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EXHIBIT 10.1
INITIAL MORTGAGE LOAN CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
AAMES CAPITAL CORPORATION
AS SELLER
AND
AAMES CAPITAL ACCEPTANCE CORP.
AS PURCHASER
Dated as of June 1, 1998
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Initial Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement
This Initial Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement (this
"Agreement"), dated as of June 1, 1998, is between Aames Capital Corporation
(the "Seller") and Aames Capital Acceptance Corp. (the "Purchaser").
The Seller intends to convey and the Purchaser intends to acquire
certain home equity mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") as provided in this
Agreement. The Purchaser intends to convey the Mortgage Loans to Bankers Trust
Company of California, N.A., as trustee (the "Trustee") for the Aames Mortgage
Trust 1998-B (the "Trust") under a pooling and servicing agreement, to be dated
as of June 1, 1998 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), by and among Aames
Capital Acceptance Corp., as transferor, Aames Capital Corporation, as servicer,
and the Trustee, pursuant to which Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
1998-B (the "Certificates") will be issued.
Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following
words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the
meanings specified in this Section.
Adjustable Rate Group: The Mortgage Loans identified in the Mortgage
Loan Schedule as having been assigned to the Adjustable Rate Group, including
any Qualified Replacement Mortgage Loans delivered in replacement thereof.
Adjustable Mortgage Rate Loan: Any Mortgage Loan with a Mortgage Loan
Rate that is adjustable at regular periodic intervals, based on the Index plus
the related Gross Margin and subject to any Minimum Rate, Maximum Rate and
periodic limitations or adjustment from time to time, all as set forth in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Adjustment Date: With respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
date on which a change to the Mortgage Loan Rate on a Mortgage Loan becomes
effective.
Affiliate: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person
controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.
For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any
specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such
Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms "controlling" and
"controlled" have meanings corresponding to the foregoing.
Agreement: This Initial Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement and all
amendments hereof and supplements hereto.
Appraised Value: The appraised value of any Mortgaged Property based
upon the appraisal made at the time of the origination of the related Mortgage
Loan or, in the case of a
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Mortgage Loan that is a purchase money mortgage loan, the sales price of the
related Mortgage Property if such sales price is less than the appraised value.
Business Day: Any day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday or (b) a day
on which banking institutions in the Sate of California or the Sate of New York
are required or authorized by law, executive order or governmental decree to be
closed.
Certificate Account: As defined in Article I of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
Certificateholder or Holder: As defined in Article I of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
Closing: The closing of the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans pursuant
to this Agreement.
Closing Date: June 18, 1998.
Closing Documents: All documents specified in Section 6 of this
Agreement.
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio: With respect to a Mortgage Loan, the
ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (i) the sum of the Original Principal
Amount of such related Mortgage Loan plus the outstanding principal balance (at
the time of origination of such Mortgage Loan) of each Mortgage Loan secured by
the related Mortgaged Property that is senior to such Mortgage Loan to (ii) the
Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property determined by the Seller at
the time of origination of such Mortgage Loan.
Cut-off Date: As to each Mortgage Loan, the date specified as the
"Cut-off Date" in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Cut-off Date Principal Balance: As to any Mortgage, its principal
balance as of open of business on the Cut-off Date.
Defective Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan that is required to be
repurchased or substituted by the Seller pursuant to Section 3(g) or Section 5
of this Agreement.
Deleted Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced by
a Qualified Replacement Mortgage Loan.
FEMA: The Federal Emergency Management Agency and its successors in
interest.
Financial Guaranty Insurer: Financial Security Assurance Inc., a stock
insurance company organized and created under the laws of the State of New York,
and any successors thereto.
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Fixed Rate Group: The Mortgage Loans identified in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule as having been assigned to the Fixed Rate Group, including any
Qualified Replacement Mortgage Loans delivered in replacement thereof.
Fixed Rate Group Loan: Any Mortgage Loan assigned to the Fixed Rate
Group.
Gross Margin: With respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note, which amount is
added to the Index in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note to
determine the Mortgage Loan Rate.
Index: With respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
applicable index for computing the Mortgage Loan Rate as specified in the
Mortgage Note.
Initial Pool Balance: $525,084,767.23, which is the aggregate of the
principal balances of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement as of the
close of business on the applicable Cut-off Dates, after application of all
payments of principal received in respect of such Mortgage Loans before the
applicable Cut-off Dates.
Lien: As applied to the property or assets (or the income or profits
therefrom) of any Person, in each case whether the same is consensual or
nonconsensual or arises by contract, operation of law, legal process or
otherwise: (a) any mortgage, lien, pledge, attachment, charge, lease,
conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or other security interest
or encumbrance of any kind or (b) any arrangement, express or implied, under
which such property or assets are transferred, sequestered or otherwise
identified for the purpose of subjecting or making available the same for the
payment of debt or performance of any other obligation in priority to the
payment of the general, unsecured creditors of such Person.
Maximum Rate: With respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, any
absolute maximum Mortgage Loan Rate, set by provisions in the related Mortgage
Note.
Minimum Rate: With respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, any
absolute minimum Mortgage Loan Rate, set by provisions in the related Mortgage
Note, subject to the initial Mortgage Loan Rate first adjusting to a level in
excess of such minimum Mortgage Loan Rate in accordance with the terms of the
Mortgage Note.
Monthly Mortgage Payment: With respect to any Mortgage Note, the amount
of each monthly payment (other than any final balloon payment) payable under
such Mortgage Note in accordance with its terms, including one month's accrued
interest on the related principal balance at the then applicable Mortgage Loan
Rate, but net of any portion of such monthly payment that represents late
payment charges, prepayment or extension fees or collection allocable to
payments made by Mortgagors for payment of insurance premiums or similar items.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument creating a
first, second or third lien on an estate in fee simple in real property securing
a Mortgage Loan.
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Mortgage File: The file for each Mortgage Loan containing the items
specified on Exhibit C annexed hereto.
Mortgage Loan: Each of the Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule that are the subject of this Agreement.
Mortgage Loan Rate: With respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan,
the per annum rate of interest computed in accordance with the provisions of the
related Mortgage Note as the sum of the Index and the Gross Margin, subject to
any Minimum Rate, the Maximum Rate or periodic limitation on adjustments to such
rate applicable from time to time to the calculation of interest thereon. As to
any other Mortgage Loan, the fixed per annum rate of interest applicable to the
calculation of interest thereon specified in the related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule of Mortgage Loans annexed hereto
as Exhibit A setting forth as to each such Mortgage Loan, among other things,
(a) its identifying number and the name of the related Mortgagor; (b) the street
address of the related Mortgaged Property including the state, county and zip
code; (c) its date of origination; (d) the original number of months to stated
maturity; (e) its original stated maturity; (f) its original principal balance;
(g) its Cut-off Date Principal Balance; (h) the related Mortgage Loan Rate as of
the applicable Cut-off Date and with respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the related Index, Gross Margin, Minimum Rate, Maximum Rate and any
periodic limitations on adjustment; (i) the scheduled Monthly Payment; (j) the
date in each month on which the related Monthly Mortgage Payments are due; (k)
its Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio or the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the
original principal balance of such Mortgage Loan to the Appraised Value of the
related Mortgaged Property; (l) the status of Liens on the related Mortgage; (m)
whether the related Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied or non-owner-occupied;
(n) whether the related Mortgaged Property is a single-family residence, a
two-to four-family residence, a manufactured home or a unit in a condominium or
planned unit development; (o) whether the Mortgage Loan has been originated by
an Affiliate of the Seller; and (p) whether the Mortgage Loan is being serviced
by a Sub-Servicer and, if so, the identity of such Sub-Servicer. The Mortgage
Loan Schedule shall be amended from time to time to reflect the repurchase or
substitution of Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage Note: The note or other instrument evidencing the indebtedness
of a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan.
