(a)(1)(A)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 	
            5.11
 
	
            316(a)(1)(B)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 	
            5.12
 
	
            316(a)(2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 	
            Not Applicable
 
	
            316(b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 	
            5.07
 
	
            317(a)(1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 	
            5.04
 
	
            317(a)(2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 	
            5.03(d)
 
	
            317(b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 	
            3.03(a)(i)
 
	
            318(a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 	
            10.07
 
				

 

 

 

 

This Indenture, dated as of July 14, 2005, is entered into among Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2005-5, a Delaware statutory trust, as Issuer (the “Issuer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Securities Administrator (the “Securities Administrator”) and U.S. Bank National  Association, as Indenture Trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”). 

WITNESSETH THAT:

Each party hereto agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Issuer’s Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2005-5 (the “Notes”).

GRANTING CLAUSE

The Issuer hereby Grants to the Indenture Trustee at the Closing Date, as trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, all of the Issuer’s right, title and interest in and to, whether now existing or hereafter created, (a) the Class A Grantor Trust Certificate, (b) all funds on deposit from time to time in the Payment Account excluding any investment income from such funds; and (c) all present and future claims, demands, causes and choses in action in respect of any or all of the foregoing and all payments on or under, and all proceeds of every kind and nature whatsoever in respect of, any or all of the foregoing and all payments on or under, and all proceeds of every kind and nature whatsoever in the conversion thereof, voluntary or involuntary, into cash or other liquid property, all cash proceeds, accounts, accounts receivable, notes, drafts, acceptances, checks, deposit
accounts, rights to payment of any and every kind, and other forms of obligations and receivables, instruments and other property which at any time constitute all or part of or are included in the proceeds of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Trust Estate” or the “Collateral”).

The foregoing Grant is made in trust to secure the payment of principal of and interest on, and any other amounts owing in respect of, the Notes, subject to the priority set forth herein, and to secure compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, all as provided in this Indenture.

The Indenture Trustee, as trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Notes, acknowledges such Grant, accepts the trust under this Indenture in accordance with the provisions hereof and each of the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator agree to perform their respective duties as Indenture Trustee and Securities Administrator as required herein.  

 

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

Definitions

Section 1.01     Definitions.  For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Definitions attached hereto as Appendix A which is incorporated by reference herein. All other capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings specified herein.

Section 1.02     Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.  Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the Trust Indenture Act (the “TIA”), the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.  The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“indenture securities” means the Notes.

“indenture security holder” means a Noteholder.

“indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture.

“indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Indenture Trustee.

“obligor” on the indenture securities means the Issuer and any other obligor on the indenture securities.

All other TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by Commission rules have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.

	
            Section 1.03
 	
            Rules of Construction.  Unless the context otherwise requires:
 
	
             
	
            (i)
 	
            a term has the meaning assigned to it;
 	
             

(ii)         an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time;

	
            (iii)
 	
            “or” is not exclusive;
 	
             

	
            (iv)
 	
            “including” means including without limitation;
 

(v)        words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular; and

(vi)        any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any instrument or certificate delivered in connection herewith means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or 

 

supplemented and includes (in the case of agreements or instruments) references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein; references to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns.

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

Original Issuance of Notes

Section 2.01     Form.  The Class A-1, Class A-2, Class M, Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3, Class X, Class B-4, Class B-5 and Class B-6 Notes, together with the Securities Administrator’s certificate of authentication, shall be in substantially the form set forth in Exhibits A-1, A-2, A-3 and A-4 to this Indenture, respectively, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture.

The Notes shall be typewritten, printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods (with or without steel engraved borders).

The terms of the Notes set forth in Exhibits A-1, A-2, A-3 and A-4 to this Indenture are part of the terms of this Indenture.

Section 2.02     Execution, Authentication and Delivery.  The Notes shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by any of its Authorized Officers. The signature of any such Authorized Officer on the Notes may be manual or facsimile.

Notes bearing the manual or facsimile signature of individuals who were at any time Authorized Officers of the Issuer shall bind the Issuer, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Notes or did not hold such offices at the date of such Notes.

The Securities Administrator shall upon Issuer Request authenticate and deliver each Class of Notes for original issue in an aggregate initial principal amount equal to the Initial Note Principal Balance or Initial Notional Amount, as applicable, for such Class of Notes.

Each of the Notes shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Class A-1 Notes and Class A-2 Notes shall be issuable as registered Notes in book-entry form and the Notes shall be issuable in the minimum initial Note Principal Balances of $25,000 and in integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof.  The Class X Notes shall be issuable as registered Notes in physical form and the Notes shall be issuable in the minimum initial Notional Amount of $25,000 and in integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof.  The Class M, Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3, Class B-4, Class B-5 and Class B-6 Notes shall be issuable as registered Notes in physical form and the Notes shall be issuable in the minimum initial Note Principal Balances of $25,000 and in integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof.

No Note shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless there appears on such Note a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Securities Administrator by the manual signature of one of its authorized signatories, and such certificate upon any Note shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Note has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.

 

 

ARTICLE III

 

Covenants

Section 3.01     Payment Account; Collection of Payments With Respect to the Grantor Trust Certificate.  (a)  On or prior to the Closing Date, the Issuer shall cause the Securities Administrator to establish and maintain, in the name of the Securities Administrator, for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Certificate Paying Agent, on behalf of the Certificateholder, the Payment Account.

(b)        The Securities Administrator shall, subject to the terms of this paragraph, deposit in the Payment Account, on the same day as it is received from the Master Servicer, each remittance received by the Securities Administrator on each Payment Date. On each Payment Date, the Securities Administrator shall distribute all amounts on deposit in the Payment Account (other than amounts payable to the Holder of the Owner Trust Certificates) to Noteholders in respect of the Notes, and in its capacity as Certificate Paying Agent, to the Certificateholder in the order of priority set forth in Section 3.03 (except as otherwise provided in Section 5.04(b)).

(c)        All monies deposited from time to time in the Payment Account pursuant to the Servicing Agreement and the Grantor Trust Agreement and all deposits therein pursuant to this Indenture are for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Certificate Paying Agent, on behalf of the Certificateholder.

Section 3.02     Existence.  The Issuer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware (unless it becomes, or any successor Issuer hereunder is or becomes, organized under the laws of any other state or of the United States of America, in which case the Issuer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises under the laws of such other jurisdiction) and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes, the Grantor Trust Certificate and each other instrument or agreement included in the Trust Estate.

Section 3.03     Payment of Principal and Interest.  (a)  On each Payment Date, and to the extent of the funds in the Payment Account available therefor, the Group I Available Funds and Group II Available Funds will be distributed by the Securities Administrator as follows:

	
            (I)
 	
            On each Payment Date, the Group I Available Funds for such Payment Date shall be distributed as follows:
 
	
             
	
            (A)
 	
            first, from the Group I Interest Funds, to the Class A-1 Notes, the Accrued Note Interest on such Class for such Payment Date (subject to Net Interest Shortfalls allocated to such Class);
 
	
             
	
            (B)
 	
            second, from the remaining Group I Interest Funds, to the Class A-1 Notes, the Accrued Note Interest thereon remaining undistributed from any previous Payment Dates, with accrued interest thereon;
 
	
             
	
            (C)
 	
            third, from the Group I Principal Funds, to the Class A-1 Notes, in reduction of the Note Principal Balance thereof, the Senior Optimal Principal Amount for such 
 

 

Class for such Payment Date, until the Note Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; and

	
             
	
            (D)
 	
            fourth, from the remaining Group I Interest Funds, to the Class A-1 Notes, in an amount equal to any Basis Risk Shortfall Carryover Amounts on such Class for such Payment Date;
 
	
            (II)
 	
            On each Payment Date, the Group II Available Funds for such Payment Date shall be distributed as follows:
 
	
             
	
            (A)
 	
            first, from Group II Interest Funds, to the Class A-2 Notes, the Accrued Note Interest on such Class for such Payment Date (subject to Net Interest Shortfalls allocated to such Class);
 
	
             
	
            (B)
 	
            second, from the remaining Group II Interest Funds, to the Class A-2 Notes, the Accrued Note Interest thereon remaining undistributed from any previous Payment Dates, with accrued interest thereon;
 
	
             
	
            (C)
 	
            third, from the Group II Principal Funds, to the Class A-2 Notes, in reduction of the Note Principal Balance thereof, the Senior Optimal Principal Amount for such Class for such Payment Date, until the Note Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; and
 
	
             
	
            (D)
 	
            fourth, from the remaining Group II Interest Funds, to the Class A-2 Notes, in an amount equal to any Basis Risk Shortfall Carryover Amounts on such Class for such Payment Date;
 
	
            (III)
 	
            On each Payment Date, the Group I Available Funds and Group II Available Funds remaining after the payments made in clauses (I) and (II) for such Payment Date shall be distributed as follows:
 
	
             
	
            (A)
 	
            first, sequentially to the Class M, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Notes, in that order, up to an amount equal to and in the following order with respect to each such Class: (a) the Accrued Note Interest thereon for such Payment Date (subject to Net Interest Shortfalls allocated to such Class) to the extent of any remaining Interest Funds; (b) any Accrued Note Interest thereon remaining undistributed from previous Payment Dates, with accrued interest thereon, to the extent of any remaining Interest Funds; and (c) such Class’s Allocable Share of the Subordinate Optimal Principal Amount for such Payment Date, in each case to the extent of any remaining Principal Funds and until the Note Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;
 
	
             
	
            (B)
 	
            second, from any remaining Interest Funds, to the Class X Notes, in an amount equal to the Accrued Note Interest on such Class for such Payment Date (subject to Net Interest Shortfalls allocated to such Class); 
 
	
             
	
            (C)
 	
            third, sequentially to the Class B-4, Class B-5 and Class B-6 Notes, in that order, up to an amount equal to and in the following order with respect to each such Class: (a) the Accrued Note Interest thereon for such Payment Date (subject to 
 

 

Net Interest Shortfalls allocated to such Class) to the extent of any remaining Interest Funds; (b) any Accrued Note Interest thereon remaining undistributed from previous Payment Dates, with accrued interest thereon, to the extent of any remaining Interest Funds; and (c) such Class’s Allocable Share of the Subordinate Optimal Principal Amount for such Payment Date, in each case to the extent of any remaining Principal Funds and until the Note Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; and

	
            (D)
 	
            fourth, to the Certificate Paying Agent for distribution to the Owner Trust Certificates as set forth in the Trust Agreement.
 

(b)        On each Payment Date prior to the Cross-Over Date but after the reduction of the Note Principal Balance of all of the Senior Notes of a Note Group to zero, the remaining Class or Classes of Senior Notes in the remaining Note Group will be entitled to receive in reduction of their Notes Principal Balances, pro rata based upon their Note Principal Balances immediately prior to such Payment Date, in addition to any Principal Prepayments related to such remaining Senior Notes’ respective Loan Group allocated to such Senior Notes, 100% of the Principal Prepayments on any Mortgage Loan in the Loan Group relating to the Class or Classes of Senior Notes of the fully repaid Note Group; provided, however, that if (A) the weighted average of the Subordinate Percentages on such Payment Date equals or exceeds two times the initial weighted
average of the Subordinate Percentages and (B) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more (including for this purpose any such Mortgage Loans in foreclosure and bankruptcy and 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 Note Principal Balance of the Subordinate Notes does not exceed 100%, then the additional allocation of Principal Prepayments to the Senior Notes in accordance with this clause (b) will not be made and 100% of the Principal Prepayments on any Mortgage Loan in the Loan Group relating to the fully repaid Class or Classes of Senior Notes will be allocated to the Subordinate Notes.

(c)        If on any Payment Date on which the aggregate Note Principal Balance of Senior Notes in a Note Group would be greater than the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in the related Loan Group and any Subordinate Notes are still outstanding, in each case after giving effect to distributions to be made on such Payment Date, (A) 100% of amounts otherwise allocable to the Subordinate Notes in respect of principal will be distributed to such Class or Classes of Senior Notes in reduction of the Note Principal Balances thereof, until the aggregate Note Principal Balance of such Class or Classes of Senior Notes is an amount equal to the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in the related Loan Group, and (B) the Accrued Note Interest otherwise allocable to the Subordinate Notes on such Payment Date will
be reduced, if necessary, and distributed to such Class or Classes of Senior Notes in an amount equal to the Accrued Note Interest for such Payment Date on the excess of (x) the aggregate Note Principal Balance of such Class or Classes of Senior Notes over (y) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in the related Loan Group. Any such reduction in the Accrued Note Interest on the Subordinate Certificates will be allocated in reverse order of the Subordinate Certificates numerical designations, commencing with the Class B-6 Notes.

 

 

(d)        No Accrued Note Interest will be payable with respect to any Class of Notes after the Payment Date on which the Note Principal Balance or Notional Amount of such Note has been reduced to zero.

(e)        If on any Payment Date the Interest Funds for the Senior Notes in any Note Group is less than the Accrued Note Interest on the related Senior Notes for such Payment Date prior to reduction for Net Interest Shortfalls and the interest portion of Realized Losses, the shortfall will be allocated among the holders of each Class of Senior Notes in such Note Group in proportion to the respective amounts of Accrued Note Interest that would have been allocated thereto in the absence of such Net Interest Shortfalls and/or Realized Losses for such Payment Date. In addition, the amount of any interest shortfalls will constitute unpaid Accrued Note Interest and will be distributable to holders of the Notes of the related Classes entitled to such amounts on subsequent Payment Dates, to the extent of the applicable Available Funds after current
interest distributions as required herein. Any such amounts so carried forward will bear interest. Shortfalls in interest payments will not be offset by a reduction in the servicing compensation of the Master Servicer or otherwise, except to the extent of applicable Compensating Interest Payments.

(f)         Each distribution with respect to a Book-Entry Note 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 Note 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 Note Owners that it represents. None of the Securities Administrator, the Note Registrar, the Paying Agent, the Depositor or the Master Servicer shall have any responsibility therefor.

(g)        On each Payment Date, the Certificate Paying Agent shall deposit in the Certificate Distribution Account all amounts it received pursuant to this Section 3.03 for the purpose of distributing such funds to the Certificateholders. The Certificate Paying Agent shall make distributions to the Certificateholders under the Trust Agreement as directed by the Securities Administrator hereunder.

(h)        Any installment of interest or principal, if any, payable on any Note that is punctually paid or duly provided for by the Issuer on the applicable Payment Date shall, if such Holder shall have so requested at least five Business Days prior to the related Record Date, be paid to each Holder of record on the preceding Record Date, by wire transfer to an account specified in writing by such Holder as of the preceding Record Date or in all other cases or if no such instructions have been delivered to the Securities Administrator, by check to such Noteholder mailed to such Holder’s address as it appears in the Note Register in the amount required to be distributed to such Holder on such Payment Date pursuant to such Holder’s Notes; provided, however, that the Securities Administrator shall not pay to such Holders any amount required
to be withheld from a payment to such Holder by the Code.

(i)         The Note Principal Balance of each Note shall be due and payable in full on the Final Scheduled Payment Date for such Note as provided in the forms of Note set forth in Exhibits A-1, A-2, A-3 and A-4 to this Indenture. All principal payments on the Notes shall be 

 

made to the Noteholders entitled thereto in accordance with the Percentage Interests represented by such Notes. Upon notice to the Securities Administrator by the Issuer, the Securities Administrator shall notify the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on the Record Date preceding the Final Scheduled Payment Date or other final Payment Date (including any final Payment Date resulting from any redemption pursuant to Section 8.06 hereof). Such notice shall to the extent practicable be mailed no later than five Business Days prior to such Final Scheduled Payment Date or other final Payment Date and shall specify that payment of the principal amount and any interest due with respect to such Note at the Final Scheduled Payment Date or other final Payment Date will be payable only upon presentation and surrender of such Note and shall specify the place where such Note may be
presented and surrendered for such final payment. No interest shall accrue on the Notes on or after the Final Scheduled Payment Date or any such other final Payment Date.

Section 3.04     Protection of Trust Estate.  (a) The Issuer will from time to time prepare, execute and deliver all such supplements and amendments hereto and all such financing statements, continuation statements, instruments of further assurance and other instruments, and will take such other action necessary or advisable to:

(i)         maintain or preserve the lien and security interest (and the priority thereof) of this Indenture or carry out more effectively the purposes hereof;

(ii)         perfect, publish notice of or protect the validity of any Grant made or to be made by this Indenture;

(iii)        enforce any provision of the Grantor Trust Certificate or Grantor Trust Agreement; or

(iv)        preserve and defend title to the Trust Estate and the rights of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders in such Trust Estate against the claims of all persons and parties.

(b)        Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall not remove or permit the Custodian to remove any portion of the Trust Estate that consists of money or is evidenced by an instrument, certificate or other writing from the jurisdiction in which it was held at the date of the most recent Opinion of Counsel delivered pursuant to Section 3.05 hereof (or from the jurisdiction in which it was held as described in the Opinion of Counsel delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 3.05(a) hereof, if no Opinion of Counsel has yet been delivered pursuant to Section 3.05(b) hereof), unless the Indenture Trustee shall have first received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the lien and security interest created by this Indenture with respect to such property will continue to be maintained after giving effect to
such action or actions.

The Issuer hereby designates the Indenture Trustee its agent and attorney-in-fact to sign any financing statement, continuation statement or other instrument required to be signed pursuant to this Section 3.04 upon the Issuer’s preparation thereof and delivery to the Indenture Trustee.

 

 

Section 3.05     Opinions as to Trust Estate.  (a)  On the Closing Date, the Issuer shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee an Opinion of Counsel either stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, such action has been taken with respect to the recording and filing of this Indenture, any indentures supplemental hereto, and any other requisite documents, and with respect to the execution and filing of any financing statements and continuation statements, as are necessary to perfect and make effective the lien and first priority security interest in the Collateral and reciting the details of such action, or stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action is necessary to make such lien and first priority security interest effective.

(b)        On or before December 31st in each calendar year, beginning in 2005, the Issuer shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the Issuer either stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, such action has been taken with respect to the recording, filing, rerecording and refiling of this Indenture, any indentures supplemental hereto and any other requisite documents and with respect to the execution and filing of any financing statements and continuation statements as is necessary to maintain the lien and security interest in the Collateral and reciting the details of such action or stating that in the opinion of such counsel no such action is necessary to maintain such lien and security interest. Such Opinion of Counsel shall also describe the recording, filing, re-recording and refiling of this
Indenture, any indentures supplemental hereto and any other requisite documents and the execution and filing of any financing statements and continuation statements that will, in the opinion of such counsel, be required to maintain the lien and security interest in the Collateral until December 31 in the following calendar year. 

Section 3.06     Performance of Obligations.  (a)  The Issuer will punctually perform and observe all of its obligations and agreements contained in this Indenture, the Basic Documents and in the instruments and agreements included in the Trust Estate.

(b)        The Issuer may contract with other Persons to assist it in performing its duties under this Indenture, and any performance of such duties by a Person identified to the Indenture Trustee in an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer shall be deemed to be action taken by the Issuer.

(c)        The Issuer will not take any action or permit any action to be taken by others which would release any Person from any of such Person’s covenants or obligations under any of the documents relating to the Grantor Trust Certificate or under any instrument included in the Trust Estate, or which would result in the amendment, hypothecation, subordination, termination or discharge of, or impair the validity or effectiveness of, any of the documents relating to the Grantor Trust Certificate or any such instrument, except such actions as the Master Servicer is expressly permitted to take in the Servicing Agreement.

(d)        The Issuer may retain an administrator and may enter into contracts with other Persons for the performance of the Issuer’s obligations hereunder, and performance of such obligations by such Persons shall be deemed to be performance of such obligations by the Issuer.

Section 3.07     Negative Covenants.  So long as any Notes are Outstanding or  the Majority Certificateholder owns 100% of the Securities, the Issuer shall not:

(i)         except as expressly permitted by this Indenture, sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of the Trust Estate.

 

 

(ii)         claim any credit on, or make any deduction from the principal or interest payable in respect of, the Notes (other than amounts properly withheld from such payments under the Code) or assert any claim against any present or former Noteholder, by reason of the payment of the taxes levied or assessed upon any part of the Trust Estate;

(iii)        (A) permit the validity or effectiveness of this Indenture to be impaired, or permit the lien of this Indenture to be amended, hypothecated, subordinated, terminated or discharged, or permit any Person to be released from any covenants or obligations with respect to the Notes under this Indenture except as may be expressly permitted hereby, (B) permit any lien, charge, excise, claim, security interest, mortgage or other encumbrance (other than the lien of this Indenture) to be created on or extend to or otherwise arise upon or burden the Trust Estate or any part thereof or any interest therein or the proceeds thereof or (C) permit the lien of this Indenture not to constitute a valid first priority security interest in the Trust Estate; or

(iv)        waive or impair, or fail to assert rights under, the Grantor Trust Certificate, or impair or cause to be impaired the Issuer’s interest in the Grantor Trust Certificate, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or in any Basic Document, if any such action would materially and adversely affect the interests of the Noteholders.

Section 3.08     Annual Statement as to Compliance.  The Issuer will deliver to the Indenture Trustee, by March 1 of each year commencing with the calendar year 2006, an Officer’s Certificate stating, as to the Authorized Officer signing such Officer’s Certificate, that:

(i)         a review of the activities of the Issuer during the previous calendar year and of its performance under this Indenture and the Owner Trust Agreement has been made under such Authorized Officer’s supervision; and

(ii)         to the best of such Authorized Officer’s knowledge, based on such review, the Issuer has complied with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture and the provisions of the Owner Trust Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in its compliance with any such condition or covenant, specifying each such default known to such Authorized Officer and the nature and status thereof.

	
            Section 3.09
 	
            [Reserved]  
 

Section 3.10     Representations and Warranties Concerning the Grantor Trust Certificate.  The Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Class A Grantor Trust Certificate, has the benefit of the representations and warranties made by the Seller in Section 7 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement concerning the Mortgage Loans and the right to enforce the remedies against the Seller provided in such Section 5 or Section 7 to the same extent as though such representations and warranties were made directly to the Indenture Trustee. If a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee has actual knowledge of any breach of any representation or warranty made by the Seller in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Indenture Trustee shall promptly notify the Seller of such finding and of the Seller’s obligation to cure such
defect or repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan. 

 

 

Section 3.11     Investment Company Act.  The Issuer shall not become an “investment company” or be under the “control” of an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (or any successor or amendatory statute), and the rules and regulations thereunder (taking into account not only the general definition of the term “investment company” but also any available exceptions to such general definition); provided, however, that the Issuer shall be in compliance with this Section 3.11 if it shall have obtained an order exempting it from regulation as an “investment company” so long as it is in compliance with the conditions imposed in such order.

Section 3.12     Issuer May Consolidate, etc.  (a)  The Issuer shall not consolidate or merge with or into any other Person, unless:

(i)         the Person (if other than the Issuer) formed by or surviving such consolidation or merger shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state or the District of Columbia and shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all Notes, and all amounts payable to the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator, the payment to the Certificate Paying Agent of all amounts due to the Certificateholders, and the performance or observance of every agreement and covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Issuer to be performed or observed, all as provided herein;

(ii)         immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

(iii)        each of the Rating Agencies shall have notified the Issuer that such transaction shall not cause the rating of the Notes to be reduced, qualified, suspended or withdrawn or to be considered by either Rating Agency to be below investment grade;

(iv)        the Issuer shall have received an Opinion of Counsel (and shall have delivered a copy thereof to the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator) to the effect that such transaction will not (A) result in a “substantial modification” of the Notes under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1001-3, or adversely affect the indebtedness status of any Classes of Notes with respect to which a “will be debt” opinion has been rendered by nationally recognized tax counsel and furnished to the Securities Administrator, and (B) if 100% of the Senior Notes, Privately Offered Notes and Certificates (other than any Senior Notes or Privately Offered Notes with respect to which a “will be debt” opinion has been rendered by nationally recognized tax counsel and furnished to the Securities Administrator) are
not owned by the Investor, cause the Trust to be subject to an entity level tax for federal income tax purposes;

(v)        any action that is necessary to maintain the lien and security interest created by this Indenture shall have been taken; 

(vi)        the Issuer shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such consolidation or merger and such supplemental indenture comply with this Article III and that all conditions precedent 

 

herein provided for or relating to such transaction have been complied with (including any filing required by the Exchange Act), and that such supplemental indenture is enforceable.

(b)        The Issuer shall not convey or transfer any of its properties or assets, including those included in the Trust Estate, to any Person, unless:

(i)         the Person that acquires by conveyance or transfer the properties and assets of the Issuer, the conveyance or transfer of which is hereby restricted, shall (A) be a United States citizen or a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof, (B) expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all Notes and the performance or observance of every agreement and covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Issuer to be performed or observed, all as provided herein, (C) expressly agree by means of such supplemental indenture that all right, title and interest so conveyed or transferred shall be subject and
subordinate to the rights of the Holders of the Notes, (D) unless otherwise provided in such supplemental indenture, expressly agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee against and from any loss, liability or expense arising under or related to this Indenture and the Notes and (E) expressly agree by means of such supplemental indenture that such Person (or if a group of Persons, then one specified Person) shall make all filings with the Commission (and any other appropriate Person) required by the Exchange Act in connection with the Notes;

(ii)         immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

(iii)        each of the Rating Agencies shall have notified the Issuer that such transaction shall not cause the ratings of the Notes to be reduced, qualified, suspended or withdrawn;

(iv)        the Issuer shall have received an Opinion of Counsel (and shall have delivered a copy thereof to the Indenture Trustee) to the effect that such transaction will not (A) result in a “substantial modification” of the Notes under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1001-3, or adversely affect the indebtedness status of any Classes of Notes with respect to which a “will be debt” opinion has been rendered by nationally recognized tax counsel and furnished to the Securities Administrator, and (B) if 100% of the Senior Notes, Privately Offered Notes and Certificates (other than any Senior Notes or Privately Offered Notes with respect to which a “will be debt” opinion has been rendered by nationally recognized tax counsel and furnished to the Securities Administrator) are not owned by the Investor, cause
the Trust to be subject to an entity level tax for federal income tax purposes;

(v)        any action that is necessary to maintain the lien and security interest created by this Indenture shall have been taken; 

 

 

(vi)        the Issuer shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such conveyance or transfer and such supplemental indenture comply with this Article III and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with (including any filing required by the Exchange Act).

Section 3.13     Successor or Transferee.  (a)  Upon any consolidation or merger of the Issuer in accordance with Section 3.12(a), the Person formed by or surviving such consolidation or merger (if other than the Issuer) shall, following the Issuer’s satisfaction of all of the conditions precedent set forth therein with respect thereto, succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Issuer under this Indenture with the same effect as if such Person had been named as the Issuer herein.

(b)        Upon a conveyance or transfer of all the assets and properties of the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.12(b), the Issuer, following its satisfaction of all of the conditions precedent set forth herein with respect thereto, will be released from every covenant and agreement of this Indenture to be observed or performed on the part of the Issuer with respect to the Notes immediately upon the delivery of written notice to the Indenture Trustee of such conveyance or transfer.

Section 3.14     No Other Business.  The Issuer shall not engage in any business other than as set forth with respect thereto in the Trust Agreement and other than financing, purchasing, owning and selling and managing the Grantor Trust Certificate and the issuance of the Certificates in the manner contemplated by this Indenture and the Basic Documents and all activities incidental thereto.

Section 3.15     No Borrowing.  The Issuer shall not issue, incur, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable, directly or indirectly, for any indebtedness except for the Notes under this Indenture.

Section 3.16     Guarantees, Loans, Monthly Advances and Other Liabilities.  Except as contemplated by this Indenture or the Basic Documents, the Issuer shall not make any loan or advance or credit to, or guarantee (directly or indirectly or by an instrument having the effect of assuring another’s payment or performance on any obligation or capability of so doing or otherwise), endorse or otherwise become contingently liable, directly or indirectly, in connection with the obligations, stocks or dividends of, or own, purchase, repurchase or acquire (or agree contingently to do so) any stock, obligations, assets or securities of, or any other interest in, or make any capital contribution to, any other Person.

Section 3.17     Capital Expenditures.  The Issuer shall not make any expenditure (by long-term or operating lease or otherwise) for capital assets (either realty or personalty).

	
            Section 3.18
 	
            Determination of Note Index.  
 

On each Interest Determination Date, the Securities Administrator will determine the One-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index for the next Interest Accrual Period for the Class A Notes.

On each Interest Determination Date for the Class A Notes, the One-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index will be based on the weekly average yield on U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to a 

 

constant maturity of one year as reported in the Release on the related Interest Determination Date or, if not so available, as most recently available immediately prior to such Interest Determination Date.

The establishment of the One-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index on each Interest Determination Date by the Securities Administrator and the Securities Administrator’s calculation of the rate of interest applicable to the related Class of Notes for the related Interest Accrual Period shall (in the absence of manifest error) be final and binding.

Section 3.19     Restricted Payments.  The Issuer shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) pay any dividend or make any distribution (by reduction of capital or otherwise), whether in cash, property, securities or a combination thereof, to the Owner Trustee or any owner of a beneficial interest in the Issuer or otherwise with respect to any ownership or equity interest or security in or of the Issuer, (ii) redeem, purchase, retire or otherwise acquire for value any such ownership or equity interest or security or (iii) set aside or otherwise segregate any amounts for any such purpose; provided, however, that the Issuer may make, or cause to be made, (x) distributions and payments to the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, the
Certificate Paying Agent, the Noteholders and the Certificateholders as contemplated by, and to the extent funds are available for such purpose under this Indenture and the Basic Documents and (y) payments to the Master Servicer and the Servicer pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement and the Wells Fargo Servicing Agreement. The Issuer will not, directly or indirectly, make payments to or distributions from the Master Servicer Collection Account or the Payment Account except in accordance with this Indenture and the Basic Documents.

Section 3.20     Notice of Events of Default.  The Issuer shall give the Indenture Trustee, the Securities Administrator and each Rating Agency prompt written notice of each Event of Default hereunder.

Section 3.21     Further Instruments and Acts.  Upon request of the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this Indenture.

Section 3.22     Actions by the Investor.  So long as the Investor owns 100% of the Securities, the Investor shall not amend, modify or otherwise change the activities permitted by the Issuer hereunder.

