Indenture Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor Clause Samples

Indenture Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) From the time the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 6.01 or resigns pursuant to Section 5.04, the Indenture Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity as Master Servicer under this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall be subject to all the obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement except (i) the obligation to repurchase or substitute for any Mortgage Loan, (ii) with respect to any representation or warranty of the Master Servicer, or (iii) for any act or omission of either a predecessor or successor Master Servicer other than the Indenture Trustee. As its compensation under this Agreement, the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to the compensation the Master Servicer would have been entitled to under this Agreement if no notice of termination had been given. In addition, the Indenture Trustee will be entitled to compensation with respect to its expenses in connection with conversion of certain information, documents, and record keeping, as provided in Section 6.01. Notwithstanding the above, (i) if the Indenture Trustee is unwilling to act as successor Master Servicer, or (ii) if the Indenture Trustee is legally unable to so act, the Indenture Trustee may (in the situation described in clause (i)) or shall (in the situation described in clause (ii)) appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution, bank, or other mortgage loan or home equity loan servicer having a net worth of not less than $15,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer under this Agreement to assume of any obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement. The successor Master Servicer must be acceptable to the Credit Enhancer in its sole discretion, as evidenced by the Credit Enhancer's prior consent, as applicable, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The appointment of the successor Master Servicer must not result in the qualification, reduction, or withdrawal of the ratings assigned to the Notes by the Rating Agencies without regard to the Policy. Pending appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer, unless the Indenture Trustee is prohibited by law from so acting, the Indenture Trustee shall act as Master Servicer. In connection with this appointment and assumption, the successor shall be entitled to receive compensation out of payments on Mortgage Loans i...

Indenture Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the receipt by the Servicer of a Termination Notice pursuant to Section 6.1, the Servicer shall continue to perform all servicing functions under this Agreement until the date specified in the Termination Notice or otherwise specified by the Indenture Trustee or until a date mutually agreed upon by the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee shall as promptly as possible after the giving of a Termination Notice appoint an Eligible Servicer as a successor servicer (the “Successor Servicer”), and such Successor Servicer shall accept its appointment by a written assumption in a form acceptable to the Indenture Trustee and the Transferor. The Transferor shall have the right to nominate to the Indenture Trustee the name of a potential successor servicer, which nominee shall be selected by the Indenture Trustee as the Successor Servicer. In the event that a Successor Servicer has not been appointed or has not accepted its appointment at the time when the Servicer ceases to act as Servicer, the Indenture Trustee without further action shall automatically be appointed the Successor Servicer. The Indenture Trustee may delegate any of its servicing obligations to an Affiliate or agent in accordance with subsection 3.1(b) and Section 5.7. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indenture Trustee shall, if it is legally unable so to act, petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint any established institution qualifying as an Eligible Servicer as the Successor Servicer hereunder. The Indenture Trustee shall notify each Note Rating Agency, the Owner Trustee, the Transferor and the Administrator upon the removal of the Servicer and upon the appointment of a Successor Servicer. (c) Upon its appointment, the Successor Servicer shall be the successor in all respects to the Servicer with respect to servicing functions under this Agreement and shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto placed on the Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof, and all references in this Agreement to the Servicer shall be deemed to refer to the Successor Servicer. (d) In connection with any Termination Notice, the Indenture Trustee will review any bids which it obtains from Eligible Servicers and shall be permitted to appoint any Eligible Servicer submitting such a bid as a Successor Servicer or, as provided in subsection 6.2(a), the Successor Servicer nominated by the Transferor, for servicing compensation ...

Indenture Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the time the Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 6.01 or sends a notice pursuant to Section 5.04 or fails to receive any Servicing Extension Notice contemplated by Section 7.12, the Indenture Trustee (or another successor servicer selected by the Bond Insurer) on behalf of the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Bondholders and the Bond Insurer shall be the successor in all respects to the Servicer in its capacity as servicer under this Servicing Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto placed on the Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof, including but not limited to the provisions of Article VIII. Nothing in this Servicing Agreement shall be construed to permit or require the Indenture Trustee or any other successor Servicer to (i) be responsible or accountable for any act or omission of the Servicer prior to the issuance of a notice of termination hereunder, (ii) require or obligate the Indenture Trustee, in its capacity as successor Servicer, to purchase, repurchase or substitute any Mortgage Loan, (iii) fund any losses on any Eligible Investment directed by any other Servicer, or (iv) be responsible for the representations and warranties of the Servicer; provided, however, that the Indenture Trustee, as successor Servicer, or any other successor Servicer shall be required to make any required Advances to the extent that the Servicer failed to make such Advances. As compensation therefor, the Indenture Trustee or any other successor Servicer shall be entitled to the Servicing Fee. (b) Notwithstanding the above, if the Indenture Trustee (or another successor servicer selected by the Bond Insurer) is legally unable to so act, or if the Bond Insurer so elects, the Bond Administrator shall become the successor Servicer, subject to the same rights accorded to the Indenture Trustee under Section 6.01 and this Section 6.

