Document:

Exhibit 4.1
                                                                  Execution Copy

                     MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.
                                    Depositor

                              TERWIN ADVISORS LLC,
                                     Seller

                   JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
      Servicing Administrator, Securities Administrator And Backup Servicer

                        SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING, LLC,
                                    Servicer

                                       and
                         U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                     Trustee

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                         POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
                           Dated as of August 1, 2005

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                              TERWIN MORTGAGE TRUST
               ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES TMTS 2005- 12ALT

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

ARTICLE II        CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES..................................52

         SECTION 2.01.         Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.....................................................52
         SECTION 2.02.         Acceptance by the Trustee of the Mortgage Loans..................................56
         SECTION 2.03.         Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Depositor.......................58
         SECTION 2.04.         Representations and Warranties of the Servicing Administrator;
                               Representations and Warranties of the Servicer; Representations and
                               Warranties of the Securities Administrator; Representations and
                               Warranties of the Backup Servicer................................................61
         SECTION 2.05.         Substitutions and Repurchases of Mortgage Loans which are not "Qualified
                               Mortgages."......................................................................64
         SECTION 2.06.         Authentication and Delivery of Certificates......................................65
         SECTION 2.07.         REMIC Elections..................................................................65
         SECTION 2.08.         Covenants of the Servicing Administrator.........................................69
         SECTION 2.09.         Covenants of the Servicer........................................................69
         SECTION 2.10.         Related Agreements...............................................................69
         SECTION 2.11.         [Reserved].......................................................................70
         SECTION 2.12.         Permitted Activities of the Trust................................................70
         SECTION 2.13.         Qualifying Special Purpose Entity................................................70

ARTICLE III       ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS................................................70

         SECTION 3.01.         Servicer to Service Mortgage Loans...............................................70
         SECTION 3.02.         Servicing and Subservicing; Enforcement of the Obligations of the Servicer.......71
         SECTION 3.03.         Rights of the Depositor, the Securities Administrator, the Backup
                               Servicer and the Trustee in Respect of the Servicer..............................72
         SECTION 3.04.         The Servicing Administrator or Backup Servicer to Act as Servicer................72
         SECTION 3.05.         Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments; Collection Account; Servicing
                               Administrator Collection Account; Certificate Account............................73
         SECTION 3.06.         Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Escrow Accounts..............77
         SECTION 3.07.         Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Mortgage
                               Loans............................................................................78
         SECTION 3.08.         Withdrawals from a Collection Account, Servicing Administrator Collection
                               Account and Certificate Account..................................................78
         SECTION 3.09.         [RESERVED].......................................................................81
         SECTION 3.10.         [RESERVED].......................................................................81
         SECTION 3.11.         Enforcement of Due-On-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements........................81
         SECTION 3.12.         Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans; Determination of Excess
                               Proceeds.........................................................................82
         SECTION 3.13.         Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files..................................85
         SECTION 3.14.         Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of the Servicer to be Held for
                               the Trustee......................................................................86
         SECTION 3.15.         Servicing Compensation...........................................................86
         SECTION 3.16.         Access to Certain Documentation..................................................87
         SECTION 3.17.         Annual Statement as to Compliance................................................87

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         SECTION 3.18.         Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Statement; Financial
                               Statements.......................................................................87
         SECTION 3.19.         Duties and Removal of the Credit Risk Manager....................................87
         SECTION 3.20.         Periodic Filings.................................................................88
         SECTION 3.21.         Annual Certificate by Securities Administrator...................................89
         SECTION 3.22.         [RESERVED].......................................................................89
         SECTION 3.23.         Prepayment Penalty Reporting Requirements........................................89
         SECTION 3.24.         Servicer Reports.................................................................89
         SECTION 3.25.         Indemnification..................................................................90
         SECTION 3.26.         Nonsolicitation..................................................................91
         SECTION 3.27.         SLS as Servicer..................................................................91
         SECTION 3.28.         Quarterly Audit..................................................................91
         SECTION 3.29.         Maintenance of LPMI Policy.......................................................92
         SECTION 3.30.         SLS Servicing Tape; Storage and Access to Servicing Tape.........................92

ARTICLE IV        ADMINISTRATION, MASTER SERVICING AND BACKUP SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS...................92

         SECTION 4.01.         Servicing Administrator..........................................................92
         SECTION 4.02.         REMIC Related Covenants..........................................................93
         SECTION 4.03.         Fidelity Bond....................................................................93
         SECTION 4.04.         Powers to Act; Procedures........................................................94
         SECTION 4.05.         Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.......................................94
         SECTION 4.06.         Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of Servicing Administrator to
                               be Held for Trustee..............................................................95
         SECTION 4.07.         Monitoring of the Servicer.......................................................95
         SECTION 4.08.         [RESERVED].......................................................................96
         SECTION 4.09.         [RESERVED].......................................................................96
         SECTION 4.10.         Presentment of Claims and Collection of Proceeds.................................96
         SECTION 4.11.         Trustee or Custodian to Retain Possession of Certain Insurance Policies
                               and Documents....................................................................96
         SECTION 4.12.         Realization Upon Defaulted Loans.................................................96
         SECTION 4.13.         REO Property.....................................................................97
         SECTION 4.14.         Annual Statement as to Compliance................................................97
         SECTION 4.15.         Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Statement; Financial
                               Statements.......................................................................97
         SECTION 4.16.         Annual Certificate by Servicing Administrator....................................98
         SECTION 4.17.         Obligation of the Servicing Administrator in Respect of Prepayment
                               Interest Shortfalls..............................................................98
         SECTION 4.18.         Obligation of the Servicing Administrator in Respect of Collection Account.......98
         SECTION 4.19.         Backup Servicer..................................................................99

ARTICLE V         DISTRIBUTIONS.................................................................................99

         SECTION 5.01.         Advances by the Servicing Administrator and the Servicer.........................99
         SECTION 5.02.         Advance Facility................................................................100
         SECTION 5.03.         Reduction of Servicing Compensation in Connection with Prepayment
                               Interest Shortfalls.............................................................103
         SECTION 5.04.         Distributions on the REMIC Interests............................................103

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         SECTION 5.05.         Distributions...................................................................103
         SECTION 5.06.         Monthly Statements to Certificateholders........................................108
         SECTION 5.07.         Certificate Insurance Policy Matters............................................108
         SECTION 5.08.         Effect of Payments by the Certificate Insurer...................................111

ARTICLE VI        THE CERTIFICATES.............................................................................115

         SECTION 6.01.         The Certificates................................................................115
         SECTION 6.02.         Appointment of Certificate Registrar; Certificate Register; Registration
                               of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates........................................116
         SECTION 6.03.         Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates...............................120
         SECTION 6.04.         Persons Deemed Owners...........................................................121
         SECTION 6.05.         Access to List of Certificateholders' Names and Addresses.......................121
         SECTION 6.06.         Book-Entry Certificates.........................................................121
         SECTION 6.07.         Notices to Depository...........................................................122
         SECTION 6.08.         Definitive Certificates.........................................................122
         SECTION 6.09.         Maintenance of Office or Agency.................................................123
         SECTION 6.10.         Authenticating Agents...........................................................123
         SECTION 6.11.         Trustee to Act with Consent of the Certificate Insurer..........................124
         SECTION 6.12.         Mortgage Loans, Trust Fund Held for Benefit of Certificate Insurer and
                               Holders of Certificates.........................................................124

ARTICLE VII       THE DEPOSITOR, THE SERVICING ADMINISTRATOR, THE SERVICER AND THE SECURITIES
                  ADMINISTRATOR................................................................................124

         SECTION 7.01.         Respective Liabilities of the Depositor, the Servicing Administrator, the
                               Servicer and the Securities Administrator.......................................124
         SECTION 7.02.         Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor, the Servicing Administrator,
                               the Servicer or the Securities Administrator....................................124
         SECTION 7.03.         Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, Servicing Administrator, the
                               Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator
                               and Others......................................................................125
         SECTION 7.04.         Limitation on Resignation of the Servicer.......................................126
         SECTION 7.05.         Errors and Omissions Insurance; Fidelity Bonds..................................127
         SECTION 7.06.         Limitation on Resignation of the Servicing Administrator and the Backup
                               Servicer........................................................................127
         SECTION 7.07.         Assignment of Backup Servicing and Master Servicing.............................127
         SECTION 7.08.         Limitation Upon Liability of the Credit Risk Manager............................128

ARTICLE VIII      DEFAULT; TERMINATION OF SERVICER.............................................................129

         SECTION 8.01.         Events of Default...............................................................129
         SECTION 8.02.         Securities Administrator to Act; Servicing Administrator and Backup
                               Servicer to Act; Appointment of Successor.......................................131
         SECTION 8.03.         Notification to Certificateholders..............................................133
         SECTION 8.04.         Waiver of Servicer Events of Default............................................133
         SECTION 8.05.         SLS Events of Termination.......................................................133

ARTICLE IX        CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR......................................133

         SECTION 9.01.         Duties of the Trustee...........................................................133

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         SECTION 9.02.         Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee...........................................135
         SECTION 9.03.         The Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans.......................136
         SECTION 9.04.         The Trustee May Own Certificates................................................137
         SECTION 9.05.         Trustee's Fees and Expenses.....................................................137
         SECTION 9.06.         [RESERVED]......................................................................137
         SECTION 9.07.         Eligibility Requirements for the Trustee........................................137
         SECTION 9.08.         Resignation and Removal of the Trustee..........................................138
         SECTION 9.09.         [RESERVED]......................................................................138
         SECTION 9.10.         Successor Trustee...............................................................138
         SECTION 9.11.         Merger or Consolidation of the Trustee..........................................139
         SECTION 9.12.         Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee...................................139
         SECTION 9.13.         Tax Matters.....................................................................140
         SECTION 9.14.         Duties of Securities Administrator..............................................142
         SECTION 9.15.         Certain Matters Affecting the Securities Administrator..........................144
         SECTION 9.16.         Securities Administrator Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans..........145
         SECTION 9.17.         Securities Administrator May Own Certificates...................................145
         SECTION 9.18.         Fees and Expenses of the Securities Administrator...............................146
         SECTION 9.19.         Eligibility Requirements for the Securities Administrator.......................146
         SECTION 9.20.         Resignation and Removal of the Securities Administrator.........................146
         SECTION 9.21.         Successor Securities Administrator..............................................147
         SECTION 9.22.         Merger or Consolidation of Securities Administrator.............................148

ARTICLE X         TERMINATION..................................................................................148

         SECTION 10.01.        Termination upon Liquidation or Repurchase of all Mortgage Loans................148
         SECTION 10.02.        Final Distribution on the Certificates..........................................148
         SECTION 10.03.        Additional Termination Requirements.............................................149

ARTICLE XI        MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.....................................................................150

         SECTION 11.01.        Amendment.......................................................................150
         SECTION 11.02.        Counterparts....................................................................152
         SECTION 11.03.        Governing Law...................................................................152
         SECTION 11.04.        Intention of Parties............................................................152
         SECTION 11.05.        Notices.........................................................................153
         SECTION 11.06.        Severability of Provisions......................................................154
         SECTION 11.07.        Assignment......................................................................154
         SECTION 11.08.        Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders......................................154
         SECTION 11.09.        Inspection and Audit Rights.....................................................155
         SECTION 11.10.        Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid.......................................155
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EXHIBIT A           FORMS OF CERTIFICATES
EXHIBIT B-1         MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE--MORTGAGE POOL
EXHIBIT B-2         MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE--GROUP I
EXHIBIT B-3         MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE--GROUP II
EXHIBIT C           [RESERVED]
EXHIBIT D           FORM OF CUSTODIAN CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT E-1         FORM OF TRANSFEREE'S LETTER AND AFFIDAVIT
EXHIBIT E-2         FORM OF TRANSFEROR'S AFFIDAVIT
EXHIBIT F           FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT G           FORM OF INVESTMENT LETTER
EXHIBIT H           FORM OF RULE 144A LETTER
EXHIBIT I           REQUEST FOR RELEASE
EXHIBIT J           [RESERVED]
EXHIBIT K           FORM OF OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE OF SECURITIES
                    ADMINISTRATOR
EXHIBIT L           FORM OF OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICER
EXHIBIT M           [RESERVED]
EXHIBIT N           [RESERVED]
EXHIBIT O           [RESERVED]
EXHIBIT P           FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF SERVICING ADMINISTRATOR
EXHIBIT Q           FORM OF CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT R           FORM OF SERVICER REPORT

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      POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of August 1, 2005, among MERRILL
LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC., a Delaware corporation, as depositor (the
"Depositor"), TERWIN ADVISORS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as
seller (the "Seller"), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national
banking association organized under the laws of the United States of America, as
servicing administrator (in such capacity, the "Servicing Administrator") as
securities administrator (in such capacity, the "Securities Administrator") and
backup servicer (in such capacity, the "Backup Servicer"), SPECIALIZED LOAN
SERVICING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as servicer (the
"Servicer") and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association,
as trustee (the "Trustee").

      The Depositor is the owner of the Trust Fund that is hereby conveyed to
the Trustee in return for the Certificates. It is intended that for federal
income tax purposes the Trust Fund will include (i) two real estate mortgage
investment conduits in a tiered REMIC structure, (ii) the Initial ES Strip,
(iii) amounts distributable to the Class X Certificates pursuant to Section
5.05(i) and (iv) the grantor trusts described in Section 2.07. REMIC 1 will
consist of all of the assets constituting the Trust Fund (other than assets
described in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above and the REMIC 1 Regular
Interests) and will be evidenced by the REMIC 1 Regular Interests (which will be
uncertificated and will represent the "regular interests" in REMIC 1) and the
Class LT1-R Interest as the single "residual interest" in REMIC 1. The Trustee
will hold the REMIC 1 Regular Interests. REMIC 2 will consist of the REMIC 1
Regular Interests and will be evidenced by the REMIC 2 Regular Interests (which
will represent the "regular interests" in REMIC 2) and the REMIC 2 Residual
Interest as the single "residual interest" in REMIC 2. The Class R Certificate
will represent beneficial ownership of the Class LT1-R Interest and the REMIC 2
Residual Interest. The "latest possible maturity date" for federal income tax
purposes of all the interests created hereby will be the Latest Possible
Maturity Date.

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

      In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the Depositor,
the Servicing Administrator, the Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the
Backup Servicer and the Trustee hereby agree as follows:

                                   ARTICLE I

                                   DEFINITIONS

      Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless
the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:

      Accepted Servicing Administration Practices: With respect to any Mortgage
Loan, as applicable, either (x) those customary mortgage master servicing
practices of prudent mortgage servicing institutions that master service
mortgage loans of the same type and quality as such Mortgage Loan in the
jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property (or Underlying Mortgaged
Property in the case of a Co-op Loan) is located, to the extent applicable to
the Servicing Administrator (except in its capacity as successor to the
Servicer), or (y) as provided in Section 5.01 hereof, but in no event below the
standard set forth in clause (x).

      Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the
customary mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending institutions
which service for their own account mortgage

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loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the jurisdiction in which the
related Mortgaged Property is located.

      Accrual Period: With respect to the LIBOR Certificates, the REMIC 1
Regular Interests and the REMIC 2 Regular Interests (other than the REMIC 2
Regular Interests related to the Fixed Rate Certificates) and any Distribution
Date, the period commencing on the immediately preceding Distribution Date (or,
in the case of the first Distribution Date, the Closing Date) and ending on the
day immediately preceding such Distribution Date and with respect to the Fixed
Rate Certificates and the REMIC 2 Regular Interests related to the Fixed Rate
Certificates, the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such
Distribution Date occurs. All calculations of interest on the LIBOR
Certificates, the REMIC 1 Regular Interests and the REMIC 2 Regular Interests
(other than the REMIC 2 Regular Interests related to the Fixed Rate
Certificates) will be made on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in
the related Accrual Period and a 360 day year and all calculations of interest
on the Fixed Rate Certificates and the REMIC 2 Regular Interests related to the
Fixed Rate Certificates will be made on the basis of a 360 day year consisting
of twelve 30 day months.

      Administration Fee: The sum of the Aggregate Servicing Fee, the Securities
Administrator Fee and the Credit Risk Manager Fee.

      Advance: The aggregate of the advances required to be made by the Servicer
with respect to any Distribution Date pursuant to Section 5.01.

      Advance Facility: A financing or other facility as described in Section
5.02(a).

      Advance Facility Notice: As defined in Section 5.02(b) hereof.

      Advance Financing Person: As defined in Section 5.02(a) hereof.

      Advance Reimbursement Amounts: As defined in Section 5.02(b) hereof.

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

      Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance: For any date of determination,
the sum of the Class A Certificate Principal Balance, the Class R Certificate
Principal Balance, the Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance, the Class M-2
Certificate Principal Balance, the Class M-3 Certificate Principal Balance, the
Class M-4 Certificate Principal Balance, the Class M-5 Certificate Principal
Balance, the Class M-6 Certificate Principal Balance, the Class B-1 Certificate
Principal Balance, the Class B-2 Certificate Principal Balance and the Class B-3
Certificate Principal Balance, in each case as of such date of determination.

      Aggregate Servicing Fee: As to each Mortgage Loan and any Distribution
Date, an amount equal to one month's interest at the Servicing Fee Rate on the
Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the immediately preceding
Distribution Date or, in the event of any payment of interest that accompanies a
Principal Prepayment in full made by the Mortgagor, interest at the Servicing
Fee Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the
immediately preceding Distribution Date for the period covered by such payment
of interest (in each case payable from interest collections on such Mortgage
Loan).

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      Agreement: This Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any and all amendments
or supplements hereto made in accordance with the terms herein.

      Amounts For Future Distribution: As to any Distribution Date, the
aggregate amount held in the related Collection Account (with respect to the
Servicer) or the Servicing Administrator Collection Account (with respect to the
Servicing Administrator) at the close of business on the immediately preceding
Determination Date on account of (i) all Scheduled Payments or portions thereof
received in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the related Due Period and
(ii) Principal Prepayments and Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of the
Mortgage Loans after the last day of the related Prepayment Period.

      Applied Realized Loss Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the
amount, if any, by which, the Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance after
distributions of principal on such Distribution Date exceeds the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of such Distribution Date.

      Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer
(or UCC-3 assignment (or equivalent instrument) with respect to each Co-op Loan)
or equivalent instrument, in recordable form (except in the case of a Co-op
Loan), sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged
Property (or Underlying Mortgaged Property, in the case of a Co-op Loan) is
located to reflect of record the sale and assignment of the Mortgage Loan to the
Trustee, which assignment, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument may, if
permitted by law, be in the form of one or more blanket assignments covering
Mortgages secured by Mortgaged Properties located in the same county.

      Authenticating Agent: As defined in Section 6.10 hereof.

      Available Funds Cap: Any of the Group I Available Funds Cap, the Group I
Net WAC Cap, the Group II Available Funds Cap or the Subordinated Available
Funds Cap, as applicable.

      Backup Servicer: JPMorgan, or its permitted successor in interest or
assignee or any successor Backup Servicer appointed pursuant to the provisions
hereof.

      Balloon Loan: A Mortgage Loan having an original term to stated maturity
of generally up 15 years which provides for level monthly payments of principal
and interest generally based on a 30 year amortization schedule, with a balloon
payment of the remaining outstanding principal balance due on such Mortgage Loan
at its stated maturity.

      Book-Entry Certificates: Any of the Certificates that shall be registered
in the name of the Depository or its nominee, the ownership of which is
reflected on the books of the Depository or on the books of a Person maintaining
an account with the Depository (directly, as a "Depository Participant," or
indirectly, as an indirect participant in accordance with the rules of the
Depository and as described in Section 6.06). As of the Closing Date, each of
the Class A, Class M and Class B Certificates constitutes a Class of Book-Entry
Certificates.

      Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday, or (ii) a day
on which banking institutions in the City of New York, New York, or the city in
which the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or
the Certificate Insurer is located, or financial and savings and loan
institutions in the States of California, Texas, Minnesota, Illinois or Colorado
are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.

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      Certificate: Any one of the certificates of any Class executed by the
Securities Administrator and authenticated by the Authenticating Agent in
substantially the forms attached hereto as Exhibits A.

      Certificate Account: The separate Eligible Account created and maintained
by the Securities Administrator pursuant to Section 3.05(f) in the name of the
Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and designated "JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A., as securities administrator for U.S. Bank National Association, as
trustee, in trust for registered holders of Terwin Mortgage Trust, Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series TMTS 2005-12ALT." Funds in the Certificate Account shall be
held in trust for the Certificateholders for the uses and purposes set forth in
this Agreement.

      Certificate Group: Either of Certificate Group I or Certificate Group II.

      Certificate Group I: The Group I Senior Certificates and Class R
Certificates. For purposes of Section 2.07 hereof, Certificate Group I shall be
related to Group I.

      Certificate Group II: The Group II Senior Certificates. For purposes of
Section 2.07 hereof, Certificate Group II shall be related to Group II.

      Certificate Insurance Policy: The irrevocable Certificate Guaranty
Insurance Policy, No. 51671-N, including any endorsements thereto, issued by the
Certificate Insurer with respect to the Class AF-2 Certificates.

      Certificate Insurer: Financial Security Assurance Inc., a New York
financial guaranty insurance company, or any successor thereto.

      Certificate Insurer Account: The account established pursuant to Section
5.07(g) hereof.

      Certificate Insurer Contact Persons: Collectively, the officers designated
by each Servicer to provide information to the Certificate Insurer pursuant to
Section 5.07(m).

      Certificate Insurer Default: A default by the Certificate Insurer in its
obligations under the Certificate Insurance Policy.

      Certificate Insurer Premium: With respect to any Distribution Date, an
amount equal to 1/12th of the product of (a) the Certificate Principal Balance
of the Class AF-2 Certificates as of such Distribution Date (prior to giving
effect to any distributions thereon on such Distribution Date) and (b) the
Certificate Insurer Premium Rate.

      Certificate Insurer Premium Rate: The per annum rate at which the
Certificate Insurer Premium is determined, as described in the commitment letter
dated as of August 29, 2005, between the Depositor, the Seller and the
Certificate Insurer.

      Certificate Insurer Reimbursement Amount: The sum of (i) all amounts paid
by the Certificate Insurer under the Certificate Insurance Policy which have not
been previously reimbursed, (ii) all unpaid Certificate Insurer Premiums, (iii)
all costs and expenses incurred by the Certificate Insurer on behalf of itself
or the Class AF-2 Certificates in connection with any actions, suits or
proceedings with respect to the exercise or enforcement of any rights under the
Certificate Insurance Policy or this Agreement and (iv) interest on the
foregoing at the Pass-Through Rate on the Class AF-2 Certificates.

      Certificate Owner: With respect to a Book-Entry Certificate, the Person
that is the beneficial owner of such Book-Entry Certificate.

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      Certificate Principal Balance: As to any Certificate (other than a Class X
or Class ES Certificate) and as of any Distribution Date, the Initial
Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate less the sum of (1) all
amounts distributed with respect to such Certificate in reduction of the
Certificate Principal Balance thereof on previous Distribution Dates pursuant to
Section 5.05, and (2) any Applied Realized Loss Amounts allocated to such
Certificate on previous Distribution Dates pursuant to Section 5.05(j).
Notwithstanding the foregoing on any Distribution Date relating to a Due Period
in which a Subsequent Recovery has been received by the Servicer, the
Certificate Principal Balance of any Class of Certificates then outstanding for
which any Applied Realized Loss Amount has been allocated will be increased, in
order of seniority, by an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Unpaid Realized
Loss Amount for such Class of Certificates and (ii) the total of any Subsequent
Recovery in respect of principal distributed on such date to the
Certificateholders (reduced by the amount of the increase in the Certificate
Principal Balance of any more senior Class of Certificates pursuant to this
sentence on such Distribution Date). Solely for the purposes of determining the
Certificate Insurer's rights as subrogee for payments pursuant to Section 5.05,
"Certificate Principal Balance" of the Class AF-2 Certificates shall not be
reduced by the amount of any payments made by the Certificate Insurer in respect
of principal on such Certificates under the Certificate Insurance Policy, except
to the extent such payment shall have been reimbursed to the Certificate Insurer
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. Instead, the Certificate Insurer
shall be subrogated to such amounts paid under the Certificate Insurance Policy.

      Certificate Register: The register maintained pursuant to Section 6.02
hereof.

      Certificate Registrar: The Certificate Registrar appointed pursuant to
Section 6.02 hereof.

      Certificateholder or Holder: The Person in whose name a Certificate is
registered in the Certificate Register (initially, Cede & Co., as nominee for
the Depository, in the case of the Book-Entry Certificates) in the case of any
Class of Certificates, and, with respect to the Class AF-2 Certificates, the
Certificate Insurer (except with respect to distributions pursuant to Section
5.05, the Certificate Insurer shall only be a Certificateholder with respect to
the Class AF-2 Certificates to the extent of any amount paid under the
Certificate Insurance Policy), except that solely for the purpose of giving any
consent pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in the name of
the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor shall be deemed not to be
Outstanding and the Percentage Interest evidenced thereby shall not be taken
into account in determining whether the requisite amount of Percentage Interests
necessary to effect such consent has been obtained; provided, however, that if
any such Person (including the Depositor) owns 100% of the Percentage Interests
evidenced by a Class of Certificates, such Certificates shall be deemed to be
Outstanding for purposes of any provision hereof that requires the consent of
the Holders of Certificates of a particular Class as a condition to the taking
of any action hereunder. The Securities Administrator, the Trustee and the
Certificate Registrar are entitled to rely conclusively on a certification of
the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor in determining which
Certificates are registered in the name of an Affiliate of the Depositor.

      Class: All Certificates bearing the same Class designation as set forth in
Section 6.01 hereof.

      Class A Certificate Principal Balance: For any date of determination, the
sum of the Class AF-1 Certificate Principal Balance, the Class AF-2 Certificate
Principal Balance, the Class AF-3 Certificate Principal Balance, the Class AF-4
Certificate Principal Balance, the Class AF-5 Certificate Principal Balance, the
Class AV-1 Certificate Principal Balance, the Class AV-2 Certificate Principal
Balance and the Class AV-3 Certificate Principal Balance.

      Class A Certificates: Any of the Class AF-1 Certificates, the Class AF-2
Certificates, the Class AF-3 Certificates, the Class AF-4 Certificates, the
Class AF-5 Certificates, the Class AV-1 Certificates, the Class AV-2
Certificates and the Class AV-3 Certificates.

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      Class A Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date (1) prior to the Stepdown Date or any Distribution Date on which a Trigger
Event exists, 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date and (2) on or after the Stepdown Date where a Trigger Event does not exist,
the excess of (A) the Class A Certificate Principal Balance and the Class R
Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such Distribution Date over
(B) the lesser of (i) 74.20% of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of the end of the immediately preceding Due Period and (ii) the excess
of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the
immediately preceding Due Period over the Minimum Required Overcollateralization
Amount; provided, however, that in no event will the Class A Principal
Distribution Amount with respect to any Distribution Date exceed the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A and Class R Certificates.

      Class AF-1 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AF-1 Certificates.

      Class AF-1 Certificates: Any Certificate designated as a "Class AF-1
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A hereto, representing
the right to distributions as set forth herein.

      Class AF-1 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class AF-1 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class AF-1 Certificate Principal Balance as of the first day of such Accrual
Period (after giving effect to all distributions of principal made or deemed to
be made as of such first day) plus the Current Interest and Interest Carry
Forward Amount portions of any previous distributions on such Class that are
recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any
Non-Supported Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the
Class AF-1 Certificates.

      Class AF-1 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class AF-1 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
AF-1 Certificates with respect to Class AF-1 Current Interest and Class AF-1
Interest Carry Forward Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest
on such excess (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class AF-1
Pass-Through Rate for the related Accrual Period.

      Class AF-1 Margin: As of any Distribution Date up to and including the
Optional Termination Date for the Certificates, 0.180% per annum and, as of any
Distribution Date after the Optional Termination Date, 0.360% per annum.

      Class AF-1 Pass-Through Rate: For the first Distribution Date, 3.84938%
per annum. As of any Distribution Date thereafter, the least of (1) One-Month
LIBOR plus the Class AF-1 Margin, (2) the Group I Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Group I Maximum Rate Cap for such Distribution
Date.

      Class AF-2 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AF-2 Certificates.

      Class AF-2 Certificates: Any Certificate designated as a "Class AF-2
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A hereto, representing
the right to distributions as set forth herein.

      Class AF-2 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class AF-2 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class AF-2 Certificate Principal Balance as of the first day of such Accrual
Period (after giving effect to all distributions of principal made or deemed to
be made as of such first day) plus the Current Interest and Interest Carry
Forward Amount portions of

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any previous distributions on such Class that are recovered as a voidable
preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any Non-Supported Interest Shortfall
allocated on such Distribution Date to the Class AF-2 Certificates.

      Class AF-2 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class AF-2 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
AF-2 Certificates with respect to Class AF-2 Current Interest and Class AF-2
Interest Carry Forward Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest
on such excess (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class AF-2
Pass-Through Rate for the related Accrual Period.

      Class AF-2 Pass-Through Rate: As of any Distribution Date up to and
including the Optional Termination Date for the Class AF-2 Certificates, the
least of (1) 4.650% per annum, (2) the Group I Net WAC Cap for such Distribution
Date and (3) the Group I Maximum Rate Cap for such Distribution Date and, as of
any Distribution Date after the Optional Termination Date, the least of (1)
5.150% per annum, (2) the Group I Net WAC Cap for such Distribution Date and (3)
the Group I Maximum Rate Cap for such Distribution Date.

      Class AF-3 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AF-3 Certificates.

      Class AF-3 Certificates: Any Certificate designated as a "Class AF-3
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A hereto, representing
the right to distributions as set forth herein.

      Class AF-3 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class AF-3 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class AF-3 Certificate Principal Balance as of the first day of such Accrual
Period (after giving effect to all distributions of principal made or deemed to
be made as of such first day) plus the Current Interest and Interest Carry
Forward Amount portions of any previous distributions on such Class that are
recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any
Non-Supported Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the
Class AF-3 Certificates.

      Class AF-3 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class AF-3 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
AF-3 Certificates with respect to Class AF-3 Current Interest and Class AF-3
Interest Carry Forward Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest
on such excess (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class AF-3
Pass-Through Rate for the related Accrual Period.

      Class AF-3 Pass-Through Rate: As of any Distribution Date up to and
including the Optional Termination Date for the Class AF-3 Certificates, the
least of (1) 5.182% per annum, (2) the Group I Net WAC Cap for such Distribution
Date and (3) the Group I Maximum Rate Cap for such Distribution Date and, as of
any Distribution Date after the Optional Termination Date, the least of (1)
5.682% per annum, (2) the Group I Net WAC Cap for such Distribution Date and (3)
the Group I Maximum Rate Cap for such Distribution Date.

      Class AF-4 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AF-4 Certificates.

      Class AF-4 Certificates: Any Certificate designated as a "Class AF-4
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A hereto, representing
the right to distributions as set forth herein.

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      Class AF-4 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class AF-4 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class AF-4 Certificate Principal Balance as of the first day of such Accrual
Period (after giving effect to all distributions of principal made or deemed to
be made as of such first day) plus the Current Interest and Interest Carry
Forward Amount portions of any previous distributions on such Class that are
recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any
Non-Supported Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the
Class AF-4 Certificates.

      Class AF-4 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class AF-4 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
AF-4 Certificates with respect to Class AF-4 Current Interest and Class AF-4
Interest Carry Forward Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest
on such excess (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class AF-4
Pass-Through Rate for the related Accrual Period.

      Class AF-4 Pass-Through Rate: As of any Distribution Date up to and
including the Optional Termination Date for the Class AF-4 Certificates, the
least of (1) 5.385% per annum, (2) the Group I Net WAC Cap for such Distribution
Date and (3) the Group I Maximum Rate Cap for such Distribution Date and, as of
any Distribution Date after the Optional Termination Date, the least of (1)
5.885% per annum, (2) the Group I Net WAC Cap for such Distribution Date and (3)
the Group I Maximum Rate Cap for such Distribution Date.

      Class AF-5 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AF-5 Certificates.

      Class AF-5 Certificates: Any Certificate designated as a "Class AF-5
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A hereto, representing
the right to distributions as set forth herein.

      Class AF-5 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class AF-5 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class AF-5 Certificate Principal Balance as of the first day of such Accrual
Period (after giving effect to all distributions of principal made or deemed to
be made as of such first day) plus the Current Interest and Interest Carry
Forward Amount portions of any previous distributions on such Class that are
recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any
Non-Supported Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the
Class AF-5 Certificates.

      Class AF-5 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class AF-5 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
AF-5 Certificates with respect to Class AF-5 Current Interest and Class AF-5
Interest Carry Forward Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest
on such excess (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class AF-5
Pass-Through Rate for the related Accrual Period.

      Class AF-5 Lockout Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, an
amount equal to the product of (x) the Class AF-5 Lockout Distribution
Percentage for such Distribution Date and (y) the Class AF-5 Pro Rata
Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date. In no event shall the Class AF-5
Lockout Distribution Amount for a Distribution Date exceed the Principal
Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date or the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class AF-5 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution
Date.

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      Class AF-5 Lockout Distribution Percentage: For any Distribution Date, the
applicable percentage for such Distribution Date set forth in the following
table:

          Distribution Date Occurring In             Lockout Percentage
          ------------------------------             ------------------
          September 2005 - August 2008                        0%
          September 2008 - August 2010                       45%
          September 2010 - August 2011                       80%
          September 2011 - August 2012                      100%
          September 2012 and thereafter                     300%

      Class AF-5 Pro Rata Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, an
amount equal to the product of (x) a fraction expressed as a percentage, the
numerator of which is the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AF-5
Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date and the denominator of
which is the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Group I Senior
Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date and (y) the Principal
Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date.

      Class AF-5 Pass-Through Rate: As of any Distribution Date up to and
including the Optional Termination Date for the Class AF-5 Certificates, the
least of (1) 5.064% per annum, (2) the Group I Net WAC Cap for such Distribution
Date and (3) the Group I Maximum Rate Cap for such Distribution Date and, as of
any Distribution Date after the Optional Termination Date, the least of (1)
5.564% per annum, (2) the Group I Net WAC Cap for such Distribution Date and (3)
the Group I Maximum Rate Cap for such Distribution Date.

      Class AV-1 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AV-1 Certificates.

      Class AV-1 Certificates: Any Certificate designated as a "Class AV-1
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A hereto, representing
the right to distributions as set forth herein.

      Class AV-1 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class AV-1 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class AV-1 Certificate Principal Balance as of the first day of such Accrual
Period (after giving effect to all distributions of principal made or deemed to
be made as of such first day) plus the Current Interest and Interest Carry
Forward Amount portions of any previous distributions on such Class that are
recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any
Non-Supported Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the
Class AV-1 Certificates.

      Class AV-1 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class AV-1 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
AV-1 Certificates with respect to Class AV-1 Current Interest and Class AV-1
Interest Carry Forward Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest
on such excess (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class AV-1
Pass-Through Rate for the related Accrual Period.

      Class AV-1 Margin: As of any Distribution Date up to and including the
Optional Termination Date for the Certificates, 0.140% per annum and, as of any
Distribution Date after the Optional Termination Date, 0.280% per annum.

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      Class AV-1 Pass-Through Rate: For the first Distribution Date, 3.80938%
per annum. As of any Distribution Date thereafter, the least of (1) One-Month
LIBOR plus the Class AV-1 Margin, (2) the Group II Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Group II Maximum Rate Cap for such Distribution
Date.

      Class AV-2 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AV-2 Certificates.

      Class AV-2 Certificates: Any Certificate designated as a "Class AV-2
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A hereto, representing
the right to distributions as set forth herein.

      Class AV-2 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class AV-2 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class AV-2 Certificate Principal Balance as of the first day of such Accrual
Period (after giving effect to all distributions of principal made or deemed to
be made as of such first day) plus the Current Interest and Interest Carry
Forward Amount portions of any previous distributions on such Class that are
recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any
Non-Supported Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the
Class AV-2 Certificates.

      Class AV-2 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class AV-2 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
AV-2 Certificates with respect to Class AV-2 Current Interest and Class AV-2
Interest Carry Forward Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest
on such excess (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class AV-2
Pass-Through Rate for the related Accrual Period.

      Class AV-2 Margin: As of any Distribution Date up to and including the
Optional Termination Date for the Certificates, 0.310% per annum and, as of any
Distribution Date after the Optional Termination Date, 0.620% per annum.

      Class AV-2 Pass-Through Rate: For the first Distribution Date, 3.97938%
per annum. As of any Distribution Date thereafter, the least of (1) One-Month
LIBOR plus the Class AV-2 Margin, (2) the Group II Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Group II Maximum Rate Cap for such Distribution
Date.

      Class AV-3 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AV-3 Certificates.

      Class AV-3 Certificates: Any Certificate designated as a "Class AV-3
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A hereto, representing
the right to distributions as set forth herein.

      Class AV-3 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class AV-3 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class AV-3 Certificate Principal Balance as of the first day of such Accrual
Period (after giving effect to all distributions of principal made or deemed to
be made as of such first day) plus the Current Interest and Interest Carry
Forward Amount portions of any previous distributions on such Class that are
recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any
Non-Supported Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the
Class AV-3 Certificates.

      Class AV-3 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class AV-3 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the

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amount actually distributed to the Class AV-3 Certificates with respect to Class
AV-3 Current Interest and Class AV-3 Interest Carry Forward Amounts on such
prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest on such excess (to the extent
permitted by applicable law) at the Class AV-3 Pass-Through Rate for the related
Accrual Period.

      Class AV-3 Margin: As of any Distribution Date up to and including the
Optional Termination Date for the Certificates, 0.420% per annum and, as of any
Distribution Date after the Optional Termination Date, 0.840% per annum.

      Class AV-3 Pass-Through Rate: For the first Distribution Date, 4.08938%
per annum. As of any Distribution Date thereafter, the least of (1) One-Month
LIBOR plus the Class AV-3 Margin, (2) the Group II Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Group II Maximum Rate Cap for such Distribution
Date.

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

      Class B-1 Applied Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loans
which have been applied to the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class B-1 Certificates.

      Class B-1 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class B-1
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A hereto, representing
the right to distributions as set forth herein.

      Class B-1 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-1 Certificates.

      Class B-1 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class B-1 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class B-1 Certificate Principal Balance as of the first day of such Accrual
Period (after giving effect to all distributions of principal made or deemed to
be made as of such first day) plus the Current Interest and Interest Carry
Forward Amount portions of any previous distributions on such Class that are
recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any
Non-Supported Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the
Class B-1 Certificates.

      Class B-1 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class B-1 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
B-1 Certificates with respect to Class B-1 Current Interest and Class B-1
Interest Carry Forward Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest
on such excess (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class B-1
Pass-Through Rate for the related Accrual Period.

      Class B-1 Pass-Through Rate: As of any Distribution Date up to and
including the Optional Termination Date for the Class B-1 Certificates, the
least of (1) 6.000% per annum, (2) the Subordinated Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Subordinated Maximum Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date and, as of any Distribution Date after the Optional
Termination Date, the least of (1) 6.500% per annum, (2) the Subordinated
Available Funds Cap for such Distribution Date and (3) the Subordinated Maximum
Rate Cap for such Distribution Date.

      Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date on or after the Stepdown Date, 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date if the Class A Certificate Principal Balance, the
Class R Certificate Principal Balance and the Class M Certificate

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Principal Balance have been reduced to zero and a Trigger Event exists, or as
long as a Trigger Event does not exist, the excess of (1) the sum of (A) the
Class A Certificate Principal Balance and Class R Certificate Principal Balance
(after taking into account distributions of the Class A Principal Distribution
Amount on such Distribution Date), (B) the Class M Certificate Principal Balance
(after taking into account distributions of the Class M Principal Distribution
Amount on such Distribution Date) and (C) the Class B-1 Certificate Principal
Balance immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (2) the lesser of (A)
95.60% of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the end of
the immediately preceding Due Period and (B) the excess of the Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the immediately preceding Due
Period over the Minimum Required Overcollateralization Amount. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, (I) on any Distribution Date prior to the Stepdown Date on which
the Certificate Principal Balance of each Class of Class A, Class R and Class M
Certificates has been reduced to zero, the Class B-1 Principal Distribution
Amount will equal the lesser of (x) the outstanding Class B-1 Certificate
Principal Balance and (y) 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount remaining
after any distributions on such Class A, Class R and Class M Certificates and
(II) in no event will the Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount with respect
to any Distribution Date exceed the Class B-1 Certificate Principal Balance.

      Class B-1 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
excess of (1) the Class B-1 Applied Realized Loss Amount over (2) the sum of (x)
all distributions in reduction of the Class B-1 Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts on
all previous Distribution Dates and (y) all increases in the Certificate
Principal Balance of such Class B-1 Certificates pursuant to the definition of
"Certificate Principal Balance."

      Class B-2 Applied Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loans
which have been applied to the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class B-2 Certificates.

      Class B-2 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class B-2
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A hereto, representing
the right to distributions as set forth herein.

      Class B-2 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-2 Certificates.

      Class B-2 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class B-2 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class B-2 Certificate Principal Balance as of the first day of such Accrual
Period (after giving effect to all distributions of principal made or deemed to
be made as of such first day) plus the Current Interest and Interest Carry
Forward Amount portions of any previous distributions on such Class that are
recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any
Non-Supported Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the
Class B-2 Certificates.

      Class B-2 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class B-2 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
B-2 Certificates with respect to Class B-2 Current Interest and Class B-2
Interest Carry Forward Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest
on such excess (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class B-2
Pass-Through Rate for the related Accrual Period.

      Class B-2 Pass-Through Rate: As of any Distribution Date up to and
including the Optional Termination Date for the Class B-2 Certificates, the
least of (1) 6.000% per annum, (2) the Subordinated Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Subordinated Maximum Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date and, as of any Distribution Date after the Optional
Termination Date, the least of (1)

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6.500% per annum, (2) the Subordinated Available Funds Cap for such Distribution
Date and (3) the Subordinated Maximum Rate Cap for such Distribution Date.

      Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date on or after the Stepdown Date, 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date if the Class A Certificate Principal Balance, the
Class R Certificate Principal Balance, the Class M Certificate Principal Balance
and the Class B-1 Certificate Principal Balance have been reduced to zero and a
Trigger Event exists, or as long as a Trigger Event does not exist, the excess
of (1) the sum of (A) the Class A Certificate Principal Balance and Class R
Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions of the
Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (B) the Class
M Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions of the
Class M Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (C) the Class
B-1 Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions of
the Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (D)
the Class B-2 Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such
Distribution Date over (2) the lesser of (A) 97.00% of the Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the immediately preceding Due
Period and (B) the excess of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
as of the end of the immediately preceding Due Period over Minimum Required
Overcollateralization Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (I) on any
Distribution Date prior to the Stepdown Date on which the Certificate Principal
Balance of each Class of Class A, Class R, Class M and Class B-1 Certificates
has been reduced to zero, the Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount will equal
the lesser of (x) the outstanding Class B-2 Certificate Principal Balance and
(y) 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount remaining after any distributions
on such Class A, Class R, Class M and Class B-1 Certificates and (II) in no
event will the Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount with respect to any
Distribution Date exceed the Class B-2 Certificate Principal Balance. Class B-2
Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the excess of (1) the
Class B-2 Applied Realized Loss Amount over (2) the sum of (x) all distributions
in reduction of the Class B-2 Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts on all previous
Distribution Dates and (y) all increases in the Certificate Principal Balance of
such Class B-2 Certificates pursuant to the definition of "Certificate Principal
Balance."

      Class B-3 Applied Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loans
which have been applied to the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class B-3 Certificates.

      Class B-3 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class B-3
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A hereto, representing
the right to distributions as set forth herein.

      Class B-3 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-3 Certificates.

      Class B-3 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class B-3 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class B-3 Certificate Principal Balance as of the first day of such Accrual
Period (after giving effect to all distributions of principal made or deemed to
be made as of such first day) plus the Current Interest and Interest Carry
Forward Amount portions of any previous distributions on such Class that are
recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any
Non-Supported Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the
Class B-3 Certificates.

      Class B-3 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class B-3 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually

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distributed to the Class B-3 Certificates with respect to Class B-3 Current
Interest and Class B-3 Interest Carry Forward Amounts on such prior Distribution
Dates and (2) interest on such excess (to the extent permitted by applicable
law) at the Class B-3 Pass-Through Rate for the related Accrual Period.

      Class B-3 Pass-Through Rate: As of any Distribution Date up to and
including the Optional Termination Date for the Class B-3 Certificates, the
least of (1) 6.000% per annum, (2) the Subordinated Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Subordinated Maximum Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date and, as of any Distribution Date after the Optional
Termination Date, the least of (1) 6.500% per annum, (2) the Subordinated
Available Funds Cap for such Distribution Date and (3) the Subordinated Maximum
Rate Cap for such Distribution Date.

      Class B-3 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date on or after the Stepdown Date, 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date if the Class A Certificate Principal Balance, the
Class R Certificate Principal Balance, the Class M Certificate Principal
Balance, the Class B-1 Certificate Principal Balance and the Class B-2
Certificate Principal Balance have been reduced to zero and a Trigger Event
exists, or as long as a Trigger Event does not exist, the excess of (1) the sum
of (A) the Class A Certificate Principal Balance and Class R Certificate
Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions of the Class A
Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (B) the Class M
Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions of the
Class M Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (C) the Class
B-1 Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions of
the Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (D) the
Class B-2 Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such Distribution
Date (after taking into account distribution of the Class B-2 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (E) the Class B-3 Certificate
Principal Balance over (2) the lesser of (A) 98.00% of the Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the immediately preceding Due
Period and (B) the excess of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
as of the end of the immediately preceding Due Period over Minimum Required
Overcollateralization Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (I) on any
Distribution Date prior to the Stepdown Date on which the Certificate Principal
Balance of each Class of Class A, Class R, Class M, Class B-1 and Class B-2
Certificates has been reduced to zero, the Class B-3 Principal Distribution
Amount will equal the lesser of (x) the outstanding Class B-3 Certificate
Principal Balance and (y) 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount remaining
after any distributions on such Class A, Class R, Class M, Class B-1 and Class
B-2 Certificates and (II) in no event will the Class B-3 Principal Distribution
Amount with respect to any Distribution Date exceed the Class B-3 Certificate
Principal Balance.

      Class B-3 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
excess of (1) the Class B-3 Applied Realized Loss Amount over (2) the sum of (x)
all distributions in reduction of the Class B-3 Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts on
all previous Distribution Dates and (y) all increases in the Certificate
Principal Balance of such Class B-3 Certificates pursuant to the definition of
"Certificate Principal Balance."

      Class ES Certificate: The Class ES Certificates executed by the Trustee
and authenticated by the Trustee in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit
A.

      Class ES Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the lesser of (i)
an amount equal to the product of (x) the Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date and (y) the
excess of the Servicing Fee Rate over the SLS Servicing Fee Rate and (ii) the
Initial ES Strip.

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      Class LT1-AF-1 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1
with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal balance
of its Corresponding Certificates and an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

      Class LT1-AF-2 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1
with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal balance
of its Corresponding Certificates and an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

      Class LT1-AF-3 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1
with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal balance
of its Corresponding Certificates and an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

      Class LT1-AF-4 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1
with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal balance
of its Corresponding Certificates and an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

      Class LT1-AF-5 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1
with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal balance
of its Corresponding Certificates and an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

      Class LT1-AV-1 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1
with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal balance
of its Corresponding Certificates and an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

      Class LT1-AV-2 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1
with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal balance
of its Corresponding Certificates and an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

      Class LT1-AV-3 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1
with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal balance
of its Corresponding Certificates and an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

      Class LT1-B1 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1 with
an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal balance of
its Corresponding Certificates and an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

      Class LT1-B2 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1 with
an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal balance of
its Corresponding Certificates and an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

      Class LT1-B3 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1 with
an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal balance of
its Corresponding Certificates and an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

      Class LT1-M1 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1 with
an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal balance of
its Corresponding Certificates and an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

      Class LT1-M2 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1 with
an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal balance of
its Corresponding Certificates and an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

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      Class LT1-M3 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1 with
an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal balance of
its Corresponding Certificates and an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

      Class LT1-M4 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1 with
an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal balance of
its Corresponding Certificates and an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

      Class LT1-M5 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1 with
an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal balance of
its Corresponding Certificates and an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

      Class LT1-M6 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1 with
an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal balance of
its Corresponding Certificates and an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

      Class LT1-R Interest: The sole class of "residual interest" in REMIC 1.

      Class LT1-R$100 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1
with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal balance
of its Corresponding Certificates and an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

      Class LTIX Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1 with an
initial prinicipal balance equal to the excess of (i) 50% of the aggregate
Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans over (ii) the initial
principal balance of the REMIC 1-I Marker Interests, and with an interest rate
equal to the Net Rate.

      Class LTIIX Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1 with
an initial principal balance equal to the excess of (i) 50% of the aggregate
Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans over (ii) the initial
principal balance of the REMIC 1-II Marker Interests, and with an interest rate
equal to the Net Rate.

      Class LTII1A Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1 with
an initial principal balance equal to 0.05% of the excess of (i) the aggregate
Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans over (ii) the
aggregate of the initial Certificate Principal Balances of Certificate Group I,
and with an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

      Class LTII1B Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1 with
an initial principal balance equal to 0.05% of the aggregate Cut-off Date
Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans, and with an interest rate equal
to the Group I Available Funds Cap.

      Class LTII2A Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1 with
an initial principal balance equal to 0.05% of the excess of (i) the aggregate
Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans over (ii) the
aggregate of the initial Certificate Principal Balances of Certificate Group II,
and with an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

      Class LTII2B Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 1 with
an initial principal balance equal to 0.05% of the aggregate Cut-off Date
Principal Balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans, and with an interest rate
equal to the Group II Available Funds Cap.

      Class M Certificates: The Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4,
Class M-5 and Class M-6 Certificates.

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      Class M Certificate Principal Balance: For any Distribution Date, the sum
of the Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance, the Class M-2 Certificate
Principal Balance, the Class M-3 Certificate Principal Balance, the Class M-4
Certificate Principal Balance, the Class M-5 Certificate Principal Balance and
the Class M-6 Certificate Principal Balance.

      Class M Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the sum
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, and
the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount.

      Class M-1 Applied Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loans
which have been applied to the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class M-1 Certificates.

      Class M-1 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-1
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A hereto, representing
the right to distributions as set forth herein.

      Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates.

      Class M-1 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class M-1 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance as of the first day of such Accrual
Period (after giving effect to all distributions of principal made or deemed to
be made as of such first day) plus the Current Interest and Interest Carry
Forward Amount portions of any previous distributions on such Class that are
recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any
Non-Supported Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the
Class M-1 Certificates.

      Class M-1 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class M-1 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
M-1 Certificates with respect to Class M-1 Current Interest and Class M-1
Interest Carry Forward Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest
on such excess (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class M-1
Pass-Through Rate for the related Accrual Period.

      Class M-1 Pass-Through Rate: As of any Distribution Date up to and
including the Optional Termination Date for the Class M-1 Certificates, the
least of (1) 5.369% per annum, (2) the Subordinated Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Subordinated Maximum Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date and, as of any Distribution Date after the Optional
Termination Date, the least of (1) 5.869% per annum, (2) the Subordinated
Available Funds Cap for such Distribution Date and (3) the Subordinated Maximum
Rate Cap for such Distribution Date.

      Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date on or after the Stepdown Date, 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date if the Class A Certificate Principal Balance and the
Class R Certificate Principal Balance has been reduced to zero and a Trigger
Event exists, or as long as a Trigger Event does not exist, the excess of (1)
the sum of (A) the Class A Certificate Principal Balance and Class R Certificate
Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions of the Class A
Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (B) the Class M-1
Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such Distribution Date over
(2) the lesser of (A) 82.80% of the Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage
Loans as of the end of the immediately preceding Due Period and (B) the excess
of the Stated Principal Balances for the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the
immediately preceding Due Period over the Minimum Required Overcollateralization

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Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (I) on any Distribution Date prior to the
Stepdown Date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of each Class of Class
A and Class R Certificates has been reduced to zero, the Class M-1 Principal
Distribution Amount will equal the lesser of (x) the outstanding Class M-1
Certificate Principal Balance and (y) 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount
remaining after any distributions on such Class A and Class R Certificates and
(II) in no event will the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount with respect
to any Distribution Date exceed the Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance.

      Class M-1 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
excess of (1) the Class M-1 Applied Realized Loss Amount over (2) the sum of (x)
all distributions in reduction of the Class M-1 Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts on
all previous Distribution Dates and (y) all increases in the Certificate
Principal Balance of such Class M-1 Certificates pursuant to the definition of
"Certificate Principal Balance."

      Class M-2 Applied Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loans
which have been applied to the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class M-2 Certificates.

      Class M-2 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-2
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A hereto, representing
the right to distributions as set forth herein.

      Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates.

      Class M-2 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class M-2 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance as of the first day of such Accrual
Period (after giving effect to all distributions of principal made or deemed to
be made as of such first day) plus the Current Interest and Interest Carry
Forward Amount portions of any previous distributions on such Class that are
recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any
Non-Supported Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the
Class M-2 Certificates.

      Class M-2 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class M-2 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
M-2 Certificates with respect to Class M-2 Current Interest and Class M-2
Interest Carry Forward Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest
on such excess (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class M-2
Pass-Through Rate for the related Accrual Period.

      Class M-2 Pass-Through Rate: As of any Distribution Date up to and
including the Optional Termination Date for the Class M-2 Certificates, the
least of (1) 5.467% per annum, (2) the Subordinated Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Subordinated Maximum Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date and, as of any Distribution Date after the Optional
Termination Date, the least of (1) 5.967% per annum, (2) the Subordinated
Available Funds Cap for such Distribution Date and (3) the Subordinated Maximum
Rate Cap for such Distribution Date.

      Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date on or after the Stepdown Date, 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date if the Class A Certificate Principal Balance, the
Class R Certificate Principal Balance and the Class M-1 Certificate Principal
Balance have been reduced to zero and a Trigger Event exists, or as long as a
Trigger Event does not exist, the excess of (1) the sum of (A) the Class A
Certificate Principal Balance and Class R Certificate Principal Balance (after
taking into account distributions of the Class A Principal Distribution

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Amount on such Distribution Date), (B) the Class M-1 Certificate Principal
Balance (after taking into account distributions of the Class M-1 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (C) the Class M-2 Certificate
Principal Balance immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (2) the
lesser of (A) 87.10% of the Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans as
of the end of the immediately preceding Due Period and (B) the excess of the
Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the immediately
preceding Due Period over the Minimum Required Overcollateralization Amount.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (I) on any Distribution Date prior to the
Stepdown Date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of each Class of Class
A, Class R and Class M-1 Certificates has been reduced to zero, the Class M-2
Principal Distribution Amount will equal the lesser of (x) the outstanding Class
M-2 Certificate Principal Balance and (y) 100% of the Principal Distribution
Amount remaining after any distributions on such Class A, Class R and Class M-1
Certificates and (II) in no event will the Class M-2 Principal Distribution
Amount with respect to any Distribution Date exceed the Class M-2 Certificate
Principal Balance.

      Class M-2 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
excess of (1) the Class M-2 Applied Realized Loss Amount over (2) the sum of (x)
all distributions in reduction of the Class M-2 Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts on
all previous Distribution Dates and (y) all increases in the Certificate
Principal Balance of such Class M-2 Certificates pursuant to the definition of
"Certificate Principal Balance."

      Class M-3 Applied Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loans
which have been applied to the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class M-3 Certificates.

      Class M-3 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-3
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A hereto, representing
the right to distributions as set forth herein.

      Class M-3 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates.

      Class M-3 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class M-3 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class M-3 Certificate Principal Balance as of the first day of such Accrual
Period (after giving effect to all distributions of principal made or deemed to
be made as of such first day) plus the Current Interest and Interest Carry
Forward Amount portions of any previous distributions on such Class that are
recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any
Non-Supported Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the
Class M-3 Certificates.

      Class M-3 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class M-3 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
M-3 Certificates with respect to Class M-3 Current Interest and Class M-3
Interest Carry Forward Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest
on such excess (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class M-3
Pass-Through Rate for the related Accrual Period.

      Class M-3 Pass-Through Rate: As of any Distribution Date up to and
including the Optional Termination Date for the Class M-3 Certificates, the
least of (1) 5.517% per annum, (2) the Subordinated Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Subordinated Maximum Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date and, as of any Distribution Date after the Optional
Termination Date, the least of (1) 6.017% per annum, (2) the Subordinated
Available Funds Cap for such Distribution Date and (3) the Subordinated Maximum
Rate Cap for such Distribution Date.

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      Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date on or after the Stepdown Date, 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date if the Class A Certificate Principal Balance, the
Class R Certificate Principal Balance, the Class M-1 Certificate Principal
Balance and the Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance have been reduced to
zero and a Trigger Event exists, or as long as a Trigger Event does not exist,
the excess of (1) the sum of (A) the Class A Certificate Principal Balance and
Class R Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions
of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (B) the
Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions
of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (C)
the Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account
distributions of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount) and (D) the Class
M-3 Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such Distribution Date
over (2) the lesser of (A) 88.70% of the Stated Principal Balances of the
Mortgage Loans as of the end of the immediately preceding Due Period and (B) the
excess of the Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans as of the end of
the immediately preceding Due Period over the Minimum Required
Overcollateralization Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (I) on any
Distribution Date prior to the Stepdown Date on which the Certificate Principal
Balance of each Class of Class A, Class R, Class M-1 and Class M-2 Certificates
has been reduced to zero, the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount will equal
the lesser of (x) the outstanding Class M-3 Certificate Principal Balance and
(y) 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount remaining after any distributions
on such Class A, Class R, Class M-1 and Class M-2 Certificates and (II) in no
event will the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount with respect to any
Distribution Date exceed the Class M-3 Certificate Principal Balance.

      Class M-3 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
excess of (1) the Class M-3 Applied Realized Loss Amount over (2) the sum of (x)
all distributions in reduction of the Class M-3 Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts on
all previous Distribution Dates and (y) all increases in the Certificate
Principal Balance of such Class M-3 Certificates pursuant to the definition of
"Certificate Principal Balance."

      Class M-4 Applied Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loans
which have been applied to the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class M-4 Certificates.

      Class M-4 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-4
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A hereto, representing
the right to distributions as set forth herein.

      Class M-4 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates.

      Class M-4 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class M-4 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class M-4 Certificate Principal Balance as of the first day of such Accrual
Period (after giving effect to all distributions of principal made or deemed to
be made as of such first day) plus the Current Interest and Interest Carry
Forward Amount portions of any previous distributions on such Class that are
recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any
Non-Supported Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the
Class M-4 Certificates.

      Class M-4 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class M-4 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
M-4 Certificates with respect to Class M-4 Current Interest and Class M-4
Interest Carry Forward Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest
on such excess (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class M-4
Pass-Through Rate for the related Accrual Period.

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      Class M-4 Pass-Through Rate: As of any Distribution Date up to and
including the Optional Termination Date for the Class M-4 Certificates, the
least of (1) 5.696% per annum, (2) the Subordinated Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Subordinated Maximum Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date and, as of any Distribution Date after the Optional
Termination Date, the least of (1) 6.196% per annum, (2) the Subordinated
Available Funds Cap for such Distribution Date and (3) the Subordinated Maximum
Rate Cap for such Distribution Date.

      Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date on or after the Stepdown Date, 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date if the Class A Certificate Principal Balance, the
Class R Certificate Principal Balance, the Class M-1 Certificate Principal
Balance, the Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance and the Class M-3
Certificate Principal Balance have been reduced to zero and a Trigger Event
exists, or as long as a Trigger Event does not exist, the excess of (1) the sum
of (A) the Class A Certificate Principal Balance and Class R Certificate
Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions of the Class A
Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (B) the Class M-1
Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions of the
Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (C) the
Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions
of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount, (D) the Class M-3 Certificate
Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions of the Class M-3
Principal Distribution Amount), and (E) the Class M-4 Certificate Principal
Balance immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (2) the lesser of (A)
91.30% of the Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans as of the end of
the immediately preceding Due Period and (B) the excess of the Stated Principal
Balances of the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the immediately preceding Due
Period over the Minimum Required Overcollateralization Amount. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, (I) on any Distribution Date prior to the Stepdown Date on which
the Certificate Principal Balance of each Class of Class A, Class R, Class M-1,
Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates has been reduced to zero, the Class M-4
Principal Distribution Amount will equal the lesser of (x) the outstanding Class
M-4 Certificate Principal Balance and (y) 100% of the Principal Distribution
Amount remaining after any distributions on such Class A, Class R, Class M-1,
Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates and (II) in no event will the Class M-4
Principal Distribution Amount with respect to any Distribution Date exceed the
Class M-4 Certificate Principal Balance.

      Class M-4 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
excess of (1) the Class M-4 Applied Realized Loss Amount over (2) the sum of (x)
all distributions in reduction of the Class M-4 Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts on
all previous Distribution Dates and (y) all increases in the Certificate
Principal Balance of such Class M-4 Certificates pursuant to the definition of
"Certificate Principal Balance."

      Class M-5 Applied Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loans
which have been applied to the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class M-5 Certificates.

      Class M-5 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-5
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A hereto, representing
the right to distributions as set forth herein.

      Class M-5 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates.

      Class M-5 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class M-5 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class M-5 Certificate Principal Balance as of the first day of such Accrual
Period (after giving effect to all distributions of principal made or deemed to
be made as of such first day) plus the Current Interest and Interest Carry
Forward Amount portions of any

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previous distributions on such Class that are recovered as a voidable preference
by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any Non-Supported Interest Shortfall allocated
on such Distribution Date to the Class M-5 Certificates.

      Class M-5 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class M-5 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
M-5 Certificates with respect to Class M-5 Current Interest and Class M-5
Interest Carry Forward Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest
on such excess (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class M-5
Pass-Through Rate for the related Accrual Period.

      Class M-5 Pass-Through Rate: As of any Distribution Date up to and
including the Optional Termination Date for the Class M-5 Certificates, the
least of (1) 5.765% per annum, (2) the Subordinated Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Subordinated Maximum Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date and, as of any Distribution Date after the Optional
Termination Date, the least of (1) 6.265% per annum, (2) the Subordinated
Available Funds Cap for such Distribution Date and (3) the Subordinated Maximum
Rate Cap for such Distribution Date.

      Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date on or after the Stepdown Date, 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date if the Class A Certificate Principal Balance, the
Class R Certificate Principal Balance, the Class M-1 Certificate Principal
Balance, the Class M-2 Certificate Principal balance, the Class M-3 Certificate
Principal Balance and the Class M-4 Certificate Principal Balance have been
reduced to zero and a Trigger Event exists, or as long as a Trigger Event does
not exist, the excess of (1) the sum of (A) the Class A Certificate Principal
Balance and Class R Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account
distributions of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (B) the Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into
account distributions of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such
Distribution Date), (C) the Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance (after
taking into account distributions of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount
on such Distribution Date), (D) the Class M-3 Certificate Principal Balance
(after taking into account distributions of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution
Amount on such Distribution Date), (E) the Class M-4 Certificate Principal
Balance (after taking into account distributions of the Class M-4 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (F) the Class M-5 Certificate
Principal Balance immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (2) the
lesser of (A) 93.40% of the Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans as
of the end of the immediately preceding Due Period and (B) the excess of the
Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the immediately
preceding Due Period over the Minimum Required Overcollateralization Amount.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (I) on any Distribution Date prior to the
Stepdown Date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of each Class of Class
A, Class R, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3 and Class M-4 Certificates has been
reduced to zero, the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount will equal the
lesser of (x) the outstanding Class M-5 Certificate Principal Balance and (y)
100% of the Principal Distribution Amount remaining after any distributions on
such Class A, Class R, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3 and Class M-4
Certificates and (II) in no event will the Class M-5 Principal Distribution
Amount with respect to any Distribution Date exceed the Class M-5 Certificate
Principal Balance.

      Class M-5 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
excess of (1) the Class M-5 Applied Realized Loss Amount over (2) the sum of (x)
all distributions in reduction of the Class M-5 Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts on
all previous Distribution Dates and (y) all increases in the Certificate
Principal Balance of such Class M-5 Certificates pursuant to the definition of
"Certificate Principal Balance."

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      Class M-6 Applied Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loans
which have been applied to the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class M-6 Certificates.

      Class M-6 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-6
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A hereto, representing
the right to distributions as set forth herein.

      Class M-6 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates.

      Class M-6 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class M-6 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class M-6 Certificate Principal Balance as of the first day of such Accrual
Period (after giving effect to all distributions of principal made or deemed to
be made as of such first day) plus the Current Interest and Interest Carry
Forward Amount portions of any previous distributions on such Class that are
recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any
Non-Supported Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the
Class M-6 Certificates.

      Class M-6 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class M-6 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
M-6 Certificates with respect to Class M-6 Current Interest and Class M-6
Interest Carry Forward Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest
on such excess (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class M-6
Pass-Through Rate for the related Accrual Period.

      Class M-6 Pass-Through Rate: As of any Distribution Date up to and
including the Optional Termination Date for the Class M-6 Certificates, the
least of (1) 5.864% per annum, (2) the Subordinated Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Subordinated Maximum Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date and, as of any Distribution Date after the Optional
Termination Date, the least of (1) 6.364% per annum, (2) the Subordinated
Available Funds Cap for such Distribution Date and (3) the Subordinated Maximum
Rate Cap for such Distribution Date.

      Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date on or after the Stepdown Date, 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date if the Class A Certificate Principal Balance, the
Class R Certificate Principal Balance, the Class M-1 Certificate Principal
Balance, the Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance, the Class M-3 Certificate
Principal Balance, the Class M-4 Certificate Principal Balance and the Class M-5
Certificate Principal Balance have been reduced to zero and a Trigger Event
exists, or as long as a Trigger Event does not exist, the excess of (1) the sum
of (A) the Class A Certificate Principal Balance and Class R Certificate
Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions of the Class A
Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (B) the Class M-1
Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions of the
Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (C) the
Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions
of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (D)
the Class M-3 Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account
distributions of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such
Distribution Date), (E) the Class M-4 Certificate Principal Balance (after
taking into account distributions of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount
on such Distribution Date), (F) the Class M-5 Certificate Principal Balance
(after taking into account distributions of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution
Amount on such Distribution Date), and (G) the Class M-6 Certificate Principal
Balance immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (2) the lesser of (A)
94.10% of the Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans as of the end of
the immediately preceding Due Period and (B) the excess of the Stated Principal
Balances of the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the immediately preceding Due
Period over the Minimum Required

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Overcollateralization Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (I) on any
Distribution Date prior to the Stepdown Date on which the Certificate Principal
Balance of each Class of Class A, Class R, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3,
Class M-4 and Class M-5 Certificates has been reduced to zero, the Class M-6
Principal Distribution Amount will equal the lesser of (x) the outstanding Class
M-6 Certificate Principal Balance and (y) 100% of the Principal Distribution
Amount remaining after any distributions on such Class A, Class R, Class M-1,
Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4 and Class M-5 Certificates and (II) in no event
will the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount with respect to any
Distribution Date exceed the Class M-6 Certificate Principal Balance.

      Class M-6 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
excess of (1) the Class M-6 Applied Realized Loss Amount over (2) the sum of (x)
all distributions in reduction of the Class M-6 Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts on
all previous Distribution Dates and (y) all increases in the Certificate
Principal Balance of such Class M-6 Certificates pursuant to the definition of
"Certificate Principal Balance."

      Class R Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class R Certificate"
on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A hereto, representing the right to
distributions as set forth herein.

      Class R Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class R Certificate.

      Class X Certificates: The Class X Certificates executed by the Trustee and
authenticated by the Trustee in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A.

      Class X Distributable Amount: The excess of (x) the sum of (i) the initial
Overcollateralization Amount and (ii) all interest payments accrued on the REMIC
2 X Interest over (y) the sum of (i) all prior distributions to the Class X
Certificates pursuant to Section 5.05(g) and (ii) all payments treated as
distributed by REMIC 2 to the REMIC 2 X Interest then paid to the holders of
Class A, Class M and Class B Certificates pursuant to an interest rate cap
contract as described in Section 2.07(d).

      Closing Date: August 30, 2005.

      Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including any successor or
amendatory provisions.

      Collateral Value: With respect to a Mortgage Loan, the proceeds of which
were used to purchase the related Mortgaged Property (or applicable dwelling
unit, in the case of a Co-op Loan), the lesser of (x) the appraisal value of
such Mortgaged Property (or applicable dwelling unit, in the case of a Co-op
Loan) based on an appraisal made for the originator by an independent fee
appraiser at the time of the origination of the related Mortgage Loan and (y)
the sales price of such Mortgaged Property (or applicable dwelling unit, in the
case of a Co-op Loan) at such time of origination and means, with respect to a
Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were used to refinance an existing Mortgage
Loan, the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property (or applicable dwelling
unit, in the case of a Co-op Loan) based upon the appraisal obtained at the time
of refinancing.

      Collection Account: The separate Eligible Accounts created and initially
maintained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.05(d) in the name of the
Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and designated "Specialized
Loan Servicing LLC, as servicer for U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee,
in trust for registered holders of Terwin Mortgage Trust, Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series TMTS 2005-12ALT." Funds in the Collection Account shall be
held in trust for the Certificateholders for the uses and purposes set forth in
this Agreement.

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      Compensating Interest: For any Distribution Date and with respect to each
voluntary Principal Prepayment on the related Mortgage Loans serviced by the
Servicer, the lesser of (i) one-half of the Aggregate Servicing Fee payable on
such Distribution Date and (ii) the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfall if
any, for the related Prepayment Period; provided, however, that any Compensating
Interest remitted by the Servicing Administrator shall not exceed the Securities
Administrator Fee for such Distribution Date.

      Co-op Lease: With respect to a Co-op Loan, the lease with respect to a
dwelling unit occupied by the Mortgagor and relating to the stock allocated to
the related dwelling unit.

      Co-op Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by the pledge of stock allocated to a
dwelling unit in a residential cooperative housing corporation and a collateral
assignment of the related Co-op Lease.

      Corporate Trust Office: With respect to (a) the Trustee, the corporate
trust office 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 209 South LaSalle Street,
Suite 300, Chicago, Illinois 60604, Attn: Corporate Trust Structured Finance,
Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-12ALT, or at such other address as the Trustee may
designate from time to time by notice to the Certificateholders, the Depositor,
the Seller, the Servicing Administrator, the Securities Administrator, the
Backup Servicer and the Servicer and (b) the Securities Administrator and the
Backup Servicer, the principal corporate trust office 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 4 New York Plaza, New York, New York 10004-2477, Attention: Worldwide
Securities Services/Global Debt--Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-12ALT, or at such
other address as the Securities Administrator may designate from time to time by
notice to the Certificateholders, the Trustee, the Depositor, the Seller, the
Servicing Administrator, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer and the Securities
Administrator. With respect to the Securities Administrator, Certificate
Registrar and presentment of Certificates for registration of transfer, exchange
or final payment, 2001 Bryan Street, 10th Floor, Dallas, Texas 75201, Attention:
Worldwide Securities Services/Global Debt--Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-12ALT.

      Corresponding Certificates: With respect to the Class LT1-R$100 Interest,
the Class R Certificates. With respect to the Class LT1-AF-1 Interest, the Class
AF-1 Certificates. With respect to the Class LT1-AF-2 Interest, the Class AF-2
Certificates. With respect to the Class LT1-AF-3 Interest, the Class AF-3
Certificates. With respect to the Class LT1-AF-4 Interest, the Class AF-4
Certificates. With respect to the Class LT1-AF-5 Interest, the Class AF-5
Certificates. With respect to the Class LT1-AV-1 Interest, the Class AV-1
Certificates. With respect to the Class LT1-AV-2 Interest, the Class AV-2
Certificates. With respect to the Class LT1-AV-3 Interest, the Class AV-3
Certificates. With respect to the Class LT1-B1 Interest, the Class B-1
Certificates. With respect to the Class LT1-B2 Interest, the Class B-2
Certificates. With respect to the Class LT1-B3 Interest, the Class B-3
Certificates. With respect to the Class LT1-M1 Interest, the Class M-1
Certificates. With respect to the Class LT1-M2 Interest, the Class M-2
Certificates. With respect to the Class LT1-M3 Interest, the Class M-3
Certificates. With respect to the Class LT1-M4 Interest, the Class M-4
Certificates. With respect to the Class LT1-M5 Interest, the Class M-5
Certificates. With respect to the Class LT1-M6 Interest, the Class M-6
Certificates.

      Credit Risk Management Agreement: The agreement between the Servicer and
the Credit Risk Manager dated as of August 30, 2005.

      Credit Risk Manager: The Murrayhill Company, a Colorado corporation, or
its successor in interest.

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      Credit Risk Manager Fee: The fee payable on each Distribution Date to the
Credit Risk Manager as compensation for all services rendered by it in exercise
and performance of any of the powers and duties of the Credit Risk Manager under
the Credit Risk Management Agreement, which amount shall equal one-twelfth of
the product of (i) the Credit Risk Manager Fee Rate and (ii) the Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the immediately preceding
Distribution Date.

      Credit Risk Manager Fee Rate: 0.010% per annum.

      Current Interest: Any of the Class AF-1 Current Interest, the Class AF-2
Current Interest, the Class AF-3 Current Interest, the Class AF-4 Current
Interest, the Class AF-5 Current Interest, the Class AV-1 Current Interest, the
Class AV-2 Current Interest, the Class AV-3 Current Interest, the Class M-1
Current Interest, the Class M-2 Current Interest, the Class M-3 Current
Interest, the Class M-4 Current Interest, the Class M-5 Current Interest, the
Class M-6 Current Interest, the Class B-1 Current Interest, the Class B-2
Current Interest and the Class B-3 Current Interest.

      Custodian: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as custodian, or its
successor in interest.

      Cut-off Date: August 1, 2005.

      Cut-off Date Principal Balance: As to any Mortgage Loan, the unpaid
principal balance thereof as of the close of business on the calendar day
immediately preceding the Cut-off Date after application of all payments of
principal due on or prior to the Cut-off Date, whether or not received, and all
Principal Prepayments received prior to the Cut-off Date, but without giving
effect to any installments of principal received in respect of Due Dates after
the Cut-off Date.

      Definitive Certificates: As defined in Section 6.06 hereof.

      Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced by a
Replacement Mortgage Loan.

      Delinquent: A Mortgage Loan is "delinquent" if any payment due thereon is
not made pursuant to the terms of such Mortgage Loan by the close of business on
the day such payment is scheduled to be due. A Mortgage Loan is "30 days
delinquent" if such payment has not been received by the close of business on
the corresponding day of the month immediately succeeding the month in which
such payment was due, or, if there is no such corresponding day (e.g., as when a
30-day month follows a 31-day month in which a payment was due on the 31st day
of such month), then on the last day of such immediately succeeding month. With
respect to any Mortgage Loan due on any day other than the first day of the
month, such Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be due on the first day of the
immediately succeeding month. Similarly for "60 days delinquent," "90 days
delinquent" and so on.

      Denomination: With respect to each Certificate, the amount set forth on
the face thereof as the "Initial Principal Balance of this Certificate."

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

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

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      Depository Agreement: With respect to Classes of Book-Entry Certificates,
the agreement among the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the initial
Depository.

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

      Designated Transaction: A transaction in which the assets underlying the
Certificates consist of single-family residential, multi-family residential,
home equity, manufactured housing and/or commercial mortgage obligations that
are secured by single-family residential, multi-family residential, commercial
real property or leasehold interests therein.

      Determination Date: With respect to any Distribution Date, the 18th day of
the month of such Distribution Date or, if such 18th day is not a Business Day,
the immediately preceding Business Day.

      Disqualified Organization: (1) the United States, any state or political
subdivision thereof, any foreign government, any international organization, or
any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (2) any organization
(other than a cooperative described in Section 521 of the Code) which is exempt
from tax under Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Code unless such organization is
subject to the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code and (3) any organization
described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code.

      Distribution Date: The 25th day of each calendar month after the initial
issuance of the Certificates, or if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
next succeeding Business Day, commencing in September 2005.

      Due Date: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Mortgage Loan, the
day during the related Due Period on which a Scheduled Payment is due.

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

      Eligible Account: An account that is (1) maintained with a depository
institution the long-term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated by the
Rating Agency in one of its two highest rating categories, or (2) maintained
with the corporate trust department of a bank which (A) has a rating of at least
Baa3 or P-3 by Moody's and (B) is the corporate trust department of a national
bank or banking corporation which has a rating of at least A-1 by S&P or F1 by
Fitch or (i) an account or accounts the deposits in which are fully insured by
the FDIC, or (ii) an account or accounts, acceptable to the Rating Agency
without reduction or withdrawal of the rating of any Class of Certificates, as
evidenced in writing, by a depository institution in which such accounts are
insured by the FDIC (to the limit established by the FDIC), the uninsured
deposits in which accounts are otherwise secured such that, as evidenced by an
Opinion of Counsel delivered to and acceptable to the Securities Administrator,
the Trustee and the Rating Agency, the Certificateholders have a claim with
respect to the funds in such account and a perfected first security interest
against any collateral (which shall be limited to Permitted Investments)
securing such funds that is superior to claims of any other depositors or
creditors of the depository institution with which such account is maintained,
or (iii) maintained at an eligible institution whose commercial paper,
short-term debt or other short-term deposits are rated at least A+ by S&P and
F-1+ by Fitch, or (iv) maintained with a federal or state chartered depository
institution the deposits in which are insured by the FDIC to the applicable
limits and the short-term unsecured debt obligations of which (or, in the case
of a depository institution that is a subsidiary of a holding company, the
short-term unsecured

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debt obligations of such holding company) are rated A by S&P or Prime 1 by
Moody's at the time any deposits are held on deposit therein, or (v) otherwise
acceptable to each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a letter from the Rating
Agency to the Trustee, or (3) a segregated trust account or accounts maintained
with the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or any other federal or state
chartered depository institution or trust company, acting in its fiduciary
capacity. Eligible Accounts may bear interest.

      ERISA: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, including any
successor or amendatory provisions.

      ERISA-Qualifying Underwriting: A best efforts or firm commitment
underwriting or private placement that would satisfy the requirements of any
applicable underwriter's exemption granted by the United States Department of
Labor, except, in relevant part, for the requirement that the certificates have
received a rating at the time of acquisition that is in one of the three (or
four, in the case of a "designated transaction") highest generic rating
categories by at least one of the Rating Agencies.

      ERISA Restricted Certificates: The Class X Certificates, Class ES
Certificates and Class R Certificate and any other Certificate, unless the
acquisition and holding of such other Certificate is covered by and exempt under
any applicable underwriter's exemption granted by the United States Department
of Labor.

      Event of Default: As defined in Section 8.01 hereof.

      Exception Report: As defined in Section 2.02 hereof.

      Excess Interest: On any Distribution Date, for each Class of the Class A,
Class M and Class B Certificates, the excess, if any, of (1) the amount of
interest such Class of Certificates is entitled to receive on such Distribution
Date at its Pass-Through Rate over (2) the amount of interest such Class of
Certificates would have been entitled to receive on such Distribution Date had
the Pass-Through Rate for such Class been the REMIC Pass-Through Rate.

      Excess Proceeds: With respect to any Liquidated Loan, any Liquidation
Proceeds that are in excess of the sum of (1) the unpaid principal balance of
such Liquidated Loan as of the date of such liquidation plus (2) interest at the
Mortgage Rate from the Due Date as to which interest was last paid or advanced
to Certificateholders (and not reimbursed to the Servicer) up to the Due Date in
the month in which such Liquidation Proceeds are required to be distributed on
the unpaid principal balance of such Liquidated Loan outstanding during each Due
Period as to which such interest was not paid or advanced.

      Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

      Extra Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date, (1) prior to the Stepdown Date, the excess of (A) the sum of (i) the
Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance immediately preceding such Distribution
Date reduced by the Principal Funds with respect to such Distribution Date and
(ii) $3,150,108 over (B) the Pool Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
as of such Distribution Date and (2) on and after the Stepdown Date, (A) the sum
of (i) the Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance immediately preceding such
Distribution Date, reduced by the Principal Funds with respect to such
Distribution Date and (ii) the greater of (a) 2.00% of the Pool Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans and (b) the Minimum Required Overcollateralization
Amount less (B) the Pool Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of
such Distribution Date; provided, however, that if on any Distribution Date a
Trigger Event is in effect, the Extra Principal Distribution Amount will not be
reduced to the applicable percentage of the then-current Pool Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage

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Loans as of the Due Date immediately prior to the Trigger Event until the next
Distribution Date on which the Trigger Event is not in effect.

      Fannie Mae: A federally chartered and privately owned corporation
organized and existing under the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter
Act, or any successor thereto.

      FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto.

      Federal Funds Rate: The interest rate at which depository institutions
lend balances at the Federal Reserve to other depository institutions overnight.

      Fitch: Fitch, Inc., or its successor in interest.

      Fixed Rate Certificates: The Class AF-2, the Class AF-3, the Class AF-4,
the Class AF-5 and the Subordinated Certificates.

      Floating Rate Certificate Carryover: With respect to a Distribution Date,
in the event that the Pass-Through Rate for a class of Class A, Class M or Class
B Certificates is based upon the related Available Funds Cap, the excess of (1)
the amount of interest that such Class would have been entitled to receive on
such Distribution Date had the Pass-Through Rate for that Class not been
calculated based on the related Available Funds Cap, over (2) the amount of
interest such class was entitled to receive on such Distribution Date based on
the related Available Funds Cap, together with (i) the unpaid portion of any
such excess from prior Distribution Dates (and interest accrued thereon at the
then applicable Pass-Through Rate, without giving effect to the applicable
Available Funds Cap) and (ii) any amount previously distributed with respect to
Floating Rate Certificate Carryover for such class that is recovered as a
voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy.

      Form 10-K Certification: The certification required pursuant to Rule
13a-14 under the Exchange Act, including any certification that may be required
by any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 (as such may be amended from time to time).

      Freddie Mac: A corporate instrumentality of the United States created and
existing under Title III of the Emergency Home Finance Act of 1970, as amended,
or any successor thereto.

      Guaranteed Distributions: As defined in the Certificate Insurance Policy.

      Grantor Trusts: The grantor trusts described in Section 2.07 hereof.

      Group I: The portion of the Mortgage Pool identified as "Group I" in the
Prospectus Supplement.

      Group I Administration Fee: The sum of the Group I Servicing Fee, the
Group I Securities Administrator Fee and the Group I Credit Risk Manager Fee.

      Group I Available Funds Cap: As of any Distribution Date, for the Class
AF-1 Certificates, a per annum rate equal to the product of (A) 12 times the
quotient obtained by dividing (x) the excess of (a) the total scheduled interest
on the Group I Mortgage Loans for the related Due Period over (b) the sum of the
Group I Administration Fee and the Group I Certificate Insurer Premium for such
Distribution Date by (y) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans in Group I as of the first day of the related Accrual Period (or, in the
case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date) and (B) a fraction,
the numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is the actual number
of days in the related Accrual Period.

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      Group I Certificate Insurer Premium: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the Certificate Insurer Premium multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in Group I as of the
immediately preceding Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in Group I and Group II as of the
immediately preceding Distribution Date.

      Group I Credit Risk Manager Fee: The product of (i) the Credit Risk
Manager Fee Rate and (ii) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in
Group I as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date.

      Group I Maximum Rate Cap: With respect to the Class AF-1 Certificates and
any Distribution Date, the product of (A) 12 times the quotient obtained by
dividing (x) the aggregate scheduled interest that would have been due on the
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans in Group I during the related Due Period had the
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans in Group I provided for interest at their
respective maximum lifetime Mortgage Rates and the aggregate scheduled interest
that would have been due on the Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans in Group I during the
related Due Period had the Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans in Group I provided for
interest at their respective Mortgage Rates, less the sum of the Group I
Administration Fee and the Group I Certificate Insurer Premium for such
Distribution Date, divided by (y) the Outstanding Principal Balances of the
Group I Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (B) fraction, the
numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is the actual number of
days in the related Accrual Period; and with respect to the Class AF-2, Class
AF-3, Class AF-4 and Class AF-5 Certificates and any Distribution Date, 12 times
the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the aggregate scheduled interest that
would have been due on the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans in Group I during the
related Due Period had the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans in Group I provided
for interest at their respective maximum lifetime Mortgage Rates and the
aggregate scheduled interest that would have been due on the Fixed Rate Mortgage
Loans in Group I during the related Due Period had the Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans
in Group I provided for interest at their respective Mortgage Rates, less the
sum of the Group I Administration Fee and the Group I Certificate Insurer
Premium for such Distribution Date, divided by (y) the Outstanding Principal
Balances of the Group I Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date.

      Group I Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan at any time identified in the
Group I Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit B-2.

      Group I Net WAC Cap: As of any Distribution Date, for the Class AF-2,
Class AF-3, Class AF-4 and Class AF-5 Certificates, a per annum rate equal to 12
times the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the excess of (a) the total
scheduled interest on the Group I Mortgage Loans for the related Due Period over
(b) the sum of the Group I Administration Fee and the Group I Certificate
Insurer Premium for such Distribution Date by (y) the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans in Group I as of the first day of the related
Accrual Period (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the
Cut-off Date).

      Group I Principal Distribution Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
amount equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of
the Group I Senior Certificates and Class R Certificates and (ii) the product of
(x) the Group I Principal Distribution Percentage and (y) the Class A Principal
Distribution Amount; provided, however, that with respect to any Distribution
Date on which any of the Group I Senior Certificates and Class R Certificates
are outstanding and the Certificate Principal Balance of the Group II Senior
Certificates has been reduced to zero, the Group I Principal Distribution Amount
will equal the Class A Principal Distribution Amount.

      Group I Principal Distribution Percentage: With respect to any
Distribution Date, a fraction expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which
is the amount of Principal Funds received with respect

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to Mortgage Loans in Group I and the denominator of which is the amount of
Principal Funds received from all of the Mortgage Loans in the mortgage pool.

      Group I Securities Administrator Fee: As to any Distribution Date and each
Mortgage Loan in Group I, an amount equal to the product of the applicable
Securities Administrator Fee Rate and the outstanding Stated Principal Balance
of such Mortgage Loan as of the preceding Distribution Date.

      Group I Senior Certificates: The Class AF-1, Class AF-2, Class AF-3, Class
AF-4 and Class AF-5 Certificates.

      Group I Servicing Fee: As to each Mortgage Loan in Group I and any
Distribution Date, an amount equal to one month's interest at the Servicing Fee
Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the immediately
preceding Distribution Date or, in the event of any payment of interest that
accompanies a Principal Prepayment in full made by the Mortgagor, interest at
the Servicing Fee Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as
of the immediately preceding Distribution Date for the period covered by such
payment of interest (in each case payable from interest collections on such
Mortgage Loan).

      Group II: The portion of the Mortgage Pool identified as "Group II" in the
Prospectus Supplement.

      Group II Administration Fee: The sum of the Group II Servicing Fee, the
Group II Securities Administrator Fee and the Group II Credit Risk Manager Fee.

      Group II Available Funds Cap: As of any Distribution Date, for the Group
II Senior Certificates, a per annum rate equal to the product of (A) 12 times
the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the excess of (a) the total scheduled
interest on the Group II Mortgage Loans for the related Due Period over (b) the
sum of the Group II Administration Fee and the Group II Certificate Insurer
Premium for such Distribution Date by (y) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance
of the Mortgage Loans in Group II as of the first day of the related Accrual
Period (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date)
and (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is
the actual number of days in the related Accrual Period.

      Group II Certificate Insurer Premium: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the Certificate Insurer Premium multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in Group II as of
the immediately preceding Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in Group I and Group II as of the
immediately preceding Distribution Date.

      Group II Credit Risk Manager Fee: The product of (i) the Credit Risk
Manager Fee Rate and (ii) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in
Group II as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date.

      Group II Maximum Rate Cap: With respect to the Group II Senior
Certificates and any Distribution Date, the product of (I) 12 times the quotient
obtained by dividing (x) the aggregate scheduled interest that would have been
due on the Group II Mortgage Loans during the related Due Period had the Group
II Mortgage Loans provided for interest at their respective maximum lifetime
Mortgage Rates, less the sum of the Group II Administration Fee and the Group II
Certificate Insurer Premium for such Distribution Date, divided by (y) the
Outstanding Principal Balances of the Group II Mortgage Loans for such
Distribution Date and (II) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the
denominator of which is the actual number of days in the related Accrual Period.

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      Group II Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan at any time identified in the
Group II Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit B-3. All of the Group
II Mortgage Loans are Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans.

      Group II Net WAC Cap: As of any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal
to 12 times the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the excess of (a) the total
scheduled interest on the Group II Mortgage Loans for the related Due Period
over (b) the sum of the Group II Administration Fee and the Group II Certificate
Insurer Premium for such Distribution Date by (y) the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans in Group II as of the first day of the related
Accrual Period (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the
Cut-off Date).

      Group II Principal Distribution Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
amount equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of
the Group II Senior Certificates and (ii) the product of (x) the Group II
Principal Distribution Percentage and (y) the Class A Principal Distribution
Amount; provided, however, that with respect to any Distribution Date on which
any of the Group II Senior Certificates are outstanding and the Certificate
Principal Balances of the Group I Senior Certificates and Class R Certificates
have been reduced to zero, the Group II Principal Distribution Amount will equal
the Class A Principal Distribution Amount.

      Group II Principal Distribution Percentage: With respect to any
Distribution Date, a fraction expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which
is the amount of Principal Funds received with respect to Mortgage Loans in
Group II and the denominator of which is the amount of Principal Funds received
from all of the Mortgage Loans in the mortgage pool.

      Group II Securities Administrator Fee: As to any Distribution Date and
each Mortgage Loan in Group II, an amount equal to the product of the applicable
Securities Administrator Fee Rate and the outstanding Stated Principal Balance
of such Mortgage Loan as of the preceding Distribution Date.

      Group II Senior Certificates: The Class AV-1, Class AV-2 and Class AV-3
Certificates.

      Group II Servicing Fee: As to each Mortgage Loan in Group II and any
Distribution Date, an amount equal to one month's interest at the Servicing Fee
Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the immediately
preceding Distribution Date or, in the event of any payment of interest that
accompanies a Principal Prepayment in full made by the Mortgagor, interest at
the Servicing Fee Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as
of the immediately preceding Distribution Date for the period covered by such
payment of interest (in each case payable from interest collections on such
Mortgage Loan).

      Initial Adjustment Date: As to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
first Adjustment Date following the origination of such Mortgage Loan.

      Initial Certificate Principal Balance: With respect to any Certificate,
the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate or any predecessor
Certificate on the Closing Date as set forth in Section 6.01 hereof.

      Initial Certification: As defined in Section 2.02.

      Initial ES Strip: For any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the
product of (x) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
immediately preceding Distribution Date and (y) the excess of the Servicing Fee
Rate over the SLS Servicing Fee Rate as of the Closing Date.

      Initial Mortgage Rate: As to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Rate in
effect prior to the Initial Adjustment Date.

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      Insurance Policy: With respect to any Mortgage Loan included in the Trust
Fund, any insurance policy, including all riders and endorsements thereto in
effect with respect to such Mortgage Loan, including any replacement policy or
policies for any insurance policies.

      Insurance Proceeds: Proceeds paid in respect of the Mortgage Loans
pursuant to any Insurance Policy or any other insurance policy covering a
Mortgage Loan, to the extent such proceeds are payable to the mortgagee under
the Mortgage, the Servicer or the Trustee under the deed of trust and are not
applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to the
Mortgagor in accordance with the procedures that the Servicer would follow in
servicing mortgage loans held for its own account, in each case other than any
amount included in such Insurance Proceeds in respect of Insured Expenses.

      Insured Expenses: Expenses covered by an Insurance Policy or any other
insurance policy with respect to the Mortgage Loans.

      Interest Carry Forward Amount: Any of the Class AF-1 Interest Carry
Forward Amount, the Class AF-2 Interest Carry Forward Amount, the Class AF-3
Interest Carry Forward Amount, the Class AF-4 Interest Carry Forward Amount, the
Class AF-5 Interest Carry Forward Amount, the Class AV-1 Interest Carry Forward
Amount, the Class AV-2 Interest Carry Forward Amount, the Class AV-3 Interest
Carry Forward Amount, the Class M-1 Interest Carry Forward Amount, the Class M-2
Interest Carry Forward Amount, the Class M-3 Interest Carry Forward Amount, the
Class M-4 Interest Carry Forward Amount, the Class M-5 Interest Carry Forward
Amount, the Class M-6 Interest Carry Forward Amount, the Class B-1 Interest
Carry Forward Amount, the Class B-2 Interest Carry Forward Amount or the Class
B-3 Interest Carry Forward Amount, as the case may be.

      Interest Determination Date: With respect to the LIBOR Certificates, (i)
for any Accrual Period other than the first Accrual Period, the second LIBOR
Business Day preceding the commencement of such Accrual Period and (ii) for the
first Accrual Period, August 25, 2005.

      Interest Funds: With respect to any Distribution Date, the sum, without
duplication, of (1) all scheduled interest due during the related Due Period and
received before the related Servicer Remittance Date or advanced on or before
the related Servicer Remittance Date less the Administration Fee, (2) all
Advances relating to interest with respect to the Mortgage Loans, less
unreimbursed Advances due to the Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loans,
(3) all Compensating Interest with respect to the Mortgage Loans, (4)
Liquidation Proceeds with respect to the Mortgage Loans (to the extent such
Liquidation Proceeds relate to interest) collected during the related Prepayment
Period and (5) proceeds received by the Servicer resulting from any purchase
pursuant to Sections 2.02, 2.03 or 10.01 (to the extent such proceeds relate to
interest) less (A) all Non-Recoverable Advances relating to interest and (B)
other amounts reimbursable to the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Servicing
Administrator, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee pursuant to this
Agreement and allocable to interest.

      Investment Letter: As defined in Section 6.02(a) hereof.

      JPMorgan: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., or its successor in interest.

      Last Scheduled Distribution Date: The Distribution Date in June 2036.

      Latest Possible Maturity Date: The first Distribution Date following the
third anniversary of the scheduled maturity date of the Mortgage Loan in the
Trust Fund having the latest scheduled maturity date as of the Cut-off Date.

      Lender: As defined in Section 5.02(a) hereof.

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      Letter Agreement: While SLS is the Servicer, means the agreement dated the
Closing Date among SLS, the Depositor and the Trustee (and acknowledged and
agreed to by the Securities Administrator) specifying the SLS Servicing Fee Rate
and after SLS is no longer the Servicer, the agreement among the Depositor, the
Seller, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the successor servicer
specifying the SLS Servicing Fee Rate.

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

      LIBOR Certificates: Each of the Class AF-1, Class AV-1, Class AV-2 and
Class AV-3 Certificates.

      Liquidated Loan: With respect to any Distribution Date, a defaulted
Mortgage Loan that has been liquidated through deed-in-lieu of foreclosure,
foreclosure sale, trustee's sale or other realization as provided by applicable
law governing the real property subject to the related Mortgage and any security
agreements and as to which the Servicer has certified (in accordance with
Section 3.12) in the related Prepayment Period that it has received all amounts
it expects to receive in connection with such liquidation including the final
disposition of the related REO Property (exclusive of any possibility of a
deficiency judgment).

      Liquidation Proceeds: Amounts, including Insurance Proceeds, received in
connection with the partial or complete liquidation of Mortgage Loans, whether
through trustee's sale, foreclosure sale, sale by the Servicer pursuant to this
Agreement or otherwise or amounts received in connection with any condemnation
or partial release of a Mortgaged Property and any other proceeds received in
connection with an REO Property, less the sum of related unreimbursed Advances,
the Servicing Fee, Servicing Advances and any other expenses related to such
Mortgage Loan.

      Loan-to-Value Ratio: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the original
principal balance of such Mortgage Loan divided by the Collateral Value of the
related Mortgaged Property (or applicable dwelling unit, in the case of a Co-op
Loan).

      Losses: Any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses collectively.

      Lower Collar: With respect to each Distribution Date, the applicable per
annum rate set forth under the heading "Lower Collar" in the One-Month LIBOR Cap
Table herein.

      LPMI Insurer: The primary mortgage insurer insuring an LPMI Loan.

      LPMI Loan: A Mortgage Loan covered by an LPMI Policy, as set forth in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule or otherwise identified to a Servicer in writing.

      LPMI Policy: A policy of primary mortgage insurance issued by a LPMI
Insurer pursuant to which the related premium is to be paid by a Servicer from
payments of interest made by the Mortgagor.

      Margin: Any of the Class AF-1 Margin, the Class AV-1 Margin, the Class
AV-2 Margin and the Class AV-3 Margin.

      Maximum Rate Cap: Any of the Group I Maximum Rate Cap, the Group II
Maximum Rate Cap or the Subordinated Maximum Rate Cap.

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

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      MERS Loan: Any Mortgage Loan registered with MERS on the MERS System.

      MERS System: The system of recording transfers of mortgages electronically
maintained by MERS.

      MIN: The loan number for any MERS Loan.

      Minimum Required Overcollateralization Amount: An amount equal to the
product of (x) 0.50% and (y) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
as of the Cut-off Date.

      MOM Loan: Any Mortgage Loan as to which MERS is acting as mortgagee,
solely as nominee for the originator of such Mortgage Loan and its successors
and assigns.

      Monthly Excess Interest Amount: With respect to each Distribution Date,
the amount, if any, by which the Interest Funds for such Distribution Date
exceeds the aggregate amount distributed on such Distribution Date pursuant to
Section 5.05(b) (other than the last clause thereof).

      Monthly Statement: The statement delivered to the Certificateholders
pursuant to Section 5.06.

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

      Mortgage: With respect to a Mortgage Loan that is not a Co-op Loan, the
mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument creating a first lien or a first
priority ownership interest in an estate in fee simple in real property securing
a Mortgage Note. With respect to a Co-op Loan, the security agreement with all
riders attached thereto creating a security interest in the stock allocated to a
dwelling unit in a residential cooperative housing corporation and pledged to
secure such Co-op Loan and the related Co-op Lease.

      Mortgage File: The mortgage documents listed in Section 2.01 hereof
pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan and any additional documents delivered
to the Trustee or the Custodian to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to
this Agreement.

      Mortgage Group: Either of Group I or Group II.

      Mortgage Loans: Such of the mortgage loans transferred and assigned to the
Trustee pursuant to the provisions hereof as from time to time are held as a
part of the Trust Fund (including any REO Property), the mortgage loans so held
being identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, notwithstanding foreclosure or
other acquisition of title of the related Mortgaged Property. Any mortgage loan
that was intended by the parties hereto to be transferred to the Trust Fund as
indicated by such Mortgage Loan Schedule which is in fact not so transferred for
any reason shall continue to be a Mortgage Loan hereunder until the Purchase
Price with respect thereto has been paid to the Trust Fund.

      Mortgage Loan Schedule: The list of Mortgage Loans (as from time to time
amended by the Trustee to reflect the deletion of Deleted Mortgage Loans and the
addition of Replacement Mortgage Loans pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement) transferred to the Trustee as part of the Trust Fund and from time to
time subject to this Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibits B-1, B-2 and B-3,
setting forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan:

                (i)     the loan number;

                (ii)    borrower name and/or address;

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                (iii)   the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans;

                (iv)    the Mortgage Rate;

                (v)     the maturity date and the months remaining before
                        maturity date;

                (vi)    the original principal balance;

                (vii)   the Cut-off Date Principal Balance;

                (viii)  the first payment date of the Mortgage Loan;

                (ix)    the Loan-to-Value Ratio

                (x)     a code indicating whether the residential dwelling at
                        the time of origination was represented to be
                        owner-occupied;

                (xi)    a code indicating the property type;

                (xii)   location of the related Mortgaged Property (or
                        Underlying Mortgaged Property, in the case of a Co-op
                        Loan);

                (xiii)  a code indicating whether a prepayment penalty is
                        applicable and, if so, the term of such prepayment
                        penalty; and

                (xiv)   the Credit Score and date obtained.

      Mortgage Note: The original executed note or other evidence of
indebtedness evidencing the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan
and all amendments, modifications and attachments thereto.

      Mortgage Pool: The aggregate of the Mortgage Loans identified in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule.

      Mortgaged Property: The underlying property securing a Mortgage Loan.

      Mortgage Rate: The annual rate of interest borne by a Mortgage Note from
time to time.

      Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.

      Net Mortgage Rate: As to each Mortgage Loan, and at any time, the per
annum rate equal to the then current Mortgage Rate less the Servicing Fee Rate,
the Securities Administrator Fee Rate and the Credit Risk Manager Fee Rate.

      Net Rate: The Net WAC multiplied by 30 and divided by the actual number of
days in the applicable Accrual Period.

      Net WAC: As of any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 12 times
the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the excess of (i) the total scheduled
interest on the Mortgage Loans for the related Due Period over (ii) the sum of
the Administration Fee and the Certificate Insurer Premium for such Distribution
Date by (y) the Outstanding Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans for such
Distribution Date.

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      Non-Recoverable Advance: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any portion of
an Advance previously made or proposed to be made by the Servicer that, in the
good faith judgment of the Servicer, will not or, in the case of a current
delinquency, would not, be ultimately recoverable by the Servicer from the
related Mortgagor, related Liquidation Proceeds or other proceeds of such
Mortgage Loan.