	
            Section 3.23
 	
            Certain Representations Regarding the Trust Estate.  
 

(a)        With respect to that portion of the Collateral described in clauses (a) through (c) of the definition of Trust Estate, the Issuer represents to the Indenture Trustee that:

(i)         This Indenture creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the Collateral in favor of the Indenture Trustee, which security interest is prior to all other liens, and is enforceable as such as against creditors of and purchasers from the Issuer.

(ii)         The Collateral constitutes “deposit accounts,” “instruments” or “certificated securities,” as applicable within the meaning of the applicable UCC.

 

 

(iii)        The Issuer owns and has good and marketable title to the Collateral, free and clear of any lien, claim or encumbrance of any Person.

(iv)        The Issuer has caused or will have caused, within ten days of the Closing Date, the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the security interest in the Collateral granted to the Indenture Trustee hereunder.

(v)        Other than the security interest granted to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture, the Issuer has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the Collateral.  The Issuer has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements against the Issuer that include a description of collateral covering the Collateral other than any financing statement relating to the security interest granted to the Indenture Trustee hereunder or that has been terminated.

(vi)        The Collateral is not in the name of any Person other than the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee.  The Issuer has in its possession all original copies of the security certificates that constitute or evidence the Collateral.  The security certificates that constitute or evidence the Collateral do not have any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Indenture Trustee.  The Issuer has not consented to the bank maintaining the Collateral to comply with instructions of any Person other than the Indenture Trustee.

Section 3.24     Allocation of Realized Losses.  (a) On or prior to each Payment Date, the Master Servicer shall determine, based solely on information provided to it by the related Servicer 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 Notes (other than the Class X Notes) on any Payment Date, the principal portion of each Realized Loss on a Mortgage Loan shall be allocated as follows:

first, to the Class B-6 Notes until the Note Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

second, to the Class B-5 Notes until the Note Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

third, to the Class B-4 Notes until the Note Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

fourth, to the Class B-3 Notes until the Note Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

fifth, to the Class B-2 Notes until the Note Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; 

sixth, to the Class B-1 Notes until the Note Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; 

 

 

seventh, to the Class M Notes until the Note Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; and

eighth, with respect to the principal portion of Realized Losses on the Group I Loans, to the Class A-1 Notes until the Note Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; and with respect to the principal portion of Realized Losses on the Group II Loans, to the Class A-2 Notes until the Note Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero.

(c)        Notwithstanding the foregoing clause (b), no such allocation of any Realized Loss shall be made on a Payment Date to any Class or Classes of Notes to the extent that such allocation would result in the reduction of the aggregate Note Principal Balance of all of the Classes of Notes as of such Payment Date, after giving effect to all distributions and prior allocations of Realized Losses on such date, to an amount less than the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Due Date (such limitation, the “Loss Allocation Limitation”).

(d)        The principal portion of any Realized Losses allocated to a Class of Notes shall be allocated among the Notes of such Class (other than the Class X Notes) in proportion to their respective Note Principal Balances. Any allocation of Realized Losses shall be accomplished by reducing the Note Principal Balance of the Notes on the related Payment Date.

(e)        Realized Losses shall be allocated on the Payment Date in the month following the month in which such loss was incurred and, in the case of the principal portion thereof, after giving effect to distributions made on such Payment Date.

(f)         On each Payment Date, the Securities Administrator shall determine the Subordinate Writedown Amount. Any such Subordinate Writedown Amount shall effect a corresponding reduction in the Note Principal Balance of (i) with respect to the Subordinate Writedown Amount, if prior to the Cross-Over Date, the Class B-6, Class B-5, Class B-4, Class B-3, Class B-2, Class B-1 and Class M Notes, in that order, and (iii) from and after the Cross-Over Date, to the Senior Notes, in accordance with priorities set forth in clause (b) above, in each case, on such Payment Date after giving effect to distributions made on such Payment Date.

(g)        The interest portion of any Realized Losses with respect to the Mortgage Loans occurring on or prior to the Cross-Over Date will be borne sequentially to the Class B-6, Class B-5, Class B-4, Class X, Class B-3, Class B-2, Class B-1 and Class M Notes, in that order. Once the aggregate Note Principal Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of the Subordinate Notes have been reduced to zero, the interest portion of Realized Losses on the Group I Loans will be allocated to the Class A-1 Notes, and the interest portion of Realized Losses on the Group II Loans will be allocated first to the Class A-2 Notes, in each case in reduction Accrued Note Interest on such Class.

(h)        In addition, in the event that the Securities Administrator receives any Subsequent Recoveries from the Servicer or Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator shall deposit such funds into the Payment Account  pursuant to Section 3.01 of this Indenture.  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 Note Principal Balance of the Notes 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 or Classes of Notes pursuant to this Section 3.24.  The amount of any Subsequent Recoveries following the application set forth in the immediately preceding sentence will be applied to sequentially increase the Note Principal Balance of the Notes, beginning with the Class of Notes with the next highest payment priority, up to the amount of such Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class or Classes of Notes pursuant to this Section 3.24.  Holders of such Notes will not be entitled to any payments in respect of Accrued Note Interest on the amount of such increases for any Interest Accrual Period preceding the Payment Date on which such increase occurs.  Any such increases shall be applied to the Note Principal Balance of the Notes of such Class in accordance with its respective Percentage Interest.

Section 3.25     Permitted Withdrawals and Transfers from the Payment Account.  (a) The Securities Administrator will, from time to time on demand of the Master Servicer, make or cause to be made such withdrawals or transfers from the Payment Account as the Master Servicer 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) but not in any order of priority:

(i)         to reimburse the Master Servicer or the Servicer for any Monthly Advance of its own funds, the right of the Master Servicer or the Servicer to reimbursement pursuant to this subclause (i) being limited to amounts received on a particular Mortgage Loan (including, for this purpose, the Repurchase 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 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 the 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 (viii) of this Subsection 3.25 (a) to the Master Servicer; and (ii) such Liquidation Expenses were not included in the computation of such Excess Liquidation Proceeds;

(iv)        to reimburse the Master Servicer or the Servicer for advances of funds (other than Monthly Advances) made with respect to the Mortgage Loans, and the right to reimbursement pursuant to this subclause being limited to amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan (including, for this purpose, the Repurchase Price therefor, 

 

Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds) which represent late recoveries of the payments for which such advances were made;

(v)        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 (iv);

(vi)        to pay the Master Servicer as set forth in Section 2.13 of the Servicing Agreement; provided however, that the Master Servicer shall be obligated to pay from its own funds any amounts which it is required to pay under Section 4.03 of the Servicing Agreement;

(vii)       to reimburse the Master Servicer for expenses, costs and liabilities incurred by and reimbursable to it pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, to the extent that the Master Servicer has not already reimbursed itself for such amounts from the Master Servicer Collection Account;

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

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

(x)        to reimburse or pay the Indenture Trustee, the Grantor Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer any amounts due or expenses, costs and liabilities incurred by or reimbursable to such Persons pursuant to this Agreement or any other Basic Documents, to the extent such amounts have not already been previously paid or reimbursed to such party from the Master Servicer Collection Account;

	
            (xi)
 	
            to remove amounts deposited in error; and
 

(xii)       to pay to the Holder of the Owner Trust Certificates any investment income due and payable to it pursuant to this Indenture.

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

The Notes; Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture

Section 4.01     The Notes.  Each Class of Class A-1 Notes and Class A-2 Notes shall be registered in the name of a nominee designated by the Depository. Beneficial Owners will hold interests in the Class A-1 Notes and Class A-2 Notes through the book-entry facilities of the Depository in minimum initial Note Principal Balances of $25,000 and integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof.  Registered Holders will hold interests in the Class X Notes in physical form in minimum initial Notional Amount of $25,000 and integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof.  Registered Holders will hold interests in the Class M, Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3, Class B-4, Class B-5 and Class B-6 Notes in physical form in minimum initial Note Principal Balances of $25,000 and integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof.

The Indenture Trustee and Securities Administrator may for all purposes (including the making of payments due on the Notes) deal with the Depository as the authorized representative of the Beneficial Owners with respect to the Notes for the purposes of exercising the rights of Holders of the Notes hereunder. Except as provided in the next succeeding paragraph of this Section 4.01, the rights of Beneficial Owners with respect to the Notes shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between such Beneficial Owners and the Depository and Depository Participants. Except as provided in Section 4.08 hereof, Beneficial Owners shall not be entitled to definitive certificates for the Notes as to which they are the Beneficial Owners. Requests and directions from, and votes of, the Depository as Holder of the Notes shall not be deemed inconsistent if they are made with respect to
different Beneficial Owners. The Securities Administrator may establish a reasonable record date in connection with solicitations of consents from or voting by Noteholders and give notice to the Depository of such record date. Without the consent of the Issuer and the Securities Administrator, no Note may be transferred by the Depository except to a successor Depository that agrees to hold such Note for the account of the Beneficial Owners.

In the event the Depository Trust Company resigns or is removed as Depository, the Depositor may appoint a successor Depository.  If no successor Depository has been appointed within 30 days of the effective date of the Depository’s resignation or removal, each Beneficial Owner shall be entitled to certificates representing the Notes it beneficially owns in the manner prescribed in Section 4.08.

The Notes shall, on original issue, be executed on behalf of the Issuer by the Owner Trustee, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee, authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Securities Administrator to or upon the order of the Issuer.

Section 4.02     Registration of and Limitations on Transfer and Exchange of Notes; Appointment of Note Registrar and Certificate Registrar.  The Issuer shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Securities Administrator a Note Register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Note Registrar shall provide for the registration of Notes and of transfers and exchanges of Notes as herein provided.

 

 

Subject to the restrictions and limitations set forth below, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the Corporate Trust Office of the Securities Administrator, the Issuer shall execute and the Note Registrar shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes in authorized initial Note Principal Balances evidencing the same Class and aggregate Percentage Interests.

No transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of any Privately Offered Note or interest therein shall be made unless that transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition is exempt from the registration and/or qualification requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, or is otherwise made in accordance with the Securities Act and such state securities laws.  If a transfer of any Privately Offered Note is to be made without registration under the Securities Act (other than in connection with the initial issuance thereof or a transfer thereof to the Depositor or one of its Affiliates), then the Note Registrar shall refuse to register such transfer unless (i) it receives (and upon receipt, may conclusively rely upon) a certificate substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C hereto (provided, however, that in the case of the Book-Entry Notes, the Noteholder
and the Noteholder’s prospective transferee will be deemed to have made the representations set forth in such certification) or (ii) (a) it receives a written Opinion of Counsel acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the Note Registrar, the Securities Administrator and the Indenture Trustee that such transfer may be made pursuant to an exemption, describing the applicable exemption and the basis therefor, from the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws or is being made pursuant to the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the  Issuer, the Seller, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer or any Servicer and (b) the transferee executes a representation letter, substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto, and transferor executes a representation letter, substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto, each acceptable to
and in form and substance satisfactory to the Note Registrar, the Securities Administrator and the Indenture Trustee certifying the facts surrounding such transfer, which representation letters shall not be an expense of the Issuer, the Seller, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer or any Servicer.  None of the Issuer, the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the Note Registrar is obligated to register or qualify any Notes under the Securities Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under this Indenture to permit the transfer of any Note or interest therein without registration or qualification.  Any Noteholder desiring to effect a transfer of Notes or interests therein shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Issuer, the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the Note Registrar 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 or in accordance with any restrictions on transfer set forth in this Indenture.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to the initial transfer of the Notes to the Depositor or any Affiliate thereof.

No transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of any Senior Note or Privately Offered Notes (other than any Senior Note or Privately Offered Notes with respect to which a “will be debt” opinion has been rendered by nationally recognized tax counsel and furnished to the Securities Administrator) or interest therein shall be made, and the Note Registrar shall refuse to register any such transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition, unless the transferee shall have delivered to the Owner Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Securities Administrator and the Indenture Trustee a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto certifying that (i) it is 

 

a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) within the meaning of Section 856(a), or a qualified REIT subsidiary (“QRS”) within the meaning of Section 856(i) of the Code, or an entity disregarded as an entity separate from a REIT or a QRS and (ii) following the transfer, 100% of the Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2 Notes, Class M Notes, Class B-1 Notes, Class B-2 Notes, Class B-3 Notes, Class X Notes, Class B-4 Notes, Class B-5 Notes, or Class B-6 Notes and Owner Trust Certificates (other than any Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2 Notes, Class M Notes, Class B-1 Notes, Class B-2 Notes, Class B-3 Notes, Class X Notes, Class B-4 Notes, Class B-5 Notes, or Class B-6 Notes with respect to which a “will be debt” opinion has been rendered by nationally recognized tax counsel and furnished to the Securities Administrator) will be owned by a single REIT, directly or indirectly through one or more qualified
QRSs of such REIT or one or more entities disregarded as entities separate from such REIT or such QRSs; provided that (x) any Senior Notes or Privately Offered Notes may be pledged to secure indebtedness and may be the subject of repurchase agreements treated as secured indebtedness for federal income tax purposes, and (y) any Senior Notes or Privately Offered Notes may be transferred by the related lender under any such related loan agreement or repurchase agreement upon a default under any such indebtedness, in which case the transferor shall deliver to the Note Registrar, the Securities Administrator, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee a certificate substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G certifying to such effect.

Subject to the foregoing, and Section 4.08, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of like tenor and in authorized initial Note Principal Balances evidencing the same Class and aggregate Percentage Interests upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at the Corporate Trust Office of the Note Registrar. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute and the Securities Administrator shall authenticate and deliver the Notes which the Noteholder making the exchange is entitled to receive. Each Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall (if so required by the Note Registrar) be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Note Registrar duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing with such signature guaranteed by a commercial
bank or trust company located or having a correspondent located in the city of New York. Notes delivered upon any such transfer or exchange will evidence the same obligations, and will be entitled to the same rights and privileges, as the Notes surrendered.

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

The Issuer hereby appoints the Securities Administrator as (i) Certificate Registrar to keep at its Corporate Trust Office a Certificate Register pursuant to Section 3.08 of the Trust Agreement 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 thereof pursuant to Section 3.04 of the Trust Agreement and (ii) Note Registrar under this Indenture. The Securities Administrator hereby accepts such appointments.

Section 4.03     Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes.  If (i) any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Securities Administrator, or the Securities Administrator receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, and (ii) there is delivered to the Securities Administrator such security or indemnity as may be required by it to hold the Issuer 

 

and the Securities Administrator harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer, the Note Registrar or the Securities Administrator that such Note has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, and provided that the requirements of Section 8-405 of the UCC are met, the Issuer shall execute, and upon its request the Securities Administrator shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a replacement Note; provided, however, that if any such destroyed, lost or stolen Note, but not a mutilated Note, shall have become or within seven days shall be due and payable, instead of issuing a replacement Note, the Issuer may pay such destroyed, lost or stolen Note when so due or payable without surrender thereof.  If, after the delivery of such replacement Note or payment of a destroyed, lost or stolen Note pursuant to the proviso to the
preceding sentence, a bona fide purchaser of the original Note in lieu of which such replacement Note was issued presents for payment such original Note, the Issuer and the Securities Administrator shall be entitled to recover such replacement Note (or such payment) from the Person to whom it was delivered or any Person taking such replacement Note from such Person to whom such replacement Note was delivered or any assignee of such Person, except a bona fide purchaser, and shall be entitled to recover upon the security or indemnity provided therefor to the extent of any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred by the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator in connection therewith.

Upon the issuance of any replacement Note under this Section 4.03, the Issuer may require the payment by the Holder of such Note of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other reasonable expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Securities Administrator) connected therewith.

Every replacement Note issued pursuant to this Section 4.03 in replacement of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

The provisions of this Section 4.03 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes.

Section 4.04     Persons Deemed Owners.  Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Note, the Issuer, the Securities Administrator, the Paying Agent and any agent of the Issuer or the Securities Administrator or the Paying Agent may treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered (as of the day of determination) as the owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payments of principal of and interest, if any, on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Paying Agent or any agent of the Issuer, the Securities Administrator, the Indenture Trustee or the Paying Agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

Section 4.05     Cancellation.  All Notes surrendered for payment, registration of transfer, exchange or redemption shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Securities Administrator, be delivered to the Securities Administrator and shall be promptly cancelled by the Securities Administrator. The Issuer may at any time deliver to the Securities Administrator 

 

for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Issuer may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Notes so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Securities Administrator. No Notes shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Notes cancelled as provided in this Section 4.05, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Notes may be held or disposed of by the Securities Administrator in accordance with its standard retention or disposal policy as in effect at the time unless the Issuer shall direct by an Issuer Request that they be destroyed or returned to it; provided, however, that such Issuer Request is timely and the Notes have not been previously disposed of by the Securities Administrator.

Section 4.06     Book-Entry Notes.  The Class A-1 Notes and Class A-2 Notes, upon original issuance, will be issued in the form of typewritten Notes representing the Book-Entry Notes, to be delivered to The Depository Trust Company, the initial Depository, by, or on behalf of, the Issuer. The Notes shall initially be registered on the Note Register in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of the initial Depository, and no Beneficial Owner will receive a Definitive Note representing such Beneficial Owner’s interest in such Note, except as provided in Section 4.08. With respect to such Notes, unless and until definitive, fully registered Notes (the “Definitive Notes”) have been issued to Beneficial Owners pursuant to Section 4.08:

	
            (i)
 	
            the provisions of this Section 4.06 shall be in full force and effect;
 

(ii)         the Note Registrar, the Paying Agent, the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall be entitled to deal with the Depository for all purposes of this Indenture (including the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes and the giving of instructions or directions hereunder) as the sole holder of the Notes, and shall have no obligation to the Beneficial Owners of the Notes;

(iii)        to the extent that the provisions of this Section 4.06 conflict with any other provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Section 4.06 shall control;

(iv)        the rights of Beneficial Owners shall be exercised only through the Depository and shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between such Owners of Notes and the Depository and/or the Depository Participants. Unless and until Definitive Notes are issued pursuant to Section 4.08, the initial Depository will make book-entry transfers among the Depository Participants and receive and transmit payments of principal of and interest on the Notes to such Depository Participants; and

(v)        whenever this Indenture requires or permits actions to be taken based upon instructions or directions of Holders of Notes evidencing a specified percentage of the Note Principal Balances of the Notes, the Depository shall be deemed to represent such percentage with respect to the Notes only to the extent that it has received instructions to such effect from Beneficial Owners and/or Depository Participants owning or representing, respectively, such required percentage of the beneficial interest in the Notes and has delivered such instructions to the Securities Administrator and the Indenture Trustee.

None of the Depositor, the Issuer, the Master Servicer, the Seller, the Securities Administrator, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar and the Owner Trustee shall have any 

 

liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in the Book-Entry Notes or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to beneficial ownership interests or transfers thereof.

The Class Class M, Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3, Class X, Class B-4, Class B-5 and Class B-6 Notes will be registered in full definitive form.

Section 4.07     Notices to Depository.  Whenever a notice or other communication to the Note Holders is required under this Indenture, unless and until Definitive Notes shall have been issued to Beneficial Owners pursuant to Section 4.08, the Indenture Trustee or Securities Administrator, as applicable, shall give all such notices and communications specified herein to be given to Holders of the Notes to the Depository, and shall have no obligation to the Beneficial Owners.

Section 4.08     Definitive Notes.  If (i) the Depositor advises the Securities Administrator in writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to properly discharge its responsibilities with respect to the Book-Entry Notes and the Depositor is unable to locate a qualified successor within 30 days or (ii) the Depositor, at its option (with the consent of the Securities Administrator, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) elects to terminate the book-entry system through the Depository, then the Securities Administrator shall request that the Depository notify all Beneficial Owners of the occurrence of any such event and of the availability of Definitive Notes to Beneficial Owners requesting the same.  Upon surrender to the Securities Administrator of the typewritten Notes representing the Book-Entry
Notes by the Depository, accompanied by registration instructions, the Issuer shall execute and the Securities Administrator shall authenticate the Definitive Notes in accordance with the instructions of the Depository.  None of the Issuer, the Note Registrar or the Securities Administrator 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 Notes, the Securities Administrator shall recognize the Holders of the Definitive Notes as Noteholders.

In addition, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, each Note Owner materially adversely affected thereby may at its option request a Definitive Note evidencing such Noteholder’s interest in the related Class of Notes.  In order to make such request, such Noteholder shall, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, provide the Depository or the related Depository Participant with directions for the Securities Administrator to exchange or cause the exchange of the Noteholder’s interest in such Class of Notes for an equivalent interest in fully registered definitive form.  Upon receipt by the Securities Administrator of instructions from the Depository directing the Securities Administrator to effect such exchange (such instructions to contain information regarding the Class of Notes and the Note Principal Balance being exchanged, the Depository
Participant account to be debited with the decrease, the registered holder of and delivery instructions for the Definitive Note, and any other information reasonably required by the Securities Administrator), (i) the Securities Administrator shall instruct the Depository to reduce the related Depository Participant’s account by the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Definitive Note, (ii) the Securities Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in accordance with the registration and delivery instructions provided by the Depository, a Definitive Note evidencing such Noteholder’s interest in such Class of Notes and (iii) the Issuer shall execute and the Securities Administrator shall authenticate a new 

 

Book-Entry Note reflecting the reduction in the Note Principal Balance of such Class of Notes by the amount of the Definitive Notes.

Section 4.09     Tax Treatment.  The Issuer has entered into this Indenture, and the Class A-1 Notes and Class A-2 Notes will be issued with the intention that, for federal, state and local income, single business and franchise tax purposes, such Classes of Notes will qualify as indebtedness at any time at which such Notes are treated as issued and outstanding for federal income tax purposes. The Issuer and the Securities Administrator (in accordance with Section 6.07 hereof), by entering into this Indenture, and each Class A-1 Noteholder and Class A-2 Noteholder, by its acceptance of its Note (and each Beneficial Owner by its acceptance of an interest in the applicable Book-Entry Note), agree to treat such Classes of Notes for federal, state and local income, single business and franchise tax purposes as
indebtedness at any time at which such Notes are treated as issued and outstanding for federal income tax purposes.

Section 4.10     Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.  This Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to the Notes except as to (i) rights of registration of transfer and exchange, (ii) substitution of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes, (iii) rights of Noteholders to receive payments of principal thereof and interest thereon, (iv) Sections 3.03, 3.04, 3.06, 3.09, 3.17, 3.19 and 3.20, (v) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Indenture Trustee and Securities Administrator hereunder (including the rights of the Securities Administrator under Section 6.08 and the obligations of the Securities Administrator under Section 4.11), and (vi) the rights of Noteholders as beneficiaries hereof with respect to the property so deposited with the Securities Administrator payable to all or any
of them, and the Indenture Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes and shall release and deliver, or cause the Custodian to deliver, the Collateral to or upon the order of the Issuer, when

	
            (A)
 	
            either
 

(1)        all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Notes that have been destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 4.03 hereof and (ii) Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 3.03) have been delivered to the Securities Administrator for cancellation; or

(2)        all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Securities Administrator for cancellation

	
            a.
 	
            have become due and payable,
 

	
            b.
 	
            will become due and payable at the Final Scheduled Payment Date within one year, or
 
	
            c.
 	
          have been called for early redemption and the Trust has been terminated pursuant to Section 8.06 hereof,
 

and the Issuer, in the case of a. or b. above, has irrevocably deposited or caused to be irrevocably deposited with the Securities Administrator cash or direct obligations of or obligations 

 

guaranteed by the United States of America (which will mature prior to the date such amounts are payable), in trust for such purpose, in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Notes then outstanding not theretofore delivered to the Securities Administrator for cancellation when due on the Final Scheduled Payment Date or other final Payment Date and has delivered to the Securities Administrator and the Indenture Trustee a verification report from a nationally recognized accounting firm certifying that the amounts deposited with the Securities Administrator are sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness of such Notes, or, in the case of c. above, the Issuer shall have complied with all requirements of Section 8.06 hereof,

	
            (B)
 	
            the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder; and
 

	
            (C)
 	
          the Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each meeting the applicable requirements of Section 10.01 hereof, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with and, if the Opinion of Counsel relates to a deposit made in connection with Section 4.10(A)(2)b. above, such opinion shall further be to the effect that such deposit will constitute an “in-substance defeasance” within the meaning of Revenue Ruling 85-42, 1985-1 C.B. 36, and in accordance therewith, the Issuer will be the owner of the assets deposited in trust for federal income tax purposes.
 

Section 4.11     Application of Trust Money.  All monies deposited with the Securities Administrator pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent or the Certificate Paying Agent as designee of the Issuer, as the Securities Administrator may determine, to the Holders of Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon for principal and interest or otherwise; but such monies need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required herein or required by law.

	
            Section 4.12
 	
            [Reserved].  
 

Section 4.13     Repayment of Monies Held by Paying Agent.  In connection with the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes, all monies then held by any Person other than the Securities Administrator under the provisions of this Indenture with respect to such Notes shall, upon demand of the Issuer, be paid to the Securities Administrator to be held and applied according to Section 3.03 and thereupon such Person shall be released from all further liability with respect to such monies.

Section 4.14     Temporary Notes.  Pending the preparation of any Definitive Notes, the Issuer may execute and upon its written direction, the Securities Administrator may authenticate and make available for delivery, temporary Notes that are printed, lithographed, typewritten, photocopied or otherwise produced, in any denomination, substantially of the tenor of the Definitive Notes in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Notes may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Notes.

 

 

If temporary Notes are issued, the Issuer will cause Definitive Notes to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of the Definitive Notes, the temporary Notes shall be exchangeable for Definitive Notes upon surrender of the temporary Notes at the Corporate Trust Office of the Securities Administrator, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Notes, the Issuer shall execute and the Securities Administrator shall authenticate and make available for delivery, in exchange therefor, Definitive Notes of authorized denominations and of like tenor, class and aggregate principal amount. Until so exchanged, such temporary Notes shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as Definitive Notes.

Section 4.15     Representation Regarding ERISA.  By acquiring a Class A-1 Note and Class A-2 Note or interest therein, each Holder of such Note or Beneficial Owner of any such interest will be deemed to represent that either (1) it is not acquiring such Note with Plan Assets or (2) (A) the acquisition, holding and transfer of such Note will not give rise to a nonexempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and (B) the Notes are rated investment grade or better and such person believes that the Notes are properly treated as indebtedness without substantial equity features for purposes of the Department of Labor regulation 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101, and agrees to so treat the Notes. Alternatively, regardless of the rating of the Notes, such person may provide the Securities
Administrator and the Note Registrar with an opinion of counsel, which opinion of counsel will not be at the expense of the Issuer, the Seller, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Note Registrar, the Master Servicer or any servicer which opines that the acquisition, holding and transfer of such Note or interest therein is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will not subject the Issuer, the Seller, the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Servicer to any obligation in addition to those undertaken in the Indenture and the other Basic Documents.       

No transfer of any Privately Offered Notes or any interest therein shall be made to any Person unless the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar are provided with an Opinion of Counsel which establishes to the satisfaction of the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar that the purchase of the Notes is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result in any prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will not subject the Issuer, the Seller, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Note Registrar 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 Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Notes Registrar or the
Master Servicer. In lieu of such Opinion of Counsel, a Person acquiring the Notes may provide a certification in the form each attached hereto as paragraph 3 of Exhibit C or clause (d) of Exhibit D, which the Issuer, the Seller, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Note Registrar may rely upon without further inquiry or investigation. Neither an Opinion of Counsel nor a certification will be required in connection with the initial transfer of any such Notes by the Depositor to an affiliate of the Depositor (in which case, the Depositor or any affiliate thereof shall be deemed to have represented that such affiliate is not a Plan or a Person investing Plan Assets of any Plan) and the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Note Register shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon a representation (which, upon the request of the Owner Trustee, the 

 

Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Note Register, shall be a written representation) from the Depositor of the status of such transferee as an affiliate of the Depositor.

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

Default and Remedies

Section 5.01     Events of Default.  The Issuer shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee, within five days after learning of the occurrence of a Default, written notice in the form of an Officer’s Certificate of any event which with the giving of notice and the lapse of time would become an Event of Default under clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) of the definition of “Event of Default”, its status and what action the Issuer is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. The Indenture Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of such Default or Event of Default is received by a Responsible Officer and such notice references the Notes, the Trust Estate or this Indenture.

Section 5.02     Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.  If an Event of Default should occur and be continuing, then and in every such case the Indenture Trustee at the written direction of the Holders of Notes representing not less than a majority of the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Notes may declare the Notes to be immediately due and payable, by a notice in writing to the Issuer (and to the Indenture Trustee if such notice is given by Noteholders), and upon any such declaration the unpaid Note Principal Balance of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the date of acceleration, shall become immediately due and payable.

At any time after such declaration of acceleration of maturity with respect to an Event of Default has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Indenture Trustee as hereinafter in this Article V provided, Holders of the Notes representing not less than a majority of the aggregate Note Principal Balance of each Class of Notes, by written notice to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, may, subject to Section 5.12, waive the related Event of Default and rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:

(i)         the Issuer has paid or deposited with the Indenture Trustee or Securities Administrator a sum sufficient to pay:

(A)       all payments of principal of and interest on the Notes and all other amounts that would then be due hereunder or under the Notes if the Event of Default giving rise to such acceleration had not occurred;

(B)        all sums paid or advanced by the Indenture Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee and its agents and counsel; and

(ii)         all Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of the Notes that has become due solely by such acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 5.12.

No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereto.

 

 

Section 5.03     Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Indenture Trustee.  

(a)        The Issuer covenants that if (i) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, and such default continues for a period of five days, or (ii) default is made in the payment of the principal of or any installment of the principal of any Note when the same becomes due and payable, the Issuer shall, upon demand of the Indenture Trustee, acting at the direction of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate Note Principal Balances of the Notes, pay to the Securities Administrator, for the benefit of the Holders of Notes, the whole amount then due and payable on the Notes for principal and interest, with interest at the applicable Note Interest Rate upon the overdue principal, and in addition thereto such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection,
including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee and its agents and counsel.

(b)        In case the Issuer shall fail forthwith to pay such amounts upon such demand, the Indenture Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, subject to the provisions of Section 10.15 hereof, may institute a Proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such Proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same against the Issuer or other obligor upon the Notes and collect in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Issuer or other obligor upon the Notes, wherever situated, the monies adjudged or decreed to be payable.