Mortgaged Property: The underlying property securing a Mortgage Loan.
Mortgagor: The obligor under a Mortgage Note.
Original Adjustable Rate Group Pool Balance: $275,028,937.98.
Original Fixed Rate Group Pool Balance: $205,055,829.25.
Original Principal Amount: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the
original principal amount due under the related Mortgage Note as of its date of
origination.
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Payment Date: The date of payment on the Certificates pursuant to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which date is the 15th day of each month or, if
such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following such 15th
day, beginning July 15, 1998.
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Pooling and Servicing Agreement: That certain pooling and servicing
agreement, to be dated as of June 1, 1998, among the Seller, the Servicer and
the Trustee relating to the acquisition by the Trustee of the Mortgage Loans
from the Purchaser and the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Servicer.
Purchaser: Aames Capital Acceptance Corp., a Delaware corporation.
Qualified Replacement Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan that is
substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3(g) or Section 5 of
this Agreement that must, at the end of the calendar month preceding the date of
such substitution, (i) have an outstanding principal balance (when taken
together with any other Qualified Replacement Mortgage Loan being substituted
for such Deleted Mortgage Loan), not in excess of and not substantially less
than the unpaid principal balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan at the end of the
calendar month preceding the date of substitution, (ii) if the Deleted Mortgage
Loan is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, have the Mortgage Loan Rate computed
on substantially the same basis as the Mortgage Loan Rate on the related
Mortgage Loan, utilizing the same Index and having a Gross Margin or Minimum
Rate not less than (and not more than one percentage point in excess of) the
Gross Margin and Minimum Rate applicable to the Deleted Mortgage Loan and if the
Deleted Mortgage Loan is not an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, have a Mortgage
Loan Rate not less than (and not more than one percentage point in excess of)
the Mortgage Loan Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iii) have a remaining term
to maturity not greater than (and not more than one year less than) that of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iv) have a Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio equal to or
lower than the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (v)
satisfy the criteria set forth from time to time in the definition "qualified
replacement mortgage" at Section 8606(a)(14) of the Code, (vi) has the same or
superior lien priority as the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vii) comply as of the date
of substitution with each representation and warranty set forth in Section 4,
(viii) have the same or better property type as the Deleted Mortgage Loan, and
(ix) have the same or better occupancy status. In the event that one or more
mortgage loans are proposed to be substituted for one or more Deleted Mortgage
Loans, the foregoing tests may be met on a weighted average basis (which, in the
case of the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, must be acceptable to the Financial
Guaranty Insurer), except that the requirements of clauses (iv) through (viii)
hereof must be satisfied as to each Qualified Replacement Mortgage Loan.
Release Price: With respect to any Defective Mortgage Loan, an amount
equal to (i) the sum of (A) the principal balance of such Defective Mortgage
Loan as of the beginning of the calendar month next preceding the Remittance
Date on which such repurchase is required to
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occur, (B) interest computed at the applicable Mortgage Loan Rate on such
principal balance from the date to which interest was last paid by the Mortgagor
to the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding the Remittance Date
on which such repurchase occurs and (C) any previously unreimbursed Servicing
Advances made on or in respect of such Defective Mortgage Loan, less (ii) any
payments of principal and interest in respect of such Defective Mortgage Loan
made by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor during such calendar month.
Remittance Date: As to any Payment Date, the third Business Day prior
to such Payment Date.
Seller: Aames Capital Corporation, a California corporation.
Servicer: Aames Capital Corporation or any successor servicer appointed
as provided pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Servicing Advances: As defined in Article I of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 2. Agreement to Acquire. The Seller agrees to convey, and the
Purchaser agrees to acquire, the Mortgage Loans identified on Mortgage Loan
Schedule, as such Mortgage Loan Schedule may be amended to reflect the actual
Mortgage Loans accepted by the Purchaser pursuant to the terms hereof. The
conveyance of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on the Closing Date. The
consideration for the Mortgage Loans conveyed pursuant to this Agreement shall
be specified on Exhibit B annexed hereto, which consideration shall be exchanged
on or prior to the Closing Date.
SECTION 3. Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.
(a) Effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to receipt of the
consideration referred to in Section 2, the Seller does hereby transfer, assign,
set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, all the right,
title and interest of the Seller in and to the Mortgage Loans identified on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule as of such date.
(b) The Purchaser or its assignee shall be entitled to receive all
payments of principal and interest received or deemed to be received by the
Seller on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans on or after the applicable
Cut-off Dates, and all other recoveries of principal and interest collected on
or after the applicable Cut-off Dates (other than in respect of interest that
accrued on such Mortgage Loans during periods prior to the applicable Cut-off
Dates). All payments of interest due before the applicable Cut-off Dates but
collected after the applicable Cut-off Dates, and recoveries of principal and
interest collected before the applicable Cut-off Dates (other than amounts
representing interest that accrued on the Mortgage Loans during any period on or
after the applicable Cut-off Dates), shall belong to, and be promptly remitted
to, the Seller.
(c) In connection with its conveyance of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to
subsection (a) above, the Seller shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to
be delivered to and deposited with, the Purchaser or its designee, on or before
the Closing Date, the Mortgage Files. The Seller hereby acknowledges that the
Purchaser intends to transfer the Mortgage Loans to the
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Trust to be formed pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In order to
relieve the Purchaser of certain administrative burdens and expenses that the
Purchaser otherwise would have to incur in connection with the transfer thereof
under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Seller hereby agrees to deliver
each Mortgage File, including assignments of mortgage executed in blank and in
recordable form, to the Trustee for the benefit of the Trust in satisfaction of
its obligation to deliver the same to the Purchaser hereunder. The Seller
undertakes to complete and to record each such assignment on the terms and
conditions specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and the parties
hereto expressly agree and acknowledge that the Trustee is intended to be a
third party beneficiary of this undertaking, and hereby grants to the Purchaser
and to the Trustee (in its capacity as such) full power, authority and right to
complete any or all such assignments and to record the same, and hereby
undertakes to take no action or make any claim inconsistent with any interest
created by such completion or recordation. The parties hereto expressly
acknowledge that such actions by the Seller are not intended to evidence, and
shall not be deemed to evidence, any intent contrary to the express intent of
the parties hereto that the transfer pursuant to this Agreement constitute a
sale from Seller to Purchaser. In addition, the Seller shall bear all recording
and/or filing costs related to the Mortgage Loans, and if any document or
instrument indicated on Exhibit C as being required to be recorded or filed, as
the case may be, is lost or returned unrecorded or unfiled, as the case may be,
because of a defect therein, the Seller shall promptly prepare or cause to be
prepared a substitute therefor or cure such defect, as the case may be.