      Non-Recoverable Servicing Advance: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any
portion of a Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made by the
Servicer that, in the good faith judgment of the Servicer, will not or, in the
case of a current Servicing Advance, would not, be ultimately recoverable by the
Servicer from the related Mortgagor, related Liquidation Proceeds or other
proceeds of such Mortgage Loans.

      Non-Supported Interest Shortfall: As defined in Section 5.03 hereof.

      Notices: As defined in Section 9.01 hereof.

      Offered Certificates: The Class A, Class M, Class B and Class R
Certificates.

      Officer's Certificate: A certificate (1) signed by the Chairman of the
Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President, a vice president (however
denominated), an Assistant Vice President, the Treasurer, the Secretary, or one
of the assistant treasurers or assistant secretaries of the Depositor, the
Servicing Administrator, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer or the Securities
Administrator (or any other officer customarily performing functions similar to
those performed by any of the above designated officers and also to whom, with
respect to a particular matter, such matter is referred because of such
officer's knowledge of and familiarity with a particular subject) or (2), if
provided for in this Agreement, signed by a Servicing Officer, as the case may
be, and delivered to the Depositor, the Servicing Administrator, the Servicer,
the Backup Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee, as the case
may be, as required by this Agreement.

      One-Month LIBOR: With respect to any Accrual Period, the rate determined
by the Securities Administrator on the related Interest Determination Date on
the basis of (a) the offered rates for one-month United States dollar deposits,
as such rates appear on Telerate page 3750, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on
such Interest Determination Date or (b) if such rate does not appear on Telerate
Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London time), the offered rates of the Reference
Banks for one-month United States dollar deposits, as such rates appear on the
Reuters Screen LIBOR Page, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Interest
Determination Date. If One-Month LIBOR is determined pursuant to clause (b)
above, on each Interest Determination Date, One-Month LIBOR for the related
Accrual Period will be established by the Securities Administrator as follows:

            (i)   If on such Interest Determination Date two or more Reference
                  Banks provide such offered quotations, One-Month LIBOR for the
                  related Accrual Period shall be the arithmetic mean of such
                  offered quotations (rounded upwards if necessary to the
                  nearest whole multiple of 0.03125%).

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

      Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for
the Depositor, the Servicing Administrator, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer or
the Securities Administrator, reasonably acceptable to each addressee of such
opinion; provided, however, that with respect to Section 6.04 or

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10.01, or the interpretation or application of the REMIC Provisions, such
counsel must (1) in fact be independent of the Depositor, the Servicing
Administrator, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer or the Securities
Administrator, (2) not have any direct financial interest in the Depositor, the
Servicing Administrator, the Servicer or the Securities Administrator or in any
affiliate of any, and (3) not be connected with the Depositor, the Servicing
Administrator, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer or Securities Administrator as
an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or
person performing similar functions. The cost of any Opinion of Counsel shall
not be at the expense of the Trustee, Servicing Administrator or Securities
Administrator.

      Optional Termination: The termination of the trust hereunder pursuant to
clause (a) of Section 10.01 hereof.

      Optional Termination Date: The Distribution Date on which the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is equal to or less than 10% of
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off
Date.

      Optional Termination Price: As of any Distribution Date on or after the
Optional Termination Date, an amount equal to the sum of (A) the Aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance, plus accrued interest on the Certificates and the
Class X Distributable Amount, (B) any unreimbursed out-of-pocket costs and
expenses owed to the Securities Administrator, the Trustee and the Servicer and
any unreimbursed Advances, Certificate Insurer Reimbursement Amounts, Servicing
Advances and Administration Fees (including any costs and expenses incurred in
connection with the Optional Terminations) and (C) any unreimbursed costs,
penalties and/or damages incurred by the Trust Fund in connection with any
violation relating to any of the Mortgage Loans of any Predatory Lending Law.

      OTS: The Office of Thrift Supervision.

      Outstanding: With respect to the Certificates as of any date of
determination, all Certificates theretofore executed and authenticated under
this Agreement except: (1) Certificates theretofore canceled by the Securities
Administrator or delivered to the Securities Administrator for cancellation; and
(2) Certificates in exchange for which or in lieu of which other Certificates
have been executed by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the
Securities Administrator pursuant to this Agreement.

      Outstanding Mortgage Loan: As of any Distribution Date, a Mortgage Loan
with a Stated Principal Balance greater than zero that was not the subject of a
Principal Prepayment in full, and that did not become a Liquidated Loan, each
prior to the end of the related Due Period.

      Outstanding Principal Balance: As of any Distribution Date and with
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan
as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date (or, in the case of the first
Distribution Date, as of the Cut-Off Date).

      Overcollateralization Amount: As of any date of determination, the excess
of (1) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans over (2) the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Certificates.

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

      Pass-Through Rate: With respect to the Class AF-1 Certificates, the Class
AF-1 Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class AF-2 Certificates, the Class
AF-2 Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class AF-3 Certificates, the Class
AF-3 Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class AF-4 Certificates,

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the Class AF-4 Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class AF-5 Certificates,
the Class AF-5 Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class AV-1 Certificates,
the Class AV-1 Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class AV-2 Certificates,
the Class AV-2 Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class AV-3 Certificates,
the Class AV-3 Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class M-1 Certificates,
the Class M-1 Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class M-2 Certificates, the
Class M-2 Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class M-3 Certificates, the
Class M-3 Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class M-4 Certificates, the
Class M-4 Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class M-5 Certificates, the
Class M-5 Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class M-6 Certificates, the
Class M-6 Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class B-1 Certificates, the
Class B-1 Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class B-2 Certificates, the
Class B-2 Pass-Through Rate; and, with respect to the Class B-3 Certificates,
the Class B-3 Pass-Through Rate.

      Percentage Interest: With respect to:

                (i)     any Class, the percentage interest in the undivided
                        beneficial ownership interest evidenced by such Class
                        which shall be equal to the Certificate Principal
                        Balance of such Class divided by the aggregate
                        Certificate Principal Balance of all Classes; and

                (ii)    any Certificate, the Percentage Interest evidenced
                        thereby of the related Class shall equal the percentage
                        obtained by dividing the Denomination of such
                        Certificate by the aggregate of the Denominations of all
                        Certificates of such Class; except that in the case of
                        any Class X or Class ES Certificates, the Percentage
                        Interest with respect to such Certificate shown on the
                        face of such Certificate.

      Permitted Activities: The primary activities of the trust created pursuant
to this Agreement which shall be:

                (i)     holding Mortgage Loans transferred from the Depositor
                        and other assets of the Trust Fund, including any credit
                        enhancement and passive derivative financial instruments
                        that pertain to beneficial interests issued or sold to
                        parties other than the Depositor, its Affiliates, or its
                        agents;

                (ii)    issuing Certificates and other interests in the assets
                        of the Trust Fund;

                (iii)   receiving collections on the Mortgage Loans and making
                        payments on such Certificates and interests in
                        accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and

                (iv)    engaging in other activities that are necessary or
                        incidental to accomplish these limited purposes, which
                        activities cannot be contrary to the status of the Trust
                        Fund as a qualified special purpose entity under
                        existing accounting literature.

      Permitted Investments: At any time, any one or more of the following
obligations and securities:

                (i)     obligations of the United States or any agency thereof,
                        provided such obligations are backed by the full faith
                        and credit of the United States;

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                (ii)    general obligations of or obligations guaranteed by any
                        state of the United States or the District of Columbia
                        receiving the highest long-term debt rating of the
                        Rating Agency;

                (iii)   commercial or finance company paper, other than
                        commercial or finance company paper issued by the
                        Depositor, the Securities Administrator or any of its
                        Affiliates, which is then receiving the highest
                        commercial or finance company paper rating of the Rating
                        Agency;

                (iv)    certificates of deposit, demand or time deposits,
                        federal funds, or bankers' acceptances (other than
                        banker's acceptances issued by the Securities
                        Administrator or any of its Affiliates) issued by any
                        depository institution or trust company incorporated
                        under the laws of the United States or of any state
                        thereof and subject to supervision and examination by
                        federal and/or state banking authorities, provided that
                        the commercial paper and/or long term unsecured debt
                        obligations of such depository institution or trust
                        company are then rated one of the two highest long-term
                        and the highest short-term ratings of the Rating Agency
                        for such securities;

                (v)     demand or time deposits or certificates of deposit
                        issued by any bank or trust company or savings
                        institution to the extent that such deposits are fully
                        insured by the FDIC;

                (vi)    guaranteed reinvestment agreements issued by any bank,
                        insurance company or other corporation rated in the two
                        highest long-term or the highest short-term ratings of
                        the Rating Agency containing, at the time of the
                        issuance of such agreements, such terms and conditions
                        as will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of
                        the rating then assigned to the Certificates by any the
                        Rating Agency as evidenced by a letter from the Rating
                        Agency;

                (vii)   repurchase obligations with respect to any security
                        described in clauses (i) and (ii) above, in either case
                        entered into with a depository institution or trust
                        company (acting as principal) described in clause (v)
                        above;

                (viii)  securities (other than stripped bonds, stripped coupons
                        or instruments sold at a purchase price in excess of
                        115% of the face amount thereof) bearing interest or
                        sold at a discount issued by any corporation, other than
                        the Securities Administrator or any of its Affiliates,
                        incorporated under the laws of the United States or any
                        state thereof which, at the time of such investment,
                        have one of the two highest long term ratings of the
                        Rating Agency;

                (ix)    interests in any money market fund (including those
                        managed or advised by the Securities Administrator, the
                        Trustee or their respective affiliates) which (A) at the
                        date of acquisition of the interests in such fund and
                        throughout the time such interests are held in such fund
                        has the highest applicable long term rating by the
                        Rating Agency or (B) would not adversely affect the then
                        current rating by the Rating Agency of any of the
                        Certificates. Such investments in this subsection (ix)
                        may include

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                        money market mutual funds or common trust funds,
                        including, without limitation, the J.P. Morgan Prime
                        Money Market Fund or any other fund for which JPMorgan,
                        the Securities Administrator or an affiliate thereof
                        serves as an investment advisor, administrator,
                        shareholder servicing agent and/or custodian or
                        subcustodian, notwithstanding that (i) JPMorgan or an
                        affiliate thereof charges and collects fees and expenses
                        from such funds for services rendered, (ii) JPMorgan or
                        an affiliate thereof charges and collects fees and
                        expenses for services rendered pursuant to this
                        Agreement, and (iii) services performed for such funds
                        and pursuant to this Agreement may converge at any time.
                        JPMorgan or an affiliate thereof is specifically
                        authorized to charge and collect from the Trust Fund
                        such fees as are collected from all investors in such
                        funds for services rendered to such funds (but not to
                        exceed investment earnings thereon); and

                (x)     short term investment funds sponsored by any trust
                        company or national banking association incorporated
                        under the laws of the United States or any state
                        thereof, other than the Securities Administrator or any
                        of its Affiliates, which on the date of acquisition has
                        been rated by the Rating Agency in their respective
                        highest applicable rating category;

provided, that no such instrument shall be a Permitted Investment if such
instrument (i) evidences the right to receive interest only payments with
respect to the obligations underlying such instrument, (ii) is purchased at a
premium or above par or (iii) is purchased at a deep discount; provided,
further, that no such instrument shall be a Permitted Investment (A) if such
instrument evidences principal and interest payments derived from obligations
underlying such instrument and the interest payments with respect to such
instrument provide a yield to maturity of greater than 120% of the yield to
maturity at par of such underlying obligations, or (B) if it may be redeemed at
a price below the purchase price (the foregoing clause (B) not to apply to
investments in units of money market funds pursuant to clause (ix) above); and
provided, further, (I) that no amount beneficially owned by any REMIC
(including, without limitation, any amounts collected by the Servicer but not
yet deposited in the Collection Account) may be invested in investments (other
than money market funds) treated as equity interests for Federal income tax
purposes, unless the Servicer shall receive an Opinion of Counsel, at the
expense of the party requesting that such investment be made, to the effect that
such investment will not adversely affect the status of the any REMIC provided
for herein as a REMIC under the Code or result in imposition of a tax on the
Trust Fund or any REMIC provided for herein and (II) each such investment must
be a "permitted investment" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(5) of the
Code. Permitted Investments that are subject to prepayment or call may not be
purchased at a price in excess of par.

      Permitted Transferee: Any Person other than (i) the United States, any
State or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of any
of the foregoing, (ii) a foreign government, International Organization or any
agency or instrumentality of either of the foregoing, (iii) an organization
(except certain farmers' cooperatives described in section 521 of the Code) that
is exempt from tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed
by section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess
inclusions (as defined in section 860E(c)(1) of the Code) with respect to a
Certificate, (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in section
1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code, and (v) a Person that is not a citizen or resident of
the United States, a corporation or partnership (or other entity treated as a
corporation or partnership for United States federal income tax purposes)
created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any State
thereof or the District of Columbia or an estate whose income from sources
without the United States is includible in gross income for United States
federal income tax purposes regardless of its connection with the

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conduct of a trade or business within the United States, or a trust if a court
within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the
administration of the trust and one or more United States persons have authority
to control all substantial decisions of the trust, unless, in the case of this
clause (v), such Person has furnished the transferor, the Securities
Administrator and the Trustee with a duly completed Internal Revenue Service
Form W-8ECI or applicable successor form. The terms "United States," "State" and
"International Organization" shall have the meanings set forth in section 7701
of the Code. A corporation will not be treated as an instrumentality of the
United States or of any State thereof for these purposes if all of its
activities are subject to tax and, with the exception of the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by
such government unit.

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

      Placement Agent: Terwin Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
or its successor in interest.

      Pool Stated Principal Balance: As to any Distribution Date, the aggregate
of the Stated Principal Balances, as of such Distribution Date, of the Mortgage
Loans that were Outstanding Mortgage Loans as of such date.

      Predatory Lending Law: Section 226.32 of Regulation Z or any similar state
or local law (relating to high interest rate credit lending transactions) or any
federal, state or local law dealing with "high cost" or "predatory" mortgage
lending.

      Prepayment Assumption: A rate of prepayment, as described in the
Prospectus Supplement in the definition of "Modeling Assumptions," relating to
the Certificates.

      Prepayment Interest Shortfall: With respect to any Distribution Date, for
each Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a partial Principal Prepayment or a
Principal Prepayment in full (other than a Principal Prepayment in full
resulting from the purchase of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.02, 2.03 or
10.01 hereof) during the related Prepayment Period and prior to the Due Date for
such Mortgage Loan occurring during such Prepayment Period, the amount, if any,
by which (i) one month's interest at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the
Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the immediately preceding
Distribution Date or in the case of a partial Principal Prepayment on the amount
of such prepayment exceeds (ii) the amount of interest paid or collected in
connection with such Principal Prepayment.

      Prepayment Penalties: Any prepayment premium, penalty or charge payable by
a Mortgagor in connection with any Principal Prepayment on a Mortgage Loan
pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note or Mortgage, as applicable.

      Prepayment Period: As to any Distribution Date, the period commencing on
the 12th (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the 1st) day of the
calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and
ending on the 11th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

      Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to each Distribution Date, the
sum of (i) the Principal Funds for such Distribution Date and (ii) any Extra
Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date.

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      Principal Funds: With respect to the Mortgage Loans and any Distribution
Date, the sum, without duplication, of (1) the scheduled principal due during
the related Due Period and received before the related Servicer Remittance Date
or advanced on or before the related Servicer Remittance Date, (2) prepayments
collected on the Mortgage Loans in the related Prepayment Period, (3) the Stated
Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan that was purchased by the Depositor or
the Servicer during the related Prepayment Period or, in the case of a purchase
pursuant to Section 10.01, on the Business Day prior to such Distribution Date,
(4) the amount, if any, by which the aggregate unpaid principal balance of any
Replacement Mortgage Loan is less than the aggregate unpaid principal of the
related Deleted Mortgage Loans delivered by the Seller in connection with a
substitution of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.03(c), (5) all Liquidation
Proceeds collected during the related Prepayment Period (to the extent such
Liquidation Proceeds related to principal), (6) all Subsequent Recoveries
received during the related Due Period, and (7) all other collections and
recoveries in respect of principal during the related Prepayment Period less (A)
all Non-Recoverable Advances relating to principal with respect to the Mortgage
Loans and (B) other amounts reimbursable to the Servicer, the Servicing
Administrator, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee pursuant to this
Agreement.

      Principal Prepayment: Any Mortgagor payment or other recovery of (or
proceeds with respect to) principal on a Mortgage Loan (including Mortgage Loans
purchased or repurchased under Sections 2.02, 2.03, 3.12 and 10.01 hereof) that
is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date and is not accompanied by an
amount as to interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates
in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment. Partial Principal
Prepayments shall be applied by the Servicer in accordance with the terms of the
related Mortgage Note.

      Prospectus Supplement: The Prospectus Supplement dated August 29, 2005
relating to the public offering of the Offered Certificates.

      PTCE 95-60: As defined in Section 6.02(a) hereof.

      PUD: A Planned Unit Development.

      Purchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan required to be
repurchased by the Seller or the applicable Transferor, pursuant to Section 2.02
or 2.03 hereof or purchased by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(c) hereof,
an amount equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the unpaid principal balance of the
Mortgage Loan as of the date of such purchase together with any unreimbursed
Advances, Servicing Advances and Servicing Fees owed to the Servicer, (ii)
accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the applicable Mortgage Rate from (a) the
date through which interest was last paid by the Mortgagor to (b) the Due Date
in the month in which the Purchase Price is to be distributed to
Certificateholders and (iii) any unreimbursed costs, penalties and/or damages
incurred by the Trust Fund in connection with any violation or breach relating
to such Mortgage Loan (including without limitation, any violation of any
Predatory Lending Law).

      QIB: As defined in Section 6.02(a) hereof.

      Rating Agency: Each of Moody's, Fitch and S&P. If such organization or its
successor is no longer in existence, "Rating Agency" shall be a nationally
recognized statistical rating organization, or other comparable Person,
designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the
Trustee. References herein to a given rating category of a Rating Agency shall
mean such rating category without giving effect to any modifiers.

      Realized Loss: With respect to (1) a Liquidated Loan, the amount, if any,
by which the Stated Principal Balance and accrued interest thereon at the Net
Mortgage Rate exceeds the amount actually

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recovered by the Servicer with respect thereto (net of reimbursement of Advances
and Servicing Advances) at the time such Mortgage Loan became a Liquidated Loan
or (2) with respect to a Mortgage Loan which is not a Liquidated Loan, any
amount of principal that the Mortgagor is no longer legally required to pay
(except for the extinguishment of debt that results from the exercise of
remedies due to default by the Mortgagor).

      Record Date: With respect to any Distribution Date, the close of business
on the last Business Day of the month preceding the month in which the
applicable Distribution Date occurs.

      Reference Banks: Barclays Bank PLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank,
N.A., National Association and NatWest, N.A.; provided that if any of the
foregoing banks are not suitable to serve as a Reference Bank, then any leading
banks selected by the Securities Administrator which are engaged in transactions
in Eurodollar deposits in the international Eurocurrency market (i) with an
established place of business in London, England, (ii) whose quotations appear
on the Reuters Screen LIBOR Page on the relevant Interest Determination Date and
(iii) which have been designated as such by the Securities Administrator.

      Regular Certificate: Any one of the Class A, Class M and Class B
Certificates.

      Relief Act: The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.

      REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the meaning of
section 860D of the Code. References herein to "the REMICs" or "a REMIC" shall
mean any of (or, as the context requires, all of) REMIC 1 and REMIC 2.

      REMIC Pass-Through Rate: The Group I Available Funds Cap (in the case of
the Class AF-1 Certificates), the Group I Net WAC Cap (in the case of a Class
included in Certificate Group I other than the Class AF-1 Certificates), the
Group II Available Funds Cap (in the case of a Class included in Certificate
Group II) or the Subordinated Available Funds Cap (in the case of the
Subordinated Certificates).

      REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to
real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at sections 860A through
860G of Subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and
proposed, temporary and final regulations and published rulings, notices and
announcements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from
time to time as well as provisions of applicable state laws.

      REMIC 1: As described in the Preliminary Statement and Section 2.07.

      REMIC 1 Interests: Each of the Class LT1-R$100 Interest, the Class
LT1-AF-1 Interest, the Class LT1-AF-2 Interest, the Class LT1-AF-3 Interest, the
Class LT1-AF-4 Interest, the Class LT1-AF-5 Interest, the Class LT1-AV-1
Interest, the Class LT1-AV-2 Interest, the Class LT1-AV-3 Interest, the Class
LT1-B1 Interest, the Class LT1-B2 Interest, the Class LT1-B3 Interest, the Class
LT1-M1 Interest, the Class LT1-M2 Interest, the Class LT1-M3 Interest, the Class
LT1-M4 Interest, the Class LT1-M5 Interest, the Class LT1-M6 Interest, the Class
LTIX Interest, the Class LTIIX Interest, the Class LTII1A Interest, the Class
LTII1B Interest, the Class LTII2A Interest, the Class LTII2B Interest and the
Class LT1-R Interest.

      REMIC 1-I Marker Interests: Each of the classes of REMIC 1 Regular
Interests other than the Class LTIX Interest, the Class LTIIX Interest, the
Class LTII1A Interest, the Class LTII1B Interest, the Class LTII2A Interest, the
Class LTII2B Interest.

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      REMIC 1-II Marker Interests: Each of the Class LTII1A Interest, the Class
LTII1B Interest, the Class LTII2A Interest and the Class LTII2B Interest.

      REMIC 1 Regular Interests: Each of the REMIC 1 Interests other than the
Class LT1-R Interest.

      REMIC 1 Subordinated Balance Ratio: The ratio of (i) the principal balance
of the Class LTII1A Interest to (ii) the principal balance of the Class LTII2A
Interest that is equal to the ratio of (i) the excess of (A) the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of Group I over (B) the current Certificate Principal
Balances of the Group I Senior Certificates and Class R Certificates to (ii) the
excess of (A) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of Group II over (B) the
current Certificate Principal Balance of the Group II Senior Certificates.

      REMIC 2: As described in the Preliminary Statement and Section 2.07.

      REMIC 2 Regular Interests: (i) any of the rights under any of the
Certificates (other than the Class ES Certificates, the Class R Certificate and
the Class X Certificates) other than the rights in interest rate cap contracts
described in Section 2.07 and (ii) the REMIC 2 X Interest.

      REMIC 2 Residual Interest: An interest in REMIC 2 that is entitled to all
distributions of principal and interest on the Class R Certificate other than
distributions in respect of the Class LT1-R Interest and distributions on the
Class R Certificate in respect of Excess Interest.

      REMIC 2 X Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 2 with an
initial principal balance equal to the excess of (i) the Cut-off Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans over (ii) the aggregate Initial Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class A, Class R, Class M and Class B Certificates and
bearing interest on a notional amount equal to 99.95% of the aggregate principal
balance of the REMIC 1 Regular Interests outstanding immediately prior to such
Distribution Date (such amount of interest representing a "specified portion"
(within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(a)(2)(i)(C)) of
interest payments on the REMIC 1 Regular Interests (other than the Class LTII1B
Interest and the Class LTII2B Interest)) at a rate equal to the REMIC 2 X
Interest Rate. The REMIC 2 X Interest will not include any obligation to make
any payments in respect of the deemed interest rate cap contracts described in
Section 2.07 or any right to receive amounts distributable to the Class X
Certificates pursuant to Section 5.05(i).

      REMIC 2 X Interest Rate: For any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of
(a) the weighted average of the interest rates on the REMIC 1 Regular Interests
over (b) two times the weighted average of the interest rates on the REMIC 1-I
Marker Interests and the Class LTIX Interest (treating for purposes of this
clause (b) the interest rate on each of the REMIC 1-I Marker Interests as being
subject to a cap and a floor equal to the interest rate of the Corresponding
Certificates and treating the Class LTIX Interest as being capped at zero). The
averages described in the preceding sentence shall be weighted on the basis of
the respective principal balances of the REMIC 1 Regular Interests immediately
prior to any date of determination.

      REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer through
foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure in connection with a defaulted
Mortgage Loan.

      Replacement Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan substituted by the Seller for a
Deleted Mortgage Loan, which must, on the date of such substitution, as
confirmed in a Request for Release, substantially in the form of Exhibit I (1)
have a Stated Principal Balance, after deduction of the principal portion of the
Scheduled Payment due in the month of substitution, not in excess of, and not
less than 90% of the Stated Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan
(provided that if such Stated Principal Balance is less the Stated Principal
Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, the Seller must also deposit the
Substitution Adjustment Amount along with Replacement Mortgage Loan); (2) with
respect to any Mortgage Loan,

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have a Mortgage Rate not less than or no more than 1% per annum higher than the
Mortgage Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (3) have a similar or higher FICO
score or credit grade than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (4) have a
Loan-to-Value Ratio no higher than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (5) have a
remaining term to maturity no greater than (and not more than one year less
than) that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (6) provide for a prepayment charge on
terms substantially similar to those of the prepayment charge, if any, of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan; (7) have the same lien priority as the Deleted Mortgage
Loan; (8) constitute the same occupancy type as the Deleted Mortgage Loan; and
(9) comply with each representation and warranty set forth in Section 2.03
hereof.

      Request for Release: The Request for Release of Documents submitted by the
Servicer to the Trustee, substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto.

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

      Required Loss Percentage: For any Distribution Date, the applicable
percentage for such Distribution Date set forth in the following table:

        Distribution Date Occurring
        In Required Loss Percentage     Required Loss Percentage
        ---------------------------     ------------------------

        September 2008 - August 2009    2.00% with respect to September
                                        2008, plus an additional 1/12th of
                                        0.75% for each month thereafter

        September 2009 - August 2010    2.75% with respect to September
                                        2009, plus an additional 1/12th of
                                        0.50% for each month thereafter

        September 2010 - August 2011    3.25% with respect to September
                                        2010, plus an additional 1/12th of
                                        0.25% for each month thereafter

        September 2011 and thereafter   3.50%

      Required Percentage: As of any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown
Date, the quotient of (1) the excess of (A) the Stated Principal Balances of the
Mortgage Loans as of such Distribution Date, over (B) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the most senior Class of Certificates outstanding, prior to giving
effect to distributions to be made on such Distribution Date and (2) the Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of such Distribution Date.

      Reserve Interest Rate: With respect to any Interest Determination Date,
the rate per annum that the Securities Administrator determines to be (1) the
arithmetic mean (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest whole multiple of
0.03125%) of the one-month United States dollar lending rates which New York
City banks selected by the Securities Administrator are quoting on the relevant
Interest Determination Date to the principal London offices of leading banks in
the London interbank market or (2) in the event that the Securities
Administrator can determine no such arithmetic mean, the lowest one-month United
States dollar lending rate which New York City banks selected by the Securities
Administrator are quoting on such Interest Determination Date to leading
European banks.

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      Residual Excess Interest Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date,
the excess of (x) 0.05% of the Monthly Excess Interest Amount for such
Distribution Date and all prior Distribution Dates over (y) all payments
previously made to the Class R Certificate in respect of the Residual Excess
Interest Amount.

      Responsible Officer: When used with respect to the Servicer, any officer
of the Servicer with direct responsibility for the administration of this
Agreement and also means any other officer to whom, with respect to a particular
matter, such matter is referred because of such officer's knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject. When used with respect to the Trustee,
any officer of the Trustee who has direct responsibility for the administration
of this Agreement. When used with respect to the Securities Administrator, any
Vice President, any Managing Director, any Director, any associate, any
Assistant Vice President, any Assistant Secretary, any Trust Officer or any
other officer or employee of the Securities Administrator customarily performing
functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and
also to whom, with respect to a particular matter, such matter is referred
because of such officer's or employee's knowledge of and familiarity with the
particular subject and in each case who shall have direct responsibility for the
administration of this Agreement.

      Reuters Screen LIBOR Page: The display designated as page "LIBOR" on the
Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service (or such other page as may replace such
LIBOR page on that service for the purpose of displaying London interbank
offered rates of major banks.

      Rolling Three Month Delinquency: For any Distribution Date will be the
fraction, expressed as a percentage, equal to the average of the related
delinquency rates for each of the three (or one and two, in the case of the
first and second Distribution Dates) immediately preceding months.

      Rule 144A Letter: As defined in Section 6.02(a) hereof.

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

      Sale Agreement: The Mortgage Loan Sale and Assignment Agreement dated as
of August 1, 2005 between the Depositor and the Seller.

      Scheduled Payment: The scheduled monthly payment on a Mortgage Loan due on
any Due Date allocable to principal and/or interest on such Mortgage Loan.

      Section 302 Requirements: Any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (as such may be amended from time to time).

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

      Securities Administrator: JPMorgan or its successor in interest.

      Securities Administrator Fee: As to any Distribution Date and each
Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to the product of the applicable Securities
Administrator Fee Rate and the outstanding Stated Principal Balance of such
Mortgage Loan as of the preceding Distribution Date.

      Securities Administrator Fee Rate: 0.005% per annum.

      Seller: Terwin Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its
successor in interest.

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      Servicer: Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company and its successors and assigns.

      Servicer Advance Date: As to any Distribution Date, the related Servicer
Remittance Date.

      Servicer's Assignee: As defined in Section 10.14(a) hereof.

      Servicer Data Remittance Date: With respect to any Mortgage Loan and any
Distribution Date, the 10th day of the calendar month in which such Distribution
Date occurs, or if such 10th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day
immediately succeeding such 10th day.

      Servicer Remittance Date: With respect to any Mortgage Loan and any
Distribution Date, the 18th day of the calendar month in which the related
Distribution Date occurs or, if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately preceding such 18th day.

      Servicer Withdrawals: As defined in Section 3.08(a) hereof.

      Servicing Administrator: JPMorgan.

      Servicing Administrator Collection Account: The account established and
maintained by the Servicing Administrator in accordance with Section 3.05.

      Servicing Administrator Remittance Date: With respect to any Mortgage Loan
and any Distribution Date, the day that is two (2) Business Days prior to the
related Distribution Date.

      Servicing Administrator Withdrawals: As defined in Section 3.08(b) hereof.

      Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary "out of
pocket" costs and expenses incurred in the performance by the Servicer of its
servicing obligations hereunder, including, but not limited to, the cost of (1)
the preservation, restoration and protection of a Mortgaged Property (or
Underlying Mortgaged Property, in the case of a Co-op Loan), including without
limitation advances in respect of real estate taxes and assessments, (2) any
collection, enforcement or judicial proceedings, including without limitation
foreclosures, collections and liquidations, (3) the conservation, management,
sale and liquidation of any REO Property and (4) compliance with the obligations
under Section 3.10.

      Servicing Fee: As to each Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date, an
amount payable to or retained by the Servicer equal to the product of (x) the
SLS Servicing Fee Rate and (y) the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage
Loan as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date.

      Servicing Fee Rate: As to any Mortgage Loan, 0.375% per annum.

      Servicing Officer: Any officer of the Servicer or the Servicing
Administrator involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing
of the Mortgage Loans whose name and facsimile signature appear on a list of
servicing officers furnished to the Securities Administrator, the Backup
Servicer and the Trustee by the Servicer on the Closing Date pursuant to this
Agreement, as such lists may from time to time be amended.

      Servicing Rights Owner: Terwin Advisors LLC, or its transferee or
assignee, in its capacity as owner of the servicing rights with respect to the
Mortgage Loans.

      Servicing Rights Pledgee: The entity designated by the Servicing Rights
Owner pursuant to Section 7.04.

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      Servicing Transfer Costs: In the event that the Servicer does not
reimburse the Securities Administrator under this Agreement, all costs
associated with the transfer of servicing from the predecessor Servicer,
including, without limitation, any costs or expenses associated with the
termination of the predecessor Servicer, the appointment of a successor
servicer, the complete transfer of all servicing data and the completion,
correction or manipulation of such servicing data as may be required by the
Securities Administrator or any successor servicer to correct any errors or
insufficiencies in the servicing data or otherwise to enable the Securities
Administrator or successor servicer to service the Mortgage Loans properly and
effectively.

      SFAS 140: Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 140, Accounting
for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of
Liabilities dated September 2000, published by the Financial Accounting
Standards Board of the Financial Accounting Foundation.

      Similar Law: As defined in Section 6.02(a) hereof.

      SLS: Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, and its successors and assigns.

      SLS Cross Default: An SLS Cross Default shall have occurred if SLS is
terminated as servicer under two or more pooling and servicing agreements to
which SLS is a party and pursuant to which it is servicing Mortgage Loans, other
than this Agreement, (i) in which the principal amount of loans then being
serviced by SLS under each agreement is at least $25,000,000 and (ii) which
termination results from an event of default by SLS thereunder.

      SLS Event of Termination: As defined in Section 8.05 hereof.

      SLS Financial Trigger Event: An SLS Financial Trigger Event shall have
occurred if there is a default by SLS of any financial covenants contained in
Article VII (other than those in Section 7.3) of the Receivables Loan Agreement,
dated as of March 1, 2004, as may be amended from time to time, by and between
SLS Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as borrower, SLS, as
collection agent, Wachovia Bank National Association, as a lender, GreenPoint
Bank, as a lender and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, as deal agent for the
lenders.

      SLS Servicing Fee Rate: As to each Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date
while SLS is the Servicer, means the per annum rate specified in a Letter
Agreement dated the Closing Date among SLS, the Depositor and the Trustee
(provided that such rate does not exceed the Servicing Fee Rate) and as to each
Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date while SLS is no longer the Servicer, the
per annum rate specified in a successor Letter agreement among the Depositor,
the Seller, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the successor servicer
(provided that such rate does not exceed the Servicing Fee Rate).

      SLS Servicing Tape: As defined in Section 3.30 hereof.

      SPV: As defined in Section 5.02(a) hereof.

      Startup Day: As defined in Section 2.07 hereof.

      Stated Principal Balance: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or related REO
Property (1) as of the Cut-off Date, the Cut-off Date Principal Balance thereof
and (2) as of any Distribution Date, such Cut-off Date Principal Balance minus
the sum of (A) the principal portion of the Scheduled Payments (x) due with
respect to such Mortgage Loan during each Due Period ending prior to such
Distribution Date and (y) that were received by the Servicer as of the close of
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such Distribution Date or with respect to which Advances were made on the
Servicer Advance Date prior to such Distribution Date and (B) all Principal
Prepayments with respect to such Mortgage Loan received on or prior to the last
day of the related Prepayment Period, and all Liquidation Proceeds to the extent
applied by the Servicer as recoveries of principal in accordance with Section
3.12 with respect to such Mortgage Loan, that were received by the Servicer as
of the close of business on the last day of the related Due Period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Stated Principal Balance of a Liquidated Loan
shall be deemed to be zero.

      Stepdown Date: The later to occur of (1) the Distribution Date in
September 2008 or (2) the first Distribution Date on which (A) the Class A
Certificate Principal Balance together with the Class R Certificate Principal
Balance (reduced by the Principal Funds with respect to such Distribution Date)
is less than or equal to (B) 25.80% of the Stated Principal Balances of the
Mortgage Loans as of such Distribution Date.

      Subordinated Available Funds Cap: With respect to a Distribution Date, the
per annum rate equal to the weighted average (weighted in proportion to the
results of subtracting the current Certificate Principal Balance of the related
Class A Certificates (and subtracting the current Certificate Principal Balance
of the Class R Certificate, in the case of Group I) from the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in each Mortgage Group as of the
immediately preceding Distribution Date (or, in the case of the first
Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date)) of the Group I Net WAC Cap and the
Group II Net WAC Cap.

      Subordinated Certificates: The Class M and Class B Certificates.

      Subordinated Maximum Rate Cap: With respect to a Distribution Date, the
per annum rate equal to the weighted average (weighted in proportion to the
results of subtracting the current Certificate Principal Balance of the related
Class A Certificates (and subtracting the current Certificate Principal Balance
of the Class R Certificate, in the case of Group I) from the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in each Mortgage Group as of the
immediately preceding Distribution Date (or, in the case of the first
Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date)) of the Group I Maximum Rate Cap and
the Group II Maximum Rate Cap (in each case, disregarding any adjustment thereto
for the actual number of days in the related Accrual Period).

      Subsequent Recovery: Any amount received on a Mortgage Loan subsequent to
such Mortgage Loan being determined to be a Liquidated Mortgage Loan.

      Subservicer: As defined in Section 3.02(a) hereof.

      Subservicing Agreement: As defined in Section 3.02(a) hereof.

      Substitution Adjustment Amount: The meaning ascribed to such term pursuant
to Section 2.03(c).

      Targeted Overcollateralization Amount: The product of (i) 1.00% and (ii)
the Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans.

      Tax Matters Person: The Person designated as "tax matters person" in the
manner provided under Treasury regulation Section 1.860F-4(d) and Treasury
regulation Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1.

      Transfer: Any direct or indirect transfer or sale of any Ownership
Interest in a Certificate.

      Transfer Affidavit: As defined in Section 6.02(b)(ii) hereof.

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      Transfer Agreement: Any document pursuant to which the Seller acquired any
Mortgage Loan from the originator of such Mortgage Loan.

      Transferor: Any originator of a Mortgage Loan.

      Transferor Certificate: As defined in Section 6.02(a) hereof.

      Trigger Event: With respect to the Certificates on or after the Stepdown
Date, a Distribution Date on which (1) the quotient of (A) the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans which are 60 or more days Delinquent
measured on a rolling three month basis (including, for the purposes of this
calculation, Mortgage Loans in foreclosure and REO Properties) and (B) the
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the
preceding calendar month, equals or exceeds the product of (i) 37.00% and (ii)
Required Percentage or (2) the quotient (expressed as a percentage) of (A) the
aggregate Realized Losses incurred from the Cut-off Date through the last day of
the calendar month preceding such Distribution Date and (B) the aggregate
principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date exceeds the
Required Loss Percentage.

      Trust Fund: The corpus of the trust (the "Terwin Mortgage Trust, Series
TMTS 2005-12ALT") created hereunder consisting of (i) the Mortgage Loans and all
interest and principal received on or with respect thereto on and after the
Cut-off Date to the extent not applied in computing the Cut-off Date Principal
Balance thereof, exclusive of interest not required to be deposited in the
Collection Account; (ii) the Collection Account, the Certificate Account and the
Servicing Administrator Collection Account, and all amounts deposited therein
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement; (iii) property that
secured a Mortgage Loan and has been acquired by foreclosure, deed in lieu of
foreclosure or otherwise; (iv) the mortgagee's rights under the Insurance
Policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans; (v) the Certificate Insurance
Policy and (vi) all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of any
of the foregoing into cash or other liquid property.

      Trustee: U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association,
not in its individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as trustee for the
benefit of the Certificateholders under this Agreement, and any successor
thereto, and any corporation or national banking association resulting from or
surviving any consolidation or merger to which it or its successors may be a
party and any successor trustee as may from time to time be serving as successor
trustee hereunder.

      Underlying Mortgaged Property: With respect to each Co-op Loan, the
underlying real property owned by the related residential cooperative housing
corporation.

      United States Person: (i) A citizen or resident of the United States, (ii)
a corporation, partnership or other entity treated as a corporation or
partnership for federal income tax purposes organized in or under the laws of
the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia (unless, in
the case of a partnership, Treasury regulations provide otherwise), (iii) an
estate the income of which is includible in gross income for United States tax
purposes regardless of its source or (iv) 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. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, to
the extent provided in Treasury regulations, certain trusts in existence on
August 20, 1996, and treated as United States persons prior to such date, that
elect to continue to be treated as United States persons will also be United
States Persons.

      Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: The Class M-1 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount,
Class M-2 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount, Class M-3 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount,
Class M-4 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount, Class M-5 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount,
Class M-6 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount,

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Class B-1 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount, Class B-2 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount and
Class B-3 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount, collectively.

      USAP Report: A report in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation
Program for Mortgage Bankers delivered in accordance with Section 3.18 or 4.15.

      Voting Rights: The portion of the voting rights of all the Certificates
that is allocated to any of the Certificates for purposes of the voting
provisions hereunder. Voting Rights allocated to each Class of Certificates
shall be allocated 98% to the Class A, Class R, Class B and Class M Certificates
and 2.00% to the Class X, Class ES Certificates, with the allocation among the
Class A, Class R, Class B and Class M Certificates to be in proportion to the
Certificate Principal Balance of each Class relative to the Certificate
Principal Balance of all other Classes. Voting Rights will be allocated among
the Certificates of each such Class in accordance with their respective
Percentage Interests. The Class R Certificate will have no Voting Rights.

                                   ARTICLE II

                          CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;
                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

            SECTION 2.01. Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.

      The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does
hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to the Trustee without
recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the assets
of the Trust Fund. Such assignment includes all interest and principal received
on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans on or after the Cut-off Date (other
than Scheduled Payments due on the Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off
Date).

      (1) In connection with such assignment, the Depositor does hereby deliver
to, and deposit with, the Trustee, or to the Custodian as the Trustee's
designated agent, the following documents or instruments with respect to each
Mortgage Loan:

            (A) The electronic Mortgage Loan Schedule, a copy of which has also
      been delivered to the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Servicing
      Administrator and the Trustee.

            (B) The Original Mortgage Note endorsed in blank or, "Pay to the
      order of U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Terwin Mortgage
      Trust 2005-12ALT, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-12ALT, without
      recourse" together with all riders thereto. The Mortgage Note shall
      include all intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of the title
      from the originator to the Transferor.

            (C) Except as provided below and for each Mortgage Loan that is not
      a MERS Loan, the original recorded Mortgage together with all riders
      thereto, with evidence of recording thereon, or, if the original Mortgage
      has not yet been returned from the recording office, a copy of the
      original Mortgage together with all riders thereto certified by the
      Transferor to be true copy of the original of the Mortgage that has been
      delivered for recording in the appropriate recording office of the
      jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located and in the case of
      each MERS Loan, the original Mortgage together with all riders thereto,
      noting the presence of the MIN of the Loan and either language indicating
      that the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan or if the Mortgage Loan was not a MOM
      Loan at origination, the original Mortgage and the assignment

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      thereof to MERS, with evidence of recording indicated thereon, or a copy
      of the Mortgage certified by the public recording office in which such
      Mortgage has been recorded.

            (D) In the case of each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Loan, the
      original Assignment of each Mortgage in blank or, to MERS or to "U.S. Bank
      National Association, as Trustee for Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-12ALT,
      Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-12ALT, without recourse."

            (E) The original policy of title insurance (or a preliminary title
      report, commitment or binder if the original title insurance policy has
      not been received from the title insurance company).

            (F) Originals of any intervening assignments of the Mortgage, with
      evidence of recording thereon or, if the original intervening assignment
      has not yet been returned from the recording office, a copy of such
      assignment certified to be a true copy of the original of the assignment
      which has been sent for recording in the appropriate jurisdiction in which
      the Mortgaged Property is located.

            (G) Originals of all assumption and modification agreements, if any.

      (2) In connection with such assignment, the Depositor does hereby deliver
to, and deposit with, the Trustee the following documents or instruments with
respect to each Mortgage Loan so assigned that is a Co-op Loan: A. The original
Mortgage Note (or a lost note affidavit (including a copy of the original
Mortgage Note)) or (ii) the original consolidation, extension and modification
agreement (or a lost note affidavit (including a copy of the original
consolidation, extension and modification agreement)), in either case endorsed
either in blank or, "U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Terwin
Mortgage Trust 2005-12ALT, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-12ALT, without
recourse";

            B. The original Mortgage entered into by the Mortgagor with respect
      to such Co-Op Loan;

            C. The original Assignment of Mortgage endorsed either in blank or
      to "U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Terwin Mortgage Trust
      2005-12ALT, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-12ALT, without
      recourse";

            D. The original assignments of Mortgage showing a complete chain of
      assignment from the originator of the related Co-Op Loan to the last
      endorsee on the Mortgage Note;

            E. The original Form UCC-1 and any continuation statements with
      evidence of filing thereon entered into by the Mortgagor with respect to
      such Co-Op Loan (or a recorded copy thereof);

            F. Form UCC-3 (or copy thereof) by the Transferor or its agent
      assigning the security interest covered by such Form UCC-1 to "U.S. Bank
      National Association, as Trustee for Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-12ALT,
      Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-12ALT, without recourse" together
      with all Forms UCC-3 (or copies thereof) showing a complete chain of
      assignment from the originator of the related Co-op Loan to the
      Transferor, with evidence of recording thereon;

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            G. The original stock certificate representing the stock allocated
      to the related dwelling unit in the related residential cooperative
      housing corporation and pledged by the related Mortgagor to the originator
      of such Co-op Loan with a stock power in blank attached;

            H. The original proprietary lease;

            I. The original assignment of proprietary lease or a copy thereof,
      to the Trustee or in blank, and all intervening assignments thereof;

            J. The original recognition agreement or a copy thereof of the
      interests of the mortgagee with respect to the Co-op Loan by the
      residential cooperative housing corporation, the stock of which was
      pledged by the related Mortgagor to the originator of such Co-op Loan; and

            K. Originals of any assumption, consolidation or modification
      agreements relating to any of the items specified in (A) through (F) above
      with respect to such Co-op Loan.

      If in connection with any Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan
or Co-op Loan, the Depositor cannot deliver the Mortgage, Assignments of
Mortgage or assumption, consolidation or modification, as the case may be, with
evidence of recording thereon, if applicable, concurrently with the execution
and delivery of this Agreement solely because of a delay caused by the public
recording office where such Mortgage, Assignments of Mortgage or assumption,
consolidation or modification, as the case may be, has been delivered for
recordation, the Depositor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee
and the Custodian written notice stating that such Mortgage or assumption,
consolidation or modification, as the case may be, has been delivered to the
appropriate public recording office for recordation. Thereafter, the Depositor
shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian with notice to the
Trustee such Mortgage, Assignments of Mortgage or assumption, consolidation or
modification, as the case may be, with evidence of recording indicated thereon,
if applicable, upon receipt thereof from the public recording office. To the
extent any required endorsement is not contained on a Mortgage Note or an
Assignment of Mortgage, the Depositor shall make or cause such endorsement to be
made.

      In connection with the assignment of any MERS Mortgage Loan, the Seller
agrees that within 360 days of receipt of all information and documentation
required by MERS it will take (or shall cause the Servicing Administrator or the
Servicer to take), at the expense of the Seller (with the cooperation of the
Depositor and the Trustee), such actions as are necessary to cause the MERS
System to indicate that such Mortgage Loans have been assigned to the Trustee in
accordance with this Agreement for the benefit of the Certificateholders by
including (or deleting, in the case of Mortgage Loans that are repurchased in
accordance with this Agreement) in such computer files the information required
by the MERS System to identify the series of the Certificates issued in
connection with the transfer of such Mortgage Loans to the Trust.

      With respect to any Mortgage Loan that is not a Co-op Loan, none of the
Depositor, the Servicing Administrator, the Servicer (except as required in
accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices in connection with any delinquent
or defaulted Mortgage Loan), the Securities Administrator or the Trustee shall
be obligated to cause to be recorded the Assignment of Mortgage referred to in
this Section 2.01. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that is a Co-op Loan, none
of the Depositor, the Servicing Administrator, the Servicer, the Securities
Administrator or the Trustee shall be obligated to cause to be recorded the Form
UCC-3 referred to in this Section 2.01. In the event an Assignment of Mortgage
or a Form UCC-3 is not recorded, each of the Servicing Administrator, the
Seller, the Trustee, the Backup Servicer and the Servicer (except, with respect
to the Servicer, as required in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices in
connection with any delinquent or defaulted Mortgage Loan) shall have no
liability for its failure to record the secured party's interest for such
Mortgage or Form UCC-3, as applicable, in

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the name of the Trustee, including without limitation any failure to receive and
act on notices related to such Assignment of Mortgage.

      The ownership of each Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and the contents of the
related Mortgage File is vested in the Trustee on behalf of the
Certificateholders. None of the Depositor, the Servicing Administrator, the
Servicer nor the Securities Administrator shall take any action inconsistent
with such ownership and shall not claim any ownership interest therein. The
Depositor, the Servicing Administrator, the Servicer and Securities
Administrator shall respond to any third party inquiries with respect to
ownership of the Mortgage Loans by stating that such ownership is held by the
Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders. The Depositor agrees to take no
action inconsistent with the Trustee's ownership of the Mortgage Loans, to
promptly indicate to all inquiring parties that the Mortgage Loans have been
sold and to claim no ownership interest in the Mortgage Loans.

      It is the intention of this Agreement that the conveyance of the
Depositor's right, title and interest in and to the Trust Fund pursuant to this
Agreement shall constitute a purchase and sale and not a loan. If a conveyance
of Mortgage Loans from the Seller to the Depositor is characterized as a pledge
and not a sale, then the Depositor shall be deemed to have transferred to the
Trustee all of the Depositor's right, title and interest in, to and under the
obligations of the Seller deemed to be secured by said pledge; and it is the
intention of this Agreement that the Depositor shall also be deemed to have
granted to the Trustee a first priority security interest in all of the
Depositor's right, title, and interest in, to and under the obligations of the
Seller to the Depositor deemed to be secured by said pledge and that the Trustee
shall be deemed to be an independent custodian for purposes of perfection of the
security interest granted to the Depositor. If the conveyance of the Mortgage
Loans from the Depositor to the Trustee is characterized as a pledge, it is the
intention of this Agreement that this Agreement shall constitute a security
agreement under applicable law, and that the Depositor shall be deemed to have
granted to the Trustee a first priority security interest in all of the
Depositor's right, title and interest in, to and under the Mortgage Loans, all
payments of principal of or interest on such Mortgage Loans, all other rights
relating to and payments made in respect of the Trust Fund, and all proceeds of
any thereof. If the trust created by this Agreement terminates prior to the
satisfaction of the claims of any Person in any Certificates, the security
interest created hereby shall continue in full force and effect and the Trustee
shall be deemed to be the collateral agent for the benefit of such Person.

      In addition to the conveyance made in the first paragraph of this Section
2.01, the Depositor does hereby convey, assign and set over to the Trustee for
the benefit of the Certificateholders its rights and interests under the Sale
Agreement, including the Depositor's right, title and interest in the
representations and warranties contained in the Sale Agreement, the rights in
the Transfer Agreement described therein, and the benefit of the repurchase
obligations and the obligation of the Seller contained in the Sale Agreement to
take, at the request of the Depositor or the Trustee, all action on its part
which is reasonably necessary to ensure the enforceability of a Mortgage Loan.
The Trustee hereby accepts such assignment, and shall be entitled to exercise
all rights of the Depositor under the Sale Agreement as if, for such purpose, it
were the Depositor. The foregoing sale, transfer, assignment, set-over, deposit
and conveyance does not and is not intended to result in creation or assumption
by the Trustee of any obligation of the Depositor, the Seller, or any other
Person in connection with the Mortgage Loans or any other agreement or
instrument relating thereto.

      It is agreed and understood by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee
that it is not intended that any Mortgage Loan be included in the Trust that is,
without limitation, a "High-Cost Home Loan" as defined in the Home Ownership and
Equity Protection Act of 1994 or any applicable anti-predatory lending laws,
including but not limited to (i) a "High-Cost Home Loan" as defined in the New
Jersey Home Ownership Act effective November 27, 2003, (ii) a "High-Cost Home
Loan" as defined in the New Mexico Home Loan Protection Act, effective January
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Loan Practices Act, effective November 7, 2004 or (iv) a "High-Cost Home Loan"
as defined in the Indiana High-Cost Home Loan Law effective January 1, 2005.

            SECTION 2.02. Acceptance by the Trustee of the Mortgage Loans.

      The Trustee accepts its appointment as Trustee hereunder and, except as
set forth as an exception in the exception report (the "Exception Report")
delivered with the Initial Certification (the "Initial Certification") or the
Final Certification, acknowledges the Custodian's receipt, subject to the
provisions of Section 2.01 and subject to the review described below, of the
Mortgage Note for each Mortgage Loan and delivery of a Mortgage File (but does
not acknowledge receipt of all documents required to be included in such
Mortgage File) with respect to each Mortgage Loan and declares that it (or the
Custodian, as its designated agent) holds and will hold such documents and any
other documents constituting a part of the Mortgage Files delivered to it in
trust for the use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders and
the Certificate Insurer. The Depositor will cause the Seller to repurchase any
Mortgage Loan to which a material exception was taken in the Exception Report
unless such exception is cured to the satisfaction of the Securities
Administrator within 45 Business Days of the Closing Date.

      The Trustee agrees to cause the Custodian to deliver prior to the Closing
Date to the Depositor, the Securities Administrator, the Certificate Insurer,
the Servicer and the Trustee an Initial Certification in the form annexed as
Exhibit B-1 to the Custodial Agreement. The Trustee shall not be under any duty
or obligation to inspect, review or examine such documents, instruments,
certificates or other papers to determine that the same are genuine, enforceable
or appropriate for the represented purpose or that they have actually been
recorded in the real estate records or that they are other than what they
purport to be on their face.

      Not later than 70 days after the Closing Date, the Custodial Agreement
requires the Custodian to deliver to the Depositor, the Seller, the Securities
Administrator, the Certificate Insurer and the Servicer an Interim Certification
in the form annexed as Exhibit B-2 to the Custodial Agreement, with any
applicable exceptions noted thereon.

      Not later than 90 days after the Closing Date, the Custodial Agreement
requires the Custodian to deliver to the Depositor, the Seller, the Securities
Administrator, the Certificate Insurer and the Servicer a Final Certification in
the form annexed as Exhibit B-3 to the Custodial Agreement, with any applicable
exceptions noted thereon.

      If, in the course of such review, the Trustee is notified by the Custodian
that any document constituting a part of a Mortgage File does not meet the
requirements of Section 2.01, the Trustee shall cause the Custodian to list such
as an exception in the Final Certification; provided, however, that the Trustee
shall not make any determination as to whether (i) any endorsement is sufficient
to transfer all right, title and interest of the party so endorsing, as
noteholder or assignee thereof, in and to that Mortgage Note or (ii) any
assignment is in recordable form or is sufficient to effect the assignment of
and transfer to the assignee thereof under the mortgage to which the assignment
relates.

      The Seller shall promptly correct or cure such defect within 90 days from
the date it is so notified of such defect and provided with information
indicating the nature of the breach and, if the Seller does not correct or cure
such defect within such period, the Seller shall either (i) substitute for the
related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.03(c), or (ii)
purchase such Mortgage Loan from the Trustee within 90 days from the date the
Seller was notified of such defect in writing at the Purchase Price of such
Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that if the cure, substitution or repurchase
of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to this provision is required by reason of a delay
in delivery of any documents by the appropriate recording office, then, provided
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mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code (as determined
without regard to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(3)(iii) or any
similar rule that treats a defective obligation as a "qualified mortgage" for a
temporary period) the Seller shall be given 270 days from the Closing Date to
cure such defect or, subject to the requirements of Section 2.03(c) hereof,
substitute for, or repurchase such Mortgage Loan; and further provided, that the
Seller shall have no liability for recording any Assignment of Mortgage in favor
of the Trustee or for the Seller's failure to record such Assignment of
Mortgage, and the Seller shall not be obligated to repurchase or cure any
Mortgage Loan as to which such Assignment of Mortgage is not recorded. Any such
substitution effected more than 90 days after the Closing Date shall not be
effected prior to the delivery to the Custodian of the Opinion of Counsel
required by Section 2.05 hereof and any substitution shall not be effected prior
to the additional delivery to the Custodian of a Request for Release certifying
that such Mortgage Loan is a Replacement Mortgage Loan substantially in the form
of Exhibit I and the Mortgage File for any such substitute Mortgage Loan. The
Purchase Price for any such Mortgage Loan shall be deposited by the Seller in
the Certificate Account on or prior to the Business Day immediately preceding
the Distribution Date in the month following the month of repurchase and, upon
receipt of such deposit and certification with respect thereto in the form of
Exhibit I hereto, the Custodian shall release the related Mortgage File to the
Seller and shall execute and deliver at such entity's request such instruments
of transfer or assignment prepared by such entity, in each case without
recourse, as shall be necessary to vest in such entity, or a designee, the
Trustee's interest in any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto.

      The Trustee shall request that the Seller correct or cure such omission,
defect or other irregularity, or substitute a Mortgage Loan pursuant to the
provisions of Section 2.03(c), within 90 days from the date the Seller was
notified of such omission or defect and provided with information indicating the
nature of the breach and, if the Seller does not correct or cure such omission
or defect within such period, the Trustee shall require that the Seller purchase
such Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund within 90 days from the date the Trustee
notified the Seller of such omission, defect or other irregularity and provided
information indicating the nature of the breach at the Purchase Price of such
Mortgage Loan. The Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to
this Section 2.02 shall be paid to the Servicer and deposited by the Servicer in
the Certificate Account, promptly upon receipt, and, upon receipt by the Trustee
of written notification of such deposit signed by a Servicing Officer, the
Trustee, upon receipt of a Request for Release, shall promptly release to the
Seller the related Mortgage File and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such
instruments of transfer or assignment, without recourse, as shall be requested
by the Seller and necessary to vest in the Seller or its designee, as the case
may be, any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto, and the Trustee shall have
no further responsibility with regard to such Mortgage Loan. It is understood
and agreed that the obligation of the Seller to purchase, cure or substitute any
Mortgage Loan as to which a material defect in or omission of a constituent
document exists shall constitute the sole remedy respecting such defect or
omission available to the Trustee on behalf of Certificateholders. The preceding
sentence shall not, however, limit any remedies available to the
Certificateholders, the Depositor, Securities Administrator or the Trustee
pursuant to the Sale Agreement and any Transfer Agreement. The Trustee shall be
under no duty or obligation to inspect, review and examine such documents,
instruments, certificates or other papers to determine that they are genuine,
enforceable, recordable or appropriate to the represented purpose, or that they
have actually been recorded, or that they are other than what they purport to be
on their face. The Servicer, the Servicing Administrator, the Securities
Administrator, the Credit Risk Manager and the Trustee shall keep confidential
the name of each Mortgagor except as required by this Agreement and the
Servicing Administrator, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee shall not
solicit any such Mortgagor for the purpose of refinancing the related Mortgage
Loan; notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the foregoing shall not
be construed to prohibit (i) disclosure of any and all information that is or
becomes publicly known, or information obtained from sources other than the
other parties hereto, (ii) disclosure of any and all information (A) if required
to do so by any applicable law, rule or regulation, (B) to any government agency
or regulatory body having or claiming authority to regulate or oversee any
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Trustee's, the Servicer's, the Servicing Administrator's or the Securities
Administrator's business or that of their affiliates, (C) pursuant to any
subpoena, civil investigation demand or similar demand or request of any court,
regulatory authority, or arbitrator or pursuant to any arbitration to which
Trustee, the Servicer, the Servicing Administrator or the Securities
Administrator or any affiliate or officer, director, employer or shareholder
thereof is a party or (D) to any affiliate, independent or internal auditor,
agent, employee or attorney of Trustee, the Servicer, the Servicing
Administrator or the Securities Administrator having a need to know the same,
provided that such Person advises such recipient of the confidential nature of
the information being disclosed, or (iii) any other disclosure authorized by the
Depositor or Servicing Administrator.

      All of the Mortgage Files are being held by the Custodian pursuant to the
Custodial Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
the parties hereto acknowledge that the functions of the Trustee or the
Custodian, as the Trustee's agents with respect to the custody, acceptance,
inspection and release of the Mortgage Files pursuant to this Agreement shall be
performed by the Custodian pursuant to the Custodial Agreement.

            SECTION 2.03. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the
Depositor.

                  (a) The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the
Servicer, the Servicing Administrator, the Securities Administrator, the Seller,
the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee as follows, as of the date hereof:

                        (i) The Depositor is duly organized and is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware and has full power and authority (corporate and other) necessary to own
or hold its properties and to conduct its business as now conducted by it and to
enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Sale
Agreement.

                        (ii) The Depositor has the full corporate power and
authority to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate the
transactions contemplated by, this Agreement and the Sale Agreement and has duly
authorized, by all necessary corporate action on its part, the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Sale Agreement; and this
Agreement and the Sale Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor in
accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability, to (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of
whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law.

                        (iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and
the Sale Agreement by the Depositor, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Sale Agreement, and the fulfillment of or
compliance with the terms hereof are in the ordinary course of business of the
Depositor and will not (A) result in a material breach of any term or provision
of the charter or by-laws of the Depositor or (B) materially conflict with,
result in a violation or acceleration of, or result in a material default under,
the terms of any other material agreement or instrument to which the Depositor
is a party or by which it may be bound or (C) constitute a material violation of
any statute, order or regulation applicable to the Depositor of any court,
regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction
over the Depositor; and the Depositor is not in breach or violation of any
material indenture or other material agreement or instrument, or in violation of
any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative
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breach or violation may materially impair the Depositor's ability to perform or
meet any of its obligations under this Agreement.

                        (iv) No litigation is pending, or, to the best of the
Depositor's knowledge, threatened, against the Depositor that would materially
and adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement
and the Sale Agreement or the ability of the Depositor to perform its
obligations under this Agreement and the Sale Agreement in accordance with the
terms hereof.

                        (v) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any
court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by the Depositor of, or compliance by the Depositor with, this
Agreement and the Sale Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, or if any such consent, approval, authorization or order is
required, the Depositor has obtained the same. The Depositor hereby represents
and warrants to the Trustee with respect to each Mortgage Loan as of the Closing
Date, and following the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to it by the Seller, the
Depositor had good title to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Notes were
subject to no offsets, claims, liens, mortgage, pledge, charge, security
interest, defenses or counterclaims.

                  (b) The representations and warranties of each Transferor with
respect to the related Mortgage Loans in the applicable Transfer Agreement,
which have been assigned to the Trustee hereunder, were made as of the date
specified in the applicable Transfer Agreement (or underlying agreement, if such
Transfer Agreement is in the form of an assignment of a prior agreement). To the
extent that any fact, condition or event with respect to a Mortgage Loan
constitutes a breach of both (i) a representation or warranty of the applicable
Transferor under the applicable Transfer Agreement and (ii) a representation or
warranty of the Seller under the Sale Agreement, the obligations of the Seller
under the Sale Agreement shall be enforced and to the extent the Seller does not
fulfill its contracted obligations then the obligations of the applicable
Transferor shall be enforced under any applicable representation or warranty
made by it. The Trustee further acknowledges that the Depositor shall have no
obligation or liability with respect to any breach of any representation or
warranty with respect to the Mortgage Loans under any circumstances.

                  (c) Upon discovery by any of the Depositor, the Servicing
Administrator, the Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee of a
breach of any of such representations and warranties that adversely and
materially affects the value of the related Mortgage Loan, prepayment charges or
the interests of the Certificateholders, the party discovering such breach shall
give prompt written notice to the other parties. Within 90 days of the discovery
of such breach of any representation or warranty together with information
indicating the nature of the breach, the applicable Transferor or the Seller, as
applicable, shall either (a) cure such breach in all material respects, (b)
repurchase such Mortgage Loan or any property acquired in respect thereof from
the Trustee at the Purchase Price or (c) within the two year period following
the Closing Date, substitute a Replacement Mortgage Loan for the affected
Mortgage Loan. In the event of discovery of a breach of any representation and
warranty of any Transferor or the Seller, the Trustee's rights shall be enforced
under the applicable Transfer Agreement and the Sale Agreement for the benefit
of Certificateholders. If a breach of the representations and warranties set
forth in the Transfer Agreement hereof exists solely due to the unenforceability
of a prepayment charge, the Trustee or the other party having notice thereof
shall notify the Servicer thereof and not seek to enforce the repurchase remedy
provided for herein unless such Mortgage Loan is not current. In the event of a
breach of the representations and warranties with respect to the Mortgage Loans
set forth in a Transfer Agreement, the Trustee shall enforce the right of the
Trust Fund to be indemnified for such breach of representation and warranty. In
the event that such breach relates solely to the unenforceability of a
prepayment charge, amounts received in respect of such indemnity up to the
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of such prepayment charge shall be distributed pursuant to Section 5.05(i). As
provided in the Sale Agreement, if the Transferor substitutes for a Mortgage
Loan for which there is a breach of any representations and warranties in the
related Transfer Agreement which adversely and materially affects the value of
such Mortgage Loan and such substitute mortgage loan is not a Replacement
Mortgage Loan, under the terms of the Sale Agreement, the Seller will, in
exchange for such substitute Mortgage Loan, (i) provide the applicable Purchase
Price for the affected Mortgage Loan or (ii) within two years of the Closing
Date, substitute such affected Mortgage Loan with a Replacement Mortgage Loan.
Any such substitution shall not be effected prior to the additional delivery to
the Trustee and the Custodian of a Request for Release substantially in the form
of Exhibit I and shall not be effected unless it is within two years of the
Startup Day. The Seller indemnifies and holds the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the
Securities Administrator, the Depositor, the Servicing Administrator, the
Servicer and each Certificateholder harmless against any and all taxes, claims,
losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs,
judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Trust Fund, the
Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor, the Servicing
Administrator, the Servicer and any Certificateholder may sustain in connection
with any actions of the Seller relating to a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan other
than in compliance with the terms of this Section 2.03 and the Sale Agreement,
to the extent that any such action causes (i) any federal or state tax to be
imposed on the Trust Fund or any REMIC provided for herein, including without
limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section
860F(a)(1) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup day" under Section
860G(d)(1) of the Code, or (ii) any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify
as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstanding. In furtherance of
the foregoing, if the Transferor or the Seller, as applicable, is not a member
of MERS and repurchases a Mortgage Loan which is registered on the MERS System,
the Transferor 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 the
Transferor 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.

      With respect to any Mortgage Loan repurchased by the Seller pursuant to
the Sale Agreement or by any Transferor pursuant to the applicable Transfer
Agreement, the principal portion of the funds received by the Securities
Administrator, in respect of such repurchase of a Mortgage Loan will be
considered a Principal Prepayment and shall be deposited in the Certificate
Account pursuant to Section 3.05. The Trustee, upon receipt of notice from the
Securities Administrator of its receipt of the full amount of the Purchase Price
for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, or upon receipt of the Mortgage File for a
Replacement Mortgage Loan substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, shall release
or cause to be released and reassign to the Seller or the applicable Transferor,
as applicable, the related Mortgage File for the Deleted Mortgage Loan and shall
execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case
without recourse, representation or warranty, as shall be necessary to vest in
such party or its designee or assignee title to any Deleted Mortgage Loan
released pursuant hereto, free and clear of all security interests, liens and
other encumbrances created by this Agreement, which instruments shall be
prepared by the Seller, and neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator
shall have any further responsibility with respect to the Mortgage File relating
to such Deleted Mortgage Loan.

      With respect to each Replacement Mortgage Loan to be delivered to the
Trustee (or the Custodian) pursuant to the terms of this Article II in exchange
for a Deleted Mortgage Loan: (i) the applicable Transferor or the Seller, as
applicable, must deliver to the Trustee (or its custodian) the Mortgage File for
the Replacement Mortgage Loan containing the documents set forth in Section 2.01
along with a written certification certifying as to the Mortgage Loan satisfying
all requirements under the definition of Replacement Mortgage Loan and the
delivery of such Mortgage File and containing the granting language set forth in
Section 2.01; and (ii) the Depositor will be deemed to have made, with respect
to such Replacement Mortgage Loan, each of the representations and warranties
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related Deleted Mortgage Loan. The Custodian shall review the Mortgage File with
respect to each Replacement Mortgage Loan and certify to the Depositor that all
documents required by Section 2.01 have been executed and received.

      For any month in which the Seller substitutes one or more Replacement
Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the Seller will determine
the amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all such
Replacement Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution and the aggregate
prepayment penalties with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans is less
than the aggregate Stated Principal Balance (after application of the principal
portion of the Scheduled Payment due in the month of substitution) and aggregate
prepayment penalties of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans. An amount equal to the
aggregate of the deficiencies described in the preceding sentence (such amount,
the "Substitution Adjustment Amount") shall be deposited into the Certificate
Account by the Seller on the Determination Date for the Distribution Date
relating to the Prepayment Period during which the related Mortgage Loan became
required to be purchased or replaced hereunder.

      Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the right to
substitute Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Article II shall be subject to the
additional limitations that no substitution of a Replacement Mortgage Loan for a
Deleted Mortgage Loan shall be made unless the Securities Administrator shall
have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to make
the substitution) that, under current law, such substitution will not (A) affect
adversely the status of any REMIC established hereunder as a REMIC, or of the
related "regular interests" as "regular interests" in any such REMIC, or (B)
cause any such REMIC to engage in a "prohibited transaction" or prohibited
contribution pursuant to the REMIC Provisions.

      The Servicer shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal
of such Deleted Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and the
substitution of the Replacement Mortgage Loan or Replacement Mortgage Loans.
Upon such substitution by the Seller, such Replacement Mortgage Loan or
Replacement Mortgage Loans shall constitute part of the Mortgage Pool and shall
be subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement and the Sale
Agreement, including all applicable representations and warranties thereof
included in the Sale Agreement as of the date of substitution.

                  (d) It is understood and agreed that the representations,
warranties and indemnification (i) set forth in this Section 2.03, (ii) of the
Seller and the Depositor set forth in the Sale Agreement and assigned to the
Trustee by the Depositor hereunder and (iii) of each Transferor, assigned by the
Seller to the Depositor pursuant to the Sale Agreement and assigned to the
Trustee by the Depositor hereunder shall each survive delivery of the Mortgage
Files and the Assignment of Mortgage of each Mortgage Loan to the Trustee and
shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement.

                  (e) The Depositor shall deliver a copy of the Mortgage Loan
Schedule to the Servicer on the Closing Date.

            SECTION 2.04. Representations and Warranties of the Servicing
Administrator; Representations and Warranties of the Servicer; Representations
and Warranties of the Securities Administrator; Representations and Warranties
of the Backup Servicer.

                  (a) The Servicing Administrator hereby represents and warrants
to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Seller, the
Backup Servicer, the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee as follows, as of the
date hereof:

                        (i) The Servicing Administrator is duly organized and is
validly existing as a national banking association in good standing under the
laws of the United States of America

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and is duly authorized and qualified to transact any and all business
contemplated by this Agreement to be conducted by the Servicing Administrator in
any state in which a Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise not required
under applicable law to effect such qualification and, in any event, is in
compliance with the doing business laws of any such state, to the extent
necessary to ensure its ability to enforce each Mortgage Loan, to master service
the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and to perform
any of its other obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms
hereof.

                        (ii) The Servicing Administrator has the power and
authority to master service each Mortgage Loan, and to execute, deliver and
perform, and to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and has duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the
Servicing Administrator the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement; and this Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Servicing Administrator, enforceable against the
Servicing Administrator in accordance with its terms, except that (A) the
enforceability hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally and
(B) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of
equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of
the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

                        (iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by
the Servicing Administrator, the master servicing of the Mortgage Loans under
this Agreement, the consummation of any other of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, and the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms hereof
are in the ordinary course of business of the Servicing Administrator and will
not (A) result in a material breach of any term or provision of the charter or
by-laws of the Servicing Administrator or (B) materially conflict with, result
in a material breach, violation or acceleration of, or result in a material
default under, the terms of any other material agreement or instrument to which
the Servicing Administrator is a party or by which it may be bound, or (C)
constitute a material violation of any statute, order or regulation applicable
to the Servicing Administrator of any court, regulatory body, administrative
agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Servicing
Administrator; and the Servicing Administrator is not in breach or violation of
any material indenture or other material agreement or instrument, or in
violation of any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it which
breach or violation may materially impair the Servicing Administrator's ability
to perform or meet any of its obligations under this Agreement.

                        (iv) The Servicing Administrator, or an affiliate
thereof, is an approved servicer of mortgage loans for Fannie Mae and for
Freddie Mac.

                        (v) Except as previously disclosed to the Depositor, no
litigation is pending or, to the best of the Servicing Administrator's
knowledge, threatened, against the Servicing Administrator that would materially
and adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement
or to perform any of its other obligations under this Agreement in accordance
with the terms hereof.

                        (vi) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any
court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by the Servicing Administrator of, or compliance by the Servicing
Administrator with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, or if any such consent, approval, authorization or order is
required, the Servicing Administrator has obtained the same.

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                  (b) The Servicer hereby represents and warrants to the
Depositor, the Servicing Administrator, the Securities Administrator, the
Seller, the Backup Servicer, the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee as follows,
as of the date hereof:

                        (i) The Servicer is duly organized and is validly
existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the
State of Delaware and is duly authorized and qualified to transact any and all
business contemplated by this Agreement to be conducted by the Servicer in any
state in which a Mortgaged Property (or Underlying Mortgaged Property, in the
case of a Co-op Loan) is located or is otherwise not required under applicable
law to effect such qualification and, in any event, is in compliance with the
doing business laws of any such state, to the extent necessary to ensure its
ability to enforce each Mortgage Loan, to service the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and to perform any of its other
obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof.

                        (ii) The Servicer has the corporate power and authority
and to service each Mortgage Loan, and to execute, deliver and perform, and to
enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
has duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Servicer the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and this
Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the
other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Servicer, enforceable against the Servicer in accordance with its terms, except
that (a) the enforceability hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors' rights
generally and (b) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other
forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the
discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

                        (iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by
the Servicer, the servicing of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement, the
consummation of any other of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
and the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms hereof are in the ordinary
course of business of the Servicer and will not (A) result in a material breach
of any term or provision of the charter or by-laws of the Servicer or (B)
materially conflict with, result in a material breach, violation or acceleration
of, or result in a material default under, the terms of any other material
agreement or instrument to which the Servicer is a party or by which it may be
bound, or (C) constitute a material violation of any statute, order or
regulation applicable to the Servicer of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over the
Servicer; and the Servicer is not in breach or violation of any material
indenture or other material agreement or instrument, or in violation of any
statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative
agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it which breach or
violation may materially impair the Servicer's ability to perform or meet any of
its obligations under this Agreement.

                        (iv) The Servicer is an approved servicer of mortgage
loans for HUD.

                        (v) No litigation is pending or, to the best of the
Servicer's knowledge, threatened, against the Servicer that would materially and
adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or
the ability of the Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans or to perform any of
its other obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof.

                        (vi) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any
court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by the Servicer of, or compliance by the Servicer with, this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or if any
such consent, approval, authorization or order is required, the Servicer has
obtained the same.

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                        (vii) The Servicer has fully furnished and will fully
furnish (for the period it serviced the Mortgage Loans), in accordance with the
Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and
complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit
files to four credit reporting services, including, but not limited to, Equifax,
Experian, and Trans Union Credit Information Company on a monthly basis after
August 1, 2005.

                  (c) The Securities Administrator and Backup Servicer hereby
represents and warrants to the Depositor, the Servicing Administrator, the
Seller, the Servicer, the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee as of the date
hereof:

                        (i) The Securities Administrator and Backup Servicer is
duly organized and is validly existing as a national banking association
organized under the laws of the United States and is duly authorized and
qualified to transact any and all business contemplated by this Agreement to be
conducted by the Securities Administrator and Backup Servicer.

                        (ii) The Securities Administrator and the Backup
Servicer has the full corporate power and authority and to execute, deliver and
perform, and to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and has duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part
of the Securities Administrator and the Backup Servicer the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement.

                        (iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by
the Securities Administrator and the Backup Servicer, the consummation of any
other of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the fulfillment of
or compliance with the terms hereof are in the ordinary course of business of
the Securities Administrator and the Backup Servicer and will not (A) result in
a material breach of any term or provision of the charter or by-laws of the
Securities Administrator and the Backup Servicer or (B) materially conflict
with, result in a material breach, violation or acceleration of, or result in a
material default under, the terms of any other material agreement or instrument
to which the Securities Administrator and the Backup Servicer is a party or by
which it may be bound.

                        (iv) No litigation is pending or, to the best of the
Securities Administrator and the Backup Servicer's knowledge, threatened,
against the Securities Administrator and the Backup Servicer that would
materially and adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of
this Agreement or the ability of the Securities Administrator and the Backup
Servicer to perform any of its other obligations under this Agreement in
accordance with the terms hereof.

                        (v) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any
court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by the Securities Administrator and the Backup Servicer of, or
compliance by the Securities Administrator and the Backup Servicer with, this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or if any
such consent, approval, authorization or order is required, the Securities
Administrator and the Backup Servicer has obtained the same.

            SECTION 2.05. Substitutions and Repurchases of Mortgage Loans which
are not "Qualified Mortgages."

      Upon discovery by the Depositor, the Servicing Administrator, the
Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Backup Servicer or the Trustee that
any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning
of section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall
promptly (and in any event within 5 Business Days of discovery) give written
notice thereof to the other parties. In connection therewith, the Depositor
shall, at the Depositor's option, either (i) substitute, if the conditions in
Section 2.03(c) with respect to substitutions are satisfied, a Replacement

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Mortgage Loan for the affected Mortgage Loan, or (ii) repurchase the affected
Mortgage Loan within 90 days of such discovery in the same manner as it would a
Mortgage Loan for a breach of representation or warranty contained in Section
2.03. The Trustee, upon the written direction of the Depositor, shall reconvey
to the Depositor the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in the same
manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan
repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty contained in Section
2.03.

SECTION 2.06. Authentication and Delivery of Certificates.

      The Trustee acknowledges receipt by the Custodian on its behalf of the
documents identified in the Initial Certification in the form attached as an
exhibit to Exhibit Q hereto and concurrently with such receipt, the Trustee
acknowledges the transfer and assignment to it of the Trust Fund and,
concurrently with such transfer and assignment, the Securities Administrator has
caused to be authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor,
in exchange for the Mortgage Loans, Certificates duly authenticated by the
Authenticating Agent in authorized denominations evidencing ownership of the
entire Trust Fund. The Trustee agrees to hold the Trust Fund and exercise the
rights referred to above for the benefit of all present and future Holders of
the Certificates and to perform its duties set forth in this Agreement in
accordance with the provisions hereof.

            SECTION 2.07. REMIC Elections.

                  (a) The Depositor hereby instructs and authorizes the
Securities Administrator on behalf of the Trustee to make an appropriate
election to treat each of REMIC 1 and REMIC 2 as a REMIC for federal income tax
purposes. The Trustee, upon the written direction of the Securities
Administrator, shall sign the returns providing for such elections and such
other tax or information returns which are required to be signed by the Trustee
under applicable law. This Agreement shall be construed so as to carry out the
intention of the parties that each of REMIC 1 and REMIC 2 be treated as a REMIC
at all times prior to the date on which the Trust Fund is terminated.

                  (b) The Preliminary Statement sets forth the designations and
"latest possible maturity date" for federal income tax purposes of all interests
created hereby. The "Startup Day" for purposes of the REMIC Provisions shall be
the Closing Date. Each REMIC's fiscal year shall be the calendar year.

      REMIC 1 shall consist of all of the assets of the Trust Fund other than
(i) the interests issued by REMIC 1, (ii) the Initial ES Strip, (iii) the rights
to receive amounts distributable to the Class X Certificates pursuant to Section
5.05(i) and (iv) the grantor trusts described in Section 2.07 hereof. REMIC 1
shall issue the REMIC 1 Regular Interests which shall be designated as regular
interests of such REMIC and shall issue the Class LT1-R Interest that shall be
designated as the sole class of residual interest in REMIC 1. Each of the REMIC
1 Regular Interests shall have the characteristics set forth in its definition
and this Section 2.07.

The assets of REMIC 2 shall be the REMIC 1 Regular Interests. The REMIC 2
Regular Interests shall be designated as the regular interests in REMIC 2 and
the REMIC 2 Residual Interest shall be designated as the sole class of residual
interest in REMIC 2. Each of the REMIC 2 Regular Interests shall have the
characteristics set forth in its definition and this Section 2.07. For federal
income tax purposes, (i) the interest rate on the REMIC 2 Regular Interest
represented by the Class AF-1 Certificates shall be subject to a cap equal to
the Group I Available Funds Cap; (ii) the interest rate on the REMIC 2 Regular
Interests represented by the Class AF-2, Class AF-3, Class AF-4 and Class AF-5
Certificates shall be subject to a cap equal to the Group I Net WAC Cap; (iii)
the interest rate on the REMIC 2 Regular Interests represented by the Class
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the Group II Available Funds Cap; and (iv) the interest rate on the REMIC 2
Regular Interests represented by the Subordinated Certificates shall be subject
to a cap equal to the Subordinated Available Funds Cap.

      The beneficial ownership of the Class LT1-R Interest and the REMIC 2
Residual Interest shall be represented by the Class R Certificate. The Class
LT1-R Interest shall not have a principal balance or bear interest.

                  (c) The "tax matters person" with respect to each REMIC for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions shall be the beneficial owner of the Class R
Certificate; provided, however, that the Holder of a Class R Certificate, by its
acceptance thereof, irrevocably appoints the Securities Administrator as its
agent and attorney-in-fact to act as "tax matters person" with respect to each
REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions. If there is more than one beneficial
owner of the Class R Certificate, the "tax matters person" shall be the Person
with the greatest percentage interest in the Class R Certificate and, if there
is more than one such Person, shall be determined under Treasury regulation
Section 1.860F-4(d) and Treasury regulation Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1.

                  (d) It is intended that the rights of the Class A, Class M and
Class B Certificates to receive payments in respect of Excess Interest shall be
treated as a right in interest rate cap contracts written in favor of the
holders of the Class A, Class M, and Class B Certificates by the holder of the
Class X Certificates, and such shall be accounted for as property held separate
and apart from the regular interests in REMIC 2 held by the holders of the Class
A, Class M and Class B Certificates. For information reporting requirements, the
rights of the Class A, Class M and Class B Certificates to receive payments in
respect of Excess Interest shall be assumed to have zero value or a de minimis
value. This provision is intended to satisfy the requirements of Treasury
Regulations Section 1.860G-2(i) for the treatment of property rights coupled
with REMIC interests to be separately respected and shall be interpreted
consistently with such regulation. On each Distribution Date, to the extent that
any of the Class A, Class M and Class B Certificates receive payments in respect
of Excess Interest, such amounts will be treated as distributed by REMIC 2 with
respect to the REMIC 2 X Interest and then paid to the relevant Class of
Certificates pursuant to the related interest rate cap contract.

                  (e) The parties intend that the portion of the Trust Fund
consisting of the uncertificated REMIC 2 X Interest, the rights to receive
amounts distributable to the Class X Certificates pursuant to Section 5.05(i)
and the obligation of the holders of the Class X Certificates to make payments
in respect of Excess Interest to the holders of the Class A, Class M and Class B
Certificates shall be treated as a "grantor trust" under the Code, and the
provisions hereof shall be interpreted consistently with this intention. In
furtherance of such intention, the Trustee shall (i) furnish or cause to be
furnished to the holders of the Class X Certificates information regarding their
allocable share, if any, of the income with respect to such grantor trust, (ii)
file or cause to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service Form 1041 (together
with any necessary attachments) and such other forms as may be applicable and
(iii) comply with such information reporting obligations with respect to
payments from such grantor trust to the holders of Class A, Class M, Class B and
Class X Certificates as may be applicable under the Code.

      The parties intend that the portion of the Trust Fund consisting of the
Initial ES Strip shall be treated as a "grantor trust" under the Code, and the
provisions hereof shall be interpreted consistently with this intention. In
furtherance of such intention, the Securities Administrator shall (i) furnish or
cause to be furnished to the holders of the Class ES Certificates information
regarding their allocable share of the income with respect to such grantor trust
and (ii) file or cause to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service Form 1041
(together with any necessary attachments) and such other forms as may be
applicable. The parties intend that in the event that any servicer's fee is
computed based on a rate that exceeds the rate upon which the Servicer's fee is
computed as of the Closing Date, the holders of the Class ES

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Certificates shall be treated as if they received any amounts that are paid to
such servicer and such holders shall be deemed to pay such amounts to such
servicer.

                  (f) All payments of principal and interest at the Net Mortgage
Rate on each of the Mortgage Loans (other than amounts payable in respect of the
Certificate Insurer Premium and other than amounts distributable to the Class X
Certificates pursuant to Section 5.05(i)) received from the Mortgage Loans shall
be paid to the REMIC 1 Regular Interests until the principal balance of all such
interests have been reduced to zero and any losses allocated to such interests
have been reimbursed. Any excess amounts shall be distributed to the Class LT1-R
Interest. On each Distribution Date, payments and losses shall be allocated
among the REMIC 1 Regular Interests so that (i) each of the REMIC 1-I Marker
Interests shall have a principal balance equal to 25% of the principal balance
of the Corresponding Certificates, (ii) the Class LTIX Interest has a principal
balance equal to the excess of (x) 50% of the remaining principal balance of the
Mortgage Loans over (y) the aggregate principal balance of the REMIC 1-I Marker
Interests (if necessary to reflect an increase in overcollateralization, accrued
and unpaid interest on the Class LTIX interest may be added to its principal
amount to achieve this result) and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of the
Class LTII1A Interest, Class LTII1B Interest, Class LTII2A Interest, Class
LTII2B Interest and the Class LTIIX Interest shall equal 50% of the remaining
principal balance of the Mortgage Loans. Distributions and losses allocated to
the REMIC 1 Regular Interests described in clause (iii) of the preceding
sentence will be allocated among such REMIC 1 Regular Interests in the following
manner: (x) such distributions shall be deemed made to such REMIC 1 Regular
Interests first, so as to keep the principal balance of the each such REMIC 1
Regular Interest with "B" at the end of its designation equal to 0.05% of the
aggregate scheduled principal balance of the Mortgage Loans in the related
Mortgage Group; second, to such REMIC 1 Regular Interests with "A" at the end of
its designation so that the uncertificated principal balance of each such REMIC
1 Regular Interest is equal to 0.05% of the excess of (I) the aggregate
scheduled principal balance of the Mortgage Loans in the related Mortgage Group
over (II) the aggregate principal balance of Certificate Group I, in the case of
the Class LTII1A Interest, or Certificate Group II, in the case of the Class
LTII2A Interest (except that if 0.05% of any such excess is greater than the
principal amount of the related REMIC 1-II Marker Interest with "A" at the end
of its designation, the least amount of principal shall be distributed to each
REMIC 1-II Marker Interest with "A" at the end of its designation such that the
REMIC 1 Subordinated Balance Ratio is maintained) and finally, any remaining
distributions of principal to the Class LTIIX Interest and (y) such losses shall
be allocated among the REMIC 1 Regular Interests described in clause (iii) of
the preceding sentence first, so as to keep the principal balance of the each
such REMIC 1 Regular Interest with "B" at the end of its designation equal to
0.05% of the aggregate scheduled principal balance of the Mortgage Loans in the
related Mortgage Group; second, to such REMIC 1 Regular Interests with "A" at
the end of its designation so that the uncertificated principal balance of each
such REMIC 1 Regular Interest is equal to 0.05% of the excess of (I) the
aggregate scheduled principal balance of the Mortgage Loans in the related
Mortgage Group over (II) the aggregate principal balance of Certificate Group I,
in the case of the Class LTII1A Interest, or Certificate Group II, in the case
of the Class LTII2A Interest (except that if 0.05% of any such excess is greater
than the principal amount of the related REMIC 1-II Marker Interest with "A" at
the end of its designation, the least amount of losses shall be allocated to
each REMIC 1-II Marker Interest with "A" at the end of its designation such that
the REMIC 1 Subordinated Balance Ratio is maintained) and finally, any remaining
losses to the Class LTIIX Interest. Notwithstanding the preceding two sentences,
however, losses not allocated to any Class of Certificates will not be allocated
to any REMIC 1 Regular Interests. All computations with respect to the REMIC 1
Regular Interests shall be taken out to ten decimal places.

      Any available funds remaining in REMIC 1 on a Distribution Date after
distributions to the REMIC 1 Regular Interests shall be distributed to the Class
R Certificates in respect of the Class LT1-R Interest.

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      If on any Distribution Date the Certificate Principal Balance of any Class
of Certificates is increased pursuant to the next to last sentence of the
definition of "Certificate Principal Balance", then there shall be an equivalent
increase in the principal amounts of the REMIC 1 Regular Interests, with such
increase allocated (before the making of distributions and the allocation of
losses on the REMIC 1 Regular Interests on such Distribution Date) among the
REMIC 1 Regular Interests so that, to the greatest extent possible, (i) each of
the REMIC 1-I Marker Interests has a principal balance equal to 25% of the
principal balance of the Corresponding Certificates, (ii) the Class LTIX
Interest has a principal balance equal to the excess of (x) 50% of the remaining
principal balance of the Mortgage Loans over (y) the aggregate principal balance
of the REMIC 1-I Marker Interests and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of
the REMIC 1-II Marker Interests and the Class LTIIX Interest shall equal 50% of
the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loans. Allocations in connection
with clause (iii) shall be made so that, to the greatest extent possible, (a)
the principal balance of each REMIC 1-II Marker Interest with "B" at the end of
its designation equals 0.05% of the aggregate scheduled principal balance of the
Mortgage Loans in related Mortgage Group, (b) the principal balance of each
REMIC 1-II Marker Interest with "A" at the end of its designation equals 0.05%
of the excess of (x) the aggregate scheduled principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans in related Mortgage Group over (y) the aggregate principal balance of
Certificate Group I in the case of the Class LTII1A Interest, or Certificate
Group II in the case of the Class LTII2A Interest and (c) any remaining
allocations are made to the Class LTIIX Interest.

      For purposes of this Section 2.07, (i) the Class LTII1A Interest and Class
LTII1B Interest shall be related to Group I, and (ii) the Class LTII2A Interest
and Class LTII2B Interest shall be related to Group II.

                  (g) [Reserved]

                  (h) In the event that any REMIC provided for herein fails to
qualify as a REMIC, loses its status as a REMIC, or incurs federal, state or
local taxes as a result of a prohibited transaction or prohibited contribution
under the REMIC Provisions due to the negligent performance by the Servicer of
its duties and obligations set forth herein, the Servicer shall indemnify the
Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicing Administrator and the Trust
Fund against any and all Losses resulting from such negligence; provided,
however, that the Servicer shall not be liable for any such Losses attributable
to the action or inaction of the Securities Administrator, the Depositor, the
Trustee or the Holder of the Class R Certificate, as applicable, nor for any
such Losses resulting from misinformation provided by the Holder of the Class R
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 the Class R
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).

      In the event that any REMIC provided for herein fails to qualify as a
REMIC, loses its status as a REMIC, or incurs federal, state or local taxes as a
result of a prohibited transaction or prohibited contribution under the REMIC
Provisions due to the negligent performance by the Securities Administrator of
its duties and obligations set forth herein, the Securities Administrator shall
indemnify the Trust Fund against any and all Losses resulting from such
negligence; provided, however, that the Securities Administrator and the Trustee
shall not be liable for any such Losses attributable to the action or inaction
of the Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Holder of the Class R
Certificate, as applicable, nor for any such Losses resulting from
misinformation provided by the Holder of the Class R Certificate on which the
Securities Administrator has relied, nor shall the Trustee by liable for any
action or inaction of the Securities Administrator under this section. The
foregoing shall not be deemed to limit

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or restrict the rights and remedies of the Holder of the Class R Certificate now
or hereafter existing at law or in equity. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
however, in no event shall the Securities Administrator 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 Securities Administrator of its duties and obligations set forth herein,
and (3) for any special or consequential damages to Certificateholders (in
addition to payment of principal and interest on the Certificates).

                  SECTION 2.08. Covenants of the Servicing Administrator.

      The Servicing Administrator hereby covenants to each of the other parties
to this Agreement as follows:

                  (a) the Servicing Administrator shall comply in the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement and with all reasonable
rules and requirements of the insurer under each Required Insurance Policy to
the extent the Servicing Administrator is acting as servicer hereunder;

                  (b) no written information, certificate of an officer,
statement furnished in writing or written report delivered to the Depositor, the
Servicer or the Trustee, any affiliate of the Depositor, the Servicer, the
Securities Administrator, the Backup Servicer or the Trustee and prepared by the
Servicing Administrator pursuant to this Agreement will be inaccurate in any
material respect, provided, however, that the Servicing Administrator shall not
be responsible for any inaccuracy attributable to or resulting from any
inaccurate or defective information or data from any other Person providing or
responsible for providing such information or data.

            SECTION 2.09. Covenants of the Servicer.

                  (a) The Servicer hereby covenants to each of the other parties
to this Agreement as follows:

                        (i) The Servicer shall comply in the performance of its
obligations under this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of
the insurer under each Required Insurance Policy, and to the extent such rule or
requirement does not conflict with or violate any covenants, obligations or
duties of the Servicer hereunder; and

                        (ii) No written information, certificate of an officer,
statement furnished in writing or written report delivered to the Depositor, the
Servicing Administrator, the Securities Administrator, the Backup Servicer or
the Trustee, any affiliate of the Depositor, the Servicing Administrator, the
Securities Administrator, the Backup Servicer or the Trustee and prepared by the
Servicer pursuant to this Agreement will be inaccurate in any material respect,
provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be responsible for any inaccuracy
attributable to or resulting from any inaccurate or defective information or
data from any other Person providing or responsible for providing such
information or data.

            SECTION 2.10. Related Agreements.

      The Trustee acknowledges receipt of the Certificate Insurance Policy, the
Sale Agreement and the Transfer Agreements.

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            SECTION 2.11. [RESERVED]

            SECTION 2.12. Permitted Activities of the Trust. The Trust is
created for the object and purpose of engaging in the Permitted Activities.

            SECTION 2.13. Qualifying Special Purpose Entity. For purposes of
SFAS 140, the parties hereto intend that the Trust Fund shall be treated as a
"qualifying special purpose entity" as such term is used in SFAS 140 and any
successor rule thereto and its power and authority as stated in Section 2.11 of
this Agreement shall be limited in accordance with paragraph 35 or SFAS 140.

                                  ARTICLE III

                          ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING
                                OF MORTGAGE LOANS

            SECTION 3.01. Servicer to Service Mortgage Loans.

      For and on behalf of the Certificateholders, the Servicer shall service
and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and Accepted
Servicing Practices. In connection with such servicing and administration, the
Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone and/or through
subservicers as provided in Section 3.02 hereof, to do or cause to be done any
and all things that it may deem necessary or desirable in connection with such
servicing and administration, including but not limited to, the power and
authority, subject to the terms hereof (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of
the Certificateholders and the Trustee, customary consents or waivers and other
instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged
Property (or the stock allocated to a dwelling unit related to a Co-op Loan) and
assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages (but only in the manner
provided in this Agreement), (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and other
Liquidation Proceeds and (iv) subject to Section 3.12(a), to effectuate
foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property (or
the stock allocated to a dwelling unit related to a Co-op Loan) securing any
Mortgage Loan; provided that, subject to Section 6.03, the Servicer shall not
take any action that is inconsistent with or prejudices the interests of the
Trust Fund, the Certificateholders or the Certificate Insurer in any Mortgage
Loan serviced by it under this Agreement or the rights and interests of the
other parties to this Agreement except as otherwise required by this Agreement
or by law. The Servicer shall not make or permit any modification, waiver or
amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan which would cause any of the REMICs
provided for herein to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result in the imposition of
any tax under Section 860G(a) or 860G(d) of the Code. The Servicer shall
represent and protect the interest of the Trust Fund in the same manner as each
currently protects its own interest in mortgage loans in its own portfolio in
any claim, proceeding or litigation regarding a Mortgage Loan, but in any case
not in any manner that is a lesser standard than that provided in the first
sentence of this Section 3.01. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Servicer, in its own name or in the name of the Depositor and the Trustee,
is hereby authorized and empowered by the Depositor, the Securities
Administrator and the Trustee, when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its
reasonable judgment, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee, the
Depositor, the Securities Administrator, the Certificate Insurer, the
Certificateholders or any of them, any and all instruments of satisfaction or
cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, subordinations and all
other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans, and with
respect to the Mortgaged Properties held for the benefit of the
Certificateholders. The Servicer shall prepare and deliver to the Depositor, the
Securities Administrator and/or

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the Trustee such documents requiring execution and delivery by either or both of
them as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to service and
administer the Mortgage Loans, to the extent that the Servicer is not permitted
to execute and deliver such documents pursuant to the preceding sentence. Upon
receipt of such documents, the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and/or
the Trustee shall execute such documents and deliver them to the Servicer. For
purposes of this Section 3.01, the Trustee hereby will provide to the Servicer,
upon reasonable request, powers of attorney to execute and file any and all
documents necessary to fulfill the obligations of the Servicer under this
Section 3.01.

      The Servicer shall deliver a list of Servicing Officers to the Securities
Administrator and the Trustee by the Closing Date.

      The Servicer for each related Mortgage Loan has fully furnished, in
accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations,
accurate and complete information (i.e., favorable and unfavorable) on its
borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union Credit Information
Company (three of the credit repositories), on a monthly basis.

      The Servicer will transmit full-file credit reporting data for each
Mortgage Loan pursuant to Fannie Mae Guide Announcement 97-02 and that for each
Mortgage Loan, the Servicer agrees that it shall report one of the following
statuses each month as follows: current, delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.),
foreclosed or charged-off.

      The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf
of the Certificateholders, the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee, in its own
name or in the name of the Subservicer, when the Servicer or the Subservicer, as
the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any
Mortgage Loan on the MERS System, or cause the removal from the registration of
any Mortgage Loan on the MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the
Trustee, the Certificate Insurer 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 Servicing Advances subject to
withdrawal by the Servicer from the Collection Account.

            SECTION 3.02. Servicing and Subservicing; Enforcement of the
Obligations of the Servicer.

                  (a) The Servicer may arrange for the subservicing of any
Mortgage Loan by a subservicer, which may be an affiliate (each, a
"Subservicer") pursuant to a subservicing agreement (each, a "Subservicing
Agreement"); provided, however, that (i) such subservicing arrangement and the
terms of the related Subservicing Agreement must provide for the servicing of
such Mortgage Loans in a manner consistent with the servicing arrangements
contemplated hereunder, (ii) the Certificate Insurer shall have consented to the
appointment of such Subservicer and (iii) that such Subservicing Agreement would
not result in a withdrawal or downgrading by any Rating Agency of the ratings of
any Certificates evidenced by a letter to that effect delivered by each Rating
Agency to the Depositor. Notwithstanding the provisions of any Subservicing
Agreement, any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements or
arrangements between the Servicer and a Subservicer or reference to actions
taken through a Subservicer or otherwise, the Servicer shall remain obligated
and liable to the Depositor, the Securities Administrator, the Certificate
Insurer, the Trustee and the Certificateholders for the servicing and
administration of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of such
Subservicing Agreements or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from the
Subservicer and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if
the Servicer alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans. Every
Subservicing Agreement entered into by the Servicer shall contain a provision
giving any successor servicer the option to terminate such agreement in the
event a successor servicer is appointed. All actions

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of each Subservicer performed pursuant to the related Subservicing Agreement
shall be performed as an agent of the Servicer with the same force and effect as
if performed directly by the Servicer. The Servicer shall deliver to the
Securities Administrator copies of all Subservicing Agreements. The Trustee
shall have no obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to a Subservicer
including no obligation, duty or liability to monitor such Subservicer or to pay
a Subservicer's fees and expenses.

      Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall be entitled to outsource
one or more separate servicing functions to a Person (each, an "Outsourcer")
that does not meet the eligibility requirements for a Subservicer, so long as
such outsourcing does not constitute the delegation of the Servicer's obligation
to perform all or substantially all of the servicing of the related Mortgage
Loans to such Outsourcer. In such event, the use by the Servicer of any such
Outsourcer shall not release the Servicer from any of its obligations hereunder
and the Servicer shall remain responsible hereunder for all acts and omissions
of such Outsourcer as fully as if such acts and omissions were those of the
Servicer, and the Servicer shall pay all fees and expenses of the Outsourcer
from its own funds.

                  (b) For purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be
deemed to have received any collections, recoveries or payments with respect to
the Mortgage Loans that are received by a Subservicer regardless of whether such
payments are remitted by the Subservicer to the Servicer.

            SECTION 3.03. Rights of the Depositor, the Securities Administrator,
the Backup Servicer and the Trustee in Respect of the Servicer.

      None of the Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Backup Servicer nor
the Depositor shall have any responsibility or liability for any action or
failure to act by the Servicer, and none of them is obligated to supervise the
performance of the Servicer hereunder or otherwise.

            SECTION 3.04. The Servicing Administrator or Backup Servicer to Act
as Servicer.

      Subject to Sections 7.04 and 8.02, in the event that the Servicer shall
for any reason no longer be the Servicer hereunder (including by reason of an
Event of Default), the successor servicer (which may be the Securities
Administrator, the Servicing Administrator, or the Backup Servicer pursuant to
Section 8.02), shall thereupon assume all of the rights and obligations of the
Servicer hereunder arising thereafter (except that the Servicing Administrator
or Backup Servicer shall not be (i) liable for losses of the Servicer or any
acts or omissions of such predecessor Servicer hereunder, (ii) obligated to make
Advances or Servicing Advance if it is prohibited from doing so by applicable
law, (iii) obligated to effectuate repurchases or substitutions of Mortgage
Loans hereunder, including pursuant to Section 2.02 or 2.03 hereof, or (iv)
deemed to have made any representations and warranties hereunder, including
pursuant to Section 2.04 or the first paragraph of Section 7.02 hereof;
provided, however that the Servicing Administrator or the Backup Servicer
(subject to clause (ii) above) or its designee, in its capacity as the successor
servicer, shall immediately assume the terminated or resigning Servicer's
obligation to make Advances and Servicing Advances). No such termination shall
affect any obligation of the Servicer to pay amounts owed under this Agreement
and to perform its duties under this Agreement until its successor assumes all
of its rights and obligations hereunder. If the Servicer shall for any reason no
longer be the Servicer (including by reason of any Event of Default), the
Servicing Administrator or the Backup Servicer (or any other successor servicer)
may, at its option, succeed to any rights and obligations of the Servicer under
any subservicing agreement in accordance with the terms thereof; provided,
however, that the Servicing Administrator or the Backup Servicer (or any other
successor servicer) shall not incur any liability or have any obligations in its
capacity as servicer under a subservicing agreement arising prior to the date of
such succession unless it expressly elects to succeed to the rights and
obligations of the Servicer thereunder; and the Servicer shall not thereby be
relieved of any liability or obligations under the subservicing agreement
arising prior to the date of such succession.

