Deposits to Collection Account The Servicer shall use its best efforts to deposit or cause to be deposited (without duplication), within two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof, into the Collection Account and retain therein in trust for the benefit of the Grantor Trust Holder:
(i) all payments on account of principal and interest on the Home Loans collected after the Cut-Off Date, including any amounts required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 2.07(b)(vii)(B)(IV) of the Grantor Trust Agreement;
(ii) all Net Liquidation Proceeds pursuant to Section 4.11 hereof;
(iii) all Insurance Proceeds;
(iv) all Released Mortgaged Property Proceeds;
(v) any amounts payable in connection with the repurchase of any Home Loan and the amount of any Substitution Adjustment pursuant to Section 2.06 of the Grantor Trust Agreement and Section 3.05 hereof;
(vi) the deposit of the Termination Price under Section 11.01 hereof;
(vii) any amount to be deposited from the Pre-Funding Account or the Capitalized Interest Account; and
(viii) interest and gains on funds held in the Collection Account. The Servicer shall be entitled to retain and not deposit into the Collection Account any amounts received with respect to a Home Loan that constitute additional servicing compensation pursuant to Section 7.03 hereof, and such amounts retained by the Servicer during a Due Period shall be excluded from the calculation of the Servicing Compensation that is distributable to the Servicer from the Note Payment Account on the next Payment Date following such Due Period.
The Collection Account (a) On or prior to the date hereof, the Borrower shall establish and shall thereafter maintain an Eligible Account in the name of the Borrower for the purpose of receiving Collections (the “Collection Account”). The taxpayer identification number associated with the Collection Account shall be that of the Borrower and the Borrower will report for Federal, state and local income taxes, the income, if any, represented by the Collection Account.
(b) The Collection Account shall initially be established at ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association. ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association hereby confirms that it is a national banking association and shall act as a “securities intermediary” (as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC) and a “bank” (as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC) hereunder (in such capacities, the “Securities Intermediary”) with respect to the Collection Account and that the account number of the Collection Account is [***].
(c) The Collection Account shall be a “securities account” as defined in Section 8- 501 of the UCC and shall be maintained by the Securities Intermediary as a securities intermediary in the name of the Borrower, subject to the lien of the Lender, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The Securities Intermediary shall treat the Lender as the “entitlement holder” (within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(7) of the UCC) in respect of all “financial assets” (within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC) credited to the Collection Account;
(d) The Securities Intermediary hereby confirms and agrees that:
(i) the Securities Intermediary shall not change the name or account number of the Collection Account without the prior written consent of the Lender;
(ii) all securities or other property underlying any financial assets (as hereinafter defined) credited to the Collection Account shall be registered in the name of the Securities Intermediary, indorsed to the Securities Intermediary or indorsed in blank or credited to another securities account maintained in the name of the Securities Intermediary, and in no case will any financial asset credited to the Collection Account be registered in the name of the Borrower or any other Person, payable to the order of the Borrower or specially indorsed to the Borrower or any other Person, except to the extent the foregoing have been specially indorsed to the Lender, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or in blank;
(iii) all property transferred or delivered to the Securities Intermediary pursuant to this Agreement will be promptly credited to the Collection Account; [***] Confidential information on this page has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a Confidential Treatment Request.
(iv) the Collection Account is an account to which financial assets are or may be credited, and the Securities Intermediary shall, subject to the terms of this Agreement, treat each of the Borrower and the Servicer as entitled to exercise the rights that comprise any financial asset credited to each such account;
(v) the Securities Intermediary shall promptly deliver copies of all statements, confirmations and other correspondence concerning the Collection Account and/or any financial assets credited thereto simultaneously to each of the Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) and the Lender at the address for each set forth on Schedule II to this Agreement; and
(vi) notwithstanding the intent of the parties hereto, to the extent that Collection Account shall be determined to constitute a “deposit account” within the meaning of Section 9-102(a)(29) of the UCC, the Collection Account shall be subject to the exclusive control of the Lender, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and the Securities Intermediary will comply with instructions originated by the Lender directing disposition of the funds in the Collection Account without further consent by the Borrower or the Servicer; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, until such time as the Securities Intermediary receives a Notice of Exclusive Control (as defined below), the Lender hereby authorizes the Securities Intermediary to honor all withdrawal, payment, transfer or other instructions directing disposition of the funds in the Collection Account received from the Borrower or the Servicer, on its behalf.
