Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Seller (a) The Seller hereby represents and warrants to and covenants with the Purchaser, as of the date hereof, that:
(i) The Seller is a national banking association organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States and possesses all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits and franchises to carry on its business as currently conducted by it and to execute, deliver and comply with its obligations under the terms of this Agreement;
(ii) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Seller and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Purchaser, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights in general, as they may be applied in the context of the insolvency of a national banking association, and by general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and by public policy considerations underlying the securities laws, to the extent that such public policy considerations limit the enforceability of the provisions of this Agreement which purport to provide indemnification from liabilities under applicable securities laws;
(iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller and the Seller's performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not (A) violate the Seller's organizational documents, (B) violate any law or regulation or any administrative decree or order to which it is subject or (C) constitute a material default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a material default) under, or result in the breach of, any material contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Seller is a party or by which the Seller is bound, which violation, default or breach, in the case of either clause (iii)(B) or (iii)(C) might have consequences that would, in the Seller's reasonable and good faith judgment, materially and adversely affect the financial condition or the operations of the Seller or its properties (taken as a whole) or have consequences that would materially and adversely affect its performance hereunder;
(iv) The Seller is not in default with respect to any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state, municipal or other governmental agency or body, which default might have consequences that would, in the Seller's reasonable and good faith judgment, materially and adversely affect the financial condition or the operations of the Seller or its properties (taken as a whole) or have consequences that would materially and adversely affect its performance hereunder;
(v) The Seller is not a party to or bound by any agreement or instrument or subject to any other corporate restriction or any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, law or regulation that would, in the Seller's reasonable and good faith judgment, materially and adversely affect the ability of the Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement or that requires the consent of any third person to the execution of this Agreement or the performance by the Seller of its obligations under this Agreement (except to the extent such consent has been obtained);
(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 Seller of, or compliance by the Seller with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions involving the Seller contemplated by this Agreement except as have previously been obtained, and no bulk sale law applies to such transactions;
(vii) No litigation is pending or, to the Seller's knowledge, threatened against the Seller that would, in the Seller's good faith and reasonable judgment, prohibit its entering into this Agreement or materially and adversely affect the performance by the Seller of its obligations under this Agreement; and
(viii) For purposes of accounting under generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), and for federal income tax purposes, the Seller will report the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as a sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser in exchange for consideration contemplated by this Agreement. The consideration received by the Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser will constitute at least reasonably equivalent value and fair consideration for the Mortgage Loans. The Seller will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser. The Seller is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of the creditors of the Seller or on account of an antecedent debt.
(b) The Seller hereby makes, on the date hereof and on the Closing Date, the representations and warranties contained in Schedule I and Schedule II hereto with respect to each Mortgage Loan, for the benefit of the Purchaser, which representations and warranties are subject to the exceptions set forth on Schedules III and IV. References in this Agreement to "Breach" mean a breach of any such representations and warranties made pursuant to this Section 3(b) with respect to any Mortgage Loan.