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will a successor
servicer be liable for any expenses or liabilities that were incurred by a
predecessor servicer. To the extent any costs or expenses, including without
limitation Servicing Transfer Costs incurred by the Servicing Administrator or
the Backup Servicer in connection with this Section 3.04, are not paid by the
Servicer pursuant to this Agreement within 30 days of the date of the Servicing
Administrator's or the Backup Servicer's invoice, as applicable, thereof, such
amounts shall be payable out of funds on deposit in the Servicing Administrator
Collection Account. The terminated Servicer shall reimburse the Trust Fund for
any such expense incurred by the Trust Fund upon receipt of a reasonably
detailed invoice evidencing such expenses. If the Servicing Administrator or the
Backup Servicer is unwilling or unable to act as servicer, the Servicing
Administrator shall seek to appoint a successor servicer that is eligible in
accordance with the criteria specified this Agreement.

      The Servicer shall, upon request of the Securities Administrator, the
Servicing Administrator or the Backup Servicer, but at the expense of the
Servicer, deliver to the assuming party all documents and records relating to
each subservicing agreement and the Mortgage Loans then being serviced and
otherwise use its best efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of
the subservicing agreement to the assuming party.

      In the event that the Servicer shall for any reason no longer be able to
be the Servicer hereunder, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the
Trustee and the Depositor hereby agree that within 10 Business Days of delivery
to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator by the Servicing Rights Pledgee
of a letter signed by the Servicer whereby the Servicer shall resign as Servicer
under this Agreement, the Servicing Rights Pledgee or its designee shall be
appointed 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) and the Servicing Rights Pledgee agrees to
be subject to the terms of this Agreement.

      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event that any of
the Servicing Administrator, the Backup Servicer or the Securities Administrator
becomes the successor servicer hereunder, such party shall be entitled to
receive the Servicing Fee at the full Servicing Fee Rate (i.e., the SLS
Servicing Fee Rate shall be deemed to be 0.375% per annum). In addition, none of
the Servicing Administrator, the Backup Servicer, the Securities Administrator
or the Trustee shall have any obligation to attempt to minimize the SLS
Servicing Fee Rate in the event of the need to solicit a successor servicer.

            SECTION 3.05. Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments; Collection
Account; Servicing Administrator Collection Account; Certificate Account.

                  (a) The Servicer shall make reasonable efforts in accordance
with Accepted Servicing Practices to collect all payments called for under the
terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans to the extent such procedures shall
be consistent with this Agreement and the terms and provisions of any related
Required Insurance Policy. Consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer may in
its discretion (i) waive any late payment charge or, if applicable, any penalty
interest, or (ii) subject to Section 3.01, extend the due dates for payments due
on a Mortgage Note for a period not greater than 180 days; provided, however,
that any extension pursuant to clause (ii) above shall not affect the
amortization schedule of any Mortgage Loan for purposes of any computation
hereunder, except as provided below. In the event of any such arrangement
pursuant to clause (ii) above, subject to Section 5.01, the Servicer shall make
any Advances on the related Mortgage Loan during the scheduled period in
accordance with the amortization schedule of such Mortgage Loan without
modification thereof by reason of such arrangements. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event that any Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment
of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, the Servicer, subject
to the provisions of Section 3.01, may also waive, modify or vary any term of
such Mortgage Loan (including modifications

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that would change the Mortgage Rate, forgive the payment of principal or
interest or extend the final maturity date of such Mortgage Loan), accept
payment from the related Mortgagor of an amount less than the Stated Principal
Balance in final satisfaction of such Mortgage Loan, or consent to the
postponement of strict compliance with any such term or otherwise grant
indulgence to any Mortgagor (any and all such waivers, modifications, variances,
forgiveness of principal or interest, postponements, or indulgences collectively
referred to herein as "forbearance"), provided, however, that in determining
which course of action permitted by this sentence it shall pursue, the Servicer
shall adhere to the standards of Section 3.01. The Servicer's analysis
supporting any forbearance and the conclusion that any forbearance meets the
standards of Section 3.01 shall be reflected in writing in the Mortgage File.

                  (b) The Servicer will not waive any Prepayment Penalty or
portion thereof unless, (i) the enforceability thereof shall have been limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership or other similar laws
relating to creditors' rights generally or is otherwise prohibited by law, or
(ii) the collectability thereof shall have been limited due to acceleration in
connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment, or (iii) the
Servicer has not been provided with information sufficient to enable it to
collect the Prepayment Penalty, or (iv) in the Servicer's reasonable judgment as
described in Section 3.01 hereof, (x) such waiver relates to a default or a
reasonably foreseeable default, (y) such waiver would maximize recovery of total
proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Penalty and related
Mortgage Loan and (z) doing so is standard and customary in servicing similar
Mortgage Loans (including any waiver of a Prepayment Penalty in connection with
a refinancing of a Mortgage Loan that is related to a default or a reasonably
foreseeable default). Except as provided in the preceding sentence, in no event
will the Servicer waive a Prepayment Penalty in connection with a refinancing of
a Mortgage Loan that is not related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable
default. If the Servicer waives or does not collect all or a portion of a
Prepayment Penalty relating to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part due to
any action or omission of the Servicer, other than as provided above, the
Servicer shall deposit the amount of such Prepayment Penalty (or such portion
thereof as had been waived for deposit) into the Collection Account for
distribution in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In connection with
any waiver of a Prepayment Penalty by the Servicer, the Servicer shall account
for such waiver in its monthly reports as agreed upon by the Servicer and the
Credit Risk Manager.

                  (c) The Servicer shall not be required to institute or join in
litigation with respect to collection of any payment (whether under a Mortgage,
Mortgage Note or otherwise or against any public or governmental authority with
respect to a taking or condemnation) if it reasonably believes that enforcing
the provision of the Mortgage, Mortgage Note or other instrument pursuant to
which such payment is required is prohibited by or in violation of applicable
law.

                  (d) The Servicer shall establish and initially maintain, on
behalf of the Certificateholders, one or more Collection Accounts, in the form
of time deposit or demand accounts, titled "[Servicer's Name], as servicer for
U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, in trust for the Holders of Terwin
Mortgage Trust 2005-12ALT, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series TMTS 2005-12ALT."
The Servicer shall deposit into the Collection Account daily, within two
Business Days of receipt thereof, in immediately available funds, the following
payments and collections received or made by it on and after the Cut-Off Date
with respect to the Mortgage Loans:

                        (i) all payments on account of principal, including
Principal Prepayments, on the Mortgage Loans, other than principal due on the
Mortgage Loans on or prior to the Cut-off Date;

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                        (ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage
Loans net of the portion of the Aggregate Servicing Fee permitted to be retained
by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.15 other than interest due on the Mortgage
Loans on or prior to the Cut-off Date;

                        (iii) all Liquidation Proceeds, other than proceeds to
be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property (or Underlying
Mortgaged Property, in the case of a Co-op Loan) or released to the Mortgagor in
accordance with the Servicer's normal servicing procedures;

                        (iv) all Subsequent Recoveries received by the Servicer;

                        (v) all Compensating Interest;

                        (vi) any amount required to be deposited by the Servicer
pursuant to Section 3.05(g) in connection with any losses on Permitted
Investments;

                        (vii) [RESERVED];

                        (viii) all Advances made by the Servicer pursuant to
Section 5.01;

                        (ix) all Prepayment Penalties collected by the Servicer;
and

                        (x) any other amounts required to be deposited
hereunder.

      The foregoing requirements for remittance by the Servicer into the
Collection Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, late payment charges,
insufficient funds charges and payments in the nature of assumption fees (i.e.
fees related to the assumption of a Mortgage Loan upon the purchase of the
related Mortgaged Property or stock allocated to a dwelling unit in the case of
a Co-op Loan) and other similar ancillary fees (other than Prepayment Penalties)
if collected, need not be remitted by the Servicer. In the event that the
Servicer shall remit any amount not required to be remitted and not otherwise
subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.08 hereof, it may at any time
withdraw or direct the Securities Administrator, or such other institution
maintaining the Collection Account, to withdraw such amount from the Collection
Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. The Servicer
shall maintain adequate records with respect to all withdrawals made pursuant to
this Section. All funds deposited in the Collection Account shall be held in
trust for the Certificateholders until withdrawn in accordance with Section
3.08. In no event shall the Securities Administrator or the Trustee incur
liability for withdrawals from the Collection Account at the direction of the
Servicer. The Collection Account may be an interest bearing account.

      The Servicer shall give notice to the Securities Administrator, the
Servicing Administrator, the Backup Servicer, the Certificate Insurer and the
Trustee of the location of the Collection Account maintained by it when
established and prior to any change thereof. Not later than twenty days after
each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall forward to the Securities
Administrator, the Trustee and the Depositor the most current available bank
statement for the Collection Account. Copies of such statement shall be provided
by the Securities Administrator to any Certificateholder and to any Person
identified to the Securities Administrator 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 Securities Administrator.

                  (e) The Servicing Administrator shall establish and maintain
an account, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, as a segregated account
(the "Servicing Administrator Collection Account"), which shall be an Eligible
Account. The Servicing Administrator shall, promptly upon receipt from the
Servicer on the Servicer Remittance Date, deposit into the Servicing
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Account and retain on deposit until the related Servicing Administrator
Remittance Date, the following amounts:

                        (i) the aggregate amount remitted by the Servicer to the
Servicing Administrator pursuant to Section 3.08(a)(viii); and

                        (ii) any other amounts deposited hereunder which are
required to be deposited in the Servicing Administrator Collection Account
pursuant to this Agreement including, but not limited to, any amounts due to the
Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the Backup Servicer pursuant to Section
3.08 and Article IX herein.

      In the event that the Servicer shall remit to the Servicing Administrator
any amount not required to be remitted, the Servicer may at any time in writing
direct the Servicing Administrator to withdraw such amount from the Servicing
Administrator Collection Account, any provision herein to the contrary
notwithstanding. Such direction may be accomplished by delivering written notice
to the Servicing Administrator (upon which the Servicing Administrator may
conclusively rely) which describes the amounts deposited in error in the
Servicing Administrator Collection Account. All funds deposited in the Servicing
Administrator Collection Account shall be held by the Servicing Administrator in
trust for the Certificateholders until disbursed in accordance with this
Agreement or withdrawn in accordance with Section 3.08(b). In no event shall the
Servicing Administrator incur liability for withdrawals from the Servicing
Administrator Collection Account at the direction of the Servicer. The Servicing
Administrator shall give notice to the Securities Administrator, the Certificate
Insurer, the Trustee, the Backup Servicer and the Servicer of the location of
the Servicing Administrator Collection Account maintained by it when established
and prior to any change thereof. The Servicing Administrator Collection Account
may be an interest bearing account.

                  (f) The Securities Administrator shall establish and maintain,
on behalf of the Certificateholders, the Certificate Account. The Securities
Administrator shall, promptly upon receipt from the Servicing Administrator on
the Servicing Administrator Remittance Date, deposit or cause to be deposited in
the Certificate Account and retain therein the following:

                        (i) The aggregate amount remitted by the Servicing
Administrator to the Securities Administrator pursuant to Section 3.08(b); and;

                        (ii) the Purchase Price and any Substitution Adjustment
Amount;

                        (iii) reserved; and

                        (iv) the Optional Termination Price paid by SLS pursuant
to Section 10.01.

      The foregoing requirements for remittance by the Servicer and Servicing
Administrator and deposit by the Servicer and Servicing Administrator into the
Certificate Account shall be exclusive. In the event that the Servicing
Administrator shall remit to the Securities Administrator any amount not
required to be remitted, it may at any time in writing direct the Securities
Administrator to withdraw such amount from the Certificate Account, any
provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. Such direction may be
accomplished by delivering written notice to the Securities Administrator (upon
which the Securities Administrator may conclusively rely) which describes the
amounts deposited in error in the Certificate Account. All funds deposited in
the Certificate Account shall be held by the Securities Administrator in trust
for the Certificateholders until disbursed in accordance with this Agreement or
withdrawn in accordance with Section 3.08. In no event shall the Securities
Administrator incur liability for withdrawals from the Certificate Account at
the direction of the Servicing Administrator. The

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Securities Administrator shall give notice to the Trustee, the Servicing
Administrator, the Certificate Insurer, and the Servicer of the location of the
Certificate Account maintained by it when established and prior to any change
thereof. Amounts in the Certificate Account shall remain uninvested, but the
Certificate Account may be an interest bearing account; provided that such
interest must accrue on a Permitted Investment.

                  (g) Each institution that maintains a Collection Account or
the Servicing Administrator Collection Account shall invest the funds in each
such account, as directed by the Servicer or the Servicing Administrator, as
applicable, in writing, in Permitted Investments, which shall mature not later
than (i) in the case of the Collection Account the Business Day preceding the
related Servicer Remittance Date (except that if such Permitted Investment is an
obligation of the institution that maintains such Collection Account or is
otherwise immediately available, then such Permitted Investment shall mature not
later than the Servicer Remittance Date) and (ii) in the case of the Servicing
Administrator Collection Account, the Business Day preceding the related
Servicing Administrator Remittance Date (except that if such Permitted
Investment is an obligation of the institution that maintains such Servicing
Administrator Collection Account or is otherwise immediately available, then
such Permitted Investment shall mature not later than each Servicing
Administrator Remittance Date) and, in each case, shall not be sold or disposed
of prior to its maturity. All such Permitted Investments shall be made in the
name of the Servicer or the Servicing Administrator, as applicable, for the
benefit of the Certificateholders. All income and gain net of any losses
realized from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account shall be for the
benefit of the Servicer as servicing compensation and shall be remitted to it
monthly as provided herein. The amount of any losses incurred in the Collection
Account in respect of any such investments shall be deposited by the Servicer in
the Collection Account out of the Servicer's own funds immediately as realized.
All income and gain net of any losses realized from amounts on deposit in the
Servicing Administrator Collection Account shall be for the benefit of the
Servicing Administrator as master servicing compensation and shall be remitted
to it monthly as provided herein. The amount of any losses incurred in the
Servicing Administrator Collection Account in respect of any such investments
shall be deposited by the Servicing Administrator in the Servicing Administrator
Collection Account out of such Servicing Administrator's own funds immediately
as realized. The Securities Administrator shall retain the funds in the
Certificate Account uninvested.

            SECTION 3.06. Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items;
Escrow Accounts.

      To the extent required by the related Mortgage Note, the Servicer shall
establish and maintain one or more accounts (each, an "Escrow Account") and
deposit and retain therein all collections from the Mortgagors (or Servicing
Advances by the Servicer) for the payment of taxes, assessments, hazard
insurance premiums or comparable items for the account of the Mortgagors.
Nothing herein shall require the Servicer to compel a Mortgagor to establish an
Escrow Account in violation of applicable law.

      Withdrawals of amounts so collected from the Escrow Accounts may be made
only to effect timely payment of taxes, assessments, hazard insurance premiums,
condominium or PUD association dues, or comparable items, to reimburse the
Servicer out of related collections for any payments made pursuant to Sections
3.01 hereof (with respect to taxes and assessments and insurance premiums), to
refund to any Mortgagors any sums as may be determined to be overages, to pay
interest, if required by law or the terms of the related Mortgage or Mortgage
Note, to Mortgagors on balances in the Escrow Account or to clear and terminate
the Escrow Account at the termination of this Agreement in accordance with
Section 10.01 hereof. The Escrow Accounts shall not be a part of the Trust Fund.

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            SECTION 3.07. Access to Certain Documentation and Information
Regarding the Mortgage Loans.

                  (a) The Servicer shall afford the Depositor, the Securities
Administrator and the Trustee reasonable access to all records and documentation
regarding the Mortgage Loans and all accounts, insurance information and other
matters relating to this Agreement, such access being afforded without charge,
but only upon reasonable request and during normal business hours at the office
designated by the Servicer.

                  (b) Upon reasonable advance notice in writing if required by
federal regulation, the Servicer will provide to the Certificate Insurer and
each Certificateholder that is a savings and loan association, bank or insurance
company certain reports and reasonable access to information and documentation
regarding the Mortgage Loans sufficient to permit such Certificateholder to
comply with applicable regulations of the OTS or other regulatory authorities
with respect to investment in the Certificates; provided, that the Servicer
shall be entitled to be reimbursed by each such Certificateholder for actual
expenses incurred by the Servicer in providing such reports and access.

                  (c) Nothing in this Section shall limit the obligation of the
Servicer to observe any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information
regarding the Mortgagors, and the failure of the Servicer to provide access as
provided in this Section as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a
breach of this Section. Nothing in this Section 3.07 shall require the Servicer
to collect, create, collate or otherwise generate any information that it does
not generate in its usual course of business. The Servicer shall not be required
to make copies of or ship documents to any party unless provisions have been
made for the reimbursement of the costs thereof.

            SECTION 3.08. Withdrawals from a Collection Account, Servicing
Administrator Collection Account and Certificate Account.

                  (a) The Servicer shall from time to time, make withdrawals
from the Collection Account for the following purposes:

                        (i) to pay to the Servicer (to the extent not previously
paid to or withheld by the Servicer), as servicing compensation in accordance
with Section 3.15, that portion of any payment of interest that equals the
Servicing Fee permitted to be retained by the Servicer for the period with
respect to which such interest payment was made, and, as additional servicing
compensation, those other amounts set forth in Section 3.15;

                        (ii) to reimburse the Servicer for Advances made by it
(or to reimburse the Advance Financing Person for Advances made by it) with
respect to the Mortgage Loans, such right of reimbursement pursuant to this
subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received on particular Mortgage Loan(s)
in respect of which any such Advance was made (including, for this purpose,
Liquidation Proceeds) that represent late recoveries of payments of principal
and/or interest on such related Mortgage Loan(s) in respect of which any such
Advance was made;

                        (iii) to reimburse the Servicer for any Non-Recoverable
Advance previously made and any Non-Recoverable Servicing Advances previously
made to the extent that, in the case of Non-Recoverable Servicing Advances,
reimbursement therefor constitutes "unanticipated expenses" within the meaning
of Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii);

                        (iv) to pay to the Servicer earnings on or investment
income with respect to funds in or credited to the Collection Account;

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                        (v) to reimburse the Servicer from Insurance Proceeds
for Insured Expenses covered by the related Insurance Policy;

                        (vi) [RESERVED];

                        (vii) to pay the Servicer any unpaid Servicing Fee
permitted to be retained by the Servicer and to reimburse it for any
unreimbursed Servicing Advances, the Servicer's right to reimbursement of
Servicing Advances pursuant to this subclause (vii) with respect to any Mortgage
Loan being limited to amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan(s) in
respect of which any such Advance was made (including, for this purpose,
Liquidation Proceeds and purchase and repurchase proceeds) that represent late
recoveries of the payments for which such advances were made pursuant to Section
3.01 or Section 3.06;

                        (viii) to pay to the Depositor or the Servicer, as
applicable, with respect to each Mortgage Loan or property acquired in respect
thereof that has been purchased pursuant to Section 2.02, 2.03 or 3.12, all
amounts received thereon and not taken into account in determining the related
Stated Principal Balance of such repurchased Mortgage Loan;

                        (ix) to reimburse the Servicer, the Servicing
Administrator, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee or the Depositor for
expenses incurred by any of them in connection with the Mortgage Loans or
Certificates and reimbursable pursuant to Section 3.25 or Section 7.03 hereof
provided that reimbursement therefor would constitute "unanticipated" expenses
within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii);

                        (x) to reimburse the Securities Administrator and the
Trustee for enforcement expenses reasonably incurred in respect of a breach or
defect giving rise to the purchase obligation in Section 2.03 that were incurred
in the Purchase Price of the Mortgage Loans including any expenses arising out
of the enforcement of the purchase obligation; provided that any such expenses
will be reimbursable under this subclause (x) only to the extent that such
expenses would constitute "unanticipated expenses" within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii) if paid by one of the REMICs
provided for herein;

                        (xi) to pay the Trustee and/or Securities Administrator
any amounts owed to them pursuant to Article IX;

                        (xii) to withdraw pursuant to Section 3.05 any amount
deposited in the Collection Account and not required to be deposited therein;
and

                        (xiii) to clear and terminate the Collection Account
upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01 hereof.

      In addition, no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on each Servicer
Remittance Date, the Servicer shall cause to be withdrawn from the Collection
Account the Interest Funds, the Principal Funds and the Administration Fee
(other than the Servicing Fee) (collectively, the "Servicer Withdrawals"), to
the extent on deposit, and such amount shall be deposited in the Servicing
Administrator Collection Account; provided, however, if the Servicing
Administrator does not receive the Servicer Withdrawals by 4:00 p.m. Eastern
Time, the Servicer Withdrawals shall be deposited by the Servicing Administrator
in the Servicing Administrator Collection Account by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
the next Business Day. In the event the Servicer Withdrawals are not deposited
by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, the Servicer shall pay, out of its own funds,
interest on such amount at a rate equal to the Servicing Administrator's Prime
Rate for each date or part thereof.

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      The Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on a Mortgage
Loan by Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from
the Collection Account.

      The Servicer shall provide written notification to the Trustee, the
Servicing Administrator and the Securities Administrator on or prior to the next
succeeding Servicer Remittance Date upon making any withdrawals from the
Collection Account pursuant to subclauses (iii) and (vii) above.

      Unless otherwise specified, any amounts reimbursable to the Servicer or
the Securities Administrator from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account,
the Servicing Administrator Collection Account or the Certificate Accounts shall
be deemed to come from first, Interest Funds, and thereafter, Principal Funds
for the related Distribution Date.

                  (b) The Servicing Administrator shall from time to time make
withdrawals from the Servicing Administrator Collection Account for the
following purposes:

                        (i) to withdraw any amounts deposited in such Servicing
Administrator Collection Account and not required to be deposited therein;

                        (ii) to clear and terminate the Servicing Administrator
Collection Account upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01
hereof;

                        (iii) to pay itself, the Trustee, the Securities
Administrator or the Backup Servicer any amounts permitted to be paid or
reimbursed to any such Person in accordance with Section 3.08, 3.25 or 7.03, or
Articles IV or IX (in each case paid from interest collections on the Mortgage
Loans); and

                        (iv) to pay itself any investment income with respect to
funds in or credited to the Servicing Administrator Collection Account and any
sub-account thereof.

      In addition, no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the Servicing
Administrator Remittance Date, the Servicing Administrator shall cause to be
withdrawn from the Servicing Administrator Collection Account the Interest
Funds, the Principal Funds and the Administration Fee (other than the Servicing
Fee) (collectively, the "Servicing Administrator Withdrawals"), to the extent on
deposit, and such amount shall be deposited in the Certificate Account;
provided, however, if the Securities Administrator does not receive such
Servicing Administrator Withdrawals by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, such Servicing
Administrator Withdrawals shall be deposited by the Securities Administrator in
the Certificate Account by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the next Business Day. In
the event such Servicing Administrator Withdrawals are not deposited by 2:00
p.m. Eastern Time, the Servicing Administrator shall pay, out of its own funds,
interest on such amount at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate for each date
or part thereof.

      The Servicing Administrator shall keep and maintain separate accounting,
on a Mortgage Loan by Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any
withdrawal from the Servicing Administrator Collection Account.

      Unless otherwise specified, any amounts reimbursable to the Servicer, the
Servicing Administrator or the Trustee from amounts on deposit in the Collection
Account, the Servicing Administrator Collection Account or the Certificate
Accounts shall be deemed to come from first, Interest Funds, and thereafter,
Principal Funds for the related Distribution Date.

                  (c) The Securities Administrator shall withdraw funds from the
Certificate Account for distribution to the Certificateholders and, if
applicable, the Certificate Insurer, in the manner

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specified in this Agreement in Section 5.05 (and to withhold from the amounts so
withdrawn, the amount of any taxes that it is authorized to retain pursuant to
this Agreement). In addition, the Securities Administrator shall from time to
time make withdrawals from the Certificate Account for the following purposes:

                        (i) [RESERVED]

                        (ii) to reimburse the Seller, the Servicing
Administrator and/or the Depositor for expenses incurred by any of them and
reimbursable pursuant to Section 10.01 hereof;

                        (iii) to withdraw pursuant to Section 3.05 any amount
deposited in the Certificate Account and not required to be deposited therein;

                        (iv) to clear and terminate the Certificate Account upon
termination of the Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01 hereof;

                        (v) to pay the Credit Risk Manager the Credit Risk
Manager Fee; and

                        (vi) (a) to pay itself the Securities Administrator Fee
with respect to such Distribution Date and (b) to pay or reimburse itself, the
Servicing Administrator, the Backup Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian any
amounts permitted to be paid or reimbursed to any such Person in accordance with
the provisions of this Agreement including without limitation, any Advances made
by the Servicing Administrator in its individual capacity as successor servicer
or the Custodial Agreement to the extent such payment or reimbursement in
accordance with the provisions of the Custodial Agreement would constitute an
"unanticipated expense" within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section
1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii).

            SECTION 3.09. [RESERVED]

            SECTION 3.10. [RESERVED]

            SECTION 3.11. Enforcement of Due-On-Sale Clauses; Assumption
Agreements.

      When a Mortgaged Property has been or is about to be conveyed by the
Mortgagor, the Servicer shall, except as set forth below, to the extent it has
knowledge of such conveyance or prospective conveyance, exercise its rights to
accelerate the maturity of the related Mortgage Loan under any "due-on-sale"
clause contained in the related Mortgage or Mortgage Note; provided, however,
that the Servicer shall not exercise any such right if the "due-on-sale" clause,
in the reasonable belief of the Servicer, is not enforceable under applicable
law; provided, further, that the Servicer shall not take any action in relation
to the enforcement of any "due-on-sale" clause which would adversely affect or
jeopardize coverage under any Required Insurance Policy. An Opinion of Counsel
at the expense of the Servicer (which expense shall constitute a Servicing
Advance) delivered to the Securities Administrator, the Trustee and the
Depositor shall conclusively establish the reasonableness of the Servicer's
belief that any "due-on-sale" clause is not enforceable under applicable law. In
such event, the Servicer shall make reasonable efforts to enter into an
assumption and modification agreement with the Person to whom such property has
been or is about to be conveyed, pursuant to which such Person becomes liable
under the Mortgage Note and, unless prohibited by applicable law or the
Mortgage, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. If the foregoing is not
permitted under applicable law, the Servicer is authorized to enter into a
substitution of liability agreement with such Person, pursuant to which the
original Mortgagor is released from liability and such Person is substituted as
Mortgagor and becomes liable under the Note. In addition to the foregoing, the
Servicer shall not be required to enforce any "due-on-sale" clause if in the
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judgment of the Servicer, entering into an assumption and modification agreement
with a Person to whom such property shall be conveyed and releasing the original
Mortgagor from liability would be in the best interests of the
Certificateholders. The Mortgage Loan, as assumed, shall conform in all respects
to the requirements, representations and warranties of this Agreement. The
Servicer shall notify the Securities Administrator that any such assumption or
substitution agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Securities
Administrator the original copy of such assumption or substitution agreement
(indicating the Mortgage File to which it relates) which copy shall be added by
the Securities Administrator to the related Mortgage File and which shall, for
all purposes, be considered a part of such Mortgage File to the same extent as
all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. The Servicer
shall be responsible for recording any such assumption or substitution
agreements. In connection with any such assumption or substitution agreement,
the Monthly Payment on the related Mortgage Loan shall not be changed but shall
remain as in effect immediately prior to the assumption or substitution, the
stated maturity or outstanding principal amount of such Mortgage Loan shall not
be changed nor shall any required monthly payments of principal or interest be
deferred or forgiven. Any fee collected by the Servicer for consenting to any
such conveyance or entering into an assumption or substitution agreement shall
be retained by or paid to the Servicer as additional servicing compensation.

      Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph or any other provision of this
Agreement, the Servicer shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any
other violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a
Mortgage Loan by operation of law or any assumption which the Servicer may be
restricted by law from preventing, for any reason whatsoever.

            SECTION 3.12. Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans;
Determination of Excess Proceeds.

                  (a) The Servicer shall use reasonable efforts consistent with
the Accepted Servicing Practices to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably
convert the ownership of properties securing such of the Mortgage Loans as come
into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory arrangements can be
made for collection of Delinquent payments. In connection with such foreclosure
or other conversion, the Servicer shall follow such practices and procedures as
(i) the Servicer shall deem necessary or advisable, (ii) shall be normal and
usual in the Servicer's general mortgage servicing activities, (iii) such
Servicer shall determine consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to be in
the best interests of the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer and
(iv) the Servicer shall determine to be consistent with the requirements of the
insurer under any Required Insurance Policy; provided, however, that the
Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds in connection with the
restoration of any property that shall have suffered damage due to an uninsured
cause unless it shall determine (i) that such restoration increase the proceeds
of liquidation of the Mortgage Loan after reimbursement to itself of such
expenses and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable to it through
Liquidation Proceeds (respecting which it shall have priority for purposes of
withdrawals from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.08 hereof). The
Servicer shall be responsible for all other costs and expenses incurred by it in
any such proceedings; provided, however, that it shall be entitled to
reimbursement thereof from the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgaged
Property (or stock allocated to a dwelling unit, in the case of a Co-op Loan),
as contemplated in Section 3.08 hereof. If the Servicer has knowledge that a
Mortgaged Property (or stock allocated to a dwelling unit, in the case of a
Co-op Loan) that the Servicer is contemplating acquiring in foreclosure or by
deed-in-lieu of foreclosure is located within a one-mile radius of any site with
environmental or hazardous waste risks known to the Servicer, the Servicer will,
prior to acquiring the Mortgaged Property (or stock allocated to a dwelling
unit, in the case of a Co-op Loan), consider such risks and only take action in
accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. The Servicer shall not have any
obligation to purchase any Mortgaged Property (or stock allocated to a dwelling
unit, in the case of a Co-op Loan) at any foreclosure sale.

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      With respect to any REO Property, the deed or certificate of sale shall be
taken in the name of the Trustee or its nominee. Pursuant to its efforts to sell
such REO Property, the Servicer shall either itself or through an agent selected
by the Servicer protect and conserve such REO Property in the same manner and to
such extent as is customary in the locality where such REO Property is located
and may, incident to its conservation and protection of the interests of the
Certificateholders, rent the same, or any part thereof, as the Servicer deems to
be in the best interest of the Servicer and the Certificateholders for the
period prior to the sale of such REO Property. The Servicer or an affiliate may
receive usual and customary real estate referral fees for real estate brokers in
connection with the listing and disposition of REO Property. The Servicer shall
prepare a statement with respect to each REO Property that has been rented
showing the aggregate rental income received and all expenses incurred in
connection with the management and maintenance of such REO Property at such
times as is necessary to enable the Servicer to comply with the reporting
requirements of the REMIC Provisions. The net monthly rental income, if any,
from such REO Property shall be deposited in the Collection Account no later
than the close of business on each Determination Date. The Servicer shall
perform the tax reporting and withholding related to foreclosures, abandonments
and cancellation of indebtedness income as specified by Sections 1445, 6050J and
6050P of the Code by preparing and filing such tax and information returns, as
may be required.

      In the event that the Trust Fund acquires any Mortgaged Property (or stock
allocated to a dwelling unit, in the case of a Co-op Loan) as aforesaid or
otherwise in connection with a default or imminent default on a Mortgage Loan,
the Servicer shall dispose of such Mortgaged Property (or stock allocated to a
dwelling unit, in the case of a Co-op Loan) prior to the expiration of three
years from the end of the year of its acquisition by the Trust Fund or, at the
expense of the Trust Fund, obtain, in accordance with applicable procedures for
obtaining an automatic extension of the grace period, more than 60 days prior to
the day on which such three-year period would otherwise expire, an extension of
the three-year grace period, in which case such property must be disposed of
prior to the end of such extension, unless the Trustee and Securities
Administrator shall have been supplied with an Opinion of Counsel (such Opinion
of Counsel not to be an expense of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator),
to the effect that the holding by the Trust Fund of such Mortgaged Property (or
stock allocated to a dwelling unit, in the case of a Co-op Loan) subsequent to
such three-year period or extension will not result in the imposition of taxes
on "prohibited transactions" of the Trust Fund or any of the REMICs provided for
herein as defined in section 860F of the Code or cause any of the REMICs
provided for herein to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any
Certificates are outstanding, in which case the Trust Fund may continue to hold
such Mortgaged Property (or stock allocated to a dwelling unit, in the case of a
Co-op Loan) (subject to any conditions contained in such Opinion of Counsel).
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Mortgaged Property (or
stock allocated to a dwelling unit, in the case of a Co-op Loan) acquired by the
Trust Fund shall be rented (or allowed to continue to be rented) or otherwise
used for the production of income by or on behalf of the Trust Fund in such a
manner or pursuant to any terms that would (i) cause such Mortgaged Property (or
stock allocated to a dwelling unit, in the case of a Co-op Loan) to fail to
qualify as "foreclosure property" within the meaning of section 860G(a)(8) of
the Code or (ii) subject the Trust Fund or any REMIC provided for herein to the
imposition of any federal, state or local income taxes on the income earned from
such Mortgaged Property (or stock allocated to a dwelling unit, in the case of a
Co-op Loan) under section 860G(c) of the Code or otherwise, unless the Servicer
or the Depositor has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust Fund with
respect to the imposition of any such taxes.

      The decision of the Servicer to foreclose on a defaulted Mortgage Loan
shall be subject to a determination by the Servicer that the proceeds of such
foreclosure would exceed the costs and expenses of bringing such a proceeding.
The income earned from the management of any Mortgaged Properties acquired
through foreclosure or other judicial proceeding, net of reimbursement to the
Servicer for expenses incurred (including any property or other taxes) in
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the Servicing Fee and any unreimbursed Advances, Servicing Advances and any
management fee paid or to be paid with respect to the management of such
Mortgaged Property, shall be applied to the payment of principal of, and
interest on, the related defaulted Mortgage Loans (with interest accruing as
though such Mortgage Loans were still current) and all such income shall be
deemed, for all purposes in this Agreement, to be payments on account of
principal and interest on the related Mortgage Notes and shall be deposited into
the Collection Account. To the extent the income received during a Prepayment
Period is in excess of the amount attributable to amortizing principal and
accrued interest at the related Mortgage Rate on the related Mortgage Loan, such
excess shall be considered to be a partial Principal Prepayment for all purposes
hereof.

      The Liquidation Proceeds from any liquidation of a Mortgage Loan, net of
any payment to the Servicer as provided above, shall be deposited in the
Collection Account on the next succeeding Determination Date following receipt
thereof for distribution on the related Distribution Date.

      The proceeds of any Liquidated Loan, as well as any recovery resulting
from a partial collection of Liquidation Proceeds or any income from an REO
Property, will be applied in the following order of priority: first, to
reimburse the Servicer for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances and
Servicing Fees with respect to such Liquidated Loan, pursuant to Section
3.08(a)(vi) or this Section 3.12; second, to reimburse the Servicer for any
unreimbursed Advances with respect to such Liquidated Loan, pursuant to Section
3.08(a)(ii) or this Section 3.12; third, to any prepayment penalties and then to
accrued and unpaid interest (to the extent no Advance has been made for such
amount) on the Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, at the Net Mortgage Rate
to the Due Date occurring in the month in which such amounts are required to be
distributed; and fourth, as a recovery of principal of the Mortgage Loan.

                  (b) On each Determination Date, the Servicer shall determine
the respective aggregate amounts of Excess Proceeds, if any, that occurred in
the related Prepayment Period.

                  (c) The Servicer, in its sole discretion, shall have the right
to elect (by written notice sent to the Trustee, the Securities Administrator
and the Seller) to purchase for its own account from the Trust Fund any Mortgage
Loan that is 90 days or more Delinquent at a price equal to the Purchase Price.
The Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan purchased hereunder shall be delivered
to the Securities Administrator for deposit to the Certificate Account and the
Securities Administrator, upon receipt of such confirmation of deposit and a
Request for Release from the Servicer in the form of Exhibit I hereto, shall
release or cause to be released to the Servicer the related Mortgage File and
shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment prepared by
the Servicer, in each case without recourse, as shall be necessary to vest in
the Servicer any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto and the Servicer shall
succeed to all the Trustee's right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage
Loan and all security and documents related thereto. Such assignment shall be an
assignment outright and not for security. The Servicer shall thereupon own such
Mortgage Loan, and all security and documents, free of any further obligation to
the Securities Administrator or the Certificateholders with respect thereto.

                  (d) Upon the charge-off of any Mortgage Loan by the Servicer,
if so instructed by the Servicing Rights Owner, the Servicer shall transfer
servicing of such Mortgage Loan to the entity designated by the Servicing Rights
Owner, which entity shall not be JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A; provided, however
that the Servicing Rights Owner may elect to have the Servicer continue to
service such Mortgage Loan.. Transfer of servicing will be completed no later
than 30 days following the date of charge-off. The entity designated by the
Servicing Rights Owner will service such charged-off Mortgage Loan in accordance
with Accepted Servicing Practices.

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            SECTION 3.13. Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files.

      Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the
Servicer of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner
customary for such purposes, the Servicer will promptly notify the Custodian by
delivering a Request for Release substantially in the form of Exhibit I. Upon
receipt of a copy of such request, the Custodian shall promptly release the
related Mortgage File to the Servicer, and the Servicer is authorized to cause
the removal from the registration on the MERS System of any such Mortgage if
applicable, and the Trustee shall at the Servicer's written direction execute
and deliver to the Servicer the request for reconveyance, deed of reconveyance
or release or satisfaction of mortgage or such instrument releasing the lien of
the Mortgage in each case provided by the Servicer, together with the Mortgage
Note with written evidence of cancellation thereon. Expenses incurred in
connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be
chargeable to the Mortgagor to the extent permitted by law, and otherwise to the
Trust Fund to the extent such expenses constitute "unanticipated expenses"
within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii). From time
to time and as shall be appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of any
Mortgage Loan, including for such purpose, collection under any policy of flood
insurance, any fidelity bond or errors or omissions policy, or for the purposes
of effecting a partial release of any Mortgaged Property from the lien of the
Mortgage or the making of any corrections to the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage
or any of the other documents included in the Mortgage File, the Custodian, upon
delivery to the Custodian of a Request for Release in the form of Exhibit I
signed by a Servicing Officer, release the Mortgage File to the Servicer.
Subject to the further limitations set forth below, the Servicer shall cause the
Mortgage File or documents so released to be returned to the Custodian when the
need therefor by the Servicer no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan is
liquidated and the proceeds thereof are deposited in the Collection Account.

      Each Request for Release may be delivered to the Custodian (i) via mail or
courier, (ii) via facsimile or (iii) by such other means, including, without
limitation, electronic or computer readable medium, as the Servicer and the
Custodian shall mutually agree. The Custodian shall promptly release the related
Mortgage File(s) within five (5) Business Days of receipt of a properly
completed Request for Release pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above.
Receipt of a properly completed Request for Release shall be authorization to
the Custodian to release such Mortgage Files, provided the Custodian has
determined that such Request for Release has been executed, with respect to
clauses (i) or (ii) above, or approved, with respect to clause (iii) above, by
an authorized Servicing Officer of the Servicer, and so long as the Custodian
complies with its duties and obligations under the agreement. If the Trustee or
its designee is unable to release the Mortgage Files within the period
previously specified, the Custodian shall immediately notify the Servicer
indicating the reason for such delay. If the Servicer is required to pay
penalties or damages due to the Custodian's negligent failure to release the
related Mortgage File or the Custodian's negligent failure to execute and
release documents in a timely manner, the Custodian, shall be liable for such
penalties or damages respectively caused by it.

      Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with a Principal Prepayment
in full of any Mortgage Loan, the Servicing Administrator or the Backup Servicer
may request release of the related Mortgage File from the Custodian, in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, in the event the Servicer
fails to do so. If requested by the Servicing Administrator, the Backup Servicer
or the Servicer, the Custodian shall forward such Mortgage File or other
requested items to the requesting party by overnight mail at the requesting
party's expense.

      If the Servicer at any time seeks to initiate a foreclosure proceeding in
respect of any Mortgaged Property (or stock allocated to a dwelling unit, in the
case of a Co-op Loan) as authorized by this Agreement, the Servicer shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee, for signature, as appropriate,
any court pleadings, requests for trustee's sale or other documents necessary to
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foreclosure or any legal action brought to obtain judgment against the Mortgagor
on the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage or to obtain a deficiency judgment or to
enforce any other remedies or rights provided by the Mortgage Note or the
Mortgage or otherwise available at law or in equity. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Servicer shall cause possession of any Mortgage File or of the
documents therein that shall have been released by the Custodian to be returned
to the Custodian promptly after possession thereof shall have been released by
the Custodian unless (i) the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the
Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the
Collection Account, and the Servicer shall have delivered to the Custodian a
Request for Release in the form of Exhibit I or (ii) the Mortgage File or
document shall have been delivered to an attorney or to a public trustee or
other public official as required by law for purposes of initiating or pursuing
legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property
(or stock allocated to a dwelling unit, in the case of a Co-op Loan) and the
Servicer shall have delivered to the Custodian an Officer's Certificate of a
Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and address of the Person to which
the Mortgage File or the documents therein were delivered and the purpose or
purposes of such delivery.

            SECTION 3.14. Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of the
Servicer to be Held for the Trustee.

      Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the Servicer shall
transmit to the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee as required by this Agreement
all documents and instruments in respect of a Mortgage Loan coming into the
possession of the Servicer from time to time required to be delivered to the
Trustee pursuant to the terms hereof and shall account fully to the Securities
Administrator for any funds received by the Servicer or which otherwise are
collected by the Servicer as Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds in
respect of any Mortgage Loan. All Mortgage Files and funds collected or held by,
or under the control of, the Servicer in respect of any Mortgage Loans, whether
from the collection of principal and interest payments or from Liquidation
Proceeds, including but not limited to, any funds on deposit in the Collection
Account, shall be held by the Servicer for and on behalf of the Trust Fund and
shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property of the Trust Fund, subject
to the applicable provisions of this Agreement. The Servicer also agrees that it
shall not create, incur or subject any Mortgage File or any funds that are
deposited in the Collection Account or in any Escrow Account, or any funds that
otherwise are or may become due or payable to the Trustee, or the Securities
Administrator as its designee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, to any
claim, lien, security interest, judgment, levy, writ of attachment or other
encumbrance, or assert by legal action or otherwise any claim or right of set
off against any Mortgage File or any funds collected on, or in connection with,
a Mortgage Loan, except, however, that the Servicer shall be entitled to set off
against and deduct from any such funds any amounts that are properly due and
payable to the Servicer under this Agreement.

            SECTION 3.15. Servicing Compensation.

      As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Servicer shall be
entitled to retain or withdraw from the Collection Account out of each payment
of interest on a Mortgage Loan included in the Trust Fund an amount equal to the
product of (x) the SLS Servicing Fee Rate and (y) the Stated Principal Balance
of the related Mortgage Loan as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date.

      Additional servicing compensation in the form of any Excess Proceeds, late
payment fees, release and satisfaction fees (to the extent allowed by law), bad
check charges, assumption fees (i.e. fees related to the assumption of a
Mortgage Loan upon the purchase of the related Mortgaged Property) and similar
items payable by the Mortgagor, and all income and gain net of any losses
realized from Permitted Investments in the Collection Account shall be retained
by the Servicer to the extent not required to be deposited in the Collection
Account pursuant to Sections 3.05, or 3.12(a) hereof. The Servicer shall be

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required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing
activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except
as specifically provided in Sections 3.08 and 3.12 hereof. The Servicer shall
not be entitled to any Prepayment Penalties. In no event shall the Trustee, the
Certificate Insurer, the Servicing Administrator or the Securities Administrator
be liable for any Servicing Fee or for any differential between the Aggregate
Servicing Fee and the amount necessary to induce a successor servicer to act as
successor servicer under this Agreement.

            SECTION 3.16. Access to Certain Documentation.

      The Servicer shall provide to the OTS and the FDIC and to comparable
regulatory authorities supervising Holders of the Certificates and the examiners
and supervisory agents of the OTS, the FDIC and such other authorities, access
to the documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans required by applicable
regulations of the OTS and the FDIC. Such access shall be afforded without
charge, but only upon reasonable and prior written request and during normal
business hours at the offices of the Servicer designated by it provided, that
the Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed by each such Certificateholder
for actual expenses incurred by the Servicer in providing such reports and
access. Nothing in this Section shall limit the obligation of the Servicer to
observe any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the
Mortgagors and the failure of the Servicer to provide access as provided in this
Section as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this
Section.

            SECTION 3.17. Annual Statement as to Compliance.

      Pursuant to this Agreement, the Servicer shall deliver to the Certificate
Insurer, Servicing Administrator and the Backup Servicer on or before March 15th
of each year beginning in 2006, (or such other date that the Depositor gives the
Servicer at least 30 days prior notice of) in order to remain in compliance with
the Section 302 Requirements, an Officer's Certificate 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 or a similar
agreement has been made under such officer's 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 year, or, if there
has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each
such default known to such officers and the nature and status thereof. Copies of
such statement shall be provided by the Servicing Administrator to any
Certificateholder upon written request at the Certificateholder's expense,
provided such statement has been delivered by the Servicer to the Servicing
Administrator.

            SECTION 3.18. Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing
                  Statement;

Financial Statements.

      On or before March 15th of each year, beginning in 2006 or such other date
in order to remain in compliance with the Section 302 Requirements, the Servicer
at its expense shall cause a nationally recognized firm of independent public
accountants (who may also render other services to the Servicer, any Affiliate
thereof or the Certificate Insurer) that is a member of the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a USAP Report to the Securities
Administrator, the Servicing Administrator, the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer
and the Depositor. Copies of the USAP Report shall be provided by the Securities
Administrator to any Certificateholder upon request at the Certificateholder's
expense, provided such report has been delivered by the Servicer to the
Securities Administrator.

            SECTION 3.19. Duties and Removal of the Credit Risk Manager.

      For and on behalf of the Seller, the Credit Risk Manager will provide
reports and recommendations concerning certain delinquent and defaulted Mortgage
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any Prepayment Penalties with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Such reports and
recommendations will be based upon information provided to the Credit Risk
Manager pursuant to the Credit Risk Management Agreement, and the Credit Risk
Manager shall look solely to the Servicer for all information and data
(including loss and delinquency information and data) relating to the servicing
of the Mortgage Loans. Upon any termination of the Credit Risk Manager or the
appointment of a successor Credit Risk Manager, the Securities Administrator, if
it has been notified in writing of such termination or appointment, shall give
written notice thereof to the Servicer, the Servicing Administrator, the Trustee
and the Depositor.

      If Holders of the Certificates entitled to 66 2/3% or more of the Voting
Rights request in writing to the Trustee to terminate the Credit Risk Manager
under this Agreement, the Credit Risk Manager shall be removed pursuant to this
Section 3.19. Upon receipt of such notice, the Securities Administrator shall
provide written notice to the Credit Risk Manager of its removal, which shall be
effective upon receipt of such notice by the Credit Risk Manager.

            SECTION 3.20. Periodic Filings.

                  (a) As part of the Form 10-K required to be filed pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement, the Securities Administrator shall include the
accountants report required pursuant to Section 3.18 as well as the Officer's
Certificate delivered by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.17 relating to the
Servicer's performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

                  (b) The Securities Administrator shall prepare for filing, and
execute (other than the initial filings, the Form 10-Ks and the Form 10-K
Certification), on behalf of the Trust Fund, and file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, (i) within 15 days after each Distribution Date in each
month, each Monthly Statement on Form 8-K under the Exchange Act executed by the
Securities Administrator commencing with the Distribution Date in September 2005
and ending with the Distribution Date following the filing of a Form 15
Suspension Notice with respect to the Trust Fund, (ii) prior to January 30,
2006, the Securities Administrator shall, in accordance with industry standards,
file a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the Trust Fund, if
applicable and (iii) prior to March 31, 2006, the Securities Administrator shall
file a Form 10-K (executed by SLS), in substance conforming to industry
standards, with respect to the Trust Fund. In addition, the Form 10-K shall
include the Form 10-K Certification signed by SLS. Upon such filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, the Securities Administrator shall promptly
deliver to the Depositor a copy of any such executed report, statement or
information. Prior to making any such filings and certifications, the Securities
Administrator shall comply with the provisions set forth in this Section. The
Depositor hereby grants to the Securities Administrator a limited power of
attorney to execute (other than the Form 10-Ks and the Form 10-K Certification)
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 Fund. 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.

                  (c) [RESERVED].

                  (d) The obligations set forth in paragraphs (a) through (c) of
this Section shall only apply with respect to periods for which the Securities
Administrator is obligated to file Form 8-Ks and 10-Ks pursuant to paragraph (b)
of this Section. In the event a Form 15 is properly filed pursuant to paragraph
(b) of this Section, there shall be no further obligations under paragraphs (a)
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this Section commencing with the fiscal year in which the Form 15 is filed
(other than the obligations in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section to be
performed in such fiscal year that relate back to the prior fiscal year).

            SECTION 3.21. Annual Certificate by Securities Administrator.

                  (a) Within 15 days prior to the date on which a Form 10-K is
required to be filed, an officer of the Securities Administrator shall execute
and deliver an Officer's Certificate, signed by a Responsible Officer of the
Securities Administrator or any officer to whom that officer reports, to the
Depositor and SLS for the benefit of such Depositor and SLS and their respective
officers, directors and affiliates, certifying as to the matters described in
the Officer's Certificate attached hereto as Exhibit K.

                  (b) The Securities Administrator shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Depositor, SLS and the Trustee and their respective officers,
directors, agents and affiliates from and against any losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs,
judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach by
the Securities Administrator or any of its officers, directors, agents or
affiliates of its obligations under this Section 3.21 any material misstatement
or omission in the Officer's Certificate required under this Section or the
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Securities Administrator in
connection therewith. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable
or insufficient to hold harmless the Depositor, SLS and the Trustee, then the
Securities Administrator agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by the Depositor, SLS and the Trustee as a result of the losses, claims,
damages or liabilities of the Depositor, SLS and the Trustee in such proportion
as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Securities Administrator
on the one hand and the Depositor, SLS and the Trustee on the other in
connection with a breach of the Securities Administrator's obligations under
this Section 3.21, any material misstatement or omission in the Officer's
Certificate required under this Section or the Securities Administrator's
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith.

            SECTION 3.22. [RESERVED].

            SECTION 3.23. Prepayment Penalty Reporting Requirements.

            Promptly after each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall provide to
the Depositor, the Servicing Administrator and the Securities Administrator the
following information with regard to each Mortgage Loan that has prepaid during
the related Prepayment Period:

            (i) loan number;

            (ii) current Mortgage Rate;

            (iii) current principal balance;

            (iv) original principal balance;

            (v) Prepayment Penalty amount due; and

            (vi) Prepayment Penalty amount collected.

            SECTION 3.24. Servicer Reports.

                  (a) On the Servicer Data Remittance Date, the Servicer shall
deliver to the Servicing Administrator, the Backup Servicer and the Securities
Administrator electronically at masterservicing@jpmorgan.com and
lrps@jpmorgan.com (or by such other means as the Servicer, the

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Servicing Administrator, the Backup Servicer and the Securities Administrator
may agree from time to time) a servicer report with respect to the related
Distribution Date, in a form mutually acceptable to the Servicer, the Servicing
Administrator, the Backup Servicer and the Securities Administrator and
containing the information set forth in Exhibit R. On the same date with respect
to the Servicer and on the 18th day of each month (or the next succeeding
Business Day) with respect to the Servicing Administrator shall electronically
transmit to the Securities Administrator and the Backup Servicer, a data file
containing the information set forth in such servicer report with respect to the
related Distribution Date. Such servicer report shall include (i) the amount of
Advances to be made by the Servicer (or the Servicing Administrator or Backup
Servicer, if any) in respect of the related Distribution Date, the aggregate
amount of Advances outstanding after giving effect to such Advances, and the
aggregate amount of Nonrecoverable Advances in respect of such Distribution Date
and (ii) such other information with respect to the Mortgage Loans (to the
extent such information is available on the systems of the Servicer) as the
Securities Administrator may reasonably require to perform the calculations
necessary to make the distributions contemplated by Section 5.05 and to prepare
the statements to Certificateholders contemplated by Section 5.06 and for the
Securities Administrator to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
Neither the Securities Administrator nor the Backup Servicer shall be
responsible to recompute, recalculate or verify any information provided to it
by the Servicer and the Servicing Administrator.

                  (b) The Depositor acknowledges that it authorizes the Servicer
to release and provide to the Credit Risk Manager the mortgage loan information
described in Section 2.01 and Section 2.02 of the Servicer's Credit Risk
Management Agreement.

            SECTION 3.25. Indemnification.

                  (a) The Servicer shall indemnify the Seller, the Trust Fund,
the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicing Administrator, the
Backup Servicer, the Certificate Insurer and the Depositor and their officers,
directors, employees and agents and hold each of them harmless against any and
all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and
necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and
expenses that any of such parties may sustain in any way related to the failure
of the Servicer to perform its duties and service the Mortgage Loans in
compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The Servicer immediately shall
notify the Seller, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicing
Administrator, the Backup Servicer, the Certificate Insurer and the Depositor or
any other relevant party if a claim is made by a third party with respect to
this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, assume (with the prior written consent of
the indemnified party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed) the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection
therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any
judgment or decree which may be entered against it or any of such parties in
respect of such claim. The Servicer shall follow any reasonable written
instructions received from the Trustee in connection with such claim it being
understood that the Trustee shall have no duty to monitor or give instructions
with respect to such claims. The Servicer shall provide the Depositor, the
Securities Administrator, the Seller, the Backup Servicer, the Certificate
Insurer and the Servicing Administrator with a written report of all expenses
and advances incurred by the Servicer pursuant to this Section 3.25(a), and the
Servicer shall promptly reimburse itself from the assets of the Trust Fund in
the applicable Collection Account for all expenses and advances incurred by the
Servicer pursuant to this Section 3.25(a). The Servicer shall promptly reimburse
itself from the assets of the Trust Fund in the Collection Account for all
amounts advanced by it pursuant to the preceding sentence except when the claim
in any way relates to the failure of the Servicer to service and administer the
Mortgage Loans in material compliance with the terms of this Agreement or the
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer. The provisions of
this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Agreement, the payment of
the outstanding Certificates and the resignation or removal of the Trustee,
Servicing Administrator, the Backup Servicer, the

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Securities Administrator and the Servicer. Any payment hereunder made by the
Servicer shall be from the Servicer's own funds, without reimbursement from the
Trust Fund therefor.

                  (b) The Servicing Administrator shall indemnify the Seller,
the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer, the
Backup Servicer, the Certificate Insurer and the Depositor and their officers,
directors, employees and agents and hold each of them harmless against any and
all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and
necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and
expenses that any of such parties may sustain in any way related to the failure
of the Servicing Administrator to perform its duties and master service the
Mortgage Loans in compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The Servicing
Administrator immediately shall notify the Seller, the Trustee, the Servicer,
the Securities Administrator, the Backup Servicer, the Certificate Insurer and
the Depositor or any other relevant party if a claim is made by a third party
with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, assume (with the prior
written consent of the indemnified party, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed) the defense of any such claim and pay all
expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay,
discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or
any of such parties in respect of such claim. The Servicing Administrator shall
follow any written instructions received from the Trustee in connection with
such claim it being understood that the Trustee shall have no duty to monitor or
give instructions with respect to such claims. The Servicing Administrator shall
provide the Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Seller, the Backup
Servicer and the Depositor with a written report of all expenses and advances
incurred by the Servicing Administrator pursuant to this Section 3.25(b). The
Servicing Administrator shall promptly reimburse itself from the assets of the
Trust Fund in the Servicing Administrator Collection Account for all amounts
advanced by it pursuant to the preceding sentence except when the claim in any
way relates to the failure of the Servicing Administrator to service and
administer the Mortgage Loans in material compliance with the terms of this
Agreement or the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicing
Administrator. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the termination of
this Agreement and the payment of the outstanding Certificates.

            SECTION 3.26. Nonsolicitation.

      The Servicer covenants and agrees that it shall not take any action to
engage in solicitations of refinancings which are primarily directed towards the
Mortgagors following the date hereof or provide information to any other entity
to engage in solicitations of refinancings which are primarily directed towards
the Mortgagors; provided that, the foregoing shall not preclude the Servicer
from engaging in, or providing information to any other entity to engage in,
solicitations by newspaper, radio, television or any other media which are not
primarily directed toward the Mortgagors or preclude the Servicer from
refinancing, or providing information to any other entity to refinance, the
Mortgage Loan of any Mortgagor who contacts the Servicer to request the
refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan.

            SECTION 3.27. SLS as Servicer.

      Upon the Servicing Administrator's request, SLS shall make available
electronic data to the Servicing Administrator and the Backup Servicer in any
month during the first week of the subsequent month.

            SECTION 3.28. Quarterly Audit.

      Not later than 30 days following the end of each fiscal quarter of SLS,
commencing with the quarter ending in June 2005, SLS shall, at its expense,
cause an independent third-party auditor selected by it to furnish to the
Trustee, the Depositor, the Servicing Administrator and the Backup Servicer a
report stating that the Mortgage Loans are being serviced in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement or, if there has been a material default in the
fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying

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each such material default known to such auditor and the nature and status
thereof and the action being taken by SLS to cure such material default. The
conclusions of the auditor shall be based on a statistical sample of the
Mortgage Loans and a review of SLS's collection, default management, escrow
administration, cash management, insurance administration and quality control
procedures. In the event that such firm requires the Securities Administrator to
agree to the procedures performed by such firm, the Servicer shall direct the
Securities Administrator in writing to so agree; it being understood and agreed
that the Securities Administrator will deliver such letter of agreement in
conclusive reliance upon the direction of the Servicer and the Securities
Administrator makes no independent inquiry or investigation as to, and shall
have no obligation or liability in respect of, the sufficiency, validity or
correctness of such procedures.

            SECTION 3.29. Maintenance of LPMI Policy:

      The Servicer shall take all such actions as are necessary to service,
maintain and administer the LPMI Loans in accordance with the LPMI Policy and to
perform and enforce the rights of the insured under such LPMI Policy. Except as
expressly set forth herein, the Servicer shall have full authority on behalf of
the Trust Fund to do anything it reasonably deems appropriate or desirable in
connection with the servicing, maintenance and administration of the LPMI
Policy. The Servicer shall not modify or assume a Mortgage Loan covered by the
LPMI Policy or take any other action with respect to the Mortgage Loan which
would result in non-coverage under the LPMI Policy of any loss which, but for
the actions of the Servicer, would have been covered thereunder. If the LPMI
insurer fails to pay a claim under the LPMI Policy as a result of breach by the
Servicer of its obligations hereunder or under the LPMI Policy, the Servicer
shall be required to deposit in the related Collection Account on or prior to
the next succeeding Remittance Date an amount equal to such unpaid claim from
its own funds without any right to reimbursement from the Trust Fund. The
Servicer shall cooperate with the LPMI insurer and shall use its best efforts to
furnish all reasonable aid, evidence and information in the possession of the
Servicer to which such Servicer has access with respect to any LPMI Loan. None
of the Servicing Administrator, the Backup Servicer, the Trustee or the
Securities Administrator will under any circumstances be responsible for the
servicing, maintenance or administration of the LPMI Policy or the payment of
any fees or premiums in connection therewith.

            SECTION 3.30. SLS Servicing Tape; Storage and Access to Servicing
                  Tape.

      At the end of each Business Day, all servicing data related to the
Mortgage Loans will be saved in an electronic medium (the "SLS Servicing Tape")
in a format that is easily uploaded to the system of the Backup Servicer. SLS or
its designee shall (i) maintain the Servicing Tape at an off-site location, (ii)
provide ready access to the Servicing Tape to the Backup Servicer; and (iii)
send the SLS Servicing Tape directly to the Backup Servicer in an electronic
format acceptable to the Backup Servicer on a monthly basis; provided, however,
that neither the Servicing Administrator nor the Backup Servicer shall have any
obligation to open or review such servicing tape nor to verify any information
or data contained therein or to verify the presence of the servicing tape at
such location.

                                   ARTICLE IV

            ADMINISTRATION AND BACKUP SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS

            SECTION 4.01. Servicing Administrator.

      The Trustee shall furnish the Servicing Administrator with any limited
powers of attorney needed to enable the Servicing Administrator to administer
the related Mortgage Loans and REO Property. The Trustee shall have no
responsibility for any action of the Servicing Administrator pursuant to any
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limited power of attorney and shall be indemnified by the Servicing
Administrator for any cost, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee in
connection with such Person's use or misuse of any such power of attorney.

      For and on behalf of the Certificateholders, as independent contractors of
the Trustee, the Servicing Administrator shall, in accordance with this
Agreement, master service and administer the Mortgage Loans by overseeing and
enforcing the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Servicer according to the
terms of this Agreement.

      The Trustee and the Custodian shall provide access to the records and
documentation in possession of the Trustee or the Custodian regarding the
related Mortgage Loans and REO Property and the servicing thereof to the
Certificateholders, the Certificate Insurer, the FDIC, and the supervisory
agents and examiners of the FDIC, such access being afforded only upon
reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the office
of the Trustee or the Custodian; provided, however, that, unless otherwise
required by law, neither the Trustee or the Custodian shall be required to
provide access to such records and documentation to the Certificateholders. The
Trustee and the Custodian shall allow representatives of the above entities to
photocopy any of the records and documentation and shall provide equipment for
that purpose at a charge that covers the Trustee's or the Custodian's actual
costs.

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

            SECTION 4.02. REMIC Related Covenants.

      For as long as any REMIC shall exist, the Securities Administrator and the
Trustee shall each act in accordance herewith to treat such REMIC as a REMIC,
and the Securities Administrator and the Trustee shall each comply with any
directions of the Seller, the Servicing Administrator, the Backup Servicer or
the Servicer to assure such continuing treatment. In particular, neither the
Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall (a) sell or permit the sale of
all or any portion of the Mortgage Loans unless such sale is as a result of a
repurchase of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement or Trustee has
received a REMIC Opinion prepared at the expense of the Trust Fund; and (b)
other than with respect to a substitution pursuant to Section 2.03 of this
Agreement, accept any contribution to any REMIC after the Startup Day without
receipt of a Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the Trust Fund stating that
such contribution will not result in the imposition of a tax upon any 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).

            SECTION 4.03. Fidelity Bond.

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

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            SECTION 4.04. Powers to Act; Procedures.

      The Servicing Administrator shall master service the Mortgage Loans and
shall have full power and authority, subject to the REMIC Provisions and the
provisions of Section 9.13, to do any and all things that it may deem necessary
or desirable in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans,
including but not limited to the power and authority (i) to execute and deliver,
on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, customary consents or
waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any
Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages,
(iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to
effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged
Property securing any Mortgage Loan, in each case, in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Servicing
Administrator shall not (and, consistent with its responsibilities under Section
4.02, shall not permit the Servicer to) knowingly or intentionally take any
action, or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action reasonably
within its control and the scope of duties more specifically set forth herein,
that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be,
would cause any REMIC formed hereby to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result in
the imposition of a tax upon the Trust Fund or any REMIC provided for herein
(including but not limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in
Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth
in Section 860G(d) of the Code) unless the Servicing Administrator has received
an Opinion of Counsel (but not at the expense of the Servicing Administrator) to
the effect that the contemplated action will not cause any REMIC formed hereby
to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result in the imposition of a tax upon any
REMIC formed hereby or the Trust Fund. The Trustee shall furnish the Servicing
Administrator, upon written request from a Servicing Officer, with any powers of
attorney empowering the Servicing Administrator or the Servicer to execute and
deliver instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full
release or discharge, and to foreclose upon or otherwise liquidate Mortgaged
Property, and to appeal, prosecute or defend in any court action relating to the
Mortgage Loans or the Mortgaged Property, in accordance with this Agreement, and
the Trustee shall execute and deliver such other documents, as the Servicing
Administrator or the Servicer may request, to enable the Servicing Administrator
to master service and administer the Mortgage Loans and carry out its duties
hereunder, in each case in accordance with Accepted Administration Practices
(and the Trustee shall have no liability for misuse of any such powers of
attorney by the Servicing Administrator or the Servicer and shall be indemnified
by the Servicing Administrator or the Servicer, as applicable, for any cost,
liability or expense incurred by the Trustee in connection with such Person's
use or misuse of any such power of attorney). If the Servicing Administrator or
the Trustee has been advised that it is likely that the laws of the state in
which action is to be taken prohibit such action if taken in the name of the
Trustee or that the Trustee would be adversely affected under the "doing
business" or tax laws of such state if such action is taken in its name, the
Servicing Administrator shall join with the Trustee in the appointment of a
co-trustee pursuant to Section 9.12. In the performance of its duties hereunder,
the Servicing Administrator shall be an independent contractor and shall not,
except in those instances where it is taking action in the name of the Trustee,
be deemed to be the agent of the Trustee.

            SECTION 4.05. Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.

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

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            SECTION 4.06. Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of
                          Servicing Administrator to be Held for Trustee.

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

                  (b) All Mortgage Files and funds collected or held by, or
under the control of, the Servicing Administrator, in respect of any Mortgage
Loans, whether from the collection of principal and interest payments or from
Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, shall be deposited in the Servicing
Administrator Collection Account.

            SECTION 4.07. Monitoring of the Servicer.

                  (a) The Servicing Administrator shall be responsible for
monitoring the compliance by the Servicer with its duties under this Agreement.
In the review of the Servicer's activities, the Servicing Administrator may rely
upon an Officer's Certificate of the Servicer with regard to the Servicer's
compliance with the terms of this Agreement. In the event that the Servicing
Administrator, in its judgment, determines that the Servicer should be
terminated in accordance with the terms hereof, or that a notice should be sent
pursuant to the terms hereof with respect to the occurrence of an event that,
unless cured, would constitute a Servicer Event of Default, the Servicing
Administrator shall notify the Seller, the Securities Administrator, the Backup
Servicer and the Trustee thereof and the Servicing Administrator shall issue
such notice or take such other action as it deems appropriate.

                  (b) The Servicing Administrator, for the benefit of the
Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Certificate Insurer and the
Certificateholders, shall enforce the obligations of the Servicer under this
Agreement, and shall, in the event that the Servicer fails to perform its
obligations in accordance with this Agreement, subject to the preceding
paragraph and Article IX, cause the Trustee to terminate the rights and
obligations of the Servicer hereunder in accordance with the provisions of
Article IX. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal
prosecution of claims 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 Servicing
Administrator, in its good faith business judgment, would require were it the
owner of the related Mortgage Loans. The Servicing Administrator shall pay the
costs of such enforcement at its own expense, provided that the Servicing
Administrator shall not be required to prosecute or defend any legal action
except to the extent that the Servicing Administrator shall have received
reasonable indemnity for its costs and expenses in pursuing such action.

                  (c) To the extent that the costs and expenses of the Servicing
Administrator related to the termination of the Servicer, appointment of a
successor Servicer or the transfer and

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assumption of the servicing by the Backup Servicer (including, without
limitation, (i) all legal costs and expenses and all due diligence costs and
expenses associated with an evaluation of the potential termination of the
Servicer as a result of a Servicer Event of Default and (ii) all costs and
expenses associated with the complete transfer of servicing, including all
servicing files and all servicing data and the completion, correction or
manipulation of such servicing data as may be required by the successor servicer
to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the servicing data or otherwise to
enable the successor servicer to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with
this Agreement) are not fully and timely reimbursed by the terminated Servicer,
the Servicing Administrator shall be entitled to reimbursement of such costs and
expenses from the Servicing Administrator Collection Account.

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

                  (e) If the Servicing Administrator acts as successor Servicer,
it will not assume liability for the representations and warranties of the
terminated Servicer.

            SECTION 4.08. [RESERVED]

            SECTION 4.09. [RESERVED].

            SECTION 4.10. Presentment of Claims and Collection of Proceeds.

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

            SECTION 4.11. Trustee or Custodian to Retain Possession of Certain
Insurance Policies and Documents.

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

            SECTION 4.12. Realization Upon Defaulted Loans.

      The Servicing Administrator shall cause the Servicer to foreclose upon,
repossess or otherwise comparably convert the ownership of Mortgaged Properties
securing such of the Mortgage Loans as come

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into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory arrangements can be
made for collection of delinquent payments, all in accordance with this
Agreement.

            SECTION 4.13. REO Property.

                  (a) In the event the Trust Fund acquires ownership of any REO
Property in respect of any related Mortgage Loan, the deed or certificate of
sale shall be issued to the Trustee, or to its nominee, on behalf of the related
Certificateholders. The Servicing Administrator shall cause the Servicer to
sell, any REO Property as expeditiously as possible and in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement. Further, the Servicing Administrator shall cause
the Servicer to sell any REO Property prior to three years after the end of the
calendar year of its acquisition by the Subsidiary REMIC unless (i) the Trustee,
the Securities Administrator and the Servicing Administrator shall have been
supplied by the Servicer with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the
holding by the Trust Fund of such REO Property subsequent to such three-year
period will not result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited transactions"
of any REMIC hereunder as defined in section 860F of the Code or cause any REMIC
hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are
outstanding, in which case the Trust Fund may continue to hold such Mortgaged
Property (subject to any conditions contained in such Opinion of Counsel) or
(ii) the Servicer shall have obtained, prior to the expiration of such
three-year period, an extension of such three-year period in the manner
contemplated by Section 856(e)(3) of the Code, in which case the three-year
period shall be extended by the applicable extension period. The Servicing
Administrator shall cause the Servicer to protect and conserve, such REO
Property in the manner and to the extent required by this Agreement, in
accordance with the REMIC Provisions and in a manner that does not result in a
tax on "net income from foreclosure property" or cause such REO Property to fail
to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of
the Code.

                  (b) The Servicing Administrator shall cause the Servicer to
deposit all funds collected and received in connection with the operation of any
REO Property in the Collection Account.

            SECTION 4.14. Annual Statement as to Compliance.

      Pursuant to this Agreement, the Servicing Administrator shall deliver to
the Depositor, the Trustee, SLS and the Securities Administrator on or before
March 15 of each year beginning in 2006 (or such other date to which the
Depositor and Servicing Administrator mutually agree) in order to remain in
compliance with the Section 302 Requirements, an Officer's Certificate stating,
as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the
Servicing Administrator during the preceding calendar year and of performance
under this Agreement or a similar agreement has been made under such officer's
supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based on such
review, the Servicing Administrator has fulfilled all of its obligations under
this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the
fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such
officers and the nature and status thereof. The Securities Administrator shall
make available each such statement received by it to each Rating Agency. Copies
of such statement shall be provided by the Securities Administrator to any
Certificateholder upon written request at the Certificateholder's expense,
provided such statement has been delivered by the Servicing Administrator to the
Securities Administrator.

            SECTION 4.15. Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing
Statement; Financial Statements.

      If the Servicing Administrator has, during the course of any calendar
year, directly serviced any of the Mortgage Loans, then on or before March 15 of
each year, beginning in 2006 or such other date in order to remain in compliance
with the Section 302 Requirements, the Servicing Administrator at its

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expense shall cause a nationally recognized firm of independent public
accountants (who may also render other services to the Servicer or any Affiliate
thereof) that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants to furnish a USAP Report to the Securities Administrator, SLS, the
Trustee and the Depositor. Copies of the USAP Report shall be provided by the
Securities Administrator to any Certificateholder upon request at the
Certificateholder's expense, provided such report has been delivered by the
Servicing Administrator to the Securities Administrator.

            SECTION 4.16. Annual Certificate by Servicing Administrator.

                  (a) Within 15 days prior to the date on which a Form 10-K is
required to be filed, the Servicing Administrator shall execute and deliver an
Officer's Certificate signed by the senior officer in charge of servicing of the
Servicing Administrator or any officer to whom that officer reports, to the
Securities Administrator and Depositor for the benefit of the Securities
Administrator, SLS and Depositor and their respective officers, directors and
affiliates, certifying as to matters described in the Officer's Certificate
attached hereto as Exhibit P.

                  (b) The Servicing Administrator shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Securities Administrator, SLS, the Trustee and the Depositor and
their respective officers, directors, agents and affiliates from and against any
losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and
related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based
upon a breach by the Servicer or any of its officers, directors, agents or
affiliates of its obligations under this Section 4.16, any material misstatement
or omission in the Officer's Certificate required under this Section or the
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicing Administrator in
connection therewith. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable
or insufficient to hold harmless the Securities Administrator, SLS and the
Depositor, then the Servicing Administrator agrees that it shall contribute to
the amount paid or payable by the Securities Administrator and 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 Servicing Administrator on the other in connection with a
breach of the Servicer's obligations under this Section 4.16, any material
misstatement or omission in the Officer's Certificate required under this
Section or the Servicing Administrator's negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct in connection therewith.

            SECTION 4.17. Obligation of the Servicing Administrator in Respect
of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls.

      In the event a Prepayment Interest Shortfall occurs that is not otherwise
covered by Compensating Interest payments by the Servicer, the Servicing
Administrator shall deposit in the Servicing Administrator Collection Account
not later than the Servicing Administrator Remittance Date an amount equal to
the lesser of (i) the aggregate amounts required to be paid by the Servicer with
respect to Prepayment Interest Shortfalls attributable to Principal Prepayments
on the related Mortgage Loans for the related Distribution Date, and not so paid
by the Servicer, and (ii) the Securities Administrator Fee for such Distribution
Date, without reimbursement therefor.

            SECTION 4.18. Obligation of the Servicing Administrator in Respect
of Collection Account.

      The Servicing Administrator shall enforce the obligation of the Servicer
to establish and maintain Collection Accounts in accordance with this Agreement,
with records to be kept with respect thereto on a Mortgage Loan by Mortgage Loan
basis, into which accounts shall be deposited within two Business Days of
receipt all collections of principal and interest on any Mortgage Loan and with
respect to any REO Property received by the Servicer, including Principal
Prepayments, Insurance Proceeds,

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Liquidation Proceeds, and advances made from the Servicer's own funds (less
servicing compensation as permitted by Section 3.15) and all other amounts to be
deposited in the Collection Account

            SECTION 4.19. Backup Servicer.

      JPMorgan will act as Backup Servicer for the Mortgage Loans under this
Agreement. If the Servicer is terminated under this Agreement, JPMorgan (or its
affiliate or agent, which will meet the requirements of successor servicer set
forth in this Agreement) will be required to act as successor servicer
thereunder, provided, however, that the Seller may designate an entity other
than JPMorgan to act as successor servicer so long as that entity meets the
requirements set forth in Section 8.02 of this Agreement including the
obligation to make Advances in accordance with Section 5.01 hereof. The Backup
Servicer will have no servicing obligations until and unless it becomes a
successor servicer. At such time as the Backup Servicer (or its affiliate or
agent) becomes the successor servicer to the Servicer, the Backup Servicer will
assume all of the Servicer's servicing obligations as set forth in this
Agreement. The Seller has the right to terminate JPMorgan as Backup Servicer at
its discretion; provided, however, that the Trustee has received a letter from
each of the Rating Agencies that such a termination and appointment will not
result in a downgrading of the rating of any of the Certificates related to the
applicable Mortgage Loans and the consent of the Certificate Insurer has been
received.

                                   ARTICLE V

                                  DISTRIBUTIONS

            SECTION 5.01. Advances by the Servicing Administrator and the
Servicer.

      The Servicer shall deposit in the related Collection Account at the time
described below an amount equal to, with respect to the Mortgage Loans, all
Scheduled Payments of principal and interest at the Mortgage Rate less the
Servicing Fee which were due on the related Mortgage Loans during the applicable
Due Period; provided however, that with respect to any Balloon Loan that is
delinquent on its maturity date, the Servicer will not be required to advance
the related balloon payment but will be required to continue to make advances in
accordance with this Section 5.01 with respect to such Balloon Loan in an amount
equal to an assumed scheduled payment of interest at the Mortgage Rate less the
Servicing Fee that would otherwise be due based on the original amortization
schedule for that Mortgage Loan. The Servicer's obligation to make such Advances
as to any related Mortgage Loan will continue through the last Scheduled Payment
due prior to the payment in full of such Mortgage Loan, or the related Mortgaged
Property or related REO Property has been liquidated or until the purchase or
repurchase thereof (or substitution therefor) from the Trust Fund pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement. The Servicer shall not be required to advance
shortfalls of principal or interest resulting from any related bankruptcy
proceedings or the application of the Relief Act.

      To the extent required by Accepted Servicing Practices, the Servicer shall
be obligated to make Advances in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement; provided however, that such obligation with respect to any related
Mortgage Loan shall cease if the Servicing Administrator or the Servicer
determines, in its sole discretion, that Advances with respect to such Mortgage
Loan are Nonrecoverable Advances. In the event that the Servicing Administrator
or the Servicer determines that any such Advances are Nonrecoverable Advances,
the Servicing Administrator or the Servicer shall provide the Servicing
Administrator (with a copy to the Certificate Insurer) with a certificate signed
by a Servicing Officer evidencing such determination.

      By 2:00 p.m. New York time on the Servicer Remittance Date, the Servicer
shall remit in immediately available funds to the Servicing Administrator for
deposit in the Servicing Administrator

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Collection Account an amount equal to the aggregate amount of Advances, if any,
to be made in respect of the Mortgage Loans for the related Distribution Date
either (i) from its own funds or (ii) from the Collection Account, to the extent
of any Amounts For Future Distribution on deposit therein (in which case it will
cause to be made an appropriate entry in the records of the Collection Account
that Amounts For Future Distribution have been, as permitted by this Section
5.01, 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. In addition, the
Servicer shall have the right to reimburse itself for any such Advance made by
it from its own funds from Amounts For Future Distribution. In addition, the
Servicer shall have the right to reimburse itself for any outstanding Advance
made by it from its own funds from amounts held from time to time in the
Collection Account to the extent such amounts are not then required to be
distributed. Any funds so applied and transferred pursuant to the previous two
sentences shall be replaced by the Servicer by deposit in the Collection Account
no later than the close of business on the next following Servicer Remittance
Date on which such funds are required to be distributed pursuant to this
Agreement.

            SECTION 5.02. Advance Facility.

                  (a) With the prior consent of the Certificate Insurer, 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 5.02(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 of the Advances and/or Servicing Advances required to be made by the
Servicer pursuant to this Agreement. No consent of the Trustee, the Securities
Administrator, Certificateholders or any other party (other than the Certificate
Insurer) shall be required before the Servicer may enter into an Advance
Facility, nor shall the Trustee, the Securities Administrator 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 the
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,
the Securities Administrator, the Seller and the Depositor 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, (b) the identity of
the Person (the "Servicer's Assignee") that will, subject to Section 5.02(c)
hereof, have the right to receive reimbursements of previously unreimbursed
Advances and/or Servicing Advances financed under the related Advance Facility
("Advance Reimbursement Amounts") and (c) that the Servicer's Assignee shall
agree to be bound by the provisions of this Section 5.02. The Advance Facility
Notice shall be executed by the Advance Facility Person and the Servicer's
Assignee. Advance Reimbursement Amounts (i) shall consist solely of amounts in
respect of Advances and/or Servicing Advances for which the Servicer would

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be permitted to reimburse itself in accordance with Section 3.08 hereof,
assuming the Servicer had made the related Advance(s) and/or Servicing
Advance(s), provided, in each case, that such Advance or Servicing Advance was
financed under the related Advance Facility, and (ii) shall not consist of
amounts payable to a successor servicer in accordance with Section 3.08 hereof
to the extent permitted under Section 5.02(e) below.

                  (c) Notwithstanding the existence of an Advance Facility, the
Servicer, on behalf of the Advance Financing Person and the Servicer's Assignee,
shall be entitled receive Advance Reimbursement Amounts in accordance with
Section 3.08 hereof, which entitlement may be terminated by the Advance
Financing Person pursuant to a written notice executed by the Advance Financing
Person (an "Advance Facility Default Notice") to the Trustee, the Securities
Administrator and the Depositor in the manner set forth in Section 11.05 hereof.
With respect to any successor servicer to SLS, upon receipt of an Advance
Facility Default Notice, such successor servicer shall no longer be entitled to
receive Advance Reimbursement Amounts and the Servicer's Assignee shall
immediately have the right to receive from the Collection Account reimbursement
of previously unreimbursed Advance Reimbursement Amounts.

                  (d) Upon receipt by the Trustee, the Securities Administrator
and the Depositor of an Advance Facility Default Notice with respect to SLS, (i)
SLS shall no longer be entitled to receive Advance Reimbursement Amounts in
accordance with Section 3.08 hereof and the Servicer's Assignee with respect to
such Advance Facility shall immediately have the right to receive all related
Advance Reimbursement Amounts in the manner set forth in this Section 5.02(d),
and (ii) the Securities Administrator shall establish an account in the name of
the Servicer's Assignee (the "SLS Advance Facility Account"). Thereafter, within
two (2) Business Days of SLS's receipt of Advance Reimbursement Amounts in the
manner set forth in Section 3.08, SLS will identify such amounts and remit them
to the Securities Administrator. The Securities Administrator shall, within a
reasonable time after receipt of such Advance Reimbursement Amounts from SLS,
deposit such Advance Reimbursement Amounts into the SLS Advance Facility
Account. On the last business day of each calendar week following the receipt of
an Advance Facility Default Notice with respect to SLS, the Securities
Administrator shall wire to the Servicer's Assignee identified in the related
Advance Facility Default Notice, at the payment instructions specified in the
Advance Facility Default Notice, any and all funds contained in the SLS Advance
Facility Account. The obligations of each of SLS and the Securities
Administrator under this clause (d) shall continue until the Securities
Administrator receives written notice from the Advance Financing Person of the
termination of the Advance Facility of SLS.

                  (e) Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Trustee, the
Securities Administrator or the Certificateholders shall have any right to
setoff against Advance Reimbursement Amounts hereunder. 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 and the Securities Administrator in the manner set forth in
Section 11.05 hereof. Except as expressly set forth in Section 5.02(d) with
respect to the establishment of the SLS Advance Facility Account, the deposit of
amounts therein and the remittances of amounts therefrom by the Securities
Administrator, none of the Depositor, the Securities Administrator 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, and (ii) none of the Depositor, the Securities
Administrator or the Trustee shall, as a result of the existence of any Advance
Facility, 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,
the Trustee, the Seller, the Securities Administrator, any successor Servicer
and the Trust Fund for any claim, loss, liability or damage resulting from any
claim by the related Advance Financing Person, or Servicer's Assignee, except to
the extent that such claim, loss, liability or damage resulted from or

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arose out of negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct on the part of the
Depositor, the Trustee, the Seller, the Securities Administrator or any
successor Servicer, as the case may be, or failure by the successor Servicer or
the Securities Administrator, as the case may be, to remit funds to the extent
required by Section 5.02(d) of this Agreement. The Servicer shall maintain and
provide to any successor Servicer and, upon request, the Trustee and the
Securities Administrator a detailed accounting on a loan-by-loan basis as to
amounts advanced by, pledged or assigned to, and reimbursed to any Advance
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. Notwithstanding any of
the foregoing, and for the avoidance of doubt, the Servicer, the related Advance
Financing Person 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 3.08 of this Agreement and shall not
otherwise be entitled to make withdrawals or receive amounts that shall be
deposited in the Servicing Administrator Collection Account pursuant to Section
3.05 hereof or any other account.

                  (f) 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 Subservicer.

                  (g) 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 or that
relate to Advances or Servicing Advances that were not financed under the
related Advance Facility, 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.

                  (h) For purposes of any certification of a Servicing Officer
of the Servicer made pursuant to Section 3.19 any Nonrecoverable Advance
referred to therein may have been made by the Servicer or any predecessor
Servicer. In making its determination that any Advance theretofore made has
become a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Servicer shall apply the same criteria in
making such determination regardless of whether such Advance shall have been
made by the Servicer or any predecessor Servicer.

                  (i) Any amendment to this Section 5.02 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 5.02,
including amendments to add provisions relating to a successor Servicer, may be
entered into by the Trustee, the Depositor, the Seller, the Securities
Administrator, the Servicing Administrator 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

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only from the cash flows and proceeds received under this Agreement for
reimbursement of Advances and/or Servicing Advances financed under the related
Advance Facility only to the extent provided herein, and the Trustee, the
Securities Administrator 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) neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall have any
responsibility to track or monitor the administration of the financing
arrangement between the Servicer and any Advance Financing Person.

            SECTION 5.03. Reduction of Servicing Compensation in Connection with
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls.

      In the event that any Mortgage Loan is the subject of a Prepayment
Interest Shortfall, the Servicer shall, from amounts in respect of its Servicing
Fee for such Distribution Date, deposit into the Collection Account, as a
reduction of its Servicing Fee for such Distribution Date, no later than each
Servicer Advance Date immediately preceding such Distribution Date, an amount up
to the Prepayment Interest Shortfall. In case of such deposit, the Servicer
shall not be entitled to any recovery or reimbursement from the Depositor, the
Trustee, the Trust Fund or the Certificateholders. With respect to any
Distribution Date, to the extent that the Prepayment Interest Shortfall exceeds
Compensating Interest (such excess, a "Non-Supported Interest Shortfall"), such
Non-Supported Interest Shortfall shall reduce the Current Interest with respect
to each Class of Certificates, pro rata based upon the amount of interest each
such Class would otherwise be entitled to receive on such Distribution Date.

            SECTION 5.04. Distributions on the REMIC Interests.

      On each Distribution Date, amounts on deposit in the Certificate Account
shall be treated for federal income tax purposes as applied to distributions on
the interests in REMIC 1 and REMIC 2 in an amount sufficient to make the
distributions on the respective Certificates on such Distribution Date in
accordance with the provisions of Section 5.05.

            SECTION 5.05. Distributions.

                  (a) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator
shall distribute out of Interest Funds, to the holder of the Class ES
Certificates, the Class ES Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date.

                  (b) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator
shall distribute from Interest Funds remaining after the distributions pursuant
to clause (a) above, to the extent available in the Certificate Account, in the
following order of priority:

                  (i) to the Certificate Insurer, accrued and unpaid Certificate
Insurer Premiums for such Distribution Date;

                  (ii) to each class of the Class A Certificates, concurrently,
any Current Interest and any Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to each
such class; provided, however, that if Interest Funds remaining after
distributions pursuant to clause (a) above are insufficient to make a full
distribution of the aggregate Current Interest and the aggregate Interest Carry
Forward Amount to each Class of the Class A Certificates, Interest Funds will be
distributed pro rata among each class of the Class A Certificates based upon the
ratio of (x) the Current Interest and Interest Carry Forward Amount for such
class to (y) the total amount of Current Interest and any Interest Carry Forward
Amount for the Class A Certificates in the aggregate;

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                  (iii) to the Certificate Insurer, any Certificate Insurer
Reimbursement Amounts;

                  (iv) to the Class M-1 Certificates, the Current Interest and
any Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to such class;

                  (v) to the Class M-2 Certificates, the Current Interest and
any Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to such class;

                  (vi) to the Class M-3 Certificates, the Current Interest and
any Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to such class;

                  (vii) to the Class M-4 Certificates, the Current Interest and
any Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to such class;

                  (viii) to the Class M-5 Certificates, the Current Interest and
any Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to such class;

                  (ix) to the Class M-6 Certificates, the Current Interest and
any Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to such class;

                  (x) to the Class B-1 Certificates, the Current Interest and
any Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to such class;

                  (xi) to the Class B-2 Certificates, the Current Interest and
any Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to such class;

                  (xii) to the Class B-3 Certificates, the Current Interest and
any Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to such class; and

                  (xiii) any remainder pursuant to Section 5.05(f) hereof.

      On each Distribution Date, subject to the proviso in (ii) above, Interest
Funds received on the Group I Mortgage Loans will be deemed to be distributed to
the Class R Certificate and Group I Senior Certificates and Interest Funds
received on the Group II Mortgage Loans will be deemed to be distributed to the
Group II Senior Certificates, in each case, until the related Current Interest
and Interest Carry Forward Amount of each such class of Certificates for such
Distribution Date has been paid in full. Thereafter, Interest Funds not required
for such distributions are available to be applied, if necessary, to the class
or classes of Certificates that are not related to such group of Mortgage Loans.

                  (c) [RESERVED].

                  (d) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator
shall make the following distributions from the Certificate Account of an amount
equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (other than Extra Principal
Distribution Amount) in the following order of priority, and each such
distribution shall be made only after all distributions pursuant to Section
5.05(b) above (excluding Section 5.05(b)(xiii)) shall have been made until such
amount shall have been fully distributed for such Distribution Date:

                  (i) to the Certificate Insurer, any Certificate Insurer
Reimbursement Amounts, to the extent not otherwise paid pursuant to Section
5.05(b)(iii);

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                  (ii) to the Class A and Class R Certificates, the Class A
Principal Distribution Amount as follows:

                        (a) the Group I Principal Distribution Amount shall be
distributed as follows: (I) to the Class R Certificate until the Certificate
Principal Balance of such class is reduced to zero, (II) to the Class AF-5
Certificates in an amount equal to the Class AF-5 Lockout Distribution Amount
until the Certificate Principal Balance of such class is reduced to zero and
then (III) to the Class AF-1, Class AF-2, Class AF-3, Class AF-4 and Class AF-5
Certificates sequentially in that order until the Certificate Principal Balance
of each such class is reduced to zero; and

                        (b) the Group II Principal Distribution Amount shall be
distributed to the Class AV-1, Class AV-2 and Class AV-3 Certificates
sequentially in that order until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such
class is reduced to zero:

                  (iii) to the Class M-1 Certificates, the Class M-1 Principal
Distribution Amount;

                  (iv) to the Class M-2 Certificates, the Class M-2 Principal
Distribution Amount;

                  (v) to the Class M-3 Certificates, the Class M-3 Principal
Distribution Amount;

                  (vi) to the Class M-4 Certificates, the Class M-4 Principal
Distribution Amount;

                  (vii) to the Class M-5 Certificates, the Class M-5 Principal
Distribution Amount;

                  (viii) to the Class M-6 Certificates, the Class M-6 Principal
Distribution Amount;

                  (ix) to the Class B-1 Certificates, the Class B-1 Principal
Distribution Amount;

                  (x) to the Class B-2 Certificates, the Class B-2 Principal
Distribution Amount;

                  (xi) to the Class B-3 Certificates, the Class B-3 Principal
Distribution Amount; and

                  (xii) any remainder pursuant to Section 5.05(f) hereof.

            (e) [RESERVED].

            (f) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall
make the following distributions up to the following amounts from the
Certificate Account of the remainders pursuant to Section 5.05(b)(xiii) and
Section 5.05(d)(xii) hereof, and each such distribution shall be made only after
all distributions pursuant to Sections 5.05(b) and (d) above (excluding Section
5.05(b)(xiii) and Section 5.05(d)(xii) shall have been made until such
remainders shall have been fully distributed for such Distribution Date;
provided, however, that on each Distribution Date on or prior to the
Distribution Date in February 2006, 10% of such amount shall be distributed
first pursuant to Section 5.05(f)(xi) (without

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duplicating distribution pursuant to such clause) and then to the Holders of the
Class X Certificates and 90% of such amount shall be distributed pursuant to
Sections 5.05(f)(i)-(xiii):

                  (i) for distribution as part of the Principal Distribution
Amount, the Extra Principal Distribution Amount;

                  (ii) to the Class M-1 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss
Amount for such class;

                  (iii) to the Class M-2 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss
Amount for such class;

                  (iv) to the Class M-3 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss
Amount for such class;

                  (v) to the Class M-4 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss
Amount for such class;

                  (vi) to the Class M-5 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss
Amount for such class;

                  (vii) to the Class M-6 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss
Amount for such class;

                  (viii) to the Class B-1 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss
Amount for such class;

                  (ix) to the Class B-2 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss
Amount for such class;

                  (x) to the Class B-3 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss
Amount for such class;

                  (xi) to the Class R Certificate, the Residual Excess Interest
Amount;

                  (xii) to the Class A, Class M and Class B Certificates on a
pro rata basis based on the outstanding Certificate Principal Balance of each
such Class, any Floating Rate Certificate Carryover for each such Class; and

                  (xiii) the remainder pursuant to Section 5.05(g) hereof.

            (g) on each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall
allocate the remainder pursuant to Section 5.05(f)(xiii) as follows:

                  (i) to the Holders of the Class X Certificates, the Class X
Distributable Amount;

                  (ii) to the Securities Administrator and the Trustee, on a
pro-rata basis, any remaining unpaid fees, expenses and indemnities payable to
each of them pursuant to this agreement; and

                  (iii) the remainder pursuant to Section 5.05(h) hereof.

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            (h) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall
allocate the remainder pursuant to Section 5.05(g)(iii) hereof to the Class R
Certificate and such distributions shall be made only after all preceding
distributions shall have been made until such remainder shall have been fully
distributed.

            (i) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall
distribute all amounts representing Prepayment Penalties, amounts paid by the
Servicer, the Seller or the Transferor in respect of Prepayment Penalties
pursuant to this Agreement or any Transfer Agreement, as applicable and amounts
received in respect of any indemnification paid as a result of a Prepayment
Penalty being unenforceable in breach of the representations and warranties set
forth in a Transfer Agreement to the Class X Certificates.

            (j) On each Distribution Date, after giving effect to distributions
on such Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall allocate the
Applied Realized Loss Amount for the Certificates to reduce the Certificate
Principal Balances of the Subordinated Certificates in the following order of
priority:

                  (i) to the Class B-3 Certificates until the Class B-3
Certificate Principal Balance is reduced to zero;

                  (ii) to the Class B-2 Certificate until the Class B-2
Certificate Principal Balance is reduced to zero;

                  (iii) to the Class B-1 Certificate until the Class B-1
Certificate Principal Balance is reduced to zero;

                  (iv) to the Class M-6 Certificates until the Class M-6
Certificate Principal Balance is reduced to zero;

                  (v) to the Class M-5 Certificates until the Class M-5
Certificate Principal Balance is reduced to zero;

                  (vi) to the Class M-4 Certificates until the Class M-4
Certificate Principal Balance is reduced to zero;

                  (vii) to the Class M-3 Certificates until the Class M-3
Certificate Principal Balance is reduced to zero;

                  (viii) to the Class M-2 Certificates until the Class M-2
Certificate Principal Balance is reduced to zero; and

                  (ix) to the Class M-1 Certificates until the Class M-1
Certificate Principal Balance is reduced to zero.

            (k) Subject to Section 10.02 hereof respecting the final
distribution, on each Distribution Date the Securities Administrator shall make
distributions to each Certificateholder of record on the preceding Record Date
either by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of such
holder at a bank or other entity or if the Securities Administrator has not been
provided with a Holder's wire instruction or if such Holder has provided the
Securities Administrator with written request at least five (5) Business Days
prior to the related Record Date by check mailed by first class mail to such
Certificateholder at the address of such holder appearing in the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to Section 10.02 hereof
respecting the final distribution, distributions with respect

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to Certificates registered in the name of a Depository shall be made to such
Depository in immediately available funds.

      In accordance with this Agreement, the Servicer shall prepare and deliver
a report (the "Remittance Report") to the Trustee and the Securities
Administrator in the form of a computer readable magnetic tape (or by such other
means as the Servicing Administrator or the Servicer, as applicable, the
Securities Administrator may agree from time to time) containing such data and
information such as to permit the Securities Administrator to prepare the
Monthly Statement to Certificateholders and make the required distributions for
the related Distribution Date.

            SECTION 5.06. Monthly Statements to Certificateholders.

            (a) Not later than each Distribution Date based solely on
information provided by the Servicing Administrator or the Servicer pursuant to
Section 3.24, as applicable, the Securities Administrator shall prepare and make
available on its website located at www.jpmorgan.com/sfr to each Holder of a
Class of Certificates of the Trust Fund, the Servicing Administrator, the
Trustee, the Certificate Insurer, the Credit Risk Manager, the Rating Agency and
the Depositor a statement setting forth for each $1,000 principal amount of
Certificates:

                  (i) the amount of the related distribution to Holders of each
Class allocable to principal, separately identifying (A) the aggregate amount of
any Principal Prepayments included therein, (B) the aggregate of all scheduled
payments of principal included therein and (C) the Extra Principal Distribution
Amount, if any;

                  (ii) the amount of such distribution to Holders of each Class
allocable to interest, together with any Non-Supported Interest Shortfalls
allocated to each Class;

                  (iii) any Interest Carry Forward Amount for each Class of the
Certificates;

                  (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of each Class after
giving effect to all distributions allocable to principal on such Distribution
Date;

                  (v) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of each Class
of Certificates for the following Distribution Date;

                  (vi) the Pool Stated Principal Balance for such Distribution
Date;

                  (vii) the related amount of the Aggregate Servicing Fee, the
Servicing Fee paid to or retained by the Servicer, the amount of the Securities
Administrator Fee paid to the Securities Administrator, the amount of the Credit
Risk Manager Fee paid to the Credit Risk Manager and the amount of any
Certificate Insurer Premium paid to the Certificate Insurer;

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

                  (ix) the amount of Advances included in the distribution on
such Distribution Date;

                  (x) [RESERVED];

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                  (xi) the aggregate amount of reimbursement to the Servicer of
Non-Recoverable Advances previously made;

                  (xii) the aggregate amount of recovery to the Trust Fund of
reimbursement previously deemed non-recoverable;

                  (xiii) the cumulative amount (in the aggregate and with
respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans and the Group II Mortgage Loans) of (A)
Realized Losses, (B) Applied Realized Loss Amounts to date and (C) Unpaid
Realized Loss Amounts;

                  (xiv) the amount (in the aggregate and with respect to the
Group I Mortgage Loans and the Group II Mortgage Loans) of (A) Realized Losses
and (B) Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to such Distribution Date;

                  (xv) the number and aggregate principal amounts of Mortgage
Loans Delinquent (exclusive of Mortgage Loans in foreclosure) (1) 30 days, (2)
60 days, (3) 90 days and (4) 120 days to include such Delinquent Mortgage Loans
which are also in foreclosure or bankruptcy as of the close of business on the
last day of the calendar month preceding such Distribution Date, in the
aggregate and with respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans and the Group II
Mortgage Loans;

                  (xvi) the number and aggregate principal amounts of Mortgage
Loans that were in bankruptcy as of the close of business on the last day of the
calendar month preceding such Distribution Date, in the aggregate and with
respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans and the Group II Mortgage Loans;

                  (xvii) the number and aggregate principal amounts of Mortgage
Loans that were in foreclosure as of the close of business on the last day of
the calendar month preceding such Distribution Date, in the aggregate and with
respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans and the Group II Mortgage Loans;

                  (xviii) the total number and principal balance of any REO
Properties as of the close of business on the last day of the calendar month
preceding such Distribution Date, in the aggregate and with respect to the Group
I Mortgage Loans and the Group II Mortgage Loans;

                  (xix) whether a Trigger Event has occurred;

                  (xx) with respect to each Class of the Class A, Class B and
Class M Certificates any Floating Rate Certificate Carryover with respect to
such Distribution Date for each such Class, any Floating Rate Certificate
Carryover paid for each such Class and any remaining Floating Rate Certificate
Carryover for each such Class;

                  (xxi) the amount distributed as interest to each Class of
Certificates attributable to a regular interest in a REMIC and the amount
distributed to each Class of Certificates not attributable to a regular interest
in a REMIC;

                  (xxii) any amounts distributed as Excess Interest to the Class
A, Class M or Class B Certificates;

                  (xxiii) the number and aggregate Stated Principal Balance of
Mortgage Loans for which prepayment penalties were received during the related
Prepayment Period and, for each such Mortgage Loan, the amount of prepayment
penalties received during the related Prepayment Period and in the aggregate of
such amounts for all such Mortgage Loans since the Cut-off Date;

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                  (xxiv) the current and cumulative number and amount of
prepayment penalties and the current and cumulative amount of late payment fees
received during the related Prepayment Period;

                  (xxv) the total number and principal balance of any Mortgage
Loans that were repurchased during the calendar month preceding such
Distribution Date and the total number and principal balance of any Mortgage
Loans that were repurchased from the Closing Date to such Distribution Date, in
the aggregate and with respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans and the Group II
Mortgage Loans;

                  (xxvi) the aggregate amount of Subsequent Recoveries for such
Distribution Date and the aggregate amount of Subsequent Recoveries collected
after the Closing Date to such Distribution Date, in the aggregate and with
respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans and the Group II Mortgage Loans;

                  (xxvii) the weighted average remaining term to maturity of the
Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the calendar month preceding such
Distribution Date, in the aggregate and with respect to the Group I Mortgage
Loans and the Group II Mortgage Loans;

                  (xxviii) [RESERVED]

                  (xxix) as of each Distribution Date, the Floating Rate
Certificate Carryover for each Class of Certificates (other than the Class X
Certificates) and the portion of such Floating Rate Certificate Carryover that
is attributable to the fact that Applied Realized Loss Amounts are not allocated
to the Class A or Class R Certificates.