If the Seller cannot deliver the original Mortgage or any intervening
mortgage assignment with evidence of recording thereon concurrently with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement solely because of a delay caused by the
public recording office where such original Mortgage or mortgage assignment has
been delivered for recordation, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser or its
designee an officer's certificate, with a photocopy of such Mortgage or mortgage
assignment, as the case may be, attached thereto, stating that such original
Mortgage or mortgage assignment has been delivered to the appropriate public
recording official for recordation. The Seller shall promptly deliver to the
Purchaser or its designee such original Mortgage or intervening mortgage
assignment with evidence of recording indicated thereon upon receipt thereof
from the public recording official. If the Purchaser within six months from the
Closing Date shall not have received such original Mortgage or intervening
mortgage assignment from the public recording official, it shall obtain, and
deliver to the Trustee within eight months from the Closing Date, a copy of such
original Mortgage or mortgage assignment certified by such public recording
official to be a true and complete copy of such original Mortgage or mortgage
assignment as recorded by such public recording office.
(d) All documents and records relating to the Mortgage Loans that are
held by or on behalf of the Seller, but not specified on Exhibit C as required
to be a part of a Mortgage File, shall be delivered to the Purchaser or its
designee on or before the Closing Date.
(e) In connection with its conveyance of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to
subsection (a) above, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee
in respect of the Mortgage Loans, on or before the Closing Date, all amounts, if
any, received on each Mortgage Loan on or after the applicable Cut-off Date
(other than amounts representing interest that
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accrued during any period prior to the applicable Cut-off Date) and held by or
on behalf of the Seller.
(f) The Seller confirms to the Purchaser that it has caused its
computer records relating to the Mortgage Loans to indicate by a code that the
Mortgage Loans have been sold to the Purchaser and that the Seller will treat
the transaction contemplated by such sale and assignment as a sale in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles and will reflect such sale on its
primary accounting records.
(g) The Purchaser or its assignees will cause the Trustee, for the
benefit of the Certificateholders, to review each Mortgage File within 45 days
after the Closing Date to determine whether the documents described in items
(a)-(c), (e) and (f) on Exhibit C have been executed and received, and whether
such documents relate to the Mortgage Loans identified in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule and in so doing the Trustee may rely on the purported due execution and
genuineness of any such document and on the purported genuineness of any
signature thereon. If within such 45-day period the Trustee finds any document
constituting a part of a Mortgage File not to have been executed or received or
to be unrelated to the Mortgage Loans identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
the Purchaser or its assignees shall promptly notify the Seller of such findings
and shall provide a copy of such notice to the Financial Guaranty Insurer. The
Seller shall have a period of 60 days from the date of such notice to correct or
cure any such defect.
The costs relating to the delivery of other documents specified in this
Section shall be borne by the Seller.
If the Seller has been notified of a defect in a Mortgage File that
materially and adversely affects the value of the related Mortgage Loan, and
such defect remains uncured after such 60-day period, the Seller shall, (i) in
the case of a defect consisting solely of the failure of the Seller to deliver
the original Mortgage or any intervening mortgage assignment with evidence of
recording thereon for reasons set forth in Section 3(c), on the first Remittance
Date occurring after the expiration of eight months from the Closing Date, and
(ii) in the case of all other defects, on the Remittance Date occurring not
later than 60 days after receipt of notice of such defect, as the case may be,
either (I) repurchase the related Mortgage Loan (including any property acquired
in respect thereof and any insurance policy or current or future insurance
proceeds with respect thereto) from the holder of such Mortgage Loan at such
time at a price equal to the Release Price, which shall be accomplished by
deposit of monies by the Seller in the Certificate Account on such Remittance
Date, or (II) substitute one or more Qualified Replacement Mortgage Loans for
the related Mortgage Loan.
Upon receipt by the Purchaser or its assignees of an officer's
certificate of the Seller to the effect that the Release Price for a Defective
Mortgage Loan (other than a Defective Mortgage Loan that is a Deleted Mortgage
Loan) has been deposited in the Certificate Account, and upon confirmation by
the Trustee that such Release Price has been received by it, the Purchaser shall
cause the execution and delivery of such instrument of transfer or assignment
presented to it by the Seller, in each case without recourse, as shall be
necessary to vest in the Seller legal and
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beneficial ownership of such repurchased Defective Mortgage Loan (including any
property acquired in respect thereof or insurance policy or current or future
insurance proceeds with respect thereto).
Payments received with respect to Qualified Replacement Mortgage Loans
in the calendar month prior to the Remittance Date on which such substitution
occurs will be retained by the Seller. No amounts will be remitted to Seller in
respect of the payments received on such Deleted Mortgage Loan in the calendar
month prior to the Remittance Date representing amounts due or accrued thereon
prior to such Remittance Date, but the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to
retain all amounts received subsequent to such Remittance Date in respect of
such Deleted Mortgage Loan. In the case of a Qualified Replacement Mortgage
Loan, the Mortgage File relating thereto shall be delivered to the Purchaser or
its designee and the amount, if any, by which the principal balance of the
related Deleted Mortgage Loan as of the related Remittance Date exceeds the
principal balance of the Qualified Replacement Mortgage Loan as of the first day
of the calendar month in which such date occurs shall be remitted by the Seller
for deposit in the Certificate Account on the Remittance Date on which the
substitution occurs. Upon receipt by the Purchaser or its assignee of an
officer's certificate certifying that the Qualified Replacement Mortgage Loan
conforms to the requirements of this Agreement and (a) written notification of
such deposit by the Trustee and (b) the new Mortgage File (containing all of the
documents referred to in clauses (a), (c), (e) and (f) of Exhibit C), the
Purchaser shall cause to be released to the Seller the Mortgage File related to
the Deleted Mortgage Loan or property and shall cause the execution and delivery
of such instrument of transfer or assignment presented to it by the Seller,
without recourse, as shall be necessary to vest in the Seller all of the legal
and beneficial ownership of such Deleted Mortgage Loan or property and the
Purchaser and its assignees shall have no further responsibility with respect to
said Mortgage File. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of the
Seller to substitute a Qualified Replacement Mortgage Loan for or repurchase any
Defective Mortgage Loan (or any property acquired in respect thereof or
insurance policy or current or future insurance proceeds with respect thereto)
shall constitute the sole remedy against it respecting such defect available to
the Purchaser and its assignees.
(h) The Seller shall, at any time upon the request of the Purchaser or
its assignees, without limiting the obligations of the Seller under this
Agreement, execute, acknowledge and deliver all such additional documents and
instruments and all such further assurances and will do or cause to be done all
such further acts and things as may be proper or reasonably necessary to carry
out the intent of this Agreement.
SECTION 4. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Seller.
(a) The Seller hereby represents and warrants to and covenants with the
Purchaser, as of the date hereof, and shall be deemed to have represented and
warranted to and covenanted with the Purchaser, as of the Closing Date, that:
(i) The Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
California. The Seller has the power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations in accordance
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herewith; the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
(including all instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this
Agreement) by the Seller and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary corporate action; this Agreement evidences the valid and
binding obligation of the Seller enforceable against the Seller in
accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating
to or affecting creditors' rights generally or the application of
equitable principles in any proceeding, whether at law or in equity;
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not
result in the breach of any terms or provisions of the articles of
incorporation or bylaws of the Seller or result in the breach of any
term or provision of, or conflict with or constitute a default under or
result in the acceleration of any obligation under, any material
agreement, indenture or loan or credit agreement or other material
instrument to which the Seller or its property is subject, or result in
the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
to which the Seller or its property is subject;
(ii) All actions, approvals, consents, waivers, exemptions,
variances, franchises, orders, permits authorizations, rights and
licenses required to be taken, given or obtained, as the case may be,
by or from any federal, state or other governmental authority or
agency, that are necessary in connection with the execution and
delivery by the Seller of this Agreement, have been duly taken, given
or obtained, as the case may be, are in full force and effect, are not
subject to any pending proceedings or appeals (administrative, judicial
or otherwise) and either the time within which any appeal therefrom may
be taken or review thereof may be obtained has expired or no review
thereof may be obtained or appeal therefrom taken, and are adequate to
authorize the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement on the part of the Seller;
(iii) There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation
pending or, to the best of the Seller's knowledge, threatened against
the Seller that, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may
result in any material adverse change in the business, operations,
financial condition, properties or assets of the Seller or in any
material impairment of the right or ability of the Seller to carry on
its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material
liability on the part of the Seller or that would draw into question
the validity of this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, or that would be
likely to impair the ability of the Seller to perform under the terms
of this Agreement;
(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 governmental agency, which default might have
consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition
(financial or other) or operations of the Seller or its properties; and
(v) The transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage
Loans by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to the
bulk transfer laws or any similar
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statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction and are
not being transferred with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any
creditors.