(e) The Securities Intermediary hereby agrees that each item of property (including, without limitation, any investment property, financial asset, security, instrument or cash) credited to the Collection Account shall be treated as a “financial asset” within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC.
(f) Except as otherwise set forth in Section 2.20(g) and (h), the Securities Intermediary will comply with “entitlement orders” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(8) of the UCC) (“Entitlement Orders”) originated by the Borrower or by the Servicer.
(g) If at any time the Securities Intermediary shall receive any Entitlement Order from the Lender (i.e., an order directing a transfer or redemption of any financial asset in the Collection Account), or any “instruction” (within the meaning of Section 9-104 of the UCC), originated by the Lender, the Securities Intermediary shall comply with such Entitlement Order or instruction without further consent by the Borrower, the Servicer or any other Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto agree that the Securities Intermediary will comply with the following with respect to any Entitlement Order or instruction: (i) until its receipt of a Notice of Exclusive Control (as defined below) with respect to the financial assets in the Collection Account, any cash received into the Collection Account may be invested in Permitted Investments selected by the Borrower or by the Servicer; and (ii) from and after its receipt of a Notice of Exclusive Control (as defined below), with respect to the financial assets in the Collection Account and without further consent of the Borrower, the Servicer or any other Person, any cash received into the Collection Account, may be invested in Permitted Investments selected by the Lender, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
(h) Upon receipt by the Securities Intermediary of a written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto (a “Notice of Exclusive Control”), the Securities Intermediary will take all Entitlement Orders, instructions or other directions it receives from the Lender, on behalf of the Secured Parties, with respect to the Collection Account, without further consent by the Borrower, the Servicer or any other Person, and shall cease complying with Entitlement Orders, instructions or other directions concerning the Collection Account originated by the Borrower, the Servicer or any other Person.
(i) In the event that the Securities Intermediary has or subsequently obtains by agreement, by operation of law or otherwise a security interest in any of the Collection Account or any financial assets, funds, cash or other property credited thereto or any security entitlement with respect thereto, the Securities Intermediary hereby agrees that such security interest shall be subordinate to the security interest of the Lender, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the financial assets, funds, cash or other property credited to any of the Collection Account will not be subject to deduction, set-off, banker’s lien, or any other right in favor of any Person other than the Lender, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (except that the Securities Intermediary may set-off (i) all amounts due to the Securities Intermediary in respect of customary fees and expenses for the routine maintenance and operation of the Collection Account, and (ii) the face amount of any checks that have been credited to the Collection Account but are subsequently returned unpaid because of uncollected or insufficient funds).
(j) Regardless of any provision in any other agreement, for purposes of the UCC, New York shall be deemed to be the “bank’s jurisdiction” (within the meaning of Section 9-304 of the UCC) and the “security intermediary’s jurisdiction” (within the meaning of Section 8-110 of the UCC).