            (b) If so requested in writing or as required by applicable law,
within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the
Securities Administrator shall make available on its website or cause to be
furnished to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was a
Certificateholder of record (and to the Certificate Insurer), a statement
containing the information set forth in clauses (a)(i) and (a)(ii) of this
Section 5.06 aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof
during which such Person was a Certificateholder. Such obligation of the
Securities Administrator shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent
that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Securities
Administrator pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time in
effect. Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year
if requested in writing or required by applicable law, the Securities
Administrator will prepare and deliver to each certificateholder of record
during the previous calendar year, a statement containing information necessary
to enable certificateholders to prepare their tax returns. The Securities
Administrator will not be responsible for any errors, omissions or misstatements
that may be incorporated in such statement.

            (c) Upon filing with the Internal Revenue Service, the Securities
Administrator shall furnish to the Holders of the Class R Certificate the Form
1066 and each Form 1066Q and shall respond promptly to written requests made not
more frequently than quarterly by any Holder of Class R Certificate with respect
to the following matters: the original projected principal and interest cash
flows on the Closing Date on each Class of regular and residual interests
created hereunder and on the Mortgage Loans, based on the Prepayment Assumption;

                  (i) The projected remaining principal and interest cash flows
as of the end of any calendar quarter with respect to each Class of regular and
residual interests created hereunder and the Mortgage Loans, based on the
Prepayment Assumption;

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                  (ii) The Prepayment Assumption and any interest rate
assumptions used in determining the projected principal and interest cash flows
described above;

                  (iii) The original issue discount (or, in the case of the
Mortgage Loans, market discount) or premium accrued or amortized through the end
of such calendar quarter with respect to each Class of regular or residual
interests created hereunder and to the Mortgage Loans, together with each
constant yield to maturity used in computing the same;

                  (iv) The treatment of losses realized with respect to the
Mortgage Loans or the regular interests created hereunder, including the timing
and amount of any cancellation of indebtedness income of the REMICs with respect
to such regular interests or bad debt deductions claimed with respect to the
Mortgage Loans;

                  (v) The amount and timing of any non-interest expenses of the
REMICs; and

                  (vi) Any taxes (including penalties and interest) imposed on
the REMICs, including, without limitation, taxes on "prohibited transactions,"
"contributions" or "net income from foreclosure property" or state or local
income or franchise taxes.

      The Securities Administrator shall only be required to provide the
information pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above if such information is
provided to the Securities Administrator by the Depositor.

            SECTION 5.07. Certificate Insurance Policy Matters

            (a) As soon as possible, and in no event later than 11:00 a.m., New
York time, on the second Business Day immediately preceding each Distribution
Date, the Securities Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, shall determine
the amount of funds available for such Distribution Date minus the amount of any
Certificate Insurer Premium on such Distribution Date.

            (b) If for any Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator
determines that the funds that will be available for such Distribution Date
distributable to the Holders of the Class AF-2 Certificates pursuant to Section
5.05 will be insufficient to pay the related Guaranteed Distributions on such
Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, shall
determine the amount of any such deficiency and shall give notice to the
Certificate Insurer and the Fiscal Agent (as defined in the Certificate
Insurance Policy), if any, by telephone or telecopy of the amount of such
deficiency, confirmed in writing by notice substantially in the form of Exhibit
A to the Certificate Insurance Policy by 12:00 noon, New York City time, on such
second Business Day. The notice shall constitute a claim for payment pursuant to
the Certificate Insurance Policy.

            (c) The Trustee designates, appoints, authorizes and directs the
Securities Administrator to deliver on behalf of the Trustee the notice in the
form of Exhibit A to the Certificate Insurance Policy in accordance with Section
5.07 and to make, on behalf of and with full power to bind the Trustee, any of
the agreements, assignments or covenants of the Trustee contained therein. To
the extent necessary, this Agreement shall constitute an irrevocable limited
power of attorney, coupled with an interest, from the Trustee to the Securities
Administrator, to accomplish the foregoing;

            (d) The Securities Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, shall
receive as attorney-in-fact of each Holder of a Class AF-2 Certificate, any
Guaranteed Distributions from the Certificate Insurer and disburse the same to
each Holder of a Class AF-2 Certificate as applicable, in accordance with the
provisions of this Article V. Guaranteed Distributions disbursed by the
Securities Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, from proceeds of the
Certificate Insurance Policy shall not (other than for purposes

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of the REMIC Provisions) be considered payment by the Trust Fund nor shall such
payments discharge the obligation of the Trust Fund with respect to such Class
AF-2 Certificate, and the Certificate Insurer shall become the owner of such
unpaid amounts due from the Trust Fund in respect of such Guaranteed
Distributions as the deemed assignee of such Holder and shall be entitled to
receive the Certificate Insurer Reimbursement Amount pursuant to Section 5.05.
The Securities Administrator and the Trustee hereby agrees on behalf of each
Holder of a Class AF-2 Certificate for the benefit of the Certificate Insurer
that it recognizes that to the extent that the Certificate Insurer makes
Guaranteed Distributions, either directly or indirectly (as by paying through
the Securities Administrator), to the Class AF-2 Certificateholders, the
Certificate Insurer will be entitled to receive the Certificate Insurer
Reimbursement Amount pursuant to Section 5.05.

            (e) It is understood and agreed that the intention of the parties is
that the Certificate Insurer shall not be entitled to reimbursement on any
Distribution Date for amounts previously paid by it unless on such Distribution
Date the Holders of the Class AF-2 Certificates, as applicable, shall also have
received the full amount of the Guaranteed Distributions for such Distribution
Date.

            (f) In the event the Securities Administrator receives, on behalf of
the Trustee, a certified copy of an order of the appropriate court that any
payment of principal or interest on a Class AF-2 Certificate has been voided in
whole or in part as a preference payment under applicable bankruptcy law, the
Securities Administrator shall, on behalf of the Trustee, (i) promptly notify
the Certificate Insurer and the Fiscal Agent, if any, and (ii) comply with the
provisions of the Certificate Insurance Policy to obtain payment by the
Certificate Insurer of such voided payment. In addition, the Securities
Administrator shall, on behalf of the Trustee, mail notice to all Holders of the
Class AF-2 Certificates so affected that, in the event that any such Holder's
scheduled payment is so recovered, such Holder will be entitled to payment
pursuant to the terms of the Certificate Insurance Policy a copy of which shall
be made available to such Holders by the Securities Administrator. The
Securities Administrator shall, on behalf of the Trustee, furnish to the
Certificate Insurer and the Fiscal Agent, if any, its records listing the
payments on the affected Class AF-2 Certificates, if any, that have been made by
the Securities Administrator and subsequently recovered from the affected
Holders, and the dates on which such payments were made by the Securities
Administrator.

            (g) At the time of the execution hereof, and for the purposes
hereof, the Securities Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, shall establish
a separate special purpose trust account in the name of the Trustee for the
benefit of Holders of the Class AF-2 Certificates (the "Certificate Insurer
Account") over which the Securities Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee,
shall have exclusive control and sole right of withdrawal. The Certificate
Insurer Account shall be an Eligible Account. The Securities Administrator, on
behalf of the Trustee, shall deposit any amount paid under the Certificate
Insurance Policy into the Certificate Insurer Account and distribute such amount
only for the purposes of making the payments to Holders of the Class AF-2
Certificates in respect of the Guaranteed Distributions for which the related
claim was made under the Certificate Insurance Policy. Such amounts shall be
allocated by the Securities Administrator to Holders of Class AF-2 Certificates
affected by such shortfalls in the same manner as principal and interest
payments are to be allocated with respect to such Certificates pursuant to
Section 5.05. It shall not be necessary for such payments to be made by checks
or wire transfers separated from the checks or wire transfers used to make
regular payments hereunder with funds withdrawn from the Certificate Account.
However, any payments made on the Class AF-2 Certificates from funds in the
Certificate Insurer Account shall be noted as provided in subsection (h) below.
Funds held in the Certificate Insurer Account shall not be invested by the
Securities Administrator.

            (h) Any funds received from the Certificate Insurer for deposit into
the Certificate Insurer Account pursuant to the Certificate Insurance Policy in
respect of a Distribution Date or otherwise as a result of any claim under the
Certificate Insurance Policy shall be applied by the Securities Administrator,

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on behalf of the Trustee, directly to the payment in full (i) of the Guaranteed
Distributions due on such Distribution Date on the Class AF-2 Certificates, or
(ii) of other amounts payable under the Certificate Insurance Policy. Funds
received by the Securities Administrator on behalf of the Trustee, as a result
of any claim under the Certificate Insurance Policy shall be used solely for
payment to the Holders of the Class AF-2 Certificates and may not be applied for
any other purpose, including, without limitation, satisfaction of any costs,
expenses or liabilities of the Securities Administrator, the Trustee, any
Servicer or the Trust Fund. Any funds (other than funds deposited therein in
respect of a Preference Amount (as defined in the Certificate Insurance Policy)
payable under the Certificate Insurance Policy) remaining in the Certificate
Insurer Account on the first Business Day after each Distribution Date shall be
remitted promptly to the Certificate Insurer pursuant to the written instruction
of the Certificate Insurer.

            (i) The Securities Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, shall
keep complete and accurate records in respect of (i) all funds remitted to it by
the Certificate Insurer and deposited into the Certificate Insurer Account and
(ii) the allocation of such funds to payments of interest on and principal in
respect of any Class AF-2 Certificates. The Certificate Insurer shall have the
right to inspect such records at reasonable times during normal business hours
upon three Business Days' prior notice to the Securities Administrator.

            (j) The Securities Administrator and the Trustee acknowledge, and
each Holder of a Class AF-2 Certificate by its acceptance of the Class AF-2
Certificate agrees, that, without the need for any further action on the part of
the Certificate Insurer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee, to the
extent the Certificate Insurer makes payments, directly or indirectly, on
account of principal of or interest on any Class AF-2 Certificates, the
Certificate Insurer will be fully subrogated to the rights of the Holders of
such Class AF-2 Certificates to receive such principal and interest from the
Trust Fund. The Holders of the Class AF-2 Certificates, by acceptance of the
Class AF-2 Certificates, assign their rights as Holders of the Class AF-2
Certificates, as applicable, to the extent of the Certificate Insurer's interest
with respect to amounts paid under the Certificate Insurance Policy. Anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, solely for purposes of determining the
Certificate Insurer's rights, as applicable, as subrogee for payments
distributable pursuant to Section 5.05, any payment with respect to
distributions to the Class AF-2 Certificates which is made with funds received
pursuant to the terms of the Certificate Insurance Policy, shall not be
considered payment of the Class AF-2 Certificates, as applicable, from the Trust
Fund and shall not result in the distribution or the provision for the
distribution in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AF-2
Certificates, as applicable, except to the extent such payment has been
reimbursed to the Certificate Insurer pursuant to the terms hereof.

            (k) Upon a Responsible Officer of the Securities Administrator
becoming aware of the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Securities
Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, shall promptly notify the Certificate
Insurer of such Event of Default.

            (l) The Securities Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, shall
promptly notify the Certificate Insurer of either of the following as to which a
Responsible Officer of the Securities Administrator has actual knowledge: (A)
the commencement of any proceeding by or against the Depositor commenced under
the United States bankruptcy code or any other applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, receivership, rehabilitation or similar law (an "Insolvency
Proceeding") and (B) the making of any claim in connection with any Insolvency
Proceeding seeking the avoidance as a preferential transfer (a "Preference
Claim") of any distribution made with respect to a Class AF-2 Certificate as to
which it has actual knowledge. Each Holder of a Class AF-2 Certificate, by its
purchase of Class AF-2 Certificates, the Securities Administrator and the
Trustee hereby agree that the Certificate Insurer (so long as no Certificate
Insurer Default exists) may at any time during the continuation of any
proceeding relating to a Preference Claim direct all matters relating to such
Preference Claim, including, without limitation, (i) the direction of any appeal
of any order relating to any Preference Claim and (ii) the posting

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of any surety, supersedes or performance bond pending any such appeal. In
addition and without limitation of the foregoing, the Certificate Insurer shall
be subrogated to the rights of the Securities Administrator, on behalf of the
Trustee and each Holder of a Class AF-2 Certificate, as applicable, in the
conduct of any Preference Claim, including, without limitation, all rights of
any party to an adversary proceeding action with respect to any court order
issued in connection with any such Preference Claim.

            (m) Each Servicer shall designate at least one Certificate Insurer
Contact Person who shall be available to the Certificate Insurer to provide
reasonable access to information regarding the Mortgage Loans. The initial
Certificate Insurer Contact Persons are the Servicing Officers.

            (n) The Securities Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, shall
surrender the Certificate Insurance Policy to the Certificate Insurer for
cancellation upon the reduction of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balances
of the Class AF-2 Certificates to zero.

            (o) All notices, statements, reports, certificates or opinions
required by this Agreement to be sent to the Trustee, the Securities
Administrator, the Rating Agencies or the Holders of the Class AF-2 Certificates
(including without limitation the reports prepared pursuant to Sections 3.17 and
3.18 and the statements prepared pursuant to Section 5.06) shall also be sent,
at the same time such reports are otherwise sent, by overnight delivery,
telecopy or email to the Certificate Insurer at Financial Security Assurance
Inc., 31 West 52nd Street, New York, New York 10019, mbsreports@fsa.com.

            (p) With respect to this Section 5.07, (i) the terms "Receipt" and
"Received" shall mean actual delivery to the Certificate Insurer and its Fiscal
Agent, if any, prior to 12:00 noon, New York City time, on a Business Day;
delivery either on a day that is not a Business Day or after 12:00 noon, New
York City time, shall be deemed to be Receipt on the next succeeding Business
Day and (ii) "Business Day" means any day other than (A) a Saturday or Sunday or
(B) a day on which the Certificate Insurer or banking institutions in the City
of New York, New York, or the city in which the Corporate Trust Office of the
Trustee is located or the States of Colorado, Texas, Illinois, California or
Minnesota , are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
If any notice or certificate given under the Certificate Insurance Policy by the
Securities Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, is not in proper form or is
not properly completed, executed or delivered, or contains a misstatement, it
shall be deemed not to have been Received. The Certificate Insurer or its Fiscal
Agent, if any, shall promptly so advise the Securities Administrator and the
Securities Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, may submit an amended
notice.

            (q) The Certificate Insurer shall be an express third party
beneficiary of this Agreement for the purpose of enforcing the provisions hereof
to the extent of the Certificate Insurer's rights explicitly specified herein as
if a party hereto.

            (r) All references herein to the ratings assigned to the
Certificates and to the interests of any Certificateholders shall be without
regard to the Certificate Insurance Policy.

            (s) The Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicing
Administrator and the Servicer shall cooperate with any reasonable request by
the Certificate Insurer to preserve or enforce the rights granted to the
Certificate Insurer hereunder.

            (t) For so long as there is no continuing Certificate Insurer
Default, each Holder of a Class AF-2 Certificate agrees that the Certificate
Insurer shall be treated by the Depositor, the Seller, each Servicer, the
Servicing Administrator, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee as if the
Certificate Insurer were the Holder of all of the Class AF-2 Certificates for
the purpose (and solely for the purpose) of the giving of any consent, the
making of any direction or the exercise of any voting or other control rights
otherwise given to the Holders of the Class AF-2 Certificates hereunder and the
holders of the

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Class AF-2 Certificates shall only exercise such rights with the prior written
consent of the Certificate Insurer.

            (u) Guaranteed Distributions shall not include, nor shall coverage
be provided under the Certificate Insurance Policy in respect of, any Floating
Rate Certificate Carryovers, taxes, withholding or other charge imposed by any
government authority due in connection with any payment of any Guaranteed
Distribution to a Class AF-2 Certificateholder.

            SECTION 5.08 Effect of Payments by the Certificate Insurer

      Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, any payment with respect
to principal of or interest on the Class AF-2 Certificates which is made with
moneys received pursuant to the terms of the Certificate Insurance Policy shall
not (other than for purposes of the REMIC Provisions) be considered payment of
the Class AF-2 Certificates from the Trust Fund. The Custodian, the Servicer,
the Servicing Administrator, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee
acknowledge, and each Holder by its acceptance of a Class AF-2 Certificate
agrees, that without the need for any further action on the part of the
Certificate Insurer, the Custodian, the Servicer, the Servicing Administrator,
the Securities Administrator or the Trustee (a) to the extent the Certificate
Insurer makes payments, directly or indirectly, on account of principal of or
interest on the Class AF-2 Certificates to the Holders of such Class AF-2
Certificates, the Certificate Insurer will be fully subrogated to, and each
Class AF-2 Certificateholder, the Servicer and the Trustee hereby delegate and
assign to the Certificate Insurer, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the
rights of such Holders to receive such principal and interest from the Trust
Fund, including, without limitation, any amounts due to the Class AF-2
Certificateholders in respect of securities law violations arising from the
offer and sale of the Class AF-2 Certificates, and (b) the Certificate Insurer
shall be paid such amounts from the sources and in the manner provided herein
for the payment of such amounts and as provided in the Certificate Insurance
Policy and the Commitment Letter between the Certificate Insurer, the Depositor
and the Seller dated as of August 29, 2005. The Trustee, the Securities
Administrator, the Servicing Administrator and the Servicer shall cooperate in
all respects with any reasonable request by the Certificate Insurer for action
to preserve or enforce the Certificate Insurer's rights or interests under this
Agreement without limiting the rights or affecting the interests of the Holders
as otherwise set forth herein.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                                THE CERTIFICATES

            SECTION 6.01. The Certificates.

      The Certificates shall be substantially in the forms attached hereto as
exhibits. The Certificates shall be issuable in registered form, in the minimum
dollar denominations, integral dollar multiples in excess thereof (except that
one Certificate of each Class may be issued in a different amount which must be
in excess of the applicable minimum dollar denomination) and aggregate dollar
denominations as set forth in the following table:

                   Minimum       Integral Multiples in      Original Certificate
Class           Denomination       Excess of Minimum          Principal Balance
-----           ------------     ---------------------      --------------------
AF-1             $25,000.00              $1.00                  $73,650,000.00
AF-2             $25,000.00              $1.00                  $40,887,000.00
AF-3             $25,000.00              $1.00                   $6,265,000.00

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                   Minimum       Integral Multiples in      Original Certificate
Class           Denomination       Excess of Minimum          Principal Balance
-----           ------------     ---------------------      --------------------
AF-4             $25,000.00              $1.00                  $18,421,000.00
AF-5             $25,000.00              $1.00                  $15,469,000.00
AV-1             $25,000.00              $1.00                  $62,882,000.00
AV-2             $25,000.00              $1.00                  $53,736,000.00
AV-3             $25,000.00              $1.00                   $6,214,000.00
M-1              $25,000.00              $1.00                  $13,545,000.00
M-2              $25,000.00              $1.00                   $6,772,000.00
M-3              $25,000.00              $1.00                   $2,520,000.00
M-4              $25,000.00              $1.00                   $4,095,000.00
M-5              $25,000.00              $1.00                   $3,307,000.00
M-6              $25,000.00              $1.00                   $1,102,000.00
B-1              $25,000.00              $1.00                   $2,362,000.00
B-2              $25,000.00              $1.00                   $2,205,000.00
B-3              $25,000.00              $1.00                   $1,578,000.00
ES                      N/A                N/A                             N/A
R                   $100.00                N/A                         $100.00
X                       N/A                N/A                         $738.00

*     The Initial Certificate Principal Balance of the Class X Certificates is
      equal to the initial Overcollateralization Amount.

      The Certificates shall be executed by manual or facsimile signature on
behalf of the Trust by an authorized officer of the Trustee. Upon the written
order of the Depositor, Certificates bearing the manual or facsimile signatures
of individuals who were, at the time when such signatures were affixed,
authorized to sign on behalf of the Trustee shall bind the Trust Fund,
notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to be so
authorized prior to the authentication and delivery of such Certificates or did
not hold such offices at the date of such authentication and delivery. No
Certificate shall be entitled to any benefit under this Agreement, or be valid
for any purpose, unless there appears on such Certificate a certificate of
authentication substantially in the form set forth as attached hereto executed
by the Authenticating Agent by manual signature, and such certificate of
authentication upon any Certificate shall be conclusive evidence, and the only
evidence, that such Certificate has been duly authenticated and delivered
hereunder. All Certificates shall be dated the date of their authentication. On
the Closing Date, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate the Certificates
to be issued at the written direction of the Depositor, or any Affiliate
thereof.

            SECTION 6.02. Appointment of Certificate Registrar; Certificate
Register; Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates.

                  (a) The Securities Administrator is hereby appointed
Certificate Registrar (the "Certificate Registrar") and in such capacity, it
shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, a Certificate Register for the Trust
Fund in which, subject to the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) below and to
such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Securities Administrator
shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of Transfers and
exchanges of Certificates as herein provided. The Certificate Registrar shall
provide to the Trustee, from time to time upon request, a copy of the
Certificate Register. Upon surrender for registration of Transfer of any
Certificate, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and deliver, in the
name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates
of the same Class and of like aggregate Percentage Interest.

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      At the option of a Certificateholder, Certificates may be exchanged for
other Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and evidencing
the same aggregate Percentage Interest upon surrender of the Certificates to be
exchanged at the office or agency of the Securities Administrator. Whenever any
Certificates are so surrendered for exchange, the Securities Administrator shall
execute and the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and deliver the
Certificates that the Certificateholder making the exchange is entitled to
receive. Every Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of Transfer
or exchange shall be accompanied by a written instrument of Transfer in form
satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by the holder thereof
or his attorney duly authorized in writing.

      No service charge to the Certificateholders shall be made for any
registration of Transfer or exchange of Certificates, but payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in
connection with any Transfer or exchange of Certificates may be required. All
Certificates surrendered for registration of Transfer or exchange shall be
canceled and subsequently destroyed by a Securities Administrator in accordance
with such Securities Administrator's customary procedures.

      No Transfer of a Class ES or Class X Certificate shall be made unless such
Transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws or is exempt from the
registration requirements under the Securities Act and such state securities
laws. In the event that a Transfer is to be made in reliance upon an exemption
from the Securities Act and such laws, in order to assure compliance with the
Securities Act and such laws, the Certificateholder desiring to effect such
Transfer and such Certificateholder's prospective transferee shall (except with
respect to any initial transfers of the Class X Certificate (after original
issuance) to an indenture trustee in connection with a resecuritization
transaction or originally issued to an indenture trustee or its nominee in
connection with a resecuritization transaction) each certify to the Securities
Administrator and the Trustee in writing the facts surrounding the Transfer in
substantially the forms set forth in Exhibit F (the "Transferor Certificate")
and (i) deliver a letter in substantially the form of Exhibit H (the "Rule 144A
Letter") (except with respect to an initial transfer, after original issuance,
of the Class ES or Class X Certificate to an "accredited investor" within the
meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, in which case
such accredited investor may deliver a letter in substantially the form of
Exhibit G (the "Investment Letter")) or (ii) there shall be delivered to the
Securities Administrator and the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel that such
Transfer may be made pursuant to an exemption from the Securities Act, which
Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Depositor, the Securities
Administrator or the Trustee. The Depositor shall provide to any Holder of a
Class ES or Class X Certificate and any prospective transferee designated by any
such Holder, information regarding the related Certificates and the Mortgage
Loans and such other information as shall be necessary to satisfy the condition
to eligibility set forth in Rule 144A(d)(4) for Transfer of any such Certificate
without registration thereof under the Securities Act pursuant to the
registration exemption provided by Rule 144A. The Securities Administrator shall
cooperate with the Depositor in providing the Rule 144A information referenced
in the preceding sentence, including providing to the Depositor such information
in the possession of the Securities Administrator regarding the Certificates,
the Mortgage Loans and other matters regarding the Trust Fund as the Depositor
shall reasonably request to meet its obligation under the preceding sentence.
Each Holder of a Class ES or Class X Certificate desiring to effect such
Transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Depositor, the
Securities Administrator and the Trustee against any liability that may result
if the Transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal
and state laws.

      No Transfer of a Class X Certificate, or a beneficial interest therein,
may be made to a non-United States Person unless the Securities Administrator
and the Trustee have received, in the manner required by applicable United
States Treasury Regulations (and with all required attachments, including, where
the non-United States Person is providing an Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8IMY (or any

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successor form), Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8BEN or W-9 (or any successor
forms) from all persons treated as beneficially owning an interest in the Class
X Certificate through such non-United States Person either directly, through an
intermediary or through an entity that is treated as a partnership or other
look-through entity for non-United States federal tax purposes), a properly
completed Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY, W-8BEN or W-8ECI (or any
successor form) from such non-United States Person.

      No transfer of an ERISA Restricted Certificate that is a Class R
Certificate may be made to any Person that is an employee benefit plan or
arrangement subject to Title I of ERISA, a plan subject to Section 4975 of the
Code or a plan subject to any provisions under any federal, state, local,
non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are substantively similar to the
foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code ("Similar Law") (collectively, a
"Plan"), or to any Person who is directly or indirectly acquiring the Class R
Certificate for, on behalf of or with any assets of any such Plan.

      No transfer of an ERISA Restricted Certificate (other than the Class R
Certificate) shall be made unless the transferee provides the Trustee and the
Securities Administrator with (A) a representation that the transferee is not a
Plan, and is not directly or indirectly acquiring the Certificate for, on behalf
of or with any assets of any such Plan, (B) if the Certificate has been the
subject of an ERISA-Qualifying Underwriting, a representation that the
transferee is an insurance company that is acquiring the Certificate with assets
of an "insurance company general account" as defined in Section V(e) of
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60 and the acquisition and
holding of the Certificate is covered and exempt under Sections I and III of
PTCE 95-60, or (C) solely in the case of a Definitive Certificate, an Opinion of
Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator, and upon
which the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall be entitled to rely, to
the effect that the acquisition and holding of the Certificates by the
transferee will not result in a nonexempt prohibited transaction under Title I
of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or a violation of Similar Law, and will
not subject the Seller, the Placement Agent, the Securities Administrator, the
Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee to any obligation in addition to those
undertaken by such entities in this Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall
not be an expense of the Seller, the Placement Agent, the Securities
Administrator, the Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee.

      For purposes of the two immediately preceding paragraphs of this
Subsection 6.02(a), other than clause (C) in the immediately preceding
paragraph, the representations as set forth therein shall be deemed to have been
made to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator by the transferee's
acceptance of the particular ERISA Restricted Certificate (or the acceptance by
a Certificate Owner of the beneficial interest in any Class of ERISA Restricted
Certificates). In the event that such representation is violated, and (solely in
the case of a Definitive Certificate) in the event that any attempt is made to
transfer to a Plan or to any Person acting for, on behalf of or with any assets
of any Plan without the Opinion of Counsel described above, such attempted
transfer or acquisition shall be void and of no effect and the last preceding
qualified transferee shall be deemed restored to all rights as beneficial owner
thereof retroactive to the date of such purported transfer. The Trustee and the
Securities Administrator shall not be under any liability to any Person for any
registration or transfer of any ERISA Restricted Certificate that is in fact not
permitted by this Section 6.02(a) nor shall the Trustee and the Securities
Administrator be under any liability for making any payments due on such
Certificate to the Holder thereof or taking any other action with respect to
such Holder under the provisions of this Agreement so long as the transfer was
registered by the Trustee and the Securities Administrator in accordance with
the foregoing requirements. The Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall
be entitled, but not obligated, to recover from any Holder of any ERISA
Restricted Certificate that was in fact a Plan and that held such Certificate in
violation of this Section 6.02(a) all payments made on such ERISA Restricted
Certificate at and after the time it commenced such holding. Any such payments
so recovered shall be paid and delivered to the last preceding qualified
transferee.

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            (b) Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a
Class R Certificate shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such
Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions, and
the rights of each Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Class R
Certificate are expressly subject to the following provisions:

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

                  (ii) No Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate may be
purchased, transferred or sold, directly or indirectly, except in accordance
with the provisions hereof. No Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate may
be registered on the Closing Date or thereafter transferred, and the Securities
Administrator shall not register the Transfer of any Class R Certificate unless,
in addition to the certificates required to be delivered to the Securities
Administrator under subparagraph (b) above, the Securities Administrator and the
Trustee shall have been furnished with an affidavit (a "Transfer Affidavit") of
the initial owner or the proposed transferee in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit E-1 and an affidavit of the proposed transferor in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit E-2. In the absence of a contrary instruction from the
transferor of a Class R Certificate, declaration (11) in Appendix A of the
Transfer Affidavit may be left blank. If the transferor requests by written
notice to the Securities Administrator prior to the date of the proposed
transfer that one of the two other forms of declaration (11) in Appendix A of
the Transfer Affidavit be used, then the requirements of this Section
6.02(b)(ii) shall not have been satisfied unless the Transfer Affidavit includes
such other form of declaration.

                  (iii) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest
in a Class R Certificate shall agree (A) to obtain a Transfer Affidavit from any
other Person to whom such Person attempts to Transfer its Ownership Interest in
a Class R Certificate, (B) to obtain a Transfer Affidavit from any Person for
whom such Person is acting as nominee, trustee or agent in connection with any
Transfer of a Class R Certificate and (C) not to Transfer its Ownership Interest
in a Class R Certificate or to cause the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a
Class R Certificate to any other Person if it has actual knowledge that such
Person is not a Permitted Transferee. Further, no transfer, sale or other
disposition of any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate may be made to a
person who is not a U.S. Person (within the meaning of section 7701 of the Code)
unless such person furnishes the transferor, the Trustee and the Securities
Administrator with a duly completed and effective Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8ECI (or any successor thereto) and the Securities Administrator consents to
such transfer, sale or other disposition in writing.

                  (iv) Any attempted or purported Transfer of any Ownership
Interest in a Class R Certificate in violation of the provisions of this Section
6.02(b) shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the
purported Transferee. If any purported transferee shall become a Holder of a
Class R Certificate in violation of the provisions of this Section 6.02(b), then
the last preceding Permitted Transferee shall be restored to all rights as
Holder thereof retroactive to the date of registration of Transfer of such Class
R Certificate. The Securities Administrator and the Trustee shall be under no
liability to any Person for any registration of Transfer of a Class R
Certificate that is in fact not permitted by Section 6.02(a) and this Section
6.02(b) or for making any payments due on such Certificate to the Holder thereof
or taking any other action with respect to such Holder under the provisions of
this Agreement so long as the Transfer was registered after receipt of the
related Transfer Affidavit. The Securities Administrator shall be entitled but
not obligated to recover from any Holder of a Class R Certificate that was in
fact not a Permitted Transferee at the time it became a Holder or, at such
subsequent time as it became other than a Permitted Transferee, all payments
made on such Class R Certificate at and after either such time. Any such
payments so recovered by the Securities Administrator

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shall be paid and delivered by the Securities Administrator to the last
preceding Permitted Transferee of such Certificate.

                  (v) At the option of the Holder of the Class R Certificate,
the Class LT1-R Interest and the REMIC 2 Residual Interest may be severed and
represented by separate certificates; provided, however, that such separate
certification may not occur until the Securities Administrator receives an
Opinion of Counsel to the effect that separate certification in the form and
manner proposed would not result in the imposition of federal tax upon the Trust
Fund or any of the REMICs provided for herein or cause any of the REMICs
provided for herein to fail to qualify as a REMIC; and provided further, that
the provisions of Sections 6.02(a) and (b) will apply to each such separate
certificate as if the separate certificate were a Class R Certificate. If, as
evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, it is necessary to preserve the REMIC status
of any of the REMICs provided for herein, the Class LT1-R Interest and the REMIC
2 Residual Interest shall be severed and represented by separate certificates.

      The restrictions on Transfers of a Class R Certificate set forth in this
Section 6.02(b) shall cease to apply (and the applicable portions of the legend
on a Class R Certificate may be deleted) with respect to Transfers occurring
after delivery to the Securities Administrator and the Trustee of an Opinion of
Counsel, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Securities
Administrator or the Depositor, to the effect that the elimination of such
restrictions will not cause any of the REMICs provided for herein to fail to
qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding or result
in the imposition of any tax on the Trust Fund, any REMIC provided for herein, a
Certificateholder or another Person. Each Person holding or acquiring any
Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate hereby consents to any amendment of
this Agreement that, based on an Opinion of Counsel furnished to the Securities
Administrator and the Trustee, is reasonably necessary (a) to ensure that the
record ownership of, or any beneficial interest in, a Class R Certificate is not
transferred, directly or indirectly, to a Person that is not a Permitted
Transferee and (b) to provide for a means to compel the Transfer of a Class R
Certificate that is held by a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee to a
Holder that is a Permitted Transferee.

            (c) The transferor of the Class R Certificate shall notify the
Securities Administrator and the Trustee in writing upon the transfer of the
Class R Certificate.

            (d) The preparation and delivery of all certificates, opinions and
other writings referred to above in this Section 6.02 shall not be an expense of
the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee.

            SECTION 6.03. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.

      If (a) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Securities
Administrator or the Securities Administrator receives evidence to its
satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate and of the
ownership thereof and (b) there is delivered to the Securities Administrator,
the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be
required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice
to the Securities Administrator that such Certificate has been acquired by a
bona fide purchaser, the Securities Administrator shall execute, authenticate
and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost
or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like Class, tenor and Percentage
Interest. In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate under this
Section 6.03, the Securities Administrator 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
Securities Administrator, the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee and their
counsel) connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate issued pursuant to
this Section 6.03 shall constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of
ownership in the Trust Fund, as if originally issued, whether or not

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the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time. All
Certificates surrendered to the Securities Administrator under the terms of this
Section 6.03 shall be canceled and destroyed by the Securities Administrator in
accordance with its standard procedures without liability on its part.

            SECTION 6.04. Persons Deemed Owners.

      The Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Certificate Insurer and any
agent of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator may treat the Person in
whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for
the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in this Agreement and for all
other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer or
the Securities Administrator, or any agent of the Trustee or the Securities
Administrator shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

            SECTION 6.05. Access to List of Certificateholders' Names and
Addresses.

      If three or more Certificateholders (a) request such information in
writing from the Securities Administrator, (b) state that such
Certificateholders desire to communicate with other Certificateholders with
respect to their rights under this Agreement or under the Certificates, and (c)
provide a copy of the communication that such Certificateholders propose to
transmit or if the Depositor shall request such information in writing from the
Securities Administrator, then the Securities Administrator shall, within ten
Business Days after the receipt of such request, provide the Depositor or such
Certificateholders at such recipients' expense the most recent list of the
Certificateholders of the Trust Fund held by the Securities Administrator, if
any. The Depositor and every Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a
Certificate, agree that the Securities Administrator shall not be held
accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the list
of the Certificateholders hereunder, regardless of the source from which such
information was derived.

            SECTION 6.06. Book-Entry Certificates.

      The Regular Certificates, upon original issuance, shall be issued in the
form of one or more typewritten Certificates representing the Book-Entry
Certificates, to be delivered to the Depository by or on behalf of the
Depositor. The Class ES, Class R and Class X Certificates shall be definitive
certificates. The Book-Entry Certificates shall initially be registered on the
Certificate Register in the name of the Depository or its nominee, and no
Certificate Owner of a Book-Entry Certificate will receive a definitive
certificate representing such Certificate Owner's interest in such Certificates,
except as provided in Section 6.08. Unless and until definitive, fully
registered Certificates ("Definitive Certificates") have been issued to the
Certificate Owners of the Book-Entry Certificates pursuant to Section 6.08:

                  (a) the provisions of this Section shall be in full force and
effect;

                  (b) the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and the
Trustee may deal with the Depository and the Depository Participants for all
purposes (including the making of distributions) as the authorized
representative of the respective Certificate Owners of the Book-Entry
Certificates;

                  (c) registration of the Book-Entry Certificates may not be
transferred by the Securities Administrator except to another Depository;

                  (d) the rights of the respective Certificate Owners of the
Book-Entry Certificates shall be exercised only through the Depository and the
Depository Participants and shall be limited to those established by law and
agreements between the Owners of the Book-Entry Certificates and the Depository
and/or the Depository Participants. Pursuant to the Depository Agreement, unless
and until Definitive Certificates are issued pursuant to Section 6.08, the
Depository will make book-entry

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transfers among the Depository Participants and receive and transmit
distributions of principal and interest on the related Certificates to such
Depository Participants;

                  (e) the Depository may collect its usual and customary fees,
charges and expenses from its Depository Participants;

                  (f) the Securities Administrator and the Trustee may rely and
shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depository
with respect to its Depository Participants; and

                  (g) to the extent that the provisions of this Section conflict
with any other provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section
shall control.

      For purposes of any provision of this Agreement requiring or permitting
actions with the consent of, or at the direction of, Certificateholders
evidencing a specified percentage of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of
any Class of Certificates, such direction or consent may be given by Certificate
Owners (acting through the Depository and the Depository Participants) owning
Book-Entry Certificates evidencing the requisite percentage of principal amount
of such Class of Certificates.

            SECTION 6.07. Notices to Depository.

      Whenever any notice or other communication is required to be given to
Certificateholders of the Class with respect to which Book-Entry Certificates
have been issued, unless and until Definitive Certificates shall have been
issued to the related Certificate Owners, the Securities Administrator and the
Trustee shall give all such notices and communications to the Depository.

            SECTION 6.08. Definitive Certificates.

      If, after Book-Entry Certificates have been issued with respect to any
Certificates, (a) the Depository or the Depositor advises the Securities
Administrator and the Trustee that the Depository is no longer willing,
qualified or able to discharge properly its responsibilities under the
Depository Agreement with respect to such Certificates and the Securities
Administrator or the Depositor is unable to locate a qualified successor, (b)
the Depositor, at its sole option, advises the Securities Administrator and the
Trustee that it elects to terminate the book-entry system with respect to such
Certificates through the Depository or (c) after the occurrence and continuation
of an Event of Default, Certificate Owners of such Book-Entry Certificates
having not less than 51% of the Voting Rights evidenced by any Class of
Book-Entry Certificates advise the Securities Administrator, the Trustee and the
Depository in writing through the Depository Participants that the continuation
of a book-entry system with respect to Certificates of such Class through the
Depository (or its successor) is no longer in the best interests of the
Certificate Owners of such Class, then the Securities Administrator shall notify
all Certificate Owners of such Book-Entry Certificates, through the Depository,
of the occurrence of any such event and of the availability of Definitive
Certificates to Certificate Owners of such Class requesting the same. The
Depositor shall provide the Securities Administrator with an adequate inventory
of certificates to facilitate the issuance and transfer of Definitive
Certificates. Upon surrender to the Securities Administrator of any such
Certificates by the Depository, accompanied by registration instructions from
the Depository for registration, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and
the Securities Administrator shall deliver such Definitive Certificates. Neither
the Depositor nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable for any delay in
delivery of such instructions and each may conclusively rely on, and shall be
protected in relying on, such instructions. Upon the issuance of such Definitive
Certificates, all references herein to obligations imposed upon or to be
performed by the Depository shall be deemed to be imposed upon and performed by
the Securities Administrator, to the extent applicable with respect to such
Definitive

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Certificates and the Securities Administrator shall recognize the Holders of
such Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders hereunder.

            SECTION 6.09. Maintenance of Office or Agency.

      The Securities Administrator will maintain or cause to be maintained at
its expense an office or offices or agency or agencies where Certificates may be
surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange. The Securities
Administrator initially designates its offices at 2001 Bryan Street, 10th Floor,
Dallas, Texas 75201, Attention: Worldwide Securities Services, Terwin Mortgage
Trust 2005-12ALT as offices for such purposes. The Securities Administrator will
give prompt written notice to the Certificateholders of any change in such
location of any such office or agency.

            SECTION 6.10. Authenticating Agents.

                  (a) The Trustee may appoint one or more Authenticating Agents
(each, an "Authenticating Agent") which shall be authorized to act on behalf of
the Trustee in authenticating the Certificates. Wherever reference is made in
this Agreement to the authentication of Certificates by the Trustee or the
Trustee's certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to
include authentication on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a
certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an
Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent must be an entity organized and
doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state,
having a combined capital and surplus of at least $15,000,000, authorized under
such laws to do a trust business and subject to supervision or examination by
federal or state authorities. If the Authenticating Agent is a party other than
the Trustee, the Trustee shall have no liability in connection with the
performance or failure of performance of the Authenticating Agent. The Trustee
hereby appoints JPMorgan as the initial Authenticating Agent. The Trustee shall
be the Authenticating Agent during any such time as no other Authenticating
Agent has been appointed and has not resigned.

                  (b) Any Person into which any Authenticating Agent may be
merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person
resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which any
Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the corporate
agency business of any Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be the
Authenticating Agent without the execution or filing of any paper or any further
act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.

                  (c) Any Authenticating Agent may at any time resign by giving
at least 30 days' advance written notice of resignation to the Trustee and the
Depositor. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of any
Authenticating Agent by giving written notice of termination to such
Authenticating Agent and the Depositor. Upon receiving a notice of resignation
or upon such a termination, or in case at any time any Authenticating Agent
shall cease to be eligible in accordance within the provisions of this Section
6.10, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent, shall give
written notice of such appointment to the Depositor and shall mail notice of
such appointment to all Holders of Certificates. Any successor Authenticating
Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all
the rights, powers, duties and responsibilities of its predecessor hereunder,
with like effect as if originally named as Authenticating Agent. No successor
Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of
this Section 6.10. No Authenticating Agent shall have responsibility or
liability for any action taken by it as such at the direction of the Trustee.
Any Authenticating Agent (except the Securities Administrator) shall be entitled
to reasonable compensation for its services and any such compensation shall be
payable solely by the Trust Fund, without any right of reimbursement from the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the

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Servicing Administrator or the Trustee; provided that the Securities
Administrator shall not be entitled to any additional compensation for serving
as Authenticating Agent.

            SECTION 6.11. Trustee To Act with Consent of the Certificate
Insurer.

            (a) Unless a Certificate Insurer Default exists, the Trustee shall
not, without the Certificate Insurer's consent or unless directed by the
Certificate Insurer (a) terminate the rights and obligations of a Servicer as
Servicer pursuant to Section 8.01, (b) agree to any amendment pursuant to
Section 11.01 or (c) undertake any litigation related to the Trust Fund.

            (b) The Certificate Insurer may, in writing and in its sole
discretion renounce all or any of its rights under this Agreement or any
requirement for the Certificate Insurer's consent for any period of time.

            SECTION 6.12. Mortgage Loans, Trust Fund Held for Benefit of
Certificate Insurer and Holders of Certificates.

            (a) The Trustee shall hold the Trust Fund and, through the
Custodian, the Custodial Files for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the
Certificate Insurer and all references in this Agreement and in the Certificates
to the benefit of Holders of the Certificates shall be deemed to include the
Certificate Insurer. The Trustee shall follow all reasonable instructions and
requests of the Certificate Insurer to assist it to take action to preserve or
enforce the Certificate Insurer's rights or interests under this Agreement
unless a Certificate Insurer Default exists.

            (b) The Servicer hereby acknowledges and agrees that it shall
service the Mortgage Loans for the benefit of the Certificateholders and for the
benefit of the Certificate Insurer, and all references in this Agreement to the
benefit of or actions on behalf of the Certificateholders shall be deemed to
include the Certificate Insurer.

                                  ARTICLE VII

          THE DEPOSITOR, THE SERVICING ADMINISTRATOR, THE SERVICER AND
                          THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR

            SECTION 7.01. Respective Liabilities of the Depositor, the Servicing
Administrator, the Servicer and the Securities Administrator.

      The Depositor, the Servicing Administrator, the Servicer and the
Securities Administrator shall each be liable in accordance herewith only to the
extent of the obligations specifically and respectively imposed upon and
undertaken by them herein.

            SECTION 7.02. Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor, the
Servicing Administrator, the Servicer or the Securities
Administrator.

      Except as provided in the next paragraph, the Depositor, the Servicing
Administrator, the Servicer and the Securities Administrator will each keep in
full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation or banking
association under the laws of the United States or under the laws of one of the
States thereof and will each obtain and preserve its qualification to do
business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform
its respective duties under this Agreement.

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      Any Person into which the Depositor, the Servicing Administrator, the
Servicer or the Securities Administrator may be merged or consolidated, or any
Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Depositor, the
Servicing Administrator, the Servicer or the Securities Administrator shall be a
party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Depositor, the Servicing
Administrator, the Servicer or the Securities Administrator, shall be the
successor of the Depositor, the Servicing Administrator or Servicer, as the case
may be, hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further
act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding (except for the execution of an assumption agreement where such
succession is not effected by operation of law); provided, however, that the
successor or surviving Person to the Servicer shall be qualified to sell
mortgage loans to, and to service mortgage loans on behalf of, Fannie Mae or
Freddie Mac.

            SECTION 7.03. Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, Servicing
Administrator, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Trustee,
the Securities Administrator and Others.

      None of the Depositor, the Servicing Administrator, the Servicer, the
Backup Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator nor any of the
directors, officers, employees or agents of the Depositor, the Servicing
Administrator, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Trustee or the Securities
Administrator shall be under any liability to the Trust Fund or the
Certificateholders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any
action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment;
provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the
Servicing Administrator, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Trustee, the
Securities Administrator or any such Person against any breach of
representations or warranties made by it herein or protect the Depositor, the
Servicing Administrator, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Trustee, the
Securities Administrator or any such Person from any liability that would
otherwise be imposed by reasons of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence
in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations
and duties hereunder. The Depositor, the Servicing Administrator, the Servicer,
the Backup Servicer, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator and any
director, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor, the Servicing
Administrator, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Trustee or the Securities
Administrator may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie
properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising
hereunder. The Depositor, the Servicing Administrator, the Servicer, the Backup
Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and any director, officer,
employee or agent of the Depositor, the Servicing Administrator, the Servicer,
the Backup Servicer, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall be
indemnified by the Trust Fund and held harmless against any loss, liability or
expense, incurred in connection with the performance of their duties under this
agreement or incurred in connection with any audit, controversy or judicial
proceeding relating to a governmental taxing authority or any legal action
relating to this Agreement or the Certificates, other than any loss, liability
or expense incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in
the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of
obligations and duties hereunder. None of the Depositor, the Servicing
Administrator, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Trustee nor the Securities
Administrator shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend
any legal action that is not incidental to its respective duties hereunder and
that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability; provided,
however, that any of the Depositor, the Servicing Administrator, the Servicer,
the Backup Servicer, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator its discretion
undertake any such action that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect of
this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and interests of
the Trustee and the Certificateholders hereunder. In such event, the legal
expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall
be, expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust Fund, and the Depositor, the
Servicing Administrator, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Trustee and the
Securities Administrator shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of the
Collection Account as provided by Section 3.08 hereof.

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      In addition, the Servicing Administrator, the Backup Servicer, the Trustee
and Securities Administrator shall be entitled to be reimbursed out of the
Certificate Account or the Servicing Administrator Collection Account, as
provided by Section 3.08 hereof, for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses,
disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Servicing Administrator, the
Backup Servicer, the Trustee or Securities Administrator on behalf of the Trust
Fund in accordance with any of the provisions of this Agreement (including,
without limitation: (A) the reasonable compensation and the expenses and
disbursements of its counsel, but only for representation of the Servicing
Administrator, the Backup Servicer, Trustee or Securities Administrator acting
in its respective capacity hereunder and (B) to the extent that the Securities
Administrator or the Trustee must engage persons not regularly in its employ to
perform acts or services on behalf of the Trust Fund, which acts or services are
not in the ordinary course of the duties of a trustee, in the absence of a
breach or default by any party hereto, the reasonable compensation, expenses and
disbursements of such persons), except any such compensation, expense,
disbursement or advance that either (i) arises from its negligence, bad faith or
willful misconduct or (ii) does not constitute an "unanticipated expense" within
the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii).

      On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall be entitled
to the Securities Administrator Fee as compensation for its services hereunder.

            SECTION 7.04. Limitation on Resignation of the Servicer.

      The Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby
imposed on it except upon determination that its duties hereunder are no longer
permissible under applicable law. Any such determination permitting the
resignation of the Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such
effect delivered to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator. No such
resignation shall become effective until the Backup Servicer (or other successor
servicer) reasonably acceptable to the Securities Administrator (with the
consent of the Certificate Insurer) is appointed and has assumed the Servicer's
responsibilities, duties, liabilities and obligations hereunder. Any such
resignation shall not relieve the Servicer of any of the obligations specified
in Sections 7.01 and 7.02 as obligations that survive the resignation or
termination of the Servicer.

      The Securities Administrator 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) agree that upon
delivery to the Trustee by the Servicing Rights Pledgee of a letter signed by
the Servicer whereby the Servicer shall resign as Servicer under this Agreement,
the Trustee shall 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
as set forth herein 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 (except if such successor Servicer is appointed by the
Servicing Rights Owner) the entire amount of the Aggregate Servicing Fee and
other compensation payable to the Servicer pursuant hereto shall thereafter be
payable to such successor Servicer, and, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, the SLS Servicing Fee Rate shall be deemed to be 0.375% per
annum.

      Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the Servicing Rights Owner's request,
the Servicer shall resign upon the selection and appointment of a successor
Servicer by the Servicing Rights Owner; provided that (a) the Certificate
Insurer consents to such resignation and appointment, (b) the Servicing Rights
Owner delivers to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator the letter
required pursuant to the paragraph above and (c) such successor Servicer
designated by the Servicing Rights Owner meets the eligibility requirements for
a successor Servicer. Upon such appointment, such successor Servicer will become
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Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., may
at its sole discretion elect not to act as Backup Servicer with respect to such
successor Servicer.

      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 Subservicer as payee of any
indemnification amount payable to the Servicer hereunder; provided, however,
that as provided in Section 3.02, no Subservicer 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. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Servicing Rights Owner may finance, pledge or assign all of its
right, title and interest in, to and under this Agreement to one or more lenders
(each, a "Servicing Rights Pledgee") selected by the Servicing Rights Owner.

            SECTION 7.05. Errors and Omissions Insurance; Fidelity Bonds.

      The Servicer shall maintain with responsible companies, at its own
expense, a blanket Fidelity Bond and an Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy,
with broad coverage on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any
capacity requiring such persons to handle funds, money, documents or papers
relating to the related Mortgage Loans ("Servicer Employees"). Any such Fidelity
Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall protect and insure the
Servicer against losses, including forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors
and omissions and negligent acts of the Servicer Employees. Each Fidelity Bond
and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy also shall protect and insure the
Servicer against losses in connection with the release or satisfaction of a
related Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the
indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of this Section 3.19 requiring such
Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall diminish or
relieve the Servicer from its duties and obligations as set forth in this
Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such bond and insurance policy shall
be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by FNMA. The Servicer
will furnish a copy of the Fidelity Bond or Errors and Omissions Insurance
Policy to the Trustee upon request.

            SECTION 7.06. Limitation on Resignation of the Servicing
Administrator and the Backup Servicer.

      Neither the Servicing Administrator nor the Backup Servicer shall resign
from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except upon determination
that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law or
unless a successor servicer has been appointed. Any such determination
permitting the resignation of the Servicing Administrator or the Backup Servicer
shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the Servicing
Administrator or the Backup Servicer, as applicable, to such effect delivered to
the Trustee and the Securities Administrator. No such resignation shall become
effective until a successor Servicing Administrator or successor Backup Servicer
reasonably acceptable to the Securities Administrator and the Certificate
Insurer is appointed and has assumed the Servicing Administrator's or the Backup
Servicer's, as applicable, responsibilities, duties, liabilities and obligations
hereunder. Any such resignation shall not relieve the Servicing Administrator or
the Backup Servicer of any of the obligations specified in Sections 7.01 and
7.02 as obligations that survive the resignation or termination of the Servicing
Administrator or the Backup Servicer.

            SECTION 7.07. Assignment by Backup Servicer and Servicing
Administrator.

      The Backup Servicer may sell and assign its rights and delegate its duties
and obligations in its entirety as Backup Servicer under this Agreement;
provided, however, that: (i) the purchaser or transferee

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accept in writing such assignment and delegation and assume the obligations of
the Backup Servicer hereunder and (a) shall be a Person which shall be qualified
to service mortgage loans for Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or a Person who has an
Affiliate who is so qualified; (b) shall have a net worth of not less than
$15,000,000 (unless otherwise approved by each Rating Agency pursuant to clause
(ii) below); (c) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, the
Certificate Insurer and the Trustee; and (d) shall execute and deliver to the
Trustee and the Certificate Insurer an agreement, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, which contains an assumption by such
Person of the due and punctual performance and observance of each covenant and
condition to be performed or observed by it as Backup Servicer under this
Agreement, any custodial agreement from and after the effective date of such
agreement; (ii) each Rating Agency shall be given prior written notice of the
identity of the proposed successor to the Backup Servicer and each Rating
Agency's rating of the Certificates in effect immediately prior to such
assignment, sale and delegation will not be downgraded, qualified or withdrawn
as a result of such assignment, sale and delegation, as evidenced by a letter to
such effect delivered to the Backup Servicer and the Trustee; and (iii) the
Backup Servicer assigning and selling the backup servicing shall deliver to the
Trustee an officer's certificate and an Independent opinion of counsel, each
stating that all conditions precedent to such action under this Agreement have
been completed and such action is permitted by and complies with the terms of
this Agreement. No such assignment or delegation shall affect any liability of
the Backup Servicer arising out of acts or omissions prior to the effective date
thereof.

      The Servicing Administrator may sell and assign its rights and delegate
its duties and obligations in its entirety as Servicing Administrator under this
Agreement; provided, however, that: (i) any purchaser or transferee must accept
in writing such assignment and delegation and assume the obligations of the
Servicing Administrator hereunder and shall (a) be a Person which shall be
qualified to service mortgage loans for Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or a Person
who has an Affiliate who is qualified; (b) have a net worth of not less than
$15,000,000 (unless otherwise approved by the Rating Agencies pursuant to clause
(ii) below); (c) be reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the Depositor and
the Certificate Insurer; and (d) execute and deliver to the Trustee and the
Certificate Insurer an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Trustee, which contains an assumption by such Person of the due and
punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition to be
performed or observed by it as Servicing Administrator under this Agreement, any
custodial agreement from and after the effective date of such agreement; (ii)
the Rating Agencies shall be given prior written notice of the identity of the
proposed successor to the Servicing Administrator and each Rating Agency's
rating of the Certificates in effect immediately prior to such assignment, sale
and delegation will not be downgraded, qualified or withdrawn as a result of
such assignment, sale and delegation, as evidenced by a letter to such effect
delivered to the Servicing Administrator and the Trustee; and (iii) the
Servicing Administrator assigning and selling the master servicing shall deliver
to the Trustee an officer's certificate and an Independent opinion of counsel,
each stating that all conditions precedent to such action under this Agreement
have been completed and such action is permitted by and complies with the terms
of this Agreement. No such assignment or delegation shall affect any liability
of the Servicing Administrator arising out of acts or omissions prior to the
effective date thereof.

            SECTION 7.08. Limitation Upon Liability of the Credit Risk Manager.

      Neither the Credit Risk Manager, nor any of its directors, officers,
employees, or agents shall be under any liability to the Trust Fund or the
Certificateholders, for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of
any action made in good faith pursuant to this Agreement or the Credit Risk
Management Agreement, in reliance upon information provided by the Servicer
under the Credit Risk Management Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided,
however, that this provision shall not protect the Credit Risk Manager or any
such person against liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason of
willful malfeasance, gross negligence or bad faith in its performance of its
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disregard for its obligations and duties under this Agreement or the applicable
Credit Risk Management Agreement. The Credit Risk Manager and any director,
officer, employee, or agent of the Credit Risk Manager 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, and may rely in good faith upon
the accuracy of information furnished by the Servicer pursuant to the Credit
Risk Management Agreement in the performance of its duties thereunder and
hereunder.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                        DEFAULT; TERMINATION OF SERVICER

            SECTION 8.01. Events of Default.

      "Event of Default," wherever used herein, means any one of the following
events:

                  (i) any failure by the Servicer or the Servicing
Administrator, as applicable, to make any Advance, to deposit in the Collection
Account, the Certificate Account or the Servicing Administrator Collection
Account or remit to the Securities Administrator any payment (excluding a
payment required to be made from its own funds under Section 5.01 hereof)
required to be made under the terms of this Agreement, which failure shall
continue unremedied for one Business Day after the date on which written notice
of such failure shall have been given to the Servicer or the Servicing
Administrator, as applicable, by the Securities Administrator, the Certificate
Insurer or the Depositor, or to the Securities Administrator and the Servicer or
the Servicing Administrator, as applicable, by the Holders of Certificates
evidencing not less than 50% of the Voting Rights evidenced by the Certificates;
or

                  (ii) any failure by the Servicer or the Servicing
Administrator, as applicable, to observe or perform in any material respect any
other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Servicer or the
Servicing Administrator, as applicable contained in this Agreement or any
representation or warranty shall prove to be untrue, which failure or breach
shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date on which
written notice of such failure shall have been given to the Servicer or the
Servicing Administrator, as applicable, by the Securities Administrator, the
Certificate Insurer or the Depositor, or to the Securities Administrator by the
Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 50% of the Voting Rights
evidenced by the Certificates; or

                  (iii) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory
authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any
present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or the
appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency,
readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar
proceeding, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been
entered against the Servicing Administrator or the Servicer and, if such
proceeding is being contested by the Servicing Administrator or the Servicer in
good faith, such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or
unstayed for a period of 90 days or results in the entry of an order for relief
of any such adjudication or appointment; or

                  (iv) consent by the Servicer or the Servicing Administrator,
as applicable, to the appointment of a receiver or liquidator in any insolvency,
readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar
proceedings of or relating to the Servicer or the Servicing Administrator, as
applicable or all or substantially all of the property of the Servicer or the
Servicing Administrator; or

                  (v) admission by the Servicer or the Servicing Administrator,
as applicable, in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they
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advantage of, or commence a voluntary case under, any applicable insolvency or
reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or
voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or

                  (vi) an SLS Event of Termination shall have occurred.

      If an Event of Default shall occur with respect to the Servicer or the
Servicing Administrator, as applicable, then, and in each and every such case,
so long as such Event of Default shall not have been remedied within the
applicable grace period, or solely with respect to clause (i) above by 5:00 p.m.
on the Servicer Remittance Date or the Servicing Administrator Remittance Date,
as applicable, the Trustee may, or upon the receipt of instructions from the
Certificate Insurer or Certificateholders having greater than 50% of the voting
rights evidenced by the Certificates shall, by notice in writing to the Servicer
or the Servicing Administrator, as applicable (with a copy to the Trustee and
the Rating Agencies), terminate all of the rights and obligations of the
Servicer or the Servicing Administrator, as applicable under this Agreement and
in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof, other than its rights as
a Certificateholder hereunder. On or after the receipt by the Servicer or the
Servicing Administrator, as applicable of such written notice, all authority and
power of the Servicer or the Servicing Administrator, as applicable, hereunder,
whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be
vested in the Securities Administrator. If an Event of Default described in
clause (i) hereof shall occur, the Trustee shall, upon a Responsible Officer of
the Trustee receiving actual knowledge of such Event of Default, by notice in
writing to the Servicer or the Servicing Administrator, as applicable, and the
Depositor, terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Servicing
Administrator or the Servicer, as applicable, in its capacity as Servicer or
Servicing Administrator, as applicable, under this Agreement and in and to the
Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof. The Securities Administrator is hereby
authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Servicer or
the Servicing Administrator, as applicable, and the Trustee, as attorney-in-fact
or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or
accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the
purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and
endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or
otherwise. Unless expressly provided in such written notice, no such termination
shall affect any obligation of the Servicer or the Servicing Administrator, as
applicable, to pay amounts owed pursuant to Article VIII. The Servicer or the
Servicing Administrator, as applicable, agrees to cooperate with the Securities
Administrator in effecting the termination of the Servicer's or the Servicing
Administrator, as applicable, responsibilities and rights hereunder, including,
without limitation, the transfer to the Securities Administrator of all cash
amounts which shall at the time be credited to the Collection Account, or
thereafter be received with respect to the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer and the
Servicing Administrator and the Securities Administrator hereby agree that it
shall promptly notify the Rating Agencies of the occurrence of an Event of
Default relating to such Person or an event that, with notice, passage of time,
other action or any combination of the foregoing would be an Event of Default,
such notice to be provided in any event within two Business Days of such
occurrence.

      Notwithstanding any termination of the activities of the Servicer or the
Servicing Administrator, as applicable, hereunder, the Servicer or the Servicing
Administrator, as applicable shall be entitled to receive, out of any late
collection of a Scheduled Payment on a Mortgage Loan that was due prior to the
notice terminating the Servicer's or the Servicing Administrator's rights and
obligations as Servicer or the Servicing Administrator, as applicable, hereunder
and received after such notice, that portion thereof to which the Servicer or
the Servicing Administrator, as applicable would have been entitled pursuant to
Sections 3.08(a)(i) through (viii), and any other amounts payable to the
Servicer or the Servicing Administrator, as applicable hereunder the entitlement
to which arose prior to the termination of its activities hereunder.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon termination of the
Servicer or the Servicing Administrator, as applicable, hereunder, any
liabilities of the Servicer or the Servicing Administrator, as applicable, which
accrued prior to such termination shall survive such termination.

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      Notwithstanding the above, if an Event of Default described in clauses
(a)(ii) through (a)(vi) of this Section shall occur with respect to the
Servicer, then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Event of
Default shall not have been remedied, the Servicing Rights Owner shall have 30
days to appoint a successor Servicer, provided that (a) the Certificated Insurer
consents to such resignation and appointment, (b) the Rating Agencies have
confirmed to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator that the appointment
of the proposed successor servicer as the Servicer will not result in the
reduction or withdrawal of the then current ratings of the Certificates and (c)
such successor Servicer meets the eligibility requirement for a successor
Servicer.

            SECTION 8.02. Securities Administrator to Act; Servicing
Administrator and Backup Servicer to Act; Appointment of Successor.

                  (a) On and after the time the Servicing Administrator or the
Servicer receives a notice of termination, the Securities Administrator (in the
case of the Servicing Administrator), or the Backup Servicer (in the case of
SLS) shall be the successor in all respects to the Servicing Administrator or
the Servicer, as applicable, in its capacity as Servicing Administrator or
servicer under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for
herein, and all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto
and arising thereafter shall be assumed by the Securities Administrator (except
for any representations or warranties of the Servicing Administrator under this
Agreement, the responsibilities, duties and liabilities contained in Section
2.03) (in the case of the Servicing Administrator), or the Backup Servicer
(except for any representations and warranties of SLS contained in Section 2.03)
(in the case of SLS) by the terms and provisions hereof including, without
limitation, the Servicer's obligations to make Advances pursuant to Section 5.01
and subject Section 3.08; provided, however, that any failure to perform such
duties or responsibilities caused by the Servicing Administrator's or the
Servicer's failure to provide information required by Section 9.01 shall not be
considered a default by the Securities Administrator (in the case of the
Servicing Administrator), or the Backup Servicer (in the case of SLS) as
successor to the Servicer hereunder. As compensation therefore the Backup
Servicer (in the case of SLS) shall be entitled to the Aggregate Servicing Fee
and all other compensation to which the Servicer would have been entitled if it
had continued to act hereunder and the Securities Administrator (in the case of
the Servicing Administrator) shall be entitled to all compensation to which the
Servicing Administrator is entitled hereunder. Nothing in this Section 8.02(a)
shall require the Securities Administrator to make an Advance with respect to
any Mortgage Loan for which the Servicing Administrator or the Servicer was not
required to make such an advance or to the extent such entity is prohibited by
law or regulation from obligating itself to make such Advances.

                  (b) No appointment of a successor to the Servicing
Administrator or the Servicer under this Agreement shall be effective until the
assumption by the successor of all of the Servicing Administrator's or
Servicer's, as applicable, responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder.
In connection with such appointment and assumption described herein, the
Securities Administrator, the Servicing Administrator and the Backup Servicer
may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of
payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided,
however, that no such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted the
Servicing Administrator or Servicer as such hereunder. The Depositor, the
Securities Administrator, the Servicing Administrator, the Trustee and such
successor shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be
necessary to effectuate any such succession. Pending appointment of a successor
to the Servicing Administrator or the Servicer under this Agreement, the
Securities Administrator (in the case of the Servicing Administrator) or the
Backup Servicer (in the case of SLS) shall act in such capacity as hereinabove
provided.

                  (c) (1) In the event of an SLS Event of Termination,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, the Trustee, the Servicing
Administrator, the Backup Servicer and the Depositor hereby agree that upon
delivery to the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Certificate

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Insurer, the Servicing Administrator and the Backup Servicer by the Servicing
Rights Pledgee of a letter signed by the Servicing Rights Pledgee within 10 days
of when the terminated Servicer provides the Servicing Rights Pledgee notice of
a SLS Event of Termination related to it, the Servicing Rights Pledgee or its
designee shall be appointed 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 in paragraph (c)(3) below and the
Servicing Rights Pledgee or such designee agrees to be subject to the terms of
this Agreement.

      (2) In the event that the Servicing Rights Pledgee does not deliver to the
Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicing Administrator and the
Backup Servicer the letter described in preceding paragraph within the 10-day
period referred to in the preceding paragraph and a successor servicer is not
appointed pursuant to Section 8.02(c), then the Backup Servicer shall be the
successor in all respects to the Servicer in the manner set forth in Section
8.02(a) hereof.

      (3) It is understood and acknowledged by the parties hereto that (a) there
will be a period of transition (not to exceed 90 days when servicing is being
transferred to the Backup Servicer) before the actual servicing functions can be
fully transferred to any successor Servicing Administrator or Servicer appointed
in accordance with the provisions hereof and (b) any failure to perform such
duties or responsibilities caused by the Servicing Administrator's or the
Servicer's, as applicable, failure to provide information required by Section
9.01 shall not be considered a default by the Securities Administrator (in the
case of the Servicing Administrator) or the Backup Servicer (in the case of SLS)
as successor to the Servicing Administrator or the Servicer, as applicable,
hereunder. Notwithstanding the above and subject to the immediately following
paragraph, the Securities Administrator, the Servicing Administrator or the
Backup Servicer, as applicable, may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or
shall, if it is unable to so act promptly appoint or petition a court of
competent jurisdiction to appoint, an established mortgage loan servicing
institution acceptable to the Rating Agencies and the Certificate Insurer and
having a net worth of not less than $15,000,000, as the successor to the
Servicer under this Agreement in the assumption of all or any part of the
responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Servicer under this Agreement.

      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any successor Servicing
Administrator or Servicer appointed pursuant to this Section 8.02(c)(2) shall
agree to fully effect the servicing transfer within the 90-day or 30-day period
referred to in Section 8.02(c)(2) above and to make all Advances that would
otherwise be made by another party under Section 8.01 as of the date of such
appointment. Each successor Servicing Administrator and Servicer shall be
entitled to reimbursement for any unreimbursed Advances it has made in
connection with this Section 8.02 pursuant to Section 3.08. In addition, any
successor to the Servicer shall give notice to the Mortgagors of such change of
Servicer and shall, during the term of its service as the Servicer, maintain in
force the policy or policies that the Servicer is required to maintain pursuant
to this Agreement.

                  (d) In connection with the termination or resignation of the
Servicer hereunder, (i) the successor Servicer, including the Servicing
Administrator or Backup Servicer, as applicable, shall represent and warrant
that it or an Affiliate 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, and (ii) the predecessor Servicer shall cooperate with the
successor Servicer in causing MERS to transfer the servicing of such Mortgage
Loan on the MERS(R) 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, as applicable, 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 Section 8.02.

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            SECTION 8.03. Notification to Certificateholders.

            (a) Upon any termination of or appointment of a successor to the
Servicer, the Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to
Certificateholders, the Securities Administrator and the Rating Agencies.

            (b) Within 60 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default of
which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge, the Trustee
shall transmit by mail to all Certificateholders and the Securities
Administrator notice of each such Event of Default hereunder known to the
Trustee, unless such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived.

            SECTION 8.04. Waiver of Servicer Events of Default.

      The Holders representing at least 66 2/3% of the Voting Rights evidenced
by all Classes of Certificates affected by any SLS Event of Termination
hereunder, may, with the consent of the Certificate Insurer, waive such SLS
Event of Termination; provided, however, that a SLS Event of Termination under
clause (i) or (vi) of Section 8.01 may be waived only by all of the Holders of
the Regular Certificates. Upon any such waiver of an Event of Default, such
Event of Default shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied
for every purpose hereunder. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent Event
of Default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly
so waived.

            SECTION 8.05. SLS Events of Termination.

            (a) "SLS Event of Termination," wherever used herein, means any one
of the following events:

                  (i) any failure by SLS to provide the monthly data tape to the
Backup Servicer, which failure continues for three Business Days after the date
such action is required hereunder;

                  (ii) SLS fails to make the Advance required pursuant to
Section 5.01 of this Agreement and such failure continues for two Business Days
after the date such action is required hereunder;

                  (iii) an SLS Financial Trigger Event occurs and is continuing;
or

                  (iv) an SLS Cross Default occurs.

                                   ARTICLE IX

             CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR

            SECTION 9.01. Duties of the Trustee.

            (a) The Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such
duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement as duties of the Trustee.
During the continuance of an Event of Default, the Trustee shall exercise such
of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and use the same degree
of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use
under the circumstances in the conduct of such person's own affairs. Any
permissive right of the Trustee enumerated in this Agreement shall not be
construed as a duty.

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            (b) The Trustee, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates,
statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished
to it, which are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision
of this Agreement, shall examine them to determine whether they conform on their
face to the requirements of this Agreement. If any such instrument is found not
to conform on their face to the requirements of this Agreement, the Trustee
shall take such action as it deems appropriate to have the instrument corrected,
and if the instrument is not corrected to its satisfaction, the Trustee will
provide notice to the Certificateholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Trustee shall have no obligation to reconcile, recompute or recalculate any
remittances or reports of the Servicer, and the Trustee may fully rely upon and
shall have no liability with respect to information provided by the Servicer,
the Securities Administrator, the Servicing Administrator, the Custodian, the
Backup Servicer or the Depositor.

            (c) The Trustee shall promptly remit to the Servicer any complaint,
claim, demand, notice or other document (collectively, the "Notices") delivered
to the Trustee as a consequence of the assignment of any Mortgage Loan hereunder
and relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans; provided than any such
notice (i) is delivered to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee at is Corporate
Trust Office, and (ii) contains information sufficient to permit the Trustee to
make a determination that the real property to which such document relates is a
Mortgaged Property. The Trustee shall have no duty hereunder with respect to any
Notice it may receive or which may be alleged to have been delivered to or
served upon it unless such Notice is delivered to it or served upon a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office and such Notice
contains the information required pursuant to clause (ii) of the preceding
sentence.

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

                  (i) The duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be
determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement; the Trustee shall
not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are
specifically set forth in this Agreement; no implied covenants or obligations
shall be read into this Agreement against the Trustee and, in the absence of bad
faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the
truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein,
upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee that conform to the
requirements of this Agreement;

                  (ii) The Trustee shall not be 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 or investigating the facts
related thereto;

                  (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 consent or at the direction of Holders of Certificates as
provided herein relating to the time, method and place of conducting any remedy
pursuant to this Agreement, or exercising or omitting to exercise any trust or
power conferred upon the Trustee under this Agreement; and

                  (iv) The Trustee shall not be required to expend or risk its
own funds or otherwise incur financial or other 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 satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not 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, the Securities Administrator, the
Servicing Administrator, the Custodian or the Backup Servicer under this
Agreement.

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                  (v) the Trustee shall not be liable, individually or as
Trustee, with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it
in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders in accordance with
this Agreement relating to the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or
power conferred upon the Trustee under this Agreement.

            SECTION 9.02. Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee.

            (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.01:

                  (i) The Trustee may request and conclusively rely upon, and
shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any
resolution, Officer's Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent,
order, appraisal, bond or other paper or document 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 of its selection and
any advice of such counsel or 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 advice or
Opinion of Counsel;

                  (iii) The Trustee shall not be under any obligation to
exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement 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 satisfactory to it
against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or
thereby;

                  (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) Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into
the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or
other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by the Holders of
Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights; provided, however,
that if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee of the costs,
expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such
investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee not reasonably assured to the
Trustee by such Certificateholders, the Trustee may require reasonable indemnity
satisfactory to it against such expense, or liability from such
Certificateholders as a condition to taking any such action;

                  (vi) The Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers
hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through
agents, nominees, attorneys or a custodian, and shall not be responsible for any
misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent, nominee, attorney or
custodian appointed by the Trustee in good faith; and

                  (vii) The Trustee shall not be liable for any loss on any
investment of funds pursuant to this Agreement (other than as issuer of the
investment security);

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                  (viii) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any
Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual
knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a
default is received by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee at the Corporate
Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Certificates and
this Agreement. The Trustee shall not have any responsibility or liability for
any action or failure to act by the Servicing Administrator, the Securities
Administrator, the Custodian, the Backup Servicer or the Servicer nor shall the
Trustee be obligated to supervise or monitor the performance of the Servicing
Administrator, Backup Servicer, Securities Administrator, Custodian or the
Servicer hereunder or otherwise;

                  (ix) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and
benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be
indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, each agent, custodian
and other Person employed to act hereunder;

                  (x) 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;

                  (xi) The Depositor and the Seller hereby approve of the
appointment of the Custodian to act as custodian pursuant to the Custodial
Agreement and the Securities Administrator to act as authenticating agent
hereunder and each further agree that the Trustee appointed the Custodian to act
as custodian and the Securities Administrator with due care;

                  (xii) if requested by the Servicer, the Trustee may appoint
the Servicer as the trustee's attorney-in-fact in order to carry out and perform
certain activities that are necessary or appropriate for the servicing and
administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement. Such
appointment shall be evidenced by a power of attorney in such form as may be
agreed to by the Trustee and the Servicer. The Trustee shall have no liability
for any action or inaction of the Servicer in connection with such power of
attorney and the Trustee shall be indemnified by the Servicer for all
liabilities, costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee in connection with the
Servicer's use or misuse of such powers of attorney; and

                  (xiii) The Trustee is directed to enter into any Letter
Agreement necessary to provide for the setting of the SLS Servicing Fee Rate.

            (b) All rights of action under this Agreement or under any of the
Certificates, enforceable by the Trustee, may be enforced by it without the
possession of any of the Certificates, or the production thereof at the trial or
other proceeding relating thereto, and any such suit, action or proceeding
instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its name for the benefit of all
the Holders of such Certificates, subject to the provisions of this Agreement.

            (c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in
no event shall the Trustee be liable to any Person for any act or omission of
the Servicing Administrator, the Backup Servicer, the Servicer or the Securities
Administrator or the Custodian.

            SECTION 9.03. The Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage
Loans.

      The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the
authentication and countersignature on the Certificates which are the
certification of the authenticating agent) shall be taken as the statements of
the Seller, and neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Registrar assumes any
responsibility for the correctness of the same. The Trustee does not make any
representations or warranties as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Agreement, the Custodial Agreement or of the Certificates (other than the
signature on behalf of the Trust on the Certificates) or of any Mortgage Loan

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or related document or of MERS or the MERS System or the Trust Fund. The Trustee
shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of
the Certificates or of the proceeds of such Certificates, or for the use or
application of any funds paid to the Depositor in respect of the Mortgage Loans
or deposited in or withdrawn from the Collection Account by the Servicer. The
Trustee shall not have any duty (a) to see to any recording, filing or
depositing of this Agreement or any agreement referred to herein or any
financing statement or continuation statement evidencing a security interest, or
to see to the maintenance of any such recording, filing or depositing thereof,
(b) to see to any insurance or (c) to see to the payment or discharge of any
tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any lien or encumbrance of any
kind owing with respect to, assessed or levied against, any part of the Trust
Fund.

            SECTION 9.04. The Trustee May Own Certificates.

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

            SECTION 9.05. Trustee's Fees and Expenses.

      The Trustee shall be paid by the Securities Administrator from the fee
paid to the Securities Administrator pursuant to an agreement between the
Trustee and the Securities Administrator. In addition, the Trustee and its
officers, directors, employees and agents will be entitled to recover from the
Certificate Account, the Collection Account and the Servicing Administrator
Collection Account, and shall be indemnified from the Trust Fund for, all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances, upon any Event of
Default, any breach of this Agreement or the Custodial Agreement or any loss,
liability, expense, claim or legal action (including any pending or threatened
claim or legal action) incurred or made by any of them in the performance of
their duties or the administration of the trusts hereunder or under the
Custodial Agreement (including the reasonable compensation, expenses and
disbursements of its counsel) except any such expense, loss, liability,
disbursement or advance (i) as may arise from its negligence or intentional
misconduct or (ii) that does not constitute an "unanticipated expense" within
the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii); provided,
however, that any recoveries pursuant to this sentence shall not exceed $500,000
per year prior to disbursements to the Certificateholders and thereafter any
recoveries shall be limited to any excess amounts pursuant to Section
5.05(g)(ii). If funds in the Certificate Account, the Collection Account and the
Servicing Administrator Collection Account are insufficient therefor, the
Trustee shall recover such expenses from future collections on the Mortgage
Loans or as otherwise agreed by the Certificateholders. 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. Such obligations shall
survive the termination of this Agreement and the removal or resignation of the
Trustee.

            SECTION 9.06. [RESERVED].

            SECTION 9.07. Eligibility Requirements for the 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, and
shall each have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, a
minimum long-term debt rating in the third highest rating category by a Rating
Agency, a minimum short-term debt rating in the second highest rating category
by a Rating Agency, and shall each be 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,

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then for the purposes of this Section 9.07, 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 9.07, the
Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in
Section 9.08 hereof.

            SECTION 9.08. Resignation and Removal of the Trustee.

      The Trustee may at any time resign and be discharged from the trust hereby
created by giving written notice thereof to the Depositor, the Seller, the
Servicing Administrator, the Backup Servicer, the Servicer, the Certificate
Insurer and the Rating Agencies. Upon receiving such notice of resignation of
the Trustee, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee that meets
the requirements in Section 9.07, by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy
of which instrument shall be delivered to each of 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 9.07 hereof 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 may remove the Trustee. If the Depositor removes the Trustee under the
authority of the immediately preceding sentence, the Depositor shall promptly
appoint a successor Trustee that meets the requirements of Section 9.07, by
written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be
delivered to the successor Trustee and one copy to each of the Servicing
Administrator, the Backup Servicer and the Servicer.

      The Certificate Insurer or the Holders of Certificates entitled to at
least 51% of the Voting Rights (with the consent of the Certificate Insurer) may
at any time remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee by written
instrument or instruments, in triplicate, signed by such Holders or their
attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which instruments shall
be delivered to the Depositor, one complete set to the Trustee so removed and
one complete set to the successor so appointed. A copy of such instrument shall
be delivered to the Certificateholders, the Trustee and the Servicing
Administrator, the Backup Servicer, the Certificate Insurer and the Servicer by
the Depositor.

      Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor
Trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 9.08 shall not become
effective until acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee, as provided
in Section 9.10 hereof.

            SECTION 9.09. [RESERVED].

            SECTION 9.10. Successor Trustee.

      Any successor Trustee appointed as provided in Section 9.08 hereof shall
execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the
Backup Servicer, the Certificate Insurer, the Servicing Administrator 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

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all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder,
with like effect as if originally named as Trustee. The Depositor, the Seller,
the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Certificate Insurer, the Servicing
Administrator 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
9.10 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be
eligible under the provisions of Section 9.07 hereof and the appointment of such
successor Trustee shall not result in a downgrading of the Classes of
Certificates rated by the Rating Agencies, as evidenced by a letter from each
Rating Agency.

      Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor Trustee as provided in this
Section 9.10, the successor Trustee shall mail notice of such appointment
hereunder to all Holders of Certificates at their addresses as shown in the
Certificate Register and to the Rating Agencies.

            SECTION 9.11. Merger or Consolidation of the Trustee.

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

            SECTION 9.12. Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.

      Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, at any time, for
the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any
part of the Trust Fund or property securing any Mortgage Note may at the time be
located, the 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 Fund, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity and for the
benefit of the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer, such title to the
Trust Fund or any part thereof, whichever is applicable, and, subject to the
other provisions of this Section 9.12, such powers, duties, obligations, rights
and trusts as the Depositor and the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable.
If the Depositor shall not have joined in such appointment within 15 days after
the receipt by it of a request to do so, or in the case an Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee alone shall have the power to
make such appointment. No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be
required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section
9.07 and no notice to Certificateholders of the appointment of any co-trustee or
separate trustee shall be required under Section 9.10.

      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) To the extent necessary to effectuate the purposes of this
Section 9.12, all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed
upon the Trustee, except for the obligation of the Trustee in its capacity as
successor servicer under this Agreement to advance funds on behalf of the
Servicer, shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the
Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly (it being understood
that such separate trustee or co-trustee is

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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 set or acts are to be performed (whether as Trustee hereunder or as
successor to the Servicing Administrator, Backup Servicer or the Servicer
hereunder), the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act
or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including
the holding of title to the Trust Fund or any portion thereof in any such
jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed singly by such separate trustee
or co-trustee, but solely at the direction of the Trustee;

                  (ii) No trustee hereunder shall be held personally liable by
reason of any act or omission of any other trustee hereunder and such
appointment shall not, and shall not be deemed to, constitute any such separate
trustee or co-trustee as agent of the Trustee;

                  (iii) The Trustee may at any time accept the resignation of or
remove any separate trustee or co-trustee; and

                  (iv) The Depositor, and not the Trustee, shall be liable for
the payment of reasonable compensation, reimbursement and indemnification to any
such 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 separate trustees and co-trustees, when and as
effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any
separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Agreement and the conditions
of this Article IX. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance of
the trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified in
its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately, as
may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Agreement,
specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct
of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee. Every
such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee and a copy thereof given to the
Depositor.

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

            SECTION 9.13. Tax Matters.

            (a) It is intended that each of the REMICs provided for herein shall
constitute, and that the affairs of the Trust Fund shall be conducted so as to
allow each such REMIC to qualify as, a "real estate mortgage investment conduit"
as defined in and in accordance with the REMIC Provisions. It is also intended
that each of the grantor trusts provided for in Section 2.07 hereof shall
constitute, and that the affairs of the Trust Fund shall be conducted so as to
allow each such grantor trust to qualify as, a grantor trust under the
provisions of Subpart E, Part I of Subchapter J of the Code. In furtherance of
such intention, the Securities Administrator covenants and agrees that it shall
act as agent (and the Securities Administrator is hereby appointed to act as
agent) on behalf of each of the REMICs and grantor trusts provided for herein
and that in such capacity it shall: (a) prepare and file, or cause to be
prepared and filed, in a timely manner, a U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment
Conduit Income Tax Return (Form 1066 or any successor form adopted by the
Internal Revenue Service) and prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed
with the Internal Revenue Service and applicable state or local tax authorities
income tax or information returns for each taxable year with respect to each of
the REMICs

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and grantor trusts provided for herein, containing such information and at the
times and in the manner as may be required by the Code or state or local tax
laws, regulations, or rules, and furnish or cause to be furnished to
Certificateholders the schedules, statements or information at such times and in
such manner as may be required thereby; (b) within thirty days of the Closing
Date, furnish or cause to be furnished to the Internal Revenue Service, on Forms
8811 or SS-4 or as otherwise may be required by the Code, the name, title,
address, and telephone number of the person that the holders of the Certificates
may contact for tax information relating thereto, together with such additional
information as may be required by such Form, and update such information at the
time or times in the manner required by the Code for each of the REMICs provided
for herein; (c) make or cause to be made elections, on behalf of each of the
REMICs provided for herein to be treated as a REMIC on the federal tax return of
such REMICs for their first taxable years (and, if necessary, under applicable
state law); (d) prepare and forward, or cause to be prepared and forwarded, to
the Certificateholders and to the Internal Revenue Service and, if necessary,
state tax authorities, all information returns and reports as and when required
to be provided to them in accordance with the REMIC Provisions or other
applicable tax law or with respect to the grantor trusts provided for herein,
including without limitation, the calculation of any original issue discount
using the Prepayment Assumption; (e) provide information necessary for the
computation of tax imposed on the transfer of a Class R Certificate to a Person
that is not a Permitted Transferee, or an agent (including a broker, nominee or
other middleman) of a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, or a
pass-through entity in which a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee is the
record holder of an interest (the reasonable cost of computing and furnishing
such information may be charged to the Person liable for such tax); (f) to the
extent that they are under its control conduct the affairs of each of the REMICs
and grantor trusts provided for herein at all times that any Certificates are
outstanding so as to maintain the status of each of the REMICs provided for
herein as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions and the status of each of the
grantor trusts provided for herein as a grantor trust under Subpart E, Part I of
subchapter J of the Code; (g) not knowingly or intentionally take any action or
omit to take any action that would cause the termination of the REMIC status of
any of the REMICs provided for herein or result in the imposition of tax upon
any such REMIC; (h) not knowingly or intentionally take any action or omit to
take any action that would cause the termination of the grantor trust status
under Subpart E, Part I of Subchapter J of the Code of any of the grantor trusts
provided to herein or result in the imposition of tax upon any such grantor
trusts; (i) pay, from the sources specified in the last paragraph of this
Section 9.13(a), the amount of any federal, state and local taxes, including
prohibited transaction taxes as described below, imposed on each of the REMICs
or grantor trusts provided for herein prior to the termination of the Trust Fund
when and as the same shall be due and payable (but such obligation shall not
prevent the Trustee or any other appropriate Person from contesting any such tax
in appropriate proceedings and shall not prevent the Securities Administrator
from withholding payment of such tax, if permitted by law, pending the outcome
of such proceedings); (j) sign or cause to be signed by the required person
federal, state or local income tax or information returns; (k) maintain records
relating to each of the REMICs and grantor trusts provided for herein, including
but not limited to the income, expenses, assets and liabilities of each of the
REMICs and grantor trusts provided for herein, and the fair market value and
adjusted basis of the Trust Fund property determined at such intervals as may be
required by the Code, as may be necessary to prepare the foregoing returns,
schedules, statements or information, in each instance, to the extent provided
by the Servicer; and (l) as and when necessary and appropriate, represent each
of the REMICs and grantor trusts provided for herein in any administrative or
judicial proceedings relating to an examination or audit by any governmental
taxing authority, request an administrative adjustment as to any taxable year of
any of the REMICs provided for herein, enter into settlement agreements with any
governmental taxing agency, extend any statute of limitations relating to any
tax item of any of the REMICs provided for herein, and otherwise act on behalf
of each of the REMICs and grantor trusts provided for herein in relation to any
tax matter involving any of such REMICs or any controversy involving the Trust
Fund. The Trustee agrees to sign such tax returns prepared by the Securities
Administrator pursuant to this Agreement as may be required by applicable law.

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      In order to enable the Securities Administrator to perform its duties as
set forth herein, the Depositor shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the
Securities Administrator within 10 days after the Closing Date all information
or data that the Securities Administrator requests in writing and determines to
be relevant for tax purposes to the valuations and offering prices of the
Certificates, including, without limitation, the price, yield, prepayment
assumption and projected cash flows of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans.
Thereafter, the Depositor shall provide to the Securities Administrator promptly
upon written request therefor, any such additional information or data that the
Securities Administrator may, from time to time, request in order to enable the
Securities Administrator to perform its duties as set forth herein. The
Depositor hereby agrees to indemnify the Securities Administrator for any
losses, liabilities, damages, claims or expenses of the Securities Administrator
arising from any errors or miscalculations of the Securities Administrator that
result from any failure of the Depositor to provide, or to cause to be provided,
accurate information or data to the Securities Administrator on a timely basis.

      In the event that any tax is imposed on "prohibited transactions" of any
of the REMICs provided for herein as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code,
on the "net income from foreclosure property" of any of such REMICs as defined
in Section 860G(c) of the Code, on any contribution to the Trust Fund after the
Startup Day pursuant to Section 860G(d) of the Code, or any other tax is
imposed, if not paid as otherwise provided for herein, such tax shall be paid by
(i) the Trustee, if any such other tax arises out of or results from a breach by
the Trustee of any of its obligations under this Agreement or as a result of the
location of the Trustee, (ii) any party hereto (other than the Trustee) to the
extent any such other tax arises out of or results from a breach by such other
party of any of its obligations under this Agreement or as a result of the
location of such other party or (iii) in all other cases, or in the event that
any liable party here fails to honor its obligations under the preceding clauses
(i) or (ii), any such tax will be paid first with amounts otherwise to be
distributed to the Class R Certificateholder pursuant to Section 5.05, and
second with amounts otherwise to be distributed to all other Certificateholders
in the following order of priority: first, to the Class X Certificates (pro
rata), second, to the Class B-3 Certificates (pro rata), third, to the Class B-2
Certificates (pro rata), fourth to the Class B-1 Certificates (pro rata), fifth,
to the Class M-6 Certificates (pro rata), sixth, to the Class M-5 Certificates
(pro rata), seventh, to the Class M-4 Certificates (pro rata), eighth, to the
Class M-3 Certificates, ninth, to the Class M-2 Certificates, tenth, to the
Class M-1 Certificates and eleventh, to the Class A and Class R Certificates
(pro rata). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, to the
extent that such tax is payable by the Class R Certificate, the Trustee is
hereby authorized pursuant to such instruction to retain on any Distribution
Date, from the Holder of the Class R Certificate (and, if necessary, from the
Holders of all other Certificates in the priority specified in the preceding
sentence), funds otherwise distributable to such Holders in an amount sufficient
to pay such tax. The Trustee agrees to promptly notify in writing the party
liable for any such tax of the amount thereof and the due date for the payment
thereof.

      (b) Each of the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee
agrees not to knowingly or intentionally take any action or omit to take any
action that would (i) cause the termination of the REMIC status of any of the
REMICs provided for herein or result in the imposition of a tax upon any of the
REMICs provided for herein or (ii) cause the termination of the grantor trust
status of any of the grantor trusts provided for herein or result in the
imposition of a tax upon any of the grantor trusts provided for herein.

            SECTION 9.14. Duties of Securities Administrator.

            (a) The Securities Administrator undertakes to perform such duties
and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement as duties
of the Securities Administrator. Any permissive right of the Securities
Administrator enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty.

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            (b) The Securities Administrator, upon receipt of all resolutions,
certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other
instruments furnished to it, 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 Securities Administrator shall not be responsible for the accuracy or
content of any resolution, certificate statement, opinion, report, document,
order or other instrument furnished by the Servicer, the Servicing
Administrator, or the Depositor. If any such instrument is found not to conform
to the requirements of this Agreement in a material manner, the Securities
Administrator shall take such action as it deems appropriate to have the
instrument corrected, and if the instrument is not corrected to its
satisfaction, the Securities Administrator will provide notice to the
Certificateholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Securities Administrator
shall have no obligation to reconcile, recompute or recalculate any remittances
or reports of the Servicer, and the Securities Administrator may fully rely upon
and shall have no liability with respect to information provided by the
Servicer.

            (c) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator, as
paying agent, shall make monthly distributions and the final distribution to the
Certificateholders from funds in the Certificate Account as provided in Sections
6.01 and 10.02 herein.

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

                  (i) The duties and obligations of the Securities Administrator
shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement; the
Securities Administrator 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
Securities Administrator and, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the
Securities Administrator, the Securities Administrator 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 Securities
Administrator that conform to the requirements of this Agreement;

                  (ii) The Securities Administrator shall not be liable for an
error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Securities
Administrator unless it shall be proved that the Securities Administrator was
negligent in ascertaining or investigating the facts related thereto;

                  (iii) The Securities Administrator 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 consent or at the direction of Holders of
Certificates as provided herein relating to the time, method and place of
conducting any remedy pursuant to this Agreement, or exercising or omitting to
exercise any trust or power conferred upon the Securities Administrator under
this Agreement; and

                  (iv) The Securities Administrator shall not be required to
expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial or other 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 satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is
not assured to it, and none of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall
in any event require the Securities Administrator 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 Securities Administrator
shall be the successor to, and be vested with the rights, duties, powers and
privileges of, the Servicing Administrator in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.

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            SECTION 9.15. Certain Matters Affecting the Securities
Administrator.

            (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.14:

                  (i) The Securities Administrator may request and conclusively
rely upon, and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting
upon, any resolution, Officers' Certificate, certificate of auditors or any
other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
consent, order, appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed
by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or
parties, 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 Securities Administrator may prescribe;

                  (ii) The Securities Administrator may consult with counsel of
its selection and any advice of such counsel or 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
advice or Opinion of Counsel;

                  (iii) The Securities Administrator shall not be under any
obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this
Agreement or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in
relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the
Certificateholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless such
Certificateholders shall have offered to the Securities Administrator reasonable
security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and
liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby;

                  (iv) The Securities Administrator 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) Securities Administrator shall not be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate,
statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order,
approval, bond or other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so
by the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights;
provided, however, that if the payment within a reasonable time to the
Securities Administrator of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be
incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the
Securities Administrator not reasonably assured to the Securities Administrator
by such Certificateholders, the Securities Administrator may require reasonable
indemnity satisfactory to it against such expense, or liability from such
Certificateholders as a condition to taking any such action;

                  (vi) The Securities Administrator may execute any of the
trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by
or through agents, nominees, attorneys or a custodian, and shall not be
responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent, nominee,
attorney or custodian appointed by the Securities Administrator in good faith;

                  (vii) The Securities Administrator shall not be liable for any
loss on any investment of funds pursuant to this Agreement (other than as issuer
of the investment security);

                  (viii) The Securities Administrator shall not be deemed to
have notice of any Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the
Securities Administrator has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice
of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Securities
Administrator at the Corporate Trust Office of the Securities Administrator, and
such notice references the Certificates and this Agreement. The Securities
Administrator shall not have any responsibility or liability for any action or
failure to act by the Servicing Administrator, Backup Servicer

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or the Servicer nor shall the Securities Administrator be obligated to supervise
or monitor the performance of the Servicing Administrator, Backup Servicer or
the Servicer hereunder or otherwise;

                  (ix) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and
benefits given to the Securities Administrator, including, without limitation,
its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, each
agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;

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

                  (xi) The Depositor and the Seller hereby approve of the
appointment of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company to act as custodian pursuant
to the Custodial Agreement and each further agrees that the Custodian was
appointed to act as custodian with due care.

            (b) All rights of action under this Agreement or under any of the
Certificates, enforceable by the Securities Administrator, may be enforced by it
without the possession of any of the Certificates, or the production thereof at
the trial or other proceeding relating thereto, and any such suit, action or
proceeding instituted by the Securities Administrator shall be brought in its
name for the benefit of all the Holders of such Certificates, subject to the
provisions of this Agreement.

            (c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in
no event shall the Securities Administrator be liable to any Person for any act
or omission of the Servicing Administrator, the Backup Servicer, the Servicer or
the Custodian.

            SECTION 9.16. Securities Administrator Not Liable for Certificates
or Mortgage Loans.

      The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the
authentication and countersignature on the Certificates) shall be taken as the
statements of the Seller, and neither the Securities Administrator nor the
Certificate Registrar assumes any responsibility for the correctness of the
same. The Securities Administrator does not make any representations or
warranties as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Custodial
Agreement or of the Certificates (other than the signature and countersignature
on the Certificates) or of any Mortgage Loan or related document or of MERS or
the MERS System. The Securities Administrator shall not be accountable for the
use or application by the Depositor of any of the Certificates or of the
proceeds of such Certificates, or for the use or application of any funds paid
to the Depositor in respect of the Mortgage Loans or deposited in or withdrawn
from the Collection Account by the Servicer. The Securities Administrator shall
not have any duty (a) to see to any recording, filing or depositing of this
Agreement or any agreement referred to herein or any financing statement or
continuation statement evidencing a security interest, or to see to the
maintenance of any such recording, filing or depositing thereof, (b) to see to
any insurance or (c) to see to the payment or discharge of any tax, assessment
or other governmental charge or any lien or encumbrance of any kind owing with
respect to, assessed or levied against, any part of the Trust.

            SECTION 9.17. Securities Administrator May Own Certificates.

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

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            SECTION 9.18. Fees and Expenses of the Securities Administrator.

      The Securities Administrator shall be entitled to the Securities
Administrator Fee. In addition, the Securities Administrator and its officers,
directors, employees and agents will be entitled to recover from the Certificate
Account, Collection Account and Servicing Administrator Collection Account, and
shall be indemnified from the Trust Fund for, all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses, disbursements and advances, upon any Event of Default, any breach of
this Agreement or the Custodial Agreement or any loss, liability, expense, claim
or legal action (including any pending or threatened claim or legal action)
incurred or made by any of them in the performance of their duties or the
administration of the trusts hereunder or under the Custodial Agreement
(including the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of its
counsel) except any such expense, loss, liability, disbursement or advance (i)
as may arise from its negligence or intentional misconduct or (ii) that does not
constitute an "unanticipated expense" within the meaning of Treasury Regulations
Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii); provided, however, that any recoveries pursuant to
this sentence shall not exceed $500,000 per year prior to disbursements to the
Certificateholders and thereafter any recoveries shall be limited to any excess
amounts pursuant to Section 5.05(g)(ii). If funds in the Certificate Account,
Collection Account and Servicing Administrator Collection Account are
insufficient therefor, the Securities Administrator shall recover such expenses
from future collections on the Mortgage Loans or as otherwise agreed by the
Certificateholders. Such compensation and reimbursement obligation shall not be
limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a Securities
Administrator of an express trust. Such obligations shall survive the
termination of this Agreement and the removal or resignation of the Securities
Administrator.

            SECTION 9.19. Eligibility Requirements for the Securities
Administrator.

      The Securities Administrator 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 shall each have a combined capital and surplus of at least
$50,000,000, a minimum long-term debt rating in the third highest rating
category by each Rating Agency, a minimum short-term debt rating in the second
highest rating category by a Rating Agency, and shall each be 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 9.19, 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 Securities
Administrator (other than the initial Securities Administrator) shall be in a
state with respect to which an Opinion of Counsel has been delivered to such
Securities Administrator at the time such Securities Administrator is appointed
Securities Administrator to the effect that the Trust will not be a taxable
entity under the laws of such state. In case at any time the Securities
Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of
this Section 9.19, the Securities Administrator shall resign immediately in the
manner and with the effect specified in Section 9.20 hereof.

            SECTION 9.20. Resignation and Removal of the Securities
Administrator.

      The Securities Administrator (including the Securities Administrator as
paying agent and as Certificate Registrar) may at any time resign and be
discharged from the trust hereby created by giving written notice thereof to the
Depositor, the Seller, the Servicing Administrator, the Backup Servicer, the
Servicer and each Rating Agency. Upon receiving such notice of resignation of
the Securities Administrator, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a successor
Securities Administrator that meets the requirements in Section 9.19, by written
instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to
each of the resigning Securities Administrator and one copy to the successor
Securities Administrator. If no successor Securities Administrator shall have
been so appointed and having

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accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of
resignation, the resigning Securities Administrator may petition any court of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Securities
Administrator.

      If at any time the Securities Administrator shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of Section 9.19 hereof or if at any time the
Securities Administrator shall be legally unable to act, or shall be adjudged a
bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Securities Administrator or of its
property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control
of the Securities Administrator or of its property or affairs for the purpose of
rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then the Depositor may remove the
Securities Administrator. If the Depositor removes the Securities Administrator
under the authority of the immediately preceding sentence, the Depositor shall
promptly appoint a successor Securities Administrator that meets the
requirements of Section 9.19, by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of
which instrument shall be delivered to the successor Securities Administrator
and one copy to each of the Servicing Administrator, the Backup Servicer and the
Servicer.

      The Certificate Insurer or the Holders of Certificates entitled to at
least 51% of the Voting Rights (with the consent of the Certificate Insurer) may
at any time remove the Securities Administrator and appoint a successor
Securities Administrator by written instrument or instruments, in triplicate,
signed by such Holders or their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete
set of which instruments shall be delivered to the Depositor, one complete set
to the Securities Administrator so removed and one complete set to the successor
so appointed. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the
Certificateholders, the Securities Administrator and the Servicing
Administrator, the Backup Servicer and the Servicer by the Depositor.

      Any resignation or removal of the Securities Administrator and appointment
of a successor Securities Administrator pursuant to any of the provisions of
this Section 9.20 shall not become effective until acceptance of appointment by
the successor Securities Administrator, as provided in Section 9.21 hereof.

            SECTION 9.21. Successor Securities Administrator.