(c)        If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 10.15 hereof, may, as more particularly provided in Section 5.04 hereof, in its discretion, proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Noteholders by such appropriate Proceedings as directed in writing by Holders of a majority of the aggregate Note Principal Balances of each Class of Notes, to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy or legal or equitable right vested in the Indenture Trustee by this Indenture or by law.

(d)        In case there shall be pending, relative to the Issuer or any other obligor upon the Notes or any Person having or claiming an ownership interest in the Trust Estate, Proceedings under Title 11 of the United States Code or any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or in case a receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official shall have been appointed for or taken possession of the Issuer or its property or such other obligor or Person, or in case of any other comparable judicial Proceedings relative to the Issuer or other obligor upon the Notes, or to the creditors or property of the Issuer or such other obligor, the Indenture Trustee, as directed in writing by Holders of a majority of the aggregate Note Principal Balances of each Class of
Notes, irrespective of whether the principal of any Notes shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Indenture Trustee shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such Proceedings or otherwise:

(i)         to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Notes and to file such other 

 

papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Indenture Trustee (including any claim for reasonable compensation to the Indenture Trustee and each predecessor Indenture Trustee, and their respective agents, attorneys and counsel, and for reimbursement of all expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Indenture Trustee and each predecessor Indenture Trustee, except as a result of negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith) and of the Noteholders allowed in such Proceedings;

(ii)         unless prohibited by applicable law and regulations, to vote on behalf of the Holders of Notes in any election of a trustee, a standby trustee or Person performing similar functions in any such Proceedings;

(iii)        to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute all amounts received with respect to the claims of the Noteholders and of the Indenture Trustee on their behalf, and

(iv)        to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Indenture Trustee or the Holders of Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Issuer, its creditors and its property;

and any trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official in any such Proceeding is hereby authorized by each of such Noteholders to make payments to the Securities Administrator, and, in the event that the Indenture Trustee shall consent to the making of payments directly to such Noteholders, to pay to the Indenture Trustee such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover reasonable compensation to the Indenture Trustee, each predecessor Indenture Trustee and their respective agents, attorneys and counsel, and all other expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Indenture Trustee and each predecessor Indenture Trustee.

(e)        Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Indenture Trustee to authorize or consent to or vote for or accept or adopt on behalf of any Noteholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Indenture Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Noteholder in any such proceeding except, as aforesaid, to vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar Person.

(f)         All rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any of the Notes, may be enforced by the Indenture Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes or the production thereof in any trial or other Proceedings relative thereto, and any such action or proceedings instituted by the Indenture Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment, subject to the payment of the expenses, disbursements and compensation of the Indenture Trustee, each predecessor Indenture Trustee and their respective agents and attorneys, shall be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes, subject to Section 5.05 hereof.

(g)        In any Proceedings brought by the Indenture Trustee (and also any Proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of this Indenture to which the Indenture Trustee 

 

shall be a party), the Indenture Trustee shall be held to represent all the Holders of the Notes, and it shall not be necessary to make any Noteholder a party to any such Proceedings.

Section 5.04     Remedies; Priorities.  (a)  If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and if an acceleration has been declared and not rescinded pursuant to Section 5.02 hereof, the Indenture Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 10.15 hereof, may, and shall, at the written direction of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate Note Principal Balances of the Notes, do one or more of the following (subject to Section 5.05 hereof):

(i)         institute Proceedings in its own name and as trustee of an express trust for the collection of all amounts then payable on the Notes or under this Indenture with respect thereto, whether by declaration or otherwise, enforce any judgment obtained, and collect from the Issuer and any other obligor upon such Notes monies adjudged due;

(ii)         institute Proceedings from time to time for the complete or partial foreclosure of this Indenture with respect to the Trust Estate;

(iii)        exercise any remedies of a secured party under the UCC and take any other appropriate action to protect and enforce the rights and remedies of the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes; 

(iv)        exercise its rights as Holder of the Class A Grantor Trust Certificate pursuant to Section 7.02 of the Grantor Trust Agreement (provided, that the Indenture Trustee shall not exercise its rights under such Section 7.02 unless and until an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing); and

(v)        sell the Trust Estate or any portion thereof or rights or interest therein, at one or more public or private sales called and conducted in any manner permitted by law;

provided, however, that the Indenture Trustee may not sell or otherwise liquidate the Trust Estate following an Event of Default, unless (A) the Indenture Trustee obtains the consent of the Holders of 100% of the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Notes then outstanding, (B) the proceeds of such sale or liquidation distributable to the Holders of the Notes are sufficient to discharge in full all amounts then due and unpaid upon such Notes for principal and interest or (C) the Indenture Trustee determines that the Mortgage Loans will not continue to provide sufficient funds for the payment of principal of and interest on the applicable Notes as they would have become due if the Notes had not been declared due and payable, and the Indenture Trustee obtains the consent of the Holders of 66 2/3% of the aggregate Note Principal Balance of each Class of Notes then outstanding, voting separately; provided
that, so long as the Investor owns 100% of the Securities, the Investor shall not be permitted to consent to such sale or liquidation of the Trust Estate. In determining such sufficiency or insufficiency with respect to clause (B) and (C), the Indenture Trustee may, but need not, obtain and rely upon an opinion (obtained at the expense of the Trust) of an Independent investment banking or accounting firm of national reputation as to the feasibility of such proposed action and as to the sufficiency of the Trust Estate for such purpose. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Sale of the Trust Estate shall be made subject to the continued servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Servicer (other than 

 

any Servicer as to which an Event of Servicer Termination has occurred and is continuing) as provided in the Wells Fargo Servicing Agreement.

(b)        If the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator collects any money or property pursuant to this Article V, the Securities Administrator shall pay out the money or property in the following order:

FIRST: to the Indenture Trustee, the Securities Administrator, Master Servicer the Custodian and the Servicer for amounts due and not previously paid pursuant to the Indenture and the other Basic Documents;

SECOND: to the Class A-1 Noteholders and Class A-2 Noteholders, pro rata, for amounts due and unpaid on such Notes with respect to interest (not including any Basis Risk Shortfall Carryover Amounts), according to the amounts due and payable on each such Notes for interest;

THIRD: to the Class A-1 Noteholders and Class A-2 Noteholders, pro rata, for amounts due and unpaid on such Notes with respect to principal, and to each such Noteholder ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Notes for principal, until the Note Principal Balance of each such Class is reduced to zero;

FOURTH: to the Class A-1 Noteholders and Class A-2 Noteholders, pro rata, in each case based on the amount of any Basis Risk Shortfall Carryover Amounts not previously paid; 

FIFTH: first, to the Class M Noteholders, second, to the Class B-1 Noteholders, third, to the Class B-2 Noteholders, and fourth, to the Class B-3 Noteholders, according to the amounts due and payable on such Classes of Notes for interest and principal;

SIXTH: to the Class X Noteholders for amounts due and unpaid on such Notes with respect to interest; 

SEVENTH: first, to the Class B-4 Noteholders, second, to the Class B-5 Noteholders and third, to the Class B-6 Noteholders, according to the amounts due and payable on such Classes of Notes for interest and principal; and

EIGHTH: to the holders of the Owner Trust Certificates on behalf of the Issuer.

The Securities Administrator may fix a record date and Payment Date for any payment to Noteholders pursuant to this Section 5.04. At least 15 days before such record date, the Securities Administrator shall mail to each Noteholder a notice that states the record date, the Payment Date and the amount to be paid.

Section 5.05     Optional Preservation of the Trust Estate.  If the Notes have been declared to be due and payable under Section 5.02 following an Event of Default and such declaration and its consequences have not been rescinded and annulled, the Indenture Trustee may elect to take and maintain possession of the Trust Estate. It is the desire of the parties hereto and the Noteholders that there be at all times sufficient funds for the payment of principal of and interest 

 

on the Notes and other obligations of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee shall take such desire into account when determining whether or not to take and maintain possession of the Trust Estate. In determining whether to take and maintain possession of the Trust Estate, the Indenture Trustee may, but need not, obtain and rely upon an opinion of an Independent investment banking or accounting firm of national reputation as to the feasibility of such proposed action and as to the sufficiency of the Trust Estate for such purpose.

Section 5.06     Limitation of Suits.  No Holder of any Note shall have any right to institute any Proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless and subject to the foregoing and the provisions of Section 10.15 hereof:

(i)         such Holder has previously given written notice to the Indenture Trustee of a continuing Event of Default;

(ii)         the Holders of not less than 25% of the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Notes have made a written request to the Indenture Trustee to institute such Proceeding in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Indenture Trustee hereunder;

(iii)        such Holder or Holders have offered to the Indenture Trustee reasonable indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in complying with such request;

(iv)        the Indenture Trustee, for 60 days after its receipt of such notice of request and offer of indemnity, has failed to institute such Proceedings; and

(v)        no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Indenture Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority of the Note Principal Balances of the Notes.

It is understood and intended that no one or more Holders of Notes shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holders of Notes or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided.

Subject to the last paragraph of Section 5.11 herein, in the event the Indenture Trustee shall receive conflicting or inconsistent requests and indemnity from two or more groups of Holders of Notes, each representing less than a majority of the Note Principal Balances of the Notes, the Indenture Trustee shall take such action as requested by the Holders representing the highest amount (in the aggregate) of the Note Principal Balances, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture.

Section 5.07     Unconditional Rights of Noteholders To Receive Principal and Interest.  Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Indenture, the Holder of any Note shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on such Note on or after the respective due dates thereof expressed in such Note or in this 

 

Indenture and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such right shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.

Section 5.08     Restoration of Rights and Remedies.  If the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder has instituted any Proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such Proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason or has been determined adversely to the Indenture Trustee or to such Noteholder, then and in every such case the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders shall, subject to any determination in such Proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders shall continue as though no such Proceeding had been instituted.

Section 5.09     Rights and Remedies Cumulative.  No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Indenture Trustee or to the Noteholders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 5.10     Delay or Omission Not a Waiver.  No delay or omission of the Indenture Trustee or any Holder of any Note to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article V or by law to the Indenture Trustee or to the Noteholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Indenture Trustee or by the Noteholders, as the case may be.

Section 5.11     Control By Noteholders.  The Holders of a majority of the aggregate Note Principal Balances of Notes shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any Proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Indenture Trustee; provided that:

(i)         such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture;

(ii)         any direction to the Indenture Trustee to sell or liquidate the Trust Estate shall be by Holders of Notes representing not less than 100% of the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Notes or the Holders of 66 2/3% of the aggregate Note Principal Balance of each Class of Notes then outstanding, voting separately as set forth in Section 5.04(a) hereof; and

(iii)        the Indenture Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Indenture Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction of the Holders of Notes representing a majority of the Note Principal Balances of the Notes.

Notwithstanding the rights of Noteholders set forth in this Section 5.11 the Indenture Trustee need not take any action that it determines might involve it in liability.

 

 

Section 5.12     Waiver of Past Defaults.  Prior to the declaration of the acceleration of the maturity of the Notes as provided in Section 5.02 hereof, the Holders of Notes representing not less than a majority of the aggregate Note Principal Balance of each Class of Notes may waive any past Event of Default and its consequences except an Event of Default (a) with respect to payment of principal of or interest on any of the Notes, or (b) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Note.  In the case of any such waiver, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, respectively, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Event of Default or
impair any right consequent thereto.

Upon any such waiver, any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured and not to have occurred for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

Section 5.13     Undertaking for Costs.  All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Note and each Beneficial Owner of any interest therein by such Holder’s or Beneficial Owner’s acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Indenture Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Indenture Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such
party litigant; but the provisions of this Section 5.13 shall not apply to (a) any suit instituted by the Indenture Trustee, (b) any suit instituted by any Noteholder, or group of Noteholders, in each case holding in the aggregate more than 10% of the Note Principal Balances of the Notes or (c) any suit instituted by any Noteholder for the enforcement of the payment of principal of or interest on any Note on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note and in this Indenture.

Section 5.14     Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws.  The Issuer covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead or in any manner whatsoever, claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it shall not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Indenture Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

Section 5.15     Sale of Trust Estate.  (a)  The power to effect any sale or other disposition (a “Sale”) of any portion of the Trust Estate pursuant to Section 5.04 hereof is expressly subject to the provisions of Sections 5.05 and 5.11(ii) hereof and this Section 5.15. The power to effect any such Sale shall not be exhausted by any one or more Sales as to any portion of the Trust Estate remaining unsold, but shall continue unimpaired until the entire Trust Estate shall have been sold or all amounts payable on the Notes and under this Indenture shall have been paid. The Indenture Trustee may from time to time postpone any public Sale by public announcement made at the time and place of such Sale. The Indenture Trustee hereby expressly waives its right to any amount fixed by law as compensation for any Sale.

 

 

(b)        The Indenture Trustee shall not in any private Sale sell the Trust Estate, or any portion thereof, unless

(1)        the Holders of all Notes consent to or direct the Indenture Trustee to make, such Sale, or

(2)        the proceeds of such Sale would be not less than the entire amount which would be payable to the Noteholders under the Notes, in full payment thereof in accordance with Section 5.02 hereof, on the Payment Date next succeeding the date of such Sale, or

(3)        the Indenture Trustee determines that the conditions for retention of the Trust Estate set forth in Section 5.05 hereof cannot be satisfied (in making any such determination, the Indenture Trustee may rely upon an opinion of an Independent investment banking firm obtained and delivered as provided in Section 5.05 hereof), and the Holders of Notes representing at least 100% of the Note Principal Balances of the Notes consent to such Sale.

The purchase by the Indenture Trustee of all or any portion of the Trust Estate at a private Sale shall not be deemed a Sale or other disposition thereof for purposes of this Section 5.15(b).

(c)        Subject to this Section 5.15, unless the Holders representing at least 100% of the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Notes or the Holders of 66 2/3% of the aggregate Note Principal Balance of each Class of Notes then outstanding, voting separately as set forth in Section 5.04(a) hereof, have otherwise consented or directed the Indenture Trustee, at any public Sale of all or any portion of the Trust Estate at which a minimum bid equal to or greater than the amount described in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of this Section 5.15 has not been established by the Indenture Trustee and no Person bids an amount equal to or greater than such amount, the Indenture Trustee, as trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, shall bid an amount (which shall include the Indenture Trustee’s right, in its capacity as Indenture
Trustee, to credit bid) at least $1.00 more than the highest other bid in order to preserve the Trust Estate on behalf of the Noteholders.

	
            (d)
 	
            In connection with a Sale of all or any portion of the Trust Estate,
 

(1)        any Holder or Holders of Notes may bid for and purchase the property offered for sale, and upon compliance with the terms of sale may hold, retain and possess and dispose of such property, without further accountability, and may, in paying the purchase money therefor, deliver any Notes or claims for interest thereon in lieu of cash up to the amount which shall, upon distribution of the net proceeds of such sale, be payable thereon, and such Notes, in case the amounts so payable thereon shall be less than the amount due thereon, shall be returned to the Holders thereof after being appropriately stamped to show such partial payment;

(2)        the Indenture Trustee may bid for and acquire the property offered for Sale in connection with any Sale thereof, and, subject to any requirements of, and to the extent permitted by, applicable law in connection therewith, may purchase all or any portion of the Trust Estate in a private sale, and, in lieu of paying cash therefor, may make 

 

settlement for the purchase price by crediting the gross Sale price against the sum of (A) the amount which would be distributable to the Holders of the Notes and Holders of Certificates on the Payment Date next succeeding the date of such Sale and (B) the expenses of the Sale and of any Proceedings in connection therewith which are reimbursable to it, without being required to produce the Notes in order to complete any such Sale or in order for the net Sale price to be credited against such Notes, and any property so acquired by the Indenture Trustee shall be held and dealt with by it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture;

(3)        the Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver an appropriate instrument of conveyance, prepared by the Issuer and satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, transferring its interest in any portion of the Trust Estate in connection with a Sale thereof;

(4)        the Indenture Trustee is hereby irrevocably appointed the agent and attorney-in-fact of the Issuer to transfer and convey its interest in any portion of the Trust Estate in connection with a Sale thereof, and to take all action necessary to effect such Sale; and

(5)        no purchaser or transferee at such a Sale shall be bound to ascertain the Indenture Trustee’s authority, inquire into the satisfaction of any conditions precedent or see to the application of any monies.

Section 5.16     Action on Notes.  The Indenture Trustee’s right to seek and recover judgment on the Notes or under this Indenture shall not be affected by the seeking, obtaining or application of any other relief under or with respect to this Indenture. Neither the lien of this Indenture nor any rights or remedies of the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders shall be impaired by the recovery of any judgment by the Indenture Trustee against the Issuer or by the levy of any execution under such judgment upon any portion of the Trust Estate or upon any of the assets of the Issuer. Any money or property collected by the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall be applied by the Securities Administrator in accordance with Section 5.04(b) hereof.

 

 

ARTICLE VI

 

The Indenture Trustee and The Securities Administrator

Section 6.01     Duties of Indenture Trustee and Securities Administrator.  (a)  If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee shall exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture 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.

(b)        Except during the continuance of an Event of Default of which the Indenture Trustee has actual knowledge or has received written notice, in the case of the Indenture Trustee and, at any time, in the case of the Securities Administrator:

(i)         the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and the other Basic Documents to which it is a party and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture and the other Basic Documents against the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator; and

(ii)         in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates, reports, documents, Issuer Requests or other instruments or opinions furnished to each of the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture or the other Basic Documents; however, the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall examine the certificates, reports, documents, Issuer Requests or other instruments and opinions to determine whether or not they conform on their face to the requirements of this Indenture.

(c)        The Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator may not be relieved from liability for each of its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(i)         this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 6.01;

(ii)         neither the Indenture Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer unless it is proved that the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

(iii)        neither the Indenture Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall  be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it from Noteholders, the Certificateholders or from the Issuer, which they are entitled to give under the Basic Documents.

 

 

(d)        The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as set forth in the Basic Documents and as the Indenture Trustee may agree in writing with the Issuer.

(e)        Money held in trust by the Indenture Trustee need not be segregated from other trust funds except to the extent required by law or the terms of this Indenture or the Trust Agreement.

(f)         No provision of this Indenture shall require the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator 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 it shall have reasonable grounds to believe that repayment of such funds or indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

(g)        Every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Indenture Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.

(h)        The Indenture Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any such event that is in fact an Event of Default or Default is received by the Indenture Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office and such notice references the Notes or Certificates generally, the Issuer, the Trust Estate or this Indenture.

Section 6.02     Rights of Indenture Trustee and Securities Administrator.  (a)  The Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator may rely on any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person. The Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.

(b)        Before the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel. Neither the Indenture Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on and in accordance with an Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.

(c)        Neither the Indenture Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers.

(d)        The Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator may consult with counsel, and the written advice or Opinion of Counsel (which shall not be at the expense of the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator) with respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture, the other Basic Documents and the Notes shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect to any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the written advice or opinion of such counsel.

(e)        For the limited purpose of effecting any action to be undertaken by each of the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator, but not specifically as a duty of the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator in the Indenture, each of the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any 

 

duties hereunder, either directly or by or through agents, attorneys, custodians or nominees appointed with due care, and shall not be responsible for any willful misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent, attorney, custodian or nominee so appointed.

(f)         The Securities Administrator or its Affiliates are permitted to receive additional compensation that could be deemed to be in the Securities Administrator’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 Securities Administrator (i) as part of the compensation hereunder or (ii) out of Available Funds.

(g)        Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Indenture 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 Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

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

(i)         Neither the Indenture 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 indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it, and none of the provisions contained in this Indenture shall in any event require the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator to perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance of, any of the obligations of the Master Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, except during such time, if any, as the Indenture 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 the Servicing Agreement.

(j)         Except for those actions that the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator are required to take hereunder, neither the Indenture 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.

(k)        Neither the Indenture Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Indenture, other than its obligation to give notices pursuant to this Indenture, or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Noteholders pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Noteholders shall have offered to the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby.  Nothing contained herein shall, however, relieve the Indenture Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer of the 

 

Indenture Trustee has actual knowledge (which has not been cured or waived), to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture 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.

(l)         Neither the Indenture 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 Notes representing not less than 25% of the Note Principal Balance of the Notes and provided that the payment within a reasonable time to the Indenture 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 Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, reasonably assured to the Indenture Trustee by the security afforded to it by the terms of this
Indenture. The Indenture 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 Noteholders requesting the investigation.

(m)       Should the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator deem the nature of any action required on its part to be unclear, the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, may require prior to such action that it be provided by the Depositor with reasonable further instructions.

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

(o)        Neither the Indenture 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.

(p)        Neither the Indenture 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 Indenture or the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, as applicable, or the eligibility of any Mortgage Loan for purposes of this Indenture.

(q)        The Indenture Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice or actual knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee or written notice thereof (making reference to this Indenture or the Notes) is received by the Indenture Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office.

Section 6.03     Individual Rights of Indenture Trustee.  The Indenture Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Issuer or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Indenture Trustee, subject to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act. Any Note Registrar, co-registrar 

 

or co-paying agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Indenture Trustee must comply with Section 6.12 hereof.

	
            Section 6.04
 	
            [Reserved].  
 

Section 6.05     Indenture Trustee’s and Securities Administrator’s Disclaimer.  Neither the Indenture Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture, the Notes or any other Basic Document, it shall not be accountable for the Issuer’s use of the proceeds from the Notes, and it shall not be responsible for any statement of the Issuer in the Indenture or in any document issued in connection with the sale of the Notes or in the Notes other than the Securities Administrator’s certificate of authentication.

Section 6.06     Notice of Event of Default.  Subject to Section 5.01, the Indenture Trustee shall promptly mail to each Noteholder notice of the Event of Default after it is known to a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee, unless such Event of Default shall have been waived or cured. Except in the case of an Event of Default in payment of principal of or interest on any Note, the Indenture Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the best interests of Noteholders.

	
            Section 6.07
 	
            Reports to Holders and Tax Administration.  
 

The Securities Administrator shall deliver to each Noteholder such information as may be required and such other customary information as the Securities Administrator may determine and/or be required by the Internal Revenue Service or by a federal or state law or rules or regulations to enable such holder to prepare its federal and state income tax returns.

The Securities Administrator shall prepare and file (or cause to be prepared and filed), on behalf of the Owner Trustee, all tax returns (if any) and information reports, tax elections and such annual or other reports of the Issuer as are necessary for preparation of tax returns and information reports as provided in Section 5.03 of the Trust Agreement, including without limitation Form 1099.  All tax returns and information reports shall be signed by the Owner Trustee or to the extent permitted by law, the Securities Administrator as provided in Section 5.03 of the Trust Agreement.

Section 6.08     Compensation.  An annual fee shall be paid to the Indenture Trustee by the Master Servicer pursuant to a separate agreement between the Indenture Trustee and the Master Servicer.  In addition, the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator will each be entitled to recover from the Payment Account pursuant to Section 3.25 of this Indenture all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances and the expenses of the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator, respectively, in connection with any breach of this Agreement or any claim or legal action (including any pending or threatened claim or legal action) or otherwise incurred or made by the Indenture 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 own negligence or intentional misconduct or which is the responsibility of the Noteholders as provided herein.  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.  Additionally, each of the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall be indemnified by the Trust and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred in the administration of this Agreement (other than its ordinary out of pocket expenses incurred hereunder) or in connection with any claim or legal action relating to (a) the Basic Documents or (b) the Notes, other than any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its own negligence or intentional misconduct, or which is the responsibility of the Noteholders as provided herein.

The Issuer’s payment obligations to the Indenture Trustee and Securities Administrator pursuant to this Section 6.08 shall survive the discharge of this Indenture and the termination or resignation of the Indenture Trustee or Securities Administrator.  When the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator incurs expenses after the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Issuer, the expenses are intended to constitute expenses of administration under Title 11 of the United States Code or any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law.

Section 6.09     Replacement of Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator.  No resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator and no appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee or a successor Securities Administrator shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section 6.09. The Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator may resign at any time by so notifying the Issuer. In the event that the Indenture Trustee determines that a conflict of interest exists between the Holders of the Class A Notes and the Holders of any Class of Subordinate Notes, then the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to resign as the indenture trustee for all Classes of Notes other than the Class A Notes.  In such event the
Holders of a majority of Note Principal Balances of all of the Subordinate Notes shall designate a separate indenture trustee to represent their interests hereunder.  Holders of a majority of Note Principal Balances of each Class of Notes may remove the Indenture Trustee by so notifying the Indenture Trustee and may appoint a successor Indenture Trustee. The Issuer shall remove the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, if:

(i)         the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator fails to comply with or qualify pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.12 hereof;

(ii)         the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator is adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent;

(iii)        a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator or its property;

(iv)        the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator otherwise becomes incapable of acting; or

(v)        the Master Servicer is terminated pursuant to Section 5.01 of the Servicing Agreement.

 

 

If the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator for any reason (the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator in such event being referred to herein as the retiring Indenture Trustee or the retiring Securities Administrator ), the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Indenture Trustee or successor Securities Administrator.

Each of a successor Indenture Trustee or successor Securities Administrator shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Indenture Trustee or the retiring Securities Administrator, as applicable, and to the Issuer.  Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Indenture Trustee or the retiring Securities Administrator shall become effective, and the successor Indenture Trustee or successor Securities Administrator shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, under this Indenture.  The successor Indenture Trustee or successor Securities Administrator shall each mail a notice of its succession to Noteholders.  The retiring Indenture Trustee or the retiring Securities Administrator shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Indenture Trustee or Securities Administrator, as
applicable, to the successor Indenture Trustee or successor Securities Administrator.

If a successor Indenture Trustee or successor Securities Administrator does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Indenture Trustee or the retiring Securities Administrator, as applicable, resigns or is removed, the retiring Indenture Trustee or the retiring Securities Administrator, the Issuer or the Holders of a majority of Note Principal Balances of the Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee or successor Securities Administrator.

Notwithstanding the replacement of the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator pursuant to this Section, the Issuer’s obligations under Section 6.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Indenture Trustee or the retiring Securities Administrator.

Section 6.10     Successor Indenture Trustee and Securities Administrator by Merger.  If the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business or assets to, another corporation or banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation, without any further act, shall be the successor Indenture Trustee or successor Securities Administrator, as applicable; provided, that such corporation or banking association shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under Section 6.12 hereof. The Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall provide the Rating Agencies and the Issuer with prior written notice, and the Noteholders with prompt written notice, of any such transaction.

If at the time such successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation to the Indenture Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture and any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Indenture Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee and deliver such Notes so authenticated; and if at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Indenture Trustee may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor to the Indenture Trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which is in the Notes or in this Indenture provided that the certificate of the Indenture Trustee shall have.

 

 

Section 6.11     Appointment of Co-Indenture Trustee or Separate Indenture Trustee.  (a)Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirement of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust Estate may at the time be located, the Indenture Trustee shall have the power and may execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons to act as a co-trustee or co-trustees, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the Trust Estate, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity and for the benefit of the Noteholders, such title to the Trust Estate, or any part hereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Indenture Trustee may consider
necessary or desirable. No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 6.12 hereof.

(b)        Every separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted by law, be appointed and act subject to the following provisions and conditions:

(i)         all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Indenture Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Indenture Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly (it being understood that such separate trustee or co-trustee is not authorized to act separately without the Indenture Trustee joining in such act), except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed the Indenture 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 Estate or any portion thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed singly by such separate trustee or co-trustee, but
solely at the direction of the Indenture Trustee;

(ii)         no trustee hereunder shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of any other trustee hereunder; and

(iii)        the Indenture Trustee may at any time accept the resignation of or remove any separate trustee or co-trustee.

(c)        Any notice, request or other writing given to the Indenture 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 Indenture and the conditions of this Article VI. 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 Indenture Trustee or separately, as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Indenture, specifically including every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Indenture Trustee. Every such instrument shall be filed with the
Indenture Trustee.

(d)        Any separate trustee or co-trustee may at any time constitute the Indenture 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 Indenture 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 Indenture Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor trustee.

Section 6.12     Eligibility; Disqualification.  The Indenture Trustee shall at all times be an entity that meets the requirements of Section 3(c)(3) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 applicable to a trustee, and shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition and it or its parent shall have a long-term debt rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s.

	
            Section 6.13
 	
            [Reserved].  
 

Section 6.14     Representations and Warranties.  The Indenture Trustee hereby represents that:

(i)         The Indenture Trustee is duly organized and validly existing as a national banking association in good standing under the laws of the United States with power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted;

(ii)         The Indenture Trustee has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Indenture and to carry out its terms; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Indenture have been duly authorized by the Indenture Trustee by all necessary corporate action;

(iii)        The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture and the fulfillment of the terms hereof do not conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Indenture Trustee or any agreement or other instrument to which the Indenture Trustee is a party or by which it is bound;

(iv)        To the Indenture Trustee’s knowledge, there are no proceedings or investigations pending or threatened before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Indenture Trustee or its properties: (A) asserting the invalidity of this Indenture, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture or (C) seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely affect the performance by the Indenture Trustee of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Indenture; and

(v)        The Indenture Trustee does not have notice of any adverse claim (as such terms are used in Delaware UCC Section 8-302) with respect to the Grantor Trust Certificate. 

Section 6.15     Directions to Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator.  The Indenture Trustee is hereby directed:

(a)        to accept the pledge of the Grantor Trust Certificate and hold the assets of the Trust in trust for the Noteholders;

 

 

(b)        the Securities Administrator is hereby directed to (i) authenticate and deliver the Notes substantially in the form prescribed by Exhibits A-1, A-2, A-3 and A-4 to this Indenture in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; and

(c)        to take all other actions as shall be required to be taken by the Securities Administrator pursuant to the terms of this Indenture and the other Basic Documents.

Section 6.16     The Agents.  The provisions of this Indenture relating to the limitations of the Indenture Trustee’s liability and to its rights and protections shall inure also to the Paying Agent, Note Registrar and Certificate Registrar.