Withdrawals from the Collection Account and Distribution Account (a) The Master Servicer shall, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Collection Account for any of the following purposes or as described in Section 4.04:
(i) to remit to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account the amounts required to be so remitted pursuant to Section 3.10(b) or permitted to be so remitted pursuant to the first sentence of Section 3.10(d);
(ii) subject to Section 3.16(d), to reimburse the Master Servicer for (a) any unreimbursed Advances to the extent of amounts received which represent Late Collections (net of the related Servicing Fees) of Monthly Payments, Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds on Mortgage Loans with respect to which such Advances were made in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.04; (b) any unreimbursed Advances with respect to the final liquidation of a Mortgage Loan that are Nonrecoverable Advances, but only to the extent that Late Collections, Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds received with respect to such Mortgage Loan are insufficient to reimburse the Master Servicer for such unreimbursed Advances; or (c) subject to Section 4.04(b), any unreimbursed Advances to the extent of funds held in the Collection Account for future distribution that were not included in Available Funds for the preceding Distribution Date;
(iii) subject to Section 3.16(d), to pay the Master Servicer or any Sub-Servicer (a) any unpaid Servicing Fees, (b) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances with respect to each Mortgage Loan, but only to the extent of any Late Collections, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and condemnation proceeds received with respect to such Mortgage Loan, and (c) any Servicing Advances with respect to the final liquidation of a Mortgage Loan that are Nonrecoverable Advances, but only to the extent that Late Collections, Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds received with respect to such Mortgage Loan are insufficient to reimburse the Master Servicer or any Sub-Servicer for Servicing Advances;
(iv) to pay to the Master Servicer as servicing compensation (in addition to the Servicing Fee) on the Master Servicer Remittance Date any interest or investment income earned on funds deposited in the Collection Account;
(v) to pay to the Originator, with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has previously been purchased or replaced pursuant to Section 2.03 or Section 3.16(c) all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of purchase or substitution, as the case may be;
(vi) to reimburse the Master Servicer for any Advance or Servicing Advance previously made which the Master Servicer has determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.04;
(vii) to pay, or to reimburse the Master Servicer for Servicing Advances in respect of, expenses incurred in connection with any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.16(b);
(viii) to reimburse the Master Servicer for expenses incurred by or reimbursable to the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 6.03;
(ix) to reimburse the NIMS Insurer, the Master Servicer (if the Master Servicer is not an Affiliate of the Originator) or the Trustee, as the case may be, for enforcement expenses reasonably incurred in respect of the breach or defect giving rise to the purchase obligation under Section 2.03 of this Agreement that were included in the Purchase Price of the Mortgage Loan, including any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the purchase obligation;
Collection Account (a) On behalf of the Trustee, the Servicer shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, one or more segregated Eligible Accounts (such account or accounts, the “Collection Account”), held in trust for the benefit of the Trustee. On behalf of the Trustee, the Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited in the clearing account (which account must be an Eligible Account) in which it customarily deposits payments and collections on mortgage loans in connection with its mortgage loan servicing activities on a daily basis, and in no event more than one Business Day after the Servicer’s receipt thereof, and shall thereafter deposit into the Collection Account, in no event more than two Business Days after the deposit of such funds into the clearing account, as and when received or as otherwise required hereunder, the following payments and collections received or made by it subsequent to the Cut-off Date (other than in respect of principal or interest on the related Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off Date), or payments (other than Principal Prepayments) received by it on or prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable to a Due Period subsequent thereto:
(i) all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on the Mortgage Loans;
(ii) all payments on account of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee) on each Mortgage Loan;
(iii) all Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds to the extent such Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds are not to be applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to the related Mortgagor in accordance with the express requirements of law or in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, Liquidation Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries;
(iv) any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.12 in connection with any losses realized on Permitted Investments with respect to funds held in the Collection Account;
(v) any amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 3.13(a) in respect of any blanket policy deductibles;
(vi) all proceeds of any Mortgage Loan repurchased or purchased in accordance with this Agreement; and
(vii) all Prepayment Charges collected by the Servicer. The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Collection Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges, NSF fees, reconveyance fees, assumption fees and other similar fees and charges need not be deposited by the Servicer in the Collection Account and shall, upon collection, belong to the Servicer as additional compensation for its servicing activities. In the event the Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time withdraw such amount from the Collection Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
(b) Funds in the Collection Account may be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 3.12. The Servicer shall give notice to the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Depositor of the location of the Collection Account maintained by it when established and prior to any change thereof.