      Any successor Securities Administrator appointed as provided in Section
9.20 hereof shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, the Seller,
the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the Certificate Insurer, the Servicing
Administrator and to its predecessor Securities Administrator an instrument
accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal
of the predecessor Securities Administrator shall become effective, and such
successor Securities Administrator without any further act, deed or conveyance,
shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of
its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as Securities
Administrator. The Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the Backup Servicer, the
Servicing Administrator and the predecessor Securities Administrator 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
Securities Administrator, all such rights, powers, duties and obligations.

      No successor Securities Administrator shall accept appointment as provided
in this Section 9.21 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor
Securities Administrator shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 9.19
hereof and the appointment of such successor Securities Administrator shall not
result in a downgrading of the Classes of Certificates rated by any Rating
Agency, as evidenced by a letter from each Rating Agency.

      Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor Securities Administrator as
provided in this Section 9.21, the successor Securities Administrator shall mail
notice of such appointment hereunder to

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all Holders of Certificates at their addresses as shown in the Certificate
Register and to the Rating Agencies.

            SECTION 9.22. Merger or Consolidation of Securities Administrator.

      Any corporation or association into which the Securities Administrator may
be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated or any corporation
or association resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which
the Securities Administrator shall be a party, or any corporation or association
succeeding to the business of the Securities Administrator shall be the
successor of the Securities Administrator hereunder, provided such corporation
or association shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 9.19, 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.

                                   ARTICLE X

                                   TERMINATION

            SECTION 10.01. Termination upon Liquidation or Repurchase of all
Mortgage Loans.

      Subject to Section 10.03, the obligations and responsibilities of the
Depositor, the Servicing Administrator, the Servicer, the Securities
Administrator and the Trustee created hereby with respect to the Trust Fund
shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) the exercise by SLS of an Optional
Termination in accordance with the last paragraph of this Section 10.01; and (b)
the later of (i) the maturity or other liquidation (or any Advance with respect
thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and the
disposition of all REO Property and (ii) the distribution to Certificateholders
of all amounts required to be distributed to them pursuant to this Agreement, as
applicable. In no event shall the trusts created hereby continue beyond the
earlier of (i) the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of
the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States
to the Court of St. James's, living on the date hereof and (ii) the Final
Scheduled Distribution Date.

      Any termination pursuant to clause (a) above shall be effected by SLS
purchasing all Mortgage Loans and REO Properties at a price equal to the
Optional Termination Price. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the
Optional Termination Price paid by SLS shall be deposited by the Securities
Administrator directly into the Certificate Account immediately upon Optional
Termination.

      The right of SLS to effect an Optional Termination pursuant to clause (a)
above shall be conditioned upon (i) the consent of the holders of the majority
interest in the Class X Certificates and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans, at the time of any such repurchase, aggregating
ten (10) percent or less of the the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
termination under this section will be permitted without the consent of the
Certificate Insurer if a draw on the Certificate Insurance Policy will be made
or if any amounts due to the Certificate Insurer would remain unreimbursed on
the final Distribution Date.

            SECTION 10.02. Final Distribution on the Certificates.

      If on any Determination Date, (i) the Securities Administrator determines
that there are no Outstanding Mortgage Loans and no other funds or assets in the
Trust Fund other than the funds in the Collection Account, the Securities
Administrator shall send a final distribution notice promptly to each
Certificateholder or (ii) the Securities Administrator determines that a Class
of Certificates shall be retired after a final distribution on such Class, the
Securities Administrator shall notify the Certificateholders within seven (7)
Business Days after such Determination Date that the final distribution in
retirement of such Class of Certificates is scheduled to be made on the
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final distribution made pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence will be
made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office of
the Securities Administrator specified in such notice. If the Servicer elects to
terminate the Trust Fund pursuant to clause (a) of Section 10.01, at least 10
days prior to the date notice is to be mailed to the affected
Certificateholders, the Securities Administrator shall notify the Depositor and
the Trustee of the date such electing party intends to terminate the Trust Fund
and of the applicable repurchase price of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties.

      Notice of any termination of the Trust Fund, specifying the Distribution
Date on which Certificateholders may surrender their Certificates for payment of
the final distribution and cancellation, shall be given promptly by the
Securities Administrator by letter to Certificateholders mailed not earlier than
the 10th day and no later than the 15th day of the month immediately preceding
the month of such final distribution. Any such notice shall specify (a) the
Distribution Date upon which final distribution on the Certificates will be made
upon presentation and surrender of Certificates at the office therein
designated, (b) the location of the office or agency at which such presentation
and surrender must be made, and (c) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to
such Distribution Date is not applicable, distributions being made only upon
presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office therein specified.
The Securities Administrator will give such notice to the Rating Agency at the
time such notice is given to Certificateholders.

      In the event such notice is given, the Securities Administrator shall
cause all funds in the Collection Account and the Servicing Administrator
Collection Account to be deposited in the Certificate Account on the Business
Day prior to the applicable Distribution Date in an amount equal to the final
distribution in respect of the Certificates. Upon such final deposit with
respect to the Trust Fund, certification to the Trustee that such required
amount has been deposited in the Trust Fund and the receipt by the Trustee of a
Request for Release therefor, the Trustee shall promptly release to the Mortgage
Files for the Mortgage Loans. Upon presentation and surrender of the
Certificates, the Securities Administrator shall cause to be distributed to
Certificateholders of each Class and, if applicable, the Certificate Insurer the
amounts allocable to such Certificates held in the Certificate Account in the
order and priority set forth in Section 5.05 hereof on the final Distribution
Date and in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.

      In the event that any affected Certificateholders shall not surrender
Certificates for cancellation within six months after the date specified in the
above mentioned written notice, the Securities Administrator shall give a second
written notice to the remaining Certificateholders to surrender their
Certificates for cancellation and receive the final distribution with respect
thereto. If within six months after the second notice all the applicable
Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Securities
Administrator may take appropriate steps, or may appoint an agent to take
appropriate steps, to contact the remaining Certificateholders concerning
surrender of their Certificates, and the cost thereof shall be paid out of the
funds and other assets that remain a part of the Trust Fund. If within one year
after the second notice all Certificates shall not have been surrendered for
cancellation, the Class R Certificateholders shall be entitled to all unclaimed
funds and other assets of the Trust Fund that remain subject hereto. Upon
payment to the Class R Certificateholders of such funds and assets, neither the
Securities Administrator nor the Trustee shall have any further duties or
obligations with respect thereto.

            SECTION 10.03. Additional Termination Requirements.

            (a) In the event SLS exercises its option to effect an Optional
Termination as provided in Section 10.01, the Trust Fund shall be terminated in
accordance with the following additional requirements, unless the Trustee and
the Certificate Insurer have been supplied with an Opinion of

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Counsel, at the expense of SLS to the effect that the failure of the Trust Fund
to comply with the requirements of this Section 10.03 will not (i) result in the
imposition of taxes on "prohibited transactions" of any of the REMICs provided
for herein as defined in section 860F of the Code, or (ii) cause any of the
REMICs provided for herein to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any
Certificates are outstanding:

                  (i) The Depositor shall establish a 90-day liquidation period
and notify the Trustee and the Securities Administrator thereof, which shall in
turn specify the first day of such period in a statement attached to the final
tax returns of each of the REMICs provided for herein pursuant to Treasury
Regulation Section 1.860F-1. The Depositor shall satisfy all the requirements of
a qualified liquidation under Section 860F of the Code and any regulations
thereunder, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel obtained at the expense of the
Servicer;

                  (ii) During such 90-day liquidation period, and at or prior to
the time of making the final payment on the Certificates, the Depositor as agent
of the Trustee shall sell all of the assets of the Trust Fund for cash; and

                  (iii) At the time of the making of the final payment on the
Certificates, the Securities Administrator shall distribute or credit, or cause
to be distributed or credited, to the Class R Certificateholders all cash on
hand (other than cash retained to meet outstanding claims), and the Trust Fund
shall terminate at that time, whereupon neither the Securities Administrator nor
the Trustee shall have any further duties or obligations with respect to sums
distributed or credited to the Class R Certificateholders.

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

            (c) The Trustee, at the request of the Securities Administrator as
agent for each REMIC, hereby agrees to adopt and sign such a plan of complete
liquidation prepared and delivered to it by Depositor upon the written request
of the Depositor, and the receipt of the Opinion of Counsel referred to in
Section 10.03(a) and to take such other action in connection therewith as may be
reasonably requested by the Depositor.

                                   ARTICLE XI

                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

            SECTION 11.01. Amendment.

      This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the
Servicing Administrator, the Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the
Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders, but with the
consent of the Certificate Insurer to:

                  (i) cure any ambiguity or correct any mistake,

                  (ii) correct, modify or supplement any provision therein which
may be inconsistent with any other provision herein,

                  (iii) add any other provisions with respect to matters or
questions arising under this Agreement, or

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                  (iv) modify, alter, amend, add to or rescind any of the terms
or provisions contained in this Agreement, provided, however, that, in the case
of clauses (iii) and (iv), such amendment will not, as evidenced by an Opinion
of Counsel to such effect, adversely effect in any material respect the
interests of any Holder; provided, further, however, that such amendment will be
deemed to not adversely affect in any material respect the interest of any
Holder if the Person requesting such amendment obtains a letter from each Rating
Agency stating that such amendment will not result in a reduction or withdrawal
of its rating of any Class of the Certificates, it being understood and agreed
that any such letter in and of itself will not represent a determination as to
the materiality of any such amendment and will represent a determination only as
to the credit issues affecting any such rating.

      Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of the
Certificateholders, the Depositor, the Servicing Administrator, the Servicer,
the Securities Administrator and the Trustee may at any time and from time to
time amend this Agreement to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions
to such extent as shall be necessary or appropriate to maintain the
qualification of any of the REMICs provided for herein as REMICs under the Code
or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any tax on the Trust Fund
or any of the REMICs provided for herein pursuant to the Code that would be a
claim against the Trust Fund at any time prior to the final redemption of the
Certificates, provided that the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall
have been provided an Opinion of Counsel, which opinion shall be an expense of
the party requesting such amendment but in any case shall not be an expense of
the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, to the effect that such action is
necessary or appropriate to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize
the risk of the imposition of such a tax.

      This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the
Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer and
the Holders of the Certificates affected thereby evidencing not less than 66
2/3% of the Voting Rights for the purpose of adding any provisions to or
changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or
of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates; provided,
however, that no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or
delay the timing of, payments required to be distributed on any Certificate
without the consent of the Holder of such Certificate, (ii) adversely affect in
any material respect the interests of the Holders of any Class of Certificates
in a manner other than as described in (i), without the consent of the Holders
of Certificates of such Class evidencing 66 2/3% or more of the Voting Rights of
such Class or (iii) reduce the aforesaid percentages of Certificates the Holders
of which are required to consent to any such amendment without the consent of
the Holders of all such Certificates then outstanding.

      Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, the Trustee
shall not consent to any amendment to this Agreement unless it shall have first
received an Opinion of Counsel, which opinion shall be an expense of the party
requesting such amendment but in any case shall not be an expense of the
Trustee, to the effect that such amendment will not cause the imposition of any
tax on the Trust Fund, any of the REMICs provided for herein or the
Certificateholders or cause any of the REMICs provided for herein to fail to
qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding.

      Promptly after the execution of any amendment to this Agreement requiring
the consent of Certificateholders, the Trustee or upon the written request of
the Trustee to the Securities Administrator, the Securities Administrator shall
furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment to each
Certificateholder and the Rating Agencies.

      It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under this
Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall
be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of
obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the

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execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable
regulations as the Securities Administrator may prescribe.

      Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Trustee or the Securities
Administrator to enter into an amendment without receiving an Opinion of
Counsel, satisfactory to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator that (i)
such amendment is permitted and is not prohibited by this Agreement and that all
requirements for amending this Agreement have been complied with; and (ii)
either (A) the amendment does not adversely affect in any material respect the
interests of any Certificateholder or (B) the conclusion set forth in the
immediately preceding clause (A) is not required to be reached pursuant to this
Section 11.01.

      The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any supplement,
modification or waiver which affects its rights, duties or obligations
hereunder.

            SECTION 11.02. Counterparts.

      This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and
such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

            SECTION 11.03. Governing Law.

      THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE
SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO
BE PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS SHALL BE DETERMINED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES
THEREOF.

            SECTION 11.04. Intention of Parties.

      It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the conveyance of the
Mortgage Notes, Mortgages, assignments of Mortgages, title insurance policies
and any modifications, extensions and/or assumption agreements and private
mortgage insurance policies relating to the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor to
the Trustee be, and be construed as, an absolute sale thereof to the Trustee. It
is, further, not the intention of the parties that such conveyance be deemed a
pledge thereof by the Depositor to the Trustee. However, in the event that,
notwithstanding the intent of the parties, such assets are held to be the
property of the Depositor, or if for any other reason this Agreement is held or
deemed to create a security interest in such assets, then (i) this Agreement
shall be deemed to be a security agreement within the meaning of the Uniform
Commercial Code of the State of New York and (ii) the conveyance provided for in
this Agreement shall be deemed to be an assignment and a grant by the Depositor
to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, of a security
interest in all of the assets that constitute the Trust Fund, whether now owned
or hereafter acquired.

      The Depositor for the benefit of the Certificateholders shall, to the
extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be necessary to
ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the
assets of the Trust Fund, such security interest would be deemed to be a
perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be
maintained as such throughout the term of the Agreement. The Depositor shall
arrange for filing any Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements in
connection with any security interest granted or assigned to the Trustee for the
benefit of the Certificateholders.

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            SECTION 11.05. Notices.

            (a) The Securities Administrator shall use its best efforts to
promptly provide notice to the Rating Agencies with respect to each of the
following of which it has actual knowledge:

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

                  (ii) The occurrence of any Event of Default that has not been
cured;

                  (iii) The resignation or termination of the Trustee, the
Securities Administrator or the Servicer and the appointment of any successor;

                  (iv) The repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans pursuant
to Sections 2.02, 2.03 and 3.12;

                  (v) The final payment to Certificateholders; and

                  (vi) Any change in the location of the Certificate Account.

                  The Securities Administrator shall promptly furnish or make
available to the Rating Agencies copies of the following:

                  (i) Each report to Certificateholders described in Section
4.05;

                  (ii) Each annual statement as to compliance described in
Section 3.17; and

                  (iii) Each annual independent public accountants' servicing
report described in Section 3.18.

      All directions, demands and notices hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered to (a) in the case of the
Depositor, Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. 250 Vesey Street, 4 World
Financial Center, 10th Floor, New York, New York 10080, Attention: Asset-Backed
Finance; (b) in the case of the Seller, to Terwin Advisors LLC, 45 Rockefeller
Plaza: Suite 420, New York, New York 10111, Attention: General Counsel, or such
other address or telecopy number as may hereafter be furnished to the Depositor,
the Servicing Administrator, the Backup Servicer, the Servicer and the Trustee
in writing by the Seller; (c) in the case of the Trustee, to U.S. Bank National
Association, 209 South LaSalle Street, Suite 300, Chicago, Illinois 60604,
Attention: Terwin 2005-12ALT (telecopy number: (312) 325-8905), or such other
address or telecopy number as may hereafter be furnished to the Depositor, the
Servicing Administrator, the Backup Servicer, the Servicer and the Seller in
writing by the Trustee; (d) in the case of the Certificate Registrar, to the
Securities Administrator's Corporate Trust Office; (e) in the case of SLS as
Servicer, to Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, 8742 Lucent Blvd, 3rd Floor,
Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129, Attention: General Counsel, or such other
address or telecopy number as may be furnished to the Depositor, the Seller, the
Servicing Administrator, the Backup Servicer, any other Servicer and the Trustee
in writing by the Servicer; (f) in the case of the Securities Administrator and
Backup Servicer, to its Corporate Trust Office, or such other address or
telecopy number as may be furnished to the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer
and the Trustee in writing by the Securities Administrator or the Backup
Servicer, as applicable; (g) in the case of the Servicing Administrator, 3415
Vision Drive, Columbia, Ohio 43219-6009, Attention Terwin 2005-6H; (h) in the
case of the Credit Risk Manager, The Murrayhill Company, 1700 Lincoln Street,
Suite 1600, Denver, Colorado 80203, Attention: General Counsel or such other
address or telecopy number as may

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be furnished to the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicing Administrator, the
Backup Servicer, the Servicer and the Trustee in writing by the Credit Risk
Manager; (i) in the case of Moody's, 99 Church Street, 4th Floor, New York, New
York 10007; (j) in the case of Fitch, One State Street Plaza, New York, New York
10041; (k) in the case of S&P, 55 Water Street, 41st Floor, New York, New York
10041, Attention: Mortgage Surveillance Monitoring, or such other address as S&P
may hereafter furnish to the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicing Administrator,
the Backup Servicer, the Servicer and the Trustee in writing; and (l) in the
case of the Certificate Insurer, to Financial Security Assurance, Inc., 31 West
52nd Street, New York, New York, 10019. 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 Event of Default 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 be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such
covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the
remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall
in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this
Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof.

            SECTION 11.07. Assignment.

      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except as
provided pursuant to Section 7.02, this Agreement may not be assigned by the
Securities Administrator without the prior written consent of the Depositor.

            SECTION 11.08. Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders.

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

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

      No Certificateholder shall have any right by virtue or by availing itself
of any provisions of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding
in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, unless such
Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee a written notice of an Event
of Default and of the continuance thereof, as hereinbefore provided, the Holders
of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights evidenced by
the Certificates shall also have made written request to the Trustee to
institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder
and shall have offered to the Trustee such indemnity satisfactory to it as it
may require against the costs, expenses, and liabilities to be incurred therein
or thereby, and the Trustee, for 60 days after its

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receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity shall have neglected or
refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding; it being understood
and intended, and being expressly covenanted by each Certificateholder with
every other Certificateholder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of
Certificates shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue or by
availing itself or themselves of any provisions of this Agreement to affect,
disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other of the Certificates,
or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such
Holder or to enforce any right under this Agreement, except in the manner herein
provided and for the common benefit of all Certificateholders. For the
protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section 11.08, each and
every Certificateholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can
be given either at law or in equity.

            SECTION 11.09. Inspection and Audit Rights.

      The Servicing Administrator, the Backup Servicer and the Servicer each
agree that, on reasonable prior notice, it will permit any representative of the
Depositor or the Trustee during the Servicing Administrator's, the Backup
Servicer's or the Servicer's normal business hours, to examine all the books of
account, records, reports and other papers of the Servicing Administrator, the
Backup Servicer or the Servicer relating to the Mortgage Loans, to make copies
and extracts therefrom, to cause such books to be audited by independent
certified public accountants selected by the Depositor or the Trustee and to
discuss its affairs, finances and accounts relating to the Mortgage Loans with
its officers, employees, agents, counsel and independent public accountants (and
by this provision the Servicing Administrator, the Backup Servicer or the
Servicer hereby authorizes such accountants to discuss with such representative
such affairs, finances and accounts), all at such reasonable times and as often
as may be reasonably requested. Any out-of-pocket expense incident to the
exercise by the Depositor or the Trustee of any right under this Section 11.09
shall be borne by the party requesting such inspection (except in the case of
the Trustee in which case such expenses shall be borne by the requesting
Certificateholder(s)); all other such expenses shall be borne by the Servicer.

            SECTION 11.10. Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid.

      It is the intention of the Depositor that Certificateholders shall not be
personally liable for obligations of the Trust Fund, that the interests in the
Trust Fund represented by the Certificates shall be nonassessable for any reason
whatsoever, and that the Certificates, upon due authentication thereof by the
Authenticating Agent pursuant to this Agreement, are and shall be deemed fully
paid.

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

                                     MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.,
                                        as Depositor

                                     By:
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                     Name:
                                     Title:

                                     TERWIN ADVISORS LLC,
                                        as Seller

                                     By:
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                     Name:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                     Title:
                                           -------------------------------------

                                     JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
                                     NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                        as Servicing Administrator, Securities
                                        Administrator and Backup Servicer

                                     By:
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                     Name:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                     Title:
                                           -------------------------------------

                                     U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                        not in its individual capacity,
                                        but solely as Trustee

                                     By:
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                     Name: Melissa A. Rosal
                                     Title: Vice President

                                     SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING, LLC,
                                        as Servicer

                                     By:
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                     Name:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                     Title:
                                           -------------------------------------

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                                     Acknowledged and Agreed for purposes of
                                     Section 3.19 and Section 7.08
                                     THE MURRAYHILL COMPANY,
                                        as Credit Risk Manager

                                     By:
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                     Name:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                     Title:
                                           -------------------------------------

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                              FORMS OF CERTIFICATES

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                                   EXHIBIT B-1

                      MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE--MORTGAGE POOL

                             [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

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                                   EXHIBIT B-2

                         MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE--GROUP I

                             [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

                                     B-2-1
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                                   EXHIBIT B-3

                        MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE--GROUP II

                             [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

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                                    EXHIBIT C

                                   [RESERVED]

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                                    EXHIBIT D

                         FORM OF CUSTODIAN CERTIFICATION

                                     [DATE]

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
250 Vesey Street
4 World Financial Center, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10080

Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC
3900 South Cherry Street
Englewood, Colorado 80110
Attention: Toby Wells and David Frosh

Financial Security Assurance, Inc.
31 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
4 New York Plaza
New York, New York 10004-2477
Attention:  Worldwide Securities Services/Global Debt (TMTS 2005-12ALT)

US Bank National Association
209 South LaSalle Street
Suite 300
Chicago, Illinois  60604
Attention:  Terwin 2005-12ALT

Re:   Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of August 1, 2005 among Merrill
      Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., as depositor (the "Depositor"), Terwin
      Advisors LLC, as seller (the "Seller"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
      servicing administrator (the "Servicing Administrator"), securities
      administrator (the "Securities Administrator") and backup servicer (the
      "Backup Servicer"), Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, as servicer (the
      "Servicer") and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the
      "Trustee"), relating to Terwin Mortgage Trust, Asset-Backed Certificates,
      Series TMTS 2005-12ALT
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      In accordance with Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, the undersigned, as Custodian, hereby certifies that[,
except as set forth in Schedule A hereto,] (based solely on the Custodian's
Initial Certification) as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule attached hereto (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or listed on
the attachment hereto) the Custodian has reviewed the Mortgage File and the
Mortgage Loan Schedule and has determined that:

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      (i) All documents in the Mortgage File required to be delivered to the
Trustee pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are in
its possession;

      (ii) In connection with each Mortgage Loan or Assignment thereof as to
which documentary evidence of recording was not received on the Closing Date, it
has received evidence of such recording; and

      (iii) Such documents have been reviewed by it and appear regular on their
face and relate to such Mortgage Loan.

      The Custodian has made no independent examination of any documents
contained in each Mortgage File beyond confirming (i) that the Mortgage Loan
number and the name of the Mortgagor in each Mortgage File conform to the
respective Mortgage Loan number and name listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule
and (ii) the existence in each Mortgage File of each of the documents listed in
subparagraphs (i)(A) through (G), inclusive, of Section 2.01 in the Agreement.
The Custodian makes no representations or warranties as to the validity,
legality, recordability, sufficiency, enforceability or genuineness of any of
the documents contained in each Mortgage Loan or the collectibility,
insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any such Mortgage Loan.

      Within 90 days after the Closing Date, based solely on the list of MERS
Mortgage Loans provided to the Trustee by the Custodian (such to be provided to
the Trustee by the Custodian no later than 45 days from the Closing Date), the
Trustee shall confirm, on behalf of the Trust Fund, that the Trust Fund is shown
as the beneficial owner of any MERS Mortgage Loans on the MERS System. If the
Trust Fund, or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund, is not shown as the
beneficial owner of any MERS Mortgage Loans on the MERS System, the Trustee
shall promptly notify the Seller and the Certificate Insurer of such fact.

      Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.

                                        DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
                                        as Custodian

                                        By:
                                            --------------------------
                                        Name:
                                              ------------------------
                                        Title:
                                               -----------------------

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                                   EXHIBIT E-1

                           FORM OF TRANSFEREE'S LETTER
                             TERWIN MORTGAGE TRUST,
                ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES TMTS 2005-12ALT

                                     [DATE]

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
4 New York Plaza
New York, New York 10004-2477
Attention:  Worldwide Securities Services/Global Debt (TMTS 2005-12ALT)

US Bank National Association
209 South LaSalle Street
Suite 300
Chicago, Illinois  60604
Attention:  Terwin 2005-12ALT

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      We propose to purchase Terwin Mortgage Trust, Asset-Backed Certificates,
Series TMTS 2005-12ALT, Class R, described in the Prospectus Supplement, dated
August29, 2005, and Prospectus, dated August 26, 2005.

      1. We certify that (a) we are not a disqualified organization and (b) we
are not purchasing such Class R Certificate on behalf of a disqualified
organization; for this purpose the term "disqualified organization" means the
United States, any state or political subdivision thereof, any foreign
government, any international organization, any agency or instrumentality of any
of the foregoing (except any entity treated as other than an instrumentality of
the foregoing for purposes of Section 168(h)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code")), any organization (other than a cooperative
described in Section 521 of the Code) that is exempt from taxation under the
Code (unless such organization is subject to tax on excess inclusions) and any
organization that is described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code. We
understand that any breach by us of this certification may cause us to be liable
for an excise tax imposed upon transfers to disqualified organizations.

      2. We certify that (a) we have historically paid our debts as they became
due, (b) we intend, and believe that we will be able, to continue to pay our
debts as they become due in the future, (c) we understand that, as beneficial
owner of the Class R Certificate, we may incur tax liabilities in excess of any
cash flows generated by the Class R Certificate, and (d) we intend to pay any
taxes associated with holding the Class R Certificate as they become due and (e)
we will not cause income from the Class R Certificate to be attributable to a
foreign permanent establishment or fixed base (within the meaning of an
applicable income tax treaty) of ours or another U.S. taxpayer.

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      3. We acknowledge that we will be the beneficial owner of the Class R
Certificate and:(1)

         ______ The Class R Certificate will be registered in our name.

         ______ The Class R Certificate will be held in the name of our nominee,
                _________________, which is not a disqualified organization.

      4. We certify that we are not an employee benefit plan or arrangement
subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended ("ERISA"), a plan subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code") or a plan subject to any provisions under any
federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are
substantively similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code
(collectively, a "Plan"), and we are not directly or indirectly acquiring the
Class R Certificate for, on behalf of or with any assets of any such Plan.

      5. We certify that (i) we are a U.S. person or (ii) we will hold the Class
R Certificate in connection with the conduct of a trade or business within the
United States and have furnished the transferor, the Trustee and the Securities
Administrator with a duly completed and effective Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8ECI or successor form at the time and in the manner required by the Code; for
this purpose the term "U.S. person" means a citizen or resident of the United
States, a corporation, or partnership (unless, in the case of a partnership,
Treasury regulations are adopted that provide otherwise) created or organized in
or under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of
Columbia, including an entity treated as a corporation or partnership for
federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States
federal income tax regardless of the source of its income, or a trust if a court
within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the
administration of the trust and one or more such U.S. persons have the authority
to control all substantial decisions of the trust (or, to the extent provided in
applicable Treasury regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996
which are eligible to elect to be treated as U.S. Persons. We agree that any
breach by us of this certification shall render the transfer of any interest in
the Class R Certificate to us absolutely null and void and shall cause no rights
in the Class R Certificate to vest in us.

      6. We agree that in the event that at some future time we wish to transfer
any interest in the Class R Certificate, we will transfer such interest in the
Class R Certificate only (a) to a transferee that (i) is not a disqualified
organization and is not purchasing such interest in the Class R Certificate on
behalf of a disqualified organization, (ii) is a U.S. person or will hold the
Class R Certificate in connection with the conduct of a trade or business within
the United States and will furnish us, the Trustee and the Securities
Administrator with a duly completed and effective Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8ECI or successor form at the time and in the manner required by the Code and
(iii) has delivered to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator a letter in
the form of this letter (including the affidavit appended hereto) and, we will
provide the Trustee and the Securities Administrator a written statement
substantially in the form of Exhibit E-2 to the Agreement.

----------
(1)   Check appropriate box and if necessary fill in the name of the
      Transferee's nominee.

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      7. We hereby designate _______________________ as our fiduciary to act as
the tax matters person for each of the REMICs provided for in the Agreement.

                                                 Very truly yours,

                                                 [PURCHASER]

                                                 By:
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                    Name:
                                                    Title:

Accepted as of __________ __, 200__

[TERWIN MORTGAGE TRUST] MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.

By:
   -----------------------------
     Name:
     Title:

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                                   APPENDIX A

                                    Affidavit pursuant to (i) Section 860E(e)(4)
                                    of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
                                    amended, and (ii) certain provisions of the
                                    Pooling and Servicing Agreement

Under penalties of perjury, the undersigned declares that the following is true:

(1)   He or she is an officer of _________________________ (the "Transferee"),

(2)   the Transferee's Employer Identification number is __________,

(3)   the Transferee is not a "disqualified organization" (as defined below),
      has no plan or intention of becoming a disqualified organization, and is
      not acquiring any of its interest in the Terwin Mortgage Trust,
      Asset-Backed Certificates, Series TMTS 2005-12ALT, Class R on behalf of a
      disqualified organization or any other entity,

(4)   unless Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.("MLMI") has consented to the
      transfer to the Transferee by executing the form of Consent affixed as
      Appendix B to the Transferee's Letter to which this Certificate is affixed
      as Appendix A, the Transferee is a "U.S. person" (as defined below),

(5)   that no purpose of the transfer is to avoid or impede the assessment or
      collection of tax,

(6)   the Transferee has historically paid its debts as they became due,

(7)   the Transferee intends, and believes that it will be able, to continue to
      pay its debts as they become due in the future,

(8)   the Transferee understands that, as beneficial owner of the Class R
      Certificate, it may incur tax liabilities in excess of any cash flows
      generated by the Class R Certificate,

(9)   the Transferee intends to pay any taxes associated with holding the Class
      R Certificate as they become due,

(10)  the Transferee consents to any amendment of the Pooling and Servicing
      Agreement that shall be deemed necessary by MLMI (upon advice of counsel)
      to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that the Class R
      Certificate will not be owned directly or indirectly by a disqualified
      organization, and

(11)  IF BRACKETED, THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATIONS ARE INAPPLICABLE [the transfer
      is not a direct or indirect transfer of the Class R Certificate to a
      foreign permanent establishment or fixed base (within the meaning of an
      applicable income tax treaty) of the Transferee, and as to each of the
      residual interests represented by the Class R Certificate, the present
      value of the anticipated tax liabilities associated with holding such
      residual interest does not exceed the sum of:

      (A)   the present value of any consideration given to the Transferee to
            acquire such residual interest;

      (B)   the present value of the expected future distributions on such
            residual interest; and

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      (C)   the present value of the anticipated tax savings associated with
            holding such residual interest as the related REMIC generates
            losses.

For purposes of this declaration, (i) the Transferee is assumed to pay tax at a
rate equal to the highest rate of tax specified in Section 11(b)(1) of the Code,
but the tax rate specified in Section 55(b)(1)(B) of the Code may be used in
lieu of the highest rate specified in Section 11(b)(1) of the Code if the
Transferee has been subject to the alternative minimum tax under Section 55 of
the Code in the preceding two years and will compute its taxable income in the
current taxable year using the alternative minimum tax rate, and (ii) present
values are computed using a discount rate equal to the Federal short-term rate
prescribed by Section 1274(d) of the Code for the month of the transfer and the
compounding period used by the Transferee;]

[(11) (A)   at the time of the transfer, and at the close of each of the
            Transferee's two fiscal years preceding the Transferee's fiscal year
            of transfer, the Transferee's gross assets for financial reporting
            purposes exceed $100 million and its net assets for financial
            reporting purposes exceed $10 million; and

      (B)   the Transferee is an eligible corporation as defined in Treasury
            regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i) and has agreed in writing that
            any subsequent transfer of the Class R Certificate will be to
            another eligible corporation in a transaction that satisfies
            Treasury regulation Sections 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i), 1.860E-1(c)(4)(ii),
            1.860E-1(c)(4)(iii) and 1.860E-1(c)(5) and such transfer will not be
            a direct or indirect transfer to a foreign permanent establishment
            (within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty) of a
            domestic corporation.

For purposes of this declaration, the gross and net assets of the Transferee do
not include any obligation of any related person as defined in Treasury
regulation Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(ii) or any other asset if a principal purpose
for holding or acquiring the other asset is to permit the Transferee to make
this declaration or to satisfy the requirements of Treasury regulation Section
1.860E-1(c)(5)(i).]

(12) The Transferee will not cause income from the Class R Certificate to be
attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base (within the
meaning of an applicable income tax treaty) of the Transferee or another U.S.
taxpayer.

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For purpose of this affidavit, the term "disqualified organization" means the
United States, any state or political subdivision thereof, any foreign
government, any international organization, any agency or instrumentality of any
of the foregoing (except any entity treated as other than an instrumentality of
the foregoing for purposes of Section 168(h)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code")), any organization (other than a cooperative
described in Section 521 of the Code) that is exempt from taxation under the
Code (unless such organization is subject to tax on excess inclusions) and any
organization that is described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code and the term
"U.S. Person" means a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or
partnership (unless, in the case of a partnership, Treasury regulations are
adopted that provide otherwise) created or organized in or under the laws of the
United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, including an
entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes,
an estate whose income is subject to Unites States federal income tax regardless
of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to
exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or
more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions
of such trust, (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury regulations,
certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 which are eligible to elect to be
treated as U.S. Persons).

By:

Address of Investor for receipt of distribution:

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Address of Investor for receipt of tax information:

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(Corporate Seal)

Attest:

                                   , Secretary

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Personally appeared before me the above-named ______________, known or proved to
me to be the same person who executed the foregoing instrument and to be the
_______ of the Investor, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as his
free act and deed and the free act and deed of the Investor.

Subscribed and sworn before me this day of_______________, 200__.

Notary Public

County of
State of
My commission expires the ________ day of ______________

By:
Name:
Title:

Dated:
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                                      E-1-7
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                                   EXHIBIT E-2

                         FORM OF TRANSFEROR'S AFFIDAVIT
                             TERWIN MORTGAGE TRUST,
                ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES TMTS 2005-12ALT

                                     [DATE]

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
4 New York Plaza
New York, New York 10004-2477
Attention:  Worldwide Securities Services/Global Debt (TMTS 2005-12ALT)

US Bank National Association
209 South LaSalle Street
Suite 300
Chicago, Illinois  60604
Attention:  Terwin 2005-12ALT

Re:   Terwin Mortgage Trust, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series TMTS 2005-12ALT
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------

      _______________________ (the "Transferor") has reviewed the attached
affidavit of _____________________________ (the "Transferee"), and has no actual
knowledge that such affidavit is not true, and has no reason to believe that the
Transferee has the intention to impede the assessment or collection of any
federal, state or local taxes legally required to be paid with respect to the
Class R Certificate referred to in the attached affidavit. In addition, the
Transferor has conducted a reasonable investigation at the time of the transfer
and found that the Transferee had historically paid its debts as they came due
and found no significant evidence to indicate that the Transferee will not
continue to pay its debts as they become due.

                                                 Very truly yours,

                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Name:
                                                 Title:

                                     E-2-1
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                                    EXHIBIT F

                       FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE FOR
                              CLASS __ CERTIFICATES

                                     [DATE]

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
4 New York Plaza
New York, New York 10004-2477
Attention:  Worldwide Securities Services/Global Debt (TMTS 2005-12ALT)

US Bank National Association
209 South LaSalle Street
Suite 300
Chicago, Illinois  60604
Attention:  Terwin 2005-12ALT

RE:   Terwin Mortgage Trust, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series TMTS 2005-12ALT
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      In connection with our disposition of the Class __ Certificate, we certify
that (a) we understand that the Certificates have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and are being disposed by us in
a transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Act and
(b) we have not offered or sold any Certificates to, or solicited offers to buy
any Certificates from, any person, or otherwise approached or negotiated with
any person with respect thereto, in a manner that would be deemed, or taken any
other action that would result in, a violation of Section 5 of the Act. All
capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings
assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of August 1,
2005, among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., as depositor, Terwin
Advisors LLC, as seller, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as servicing administrator,
securities administrator and backup servicer, Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC,
as servicer and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.

                                                 Very truly yours,

                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Name of Transferor

                                                 By:
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                 Name:
                                                 Title

                                      F-1
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                                    EXHIBIT G

                            FORM OF INVESTMENT LETTER
                              (Accredited Investor)

                                     [DATE]

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
4 New York Plaza
New York, New York 10004-2477
Attention:  Worldwide Securities Services/Global Debt (TMTS 2005-12ALT)

US Bank National Association
209 South LaSalle Street
Suite 300
Chicago, Illinois  60604
Attention:  Terwin 2005-12ALT

Re:   Terwin Mortgage Trust, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series TMTS 2005-12ALT
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      ______________ (the "Purchaser") intends to purchase from ________________
(the "Transferor") $_______ by original principal balance (the "Transferred
Certificates") of Terwin Mortgage Trust, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series TMTS
2005-12ALT, Class [____] (the "Certificates"), issued pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement dated as of August 1, 2005 among Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors, Inc., as depositor (the "Depositor"), Terwin Advisors LLC, as seller
(the "Seller"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, as servicing administrator (the "Servicing
Administrator"), securities administrator (the "Securities Administrator") and
backup servicer (the "Backup Servicer"), Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, as
servicer (the "Servicer") and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the
"Trustee"). [The Purchaser intends to register the Transferred Certificate in
the name of ____________________, as nominee for _________________.] All terms
used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

      For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants to, and
covenants with, the Depositor and the Trustee that:

      1. The Purchaser understands that (a) the Certificates have not been
registered or qualified under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), or the securities laws of any state, (b) neither the
Depositor nor the Trustee is required, and neither of them intends, to so
register or qualify the Certificates, (c) the Certificates cannot be resold
unless (i) they are registered and qualified under the Securities Act and the
applicable state securities laws or (ii) an exemption from registration and
qualification is available and (d) the Pooling and Servicing Agreement contains
restrictions regarding the transfer of the Certificates.

      2. The Certificates will bear a legend to the following effect:

                                      G-1
<PAGE>

      THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
      AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED
      (THE "1940 ACT") OR ANY STATE SECURITIES OR "BLUE SKY" LAWS, AND MAY NOT,
      DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, OR OFFERED FOR
      SALE, UNLESS SUCH TRANSFER IS NOT SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT,
      THE 1940 ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND SUCH TRANSFER
      ALSO COMPLIES WITH THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF SECTION 6.02 OF THE POOLING AND
      SERVICING AGREEMENT. NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE MADE UNLESS
      THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR AND THE TRUSTEE SHALL HAVE RECEIVED, IN FORM
      AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR AND THE TRUSTEE
      (A) AN INVESTMENT LETTER FROM THE PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR; AND (B)
      REPRESENTATIONS FROM THE TRANSFEROR REGARDING THE OFFERING AND SALE OF THE
      CERTIFICATES.

      [IN THE CASE OF CLASS X AND CLASS ES CERTIFICATES ONLY]

      NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE MADE UNLESS THE TRANSFEREE
      PROVIDES THE TRUSTEE AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR WITH (A) A
      REPRESENTATION THAT THE TRANSFEREE IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR
      OTHER ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME
      SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), A PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975
      OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE") OR A PLAN
      SUBJECT TO ANY PROVISIONS UNDER ANY FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, NON-U.S. OR
      OTHER LAWS OR REGULATIONS THAT ARE SUBSTANTIVELY SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING
      PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE ("SIMILAR LAW") (COLLECTIVELY, A "PLAN"),
      AND IS NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE FOR, ON
      BEHALF OF OR WITH ANY ASSETS OF ANY SUCH PLAN, (B) IF THE CERTIFICATE HAS
      BEEN THE SUBJECT OF AN ERISA-QUALIFYING UNDERWRITING, A REPRESENTATION
      THAT SUCH TRANSFEREE IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY THAT IS ACQUIRING THE
      CERTIFICATE WITH ASSETS OF AN "INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT," AS
      DEFINED IN SECTION V(E) OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION ("PTCE")
      95-60, AND THE ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE COVERED AND
      EXEMPT UNDER SECTIONS I AND III OF PTCE 95-60, OR (C) SOLELY IN THE CASE
      OF A DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATE, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE
      TRUSTEE AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, AND UPON WHICH THE TRUSTEE AND
      THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RELY, TO THE EFFECT THAT
      THE ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR
      RESULT IN A NONEXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR THE CODE, OR A
      VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW, AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE SECURITIES
      ADMINISTRATOR, THE DEPOSITOR, THE SELLER, THE PLACEMENT AGENT, THE
      SERVICER OR THE TRUSTEE TO ANY OBLIGATION IN ADDITION TO THOSE EXPRESSLY
      UNDERTAKEN IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, WHICH OPINION OF
      COUNSEL SHALL NOT BE AN EXPENSE OF THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, THE
      DEPOSITOR, THE SELLER, THE PLACEMENT AGENT, THE SERVICER OR THE TRUSTEE.

      3. The Purchaser is acquiring the Transferred Certificates for its own
account [for investment only]**/ and not with a view to or for sale or other
transfer in connection with any distribution of the Transferred Certificates in
any manner that would violate the Securities Act or any applicable state

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securities laws, subject, nevertheless, to the understanding that disposition of
the Purchaser's property shall at all times be and remain within its control.

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**/   Not required of a broker/dealer purchaser.

                                      G-3
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      4. The Purchaser (a) is a substantial, sophisticated investor having such
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters, and in particular in
such matters related to securities similar to the Certificates, such that it is
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investment in the Certificates,
(b) is able to bear the economic risks of such an investment and (c) is an
"accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a) promulgated pursuant to
the Securities Act.

      5. The Purchaser will not nor has it authorized nor will it authorize any
person to (a) offer, pledge, sell, dispose of or otherwise transfer any
Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security to
any person in any manner, (b) solicit any offer to buy or to accept a pledge,
disposition or other transfer of any Certificate, any interest in any
Certificate or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (c)
otherwise approach or negotiate with respect to any Certificate, any interest in
any Certificate or any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d)
make any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other
manner, or (e) take any other action, that would constitute a distribution of
any Certificate under the Securities Act or the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended (the "1940 Act"), that would render the disposition of any
Certificate a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or any state
securities law, or that would require registration or qualification pursuant
thereto. Neither the Purchaser nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered the
Certificates for sale or made any general solicitation by means of general
advertising or in any other manner with respect to the Certificates. The
Purchaser will not sell or otherwise transfer any of the Certificates, except in
compliance with the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

      6. The Purchaser of a Class R Certificate is not an employee benefit plan
or arrangement subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), a plan subject to Section 4975 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") or a plan subject to any
provisions under any federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or
regulations that are substantively similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA
or the Code ("Similar Law") (collectively, a "Plan"), and is not directly or
indirectly acquiring the Class R Certificate for, on behalf of or with any
assets of any such Plan.

      7. The Purchaser of an ERISA Restructed Certificate (other than the Class
R Certificate) (i) is not a Plan, and is not directly or indirectly acquiring
the Certificate for, on behalf of or with any assets of any such Plan, (ii) if
the Certificate has been the subject of an ERISA-Qualifying Underwriting, is an
insurance company that is acquiring the Certificates with assets of an
"insurance company general account" as defined in Section V(e) of Prohibited
Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60 and the acquisition and holding of
the Certificate is covered and exempt under Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60, or
(iii) solely in the case of a Definitive Certificate, will deliver herewith an
Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator,
and upon which the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall be entitled to
rely, to the effect that the acquisition and holding of the Certificate by the
Purchaser will not result in a nonexempt prohibited transaction under Title I of
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or a violation of Similar Law, and will not
subject the Seller, the Placement Agent, the Securities Administrator, the
Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee to any obligation in addition to those
undertaken by such entities in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which
Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Seller, the Placement Agent,
the Securities Administrator, the Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee.

      8. Prior to the sale or transfer by the Purchaser of any of the
Certificates, the Purchaser will obtain from any subsequent purchaser
substantially the same certifications, representations, warranties and covenants
contained in the foregoing paragraphs and in this letter or a letter
substantially in the form of Exhibit H to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

                                      G-4
<PAGE>

      9. The Purchaser agrees to indemnify the Trustee, the Securities
Administrator, the Servicing Administrator, the Servicer and the Depositor
against any liability that may result from any misrepresentation made herein.

                                                 Very truly yours,

                                                 [PURCHASER]

                                                 By:
                                                    ---------------------------
                                                    Name:
                                                    Title:

                                      G-5
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                                    EXHIBIT H

                       FORM OF RULE 144A INVESTMENT LETTER
                         (Qualified Institutional Buyer)

                                     [DATE]

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
4 New York Plaza
New York, New York 10004-2477
Attention:  Worldwide Securities Services/Global Debt (TMTS 2005-12ALT)

US Bank National Association
209 South LaSalle Street
Suite 300
Chicago, Illinois  60604
Attention:  Terwin 2005-12ALT

Re:   Terwin Mortgage Trust, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series TMTS 2005-12ALT
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      ______________ (the "Purchaser") intends to purchase from ________________
(the "Transferor") $_______ by original principal balance (the "Transferred
Certificates") of Terwin Mortgage Trust, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series TMTS
2005-12ALT, Class [_____] (the "Certificates"), issued pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement dated as of August 1, 2005 among Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors, Inc., as depositor (the "Depositor"), Terwin Advisors LLC, as seller
(the "Seller"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as servicing administrator (the
"Servicing Administrator"), securities administrator (the "Securities
Administrator") and backup servicer (the "Backup Servicer"), Specialized Loan
Servicing, LLC, as servicer (the "Servicer") and U.S. Bank National Association,
as trustee (the "Trustee"). [The Purchaser intends to register the Transferred
Certificate in the name of ____________________, as nominee for
__________________.] All terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

      For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants to, and
covenants with, the Depositor and the Trustee that:

      In connection with our acquisition of the above Transferred Certificates
we certify that (a) we understand that the Certificates are not being registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), or any state
securities laws and are being transferred to us in a transaction that is exempt
from the registration requirements of the Act and any such laws, (b) we have
such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that we are
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investments in the Certificates,
(c) we have had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the
Depositor concerning the purchase of the Transferred Certificates and all
matters relating thereto or any additional information deemed necessary to our
decision to purchase the Transferred Certificates, (d) (i) (in the case of an
ERISA Restricted Certificate) we are not an employee benefit plan or arrangement
subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended ("ERISA"), a plan subject to Section 4975

                                      H-1
<PAGE>

of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") or a plan subject
to any provisions under any federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or
regulations that are substantively similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA
or the Code ("Similar Law") (collectively, a "Plan"), and are not directly or
indirectly acquiring the Transferred Certificate for, on behalf of or with any
assets of any such Plan, (ii) (in the case of an ERISA Restricted Certificate
other than a Class R Certificate) if the Transferred Certificate has been the
subject of an ERISA-Qualifying Underwriting, we are an insurance company that is
acquiring the Transferred Certificate with assets of an "insurance company
general account" as defined in Section V(e) of Prohibited Transaction Class
Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60 and the acquisition and holding of the Transferred
Certificate is covered and exempt under Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60, or
(iii) (in the case of an ERISA Restricted Certificate other than a Class R
Certificate) solely in the case of a Definitive Certificate, we shall deliver
herewith an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee and the Securities
Administrator, and upon which the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall
be entitled to rely, to the effect that our acquisition and holding of the
Transferred Certificate will not result in a nonexempt prohibited transaction
under Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or a violation of Similar
Law, and will not subject the Securities Administrator, the Depositor, the
Servicer or the Trustee to any obligation in addition to those undertaken by
such entities in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel
shall not be an expense of the Securities Administrator, the Depositor, the
Servicer or the Trustee, (e) we have not, nor has anyone acting on our behalf
offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Certificates,
any interest in the Certificates or any other similar security to, or solicited
any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the
Certificates, any interest in the Certificates or any other similar security
from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Certificates,
any interest in the Certificates or any other similar security with, any person
in any manner, or made any general solicitation by means of general advertising
or in any other manner, or taken any other action, that would constitute a
distribution of the Certificates under the 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, (f) we are a "qualified institutional buyer" as that term is
defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act and have completed one of the
forms of certification to that effect attached hereto as Annex 1 or Annex 2. We
are aware that the sale of the Transferred Certificates to us is being made in
reliance on Rule 144A. We are acquiring the Transferred Certificates for our own
account or for resale pursuant to Rule 144A and further understand that such
Certificates may be resold, pledged or transferred only (i) to a person
reasonably believed by us, based upon certifications of such purchaser or
information we have in our possession, to be a qualified institutional buyer
that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified
institutional buyer to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or transfer
is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, or (ii) pursuant to another exemption
from registration under the Securities Act.

      We agree to indemnify the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the
Servicing Administrator, the Servicer and the Depositor against any liability
that may result from any misrepresentation made herein.

                                                 Very truly yours,

                                                 [PURCHASER]

                                                 By:
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                    Name:
                                                    Title:

                                      H-2
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                                                                         ANNEX 1

            QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A

          [For Transferees Other Than Registered Investment Companies]

      The undersigned (the "Buyer") hereby certifies as follows to the parties
listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this certification
relates with respect to the Certificates described therein:

      1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief Financial
Officer, Senior Vice President or other executive officer of the Buyer.

      2. In connection with the purchases by the Buyer, the Buyer is a
"qualified institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Rule 144A") because (i) the Buyer owned
and/or invested on a discretionary basis $____________(2)* in securities (except
for the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer's most
recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A)
and (ii) the Buyer satisfies the criteria in the category marked below.

            ____  Corporation, etc. The Buyer is a corporation (other than a
                  bank, savings and loan association or similar institution),
                  Massachusetts or similar business trust, partnership, or
                  charitable organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the
                  Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

            ____  Bank. The Buyer (a) is a national bank or banking institution
                  organized under the laws of any State, territory or the
                  District of Columbia, the business of which is substantially
                  confined to banking and is supervised by Federal, State or
                  territorial banking commission or similar official or is a
                  foreign bank or equivalent institution, and (b) has an audited
                  net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its
                  latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is
                  attached hereto.

            ____  Savings and Loan. The Buyer (a) is a savings and loan
                  association, building and loan association, cooperative bank,
                  homestead association or similar institution, which is
                  supervised and examined by a State or Federal authority having
                  supervision over such institution or is a foreign savings and
                  loan association or equivalent institution and (b) has an
                  audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in
                  its latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is
                  attached hereto.

            ____  Broker-dealer. The Buyer is a dealer registered pursuant to
                  Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

            ____  Insurance Company. The Buyer is an insurance company whose
                  primary and predominant business activity is the writing of
                  insurance or the reinsuring of risks underwritten by insurance
                  companies and which is subject to supervision by the insurance
                  commissioner or a similar official or agency of the State,
                  territory or the District of Columbia.
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(2)   Buyer must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least
      $100,000,000 in securities unless Buyer is a dealer, and, in that case,
      Buyer must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $10,000,000
      in securities.

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<PAGE>

            ____  State or Local Plan. The Buyer is a plan established and
                  maintained by a State, its political subdivisions, or any
                  agency or instrumentality of the State or its political
                  subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees.

            ____  ERISA Plan. The Buyer is an employee benefit plan subject to
                  Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
                  1974, as amended.

            ____  Investment Advisor. The Buyer is an investment advisor
                  registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, as
                  amended.

            ____  Small Business Investment Company. Buyer is a small business
                  investment company licensed by the U.S. Small Business
                  Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small
                  Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended.

            ____  Business Development Company. Buyer is a business development
                  company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment
                  Advisors Act of 1940, as amended.

      3. The term "securities" as used for purposes of the calculation of the
dollar amount in paragraph 2 excludes: (i) securities of issuers that are
affiliated with the Buyer, (ii) securities that are part of an unsold allotment
to or subscription by the Buyer, if the Buyer is a dealer, (iii) securities
issued or guaranteed by the U.S. or any instrumentality thereof, (iv) bank
deposit notes and certificates of deposit, (v) loan participations, (vi)
repurchase agreements, (vii) securities owned but subject to a repurchase
agreement and (viii) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps.

      4. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned
and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Buyer, the Buyer used the cost
of such securities to the Buyer and did not include any of the securities
referred to in the preceding paragraph, except (i) where the Buyer reports its
securities holdings in its financial statements on the basis of their market
value, and (ii) no current information with respect to the cost of those
securities has been published. If clause (ii) in the preceding sentence applies,
the securities may be valued at market. Further, in determining such aggregate
amount, the Buyer may have included securities owned by subsidiaries of the
Buyer, but only if such subsidiaries are consolidated with the Buyer in its
financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles and if the investments of such subsidiaries are managed under the
Buyer's direction. However, such securities were not included if the Buyer is a
majority-owned, consolidated subsidiary of another enterprise and the Buyer is
not itself a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

      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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<PAGE>

      6. Until the date of purchase of the Rule 144A Securities, the Buyer will
notify each of the parties to which this certification is made of any changes in
the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice is given, the Buyer's
purchase of the Certificates will constitute a reaffirmation of this
certification as of the date of such purchase. In addition, if the Buyer is a
bank or savings and loan as provided above, the Buyer agrees that it will
furnish to such parties updated annual financial statements promptly after they
become available.

                                                 By:
                                                    --------------------------
                                                    Name:
                                                    Title:

                                                 Date:
                                                      ------------------------

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                                                                         ANNEX 2

            QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A

           [For Transferees That are Registered Investment Companies]

      The undersigned (the "Buyer") hereby certifies as follows to the parties
listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this certification
relates with respect to the Certificates described therein:

      1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief Financial
Officer or Senior Vice President of the Buyer or, if the Buyer is a "qualified
institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended ("Rule 144A"), because Buyer is part of a Family of
Investment Companies (as defined below), is such an officer of the Adviser.

      2. In connection with purchases by Buyer, the Buyer is a "qualified
institutional buyer" as defined in Rule 144A because (i) the Buyer is an
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended and (ii) as marked below, the Buyer alone, or the Buyer's Family of
Investment Companies, owned at least $100,000,000 in securities (other than the
excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer's most recent
fiscal year. For purposes of determining the amount of securities owned by the
Buyer or the Buyer's Family of Investment Companies, the cost of such securities
was used, except (i) where the Buyer or the Buyer's Family of Investment
Companies reports its securities holdings in its financial statements on the
basis of their market value, and (ii) no current information with respect to the
cost of those securities has been published. If clause (ii) in the preceding
sentence applies, the securities may be valued at market.

            ____  The Buyer owned $___________ in securities (other than the
                  excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the
                  Buyer's most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated
                  in accordance with Rule 144A).

            ____  The Buyer is part of a Family of Investment Companies which
                  owned in the aggregate $__________ in securities (other than
                  the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of
                  the Buyer's most recent fiscal year (such amount being
                  calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).

      3. The term "Family of Investment Companies" as used herein means two or
more registered investment companies (or series thereof) that have the same
investment adviser or investment advisers that are affiliated (by virtue of
being majority owned subsidiaries of the same parent or because one investment
adviser is a majority owned subsidiary of the other).

      4. The term "securities" as used herein does not include (i) securities of
issuers that are affiliated with the Buyer or are part of the Buyer's Family of
Investment Companies, (ii) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. or any
instrumentality thereof, (iii) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit,
(iv) loan participations, (v) repurchase agreements, (vi) securities owned but
subject to a repurchase agreement and (vii) currency, interest rate and
commodity swaps.

      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.

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      6. Until the date of purchase of the Certificates, the undersigned will
notify the parties listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this
certification relates of any changes in the information and conclusions herein.
Until such notice is given, the Buyer's purchase of the Certificates will
constitute a reaffirmation of this certification by the undersigned as of the
date of such purchase.

                                                 By:
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                    Name:
                                                    Title:

                                                 IF AN ADVISER:

                                               -------------------------------
                                                 Print Name of Buyer

                                                 Date:
                                                      --------------------------

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                                    EXHIBIT I

                        REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS

                                     [DATE]

      To:   Deustche Bank National Trust Company
            ------------------------------
            ------------------------------

Re:   Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of August 1, 2005 among Merrill
      Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., as depositor (the "Depositor"), Terwin
      Advisors LLC, as seller (the "Seller"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
      servicing administrator (the "Servicing Administrator"), securities
      administrator (the "Securities Administrator") and backup servicer (the
      "Backup Servicer"), Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, as servicer (the
      "Servicer") and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the
      "Trustee"), relating to Terwin Mortgage Trust, Asset-Backed Certificates,
      Series TMTS 2005-12ALT
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------

      In connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held by you,
as Custodian, pursuant to the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
we request the release, and hereby acknowledge receipt, of the Mortgage File for
the Mortgage Loan described below, for the reason indicated.

Mortgage Loan Number:

Mortgagor Name, Address & Zip Code:

Reason for Requesting Documents (check one):

_______ 1. Mortgage Paid in Full

_______ 2. Foreclosure

_______ 3. Substitution

_______ 4. Other Liquidation (Repurchases, etc.)

_______ 5. Nonliquidation

_______ 6. Other Reason: __________________________

Address to which the Trustee should deliver the Mortgage File:

                                                 By:
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                         (authorized signer)

                                                 Address:

                                                 Date:
                                                      --------------------------

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If box 1 or 2 above is checked, and if all or part of the Mortgage File was
previously released to us, please release to us our previous receipt on file
with you, as well as any additional documents in your possession relating to the
above specified Mortgage Loan.

If box 3, 4, 5 or 6 above is checked, upon our return of all of the above
documents to you as Trustee, please acknowledge your receipt by signing in the
space indicated below, and returning this form.

Please acknowledge the execution of the above request by your signature and date
below:

U.S. Bank National Association,
as Trustee

By:
   ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------
    Signature                   Date

Documents returned to Trustee:

By:
   ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------
    Signature                   Date

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                                    EXHIBIT K

                OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE OF SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR

                                     [DATE]

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
250 Vesey Street
4 World Financial Center, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10080

Re:   Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of August 1, 2005 among Merrill
      Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., as depositor (the "Depositor"), Terwin
      Advisors LLC, as seller (the "Seller"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
      servicing administrator, securities administrator (the "Securities
      Administrator") and backup servicer (the "Backup Servicer"), Specialized
      Loan Servicing, LLC, as servicer (the "Servicer") and U.S. Bank National
      Association, as trustee (the "Trustee") (the "Agreement), relating to
      Terwin Mortgage Trust, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series TMTS 2005-12ALT
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------

      The Securities Administrator hereby certifies to the Depositor and SLS,
and their respective officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge
and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

1.    The Securities Administrator has 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, relating to the above referenced trust.

2.    Based solely upon the information provided to us by the Servicing
      Administrator, the information set forth in the reports referenced in (i)
      above does not contain any untrue statement of material fact; and;

3.    Based on its knowledge, the distribution information required to be
      provided by the Securities Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing
      Agreement is included in these reports.

Date:
                                      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
                                      not in its individual capacity but solely
                                      as Securities Administrator
                                      By:
                                              ----------------------
                                      Name:
                                              ----------------------
                                      Title:
                                              ----------------------

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                                    EXHIBIT L

                        OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICER

                                     [DATE]

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
250 Vesey Street
4 World Financial Center, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10080

Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation
3415 Vision Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43218

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
4 New York Plaza
New York, New York 10004-2477
Attention:  Worldwide Securities Services/Global Debt (TMTS 2005-12ALT)

Re:   Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of August 1, 2005 among Merrill
      Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., as depositor (the "Depositor"), Terwin
      Advisors LLC, as seller (the "Seller"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, as servicing
      administrator, securities administrator (the "Securities Administrator")
      and backup servicer (the "Backup Servicer"), Specialized Loan Servicing,
      LLC, as servicer (the "Servicer") and U.S. Bank National Association, as
      trustee (the "Trustee") (the "Agreement"), relating to Terwin Mortgage
      Trust, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series TMTS 2005-12ALT
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------

      I, [identify the certifying individual], an authorized representative of
[Name of the Servicer] hereby certify to the Servicing Administrator, the
Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Depositor, and each of 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 required to be delivered to the Servicing
      Administrator pursuant to the Agreement (the "Servicing Information").

2.    Based on my knowledge, the information in the Annual Statement of
      Compliance, and all servicing reports, officer's certificates and other
      information relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans submitted to
      the Servicing Administrator by [Name of the Servicer] 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 the Annual Statement of Compliance;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the Servicing Information required to be provided
      to the Servicing Administrator by [Name of the Servicer] under the
      Agreement has been provided to the Servicing Administrator; and

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4.    I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by [Name of the
      Servicer] under the Agreement and based upon the review required
      hereunder, and except as disclosed in the Annual Statement of Compliance,
      the Annual Independent Certified Public Accountant's Servicing Report and
      all servicing reports, officer's certificates and other information
      relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans submitted to the Servicing
      Administrator by [Name of the Servicer], [Name of the Servicer] has, as of
      the last day of the period covered by the Annual Statement of Compliance
      fulfilled its obligations under this Agreement.

Date:
                                                 [NAME OF SERVICER]
                                                 By:
                                                         -----------------------
                                                 Name:
                                                         -----------------------
                                                 Title:
                                                         -----------------------

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                                   [RESERVED]

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                                   [RESERVED]

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                                    EXHIBIT P

                OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICING ADMINISTRATOR

                                     [DATE]

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
250 Vesey Street
4 World Financial Center, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10080

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
4 New York Plaza
New York, New York 10004-2477
Attention:  Worldwide Securities Services/Global Debt (TMTS 2005-12ALT)

Re:   Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of August 1, 2005 among Merrill
      Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., as depositor (the "Depositor"), Terwin
      Advisors LLC, as seller (the "Seller"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
      servicing administrator (the "Servicing Administrator"), securities
      administrator (the "Securities Administrator") and backup servicer (the
      "Backup Servicer"), Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, as servicer (the
      "Servicer") and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee")
      (the "Agreement"), relating to Terwin Mortgage Trust, Asset-Backed
      Certificates, Series TMTS 2005-12ALT
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------

      The Servicing Administrator hereby certifies to the Depositor, the
Securities Administrator, SLS and their respective officers, directors and
affiliates, that:

1.    Based on our knowledge, the information prepared by the Servicing
      Administrator and relating to the mortgage loans master serviced by the
      Servicing Administrator and provided by the Servicing Administrator to the
      Securities Administrator in its reports to the Securities Administrator is
      accurate and complete in all material respects as of the last day of the
      period covered by such report;

2.    Based on our knowledge, the master servicing information required to be
      provided to the Securities Administrator by the Servicing Administrator
      pursuant to the Agreement has been provided to the Securities
      Administrator;

3.    Based upon the review required under the Agreement, and except as
      disclosed in its reports, the Servicing Administrator as of the last day
      of the period covered by such reports has fulfilled its obligations under
      the Agreement;

4.    The Servicing Administrator has disclosed to its independent auditor, who
      issues the independent auditor's report on the Uniform Single Attestation
      Program for Mortgage Bankers for the Servicing Administrator, any
      significant deficiencies relating to the Servicing Administrator's
      compliance with minimum master servicing standards; and

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5.    In compiling the information and making the foregoing certifications, the
      Servicing Administrator has relied upon information furnished to it by the
      Servicer under the Agreements. The Servicing Administrator shall have no
      responsibility or liability for any inaccuracy in such reports resulting
      from information so provided by the Servicer.

Date:
                                                 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.,
                                                 as Servicing Administrator

                                                 -------------------------------
                                                      Authorized Signature

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                                    EXHIBIT Q

                           FORM OF CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT

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                                    EXHIBIT R

                             FORM OF SERVICER REPORT

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                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

                                CREDIT AGREEMENT,

                         dated as of September 12, 2005,

                                      among

                              HECLA MINING COMPANY,
                                as the Borrower,

                VARIOUS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER PERSONS
                        FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES HERETO,
                                 as the Lenders,

                            THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
                  as the Administrative Agent for the Lenders,

                                       and

                         N M ROTHSCHILD & SONS LIMITED,
                     as the Technical Agent for the Lenders.

                           ---------------------------

                             THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

                                       and

                         N M ROTHSCHILD & SONS LIMITED,

                                  as Arrangers

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ARTICLE I             DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS...........................................................1

         SECTION 1.1.               Defined Terms................................................................1

         SECTION 1.2.               Use of Defined Terms........................................................27

         SECTION 1.3.               Cross-References............................................................27

         SECTION 1.4.               Accounting and Financial Determinations.....................................27

ARTICLE II            COMMITMENTS, BORROWING AND ISSUANCE PROCEDURES, NOTES AND LETTERS OF CREDIT...............28

         SECTION 2.1.               Commitments.................................................................28

                  SECTION 2.1.1.            Loan Commitment.....................................................28

                  SECTION 2.1.2.            Letter of Credit Commitment.........................................28

         SECTION 2.2.               Reduction of the Commitment Amounts.........................................28

                  SECTION 2.2.1.            Optional............................................................29

                  SECTION 2.2.2.            Mandatory...........................................................29

         SECTION 2.3.               Borrowing Procedure.........................................................29

         SECTION 2.4.               Continuation and Conversion Elections.......................................29

         SECTION 2.5.               Funding.....................................................................30

         SECTION 2.6.               Issuance Procedures.........................................................30

                  SECTION 2.6.1.            Other Lenders' Participation........................................30

                  SECTION 2.6.2.            Disbursements.......................................................31

                  SECTION 2.6.3.            Reimbursement.......................................................31

                  SECTION 2.6.4.            Deemed Disbursements................................................31

                  SECTION 2.6.5.            Nature of Reimbursement Obligations.................................32

         SECTION 2.7.               Register; Notes.............................................................33

         SECTION 2.8.               Extensions..................................................................33

ARTICLE III           REPAYMENTS, PREPAYMENTS, INTEREST AND FEES................................................34

         SECTION 3.1.               Repayments and Prepayments; Application.....................................34

                  SECTION 3.1.1.            Repayments and Prepayments..........................................34

                  SECTION 3.1.2.            Application.........................................................35

         SECTION 3.2.               Interest Provisions.........................................................35

                  SECTION 3.2.1.            Rates...............................................................35

                  SECTION 3.2.2.            Default Rates.......................................................36
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                  SECTION 3.2.3.            Payment Dates.......................................................36

         SECTION 3.3.               Fees........................................................................36

                  SECTION 3.3.1.            Commitment Fee......................................................36

                  SECTION 3.3.2.            Arrangers' Fee......................................................37

                  SECTION 3.3.3.            Administrative Agent's Fee..........................................37

                  SECTION 3.3.4.            Letter of Credit Fees...............................................37

ARTICLE IV            CERTAIN LIBO RATE AND OTHER PROVISIONS....................................................37

         SECTION 4.1.               LIBO Rate Lending Unlawful..................................................37

         SECTION 4.2.               Deposits Unavailable........................................................37

         SECTION 4.3.               Increased LIBO Rate Loan Costs, etc. .......................................38

         SECTION 4.4.               Funding Losses..............................................................38

         SECTION 4.5.               Increased Capital Costs.....................................................39

         SECTION 4.6.               Taxes.......................................................................39

         SECTION 4.7.               Payments, Computations, Proceeds of Collateral, etc. .......................41

         SECTION 4.8.               Sharing of Payments.........................................................42

         SECTION 4.9.               Setoff......................................................................42

ARTICLE V             CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS.........................................43

         SECTION 5.1.               Effectiveness...............................................................43

                  SECTION 5.1.1.            Resolutions, etc. ..................................................43

                  SECTION 5.1.2.            Effective Date Certificate..........................................43

                  SECTION 5.1.3.            Delivery of Notes...................................................43

                  SECTION 5.1.4.            Financial Information, etc. ........................................44

                  SECTION 5.1.5.            Technical Report....................................................44

                  SECTION 5.1.6.            Solvency, etc. .....................................................44

                  SECTION 5.1.7.            Subsidiary Guaranty.................................................44

                  SECTION 5.1.8.            Security Agreements.................................................44

                  SECTION 5.1.9.            Filing Agent, etc. .................................................45

                  SECTION 5.1.10.           Opinion of Counsel..................................................45

                  SECTION 5.1.11.           Closing Fees, Expenses, etc. .......................................45

                  SECTION 5.1.12.           PATRIOT Act Disclosures.............................................45

                  SECTION 5.1.13.           Acknowledgments.....................................................45
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         SECTION 5.2.               Initial Credit Extension....................................................46

                  SECTION 5.2.1.            Compliance Certificate..............................................46

                  SECTION 5.2.2.            Limited Liability Company Agreement.................................46

         SECTION 5.3.               All Credit Extensions.......................................................46

                  SECTION 5.3.1.            Compliance with Warranties, No Default, etc. .......................46

                  SECTION 5.3.2.            Credit Extension Request, etc. .....................................46

                  SECTION 5.3.3.            Satisfactory Legal Form.............................................46

ARTICLE VI            REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES............................................................47

         SECTION 6.1.               Organization, etc. .........................................................47

         SECTION 6.2.               Due Authorization, Non-Contravention, etc. .................................47

         SECTION 6.3.               Government Approval, Regulation, etc. ......................................47

         SECTION 6.4.               Validity, etc. .............................................................47

         SECTION 6.5.               Financial Information; Undisclosed Liabilities..............................48

         SECTION 6.6.               No Material Adverse Change..................................................48

         SECTION 6.7.               Litigation, Labor Controversies, etc. ......................................48

         SECTION 6.8.               Subsidiaries................................................................49

         SECTION 6.9.               Ownership of Properties.....................................................49

         SECTION 6.10.              Taxes.......................................................................49

         SECTION 6.11.              Pension and Welfare Plans...................................................49

         SECTION 6.12.              Environmental Warranties....................................................50

         SECTION 6.13.              Accuracy of Information.....................................................51

         SECTION 6.14.              Regulations U and X.........................................................51

         SECTION 6.15.              Issuance of Subordinated Debt or Designated Preferred Stock; Status
                                    of Obligations as Senior Indebtedness, etc. ................................52

         SECTION 6.16.              Solvency....................................................................52

         SECTION 6.17.              Insurance...................................................................52

         SECTION 6.18.              Condition of Business and Operations........................................52

         SECTION 6.19.              Compliance with Law, etc. ..................................................52

         SECTION 6.20.              Mining Rights...............................................................53

         SECTION 6.21.              Greens Creek Joint Venture Agreement........................................53
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ARTICLE VII           COVENANTS.................................................................................53

         SECTION 7.1.               Affirmative Covenants.......................................................53

                  SECTION 7.1.1.            Financial Information, Reports, Notices, etc. ......................53

                  SECTION 7.1.2.            Maintenance of Existence; Compliance with Contracts, Laws, etc. ....56

                  SECTION 7.1.3.            Maintenance of Properties...........................................56

                  SECTION 7.1.4.            Insurance...........................................................56

                  SECTION 7.1.5.            Books and Records...................................................57

                  SECTION 7.1.6.            Environmental Law Covenant..........................................57

                  SECTION 7.1.7.            Use of Proceeds.....................................................58

                  SECTION 7.1.8.            Security, etc. .....................................................58

                  SECTION 7.1.9.            Interests in Greens Creek Mine and Greens Creek Joint Venture.......58

                  SECTION 7.1.10.           Notice of Change of Greens Creek Manager............................58

                  SECTION 7.1.11.           Material Subsidiaries...............................................58

                  SECTION 7.1.12.           Independent Corporate Existence.....................................58

                  SECTION 7.1.13.           Subsidiary Guarantor................................................59

         SECTION 7.2.               Negative Covenants..........................................................60

                  SECTION 7.2.1.            Business Activities.................................................60

                  SECTION 7.2.2.            Indebtedness........................................................60

                  SECTION 7.2.3.            Liens...............................................................62

                  SECTION 7.2.4.            Financial Condition and Operations..................................63

                  SECTION 7.2.5.            Investments.........................................................64

                  SECTION 7.2.6.            Restricted Payments, etc. ..........................................65

                  SECTION 7.2.7.            No Prepayment of Certain Indebtedness...............................67

                  SECTION 7.2.8.            Issuance of Capital Securities......................................67

                  SECTION 7.2.9.            Consolidation, Merger, Permitted Acquisitions, etc. ................68

                  SECTION 7.2.10.           Permitted Dispositions..............................................68

                  SECTION 7.2.11.           Modification of Certain Agreements..................................68

                  SECTION 7.2.12.           Transactions with Affiliates........................................69

                  SECTION 7.2.13.           Restrictive Agreements, etc. .......................................69

                  SECTION 7.2.14.           Delivery Obligations; Hedging Agreements............................70

                  SECTION 7.2.15.           Subsidiary Guarantor................................................70
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ARTICLE VIII          EVENTS OF DEFAULT.........................................................................71

         SECTION 8.1.               Listing of Events of Default................................................71

                  SECTION 8.1.1.            Non-Payment of Obligations..........................................71

                  SECTION 8.1.2.            Breach of Warranty..................................................72

                  SECTION 8.1.3.            Non-Performance of Certain Covenants and Obligations................72

                  SECTION 8.1.4.            Non-Performance of Other Covenants and Obligations..................72

                  SECTION 8.1.5.            Default on Other Indebtedness.......................................72

                  SECTION 8.1.6.            Judgments...........................................................72

                  SECTION 8.1.7.            Pension Plans.......................................................73

                  SECTION 8.1.8.            Change in Control...................................................73

                  SECTION 8.1.9.            Bankruptcy, Insolvency, etc. .......................................73

                  SECTION 8.1.10.           Impairment of Security, etc. .......................................74

                  SECTION 8.1.11.           Failure of Subordination............................................74

                  SECTION 8.1.12.           Abandonment of Greens Creek Mine; Ownership in Greens Creek
                                            Joint Venture.......................................................74

                  SECTION 8.1.13.           Regulatory Action...................................................74

                  SECTION 8.1.14.           Greens Creek Manager................................................74

         SECTION 8.2.               Action if Bankruptcy........................................................74

         SECTION 8.3.               Action if Other Event of Default............................................75

ARTICLE IX            THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT..................................................................75

         SECTION 9.1.               Appointments; Actions.......................................................75

         SECTION 9.2.               Funding Reliance, etc. .....................................................76

         SECTION 9.3.               Exculpation.................................................................76

         SECTION 9.4.               Successor...................................................................77

         SECTION 9.5.               Loans by Scotia Capital and Rothschild......................................77

         SECTION 9.6.               Credit Decisions............................................................77

         SECTION 9.7.               Copies, etc. ...............................................................78

         SECTION 9.8.               Reliance by Agents..........................................................78

         SECTION 9.9.               Defaults....................................................................78

         SECTION 9.10.              Technical Agent.............................................................78
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         SECTION 9.11.              Appointment of Supplemental Agents, Sub-Agents; etc. .......................78

ARTICLE X             MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS..................................................................79

         SECTION 10.1.              Waivers, Amendments, etc. ..................................................79

         SECTION 10.2.              Notices; Time...............................................................80

         SECTION 10.3.              Payment of Costs and Expenses...............................................81

         SECTION 10.4.              Indemnification.............................................................81

         SECTION 10.5.              Survival....................................................................83

         SECTION 10.6.              Severability................................................................83

         SECTION 10.7.              Headings....................................................................83

         SECTION 10.8.              Execution in Counterparts, Effectiveness, etc. .............................83

         SECTION 10.9.              Governing Law; Entire Agreement.............................................83

         SECTION 10.10.             Successors and Assigns......................................................83

         SECTION 10.11.             Sale and Transfer of Credit Extensions; Participations in
                                    Credit Extensions; Notes....................................................84

         SECTION 10.12.             Other Transactions..........................................................87

         SECTION 10.13.             Forum Selection and Consent to Jurisdiction.................................87

         SECTION 10.14.             Waiver of Jury Trial........................................................87

         SECTION 10.15.             Independence of Covenants and Default Provisions............................88

         SECTION 10.16.             Counsel Representation......................................................88

         SECTION 10.17.             PATRIOT Act Notification....................................................88
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                             SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

SCHEDULE I      -    Disclosure Schedule
SCHEDULE II     -    Percentages; LIBOR Office; Domestic Office

EXHIBIT A       -    Form of Note
EXHIBIT B-1     -    Form of Borrowing Request
EXHIBIT B-2     -    Form of Issuance Request
EXHIBIT C       -    Form of Continuation/Conversion Notice
EXHIBIT D       -    Form of Effective Date Certificate
EXHIBIT E       -    Form of Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT F       -    Form of Subsidiary Guaranty
EXHIBIT G-1     -    Form of Borrower Pledge Agreement
EXHIBIT G-2     -    Form of Borrower Security Agreement
EXHIBIT G-3     -    Form of Subsidiary Security Agreement
EXHIBIT H       -    Form of Interco Subordination Agreement
EXHIBIT I       -    Form of Lender Assignment Agreement
EXHIBIT J       -    Form of Acknowledgment Letter

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                                CREDIT AGREEMENT

         THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of September 12, 2005 is among HECLA
MINING COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), the various financial
institutions and other Persons from time to time parties hereto (the "Lenders"),
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA ("Scotia Capital"), as administrative agent (in such
capacity, the "Administrative Agent") for the Lenders, N M ROTHSCHILD & SONS
LIMITED ("Rothschild"), as technical agent (in such capacity, the "Technical
Agent") for the Lenders, and Scotia Capital and Rothschild, as arrangers (the
"Arrangers").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS, the Borrower is engaged in the mining, extraction, production,
handling, milling and other forms of processing ores, minerals and mineral
resources (capitalized terms used in these recitals and not defined in these
recitals to have the meanings set forth in Section 1.1 below);

         WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested, for working capital and general
corporate purposes, that the Lenders and the Issuers provide Commitments to make
Loans and issue (or participate in) Letters of Credit from time to time; and

         WHEREAS, the Lenders and the Issuers are willing, on the terms and
subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to extend the Commitments and
make Loans to the Borrower and issue (or participate in) Letters of Credit;

         NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows.

                                    ARTICLE I
                        DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

         SECTION 1.1. Defined Terms. The following terms (whether or not
underscored) when used in this Agreement, including its preamble and recitals,
shall, except where the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings
(such meanings to be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms
thereof):

         "Adjusted EBITDA" means, for any applicable period, the sum of (a)
EBITDA for such period, plus (b) to the extent subtracted in determining EBITDA
for such period (i) interest income paid in cash during such period to the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries plus (ii) Investments in the Hollister Development
Block Venture, to the extent permitted by clause (m) of Section 7.2.5.

         "Administrative Agent" is defined in the preamble and includes each
other Person appointed as the successor Administrative Agent pursuant to Section
9.4.

         "Affiliate" of any Person means any other Person which, directly or
indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such
Person. "Control" of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly,

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                  (a) to vote 10% or more of the Capital Securities (on a fully
         diluted basis) of such Person having ordinary voting power for the
         election of directors, managing members or general partners (as
         applicable); or

                  (b) to direct or cause the direction of the management and
         policies of such Person (whether by contract or otherwise).

         "Agreement" means, on any date, this Credit Agreement as originally in
effect on the Effective Date and as thereafter from time to time amended,
supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time and
in effect on such date.

         "Alternate Base Rate" means, on any date and with respect to all Base
Rate Loans, a fluctuating rate of interest per annum (rounded upward, if
necessary, to the next highest 1/16 of 1%) equal to the higher of

          (a) the Base Rate in effect on such day; and

          (b) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1%.

         Changes in the rate of interest on that portion of any Loans maintained
as Base Rate Loans will take effect simultaneously with each change in the
Alternate Base Rate. The Administrative Agent will give notice promptly to the
Borrower and the Lenders of changes in the Alternate Base Rate; provided that,
the failure to give such notice shall not affect the Alternate Base Rate in
effect after such change.

         "Applicable Margin" means 1.25% for Loans maintained as Base Rate Loans
and 2.25% for Loans maintained as LIBO Rate Loans.

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

         "Assignee Lender" is defined in Section 10.11.

         "Authorized Officer" means, relative to any Obligor, those of its
officers, general partners or managing members (as applicable) whose signatures
and incumbency shall have been certified to the Administrative Agent, the
Lenders and the Issuers pursuant to Section 5.1.1.

         "Base Rate" means, at any time, the rate of interest then most recently
established by the Administrative Agent in New York as its base rate for Dollars
loaned in the United States. The Base Rate is not necessarily intended to be the
lowest rate of interest determined by the Administrative Agent in connection
with extensions of credit.

         "Base Rate Loan" means a Loan bearing interest at a fluctuating rate
determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

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         "Borrower" is defined in the preamble.

         "Borrower Pledge Agreement" means the Borrower Pledge Agreement
executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, substantially
in the form of Exhibit G-1 hereto, as amended, supplemented, amended and
restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

         "Borrower Security Agreement" means the Borrower Security Agreement
executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, substantially
in the form of Exhibit G-2 hereto, as amended, supplemented, amended and
restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

         "Borrowing" means the Loans of the same type and, in the case of LIBO
Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by all Lenders required to make
such Loans on the same Business Day and pursuant to the same Borrowing Request
in accordance with Section 2.3.

         "Borrowing Request" means a Loan request and certificate duly executed
by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit
B-1 hereto.

         "Business Day" means

                  (a) any day which is neither a Saturday or Sunday nor a legal
         holiday on which banks are authorized or required to be closed in New
         York, New York or London, England; and

                  (b) relative to the making, continuing, prepaying or repaying
         of any LIBO Rate Loans, any day which is a Business Day described in
         clause (a) above and which is also a day on which dealings in Dollars
         are carried on in the London interbank eurodollar market.

         "Capital Expenditures" means, for any period, the aggregate amount of
(a) all expenditures of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for fixed or capital
assets made during such period which, in accordance with GAAP, would be
classified as capital expenditures and (b) Capitalized Lease Liabilities
incurred by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period.

         "Capital Securities" means, with respect to any Person, all shares,
interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated, whether
voting or non-voting) of such Person's capital, whether now outstanding or
issued after the Effective Date.

         "Capitalized Lease Liabilities" means, with respect to any Person, all
monetary obligations of such Person and its Subsidiaries under any leasing or
similar arrangement which have been (or, in accordance with GAAP, should be)
classified as capitalized leases, and for purposes of each Loan Document the
amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof, determined
in accordance with GAAP, and the stated maturity thereof shall be the date of
the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the
first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment
of a premium or a penalty.

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         "Cash Collateralize" means, with respect to a Letter of Credit, the
deposit of immediately available funds into a cash collateral account maintained
with (or on behalf of) the Administrative Agent on terms satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent in an amount equal to 103% of the Stated Amount of such
Letter of Credit.

         "Cash Equivalent Investment" means, at any time:

                  (a) any direct obligation of (or unconditionally guaranteed
         by) the United States or a State thereof (or any agency or political
         subdivision thereof, to the extent such obligations are supported by
         the full faith and credit of the United States or a State thereof)
         maturing not more than one year after such time;

                  (b) commercial paper maturing not more than 270 days from the
         date of issue, which is issued by

                           (i) a corporation (other than an Affiliate of any
                  Obligor) organized under the laws of any State of the United
                  States or of the District of Columbia and rated A-1 or higher
                  by S&P or P-1 or higher by Moody's, or

                           (ii) any Lender (or its holding company);

                  (c) any certificate of deposit, time deposit or bankers
         acceptance, maturing not more than one year after its date of issuance,
         which is issued by

                           (i) any bank organized under the laws of the United
                  States (or any State thereof) and which has (x) a credit
                  rating of A2 or higher from Moody's or A or higher from S&P
                  and (y) a combined capital and surplus greater than
                  $500,000,000, or

                           (ii) any Lender, or

                           (iii) Idaho Independent Bank (provided that the
                  aggregate amount invested in all such certificates of deposit,
                  time deposit and bankers acceptances issued by Idaho
                  Independent Bank at any time shall not exceed $10,000,000); or

                  (d) any repurchase agreement having a term of 30 days or less
         entered into with any Lender or any commercial banking institution
         satisfying the criteria set forth in clause (c)(i) which

                           (i) is secured by a fully perfected security interest
                  in any obligation of the type described in clause (a), and

                           (ii) has a market value at the time such repurchase
                  agreement is entered into of not less than 100% of the
                  repurchase obligation of such commercial banking institution
                  thereunder.

         "Casualty Event" means the damage, destruction or condemnation, as the
case may be, of property of any Person.

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         "CERCLA" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.

         "CERCLIS" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation
Liability Information System List.

         "Change in Control" means

                  (a) at any time any Person, or Persons acting in concert,
         shall become the "beneficial holder" (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and
         13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of Voting
         Securities of the Borrower representing more than 50% of the issued and
         outstanding Voting Securities of the Borrower; or

                  (b) during any period of 24 consecutive months commencing on
         or after the Effective Date, individuals who at the beginning of such
         period constituted the Board of Directors of the Borrower (together
         with any new directors whose election to such Board or whose nomination
         for election by the stockholders of the Borrower was approved by a vote
         of a majority of the directors then still in office who were either
         directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or
         nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any
         reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the
         Borrower then in office; or

                  (c) the occurrence of any "Change of Control" (or similar
         term) under (and as defined in) any Subordinated Debt Document or
         Designated Preferred Stock Document.

         "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the regulations
thereunder, in each case as amended, reformed or otherwise modified from time to
time.

         "Commitment" means, as the context may require, the Loan Commitment or
the Letter of Credit Commitment.

         "Commitment Amount" means, as the context may require, the Loan
Commitment Amount or the Letter of Credit Commitment Amount.

         "Commitment Termination Date" means the earliest of

                  (a) the Stated Maturity Date;

                  (b) the date on which the Loan Commitment Amount is terminated
         in full or reduced to zero pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and

                  (c) the date on which any Commitment Termination Event occurs.

         Upon the occurrence of any event described in the preceding clauses (b)
or (c), the Loan Commitments shall terminate automatically and without any
further action.

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         "Commitment Termination Event" means

                  (a) the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the
         Borrower described in clauses (a) through (d) of Section 8.1.9; or

                  (b) the occurrence and continuance of any other Event of
         Default and either

                           (i) the declaration of all or any portion of the
                  Loans to be due and payable pursuant to Section 8.3, or

                           (ii) the giving of notice by the Administrative
                  Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, to the
                  Borrower that the Commitments have been terminated.

         "Compliance Certificate" means a certificate duly completed and
executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, substantially in the form of
Exhibit E hereto, together with such changes thereto as the Administrative Agent
may from time to time request for the purpose of monitoring the Borrower's
compliance with the financial covenants contained herein.

         "Contingent Liability" means any agreement, undertaking or arrangement
by which any Person guarantees, endorses or otherwise becomes or is contingently
liable upon (by direct or indirect agreement, contingent or otherwise, to
provide funds for payment, to supply funds to, or otherwise to invest in, a
debtor, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss) the obligations of any
other Person (other than by endorsements of instruments in the course of
collection), or guarantees the payment of dividends or other distributions upon
the Capital Securities of any other Person. The amount of any Person's
obligation under any Contingent Liability shall (subject to any limitation set
forth therein) be deemed to be the outstanding principal amount of the debt,
obligation or other liability guaranteed thereby or, in the case of any
guarantee described in clause (j) of Section 7.2.2, the maximum principal amount
of the debt, obligation or other liability guaranteed assuming complete and full
utilization of the underlying financing.

         "Continuation/Conversion Notice" means a notice of continuation or
conversion and certificate duly executed by an Authorized Officer of the
Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.

         "Controlled Group" means all members of a controlled group of
corporations and all members of a controlled group of trades or businesses
(whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with the
Borrower, are treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the
Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.

         "Credit Agreement Debt/Net Distributions Ratio" means, at any time, the
ratio of:

                  (a) Indebtedness outstanding under this Agreement at such time
         to

                  (b) Net Distributions for the period consisting of the most
         recently completed Fiscal Quarter and each of the three immediately
         preceding Fiscal Quarters.

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         "Credit Extension" means, as the context may require,

                  (a) the making of a Loan by a Lender; or

                  (b) the issuance of any Letter of Credit, or the extension of
         any Stated Expiry Date or increase in the Stated Amount of any existing
         Letter of Credit, by an Issuer.

         "Current Assets" means the (i) total assets which would properly be
classified in accordance with Section 1.4 as consolidated current assets of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (ii) without duplication, the Capital
Securities of Alamos Gold Inc. held in the name of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries to the extent that such Capital Securities are listed for trading
on the Toronto Stock Exchange or any United States national securities exchange
less the aggregate amount of outstanding Indebtedness secured, in whole or in
part, by such Capital Securities.

         "Current GAAP Financials" is defined in Section 1.4.

         "Current Liabilities" means the total liabilities which would properly
be classified in accordance with Section 1.4 as consolidated current liabilities
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than (i) the current portion of
outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that matures more
than one year from the date of its creation (including the Loans) or matures
within one year from such date and is renewable or extendable, at the option of
the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries, to a date more than one year from such
date or arises under a revolving credit or similar agreement (including this
Agreement) that obligates the lender or lenders thereunder to extend credit
during a period of more than one year from such date and (ii) the aggregate
amount of outstanding Indebtedness subtracted in clause (ii) of the definition
of "Current Assets").

         "Current Ratio" means, at any time, the ratio of:

                  (a) Current Assets at such time;
         to

                  (b) Current Liabilities at such time.

         "Default" means any Event of Default or any condition, occurrence or
event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of
Default.

         "Designated Preferred Stock" means preferred stock of the Borrower (a)
which does not require any scheduled redemption within one year following the
Stated Maturity Date, (b) with respect to which dividends may not be declared,
paid or funds set aside for payment thereof following the occurrence and during
the continuance of a Default and (c) either contains (i) terms that are not more
onerous on the Borrower than the terms of its Series B Preferred Stock or (ii)
covenants, redemption events, redemption provisions and other terms that are, in
the reasonable judgment of the Required Lenders, customary for comparable
issuances of preferred stock.

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         "Designated Preferred Stock Documents" means, collectively, the
certificate of designations, purchase agreements and other instruments and
agreements evidencing the terms of Designated Preferred Stock, as amended,
supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified in accordance with
Section 7.2.11.

         "Disbursement" is defined in Section 2.6.2.

         "Disbursement Date" is defined in Section 2.6.2.

         "Disclosure Schedule" means the Disclosure Schedule attached hereto as
Schedule I, as it may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated or
otherwise modified from time to time by the Borrower with the written consent of
the Required Lenders.

         "Disposition" (or similar words such as "Dispose") means, with respect
to any Person, any sale, transfer, lease, contribution or other conveyance
(including by way of merger) of, or the granting of options, warrants or other
rights to, any of such Person's assets (including accounts receivable and
Capital Securities of such Person's Subsidiaries) to any other Person in a
single transaction or series of transactions.

         "Dollar" and the sign "$" mean lawful money of the United States.

         "Domestic Office" means the office of a Lender designated as its
"Domestic Office" on Schedule II hereto or in a Lender Assignment Agreement, or
such other office within the United States as may be designated from time to
time by notice from such Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

         "Earn-out Obligations" is defined in the definition of Indebtedness.

         "EBITDA" means, for any applicable period, the sum of

                  (a) Net Income, plus

                  (b) to the extent deducted in determining Net Income, the sum,
         without duplication, of (i) amounts attributable to amortization and
         depreciation of assets, (ii) income tax expense, (iii) Interest Expense
         and (iv) non-cash charges (other than write-downs of accounts
         receivable), minus

                  (c) to the extent added in determining Net Income, the sum,
         without duplication, of (i) interest income paid during such period to
         the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (ii) non-cash gains, (iii) the
         income of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Borrower) in which
         the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest,
         except to the extent that any such income is actually received by the
         Borrower or such Subsidiary in the form of dividends or similar
         distributions, (iv) the income of any Subsidiary of the Borrower to the
         extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar
         distributions by such Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the
         terms of any contractual obligation (other than under the Loan
         Documents) or requirement of law applicable to such Subsidiary, (v) the
         income (or deficit) of any Person accrued prior to the date it became a
         Subsidiary of, or was merged or consolidated into, the Borrower or

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         any of the Borrower's Subsidiaries and (vi) any restoration to income
         of any contingency reserve, except to the extent that provision for
         such reserve was made out of income accrued during such period, minus

                  (d) the amount of all cash payments made in such period to the
         extent that such payments relate to a non-cash charge incurred in a
         previous period that was added back in determining EBITDA hereunder
         pursuant to the preceding clause (b)(iv).

         "Effective Date" means the date this Agreement becomes effective
pursuant to Section 10.8.

         "Effective Date Certificate" means the effective date certificate
executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, substantially
in the form of Exhibit D hereto.

         "Eligible Assignee" means (a) a Lender; (b) an Affiliate of a Lender;
(c) an Approved Fund; or (d) any other Person (other than a natural Person, the
Borrower, any Affiliate of the Borrower or any other Person taking direction
from, or working in concert with, the Borrower or any of the Borrower's
Affiliates).

         "Environmental Laws" means all applicable laws (including federal,
state or local statutes, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, consent decrees,
administrative orders and decisional law) relating to public health and safety,
pollution or protection of the environment, including laws relating to
reclamation of land and waterways.

         "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, and any successor statute thereto of similar import, together with the
regulations thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to time. References
to Sections of ERISA also refer to any successor Sections thereto.

         "Event of Default" is defined in Section 8.1.

         "Exemption Certificate" is defined in clause (e) of Section 4.6.

         "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

         "Federal Funds Rate" means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate
per annum equal for each day during such period to

                  (a) the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal
         funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged
         by federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is
         not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal
         Reserve Bank of New York; or

                  (b) if such rate is not so published for any day which is a
         Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such
         transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal
         funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

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         "Fee Letter" means the confidential fee letter, dated September 12,
2005, among Scotia Capital and the Borrower.

         "Filing Agent" is defined in Section 5.1.9.

         "Filing Statements" is defined in Section 5.1.9.

         "Fiscal Quarter" means a quarter ending on the last day of March, June,
September or December.

         "Fiscal Year" means any period of twelve consecutive calendar months
ending on December 31; references to a Fiscal Year with a number corresponding
to any calendar year (e.g., the "2005 Fiscal Year") refer to the Fiscal Year
ending on December 31 of such calendar year.

         "Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" means, at any time, the ratio of:

                  (a) the sum, without duplication, of (i) Unrestricted Cash of
         the Borrower and its wholly owned Subsidiaries as of the first day of
         the period consisting of the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter and
         the three immediately preceding Fiscal Quarters (e.g., in determining
         the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of December 31, 2005, Unrestricted
         Cash of the Borrower and its wholly owned Subsidiaries as of January 1,
         2005 would be included to this clause (a)(i)), (ii) the Capital
         Securities of Alamos Gold Inc. held in the name of the Borrower or any
         of its wholly owned Subsidiaries as of such first day, less the
         aggregate outstanding amount of Indebtedness secured, in whole or in
         part, by such Capital Securities, (iii) the portion of the Loan
         Commitment Amount not utilized as of the later of (A) such first day or
         (B) the date of this Agreement, (iv) EBITDA for such period, (v)
         interest income paid in cash to the Borrower and its wholly owned
         Subsidiaries during such period and (vi) Net Equity/Subordinated Debt
         Proceeds received by the Borrower during such period (provided that the
         aggregate amount of assets held by the Borrower in Venezuela or by
         Subsidiaries of the Borrower organized or operating in Venezuela that
         would otherwise be included in this clause (a) shall not exceed
         $4,000,000 (it being understood that the amount of EBITDA added
         pursuant to subclause (a)(iv) shall not be subject to such
         limitation)),

         to

                  (b) the sum, without duplication, of (i) Interest Expense for
         such period, (ii) scheduled principal repayments of Indebtedness made
         during such period (including, and together with, payments of Earn-Out
         Obligations during such period (other than payments made with Capital
         Securities (other than Redeemable Capital Securities) of the
         Borrower)), (iii) Capital Expenditures made during such period, (iv)
         idle property expenditures for such period (including, and together
         with, the aggregate amount expended by the Borrower and its
         Subsidiaries during such period with respect to any litigation, labor
         controversy, arbitration or governmental investigation or proceeding,
         including in respect of any judgment or settlement relating thereto,
         less the amount of cash reserves set forth on the December 31, 2004
         consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with
         respect to such expenditures), less any such

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         expenditures that were subtracted in the determination of EBITDA for
         such period pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, (v)
         Restricted Payments made during such period (whether or not permitted
         hereunder, but excluding Restricted Payments permitted pursuant to
         clause (f) of Section 7.2.6) and (vi) the aggregate amount expended by
         the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in cash during such period in respect
         of Permitted Acquisitions (less the net cash proceeds of Capital
         Securities or Indebtedness issued in substantially concurrent
         transactions during such period for the purpose of financing such
         Permitted Acquisitions).

         "Foreign Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary that is not a U.S.
Subsidiary.

         "F.R.S. Board" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System or any successor thereto.

         "GAAP" is defined in Section 1.4.

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

         "Greens Creek Joint Venture" means the joint venture among the Greens
Creek Participants as governed by the terms of the Greens Creek Joint Venture
Agreement.

         "Greens Creek Joint Venture Agreement" means the Restated Mining
Venture Agreement, dated as of May 6, 1994, by and among Kennecott, the Borrower
and CSX Alaska Mining Co., a Delaware corporation, as amended, supplemented,
amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with
the terms thereof and hereof.

         "Greens Creek Manager" means Kennecott, or any successor manager
appointed under the Greens Creek Joint Venture Agreement.

         "Greens Creek Mine" means the mine located on Admiralty Island, near
Juneau, Alaska, that is owned and operated by the Greens Creek Joint Venture.

         "Greens Creek Mine Plan" means, with respect to the Greens Creek Mine,
a five-year plan prepared by the Greens Creek Manager setting forth, inter alia,
annual operating, capital and exploration budgets; proposed construction,
development, operation and closing of such mines and any rehabilitation or
reclamation work related thereto; exploitation, treatment, production, marketing
and sale of all metals recovered from such mines; and all administrative,
technical, financial and commercial activities related thereto. Each Greens
Creek Mine Plan shall be updated annually, in each case in accordance with
clause (k) of Section 7.1.1.

         "Greens Creek Participants" means, collectively, the Persons from time
to time that have an ownership interest in the Greens Creek Joint Venture.

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         "Hazardous Material" means

                  (a) any "hazardous substance", as defined by CERCLA;

                  (b) any "hazardous waste", as defined by the Resource
         Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended; or

                  (c) any pollutant or contaminant or hazardous, dangerous or
         toxic chemical, material or substance (including any petroleum product)
         within the meaning of any other applicable federal, state or local law,
         regulation, ordinance or requirement (including consent decrees and
         administrative orders) relating to or imposing liability or standards
         of conduct concerning any hazardous, toxic or dangerous waste,
         substance or material, all as amended.

         "Hecla Mine Plan" means, with respect to all mines controlled by the
Borrower (including any of its Subsidiaries), a five-year plan prepared by the
Borrower setting forth separately with respect to each mine, inter alia, annual
operating, capital and exploration budgets; proposed construction, development,
operation and closing of such mines and any rehabilitation or reclamation work
related thereto; exploitation, treatment, production, marketing and sale of all
metals recovered from such mines; and all administrative, technical, financial
and commercial activities related thereto. Each Hecla Mine Plan shall be updated
annually, in each case in accordance with clause (k) of Section 7.1.1.

         "Hedging Agreements" means currency exchange agreements, interest rate
swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements, interest rate collar agreements,
commodity hedging agreements, commodity swap, exchange or futures agreements,
and all other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against
fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices.

         "Hedging Obligations" means, with respect to any Person, all
liabilities of such Person under Hedging Agreements.

         "herein", "hereof", "hereto", "hereunder" and similar terms contained
in any Loan Document refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any
particular Section, paragraph or provision of such Loan Document.

         "Hollister Development Block Venture" means the joint venture governed
by the earn-in agreement dated as of August 2, 2002, between Rodeo Creek Gold,
Inc. and its guarantor, Great Basin Gold Ltd., and Hecla Ventures Corporation
and its guarantor, the Borrower, as amended or otherwise modified from time to
time.

         "Immaterial Subsidiary" means, on any date, a Subsidiary of the
Borrower which (a) was not designated as a "Material Subsidiary" on Item 1.1 of
the Disclosure Schedule or (b) is notified to the Lenders as being an
"Immaterial Subsidiary" pursuant to a certificate executed by an Authorized
Officer of the Borrower certifying to each of the items set forth in the
immediately succeeding proviso; provided that a Subsidiary shall not be an
Immaterial Subsidiary if (i) its assets exceeded $1,000,000 as of the last day
of the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter, (ii) its revenues exceeded
$250,000 for the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter, (iii) the assets of all
Immaterial Subsidiaries exceeded $10,000,000 as of the last day of the most
recently completed Fiscal Quarter, (iv) the aggregate revenue of all Immaterial
Subsidiaries exceeded

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$1,000,000 for the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter or (v) the Borrower or
any Material Subsidiary is providing any credit support for, or a guarantee of,
any obligations of such Subsidiary; provided further that, in the event all
Subsidiaries otherwise designated as Immaterial Subsidiaries by the Borrower
should not be Immaterial Subsidiaries as a result of clause (iii) or (iv) of the
immediately preceding proviso and the Borrower has not designated which
Subsidiary (or Subsidiaries) should no longer constitute Immaterial Subsidiaries
pursuant to the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered pursuant to
clause (c) of Section 7.1.1 or Section 7.1.11, the Administrative Agent may
designate which Subsidiary (or Subsidiaries) no longer constitute Immaterial
Subsidiaries. In no event shall the Subsidiary Guarantor be an Immaterial
Subsidiary.