(b) The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser as to
each Mortgage Loan, as of the date specified below or, if no such date is
specified, as of the Closing Date, that:
(i) The information with respect to each Mortgage Loan set
forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule is true and correct as of the
applicable Cut-off Date;
(ii) All of the original or certified documentation set forth
on Exhibit C (including all material documents related thereto), with
respect to each Mortgage Loan has been or will be delivered to the
Purchaser or its designee on the Closing Date or as otherwise provided
in Section 3 hereof;
(iii) Each Mortgaged Property is improved by a one- to
four-family residential dwelling owned by the related Mortgagor in fee
simple, which may include condominiums, townhouses and manufactured
housing or modular homes that are permanently affixed to the land and
constitute real property under the laws of the state in which the
Mortgaged Property is located but shall not include co-operatives or
mobile homes;
(iv) As of the applicable Cut-off Date, no Mortgage Loan in
the Fixed Rate Group has a Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio in excess of
73.45% and no Mortgage Loan in the Adjustable Rate Group has a
Loan-to-Value Ratio in excess of 78.31%;
(v) Each Mortgage Loan was originated by the Seller or an
Affiliate of the Seller or an by an originator not affiliated with the
Seller authorized to originate such Mortgage Loan and is being serviced
by the Seller;
(vi) Each Mortgage Loan included in the Fixed Rate Group as of
the applicable Cut-off Date bears a fixed Mortgage Loan Rate of at
least 6.500% per annum and each Mortgage Loan in the Adjustable Rate
Group has a Mortgage Loan Rate that is adjustable at regular periodic
intervals, based on the Index plus the related Gross Margin subject to
any Minimum Rate, Maximum Rate and any periodic limitations on
adjustment from time to time, all as set forth on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule; each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan has a Minimum Rate of not
less than 4.950% per annum and a Mortgage Loan Rate as of the
applicable Cut-off Date of not less than 9.775% per annum;
(vii) Each Mortgage Note provides for a schedule of
substantially level and equal Monthly Mortgage Payments (subject, in
the case of the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, to periodic adjustments
relating to changes in the Mortgage Loan Rate) that are sufficient to
amortize fully the principal balance of such Mortgage Note on or before
its maturity date, except that, Mortgage Notes with respect to Mortgage
Loans in the Fixed Rate Group representing not more than 2.54% of the
Original Fixed Rate Group Pool Balance and not more than 0.04% of the
Original Adjustable Rate Group Pool Balance, provide for level and
equal Monthly Mortgage Payments that are sufficient to amortize
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fully the principal balances of such Mortgage Notes over a period not
exceeding 30 years, with "balloon" payments at stated maturity that are
substantially in excess of the Monthly Mortgage Payments;
(viii) Each Mortgage is a valid and subsisting lien of record
on the Mortgaged Property having the priority indicated on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule, subject, in the case of any Junior Mortgage Loan, only
to any Senior Lien or Senior Liens on such Mortgage Property, and in
all cases subject to the exceptions to title set forth in the title
insurance policy with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, which
exceptions are generally acceptable to home equity mortgage lending
institutions, and such other exceptions to which similar properties are
commonly subject and that do not individually, or in the aggregate,
materially and adversely affect the benefits of the security intended
to be provided by such Mortgage;
(ix) Immediately prior to the sale, transfer and assignment
herein contemplated, the Seller held good and indefeasible title to,
and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan conveyed by the Seller
subject to no liens, charges, mortgages, encumbrances or rights of
others, except with respect to liens that will be released
simultaneously with such transfer and assignment; and immediately upon
the transfer and assignment herein contemplated, the Purchaser will
hold good and indefeasible title to, and be the sole owner of, each
Mortgage Loan subject to no liens, charges, mortgages, encumbrances or
rights of others;
(x) The Mortgage Loan Rate on each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
will be adjustable on each related Adjustment Date and will equal the
sum, rounded upward to the nearest three decimal places, of the Index
plus the related Gross Margin, subject to any related Minimum Rates,
Maximum Rates or any limitations or periodic adjustments, in each case
as specified in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. 38 Mortgage Loans
are subject to negative amortization. The Mortgage Notes relating to
not more than 80.86% of the Mortgage Loans in the Adjustable Rate
Group, by Original Adjustable Rate Pool Balance or by Adjustable Rate
Group Balance as of the Closing Date, provide for initial Adjustment
Dates that are more than one year and less than three years from the
applicable Cut-off Date;
(xi) With respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, no
mortgage document in the Mortgage File contains any provision
permitting or requiring conversion of the Mortgage Loan to a fixed
interest rate nor is the Mortgage Loan Rate conditioned upon Mortgagor
maintaining accounts with Seller;
(xii) As of the applicable Cut-off Date (a) no Mortgage Loan
had two or more Monthly Mortgage Payments past due and not more than
1.04% of the Mortgage Loans (by Cut-off Date principal balance) had
once or more Monthly Payments past due, (b) no Mortgage Loan has been
60 or more days contractually delinquent more than once during the
12-month period immediately preceding the Cut-off Date, (c) no Mortgage
Loan has
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been 90 or more days contractually delinquent in the last 12-month
period preceding the applicable Cut-off Date;
(xiii) As of the applicable Cut-off Date, there is no
delinquent tax or assessment lien on any Mortgaged Property, and, to
the best knowledge of the Seller, each Mortgaged Property is free of
substantial damage and is in good repair and is not affected by
hazardous or toxic wastes or substances;
(xiv) There is no offset, right of rescission, counterclaim or
defense, including the defense of usury, with respect to any Mortgage
Note or Mortgage, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the
Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder,
render either the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable in whole
or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off,
counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, and no such
right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted
with respect thereto;
(xv) As of the applicable Cut-off Date, there is no mechanic's
lien or claim for work, labor or material affecting any Mortgaged
Property that is or may be a lien prior to, or equal to or on a parity
with, the lien of the related Mortgage except those that are insured
against by any title insurance policy referred to in paragraph (xvii)
below;
(xvi) To the best of the Seller's knowledge, each Mortgage
Loan at the time it was made complied in all material respects with
applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations, including,
without limitation, the federal Truth-in-Lending Act and other consumer
protection laws, real estate settlement procedure, usury, equal credit
opportunity, disclosure and recording laws;
(xvii) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, a lender's title
insurance policy (issued in standard form by a title insurance company
authorized to transact business in the state where the related
Mortgaged Property is located), in an amount at least equal to the
original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan insuring the
mortgagee's interest under the related Mortgage Loan as the holder of a
valid Lien of record on the real property described in the related
Mortgage (subject only to exceptions of the character referred to in
paragraph (viii) above), was effective on the date of the origination
of such Mortgage Loan, and, as of the Closing Date, such policy is in
full force and effect and thereafter such policy shall continue in full
force and effect and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser or its
assignees upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
(xviii) As of the applicable Cut-off Date, either (a) the
improvements upon each Mortgaged Property are covered by a valid and
existing hazard insurance policy (which may be a blanket policy) with a
generally acceptable carrier that provides for fire and extended
coverage representing coverage not less than the least of (i) the
outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan (together,
in the case of a Junior Mortgage Loan, with the outstanding principal
balance of the Senior Lien), (ii) the minimum amount required to
compensate for damage or loss on a replacement cost basis or (iii) the
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full insurable value of the Mortgaged Property or (b) in the case of a