Indenture Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the time the Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Indenture Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Servicer in its capacity as servicer under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto placed on the Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and shall use the same degree of care and skill as is required of the Servicer under this Agreement; provided, however, if the Indenture Trustee becomes the Servicer hereunder, it shall have no responsibility or obligation (i) of repurchase or substitution with respect to any Mortgage Loan, (ii) with respect to any representation or warranty of the Servicer, and (iii) for any liabilities, act or omission of either a predecessor or successor Servicer other than the Indenture Trustee. As compensation therefor, the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to such compensation as the Servicer would have been entitled to hereunder if no such notice of termination had been given. In addition, the Indenture Trustee will be entitled to compensation with respect to its expenses in connection with conversion of certain information, documents and record keeping, as provided in

Indenture Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the receipt by the Servicer of a Termination Notice pursuant to SECTION 8.01, the Servicer shall continue to perform all servicing functions under this Agreement until the date specified in the Termination Notice or otherwise specified by the Indenture Trustee or until a date mutually agreed upon by the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee shall as promptly as possible after the giving of a Termination Notice appoint an Eligible Servicer as a successor servicer (the "SUCCESSOR SERVICER"), and such Successor Servicer shall accept its appointment by a written assumption in a form acceptable to the Indenture Trustee. In the event that a Successor Servicer has not been appointed or has not accepted its appointment at the time when the Servicer ceases to act as Servicer, the Indenture Trustee without further action shall automatically be appointed the Successor Servicer. The Indenture Trustee may delegate any of its servicing obligations to an Affiliate or agent in accordance with SECTION 3.01(b) and SECTION

Indenture Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the receipt by the Servicer of a Termination Notice pursuant to Section 8.01, the Servicer shall continue to perform all servicing functions under this Agreement until the date specified in the Termination Notice or otherwise specified by the Indenture Trustee or until a date mutually agreed upon by the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee shall as promptly as possible after it gives, or a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee receives, a Termination Notice appoint an Eligible Servicer as a successor servicer (the “Successor Servicer”), and such Successor Servicer shall accept its appointment by a written assumption in a form acceptable to the Indenture Trustee; provided, however, for so long as a Back-Up Servicer is designated pursuant to an Indenture Supplement, then the Back-Up Servicer shall be the Successor Servicer. In the event that a Successor Servicer has not been appointed or has not accepted its appointment at the time when the Servicer ceases to act as Servicer, the Indenture Trustee without further action shall automatically be appointed the Successor Servicer. The Indenture Trustee may delegate any of its servicing obligations to an Affiliate or agent in accordance with Section 3.01(b), Section 6.05

Indenture Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. On and after the date the Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 10.01, or the Indenture Trustee receives the resignation ------------- of the Servicer evidenced by an opinion of counsel or accompanied by the consents required by Section 9.04, or the Servicer is removed as servicer ------------ pursuant to this Article X, then, subject to Section 4.08, the Indenture --------- ------------ Trustee shall appoint a successor servicer to be the successor in all respects to the Servicer in its capacity as Servicer under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto placed on the Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof; provided, however, that the successor servicer shall not be liable for any actions of any servicer prior to it; provided further, however, that if a successor servicer cannot be retained in a timely manner, the Indenture Trustee shall act as successor Servicer. In the event the Indenture Trustee assumes the responsibilities of the Servicer pursuant to this Section 10.02, the Indenture Trustee will ------------- make reasonable efforts consistent with applicable law to become licensed, qualified and in good standing in each Mortgaged Property State the laws of which require licensing or qualification, in order to perform its obligations as Servicer hereunder or, alternatively, shall retain an agent who is so licensed, qualified and in good standing in any such Mortgaged Property State.

Indenture Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. Upon the Master Servicer's receipt of notice of termination pursuant to Section 8.01 or resignation pursuant to Section 7.04, the Indenture Trustee shall be the successor to the Master Servicer in its capacity as servicer under this Agreement, and shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions of this Agreement, except that the Indenture Trustee shall not be obligated to purchase Contracts pursuant to Section 4.07 unless the obligation to repurchase arose after the date of the notice of termination given to the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 8.01 or be subject to any obligation of the Master Servicer to indemnify or hold harmless any Person as set forth in this Agreement arising from the acts or omissions of the previous Master Servicer. As compensation therefor,

Indenture Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the time the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04(i) or receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01, the Indenture Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity as servicer under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof; provided, however, that the responsibilities and duties of HSBC Finance as Master Servicer with respect to the purchase of the Home Equity Loans pursuant to Sections 2.02, 2.04(c), 3.01 and the indemnification obligation pursuant to Section 2.04(d) shall not terminate. As compensation therefor, the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to such compensation as the Master Servicer would have been entitled to hereunder if no such notice of termination had been