         "Impermissible Qualification" means any qualification or exception to
the opinion or certification of any independent public accountant as to any
financial statement of the Borrower

                  (a) which is of a "going concern" or similar nature;

                  (b) which relates to the limited scope of examination of
         matters relevant to such financial statement;

                  (c) which relates to the treatment or classification of any
         item in such financial statement and which, as a condition to its
         removal, would require an adjustment to such item the effect of which
         would be to cause the Borrower to be in Default; or

                  (d) which, to the extent the Borrower shall be subject to the
         provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley and the rules and regulations of the SEC
         promulgated thereunder, relates to an attestation report of such
         independent public accountant as to the Borrower's internal controls
         over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley,
         except to the extent any such qualification or exception (i) is
         permitted under rules or regulations promulgated by the SEC or the
         Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, (ii) has appeared in the
         attestation report described in the Borrower's Annual Report on Form
         10-K for the 2004 Fiscal Year and the Borrower's Quarterly Report on
         Form 10-Q for the second Fiscal Quarter of the 2005 Fiscal Year, (iii)
         does not, in the reasonable judgment of the Required Lenders, create a
         reasonable doubt as to the accuracy of any item or items in the
         financial statements furnished by the Borrower that, if corrected,
         would cause the Borrower to be in Default or (iv) is otherwise
         acceptable to the Required Lenders.

         "including" and "include" means including without limiting the
generality of any description preceding such term, and, for purposes of each
Loan Document, the parties hereto agree that the rule of ejusdem generis shall
not be applicable to limit a general statement, which is followed by or
referable to an enumeration of specific matters, to matters similar to the
matters specifically mentioned.

         "Indebtedness" of any Person means, without duplication:

                  (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or
         advances or borrowed metals and all obligations of such Person
         evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments (including
         performance and reclamation bonds);

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                  (b) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, relative to the
         face amount of all letters of credit, whether or not drawn, and
         banker's acceptances issued for the account of such Person;

                  (c) all Capitalized Lease Liabilities of such Person;

                  (d) for purposes of Section 8.1.5 only, all other items which,
         in accordance with GAAP, would be included as liabilities on the
         balance sheet of such Person as of the date at which Indebtedness is to
         be determined;

                  (e) net Hedging Obligations of such Person;

                  (f) whether or not so included as liabilities in accordance
         with GAAP, (i) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred
         purchase price of property or services (excluding trade accounts
         payable in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a
         period of more than 90 days or, if overdue for more than 90 days, as to
         which a dispute exists and adequate reserves in conformity with GAAP
         have been established on the books of such Person), including
         obligations of such Person ("Earn-out Obligations") in respect of
         "earn-outs" or other similar contingent payments (whether based on
         revenue or otherwise) arising from the acquisition of a business or
         line of business pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition and payable to the
         seller or sellers thereof, and (ii) indebtedness secured by (or for
         which the holder of such indebtedness has an existing right, contingent
         or otherwise, to be secured by) a Lien on property owned or being
         acquired by such Person (including indebtedness arising under
         conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not
         such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited
         in recourse;

                  (g) obligations arising under Synthetic Leases;

                  (h) the stated liquidation value of Redeemable Capital
         Securities of such Person; and

                  (i) all Contingent Liabilities of such Person in respect of
         any of the foregoing.

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

         "Indemnified Liabilities" is defined in Section 10.4.

         "Indemnified Parties" is defined in Section 10.4.

         "Interco Subordination Agreement" means the Subordination Agreement,
substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto, executed and delivered by two or
more Obligors pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, as amended, supplemented,
amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

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         "Interest Expense" means, for any applicable period, calculated in
accordance with Section 1.4, the aggregate interest expense of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries for such applicable period, including and together with (i) the
portion of any payments made in respect of Capitalized Lease Liabilities
allocable to interest expense and (ii) dividends declared on Designated
Preferred Stock (except to the extent payable in additional shares of Designated
Preferred Stock or shares of the Borrower's common stock).

         "Interest Period" means, relative to any LIBO Rate Loan, the period
beginning on (and including) the date on which such LIBO Rate Loan is made or
continued as, or converted into, a LIBO Rate Loan pursuant to Sections 2.3 or
2.4 and shall end on (but exclude) the day which numerically corresponds to such
date one, two, three or six months thereafter (or, if such month has no
numerically corresponding day, on the last Business Day of such month), as the
Borrower may select in its relevant notice pursuant to Sections 2.3 or 2.4;
provided that,

                  (a) the Borrower shall not be permitted to select Interest
         Periods to be in effect at any one time which have expiration dates
         occurring on more than five different dates;

                  (b) if such Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which
         is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall end on the next
         following Business Day (unless such next following Business Day is the
         first Business Day of a calendar month, in which case such Interest
         Period shall end on the Business Day next preceding such numerically
         corresponding day); and

                  (c) no Interest Period for any Loan may end later than the
         Stated Maturity Date for such Loan.

         "Investment" means, relative to any Person,

                  (a) any loan, advance or extension of credit made by such
         Person to any other Person, including the purchase by such Person of
         any bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities of any other
         Person;

                  (b) Contingent Liabilities in favor of any other Person; and

                  (c) any Capital Securities held by such Person in any other
         Person.

         The amount of any Investment shall be the original principal or capital
amount thereof less all returns of principal or equity thereon and shall, if
made by the transfer or exchange of property other than cash, be deemed to have
been made in an original principal or capital amount equal to the fair market
value of such property at the time of such Investment.

         "ISP Rules" is defined in Section 10.9.

         "Issuance Request" means a Letter of Credit request and certificate
duly executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, substantially in the
form of Exhibit B-2 hereto.

         "Issuer" means Scotia Capital in its capacity as Issuer of the Letters
of Credit. At the request of Scotia Capital and with the Borrower's consent (not
to be unreasonably withheld),

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another Lender or an Affiliate of Scotia Capital may issue one or more Letters
of Credit hereunder.

         "Kennecott" means Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Company, a Delaware
corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto plc, a company organized
under the laws of the United Kingdom.

         "Land Exchange Agreement" means the Land Exchange Agreement, dated as
of December 14, 1994, between Kennecott and the United States, by and through
the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, as amended or otherwise
modified from time to time.

         "Lender Assignment Agreement" means an assignment agreement
substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto.

         "Lenders" is defined in the preamble.

         "Lender's Environmental Liability" means any and all losses,
liabilities, obligations, penalties, claims, litigation, demands, defenses,
costs, judgments, suits, proceedings, damages (including consequential damages),
reasonable disbursements or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever (including
reasonable attorneys' fees at trial and appellate levels and reasonable experts'
fees and disbursements and expenses incurred in investigating, defending against
or prosecuting any litigation, claim or proceeding) which may at any time be
imposed upon, incurred by or asserted or awarded against the Administrative
Agent, any Lender or any Issuer or any of such Person's Affiliates,
shareholders, directors, officers, employees, and agents in connection with or
arising from:

                  (a) any Hazardous Material on, in, under or affecting all or
         any portion of any property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries,
         the groundwater thereunder, or any surrounding areas thereof to the
         extent caused by Releases from the Borrower's or any of its
         Subsidiaries' or any of their respective predecessors' properties;

                  (b) any misrepresentation, inaccuracy or breach of any
         warranty, contained or referred to in Section 6.12;

                  (c) any violation or claim of violation by the Borrower or any
         of its Subsidiaries of any Environmental Laws; or

                  (d) the imposition of any lien for damages caused by or the
         recovery of any costs for the cleanup, release or threatened release of
         Hazardous Material by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or in
         connection with any property owned or formerly owned by the Borrower or
         any of its Subsidiaries.

         "Letter of Credit" is defined in Section 2.1.2.

         "Letter of Credit Commitment" means the Issuer's obligation to issue
Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.1.2.

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         "Letter of Credit Commitment Amount" means, on any date, a maximum
amount of $30,000,000, as such amount may be permanently reduced from time to
time pursuant to Section 2.2.

         "Letter of Credit Fee" is defined in Section 3.3.4.

         "Letter of Credit Outstandings" means, on any date, an amount equal to
the sum of (i) the then aggregate amount which is undrawn and available under
all issued and outstanding Letters of Credit, and (ii) the then aggregate amount
of all unpaid and outstanding Reimbursement Obligations.

         "LIBO Rate" means, relative to any Interest Period for LIBO Rate Loans,
the rate of interest equal to the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the
nearest 1/16 of 1%) of the rates per annum at which Dollar deposits in
immediately available funds are offered to the Administrative Agent's LIBOR
Office in the London interbank market as at or about 11:00 a.m. London, England
time two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period for
delivery on the first day of such Interest Period, and in an amount
approximately equal to the amount of the Administrative Agent's LIBO Rate Loan
and for a period approximately equal to such Interest Period.

         "LIBO Rate Loan" means a Loan bearing interest, at all times during an
Interest Period applicable to such Loan, at a rate of interest determined by
reference to the LIBO Rate (Reserve Adjusted).

         "LIBO Rate (Reserve Adjusted)" means, relative to any Loan to be made,
continued or maintained as, or converted into, a LIBO Rate Loan for any Interest
Period, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/16 of
1%) determined pursuant to the following formula:

         LIBO Rate                           LIBO Rate
                          =       -------------------------------
    (Reserve Adjusted)            1.00 - LIBOR Reserve Percentage

         The LIBO Rate (Reserve Adjusted) for any Interest Period for LIBO Rate
Loans will be determined by the Administrative Agent on the basis of the LIBOR
Reserve Percentage in effect two Business Days before the first day of such
Interest Period.

         "LIBOR Office" means the office of a Lender designated as its "LIBOR
Office" on Schedule II hereto or in a Lender Assignment Agreement, or such other
office designated from time to time by notice from such Lender to the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent, whether or not outside the United States, which
shall be making or maintaining the LIBO Rate Loans of such Lender.

         "LIBOR Reserve Percentage" means, relative to any Interest Period for
LIBO Rate Loans, the reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal) equal to the
maximum aggregate reserve requirements (including all basic, emergency,
supplemental, marginal and other reserves and taking into account any
transitional adjustments or other scheduled changes in reserve requirements)
specified under regulations issued from time to time by the F.R.S. Board and
then

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applicable to assets or liabilities consisting of or including "Eurocurrency
Liabilities", as currently defined in Regulation D of the F.R.S. Board, having a
term approximately equal or comparable to such Interest Period.

         "Lien" means any security interest, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation,
assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or otherwise),
charge against or interest in property, or other priority or preferential
arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever, to secure payment of a debt or
performance of an obligation.

         "Loan Commitment" means, relative to any Lender, such Lender's
obligation (if any) to make Loans pursuant to Section 2.1.1.

         "Loan Commitment Amount" means, on any date, $30,000,000, as such
amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.2.

         "Loans" is defined in Section 2.1.1.

         "Loan Documents" means, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the
Letters of Credit, the Fee Letter, each Security Agreement, each other agreement
pursuant to which the Administrative Agent is granted a Lien to secure the
Obligations and each other agreement, certificate, document or instrument
delivered in connection with any Loan Document, whether or not specifically
mentioned herein or therein.

         "Mandate Letter" means the confidential mandate letter, dated June 9,
2005, among Scotia Capital, Rothschild and the Borrower.

         "Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on (a) the
business, operations, assets or financial condition of the Borrower, (b) the
rights and remedies of any Secured Party under any Loan Document or (c) the
ability of any Obligor to perform its Obligations under any Loan Document.

         "Material Subsidiary" means, on any date, a Subsidiary of the Borrower
which is not an Immaterial Subsidiary.

         "Mine Plans" means, collectively, the Greens Creek Mine Plan and the
Hecla Mine Plan.

         "Mining Rights" means all interests in the surface of any lands, the
minerals in (or that may be extracted from) any lands, all royalty agreements,
water rights, patented and unpatented mining and millsite claims, fee interests,
mineral leases, mining licenses, profits-a-prendre, joint ventures and other
leases, rights-of-way, inurements, licenses and other rights and interests used
by or necessary to the Greens Creek Joint Venture to operate the Greens Creek
Mine.

         "Moody's" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc.

         "Multiemployer Plan" means a "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA for which the Borrower or any member of its Controlled Group
has contributed to, or has been obligated to contribute to, at any time during
the preceding six (6) years.

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         "Net Casualty Proceeds" means, with respect to any Casualty Event
suffered by the Greens Creek Joint Venture, the amount of any insurance proceeds
or condemnation awards received by the Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantor in
connection with such Casualty Events.

         "Net Disposition Proceeds" means the gross cash proceeds received by
the Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantor from any Disposition made by the Greens
Creek Joint Venture (other than Dispositions of metal and equipment in the
ordinary course of business) and any cash payment received by the Borrower or
the Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of promissory notes or other non-cash
consideration delivered to the Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantor in respect
thereof, minus the sum of (i) all reasonable and customary legal, investment
banking, brokerage and accounting fees and expenses incurred by the Borrower or
the Subsidiary Guarantor in connection with such Disposition and (ii) all taxes
actually paid or estimated by the Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantor to be
payable in cash within the next 12 months in connection with such Disposition;
provided that, if the amount of any estimated taxes pursuant to clause (ii)
exceeds the amount of taxes actually required to be paid in cash in respect of
such Disposition, the aggregate amount of such excess shall constitute Net
Disposition Proceeds.

         "Net Distributions" means, for any applicable period, the excess of (i)
the aggregate amount of distributions received by the Borrower or the Subsidiary
Guarantor during such period from the Greens Creek Joint Venture over (ii) the
aggregate amount contributed or otherwise Invested in the Greens Creek Joint
Venture during such period by the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantor (other
than an amount not exceeding $1,000,000 in the aggregate for the four Fiscal
Quarters of the 2005 Fiscal Year in respect of the Borrower's Participating
Share of cash deposits required to secure reclamation liabilities of the Greens
Creek Joint Venture).

         "Net Equity/Subordinated Debt Proceeds" means, with respect to (a) the
sale or issuance after the Effective Date by the Borrower of any of its Capital
Securities or warrants or options to acquire such Capital Securities or the
exercise of any such warrants or options or the contribution to the capital of
the Borrower after the Effective Date or (b) the issuance after the Effective
Date by the Borrower of Subordinated Debt, in each case to the extent permitted
hereunder, the excess of: (i) the gross cash proceeds received by the Borrower
from such sale, exercise, issuance or contribution, over (ii) all reasonable and
customary underwriting commissions and legal, investment banking, brokerage and
accounting and other professional fees, sales commissions and disbursements
actually incurred in connection with such sale, issuance, exercise or
contribution which have not been paid to Affiliates of the Borrower in
connection therewith.

         "Net Income" means, for any period, calculated in accordance with
Section 1.4, the aggregate of all amounts (inclusive, for purposes of clause (a)
of Section 7.2.4, of all amounts in respect of any extraordinary gains and
extraordinary losses, and exclusive, for all other purposes, of all amounts in
respect of any extraordinary gains and extraordinary losses) which would be
included as net income on the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries for such period.

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         "Net Worth" means, as at any date, the excess of

                  (a) the sum of capital stock (other than Redeemable Capital
         Securities) taken at par value, capital surplus (other than in respect
         of Redeemable Capital Securities) and retained earnings (or accumulated
         deficit) of the Borrower at such date;

         over

                  (b) treasury stock of the Borrower and, to the extent included
         in the preceding clause (a), minority interests in Subsidiaries of the
         Borrower at such date.

         "Non-Excluded Taxes" means any Taxes other than net income and
franchise Taxes imposed with respect to any Secured Party by any Governmental
Authority under the laws of which such Secured Party is organized or in which it
maintains its applicable lending office.

         "Non-U.S. Lender" means any Lender that is not a "United States
person", as defined under Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

         "Note" means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Lender,
in the form of Exhibit A hereto (as such promissory note may be amended,
endorsed or otherwise modified from time to time), evidencing the aggregate
Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from outstanding Loans,
and also means all other promissory notes accepted from time to time in
substitution therefor or renewal thereof.

         "Obligations" means all obligations (monetary or otherwise, whether
absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured) of the Borrower and each other
Obligor arising under or in connection with a Loan Document, including
Reimbursement Obligations and the principal of and premium, if any, and interest
(including interest accruing during the pendency of any proceeding of the type
described in Section 8.1.9, whether or not allowed in such proceeding) on the
Loans.

         "Obligor" means, as the context may require, the Borrower, the
Subsidiary Guarantor and each other Person (other than a Secured Party)
obligated under any Loan Document.

         "Organic Document" means, relative to any Obligor, as applicable, its
certificate of incorporation, by-laws, certificate of partnership, partnership
agreement, certificate of formation, limited liability agreement, operating
agreement and all shareholder agreements, voting trusts and similar arrangements
applicable to any of such Obligor's Capital Securities.

         "Other Taxes" means any and all stamp, documentary or similar Taxes, or
any other excise or property Taxes or similar levies that arise on account of
any payment made or required to be made under any Loan Document or from the
execution, delivery, registration, recording or enforcement of any Loan
Document.

         "Participant" is defined in clause (e) of Section 10.11.

         "Participating Share" means (i) prior to the Transfer Date, the
operating ownership interest of the Borrower in the Greens Creek Joint Venture,
and (ii) on or following the Transfer

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Date, the operating ownership interest of the Subsidiary Guarantor in the Greens
Creek Joint Venture, in each case including all rights and obligations of the
Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, arising under the
Greens Creek Joint Venture Agreement, which ownership interest is equal to
29.73% as of the Effective Date.

         "PATRIOT Act" means the USA PATRIOT ACT (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56
(signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended and supplemented from time to
time.

         "PATRIOT Act Disclosures" means all documentation and other information
which the Administrative Agent or any Lender reasonably requests in order to
comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable "know your customer" and
anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act.

         "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any Person
succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.

         "Pension Plan" means a "pension plan", as such term is defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA, which is subject to Title IV of ERISA (other than a
multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA), and to which the
Borrower or any corporation, trade or business that is, along with the Borrower,
a member of a Controlled Group, may have liability, including any liability by
reason of having been a substantial employer within the meaning of Section 4063
of ERISA at any time during the preceding five years, or by reason of being
deemed to be a contributing sponsor under Section 4069 of ERISA.

         "Percentage" means, relative to any Lender, the applicable percentage
relating to Loans set forth opposite its name on Schedule II hereto under the
Commitment column or set forth in a Lender Assignment Agreement under the
Commitment column, as such percentage may be adjusted from time to time pursuant
to Lender Assignment Agreements executed by such Lender and its Assignee Lender
and delivered pursuant to Section 10.11. A Lender shall not have any Loan
Commitment if its percentage under the Loan Commitment column is zero.

         "Permitted Acquisition" means an acquisition (whether pursuant to an
acquisition of Capital Securities, assets, by merger or consolidation or
otherwise) by the Borrower or any Subsidiary from any Person of a business in
which the following conditions are satisfied:

                  (a) immediately before and after giving effect to such
         acquisition no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would
         result therefrom (including under Section 7.2.1);

                  (b) such acquisition was not preceded by an unsolicited tender
         offer for the Capital Securities of the Person subject to such
         acquisition by, or by a proxy contest initiated by, the Borrower or any
         of its Subsidiaries; and

                  (c) if the consideration for such acquisition is not comprised
         solely of Capital Securities (other than Redeemable Capital Securities)
         of the Borrower (or of proceeds of any such Capital Securities that are
         issued pursuant to a substantially concurrent transaction), (i) in the
         case of an acquisition of a Person or its Capital Securities, such
         Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower as a result of such
         acquisition, and, in the

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         case of an acquisition of assets, such acquisition results in the
         Borrower acquiring a controlling interest in such assets, and (ii) the
         Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a Compliance
         Certificate for the period of four full Fiscal Quarters immediately
         preceding such acquisition (prepared in good faith and in a manner and
         using such methodology which is consistent with the most recent
         financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.1.1) giving pro
         forma effect to the consummation of such acquisition and all
         transactions related thereto (including all Indebtedness that would be
         assumed or incurred as a result thereof) and evidencing compliance with
         the covenants set forth in Section 7.2.4 and certifying as to the
         satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the preceding clauses of
         this definition; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything
         herein to the contrary, when determining compliance with the covenants
         set forth in Section 7.2.4 for purposes of this definition, (x) any
         non-recurring and one-time expenses included in the results of
         operations of the business being acquired, taking into account standard
         industry exploration, development and production spending patterns, may
         be excluded from the calculations required by this clause (c) for any
         period prior to the date of the consummation of such acquisition and
         (y) any projected increase in operating, exploration or other costs of
         the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as a result of such acquisition shall
         be included in the calculations required by this clause (c), in each
         case under subclause (x) and subclause (y), in form and substance
         reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

         "Person" means any natural person, corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, joint venture, association, trust or unincorporated
organization, Governmental Authority or any other legal entity, whether acting
in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.

         "Prior GAAP Financials" is defined in Section 1.4.

         "Quarterly Payment Date" means the last day of March, June, September
and December, or, if any such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding
Business Day.

         "Redeemable Capital Securities" means Capital Securities of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that, either by its terms, by the terms of
any security into which it is convertible or exchangeable or otherwise, (i) is
or upon the happening of an event or passage of time would be required to be
redeemed (for consideration other than shares of common stock of the Borrower)
on or prior to the one-year anniversary of the Stated Maturity Date (as such
date may be extended or otherwise amended from time to time), except to the
extent such mandatory redemption is required pursuant to a customary change of
control provision which expressly provides that all indebtedness that may be
required to be redeemed or prepaid on account of the relevant change of control
shall have been redeemed or prepaid prior to any such redemption of Capital
Securities, (ii) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (for
consideration other than shares of common stock of the Borrower) at any time
prior to such date or (iii) is convertible into or exchangeable for debt
securities of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at any time prior to such
anniversary.

         "Refinancing" means, as to any Indebtedness, the incurrence of other
Indebtedness to refinance such existing Indebtedness; provided that, in the case
of such other Indebtedness, the following conditions are satisfied:

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                           (i) the weighted average life to maturity of such
                  refinancing Indebtedness shall be greater than or equal to the
                  weighted average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being
                  refinanced, and the first scheduled principal payment in
                  respect of such refinancing Indebtedness shall not be earlier
                  than the first scheduled principal payment in respect of the
                  Indebtedness being refinanced;

                           (ii) the principal amount of such refinancing
                  Indebtedness shall be less than or equal to the principal
                  amount then outstanding of the Indebtedness being refinanced;

                           (iii) the respective obligor or obligors shall be the
                  same on the refinancing Indebtedness as on the Indebtedness
                  being refinanced;

                           (iv) the security, if any, for the refinancing
                  Indebtedness shall be the same as that for the Indebtedness
                  being refinanced (except to the extent that less security is
                  granted to holders of refinancing Indebtedness);

                           (v) the refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated to
                  the Obligations to the same degree, if any, or to a greater
                  degree as the Indebtedness being refinanced; and

                           (vi) no material terms applicable to such refinancing
                  Indebtedness or, if applicable, the related guarantees of such
                  refinancing Indebtedness (including covenants, events of
                  default, remedies, acceleration rights) shall be more
                  favorable to the refinancing lenders than the terms that are
                  applicable under the instruments and documents governing the
                  Indebtedness being refinanced.

         "Register" is defined in clause (a) of Section 2.7.

         "Reimbursement Obligation" is defined in Section 2.6.3.

         "Release" means a "release", as such term is defined in CERCLA.

         "Replacement Lender" is defined in clause (h) of Section 10.11.

         "Required Lenders" means, at any time, Lenders holding more than 65% of
the Total Exposure Amount.

         "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act" means the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901, et seq., as amended.

         "Restricted Payment" means (i) the declaration or payment of any
dividend (other than dividends payable solely in common stock of the Borrower)
on, or on account of, any class of Capital Securities of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, or (ii) the making of any payment or distribution on account of, or
setting apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase,
redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of any class of Capital
Securities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any warrants, options or other
right or obligation to purchase or acquire any such Capital Securities, whether
now or hereafter outstanding, or the

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making of any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or
indirectly, whether in cash, obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary,
property or otherwise.

         "Rothschild" is defined in the preamble.

         "S&P" means Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of
McGraw-Hill, Inc.

         "Sarbanes-Oxley" means the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

         "Scotia Capital" is defined in the preamble.

         "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

         "Secured Parties" means, collectively, the Lenders, the Issuers, the
Administrative Agent, the Technical Agent and (in each case) each of their
respective successors, transferees and assigns.

         "Security Agreements" means, as the context may require, the Borrower
Pledge Agreement, the Borrower Security Agreement and the Subsidiary Security
Agreement.

         "Senior Debt" means, at any time, the outstanding principal amount of
all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries of the type referred to in
clause (a), clause (b), clause (c), clause (f) (other than Earn-out Obligations
(A) that have not been reduced to a fixed amount or (B) to the extent such
obligations may, in accordance with their terms, be satisfied at the sole option
of the obligor thereof at any time regardless of the happening of any event by
the delivery of Capital Securities (other than Redeemable Capital Securities) of
the Borrower), clause (g) and clause (h), in each case of the definition of
"Indebtedness" (exclusive of (i) Indebtedness secured on a first-priority basis
by any restricted cash deposit in an amount not exceeding the amount of such
restricted cash deposit, (ii) Subordinated Debt, (iii) to the extent
constituting Indebtedness, Designated Preferred Stock and (iv) Indebtedness
secured by Capital Securities of Alamos Gold Inc. held in the name of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in an amount not exceeding the fair market
value of such Capital Securities), and any Contingent Liability in respect of
any of the foregoing.

         "Senior Debt/Adjusted EBITDA Ratio" means, at any time, the ratio of

                  (a) Senior Debt outstanding at such time

         to

                  (b) Adjusted EBITDA computed for the period consisting of the
         most recently completed Fiscal Quarter and each of the three
         immediately preceding Fiscal Quarters.

         "Series B Preferred Stock" means the Borrower's Series B Cumulative
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.25 per share.

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         "Small Lot Repurchase Program" means the Borrower's program to redeem,
purchase or acquire the common stock, par value $0.25 per share, of the Borrower
held by Persons which hold 10 shares or less of such common stock of the
Borrower.

         "Solvent" means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that
on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person on a consolidated
basis is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent
liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of
such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the
probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and
matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will,
incur debts or liabilities beyond the ability of such Person to pay as such
debts and liabilities mature, and (d) such Person is not engaged in business or
a transaction, and such Person is not about to engage in business or
transaction, for which the property of such Person on a consolidated basis would
constitute an unreasonably small capital. The amount of Contingent Liabilities
at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and
circumstances existing at such time, can reasonably be expected to become an
actual or matured liability.

         "Stated Amount" means, on any date and with respect to a particular
Letter of Credit, the total amount then available to be drawn under such Letter
of Credit.

         "Stated Expiry Date" is defined in Section 2.6.

         "Stated Maturity Date" means, with respect to all Loans, September 12,
2007, or as such date is extended pursuant to Section 2.8, but in no event shall
such date be later than September 12, 2009.

         "Subordinated Debt" means unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower which
(a) is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms customary in
the reasonable judgment of the Required Lenders for comparable issuances of
high-yield debt securities, (b) does not require any scheduled repayment within
one year following the Stated Maturity Date, (c) has only cross acceleration
rights (and not cross default rights) and (d) has other covenants, events of
default, remedies, acceleration rights, redemption provisions and other terms
that are, in the reasonable judgment of the Required Lenders, customary for
comparable issuances of high-yield debt securities.

         "Subordinated Debt Documents" means, collectively, the loan agreements,
indentures, note purchase agreements, promissory notes, guarantees, and other
instruments and agreements evidencing the terms of Subordinated Debt, as
amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified in accordance
with Section 7.2.11.

         "Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of
which more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Securities of such other Person
(irrespective of whether at the time Capital Securities of any other class or
classes of such other Person shall or might have voting power upon the
occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or
controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of
such Person, or by one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person. Unless the
context otherwise specifically requires, the term "Subsidiary" shall be a
reference to a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

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         "Subsidiary Guarantor" means Hecla Alaska LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company and direct, wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.

         "Subsidiary Guaranty" means the subsidiary guaranty executed and
delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, as
amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to
time.

         "Subsidiary Security Agreement" means, the Subsidiary Security
Agreement executed and delivered by the Subsidiary Guarantor and the
Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit G-3 hereto, as
amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to
time.

         "Synthetic Lease" means, as applied to any Person, any lease (including
leases that may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of any property
(whether real, personal or mixed) (a) that is not a capital lease in accordance
with GAAP and (b) in respect of which the lessee retains or obtains ownership of
the property so leased for federal income tax purposes, other than any such
lease under which that Person is the lessor.

         "Taxes" means all income, stamp or other taxes, duties, levies,
imposts, charges, assessments, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or
hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental
Authority, and all interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect
thereto.

         "Technical Agent" is defined in the preamble and includes each other
Person appointed as the successor Technical Agent.

         "Termination Date" means the date on which all Obligations have been
paid in full in cash, all Letters of Credit have been terminated or expired (or
been Cash Collateralized) and all Commitments shall have terminated.

         "Transfer Date" is defined in Section 7.1.13.

         "Total Exposure Amount" means, on any date of determination (and
without duplication), the outstanding principal amount of all Loans, the
aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings and the unfunded amount of
the Commitments.

         "type" means, relative to any Loan, the portion thereof, if any, being
maintained as a Base Rate Loan or a LIBO Rate Loan.

         "UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time
in the State of New York; provided that, if, with respect to any Filing
Statement or by reason of any provisions of law, the perfection or the effect of
perfection or non-perfection of the security interests granted to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to the applicable Loan Document is governed by the
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction of the United States
other than New York, then "UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect
from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions of
each Loan Document and any Filing Statement relating to such perfection or
effect of perfection or non-perfection.

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         "United States" or "U.S." means the United States of America, its fifty
states and the District of Columbia.

         "U.S. Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or
organized under the laws of the United States, a state thereof or the District
of Columbia.

         "Unrestricted Cash" means, with respect to any Person, unrestricted
cash or Cash Equivalent Investments of such Person that are free of any Lien.

         "Voting Securities" means, with respect to any Person, Capital
Securities of any class or kind ordinarily having the power to vote for the
election of directors, managers or other voting members of the governing body of
such Person.

         "Welfare Plan" means a "welfare plan", as such term is defined in
Section 3(1) of ERISA.

         "wholly owned Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary all of the outstanding
Capital Securities of which (other than any director's qualifying shares or
investments by foreign nationals mandated by applicable laws) is owned directly
or indirectly by the Borrower.

         SECTION 1.2. Use of Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined or the
context otherwise requires, terms for which meanings are provided in this
Agreement shall have such meanings when used in each other Loan Document and the
Disclosure Schedule.

         SECTION 1.3. Cross-References. Unless otherwise specified, references
in a Loan Document to any Article or Section are references to such Article or
Section of such Loan Document, and references in any Article, Section or
definition to any clause are references to such clause of such Article, Section
or definition.

         SECTION 1.4. Accounting and Financial Determinations. (a) Unless
otherwise specified, all accounting terms used in each Loan Document shall be
interpreted, and all accounting determinations and computations thereunder
(including under Section 7.2.4 and the definitions used in such calculations)
shall be made, in accordance with those U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles ("GAAP") applied in the preparation of the financial statements
referred to in clause (a) of Section 5.1.4. Unless otherwise expressly provided,
all financial covenants and defined financial terms shall be computed on a
consolidated basis for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in each case without
duplication.

         (b) If the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower
wishes to amend any covenant in Article VII or any related definition to
eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP occurring after the date of this
Agreement on the operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent
notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders wish to amend Article VII or any
related definition for such purpose), then the Borrower's compliance with such
covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before
the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is
withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower
and the Required Lenders. In the event of any such notification from the
Borrower or the Administrative Agent and until such notice is withdrawn or such
covenant is so amended, the Borrower will furnish to each Lender and the
Administrative

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Agent, in addition to the financial statements required to be furnished pursuant
to Section 7.1.1 (the "Current GAAP Financials"), (i) the financial statements
described in such Section based upon GAAP as in effect at the time such covenant
was agreed to (the "Prior GAAP Financials") and (ii) a reconciliation between
the Prior GAAP Financials and the Current GAAP Financials.

                                   ARTICLE II
                       COMMITMENTS, BORROWING AND ISSUANCE
                     PROCEDURES, NOTES AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

         SECTION 2.1. Commitments. On the terms and subject to the conditions of
this Agreement, each Lender and the Issuer severally agrees, to make Credit
Extensions as set forth below.

         SECTION 2.1.1. Loan Commitment. From time to time on any Business Day
occurring from and after the Effective Date but prior to the Commitment
Termination Date, each Lender agrees that it will, subject to satisfaction (or
waiver) of the conditions hereof, make loans (relative to such Lender, its
"Loans") to the Borrower equal to such Lender's Percentage of the aggregate
amount of each Borrowing of the Loans requested by the Borrower to be made on
such day. On the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, the Borrower may
from time to time borrow, prepay and reborrow Loans. No Lender shall be
permitted or required to make any Loan if, after giving effect thereto, the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Loans of such Lender together with
such Lender's Percentage of the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit
Outstandings, would exceed such Lender's Percentage of the then existing Loan
Commitment Amount.

         SECTION 2.1.2. Letter of Credit Commitment. From time to time on any
Business Day occurring from and after the Effective Date but prior to the
Commitment Termination Date, the relevant Issuer agrees that it will, subject to
satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions hereof,

                  (a) issue one or more standby letters of credit (relative to
         such Issuer, its "Letter of Credit") for the account of the Borrower in
         the Stated Amount requested by the Borrower on such day; or

                  (b) extend the Stated Expiry Date of an existing standby
         Letter of Credit previously issued hereunder.

         No Stated Expiry Date shall extend beyond the earlier of (i) the
Commitment Termination Date and (ii) unless otherwise agreed to by the Issuer in
its sole discretion, one year from the date of such extension. No Issuer shall
be permitted or required to issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect
thereto, (i) the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings would
exceed the Letter of Credit Commitment Amount or (ii) the sum of the aggregate
amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings plus the aggregate principal amount
of all Loans then outstanding would exceed the Loan Commitment Amount.

         SECTION 2.2. Reduction of the Commitment Amounts. The Commitment
Amounts are subject to reduction from time to time as set forth below.

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         SECTION 2.2.1. Optional. The Borrower may, from time to time on any
Business Day occurring after the Effective Date, voluntarily reduce the amount
of the Loan Commitment Amount or the Letter of Credit Commitment Amount on the
Business Day so specified by the Borrower; provided that, all such reductions
shall require at least one Business Day's prior notice to the Administrative
Agent and be permanent, and any partial reduction of any Commitment Amount shall
be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 and in an integral multiple of $500,000.
Any optional or mandatory reduction of the Loan Commitment Amount pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement which reduces the Loan Commitment Amount below the
Letter of Credit Commitment Amount shall result in an automatic and
corresponding reduction of the Letter of Credit Commitment Amount (as directed
by the Borrower in a notice to the Administrative Agent delivered together with
the notice of such voluntary reduction in the Loan Commitment Amount) to an
aggregate amount not in excess of the Loan Commitment Amount, as so reduced,
without any further action on the part of the Issuer.

         SECTION 2.2.2. Mandatory. The Borrower shall, and shall cause the
Subsidiary Guarantor to, within 5 Business Days of its receipt of any Net
Disposition Proceeds or Net Casualty Proceeds, deliver to the Administrative
Agent notice of the amount of such proceeds. To the extent the aggregate amount
of such proceeds received by the Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantor since the
Effective Date exceeds $7,500,000 (the "Threshold Amount"), the Loan Commitment
Amount shall, without any further action, automatically and permanently be
reduced by the amount in excess of the Threshold Amount.

         SECTION 2.3. Borrowing Procedure. By delivering a Borrowing Request to
the Administrative Agent on or before 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on a
Business Day, the Borrower may from time to time irrevocably request, on not
less than one Business Day's notice in the case of Base Rate Loans, or three
Business Days' notice in the case of LIBO Rate Loans, and in either case not
more than five Business Days' notice, that a Borrowing be made, in the case of
LIBO Rate Loans, in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 and an integral multiple of
$500,000, in the case of Base Rate Loans, in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 and
an integral multiple of $500,000 or, in either case, in the unused amount of the
applicable Commitment. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, each Borrowing shall be comprised of the type of Loans, and shall be
made on the Business Day, specified in such Borrowing Request. On or before
11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such Business Day each Lender that has a
Commitment to make the Loans being requested shall deposit with the
Administrative Agent same day funds in an amount equal to such Lender's
Percentage of the requested Borrowing. Such deposit will be made to an account
which the Administrative Agent shall specify from time to time by notice to the
Lenders. To the extent funds are received from the Lenders, the Administrative
Agent shall make such funds available to the Borrower by wire transfer to the
accounts the Borrower shall have specified in its Borrowing Request. No Lender's
obligation to make any Loan shall be affected by any other Lender's failure to
make any Loan.

         SECTION 2.4. Continuation and Conversion Elections. By delivering a
Continuation/ Conversion Notice to the Administrative Agent on or before 10:00
a.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day, the Borrower may from time to time
irrevocably elect, on not less than one Business Day's notice in the case of
Base Rate Loans, or three Business Days' notice in the case of LIBO Rate Loans,
and in either case not more than five Business Days' notice, that all, or any
portion in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and an integral multiple of
$500,000 be,

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in the case of Base Rate Loans, converted into LIBO Rate Loans or be, in the
case of LIBO Rate Loans, converted into Base Rate Loans or continued as LIBO
Rate Loans (in the absence of delivery of a Continuation/Conversion Notice with
respect to any LIBO Rate Loan at least three Business Days (but not more than
five Business Days) before the last day of the then current Interest Period with
respect thereto, such LIBO Rate Loan shall, on such last day, automatically
convert to a Base Rate Loan); provided that, (x) each such conversion or
continuation shall be pro rated among the applicable outstanding Loans of all
Lenders that have made such Loans, and (y) no portion of the outstanding
principal amount of any Loans may be continued as, or be converted into, LIBO
Rate Loans when any Default has occurred and is continuing.

         SECTION 2.5. Funding. Each Lender may, if it so elects, fulfill its
obligation to make, continue or convert LIBO Rate Loans hereunder by causing one
of its foreign branches or Affiliates (or an international banking facility
created by such Lender) to make or maintain such LIBO Rate Loan; provided that
such LIBO Rate Loan shall nonetheless be deemed to have been made and to be held
by such Lender, and the obligation of the Borrower to repay such LIBO Rate Loan
shall nevertheless be to such Lender for the account of such foreign branch,
Affiliate or international banking facility. In addition, the Borrower hereby
consents and agrees that, for purposes of any determination to be made for
purposes of Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 or 4.4, it shall be conclusively assumed that
each Lender elected to fund all LIBO Rate Loans by purchasing Dollar deposits in
its LIBOR Office's interbank eurodollar market.

         SECTION 2.6. Issuance Procedures. By delivering to the Administrative
Agent an Issuance Request on or before 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on a
Business Day, the Borrower may from time to time irrevocably request on not less
than three nor more than ten Business Days' notice, in the case of an initial
issuance of a Letter of Credit and not less than three Business Days' prior
notice, in the case of a request for the extension of the Stated Expiry Date or
increase of the Stated Amount of a standby Letter of Credit (in each case,
unless a shorter notice period is agreed to by the Issuer, in its sole
discretion), that an Issuer issue, or extend the Stated Expiry Date or increase
the Stated Amount of, a Letter of Credit in such form as may be requested by the
Borrower and approved by such Issuer, solely for the purposes described in
Section 7.1.7. Each Letter of Credit shall by its terms be stated to expire on a
date (its "Stated Expiry Date") no later than the earlier to occur of (i) the
Commitment Termination Date and (ii) (unless otherwise agreed to by an Issuer,
in its sole discretion), one year from the date of its issuance. Each Issuer
will make available to the beneficiary thereof the original of the Letter of
Credit which it issues.

         SECTION 2.6.1. Other Lenders' Participation. Upon the issuance of each
Letter of Credit, and without further action, each Lender (other than the
Issuer) shall be deemed to have irrevocably purchased, to the extent of its
Percentage, a participation interest in such Letter of Credit (including the
Contingent Liability and any Reimbursement Obligation with respect thereto), and
such Lender shall, to the extent of its Percentage, be responsible for
reimbursing within one Business Day the Issuer for Reimbursement Obligations
which have not been reimbursed by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.6.3
of receiving notice from the Issuer for Reimbursement Obligations which have not
been reimbursed by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.6.3 (with the terms
of this Section surviving the termination of this Agreement). In addition, such
Lender shall, to the extent of its Percentage, be entitled to receive a ratable
portion of the Letter of Credit fees payable pursuant to Section 3.3.4 with
respect to each Letter

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of Credit (other than the issuance fees payable to the Issuer of such Letter of
Credit pursuant to the last sentence of Section 3.3.4) and of interest payable
pursuant to Section 3.2 with respect to any Reimbursement Obligation. To the
extent that any Lender has reimbursed any Issuer for a Disbursement, such Lender
shall be entitled to receive its ratable portion of any amounts subsequently
received (from the Borrower or otherwise) in respect of such Disbursement.

         SECTION 2.6.2. Disbursements. An Issuer will notify the Borrower and
the Administrative Agent promptly of the presentment for payment of any Letter
of Credit issued by such Issuer, together with notice of the date (the
"Disbursement Date") such payment shall be made (each such payment, a
"Disbursement"). Subject to the terms and provisions of such Letter of Credit,
the applicable Issuer shall make such payment to the beneficiary (or its
designee) of such Letter of Credit. Prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on
the first Business Day following the Disbursement Date, the Borrower will
reimburse the Administrative Agent, for the account of the applicable Issuer,
for all amounts which such Issuer has disbursed under such Letter of Credit,
together with interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the rate per annum
then in effect for Base Rate Loans (with the Applicable Margin for Base Rate
Loans accruing on such amount) pursuant to Section 3.2 for the period from the
Disbursement Date through the date such reimbursement is due (and thereafter, at
such rate plus 2.0%). Without limiting in any way the foregoing and
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any separate
application for any Letter of Credit, the Borrower hereby acknowledges and
agrees that it shall be obligated to reimburse the applicable Issuer upon each
Disbursement of a Letter of Credit, and it shall be deemed to be the obligor for
purposes of each such Letter of Credit issued hereunder.

         SECTION 2.6.3. Reimbursement. The obligation (a "Reimbursement
Obligation") of the Borrower under Section 2.6.2 to reimburse an Issuer with
respect to each Disbursement (including interest thereon), and, upon the failure
of the Borrower to reimburse an Issuer, each Lender's obligation under Section
2.6.1 to reimburse an Issuer, shall be absolute and unconditional under any and
all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to
payment which the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, may have or have
had against such Issuer or any Lender, including any defense based upon the
failure of any Disbursement to conform to the terms of the applicable Letter of
Credit (if, in such Issuer's good faith opinion, such Disbursement is determined
to be appropriate) or any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary
of the proceeds of such Letter of Credit; provided that, after paying in full
its Reimbursement Obligation hereunder, nothing herein shall adversely affect
the right of the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, to commence any
proceeding against an Issuer for any wrongful Disbursement made by such Issuer
under a Letter of Credit as a result of acts or omissions constituting gross
negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Issuer.

         SECTION 2.6.4. Deemed Disbursements. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuation of any Default under Section 8.1.9 or upon written notification by
the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders) to
the Borrower of its obligations under this Section, following the occurrence and
during the continuation of any other Event of Default,

                  (a) the aggregate Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit
         shall, without demand upon or notice to the Borrower or any other
         Person, be deemed to have been paid or

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         disbursed by the Issuers of such Letters of Credit (notwithstanding
         that such amount may not in fact have been paid or disbursed);

                  (b) the Borrower shall be immediately obligated to reimburse
         the Issuers for the amount deemed to have been so paid or disbursed by
         such Issuers; and

                  (c) the Borrower shall be immediately obligated to deposit
         with (or for the benefit of) the Issuers an amount equal to 3% of the
         amount deemed to have been paid or disbursed by such Issuers pursuant
         to the preceding clause (a).

Amounts payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be deposited in
immediately available funds with the Administrative Agent and held as collateral
security for the Reimbursement Obligations and other Obligations relating to the
Letters of Credit. When all Defaults giving rise to the deemed disbursements
under this Section have been cured or waived the Administrative Agent shall
return to the Borrower all amounts then on deposit with the Administrative Agent
pursuant to this Section which have not been applied to the satisfaction of the
Reimbursement Obligations or such other Obligations.

         SECTION 2.6.5. Nature of Reimbursement Obligations. The Borrower, each
other Obligor and, to the extent set forth in Section 2.6.1, each Lender shall
assume all risks of the acts, omissions or misuse of any Letter of Credit by the
beneficiary thereof. No Issuer (except to the extent of its own gross negligence
or willful misconduct) shall be responsible for:

                  (a) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or
         legal effect of any Letter of Credit or any document submitted by any
         party in connection with the application for and issuance of a Letter
         of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects
         invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged;

                  (b) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or
         legal effect of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting
         to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits
         thereunder or the proceeds thereof in whole or in part, which may prove
         to be invalid or ineffective for any reason;

                  (c) failure of the beneficiary to comply fully with conditions
         required in order to demand payment under a Letter of Credit;

                  (d) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission
         or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or
         otherwise; or

                  (e) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any
         document or draft required in order to make a Disbursement under a
         Letter of Credit.

         None of the foregoing shall affect, impair or prevent the vesting of
any of the rights or powers granted to any Issuer or any Lender hereunder. In
furtherance and not in limitation or derogation of any of the foregoing, any
action taken or omitted to be taken by an Issuer in good faith (and not
constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct) shall be binding upon each
Obligor and each such Secured Party, and shall not put such Issuer under any
resulting liability to any Obligor or any Secured Party, as the case may be.

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         SECTION 2.7. Register; Notes. The Register shall be maintained on the
following terms.

                  (a) The Borrower hereby designates the Administrative Agent to
         serve as the Borrower's agent, solely for the purpose of this clause,
         to maintain a register (the "Register") on which the Administrative
         Agent will record each Lender's Commitment, the Loans made by each
         Lender and each repayment in respect of the principal amount of the
         Loans, annexed to which the Administrative Agent shall retain a copy of
         each Lender Assignment Agreement delivered to the Administrative Agent
         pursuant to Section 10.11. Failure to make any recordation, or any
         error in such recordation, shall not affect any Obligor's Obligations.
         The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of
         manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the
         Lenders shall treat each Person in whose name a Loan is registered (or,
         if applicable, to which a Note has been issued) as the owner thereof
         for the purposes of all Loan Documents, notwithstanding notice or any
         provision herein to the contrary. Any assignment or transfer of a
         Commitment or the Loans made pursuant hereto shall be registered in the
         Register only upon delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Lender
         Assignment Agreement that has been executed by the requisite parties
         pursuant to Section 10.11. No assignment or transfer of a Lender's
         Commitment or Loans shall be effective unless such assignment or
         transfer shall have been recorded in the Register by the Administrative
         Agent as provided in this Section.

                  (b) The Borrower agrees that, upon the request to the
         Administrative Agent by any Lender, the Borrower will execute and
         deliver to such Lender a Note evidencing the Loans made by, and payable
         to the order of, such Lender in a maximum principal amount equal to
         such Lender's Percentage of the original applicable Commitment Amount.
         The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes each Lender to make (or
         cause to be made) appropriate notations on the grid attached to such
         Lender's Note (or on any continuation of such grid), which notations,
         if made, shall evidence, inter alia, the date of, the outstanding
         principal amount of, and the interest rate and Interest Period
         applicable to the Loans evidenced thereby. Such notations shall, to the
         extent not inconsistent with notations made by the Administrative Agent
         in the Register, be conclusive and binding on each Obligor absent
         manifest error; provided that, the failure of any Lender to make any
         such notations shall not limit or otherwise affect any Obligations of
         any Obligor.

         SECTION 2.8. Extensions. So long as no Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Borrower may, by written notice delivered no less than 90 days
and no more than 120 days prior to each of the first and second anniversaries of
the date hereof to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly notify the
Lenders), request that the Lenders extend the Stated Maturity Date for a period
of one year from the then existing Stated Maturity Date. Each Lender shall, by
notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower given within 60 days after
receipt of such request, advise the Administrative Agent and the Borrower of
whether or not such Lender consents to such extension. Any Lender who does not
respond to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower within such time period
shall be deemed to have advised the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that
it does not consent to such extension. Any extension of the Stated Maturity Date
shall require consent from Lenders representing at least 50% of the Loan
Commitment and any fee for such extension shall be limited to $25,000 in the
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Lenders, which shall be applied in accordance with Section 4.7. If Lenders
representing the requisite percentage of the Loan Commitment approve the
extension of the then existing Stated Maturity Date, but a Lender does not
provide consent thereto, the Borrower shall, at its option, either (i) (A) on
the then existing Stated Maturity Date or (B) prior thereto by giving not less
than ten Business Days' prior irrevocable notice thereof to the Administrative
Agent on the date specified in that notice, repay to such Lender its Percentage
of the outstanding Loans (and reduce the Loan Commitment by such Lender's
Percentage of the Loan Commitment), together with any fees, interest and other
amounts accrued (whether or not then due and payable) under this Agreement and
payable to such non-consenting Lender and all amounts incurred by such Lender
under Section 4.4 or any other provision of this Agreement up to such specified
date; or (ii) during the period following the deadline for Lenders to respond to
the Borrower's request and prior to then existing Stated Maturity Date, find a
replacement lender or lenders (provided that each such replacement lender shall
be an Eligible Assignee and shall be consented to by the Administrative Agent
(not to be unreasonably withheld) and each Issuer) and notify the non-consenting
Lender of same, in which case such non-consenting Lender shall enter in a Lender
Assignment Agreement, whereby it shall assign its rights and obligations under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to such replacement lender or
lenders, provided that (x) such assignment shall be without recourse,
representation or warranty (other than a representation of such non-consenting
Lender that it is the sole holder of the rights and obligations assigned
pursuant to such assignment and that such non-consenting Lender has not
otherwise sold, assigned, transferred or pledged any right, title or interest in
and to such assigned rights or obligations) and shall be on terms and conditions
reasonably satisfactory to such non-consenting Lender, (y) the purchase price
paid by such replacement lender or lenders shall be in the amount of such
non-consenting Lender's Percentage of the outstanding Loans plus the fees,
interest and other amounts accrued (whether or not then due and payable) under
this Agreement and payable to such non-consenting Lender and (z) the Borrower
shall have paid to such non-consenting Lender any amounts incurred by such
Lender under Section 4.4 or any other provision of this Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE III
                   REPAYMENTS, PREPAYMENTS, INTEREST AND FEES

         SECTION 3.1. Repayments and Prepayments; Application. The Borrower
agrees that the Loans shall be repaid and prepaid pursuant to the following
terms.

         SECTION 3.1.1. Repayments and Prepayments. The Borrower shall repay in
full the unpaid principal amount of the Loans on the Stated Maturity Date. Prior
thereto, payments and prepayments of the Loans shall or may be made as set forth
below.

                  (a) From time to time on any Business Day, the Borrower may
         make a voluntary prepayment, in whole or in part, of the outstanding
         principal amount of any Loans; provided that, (A) any such prepayment
         of Loans shall be made pro rata among the Loans of the same type and,
         if applicable, having the same Interest Period of all Lenders that have
         made such Loans; (B) all such voluntary prepayments shall require at
         least one but no more than five Business Days' prior notice to the
         Administrative Agent; and (C) all such voluntary partial prepayments
         shall be, in the case of LIBO Rate Loans, in an aggregate minimum
         amount of $500,000 and an integral multiple of $500,000 and, in the

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         case of Base Rate Loans, in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000 and
         an integral multiple of $100,000.

                  (b) On each date when the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding
         principal amount of all Loans and (ii) the aggregate amount of all
         Letter of Credit Outstandings exceeds the Loan Commitment Amount (as it
         may be reduced from time to time pursuant to this Agreement), the
         Borrower shall make a mandatory prepayment of Loans and, if necessary,
         Cash Collateralize all Letter of Credit Outstandings, in an aggregate
         amount equal to such excess.

                  (c) Immediately upon any acceleration of the Stated Maturity
         Date of any Loans pursuant to Section 8.2 or Section 8.3, the Borrower
         shall repay all the Loans, unless, pursuant to Section 8.3, only a
         portion of all the Loans is so accelerated (in which case the portion
         so accelerated shall be so repaid).

Without limiting the effect of Section 2.1.2 or any other provision of this
Agreement, in the event that the Stated Expiry Date of any outstanding Letter of
Credit extends beyond the Commitment Termination Date, the Borrower shall Cash
Collateralize such Letter of Credit on such Commitment Termination Date.

         Each prepayment of any Loans made pursuant to this Section shall be
without premium or penalty, except as may be required by Section 4.4.

         SECTION 3.1.2. Application. Each prepayment or repayment of the
principal of the Loans shall be applied, to the extent of such prepayment or
repayment, first, to the principal amount thereof being maintained as Base Rate
Loans, and second, subject to the terms of Section 4.4, to the principal amount
thereof being maintained as LIBO Rate Loans.

         SECTION 3.2. Interest Provisions. Interest on the outstanding principal
amount of the Loans shall accrue and be payable in accordance with the terms set
forth below.

         SECTION 3.2.1. Rates. Pursuant to an appropriately delivered Borrowing
Request or Continuation/Conversion Notice, the Borrower may elect that the Loans
comprising a Borrowing accrue interest at a rate per annum:

                  (a) on that portion maintained from time to time as a Base
         Rate Loan, equal to the sum of the Alternate Base Rate from time to
         time in effect plus the Applicable Margin; and

                  (b) on that portion maintained as a LIBO Rate Loan, during
         each Interest Period applicable thereto, equal to the sum of the LIBO
         Rate (Reserve Adjusted) for such Interest Period plus the Applicable
         Margin.

         All LIBO Rate Loans shall bear interest from and including the first
day of the applicable Interest Period to (but not including) the last day of
such Interest Period at the interest rate determined as applicable to such LIBO
Rate Loan.

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         SECTION 3.2.2. Default Rates. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuation of (x) any Event of Default described in Section 8.1.1 or 8.1.9 or
(y) if requested by the Required Lenders, any other Event of Default, the
outstanding principal amount of the Loans and, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, any interest payments thereon not paid when due, the Letter of
Credit Fee and any other fees and amounts then due and payable hereunder, shall
thereafter bear interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding
described in Section 8.1.9) payable upon demand at a rate that is (x) in the
case of Loans, 2.0% per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable
under this Agreement with respect to such Loans, (y) in the case of the Letter
of Credit Fee, 2.0% per annum in excess of the Letter of Credit Fee otherwise
payable under this Agreement and (z) in the case of other Obligations, 2.0% per
annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable under this Agreement with
respect to Base Rate Loans; provided that, in the case of LIBO Rate Loans, upon
the expiration of the Interest Period in effect at the time any such increase in
interest rate is effective, such LIBO Rate Loans shall thereupon become Base
Rate Loans and shall thereafter bear interest payable upon demand at a rate
equal to 2.0% per annum in excess of the interest rates otherwise payable under
this Agreement with respect to Base Rate Loans.

         SECTION 3.2.3. Payment Dates. Interest accrued on each Loan shall be
payable, without duplication:

                  (a) on the Stated Maturity Date therefor;

                  (b) on the date of any payment or prepayment, in whole or in
         part, of principal outstanding on such Loan on the principal amount so
         paid or prepaid;

                  (c) with respect to Base Rate Loans, on each Quarterly Payment
         Date occurring after the Effective Date;

                  (d) with respect to LIBO Rate Loans, on the last day of each
         applicable Interest Period (and, if such Interest Period shall exceed
         three months, on the date occurring on each three-month interval
         occurring after the first day of such Interest Period);

                  (e) with respect to any Base Rate Loans converted into LIBO
         Rate Loans on a day when interest would not otherwise have been payable
         pursuant to clause (c), on the date of such conversion; and

                  (f) on that portion of any Loans the Stated Maturity Date of
         which is accelerated pursuant to Section 8.2 or Section 8.3,
         immediately upon such acceleration.

         Interest accrued on Loans or other monetary Obligations after the date
such amount is due and payable (whether on the Stated Maturity Date, upon
acceleration or otherwise) shall be payable upon demand.

         SECTION 3.3. Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay the fees set forth below.
All such fees shall be non-refundable.

         SECTION 3.3.1. Commitment Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender, for the period (including
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its Commitments are suspended by reason of the Borrower's inability to satisfy
any condition of Article V) commencing on the date hereof and continuing through
the applicable Commitment Termination Date, a commitment fee in an amount equal
to 0.75% per annum, in each case on such Lender's Percentage of the sum of the
average daily unused portion of the Commitment Amount (net of Letter of Credit
Outstandings). All commitment fees payable pursuant to this Section shall be
calculated on a year comprised of 360 days and payable by the Borrower in
arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date, commencing with the first Quarterly
Payment Date following the date hereof, and on the Commitment Termination Date.

         SECTION 3.3.2. Arrangers' Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to each
Arranger, for its own account, 100% of the Arranging Fee (as defined in the
Mandate Letter) on the date hereof.

         SECTION 3.3.3. Administrative Agent's Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay
to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, the fees in the amounts and on
the dates set forth in the Fee Letter.

         SECTION 3.3.4. Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent, for the pro rata account of each Lender, a Letter of
Credit fee (the "Letter of Credit Fee") in an amount equal to the then effective
Applicable Margin for Loans maintained as LIBO Rate Loans, multiplied by the
Stated Amount of each such Letter of Credit, such fees being payable quarterly
in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date following the date of issuance of each
Letter of Credit and on the Commitment Termination Date. The Borrower further
agrees to pay to the applicable Issuer quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly
Payment Date following the date of issuance of each Letter of Credit and on the
Commitment Termination Date an issuance fee as specified in the Fee Letter or as
otherwise agreed to by the Borrower and such Issuer.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                     CERTAIN LIBO RATE AND OTHER PROVISIONS

         SECTION 4.1. LIBO Rate Lending Unlawful. If any Lender shall determine
(which determination shall, upon notice thereof to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent, be conclusive and binding on the Borrower) that the
introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law makes it
unlawful, or any Governmental Authority asserts that it is unlawful, for such
Lender to make or continue any Loan as, or to convert any Loan into, a LIBO Rate
Loan, the obligations of such Lender to make, continue or convert any such LIBO
Rate Loan shall, upon such determination, forthwith be suspended until such
Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent that the circumstances causing such
suspension no longer exist, and all outstanding LIBO Rate Loans payable to such
Lender shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans at the end of the then
current Interest Periods with respect thereto or sooner, if required by such law
or assertion.

         SECTION 4.2. Deposits Unavailable. If the Administrative Agent shall
have determined that

                  (a) Dollar deposits in the relevant amount and for the
         relevant Interest Period are not available to it in its relevant
         market; or

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                  (b) by reason of circumstances affecting it's relevant market,
         adequate means do not exist for ascertaining the interest rate
         applicable hereunder to LIBO Rate Loans;

         then, upon notice from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower and the
Lenders, the obligations of all Lenders under Section 2.3 and Section 2.4 to
make or continue any Loans as, or to convert any Loans into, LIBO Rate Loans
shall forthwith be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the
Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no
longer exist.

         SECTION 4.3. Increased LIBO Rate Loan Costs, etc. The Borrower agrees
to reimburse each Lender and Issuer for any increase in the cost to such Lender
or Issuer of, or any reduction in the amount of any sum receivable by such
Secured Party in respect of, such Secured Party's Commitments and the Credit
Extensions hereunder (including the making, continuing or maintaining (or of its
obligation to make or continue) any Loans as, or of converting (or of its
obligation to convert) any Loans into, LIBO Rate Loans) that arise in connection
with any change in, or the introduction, adoption, effectiveness,
interpretation, reinterpretation or phase-in after the Effective Date of, any
law or regulation, directive, guideline, decision or request (whether or not
having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority, except for such changes
with respect to increased capital costs and Taxes which are governed by Sections
4.5 and 4.6, respectively. Each affected Secured Party shall promptly notify the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing of the occurrence of any such
event, stating the reasons therefor and the additional amount required fully to
compensate such Secured Party for such increased cost or reduced amount. Such
additional amounts shall be payable by the Borrower directly to such Secured
Party within five days of its receipt of such notice, and such notice shall, in
the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on the Borrower.

         SECTION 4.4. Funding Losses. In the event any Lender shall incur any
loss or expense (including any loss or expense incurred by reason of the
liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender
to make or continue any portion of the principal amount of any Loan as, or to
convert any portion of the principal amount of any Loan into, a LIBO Rate Loan)
as a result of

                  (a) any conversion or repayment or prepayment of the principal
         amount of any LIBO Rate Loan on a date other than the scheduled last
         day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, whether pursuant to
         Article III or otherwise;

                  (b) any Loans not being made as LIBO Rate Loans in accordance
         with the Borrowing Request therefor; or

                  (c) any Loans not being continued as, or converted into, LIBO
         Rate Loans in accordance with the Continuation/Conversion Notice
         therefor;

         then, upon the written notice of such Lender to the Borrower (with a
copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall, within five days of its
receipt thereof, pay directly to such Lender such amount as will (in the
reasonable determination of such Lender) reimburse such Lender for such loss or
expense. Such written notice shall, in the absence of manifest error, be
conclusive and binding on the Borrower.

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         SECTION 4.5. Increased Capital Costs. If any change in, or the
introduction, adoption, effectiveness, interpretation, reinterpretation or
phase-in of, any law or regulation, directive, guideline, decision or request
(whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority affects
or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by
any Secured Party or any Person controlling such Secured Party, and such Secured
Party determines (in good faith but in its sole and absolute discretion) that
the rate of return on its or such controlling Person's capital as a consequence
of the Commitments or the Credit Extensions made, or the Letters of Credit
participated in, by such Secured Party is reduced to a level below that which
such Secured Party or such controlling Person could have achieved but for the
occurrence of any such circumstance, then upon notice from time to time by such
Secured Party to the Borrower, the Borrower shall within five days following
receipt of such notice pay directly to such Secured Party additional amounts
sufficient to compensate such Secured Party or such controlling Person for such
reduction in rate of return. A statement of such Secured Party as to any such
additional amount or amounts shall, in the absence of manifest error, be
conclusive and binding on the Borrower. In determining such amount, such Secured
Party may use any method of averaging and attribution that it (in its sole and
absolute discretion) shall deem applicable.

         SECTION 4.6. Taxes. The Borrower covenants and agrees as follows with
respect to Taxes.

                  (a) Any and all payments by the Borrower under each Loan
         Document shall be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense,
         and free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on
         account of, any Taxes. In the event that any Taxes are imposed and
         required to be deducted or withheld from any payment required to be
         made by any Obligor to or on behalf of any Secured Party under any Loan
         Document, then:

                           (i) subject to clause (f), if such Taxes are
                  Non-Excluded Taxes, the amount of such payment shall be
                  increased as may be necessary so that such payment is made,
                  after withholding or deduction for or on account of such
                  Taxes, in an amount that is not less than the amount provided
                  for in such Loan Document; and

                           (ii) the Borrower shall withhold the full amount of
                  such Taxes from such payment (as increased pursuant to clause
                  (a)(i)) and shall pay such amount to the Governmental
                  Authority imposing such Taxes in accordance with applicable
                  law.

                  (b) In addition, the Borrower shall pay all Other Taxes
         imposed to the relevant Governmental Authority imposing such Other
         Taxes in accordance with applicable law.

                  (c) As promptly as practicable after the payment of any Taxes
         or Other Taxes, and in any event within 45 days of any such payment
         being due, the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent a
         copy of an official receipt (or a certified copy thereof) evidencing
         the payment of such Taxes or Other Taxes. The Administrative Agent
         shall make copies thereof available to any Lender upon request
         therefor.

                  (d) Subject to clause (f), the Borrower shall indemnify each
         Secured Party for any Non-Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes levied,
         imposed or assessed on (and whether

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         or not paid directly by) such Secured Party whether or not such
         Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes are correctly or legally asserted by
         the relevant Governmental Authority. Promptly upon having knowledge
         that any such Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes have been levied,
         imposed or assessed, and promptly upon notice thereof by any Secured
         Party, the Borrower shall pay such Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes
         directly to the relevant Governmental Authority (provided that, no
         Secured Party shall be under any obligation to provide any such notice
         to the Borrower). In addition, the Borrower shall indemnify each
         Secured Party for any incremental Taxes that may become payable by such
         Secured Party as a result of any failure of the Borrower to pay any
         Taxes when due to the appropriate Governmental Authority or to deliver
         to the Administrative Agent, pursuant to clause (c), documentation
         evidencing the payment of Taxes or Other Taxes. With respect to
         indemnification for Non-Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes actually paid by
         any Secured Party or the indemnification provided in the immediately
         preceding sentence, such indemnification shall be made within 30 days
         after the date such Secured Party makes written demand therefor. The
         Borrower acknowledges that any payment made to any Secured Party or to
         any Governmental Authority in respect of the indemnification
         obligations of the Borrower provided in this clause shall constitute a
         payment in respect of which the provisions of clause (a) and this
         clause shall apply.

                  (e) Each Non-U.S. Lender, on or prior to the date on which
         such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a Lender hereunder (and from time to time
         thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative
         Agent, but only for so long as such Non-U.S. Lender is legally entitled
         to do so), shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
         either (i) two duly completed copies of either (x) Internal Revenue
         Service Form W-8BEN claiming eligibility of the Non-U.S. Lender for
         benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party
         or (y) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, or in either case an
         applicable successor form; or (ii) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender
         that is not legally entitled to deliver either form listed in clause
         (e)(i), (x) a certificate to the effect that such Non-U.S. Lender is
         not (A) a "bank" within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the
         Code, (B) a "10 percent shareholder" of the Borrower within the meaning
         of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a controlled foreign
         corporation receiving interest from a related person within the meaning
         of Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (referred to as an "Exemption
         Certificate") and (y) two duly completed copies of Internal Revenue
         Service Form W-8BEN or applicable successor form.

                  (f) The Borrower shall not be obligated to pay any additional
         amounts to any Lender pursuant to clause (a)(i), or to indemnify any
         Lender pursuant to clause (d), in respect of United States federal
         withholding taxes to the extent imposed as a result of (i) the failure
         of such Lender to deliver to the Borrower the form or forms and/or an
         Exemption Certificate, as applicable to such Lender, pursuant to clause
         (e), (ii) such form or forms and/or Exemption Certificate not
         establishing a complete exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax or
         the information or certifications made therein by the Lender being
         untrue or inaccurate on the date delivered in any material respect, or
         (iii) the Lender designating a successor lending office at which it
         maintains its Loans which has the effect of causing such Lender to
         become obligated for tax payments in excess of those in effect
         immediately prior to such designation; provided that, the Borrower
         shall be obligated to pay additional amounts to any such Lender
         pursuant to clause (a)(i), and to

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         indemnify any such Lender pursuant to clause (d), in respect of United
         States federal withholding taxes if (i) any such failure to deliver a
         form or forms or an Exemption Certificate or the failure of such form
         or forms or Exemption Certificate to establish a complete exemption
         from U.S. federal withholding tax or inaccuracy or untruth contained
         therein resulted from a change in any applicable statute, treaty,
         regulation or other applicable law or any interpretation of any of the
         foregoing occurring after the Effective Date, which change rendered
         such Lender no longer legally entitled to deliver such form or forms or
         Exemption Certificate or otherwise ineligible for a complete exemption
         from U.S. federal withholding tax, or rendered the information or
         certifications made in such form or forms or Exemption Certificate
         untrue or inaccurate in a material respect, (ii) the redesignation of
         the Lender's lending office was made at the request of the Borrower or
         (iii) the obligation to pay any additional amounts to any such Lender
         pursuant to clause (a)(i) or to indemnify any such Lender pursuant to
         clause (d) is with respect to an Assignee Lender that becomes an
         Assignee Lender as a result of an assignment made at the request of the
         Borrower.

         SECTION 4.7. Payments, Computations, Proceeds of Collateral, etc. (a)
Unless otherwise expressly provided in a Loan Document, all payments by the
Borrower pursuant to each Loan Document shall be made by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent for the pro rata account of the Secured Parties entitled to
receive such payment. All payments shall be made without setoff, deduction or
counterclaim not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date due in
same day or immediately available funds to such account as the Administrative
Agent shall specify from time to time by notice to the Borrower. Funds received
after that time shall be deemed to have been received by the Administrative
Agent on the next succeeding Business Day. The Administrative Agent shall
promptly remit in same day funds to each Secured Party its share, if any, of
such payments received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such
Secured Party. All interest (including interest on LIBO Rate Loans) and fees
shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days (including the first
day but excluding the last day) occurring during the period for which such
interest or fee is payable over a year comprised of 360 days (or, in the case of
interest on a Base Rate Loan (calculated at other than the Federal Funds Rate),
365 days or, if appropriate, 366 days). Payments due on other than a Business
Day shall (except as otherwise required by clause (c) of the definition of
"Interest Period") be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such
extension of time shall be included in computing interest and fees in connection
with that payment.

         (b) All amounts received as a result of the exercise of remedies under
the Loan Documents (including from the proceeds of collateral securing the
Obligations) or under applicable law shall be applied upon receipt to the
Obligations as follows: (i) first, to the payment of all Obligations owing to
the Administrative Agent, in its capacity as the Administrative Agent (including
the fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent), (ii) second,
after payment in full in cash of the amounts specified in clause (b)(i), to the
ratable payment of all interest (including interest accruing after the
commencement of a proceeding in bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, whether
or not permitted as a claim under such law) and fees owing under the Loan
Documents, and all costs and expenses owing to the Secured Parties pursuant to
the terms of the Loan Documents, until paid in full in cash, (iii) third, after
payment in full in cash of the amounts specified in clauses (b)(i) and (b)(ii),
to the ratable payment of the principal amount of the Loans then outstanding,
the aggregate Reimbursement Obligations then

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owing and the Cash Collateralization for contingent liabilities under Letter of
Credit Outstandings, (iv) fourth, after payment in full in cash of the amounts
specified in clauses (b)(i) through (b)(iii), to the ratable payment of all
other Obligations owing to the Secured Parties, and (v) fifth, after payment in
full in cash of the amounts specified in clauses (b)(i) through (b)(iv), and
following the Termination Date, to each applicable Obligor or any other Person
lawfully entitled to receive such surplus.

         SECTION 4.8. Sharing of Payments. If any Secured Party shall obtain any
payment or other recovery (whether voluntary, involuntary, by application of
setoff or otherwise) on account of any Credit Extension or Reimbursement
Obligation (other than pursuant to the terms of Sections 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 or 4.6)
in excess of its pro rata share of payments obtained by all Secured Parties,
such Secured Party shall purchase from the other Secured Parties such
participations in Credit Extensions made by them as shall be necessary to cause
such purchasing Secured Party to share the excess payment or other recovery
ratably (to the extent such other Secured Parties were entitled to receive a
portion of such payment or recovery) with each of them; provided that, if all or
any portion of the excess payment or other recovery is thereafter recovered from
such purchasing Secured Party, the purchase shall be rescinded and each Secured
Party which has sold a participation to the purchasing Secured Party shall repay
to the purchasing Secured Party the purchase price to the ratable extent of such
recovery together with an amount equal to such selling Secured Party's ratable
share (according to the proportion of (a) the amount of such selling Secured
Party's required repayment to the purchasing Secured Party to (b) total amount
so recovered from the purchasing Secured Party) of any interest or other amount
paid or payable by the purchasing Secured Party in respect of the total amount
so recovered. The Borrower agrees that any Secured Party purchasing a
participation from another Secured Party pursuant to this Section may, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including
pursuant to Section 4.9) with respect to such participation as fully as if such
Secured Party were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such
participation. If under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar
law any Secured Party receives a secured claim in lieu of a setoff to which this
Section applies, such Secured Party shall, to the extent practicable, exercise
its rights in respect of such secured claim in a manner consistent with the
rights of the Secured Parties entitled under this Section to share in the
benefits of any recovery on such secured claim.

         SECTION 4.9. Setoff. Each Secured Party shall, upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of any Default described in clauses (a) through (d) of
Section 8.1.9 or, with the consent of the Required Lenders, upon the occurrence
and during the continuance of any other Event of Default, have the right to
appropriate and apply to the payment of the Obligations owing to it (whether or
not then due), and (as security for such Obligations) the Borrower hereby grants
to each Secured Party a continuing security interest in, any and all balances,
credits, deposits, accounts or moneys of the Borrower then or thereafter
maintained with such Secured Party; provided that, any such appropriation and
application shall be subject to the provisions of Section 4.8. Each Secured
Party agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after
any such appropriation and application made by such Secured Party; provided
that, the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such
setoff and application. The rights of each Secured Party under this Section are
in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff under
applicable law or otherwise) which such Secured Party may have.

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                                    ARTICLE V
                CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

         SECTION 5.1. Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Agreement shall
be subject to the prior or concurrent satisfaction of each of the conditions
precedent set forth in this Section 5.1.

         SECTION 5.1.1. Resolutions, etc. The Administrative Agent shall have
received from each Obligor, as applicable, (i) a copy of a good standing
certificate from its jurisdiction of organization (and with respect to the
Borrower, from the States of Idaho and Alaska), dated a date reasonably close to
the Effective Date, and (ii) a certificate, dated the Effective Date with
counterparts for each Lender, duly executed and delivered by such Person's
Secretary or Assistant Secretary, managing member or general partner, as
applicable, as to

                  (a) resolutions of each such Person's Board of Directors (or
         other managing body, in the case of other than a corporation) then in
         full force and effect authorizing, to the extent relevant, the
         execution, delivery and performance of each Loan Document to be
         executed by such Person and the transactions contemplated hereby and
         thereby;

                  (b) the incumbency and signatures of those of its officers,
         managing member or general partner, as applicable, authorized to act
         with respect to each Loan Document to be executed by such Person; and

                  (c) the full force and validity of each Organic Document of
         such Person and copies thereof;

upon which certificates each Secured Party may conclusively rely until it shall
have received a further certificate of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary,
managing member or general partner, as applicable, of any such Person canceling
or amending the prior certificate of such Person.

         SECTION 5.1.2. Effective Date Certificate. The Administrative Agent
shall have received the Effective Date Certificate, dated the Effective Date and
duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, in which
certificate the Borrower shall agree and acknowledge that the statements made
therein shall be deemed to be true and correct representations and warranties of
the Borrower as of such date, and, at the time each such certificate is
delivered, such statements shall in fact be true and correct. All documents and
agreements required to be appended to the Effective Date Certificate shall be in
form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, shall have been
executed and delivered by the requisite parties, and shall be in full force and
effect.

         SECTION 5.1.3. Delivery of Notes. The Administrative Agent shall have
received, for the account of each Lender that has requested a Note, such
Lender's Notes duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the
Borrower.

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         SECTION 5.1.4. Financial Information, etc. The Lenders shall have
received,

                  (a) audited consolidated balance sheets and related statements
         of income and cash flows of (i) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and
         (ii) the Greens Creek Joint Venture, in each case as at December 31,
         2004; and

                  (b) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related
         statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its
         Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Quarters ended March 31 and June 30, 2005,
         which financial statements shall not be materially inconsistent with
         the financial statements or forecasts previously provided to the
         Administrative Agent and shall have been prepared in accordance with
         GAAP.

         SECTION 5.1.5. Technical Report. The Lenders shall have received and be
satisfied with the report of Chlumsky, Armbrust & Meyer LLC with respect to its
full independent technical audit of the Greens Creek Mine, its desk-top review
of the Lucky Friday, La Camorra and Mina Isidora mines and its review of
"fatal-flaw type closure liabilities" with respect to the San Sebastian mine.

         SECTION 5.1.6. Solvency, etc. The Administrative Agent shall have
received, with counterparts for each Lender, a certificate as to the Solvency of
each Obligor, duly executed and delivered by the chief financial or accounting
Authorized Officer of the Borrower, dated as of the Effective Date, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

         SECTION 5.1.7. Subsidiary Guaranty. The Administrative Agent shall have
received, with counterparts for each Lender, the Subsidiary Guaranty, dated as
of the date hereof, duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the
Subsidiary Guarantor.

         SECTION 5.1.8. Security Agreements. The Administrative Agent shall have
received, with counterparts for each Lender, executed counterparts of the
Borrower Pledge Agreement, the Borrower Security Agreement and the Subsidiary
Security Agreement, each dated as of the date hereof, duly executed and
delivered by the Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, together
with

                  (a) certificates (in the case of Capital Securities that are
         securities (as defined in the UCC)) evidencing all of the issued and
         outstanding Capital Securities owned by the Borrower in the Subsidiary
         Guarantor, which certificates in each case shall be accompanied by
         undated instruments of transfer duly executed in blank, or, if any
         Capital Securities (in the case of Capital Securities that are
         uncertificated securities (as defined in the UCC)), confirmation and
         evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the security
         interest therein has been transferred to and perfected by the
         Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in
         accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of the UCC and all laws otherwise
         applicable to the perfection of the pledge of such Capital Securities;

                  (b) Filing Statements suitable in form for naming the Borrower
         and the Subsidiary Guarantor as a debtor and the Administrative Agent
         as the secured party, or other similar instruments or documents to be
         filed under the UCC of all jurisdictions as

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         may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent,
         desirable to perfect the security interests of the Administrative Agent
         pursuant to such Security Agreement;

                  (c) UCC Form UCC-3 termination statements, if any, necessary
         to release all Liens and other rights of any Person in any collateral
         described in any security agreement previously granted by any Person,
         together with such other UCC Form UCC-3 termination statements as the
         Administrative Agent may reasonably request from such Obligors; and

                  (d) certified copies of UCC Requests for Information or Copies
         (Form UCC-11), or a similar search report certified by a party
         acceptable to the Administrative Agent, dated a date reasonably near to
         the Effective Date, listing all effective financing statements which
         name any Obligor (under its present name and any previous names) as the
         debtor, together with copies of such financing statements (none of
         which shall, except with respect to Liens permitted by Section 7.2.3.),
         evidence a Lien on any collateral described in any Loan Document).

         SECTION 5.1.9. Filing Agent, etc. All Uniform Commercial Code financing
statements or other similar financing statements and Uniform Commercial Code
(Form UCC-3) termination statements required pursuant to the Loan Documents
(collectively, the "Filing Statements") shall have been delivered to Corporation
Service Company or another similar filing service company acceptable to the
Administrative Agent (the "Filing Agent"). The Filing Agent shall have
acknowledged in a writing satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its
counsel (i) the Filing Agent's receipt of all Filing Statements, (ii) that the
Filing Statements have either been submitted for filing in the appropriate
filing offices or will be submitted for filing in the appropriate offices within
ten days following the Effective Date and (iii) that the Filing Agent will
notify the Administrative Agent and its counsel of the results of such
submissions within 30 days following the Effective Date.

         SECTION 5.1.10. Opinion of Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall have
received an opinion, dated the Effective Date and addressed to the
Administrative Agent and all Lenders, from Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC, counsel to
the Obligors, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

         SECTION 5.1.11. Closing Fees, Expenses, etc. The Administrative Agent
shall have received for its own account, or for the account of each Lender, as
the case may be, all fees, costs and expenses due and payable pursuant to
Sections 3.3 and, if then invoiced, 10.3.

         SECTION 5.1.12. PATRIOT Act Disclosures. The Administrative Agent and
each Lender shall have received all PATRIOT Act Disclosures requested by them
prior to execution of this Agreement.

         SECTION 5.1.13. Acknowledgments. The Administrative Agent shall have
received a letter substantially in the form of Exhibit J hereto executed by each
of the Greens Creek Participants.

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         SECTION 5.2. Initial Credit Extension. The obligations of the Lenders
and, if applicable, the Issuer to make the initial Credit Extension shall be
subject to the prior or concurrent satisfaction of each of the conditions
precedent set forth in this Article.

         SECTION 5.2.1. Compliance Certificate. The Lenders shall have received
an initial Compliance Certificate on a pro forma basis as if the initial Credit
Extension had been made as of the last day of the then most recently ended
Fiscal Quarter, dated the date of the initial Credit Extension, duly executed
(and with all schedules thereto duly completed) and delivered by the chief
financial or accounting Authorized Officer of the Borrower and showing
compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 7.2.4.

         SECTION 5.2.2. Limited Liability Company Agreement. The Administrative
Agent shall have received an amended and restated Limited Liability Company
Agreement of the Subsidiary Guarantor, duly executed and delivered by the
authorized officer of the sole member of the Subsidiary Guarantor, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders.

         SECTION 5.3. All Credit Extensions. The obligation of each Lender and
each Issuer to make any Credit Extension shall be subject to the satisfaction of
each of the conditions precedent set forth below.

         SECTION 5.3.1. Compliance with Warranties, No Default, etc. Both before
and after giving effect to any Credit Extension (but, if any Default of the
nature referred to in Section 8.1.5 shall have occurred with respect to any
other Indebtedness, without giving effect to the application, directly or
indirectly, of the proceeds thereof) the following statements shall be true and
correct:

                  (a) the representations and warranties set forth in each Loan
         Document shall, in each case, be true and correct with the same effect
         as if then made (unless stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in
         which case such representations and warranties shall be true and
         correct in all material respects as of such earlier date); and

                  (b) no Default shall have then occurred and be continuing.

         SECTION 5.3.2. Credit Extension Request, etc. The Administrative Agent
shall have received a Borrowing Request if Loans are being requested, or an
Issuance Request if a Letter of Credit is being requested, extended or
increased. Each of the delivery of a Borrowing Request or Issuance Request and
the acceptance by the Borrower of the proceeds of such Credit Extension shall
constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that on the date of
such Credit Extension (both immediately before and after giving effect to such
Credit Extension and the application of the proceeds thereof) the statements
made in Section 5.3.1 are true and correct in all material respects.

         SECTION 5.3.3. Satisfactory Legal Form. All documents executed or
submitted pursuant hereto by or on behalf of any Obligor shall be reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and its counsel,
and the Administrative Agent and its counsel shall have received all
information, approvals, opinions, documents or instruments as the Administrative
Agent or its counsel may reasonably request.

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                                   ARTICLE VI
                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

         In order to induce the Secured Parties to enter into this Agreement and
to make Credit Extensions hereunder, the Borrower represents and warrants to
each Secured Party as set forth in this Article.

         SECTION 6.1. Organization, etc. Each Obligor is validly organized and
existing and in good standing under the laws of the state or jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization, is duly qualified to do business and is in good
standing as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction where the nature of its
business requires such qualification, except to the extent such failure would
not have a Material Adverse Effect on the business of such Obligor, and has full
power and authority and holds all material governmental licenses, permits and
other approvals to enter into and perform its Obligations under each Loan
Document to which it is a party, to own and hold under lease its property and to
conduct its business substantially as currently conducted by it.

         SECTION 6.2. Due Authorization, Non-Contravention, etc. The execution,
delivery and performance by each Obligor of each Loan Document executed or to be
executed by it are in each case within such Person's powers, have been duly
authorized by all necessary action, and do not

                  (a) contravene any (i) Obligor's Organic Documents, (ii) court
         decree or order binding on or affecting any Obligor or the Greens Creek
         Joint Venture or (iii) law or governmental regulation binding on or
         affecting any Obligor or the Greens Creek Joint Venture; or

                  (b) (i) result in or require the creation or imposition of,
         any Lien on any Obligor's or the Greens Creek Joint Venture's
         properties (except as permitted by this Agreement) or (ii) result in a
         breach of, or a default under, any contractual restriction binding on
         or affecting any Obligor or the Greens Creek Joint Venture.

         SECTION 6.3. Government Approval, Regulation, etc. Except as set forth
on Item 6.3 of the Disclosure Schedule, no authorization, approval, grant of a
license or permit or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any
Governmental Authority or other Person (other than those that have been, or on
the Effective Date will be, duly obtained or made and which are, or on the
Effective Date will be, in full force and effect) is required for the due
execution, delivery or performance by any Obligor of any Loan Document to which
it is a party. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is an
"investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, or a "holding company", or a "subsidiary company" of a "holding
company", or an "affiliate" of a "holding company" or of a "subsidiary company"
of a "holding company", within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935, as amended.

         SECTION 6.4. Validity, etc. Each Loan Document to which any Obligor is
a party constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Obligor,
enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with their respective terms
(except, in any case, as such enforceability

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may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar
laws affecting creditors' rights generally and by principles of equity). The
Liens granted by each Obligor in favor of the Secured Parties constitutes valid
obligations of such Obligor, enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with
applicable law (except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors'
rights generally and by principles of equity).

         SECTION 6.5. Financial Information; Undisclosed Liabilities. (a) The
financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and, to the best
knowledge of the Borrower, of the Greens Creek Joint Venture, in each case
furnished to the Administrative Agent and each Lender pursuant to Section 5.1.4,
have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, present fairly
the consolidated financial condition of the Persons covered thereby as at the
dates thereof and the results of their operations for the periods then ended,
and do not contain any incorrect or misleading statement of a material fact or
omit any material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or
therein not misleading as of the date made or deemed made. All balance sheets,
all statements of income and of cash flow and all other financial information of
each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and, to the best knowledge of the
Borrower, of the Greens Creek Joint Venture, in each case furnished pursuant to
Section 7.1.1, have been and will for periods following the Effective Date be
prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied with the financial
statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1.4, and do or will present fairly
the consolidated financial condition of the Persons covered thereby as at the
dates thereof and the results of their operations for the periods then ended.

         (b) There are no material liabilities of any Obligor or, to the best
knowledge of the Borrower, the Greens Creek Joint Venture, of any kind
whatsoever, whether accrued, determined, determinable or contingent, other than
those liabilities provided for or disclosed in the most recently delivered
financial statements or the notes thereto, those liabilities not required under
GAAP to be provided for or disclosed in the most recently delivered financial
statements or the notes thereto, those liabilities that have been disclosed in
the Disclosure Schedule and liabilities arising in the ordinary course of
business since the date of the most recently delivered financial statements.

         SECTION 6.6. No Material Adverse Change. There has been no material
adverse change in the business, operations, assets or financial condition of the
Borrower since December 31, 2004.

         SECTION 6.7. Litigation, Labor Controversies, etc. There is no pending
or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened
litigation, action, proceeding or labor controversy (including any strikes,
walkouts or work slowdowns)

                  (a) except as disclosed in Item 6.7 of the Disclosure
         Schedule, affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or the
         Greens Creek Joint Venture, or any of their respective properties,
         businesses or assets which could reasonably be expected to have,
         individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and no
         adverse development has occurred in any labor controversy, litigation,
         arbitration or governmental investigation or proceeding disclosed in
         Item 6.7 of the Disclosure Schedule which could reasonably be expected
         to have a material adverse effect on the outcome for the Borrower

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         or its Subsidiaries of such labor controversy, litigation, arbitration
         or governmental investigation or proceeding; or

                  (b) which purports to affect the legality, validity or
         enforceability of any Loan Document.

         SECTION 6.8. Subsidiaries. The Borrower has no Subsidiaries, except
those Subsidiaries which are identified in Item 6.8 of the Disclosure Schedule,
or which are permitted to have been organized or acquired in accordance with
Sections 7.2.5 or 7.2.9. In addition, set forth in Item 6.8 of the Disclosure
Schedule is an organizational chart of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries
as of the Effective Date, which includes a description of the Capital Securities
of each Subsidiary and the owners thereof.

         SECTION 6.9. Ownership of Properties. (a) The Borrower and each of its
Material Subsidiaries owns and, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, the
Greens Creek Joint Venture owns, (i) in the case of owned real property, good
and marketable fee title to, and (ii) in the case of owned personal property,
good and valid title to, or, (iii) in the case of leased real or personal
property, valid and enforceable leasehold interests (as the case may be) in, all
of its material properties and assets (including material mining, water and
other rights or permits associated with its operations), real and personal,
tangible and intangible, of any nature whatsoever, free and clear in each case
of all Liens or claims, except for Liens permitted pursuant to Section 7.2.3
(or, in the case of the Greens Creek Joint Venture, Liens of the type permitted
pursuant to Section 7.2.3).

         (b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (a), to the
best knowledge of the Borrower, all lands being mined by the Greens Creek Joint
Venture (other than land not material to the Greens Creek Joint Venture's
production of metals) are subject to (i) patented claims of the Greens Creek
Joint Venture or (ii) the Land Exchange Agreement.

         SECTION 6.10. Taxes. The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has
filed all tax returns and reports required by law to have been filed by it and
has paid all Taxes thereby shown to be due and owing, except any such Taxes
which are being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set
aside on its books.

         SECTION 6.11. Pension and Welfare Plans. (a) Except as disclosed on
Item 6.11 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the Borrower, nor any of its
Subsidiaries, nor any member of their Controlled Group (i) maintains or
contributes to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (ii) has maintained or
contributed to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan during the prior six
years, (iii) except as required by Section 4980B of the Code or similar state
law, maintains a Welfare Plan which provides health or welfare benefits (through
the purchase of insurance or otherwise) for any retired or former employee of
the Borrower or any of member of its Controlled Group or coverage after a
participant's termination of employment, or (iv) has incurred any liability or
obligation under the U.S. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or
similar state law, which remains unpaid or unsatisfied.

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         (b) During the twelve-consecutive-month period prior to the Effective
Date and prior to the date of any Credit Extension hereunder, no steps have been
taken to terminate any Pension Plan (other than a standard termination under
Section 4041(b) of ERISA which would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect), and no contribution failure has occurred with respect
to any Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section 302(f) of
ERISA. No condition exists or event or transaction has occurred with respect to
any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which might result in the incurrence by
the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group of any material liability,
fine or penalty. Except as disclosed in Item 6.11 of the Disclosure Schedule,
neither the Borrower nor any member of the Controlled Group has any contingent
liability with respect to any post-retirement benefit under a Welfare Plan,
other than liability for continuation coverage described in Part 6 of Title I of
ERISA.

         SECTION 6.12. Environmental Warranties. Except as set forth in Item
6.12 of the Disclosure Schedule:

                  (a) all facilities and property (including underlying
         groundwater) owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
         or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, by the Greens Creek Joint
         Venture have been, and continue to be, in material compliance with all
         Environmental Laws, except as, individually or in the aggregate, could
         not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

                  (b) there have been no past, and there are no pending or
         threatened written (i) claims, complaints, notices or requests for
         information received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to
         the best knowledge of the Borrower, by the Greens Creek Joint Venture
         with respect to any alleged violation of any Environmental Law that,
         individually or in the aggregate, have, or could reasonably be expected
         to have, a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) complaints, notices or
         inquiries to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the best
         knowledge of the Borrower, to the Greens Creek Joint Venture regarding
         potential liability under any Environmental Law, that, individually or
         in the aggregate, have, or could reasonably be expected to have, a
         Material Adverse Effect;

                  (c) there have been no Releases of Hazardous Materials at, on,
         under or migrating from any property now or previously owned or leased
         by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the best knowledge of
         the Borrower, by the Greens Creek Joint Venture that, individually or
         in the aggregate, have, or could reasonably be expected to have, a
         Material Adverse Effect;

                  (d) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and, to the best
         knowledge of the Borrower, the Greens Creek Joint Venture have been
         issued and are in compliance with all permits, certificates, approvals,
         licenses and other authorizations relating to environmental matters
         other than any non-compliance which, individually or in the aggregate,
         could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

                  (e) no property now or previously owned or leased by the
         Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the best knowledge of the
         Borrower, by the Greens Creek Joint Venture is listed or proposed for
         listing on the National Priorities List pursuant to

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         CERCLA, on the CERCLIS or on any similar state list of sites requiring
         investigation or clean-up;

                  (f) there are no underground storage tanks, active or
         abandoned, including petroleum storage tanks, on or under any property
         now or previously owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its
         Subsidiaries or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, by the Greens
         Creek Joint Venture that, individually or in the aggregate, have, or
         could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect;

                  (g) the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and, to the best knowledge
         of the Borrower, the Greens Creek Joint Venture have not transported,
         sent or arranged for the transportation or disposal of any Hazardous
         Material to any location which is listed or proposed for listing on the
         National Priorities List pursuant to CERCLA, on the CERCLIS or on any
         similar state list or which is the subject of federal, state or local
         enforcement actions or other investigations which may lead to material
         claims (including claims for remedial work, damage to natural resources
         or personal injury) against the Borrower or any such Subsidiary or, to
         the best knowledge of the Borrower, the Greens Creek Joint Venture
         that, individually or in the aggregate, have, or could reasonably be
         expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect;

                  (h) there are no polychlorinated biphenyls or friable asbestos
         present at any property now or previously owned or leased by the
         Borrower or any Subsidiary or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower,
         by the Greens Creek Joint Venture that, individually or in the
         aggregate, have, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material
         Adverse Effect; and

                  (i) no other conditions exist at, on or under any property now
         or previously owned or leased by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or, to
         the best knowledge of the Borrower, by the Greens Creek Joint Venture
         which, with the passage of time, or the giving of notice or both, would
         give rise to liability under any Environmental Law that, individually
         or in the aggregate, have, or could reasonably be expected to have, a
         Material Adverse Effect.

         SECTION 6.13. Accuracy of Information. The factual information
heretofore or contemporaneously furnished in writing on or prior to the date
hereof and on or prior to each date on which a Credit Extension is made to any
Secured Party by or on behalf of any Obligor or the Greens Creek Joint Venture
in connection with any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated hereby when
taken together with all reports, statements, schedules and registration
statements included in filings made by the Borrower with the SEC prior to the
delivery of such information to the extent provided to the Secured Parties, does
not (and, with respect to the Greens Creek Joint Venture, to the best knowledge
of the Borrower, does not) contain any untrue statement of a material fact and
does not omit to state any material fact necessary to make any such information
not misleading under the circumstances in which made.

         SECTION 6.14. Regulations U and X. No Obligor is engaged in the
business of extending credit for the purpose of buying or carrying margin stock,
and no proceeds of any Credit Extensions will be used to purchase or carry
margin stock or otherwise for a purpose

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which violates, or would be inconsistent with, F.R.S. Board Regulation U or
Regulation X. Terms for which meanings are provided in F.R.S. Board Regulation U
or Regulation X or any regulations substituted therefor, as from time to time in
effect, are used in this Section with such meanings.

         SECTION 6.15. Issuance of Subordinated Debt or Designated Preferred
Stock; Status of Obligations as Senior Indebtedness, etc. In the event any
Subordinated Debt is issued and outstanding, the subordination provisions of
such Subordinated Debt contained in the related Subordinated Debt Documents are
enforceable against the holders of such Subordinated Debt by the holder of any
Senior Indebtedness or similar term referring to the Obligations (as defined in
such Subordinated Debt Documents). In the event any Designated Preferred Stock
is issued and outstanding, such Designated Preferred Stock contains provisions
which prohibit the declaration, payment or setting aside of funds for payment of
dividends on such Designated Preferred Stock following the occurrence and during
the continuance of a Default and the holder of any Senior Indebtedness or
similar term referring to the Obligations (as defined in the applicable
Designated Preferred Stock Documents) shall be a third party beneficiary of such
provisions. All Obligations, including those to pay principal of and interest
(including post-petition interest, whether or not allowed as a claim under
bankruptcy or similar laws) on the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations, and fees
and expenses in connection therewith, constitute Senior Indebtedness or similar
term relating to the Obligations (as defined in the related Subordinated Debt
Documents) and all such Obligations are entitled to the benefits of the
subordination created by such Subordinated Debt Documents.

         SECTION 6.16. Solvency. The Borrower and each other Obligor, both
before and after giving effect to any Credit Extension, are Solvent.

         SECTION 6.17. Insurance. Each of the Borrower and its Material
Subsidiaries and, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, the Greens Creek Joint
Venture, maintains (i) insurance to such extent and against such risks as is
customary with Persons of comparable size engaged in the same or similar
business and similarly situated, (ii) worker's compensation insurance in the
amount required by applicable law and (iii) such other insurance as may be
required by law.

         SECTION 6.18. Condition of Business and Operations. Except as set forth
on Item 6.18 of the Disclosure Schedule, (i) neither the business nor the
operations of any Obligor or the Greens Creek Joint Venture has been disrupted
by any casualty, act of God or any other action, and (ii) no part of any mine,
mill or tailings system owned or operated by the Borrower, any of its
Subsidiaries or the Greens Creek Joint Venture is experiencing any failure,
which disruption or failure could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.

         SECTION 6.19. Compliance with Law, etc. No Obligor is in violation of
its Organic Documents in any material respect. No Obligor is in violation of any
law, rule, regulation, judgment or order of any Governmental Authority
applicable to it or any of its property or assets, or any term of any agreement
or instrument (including any material contract) binding on or otherwise
affecting it or any of its properties, which violation could reasonably be
expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect.

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         SECTION 6.20. Mining Rights. To the best knowledge of the Borrower, the
Greens Creek Joint Venture has acquired all Mining Rights which are required in
connection with the operation of the Greens Creek Mine as it is operated as of
the date hereof, and has obtained such other surface and other rights as are
necessary for access rights, water rights, plant sites, tailings disposal, waste
dumps, ore dumps, abandoned heaps or ancillary facilities which are required in
connection with the Greens Creek Mine. To the best knowledge of the Borrower,
all such Mining Rights and other rights are sufficient in scope and substance
for the operation of the Greens Creek Mine.

         SECTION 6.21. Greens Creek Joint Venture Agreement. The Greens Creek
Joint Venture Agreement is in full force and effect and no material default has
occurred and is continuing thereunder. Neither the transfer of the rights and
interests in the Greens Creek Joint Venture described in Section 7.1.13 nor any
similar transfer of such rights and interests to the Secured Parties as a result
of their exercise of rights and remedies under the Loan Documents would prohibit
or limit the Greens Creek Joint Venture under applicable law from obtaining,
amending, revising, renewing, or maintaining in good standing any permits or
approvals necessary to conduct Operations (as defined in the Greens Creek Joint
Venture Agreement).

                                   ARTICLE VII
                                    COVENANTS

         SECTION 7.1. Affirmative Covenants. The Borrower agrees with each
Lender, each Issuer and the Administrative Agent that, until the Termination
Date has occurred, the Borrower will, and will cause its Subsidiaries to,
perform or cause to be performed the obligations set forth below.

         SECTION 7.1.1. Financial Information, Reports, Notices, etc. The
Borrower will furnish each Lender and the Administrative Agent copies of the
following financial statements, reports, notices and information:

                  (a) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after
         the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year,
         an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
         Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and consolidated
         statements of income and cash flow of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
         for such Fiscal Quarter and for the period commencing at the end of the
         previous Fiscal Year and ending with the end of such Fiscal Quarter,
         and including (in each case), in comparative form the figures for the
         corresponding Fiscal Quarter in, and year to date portion of, the
         immediately preceding Fiscal Year, certified as complete and correct by
         the chief financial or accounting Authorized Officer of the Borrower
         (subject to normal year end audit adjustments);

                  (b) as soon as available and in any event within 90 days after
         the end of each Fiscal Year, a copy of the consolidated balance sheet
         of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and the related consolidated
         statements of income and cash flow of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
         for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in comparative form the figures for
         the immediately preceding Fiscal Year, audited (without any
         Impermissible Qualification) by independent public accountants
         acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

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                  (c) concurrently with the delivery of the financial
         information pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), a Compliance Certificate,
         executed by the chief financial or accounting Authorized Officer of the
         Borrower, (i) showing compliance with the financial covenants set forth
         in Section 7.2.4, (ii) stating that no Default has occurred and is
         continuing (or, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details of
         such Default and the action that the Borrower or an Obligor has taken
         or proposes to take with respect thereto), (iii) designating one or
         more of the Borrower's Subsidiaries as Material Subsidiaries if, in the
         absence of such designation, the aggregate assets or revenues of all
         Immaterial Subsidiaries of the Borrower would exceed the aggregate
         amounts set forth in clauses (iii) and (iv) of the first proviso to the
         definition of "Immaterial Subsidiary" and (iv) certifying that the
         Subsidiaries of the Borrower previously designated as Immaterial
         Subsidiaries remain Immaterial Subsidiaries as of the date thereof;

                  (d) as soon as possible and in any event within three days
         after the Borrower or any other Obligor obtains knowledge of the
         occurrence of a Default, a statement of an Authorized Officer of the
         Borrower setting forth details of such Default and the action which the
         Borrower or such Obligor has taken and proposes to take with respect
         thereto;

                  (e) as soon as possible and in any event within five days
         after the Borrower or any other Obligor obtains knowledge of (i) the
         occurrence of any material adverse development with respect to any
         litigation, action, proceeding or labor controversy described in Item
         6.7 of the Disclosure Schedule which could reasonably be expected to
         have a material adverse effect on the outcome of such litigation,
         action, proceeding or labor controversy or (ii) the commencement of any
         litigation, action, proceeding or labor controversy of the type and
         materiality described in Section 6.7, notice thereof and, to the extent
         the Administrative Agent requests, copies of all documentation relating
         thereto;

                  (f) promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of
         all reports, notices, prospectuses and registration statements which
         any Obligor files with the SEC or any national securities exchange;

                  (g) promptly upon becoming aware of (i) the institution of any
         steps by any Person to terminate any Pension Plan, (ii) the failure to
         make a required contribution to any Pension Plan if such failure is
         sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA, (iii)
         the taking of any action with respect to a Pension Plan which could
         result in the requirement that any Obligor furnish a bond or other
         security to the PBGC or such Pension Plan, or (iv) the occurrence of
         any event with respect to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which
         could result in the incurrence by any Obligor of any material
         liability, fine or penalty, notice thereof and copies of all
         documentation relating thereto;

                  (h) promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all "management
         letters" submitted to the Borrower or any other Obligor by the
         independent public accountants referred to in clause (b) in connection
         with each audit made by such accountants;

                  (i) promptly following the mailing or receipt of any notice or
         report delivered under the terms of any Subordinated Debt or any
         Designated Preferred Stock Documents, copies of such notice or report;

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                  (j) promptly following receipt thereof by the Borrower (and
         following the Transfer Date, receipt thereof by the Subsidiary
         Guarantor), (i) a copy of the monthly progress reports on the
         operations of the Greens Creek Joint Venture and monthly supplemental
         financial data with respect to the Greens Creek Joint Venture, for the
         immediately preceding calendar month and (ii) a copy of the balance
         sheet and the related statements of income and cash flow of the Greens
         Creek Joint Venture for each fiscal year, setting forth in comparative
         form the figures for the immediately preceding fiscal year, audited
         (without any Impermissible Qualification) by independent public
         accountants acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

                  (k) as soon as available and, in any event, within

                           (i) 45 days after the end of each Fiscal Year,
                  updated capital, operating and exploration budgets of the
                  Borrower and its Material Subsidiaries;

                           (ii) 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the
                  Greens Creek Joint Venture, an updated Greens Creek Mine Plan;
                  and

                           (iii) 30 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, an
                  updated Hecla Mine Plan.