Junior Mortgage Loan, a policy has been issued by a generally
acceptable carrier that will cover the full principal balance of such
Junior Mortgage Loan in the event of a loan covered by a hazard
typically insured against it by the type of policy referred to in
clause (xviii)(a);
(xix) If any Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in
the Federal Register by FEMA as having special flood hazards, a flood
insurance policy in a form meeting the requirements of the current
guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration, if obtainable with
respect to such Mortgaged Property, is in effect with respect to such
Mortgaged Property with a generally acceptable carrier in an amount
representing coverage not less than the least of (A) the outstanding
principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan (together, in the case
of a Junior Mortgage Loan, with the outstanding principal balance of
the Senior Lien), (B) the minimum amount required to compensate for
damage or loss on a replacement cost basis or (C) the maximum amount of
insurance that is available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of
1973;
(xx) Each Mortgage and Mortgage Note is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the maker thereof and is enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except only as such enforcement may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally
and by general principles of equity (whether considered in a proceeding
or action in equity or at law), and all parties to each Mortgage Loan
had full legal capacity to execute all documents relating to such
Mortgage Loan and convey the estate therein purported to be conveyed;
with respect to each Mortgage Loan, only one original Mortgage Note
exists;
(xxi) The Seller has caused and will cause to be performed any
and all acts required to be performed to preserve the rights and
remedies of the Purchaser in any insurance policies applicable to each
Mortgage Loan, including any necessary notifications of insurers,
assignments of policies or interests therein, and establishment of
co-insured, joint loss payee and mortgagee rights in favor of the
Purchaser;
(xxii) As of the applicable Cut-off Date, no more than .38% of
the Original Fixed Rate Group Pool Balance is secured by Mortgaged
Properties located within any single zip code area, and no more than
.47% of the Original Adjustable Rate Group Pool Balance is secured by
Mortgaged Properties located within any single zip code area;
(xxiii) Each original Mortgage has been recorded or is in the
process of being recorded, and all subsequent assignments of the
original Mortgage (other than the assignment from the Seller to the
Purchaser) have been recorded in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein
such recordation is required to perfect the lien thereof for the
benefit of the Purchaser and it assignees (or, subject to Section 3
hereof, are in the process of being recorded);
(xxiv) The terms of each Mortgage Note and each Mortgage have
not been impaired, altered or modified in any respect, except by a
written instrument that has been
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recorded, if necessary, to protect the interests of the Purchaser and
its assignees and that has been delivered to the Purchaser or its
designee. The substance of any such alteration or modification is
reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and has been approved by the
primary mortgage guaranty insurer, if any;
(xxv) The proceeds of each Mortgage Loan have been fully
disbursed, and there is no obligation on the part of the mortgagee to
make future advances thereunder. Any and all requirements as to
completion of any on-site or off-site improvements and as to
disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All
costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing or recording
such Mortgage Loans were paid;
(xxvi) No Mortgage Note is or has been secured by any
collateral, pledged account or other security other than the lien of
the corresponding Mortgage;
(xxvii) No Mortgage Loan was originated under a buydown plan;
(xxviii) No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature or
other contingent interest feature;
(xxix) Each Mortgaged Property consists of one or more
contiguous parcels of real property with a residential dwelling erected
thereon;
(xxx) Each Mortgage Loan contains a provision for the
acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such
Mortgage Loan in the event the related Mortgaged Property is sold
without the prior consent of the mortgagee thereunder;
(xxxi) Any advances made to the Mortgagor after the date of
origination of a Mortgage Loan but prior to the applicable Cut-off Date
have been consolidated with the outstanding principal amount secured by
the related Mortgage, and the secured principal amount, as
consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single repayment term
reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The consolidated principal
amount as of the applicable Cut-off Date does not exceed the original
principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan and is reflected as the
current principal amount of such Mortgage Loan on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule;
(xxxii) To the best knowledge of the Seller, there is no
proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial condemnation
of any Mortgaged Property, nor is such a proceeding currently occurring
and no proceedings are pending;
(xxxiii) To the best knowledge of the Seller, all of the
improvements that were included for the purposes of determining the
Appraised Value of any Mortgaged Property lie wholly within the
boundaries and building restriction lines of such Mortgaged Property,
and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon such
Mortgaged Property except those that are identified in the related
title insurance policy and affirmatively insured;
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(xxxiv) To the best knowledge of the Seller, no improvement
located on or being part of any Mortgaged Property is in violation of
any applicable zoning law or regulation, all inspections, licenses and
certificates required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied
portions of each Mortgaged Property and, with respect to the use and
occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of
occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or
obtained from the appropriate authorities and such Mortgaged Property
is lawfully occupied under applicable law;
(xxxv) With respect to each Mortgage that is a deed of trust,
a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, has
been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in such
Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the
Purchaser or its assignees to any trustee under any deed of trust,
except in connection with a trustee's sale after default by the related
Mortgagor;
(xxxvi) With respect to each Junior Mortgage Loan, either (A)
no consent for such Mortgage Loan was required by the holder of the
related Senior Lien prior to the making of such Mortgage Loan or (B)
such consent has been obtained and is contained in the related Mortgage
File;
(xxxvii) Each Mortgage contains customary and enforceable
provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof
adequate for the realization against the related Mortgaged Property of
the benefits of the security, including by trustee's sale and by
judicial foreclosure and there is no homestead or other exemption
available to the related Mortgagor that would materially interfere with
the right to sell the related Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or
the right to foreclose upon the related Mortgaged Property;
(xxxviii) There is no default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration existing under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note
and no event that, with the passage of time or with notice and the
expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default,
breach, violation or event of acceleration; and the Seller has not
waived any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration;
(xxxix) No instrument of release or waiver has been executed
in connection with any Mortgage Loan, and no Mortgagor and no Mortgaged
Property has been released, in whole or in part, except in connection
with an assumption agreement that has been approved by the primary
mortgage guaranty insurer, if any, and that has been delivered to the
Purchaser or its designee and no Mortgage has been satisfied, canceled,
subordinated or rescinded, in whole or part;
(xl) The maturity date of each Junior Mortgage Loan is at
least 12 months prior to the maturity date of the related Senior Lien
if such Senior Lien provides for a balloon payment;
(xli) At least 98.51% of the Mortgage Loans in the Fixed Rate
Group (by Original Fixed Rate Group Pool Balance) and at least 98.33%
of the Mortgage Loans in
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the Adjustable Rate Group (by Original Adjustable Rate Group Pool
Balance) are secured by Mortgaged Properties that are occupied by the
related Mortgagors;
(xlii) There are no defaults (other than delinquencies) in
complying with the terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes, governmental