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII

 

Noteholders’ Lists and Reports

Section 7.01     Issuer To Furnish Securities Administrator Trustee Names and Addresses of Noteholders.  The Issuer will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Securities Administrator (a) not more than five days after each Record Date, a list, in such form as the Securities Administrator may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes as of such Record Date, and (b) at such other times as the Securities Administrator may request in writing, within 30 days after receipt by the Issuer of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 10 days prior to the time such list is furnished; provided, however, that so long as the Securities Administrator is the Note Registrar, no such list shall be required to be furnished to the Securities Administrator.

Section 7.02     Preservation of Information; Communications to Noteholders.  (a)  The Securities Administrator shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes contained in the most recent list furnished to the Securities Administrator as provided in Section 7.01 hereof and the names and addresses of Holders of Notes received by the Securities Administrator in its capacity as Note Registrar. The Securities Administrator may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in such Section 7.01 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

(b)        Noteholders may communicate with other Noteholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Notes.

Section 7.03     Financial Information.  For so long as any of the Notes bearing a restrictive legend remains outstanding and is a “restricted security” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, the Issuer shall, during any period in which it is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act nor exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under such Act, cause the Securities Administrator to make available to any Holder of any such Note in connection with any sale thereof and to any prospective purchaser of any such Note from such Holder, in each case upon request, the information specified in, and meeting the requirements of, Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act that is in the Securities Administrator’s possession or reasonably obtainable by it, if requested, from
the Master Servicer (and to the extent such information is in the Master Servicer’s possession or is reasonably obtainable by it from the Servicers).

Unless the Issuer otherwise determines, the fiscal year of the Issuer shall end on December 31 of each year.

Section 7.04     Statements to Noteholders.  (a)  With respect to each Payment Date, the Securities Administrator shall make available via the Securities Administrator’s website, initially located at www.ctslink.com, to each Noteholder and each Certificateholder, the Depositor, the Issuer, the Seller, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Paying Agent and the Rating Agencies, a statement setting forth the following information as to the Notes, to the extent applicable:

 

 

(i)         the Available Funds, the Basis Risk Shortfall Carryover Amount on each Class of Notes (other than the Privately Offered Notes) for such Payment Date and the aggregate Net Interest Shortfall on each Class of Notes for such Payment Date;

(ii)         (a) the amount of such distribution to each Class of Notes (other than the Class X Notes) applied to reduce the Note Principal Balance thereof, and (b) the aggregate amount included therein representing Principal Prepayments;

(iii)        the amount of such distribution to Holders of each Class of Notes allocable to interest;

	
            (iv)
 	
            the amount of any distribution to the Certificates;
 

(v)        if the distribution to the Holders of any Class of Notes is less than the full amount that would be distributable to such Holders if there were sufficient funds available therefor, the amount of the shortfall;

(vi)        the number and the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the related Due Period;

(vii)       the aggregate Note Principal Balance of each Class of Notes, after giving effect to the amounts distributed on such Payment Date, separately identifying any reduction thereof due to Realized Losses and the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Notes after giving effect to the distribution of principal on such Payment Date;

(viii)      the number and aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of Mortgage Loans (a) as to which the Monthly Payment is delinquent for 31-60 days, 61-90 days, 91 or more days, respectively, (b) in foreclosure and (c) that have become REO Property, in each case as of the end of the preceding calendar month;

(ix)        the amount of any Monthly Advances and Compensating Interest payments;

(x)        the aggregate Realized Losses with respect to the related Payment Date and cumulative Realized Losses since the Closing Date;

(xi)        the number and aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of Mortgage Loans repurchased pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement for the related Payment Date and cumulatively since the Closing Date;

	
            (xii)
 	
            the book value (if available) of any REO Property;
 

(xiii)      the amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls or Relief Act Shortfalls for such Payment Date; and

(xiv)      the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of Mortgage Loans purchased pursuant to Section 2.19 of the Servicing Agreement for the related Payment Date and cumulatively since the Closing Date.

 

 

Items (iii) and (iv) above shall be presented on the basis of a Note having a $1,000 denomination. In addition, by January 31 of each calendar year following any year during which the Notes are outstanding, the Securities Administrator shall furnish a report to each Noteholder of record if so requested in writing at any time during each calendar year as to the aggregate of amounts reported pursuant to (iii) and (iv) with respect to the Notes for such calendar year.

The Securities Administrator may conclusively rely upon the information provided by the Master Servicer to the Securities Administrator in accordance with Section 2.02 of the Servicing Agreement in its preparation of monthly statements to Noteholders.

The Securities Administrator will make the monthly statements provided for in this section (and, at its option, any additional files containing the same information in an alternative format) available each month to Noteholders, each Noteholder and each Certificateholder, the Depositor, the Issuer, the Seller, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Paying Agent and the Rating Agency via the Securities Administrator’s website.  The Securities Administrator’s website shall initially be 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 website are entitled to have a paper copy mailed to them via first class mail by calling the Securities Administrator’s customer service desk and indicating such.  The Securities
Administrator may have the right to change the way the monthly statements are distributed in order to make such distribution more convenient and/or more accessible to the above parties and the Securities Administrator shall provide timely and adequate notification to all above parties regarding any such changes.

The Securities Administrator shall be entitled to rely on but shall not be responsible for the content or accuracy of any information provided by third parties for purposes of preparing the monthly statement, and may affix thereto any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its reasonable discretion (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto).

Section 7.05     Reports Filed with Securities and Exchange Commission.  Within 15 days after each Payment Date, the Securities Administrator 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 Noteholders for such Payment Date as an exhibit thereto.  Prior to January 30 in any year, the Securities Administrator shall, in accordance with industry standards and only if instructed by the Depositor, file a Form 15 Suspension Notice with respect to the Trust Estate, if applicable.  Prior to (i) March 31, 2006, or such earlier filing date as may be required by the
Commission, and (ii) unless and until a Form 15 Suspension Notice shall have been filed, March 31 of each year thereafter, or such earlier filing date as may be required by the Commission, the Securities Administrator shall file a Form 10-K, in substance conforming to industry standards, with respect to the Trust.  Such Form 10-K shall include the Master Servicer Certification and other documentation provided by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 2.16 of the Servicing Agreement.  The Depositor hereby grants to the Securities Administrator a limited power of attorney to execute and file each such document on behalf of the Depositor.  Such power of attorney shall continue until either the earlier of (i) receipt by the Securities Administrator from the Depositor of written termination of such power of attorney and (ii) the termination of the Trust Estate.  The Depositor agrees to promptly furnish to the Securities Administrator, 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 Securities Administrator reasonably deems appropriate to prepare and file all necessary reports with the Commission.  The Securities Administrator shall have no responsibility to file any items other than those specified in this Section 7.05; provided, however, the Securities Administrator will cooperate with the Depositor and the Issuer in connection with any additional filings with respect to the Trust Estate as the Depositor deems necessary under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  Fees and expenses incurred by the Securities Administrator in connection with this Section 7.05 shall not be reimbursable from the Trust Estate.

 

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

Accounts, Disbursements and Releases

Section 8.01     Collection of Money.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Securities Administrator may demand payment or delivery of, and shall receive and collect, directly and without intervention or assistance of any fiscal agent or other intermediary, all money and other property payable to or receivable by the Securities Administrator pursuant to this Indenture. The Securities Administrator shall apply all such money received by it as provided in this Indenture. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture, if any default occurs in the making of any payment or performance under any agreement or instrument that is part of the Trust Estate, the Indenture Trustee may take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution
of appropriate Proceedings. Any such action shall be without prejudice to any right to claim a Default or Event of Default under this Indenture and any right to proceed thereafter as provided in Article V.

Section 8.02     Officer’s Certificate.  The Indenture Trustee shall receive at least seven Business Days’ notice when requested by the Issuer to take any action pursuant to Section 8.06(a) hereof, accompanied by copies of any instruments to be executed, and the Indenture Trustee shall also require, as a condition to such action, an Officer’s Certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, stating the legal effect of any such action, outlining the steps required to complete the same, and concluding that all conditions precedent to the taking of such action have been complied with.

Section 8.03     Termination Upon Distribution to Noteholders.  This Indenture and the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Issuer, the Securities Administrator and the Indenture Trustee created hereby shall terminate upon the distribution to Noteholders, the Certificate Paying Agent on behalf of the Certificateholders, the Securities Administrator and the Indenture Trustee of all amounts required to be distributed pursuant to Article III; provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created hereby continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the 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.

Section 8.04     Release of Trust Estate.  (a)  Subject to the payment of its fees and expenses, the Indenture Trustee may, and when required by the provisions of this Indenture shall, execute instruments to release property from the lien of this Indenture, or convey the Indenture Trustee’s interest in the same, in a manner and under circumstances that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, including for the purposes of any purchase of a Mortgage Loan by the Majority Certificateholder pursuant to Section 8.06 of this Indenture.  No party relying upon an instrument executed by the Indenture Trustee as provided in Article VIII hereunder shall be bound to ascertain the Indenture Trustee’s authority, inquire into the satisfaction of any conditions precedent, or see to the application of any monies.

(b)        The Indenture Trustee shall, at such time as (i) it is notified by the Securities Administrator that there are no Notes Outstanding and (ii) all sums then due and unpaid to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture have been paid, release any remaining portion of the Trust Estate that secured the Notes from the lien of this Indenture.

 

 

(c)        The Indenture Trustee shall release property from the lien of this Indenture pursuant to this Section 8.05 only upon receipt of a request from the Issuer.

Section 8.05     Surrender of Notes Upon Final Payment.  By acceptance of any Note, the Holder thereof agrees to surrender such Note to the Securities Administrator promptly, prior to such Noteholder’s receipt of the final payment thereon.

Section 8.06     Optional Redemption of the Assets of the Trust Estate.  (a)  The Majority Certificateholder shall have the option to purchase the assets of the Trust Estate and thereby cause the redemption of the Notes, in whole, but not in part, on or after the Payment Date on which the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the prior Due Period is less than or equal to 10% of the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of Cut-off Date.  The aggregate redemption price (the “Redemption Price”) for the Notes will be equal to 100% of the aggregate outstanding Note Principal Balance of the Notes as of the Payment Date on which the proposed redemption will take place in accordance with the foregoing, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon
at the applicable Note Interest Rate through such Payment Date (including any related Net Interest Shortfall, Basis Risk Shortfall Carryover Amount), plus an amount sufficient to pay in full all amounts owing to the Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator, pursuant to any Basic Document (which amounts shall be specified in writing upon request of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator, as applicable). 

(b)        In order to exercise the foregoing option, the Majority Certificateholder shall provide written notice of its exercise of such option to the Securities Administrator, the Issuer, the Owner Trustee and the Master Servicer at least 15 days prior to its exercise. Following receipt of the notice, the Securities Administrator shall provide written notice to the Noteholders of the final payment on the Notes. In addition, the Majority Certificateholder shall, not less than one Business Day prior to the proposed Payment Date on which such redemption is to be made, deposit the Redemption Price specified in (a) above with the Securities Administrator, who shall deposit the Redemption Price into the Payment Account and shall, on the Payment Date after receipt of the funds, apply such funds to make final payments of principal and interest on the
Notes in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof and payment to the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer as set forth in (a) above, and this Indenture shall be discharged subject to the provisions of Section 4.10 hereof. If for any reason the amount deposited by the Majority Certificateholder is not sufficient to make such redemption or such redemption cannot be completed for any reason, (a) the amount so deposited by the Majority Certificateholder with the Securities Administrator shall be immediately returned to the Majority Certificateholder in full and shall not be used for any other purpose or be deemed to be part of the Trust Estate and (b) the Note Principal Balance of the Notes shall continue to bear interest at the related Note Interest Rate.

 

 

ARTICLE IX

 

Supplemental Indentures

Section 9.01     Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders.  (a) Without the consent of the Holders of any Notes but with prior notice to the Rating Agencies, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator, when authorized by an Issuer Request, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator, for any of the following purposes:

(i)         to correct or amplify the description of any property at any time subject to the lien of this Indenture, or better to assure, convey and confirm unto the Indenture Trustee any property subject or required to be subjected to the lien of this Indenture, or to subject to the lien of this Indenture additional property;

(ii)         to evidence the succession, in compliance with the applicable provisions hereof, of another person to the Issuer, and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer herein and in the Notes contained;

(iii)        to add to the covenants of the Issuer, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Issuer;

(iv)        to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge any property to or with the Indenture Trustee;

(v)        to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein or in any supplemental indenture that may be inconsistent with any other provision herein or in any supplemental indenture;

(vi)        to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture; provided, that such action shall not materially and adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the Notes; provided further, that such supplemental indenture will be deemed to not materially and adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the Notes if a Rating Confirmation is received with respect to such supplemental indenture; or

(vii)       to evidence and provide for the acceptance of the appointment hereunder by a successor trustee with respect to the Notes and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Article VI hereof;

provided, however, that no such indenture supplements shall be entered into unless the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall have received an Opinion of Counsel not at the expense of the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator as to the enforceability of any such indenture supplement and to the effect that (i) such indenture supplement is permitted hereunder and will not materially and adversely affect the Holders of the Notes and (ii) entering into such indenture supplement will not result in a “substantial modification” of the Notes under 

 

Treasury Regulation Section 1.1001-3 or adversely affect the indebtedness status of any Classes of Notes with respect to which a “will be debt” opinion has been rendered by nationally recognized tax counsel and furnished to the Securities Administrator.

The Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator are hereby authorized to join in the execution of any such supplemental indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained.

(b)        The Issuer, the Securities Administrator and the Indenture Trustee, when authorized by an Issuer Request, in the case of the Securities Administrator and the Indenture Trustee may, also without the consent of any of the Holders of the Notes and prior notice to the Rating Agency, enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Notes under this Indenture; provided, however, that such action as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, (i) is permitted by this Indenture, (ii) shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Noteholder and (iii) if 100% of the Certificates and Privately Offered Notes (other than any Privately
Offered Notes with respect to which a “will be debt” opinion has been rendered by nationally recognized tax counsel and furnished to the Securities Administrator) are not owned by the Investor, shall not cause the Issuer to be subject to an entity level tax for federal income tax purposes.

Section 9.02    Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Noteholders.  The Issuer, the Securities Administrator and the Indenture Trustee, when authorized by an Issuer Request in the case of the Securities Administrator and the Indenture Trustee, also may, with prior notice to the Rating Agencies and, with the consent Holders of not less than a majority of the Note Principal Balance of each Class of Notes affected thereby, by Act (as defined in Section 10.03 hereof) of such Holders delivered to the Issuer, the Securities Administrator and the Indenture Trustee, enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Notes under this
Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Note affected thereby:

(i)         change the date of payment of any installment of principal of or interest on any Note, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the interest rate thereon, change the provisions of this Indenture relating to the application of collections on, or the proceeds of the sale of, the Trust Estate and to payment of principal of or interest on the Notes, or change any place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Note or the interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of the provisions of this Indenture requiring the application of funds available therefor, as provided in Article V, to the payment of any such amount due on the Notes on or after the respective due dates thereof;

(ii)         reduce the percentage of the Note Principal Balances of the Notes, or any Class of Notes, the consent of the Holders of which is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of the Holders of which is required for any waiver 

 

of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences provided for in this Indenture;

(iii)        modify or alter the provisions of the proviso to the definition of the term “Outstanding” or modify or alter the exception in the definition of the term “Holder”

(iv)        reduce the percentage of the Note Principal Balances of the Notes, or any Class of Notes, required to direct the Indenture Trustee to direct the Issuer to sell or liquidate the Trust Estate pursuant to Section 5.04 hereof;

(v)        modify any provision of this Section 9.02 except to increase any percentage specified herein or to provide that certain additional provisions of this Indenture or the Basic Documents cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Note affected thereby;

(vi)        modify any of the provisions of this Indenture in such manner as to affect the calculation of the amount of any payment of interest or principal due on any Note on any Payment Date (including the calculation of any of the individual components of such calculation); or

(vii)       permit the creation of any lien ranking prior to or on a parity with the lien of this Indenture with respect to any part of the Trust Estate or, except as otherwise permitted or contemplated herein, terminate the lien of this Indenture on any property at any time subject hereto or deprive the Holder of any Note of the security provided by the lien of this Indenture; 

and provided, further, that such action shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Issuer, if 100% of the Senior Notes, Privately Offered Notes and Certificates (other than any Senior Notes or Privately Offered Notes with respect to which a “will be debt” opinion has been rendered by nationally recognized tax counsel and furnished to the Securities Administrator) are not owned by the Investor, to be subject to an entity level tax for federal income tax purposes.

Any such action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interest of any Holder (other than a Holder who shall consent to such supplemental indenture) as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (provided by the Person requesting such supplemental indenture) delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator.

It shall not be necessary for any Act of Noteholders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.

Promptly after the execution by the Issuer, the Securities Administrator and the Indenture Trustee of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Section 9.02, the Securities Administrator shall mail to the Holders of the Notes to which such amendment or supplemental indenture relates a notice setting forth in general terms the substance of such supplemental indenture. Any failure of the Securities Administrator to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture.

 

 

Section 9.03     Execution of Supplemental Indentures.  In executing, or permitting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article IX or the modification thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall be entitled to receive, and subject to Sections 6.01 and 6.02 hereof, shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel not at the expense of the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator each may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture that affects the Indenture Trustee’s or the Securities
Administrator’s own rights, duties, liabilities or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

Section 9.04     Effect of Supplemental Indenture.  Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions hereof, this Indenture shall be and shall be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith with respect to the Notes affected thereby, and the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties, liabilities and immunities under this Indenture of the Indenture Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Issuer and the Holders of the Notes shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments, and all the terms and conditions of any such supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.

Section 9.05     Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.  Every amendment of this Indenture and every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article IX shall conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect so long as this Indenture shall then be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.

Section 9.06     Reference in Notes to Supplemental Indentures.  Notes authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article IX may, and if required by the Securities Administrator shall, bear a notation in form approved by the Securities Administrator as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Issuer or the Securities Administrator shall so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Securities Administrator and the Issuer, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Issuer and authenticated and delivered by the Securities Administrator in exchange for Outstanding Notes.

 

 

ARTICLE X

 

Miscellaneous

Section 10.01   Compliance Certificates and Opinions, etc.  (a)  Upon any application or request by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Issuer shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee (i) an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with and (ii) an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with, except that, in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.

Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:

(1)        a statement that each signatory of such certificate or opinion has read or has caused to be read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;

(2)        a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

(3)        a statement that, in the opinion of each such signatory, such signatory has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable such signatory to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with;

(4)        a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such signatory, such condition or covenant has been complied with; and

(5)        if the signatory of such certificate or opinion is required to be Independent, the statement required by the definition of the term “Independent”.

(b)        (i)         Prior to the deposit of any Collateral or other property or securities with the Indenture Trustee that is to be made the basis for the release of any property or securities subject to the lien of this Indenture, the Issuer shall, in addition to any obligation imposed in Section 10.01 (a) or elsewhere in this Indenture, furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate certifying or stating the opinion of each person signing such certificate as to the fair value (within 90 days prior to such deposit) to the Issuer of the Collateral or other property or securities to be so deposited and a report from a nationally recognized accounting firm verifying such value.

(ii)         Whenever the Issuer is required to furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate certifying or stating the opinion of any signer thereof as to the matters described in clause (i) above, the Issuer shall also deliver to the Indenture Trustee an Independent Certificate from a nationally recognized accounting firm as to the same 

 

matters, if the fair value of the securities to be so deposited and of all other such securities made the basis of any such withdrawal or release since the commencement of the then current fiscal year of the Issuer, as set forth in the certificates delivered pursuant to clause (i) above and this clause (ii), is 10% or more of the Note Principal Balances of the Notes, but such a certificate need not be furnished with respect to any securities so deposited, if the fair value thereof as set forth in the related Officer’s Certificate is less than $25,000 or less than one percent of the then outstanding Note Principal Balances of the Notes.

(iii)        Whenever any property or securities are to be released from the lien of this Indenture, the Issuer shall also furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate certifying or stating the opinion of each person signing such certificate as to the fair value (within 90 days prior to such release) of the property or securities proposed to be released and stating that in the opinion of such person the proposed release will not impair the security under this Indenture in contravention of the provisions hereof.

(iv)        Whenever the Issuer is required to furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate certifying or stating the opinion of any signer thereof as to the matters described in clause (iii) above, the Issuer shall also furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Independent Certificate as to the same matters if the fair value of the property or securities and of all other property or securities released from the lien of this Indenture since the commencement of the then-current calendar year, as set forth in the certificates required by clause (iii) above and this clause (iv), equals 10% or more of the Note Principal Balances of the Notes, but such certificate need not be furnished in the case of any release of property or securities if the fair value thereof as set forth in the related Officer’s Certificate is less
than $25,000 or less than one percent of the then outstanding Note Principal Balances of the Notes.

Section 10.02   Form of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee.  In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.

Any certificate or opinion of an Authorized Officer of the Issuer may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate of an Authorized Officer or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Seller or the Issuer, stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Seller or the Issuer, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to
such matters are erroneous.

 

 

Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.

Whenever in this Indenture, in connection with any application or certificate or report to the Indenture Trustee, it is provided that the Issuer shall deliver any document as a condition of the granting of such application, or as evidence of the Issuer’s compliance with any term hereof, it is intended that the truth and accuracy, at the time of the granting of such application or at the effective date of such certificate or report (as the case may be), of the facts and opinions stated in such document shall in such case be conditions precedent to the right of the Issuer to have such application granted or to the sufficiency of such certificate or report. The foregoing shall not, however, be construed to affect the Indenture Trustee’s right to rely upon the truth and accuracy of any statement or opinion contained in any such document as provided in Article VI.

Section 10.03   Acts of Noteholders.  (a)  Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Noteholders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Noteholders in person or by agents duly appointed in writing; and except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Indenture Trustee, and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Noteholders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a
writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 6.01 hereof) conclusive in favor of the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this Section 10.03 hereof.

(b)        The fact and date of the execution by any person of any such instrument or writing may be proved in any manner that the Indenture Trustee deems sufficient.

	
            (c)
 	
            The ownership of Notes shall be proved by the Note Registrar.
 

(d)        Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Holder of any Notes shall bind the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Indenture Trustee or the Issuer in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note.

Section 10.04   Notices etc., to Indenture Trustee Issuer, Securities Administrator and Rating Agencies.  Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Noteholders or other documents provided or permitted by this Indenture shall be in writing and if such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or act of Noteholders is to be made upon, given or furnished to or filed with:

(i)         the Indenture Trustee by any Noteholder or by the Issuer shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Indenture Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office. The Indenture Trustee shall promptly transmit any notice received by it from the Noteholders to the Issuer; 

 

 

(ii)         the Securities Administrator by any Noteholder or by the Issuer shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Securities Administrator at Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, P.O. Box 98, Columbia Maryland 21046 (or, in the case of overnight deliveries, 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045), Attn: BART 2005-5, or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other parties hereto in writing. The Securities Administrator shall promptly transmit any notice received by it from the Noteholders to the Issuer; or

(iii)        the Issuer by the Indenture Trustee or by any Noteholder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing and mailed first-class, postage prepaid to the Issuer addressed to: Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2005-5, in care of Wilmington Trust Company, Rodney Square North, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19990-0001, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Indenture Trustee by the Issuer. The Issuer shall promptly transmit any notice received by it from the Noteholders to the Indenture Trustee.

Notices required to be given to the Rating Agencies by the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the Owner Trustee shall be in writing, mailed first-class postage pre-paid: in the case of Moody’s, to Moody’s, at the following address: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., 99 Church Street, New York, New York 10007; and in the case of S&P, Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041; or as to each of the foregoing, at such other address as shall be designated by written notice to the other parties.

Section 10.05   Notices to Noteholders; Waiver.  Where this Indenture provides for notice to Noteholders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if made, given, furnished or filed in writing and mailed, first-class, postage prepaid to each Noteholder affected by such event, at such Person’s address as it appears on the Note Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Noteholders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice nor any defect in any notice so mailed to any particular Noteholder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Noteholders, and any notice that is mailed in the manner herein provided shall conclusively
be presumed to have been duly given regardless of whether such notice is in fact actually received.

Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by any Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Noteholders shall be filed with the Indenture Trustee but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such a waiver.

In case, by reason of the suspension of regular mail service as a result of a strike, work stoppage or similar activity, it shall be impractical to mail notice of any event to Noteholders when such notice is required to be given pursuant to any provision of this Indenture, then any manner of giving such notice as shall be satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee shall be deemed to be a sufficient giving of such notice.

 

 

Where this Indenture provides for notice to the Rating Agency, failure to give such notice shall not affect any other rights or obligations created hereunder, and shall not under any circumstance constitute an Event of Default.

Section 10.06   Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.  If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision hereof that is required to be included in this Indenture by any of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, such required provision shall control.

The provisions of TIA §§ 310 through 317 that impose duties on any Person (including the provisions automatically deemed included herein unless expressly excluded by this Indenture) are a part of and govern this Indenture, whether or not physically contained herein.

Section 10.07   Effect of Headings.  The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

Section 10.08   Successors and Assigns.  All covenants and agreements in this Indenture and the Notes by the Issuer shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. All agreements of the Indenture Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors, co-trustees and agents.

Section 10.09   Separability.  In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 10.10   Legal Holidays.  In any case where the date on which any payment is due shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of the Notes or this Indenture) payment need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date on which nominally due, and no interest shall accrue for the period from and after any such nominal date.

Section 10.11   GOVERNING LAW.  THIS INDENTURE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAWS, WHICH SHALL APPLY HERETO), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

Section 10.12   Counterparts.  This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 10.13   Recording of Indenture.  If this Indenture is subject to recording in any appropriate public recording offices, such recording is to be effected by the Issuer and at its expense accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel at its expense (which may be counsel to the Indenture Trustee or any other counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indenture Trustee) to the effect that such recording is necessary either for the protection of the Noteholders or any other Person secured hereunder or for the enforcement of any right or remedy granted to the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture.

 

 

Section 10.14   Issuer Obligation.  No recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Securities Administrator on the Notes or under this Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith or therewith, against (i) the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, (ii) any owner of a beneficial interest in the Issuer or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director, employee or agent of the Securities Administrator, the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, the Securities Administrator, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or of any successor or assign of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity,
except as any such Person may have expressly agreed (it being understood that the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee have no such obligations in their individual capacity) and except that any such partner, owner or beneficiary shall be fully liable, to the extent provided by applicable law, for any unpaid consideration for stock, unpaid capital contribution or failure to pay any installment or call owing to such entity. For all purposes of this Indenture, in the performance of any duties or obligations of the Issuer hereunder, the Owner Trustee shall be subject to, and entitled to the benefits of, the terms and provisions of Article VI, VII and VIII of the Trust Agreement.

Section 10.15   No Petition.  The Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator, by entering into this Indenture, each Noteholder, by accepting a Note and each Certificateholder, by accepting a Certificate, hereby covenant and agree that they will not at any time prior to one year from the date of termination hereof, institute against the Depositor or the Issuer, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Issuer of, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under any United States federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, this Indenture or any of the Basic Documents; provided however, that nothing herein shall prohibit the Indenture Trustee from filing proofs of claim in any proceeding.

Section 10.16   Inspection.  The Issuer agrees that, at its expense, on reasonable prior notice, it shall permit any representative of the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator, during the Issuer’s normal business hours, to examine all the books of account, records, reports and other papers of the Issuer, to make copies and extracts therefrom, to cause such books to be audited by Independent certified public accountants, and to discuss the Issuer’s affairs, finances and accounts with the Issuer’s officers, employees, and Independent certified public accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably requested. The Indenture Trustee shall cause its representatives to hold in confidence all such information except to the extent disclosure may be required by law (and all
reasonable applications for confidential treatment are unavailing) and except to the extent that the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator may reasonably determine that such disclosure is consistent with its obligations hereunder.

 

 

 

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

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            BEAR STEARNS ARM TRUST 2005-5, as Issuer
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On the 14th day of July 2005 before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Darron Woodus, known to me to be an Assistant Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 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.

	
             
 	
            
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On this 14th day of July, 2005, before me personally appeared Janel R. Havrilla to me known, who being by me duly sworn, did depose and say, that he is a Financial Services Officer of the Owner Trustee, one of the entities described in and which executed the above instrument; and that he signed her name thereto by like order.

	
             
 	
            
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On this 14th day of July, 2005, before me personally appeared Karen R. Beard to me known, who being by me duly sworn, did depose and say, that she is the Vice President of the Indenture Trustee, one of the corporations described in and which executed the above instrument; and that he signed his name thereto by like order.

	
             
 	
            
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EXHIBIT A-1

FORM OF CLASS A-[1][2] NOTES

UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE OR BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ANY INTEREST HEREIN IS DEEMED TO REPRESENT THAT EITHER (1) IT IS NOT ACQUIRING THE NOTE WITH PLAN ASSETS OR (2) (A) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND TRANSFER OF A NOTE WILL NOT GIVE RISE TO A NONEXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE AND (B) THE NOTES ARE RATED INVESTMENT GRADE OR BETTER AND SUCH PERSON BELIEVES THAT THE NOTES ARE PROPERLY TREATED AS INDEBTEDNESS WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL EQUITY FEATURES FOR PURPOSES OF THE DOL REGULATIONS, AND AGREES TO SO TREAT THE NOTES. ALTERNATIVELY, REGARDLESS OF THE RATING OF THE NOTES, SUCH PERSON MAY PROVIDE THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND THE NOTE REGISTRAR WITH AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH OPINION OF COUNSEL WILL NOT BE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE ISSUER, THE SELLER, THE OWNER TRUSTEE, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, THE NOTE REGISTRAR, THE MASTER SERVICER OR ANY
SERVICER, WHICH OPINES THAT THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND TRANSFER OF SUCH NOTE OR INTEREST THEREIN IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE ISSUER, THE SELLER, THE DEPOSITOR, THE OWNER TRUSTEE, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, THE NOTE REGISTRAR, THE MASTER SERVICER OR ANY SERVICER TO ANY OBLIGATION IN ADDITION TO THOSE UNDERTAKEN IN THE INDENTURE.

THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE OR BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ANY INTEREST HEREIN WILL BE DEEMED TO REPRESENT TO ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIONS CONTAINED IN THE INDENTURE.