                  (l) as soon as possible and in any event within three days
         after the Borrower or any other Obligor obtains knowledge of the
         commencement of any suit, action or proceeding arising under any
         Environmental Laws which could reasonably be expected to result in a
         Material Adverse Effect, or any other adverse claim asserted against
         any Obligor or with respect to its properties which could reasonably be
         expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, notice thereof and
         copies of all documentation relating thereto;

                  (m) promptly upon the occurrence of any material event
         relating to the Greens Creek Mine, including any unscheduled shutdowns
         of, or disruptions to, the mining operations of the Greens Creek Joint
         Venture, notice thereof;

                  (n) promptly notify the Administrative Agent and provide
         copies upon receipt of all written claims, complaints, notices or
         inquiries relating to, or as to compliance with, laws relating to
         employee health and safety (including the Occupational Safety and
         Health Act, 29 U.S.C.A. ss.651 et. seq. and the Federal Mine Safety and
         Health Act, 30 U.S.C.A. ss.801 et. seq.), to the extent conditions
         described in such claims, complaints, notices and inquiries could
         reasonably be expected to result in a liability for the Borrower and
         its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $1,000,000 and shall
         promptly resolve any material non-compliance with such laws (except to
         the extent such non-compliance is being diligently contested in good
         faith) and keep its property free of any Lien imposed by such laws; and

                  (o) such other financial and other information as any Secured
         Party may from time to time reasonably request (including information
         and reports in such detail as the Administrative Agent may request with
         respect to the terms of and information provided pursuant to the
         Compliance Certificate).

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         SECTION 7.1.2. Maintenance of Existence; Compliance with Contracts,
Laws, etc. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower will, and
will cause each of its Material Subsidiaries to, preserve and maintain its legal
existence (except, in the case of Material Subsidiaries, as otherwise permitted
by Section 7.2.10), rights, privileges and franchises, and to be duly qualified
and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such Person owns properties
or carries on business and in any other jurisdiction in which such qualification
is necessary or desirable in view of its business and operations or the
ownership of its properties, except where the failure to be so qualified and in
good standing could not reasonably be expected to have, either individually, or
in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower will, and will cause
each of its Subsidiaries to, comply in all material respects with all applicable
laws, rules, regulations and orders that are material to the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries and the Greens Creek Joint Venture, including the payment (before
the same become delinquent) of all Taxes imposed upon the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries or upon their property, except to the extent being diligently
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate
reserves in accordance with GAAP have been set aside on the books of the
Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as applicable.

         SECTION 7.1.3. Maintenance of Properties. The Borrower will, and will
cause each of its Material Subsidiaries (and, as consistent with the Borrower's
or the Subsidiary Guarantor's rights under the Greens Creek Joint Venture
Agreement, will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Greens Creek Mine)
to, maintain, preserve, protect and keep

                           (i) its interests in its properties as necessary for
                  it to be able to develop and operate its mines in accordance
                  with normal industry practice; and

                           (ii) its properties in good repair, working order and
                  condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted), and make
                  necessary repairs, renewals and replacements in accordance
                  with normal industry practice so that the business carried on
                  by it may be properly conducted at all times, unless the
                  Borrower (or, following the Transfer Date, the Subsidiary
                  Guarantor with respect to the Greens Creek Mine) determines in
                  good faith that the continued maintenance of any such property
                  is no longer economically desirable, necessary or useful to
                  the business of the Borrower, any of its Material Subsidiaries
                  or the Greens Creek Mine.

         SECTION 7.1.4. Insurance. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its
Material Subsidiaries (and, as consistent with the Borrower's or the Subsidiary
Guarantor's rights under the Greens Creek Joint Venture Agreement, will use its
reasonable best efforts to cause the Greens Creek Joint Venture) to, maintain:

                  (a) insurance on its property with financially sound and
         reputable insurance companies against loss and damage in at least the
         amounts (and with only those deductibles) customarily maintained, and
         against such risks as are typically insured against in the same general
         area, by Persons of comparable size engaged in the same or similar
         business as the Borrower, its Material Subsidiaries or the Greens Creek
         Joint Venture, as the case may be; and

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                  (b) all worker's compensation, employer's liability insurance
         or similar insurance as may be required under the laws of any state or
         jurisdiction in which it may be engaged in business.

         SECTION 7.1.5. Books and Records. (a) The Borrower will, and will cause
each of its Subsidiaries to, keep books and records in accordance with GAAP
which accurately reflect all of its business affairs and transactions and permit
each Secured Party or any of their respective representatives, at reasonable
times and intervals upon reasonable notice to the Borrower, to visit each
Obligor's offices, to discuss such Obligor's financial matters with its officers
and employees, and its independent public accountants (and the Borrower hereby
authorizes such independent public accountant to discuss each Obligor's
financial matters with each Secured Party or their representatives whether or
not any representative of such Obligor is present) and to examine (and photocopy
extracts from) any of its books and records. The Borrower shall pay any fees of
such independent public accountant incurred in connection with any Secured
Party's exercise of its rights pursuant to this Section; provided that, so long
as no Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall only be
required to pay the fees of such independent public accountant incurred in
connection with one such visit and/or discussion per Fiscal Year.

         (b) The Borrower will provide to the Administrative Agent written or
verbal reports on the status of the litigation set forth in or referred to in
Item 6.7 of the Disclosure Schedule, at such times and intervals (but in any
event no more than once a month, unless there has been a material adverse
development with respect to the outcome of such litigation) as the
Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine to assess the status and
progress of such litigation, including a report on the issuance of significant
rulings and the taking of important testimony. The Borrower will also cause the
Borrower's legal counsel in connection with such litigation to be available to
discuss (provided the Borrower's General Counsel or such counsel's designee has
been provided a reasonable opportunity to be present during such discussion) any
such reports with the Administrative Agent at the reasonable request of the
Administrative Agent (which requests shall not be more than once a month, unless
there has been a material adverse development with respect to the outcome of
such litigation); provided, however, that the terms of this Section 7.1.5(b)
shall not be deemed to authorize or require any attorney to disclose information
that, if disclosed pursuant to this Section 7.1.5(b), would, in such attorney's
written opinion, violate the attorney-client privilege between such attorney and
the Borrower. The Borrower shall pay the fees of counsel incurred in connection
with the Administrative Agent's exercise of its rights pursuant to this Section.

         SECTION 7.1.6. Environmental Law Covenant. The Borrower will, and will
cause each of its Subsidiaries (and, as consistent with the Borrower's or the
Subsidiary Guarantor's rights under the Greens Creek Joint Venture Agreement,
will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Greens Creek Joint Venture)
to,

                  (a) use and operate all of its and their facilities and
         properties in compliance in all material respects with all
         Environmental Laws material to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and
         the Greens Creek Joint Venture, keep all necessary permits, approvals,
         certificates, licenses and other authorizations relating to
         environmental matters material to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and
         the Greens Creek Joint Venture in effect, and

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         remain in material compliance therewith, and handle all Hazardous
         Materials in compliance in all material respects with all such
         Environmental Laws; and

                  (b) promptly notify the Administrative Agent and provide
         copies upon receipt of all written claims, complaints, notices or
         inquiries relating to the condition of its facilities and properties in
         respect of, or as to compliance with, Environmental Laws that, if
         adversely determined, individually or in the aggregate, could
         reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and shall
         keep its property free of any Lien imposed by any Environmental Law.

         SECTION 7.1.7. Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will apply the proceeds of
the Credit Extensions (a) for working capital and general corporate purposes of
the Borrower and (b) for issuing Letters of Credit for the account of the
Borrower.

         SECTION 7.1.8. Security, etc. Each Obligor will execute any documents,
Filing Statements, agreements and instruments, and take all further action that
may be required under applicable law, or that the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request, in order to effectuate the transactions contemplated by the
Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower
shall provide, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, copies of all
permits and approvals referred to in Section 6.21 and related information.

         SECTION 7.1.9. Interests in Greens Creek Mine and Greens Creek Joint
Venture. The Borrower shall, and following the Transfer Date shall cause the
Subsidiary Guarantor to, maintain and preserve its 29.73% Participating Share
(it being understood that an increase in such percentage shall not constitute a
breach of this Section 7.1.9), free and clear of all Liens or claims (other than
Liens permitted by clause (a), (h) or (j) of Section 7.2.3) and shall, and
following the Transfer Date shall cause the Subsidiary Guarantor to, comply with
each of its obligations under the Greens Creek Joint Venture Agreement
(including, for the avoidance of doubt, following the Transfer Date, Investments
in the Subsidiary Guarantor by the Borrower to the extent necessary to fund the
payment of any obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantor).

         SECTION 7.1.10. Notice of Change of Greens Creek Manager. As soon as
possible after the Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantor obtains knowledge that
the Greens Creek Manager may assign all or a portion of its interest in the
Greens Creek Joint Venture, the Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantor, as the
case may be, shall provide notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders.

         SECTION 7.1.11. Material Subsidiaries. In the event of a transfer of
assets from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to an Immaterial Subsidiary,
the Borrower shall designate, in a notice to the Lenders, (i) such Immaterial
Subsidiary as a Material Subsidiary if such Subsidiary would be a Material
Subsidiary as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter during which such transfer
occurs and (ii) one or more of its other Subsidiaries as Material Subsidiaries
if, in the absence of such designation, the aggregate assets or revenues of all
Immaterial Subsidiaries of the Borrower would exceed the aggregate amounts set
forth in clauses (iii) and (iv) of the first proviso in the definition of
"Immaterial Subsidiary".

         SECTION 7.1.12. Independent Corporate Existence. The Borrower shall:

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                  (a) cause the Subsidiary Guarantor to comply with the terms of
         its limited liability company agreement and other Organic Documents;
         and

                  (b) without limiting the effect of the preceding clause (a),

                           (i) observe all organizational formalities, including
                  holding appropriate meetings or actions by written consent, as
                  required by all applicable law;

                           (ii) cause the Subsidiary Guarantor to maintain an
                  arm's-length relationship with its Affiliates and not hold
                  itself out as being liable for the debts of any of its
                  Affiliates (other than with respect to obligations expressly
                  permitted hereunder); and

                           (iii) cause the Subsidiary Guarantor (A) to keep its
                  assets and its liabilities wholly separate from those of all
                  other entities, including, but not limited to its Affiliates,
                  and (B) to maintain its assets and liabilities in such a
                  manner that it is not materially costly or difficult to
                  segregate, ascertain or otherwise identify the Subsidiary
                  Guarantor's individual assets and liabilities from those of
                  any other Person.

Following the Transfer Date, all consolidated financial statements of the
Borrower furnished by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall clearly
indicate that all of the interests in the Greens Creek Joint Venture held by the
Subsidiary Guarantor are held separate and apart from the assets of the Borrower
and the Subsidiaries of the Borrower other than the Subsidiary Guarantor.

         SECTION 7.1.13. Subsidiary Guarantor. As soon as possible following the
Effective Date (and in any event prior to November 30, 2005) (the "Transfer
Date"), the Borrower shall transfer to the Subsidiary Guarantor all of its
rights and interests in the Greens Creek Joint Venture, including (i) any
ownership interests in the Greens Creek Joint Venture, (ii) any rights to
receive income, distributions, products and proceeds from the Greens Creek Joint
Venture and (iii) the Participating Share in the assets and properties of the
Greens Creek Joint Venture, in each case pursuant to documents reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. On the Transfer Date, the Borrower
shall, or shall cause the Subsidiary Guarantor to, provide to the Administrative
Agent (i) a certificate of an Authorized Officer stating that all governmental
and third party consents and approvals and filings necessary in connection with
such transfer have been obtained or made, are in full force and effect and are
not subject to any pending or, to the knowledge of any Obligor, threatened
reversal or cancellation (other than such consents, approvals and filings
identified to the Lenders and not material to such transfer), (ii) a copy of a
good standing certificate from the State of Alaska as to the Subsidiary
Guarantor, (iii) an amended and restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders, executed and
delivered pursuant to Section 5.2.2 and (iv) an opinion of legal counsel to the
Obligors as to such matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request,
including an opinion as to perfection of the security interest granted by the
Subsidiary Guarantor under the Subsidiary Security Agreement, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

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         SECTION 7.2. Negative Covenants. The Borrower covenants and agrees with
each Lender, each Issuer and the Administrative Agent that until the Termination
Date has occurred, the Borrower will, and will cause its Subsidiaries to,
perform or cause to be performed the obligations set forth below.

         SECTION 7.2.1. Business Activities. The Borrower will not, and will not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (a) engage in any business activity except
those business activities engaged in on the date of this Agreement and
activities reasonably incidental thereto, or (b) without limiting the effect of
any provision contained herein, in the case of the Borrower, transfer any assets
to a Subsidiary, other than (i) pursuant to Section 7.1.13, (ii) pursuant to
Section 7.2.10 or (iii) cash pursuant to a loan, advance or other Investment
permitted pursuant to clauses (e), (f), (j) and (m) of Section 7.2.2, clauses
(e), (f), (h), (i), (k) and (l) of Section 7.2.5, Section 7.2.8 or clause (b) of
Section 7.2.9.

         SECTION 7.2.2. Indebtedness. The Borrower will not, and will not permit
any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any
Indebtedness, other than:

                  (a) Indebtedness in respect of the Obligations;

                  (b) Indebtedness existing as of the Effective Date which is
         identified in Item 7.2.2(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, and any
         Refinancing of such Indebtedness;

                  (c) unsecured and secured Indebtedness in respect of
         performance bonds and reclamation bonds and cash deposits provided in
         the ordinary course of business; provided that the aggregate amount of
         all such secured Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to this clause shall
         not at any time exceed $9,000,000;

                  (d) Indebtedness evidencing the deferred purchase price of
         newly acquired property or incurred to finance the acquisition of
         equipment of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (pursuant to purchase
         money mortgages or otherwise, whether owed to the seller or a third
         party) used in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and its
         Subsidiaries (provided that, such Indebtedness is incurred within 90
         days of the acquisition of such property) and in respect of Capitalized
         Lease Liabilities; provided that, the aggregate amount of all
         Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to this clause shall not at any time
         exceed $10,000,000;

                  (e) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or
         any other Subsidiary;

                  (f) unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower owing to a
         Subsidiary that has previously executed and delivered to the
         Administrative Agent the Interco Subordination Agreement (provided
         that, no payment of principal or interest shall be made in respect of
         such Indebtedness if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
         then continuing or would result therefrom);

                  (g) unsecured Subordinated Debt and/or Designated Preferred
         Stock of the Borrower incurred pursuant to the terms of the
         Subordinated Debt Documents or Designated Preferred Stock Documents, as
         applicable, in an aggregate amount of debt

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         principal and preferred stock liquidation value not to exceed
         $200,000,000, and Refinancings of such Subordinated Debt which continue
         to satisfy the terms of the definition of "Subordinated Debt"; provided
         that the Administrative Agent shall have received prior to the
         incurrence thereof a Compliance Certificate for the period of four full
         Fiscal Quarters immediately preceding such incurrence (prepared in good
         faith and in a manner and using such methodology which is consistent
         with the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section
         7.1.1) giving pro forma effect to such incurrence and evidencing
         compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 7.2.4;

                  (h) Indebtedness of a Subsidiary (including a Subsidiary
         acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition) of the Borrower, provided
         that no Obligor is providing any credit support for, or a guarantee of,
         any such Indebtedness, and such Indebtedness is for all purposes
         non-recourse to the Obligors and their respective assets;

                  (i) unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower not to exceed
         $10,000,000 at any one time outstanding; provided that not more than
         $4,000,000 of such Indebtedness can mature prior to the Stated Maturity
         Date (it being understood that scheduled repayments with respect to
         such Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not exceeding $4,000,000 shall
         be permitted prior to the Stated Maturity Date), (b) the events of
         default, financial covenants and covenants relating to Indebtedness,
         Liens, Investments, Restricted Payments and Dispositions (and the
         definitions used therein) with respect to such Indebtedness are no more
         restrictive on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries than the terms of the
         Loan Documents and (c) the Administrative Agent shall have received a
         Compliance Certificate for the period of four full Fiscal Quarters
         immediately preceding such incurrence (prepared in good faith and in a
         manner and using such methodology which is consistent with the most
         recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.1.1) giving
         pro forma effect to such incurrence and evidencing compliance with the
         covenants set forth in Section 7.2.4 and certifying as to the
         satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the preceding subclauses
         (a) and (b);

                  (j) unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower in respect of a
         guarantee of project financing indebtedness of a wholly owned
         Subsidiary; provided that (i) the Administrative Agent is satisfied
         that such guarantee will be for all purposes non-recourse to the
         Borrower and its assets upon completion of the related project and (ii)
         the Administrative Agent shall have received prior to the execution and
         delivery of such guarantee a Compliance Certificate for the period of
         four full Fiscal Quarters immediately preceding such execution and
         delivery (prepared in good faith and in a manner and using such
         methodology which is consistent with the most recent financial
         statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.1.1) giving pro forma effect
         to such guarantee and evidencing compliance with the covenants set
         forth in Section 7.2.4;

                  (k) Indebtedness consisting of Earn-out Obligations; provided
         that such Earn-out Obligations are unsecured;

                  (l) Hedging Obligations under Hedging Agreements permitted
         under Section 7.2.14; and

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                  (m) Indebtedness secured by Capital Securities of Alamos Gold
         Inc. held in the name of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
         provided that such Indebtedness is for all purposes non-recourse to the
         Borrower and its other assets;

provided that no Indebtedness otherwise permitted by clauses (e), (g), (h), (i),
(j) or (m) shall be assumed, created or otherwise incurred if a Default has
occurred and is then continuing or would result therefrom.

         SECTION 7.2.3. Liens. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of
its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien upon any
of its property (including Capital Securities of any Person), revenues or
assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:

                  (a) Liens securing payment of the Obligations;

                  (b) Liens existing as of the Effective Date and disclosed in
         Item 7.2.3(b) of the Disclosure Schedule securing Indebtedness
         described in clause (b) of Section 7.2.2, and Refinancings of such
         Indebtedness; provided, no such Lien shall encumber any additional
         property and the amount of Indebtedness secured by such Lien is not
         increased from that existing on the Effective Date (as such
         Indebtedness may have been permanently reduced subsequent to the
         Effective Date);

                  (c) Liens securing Indebtedness of the type permitted under
         clause (c) of Section 7.2.2;

                  (d) Liens securing Indebtedness of the type permitted under
         clause (d) of Section 7.2.2; provided that, (i) such Lien is granted
         within 90 days after such Indebtedness is incurred, (ii) the
         Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the fair market value of
         the applicable property, improvements or equipment at the time of such
         acquisition (or construction) and (iii) such Lien secures only the
         assets that are the subject of the Indebtedness referred to in such
         clause;

                  (e) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by clause (h) of
         Section 7.2.2 (including Liens that existed prior to such Person
         becoming a Subsidiary); provided that, such Liens attach only to
         specific assets of the Subsidiary liable in respect of such
         Indebtedness;

                  (f) Liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics,
         materialmen and landlords granted in the ordinary course of business
         for amounts not overdue or being diligently contested in good faith by
         appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance
         with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books;

                  (g) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of
         business in connection with worker's compensation, unemployment
         insurance or other forms of governmental insurance or benefits (other
         than, for the avoidance of doubt, Liens in favor of the PBGC), or to
         secure performance of tenders, statutory obligations, bids, leases or
         other similar obligations (other than for borrowed money) entered into
         in the ordinary course of business or to secure obligations on
         performance bonds;

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                  (h) (i) judgment Liens of $100,000 or less, provided that the
         aggregate amount of such judgment Liens does not exceed $500,000 and
         (ii) other judgment Liens in existence for less than 30 days after the
         entry thereof or with respect to which execution has been stayed or the
         payment of which is covered in full (subject to a customary deductible)
         by insurance maintained with responsible insurance companies which have
         acknowledged their responsibility to cover such judgment and which do
         not otherwise result in an Event of Default under Section 8.1.6;

                  (i) easements, rights-of-way, zoning restrictions, minor
         defects or irregularities in title and other similar encumbrances not
         interfering in any material respect with the value or use of the
         property to which such Lien is attached;

                  (j) Liens for Taxes not at the time delinquent or thereafter
         payable without penalty or being diligently contested in good faith by
         appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance
         with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books;

                  (k) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by clause (m) of
         Section 7.2.2; provided that such Liens do not encumber any property,
         revenue or assets other than Capital Securities of Alamos Gold Inc. and
         proceeds thereof; and

                  (l) Liens on assets located outside the United States to
         secure statutory obligations under the laws of foreign jurisdictions.

         SECTION 7.2.4. Financial Condition and Operations. The Borrower will
not permit any of the events set forth below to occur.

                  (a) The Borrower will not at any time permit its Net Worth to
         be less than the sum of (i) $75,000,000, plus (ii) 50% of Net Income of
         the Borrower for each Fiscal Year, commencing with the 2005 Fiscal
         Year, as shall have been completed on or prior to such time (in each
         case with no reduction for net losses), plus (iii) 50% of cumulative
         net proceeds from the issuance of Capital Securities of the Borrower
         during the period from December 31, 2004 to such time.

                  (b) The Borrower will not at any time permit the Credit
         Agreement Debt/Net Distributions Ratio to be greater than 3.00:1.

                  (c) The Borrower will not at any time permit the Senior
         Debt/Adjusted EBITDA Ratio to be greater than (i) from the Effective
         Date until (and including) December 31, 2005, 3.00:1 and (ii)
         thereafter, 2.50:1.

                  (d) The Borrower will not at any time permit the Fixed Charge
         Coverage Ratio to be less than 1.25:1.

                  (e) The Borrower will not at any time permit the Current Ratio
         to be less than 1.25:1.

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         SECTION 7.2.5. Investments. The Borrower will not, and will not permit
any of its Subsidiaries to, purchase, make, incur, assume or permit to exist any
Investment in any other Person or enter into any joint venture with any other
Person or Persons, except:

                  (a) Investments existing on the Effective Date and identified
         in Item 7.2.5(a) of the Disclosure Schedule;

                  (b) Cash Equivalent Investments;

                  (c) Investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or
         reorganization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes
         with, customers and suppliers, in each case in the ordinary course of
         business;

                  (d) Investments constituting Capital Expenditures;

                  (e) Investments permitted by (i) clause (a), (ii) clause (e),
         (iii) clause (f), (iv) clause (j) or (v) clause (m) of Section 7.2.2;

                  (f) Investments by way of contributions to capital or
         purchases of Capital Securities (i) by the Borrower in any Subsidiaries
         or by any Subsidiary in other Subsidiaries or (ii) by any Subsidiary in
         the Borrower;

                  (g) Investments constituting (i) accounts receivable arising,
         (ii) trade debt granted, or (iii) deposits made in connection with the
         purchase price of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary
         course of business;

                  (h) Investments constituting Permitted Acquisitions;

                  (i) Investments constituting the incurrence of development
         costs and the entry into options and leases to mine real property to
         the extent incurred or entered into in the ordinary course of business
         consistent with past practice;

                  (j) Investments consisting of any deferred portion of the
         sales price received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection
         with any Disposition permitted under Section 7.2.10;

                  (k) to the extent permitted under applicable law, advances or
         loans to employees, directors or officers not to exceed $1,000,000 in
         the aggregate at any time outstanding;

                  (l) (i) prior to the Transfer Date, Investments by the
         Borrower in the Greens Creek Joint Venture and (ii) on or after the
         Transfer Date, Investments by the Subsidiary Guarantor in the Greens
         Creek Joint Venture;

                  (m) Investments in the Hollister Development Block Venture in
         an aggregate amount not to exceed (i) $10,000,000 in the 2005 Fiscal
         Year, (ii) $5,400,000 in the 2006 Fiscal Year and (iii) $2,600,000 in
         the 2007 Fiscal Year; provided that to the extent the amount of such
         Investments permitted to be made in such Fiscal Years pursuant to the
         preceding terms of this clause (m) exceeds the aggregate amount of such
         Investments

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         actually made by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such Fiscal
         Year, up to the lesser of (x) such excess amount and (y) 50% of the
         Investments so permitted to be made (without giving effect to any
         carry-forward) may be carried forward to (but only to) the next
         succeeding Fiscal Year (any such amount to be certified by the Borrower
         to the Administrative Agent in the Compliance Certificate delivered for
         the last Fiscal Quarter of such Fiscal Year), and any such amount
         carried forward to a succeeding Fiscal Year shall be deemed to be used
         first in such succeeding Fiscal Year; and

                  (n) Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed
         $10,000,000 at any time;

provided that,

                           (i) any Investment which when made complies with the
                  requirements of the definition of the term "Cash Equivalent
                  Investment" may continue to be held notwithstanding that such
                  Investment if made thereafter would not comply with such
                  requirements;

                           (ii) all Investments in the Subsidiary Guarantor
                  shall have been pledged to the Administrative Agent (for the
                  benefit of the Secured Parties) in accordance with the terms
                  of the Loan Documents; and

                           (iii) no Investment otherwise permitted by clauses
                  (e)(ii), (e)(iv), (e)(v), (f)(i), (h), (k), (m), or (n) shall
                  be permitted to be made if any Default has occurred and is
                  continuing or would result therefrom.

         SECTION 7.2.6. Restricted Payments, etc. The Borrower will not, and
will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, declare or make a Restricted
Payment, or make any deposit for any Restricted Payment, other than

                  (a) (i) Restricted Payments made by wholly owned Subsidiaries
         to the Borrower or wholly owned Subsidiaries and (ii) Restricted
         Payments made by non-wholly owned Subsidiaries to its shareholders or
         members generally so long as the Borrower or its Subsidiary which owns
         the equity interest in the Subsidiary making such Restricted Payment
         receives at least its proportionate share thereof (based upon its
         relative holding of the equity interests in the Subsidiary making such
         Restricted Payment);

                  (b) the declaration or payment by the Borrower of a cash
         dividend on, or on account of, any class of Capital Securities of the
         Borrower, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 in any Fiscal
         Year (it being understood that with respect to Fiscal Year 2005, such
         aggregate amount shall be calculated from January 1, 2005 to the end of
         such Fiscal Year); provided that (i) no Default shall have occurred and
         be continuing or would result therefrom and (ii) the Borrower shall
         have delivered to the Administrative Agent a Compliance Certificate for
         the period of four full Fiscal Quarters immediately preceding such
         declaration or payment (prepared in good faith and in a manner and
         using such methodology which is consistent with the most recent
         financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.1.1) giving pro
         forma effect to such dividend and evidencing compliance with the
         covenants set forth in Section 7.2.4;

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                  (c) the payment of any dividends the declaration of which was
         permitted pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (b), so long as
         such payment is made within 30 days of such declaration;

                  (d) the payment by the Borrower of a cash dividend on, or on
         account of, any Designated Preferred Stock the aggregate liquidation
         value of which, when added to the aggregate principal amount of
         Subordinated Debt permitted to be outstanding pursuant to clause (g) of
         Section 7.2.2, does not exceed $200,000,000; provided that (i) the
         dividend rate on such Designated Preferred Stock does not exceed 9.0%
         per annum, (ii) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or
         would result therefrom and (iii) the Borrower shall have delivered to
         the Administrative Agent a Compliance Certificate for the period of
         four full Fiscal Quarters immediately preceding such declaration or
         payment (prepared in good faith and in a manner and using such
         methodology which is consistent with the most recent financial
         statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.1.1) giving pro forma effect
         to such dividend and evidencing compliance with the covenants set forth
         in Section 7.2.4;

                  (e) the redemption, purchase or other acquisition by the
         Borrower of its Series B Preferred Stock for consideration not
         exceeding $50.00 per share and, concurrent with any such redemption,
         the payment of accrued dividends thereon in an amount not exceeding
         $700,000 in the aggregate for all such shares; provided that (i)
         immediately before and after giving effect to such redemption no
         Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom
         and (ii) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent
         a Compliance Certificate for the period of four full Fiscal Quarters
         immediately preceding such redemption (prepared in good faith and in a
         manner and using such methodology which is consistent with the most
         recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.1.1) giving
         pro forma effect to the consummation of such redemption, purchase or
         other acquisition and evidencing compliance with the covenants set
         forth in Section 7.2.4; provided further that if such redemption is not
         consummated within the one (1) year period following the Effective
         Date, the Compliance Certificate delivered by the Borrower pursuant to
         clause (ii) of the immediately preceding proviso shows that the Fixed
         Charge Coverage Ratio is not less than 1.75:1 after giving pro forma
         effect to the consummation of such redemption, purchase or other
         acquisition;

                  (f) the redemption, purchase or other acquisition of Capital
         Securities of the Borrower in exchange for, or with the net cash
         proceeds of, the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a
         Subsidiary of the Borrower) of Capital Securities (other than
         Redeemable Capital Securities and Designated Preferred Stock) of the
         Borrower; provided that immediately before and after giving effect to
         such redemption, purchase or other acquisition no Default shall have
         occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; and

                  (g) the redemption, purchase or other acquisition of Capital
         Securities pursuant to the Small Lot Repurchase Program in an amount
         not to exceed $250,000 in the aggregate during the term of this
         Agreement; provided that immediately before and after giving effect to
         such redemption, purchase or other acquisition no Default shall have
         occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom.

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         SECTION 7.2.7. No Prepayment of Certain Indebtedness. The Borrower will
not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,

                  (a) make any payment or prepayment of principal of, or premium
         or interest on, any Subordinated Debt (i) other than the stated,
         scheduled date for payment of interest set forth in the applicable
         Subordinated Debt Documents, or (ii) which would violate the terms of
         this Agreement or the applicable Subordinated Debt Documents;

                  (b) redeem, retire, purchase, defease or otherwise acquire any
         Subordinated Debt other than as expressly permitted by the terms of
         this Agreement or as required under the applicable Subordinated Debt
         Documents (subject to the subordination provisions thereof) following a
         "change-in-control" or Disposition of assets;

                  (c) make any payment with respect to an Earn-Out Obligation,
         other than on (or after) the stated, scheduled date therefor set forth
         in the documents evidencing such Earn-Out Obligation and so long as (i)
         the maximum portion of such payment that can be satisfied with the
         payment of Capital Securities (other than Redeemable Capital
         Securities) of the Borrower shall be so satisfied and (ii) with respect
         to any such payment (or portion thereof) that cannot be so satisfied,
         (A) such payment is made following the receipt by the Administrative
         Agent of the financial statements described in clause (b) of Section
         7.1.1 (and the Compliance Certificate relating thereto) with respect to
         the Fiscal Year immediately preceding the Fiscal Year in which such
         payment is to be made, (B) no Default shall have occurred and be
         continuing and (C) the Borrower shall have delivered to the
         Administrative Agent a Compliance Certificate for the period of four
         Fiscal Quarters immediately preceding such payment (prepared in good
         faith and in a manner and using such methodology which is consistent
         with the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section
         7.1.1) giving pro forma effect to such payment and evidencing
         compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 7.2.4; or

                  (d) make any deposit (including the payment of amounts into a
         sinking fund or other similar fund) for any of the foregoing purposes;

provided that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may pay or prepay the principal
of, or premium or interest on, any Subordinated Debt, or redeem, retire,
purchase, defease or otherwise acquire such Indebtedness, in exchange for, or
with the net cash proceeds of, (x) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to a
Refinancing of such Indebtedness or (y) the substantially concurrent sale (other
than to a Subsidiary of the Borrower) of Capital Securities (other than
Redeemable Capital Securities and Designated Preferred Stock) of the Borrower,
so long as immediately before and after giving effect to such payment,
prepayment, redemption, retirement, purchase, defeasance or other acquisition no
Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom.

         SECTION 7.2.8. Issuance of Capital Securities. The Borrower will not,
and will not permit any of its Material Subsidiaries to, issue any Capital
Securities (whether for value or otherwise) to any Person other than (i) in the
case of Material Subsidiaries, Capital Securities (other than Redeemable Capital
Securities, unless otherwise permitted by Section 7.2.2) issued to the Borrower
or another wholly owned Subsidiary or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, Capital
Securities (other than Redeemable Capital Securities, unless otherwise permitted
by Section 7.2.2) issued to any Person that does not result in a Change in
Control.

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         SECTION 7.2.9. Consolidation, Merger, Permitted Acquisitions, etc. The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, liquidate or
dissolve, consolidate with, or merge into or with, any other Person, or purchase
or otherwise acquire any substantial part of the assets of any Person (or any
division thereof), except

                  (a) (i) any U.S. Subsidiary (other than the Subsidiary
         Guarantor) may liquidate or dissolve voluntarily into, and may merge
         with and into, the Borrower or any other U.S. Subsidiary (other than
         the Subsidiary Guarantor), (ii) any Foreign Subsidiary may liquidate or
         dissolve voluntarily into, and may merge with or into, any other
         Subsidiary (other than the Subsidiary Guarantor), and (iii) the assets
         or Capital Securities of any Subsidiary (other than the Subsidiary
         Guarantor) may be purchased or otherwise acquired by the Borrower or
         any other Subsidiary (other than the Subsidiary Guarantor); provided
         that (A) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur after
         giving effect thereto, (B) such transaction will not affect the
         Borrower's ability to repay the Loans and interest thereon when due,
         (C) such transaction will not affect the security interest granted
         under the Loan Documents in favor of the Secured Parties and (D)
         following such transaction, the Borrower will promptly deliver to the
         Administrative Agent an update of Item 6.8 of the Disclosure Schedule
         reflecting the new corporate structure of the Borrower and its
         Subsidiaries; and

                  (b) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the
         Subsidiary Guarantor) may consummate one or more Permitted
         Acquisitions.

         SECTION 7.2.10. Permitted Dispositions. The Borrower will not, and will
not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, Dispose of any of the Borrower's or such
Subsidiaries' assets to any Person in one transaction or series of transactions
unless such Disposition is (a) metal inventory or obsolete, damaged, worn out or
surplus property Disposed of in the ordinary course of its business, (b)
pursuant to Section 7.1.13, (c) permitted by Section 7.2.9, (d) publicly-traded
securities Disposed for fair market value, (e) (i) such Disposition is for fair
market value and (ii) the proceeds received from such Disposition, together with
the proceeds of all other assets Disposed of pursuant to this clause, does not
exceed $10,000,000 over the term of this Agreement or (f) an Investment
permitted pursuant to Section 7.2.5; provided, however, that, without limiting
the effect of any other provision of this Agreement, neither the Borrower nor
the Subsidiary Guarantor may Dispose of its interests in the Greens Creek Joint
Venture or the Greens Creek Mine (including its rights to receive income,
distributions, products or proceeds therefrom) except as permitted under Section
7.1.13.

         SECTION 7.2.11. Modification of Certain Agreements. The Borrower will
not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, consent to any amendment,
supplement, waiver or other modification of, or enter into any forbearance from
exercising any rights with respect to the terms or provisions contained in,

                  (a) the Subordinated Debt Documents, other than any amendment,
         supplement, waiver or modification for which no fee is payable to the
         holders of the Subordinated Debt and which (i) extends the date or
         reduces the amount of any required repayment, prepayment or redemption
         of the principal of such Subordinated Debt, (ii) reduces the rate or
         extends the date for payment of the interest, premium (if any) or fees
         payable on

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         such Subordinated Debt or (iii) makes the covenants, events of default
         or remedies in such Subordinated Debt Documents less restrictive on the
         Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

                  (b) the Designated Preferred Stock Documents, other than any
         amendment, supplement, waiver or modification for which no fee is
         payable to the holders of the Designated Preferred Stock and which (i)
         extends the date or reduces the amount of any required redemption of
         such Designated Preferred Stock, (ii) reduces the rate or extends the
         date for payment of dividends, premium (if any) or fees payable on such
         Designated Preferred Stock or (iii) makes the covenants, redemption
         provisions or remedies in such Designated Preferred Stock Documents
         less restrictive on the Borrower;

                  (c) any documents with respect to Earn-out Obligations, which
         (i) accelerates the date or increases the amount of any required
         payment of such Earn-out Obligation, (ii) modifies any of the
         subordination terms thereof or (iii) makes the covenants, events of
         default or remedies in such documents with respect to Earn-out
         Obligations more onerous on the obligors thereunder;

                  (d) the Organic Documents of (i) any Obligor, if the result
         thereof could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the
         ability of such Obligor to, and (ii) any Material Subsidiary of the
         Borrower (other than the Subsidiary Guarantor), if the result thereof
         could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
         ability of such Subsidiary to, in each case, comply with or satisfy its
         obligations hereunder or on the rights or remedies of any Secured
         Party; or

                  (e) the Greens Creek Joint Venture Agreement, if the result
         thereof could reasonably be expected to have an adverse affect on the
         ability of the Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantor to comply with or
         satisfy its obligations hereunder or on the rights or remedies of any
         Secured Party.

         SECTION 7.2.12. Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not,
and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into or cause or permit to
exist any arrangement, transaction or contract (including for the purchase,
sale, lease or exchange of property or the rendering of services) with any of
its other Affiliates, unless such arrangement, transaction or contract is on
fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary
than it could obtain in an arm's-length transaction with a Person that is not an
Affiliate; provided that the Borrower may enter into any arrangement,
transaction or contract with any of its Subsidiaries that is expressly permitted
by Section 7.1.9, Section 7.1.13, clause (e) or (f) of Section 7.2.2, clause (f)
of Section 7.2.5, clause (a) of Section 7.2.6, clause (i) of Section 7.2.8,
clause (a) of Section 7.2.9 or clause (b) of Section 7.2.10).

         SECTION 7.2.13. Restrictive Agreements, etc. The Borrower will not, and
will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any agreement prohibiting

                  (a) the creation or assumption of any Lien securing the
         Obligations upon its properties, revenues or assets, whether now owned
         or hereafter acquired;

                  (b) the ability of any Obligor to amend or otherwise modify
         any Loan Document; or

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                  (c) the ability of any Subsidiary to make any payments,
         directly or indirectly, to the Borrower, including by way of dividends,
         advances, repayments of loans, reimbursements of management and other
         intercompany charges, expenses and accruals or other returns on
         investments.

The foregoing prohibitions shall not apply to restrictions contained (i) in any
Loan Document, (ii) in the case of clause (a), any agreement governing (A) any
secured Indebtedness permitted by clause (c) of Section 7.2.2 as to the cash and
Cash Equivalent Investments securing such Indebtedness, (B) any Indebtedness
permitted by clause (d) of Section 7.2.2 as to the assets financed with the
proceeds of such Indebtedness, or (C) any Indebtedness of the Borrower permitted
by clause (m) of Section 7.2.2 as to the Capital Securities of Alamos Gold Inc.
securing such Indebtedness or (iii) in the case of clauses (a) and (c), any
agreement of a Subsidiary governing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2.2
(provided that such restrictions are ordinary and customary with respect to the
type of Indebtedness being incurred and would not reasonably be expected to
adversely affect the Borrower's ability to make payments hereunder).

         SECTION 7.2.14. Delivery Obligations; Hedging Agreements. The Borrower
will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into or be
subject to any agreement or arrangement relating to gold, silver or any other
metal which creates an obligation, whether matured or contingent, of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to deliver (or that could be called for
delivery or cash settlement) in any Fiscal Year, when taken together with all
other such obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, more than (x) 66 ?%
of the projected production of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries of (including
the Borrower's (or Subsidiary Guarantor's) Participating Share of the Greens
Creek Joint Venture's projected production of) gold or silver, as the case may
be, for such Fiscal Year (as set forth in the Mine Plans most recently delivered
under clause (k) of Section 7.1.1), (y) 75% of the projected production of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries of (including the Borrower's (or Subsidiary
Guarantor's) Participating Share of the Greens Creek Joint Venture's projected
production of) any such other metal for such Fiscal Year (as set forth in the
Mine Plans most recently delivered under clause (k) of Section 7.1.1) or (z) 50%
of the proven reserves and probable reserves (as determined and calculated in
accordance with standards established from time to time by the SEC) of gold,
silver or such other metal, as the case may be, of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries (including the Borrower's (or Subsidiary Guarantor's) Participating
Share of the Greens Creek Joint Venture's proven reserves and probable reserves
of gold, silver or such other metal, as the case may be). The Borrower will not,
and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into or be subject to (a)
any Hedging Agreement which is margined, (b) any Hedging Agreement with respect
to which the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereunder are
secured by a Lien on the property, revenues or assets of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary or (c) any Hedging Agreement for speculative purposes.

         SECTION 7.2.15. Subsidiary Guarantor. Notwithstanding anything herein
to the contrary, the Borrower shall not permit the Subsidiary Guarantor to
engage in any business activity other than in connection with the owning and
holding of the Participating Share of the Greens Creek Joint Venture and those
activities reasonably incidental thereto, including complying with the terms of
the Greens Creek Joint Venture Agreement. In furtherance of, and not in
limitation of the foregoing, the Borrower shall not permit the Subsidiary
Guarantor to:

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                  (a) own any material assets, except for its interests in the
         Greens Creek Joint Venture transferred to it by the Borrower, including
         (i) its ownership interests in the Greens Creek Joint Venture, (ii) its
         rights to receive income, distributions, products and proceeds from the
         Greens Creek Joint Venture and (iii) its Participating Share in the
         assets and properties of the Greens Creek Joint Venture;

                  (b) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist or otherwise
         become or be liable in respect of any Indebtedness or other liabilities
         or obligations except for (i) the obligations under the Loan Documents,
         (ii) obligations payable to the Borrower as a result of Investments
         described in Section 7.1.9 and (iii) its Participating Share of
         Indebtedness or other liabilities or obligations of the Greens Creek
         Joint Venture;

                  (c) create, incur or permit to exist any Lien (other than the
         Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents or Liens permitted under
         clause (h) or (j) of Section 7.2.3);

                  (d) make, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Investment
         (other than Investments in the Greens Creek Joint Venture and its
         Participating Share of Investments made by the Greens Creek Joint
         Venture);

                  (e) make or commit to make any Capital Expenditure or enter
         into any arrangement which would give rise to any capitalized lease
         liability (other than Capital Expenditures, or capitalized leases made
         or incurred in connection with the Greens Creek Joint Venture);

                  (f) enter into any arrangement which involves the leasing by
         the Subsidiary Guarantor from any lessor of any real or personal
         property (or any interest therein) (other than its interests in of any
         such arrangement entered into by the Greens Creek Joint Venture);

                  (g) sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of, or grant to
         any Person options, warrants or other rights with respect to, any of
         its assets (other than its interests in any such sale, transfer, lease,
         grant or other disposition consummated by the Greens Creek Joint
         Venture);

                  (h) enter into any transaction of merger, consolidation or
         amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any
         liquidation or dissolution); or

                  (i) permit or suffer to exist any Default described in Section
         8.1.9 with respect to the Subsidiary Guarantor.

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                                EVENTS OF DEFAULT

         SECTION 8.1. Listing of Events of Default. Each of the following events
or occurrences described in this Article shall constitute an "Event of Default".

         SECTION 8.1.1. Non-Payment of Obligations. The Borrower shall default
in the payment or prepayment when due of

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                  (a) any principal of any Loan or any Reimbursement Obligation
         or any deposit of cash for collateral purposes pursuant to Section
         2.6.4; or

                  (b) any interest on any Loan or any fee described in Article
         III or any other monetary Obligation, and such default shall continue
         unremedied for a period of three Business Days after such amount was
         due.

         SECTION 8.1.2. Breach of Warranty. Any representation or warranty of
any Obligor made or deemed to be made in any Loan Document (including any
certificates delivered pursuant to Article V) is or shall be incorrect when made
or deemed to have been made in any material respect.

         SECTION 8.1.3. Non-Performance of Certain Covenants and Obligations.
(a) Any Obligor shall default in the due performance or observance of any of its
obligations under clauses (d), (e), (g), (i), (j), (l) and (m) of Section 7.1.1,
Section 7.1.7 or Section 7.2 or any Obligor shall default in the due performance
or observance of its obligations under (i) Articles II and IV of the Subsidiary
Guaranty or (ii) Article IV of a Security Agreement, taking into account any
grace periods provided in such Subsidiary Guaranty or Security Agreement.

         (b) The Borrower shall default in the due performance or observance of
any of its obligations under clauses (a), (b), (c), (f), (h), (k), (n) and (o)
of Section 7.1.1 and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 10
days.

         SECTION 8.1.4. Non-Performance of Other Covenants and Obligations. Any
Obligor shall default in the due performance and observance of any other
agreement contained in any Loan Document executed by it, and such default shall
continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the earlier to occur of (i)
notice thereof given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or any Lender
or (ii) the date on which an officer of any Obligor has knowledge of such
default.

         SECTION 8.1.5. Default on Other Indebtedness. A default shall occur in
the payment of any amount when due (subject to any applicable grace period),
whether by acceleration or otherwise, of any principal or stated amount of, or
interest or fees (or similar payments) on, any Indebtedness (other than
Indebtedness described in Section 8.1.1) of the Borrower or any of its Material
Subsidiaries or the Greens Creek Joint Venture having a principal or stated
amount, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $2,500,000, or a default
shall occur in the performance or observance of any obligation or condition with
respect to such Indebtedness if the effect of such default is to accelerate the
maturity of any such Indebtedness or such default shall continue unremedied for
any applicable period of time sufficient to permit the holder or holders of such
Indebtedness, or any trustee or agent for such holders, to cause or declare such
Indebtedness to become due and payable or to require such Indebtedness to be
prepaid, redeemed, purchased or defeased, or require an offer to purchase or
defease such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its expressed maturity.

         SECTION 8.1.6. Judgments. Any judgment or order for the payment of
money individually or in the aggregate in excess of $2,500,000 (exclusive of any
amounts fully covered by insurance (less any applicable deductible) and as to
which the insurer has acknowledged its responsibility to cover such judgment or
order) shall be rendered against the Borrower or any of

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its Material Subsidiaries or the Greens Creek Joint Venture and such judgment
shall not have been vacated or discharged or stayed or bonded pending appeal
within 60 days after the entry thereof or enforcement proceedings shall have
been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order.

         SECTION 8.1.7. Pension Plans. Any of the following events shall occur
with respect to any Pension Plan

                  (a) the institution of any steps by the Borrower, any member
         of its Controlled Group or any other Person to terminate a Pension Plan
         if, as a result of such termination, the Borrower or any such member
         could be required to make a contribution to such Pension Plan, or could
         reasonably expect to incur a liability or obligation to such Pension
         Plan, in excess of $2,500,000; or

                  (b) a contribution failure occurs with respect to any Pension
         Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under section 302(f) of ERISA.

         SECTION 8.1.8. Change in Control. Any Change in Control shall occur.

         SECTION 8.1.9. Bankruptcy, Insolvency, etc. The Borrower, any of its
Material Subsidiaries, the Greens Creek Joint Venture or the Greens Creek
Manager (if no successor Greens Creek Manager satisfying the requirements of
Section 8.1.14 has been appointed within 30 days following the occurrence of an
event set forth below with respect to the Greens Creek Manager) shall

                  (a) become insolvent or generally fail to pay, or admit in
         writing its inability or unwillingness generally to pay, debts as they
         become due;

                  (b) apply for, consent to, or acquiesce in the appointment of
         a trustee, receiver, sequestrator or other custodian for any
         substantial part of the property of any thereof, or make a general
         assignment for the benefit of creditors;

                  (c) in the absence of such application, consent or
         acquiescence in or permit or suffer to exist the appointment of a
         trustee, receiver, sequestrator or other custodian for a substantial
         part of the property of any thereof, and such trustee, receiver,
         sequestrator or other custodian shall not be discharged within 60 days;
         provided that, the Borrower, each Material Subsidiary and each other
         Obligor hereby expressly authorizes each Secured Party to appear in any
         court conducting any relevant proceeding during such 60-day period to
         preserve, protect and defend their rights under the Loan Documents;

                  (d) permit or suffer to exist the commencement of any
         bankruptcy, reorganization, debt arrangement or other case or
         proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or any dissolution,
         winding up or liquidation proceeding, in respect thereof, and, if any
         such case or proceeding is not commenced by the Borrower, any Material
         Subsidiary or any Obligor, such case or proceeding shall be consented
         to or acquiesced in by the Borrower, such Material Subsidiary or such
         Obligor, as the case may be, or shall result in the entry of an order
         for relief or shall remain for 60 days undismissed; provided that, the
         Borrower, each Subsidiary and each Obligor hereby

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         expressly authorizes each Secured Party to appear in any court
         conducting any such case or proceeding during such 60-day period to
         preserve, protect and defend their rights under the Loan Documents; or

                  (e) take any action authorizing, or in furtherance of, any of
         the foregoing.

         SECTION 8.1.10. Impairment of Security, etc. Any Loan Document or any
Lien granted thereunder shall (except in accordance with its terms), in whole or
in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be the legally valid,
binding and enforceable obligation of any Obligor party thereto; any Obligor
shall directly contest in any manner the validity, binding nature or
enforceability of any material provision of any Loan Document; or, except as
permitted under any Loan Document, any Lien securing any Obligation shall, in
whole or in part, cease to be a perfected first priority Lien.

         SECTION 8.1.11. Failure of Subordination. Unless otherwise waived or
consented to by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuers in
writing, the subordination provisions relating to any Subordinated Debt (or any
refinancing thereof) and the provisions relating to any Designated Preferred
Stock which provide that dividends thereon may not be declared paid or have
funds set aside for the payment thereof following the occurrence and during the
continuance of a Default shall fail to be enforceable in accordance with the
terms thereof, or the monetary Obligations shall fail to constitute "Senior
Indebtedness" (or similar term) referring to the Obligations.

         SECTION 8.1.12. Abandonment of Greens Creek Mine; Ownership in Greens
Creek Joint Venture. (a) Operation of the principal operating properties of the
Greens Creek Mine shall be abandoned or terminated or (b) the Borrower (or,
following the Transfer Date, the Subsidiary Guarantor) shall fail to maintain a
Participating Share of at least 29.73% in the Greens Creek Joint Venture.

         SECTION 8.1.13. Regulatory Action. Any Governmental Authority shall
take any action with respect to the Greens Creek Mine, the operation thereof or
the sale of the production therefrom (including any action that would cause any
license, permit, consent or other Mining Right to cease to be in full force and
effect or to be held to be illegal or invalid and including any action
(including the commencement of an action or proceeding) that results or may
result in the revocation, termination or substantial and adverse modification of
any such license, permit, consent or other Mining Right) which could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, unless such action is set aside,
dismissed or withdrawn within 30 days of its institution or such action is being
contested in good faith and its effect is stayed during such contest.

         SECTION 8.1.14. Greens Creek Manager. The Greens Creek Manager shall be
a Person other than Kennecott, the Borrower or an Affiliate of either, or, if
Kennecott or an Affiliate of Kennecott is the Greens Creek Manager, Kennecott or
such Affiliate ceases to be a Subsidiary of Rio Tinto plc or Kennecott Minerals
Company.

         SECTION 8.2. Action if Bankruptcy. If any Event of Default described in
clauses (a) through (d) of Section 8.1.9 with respect to any Obligor shall
occur, the Commitments (if not theretofore terminated) shall automatically
terminate and the outstanding principal amount of all

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outstanding Loans and all other Obligations (including Reimbursement
Obligations) shall automatically be and become immediately due and payable,
without notice or demand to any Person and each Obligor shall automatically and
immediately be obligated to reimburse all Letter of Credit Outstandings and Cash
Collateralize all related Obligations in accordance with Section 2.6.4.

         SECTION 8.3. Action if Other Event of Default. If any Event of Default
(other than any Event of Default described in clauses (a) through (d) of Section
8.1.9 with respect to any Obligor) shall occur for any reason, whether voluntary
or involuntary, and be continuing, the Administrative Agent, upon the direction
of the Required Lenders, shall by notice to the Borrower declare all or any
portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans and other Obligations
(including Reimbursement Obligations) to be due and payable and/or the
Commitments (if not theretofore terminated) to be terminated, whereupon the full
unpaid amount of such Loans and other Obligations which shall be so declared due
and payable shall be and become immediately due and payable, without further
notice, demand or presentment, and/or, as the case may be, the Commitments shall
terminate and the Borrower shall automatically and immediately be obligated to
reimburse all Letter of Credit Outstandings and Cash Collateralize all related
Obligations in accordance with Section 2.6.4.

                                   ARTICLE IX
                            THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

         SECTION 9.1. Appointments; Actions. Each Lender hereby appoints Scotia
Capital as its Administrative Agent under and for purposes of each Loan
Document. Each Lender authorizes the Administrative Agent to act on behalf of
such Lender under each Loan Document and, in the absence of other written
instructions from the Required Lenders received from time to time by the
Administrative Agent (with respect to which the Administrative Agent agrees that
it will comply, except as otherwise provided in this Section or as otherwise
advised by counsel in order to avoid contravention of applicable law), to
exercise such powers hereunder and thereunder as are specifically delegated to
or required of the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof,
together with such powers as may be incidental thereto (including the release of
Liens on assets Disposed of in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents).
Each Lender hereby indemnifies (which indemnity shall survive any termination of
this Agreement) the Administrative Agent, pro rata according to such Lender's
proportionate Total Exposure Amount, from and against any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, claims, costs or expenses of any kind or nature
whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted
against, the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of any
Loan Document, (including attorneys' fees), and as to which the Administrative
Agent is not reimbursed by the Borrower; provided that, no Lender shall be
liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, claims, costs or expenses which are determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction in a final proceeding to have resulted from the Administrative
Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall
not be required to take any action under any Loan Document, or to prosecute or
defend any suit in respect of any Loan Document, unless it is indemnified
hereunder to its satisfaction. If any indemnity in favor of the Administrative
Agent shall be or become, in the Administrative Agent's determination,
inadequate, the Administrative Agent may call for additional

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indemnification from the Lenders and cease to do the acts indemnified against
hereunder until such additional indemnity is given.

         Each Lender hereby appoints Rothschild as its Technical Agent under and
for purposes of each Loan Document. Each Lender authorizes the Technical Agent
to act on behalf of such Lender under each Loan Document and, in the absence of
other written instructions from the Required Lenders received from time to time
by the Technical Agent (with respect to which the Technical Agent agrees that it
will comply, except as otherwise provided in this Section or as otherwise
advised by counsel in order to avoid contravention of applicable law), to
exercise such powers hereunder and thereunder as are specifically delegated to
or required of the Technical Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together
with such powers as may be incidental thereto. Each Lender hereby indemnifies
(which indemnity shall survive any termination of this Agreement) the Technical
Agent, pro rata according to such Lender's proportionate Total Exposure Amount,
from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, claims,
costs or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be
imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against, the Technical Agent in any way
relating to or arising out of any Loan Document, (including attorneys' fees),
and as to which the Technical Agent is not reimbursed by the Borrower; provided
that, no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, claims, costs or expenses which are
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final proceeding to have
resulted from the Technical Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct. The
Technical Agent shall not be required to take any action under any Loan
Document, or to prosecute or defend any suit in respect of any Loan Document,
unless it is indemnified hereunder to its satisfaction. If any indemnity in
favor of the Technical Agent shall be or become, in the Technical Agent's
determination, inadequate, the Technical Agent may call for additional
indemnification from the Lenders and cease to do the acts indemnified against
hereunder until such additional indemnity is given.

         SECTION 9.2. Funding Reliance, etc. Unless the Administrative Agent
shall have been notified in writing by any Lender by 3:00 p.m. on the Business
Day prior to a Borrowing that such Lender will not make available the amount
which would constitute its Percentage of such Borrowing on the date specified
therefor, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such
amount available to the Administrative Agent and, in reliance upon such
assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. If and to the
extent that such Lender shall not have made such amount available to the
Administrative Agent, such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to repay the
Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with
interest thereon, for each day from the date the Administrative Agent made such
amount available to the Borrower to the date such amount is repaid to the
Administrative Agent, at the interest rate applicable at the time to Loans
comprising such Borrowing (in the case of the Borrower) and (in the case of a
Lender), at the Federal Funds Rate (for the first two Business Days after which
such amount has not been repaid), and thereafter at the interest rate applicable
to Loans comprising such Borrowing.

         SECTION 9.3. Exculpation. None of the Agents or any of its directors,
officers, employees or agents shall be liable to any Secured Party for any
action taken or omitted to be taken by it under any Loan Document, or in
connection therewith, except for its own willful misconduct or gross negligence,
nor responsible for any recitals or warranties herein or therein,

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nor for the effectiveness, enforceability, validity or due execution of any Loan
Document, nor for the creation, perfection or priority of any Liens purported to
be created by any of the Loan Documents, or the validity, genuineness,
enforceability, existence, value or sufficiency of any collateral security, nor
to make any inquiry respecting the performance by any Obligor of its
Obligations. Any such inquiry which may be made by either Agent shall not
obligate it to make any further inquiry or to take any action. Each Agent shall
be entitled to rely upon advice of counsel concerning legal matters and upon any
notice, consent, certificate, statement or writing which such Agent believes to
be genuine and to have been presented by a proper Person.

         SECTION 9.4. Successor. Each Agent may resign as such at any time upon
at least 30 days' prior notice to the Borrower and all Lenders. If either Agent
at any time shall resign, the Required Lenders may appoint another Lender as a
successor Agent which shall thereupon become the Administrative Agent or the
Technical Agent hereunder. In the case of an Agent that has resigned, if no
successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders, and shall
have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after such Agent's giving notice
of resignation, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a
successor Agent; provided that, if, such retiring Agent is unable to find a
successor, the retiring Agent's resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become
effective. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a
successor Agent, such successor Agent shall be entitled to receive from the
retiring Agent such documents of transfer and assignment as such successor Agent
may reasonably request, and shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with
all rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the
retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the
Loan Documents. After any retiring Agent's resignation hereunder, the provisions
of this Article shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to
be taken by it while it was the Administrative Agent or Technical Agent, as the
case may be, under the Loan Documents, and Section 10.3 and Section 10.4 shall
continue to inure to its benefit.

         SECTION 9.5. Loans by Scotia Capital and Rothschild. Each of Scotia
Capital and Rothschild shall have the same rights and powers with respect to (x)
the Credit Extensions made by it or any of its Affiliates, and (y) the Notes
held by it or any of its Affiliates as any other Lender and may exercise the
same as if it were not an Agent hereunder. Each of Scotia Capital and Rothschild
and each of their respective Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to,
and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary
or Affiliate of the Borrower as if Scotia Capital or Rothschild, as the case may
be, were not an Agent hereunder.

         SECTION 9.6. Credit Decisions. Each Lender acknowledges that it has,
independently of the Agents and each other Lender, and based on such Lender's
review of the financial information of the Borrower, the Loan Documents (the
terms and provisions of which being satisfactory to such Lender) and such other
documents, information and investigations as such Lender has deemed appropriate,
made its own credit decision to extend its Commitments. Each Lender also
acknowledges that it will, independently of the Agents and each other Lender,
and based on such other documents, information and investigations as it shall
deem appropriate at any time, continue to make its own credit decisions as to
exercising or not exercising from time to time any rights and privileges
available to it under the Loan Documents.

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         SECTION 9.7. Copies, etc. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt
notice to each Lender of each notice or request required or permitted to be
given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of the
Loan Documents (unless concurrently delivered to the Lenders by the Borrower).
The Administrative Agent will distribute to each Lender each document or
instrument received for its account and copies of all other communications
received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower for distribution to the
Lenders by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of the Loan
Documents.

         SECTION 9.8. Reliance by Agents. Each Agent shall be entitled to rely
upon any certification, notice or other communication (including any thereof by
telephone, telecopy, telegram or cable) believed by it to be genuine and correct
and to have been signed or sent by or on behalf of the proper Person, and upon
advice and statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other
experts selected by the such Agent. As to any matters not expressly provided for
by the Loan Documents, each Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in
acting, or in refraining from acting, thereunder in accordance with instructions
given by the Required Lenders or all of the Lenders as is required in such
circumstance, and such instructions of such Lenders and any action taken or
failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding on all Secured Parties.

         SECTION 9.9. Defaults. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have
knowledge or notice of the occurrence of a Default unless the Administrative
Agent has received a written notice from a Lender or the Borrower specifying
such Default and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default". In the event
that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice of the occurrence of a
Default, the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the
Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall (subject to Section 10.1) take such
action with respect to such Default as shall be directed by the Required
Lenders; provided that, unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have
received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be
obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect
to such Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interest of the Secured
Parties except to the extent that this Agreement expressly requires that such
action be taken, or not be taken, only with the consent or upon the
authorization of the Required Lenders or all Lenders.

         SECTION 9.10. Technical Agent. Notwithstanding any implication to the
contrary herein, the Technical Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities
under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, unless it has expressly agreed
in a separate agreement executed by it to undertake any such duty or
responsibility.

         SECTION 9.11. Appointment of Supplemental Agents, Sub-Agents; etc. (a)
In the event the Administrative Agent reasonably deems it necessary to comply
with applicable law or, with the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed), desirable, it may, in respect of the
collateral securing the Obligations, appoint an additional individual or
institution as a separate trustee, co-trustee, collateral agent or collateral
co-agent (any such additional individual or institution being referred to herein
individually as a "Supplemental Agent" and collectively as "Supplemental
Agents"). Such Supplemental Agent or Supplemental Agents shall have, in respect
of the collateral securing the Obligations, each and every right, power,
privilege or duty expressed or intended by this Agreement or any of the other
Loan Documents to be exercised by or vested in or conveyed to the Administrative
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respect to such collateral, to the extent necessary to enable such Supplemental
Agent to exercise such rights, powers and privileges with respect to such
collateral and to perform such duties with respect to such collateral.

         (b) Without limiting the provisions of the foregoing clause (a), the
Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its
rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any
one or more sub-agents appointed by such Administrative Agent. The
Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its
duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective
officers, directors, employees and agents.

         (c) Should any instrument in writing from any Obligor be required by
any Supplemental Agent or sub-agent so appointed by the Administrative Agent to
more fully and certainly vest in and confirm to him or it such rights, powers,
privileges and duties, the Borrowers shall, or shall cause such Obligor to,
execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such instruments promptly upon
request by the Administrative Agent. In case any Supplemental Agent or
sub-agent, or a successor thereto, shall die, become incapable of acting, resign
or be removed, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of such
Supplemental Agent or sub-agent, to the extent permitted by law, shall vest in
and be exercised by the Administrative Agent until the appointment of a new
Supplemental Agent or sub-agent. The provisions of Sections 9.1, 9.3 and 10.4
that refer to the Administrative Agent shall inure to the benefit of each
Supplemental Agent and each sub-agent and all references therein to the
Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be references to the Administrative
Agent and/or each Supplemental Agent and/or sub-agent, as the context may
require.

                                    ARTICLE X
                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

         SECTION 10.1. Waivers, Amendments, etc. The provisions of each Loan
Document (other than Letters of Credit or the Fee Letter, which shall be
modified only in accordance with their respective terms) may from time to time
be amended, modified or waived, if such amendment, modification or waiver is in
writing and consented to by the Borrower and the Required Lenders; provided
that, no such amendment, modification or waiver shall:

                  (a) modify clause (b) of Section 4.7, Section 4.8 (as it
         relates to sharing of payments) or this Section without the consent of
         all Lenders;

                  (b) increase the aggregate amount of any Credit Extensions
         required to be made by a Lender pursuant to its Commitments, extend the
         final Commitment Termination Date of Credit Extensions made (or
         participated in) by a Lender or extend the final Stated Maturity Date
         for any Lender's Loan, in each case without the consent of such Lender
         (it being agreed, however, that any vote to rescind any acceleration
         made pursuant to Section 8.2 and Section 8.3 of amounts owing with
         respect to the Loans and other Obligations shall only require the vote
         of the Required Lenders);

                  (c) reduce (by way of forgiveness), the principal amount of or
         reduce the rate of interest on any Lender's Loan, reduce any fees
         described in Article III payable to any

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         Lender or extend the date on which interest or fees are payable in
         respect of such Lender's Loans, in each case without the consent of
         such Lender (provided that, the vote of Required Lenders shall be
         sufficient to waive the payment, or reduce the increased portion, of
         interest accruing under Section 3.2.2);

                  (d) reduce the percentage set forth in the definition of
         "Required Lenders" or modify any requirement hereunder that any
         particular action be taken by all Lenders without the consent of all
         Lenders;

                  (e) increase the Stated Amount of any Letter of Credit unless
         consented to by the Issuer of such Letter of Credit;

                  (f) except as otherwise expressly provided in a Loan Document,
         release (i) the Borrower from its Obligations under the Loan Documents
         or the Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Subsidiary
         Guaranty or (ii) all or substantially all of the collateral under the
         Loan Documents, in each case without the consent of all Lenders; or

                  (g) affect adversely the interests, rights or obligations of
         the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as the Administrative Agent)
         or any Issuer (in its capacity as Issuer), unless consented to by the
         Administrative Agent or such Issuer, as the case may be.

         No failure or delay on the part of any Secured Party in exercising any
power or right under any Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any such power or right preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right.
No notice to or demand on any Obligor in any case shall entitle it to any notice
or demand in similar or other circumstances. No waiver or approval by any
Secured Party under any Loan Document shall, except as may be otherwise stated
in such waiver or approval, be applicable to subsequent transactions. No waiver
or approval hereunder shall require any similar or dissimilar waiver or approval
thereafter to be granted hereunder.

         SECTION 10.2. Notices; Time. All notices and other communications
provided under each Loan Document shall be in writing or by facsimile and
addressed, delivered or transmitted, if to the Borrower, the Administrative
Agent, a Lender or an Issuer, to the applicable Person at its address or
facsimile number set forth on Schedule II hereto or set forth in the Lender
Assignment Agreement, or at such other address or facsimile number as may be
designated by such party in a notice to the other parties. Any notice, if mailed
and properly addressed with postage prepaid or if properly addressed and sent by
pre-paid courier service, shall be deemed given when received; any notice, if
transmitted by facsimile, shall be deemed given when the confirmation of
transmission thereof is received by the transmitter. Electronic mail and
Internet and intranet websites may be used only to distribute routine
communications by the Administrative Agent to the Lender, such as financial
statements and other information as provided in Section 7.1.1 and for the
distribution and execution of Loan Documents for execution by the parties
thereto, and may not be used for any other purpose. The parties hereto agree
that delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement
and each other Loan Document by facsimile (or electronic transmission) shall be
effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement or
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otherwise indicated, all references to the time of a day in a Loan Document
shall refer to New York time.

         SECTION 10.3. Payment of Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay
on demand all reasonable expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers
(including the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of Mayer, Brown, Rowe
& Maw LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent and of local counsel, if any, who
may be retained by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent) in connection with

                  (a) the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of
         each Loan Document, including schedules and exhibits, and any
         amendments, waivers, consents, supplements or other modifications to
         any Loan Document as may from time to time hereafter be required,
         whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated;
         and

                  (b) the filing or recording of any Loan Document (including
         the Filing Statements) and all amendments, supplements, amendment and
         restatements and other modifications to any thereof, searches made
         following the Effective Date in jurisdictions where Filing Statements
         (or other documents evidencing Liens in favor of the Secured Parties)
         have been recorded and any and all other documents or instruments of
         further assurance required to be filed or recorded by the terms of any
         Loan Document; and

                  (c) the preparation or review of the form of any document or
         instrument or any information relevant to any Loan Document.

         The Borrower further agrees to pay, and to save each Secured Party
harmless from all liability for, any stamp or other taxes which may be payable
in connection with the execution or delivery of each Loan Document, the Credit
Extensions or the issuance of the Notes. The Borrower also agrees to reimburse
the Administrative Agent upon demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
(including reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses of counsel to the
Administrative Agent) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with
(x) the negotiation of any restructuring or "work-out" with the Borrower,
whether or not consummated, of any Obligations and (y) the enforcement of any
Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower agrees to pay all
reasonable fees, costs and expenses of Chlumsky, Armbrust & Meyer LLC incurred
in connection with appraisals and other inspections of the Greens Creek Mine and
the other properties of the Greens Creek Joint Venture, the desk-top reviews of
the Lucky Friday, La Camorra and Mina Isidora mines and the review of
"fatal-flaw type closure liabilities" with respect to the San Sebastien mine.

         SECTION 10.4. Indemnification. In consideration of the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by each Secured Party, the Borrower hereby
indemnifies, exonerates and holds each Secured Party and each of their
respective officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the
"Indemnified Parties") free and harmless from and against any and all actions,
causes of action, suits, losses, costs, liabilities and damages, and expenses
incurred in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnified
Party is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought),
including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements, whether incurred in
connection with actions between or among the parties hereto or the parties

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hereto and third parties (collectively, the "Indemnified Liabilities"), incurred
by the Indemnified Parties or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or
relating to

                  (a) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in
         part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of any Credit
         Extension;

                  (b) the entering into and performance of any Loan Document by
         any of the Indemnified Parties (including any action brought by or on
         behalf of the Borrower as the result of any determination by the
         Required Lenders pursuant to Article V not to fund any Credit
         Extension, provided that any such action is resolved in favor of such
         Indemnified Party);

                  (c) any investigation, litigation or proceeding related to any
         acquisition or proposed acquisition by any Obligor or any Subsidiary
         thereof of all or any portion of the Capital Securities or assets of
         any Person, whether or not an Indemnified Party is party thereto;

                  (d) any investigation, litigation or proceeding related to any
         environmental cleanup, audit, compliance or other matter relating to
         the protection of the environment or the Release by any Obligor or any
         Subsidiary thereof of any Hazardous Material;

                  (e) the presence on or under, or the escape, seepage, leakage,
         spillage, discharge, emission, discharging or releases from, any real
         property owned or operated by any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof of
         any Hazardous Material (including any losses, liabilities, damages,
         injuries, costs, expenses or claims asserted or arising under any
         Environmental Law), regardless of whether caused by, or within the
         control of, such Obligor or Subsidiary; or

                  (f) each Lender's Environmental Liability (the indemnification
         herein shall survive repayment of the Obligations and any transfer of
         the property of any Obligor or its Subsidiaries by foreclosure or by a
         deed in lieu of foreclosure for any Lender's Environmental Liability,
         regardless of whether caused by, or within the control of, such Obligor
         or such Subsidiary);

except for Indemnified Liabilities arising for the account of a particular
Indemnified Party by reason of the relevant Indemnified Party's gross negligence
or willful misconduct. Each Obligor and its successors and assigns hereby waive,
release and agree not to make any claim or bring any cost recovery action
against, any Indemnified Party under CERCLA or any state equivalent, or any
similar law now existing or hereafter enacted. It is expressly understood and
agreed that to the extent that any Indemnified Party is strictly liable under
any Environmental Laws, each Obligor's obligation to such Indemnified Party
under this indemnity shall likewise be without regard to fault on the part of
any Obligor with respect to the violation or condition which results in
liability of an Indemnified Party. If and to the extent that the foregoing
undertaking may be unenforceable for any reason, each Obligor agrees to make the
maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified
Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.

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         SECTION 10.5. Survival. The obligations of the Borrower under Sections
4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 10.3 and 10.4, and the obligations of the Lenders under
Section 9.1, shall in each case survive any assignment from one Lender to
another (in the case of Sections 10.3 and 10.4) and the occurrence of the
Termination Date. The representations and warranties made by each Obligor in
each Loan Document shall survive the execution and delivery of such Loan
Document.

         SECTION 10.6. Severability. Any provision of any Loan Document which is
prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such provision and
such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of such Loan
Document or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any
other jurisdiction.

         SECTION 10.7. Headings. The various headings of each Loan Document are
inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation
of such Loan Document or any provisions thereof.

         SECTION 10.8. Execution in Counterparts, Effectiveness, etc. This
Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of
which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute together but one
and the same agreement. This Agreement shall become effective when (a)
counterparts hereof executed on behalf of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent
and each Lender (or notice thereof satisfactory to the Administrative Agent),
shall have been received by the Administrative Agent and (b) each of the
conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 shall have been satisfied.

         SECTION 10.9. Governing Law; Entire Agreement. EACH LOAN DOCUMENT
(OTHER THAN THE LETTERS OF CREDIT, TO THE EXTENT SPECIFIED BELOW AND EXCEPT AS
OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN A LOAN DOCUMENT) WILL EACH BE DEEMED TO BE A
CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
(INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL
OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK). EACH LETTER OF CREDIT SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OR RULES DESIGNATED IN
SUCH LETTER OF CREDIT, OR IF NO LAWS OR RULES ARE DESIGNATED, THE INTERNATIONAL
STANDBY PRACTICES (ISP98--INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PUBLICATION NUMBER
590 (THE "ISP RULES")) AND, AS TO MATTERS NOT GOVERNED BY THE ISP RULES, THE
INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. The Loan Documents constitute the entire
understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
thereof and supersede any prior agreements, written or oral, with respect
thereto.

         SECTION 10.10. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns; provided that, the Borrower may not assign or transfer
its rights or obligations hereunder (other than pursuant to Section 7.1.13)
without the consent of all Lenders.

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         SECTION 10.11. Sale and Transfer of Credit Extensions; Participations
in Credit Extensions; Notes. Each Lender may assign, or sell participations in,
its Loans, Letters of Credit and Commitments to one or more other Persons in
accordance with the terms set forth below.

                  (a) Subject to clause (b), any Lender may assign to one or
         more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations
         under the Loan Documents (including all or a portion of its Commitments
         and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that:

                           (i) except in the case of (A) an assignment of the
                  entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender's Commitments
                  and the Loans at the time owing to it or (B) an assignment to
                  a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund with
                  respect to a Lender, the aggregate amount of the Commitments
                  (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder)
                  or principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning
                  Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the
                  date the Lender Assignment Agreement with respect to such
                  assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not
                  be less than $5,000,000, unless the Administrative Agent and,
                  so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
                  the Borrower, otherwise consent;

                           (ii) each partial assignment shall be made as an
                  assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning
                  Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement with
                  respect to the Loans and the Commitments assigned; and

                           (iii) the parties to each assignment shall execute
                  and deliver to the Administrative Agent a Lender Assignment
                  Agreement, together with a processing and recordation fee of
                  $3,500 and if the Eligible Assignee is not already Lender,
                  administrative details information with respect to such
                  Eligible Assignee and applicable tax forms.

                  (b) Any assignment proposed pursuant to clause (a) to any
         Person shall be subject to the prior written consent of (i) the
         Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld), (ii) each
         Issuer (not to be unreasonably withheld) and (iii) except in the case
         of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, so long as no
         Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date such
         assignment is to become effective, the Borrower (not to be unreasonably
         withheld). If the consent of the Borrower to an assignment or to an
         Eligible Assignee is required hereunder (including a consent to an
         assignment which does not meet the minimum assignment thresholds
         specified in this Section), the Borrower shall be deemed to have given
         its consent ten Business Days after the date notice thereof has been
         delivered by the assigning Lender (through the Administrative Agent) to
         the Borrower, unless such consent is expressly refused by the Borrower
         prior to such tenth Business Day.

                  (c) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the
         Administrative Agent pursuant to clause (d), from and after the
         effective date specified in each Lender Assignment Agreement, (i) the
         Eligible Assignee thereunder shall (if not already a Lender) be a party
         hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Lender

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         Assignment Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under
         the Loan Documents, and (ii) the assigning Lender thereunder shall
         (subject to Section 10.5) be released from its obligations under the
         Loan Documents, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Lender
         Assignment Agreement (and, in the case of a Lender Assignment Agreement
         covering all of the assigning Lender's rights and obligations under the
         Loan Documents, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto, but shall
         (as to matters arising prior to the effectiveness of the Lender
         Assignment Agreement) continue to be entitled to the benefits of any
         provisions of the Loan Documents which by their terms survive the
         termination of this Agreement). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender
         of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with
         the terms of this Section shall be treated for purposes of the Loan
         Documents as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights
         and obligations in accordance with clause (e).

                  (d) The Administrative Agent shall record each assignment made
         in accordance with this Section in the Register pursuant to clause (a)
         of Section 2.7. The Register shall be available for inspection by the
         Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time upon reasonable prior
         notice to the Administrative Agent.

                  (e) Any Lender may, without the consent of, or notice to, any
         Person, sell participations to one or more Persons (other than
         individuals) (a "Participant") in all or a portion of such Lender's
         rights or obligations under the Loan Documents (including all or a
         portion of its Commitments or the Loans owing to it); provided that,
         (i) such Lender's obligations under the Loan Documents shall remain
         unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the
         other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii)
         the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall
         continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection
         with such Lender's rights and obligations under the Loan Documents.
         Each Lender that sells a participating interest in any Loan, Commitment
         or other interest to a Participant shall, as agent of the Borrower
         solely for the purpose of this clause (e), record in book entries
         maintained by such Lender the name and the amount of the participating
         interest of each Participant entitled to receive payments in respect of
         such participating interest. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to
         which a Lender sells a participation shall provide that such Lender
         shall retain the sole right to enforce the rights and remedies of a
         Lender under the Loan Documents and to approve any amendment,
         modification or waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents; provided
         that, such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will
         not, without the consent of the Participant, take any action of the
         type described in clauses (a) through (d) or clause (f) of Section 10.1
         with respect to Obligations participated in by that Participant.
         Subject to clause (f), the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall
         be entitled to the benefits of Sections 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 7.1.1, 10.3
         and 10.4 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its
         interest by assignment pursuant to clause (c). To the extent permitted
         by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of
         Section 4.9 as though it were a Lender, but only if such Participant
         agrees to be subject to Section 4.8 as though it were a Lender.

                  (f) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater
         payment under Section 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 10.3 or 10.4 than the
         applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to
         the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale

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         of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower's
         prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Non-U.S. Secured
         Party if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of
         Section 4.6 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold
         to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the
         Borrower, to comply with the requirements set forth in Section 4.6 as
         though it were a Lender. Any Lender that sells a participating interest
         in any Loan, Commitment or other interest to a Participant under this
         Section shall indemnify and hold harmless the Borrower and the
         Administrative Agent from and against any taxes, penalties, interest or
         other costs or losses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and
         expenses) incurred or payable by the Borrower or the Administrative
         Agent as a result of the failure of the Borrower or the Administrative
         Agent to comply with its obligations to deduct or withhold any Taxes
         from any payments made pursuant to this Agreement to such Lender or the
         Administrative Agent, as the case may be, which Taxes would not have
         been incurred or payable if such Participant had been a Non-U.S. Lender
         that was entitled to deliver to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent
         or such Lender, and did in fact so deliver, the applicable form or
         forms described in clause (e) of Section 4.6 entitling such Participant
         to receive payments under this Agreement without deduction or
         withholding of any United States federal taxes.

                  (g) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security
         interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to
         secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment
         to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that, no such
         pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from
         any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or
         assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

                  (h) In the event that S&P or Moody's shall, after the date
         that any Person becomes a Lender (other than a Lender party to this
         Agreement as of the Effective Date), downgrade the long-term
         certificate of deposit ratings of such Lender, and the resulting
         ratings shall be below BBB- or Baa3, respectively, or the equivalent,
         then the Borrower and each Issuer shall each have the right, but not
         the obligation, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative
         Agent, to replace such Lender with an Eligible Assignee or a financial
         institution (a "Replacement Lender") acceptable to the Borrower, the
         Administrative Agent and the Issuers (such consents not to be
         unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that no such consent shall
         be required if the Replacement Lender is an existing Lender), and upon
         any such downgrading of any Lender's long-term certificate of deposit
         rating, such Lender hereby agrees to transfer and assign (in accordance
         with this Section) all of its Commitments and other rights and
         obligations under the Loan Documents (including Reimbursement
         Obligations) to such Replacement Lender; provided that, (i) such
         assignment shall be without recourse, representation or warranty (other
         than that such Lender owns the Commitments, Loans and Notes being
         assigned, free and clear of any Liens) and (ii) the purchase price paid
         by the Replacement Lender shall be in the amount of such Lender's Loans
         and its Percentage of outstanding Reimbursement Obligations, together
         with all accrued and unpaid interest and fees in respect thereof, plus
         all other amounts (other than the amounts (if any) demanded and
         unreimbursed under Sections 4.2 through (and including) 4.6, which
         shall be paid by the Borrower), owing to such Lender hereunder. Upon
         any such termination or assignment,

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         such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be
         entitled to the benefits of, and subject to the obligations of, any
         provisions of the Loan Documents which by their terms survive the
         termination of this Agreement.

         SECTION 10.12. Other Transactions. Nothing contained herein shall
preclude the Administrative Agent, any Issuer or any other Lender from engaging
in any transaction, in addition to those contemplated by the Loan Documents,
with the Borrower or any of its Affiliates in which the Borrower or such
Affiliate is not restricted hereby from engaging with any other Person.

         SECTION 10.13. Forum Selection and Consent to Jurisdiction. ANY
LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY
LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER
ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LENDERS, ANY ISSUER
OR THE BORROWER IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH MAY BE BROUGHT AND
MAINTAINED IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED, THAT, ANY SUIT
SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT'S OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH
COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND. THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO
THE SERVICE OF PROCESS BY REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, OR BY PERSONAL
SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK AT THE ADDRESS FOR NOTICES
SPECIFIED IN SECTION 10.2. THE BORROWER HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES,
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE OR
HEREAFTER MAY HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY
SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN
BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. TO THE EXTENT THAT THE BORROWER HAS OR
HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY
LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT,
ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS
PROPERTY, THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY LAW SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.

         SECTION 10.14. Waiver of Jury Trial. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, EACH
LENDER, EACH ISSUER AND THE BORROWER HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND
INTENTIONALLY WAIVE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY
HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING
OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, EACH LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF
CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, SUCH LENDER,

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SUCH ISSUER OR THE BORROWER IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THE BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES
AND AGREES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS
PROVISION (AND EACH OTHER PROVISION OF EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A
PARTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT, EACH LENDER AND EACH ISSUER ENTERING INTO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.

         SECTION 10.15. Independence of Covenants and Default Provisions. All
covenants and default provisions contained in this Agreement or any other Loan
Document shall be given independent effect such that, in the event a particular
action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants or default
provisions, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or be
otherwise within the limitations of, another covenant or default provision shall
not, unless expressly so provided in such first covenant or default provision,
avoid the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default if such action is taken
or such condition exists.

         SECTION 10.16. Counsel Representation. THE BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES AND
AGREES THAT IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED BY COMPETENT COUNSEL IN THE NEGOTIATION OF
THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT ANY RULE OR CONSTRUCTION OF LAW ENABLING THE BORROWER
TO ASSERT THAT ANY AMBIGUITIES OR INCONSISTENCIES IN THE DRAFTING OR PREPARATION
OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT SHOULD DIMINISH ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR THE OTHER SECURED PARTIES ARE HEREBY WAIVED BY THE
BORROWER.

         SECTION 10.17. PATRIOT Act Notification. The following notification is
provided to the Borrower pursuant to Section 326 of the PATRIOT Act:

         IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT. To
         help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering
         activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain,
         verify, and record information that identifies each person or entity
         that opens an account, including any deposit account, treasury
         management account, loan, other extension of credit, or other financial
         services product. What this means for the Borrower: When the Borrower
         opens an account, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders will ask for
         the Borrower's name, tax identification number, business address, and
         other information that will allow the Administrative Agent and the
         Lenders to identify the Borrower. The Administrative Agent and the
         Lenders may also ask to see the Borrower's legal organization documents
         or other identifying documents.

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

                                      HECLA MINING COMPANY

                                      By: /s/ Lewis E. Walde
                                          -------------------------------------
                                              Chief Financial Officer

                                      Address:       6500 Mineral Drive
                                                     Suite 200
                                                     Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815
                                      Facsimile No.: (208) - 292-5509

                                      Attention:     Lewis Walde

                                      -89-
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                                      THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
                                        as the Administrative Agent

                                      By: /s/ Robert Hosie
                                          -------------------------------------
                                          Title: MD

                                      Address:       40 King Street West, 62nd
                                                       Floor
                                                     P.O. Box 4085, Station A
                                                     Corporate Banking - Loan
                                                       Syndications
                                                     Toronto, Ontario M5W 2X6
                                                     Canada

                                      Facsimile No.: (416) 866-3329

                                      Attention:     Robert Hosie

                                      -90-
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                                      THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
                                        as a Lender

                                      By:
                                          -------------------------------------
                                          Title:

                                      By:
                                          -------------------------------------
                                          Title:

                                      Address:       600 Peachtree St., NE
                                                     Suite 2700
                                                     Atlanta, GA 30308

                                      Facsimile No.: (404) 888-8998

                                      Attention:     Phyllis Walker
                                                     Jill Retess

                                      -91-
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                                      N M ROTHSCHILD & SONS LIMITED,
                                        as the Technical Agent and as a Lender

                                      By:
                                          -------------------------------------
                                          Title:

                                      By:
                                          -------------------------------------
                                          Title:

                                      Address:       New Court
                                                     St. Swithin's Lane
                                                     London
                                                     EC4P 4DU

                                      Facsimile No.: +44 20 7280 5139

                                      Attention:     David Street

                                      With a copy to:

                                      Address:       NM Rothschild & Sons
                                                       (Denver) Inc.
                                                     1700 Lincoln Street,
                                                       Suite 3990
                                                     Denver, CO  80202

                                      Facsimile:     (303) 607-0998

                                      Attention:     William Heissenbuttel
                                                     George Pyper

                                      -92-

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                      NOTE

$____________                                           ____________ ___, 20___

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, HECLA MINING COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the
"Borrower"), without setoff or counterclaim promises to pay to the order of
[NAME OF LENDER] (the "Lender") on the Stated Maturity Date the principal sum of
___________________________ DOLLARS ($___________) or, if less, the aggregate
unpaid principal amount of all Loans made (or continued) by the Lender pursuant
to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2005 (as amended,
supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"Credit Agreement"), among the Borrower, the various financial institutions and
other Persons from time to time parties thereto (including the Lender), The Bank
of Nova Scotia ("Scotia Capital"), as the Administrative Agent for the Lenders,
N M Rothschild & Sons Limited ("Rothschild"), as the Technical Agent for the
Lenders, and Scotia Capital and Rothschild, as the Arrangers. Terms used in this
Note, unless otherwise defined herein, have the meanings provided in the Credit
Agreement.

         The Borrower also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal
amount hereof from time to time outstanding from the date hereof until maturity
(whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after maturity, until paid, at the
rates per annum and on the dates specified in the Credit Agreement.

         Payments of both principal and interest are to be made in Dollars in
same day or immediately available funds to the account designated by the
Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

         The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Lender to make (or cause
to be made) appropriate notations on the grid attached to this Note (or on any
continuation of such grid), which notations, if made, shall evidence, inter
alia, the date of and the outstanding principal amount of the Loans evidenced
thereby. Such notations shall, to the extent not inconsistent with notations
made by the Administrative Agent in the Register, be presumptively accurate
absent manifest error; provided, however, that the failure of the Lender to make
any such notations shall not limit or otherwise affect any Obligations of the
Borrower.

         This Note is one of the Notes referred to in, and evidences
Indebtedness incurred under, the Credit Agreement, to which reference is made
for a description of the security for this Note and for a statement of the terms
and conditions on which the Borrower is permitted and required to make
prepayments and repayments of principal of the Indebtedness evidenced by this
Note and on which such Indebtedness may be declared to be immediately due and
payable.
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         All parties hereto, whether as makers, endorsers, or otherwise,
severally waive presentment for payment, demand, protest and notice of dishonor.

         THIS NOTE HAS BEEN DELIVERED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND SHALL BE DEEMED
TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
(INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL
OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK).

                                        HECLA MINING COMPANY

                                        By:
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

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                                    EXHIBIT F

                               SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY

         This SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY (as amended, supplemented, amended and
restated or otherwise modified from time to time, this "Guaranty"), dated as of
September 12, 2005, is made by HECLA ALASKA LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the "Guarantor") in favor of THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA ("Scotia
Capital"), as administrative agent (together with its successor(s) thereto in
such capacity, the "Administrative Agent") for each of the Secured Parties
(capitalized terms used herein have the meanings set forth in or incorporated by
reference in Article I).

                              W I T N E S S E T H:
                              - - - - - - - - - -

         WHEREAS, pursuant to a Credit Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2005
(as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time
to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among Hecla Mining Company, a Delaware
corporation (the "Borrower"), the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, N M
Rothschild & Sons Limited ("Rothschild"), as Technical Agent, and Scotia Capital
and Rothschild, as Arrangers, the Lenders and the Issuer have extended
Commitments to make Credit Extensions to the Borrower; and

         WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to the making of the Credit
Extensions under the Credit Agreement, the Guarantor is required to execute and
deliver this Guaranty; and

         NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Guarantor agrees, for the
benefit of each Secured Party, as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I
                                   DEFINITIONS

         SECTION 1.1. Certain Terms. The following terms (whether or not
underscored) when used in this Guaranty, including its preamble and recitals,
shall have the following meanings (such definitions to be equally applicable to
the singular and plural forms thereof):

         "Administrative Agent" is defined in the preamble.

         "Borrower" is defined in the first recital.

         "Credit Agreement" is defined in the first recital.

         "Guarantor" is defined in the preamble.

         "Guaranty" is defined in the preamble.

         "Rothschild" is defined in the first recital.
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         "Scotia Capital" is defined in the first recital.

         SECTION 1.2. Credit Agreement Definitions. Unless otherwise defined
herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Guaranty, including
its preamble and recitals, have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE II
                               GUARANTY PROVISIONS

         SECTION 2.1. Guaranty. The Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally
and irrevocably

                  (a) guarantees the full and punctual payment when due, whether
         at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration,
         demand or otherwise, of all Obligations of each Obligor now or
         hereafter existing, whether for principal, interest (including interest
         accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement
         after the occurrence of any Default set forth in Section 8.1.9 of the
         Credit Agreement, whether or not a claim for post-filing or
         post-petition interest is allowed under applicable law following the
         institution of a proceeding under bankruptcy, insolvency or similar
         laws), fees, Reimbursement Obligations or expenses (including all such
         amounts which would become due but for the operation of the automatic
         stay under Section 362(a) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11
         U.S.C. ss.362(a), and the operation of Sections 502(b) and 506(b) of
         the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. ss.502(b) and ss.506(b));
         and

                  (b) indemnifies and holds harmless each Secured Party for any
         and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and
         expenses) incurred by such Secured Party in enforcing any rights under
         this Guaranty;

provided, however, that the Guarantor shall only be liable under this Guaranty
for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without
rendering this Guaranty voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent
conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount. This Guaranty
constitutes a guaranty of payment when due and not of collection, and the
Guarantor specifically agrees that it shall not be necessary or required that
any Secured Party exercise any right, assert any claim or demand or enforce any
remedy whatsoever against any Obligor or any other Person before or as a
condition to the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder.

         SECTION 2.2. Reinstatement, etc. The Guarantor hereby agrees that this
Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if
at any time any payment (in whole or in part) of any of the Obligations is
invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, rescinded or
must otherwise be restored by any Secured Party, including upon the occurrence
of any Default set forth in Section 8.1.9 of the Credit Agreement or otherwise,
all as though such payment had not been made.

         SECTION 2.3. Guaranty Absolute, etc. This Guaranty shall in all
respects be a continuing, absolute, unconditional and irrevocable guaranty of
payment, and shall remain in full force and effect until the Termination Date
has occurred. The Guarantor guarantees that the

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Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of each Loan
Document under which they arise, regardless of any law, regulation or order now
or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the
rights of any Secured Party with respect thereto. The liability of the Guarantor
under this Guaranty shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable
irrespective of:

                  (a) any lack of validity, legality or enforceability of any
         Loan Document;

                  (b) the failure of any Secured Party

                           (i) to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any
                  right or remedy against any Obligor or any other Person
                  (including any other guarantor) under the provisions of any
                  Loan Document or otherwise, or

                           (ii) to exercise any right or remedy against any
                  other guarantor of, or collateral securing, any Obligations;

                  (c) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or
         in any other term of, all or any part of the Obligations, or any other
         extension, compromise or renewal of any Obligation;

                  (d) any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination of
         any Obligations for any reason, including any claim of waiver, release,
         surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to (and
         the Guarantor hereby waives any right to or claim of) any defense or
         setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of
         the invalidity, illegality, nongenuineness, irregularity, compromise,
         unenforceability of, or any other event or occurrence affecting, any
         Obligations or otherwise;

                  (e) any amendment to, rescission, waiver, or other
         modification of, or any consent to or departure from, any of the terms
         of any Loan Document;

                  (f) any addition, exchange or release of any collateral or of
         any Person that is (or will become) a guarantor of the Obligations, or
         any surrender or non-perfection of any collateral, or any amendment to
         or waiver or release or addition to, or consent to or departure from,
         any other guaranty held by any Secured Party securing any of the
         Obligations; or

                  (g) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a
         defense available to, or a legal or equitable discharge of, any
         Obligor, any surety or any guarantor.

         SECTION 2.4. Setoff. The Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the
Administrative Agent and each other Secured Party, without the requirement that
any notice be given to the Guarantor (such notice being expressly waived by the
Guarantor), upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default
described in Section 8.1.9 of the Credit Agreement or, with the consent of the
Required Lenders, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any other
Event of Default, to set-off and appropriate and apply to the payment of the
Obligations (whether or not then due, and whether or not any Secured Party has
made any demand for payment of the Obligations), any and all balances, credits,
deposits, accounts or moneys of the

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Guarantor then or thereafter maintained with such Secured Party; provided,
however, that any such appropriation and application shall be subject to the
provisions of Section 4.8 of the Credit Agreement. Each Secured Party agrees to
notify the Guarantor and the Administrative Agent after any such setoff and
application made by such Secured Party; provided further, however, that the
failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and
application. The rights of each Secured Party under this Section are in addition
to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff under applicable
law or otherwise) which such Secured Party may have.

         SECTION 2.5. Waiver, etc. The Guarantor hereby waives promptness,
diligence, notice of acceptance and any other notice with respect to any of the
Obligations and this Guaranty and any requirement that any Secured Party secure,
perfect or insure any Lien, or any property subject thereto, or exhaust any
right or take any action against any Obligor or any other Person (including any
other guarantor) or entity or any collateral securing the Obligations, as the
case may be.

         SECTION 2.6. Postponement of Subrogation, etc. The Guarantor agrees
that it will not exercise any rights which it may acquire by way of rights of
subrogation under any Loan Document to which it is a party, nor shall the
Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from any
Obligor, in respect of any payment made under any Loan Document or otherwise,
until following the Termination Date. Any amount paid to the Guarantor on
account of any such subrogation rights prior to the Termination Date shall be
held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties and shall immediately be
paid and turned over to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties in the exact form received by the Guarantor (duly endorsed in favor of
the Administrative Agent, if required), to be credited and applied against the
Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with Section 2.7;
provided, however, that if the Guarantor has made payment to the Secured Parties
of all or any part of the Obligations and the Termination Date has occurred,
then at the Guarantor's request, the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the
Secured Parties) will, at the expense of the Guarantor, execute and deliver to
the Guarantor appropriate documents (without recourse and without representation
or warranty) necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to the Guarantor
of an interest in the Obligations resulting from such payment. In furtherance of
the foregoing, at all times prior to the Termination Date, the Guarantor shall
refrain from taking any action or commencing any proceeding against any Obligor
(or its successors or assigns, whether in connection with a bankruptcy
proceeding or otherwise) to recover any amounts in respect of payments made
under this Guaranty to any Secured Party.

         SECTION 2.7. Payments; Application. The Guarantor hereby agrees with
each Secured Party that

                  (a) all payments made by the Guarantor hereunder will be made
         in Dollars to the Administrative Agent, without set-off, counterclaim
         or other defense and in accordance with Sections 4.6 and 4.7 of the
         Credit Agreement, free and clear of and without deduction for any
         Taxes, the Guarantor hereby agreeing to comply with and be bound by the
         provisions of Sections 4.6 and 4.7 of the Credit Agreement in respect
         of all payments made by it hereunder and the provisions of which
         Sections are hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Guaranty
         by this reference as if set forth herein; provided, that

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         references to the "Borrower" in such Sections shall be deemed to be
         references to the Guarantor, and references to "this Agreement" in such
         Sections shall be deemed to be references to this Guaranty; and

                  (b) all payments made hereunder shall be applied upon receipt
         as set forth in Section 4.7 of the Credit Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE III
                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

         In order to induce the Secured Parties to enter into the Credit
Agreement and make Credit Extensions thereunder, the Guarantor represents and
warrants to each Secured Party as set forth below.

         SECTION 3.1. Credit Agreement Representations and Warranties. The
representations and warranties contained in Article VI of the Credit Agreement
(as of the dates required to be made under the Credit Agreement), insofar as the
representations and warranties contained therein are applicable to the Guarantor
and its properties (and, following the Transfer Date, the Greens Creek Joint
Venture and its properties), are true and correct in all material respects, each
such representation and warranty set forth in such Article (insofar as
applicable as aforesaid) and all other terms of the Credit Agreement to which
reference is made therein, together with all related definitions and ancillary
provisions, being hereby incorporated into this Guaranty by this reference as
though specifically set forth in this Article.

         SECTION 3.2. Financial Condition, etc. The Guarantor has knowledge of
each other Obligor's financial condition and affairs and that it has adequate
means to obtain from each such Obligor on an ongoing basis information relating
thereto and to such Obligor's ability to pay and perform the Obligations, and
agrees to assume the responsibility for keeping, and to keep, so informed for so
long as this Guaranty is in effect. The Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that
the Secured Parties shall have no obligation to investigate the financial
condition or affairs of any Obligor for the benefit of the Guarantor nor to
advise the Guarantor of any fact respecting, or any change in, the financial
condition or affairs of any other Obligor that might become known to any Secured
Party at any time, whether or not such Secured Party knows or believes or has
reason to know or believe that any such fact or change is unknown to the
Guarantor, or might (or does) materially increase the risk of the Guarantor as
guarantor, or might (or would) affect the willingness of the Guarantor to
continue as a guarantor of the Obligations.

         SECTION 3.3. Best Interests. It is in the best interests of the
Guarantor to execute this Guaranty inasmuch as the Guarantor will, as a result
of being a Subsidiary of the Borrower, derive substantial direct and indirect
benefits from the Credit Extensions made from time to time to the Borrower by
the Lenders and the Issuers pursuant to the Credit Agreement, and the Guarantor
agrees that the Secured Parties are relying on this representation in agreeing
to make Credit Extensions to the Borrower.
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                                   ARTICLE IV
                                 COVENANTS, ETC.

         The Guarantor covenants and agrees that, at all times prior to the
Termination Date, it will perform, comply with and be bound by all of the
agreements, covenants and obligations contained in the Credit Agreement
(including Article VII and Section 8.1.9 of the Credit Agreement) which are
applicable to the Guarantor and, following the Transfer Date, the Greens Creek
Joint Venture, or their respective properties, each such agreement, covenant and
obligation contained in the Credit Agreement and all other terms of the Credit
Agreement to which reference is made in this Article, together with all related
definitions and ancillary provisions, being hereby incorporated into this
Guaranty by this reference as though specifically set forth in this Article.

                                    ARTICLE V
                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

         SECTION 5.1. Loan Document. This Guaranty is a Loan Document executed
pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated
herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and
provisions thereof, including Article X thereof.

         SECTION 5.2. Binding on Successors, Transferees and Assigns;
Assignment. This Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect until the
Termination Date has occurred, shall be binding upon the Guarantor and its
successors, transferees and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by each Secured Party and its successors, transferees and assigns;
provided, however, that the Guarantor may not (unless otherwise permitted under
the terms of the Credit Agreement) assign any of its obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of all Lenders.