assessments, insurance premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges,
leasehold payments or ground rents that previously became due and owing
have been paid, or an escrow of funds has been established in an amount
sufficient to pay for every such item that remains unpaid; the Seller
has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any
advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or
indirectly, for the payment of any amount required by the Mortgage,
other than interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date
of disbursement of the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is greater, to
the date that precedes by one month the due date of the first
installment of principal and interest;
(xliii) To the best of the Seller's knowledge, all parties
that have had any interest in the Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee,
assignee, pledgee or otherwise during the period in which they held and
disposed of such interest, were and either are now or, in the case of
subclause (1) of this clause (xli), will be within 30 days of the
Closing Date, (1) in compliance with any and all applicable licensing
requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is
located, and (2) (A) organized under the laws of such state, or (B)
qualified to do business in such state, or (C) federal savings and loan
associations or national banks having principal offices in such state,
or (D) not doing business in such state so as to require qualification
or licensing;
(xliv) No Mortgage Loan was selected by the Seller for
conveyance to the Purchaser on any basis intended to adversely affect
the Purchaser or its assignees;
(xlv) A full appraisal of each Mortgaged Property was
performed in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage
Loan, and such appraisal is the appraisal referred to in determining
the Appraised Value of such Mortgaged Property;
(xlvi) With respect to each Junior Mortgage Loan, the related
Senior Lien requires equal monthly payments or, if such Senior Lien
bears an adjustable interest rate, the monthly payments for such Senior
Lien may be adjusted no more frequently than monthly;
(xlvii) With respect to any Junior Mortgage Loan with a
related Senior Lien that provides for negative amortization or an
open-end feature that permits additional borrowings, the balance of
such Senior Lien reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and used to
calculate the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio for such Junior Mortgage
Loan is based on the maximum amount of negative amortization, deferred
interest or maximum amount of borrowings permitted under such Senior
Lien;
(xlviii) The Seller has not required the Mortgagor to sign a
letter in connection with the origination of any Mortgage Loan in which
such Mortgagor indicates its inability to repay such Mortgage Loan in
accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note;
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(xlvix) Each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan that (i) has a
first Adjustment Date with six months of its origination date was
underwritten or re-underwritten as though such Mortgage Loan would bear
a rate of interest at or equal to the related Index plus the related
Gross Margin, and (ii) has a first Adjustment Date more than six months
after its origination date was underwritten or re-underwritten such
Mortgage Loan would bear a rate of interest equal to its specified
initial interest rate;
(xlx) As of the applicable Cut-off Date, no Mortgage Loan is
secured by more than one Mortgaged Property;
(l) With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, all of
the terms of the Mortgage pertaining to interest rate adjustments,
payment adjustments and adjustments of the outstanding principal
balance are enforceable; such adjustments will not affect the priority
of the Mortgage lien and all of the adjustments have been properly
calculated, recorded, reported and applied in accordance with the
Mortgage and applicable law;
(li) All insurance policies are the valid and binding
obligation of the insurer and contain a standard mortgagee clause
naming the originator, its successors and assigns, as mortgagee. Such
insurance policies require prior notice to the insured of termination
or cancellation and no such notice has been received, each Mortgage
obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance at
the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and upon the Mortgagor's failure to
do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain
such insurance at the Mortgagor's cost and expense and to seek
reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor;
(lii) None of the Mortgage Loans is subject to a plan of
bankruptcy and no Mortgagor has sought protection or relief under any
state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency law during the term of the
related Mortgage;
(liii) Each Mortgage Loan has a Monthly Mortgage Payment due
during the first calendar month after such Mortgage Loan was
transferred to the Purchaser.
(liv) All Mortgage Loans were underwritten or re-underwritten
in accordance with the underwriting guidelines of the Seller;
(lv) To the knowledge of the Seller, no misrepresentation,
negligence, fraud or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan
has taken place on the part of the Mortgagor, any appraiser, builder or
developer, any other party having statutory or other common law
liabilities with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan or in
any related application for insurance in relation to such Mortgage
Loan;
(lvi) To the knowledge of the Seller, certain Mortgage Loans
are secured by Mortgaged Properties upon which are affixed manufactured
housing or modular homes, provided that it is the intent and agreement
of the parties hereto that this representation shall be deemed breached
if any Mortgage Loan is determined to be secured by a
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Mortgaged Property upon which is affixed manufactured housing or a
modular home and such Mortgage Loan is subject to a foreclosure which
results in a loss; and
(lvii) Mortgage Loans in the Fixed Rate Group representing not
less than 25.00% of the aggregate principal balance thereof were
assigned a credit grade of "A" by the Seller at the time such Mortgage
Loans were originated or acquired, as applicable, by the Seller;
Mortgage Loans in the Fixed Rate Group representing not less than
35.00% of the aggregate principal balance thereof were assigned a
credit grade of "A-" by the Seller at the time such Mortgage Loans were
originated or acquired, as applicable, by the Seller; Mortgage Loans in
the Fixed Rate Group representing not less than 23.00% of the aggregate
principal balance thereof were assigned a credit grade of "B" by the
Seller at the time such Mortgage Loans were originated or acquired, as
applicable, by the Seller; Mortgage Loans in the Fixed Rate Group
representing not less than 5.00% of the aggregate principal balance
thereof were assigned a credit grade of "C" by the Seller at the time
such Mortgage Loans were originated or acquired, as applicable, by the
Seller; Mortgage Loans in the Fixed Rate Group representing not more
than 3.00% of the aggregate principal balance thereof were assigned a
credit grade of "C-" by the Seller at the time such Mortgage Loans were
originated or acquired, as applicable, by the Seller; and Mortgage
Loans in the Fixed Rate Group representing not more than 4.00% of the
aggregate principal balance thereof were assigned a credit grade of "D"
by the Seller at the time such Mortgage Loans were originated or
acquired, as applicable, by the Seller. Mortgage Loans in the
Adjustable Rate Group representing not less than 27.00% of the
aggregate principal balance thereof were assigned a credit grade of "A"
by the Seller at the time such Mortgage Loans were originated or
acquired, as applicable, by the Seller; Mortgage Loans in the
Adjustable Rate Group representing not less than 30.00% of the
aggregate principal balance thereof were assigned a credit grade of
"A-" by the Seller at the time such Mortgage Loans were originated or
acquired, as applicable, by the Seller; Mortgage Loans in the
Adjustable Rate Group representing not less than 24.00% of the
aggregate principal balance thereof were assigned a credit grade of "B"
by the Seller at the time such Mortgage Loans were originated or
acquired, as applicable, by the Seller; Mortgage Loans in the
Adjustable Rate Group representing not less than 5.00% of the aggregate
principal balance thereof were assigned a credit grade of "C" by the
Seller at the time such Mortgage Loans were originated or acquired, as
applicable, by the Seller; Mortgage Loans in the Adjustable Rate Group
representing not more than 2.00% of the aggregate principal balance
thereof were assigned a credit grade of "C-" by the Seller at the time
such Mortgage Loans were originated or acquired, as applicable, by the
Seller; and Mortgage Loans in the Adjustable Rate Group representing
not more than 8.00% of the aggregate principal balance thereof were
assigned a credit grade of "D" by the Seller at the time such Mortgage
Loans were originated or acquired, as applicable, by the Seller. Each
credit grade so assigned to any Mortgage Loan has been determined in
accordance with the Seller's internal credit grading system and not
pursuant to any other scale or objective standard.