NO TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE SHALL BE MADE, UNLESS (A) A “WILL BE DEBT” OPINION SHALL HAVE BEEN RENDERED BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TAX 

 

COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO IT AND FURNISHED TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, OR (B) THE TRANSFEREE SHALL HAVE DELIVERED TO THE OWNER TRUSTEE, THE NOTE REGISTRAR, THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR AND THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE A CERTIFICATE CERTIFYING THAT (1) IT IS A REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (“REIT”) WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 856(a) OF THE CODE OR A QUALIFIED REIT SUBSIDIARY (“QRS”) WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 856(i) OF THE CODE OR AN ENTITY DISREGARDED AS AN ENTITY SEPARATE FROM A REIT OR A QRS AND (2) FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER, 100% OF THE SENIOR NOTES, PRIVATELY OFFERED NOTES AND CERTIFICATES (OTHER THAN ANY SENIOR NOTES OR PRIVATELY OFFERED NOTES WITH RESPECT TO WHICH A “WILL BE DEBT” OPINION HAS BEEN RENDERED BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TAX COUNSEL AND FURNISHED TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR) WILL BE OWNED BY A SINGLE REIT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH ONE OR MORE QRSs OF SUCH
REIT OR ONE OR MORE ENTITIES DISREGARDED AS ENTITIES SEPARATE FROM SUCH REIT OR SUCH QRSs; PROVIDED THAT (X) THIS NOTE MAY BE PLEDGED TO SECURE INDEBTEDNESS AND MAY BE THE SUBJECT OF REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS TREATED AS SECURED INDEBTEDNESS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, AND (Y) THIS NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED BY A RELATED LENDER UNDER ANY SUCH RELATED LOAN AGREEMENT OR REPURCHASE AGREEMENT UPON A DEFAULT UNDER ANY SUCH INDEBTEDNESS, IN WHICH CASE THE TRANSFEROR SHALL DELIVER TO THE NOTE REGISTRAR, THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, THE OWNER TRUSTEE AND THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE A CERTIFICATE CERTIFYING TO SUCH EFFECT.

THIS NOTE IS A NON-RECOURSE OBLIGATION OF THE ISSUER, AND IS LIMITED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FROM THE TRUST ESTATE AS PROVIDED IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO BELOW. THE ISSUER IS NOT OTHERWISE PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR PAYMENTS ON THIS NOTE.

PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE OVER TIME AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.

 

 

BEAR STEARNS ARM TRUST 2005-5

MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2005-5

CLASS A-[1][2]

AGGREGATE NOTE PRINCIPAL

BALANCE: $[________________] NOTE INTEREST

RATE: Adjustable Rate

INITIAL NOTE PRINCIPAL

BALANCE OF THIS NOTE: $[_____________]

NOTE NO. 1

 

CUSIP NO: [_______________]

BEAR STEARNS ARM TRUST 2005-5 (the “Issuer”), a Delaware statutory trust, for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co. or registered assigns, the principal sum of $[____________________] in monthly installments on the twenty-fifth day of each month or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day (each a “Payment Date”), commencing in August 2005 and ending on or before the Payment Date occurring in [__________ 20___] (the “Final Scheduled Payment Date”) and to pay interest on the Note Principal Balance of this Note (this “Note”) outstanding from time to time as provided below.

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of the Issuer’s Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2005-5 (the “Notes”), issued under an Indenture dated as of July 14, 2005 (the “Indenture”), among the Issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Securities Administrator (the “Securities Administrator”) and U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”, which term includes any successor Indenture Trustee under the Indenture) and  to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, and the Holders of the Notes and the terms upon which the Notes are to be authenticated and delivered. All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

Payments of principal and interest on this Note will be made on each Payment Date to the Noteholder of record as of the related Record Date. The “Note Principal Balance” of a Note as of any date of determination is equal to the initial Note Principal Balance thereof, minus (i) all amounts distributed in respect of principal with respect to such Class of Notes and (ii) the aggregate amount of any reductions in the Note Principal Balance thereof deemed to have occurred in connection with allocations of Realized Losses on all prior Payment Dates in accordance with the Indenture, taking account of its applicable Loss Allocation Limitation, plus (iii) any Subsequent Recoveries allocated thereto.

The principal of, and interest on, this Note are due and payable as described in the Indenture, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is 

 

legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Note shall be equal to this Note’s pro rata share of the aggregate payments on all Class A-[1][2] Notes as described above, and shall be applied as between interest and principal as provided in the Indenture.

All principal and interest accrued on the Notes, if not previously paid, will become finally due and payable at the Final Scheduled Payment Date.

The Mortgage Loans are subject to purchase in whole, but not in part, by the Majority Certificateholder on any  Payment Date on or after the Payment Date on which the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the prior Due Period is less than or equal to 10% of the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

The Issuer shall not be liable upon the indebtedness evidenced by the Notes except to the extent of amounts available from the Trust Estate which constitutes security for the payment of the Notes. The assets included in the Trust Estate will be the sole source of payments on the Class A-[1][2] Notes, and each Holder hereof, by its acceptance of this Note, agrees that (i) such Note will be limited in right of payment to amounts available from the Trust Estate as provided in the Indenture and (ii) such Holder shall have no recourse to the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or any of their respective affiliates, or to the assets of any of the foregoing entities, except the assets of the Issuer pledged to secure the Class A-[1][2] Notes pursuant to the Indenture and the rights conveyed to the Issuer
under the Indenture.

Any payment of principal or interest payable on this Note which is punctually paid on the applicable Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note is registered at the close of business on the Record Date for such Payment Date by check mailed to such person’s address as it appears in the Note Register on such Record Date, except for the final installment of principal and interest payable with respect to such Note, which shall be payable as provided below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon written request with appropriate instructions by the Holder of this Note delivered to the Securities Administrator at least five Business Days prior to the Record Date, any payment of principal or interest, other than the final installment of principal or interest, shall be made by wire transfer to an account in the United States designated by such Holder. All reductions in the
principal amount of a Note effected by payments of principal made on any Payment Date shall be binding upon all Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, whether or not such payment is noted on such Note. The final payment of this Note shall be payable upon presentation and surrender thereof on or after the Payment Date thereof at the office designated by the Securities Administrator or the Office or agency of the Issuer maintained by it for such purpose pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Indenture.

Subject to the foregoing provisions, each Note delivered under the Indenture, upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note, shall carry the right to unpaid principal and interest that were carried by such other Note.

 

 

If an Event of Default as defined in the Indenture shall occur and be continuing with respect to the Notes, the Notes may become or be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. If any such acceleration of maturity occurs prior to the payment of the entire unpaid Note Principal Balance of the Notes, the amount payable to the Holder of this Note will be equal to the sum of the unpaid Note Principal Balance of this Note, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon as described in the Indenture. The Indenture provides that, notwithstanding the acceleration of the maturity of the Notes, under certain circumstances specified therein, all amounts collected as proceeds of the Trust Estate securing the Notes or otherwise shall continue to be applied to payments of principal of and interest on the Notes as if they had not been declared due and payable.

The failure to pay any Net Interest Shortfall at any time when funds are not available to make such payment as provided in the Indenture shall not constitute an Event of Default under the Indenture.

The Holder of this Note or Beneficial Owner of any interest herein is deemed to represent that either (1) it is not acquiring the Note with Plan Assets or (2) (A) the acquisition, holding and transfer of a Note will not give rise to a nonexempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and (B) the Notes are rated investment grade or better and such person believes that the Notes are properly treated as indebtedness without substantial equity features for purposes of the DOL Regulations, and agrees to so treat the Notes. Alternatively, regardless of the rating of the Notes, such person may provide the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar with an opinion of counsel, which opinion of counsel will not be at the expense of the Issuer, the Seller, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Note
Registrar or any servicer, which opines that the acquisition, holding and transfer of such Note or interest therein is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will not subject the Issuer, the Seller, the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer or any servicer to any obligation in addition to those undertaken in the Indenture and the other Basic Documents.

No transfer of this Class A-[1][2] Note (other than any Class A-[1][2] Note with respect to which a “will be debt” opinion has been rendered by nationally recognized tax counsel and furnished to the Securities Administrator) or any interest therein shall be made to any Person, and the Note Registrar shall refuse to register any such transfer, unless the transferee shall have delivered to the Owner Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Securities Administrator and the Indenture Trustee a certificate certifying that (i) it is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) within the meaning of Section 856(a) of the Code, a qualified REIT subsidiary (“QRS”) within the meaning of Section 856(i) of the Code, or an entity disregarded as an entity separate from a REIT or a QRS and (ii) following the transfer, 100% of the Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2 Notes, Class M Notes, Class
B-1 Notes, Class B-2 Notes, Class B-3 Notes, Class X Notes, Class B-4 Notes, Class B-5 Notes, Class B-6 Notes and Owner Trust Certificates (other than any Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2 Notes, Class M Notes, Class B-1 Notes, Class B-2 Notes, Class B-3 Notes, Class X Notes, Class B-4 Notes, Class B-5 Notes or Class B-6 Notes that are characterized as indebtedness for federal income tax purposes) will be owned by a single REIT, directly or indirectly through one or more qualified QRSs of such REIT or one or more entities disregarded as entities 

 

separate from such REIT or such QRSs; provided that (x) this Class A-[1][2] Note may be pledged to secure indebtedness and may be the subject of repurchase agreements treated as secured indebtedness for federal income tax purposes, and (y) this Class A-[1][2] Note may be transferred by the related lender under any such related loan agreement or repurchase agreement upon a default under any such indebtedness, in which case the transferor shall deliver to the Note Registrar, the Securities Administrator, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee a certificate certifying to such effect.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Note may be registered on the Note Register of the Issuer. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of, or presentation of a written instrument of transfer for, this Note at the office or agency designated by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, accompanied by proper instruments of assignment in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator, one or more new Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate then outstanding Note Principal Balance, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Securities Administrator and any agent of the Issuer, the Securities Administrator or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner of such Note (i) on the applicable Record Date for the purpose of making payments and interest of such Note, and (ii) on any other date for all other purposes whatsoever, as the owner hereof, whether or not this Note be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Securities Administrator, the Indenture Trustee nor any such agent of the Issuer, the Securities Administrator or the Indenture Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the rights of the Holders of the Notes under the Indenture at any time by the Issuer and the Holders of a majority of each Class of Notes affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of Notes representing not less than a majority of the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Notes, to waive any past Event of Default and its consequences except an Event of Default (a) with respect to payment of principal of or interest on any of the Notes, or (b) in respect of a covenant or provision of the Indenture which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Note. Any such waiver by the Holder, at the time of the giving thereof, of this Note (or any one or more predecessor
Notes) shall bind the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon such Note. The Indenture also permits the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator, following prior notice to the Rating Agencies, to amend or waive certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture without the consent of the Holders of the Notes issued thereunder.

Initially, the Notes will be registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee of DTC, acting in its capacity as the Depository for the Notes. The Notes will be delivered by the clearing agency in denominations as provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth. The Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate then outstanding Note Principal Balance of Notes of different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering same.

 

 

Unless the Certificate of Authentication hereon has been executed by the Securities Administrator by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, except as expressly provided in the Basic Documents, neither the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, nor any of its respective partners, beneficiaries, agents, officers, directors, employees, or successors or assigns, shall be personally liable for, nor shall recourse be had to any of them for, the payment of principal of or interest on, or performance of, or omission to perform, any of the covenants, obligations or indemnifications contained in this Note, it being expressly understood that said covenants, obligations and indemnifications have been made solely by the Trust to the extent of the assets of the Trust. The holder of this Note by the acceptance hereof agrees that, except as expressly provided in the Basic Documents, the Holder shall have no claim against any of the foregoing for any deficiency, loss or claim therefrom;
provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be taken to prevent recourse to, and enforcement against, the assets of the Trust Estate for any and all liabilities, obligations and undertakings contained in this Note.

AS PROVIDED IN THE INDENTURE, THIS NOTE AND THE INDENTURE CREATING THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED THEREIN.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

Dated: July 14, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            BEAR STEARNS ARM TRUST 2005-5
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            BY:
 	
            WILMINGTON TRUST
 COMPANY, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Owner Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class A-[1][2] Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Securities Administrator
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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            Authorized Signatory
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of the Note, 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 sells, assigns and transfers unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE:

	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 

(Please print or typewrite name and address, including zip code, of assignee)

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

the within Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints ________________________ attorney to transfer said Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.

	
            Dated:
 	
            ________________________
 	
            __________________________________________
 
	
            Signature Guaranteed by
 	
            ______________________________________
 	
             

					

NOTICE: The signature(s) to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable.

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-2

THIS NOTE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE CLASS A-1 NOTES AND CLASS A-2 NOTES AS DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.

THIS NOTE 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 WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE INDENTURE.

NO TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE SHALL BE MADE UNLESS THE TRANSFEREE IS NOT ACQUIRING THE NOTE WITH PLAN ASSETS OR UNLESS THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND THE NOTE REGISTRAR ARE PROVIDED WITH AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE EFFECT THAT THE PURCHASE OF THE NOTES IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN ANY PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, THE ISSUER, THE SELLER, THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, ANY SERVICER OR THE NOTE REGISTRAR TO ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY (INCLUDING OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE) IN ADDITION TO THOSE UNDERTAKEN IN THE INDENTURE, WHICH OPINION OF COUNSEL SHALL NOT BE AN EXPENSE OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE OWNER TRUSTEE, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, THE NOTE REGISTRAR OR THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR.

NO TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE SHALL BE MADE, UNLESS (A) A “WILL BE DEBT” OPINION SHALL HAVE BEEN RENDERED BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TAX COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO IT AND FURNISHED TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, OR (B) THE TRANSFEREE SHALL HAVE DELIVERED TO THE OWNER TRUSTEE, THE NOTE REGISTRAR, THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR AND THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE A CERTIFICATE CERTIFYING THAT (1) IT IS A REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (“REIT”) WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 856(a) OF THE CODE OR A QUALIFIED REIT SUBSIDIARY (“QRS”) WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 856(i) OF THE CODE OR AN ENTITY DISREGARDED AS AN ENTITY SEPARATE FROM A REIT OR A QRS AND (2) FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER, 100% OF THE SENIOR NOTES, PRIVATELY OFFERED NOTES AND CERTIFICATES (OTHER THAN ANY SENIOR NOTES OR PRIVATELY OFFERED NOTES WITH RESPECT TO WHICH A “WILL BE DEBT” OPINION HAS BEEN RENDERED BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
TAX COUNSEL AND FURNISHED TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR) WILL BE OWNED BY A SINGLE REIT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH ONE OR MORE QRSs OF SUCH REIT OR ONE OR MORE ENTITIES DISREGARDED AS ENTITIES SEPARATE FROM SUCH REIT OR SUCH QRSs; PROVIDED THAT (X) THIS NOTE MAY BE 

 

PLEDGED TO SECURE INDEBTEDNESS AND MAY BE THE SUBJECT OF REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS TREATED AS SECURED INDEBTEDNESS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, AND (Y) THIS NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED BY A RELATED LENDER UNDER ANY SUCH RELATED LOAN AGREEMENT OR REPURCHASE AGREEMENT UPON A DEFAULT UNDER ANY SUCH INDEBTEDNESS, IN WHICH CASE THE TRANSFEROR SHALL DELIVER TO THE NOTE REGISTRAR, THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, THE OWNER TRUSTEE AND THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE A CERTIFICATE CERTIFYING TO SUCH EFFECT.

THIS NOTE IS A NON-RECOURSE OBLIGATION OF THE ISSUER, AND IS LIMITED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FROM THE TRUST ESTATE AS PROVIDED IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO BELOW. THE ISSUER IS NOT OTHERWISE PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR PAYMENTS ON THIS NOTE.

PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE OVER TIME AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF. 

 

 

BEAR STEARNS ARM TRUST 2005-5

MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2005-5

CLASS M

 

AGGREGATE NOTE PRINCIPAL

BALANCE: $[_______]

NOTE INTEREST

RATE: VARIABLE RATE

INITIAL NOTE PRINCIPAL

BALANCE OF THIS NOTE: $[_____]

NOTE NO. 1

PERCENTAGE INTEREST: 100%           CUSIP NO: [_______]

BEAR STEARNS ARM TRUST 2005-5 (the “Issuer”), a Delaware statutory trust, for value received, hereby promises to pay to Bear, Stearns Securities Corp. or registered assigns, the principal sum of $[______] in monthly installments on the twenty-fifth day of each month or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day (each a “Payment Date”), commencing in August 2005 and ending on or before the Payment Date occurring in [__________] (the “Final Scheduled Payment Date”) and to pay interest on the Note Principal Balance of this Note (this “Note”) outstanding from time to time as provided below.

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of the Issuer’s Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2005-5 (the “Notes”), issued under an Indenture, dated as of July 14, 2005 (the “Indenture”), among the Issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as securities administrator and U.S. Bank National Association as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”, which term includes any successor Indenture Trustee), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and the terms upon which the Notes are to be authenticated and delivered. All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

Payments of principal and interest on this Note will be made on each Payment Date to the Noteholder of record as of the related Record Date. The “Note Principal Balance” of a Note as of any date of determination is equal to the initial Note Principal Balance thereof, minus (i) all amounts distributed in respect of principal with respect to such Class of Notes, (ii) the aggregate amount of any reductions in the Note Principal Balance thereof deemed to have occurred in connection with allocations of Realized Losses on all prior Payment Dates in accordance with the Indenture, taking account of its applicable Loss Allocation Limitation, and (iii) such Class’s pro rata share, if any, of the applicable Subordinate Writedown Amount for previous Payment Dates, plus (iv) any Subsequent Recoveries allocated thereto.

The principal of, and interest on, this Note are due and payable as described in the Indenture, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Note shall be equal to this Note’s pro rata share of the aggregate payments on all 

 

Class M Notes as described above, and shall be applied as between interest and principal as provided in the Indenture.

All principal and interest accrued on the Notes, if not previously paid, will become finally due and payable at the Final Scheduled Payment Date.

The Mortgage Loans are subject to purchase in whole, but not in part, by the Majority Certificateholder, on any Payment Date on or after the Payment Date on which the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the prior Due Period is less than or equal to 10% of the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

The Issuer shall not be liable upon the indebtedness evidenced by the Notes except to the extent of amounts available from the Trust Estate which constitutes security for the payment of the Notes. The assets included in the Trust Estate will be the sole source of payments on the Class M Notes, and each Holder hereof, by its acceptance of this Note, agrees that (i) such Note will be limited in right of payment to amounts available from the Trust Estate as provided in the Indenture and (ii) such Holder shall have no recourse to the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or any of their respective affiliates, or to the assets of any of the foregoing entities, except the assets of the Issuer pledged to secure the Class M Notes pursuant to the Indenture and the rights conveyed to the Issuer under the Indenture.

Any payment of principal or interest payable on this Note which is punctually paid on the applicable Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note is registered at the close of business on the Record Date for such Payment Date by check mailed to such person’s address as it appears in the Note Register on such Record Date, except for the final installment of principal and interest payable with respect to such Note, which shall be payable as provided below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon written request with appropriate instructions by the Holder of this Note delivered to the Securities Administrator at least five Business Days prior to the Record Date, any payment of principal or interest, other than the final installment of principal or interest, shall be made by wire transfer to an account in the United States designated by such Holder. All reductions in the
principal amount of a Note effected by payments of principal made on any Payment Date shall be binding upon all Holders of this Note and of any note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, whether or not such payment is noted on such Note. The final payment of this Note shall be payable upon presentation and surrender thereof on or after the Payment Date thereof at the Office designated by the Securities Administrator or the office or agency of the Issuer maintained by it for such purpose pursuant to the Indenture.

Subject to the foregoing provisions, each Note delivered under the Indenture, upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note, shall carry the right to unpaid principal and interest that were carried by such other Note.

If an Event of Default as defined in the Indenture shall occur and be continuing with respect to the Notes, the Notes may become or be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. If any such acceleration of maturity occurs prior to the 

 

payment of the entire unpaid Note Principal Balance of the Notes, the amount payable to the Holder of this Note will be equal to the sum of the unpaid Note Principal Balance of this Note, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon as described in the Indenture. The Indenture provides that, notwithstanding the acceleration of the maturity of the Notes, under certain circumstances specified therein, all amounts collected as proceeds of the Trust Estate securing the Notes or otherwise shall continue to be applied to payments of principal of and interest on the Notes as if they had not been declared due and payable.

The failure to pay any Net Interest Shortfall at any time when funds are not available to make such payment as provided in the Indenture shall not constitute an Event of Default under the Indenture.

No transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of this Note or interest herein shall be made unless that transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition is exempt from the registration and/or qualification requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, or is otherwise made in accordance with the Securities Act and such state securities laws.  If a transfer of this Note is to be made without registration under the Securities Act (other than in connection with the initial issuance thereof or a transfer thereof by the Depositor or one of its Affiliates), then the Note Registrar shall refuse to register such transfer unless (i) it receives (and upon receipt, may conclusively rely upon) a certificate substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C to the Indenture or (ii) it receives a written Opinion of Counsel acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to
the Note Registrar and the Indenture Trustee and the transferee executes a representation letter substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached to the Indenture, and transferor executes a representation letter substantially in the form of Exhibit E attached to the Indenture, each acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the Note Registrar and the Indenture Trustee.  None of the Issuer, the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar is obligated to register or qualify any Notes under the Securities Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Indenture to permit the transfer of this Note or interest herein without registration or qualification.  Any Noteholder desiring to effect a transfer of this Note or interest herein shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Issuer, the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so
exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.

No transfer of this Class M Note or any interest therein shall be made to any Person unless the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar are provided with an Opinion of Counsel which establishes to the satisfaction of the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar that the purchase of a Class M Note is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result in any prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will not subject the Issuer, the Seller, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer, any Servicer or the Note Registrar 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 Issuer, the Seller, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Master
Servicer, any Servicer and the Note Registrar. In lieu of such Opinion of Counsel, a Person acquiring a Class M Note may provide a certification in the form attached to the Indenture, which the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the 

 

Certificate Registrar and the Master Servicer may rely upon without further inquiry or investigation.

No transfer of this Class M Note (other than any Class M] Note with respect to which a “will be debt” opinion has been rendered by nationally recognized tax counsel and furnished to the Securities Administrator) or any interest therein shall be made to any Person, and the Note Registrar shall refuse to register any such transfer, unless the transferee shall have delivered to the Owner Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Securities Administrator and the Indenture Trustee a certificate certifying that (i) it is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) within the meaning of Section 856(a) of the Code, a qualified REIT subsidiary (“QRS”) within the meaning of Section 856(i) of the Code, or an entity disregarded as an entity separate from a REIT or a QRS and (ii) following the transfer, 100% of the Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2 Notes, Class M Notes, Class B-1 Notes,
Class B-2 Notes, Class B-3 Notes, Class X Notes, Class B-4 Notes, Class B-5 Notes, Class B-6 Notes and Owner Trust Certificates (other than any Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2 Notes, Class M Notes, Class B-1 Notes, Class B-2 Notes, Class B-3 Notes, Class X Notes, Class B-4 Notes, Class B-5 Notes or Class B-6 Notes that are characterized as indebtedness for federal income tax purposes) will be owned by a single REIT, directly or indirectly through one or more qualified QRSs of such REIT or one or more entities disregarded as entities separate from such REIT or such QRSs; provided that (x) this Class M Note may be pledged to secure indebtedness and may be the subject of repurchase agreements treated as secured indebtedness for federal income tax purposes, and (y) this Class M Note may be transferred by the related lender under any such related loan agreement or repurchase agreement upon a default under any such indebtedness, in which case the transferor shall deliver to the Note Registrar, the
Securities Administrator, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee a certificate certifying to such effect.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Note may be registered on the Note Register of the Issuer. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of, or presentation of a written instrument of transfer for, this Note at the office or agency designated by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, accompanied by proper instruments of assignment in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator, one or more new Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate then outstanding Note Principal Balance, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Securities Administrator and any agent of the Issuer, the Securities Administrator or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner of such Note (i) on the applicable Record Date for the purpose of making payments and interest of such Note, and (ii) on any other date for all other purposes whatsoever, as the owner hereof, whether or not this Note be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Securities Administrator, the Indenture Trustee nor any such agent of the Issuer, the Securities Administrator or the Indenture Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the rights of the Holders of the Notes under the Indenture at any time by the Issuer and the Holders of a majority of each Class of Notes affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the 

 

Holders of Notes representing not less than a majority of the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Notes, to waive any past Event of Default and its consequences except an Event of Default (a) with respect to payment of principal of or interest on any of the Notes, or (b) in respect of a covenant or provision of the Indenture which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Note. Any such waiver by the Holder, at the time of the giving thereof, of this Note (or any one or more predecessor Notes) shall bind the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon such Note. The Indenture also permits the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator, following prior notice to the Rating Agencies, to amend or waive certain terms and
conditions set forth in the Indenture without the consent of the Holders of the Notes issued thereunder.

The Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate then outstanding Note Principal Balance of Notes of different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering same.

Unless the Certificate of Authentication hereon has been executed by the Securities Administrator by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, except as expressly provided in the Basic Documents, neither the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, nor any of its respective partners, beneficiaries, agents, officers, directors, employees, or successors or assigns, shall be personally liable for, nor shall recourse be had to any of them for, the payment of principal of or interest on, or performance of, or omission to perform, any of the covenants, obligations or indemnifications contained in this Note, it being expressly understood that said covenants, obligations and indemnifications have been made solely by the Trust to the extent of the assets of the Trust. The holder of this Note by the acceptance hereof agrees that, except as expressly provided in the Basic Documents, the Holder shall have no claim against any of the foregoing for any deficiency, loss or claim therefrom;
provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be taken to prevent recourse to, and enforcement against, the assets of the Trust Estate for any and all liabilities, obligations and undertakings contained in this Note.

AS PROVIDED IN THE INDENTURE, THIS NOTE AND THE INDENTURE CREATING THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED THEREIN. 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

Dated: July 14, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            BEAR STEARNS ARM TRUST 2005-5

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            BY:
 	
            WILMINGTON TRUST
 COMPANY, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Owner Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class M Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Securities Administrator

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of the Note, 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 sells, assigns and transfers unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE:

	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 

(Please print or typewrite name and address, including zip code, of assignee)

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

the within Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints ________________________ attorney to transfer said Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.

	
            Dated:
 	
            ________________________
 	
            _________________________________________
 
	
            Signature Guaranteed by
 	
            ______________________________________
 	
             

					

NOTICE: The signature(s) to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable.

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-3

THIS NOTE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE CLASS A-1, CLASS A-2, CLASS M, CLASS B-1, CLASS B-2 AND CLASS B-3 NOTES AS DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.

THIS NOTE 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 WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE INDENTURE.

NO TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE SHALL BE MADE UNLESS THE TRANSFEREE IS NOT ACQUIRING THE NOTE WITH PLAN ASSETS OR UNLESS THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND THE NOTE REGISTRAR ARE PROVIDED WITH AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE EFFECT THAT THE PURCHASE OF THE NOTES IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN ANY PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, THE ISSUER, THE SELLER, THE MASTER SERVICER, ANY SERVICER OR THE NOTE REGISTRAR TO ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY (INCLUDING OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE) IN ADDITION TO THOSE UNDERTAKEN IN THE INDENTURE, WHICH OPINION OF COUNSEL SHALL NOT BE AN EXPENSE OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE OWNER TRUSTEE, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, THE NOTE REGISTRAR OR THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR.

NO TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE SHALL BE MADE, UNLESS (A) A “WILL BE DEBT” OPINION SHALL HAVE BEEN RENDERED BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TAX COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO IT AND FURNISHED TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, OR (B) THE TRANSFEREE SHALL HAVE DELIVERED TO THE OWNER TRUSTEE, THE NOTE REGISTRAR, THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR AND THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE A CERTIFICATE CERTIFYING THAT (1) IT IS A REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (“REIT”) WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 856(a) OF THE CODE OR A QUALIFIED REIT SUBSIDIARY (“QRS”) WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 856(i) OF THE CODE OR AN ENTITY DISREGARDED AS AN ENTITY SEPARATE FROM A REIT OR A QRS AND (2) FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER, 100% OF THE SENIOR NOTES, PRIVATELY OFFERED NOTES AND CERTIFICATES (OTHER THAN ANY SENIOR NOTES OR PRIVATELY OFFERED NOTES WITH RESPECT TO WHICH A “WILL BE DEBT” OPINION HAS BEEN RENDERED BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
TAX COUNSEL AND FURNISHED TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR) WILL BE OWNED BY A SINGLE REIT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH ONE OR MORE QRSs OF SUCH REIT OR ONE OR MORE ENTITIES DISREGARDED AS ENTITIES SEPARATE 

 

FROM SUCH REIT OR SUCH QRSs; PROVIDED THAT (X) THIS NOTE MAY BE PLEDGED TO SECURE INDEBTEDNESS AND MAY BE THE SUBJECT OF REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS TREATED AS SECURED INDEBTEDNESS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, AND (Y) THIS NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED BY A RELATED LENDER UNDER ANY SUCH RELATED LOAN AGREEMENT OR REPURCHASE AGREEMENT UPON A DEFAULT UNDER ANY SUCH INDEBTEDNESS, IN WHICH CASE THE TRANSFEROR SHALL DELIVER TO THE NOTE REGISTRAR, THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, THE OWNER TRUSTEE AND THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE A CERTIFICATE CERTIFYING TO SUCH EFFECT.

THIS NOTE IS A NON-RECOURSE OBLIGATION OF THE ISSUER, AND IS LIMITED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FROM THE TRUST ESTATE AS PROVIDED IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO BELOW. THE ISSUER IS NOT OTHERWISE PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR PAYMENTS ON THIS NOTE. 

 

 

BEAR STEARNS ARM TRUST 2005-5

MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2005-5

CLASS X

 

AGGREGATE NOTIONAL AMOUNT: $[______]

NOTE INTEREST

RATE: VARIABLE RATE

INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS NOTE: $[__________]

NOTE NO. 1

PERCENTAGE INTEREST: 100%           CUSIP NO: [______]

BEAR STEARNS ARM TRUST 2005-5 (the “Issuer”), a Delaware statutory trust, for value received, hereby promises to pay to Bear, Stearns Securities Corp. or registered assigns, interest hereon in monthly installments on the twenty-fifth day of each month or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day (each a “Payment Date”), commencing in August 2005 and ending on or before the Payment Date occurring in [__________ 20___] (the “Final Scheduled Payment Date”) and to pay interest on the Note Principal Balance of this Note (this “Note”) outstanding from time to time as provided below.