         SECTION 5.3. Amendments, etc. No amendment to or waiver of any
provision of this Guaranty, nor consent to any departure by the Guarantor from
its obligations under this Guaranty, shall in any event be effective unless the
same shall be in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent (on behalf of
the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as the case may be, pursuant to Section
10.1 of the Credit Agreement) and then such waiver or consent shall be effective
only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

         SECTION 5.4. Notices. All notices and other communications provided for
hereunder shall be in writing or by facsimile and addressed, delivered or
transmitted to the appropriate party at the address or facsimile number of such
party (in the case of the Guarantor, in care of the Borrower) specified in the
Credit Agreement or at such other address or facsimile number as may be
designated by such party in a notice to the other party. Any notice, if mailed
and properly addressed with postage prepaid or if properly addressed and sent by
pre-paid courier service, shall be deemed given when received; any such notice,
if transmitted by facsimile, shall be deemed given when the confirmation of
transmission thereof is received by the transmitter.
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         SECTION 5.5. Release of Guarantor. Upon the occurrence of the
Termination Date, this Guaranty and all obligations of the Guarantor hereunder
shall terminate, without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by
any party.

         SECTION 5.6. No Waiver; Remedies. In addition to, and not in limitation
of, Sections 2.3 and 2.5, no failure on the part of any Secured Party to
exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a
waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any
remedies provided by law.

         SECTION 5.7. Section Captions. Section captions used in this Guaranty
are for convenience of reference only, and shall not affect the construction of
this Guaranty.

         SECTION 5.8. Severability. Wherever possible each provision of this
Guaranty shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Guaranty shall be prohibited by or
invalid under such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such
provision or the remaining provisions of this Guaranty.

         SECTION 5.9. Governing Law, Entire Agreement, etc. THIS GUARANTY WILL
BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK). This Guaranty and the other
Loan Documents constitute the entire understanding among the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter thereof and supersede any prior agreements,
written or oral, with respect thereto.

         SECTION 5.10. Forum Selection and Consent to Jurisdiction. ANY
LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY
LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER
ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LENDERS, THE ISSUER
OR THE GUARANTOR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH MAY BE BROUGHT AND
MAINTAINED IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE
BROUGHT, AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT'S OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION
WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND. THE GUARANTOR IRREVOCABLY
CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS BY REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, OR BY
PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK AT THE ADDRESS FOR
NOTICES SPECIFIED FOR THE BORROWER IN SECTION 10.2 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT. THE
GUARANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE OR HEREAFTER MAY HAVE TO THE
LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION

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BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH
LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. TO THE EXTENT THAT THE
GUARANTOR HAS OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY
COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT
PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO
ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, THE GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE
LOAN DOCUMENTS.

         SECTION 5.11. Waiver of Jury Trial. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT (ON BEHALF
OF ITSELF AND EACH OTHER SECURED PARTY) AND THE GUARANTOR HEREBY KNOWINGLY,
VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY
RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED
HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, EACH LOAN DOCUMENT, OR
ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN)
OR ACTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, SUCH LENDER, THE ISSUER OR THE GUARANTOR
IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THE GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS
RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND EACH OTHER
PROVISION OF EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY) AND THAT THIS
PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, EACH LENDER AND
THE ISSUER ENTERING INTO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.

         SECTION 5.12. Counterparts. This Guaranty may be executed by the
parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an
original and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same
agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this
Guaranty by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of an original executed
counterpart of this Guaranty.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be duly
executed and delivered by its Authorized Officer as of the date first above
written.

                                         HECLA ALASKA LLC

                                         By:  Hecla Mining Company,
                                              its Managing Member

                                         By:  /s/ Lewis E. Walde
                                              ---------------------------------
                                              Name:  Lewis E. Walde
                                              Title: Chief Financial Officer

ACCEPTED AND AGREED FOR ITSELF
AND ON BEHALF OF THE SECURED PARTIES:

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
  as Administrative Agent

By: /s/ Robert Hosie
    ---------------------------------
    Name:  Robert Hosie
    Title:  MD

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                                   EXHIBIT G-1

                            BORROWER PLEDGE AGREEMENT

         This BORROWER PLEDGE AGREEMENT, dated as of September 12, 2005 (as
amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to
time, this "Pledge Agreement"), is made by HECLA MINING COMPANY, a Delaware
corporation (the "Pledgor"), in favor of THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA ("Scotia
Capital"), as the administrative agent (together with its successor(s) thereto
in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent") for each of the Secured Parties.

                              W I T N E S S E T H :
                              - - - - - - - - - -

         WHEREAS, pursuant to a Credit Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2005
(as amended, supplemented, amended and restated, extended or otherwise modified
from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among the Pledgor, as Borrower, the
Lenders, the Administrative Agent, N M Rothschild & Sons Limited ("Rothschild"),
as the Technical Agent, and Scotia Capital and Rothschild, as the Arrangers, the
Lenders and the Issuers have extended Commitments to make Credit Extensions to
the Pledgor; and

         WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to the making of the Credit
Extensions under the Credit Agreement, the Pledgor is required to execute and
deliver this Pledge Agreement;

         NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Pledgor agrees, for the
benefit of each Secured Party, as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I
                                   DEFINITIONS

         SECTION 1.1. Certain Terms. The following terms (whether or not
underscored), when used in this Pledge Agreement, including its preamble and
recitals, shall have the following meanings (such definitions to be equally
applicable to the singular and plural forms thereof):

         "Administrative Agent" is defined in the preamble.

         "Collateral" is defined in Section 2.1.

         "Collateral Account" is defined in clause (b) of Section 4.2.

         "Credit Agreement" is defined in the first recital.

         "Distributions" means all distributions or other payments, whether in
cash, securities or property, by the Subsidiary Guarantor to the Pledgor.

         "Permitted Liens" means all Liens permitted by clause (a), clause (h)
or clause (j) of Section 7.2.3 of the Credit Agreement.
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         "Pledge Agreement" is defined in the preamble.

         "Pledgor" is defined in the preamble.

         "Rothschild" is defined in the first recital.

         "Scotia Capital" is defined in the preamble.

         "Specified Default" means the occurrence and continuance of (a) an
Event of Default or (b) a Default under clauses (a) through (d) of Section 8.1.9
of the Credit Agreement.

         SECTION 1.2. Credit Agreement Definitions. Unless otherwise defined
herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Pledge Agreement,
including its preamble and recitals, have the meanings provided in the Credit
Agreement.

         SECTION 1.3. UCC Definitions. When used herein the terms Account,
Certificated Securities, Chattel Paper, Document, General Intangibles,
Instrument, Investment Property, Payment Intangibles, Proceeds and Promissory
Notes have the meaning provided in Article 8 or Article 9, as applicable, of the
UCC.

                                   ARTICLE II
                                SECURITY INTEREST

         SECTION 2.1. Grant of Security Interest. The Pledgor hereby grants to
the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the ratable benefit of each other
Secured Party, a continuing security interest in all of the Pledgor's following
property, whether now or hereafter existing, owned or acquired by the Pledgor,
and wherever located, (collectively, the "Collateral"):

                  (a) Investment Property consisting of the Capital Securities
         of the Subsidiary Guarantor;

                  (b) all Accounts, Chattel Paper, Documents, Instruments,
         Promissory Notes and Payment Intangibles of the Pledgor, now existing
         or hereafter arising, from loans, advances or other extensions of
         credit made by the Pledgor from time to time to, or for the account of,
         the Greens Creek Joint Venture or the Subsidiary Guarantor; and

                  (c) all Proceeds of the foregoing and, to the extent not
         otherwise included, all payments under insurance (whether or not the
         Administrative Agent is the loss payee thereof).

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term "Collateral" shall not include:

                           (i) any General Intangibles or other rights arising
                  under any contracts, instruments, licenses or other documents
                  as to which the grant of a security interest would (A)
                  constitute a violation of a valid and enforceable restriction
                  in favor of a third party on such grant, unless and until any
                  required consents shall

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                  have been obtained, or (B) give any other party to such
                  contract, instrument, license or other document the right to
                  terminate its obligations thereunder; or

                           (ii) any asset, the granting of a security interest
                  in which would be void or illegal under any applicable
                  governmental law, rule or regulation, or pursuant thereto
                  would result in, or permit the termination of, such asset.

         SECTION 2.2. Security for Obligations. This Pledge Agreement and the
Collateral in which the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties is granted a security interest hereunder by the Pledgor secure the
payment and performance of all of the Obligations.

         SECTION 2.3. Pledgor Remains Liable. Anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding:

                  (a) the Pledgor will remain liable under any contracts and
         agreements included in the Collateral to the extent set forth therein,
         and will perform all of its duties and obligations under such contracts
         and agreements to the same extent as if this Pledge Agreement had not
         been executed;

                  (b) the exercise by the Administrative Agent of any of its
         rights hereunder will not release the Pledgor from any of its duties or
         obligations under any such contracts or agreements included in the
         Collateral; and

                  (c) no Secured Party will have any obligation or liability
         under any contracts or agreements included in the Collateral by reason
         of this Pledge Agreement, nor will any Secured Party be obligated to
         perform any of the obligations or duties of the Pledgor thereunder or
         to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned
         hereunder.

         SECTION 2.4. Distributions. Upon the occurrence and continuance of a
Specified Default, no Distribution may be paid directly to the Pledgor.

                                   ARTICLE III
                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

         In order to induce the Secured Parties to enter into the Credit
Agreement and make Credit Extensions thereunder the Pledgor represents and
warrants to each Secured Party as set forth below.

         SECTION 3.1. As to Capital Securities.

                  (a) All Capital Securities issued by the Subsidiary Guarantor
         are securities governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code as
         in effect in its jurisdiction of formation, and all Capital Securities
         issued by the Subsidiary Guarantor are represented by a Certificated
         Security that has been delivered to the Administrative Agent, together
         with duly executed undated blank stock powers, or other equivalent
         instruments of transfer acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
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                  (b) The percentage of the issued and outstanding Capital
         Securities of the Subsidiary Guarantor pledged by the Pledgor hereunder
         is as set forth on Schedule I.

         SECTION 3.2. Pledgor Name, Location, etc.

                  (a) The jurisdiction in which the Pledgor is located for
         purposes of Sections 9-301 and 9-307 of the UCC is set forth in Item A
         of Schedule II.

                  (b) Each location a secured party would have filed a UCC
         financing statement in the five years prior to the date hereof to
         perfect a security interest in any assets owned by the Pledgor is set
         forth in Item B of Schedule II.

                  (c) The Pledgor does not have any trade names other than those
         set forth in Item C of Schedule II hereto.

                  (d) During the four months preceding the date hereof, the
         Pledgor has not been known by any legal name different from the one set
         forth on the signature page hereto, nor has the Pledgor been the
         subject of any merger or other corporate reorganization, except as set
         forth in Item D of Schedule II hereto.

                  (e) The Pledgor's federal taxpayer identification number is
         (and, during the four months preceding the date hereof, the Pledgor has
         not had a federal taxpayer identification number different from that)
         set forth in Item E of Schedule II hereto.

                  (f) The name set forth on the signature page attached hereto
         is the true and correct legal name (as defined in the UCC) of the
         Pledgor.

         SECTION 3.3. Ownership, No Liens, etc. The Pledgor owns its Collateral
free and clear of any Lien, except for Permitted Liens. No effective UCC
financing statement or other filing similar in effect covering all or any part
of the Collateral is on file in any recording office, except those filed in
favor of the Administrative Agent relating to this Pledge Agreement.

         SECTION 3.4. Validity, etc.

                  (a) This Pledge Agreement creates a valid security interest in
         the Collateral securing the payment of the Obligations.

                  (b) The Pledgor has filed or caused to be filed all UCC-1
         financing statements in the filing offices set forth in Item A of
         Schedule II (collectively, the "Filing Statement") (or has
         authenticated and delivered to the Administrative Agent the Filing
         Statements suitable for filing in such offices) and has taken all other
         actions necessary for the Administrative Agent to obtain control of the
         Investment Property pledged hereunder as provided in Section 9-106 of
         the UCC.

                  (c) Upon the filing of the Filing Statement with the
         appropriate agencies therefor the security interests created under this
         Pledge Agreement shall constitute a perfected security interest in the
         Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the
         Secured Parties, prior to all other Liens (except for Permitted Liens).
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         SECTION 3.5. Authorization, Approval, etc. Except as have been obtained
or made and are in full force and effect, no authorization, approval or other
action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any
other third party is required

                  (a) for the grant by the Pledgor of the security interest
         granted hereby or for the execution, delivery and performance of this
         Pledge Agreement by the Pledgor;

                  (b) for (i) the perfection or maintenance of the security
         interests hereunder including the first priority nature of such
         security interests (except with respect to the filing of the Filing
         Statement in accordance with Section 3.5(b) and continuation statements
         with respect to the Filing Statement under Section 9-515(d) of the
         relevant UCC); or

                  (c) for the exercise by the Administrative Agent of the rights
         and remedies provided for in this Pledge Agreement, except with respect
         to any securities issued by the Subsidiary Guarantor, actions that may
         be required in connection with a disposition of such securities by laws
         affecting the offering and sale of securities generally.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                                   COVENANTS

         The Pledgor covenants and agrees that, until the Termination Date, the
Pledgor will perform, comply with and be bound by the obligations set forth
below.

         SECTION 4.1. As to Investment Property, etc.

         SECTION 4.1.1. Capital Securities of the Subsidiary Guarantor. The
Pledgor will not allow the Subsidiary Guarantor to issue Capital Securities in
addition to or in substitution for the Capital Securities pledged hereunder,
except to the Pledgor (and such Capital Securities are immediately pledged and
delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of this Pledge
Agreement).

         SECTION 4.1.2. Certificated Securities (Stock Powers). The Pledgor
agrees that all Certificated Securities delivered by the Pledgor pursuant to
this Pledge Agreement will be accompanied by duly executed undated blank stock
powers or other equivalent instruments of transfer reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent.

         SECTION 4.1.3. Continuous Pledge. The Pledgor will (subject to the
terms of Section 2.4 hereof) deliver to the Administrative Agent and at all
times keep pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto, on a
first-priority, perfected basis, all Collateral consisting of Investment
Property, all Distributions with respect thereto, all Payment Intangibles to the
extent they are evidenced by a Document, Instrument, Promissory Note or Chattel
Paper, all interest and principal with respect to such Payment Intangibles, and
all Proceeds and rights from time to time received by or distributable to the
Pledgor in respect of any of the foregoing Collateral. The Grantor agrees that
it will, promptly following receipt thereof, deliver to the Administrative Agent
possession of all originals of negotiable Documents, Instruments, Promissory
Notes and Chattel Paper that it acquires following the Effective Date.
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         SECTION 4.2. Distributions; Voting Rights, etc. (a) The Pledgor agrees
promptly upon receipt of notice of the occurrence and continuance of a Specified
Default from the Administrative Agent and without any request therefor by the
Administrative Agent, so long as such Specified Default shall continue, to
deliver (properly endorsed where required hereby or requested by the
Administrative Agent) to the Administrative Agent all Collateral (including
Proceeds to be distributed to (or payable to) the Pledgor) and all
Distributions, in each case thereafter received by the Pledgor, all of which
shall be held by the Administrative Agent as additional Collateral. All such
Collateral and Distributions that may at any time and from time to time be held
by the Pledgor, but which the Pledgor is then obligated to deliver to the
Administrative Agent, shall, until delivery to the Administrative Agent, be held
by the Pledgor separate and apart from, and not commingled with, its other
property in trust for the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall
deposit Proceeds of Collateral in a Deposit Account of the Pledgor maintained
with the Administrative Agent (the "Collateral Account"); provided that the
Administrative Agent shall have the right to apply any amount in the Collateral
Account to the payment of any Obligations which are due and payable. With
respect to any Collateral Account, it is hereby confirmed and agreed that (i)
deposits in such Collateral Account are subject to a security interest as
contemplated hereby, (ii) such Collateral Account shall be under the control of
the Administrative Agent and (iii) the Administrative Agent shall have the sole
right of withdrawal over such Collateral Account.

         (b) The Administrative Agent agrees that unless a Specified Default
shall have occurred and be continuing and the Administrative Agent shall have
given the notice referred to in clause (a) of this Section, the Pledgor will
have the exclusive voting power with respect to ownership interests constituting
Collateral and the Administrative Agent will, upon the written request of the
Pledgor, promptly deliver such proxies and other documents, if any, as shall be
reasonably requested by the Pledgor which are necessary to allow the Pledgor to
exercise that voting power; provided that no vote shall be cast, or consent,
waiver, or ratification given, or action taken by the Pledgor that would impair
any such Collateral or be inconsistent with or violate any provision of any Loan
Document.

         SECTION 4.3. Change of Name, etc. The Pledgor will not change its name
or place of incorporation or organization or federal taxpayer identification
number except upon 30 days' prior written notice to the Administrative Agent.

         SECTION 4.4. As to Collateral Generally.

                  (a) Subject to clause (b) below, the Pledgor will, at its own
         expense, endeavor to collect, as and when due, all amounts due with
         respect to any of the Collateral, including the taking of such action
         with respect to such collection as the Administrative Agent may request
         following the occurrence of a Specified Default or, in the absence of
         such request, as the Pledgor may deem advisable.

                  (b) At any time following the occurrence and during the
         continuance of a Specified Default, whether before or after the
         maturity of any of the Obligations, the Administrative Agent may (i)
         revoke any or all of the rights of the Pledgor set forth in clause (a),
         (ii) notify any parties obligated on any of the Collateral to make
         payment to the Administrative Agent of any amounts due or to become due
         thereunder and (iii)

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         enforce collection of any of the Collateral by suit or otherwise and
         surrender, release, or exchange all or any part thereof, or compromise
         or extend or renew for any period (whether or not longer than the
         original period) any indebtedness thereunder or evidenced thereby.

                  (c) Upon request of the Administrative Agent following the
         occurrence and during the continuance of a Specified Default, the
         Pledgor will, at its own expense, notify any parties obligated on any
         of the Collateral to make payment to the Administrative Agent of any
         amounts due or to become due thereunder.

                  (d) At any time following the occurrence and during the
         continuation of a Specified Default, the Administrative Agent may
         endorse, in the name of the Pledgor, any item, howsoever received by
         the Administrative Agent, representing any payment on or other Proceeds
         of any of the Collateral.

         SECTION 4.5. Transfers. The Pledgor shall not sell, assign (by
operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral,
except as provided in the Credit Agreement.

         SECTION 4.6. Further Assurances, etc. The Pledgor agrees that, from
time to time at its own expense, it will promptly execute and deliver all
further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be
necessary or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to
perfect, preserve and protect any security interest granted or purported to be
granted hereby or to enable the Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce its
rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the Pledgor will

                  (a) from time to time upon the request of the Administrative
         Agent, promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent such stock powers,
         instruments and similar documents, satisfactory in form and substance
         to the Administrative Agent, with respect to such Collateral as the
         Administrative Agent may request and will, from time to time upon the
         request of the Administrative Agent, after the occurrence and during
         the continuance of any Specified Default, promptly transfer any
         securities constituting Collateral into the name of any nominee
         designated by the Administrative Agent; if any Collateral shall be
         evidenced by an Instrument, negotiable Document, Promissory Note or
         tangible Chattel Paper, deliver and pledge to the Administrative Agent
         hereunder such Instrument, negotiable Document, Promissory Note or
         tangible Chattel Paper duly endorsed and accompanied by duly executed
         instruments of transfer or assignment, all in form and substance
         satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

                  (b) file (and hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to
         file) such Filing Statements or continuation statements, or amendments
         thereto, and such other instruments or notices (including any
         assignment of claim form under or pursuant to the federal assignment of
         claims statute, 31 U.S.C. ss. 3726, any successor or amended version
         thereof or any regulation promulgated under or pursuant to any version
         thereof), as may be necessary or that the Administrative Agent may
         request in order to perfect and

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         preserve the security interests and other rights granted or purported
         to be granted to the Administrative Agent hereby;

                  (c) deliver to the Administrative Agent and at all times keep
         pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto, on a
         first-priority, perfected basis, at the request of the Administrative
         Agent, all Investment Property constituting Collateral, all
         Distributions with respect thereto, all interest and principal with
         respect to Collateral evidenced by a Promissory Note, and all Proceeds
         and rights from time to time received by or distributable to the
         Grantor in respect of any of the foregoing Collateral, and all Proceeds
         and rights from time to time received by or distributable to the
         Pledgor in respect of any of the foregoing Collateral;

                  (d) do all things requested by the Administrative Agent in
         accordance with this Pledge Agreement in order to enable the
         Administrative Agent to have and maintain control over the Collateral
         consisting of Investment Property;

                  (e) not take or omit to take any action the taking or the
         omission of which would result in any material impairment or alteration
         of any obligation of the maker of any Payment Intangible or other
         Instrument constituting Collateral, except as provided in Section 4.4;
         and

                  (f) not create any tangible Chattel Paper with respect to the
         Collateral without placing a legend on such tangible Chattel Paper
         acceptable to the Administrative Agent indicating that the
         Administrative Agent has a security interest in such Chattel Paper.

With respect to the foregoing and the grant of the security interest hereunder,
the Pledgor hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to file one or more
financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relative to all or
any part of the Collateral. The Pledgor agrees that a carbon, photographic or
other reproduction of this Pledge Agreement or any UCC financing statement
covering the Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a UCC
financing statement where permitted by law.

                                    ARTICLE V
                            THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

         SECTION 5.1. Administrative Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. The
Pledgor hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent its
attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Pledgor and
in the name of the Pledgor or otherwise, from time to time in the Administrative
Agent's discretion, following the occurrence and during the continuance of a
Specified Default, to take any action and to execute any instrument which the
Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes
of this Pledge Agreement, including:

                  (a) to ask, demand, collect, sue for, recover, compromise,
         receive and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become
         due under or in respect of any of the Collateral;
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                  (b) to receive, endorse and collect any drafts or other
         writings in connection with clause (a) above;

                  (c) to file any claims or take any action or institute any
         proceedings which the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or
         desirable for the collection of any of the Collateral or otherwise to
         enforce the rights of the Administrative Agent with respect to any of
         the Collateral; and

                  (d) to perform the affirmative obligations of the Pledgor
         hereunder.

The Pledgor hereby acknowledges, consents and agrees that the power of attorney
granted pursuant to this Section is irrevocable and coupled with an interest.

         SECTION 5.2. Administrative Agent May Perform. If the Pledgor fails to
perform any agreement contained herein, the Administrative Agent may itself
perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the reasonable expenses of
the Administrative Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by
the Pledgor pursuant to Section 10.3 of the Credit Agreement.

         SECTION 5.3. Administrative Agent Has No Duty. The powers conferred on
the Administrative Agent hereunder are solely to protect its interest (on behalf
of the Secured Parties) in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty on it to
exercise any such powers. Except for reasonable care of any Collateral in its
possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, the
Administrative Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral or responsibility
for

                  (a) ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls,
         conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relative
         to any Collateral, whether or not the Administrative Agent has or is
         deemed to have knowledge of such matters, or

                  (b) taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against
         prior parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral.

         SECTION 5.4. Reasonable Care. The Administrative Agent is required to
exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any of the
Collateral in its possession; provided that the Administrative Agent shall be
deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any
of the Collateral, if it takes such action for that purpose as the Pledgor
reasonably requests in writing at times other than upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of any Specified Default, but failure of the
Administrative Agent to comply with any such request at any time shall not in
itself be deemed a failure to exercise reasonable care.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                                    REMEDIES

         SECTION 6.1. Certain Remedies. If any Specified Default shall have
occurred and be continuing:
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                  (a) The Administrative Agent may exercise in respect of the
         Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for
         herein or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a
         Secured Party on default under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies
         to the affected Collateral) and also may

                           (i) take possession of any Collateral not already in
                  its possession without demand and without legal process;

                           (ii) require the Pledgor to, and the Pledgor hereby
                  agrees that it will, at its expense and upon written request
                  of the Administrative Agent forthwith, assemble all or part of
                  the Collateral as directed by the Administrative Agent and
                  make it available to the Administrative Agent at a place to be
                  designated by the Administrative Agent that is reasonably
                  convenient to both parties,

                           (iii) enter onto the property where any Collateral is
                  located and take possession thereof without demand and without
                  legal process;

                           (iv) without notice except as specified below, lease,
                  license, sell or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any
                  part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale,
                  at any of the Administrative Agent's offices or elsewhere, for
                  cash, on credit or for future delivery, and upon such other
                  terms as the Administrative Agent may deem commercially
                  reasonable. The Pledgor agrees that, to the extent notice of
                  sale shall be required by law, at least ten days' prior
                  written notice to the Pledgor of the time and place of any
                  public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be
                  made shall constitute reasonable notification. The
                  Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale
                  of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given.
                  The Administrative Agent may adjourn any public or private
                  sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place
                  fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be
                  made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned.

                  (b) All cash Proceeds received by the Administrative Agent in
         respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, all
         or any part of the Collateral shall be applied by the Administrative
         Agent against all or any part of the Obligations as set forth in
         Section 4.7 of the Credit Agreement.

                  (c) The Administrative Agent may

                           (i) transfer all or any part of the Collateral into
                  the name of the Administrative Agent or its nominee, with or
                  without disclosing that such Collateral is subject to the Lien
                  hereunder,

                           (ii) notify the parties obligated on any of the
                  Collateral to make payment to the Administrative Agent of any
                  amount due or to become due thereunder,

                           (iii) withdraw, or cause or direct the withdrawal, of
                  all funds with respect to the Collateral Account;
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                           (iv) enforce collection of any of the Collateral by
                  suit or otherwise, and surrender, release or exchange all or
                  any part thereof, or compromise or extend or renew for any
                  period (whether or not longer than the original period) any
                  obligations of any nature of any party with respect thereto,

                           (v) endorse any checks, drafts, or other writings in
                  the Pledgor's name to allow collection of the Collateral,

                           (vi) take control of any Proceeds of the Collateral,
                  and

                           (vii) execute (in the name, place and stead of the
                  Pledgor) endorsements, assignments, stock powers and other
                  instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to all or
                  any of the Collateral.

         SECTION 6.2. Compliance with Restrictions. The Pledgor agrees that, in
any sale of any of the Collateral whenever a Specified Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to
comply with any limitation or restriction in connection with such sale as it may
be advised by counsel is necessary in order to avoid any violation of applicable
law (including compliance with such procedures as may restrict the number of
prospective bidders and purchasers, require that such prospective bidders and
purchasers have certain qualifications, and restrict such prospective bidders
and purchasers to Persons who will represent and agree that they are purchasing
for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or
resale of such Collateral), or in order to obtain any required approval of the
sale or of the purchaser by any Governmental Authority or official, and the
Pledgor further agrees that such compliance shall not result in such sale being
considered or deemed not to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner,
nor shall the Administrative Agent be liable nor accountable to the Pledgor for
any discount allowed by the reason of the fact that such Collateral is sold in
compliance with any such limitation or restriction.

         SECTION 6.3. Protection of Collateral. The Administrative Agent may
from time to time, at its option, perform any act which the Pledgor fails to
perform after being requested in writing so to perform (it being understood that
no such request need be given after the occurrence and during the continuance of
a Specified Default) and the Administrative Agent may from time to time take any
other action which the Administrative Agent deems necessary for the maintenance,
preservation or protection of any of the Collateral or of its security interest
therein.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

         SECTION 7.1. Loan Document. This Pledge Agreement is a Loan Document
executed pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly
indicated herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the
terms and provisions thereof, including Article X thereof.

         SECTION 7.2. Binding on Successors, Transferees and Assigns;
Assignment. This Pledge Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until
the Termination Date has occurred,

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shall be binding upon the Pledgor and its successors, transferees and assigns
and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by each Secured Party and
its successors, transferees and assigns; provided that the Pledgor may not
(unless otherwise permitted under the terms of the Credit Agreement or this
Pledge Agreement) assign any of its obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of all Lenders.

         SECTION 7.3. Amendments, etc. No amendment to or waiver of any
provision of this Pledge Agreement, nor consent to any departure by the Pledgor
from its obligations under this Pledge Agreement, shall in any event be
effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Administrative
Agent (on behalf of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as the case may be,
pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement) and the Pledgor and then such
waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the
specific purpose for which given.

         SECTION 7.4. Notices. All notices and other communications provided for
hereunder shall be in writing or by facsimile and addressed, delivered or
transmitted to the appropriate party at the address or facsimile number of such
party specified in the Credit Agreement or at such other address or facsimile
number as may be designated by such party in a notice to the other party. Any
notice or other communication, if mailed and properly addressed with postage
prepaid or if properly addressed and sent by pre-paid courier service, shall be
deemed given when received; any notice or other communication, if transmitted by
facsimile, shall be deemed given when the confirmation of transmission thereof
is received by the transmitter.

         SECTION 7.5. Release of Liens. Upon the occurrence of the Termination
Date, the security interests granted herein shall automatically terminate with
respect to all Collateral. Upon any such termination, the Administrative Agent
will, at the Pledgor's sole expense, deliver to the Pledgor, without any
representations, warranties or recourse of any kind whatsoever, all Collateral
held by the Administrative Agent hereunder, and execute and deliver to the
Pledgor such documents as the Pledgor shall reasonably request to evidence such
termination.

         SECTION 7.6. No Waiver; Remedies. In addition to, and not in limitation
of Section 2.4, no failure on the part of any Secured Party to exercise, and no
delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other
or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies
herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by
law.

         SECTION 7.7. Headings. The various headings of this Pledge Agreement
are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or
interpretation of this Pledge Agreement or any provisions thereof.

         SECTION 7.8. Severability. Any provision of this Pledge Agreement which
is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such provision
and such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Pledge
Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any
other jurisdiction.
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         SECTION 7.9. Governing Law, Entire Agreement, etc. THIS SECURITY
AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE
INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS
5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK),
EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PERFECTION, EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR NONPERFECTION,
AND PRIORITY OF THE SECURITY INTEREST HEREUNDER, OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN
RESPECT OF ANY PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION
OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. This Pledge Agreement and the other Loan
Documents constitute the entire understanding among the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede any prior
agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto.

         SECTION 7.10. Counterparts. This Pledge Agreement may be executed by
the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be
an original and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same
agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this
Pledge Agreement by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of an original
executed counterpart of this Pledge Agreement.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Pledge
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its Authorized Officer as of the
date first above written.

                                          HECLA MINING COMPANY

                                          By: /s/ Lewis E. Walde
                                              ---------------------------------
                                              Name:  Lewis E. Walde
                                              Title: Chief Financial Officer

                                          THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
                                          as Administrative Agent

                                          By: /s/ Robert Hosie
                                              ---------------------------------
                                              Name:  Robert Hosie
                                              Title: MD

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                                   EXHIBIT G-2

                           BORROWER SECURITY AGREEMENT

         This BORROWER SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of September 12, 2005 (as
amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to
time, this "Security Agreement"), is made by HECLA MINING COMPANY, a Delaware
corporation (the "Grantor"), in favor of THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA ("Scotia
Capital"), as the administrative agent (together with its successor(s) thereto
in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent") for each of the Secured Parties.

                              W I T N E S S E T H :
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         WHEREAS, pursuant to a Credit Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2005
(as amended, supplemented, amended and restated, extended or otherwise modified
from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among the Grantor, as Borrower, the
Lenders, the Administrative Agent, N M Rothschild & Sons Limited ("Rothschild"),
as the Technical Agent, and Scotia Capital and Rothschild, as the Arrangers, the
Lenders and the Issuers have extended Commitments to make Credit Extensions to
the Grantor; and

         WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to the making of the Credit
Extensions under the Credit Agreement, the Grantor is required to execute and
deliver this Security Agreement;

         NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Grantor agrees, for the
benefit of each Secured Party, as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I
                                   DEFINITIONS

         SECTION 1.1. Certain Terms. The following terms (whether or not
underscored), when used in this Security Agreement, including its preamble and
recitals, shall have the following meanings (such definitions to be equally
applicable to the singular and plural forms thereof):

         "Administrative Agent" is defined in the preamble.

         "Collateral" is defined in Section 2.1.

         "Collateral Account" is defined in clause (b) of Section 4.1.

         "Credit Agreement" is defined in the first recital.

         "Distributions" means all distributions or other payments, whether in
cash, securities or property, by the Subsidiary Guarantor to the Grantor.

         "Equipment" is defined in Section 2.1(a)(iii).
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         "General Intangibles" means all "general intangibles" and all "payment
intangibles", each as defined in the UCC, and shall include all interest rate or
currency protection or hedging arrangements, all tax refunds, all licenses,
permits, concessions and authorizations and all Intellectual Property Collateral
(in each case, regardless of whether characterized as general intangibles under
the UCC).

         "Grantor" is defined in the preamble.

         "Intellectual Property Collateral" means, collectively, the Computer
Hardware and Software Collateral, the Copyright Collateral, the Patent
Collateral, the Trademark Collateral and the Trade Secrets Collateral, as each
such term is defined in Annex I hereto.

         "Inventory" is defined in Section 2.1(a)(iii).

         "Permitted Liens" means all Liens permitted by clause (a), clause (h)
or clause (j) of Section 7.2.3 of the Credit Agreement.

         "Rothschild" is defined in the first recital.

         "Scotia Capital" is defined in the preamble.

         "Security Agreement" is defined in the preamble.

         "Specified Default" means the occurrence and continuance of (a) an
Event of Default or (b) a Default under clauses (a) through (d) of Section 8.1.9
of the Credit Agreement.

         SECTION 1.2. Credit Agreement Definitions. Unless otherwise defined
herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Security Agreement,
including its preamble and recitals, have the meanings provided in the Credit
Agreement.

         SECTION 1.3. UCC Definitions. When used herein the terms Account,
Chattel Paper, Deposit Account, Document, Goods, Instrument, Letter of Credit
Rights, Payment Intangibles, Proceeds, Promissory Notes, and Supporting
Obligations have the meaning provided in Article 8 or Article 9, as applicable,
of the UCC.

                                   ARTICLE II
                               SECURITY INTEREST

         SECTION 2.1. Grant of Security Interest. The Grantor hereby grants to
the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the ratable benefit of each other
Secured Party, a continuing security interest in all of the Grantor's following
property, whether now or hereafter existing, owned or acquired by the Grantor,
and wherever located, (collectively, the "Collateral"):

                  (a) all right, title and interest of the Grantor in, to and
         under the Greens Creek Joint Venture and the Greens Creek Joint Venture
         Agreement, including
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                           (i) the Grantor's ownership interests in the Greens
                  Creek Joint Venture;

                           (ii) the Grantor's interests in all revenues,
                  profits, income, distributions and other reimbursements and
                  payments with respect to the Greens Creek Joint Venture;

                           (iii) the Grantor's interests in all assets of the
                  Greens Creek Joint Venture, including (A) all equipment in all
                  of its forms of the Greens Creek Joint Venture, wherever
                  located, including all parts thereof and all accessions,
                  additions, attachments, improvements, substitutions and
                  replacements thereto and therefor and all accessories related
                  thereto (any and all of the foregoing being the "Equipment");
                  (B) all inventory in all of its forms of the Greens Creek
                  Joint Venture, wherever located, including (1) raw materials,
                  including ores, minerals and other mineral resources that are
                  mined, extracted, stored, produced, handled, milled or
                  otherwise processed by the Greens Creek Joint Venture, and
                  other work in process therefor, finished goods thereof, and
                  materials used or consumed in the manufacture or production
                  thereof, (2) all goods in which the Greens Creek Joint Venture
                  has an interest in mass or a joint or other interest or right
                  of any kind (including goods in which the Greens Creek Joint
                  Venture has an interest or right as consignee), (3) all goods
                  which are returned to or repossessed by the Greens Creek Joint
                  Venture, and (4) all accessions thereto, products thereof and
                  documents therefor (any and all such inventory, materials,
                  goods, accessions, products and documents being the
                  "Inventory"); (C) all other Goods of the Greens Creek Joint
                  Venture; (D) all Accounts, Chattel Paper, Documents,
                  Instruments, Promissory Notes and General Intangibles
                  (including and together with all tax refunds and all rights
                  under all present and future authorizations, permits and
                  licenses), Letter of Credit Rights and Supporting Obligations
                  of the Greens Creek Joint Venture, whether or not arising out
                  of or in connection with the sale or lease of goods, including
                  minerals (before or after extraction), or the rendering of
                  services; (E) all Intellectual Property Collateral of the
                  Greens Creek Joint Venture; (F) all Deposit Accounts of the
                  Greens Creek Joint Venture; (G) all commercial tort claims of
                  the Greens Creek Joint Venture, (H) all other property and
                  rights of every kind and description and interests therein of
                  the Greens Creek Joint Venture; and (I) all books, records,
                  writings, data bases, information and other property relating
                  to, evidencing, embodying, incorporating or referring to, any
                  of the foregoing in this clause (a)(iii);

                  (b) all Accounts, Chattel Paper, Documents, Instruments,
         Promissory Notes and Payment Intangibles of the Grantor, now existing
         or hereafter arising, from loans, advances or other extensions of
         credit made by the Grantor from time to time to, or for the account of,
         the Greens Creek Joint Venture or the Subsidiary Guarantor;

                  (c) all Proceeds of the foregoing and, to the extent not
         otherwise included, all payments under insurance (whether or not the
         Administrative Agent is the loss payee thereof).
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         Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term "Collateral" shall not include:

                           (i) any General Intangibles or other rights arising
                  under any contracts, instruments, licenses or other documents
                  as to which the grant of a security interest would (A)
                  constitute a violation of a valid and enforceable restriction
                  in favor of a third party on such grant, unless and until any
                  required consents shall have been obtained, or (B) give any
                  other party to such contract, instrument, license or other
                  document the right to terminate its obligations thereunder; or

                           (ii) any asset, the granting of a security interest
                  in which would be void or illegal under any applicable
                  governmental law, rule or regulation, or pursuant thereto
                  would result in, or permit the termination of, such asset.

         SECTION 2.2. Security for Obligations. This Security Agreement and the
Collateral in which the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties is granted a security interest hereunder by the Grantor secure the
payment and performance of all of the Obligations.

         SECTION 2.3. Grantor Remains Liable. Anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding:

                  (a) the Grantor will remain liable under the Greens Creek
         Joint Venture Agreement and under any contracts and agreements included
         in the Collateral to the extent set forth therein, and will perform all
         of its duties and obligations under the Greens Creek Joint Venture
         Agreement and such contracts and agreements to the same extent as if
         this Security Agreement had not been executed;

                  (b) the exercise by the Administrative Agent of any of its
         rights hereunder will not release the Grantor from any of its duties or
         obligations under the Greens Creek Joint Venture Agreement and any such
         contracts or agreements included in the Collateral; and

                  (c) no Secured Party will have any obligation or liability
         under the Greens Creek Joint Venture Agreement or any contracts or
         agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this Security
         Agreement, nor will any Secured Party be obligated to perform any of
         the obligations or duties of the Grantor thereunder or to take any
         action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder.

         SECTION 2.4. Distributions. Upon the occurrence and continuance of a
Specified Default, no Distribution may be paid directly to the Grantor.

                                   ARTICLE III
                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

         In order to induce the Secured Parties to enter into the Credit
Agreement and make Credit Extensions thereunder, the Grantor represents and
warrants to each Secured Party as set forth below.
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         SECTION 3.1. Participating Share; Certificate. The Grantor's
Participating Share of the Greens Creek Joint Venture is set forth on Schedule
I. The Grantor's interest in the Green Creek Joint Venture is not represented by
a certificate of interest or similar instrument.

         SECTION 3.2. Grantor Name, Location, etc.

                  (a) The jurisdiction in which the Grantor is located for
         purposes of Sections 9-301 and 9-307 of the UCC is set forth in Item A
         of Schedule II.

                  (b) The jurisdiction (including the county) in which the
         Greens Creek Mine is located is set forth in Item B of Schedule II.

                  (c) Each location a secured party would have filed a UCC
         financing statement in the five years prior to the date hereof to
         perfect a security interest in any assets owned by the Grantor is set
         forth in Item C of Schedule II.

                  (d) The Grantor does not have any trade names other than those
         set forth in Item D of Schedule II hereto.

                  (e) During the four months preceding the date hereof, the
         Grantor has not been known by any legal name different from the one set
         forth on the signature page hereto, nor has the Grantor been the
         subject of any merger or other corporate reorganization, except as set
         forth in Item E of Schedule II hereto.

                  (f) The Grantor's federal taxpayer identification number is
         (and, during the four months preceding the date hereof, the Grantor has
         not had a federal taxpayer identification number different from that)
         set forth in Item F of Schedule II hereto.

                  (g) The name set forth on the signature page attached hereto
         is the true and correct legal name (as defined in the UCC) of the
         Grantor.

         SECTION 3.3. Ownership, No Liens, etc. The Grantor owns its Collateral
free and clear of any Lien, except for Permitted Liens. No effective UCC
financing statement or other filing similar in effect covering all or any part
of the Collateral is on file in any recording office, except those filed in
favor of the Administrative Agent relating to this Security Agreement.

         SECTION 3.4. Validity, etc.

                  (a) This Security Agreement creates a valid security interest
         in the Collateral securing the payment of the Obligations.

                  (b) The Grantor has filed or caused to be filed all UCC-1
         financing statements in the filing offices set forth in Item A and Item
         B of Schedule II (collectively, the "Filing Statements") (or has
         authenticated and delivered to the Administrative Agent the Filing
         Statements suitable for filing in such offices).

                  (c) Upon the filing of the Filing Statements with the
         appropriate agencies therefor the security interests created under this
         Security Agreement shall constitute a

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         perfected security interest in the Collateral (other than Collateral
         described in clauses (iii)(E), (iii)(F), (iii)(G), (iii)(H), or
         (iii)(I) of Section 2.1(a) to the extent that a security interest
         therein cannot be perfected by filing pursuant to the UCC) in favor of
         the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, prior to all
         other Liens (except for Permitted Liens).

         SECTION 3.5. Authorization, Approval, etc. Except as have been obtained
or made and are in full force and effect, no authorization, approval or other
action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any
other third party is required

                  (a) for the grant by the Grantor of the security interest
         granted hereby or for the execution, delivery and performance of this
         Security Agreement by the Grantor;

                  (b) for (i) the perfection or maintenance of the security
         interests hereunder including the first priority nature of such
         security interests (except with respect to the filing of the Filing
         Statements in accordance with Section 3.5(b) and continuation
         statements with respect to the Filing Statements under Section 9-515(d)
         of the relevant UCC); or

                  (c) for the exercise by the Administrative Agent of the rights
         and remedies provided for in this Security Agreement, except notices
         that may be required under Sections 16.2(b) and (c) of the Greens Creek
         Joint Venture Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                                    COVENANTS

         The Grantor covenants and agrees that, until the Termination Date, the
Grantor will perform, comply with and be bound by the obligations set forth
below.

         SECTION 4.1. Distributions; Voting Rights, etc. (a) The Grantor agrees
promptly upon receipt of notice of the occurrence and continuance of a Specified
Default from the Administrative Agent and without any request therefor by the
Administrative Agent, so long as such Specified Default shall continue, to
deliver (properly endorsed where required hereby or requested by the
Administrative Agent) to the Administrative Agent all Collateral (including
Proceeds to be distributed to (or payable to) the Grantor) and all
Distributions, in each case thereafter received by the Grantor, all of which
shall be held by the Administrative Agent as additional Collateral. All such
Collateral and Distributions that may at any time and from time to time be held
by the Grantor, but which the Grantor is then obligated to deliver to the
Administrative Agent, shall, until delivery to the Administrative Agent, be held
by the Grantor separate and apart from, and not commingled with, its other
property in trust for the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall
deposit Proceeds of Collateral in a Deposit Account of the Grantor maintained
with the Administrative Agent (the "Collateral Account"); provided that the
Administrative Agent shall have the right to apply any amount in the Collateral
Account to the payment of any Obligations which are due and payable. With
respect to any Collateral Account, it is hereby confirmed and agreed that (i)
deposits in such Collateral Account are subject to a security interest as
contemplated hereby, (ii) such Collateral

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Account shall be under the control of the Administrative Agent and (iii) the
Administrative Agent shall have the sole right of withdrawal over such
Collateral Account.

         (b) The Administrative Agent agrees that unless a Specified Default
shall have occurred and be continuing and the Administrative Agent shall have
given the notice referred to in clause (a) of this Section, the Grantor will
have the exclusive voting power with respect to ownership interests constituting
Collateral and the Administrative Agent will, upon the written request of the
Grantor, promptly deliver such proxies and other documents, if any, as shall be
reasonably requested by the Grantor which are necessary to allow the Grantor to
exercise that voting power; provided that no vote shall be cast, or consent,
waiver, or ratification given, or action taken by the Grantor that would impair
any such Collateral or be inconsistent with or violate any provision of any Loan
Document.

         SECTION 4.2. Continuous Pledge. The Grantor will (subject to the terms
of the Credit Agreement) deliver to the Administrative Agent and at all times
keep pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto, on a first-priority,
perfected basis, all Collateral consisting of Payment Intangibles to the extent
they are evidenced by a Document, Instrument, Promissory Note or Chattel Paper,
all interest and principal with respect to such Payment Intangibles, and all
Proceeds and rights from time to time received by or distributable to the
Grantor in respect of any of the foregoing Collateral. The Grantor agrees that
it will, promptly following receipt thereof, deliver to the Administrative Agent
possession of all originals of negotiable Documents, Instruments, Promissory
Notes and Chattel Paper that it acquires following the Effective Date.

         SECTION 4.3. Change of Name, etc. The Grantor will not change its name
or place of incorporation or organization or federal taxpayer identification
number except upon 30 days' prior written notice to the Administrative Agent.

         SECTION 4.4. As to Collateral Generally.

                  (a) Subject to clause (b) below and the Grantor's rights under
         the Greens Creek Joint Venture, the Grantor will, at its own expense,
         endeavor to collect, as and when due, all amounts due with respect to
         any of the Collateral, including the taking of such action with respect
         to such collection as the Administrative Agent may request following
         the occurrence of a Specified Default or, in the absence of such
         request, as the Grantor may deem advisable.

                  (b) At any time following the occurrence and during the
         continuance of a Specified Default, whether before or after the
         maturity of any of the Obligations, the Administrative Agent may (i)
         revoke any or all of the rights of the Grantor set forth in clause (a),
         (ii) notify any parties obligated on any of the Collateral to make
         payment to the Administrative Agent of any amounts due or to become due
         thereunder and (iii) enforce collection of any of the Collateral by
         suit or otherwise and surrender, release, or exchange all or any part
         thereof, or compromise or extend or renew for any period (whether or
         not longer than the original period) any indebtedness thereunder or
         evidenced thereby.
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                  (c) Upon request of the Administrative Agent following the
         occurrence and during the continuance of a Specified Default, the
         Grantor will, at its own expense, notify any parties obligated on any
         of the Collateral to make payment to the Administrative Agent of any
         amounts due or to become due thereunder.

                  (d) At any time following the occurrence and during the
         continuation of a Specified Default, the Administrative Agent may
         endorse, in the name of the Grantor, any item, howsoever received by
         the Administrative Agent, representing any payment on or other Proceeds
         of any of the Collateral.

         SECTION 4.5. Transfers. The Grantor shall not sell, assign (by
operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral,
except (i) Inventory or Equipment in the ordinary course of business and (ii) as
provided in the Credit Agreement.

         SECTION 4.6. Commercial Tort Claims. If the Grantor shall at any time
hold or acquire a commercial tort claim related to the Greens Creek Joint
Venture that has a reasonable possibility of yielding net proceeds in excess of
$250,000, the Grantor shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent thereof in
a writing signed by the Grantor including a summary description of such claim
and grant to the Administrative Agent in such writing a security interest
therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Security
Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent.

         SECTION 4.7. Further Assurances, etc. The Grantor agrees that, from
time to time at its own expense, it will promptly execute and deliver all
further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be
necessary or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to
perfect, preserve and protect any security interest granted or purported to be
granted hereby or to enable the Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce its
rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the Grantor will

                  (a) from time to time upon the request of the Administrative
         Agent, promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent such stock powers,
         instruments and similar documents, satisfactory in form and substance
         to the Administrative Agent, with respect to such Collateral as the
         Administrative Agent may request and will, from time to time upon the
         request of the Administrative Agent, after the occurrence and during
         the continuance of any Specified Default, promptly transfer any
         securities constituting Collateral into the name of any nominee
         designated by the Administrative Agent; if any Collateral shall be
         evidenced by an Instrument, negotiable Document, Promissory Note or
         tangible Chattel Paper, deliver and pledge to the Administrative Agent
         hereunder such Instrument, negotiable Document, Promissory Note or
         tangible Chattel Paper duly endorsed and accompanied by duly executed
         instruments of transfer or assignment, all in form and substance
         satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

                  (b) file (and hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to
         file) such Filing Statements or continuation statements, or amendments
         thereto, and such other instruments or notices (including any
         assignment of claim form under or pursuant to the federal assignment of
         claims statute, 31 U.S.C. ss. 3726, any successor or amended version
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         thereof or any regulation promulgated under or pursuant to any version
         thereof), as may be necessary or that the Administrative Agent may
         request in order to perfect and preserve the security interests and
         other rights granted or purported to be granted to the Administrative
         Agent hereby;

                  (c) deliver to the Administrative Agent and at all times keep
         pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto, on a
         first-priority, perfected basis, at the request of the Administrative
         Agent, all interest and principal with respect to Promissory Notes with
         respect to the Collateral, and all Proceeds and rights from time to
         time received by or distributable to the Grantor in respect of any of
         the foregoing Collateral;

                  (d) not take or omit to take any action the taking or the
         omission of which would result in any material impairment or alteration
         of any obligation of the maker of any Payment Intangible or other
         Instrument constituting Collateral, except as provided in Section 4.4;
         and

                  (e) not create any tangible Chattel Paper with respect to the
         Collateral without placing a legend on such tangible Chattel Paper
         acceptable to the Administrative Agent indicating that the
         Administrative Agent has a security interest in such Chattel Paper.

With respect to the foregoing and the grant of the security interest hereunder,
the Grantor hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to file one or more
financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relative to all or
any part of the Collateral. The Grantor agrees that a carbon, photographic or
other reproduction of this Security Agreement or any UCC financing statement
covering the Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a UCC
financing statement where permitted by law.

                                    ARTICLE V
                            THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

         SECTION 5.1. Administrative Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. The
Grantor hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent its
attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Grantor and
in the name of the Grantor or otherwise, from time to time in the Administrative
Agent's discretion, following the occurrence and during the continuance of a
Specified Default, to take any action and to execute any instrument which the
Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes
of this Security Agreement, including:

                  (a) to ask, demand, collect, sue for, recover, compromise,
         receive and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become
         due under or in respect of any of the Collateral;

                  (b) to receive, endorse and collect any drafts or other
         writings in connection with clause (a) above;

                  (c) to file any claims or take any action or institute any
         proceedings which the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or
         desirable for the collection of any of the

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         Collateral or otherwise to enforce the rights of the Administrative
         Agent with respect to any of the Collateral, including such actions as
         it deems necessary or desirable under or with respect to the Greens
         Creek Joint Venture Agreement; and

                  (d) to perform the affirmative obligations of the Grantor
         hereunder.

The Grantor hereby acknowledges, consents and agrees that the power of attorney
granted pursuant to this Section is irrevocable and coupled with an interest.

         SECTION 5.2. Administrative Agent May Perform. If the Grantor fails to
perform any agreement contained herein, the Administrative Agent may itself
perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the reasonable expenses of
the Administrative Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by
the Grantor pursuant to Section 10.3 of the Credit Agreement.

         SECTION 5.3. Administrative Agent Has No Duty. The powers conferred on
the Administrative Agent hereunder are solely to protect its interest (on behalf
of the Secured Parties) in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty on it to
exercise any such powers. Except for reasonable care of any Collateral in its
possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, the
Administrative Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral or responsibility
for

                  (a) ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls,
         conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relative
         to any Collateral, whether or not the Administrative Agent has or is
         deemed to have knowledge of such matters, or

                  (b) taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against
         prior parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral.

         SECTION 5.4. Reasonable Care. The Administrative Agent is required to
exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any of the
Collateral in its possession; provided that the Administrative Agent shall be
deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any
of the Collateral, if it takes such action for that purpose as the Grantor
reasonably requests in writing at times other than upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of any Specified Default, but failure of the
Administrative Agent to comply with any such request at any time shall not in
itself be deemed a failure to exercise reasonable care.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                                    REMEDIES

         SECTION 6.1. Certain Remedies. If any Specified Default shall have
occurred and be continuing:

                  (a) The Administrative Agent may exercise in respect of the
         Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for
         herein or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a
         Secured Party on default under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies
         to the affected Collateral) and also may
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                           (i) take possession of any Collateral not already in
                  its possession without demand and without legal process;

                           (ii) require the Grantor to, and the Grantor hereby
                  agrees that it will, at its expense and upon written request
                  of the Administrative Agent forthwith, assemble all or part of
                  the Collateral as directed by the Administrative Agent and
                  make it available to the Administrative Agent at a place to be
                  designated by the Administrative Agent that is reasonably
                  convenient to both parties,

                           (iii) enter onto the property where any Collateral is
                  located and take possession thereof without demand and without
                  legal process;

                           (iv) without notice except as specified below, lease,
                  license, sell or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any
                  part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale,
                  at any of the Administrative Agent's offices or elsewhere, for
                  cash, on credit or for future delivery, and upon such other
                  terms as the Administrative Agent may deem commercially
                  reasonable. The Grantor agrees that, to the extent notice of
                  sale shall be required by law, at least ten days' prior
                  written notice to the Grantor of the time and place of any
                  public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be
                  made shall constitute reasonable notification. The
                  Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale
                  of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given.
                  The Administrative Agent may adjourn any public or private
                  sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place
                  fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be
                  made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned.

                  (b) All cash Proceeds received by the Administrative Agent in
         respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, all
         or any part of the Collateral shall be applied by the Administrative
         Agent against all or any part of the Obligations as set forth in
         Section 4.7 of the Credit Agreement.

                  (c) The Administrative Agent may

                           (i) transfer all or any part of the Collateral into
                  the name of the Administrative Agent or its nominee, with or
                  without disclosing that such Collateral is subject to the Lien
                  hereunder,

                           (ii) notify the parties obligated on any of the
                  Collateral to make payment to the Administrative Agent of any
                  amount due or to become due thereunder,

                           (iii) withdraw, or cause or direct the withdrawal, of
                  all funds with respect to the Collateral Account;

                           (iv) enforce collection of any of the Collateral by
                  suit or otherwise, and surrender, release or exchange all or
                  any part thereof, or compromise or extend or renew for any
                  period (whether or not longer than the original period) any
                  obligations of any nature of any party with respect thereto,
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                           (v) endorse any checks, drafts, or other writings in
                  the Grantor's name to allow collection of the Collateral,

                           (vi) take control of any Proceeds of the Collateral,
                  and

                           (vii) execute (in the name, place and stead of the
                  Grantor) endorsements, assignments, stock powers and other
                  instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to all or
                  any of the Collateral.

         SECTION 6.2. Compliance with Restrictions. The Grantor agrees that, in
any sale of any of the Collateral whenever a Specified Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to
comply with any limitation or restriction in connection with such sale as it may
be advised by counsel is necessary in order to avoid any violation of applicable
law (including compliance with such procedures as may restrict the number of
prospective bidders and purchasers, require that such prospective bidders and
purchasers have certain qualifications, and restrict such prospective bidders
and purchasers to Persons who will represent and agree that they are purchasing
for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or
resale of such Collateral), or in order to obtain any required approval of the
sale or of the purchaser by any Governmental Authority or official, and the
Grantor further agrees that such compliance shall not result in such sale being
considered or deemed not to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner,
nor shall the Administrative Agent be liable nor accountable to the Grantor for
any discount allowed by the reason of the fact that such Collateral is sold in
compliance with any such limitation or restriction.

         SECTION 6.3. Protection of Collateral. The Administrative Agent may
from time to time, at its option, perform any act which the Grantor fails to
perform after being requested in writing so to perform (it being understood that
no such request need be given after the occurrence and during the continuance of
a Specified Default) and the Administrative Agent may from time to time take any
other action which the Administrative Agent deems necessary for the maintenance,
preservation or protection of any of the Collateral or of its security interest
therein.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

         SECTION 7.1. Loan Document. This Security Agreement is a Loan Document
executed pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly
indicated herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the
terms and provisions thereof, including Article X thereof.

         SECTION 7.2. Binding on Successors, Transferees and Assigns;
Assignment. This Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until
the Termination Date has occurred, shall be binding upon the Grantor and its
successors, transferees and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by each Secured Party and its successors, transferees and assigns;
provided that the Grantor may not (unless otherwise permitted under the terms of
the Credit Agreement or this Security Agreement) assign any of its obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of all Lenders.
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         SECTION 7.3. Amendments, etc. No amendment to or waiver of any
provision of this Security Agreement, nor consent to any departure by the
Grantor from its obligations under this Security Agreement, shall in any event
be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the
Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as the
case may be, pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement) and the Grantor
and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance
and for the specific purpose for which given.

         SECTION 7.4. Notices. All notices and other communications provided for
hereunder shall be in writing or by facsimile and addressed, delivered or
transmitted to the appropriate party at the address or facsimile number of such
party specified in the Credit Agreement or at such other address or facsimile
number as may be designated by such party in a notice to the other party. Any
notice or other communication, if mailed and properly addressed with postage
prepaid or if properly addressed and sent by pre-paid courier service, shall be
deemed given when received; any notice or other communication, if transmitted by
facsimile, shall be deemed given when the confirmation of transmission thereof
is received by the transmitter.

         SECTION 7.5. Release of Liens. Upon the occurrence of the Termination
Date, the security interests granted herein shall automatically terminate with
respect to all Collateral. Upon any such termination, the Administrative Agent
will, at the Grantor's sole expense, deliver to the Grantor, without any
representations, warranties or recourse of any kind whatsoever, all Collateral
held by the Administrative Agent hereunder, and execute and deliver to the
Grantor such documents as the Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such
termination.

         SECTION 7.6. No Waiver; Remedies. In addition to, and not in limitation
of Section 2.4, no failure on the part of any Secured Party to exercise, and no
delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other
or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies
herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by
law.

         SECTION 7.7. Headings. The various headings of this Security Agreement
are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or
interpretation of this Security Agreement or any provisions thereof.

         SECTION 7.8. Severability. Any provision of this Security Agreement
which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
provision and such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such
prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of
this Security Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such
provision in any other jurisdiction.

         SECTION 7.9. Governing Law, Entire Agreement, etc. THIS SECURITY
AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE
INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS
5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK),
EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PERFECTION, EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR NONPERFECTION,
AND PRIORITY OF

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THE SECURITY INTEREST HEREUNDER, OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF ANY
PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE
STATE OF NEW YORK. This Security Agreement and the other Loan Documents
constitute the entire understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede any prior agreements, written or
oral, with respect thereto.

         SECTION 7.10. Counterparts. This Security Agreement may be executed by
the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be
an original and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same
agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this
Security Agreement by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of an original
executed counterpart of this Security Agreement.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Security
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its Authorized Officer as of the
date first above written.

                                        HECLA MINING COMPANY

                                        By: /s/ Lewis E. Walde
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:  Lewis E. Walde
                                            Title: Chief Financial Officer

                                        THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
                                        as Administrative Agent

                                        By: /s/ Robert Hosie
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:  Robert Hosie
                                            Title:  MD

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                                                                         ANNEX I
                                                  to Borrower Security Agreement

                  Intellectual Property Collateral Definitions

         "Computer Hardware and Software Collateral" means, with respect to the
Greens Creek Joint Venture:

                  (a) all computer and other electronic data processing
         hardware, integrated computer systems, central processing units, memory
         units, display terminals, printers, features, computer elements, card
         readers, tape drives, hard and soft disk drives, cables, electrical
         supply hardware, generators, power equalizers, accessories and all
         peripheral devices and other related computer hardware, including all
         operating system software, utilities and application programs in
         whatsoever form;

                  (b) all software programs (including both source code, object
         code and all related applications and data files), designed for use on
         the computers and electronic data processing hardware described in
         clause (a) above;

                  (c) all firmware associated therewith;

                  (d) all documentation (including flow charts, logic diagrams,
         manuals, guides, specifications, training materials, charts and pseudo
         codes) with respect to such hardware, software and firmware described
         in the preceding clauses (a) through (c); and

                  (e) all rights with respect to all of the foregoing, including
         copyrights, licenses, options, warranties, service contracts, program
         services, test rights, maintenance rights, support rights, improvement
         rights, renewal rights and indemnifications and any substitutions,
         replacements, improvements, error corrections, updates, additions or
         model conversions of any of the foregoing.

         "Copyright Collateral" means, with respect to the Greens Creek Joint
Venture, all copyrights, registered or unregistered and whether published or
unpublished, now or hereafter in force throughout the world including all of the
Greens Creek Joint Venture's rights, titles and interests in and to all
copyrights registered in the United States Copyright Office or anywhere else in
the world and registrations and recordings thereof and all applications for
registration thereof, whether pending or in preparation, all copyright licenses,
the right to sue for past, present and future infringements of any of the
foregoing, all rights corresponding thereto, all extensions and renewals of any
thereof and all Proceeds of the foregoing, including licenses, royalties,
income, payments, claims, damages and Proceeds of suit, which are owned or
licensed by the Greens Creek Joint Venture.

         "Patent Collateral" means, with respect to the Greens Creek Joint
Venture:

                  (a) inventions and discoveries, whether patentable or not, all
         letters patent and applications for letters patent throughout the
         world;
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                  (b) all reissues, divisions, continuations,
         continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals and reexaminations of any
         of the items described in clause (a);

                  (c) all patent licenses, and other agreements providing the
         Greens Creek Joint Venture with the right to use any items of the type
         referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; and

                  (d) all Proceeds of, and rights associated with, the foregoing
         (including licenses, royalties income, payments, claims, damages and
         Proceeds of infringement suits), the right to sue third parties for
         past, present or future infringements of any patent or patent
         application, and for breach or enforcement of any patent license.

         "Trademark Collateral" means, with respect to the Greens Creek Joint
Venture:

                  (a) (i) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company
         names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service
         marks, certification marks, collective marks, logos and other source or
         business identifiers, and all goodwill of the business associated
         therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, whether
         currently in use or not, all registrations and recordings thereof and
         all applications in connection therewith, whether pending or in
         preparation for filing, including registrations, recordings and
         applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any
         office or agency of the United States of America, or any State thereof
         or any other country or political subdivision thereof or otherwise, and
         all common-law rights relating to the foregoing, and (ii) the right to
         obtain all reissues, extensions or renewals of the foregoing
         (collectively referred to as the "Trademark");

                  (b) all trademark licenses for the grant by or to the Greens
         Creek Joint Venture of any right to use any trademark; and

                  (c) all of the goodwill of the business connected with the use
         of, and symbolized by the items described in, clause (a), and to the
         extent applicable clause (b);

                  (d) the right to sue third parties for past, present and
         future infringements of any Trademark Collateral described in clause
         (a) and, to the extent applicable, clause (b); and

                  (e) all Proceeds of, and rights associated with, the
         foregoing, including any claim by Greens Creek Joint Venture against
         third parties for past, present or future infringement or dilution of
         any Trademark, Trademark registration or Trademark license, or for any
         injury to the goodwill associated with the use of any such Trademark or
         for breach or enforcement of any Trademark license and all rights
         corresponding thereto throughout the world.

         "Trade Secrets Collateral" means, with respect to the Greens Creek
Joint Venture, all common law and statutory trade secrets and all other
confidential, proprietary or useful information and all know-how obtained by or
used in or contemplated at any time for use in the business of the Greens Creek
Joint Venture (all of the foregoing being collectively called a "Trade Secret"),
whether or not such Trade Secret has been reduced to a writing or other tangible

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form, including all Documents and things embodying, incorporating or referring
in any way to such Trade Secret, all Trade Secret licenses, and including the
right to sue for and to enjoin and to collect damages for the actual or
threatened misappropriation of any Trade Secret and for the breach or
enforcement of any such Trade Secret license.

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                                   EXHIBIT G-3

                          SUBSIDIARY SECURITY AGREEMENT

         This SUBSIDIARY SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of September 12, 2005 (as
amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to
time, this "Security Agreement"), is made by HECLA ALASKA LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the "Grantor"), in favor of THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
("Scotia Capital"), as the administrative agent (together with its successor(s)
thereto in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent") for each of the Secured
Parties.

                              W I T N E S S E T H :
                              - - - - - - - - - -

         WHEREAS, pursuant to a Credit Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2005
(as amended, supplemented, amended and restated, extended or otherwise modified
from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among Hecla Mining Company, a
Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, N
M Rothschild & Sons Limited ("Rothschild"), as the Technical Agent, and Scotia
Capital and Rothschild, as the Arrangers, the Lenders and the Issuers have
extended Commitments to make Credit Extensions to the Borrower; and

         WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to the making of the Credit
Extensions under the Credit Agreement, the Grantor is required to execute and
deliver this Security Agreement;

         NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Grantor agrees, for the
benefit of each Secured Party, as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I
                                   DEFINITIONS

         SECTION 1.1. Certain Terms. The following terms (whether or not
underscored) when used in this Security Agreement, including its preamble and
recitals, shall have the following meanings (such definitions to be equally
applicable to the singular and plural forms thereof):

         "Administrative Agent" is defined in the preamble.

         "Borrower" is defined in the first recital.

         "Collateral" is defined in Section 2.1.

         "Collateral Account" is defined in clause (b) of Section 4.3.

         "Credit Agreement" is defined in the first recital.

         "Equipment" is defined in Section 2.1(a)(iii).
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         "General Intangibles" means all "general intangibles" and all Payment
Intangibles, each as defined in the UCC, and shall include all interest rate or
currency protection or hedging arrangements, all tax refunds, all licenses,
permits, concessions and authorizations and all Intellectual Property Collateral
(in each case, regardless of whether characterized as general intangibles under
the UCC).

         "Grantor" is defined in the preamble.

         "Intellectual Property Collateral" means, collectively, the Computer
Hardware and Software Collateral, the Copyright Collateral, the Patent
Collateral, the Trademark Collateral and the Trade Secrets Collateral, as each
such term is defined in Annex I hereto.

         "Inventory" is defined in Section 2.1(a)(iii).

         "Permitted Liens" means all Liens permitted by clause (a), clause (h)
or clause (j) of Section 7.2.3 of the Credit Agreement.

         "Rothschild" is defined in the first recital.

         "Scotia Capital" is defined in the preamble.

         "Security Agreement" is defined in the preamble.

         "Specified Default" means the occurrence and continuance of (a) an
Event of Default or (b) a Default under clauses (a) through (d) of Section 8.1.9
of the Credit Agreement.

         SECTION 1.2. Credit Agreement Definitions. Unless otherwise defined
herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Security Agreement,
including its preamble and recitals, have the meanings provided in the Credit
Agreement.

         SECTION 1.3. UCC Definitions. When used herein the terms Account,
Chattel Paper, Deposit Account, Document, Goods, Instrument, Letter-of-Credit
Rights, Payment Intangibles, Proceeds, Promissory Notes, Supporting Obligations
have the meaning provided in Article 8 or Article 9, as applicable, of the UCC.

                                   ARTICLE II
                                SECURITY INTEREST

         SECTION 2.1. Grant of Security Interest. The Grantor hereby grants to
the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the ratable benefit of each other
Secured Party, a continuing security interest in all of the Grantor's following
property, whether now or hereafter existing, owned or acquired by the Grantor,
and wherever located, (collectively, the "Collateral"):

                  (a) all right, title and interest of the Grantor in, to and
         under the Greens Creek Joint Venture and the Greens Creek Joint Venture
         Agreement, including
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                           (i) the Grantor's ownership interests in the Greens
                  Creek Joint Venture;

                           (ii) the Grantor's interests in all revenues,
                  profits, income, distributions and other reimbursements and
                  payments with respect to the Greens Creek Joint Venture;

                           (iii) the Grantor's interests in all assets of the
                  Greens Creek Joint Venture, including (A) all equipment in all
                  of its forms of the Greens Creek Joint Venture, wherever
                  located, including all parts thereof and all accessions,
                  additions, attachments, improvements, substitutions and
                  replacements thereto and therefor and all accessories related
                  thereto (any and all of the foregoing being the "Equipment");
                  (B) all --------- inventory in all of its forms of the Greens
                  Creek Joint Venture, wherever located, including (1) raw
                  materials, including ores, minerals and other mineral
                  resources that are mined, extracted, stored, produced,
                  handled, milled or otherwise processed by the Greens Creek
                  Joint Venture, and other work in process therefor, finished
                  goods thereof, and materials used or consumed in the
                  manufacture or production thereof, (2) all goods in which the
                  Greens Creek Joint Venture has an interest in mass or a joint
                  or other interest or right of any kind (including goods in
                  which the Greens Creek Joint Venture has an interest or right
                  as consignee), (3) all goods which are returned to or
                  repossessed by the Greens Creek Joint Venture, and (4) all
                  accessions thereto, products thereof and documents therefor
                  (any and all such inventory, materials, goods, accessions,
                  products and documents being the "Inventory"); (C) all other
                  Goods of the Greens Creek Joint --------- Venture; (D) all
                  Accounts, Chattel Paper, Documents, Instruments, Promissory
                  Notes and General Intangibles (including and together with all
                  tax refunds and all rights under all present and future
                  authorizations, permits and licenses), Letter of Credit Rights
                  and Supporting Obligations of the Greens Creek Joint Venture,
                  whether or not arising out of or in connection with the sale
                  or lease of goods, including minerals (before or after
                  extraction), or the rendering of services; (E) all
                  Intellectual Property Collateral of the Greens Creek Joint
                  Venture; (F) all Deposit Accounts of the Greens Creek Joint
                  Venture; (G) all commercial tort claims of the Greens Creek
                  Joint Venture; and (H) all other property and rights of every
                  kind and description and interests therein of the Greens Creek
                  Joint Venture;

                  (b) all Accounts, Chattel Paper, Documents, Instruments,
         Promissory Notes and Payment Intangibles, Deposit Accounts,
         Letter-of-Credit Rights and Supporting Obligations, whether or not
         arising out of or in connection with the sale or lease of goods,
         including minerals (before or after extraction), or the rendering of
         services;

                  (c) all books, records, writings, databases, information and
         other property relating to, used or useful in connection with,
         evidencing, embodying, incorporating or referring to, any of the
         foregoing in this Section;
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                  (d) all Proceeds of the foregoing and, to the extent not
         otherwise included, all payments under insurance (whether or not the
         Administrative Agent is the loss payee thereof); and

                  (e) all other property and rights of every kind and
         description and interests therein.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term "Collateral" shall not include:

                           (i) any General Intangibles or other rights arising
                  under any contracts, instruments, licenses or other documents
                  as to which the grant of a security interest would (A)
                  constitute a violation of a valid and enforceable restriction
                  in favor of a third party on such grant, unless and until any
                  required consents shall have been obtained, or (B) give any
                  other party to such contract, instrument, license or other
                  document the right to terminate its obligations thereunder; or

                           (ii) any asset, the granting of a security interest
                  in which would be void or illegal under any applicable
                  governmental law, rule or regulation, or pursuant thereto
                  would result in, or permit the termination of, such asset.

         SECTION 2.2. Security for Obligations. This Security Agreement and the
Collateral in which the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties is granted a security interest hereunder by the Grantor secure the
payment and performance of all of the Obligations.

         SECTION 2.3. Grantor Remains Liable. Anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding:

                  (a) the Grantor will remain liable under the Greens Creek
         Joint Venture Agreement and under any contracts and agreements included
         in the Collateral to the extent set forth therein, and will perform all
         of its duties and obligations under the Greens Creek Joint Venture
         Agreement and such contracts and agreements to the same extent as if
         this Security Agreement had not been executed;

                  (b) the exercise by the Administrative Agent of any of its
         rights hereunder will not release the Grantor from any of its duties or
         obligations under the Greens Creek Joint Venture Agreement and any such
         contracts or agreements included in the Collateral; and

                  (c) no Secured Party will have any obligation or liability
         under the Greens Creek Joint Venture Agreement or any contracts or
         agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this Security
         Agreement, nor will any Secured Party be obligated to perform any of
         the obligations or duties of the Grantor thereunder or to take any
         action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder.

         SECTION 2.4. Security Interest Absolute, etc. This Security Agreement
shall in all respects be a continuing, absolute, unconditional and irrevocable
grant of security interest, and shall remain in full force and effect until the
Termination Date. All rights of the Secured Parties and the security interests
granted to the Administrative Agent (for its benefit and the ratable

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benefit of each other Secured Party) hereunder, and all obligations of the
Grantor hereunder, shall, in each case, be absolute, unconditional and
irrevocable irrespective of:

                  (a) any lack of validity, legality or enforceability of any
         Loan Document;

                  (b) the failure of any Secured Party (i) to assert any claim
         or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against any Obligor or any
         other Person (including any other Grantor) under the provisions of any
         Loan Document or otherwise, or (ii) to exercise any right or remedy
         against any other guarantor (including any other Grantor) of, or
         collateral securing, any Obligations;

                  (c) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or
         in any other term of, all or any part of the Obligations, or any other
         extension, compromise or renewal of any Obligations;

                  (d) any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination of
         any Obligations for any reason, including any claim of waiver, release,
         surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to (and
         the Grantor hereby waives any right to or claim of) any defense or
         setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of
         the invalidity, illegality, nongenuineness, irregularity, compromise,
         unenforceability of, or any other event or occurrence affecting, any
         Obligations or otherwise;

                  (e) any amendment to, rescission, waiver, or other
         modification of, or any consent to or departure from, any of the terms
         of any Loan Document;

                  (f) any addition, exchange or release of any Collateral or of
         any Person that is (or will become) a Grantor (including the Grantor
         hereunder) of the Obligations, or any surrender or non-perfection of
         any collateral, or any amendment to or waiver or release or addition
         to, or consent to or departure from, any other guaranty held by any
         Secured Party securing any of the Obligations; or

                  (g) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a
         defense available to, or a legal or equitable discharge of, any
         Obligor, any surety or any guarantor.

         SECTION 2.5. Postponement of Subrogation. The Grantor agrees that it
will not exercise any rights against another Obligor which it may acquire by way
of rights of subrogation under any Loan Document to which it is a party. The
Grantor shall not seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement
from any Obligor, in respect of any payment made under any Loan Document or
otherwise, until following the Termination Date. Any amount paid to the Grantor
on account of any such subrogation rights prior to the Termination Date shall be
held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties and shall immediately be
paid and turned over to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties in the exact form received by the Grantor (duly endorsed in favor of the
Administrative Agent, if required), to be credited and applied against the
Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with Section 6.1;
provided that if the Grantor has made payment to the Secured Parties of all or
any part of the Obligations and the Termination Date has occurred, then at the
Grantor's request, the

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Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) will, at the expense of
the Grantor, execute and deliver to the Grantor appropriate documents (without
recourse and without representation or warranty) necessary to evidence the
transfer by subrogation to the Grantor of an interest in the Obligations
resulting from such payment. In furtherance of the foregoing, at all times prior
to the Termination Date, the Grantor shall refrain from taking any action or
commencing any proceeding against any Obligor (or its successors or assigns,
whether in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding or otherwise) to recover any
amounts in respect of payments made under this Security Agreement to any Secured
Party.

                                   ARTICLE III
                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

         In order to induce the Secured Parties to enter into the Credit
Agreement and make Credit Extensions thereunder, the Grantor represents and
warrants to each Secured Party as set forth below.

         SECTION 3.1. Participating Share; Certificate. The Grantor's
Participating Share of the Greens Creek Joint Venture is set forth on Schedule
I. The Grantor's interest in the Green Creek Joint Venture is not represented by
a certificate of interest or similar instrument.

         SECTION 3.2. Grantor Name, Location, etc.

                  (a) The jurisdiction in which the Grantor is located for
         purposes of Sections 9-301 and 9-307 of the UCC is set forth in Item A
         of Schedule II.

                  (b) The jurisdiction (including the county) in which the
         Greens Creek Mine is located is set forth in Item B of Schedule II.

                  (c) Each location a secured party would have filed a UCC
         financing statement in the five years prior to the date hereof to
         perfect a security interest in any assets owned by the Grantor is set
         forth in Item C of Schedule II.

                  (d) The Grantor does not have any trade names other than those
         set forth in Item D of Schedule II hereto.

                  (e) During the four months preceding the date hereof, the
         Grantor has not been known by any legal name different from the one set
         forth on the signature page hereto, nor has the Grantor been the
         subject of any merger or other corporate reorganization, except as set
         forth in Item E of Schedule II hereto.

                  (f) The Grantor's federal taxpayer identification number is
         (and, during the four months preceding the date hereof, the Grantor has
         not had a federal taxpayer identification number different from that)
         set forth in Item F of Schedule II hereto.

                  (g) The name set forth on the signature page attached hereto
         is the true and correct legal name (as defined in the UCC) of the
         Grantor.
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         SECTION 3.3. Ownership, No Liens, etc. The Grantor owns its Collateral
free and clear of any Lien, except Permitted Liens. No effective UCC financing
statement or other filing similar in effect covering all or any part of the
Collateral is on file in any recording office, except those filed in favor of
the Administrative Agent relating to this Security Agreement.

         SECTION 3.4. Possession, Control; etc. The Grantor has, and agrees that
it will maintain, exclusive possession of its Documents, Instruments and
Promissory Notes. The Grantor is the sole entitlement holder of its Accounts and
no other Person (other than the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Security
Agreement) has control or possession of, or any other interest in, any of its
Accounts or any other securities or property credited thereto.

         SECTION 3.5. Validity, etc.

                  (a) This Security Agreement creates a valid security interest
         in the Collateral securing the payment of the Obligations.

                  (b) The Grantor has filed or caused to be filed all UCC-1
         financing statements in the filing offices set forth in Item A and Item
         B of Schedule II (collectively, the "Filing Statements") (or has
         authenticated and delivered to the Administrative Agent the Filing
         Statements suitable for filing in such offices).

                  (c) Upon the filing of the Filing Statements with the
         appropriate agencies therefor the security interests created under this
         Security Agreement shall constitute a perfected security interest in
         the Collateral (other than Collateral described in clauses (a)(iii)(E),
         (a)(iii)(F), (a)(iii)(G), (a)(iii)(H), or (c) of Section 2.1 to the
         extent that a security interest therein cannot be perfected by filing
         pursuant to the UCC) in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of
         the Secured Parties, prior to all other Liens (except for Permitted
         Liens).

         SECTION 3.6. Authorization, Approval, etc. Except as have been obtained
or made and are in full force and effect, no authorization, approval or other
action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any
other third party is required either

                  (a) for the grant by the Grantor of the security interest
         granted hereby or for the execution, delivery and performance of this
         Security Agreement by the Grantor;

                  (b) for the perfection or maintenance of the security
         interests hereunder including the first priority nature of such
         security interests (except with respect to the filing of the Filing
         Statements in accordance with Section 3.5(b) and continuation
         statements with respect to the Filing Statements under Section 9-515(d)
         of the relevant UCC); or

                  (c) for the exercise by the Administrative Agent of the rights
         and remedies provided for in this Security Agreement, except notices
         that may be required under Sections 16.2(b) and (c) of the Greens Creek
         Joint Venture Agreement.

         SECTION 3.7. Best Interests. It is in the best interests of the Grantor
to execute this Security Agreement inasmuch as the Grantor will, as a result of
being a Subsidiary of the

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Borrower, derive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the Loans and
other extensions of credit made from time to time to the Borrower by the Lenders
and the issuer pursuant to the Credit Agreement, and the Grantor agrees that the
Secured Parties are relying on this representation in agreeing to make such
Loans and other extensions of credit pursuant to the Credit Agreement to the
Borrower.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                                    COVENANTS

         The Grantor covenants and agrees that, until the Termination Date, the
Grantor will perform, comply with and be bound by the obligations set forth
below.

         SECTION 4.1. Continuous Pledge. The Grantor will (subject to the terms
of the Credit Agreement) deliver to the Administrative Agent and at all times
keep pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto, on a first-priority,
perfected basis all Payment Intangibles to the extent they are evidenced by a
Document, Instrument, Promissory Note or Chattel Paper, all interest and
principal with respect to such Payment Intangibles, and all Proceeds and rights
from time to time received by or distributable to the Grantor in respect of any
of the foregoing Collateral. The Grantor agrees that it will, promptly following
receipt thereof, deliver to the Administrative Agent possession of all originals
of negotiable Documents, Instruments, Promissory Notes and Chattel Paper that it
acquires following the Effective Date.

         SECTION 4.2. Change of Name, etc. The Grantor will not change its name
or place of incorporation or organization or federal taxpayer identification
number except upon 30 days' prior written notice to the Administrative Agent.

         SECTION 4.3. As to Accounts, etc.

                  (a) The Grantor shall have the right to collect all Accounts
         so long as no Specified Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

                  (b) The Grantor agrees promptly upon receipt of notice of the
         occurrence and continuance of a Specified Default from the
         Administrative Agent and without any request therefor by the
         Administrative Agent, so long as such Specified Default shall continue,
         to deliver (properly endorsed where required hereby or requested by the
         Administrative Agent) to the Administrative Agent all Collateral
         (including Proceeds to be distributed to (or payable to) the Grantor)
         thereafter received by the Grantor, all of which shall be held by the
         Administrative Agent as additional Collateral. All such Collateral that
         may at any time and from time to time be held by the Grantor, but which
         the Grantor is then obligated to deliver to the Administrative Agent,
         shall, until delivery to the Administrative Agent, be held by the
         Grantor separate and apart from, and not commingled with, its other
         property in trust for the Administrative Agent. The Administrative
         Agent shall deposit Proceeds of Collateral in a Deposit Account of the
         Grantor maintained with the Administrative Agent (the "Collateral
         Account"); provided that the Administrative Agent shall have the right
         to apply any amount in the Collateral Account to the payment of any
         Obligations which are due and payable. With respect to any Collateral
         Account, it is hereby confirmed and agreed that (i) deposits in such

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         Collateral Account are subject to a security interest as contemplated
         hereby, (ii) such Collateral Account shall be under the control of the
         Administrative Agent and (iii) the Administrative Agent shall have the
         sole right of withdrawal over such Collateral Account.

         SECTION 4.4. As to Collateral Generally.

                  (a) Subject to clause (b) below and the Grantor's rights under
         the Greens Creek Joint Venture, the Grantor will, at its own expense,
         endeavor to collect, as and when due, all amounts due with respect to
         any of the Collateral, including the taking of such action with respect
         to such collection as the Administrative Agent may request following
         the occurrence of a Specified Default or, in the absence of such
         request, as the Grantor may deem advisable.

                  (b) At any time following the occurrence and during the
         continuance of a Specified Default, whether before or after the
         maturity of any of the Obligations, the Administrative Agent may (i)
         revoke any or all of the rights of the Grantor set forth in clause (a),
         (ii) notify any parties obligated on any of the Collateral to make
         payment to the Administrative Agent of any amounts due or to become due
         thereunder and (iii) enforce collection of any of the Collateral by
         suit or otherwise and surrender, release, or exchange all or any part
         thereof, or compromise or extend or renew for any period (whether or
         not longer than the original period) any indebtedness thereunder or
         evidenced thereby.

                  (c) Upon request of the Administrative Agent following the
         occurrence and during the continuance of a Specified Default, the
         Grantor will, at its own expense, notify any parties obligated on any
         of the Collateral to make payment to the Administrative Agent of any
         amounts due or to become due thereunder.

                  (d) At any time following the occurrence and during the
         continuation of a Specified Default, the Administrative Agent may
         endorse, in the name of the Grantor, any item, howsoever received by
         the Administrative Agent, representing any payment on or other Proceeds
         of any of the Collateral.

         SECTION 4.5. Transfers. The Grantor shall not sell, assign (by
operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral,
except (i) Inventory or Equipment in the ordinary course of business and (ii) as
provided in the Credit Agreement.

         SECTION 4.6. Commercial Tort Claims. If the Grantor shall at any time
hold or acquire a commercial tort claim related to the Greens Creek Joint
Venture that has a reasonable possibility of yielding net proceeds in excess of
$250,000, the Grantor shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent thereof in
a writing signed by the Grantor including a summary description of such claim
and grant to the Administrative Agent in such writing a security interest
therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Security
Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent.

         SECTION 4.7. Further Assurances, etc. The Grantor agrees that, from
time to time at its own expense, it will promptly execute and deliver all
further instruments and documents, and

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take all further action, that may be necessary or that the Administrative Agent
may reasonably request, in order to perfect, preserve and protect any security
interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the
Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder
with respect to any Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Grantor will

                  (a) from time to time upon the request of the Administrative
         Agent, promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent such instruments
         and similar documents, satisfactory in form and substance to the
         Administrative Agent, with respect to such Collateral as the
         Administrative Agent may request and will, from time to time upon the
         request of the Administrative Agent, after the occurrence and during
         the continuance of any Specified Default, promptly transfer any
         securities constituting Collateral into the name of any nominee
         designated by the Administrative Agent; if any Collateral shall be
         evidenced by an Instrument, negotiable Document, Promissory Note or
         tangible Chattel Paper, deliver and pledge to the Administrative Agent
         hereunder such Instrument, negotiable Document, Promissory Note or
         tangible Chattel Paper duly endorsed and accompanied by duly executed
         instruments of transfer or assignment, all in form and substance
         satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

                  (b) file (and hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to
         file) such Filing Statements or continuation statements, or amendments
         thereto, and such other instruments or notices (including any
         assignment of claim form under or pursuant to the federal assignment of
         claims statute, 31 U.S.C. ss. 3726, any successor or amended version
         thereof or any regulation promulgated under or pursuant to any version
         thereof), as may be necessary or that the Administrative Agent may
         request in order to perfect and preserve the security interests and
         other rights granted or purported to be granted to the Administrative
         Agent hereby;

                  (c) deliver to the Administrative Agent and at all times keep
         pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto, on a
         first-priority, perfected basis, at the request of the Administrative
         Agent, all interest and principal with respect to Promissory Notes, and
         all Proceeds and rights from time to time received by or distributable
         to the Grantor in respect of any of the foregoing Collateral;

                  (d) not take or omit to take any action the taking or the
         omission of which would result in any material impairment or alteration
         of any obligation of the maker of any Payment Intangible or other
         Instrument constituting Collateral, except as provided in Section 4.4;
         and

                  (e) not create any tangible Chattel Paper with respect to the
         Collateral without placing a legend on such tangible Chattel Paper
         acceptable to the Administrative Agent indicating that the
         Administrative Agent has a security interest in such Chattel Paper.

With respect to the foregoing and the grant of the security interest hereunder,
the Grantor hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to file one or more
financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relative to all or
any part of the Collateral. The Grantor agrees that a carbon, photographic or
other reproduction of this Security Agreement or any UCC financing

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statement covering the Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a
UCC financing statement where permitted by law. The Grantor hereby authorizes
the Administrative Agent to file financing statements describing as the
collateral covered thereby "all of the debtor's personal property or assets" or
words to that effect, notwithstanding that such wording may be broader in scope
than the Collateral described in this Security Agreement.

                                    ARTICLE V
                            THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

         SECTION 5.1. Administrative Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. The
Grantor hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent its
attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Grantor and
in the name of the Grantor or otherwise, from time to time in the Administrative
Agent's discretion, following the occurrence and during the continuance of a
Specified Default, to take any action and to execute any instrument which the
Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes
of this Security Agreement, including:

                  (a) to ask, demand, collect, sue for, recover, compromise,
         receive and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become
         due under or in respect of any of the Collateral;

                  (b) to receive, endorse and collect any drafts or other
         writings in connection with clause (a) above;

                  (c) to file any claims or take any action or institute any
         proceedings which the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or
         desirable for the collection of any of the Collateral or otherwise to
         enforce the rights of the Administrative Agent with respect to any of
         the Collateral, including such actions as it deems necessary or
         desirable under or with respect to the Greens Creek Joint Venture
         Agreement; and

                  (d) to perform the affirmative obligations of the Grantor
         hereunder.

The Grantor hereby acknowledges, consents and agrees that the power of attorney
granted pursuant to this Section is irrevocable and coupled with an interest.

         SECTION 5.2. Administrative Agent May Perform. If the Grantor fails to
perform any agreement contained herein, the Administrative Agent may itself
perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the reasonable expenses of
the Administrative Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by
the Grantor pursuant to Section 10.3 of the Credit Agreement.

         SECTION 5.3. Administrative Agent Has No Duty. The powers conferred on
the Administrative Agent hereunder are solely to protect its interest (on behalf
of the Secured Parties) in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty on it to
exercise any such powers. Except for reasonable care of any Collateral in its
possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, the
Administrative Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral or responsibility
for
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                  (a) ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls,
         conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relative
         to any Collateral, whether or not the Administrative Agent has or is
         deemed to have knowledge of such matters, or

                  (b) taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against
         prior parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral.

         SECTION 5.4. Reasonable Care. The Administrative Agent is required to
exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any of the
Collateral in its possession; provided that the Administrative Agent shall be
deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any
of the Collateral, if it takes such action for that purpose as the Grantor
reasonably requests in writing at times other than upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of any Specified Default, but failure of the
Administrative Agent to comply with any such request at any time shall not in
itself be deemed a failure to exercise reasonable care.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                                    REMEDIES

         SECTION 6.1. Certain Remedies. If any Specified Default shall have
occurred and be continuing:

                  (a) The Administrative Agent may exercise in respect of the
         Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for
         herein or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a
         Secured Party on default under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies
         to the affected Collateral) and also may

                           (i) take possession of any Collateral not already in
                  its possession without demand and without legal process;

                           (ii) require the Grantor to, and the Grantor hereby
                  agrees that it will, at its expense and upon written request
                  of the Administrative Agent forthwith, assemble all or part of
                  the Collateral as directed by the Administrative Agent and
                  make it available to the Administrative Agent at a place to be
                  designated by the Administrative Agent that is reasonably
                  convenient to both parties,

                           (iii) enter onto the property where any Collateral is
                  located and take possession thereof without demand and without
                  legal process;

                           (iv) without notice except as specified below, lease,
                  license, sell or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any
                  part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale,
                  at any of the Administrative Agent's offices or elsewhere, for
                  cash, on credit or for future delivery, and upon such other
                  terms as the Administrative Agent may deem commercially
                  reasonable. The Grantor agrees that, to the extent notice of
                  sale shall be required by law, at least ten days' prior
                  written notice to the Grantor of the time and place of any
                  public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be
                  made shall constitute reasonable notification. The
                  Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale
                  of Collateral

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                  regardless of notice of sale having been given. The
                  Administrative Agent may adjourn any public or private sale
                  from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed
                  therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made
                  at the time and place to which it was so adjourned.

                  (b) All cash Proceeds received by the Administrative Agent in
         respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, all
         or any part of the Collateral shall be applied by the Administrative
         Agent against all or any part of the Obligations as set forth in
         Section 4.7 of the Credit Agreement.

                  (c) The Administrative Agent may

                           (i) transfer all or any part of the Collateral into
                  the name of the Administrative Agent or its nominee, with or
                  without disclosing that such Collateral is subject to the Lien
                  hereunder,

                           (ii) notify the parties obligated on any of the
                  Collateral to make payment to the Administrative Agent of any
                  amount due or to become due thereunder,

                           (iii) withdraw, or cause or direct the withdrawal, of
                  all funds with respect to the Collateral Account;

                           (iv) enforce collection of any of the Collateral by
                  suit or otherwise, and surrender, release or exchange all or
                  any part thereof, or compromise or extend or renew for any
                  period (whether or not longer than the original period) any
                  obligations of any nature of any party with respect thereto,

                           (v) endorse any checks, drafts, or other writings in
                  the Grantor's name to allow collection of the Collateral,

                           (vi) take control of any Proceeds of the Collateral,
                  and

                           (vii) execute (in the name, place and stead of the
                  Grantor) endorsements, assignments, stock powers and other
                  instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to all or
                  any of the Collateral.

         SECTION 6.2. Compliance with Restrictions. The Grantor agrees that in
any sale of any of the Collateral whenever a Specified Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to
comply with any limitation or restriction in connection with such sale as it may
be advised by counsel is necessary in order to avoid any violation of applicable
law (including compliance with such procedures as may restrict the number of
prospective bidders and purchasers, require that such prospective bidders and
purchasers have certain qualifications, and restrict such prospective bidders
and purchasers to Persons who will represent and agree that they are purchasing
for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or
resale of such Collateral), or in order to obtain any required approval of the
sale or of the purchaser by any Governmental Authority or official, and the
Grantor further agrees that such compliance shall not result in such sale being

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considered or deemed not to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner,
nor shall the Administrative Agent be liable nor accountable to the Grantor for
any discount allowed by the reason of the fact that such Collateral is sold in
compliance with any such limitation or restriction.

         SECTION 6.3. Protection of Collateral. The Administrative Agent may
from time to time, at its option, perform any act which the Grantor fails to
perform after being requested in writing so to perform (it being understood that
no such request need be given after the occurrence and during the continuance of
a Specified Default) and the Administrative Agent may from time to time take any
other action which the Administrative Agent deems necessary for the maintenance,
preservation or protection of any of the Collateral or of its security interest
therein.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

         SECTION 7.1. Loan Document. This Security Agreement is a Loan Document
executed pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly
indicated herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the
terms and provisions thereof, including Article X thereof.

         SECTION 7.2. Binding on Successors, Transferees and Assigns;
Assignment. This Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until
the Termination Date has occurred, shall be binding upon the Grantor and its
successors, transferees and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by each Secured Party and its successors, transferees and assigns;
provided that the Grantor may not (unless otherwise permitted under the terms of
the Credit Agreement or this Security Agreement) assign any of its obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of all Lenders.

         SECTION 7.3. Amendments, etc. No amendment to or waiver of any
provision of this Security Agreement, nor consent to any departure by the
Grantor from its obligations under this Security Agreement, shall in any event
be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the
Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as the
case may be, pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement) and the Grantor
and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance
and for the specific purpose for which given.

         SECTION 7.4. Notices. All notices and other communications provided for
hereunder shall be in writing or by facsimile and addressed, delivered or
transmitted to the appropriate party at the address or facsimile number of such
party specified in the Credit Agreement or at such other address or facsimile
number as may be designated by such party in a notice to the other party. Any
notice or other communication, if mailed and properly addressed with postage
prepaid or if properly addressed and sent by pre-paid courier service, shall be
deemed given when received; any notice or other communication, if transmitted by
facsimile, shall be deemed given when the confirmation of transmission thereof
is received by the transmitter.

         SECTION 7.5. Release of Liens. Upon the occurrence of the Termination
Date, the security interests granted herein shall automatically terminate with
respect to all Collateral.

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Upon any such termination, the Administrative Agent will, at the Grantor's sole
expense, deliver to the Grantor, without any representations, warranties or
recourse of any kind whatsoever, all Collateral held by the Administrative Agent
hereunder, and execute and deliver to the Grantor such documents as the Grantor
shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.

         SECTION 7.6. No Waiver; Remedies. In addition to, and not in limitation
of Section 2.4, no failure on the part of any Secured Party to exercise, and no
delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other
or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies
herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by
law.

         SECTION 7.7. Headings. The various headings of this Security Agreement
are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or
interpretation of this Security Agreement or any provisions thereof.

         SECTION 7.8. Severability. Any provision of this Security Agreement
which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
provision and such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such
prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of
this Security Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such
provision in any other jurisdiction.

         SECTION 7.9. Governing Law, Entire Agreement, etc. THIS SECURITY
AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE
INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS
5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK),
EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PERFECTION, EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR NONPERFECTION,
AND PRIORITY OF THE SECURITY INTEREST HEREUNDER, OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN
RESPECT OF ANY PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION
OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. This Security Agreement and the other Loan
Documents constitute the entire understanding among the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede any prior
agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto.

         SECTION 7.10. Counterparts. This Security Agreement may be executed by
the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be
an original and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same
agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this
Security Agreement by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of an original
executed counterpart of this Security Agreement.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Security
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its Authorized Officer as of the
date first above written.

                                         HECLA ALASKA LLC

                                         By:  Hecla Mining Company,
                                                  its Managing Member

                                         By:  /s/  Lewis E. Walde
                                              ---------------------------------
                                              Name:  Lewis E. Walde
                                              Title: Chief Financial Officer

                                         THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
                                         as Administrative Agent

                                         By:  /s/  Robert Hosie
                                              ---------------------------------
                                              Name:  Robert Hosie
                                              Title:  MD

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                                                                         ANNEX I
                                                to Subsidiary Security Agreement

                  Intellectual Property Collateral Definitions

         "Computer Hardware and Software Collateral" means:

                  (a) all computer and other electronic data processing
         hardware, integrated computer systems, central processing units, memory
         units, display terminals, printers, features, computer elements, card
         readers, tape drives, hard and soft disk drives, cables, electrical
         supply hardware, generators, power equalizers, accessories and all
         peripheral devices and other related computer hardware, including all
         operating system software, utilities and application programs in
         whatsoever form;

                  (b) all software programs (including both source code, object
         code and all related applications and data files), designed for use on
         the computers and electronic data processing hardware described in
         clause (a) above;

                  (c) all firmware associated therewith;

                  (d) all documentation (including flow charts, logic diagrams,
         manuals, guides, specifications, training materials, charts and pseudo
         codes) with respect to such hardware, software and firmware described
         in the preceding clauses (a) through (c); and

                  (e) all rights with respect to all of the foregoing, including
         copyrights, licenses, options, warranties, service contracts, program
         services, test rights, maintenance rights, support rights, improvement
         rights, renewal rights and indemnifications and any substitutions,
         replacements, improvements, error corrections, updates, additions or
         model conversions of any of the foregoing.

         "Copyright Collateral" means all copyrights, registered or unregistered
and whether published or unpublished, now or hereafter in force throughout the
world including all of the Greens Creek Joint Venture's rights, titles and
interests in and to all copyrights registered in the United States Copyright
Office or anywhere else in the world and registrations and recordings thereof
and all applications for registration thereof, whether pending or in
preparation, all copyright licenses, the right to sue for past, present and
future infringements of any of the foregoing, all rights corresponding thereto,
all extensions and renewals of any thereof and all Proceeds of the foregoing,
including licenses, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages and Proceeds of
suit, which are owned or licensed by the Greens Creek Joint Venture.

         "Patent Collateral" means:

                  (a) inventions and discoveries, whether patentable or not, all
         letters patent and applications for letters patent throughout the
         world;

                  (b) all reissues, divisions, continuations,
         continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals and reexaminations of any
         of the items described in clause (a);
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                  (c) all patent licenses, and other agreements providing the
         Greens Creek Joint Venture with the right to use any items of the type
         referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; and

                  (d) all Proceeds of, and rights associated with, the foregoing
         (including licenses, royalties income, payments, claims, damages and
         Proceeds of infringement suits), the right to sue third parties for
         past, present or future infringements of any patent or patent
         application, and for breach or enforcement of any patent license.

         "Trademark Collateral" means:

                  (a) (i) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company
         names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service
         marks, certification marks, collective marks, logos and other source or
         business identifiers, and all goodwill of the business associated
         therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, whether
         currently in use or not, all registrations and recordings thereof and
         all applications in connection therewith, whether pending or in
         preparation for filing, including registrations, recordings and
         applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any
         office or agency of the United States of America, or any State thereof
         or any other country or political subdivision thereof or otherwise, and
         all common-law rights relating to the foregoing, and (ii) the right to
         obtain all reissues, extensions or renewals of the foregoing
         (collectively referred to as the "Trademark");

                  (b) all trademark licenses for the grant by or to the Greens
         Creek Joint Venture of any right to use any trademark; and

                  (c) all of the goodwill of the business connected with the use
         of, and symbolized by the items described in, clause (a), and to the
         extent applicable clause (b);

                  (d) the right to sue third parties for past, present and
         future infringements of any Trademark Collateral described in clause
         (a) and, to the extent applicable, clause (b); and

                  (e) all Proceeds of, and rights associated with, the
         foregoing, including any claim by Greens Creek Joint Venture against
         third parties for past, present or future infringement or dilution of
         any Trademark, Trademark registration or Trademark license, or for any
         injury to the goodwill associated with the use of any such Trademark or
         for breach or enforcement of any Trademark license and all rights
         corresponding thereto throughout the world.

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         "Trade Secrets Collateral" means all common law and statutory trade
secrets and all other confidential, proprietary or useful information and all
know-how obtained by or used in or contemplated at any time for use in the
business of the Greens Creek Joint Venture (all of the foregoing being
collectively called a "Trade Secret"), whether or not such Trade Secret has been
reduced to a writing or other tangible form, including all Documents and things
embodying, incorporating or referring in any way to such Trade Secret, all Trade
Secret licenses, and including the right to sue for and to enjoin and to collect
damages for the actual or threatened misappropriation of any Trade Secret and
for the breach or enforcement of any such Trade Secret license.

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