Collection Account and Distribution Account (a) On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Servicer shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, one or more accounts (each such account or accounts, a “Collection Account”), held in trust for the benefit of the Trust Fund and the Certificateholders. On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited in the related clearing account (which account must be an Eligible Account) in which it customarily deposits payments and collections on mortgage loans in connection with its mortgage loan servicing activities on a daily basis, and in no event more than two Business Days after the Servicer’s receipt thereof, and shall thereafter deposit in the Collection Account, in no event more than two Business Days after the deposit of good funds into the clearing account, as and when received or as otherwise required hereunder, the following payments and collections received or made by it subsequent to the related Cut-off Date (other than in respect of principal or interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or before the related Cut-off Date, or payments (other than Principal Prepayments) received by it on or prior to the related Cut-off Date but allocable to a Due Period subsequent thereto):
(i) all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on the Mortgage Loans;
(ii) all payments on account of interest (net of the Servicing Fee and excluding any Prepayment Interest Excess) on each Mortgage Loan;
(iii) all Insurance Proceeds and Net Liquidation Proceeds (other than proceeds collected in respect of any particular REO Property and amounts paid by the Servicer in connection with a purchase of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties pursuant to Section 9.01);
(iv) any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.12 in connection with any losses realized on Permitted Investments with respect to funds held in the Collection Account;
(v) any amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 3.14(a) in respect of any blanket policy deductibles;
(vi) all proceeds of any Mortgage Loan repurchased or purchased in accordance with Section 2.03, Section 3.16(c) or Section 9.01 and all Servicer Prepayment Premium Payment Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(b)(ii);
(vii) all Substitution Shortfall Amounts; and
(viii) all Prepayment Premiums collected by the Servicer. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, the Cut-off Date with respect to any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be the date of substitution. The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Collection Accounts shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges, non sufficient funds fees, reconveyance fees, assumption fees and other similar fees and charges (other than Prepayment Premiums) need not be deposited by the Servicer in the Collection Account and shall, upon collection, belong to the Servicer as additional compensation for its servicing activities. In the event the Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time withdraw such amount from the Collection Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
(b) On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Trustee shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (such account or accounts, the “Distribution Account”), held in trust for the benefit of the Trust Fund and the Certificateholders. On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee in immediately available funds for deposit in the Distribution Account on or by 3:00 p.m. New York time on the Servicer Remittance Date, that portion of the Available Distribution Amount (calculated without regard to the references in clause (2) of the definition thereof to amounts that may be withdrawn from the Distribution Account) for the related Distribution Date then on deposit in the Collection Account, the amount of all Prepayment Premiums on the Mortgage Loans collected by the Servicer in connection with the voluntary Principal Prepayment in full or in part of any of the Mortgage Loans and any Servicer Prepayment Premium Payment Amounts then on deposit in the Collection Account (other than any such Prepayment Premiums received after the related Prepayment Period). If the Servicer fails to remit to the Trustee for distribution to the Certificateholders any payment, including any P&I Advance to be made by the Servicer on the Servicer Remittance Date (without regard to any grace period), the Servicer shall pay to the Trustee, for the account of the Trustee, interest on such late remittance from and including the Servicer Remittance Date to but excluding the date on which such remittance is made, at an annual rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus one percentage point (but in no event greater than the maximum permitted by law).
(c) Funds in the Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 3.12. The Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee and the Depositor of the location of the Collection Account maintained by it when established and prior to any change thereof. The Trustee shall give notice to the Servicer and the Depositor of the location of the Distribution Account when established and prior to any change thereof.
(d) Funds held in a Collection Account at any time may be delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee for deposit in an account (which may be the Distribution Account and must satisfy the standards for the Distribution Account as set forth in the definition thereof) and for all purposes of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a part of such Collection Account until the Servicer Remittance Date when such amounts are required to be deposited into the Distribution Account; provided, however, that the Trustee shall have the sole authority to withdraw any funds held pursuant to this subsection (d). In the event that the Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time request that the Trustee withdraw such amount from the Distribution Account and remit to it any such amount, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. In addition, the Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee from time to time for deposit and in any event shall remit all such amounts no later than the Servicer Remittance Date, and the Trustee shall so deposit, in the Distribution Account:
(i) any P&I Advances, as required pursuant to Section 4.03;
(ii) any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.23(d) or (f) in connection with any REO Property;
(iii) any amounts to be paid by the Servicer in connection with a purchase of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties pursuant to Section 9.01; and
(iv) any related amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.24 in connection with any Compensating Interest.