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of the Issuer’s Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2005-5 (the “Notes”), issued under an Indenture, dated as of July 14, 2005 (the “Indenture”), among the Issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as securities administrator and U.S. Bank National Association as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”, which term includes any successor Indenture Trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and the terms upon which the Notes are to be authenticated and delivered. All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

Payments of interest on this Note will be made on each Payment Date to the Noteholder of record as of the related Record Date. The “Notional Amount” of this Note as of any date of determination shall be calculated as set forth under the Indenture.

The interest on this Note are due and payable as described in the Indenture, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Note shall be applied as provided in the Indenture.

The Mortgage Loans are subject to purchase in whole, but not in part, by the Majority Certificateholder, on any Payment Date on or after the Payment Date on which the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the prior Due Period is less than or equal to 10% of aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

The Issuer shall not be liable upon the indebtedness evidenced by the Notes except to the extent of amounts available from the Trust Estate which constitutes security for the payment of 

 

the Notes. The assets included in the Trust Estate will be the sole source of payments on the Class X Notes, and each Holder hereof, by its acceptance of this Note, agrees that (i) such Note will be limited in right of payment to amounts available from the Trust Estate as provided in the Indenture and (ii) such Holder shall have no recourse to the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or any of their respective affiliates, or to the assets of any of the foregoing entities, except the assets of the Issuer pledged to secure the Class X Notes pursuant to the Indenture and the rights conveyed to the Issuer under the Indenture.

Any payment of interest payable on this Note which is punctually paid on the applicable Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note is registered at the close of business on the Record Date for such Payment Date by check mailed to such person’s address as it appears in the Note Register on such Record Date, except for the final installment of interest payable with respect to such Note, which shall be payable as provided below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon written request with appropriate instructions by the Holder of this Note delivered to the Securities Administrator at least five Business Days prior to the Record Date, any payment of principal or interest, other than the final installment of interest, shall be made by wire transfer to an account in the United States designated by such Holder. All reductions in the principal amount of a Note effected by
payments of principal made on any Payment Date shall be binding upon all Holders of this Note and of any note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, whether or not such payment is noted on such Note. The final payment of this Note shall be payable upon presentation and surrender thereof on or after the Payment Date thereof at the Office designated by the Securities Administrator or the office or agency of the Issuer maintained by it for such purpose pursuant to the Indenture.

Subject to the foregoing provisions, each Note delivered under the Indenture, upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note, shall carry the right to unpaid principal and interest that were carried by such other Note.

If an Event of Default as defined in the Indenture shall occur and be continuing with respect to the Notes, the Notes may become or be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. The Indenture provides that, notwithstanding the acceleration of the maturity of the Notes, under certain circumstances specified therein, all amounts collected as proceeds of the Trust Estate securing the Notes or otherwise shall continue to be applied to payments of principal and interest on the Notes as if they had not been declared due and payable.

The failure to pay Accrued Note Interest on the Class X Notes, shall not constitute an Event of Default under the Indenture.

No transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of this Note or interest herein shall be made unless that transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition is exempt from the registration and/or qualification requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, or is otherwise made in accordance with the Securities Act and such state securities laws.  If a transfer of this Note is to be made without registration under the Securities Act (other than in connection with the initial issuance thereof or a transfer thereof by the Depositor or one of its Affiliates), then the Note Registrar shall refuse to register such transfer unless (i) it receives (and upon 

 

receipt, may conclusively rely upon) a certificate substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C to the Indenture or (ii) it receives a written Opinion of Counsel acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the Note Registrar and the Indenture Trustee and the transferee executes a representation letter substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached to the Indenture, and transferor executes a representation letter substantially in the form of Exhibit E attached to the Indenture, each acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the Note Registrar and the Indenture Trustee.  None of the Issuer, the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar is obligated to register or qualify any Notes under the Securities Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Indenture to permit the transfer of this Note or interest herein without
registration or qualification.  Any Noteholder desiring to effect a transfer of this Note or interest herein shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Issuer, the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.

No transfer of this Class X Note or any interest therein shall be made to any Person unless the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar are provided with an Opinion of Counsel which establishes to the satisfaction of the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar that the purchase of a Class X Note is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result in any prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will not subject the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Note Registrar, any Servicer or the Master Servicer 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 Issuer, the Seller, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer
or the Note Registrar. In lieu of such Opinion of Counsel, a Person acquiring a Class X Note may provide a certification in the form attached to the Indenture, which the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar may rely upon without further inquiry or investigation.

No transfer of this Class X Note (other than any Class X Note with respect to which a “will be debt” opinion has been rendered by nationally recognized tax counsel and furnished to the Securities Administrator) or any interest therein shall be made to any Person, and the Note Registrar shall refuse to register any such transfer, unless the transferee shall have delivered to the Owner Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Securities Administrator and the Indenture Trustee a certificate certifying that (i) it is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) within the meaning of Section 856(a) of the Code, a qualified REIT subsidiary (“QRS”) within the meaning of Section 856(i) of the Code, or an entity disregarded as an entity separate from a REIT or a QRS and (ii) following the transfer, 100% of the Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2 Notes, Class M Notes, Class B-1 Notes,
Class B-2 Notes, Class B-3 Notes, Class X Notes, Class B-4 Notes, Class B-5 Notes, Class B-6 Notes and Owner Trust Certificates (other than any Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2 Notes, Class M Notes, Class B-1 Notes, Class B-2 Notes, Class B-3 Notes, Class X Notes, Class B-4 Notes, Class B-5 Notes or Class B-6 Notes that are characterized as indebtedness for federal income tax purposes) will be owned by single REIT, directly or indirectly through one or more qualified QRSs of such REIT or one or more entities disregarded as entities separate from such REIT or such QRSs; provided that (x) this Class X Note may be pledged to secure indebtedness and may be the subject of repurchase agreements treated as secured indebtedness for federal income tax purposes, and (y) this Class X Note may be transferred by the related lender under 

 

any such related loan agreement or repurchase agreement upon a default under any such indebtedness, in which case the transferor shall deliver to the Note Registrar, the Securities Administrator, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee a certificate certifying to such effect.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Note may be registered on the Note Register of the Issuer. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of, or presentation of a written instrument of transfer for, this Note at the office or agency designated by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, accompanied by proper instruments of assignment in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator, one or more new Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate then outstanding Note Principal Balance, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Securities Administrator and any agent of the Issuer, the Securities Administrator or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner of such Note (i) on the applicable Record Date for the purpose of making payments and interest of such Note, and (ii) on any other date for all other purposes whatsoever, as the owner hereof, whether or not this Note be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Securities Administrator, the Indenture Trustee nor any such agent of the Issuer, Securities Administrator or the Indenture Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the rights of the Holders of the Notes under the Indenture at any time by the Issuer and the Holders of a majority of each Class of Notes affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of Notes representing not less than a majority of the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Notes, to waive any past Event of Default and its consequences except an Event of Default (a) with respect to payment of principal of or interest on any of the Notes, or (b) in respect of a covenant or provision of the Indenture which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Note. Any such waiver by the Holder, at the time of the giving thereof, of this Note (or any one or more predecessor
Notes) shall bind the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon such Note. The Indenture also permits the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator, following prior notice to the Rating Agencies, to amend or waive certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture without the consent of the Holders of the Notes issued thereunder.

The Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate then outstanding Note Principal Balance of Notes of different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering same.

Unless the Certificate of Authentication hereon has been executed by the Securities Administrator by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, except as expressly provided in the Basic Documents, neither the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, nor any of its respective 

 

partners, beneficiaries, agents, officers, directors, employees, or successors or assigns, shall be personally liable for, nor shall recourse be had to any of them for, the payment of principal of or interest on, or performance of, or omission to perform, any of the covenants, obligations or indemnifications contained in this Note, it being expressly understood that said covenants, obligations and indemnifications have been made solely by the Trust to the extent of the assets of the Trust. The holder of this Note by the acceptance hereof agrees that, except as expressly provided in the Basic Documents, the Holder shall have no claim against any of the foregoing for any deficiency, loss or claim therefrom; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be taken to prevent recourse to, and enforcement against, the assets of the Trust Estate for any and all liabilities, obligations and undertakings
contained in this Note.

AS PROVIDED IN THE INDENTURE, THIS NOTE AND THE INDENTURE CREATING THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED THEREIN. 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

Dated: July 14, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class X Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of the Note, 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
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            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 
	
            JT TEN     -                                     
 	
            as joint tenants with right
 of 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 sells, assigns and transfers unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE:

	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 

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the within Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints ________________________ attorney to transfer said Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.

	
            Dated:
 	
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            Signature Guaranteed by
 	
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NOTICE: The signature(s) to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable.

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-4

THIS NOTE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE CLASS A-1, CLASS A-2, CLASS M [,] [AND] [CLASS B-1] [,] [AND] [CLASS B-2] [,] [AND] [CLASS B-3] [,] [AND] [CLASS X] [,] [AND] [CLASS B-4] AND [CLASS B-5] NOTES AS DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.

THIS NOTE 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 WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE INDENTURE.

NO TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE SHALL BE MADE UNLESS THE TRANSFEREE IS NOT ACQUIRING THE NOTE WITH PLAN ASSETS OR UNLESS THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND THE NOTE REGISTRAR ARE PROVIDED WITH AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE EFFECT THAT THE PURCHASE OF THE NOTES IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN ANY PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, THE ISSUER, THE SELLER, THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, ANY SERVICER OR THE NOTE REGISTRAR TO ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY (INCLUDING OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE) IN ADDITION TO THOSE UNDERTAKEN IN THE INDENTURE, WHICH OPINION OF COUNSEL SHALL NOT BE AN EXPENSE OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE OWNER TRUSTEE, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, THE NOTE REGISTRAR OR THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR.

NO TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE SHALL BE MADE, UNLESS (A) A “WILL BE DEBT” OPINION SHALL HAVE BEEN RENDERED BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TAX COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO IT AND FURNISHED TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, OR (B) THE TRANSFEREE SHALL HAVE DELIVERED TO THE OWNER TRUSTEE, THE NOTE REGISTRAR, THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR AND THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE A CERTIFICATE CERTIFYING THAT (1) IT IS A REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (“REIT”) WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 856(a) OF THE CODE OR A QUALIFIED REIT SUBSIDIARY (“QRS”) WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 856(i) OF THE CODE OR AN ENTITY DISREGARDED AS AN ENTITY SEPARATE FROM A REIT OR A QRS AND (2) FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER, 100% OF THE SENIOR NOTES, PRIVATELY OFFERED NOTES AND CERTIFICATES (OTHER THAN ANY SENIOR NOTES OR PRIVATELY OFFERED NOTES WITH RESPECT TO WHICH A “WILL BE DEBT” OPINION HAS BEEN RENDERED BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
TAX COUNSEL AND FURNISHED TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR) WILL BE OWNED BY A SINGLE REIT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH ONE OR MORE QRSs OF SUCH 

 

REIT OR ONE OR MORE ENTITIES DISREGARDED AS ENTITIES SEPARATE FROM SUCH REIT OR SUCH QRSs; PROVIDED THAT (X) THIS NOTE MAY BE PLEDGED TO SECURE INDEBTEDNESS AND MAY BE THE SUBJECT OF REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS TREATED AS SECURED INDEBTEDNESS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, AND (Y) THIS NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED BY A RELATED LENDER UNDER ANY SUCH RELATED LOAN AGREEMENT OR REPURCHASE AGREEMENT UPON A DEFAULT UNDER ANY SUCH INDEBTEDNESS, IN WHICH CASE THE TRANSFEROR SHALL DELIVER TO THE NOTE REGISTRAR, THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, THE OWNER TRUSTEE AND THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE A CERTIFICATE CERTIFYING TO SUCH EFFECT.

THIS NOTE IS A NON-RECOURSE OBLIGATION OF THE ISSUER, AND IS LIMITED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FROM THE TRUST ESTATE AS PROVIDED IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO BELOW. THE ISSUER IS NOT OTHERWISE PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR PAYMENTS ON THIS NOTE.

PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE OVER TIME AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF. 

 

 

BEAR STEARNS ARM TRUST 2005-5

MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2005-5

CLASS B-[1][2][3][4][5][6]

 

AGGREGATE NOTE PRINCIPAL

BALANCE: $[_______]

NOTE INTEREST

RATE: VARIABLE RATE

INITIAL NOTE PRINCIPAL

BALANCE OF THIS NOTE: $28,966,100

NOTE NO. 1

PERCENTAGE INTEREST: 100%           CUSIP NO: [_______]

BEAR STEARNS ARM TRUST 2005-5 (the “Issuer”), a Delaware statutory trust, for value received, hereby promises to pay to Bear, Stearns Securities Corp. or registered assigns, the principal sum of $[______] in monthly installments on the twenty-fifth day of each month or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day (each a “Payment Date”), commencing in March 2005 and ending on or before the Payment Date occurring in [_______] (the “Final Scheduled Payment Date”) and to pay interest on the Note Principal Balance of this Note (this “Note”) outstanding from time to time as provided below.

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of the Issuer’s Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2005-5 (the “Notes”), issued under an Indenture, dated as of July 14, 2005 (the “Indenture”), among the Issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as securities administrator and U.S. Bank National Association as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”, which term includes any successor Indenture Trustee), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and the terms upon which the Notes are to be authenticated and delivered. All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

Payments of principal and interest on this Note will be made on each Payment Date to the Noteholder of record as of the related Record Date. The “Note Principal Balance” of a Note as of any date of determination is equal to the initial Note Principal Balance thereof, minus (i) all amounts distributed in respect of principal with respect to such Class of Notes, (ii) the aggregate amount of any reductions in the Note Principal Balance thereof deemed to have occurred in connection with allocations of Realized Losses on all prior Payment Dates in accordance with the Indenture, taking account of its applicable Loss Allocation Limitation, and (iii) such Class’s pro rata share, if any, of the applicable Subordinate Writedown Amount for previous Payment Dates, plus (iv) any Subsequent Recoveries allocated thereto.

The principal of, and interest on, this Note are due and payable as described in the Indenture, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Note shall be equal to this Note’s pro rata share of the aggregate payments on all 

 

Class B-[1][2][3][4][5][6] Notes as described above, and shall be applied as between interest and principal as provided in the Indenture.

All principal and interest accrued on the Notes, if not previously paid, will become finally due and payable at the Final Scheduled Payment Date.

The Mortgage Loans are subject to purchase in whole, but not in part, by the Majority Certificateholder, on any Payment Date on or after the Payment Date on which the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the prior Due Period is less than or equal to 10% of the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

The Issuer shall not be liable upon the indebtedness evidenced by the Notes except to the extent of amounts available from the Trust Estate which constitutes security for the payment of the Notes. The assets included in the Trust Estate will be the sole source of payments on the Class B-[1][2][3][4][5][6] Notes, and each Holder hereof, by its acceptance of this Note, agrees that (i) such Note will be limited in right of payment to amounts available from the Trust Estate as provided in the Indenture and (ii) such Holder shall have no recourse to the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or any of their respective affiliates, or to the assets of any of the foregoing entities, except the assets of the Issuer pledged to secure the Class B-[1][2][3][4][5][6] Notes pursuant to the Indenture and the rights
conveyed to the Issuer under the Indenture.

Any payment of principal or interest payable on this Note which is punctually paid on the applicable Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note is registered at the close of business on the Record Date for such Payment Date by check mailed to such person’s address as it appears in the Note Register on such Record Date, except for the final installment of principal and interest payable with respect to such Note, which shall be payable as provided below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon written request with appropriate instructions by the Holder of this Note delivered to the Securities Administrator at least five Business Days prior to the Record Date, any payment of principal or interest, other than the final installment of principal or interest, shall be made by wire transfer to an account in the United States designated by such Holder. All reductions in the
principal amount of a Note effected by payments of principal made on any Payment Date shall be binding upon all Holders of this Note and of any note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, whether or not such payment is noted on such Note. The final payment of this Note shall be payable upon presentation and surrender thereof on or after the Payment Date thereof at the Office designated by the Securities Administrator or the office or agency of the Issuer maintained by it for such purpose pursuant to the Indenture.

Subject to the foregoing provisions, each Note delivered under the Indenture, upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note, shall carry the right to unpaid principal and interest that were carried by such other Note.

If an Event of Default as defined in the Indenture shall occur and be continuing with respect to the Notes, the Notes may become or be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. If any such acceleration of maturity occurs prior to the 

 

payment of the entire unpaid Note Principal Balance of the Notes, the amount payable to the Holder of this Note will be equal to the sum of the unpaid Note Principal Balance of this Note, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon as described in the Indenture. The Indenture provides that, notwithstanding the acceleration of the maturity of the Notes, under certain circumstances specified therein, all amounts collected as proceeds of the Trust Estate securing the Notes or otherwise shall continue to be applied to payments of principal of and interest on the Notes as if they had not been declared due and payable.

The failure to pay any Net Interest Shortfall at any time when funds are not available to make such payment as provided in the Indenture shall not constitute an Event of Default under the Indenture.

No transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of this Note or interest herein shall be made unless that transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition is exempt from the registration and/or qualification requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, or is otherwise made in accordance with the Securities Act and such state securities laws.  If a transfer of this Note is to be made without registration under the Securities Act (other than in connection with the initial issuance thereof or a transfer thereof by the Depositor or one of its Affiliates), then the Note Registrar shall refuse to register such transfer unless (i) it receives (and upon receipt, may conclusively rely upon) a certificate substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C to the Indenture or (ii) it receives a written Opinion of Counsel acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to
the Note Registrar and the Indenture Trustee and the transferee executes a representation letter substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached to the Indenture, and transferor executes a representation letter substantially in the form of Exhibit E attached to the Indenture, each acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the Note Registrar and the Indenture Trustee.  None of the Issuer, the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar is obligated to register or qualify any Notes under the Securities Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Indenture to permit the transfer of this Note or interest herein without registration or qualification.  Any Noteholder desiring to effect a transfer of this Note or interest herein shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Issuer, the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so
exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.

No transfer of this Class B-[1][2][3][4][5][6] Note or any interest therein shall be made to any Person unless the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar are provided with an Opinion of Counsel which establishes to the satisfaction of the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar that the purchase of a Class B-[1][2][3][4][5][6] Note is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result in any prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will not subject the Issuer, the Seller, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer, any Servicer or the Note Registrar 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 Issuer, the Seller, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the
Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, any Servicer and the Note Registrar. In lieu of such Opinion of Counsel, a Person acquiring a Class B-[1][2][3][4][5][6] Note may provide a certification in the form attached to the Indenture, 

 

which the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar and the Master Servicer may rely upon without further inquiry or investigation.

No transfer of this Class B-[1][2][3][4][5][6] Note (other than any Class B-[1][2][3][4][5][6] Note with respect to which a “will be debt” opinion has been rendered by nationally recognized tax counsel and furnished to the Securities Administrator) or any interest therein shall be made to any Person, and the Note Registrar shall refuse to register any such transfer, unless the transferee shall have delivered to the Owner Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Securities Administrator and the Indenture Trustee a certificate certifying that (i) it is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) within the meaning of Section 856(a) of the Code, a qualified REIT subsidiary (“QRS”) within the meaning of Section 856(i) of the Code, or an entity disregarded as an entity separate from a REIT or a QRS and (ii) following the transfer, 100% of the Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2
Notes, Class M Notes, Class B-1 Notes, Class B-2 Notes, Class B-3 Notes, Class X Notes, Class B-4 Notes, Class B-5 Notes, Class B-6 Notes and Owner Trust Certificates (other than any Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2 Notes, Class M Notes, Class B-1 Notes, Class B-2 Notes, Class B-3 Notes, Class X Notes, Class B-4 Notes, Class B-5 Notes or Class B-6 Notes that are characterized as indebtedness for federal income tax purposes) will be owned by a single REIT, directly or indirectly through one or more qualified QRSs of such REIT or one or more entities disregarded as entities separate from such REIT or such QRSs; provided that (x) this Class B-[1][2][3][4][5][6] Note may be pledged to secure indebtedness and may be the subject of repurchase agreements treated as secured indebtedness for federal income tax purposes, and (y) this Class B-[1][2][3][4][5][6] Note may be transferred by the related lender under any such related loan agreement or repurchase agreement upon a default under any such
indebtedness, in which case the transferor shall deliver to the Note Registrar, the Securities Administrator, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee a certificate certifying to such effect.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Note may be registered on the Note Register of the Issuer. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of, or presentation of a written instrument of transfer for, this Note at the office or agency designated by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, accompanied by proper instruments of assignment in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator, one or more new Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate then outstanding Note Principal Balance, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Securities Administrator and any agent of the Issuer, the Securities Administrator or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner of such Note (i) on the applicable Record Date for the purpose of making payments and interest of such Note, and (ii) on any other date for all other purposes whatsoever, as the owner hereof, whether or not this Note be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Securities Administrator, the Indenture Trustee nor any such agent of the Issuer, the Securities Administrator or the Indenture Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the rights of the Holders of the Notes under the Indenture at any time by the Issuer and the Holders of a majority of each Class of Notes affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the 

 

Holders of Notes representing not less than a majority of the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Notes, to waive any past Event of Default and its consequences except an Event of Default (a) with respect to payment of principal of or interest on any of the Notes, or (b) in respect of a covenant or provision of the Indenture which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Note. Any such waiver by the Holder, at the time of the giving thereof, of this Note (or any one or more predecessor Notes) shall bind the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon such Note. The Indenture also permits the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator, following prior notice to the Rating Agencies, to amend or waive certain terms and
conditions set forth in the Indenture without the consent of the Holders of the Notes issued thereunder.

The Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate then outstanding Note Principal Balance of Notes of different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering same.

Unless the Certificate of Authentication hereon has been executed by the Securities Administrator by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, except as expressly provided in the Basic Documents, neither the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, nor any of its respective partners, beneficiaries, agents, officers, directors, employees, or successors or assigns, shall be personally liable for, nor shall recourse be had to any of them for, the payment of principal of or interest on, or performance of, or omission to perform, any of the covenants, obligations or indemnifications contained in this Note, it being expressly understood that said covenants, obligations and indemnifications have been made solely by the Trust to the extent of the assets of the Trust. The holder of this Note by the acceptance hereof agrees that, except as expressly provided in the Basic Documents, the Holder shall have no claim against any of the foregoing for any deficiency, loss or claim therefrom;
provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be taken to prevent recourse to, and enforcement against, the assets of the Trust Estate for any and all liabilities, obligations and undertakings contained in this Note.

AS PROVIDED IN THE INDENTURE, THIS NOTE AND THE INDENTURE CREATING THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED THEREIN. 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

Dated: July 14, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            BEAR STEARNS ARM TRUST 2005-5

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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            WILMINGTON TRUST
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SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class B-[1][2][3][4][5][6] Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Securities Administrator

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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ABBREVIATIONS

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

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

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE:

	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 

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the within Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints ________________________ attorney to transfer said Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.

	
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            Signature Guaranteed by
 	
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NOTICE: The signature(s) to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable.

 

 

EXHIBIT B

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

[FORM OF RULE 144A INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION]

Description of Rule 144A Securities, including numbers:

 

 

The undersigned seller, as registered holder (the “Seller”), intends to transfer the Rule 144A Securities described above to the undersigned buyer (the “Buyer”).

1.  In connection with such transfer and in accordance with the agreements pursuant to which the Rule 144A Securities were issued, the Seller hereby certifies the following facts: Neither the Seller nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Rule 144A Securities, any interest in the Rule 144A Securities or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Rule 144A Securities, any interest in the Rule 144A Securities or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Rule 144A Securities, any interest in the Rule 144A Securities 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 Rule 144A Securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), or that would render the disposition of the Rule 144A Securities a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto, and that the Seller has not offered the Rule 144A Securities to any person other than the Buyer or another “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the 1933 Act.

2.  The Buyer warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of July 14, 2005, among Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2005-5, as Issuer, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Securities Administrator and U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee, as follows:

a. The Buyer understands that the Rule 144A Securities have not been registered under the 1933 Act or the securities laws of any state.

b. The Buyer considers itself a substantial, sophisticated institutional investor having such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investment in the Rule 144A Securities.

c. The Buyer has been furnished with all information regarding the Rule 144A Securities that it has requested from the Seller, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee or the Master Servicer.

 

 

d. Neither the Buyer nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Rule 144A Securities, any interest in the Rule 144A Securities or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Rule 144A Securities, any interest in the Rule 144A Securities or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Rule 144A Securities, any interest in the Rule 144A Securities 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 Rule 144A Securities under the 1933 Act or that would render the disposition of the Rule 144A Securities a violation of Section 5 of
the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto, nor will it act, nor has it authorized or will it authorize any person to act, in such manner with respect to the Rule 144A Securities.

e. The Buyer is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the 1933 Act and has completed either of the forms of certification to that effect attached hereto as Annex 1 or Annex 2. The Buyer is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A. The Buyer is acquiring the Rule 144A Securities for its own account or the accounts of other qualified institutional buyers, understands that such Rule 144A Securities 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.

3. The Buyer warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the Seller, the Indenture Trustee, Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, Master Servicer and the Depositor that either (1) the Buyer is (A) not an employee benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)), or a plan (within the meaning of Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“Code”)), which (in either case) is subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (both a “Plan”), and (B) is not directly or indirectly purchasing the Rule 144A Securities on behalf of, as investment manager of, as named fiduciary of, as trustee of, or with “plan assets” of a Plan, or (2) the Buyer understands that registration of transfer of any Rule 144A Securities to any Plan, or to any Person acting on behalf of any
Plan, will not be made unless such Plan delivers an opinion of its counsel, addressed and satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Depositor, to the effect that the purchase and holding of the Rule 144A Securities by, on behalf of or with “plan assets” of any Plan is permissible under applicable law, would not constitute or result in a prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, and would not subject the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Certificate Registrar or the Master Servicer to any obligation or liability (including liabilities under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those undertaken in the Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Certificate Registrar or the Master Servicer.

4. This document may be executed in one or more counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be 

 

deemed to be an original; such counterparts, together, shall constitute one and the same document.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this document as of the date set forth below.

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ANNEX 1 TO EXHIBIT C

QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A

[For Buyers Other Than Registered Investment Companies]

The undersigned hereby certifies as follows in connection with the Rule 144A Investment Representation to which this Certification is attached:

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 (“Rule 144A”) because (i) the Buyer owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis $_____________________ in securities (except for the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer’s most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A) and (ii) the Buyer satisfies the criteria in the category marked below.

	
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            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.
 
	
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            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.
 
	
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            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.
 
	
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            Broker-Dealer. The Buyer is a dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
	
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            Insurance Company. The Buyer is an insurance company whose primary and predominant business activity is the writing of insurance or the reinsuring of risks underwritten by insurance companies and which is subject to supervision by the insurance commissioner or a similar official or agency of a State or territory or the District of Columbia.
 

 

 

 

 

	
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            SBIC. The 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.
 
	
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            Business Development Company. The Buyer is a business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
 
	
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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) 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.

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. 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.

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.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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6.  If the answer to the foregoing question is “no”, the Buyer agrees that, in connection with any purchase of securities sold to the Buyer for the account of a third party (including any separate account) in reliance on Rule 144A, the Buyer 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 Buyer agrees that the Buyer will not purchase securities for a third party unless the Buyer 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 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 Rule 144A Securities will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification as of the date of such purchase.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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ANNEX 2 TO EXHIBIT C

QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A

[For Buyers That Are Registered Investment Companies]

The undersigned hereby certifies as follows in connection with the Rule 144A Investment Representation to which this Certification is attached:

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 (“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, 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.

	
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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 Buyer or are part of the Buyer’s Family of Investment Companies, (ii) bank deposit Notes and certificates of deposit, (iii) loan participations, (iv) repurchase agreements, (v) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (vi) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps.

5.  The Buyer is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that each of the parties to which this certification is made 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.  The undersigned will notify each of the parties to which this certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice, the Buyer’s purchase of Rule 144A Securities will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification by the undersigned as of the date of such purchase.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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EXHIBIT D

FORM OF INVESTMENT LETTER [NON-RULE 144A]

[DATE]

Wilmington Trust Company 

1100 North Market Street

Rodney Square North 

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

	
            Re:
 	
            Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2005-5 Mortgage-Backed Notes, 

Series 2005-5, [Class A][Class M][Class X] [Class B] (the “Notes”)
 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with our acquisition of the above-captioned Notes, we certify that (a) we understand that the Notes 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 “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 Notes, (c) we have had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Depositor concerning the purchase of the Notes and all matters relating thereto or any additional information deemed necessary to our decision to purchase the Notes, (d) we are not an employee benefit plan
that is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or a plan that is subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, nor are we acting on behalf of any such plan, (e) we are acquiring the Notes for investment for our own account and not with a view to any distribution of such Notes (but without prejudice to our right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of the Notes in accordance with clause (g) below), (f) we have not offered or sold any Notes to, or solicited offers to buy any Notes 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 (h) we will not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Notes 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 Note 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 Indenture.

 

 

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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EXHIBIT E

TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE

Wilmington Trust Company 

1100 North Market Street

Rodney Square North 

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

	
            Re:
 	
          Proposed Transfer of [Class A][Class M][Class X Notes] [Class B Notes] Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2005-5
 

Gentlemen:

This certification is being made by ____________________ (the “Transferor”) in connection with the proposed Transfer to _____________________ (the “Transferee”) of the [Class A Notes][Class M Notes][Class X Notes] [Class B Notes] (the “Notes”) issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated July 14, 2005, being referred to herein as the “Indenture”) among Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2005-5, as issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as securities administrator and U.S. Bank National Association as indenture trustee (the “Indenture”). Initially capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee that:

Neither the Transferor nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered, pledged, sold, disposed of or otherwise transferred any Note, any interest in any Note 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 Note, any interest in any Note or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (c) has otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to any Note, any interest in any Note 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 Notes under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”), that would render the disposition of any Note a violation of Section
5 of the Act or any state securities law, or that would require registration or qualification pursuant thereto. The Transferor will not act in any manner set forth in the foregoing sentence with respect to any Note. The Transferor has not and will not sell or otherwise transfer any of the Notes, except in compliance with the provisions of the Indenture.