(c) The Seller shall represent and warrant as to the accuracy of the
matters set forth in Section 6(e) hereof to the Purchaser or any subsequent
holder of the Mortgage Loans.
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(d) The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 4
shall survive the sale and assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser and
any subsequent assignment of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser and its
assignees. Upon discovery by the Seller, the Servicer or the Purchaser (or any
assignee of the Purchaser) of a breach of any of the foregoing representations
and warranties, without regard to any limitation set forth in such
representation or warranty concerning the knowledge of the Seller as to the
facts stated therein, which breach materially and adversely affects the value of
the related Mortgage Loan, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt
written notice to the other parties hereto and to the Financial Guaranty
Insurer.
SECTION 5. Reacquisitions and Substitutions.
Within 60 days of its discovery or its receipt of notice of a breach
(including, without limitation, breaches as to which Section 4(d) is applicable)
of any representation or warranty set forth in Section 4, the Seller shall use
all reasonable efforts to cure such breach in all material respects. Unless,
prior to the expiration of such 60-day period, such breach has been cured in all
material respects or otherwise does not exist or continue to exist, the Seller
shall, not later than the Remittance Date in the month following the calendar
month in which any such cure period expired, but in all events within 90 days of
the earlier of its discovery or receipt of notice of breach (or at the election
of the Seller, an earlier collection period), either (i) repurchase such
Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any representation and warranty stated above
in terms of minimum or maximum aggregate percentage amounts, repurchase Mortgage
Loans such that, after giving effect to such repurchase, the related
representation and warranty would be complied with) (including any property
acquired in respect thereof and any insurance policy or insurance proceeds with
respect thereto) from the holder of such Mortgage Loan at such time in the same
manner and subject to the same conditions as set forth in Section 3(g) or (ii)
remove such Mortgage Loan and substitute in its place a Qualified Replacement
Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any representation and warranty stated above
in terms of minimum or maximum aggregate percentage amounts, remove such
Mortgage Loans and substitute in their place Qualified Replacement Mortgage
Loans such that, after giving effect to such substitution, the related
representation and warranty would be complied with) in the same manner and
subject to the same conditions as set forth in Section 3(g). Upon making any
such repurchase or substitution, the Purchaser shall cause the execution and
delivery of an instrument of assignment or transfer, without recourse, to the
same extent as set forth in Section 3(g) with respect to the repurchase of or
substitution for Defective Mortgage Loans under that Section. It is understood
and agreed that the obligation of the Seller to repurchase or substitute any
such Defective Mortgage Loan (or property acquired in respect thereof or
insurance policy or current or future insurance proceeds with respect thereto)
shall constitute the sole remedy against it respecting such breach of the
foregoing representations or warranties available to the Purchaser and its
assignees except as expressly provided in Section 10 with respect to a breach of
the representation and warranty set forth in clause (xvi) of Section 4(b).
SECTION 6. Closing. The Closing shall be held at the offices of
O'Melveny & ▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ at 10:00
a.m., California time, on the Closing Date.
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The Closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:
(a) All of the representations and warranties of the Seller set forth
in Sections 4(a) and 4(b) of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the date or dates made.
(b) All of the obligations of the Seller under Sections 3(c), 3(d) and
3(e) of this Agreement shall have been satisfied.
(c) The Closing Documents, in such forms as are agreed upon and
acceptable to the Purchaser, shall be duly executed and delivered by all
signatories as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof.
(d) All other terms and conditions of this Agreement required to be
complied with on or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with and
the Seller shall have the ability to comply with all terms and conditions and
perform all duties and obligations required to be complied with or performed
after the Closing Date.
(e) The information purporting to describe the Seller and the
characteristics of the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgaged Properties and the
Mortgagors thereunder contained in the prospectus and prospectus supplement
relating to the Certificates, shall be in such form as is agreed upon and
acceptable to the Purchaser and the Seller.
(f) The Seller shall have paid all fees and expenses payable by it to
the Purchaser or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement.
Both parties shall use their best efforts to perform their respective
obligations hereunder in a manner that will enable the Purchaser to acquire the
Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, satisfaction
by the Seller or the Purchaser of its respective obligations under the foregoing
provisions of this Section 6 shall not be conditions precedent to the obligation
of the Seller or the Purchaser, respectively, to close the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION 7. Closing Documents. The Closing Documents shall consist of
the following:
(a) This Agreement duly executed by the Purchaser and the Seller; (b) a
certificate of the Seller, executed by a duly authorized officer of the Seller
and dated the Closing Date, to the effect that: (i) the representations and
warranties of the Seller in this Agreement are true and correct in all material
respects at and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the
Closing Date and (ii) the Seller has complied with all the agreements and
satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or
prior to the Closing Date;
(c) An officer's certificate from an officer of the Seller, in his or
her individual capacity, dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Purchaser
may rely, to the effect that each individual who, as an officer or
representative of the Seller, signed this Agreement or any other
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document or certificate delivered on or before the Closing Date in connection
with the transactions contemplated herein, was at the respective times of such
signing and delivery, and is as of the Closing Date, duly elected or appointed,
qualified and acting as such officer or representative, and the signatures of
such persons appearing on such documents and certificates are their genuine
signatures;
(d) The resolutions of the board of directors of the Seller and any
requisite shareholder consent authorizing the Seller to enter into the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the articles of incorporation and
bylaws of the Seller, and a certificate of good standing of the Seller issued by
the Secretary of State of the State of California dated not earlier than thirty
days prior to the Closing Date; and
(e) Such further certificates and documents as the Purchaser may
reasonably request.
SECTION 8. Servicing. As of the applicable Cut-off Dates, the Mortgage
Loans will be serviced by the Servicer pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 9. Grant of a Security Interest. It is the express intent of
the parties hereto that the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to
the Purchaser as provided in Section 3(a) hereof be, and be construed as, a
complete and absolute transfer by the Seller to the Purchaser of all of the
Seller's right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans and not as a
pledge of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser to secure a debt or
other obligation of the Seller. The Seller will treat such transfer as a sale of
the Mortgage Loans on all relevant books and records and other applicable
documents. However, if, notwithstanding the aforementioned intent of the
parties, the Mortgage Loans are held to be property of the Seller, then, (a) it
is the express intent of the parties that such conveyance be deemed a pledge of
the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser to secure a debt or other
obligation of the Seller and (b) (i) this Agreement shall also be deemed to be a
security agreement within the meaning of Article 9 of the California Uniform
Commercial Code; (ii) the conveyance provided for in Section 3(a) hereof shall
be deemed to be a grant by the Seller to the Purchaser of a security interest in
all of the Seller's right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans, and
all amounts payable to the holder of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the
terms thereof, and all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of
the foregoing into cash, instruments, securities or other property, including
without limitation all such amounts, other than investment earnings, from time
to time held or invested pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, whether in the form of cash, instruments,
securities or other property; (iii) the subsequent transfer of the Mortgage
Loans by the Purchaser to the Trustee as contemplated by the preamble hereto
shall be deemed in each case to be an assignment of any security interest
created hereunder; (iv) the possession by the Seller or any of their respective
agents, including, without limitation, the Trustee or its agent, of the Mortgage
Notes for the Mortgage Loans, and such other items of property relating to the
Mortgage Loans as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel
paper shall be deemed to be "possession by the secured party" for purposes of
perfecting the security interest pursuant to Section 9-305 of the California
Uniform Commercial Code; and (v) notifications to persons (other than the
Trustee) holding such property, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations
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from persons holding such property, shall be deemed notifications to, or
acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, financial intermediaries,
bailees or agents (as applicable) of the secured party for the purpose of
perfecting such security interest under applicable law. The Seller and the
Purchaser 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 Mortgage Loans, 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 this Agreement and the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 10. Indemnification of the Purchaser.