 

 

	
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EXHIBIT F

FORM OF TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE

 

Wilmington Trust Company 

1100 North Market Street

Rodney Square North 

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

U.S. Bank National Association

One Federal Street, 3rd Floor

Boston, MA 02110

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

	
            Re:
 	
            Proposed Transfer of [Class A] [Class M][Class X] [Class B] Notes, 

Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2005-5 
 

Gentlemen:

This certification is being made by _________ (the “Transferee”) in connection with the proposed transfer (the “Transfer”) by _________ of a [Class A] [Class M] [Class X] [Class B] Note issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of July 14, 2005 (the “Indenture”), among Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2005-5, as issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as securities administrator (the “Securities Administrator”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”). Initially capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. The Transferee hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Owner Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Securities Administrator and the Indenture Trustee that:

(a)        The Transferee is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) within the meaning of Section 856(a) of the Code, or a qualified REIT subsidiary (“QRS”) with the meaning of Section 856(i) of the Code, or an entity disregarded as an entity separate from a REIT or a QRS.

(b)        Following the Transfer, 100% of the Senior Notes, Privately Offered Notes and Certificates (other than any Senior Notes or Privately Offered Notes with respect to which a “will be debt” opinion has been rendered by nationally recognized tax counsel and furnished to the Securities Administrator) will be owned by a single REIT, directly or indirectly through one or more QRSs of such REIT or one or more entities disregarded as entities separate from such REIT or such QRSs.

	
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EXHIBIT G

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE

 

Wilmington Trust Company, as Owner Trustee 

1100 North Market Street

Rodney Square North 

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

 

U.S. Bank National Association

One Federal Street, 3rd Floor

Boston, MA 02110

 

	
            Re:
 	
            Proposed Transfer of [Class A][Class M][Class X][Class B] Notes, 

Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2005-5 (the “Notes”)
 

 

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This certification is being made by _________________ (the “Transferor”) in connection with the proposed transfer or pledge by the Transferor of a [Class A][Class M][Class X] [Class B] Note issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of July 14, 2005 (the “Indenture”) among Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2005-5, as issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as securities administrator (the “Securities Administrator”) and U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”). Initially capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Securities Administrator, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar that:

 

 (a) The Class [A][M][X][B] Notes are being pledged by the Transferor to secure indebtedness of [___________] or is the subject of a loan agreement or repurchase agreement treated as secured indebtedness of [___________] for federal income tax purposes as permitted under the Indenture; or

 

 (b) The Class [A][M][X][B] Notes are being transferred by the related lender under a loan agreement or repurchase agreement upon a default under any such indebtedness as permitted under the Indenture.

 

	
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APPENDIX A

DEFINITIONS

Accepted Master Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those customary mortgage 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 Master Servicer (except in its capacity as successor to the Servicer).

Account: The Master Servicer Collection Account and the Payment Account as the context may require.

Accrual Period: With respect to the Notes and any Payment Date, the calendar month preceding the month in which such Payment Date occurs.

Accrued Note Interest: With respect to any Class of Notes and any Payment Date, the amount of interest accrued during the related Accrual Period at the applicable Note Interest Rate on the Note Principal Balance or Notional Amount of such Note immediately prior to such Payment Date, less (1) in the case a Senior Note, such Class’s share of (a) Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, to the extent not covered by Compensating Interest paid by the Servicer or the Master Servicer, (b) interest shortfalls on the Mortgage Loans resulting from the application of the Relief Act or similar state law and (c) after the Cross-Over Date, the interest portion of any Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans and (2) in the case of a Subordinate Note, such Class’s share of (a) Prepayment Interest Shortfalls on the mortgage loans, to the extent not covered by Compensating Interest
paid by the Servicer or the Master Servicer, (b) interest shortfalls on the Mortgage Loans resulting from the application of the Relief Act or similar state law and (c) the interest portion of any Realized Losses on the mortgage loans.  Prepayment Interest Shortfalls and interest shortfalls resulting from the application of the Relief Act will be allocated among the Notes in proportion to the amount of Accrued Note Interest that would have been allocated thereto in the absence of such shortfalls. Accrued Note Interest on the Notes will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of 30-day months.

Administration Agreement: The Administration Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2005, among the Issuer, the Depositor, the Owner Trustee and the Securities Administrator.

Adjustment Date: As to each Mortgage Loan, each date set forth in the related Mortgage Note on which an adjustment to the interest rate on such Mortgage Loan becomes effective.

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

Aggregate Master Servicing Compensation: For any Payment Date, any investment income on funds on deposit in the Master Servicer Collection Account that is payable 

 

to the Master Servicer on such Payment Date pursuant to Section 2.13 of the Servicing Agreement.

Allocable Share:  With respect to each Class of Subordinate Notes:

(a) as to any Payment Date and amounts distributable pursuant to clauses (1) and (4) of the definition of Subordinate Optimal Principal Amount, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note Principal Balance of such Class and the denominator of which is the aggregate Note Principal Balance of all Classes of Subordinate Notes; and

(b) as to any Payment Date and amounts distributable pursuant to clauses (2), (3) and (5) of the definition of Subordinate Optimal Principal Amount and as to each Class of Subordinate Notes (other than the Class of Subordinate Notes having the lowest numerical designation as to which the Class Prepayment Distribution Trigger shall not be applicable) for which (x) the related Class Prepayment Distribution Trigger has been satisfied on such Payment Date, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note Principal Balance of such Class and the denominator of which is the aggregate of the Note Principal Balances of all such Classes of Subordinate Notes and (y) the related Class Prepayment Distribution Trigger has not been satisfied on such Payment Date, 0%; provided that if on a Payment Date, the Note Principal Balance of any Class of Subordinate Notes  for which the
related Class Prepayment Distribution Trigger was satisfied on such Payment Date is reduced to zero, any amounts distributed pursuant to this clause (b), to the extent of such Class’s remaining Allocable Share, shall be distributed to the remaining Class or Classes of Subordinate Notes which satisfy the related Class Prepayment Distribution Trigger and to the Class B-6, Class B-5, Class B-4, Class B-3, Class B-2, Class B-1 Notes and Class M Notes, in that order, in reduction of their respective Note Principal Balances.

Allocated Realized Loss Amount: With respect to any of the Class A, Class M and Class B Notes and any Payment Date, an amount equal to the sum of any Realized Loss allocated to that Class of Notes on that Payment Date and any Allocated Realized Loss Amount for that Class remaining unpaid from the previous Payment Date, in each case, with interest thereon at the applicable Note Interest Rate for such Payment Date for such Class for the related Accrual Period.

Applicable Credit Rating: For any long-term deposit or security, a credit rating of AAA from S&P. For any short-term deposit or security, a rating of A-l+ from S&P.

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

Assignment Agreement: The agreement attached as Exhibit G to the Servicing Agreement, whereby the Wells Fargo Servicing Agreement was assigned to the Grantor Trustee for the benefit of the Securityholders.

 

 

Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument, in recordable form, 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.

Authorized Newspaper: A newspaper of general circulation in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, printed in the English language and customarily published on each Business Day, whether or not published on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays.

Authorized Officer: With respect to the Issuer, any officer of the Owner Trustee who is authorized to act for the Owner Trustee in matters relating to the Issuer and who is identified on the list of Authorized Officers delivered by the Owner Trustee to the Indenture Trustee and Securities Administrator on the Closing Date (as such list may be modified or supplemented from time to time thereafter).

Available Funds: For any Payment Date with respect to each Loan Group, the related Interest Funds and Principal Funds.

Available Funds Rate: With respect to any Payment Date and the Class A-1 Notes, a per annum rate, expressed as a percentage, equal to a fraction, the numerator of which is the Interest Funds for Loan Group I, multiplied by 12, and the denominator of which is the Note Principal Balance of the Class A-1 Notes immediately prior to such Payment Date. With respect to any Payment Date and the Class A-2 Notes, a per annum rate, expressed as a percentage, equal to a fraction, the numerator of which is the Interest Funds for Loan Group II, multiplied by 12, and the denominator of which is the Note Principal Balance of the Class A-2 Notes immediately prior to such Payment Date. 

Average Loss Severity Percentage: With respect to any Payment Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the Loss Severity Percentages for each Mortgage Loan which had a Realized Loss and the denominator of which is the number of Mortgage Loans which had Realized Losses.

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

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.

Basic Documents: The Trust Agreement, the Certificate of Trust, the Indenture, the Servicing Agreement, the Grantor Trust Agreement, the Administration Agreement, the Wells Fargo Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Custodial Agreement and the other documents and certificates delivered in connection with any of the above.

 

 

Basis Risk Shortfall: With respect to any Class of Senior Notes on each Payment Date where the related Accrued Note Interest is calculated at the Available Funds Rate, the excess, if any, of (x) the aggregate Accrued Note Interest thereon for such Payment Date calculated pursuant to clause (a)(i) or (b)(i) or (b)(ii) of the definition of “Note Interest Rate”, as applicable, for such Payment Date over (y) interest accrued on the Mortgage Loans at the related Available Funds Rate.

Basis Risk Shortfall Carryover Amount:  If on any Payment Date, the Note Interest Rate of the Class A-1 Notes and Class A-2 Notes is subject to their respective Available Funds Rate, such notes become entitled to payment of an amount equal to the excess of the (i) interest accrued at their respective Note Interest Rate (without giving effect to the related Available Funds Rate) over (ii) the amount of interest received on such Notes based on the related Available Funds Rate, together with the unpaid portion of any such excess from previous Payment Dates (and any interest thereon at the then applicable Note Interest Rate without giving effect to the related Available Funds Rate).

Beneficial Owner: With respect to any Note, the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Note as reflected on the books of the Depository or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such Depository (directly as a Depository Participant or indirectly through a Depository Participant, in accordance with the rules of such Depository).

Book-Entry Notes: Beneficial interests in the Class A-1 Notes and Class A-2 Notes, ownership and transfers of which shall be made through book entries by the Depository as described in Section 4.06 of the Indenture.

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 Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Servicer or the Securities Administrator is located are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.

Certificate Paying Agent: Initially, the Securities Administrator, in its capacity as Certificate Paying Agent, or any successor to Securities Administrator in such capacity.

Certificate Distribution Account: The account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 3.09(c) of the Trust Agreement. The Certificate Payment Account shall be an Eligible Account.

Certificate Percentage Interest: With respect to the Owner Trust Certificate and the Grantor Trust Certificates and any date of determination, the percentage interest as stated on the face of any Owner Trust Certificate or Grantor Trust Certificate, which percentage may be recalculated in accordance with Section 3.03 of the Owner Trust Agreement or 5.02 of the Grantor Trust Agreement, as applicable.

Certificate Register: The register maintained by the Certificate Registrar in which the Certificate Registrar shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates.

 

 

Certificate Registrar: Initially, the Securities Administrator, in its capacity as Certificate Registrar, or any successor to the Securities Administrator in such capacity pursuant to the Trust Agreement.

Certificate of Trust: The Certificate of Trust filed for the Trust pursuant to Section 3810(a) of the Statutory Trust Statute.

Certificates or Trust Certificates: The Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2005-5 Trust Certificates, Series 2005-5, evidencing the beneficial ownership interest in the Issuer and executed by the Owner Trustee in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A to the Trust Agreement.

Certificateholder: The Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register.  Owners of Certificates that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Holders if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Securities Administrator or the Owner Trustee, as the case may be, the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Certificates and that the pledgee is not the Issuer, any other obligor upon the Certificates or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing Persons.

Class: Any of the Class A, Class M, Class B or Class X Notes.

Class A Grantor Trust Certificate:  The certificate issued pursuant to the Grantor Trust Agreement and designated as the Grantor Trust Certificate evidencing a 100% ownership interest in the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof (other than those amounts that are payable in respect of the Class B Grantor Trust Certificates).

Class A Notes or Senior Notes : The Class A-1 Notes and Class A-2 Notes in the form attached as Exhibit A-1 to the Indenture.

Class B Grantor Trust Certificate: The Class B Grantor Trust Certificate evidences the right to receive any and all income and gain realized from any investment of funds in the Master Servicer Collection Account in excess of the three Business Days of investment income payable to the Master Servicer, and all income and gain realized from any investment of funds in the Payment Account.

Class B Grantor Trust Certificate Payment Amount: With respect to any Payment Date, the amount as defined in Section 5.01 of the Grantor Trust Agreement.

Class B Notes: The Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3 Class B-4, Class B-5 and Class B-6 Notes in the form attached as Exhibit A-4 to the Indenture.

Class M Notes: The Class M Notes in the form attached as Exhibit A-2 to the Indenture.

Class X Notes: The Class X Notes in the form attached as Exhibit A-3 to the Indenture.

 

 

Class Prepayment Distribution Trigger:  For a Class of Subordinate Notes for any Payment Date, the Class Prepayment Distribution Trigger is satisfied if the fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is the aggregate Note Principal Balance of such Class and each Class of Subordinate Notes subordinate thereto, if any, and the denominator of which is the Scheduled Principal Balance of all of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Due Date, equals or exceeds such percentage calculated as of the Closing Date. If on any Payment Date the Note Principal Balance of any Class or Classes of Subordinate Notes for which the related Class Prepayment Distribution Trigger was satisfied on such Payment Date is reduced to zero, any amounts distributable to such Class or Classes pursuant to clauses (2), (3) and (5) of the definition of “Subordinate Optimal
Principal Amount,” to the extent of such Class’s remaining Allocable Share of the Subordinate Optimal Principal Amount, shall be distributed to the remaining Class or Classes of Subordinate Notes in reduction of their respective Note Principal Balances, sequentially, Class B-6, Class B-5, Class B-4, Class B-3, Class B-2, Class B-1 and Class M Notes, in that order.

Closing Date: July 14, 2005.

Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Collateral: The meaning specified in the Granting Clause of the Indenture.

Commission: The Securities and Exchange Commission.

Compensating Interest Payment: As defined in Section 2.21 of the Servicing Agreement with respect to amounts payable by the Master Servicer, and any amounts in respect of Interest Shortfalls required to be paid by the Servicer pursuant to the Wells Fargo Servicing Agreement.

Corporate Trust Office: With respect to the Indenture Trustee and Grantor Trustee, the principal corporate trust office of the Indenture Trustee and Grantor Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this instrument is located at U.S. Bank Corporate Trust Services, One Federal Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110. With respect to the Owner Trustee, the principal corporate trust office of the Owner Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this Trust Agreement is located at Wilmington Trust Company, Rodney Square North, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, Attention: Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Inc. Trust 2005-5.  With respect to the Securities
Administrator, Certificate Registrar, Note Registrar and Paying Agent, the Corporate Trust Office of the Note Registrar and the Certificate Registrar for purposes of presentment and surrender of the Notes and the Certificates for the final payment or distribution thereon and for transfer is located at Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479, Attention Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2005-5, and for all other purposes is located at P.O. Box 98, Columbia, Maryland 21046 (or, for overnight deliveries, 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland, 21045), Attn: Bart 2005-5, or any other address that the Securities Administrator may designate from time to time by notice to the Noteholders and the Certificateholders.

 

 

Cross-Over Date:  The first Payment Date on which the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Class B Notes has been reduced to zero (after giving effect to all distributions on such Payment Date).

Custodial Agreement: The custodial agreement, dated as of July 14, 2005, among the Grantor Trustee, the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Custodian, relating to the Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2005-5, Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2005-5.

Custodian: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and its successors and assigns.

Cut-off Date: With respect to the Mortgage Loans, July 1, 2005.

Cut-off Date Balance: $1,414,447,169.82.

Cut-off Date Principal Balance: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the unpaid principal balance thereof as of the Cut-off Date after applying the principal portion of Monthly Payments due on or before such date, whether or not received, and without regard to any payments due after such date.

Debt Service Reduction: Any reduction of the Scheduled 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.

Default: Any occurrence which is or with notice or the lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default.

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

Definitive Notes: The meaning specified in Section 4.08 of the Indenture.

Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced with an Substitute Mortgage Loan.

Depositor: Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor in interest.

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

Depository Participant: A 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 Indenture Trustee), the deposits of which are fully insured by the FDIC to the extent provided by law.

Determination Date: With respect to any Payment Date, the 15th day of the related month, or if the 15th day of such month is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day.

Due Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the day of the month on which each scheduled Monthly Payment is due.

Due Period: With respect to any Payment Date and the Mortgage Loans, the period commencing on the second day of the month immediately preceding the month of such Payment Date (or, with respect to the first Due Period, the day following the Cut-off Date) and ending on the first day of the month of such Payment Date.

Eligible Account: An account that is any of the following: (i) maintained with a depository institution the short-term debt obligations of which have been rated by each Rating Agency in its highest rating category available, or (ii) an account or accounts in a depository institution in which such accounts are fully insured to the limits established by the FDIC, provided that any deposits not so insured shall, to the extent acceptable to each Rating Agency, as evidenced in writing, be maintained such that (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Indenture Trustee and each Rating Agency) the Indenture Trustee have a claim with respect to the funds in such account or a perfected first priority security interest against any collateral (which shall be limited to Permitted Investments) securing such funds that is superior to claims of any other
depositors or creditors of the depository institution with which such account is maintained, or (iii) in the case of the Master Servicer Collection Account and the Payment Account, a trust account or accounts maintained in the corporate trust division of the Master Servicer or Securities Administrator, or (iv) an account or accounts of a depository institution acceptable to each Rating Agency (as evidenced in writing by each Rating Agency that use of any such account as the Master Servicer Collection Account or the Payment Account will not reduce the rating assigned to any of the Notes by such Rating Agency as of the Closing Date by such Rating Agency).

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

Event of Default: With respect to the Indenture, 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):

(i)         a failure by the Issuer to pay Accrued Note Interest on the Class A-1 Notes and Class A-2 Notes on any Payment Date and such default shall continue for a period of five days; or

(ii)         the failure by the Issuer on the Final Scheduled Payment Date to pay all Accrued Note Interest of the Class A-1 Notes and Class A-2 Notes, all remaining Basis Risk Shortfall Carryover 

 

Amounts to any of the Class A-1 Notes and Class A-2 Notes and to reduce the Note Principal Balances of any Class of Notes to zero; or

(iii)        there occurs a default in the observance or performance of any covenant or agreement of the Issuer made in the Indenture, or any representation or warranty of the Issuer made in the Indenture or in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith proving to have been incorrect in any material respect as of the time when the same shall have been made, and such default shall continue or not be cured, or the circumstance or condition in respect of which such representation or warranty was incorrect shall not have been eliminated or otherwise cured, for a period of 30 days after there shall have been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Issuer by the Indenture Trustee or to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% of the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the
Outstanding Notes, a written notice specifying such default or incorrect representation or warranty and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a notice of default hereunder; or

(iv)        there occurs the filing of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of the Issuer or any substantial part of the Trust Estate in an involuntary case under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Issuer or for any substantial part of the Trust Estate, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the Issuer’s affairs, and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or

(v)        there occurs the commencement by the Issuer of a voluntary case under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by the Issuer to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or the consent by the Issuer to the appointment or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Issuer or for any substantial part of the assets of the Trust Estate, or the making by the Issuer of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure by the Issuer generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of any action by the Issuer in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

Event of Servicer Termination: The occurrence of an event, as defined in the Wells Fargo Servicing Agreement, permitting termination or removal of the Servicer thereunder as servicer of the Mortgage Loans.

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, (ii) related Liquidation Expenses (including Liquidation Expenses which are payable therefrom to the Servicer or the Master Servicer in accordance with the Wells Fargo Servicing Agreement or the Servicing Agreement) and (iii) unreimbursed advances by the Servicer or the Master Servicer and Monthly Advances.

 

 

Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Expenses: The meaning specified in Section 7.02 of the Trust Agreement.

Expiration Notice: The notice to be delivered by the Master Servicer to the Servicer (pursuant to the Wells Fargo Servicing Agreement), stating that it has received notice from the Certificate Registrar that (i) the Investor no longer holds all of the Certificates and Privately Offered Notes or (ii) the Investor has forfeited its rights set forth in Section 4.02 of the Wells Fargo Servicing Agreement.

Fannie Mae: Fannie Mae (formerly, the Federal National Mortgage Association), or any successor thereto.

FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto.

Final Certification: The final certification delivered by the Custodian pursuant to Section 2.3(c) of the Custodial Agreement in the form attached thereto as Exhibit Three.

Final Scheduled Payment Date: With respect to each Class of Notes, the Payment Date in August 2035.

Foreclosure Notice: The notice to be delivered by the Servicer to the Master Servicer (pursuant to the Wells Fargo Servicing Agreement) no later than five Business Days prior to the Servicer’s commencement of foreclosure proceedings with respect to a Mortgage Loan, of its intention to commence such foreclosure proceedings.

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

Grant: Pledge, bargain, sell, warrant, alienate, remise, release, convey, assign, transfer, create, and grant a lien upon and a security interest in and right of set-off against, deposit, set over and confirm pursuant to the Indenture. A Grant of the Collateral or of any other agreement or instrument shall include all rights, powers and options (but none of the obligations) of the granting party thereunder, including the immediate and continuing right to claim for, collect, receive and give receipt for principal and interest payments in respect of such collateral or other agreement or instrument and all other moneys payable thereunder, to give and receive notices and other communications, to make waivers or other agreements, to exercise all rights and options, to bring proceedings in the name of the granting party or otherwise, and generally to do and receive
anything that the granting party is or may be entitled to do or receive thereunder or with respect thereto.

Grantor Trust:  Grantor Trust 2005-5, a New York trust, created pursuant to the Grantor Trust Agreement.

Grantor Trust Agreement: The Grantor Trust Agreement dated as of July 14, 2005, among the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and the Grantor Trustee.

 

 

Grantor Trust Certificate: Any of the Class A Grantor Trust Certificate or Class B Grantor Trust Certificate.

Grantor Trust Certificateholder: The Person in whose name a Grantor Trust Certificate is registered in the Grantor Trust Certificate Register.

Grantor Trust Certificate Registrar: Initially, the Securities Administrator, in its capacity as Grantor Trust Certificate Registrar, or any successor to the Securities Administrator in such capacity.

Grantor Trust Certificate Register: The register maintained by the Grantor Trust Certificate Registrar in which the Grantor Trust Certificate Registrar shall provide for the registration and of transfers and exchanges of the Grantor Trust Certificate.

Grantor Trust Estate: All of the Depositor’s 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 the Grantor Trust Agreement to be credited to the Payment Account, (iii) such assets relating to the Mortgage Loans as from time to time may be held by the Servicer in the Protected Account and the Securities Administrator in the Payment Account, (iv) any REO Property, (v) the Required Insurance Policies and any amounts paid or payable by the insurer under any Insurance Policy (to the extent the mortgagee has a claim thereto), (vi) the
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to the extent provided in the Grantor Trust Agreement, (vii) the rights with respect to the Servicing Agreement and the Wells Fargo Servicing Agreement and (viii) any proceeds of the foregoing.

Grantor Trustee: U.S. Bank National Association, and its successors and assigns or any successor indenture trustee appointed pursuant to the terms of  the Grantor Trust Agreement.

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

Group I or Group II Interest Funds: The Interest Funds for such Loan Group for any Payment Date.

Group I or Group II Principal Funds: The Principal Funds for such Loan Group for any Payment Date.

Group I Senior Optimal Principal Amount or Group II Senior Optimal Principal Amount:  With respect to each Payment Date and the related group of Senior Notes, an amount equal to the sum, without duplication, of the following (but in no event greater than the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the related Senior Notes immediately prior to such Payment Date):

 

 

(1) the applicable Senior Percentage of all scheduled payments of principal allocated to the Scheduled Principal Balance due on each Outstanding Mortgage Loan in the related Loan Group on the related Due Date as specified in the amortization schedule at the time applicable thereto (after adjustments for previous Principal Prepayments but before any adjustment to such amortization schedule by reason of any bankruptcy or similar proceeding or any moratorium or similar waiver or grace period);

(2) the applicable Senior Prepayment Percentage of the Scheduled Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan in the related Loan Group which was the subject of a Principal Prepayment in full received by the Servicer during the related Prepayment Period;

(3) the applicable Senior Prepayment Percentage of all Principal Prepayments in part received by the Servicer during the related Prepayment Period with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the related Loan Group;

(4) the lesser of (a) the applicable Senior Prepayment Percentage of the sum of (i) all Net Liquidation Proceeds allocable to principal received in respect of each Mortgage Loan in the related Loan Group which became a Liquidated Mortgage Loan during the related Prepayment Period (other than Mortgage Loans described in the immediately following clause (ii)) and all Subsequent Recoveries received in respect of each Liquidated Mortgage Loan during the related Due Period and (ii) the Scheduled Principal Balance of each such Mortgage Loan purchased by an insurer from the Grantor Trustee during the related Prepayment Period pursuant to the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any, or otherwise; and (b) the applicable Senior Percentage of the sum of (i) the Scheduled Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan in the related Loan Group which became a Liquidated Mortgage Loan during the
related Prepayment Period (other than the Mortgage Loans described in the immediately following clause (ii)) and all Subsequent Recoveries received in respect of each Liquidated Mortgage Loan during the related Due Period and (ii) the Scheduled Principal Balance of each such Mortgage Loan in the related Loan Group that was purchased by an insurer from the Grantor Trustee during the related Prepayment Period pursuant to the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any or otherwise; and

(5) the applicable Senior Prepayment Percentage of the sum of (a) the Scheduled Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan in the related Loan Group which was repurchased by the Seller in connection with such Payment Date and (b) the excess, if any, of the Scheduled Principal Balance of a Mortgage Loan that in the related Loan Group has been replaced by the Seller with an Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement in connection with such Payment Date over the Scheduled Principal Balance of such Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan.

Group I Senior Percentage:  With respect to Loan Group I, the lesser of (a) 100% and (b) the percentage (carried to six places rounded up) obtained by dividing the Note Principal Balance of the Class A-1 Notes immediately prior to such Payment Date, by the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in Loan Group I as of the beginning of the related Due Period. The initial Senior Percentage for Loan Group I will be equal to approximately 95.84%.

 

 

Group II Senior Percentage:  With respect to Loan Group II, the lesser of (a) 100% and (b) the percentage (carried to six places rounded up) obtained by dividing the Note Principal Balance of the Class A-2 Notes immediately prior to such Payment Date, by the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in Loan Group II as of the beginning of the related Due Period. The initial Senior Percentage for Loan Group II will be equal to approximately 95.84%.

Group I Senior Prepayment Percentage or Group II Senior Prepayment Percentage:  With respect to the Class A-1 Notes and Class A-2 Notes on any Payment Date occurring during the periods set forth below, as follows:

	
            Period (dates inclusive)
 	
            Senior Prepayment Percentage
 
	
            August 25, 2005 - July 25, 2012
 	
            100%
 
	
            August 25, 2012 - July 25, 2013
 	
            related Senior Percentage plus 70% of the related Subordinate Percentage
 
	
            August 25, 2013 - July 25, 2014 
 	
            related Senior Percentage plus 60% of the related Subordinate Percentage
 
	
            August 25, 2014 - July 25, 2015
 	
            related Senior Percentage plus 40% of the related Subordinate Percentage
 
	
            August 25, 2015 - July 25, 2016
 	
            related Senior Percentage plus 20% of the related Subordinate Percentage
 
	
            August 25, 2016 and thereafter
 	
            related Senior Percentage
 

 

Any scheduled reduction to the Senior Prepayment Percentage for the related Senior Notes shall not be made as of any Payment Date unless, as of the last day of the month preceding such Payment Date (1) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more (including for this purpose any such Mortgage Loans in foreclosure and bankruptcy and such Mortgage Loans with respect to which the related mortgaged property has been acquired by the Grantor Trust) averaged over the last six months, as a percentage of the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Subordinate Notes does not exceed 50% and (2) cumulative Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans do not exceed (a) 30% of the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Original Subordinate Principal Balance if such Payment Date occurs between and including August 2012 and July 2013, (b) 35% of the Original
Subordinate Principal Balance if such Payment Date occurs between and including August 2013 and July 2014, (c) 40% of the Original Subordinate Principal Balance if such Payment Date occurs between and including August 2014 and July 2015, (d) 45% of the Original Subordinate Principal Balance if such Payment Date occurs between and including August 2015 and July 2016, and (e) 50% of the Original Subordinate Principal Balance if such Payment Date occurs during or after August 2016.

In addition, if on any Payment Date the current weighted average of the Subordinate Percentages is equal to or greater than two times the weighted average of the initial Subordinate Percentage, and (a) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more (including for this purpose any such Mortgage Loans in foreclosure and bankruptcy and such Mortgage Loans with respect to which the related 

 

mortgaged property has been acquired by the Grantor Trust), averaged over the last six months, as a percentage of the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Subordinate Notes does not exceed 50% and (b)(i) on or prior to the Payment Date occurring in July 2008, cumulative Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the related Prepayment Period do not exceed 20% of the Original Subordinate Principal Balance and (ii) after the Payment Date occurring in July 2008, cumulative Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the related Prepayment Period do not exceed 30% of the Original Subordinate Principal Balance, then, in each case, the Senior Prepayment Percentage for the Senior Notes for such Payment Date will equal the Senior Percentage for such Classes of Senior Notes; provided, however, if on such Payment Date the current weighted average of the Subordinate Percentages is equal to
or greater than two times the weighted average of the initial Subordinate Percentages on or prior to the Payment Date occurring in July 2008 and the above delinquency and loss tests are met, then the Senior Prepayment Percentage for the Senior Notes for such Payment Date, will equal the Senior Percentage for such Classes of Senior Notes plus 50% of the related Subordinate Percentage on such Payment Date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if on any Payment Date, the percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Senior Notes of a Note Group immediately preceding such Payment Date, and the denominator of which is the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in the related Loan Group as of the beginning of the related Due Period, exceeds such percentage as of the Cut-off Date, then the related Senior Prepayment Percentage for such Payment Date will equal 100%.

Holder: Any Certificateholder, any Noteholder, or any Grantor Trust Certificateholder, as the context requires.

Indemnified Party: The meaning specified in Section 7.02 of the Trust Agreement.

Indenture: The indenture, dated as of July 14, 2005, among the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator, relating to the Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2005-5 Mortgage-Backed Notes.

Indenture Trustee: U.S. Bank National Association, and its successors and assigns or any successor indenture trustee appointed pursuant to the terms of  the Indenture.

Independent: When used with respect to any specified Person, the Person (i) is in fact independent of the Issuer, any other obligor on the Notes, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and any Affiliate of any of the foregoing Persons, (ii) does not have any direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in the Issuer, any such other obligor, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Depositor or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing Persons and (iii) is not connected with the Issuer, any such other obligor, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Depositor or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing Persons as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or person performing similar functions.

Independent Certificate: A certificate or opinion to be delivered to the Indenture Trustee under the circumstances described in, and otherwise complying with, the applicable 

 

requirements of Section 10.01 of the Indenture, made by an independent appraiser or other expert appointed by an Issuer Request and approved by the Indenture Trustee in the exercise of reasonable care, and such opinion or certificate shall state that the signer has read the definition of “Independent” in this Indenture and that the signer is Independent within the meaning thereof.

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.

Initial Certification: The initial certification delivered by the Custodian pursuant to Section 2.3(a) of the Custodial Agreement in the form attached thereto as Exhibit One.

Initial Note Principal Balance: With respect to the Class A-1 Notes, $665,143,000.00, with respect to the Class A-2 Notes, $690,405,000.00, with respect to the Class M Notes, $20,000,000.00, with respect to the Class B-1 Notes, $16,973,000.00, with respect to the Class B-2 Notes, $9,194,000.00, with respect to the Class B-3 Notes, $5,658,000.00,  with respect to the Class B-4 Notes, $2,122,000.00, with respect to the Class B-5 Notes, $1,414,000.00 and with respect to the Class B-6 Notes, $3,538,169.82.

Initial Notional Amount: With respect to the Class X Notes, $1,355,548,000.

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 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.

Interest Determination Date: (i) With respect to the Class A-1 Notes, commencing on the Payment Date in July 2008 and (ii) with respect to the Class A-2 Notes, commencing on the Payment Date in October 2009, any Subsequent Interest Determinateion Date shall be the last business day of the twelfth Accrual Period following the preceding Interest Determination Date.

Interest Funds:  With respect to each Loan Group and any Payment Date (i) the sum, without duplication, of (a) all scheduled interest during the related Due Period with respect to the related Mortgage Loans less the Servicing Fee, (b) all Advances relating to interest with respect to the related Mortgage Loans made on or prior to the related Payment Date, (c) all Compensating Interest with respect to the related Mortgage Loans and required to be remitted by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such Payment Date, (d) Liquidation Proceeds, and Subsequent Recoveries with respect to the related Mortgage Loans collected during the related Prepayment Period (to the extent such Liquidation Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries relate to interest), and (e) all amounts relating to interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan in such Loan Group
repurchased by the Seller pursuant to Sections 2.02 and 

 

2.03 of the Grantor Trust Agreement and by the Investor pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Wells Fargo Servicing Agreement, in each case to the extent remitted by the Master Servicer to the Payment Account pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, minus (ii) all amounts required to be reimbursed or paid pursuant to the Indenture or as otherwise set forth in any Basic Document, to the extent related to such Loan Group (or, if such reimbursement or payment not related to a Loan Group, then such Loan Group’s pro rata share (based on aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance) of such reimbursement or payment).

Interest Shortfall: With respect to any Payment Date and each Mortgage Loan that during the related Prepayment Period was the subject of a Principal Prepayment or constitutes a Relief Act Mortgage Loan, an amount determined as follows:

(a)        Partial principal prepayments received during the relevant Prepayment Period:  The difference between (i) one month’s interest at the applicable Net Rate on the amount of such prepayment and (ii) the amount of interest for the calendar month of such prepayment (adjusted to the applicable Net Rate) received at the time of such prepayment;

(b)        Principal prepayments in full received during the relevant Prepayment Period: The difference between (i) one month’s interest at the applicable Net Rate on the Scheduled Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such prepayment and (ii) the amount of interest for the calendar month of such prepayment (adjusted to the applicable Net Rate) received at the time of such prepayment; and

(c)        Relief Act Mortgage Loans: As to any Relief Act Mortgage Loan, the excess of (i) 30 days’ interest (or, in the case of a principal prepayment in full, interest to the date of prepayment) on the Scheduled Principal Balance thereof (or, in the case of a principal prepayment in part, on the amount so prepaid) at the related Net Rate over (ii) 30 days’ interest (or, in the case of a principal prepayment in full, interest to the date of prepayment) on such Scheduled Principal Balance (or, in the case of a Principal Prepayment in part, on the amount so prepaid) at the Net Rate required to be paid by the Mortgagor as limited by application of the Relief Act.

Interim Certification: The interim certification delivered by the Custodian pursuant to Section 2.3(b) of the Custodial Agreement in the form attached thereto as Exhibit Two.

Investment Company Act: The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and any amendments thereto.

Investor: KKR Financial Corp.

IRS: The Internal Revenue Service.

Issuer: Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2005-5, a Delaware statutory trust, or its successor in interest.

Issuer Request: A written order or request signed in the name of the Issuer by any one of its Authorized Officers and delivered to the Indenture Trustee.

 

 

Lien: Any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, conveyance, hypothecation, assignment, participation, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), preference, priority right or interest or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing and the filing of any financing statement under the UCC (other than any such financing statement filed for informational purposes only) or comparable law of any jurisdiction to evidence any of the foregoing.

Liquidated Mortgage Loan: With respect to any Payment Date, a defaulted Mortgage Loan that has been liquidated through deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, foreclosure sale, indenture trustee’s sale or other realization as provided by applicable law governing the real property subject to the related Mortgage and any security agreements and as to which the Servicer has certified in the related Prepayment Period that it has received all amounts it expects to receive in connection with such liquidation.

Liquidation Date: With respect to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan, the date on which the Master Servicer or 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 Mortgage Property, such expenses including (a) property protection expenses, (b) property sales expenses, (c) foreclosure and sale costs, including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees, and (d) similar expenses reasonably paid or incurred in connection with liquidation.

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

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

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

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

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

Loss Allocation Amount: With respect to any Payment Date, the amount payable by each of the Class B Grantor Trust Certificateholder and the Master Servicer for losses 

 

resulting from any investment of funds in the Master Servicer Collection Account required to be paid pursuant to the Servicing Agreement and the Grantor Trust Agreement on such Payment Date, which shall be the product of (i) the aggregate amount of any such losses and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days of investment income the Class B Grantor Trust Certificateholder or the Master Servicer, as applicable, are entitled to and the denominator of which is the total number of days of investment income for such Payment Date.

Loss Severity Percentage: With respect to any Payment Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of Realized Losses incurred on a Mortgage Loan and the denominator of which is the Scheduled Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to the liquidation of such Mortgage Loan.

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

Majority Certificateholder: A Holder or Holders of a 50.01% or greater Certificate Percentage Interest of the Certificates.

Master Servicer: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and its successors and assigns.

Master Servicer Certification:  A written certification covering servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Servicer and signed by an officer of the Master Servicer that complies with (i) the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended from time to time, and (ii) the February 21, 2003 Statement by the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission Regarding Compliance by Asset-Backed Issuers with Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14, as in effect from time to time; provided that if, after the Closing Date (a) the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is amended, (b) the Statement referred to in clause (ii) is modified or superseded by any subsequent statement, rule or regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any statement of a division thereof, or (c) any future releases, rules and regulations are published by the Securities and
Exchange Commission from time to time pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which in any such case affects the form or substance of the required certification and results in the required certification being, in the reasonable judgment of the Master Servicer, materially more onerous than the form of the required certification as of the Closing Date, the Master Servicer Certification shall be as agreed to by the Master Servicer and the Depositor following a negotiation in good faith to determine how to comply with any such new requirements.

Master Servicer Collection Account: The trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 3.02 of the Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer Collection Account shall be an Eligible Account.

Master Servicer Compensation: As defined in Section 2.13 of the Servicing Agreement.

Master Servicer Event of Default: Has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01 of the Servicing Agreement.

 

 

Material Defect: The meaning specified in Section 2.02(a) of the Grantor Trust Agreement.

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.

MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor thereto.

MERS® System: The system of recording transfers of Mortgages electronically maintained by MERS.

MIN: The Mortgage Identification Number for Mortgage Loans registered with MERS on the MERS® System.

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.

MOM Loan: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, MERS acting as the mortgagee of such Mortgage Loan, solely as nominee for the originator of such Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns, at the origination thereof, or as nominee for any subsequent assignee of the originator pursuant to an assignment of mortgage to MERS.

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

Monthly Payment: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (including any REO Property) and any Due Date, the payment of principal and interest due thereon in accordance with the amortization schedule at the time applicable thereto (after adjustment, if any, for partial Principal Prepayments and for Deficient Valuations occurring prior to such Due Date but before any adjustment to such amortization schedule by reason of any bankruptcy, other than a Deficient Valuation, or similar proceeding or any moratorium or similar waiver or grace period).

Moody’s: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as securing a Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage File: The file containing the Related Documents pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to the Grantor Trust 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 initially 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 Grantor Trust pursuant to Section 2.01 or Section 2.04 of the Grantor Trust Agreement, as identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, including a mortgage loan the property securing which has become an REO Property.

Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement: The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2005, between EMC Mortgage Corporation, as seller, and Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Inc., as purchaser, and all amendments thereof and supplements thereto, attached to the Grantor Trust Agreement as Exhibit H.

Mortgage Loan Schedule: With respect to any date, the schedule of Mortgage Loans held by the Issuer on such date. The schedule of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date is the schedule set forth in Exhibit A to the Servicing Agreement, which schedule sets forth as to each Mortgage Loan:

	
            (i)
 	
            the loan number;
 
	
            (ii)
 	
            the city, state and zip code of the Mortgaged Property;
 
	
            (iii)
 	
            the property type;
 
	
            (iv)
 	
            the Mortgage Interest Rate;
 
	
            (v)
 	
            the Servicing Fee Rate;
 
	
            (vi)
 	
            the Net Rate;
 
	
            (vii)
 	
            the original term to maturity;
 
	
            (viii)
 	
            the maturity date;
 
	
            (ix)
 	
            the stated remaining term to maturity;
 
	
            (x)
 	
            the original principal balance;
 
	
            (xi)
 	
            the first Payment Date;
 
	
            (xii)
 	
            the Monthly Payment in effect as of the Cut-off Date;
 
	
            (xiii)
 	
            the unpaid Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date;
 
	
            (xiv)
 	
            the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination;
 
	
            (xv)
 	
            the paid-through date;
 
	
            (xvi)
 	
            the insurer of any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy;
 
	
            (xvii)
 	
            the Index and the Gross Margin, if applicable;
 

 

 

 

	
            (xviii)
 	
            the Maximum Lifetime Mortgage Rate, if applicable;
 
	
            (xix)
 	
            the Minimum Lifetime Mortgage Rate, if applicable;
 
	
            (xx)
 	
            the Periodic Rate Cap, if applicable;
 
	
            (xxi)
 	
            the number of days delinquent, if any;
 
	
            (xxii)
 	
            which Mortgage Loans adjust after an initial fixed-rate period of  five years; and
 	
             

	
            (xxiii)
 	
            the Loan Group.
 
				

The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall also set forth the total number of Mortgage Loans, the total of each of the amounts described under (x) and (xiii) above for all of the Mortgage Loans, the weighted average by principal balance of each of the rates described under (iv), (v) and (vi) above for all of the Mortgage Loans and the weighted average remaining term to maturity by unpaid principal balance as of the Cut-off Date for all of the Mortgage Loans.

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

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 Collections: With respect to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to all payments on account of interest and principal on such Mortgage Loan.

Net Interest Shortfall:  With respect to any Payment Date, the Interest Shortfall, if any, for such Payment Date net of Compensating Interest made with respect to such Payment Date.

Net Liquidation Proceeds: With respect to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan, Liquidation Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries net of unreimbursed advances by the Servicer, Monthly Advances, expenses incurred by the Servicer in connection with the liquidation of such Mortgage Loan and the related Mortgaged Property, and any other amounts payable to the Servicer under the Wells Fargo Servicing Agreement.

Net Rate or Net Mortgage Rate: For any Mortgage Loan, the then applicable Mortgage Rate thereon less the Servicing Fee Rate.

Non-Foreclosure Notice: The notice to be delivered by the Servicer to the Master Servicer (pursuant to the Wells Fargo Servicing Agreement) in the event that the Servicer determines not to proceed with foreclosure proceedings with respect to a Mortgage Loan that becomes 60 days’ or more delinquent, pursuant to which notice the Servicer shall specify that it 

 

does not intend to proceed with such foreclosure proceedings and shall state such other action as it intends to take with respect to such Mortgage Loan.

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

Note: Any of the  Class A, Class M, Class B or Class X Notes.

Noteholder: The Person in whose name a Note is registered in the Note Register, except that, any Note registered in the name of the Depositor, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Seller, the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate of any of them shall be deemed not to be a holder or holders, nor shall any so owned be considered outstanding, for purposes of giving any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under the Indenture or the Trust Agreement; provided that, in determining whether the Indenture Trustee or Securities Administrator shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee or Securities Administrator has actual knowledge to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Owners of
Notes that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Holders if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Securities Administrator or the Owner Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Issuer, any other obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing Persons.

Note Interest Rate: With respect to Class A-1 Notes (a) on or prior to the related Note Rate Change Date, the lesser of (i) 4.550% per annum and (ii) the related Available Funds Rate; and (b) thereafter, the least of (i) One-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index plus 2.05% per annum (ii) 9.625% per annum and (iii) the related Available Funds Rate.  With respect to Class A-2 Notes (a) on or prior to the related Note Rate Change Date, the lesser of (i) 4.550% per annum and (ii) the related Available Funds Rate; and (b) thereafter, the least of (i) One-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index plus 2.15% per annum, (ii) 9.610% per annum and (iii) the related Available Funds Rate. With respect to each Class of Subordinate Notes, the weighted average of the weighted average of the Net Rates of the Mortgage Loans in each Loan Group, weighted in proportion to the results of subtracting
from the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans of each such Loan Group the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the related Classes of Senior Notes.  With respect to the Class X Notes, the greater of (a) zero and (b) a per annum rate equal to the product of (i) 12 and (ii) a rate expressed as a fraction, (x) the numerator of which is the excess, if any, of (1) the interest accrued and payable on the Mortgage Loans for the related Due Period, over (2) the amount of any Accrued Note Interest (including any Accrued Note Interest remaining unpaid from any previous Payment Date) payable to the Class A, Class M and Class B Notes (including any Basis Risk Shortfall Carryover Amounts payable to the Class A Notes) for the related Payment Date, and (y) the denominator of which is the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Class A Notes.

 

 

Note Owner: The Beneficial Owner of a Note.

Note Principal Balance: With respect to any Note (other than the Class X Notes) as of any Payment Date, the initial principal amount of such Note reduced by (i) all amounts distributed on previous Payment Dates on such Note with respect to principal, (ii) the principal portion of all Realized Losses allocated prior to such Payment Date to such Note, taking account of the Loss Allocation Amount and (iii) in the case of a Subordinate Note, such Class’s pro rata share, if any, of the applicable Subordinate Writedown Amount for previous Payment Dates, plus any Subsequent Recoveries added to the Note Principal Balance of such Note. With respect to any Class of Notes (other than the Class X Notes), the Note Principal Balance thereof shall be equal to the sum of the Note Principal Balances of all Outstanding Notes of such Class.

Note Rate Change Date: With respect to the Class A-1 Notes, the Payment Date in July 2008 and with respect to  the Class A-2 Notes and Class A-4 Notes, the Payment Date in October 2009.

Note Register: The register maintained by the Note Registrar in which the Note Registrar shall provide for the registration of Notes and of transfers and exchanges of Notes.

Note Registrar: The Securities Administrator, in its capacity as Note Registrar, or any successor to the Securities Administrator in such capacity.

Notional Amount:  With respect to the Class X Notes and each Payment Date, an amount equal to the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Class A-1 Notes and Class A-2 Notes before giving effect to distributions to be made on such Payment Date.

Officer’s Certificate: With respect to the Master Servicer, a certificate signed by the President, Managing Director, a Director, a Vice President or an Assistant Vice President, of the Master Servicer and delivered to the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable. With respect to the Issuer, a certificate signed by any Authorized Officer of the Issuer, under the circumstances described in, and otherwise complying with, the applicable requirements of Section 10.01 of the Indenture, and delivered to the Indenture Trustee. Unless otherwise specified, any reference in the Indenture to an Officer’s Certificate shall be to an Officer’s Certificate of any Authorized Officer of the Issuer.

One-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index: With respect to any Accrual Period, the rate determined by the Securities Administrator on the related Interest Determination Date on the basis of the weekly average yield on U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year as reported in the Release on the related Interest Determination Date or, if not so available, as most recently available immediately prior to such Interest Determination Date.

Opinion of Counsel:  A written opinion of counsel acceptable to the Indenture Trustee in its reasonable discretion which counsel may be in-house counsel for the Depositor or the Seller if acceptable to the Indenture Trustee, the Grantor Trustee and the Rating Agencies or outside counsel for the Depositor, the Seller, the Issuer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be.

 

 

Optional Termination Date: The Payment Date occurring after the first Payment Date for which the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the related Due Period has been reduced to 10% or less of the Cut-off Date Balance.

Original Subordinate Principal Balance:  The aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Subordinate Notes 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.

Outstanding: With respect to the Notes, as of the date of determination, all Notes theretofore executed, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture except:

(i)         Notes theretofore canceled by the Note Registrar or delivered to the Securities Administrator for cancellation; and

(ii)         Notes in exchange for or in lieu of which other Notes have been executed, authenticated and delivered pursuant to the Indenture unless proof satisfactory to the Securities Administrator is presented that any such Notes are held by a holder in due course.

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 less any Excess Liquidation Proceeds with respect thereto to the extent applied to principal.

Owner Trust Estate: The corpus of the Issuer created by the Trust Agreement which consists of items referred to in Section 3.01 of the Trust Agreement.

Owner Trustee: Wilmington Trust Company and its successors and assigns or any successor owner trustee appointed pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement.

Paying Agent: Any paying agent or co-paying agent appointed under the Indenture, which initially shall be the Securities Administrator.

Payment Account: The trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Indenture, which shall be denominated Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Securities Administrator f/b/o holders of Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2005-5, Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2005-5 - Payment Account.” The Payment Account shall be an Eligible Account.

 

 

Payment Date: The 25th day of each month, or if such day is not a Business Day, then the next Business Day, commencing in August 2005.

Percentage Interest: With respect to any Note, the percentage obtained by dividing the Note Principal Balance of such Note by the aggregate Note Principal Balances of all Notes of that Class. With respect to any Certificate, the percentage as stated on the face thereof.

Periodic Rate Cap: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the maximum rate, if any, by which the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan can adjust on any Adjustment Date, as stated in the related Mortgage Note or Mortgage.

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

(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 Indenture Trustee, Securities Administrator 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 the Rating Agencies 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 Securities Administrator holds the security therefor;

(iv)        securities bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation (including the Indenture Trustee, Securities Administrator 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 the Rating Agencies 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 as determined by the Master Servicer;

 

 

(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 the Rating Agencies 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 the Rating Agencies as evidenced in writing by the Rating Agencies to the Securities Administrator; and

(viii)      any money market or common trust fund having the Applicable Credit Rating or better from the Rating Agencies, including any such fund for which the Securities Administrator or Master Servicer or any affiliate of the Securities Administrator 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 as determined by the Master Servicer.

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

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.

Plan Assets: Assets of a Plan within the meaning of Department of Labor regulation 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101.

Pool Balance: With respect to any date of determination, the aggregate of the Scheduled Principal Balances of all Mortgage Loans as of such date.

Prepayment Interest Shortfall: As to any Payment Date, Interest Shortfalls, if any, of the type described in clauses (a) and (b) of the definition thereof, for such Payment Date, net of Compensating Interest Payments made with respect to such Payment Date.

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

Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy: Any primary mortgage guaranty insurance policy issued in connection with a Mortgage Loan which provides compensation to a Mortgage Note holder in the event of default by the obligor under such Mortgage Note or the related 

 

Security Instrument, if any, or any replacement policy therefor through the related Accrual Period for such Class relating  to a Payment Date.

Principal Funds:  With respect to each Loan Group and any Payment Date, (i) the sum, without duplication, of (a) all scheduled principal collected during the related Due Period, (b) all Advances relating to principal made on or before the related Payment Date, (c) Principal Prepayments exclusive of prepayment charges or penalties collected during the related Prepayment Period, (d) the Scheduled Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan in the related Loan Group that was repurchased by the Seller pursuant to Sections 2.02 and 2.03 of the Grantor Trust Agreement and by the Investor pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Wells Fargo Servicing Agreement, (e) the aggregate of all Substitution Adjustment Amounts for the related Determination Date in connection with the substitution of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 2.03(c), (f) all Liquidation Proceeds and Subsequent
Recoveries collected during the related Prepayment Period (to the extent such Liquidation Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries relate to principal), in each case to the extent remitted by the Master Servicer to the Payment Account pursuant to this Agreement and (g) amounts in respect of principal paid by the Majority Certificateholder pursuant to the Trust Agreement, minus (ii) all amounts required to be reimbursed or paid pursuant to the Indenture or otherwise set forth in any Basic Document, to the extent related to such Loan Group (or, if such reimbursement or payment is not related to a Loan Group, then such Loan Group’s pro rata share (based on aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance) of such reimbursement or payment), to the extent not reimbursed or paid from the related Interest Funds for such Payment 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 Excess Liquidation Proceeds.

Privately Offered Notes: Any of the Class M, Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3, Class X, Class B-4, Class B-5, Class B-6 Notes.

Proceeding: Any suit in equity, action at law or other judicial or administrative proceeding.

Protected Account: An account established and maintained for the benefit of Holders of the Grantor Trust Certificates by the Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to REO Property pursuant to the Wells Fargo Servicing Agreement.  The Protected Account shall be an Eligible Account.

Publicly Offered Notes: Any of the Class A-1 Notes and Class A-2 Notes.

Purchaser: Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.

 

 

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 mortgage-backed notes having the same rating as the Notes rated by the Rating Agencies as of the Closing Date.

Rating Agency:  Any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or its successor, that rated the Notes at the request of the Depositor at the time of the initial issuance of the Notes. Initially, Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s. If such organization or a successor is no longer in existence, “Rating Agency” with respect to the Notes shall be such nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or other comparable Person, designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Indenture Trustee and Master Servicer. References herein to the highest short term unsecured rating category of a Rating Agency shall mean A-1 or better in the case of Standard & Poor’s, P-1 in the case of Moody’s and in the case of any other Rating Agency shall mean such equivalent ratings. References herein to the
highest long-term rating category of a Rating Agency shall mean “AAA” in the case of Standard & Poor’s, “Aaa” in the case of Moody’s and in the case of any other Rating Agency, such equivalent rating.

Realized Loss: Any (i) Bankruptcy Loss or (ii) as to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan, (x) the Outstanding Principal Balance of such Liquidated Mortgage Loan plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the Mortgage Interest Rate through the last day of the month of such liquidation, less (y) the related Excess Liquidation Proceeds with respect to such Mortgage Loan and the related Mortgage Property.

Record Date: With respect to any Class of Notes and the Trust Certificate and any Payment Date (other than the first Payment Date), the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding such Payment Date.  With respect to the first Payment Date, the Closing Date.

Registered Holder: The Person in whose name a Note is registered in the Note Register on the applicable Record Date.

Related Documents: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the documents specified in Section 2.01(b)(i)-(vii) of the Grantor Trust Agreement and any documents required to be added to such documents pursuant to the Grantor Trust Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

Release: The Federal Reserve Board’s statistical Release No. H.15(519).

 

 

Relief Act: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.

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

REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired in the name of the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders, by foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure in connection with a defaulted Mortgage Loan.

Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or any property acquired with respect thereto) repurchased by the Seller pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, Article II of the Grantor Trust Agreement or Section 2.19 of the Servicing Agreement, an amount equal to the sum of (i)(a) 100% of the Outstanding Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the date of repurchase (or if the related Mortgaged Property was acquired with respect thereto, 100% of the Outstanding Principal Balance at the date of the acquisition), plus (b) accrued but unpaid interest on the Outstanding Principal Balance at the related Mortgage Interest Rate, through and including the last day of the month of repurchase, plus (c) any unreimbursed Monthly Advances and servicing advances payable to the Servicer or to the Master Servicer and (ii) any costs and damages (if any)
incurred by the Trust in connection with any violation of such Mortgage Loan of any anti-predatory lending laws.

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

Request for Release:  A request for release in the form attached to the Custodial Agreement as Exhibit Four.

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

Responsible Officer: With respect to the Securities Administrator, any officer of the Securities Administrator with direct responsibility for the administration of the Indenture and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject; and with respect to the Indenture Trustee, any vice president, assistant vice president, any assistant 

 

secretary, any assistant treasurer, any associate or any other officer of the Indenture Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers who at such time shall be officers to whom, with respect to a particular matter, such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject or who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

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.

Scheduled Principal Balance:  With respect to any Mortgage Loan and any Payment Date (1) the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the related Due Date (taking account of the principal payment to be made on such Due Date and irrespective of any delinquency in its payment), as specified in the amortization schedule at the time relating thereto (before any adjustment to such amortization schedule by reason of any bankruptcy or similar proceeding occurring after the Cut-off Date (other than a Deficient Valuation) or any moratorium or similar waiver or grace period) less (2) any Principal Prepayments and the principal portion of any Excess Liquidation Proceeds received during or prior to the immediately preceding Prepayment Period; provided that the Scheduled Principal Balance of any Liquidated Mortgage Loan is zero.

Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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

Security: Any of the Certificates or Notes.

Securityholder or Holder: Any Noteholder or Certificateholder.

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: EMC Mortgage Corporation, and its successors and assigns.

Servicer: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and its successors and assigns.

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

 

 

Servicing Agreement: The Servicing Agreement, dated July 14, 2005, among the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Grantor Trustee.

Servicing Fee:  The Servicer will be entitled to receive a fee as compensation for its activities under the Wells Fargo Servicing Agreement equal to the Servicing Fee Rate, multiplied by the Scheduled Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the month preceding the month in which such Payment Date occurs.

Servicing Fee Rate: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, 0.25% per annum.

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 Indenture Trustee by the Master Servicer, as such list may be amended from time to time.

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

Statutory Trust Statute: Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. Code §§3801 et seq., as the same may be amended from time to time.

Subordinate Notes: Any of the Class M, Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3, Class B-4, Class B-5 and Class B-6 Notes.

Subordinate Optimal Principal Amount:  As to any Payment Date, an amount equal to the sum, without duplication, of the following for the Mortgage Loans (but in no event greater than the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Subordinate Notes immediately prior to such Payment Date):

(1)  the applicable Subordinate Percentage of the principal portion of all Monthly Payments due on each Outstanding Mortgage Loan on the related Due Date, as specified in the amortization schedule at the time applicable thereto (after adjustment for previous Principal Prepayments but before any adjustment to such amortization schedule by reason of any bankruptcy or similar proceeding or any moratorium or similar waiver or grace period);

(2)  the applicable Subordinate Prepayment Percentage of the Scheduled Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a Principal Prepayment in full during the related Prepayment Period;

(3)  the applicable Subordinate Prepayment Percentage of all partial prepayments of principal received during the applicable Prepayment Period for each Mortgage Loan;

(4)  the excess, if any, of (A) all Net Liquidation Proceeds with respect to the Mortgage Loans allocable to principal received during the related Prepayment Period in respect of each Liquidated Mortgage Loan over (B) the sum of the amounts distributable pursuant to clause (4) of the definition of Senior Optimal Principal Amount;

 

 

(5)  the applicable Subordinate Prepayment Percentage of the sum of (a) the Scheduled Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan or related REO Property which was repurchased with respect to such Payment Date and (b) the excess, if any, of the Scheduled Principal Balance of a Mortgage Loan that has been replaced with an Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Grantor Trust Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement with respect to such Payment Date over the Scheduled Principal Balance of such Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan; and

(6)  on the Payment Date on which the Note Principal Balance of the Class A Notes has all been reduced to zero, 100% of any applicable Senior Optimal Principal Amount.

After the aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Subordinate Notes has been reduced to zero, the Subordinate Optimal Principal Amount shall be zero.

Subordinate Percentage:  On any Payment Date, 100% minus the related Senior Percentage. The initial Subordinate Percentage for each Loan Group will be equal to approximately 4.16%.

Subordinate Prepayment Percentage:  With respect to each Loan Group as of any Payment Date, 100% minus the related Senior Prepayment Percentage.

Subordinate Writedown  Amount:  With respect to the Subordinate Notes,  the amount by which (a) the sum of the Note Principal Balances of the  Subordinate Notes (after giving effect to the distribution of principal and the allocation of applicable Realized Losses in reduction on a pro rata basis of the Note Principal Balances of such Notes on such Payment Date) exceeds (b) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans on the Due Date related to such Payment Date.

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

Subsequent Recoveries: Any Liquidation Proceeds received by the related Servicer after the final liquidation of a Mortgage Loan and remitted by it to the Master Servicer.

 

 

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Treasury Regulations: Regulations, including proposed or temporary Regulations, promulgated under the Code. References herein to specific provisions of proposed or temporary regulations shall include analogous provisions of final Treasury Regulations or other successor Treasury Regulations.

Trust: The Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2005-5 to be created pursuant to the Trust Agreement.

Trust Agreement: The Trust Agreement, dated as of July 11, 2005, as amended by the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2005, among the Owner Trustee, the Depositor and the Securities Administrator, as Certificate Registrar and Certificate Paying Agent, relating to the Trust.

Trust Estate: The meaning specified in the Granting Clause of the Indenture.

Trust Indenture Act or TIA: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended from time to time, as in effect on any relevant date.

UCC: The Uniform Commercial Code, as amended from time to time, as in effect in any specified jurisdiction.

Underwriter: Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.

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

Wells Fargo Servicing Agreement: The Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of October 1, 2004, between Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Inc. as depositor and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as servicer, as modified by the Assignment Agreement.

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