(a) The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and its assignees
(including, without limitation, the Trustee) for any liability incurred thereby
as a result of a breach of the representation and warranty set forth in clause
(xvi) of Section 4(b). This indemnity obligation shall be in addition to any
other obligation the Seller may have in connection with any such breach.
(b) The Seller shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser
and its assignees (including, without limitation, the Trustee) from and against
any and all taxes, except for taxes on the net income of the Purchaser or such
assignees, that may at any time be asserted against the Purchaser or its
assignees with respect to the transactions contemplated herein with respect to
the Mortgage Loans and reasonable costs and expenses in defending against the
same.
(c) The Seller shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser
and its assignees (including, without limitation, the Trustee) from and against
any and all reasonable costs, expenses, losses, damages, claims and liabilities
to the extent that such reasonable cost, expense, loss, damage, claim or
liability resulted by reason of reckless disregard of the Seller's obligations
and duties under this Agreement.
SECTION 11. No Petition. The Seller, by entering into this Agreement,
hereby covenants and agrees that it will not at any time institute against the
Purchaser or any of its assignees, or join in any institution against the
Purchaser of, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or
liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under any United States Federal or
state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to
this Agreement.
SECTION 12. Other Liens or Interests. Except for the conveyances
hereunder, the Seller will not sell, pledge, assign or transfer to any other
Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any
interest therein, and the Seller shall defend the right, title, and interest of
the Purchaser and its assignees in, to and under the Mortgage Loans against all
claims of third parties claiming through or under such Seller; provided,
however, that such Seller's obligations under this Section 12 shall terminate
upon the termination of the Aames Mortgage Trust 1997-B pursuant to the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 13. Assignment of Purchaser's Rights. The Seller acknowledges
that the Purchaser will, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, convey
the Mortgage Loans to
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the Trustee and assign its rights (but none of its obligations) under this
Agreement to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The
representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities of the Seller contained
in this Agreement and the rights of the Purchaser under this Agreement,
including under Section 5, are intended to benefit the Trustee and the
Certificateholders. The Seller also acknowledges that the Trustee on behalf of
the Certificateholders as assignee of the Purchaser's rights hereunder may
directly enforce, without making any prior demand on the Purchaser, all the
rights of the Purchaser hereunder including the rights under Section 5 hereof.
The Seller hereby consents to such sale and assignment and acknowledges that it
shall have no recourse hereunder against any Person other than to the Purchaser.
SECTION 14. Notices. All communications provided for or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a)
personally delivered, (b) mailed by registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid and received by the addressee, (c) sent by express courier delivery
service and received by the addressee or (d) transmitted by telex or facsimile
transmission (or any other type of electronic transmission agreed upon by the
parties) and confirmed by a writing delivered by any of the means described in
(a), (b) or (c), if to the Purchaser, addressed to the Purchaser in care of the
Servicer at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇, telecopy: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ (or to such other address as may hereafter be
furnished to the Seller in writing by the Purchaser) and, if to the Seller,
addressed to the Seller in care of the Servicer at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, telecopy: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
(or to such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Purchaser in
writing by the Seller).
SECTION 15. Representations, Warranties, Indemnities and Agreements to
Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements
contained in this Agreement, incorporated herein by reference or contained in
the certificates of officers of the Seller submitted pursuant hereto, shall
remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive delivery of the
Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser.
SECTION 16. Waivers. No failure or delay on the part of the Purchaser
or its assignees in exercising any power, right or remedy under this Agreement
shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of
any such power, right or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof
or the exercise of any other power, right or remedy.
SECTION 17. Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision,
representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or
which is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of
this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or
unenforceable in any particular jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted
by applicable
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law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders
void or unenforceable any provision hereof.
SECTION 18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but which together shall
constitute one and the same agreement.
SECTION 19. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS, DUTIES,
OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
SECTION 20. Further Assurances. The Seller and the Purchaser shall
execute and deliver such instruments and take such further actions as the other
party may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the
purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement. The Seller hereby
undertakes to execute any additional or replacement assignments of Mortgage
Loans deemed by the Trustee or the Purchaser to be necessary or appropriate to
effectuate the complete sale and transfer of the Seller's rights and interests
therein, including any that are deemed necessary or appropriate in connection
with the completion and recording of assignments made hereunder that are to be
made in blank hereunder but are later to be completed in the name of the Trustee
in satisfaction of the Seller's undertakings as described in Section 3 hereof.
SECTION 21. Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the
Seller under this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Seller without the
prior written consent of the Purchaser, except as provided in Section 22. The
parties hereto hereby expressly acknowledge that the Purchaser shall assign all
of its right, title and interest under this Agreement to the Trustee, for the
benefit of the Certificateholders, to which the Seller hereby expressly
consents. The Seller agrees to perform its obligations hereunder for the benefit
of the Trust and that the Trustee may enforce the provisions of this Agreement,
exercise the rights of the Purchaser and enforce the obligations of the Seller
hereunder without the consent of the Purchaser.
SECTION 22. Merger, Consolidation, etc. The Seller may be merged or
consolidated with or into any person or entity, or transfer all or substantially
all of its assets to any person or entity; provided that the person or entity
resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Seller shall be a party,
or the person or entity which is the Purchaser of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Seller, shall be the successor to the Seller hereunder without
the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of
the parties hereto.
SECTION 23. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended from time to time
by the parties hereto with the consent of the Financial Guaranty Insurer, to
cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be
inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to add any other provision with
respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement which shall not be
inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement; provided, however, that such action shall not, as evidenced by an
Opinion of Counsel to the Purchaser delivered to the Trustee and the Financial
Guaranty Insurer,
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adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any assignee of the
Mortgage Loans or any third party beneficiary of this Agreement.
SECTION 24. Third Party Beneficiaries. The parties hereby expressly
agree that each of the Financial Guaranty Insurer and the Trustee, for the
benefit of the Certificateholders, shall be third party beneficiaries with
respect to this Agreement, provided, however, that no third party other than the
Trustee or the Financial Guaranty Insurer shall be deemed a third party
beneficiary of this Agreement.
[SIGNATURES FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused
their names to be signed hereto by their respective duly authorized officers as
of the date first above written.
AAMES CAPITAL CORPORATION
By: /S/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Senior Vice President-Finance
AAMES CAPITAL ACCEPTANCE CORP.
By: /S/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Senior Vice President-Finance
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Exhibit A
Mortgage Loan Schedule
[on file with the Transferor and the Servicer]
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Exhibit B
Consideration for Mortgage Loans
[$o in cash and evidencing a % residual interest in the Aames Mortgage
Trust 1998-B, which together equals the fair market value of the Mortgage Loans
as of the Closing Date.]
B-1
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Exhibit C
Contents of Mortgage File
In connection with its conveyance of its interests in the Mortgage
Loans pursuant to the Agreement, the Seller shall deliver to and deposit with,
or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Purchaser or its designee,
on or before the Closing Date, for each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File
containing the following items:
(a) the original Mortgage Note, with all intervening endorsements
sufficient to show a complete chain of endorsement to the Seller, endorsed
(which endorsement may be by manual or facsimile signature) by the Seller
without recourse to the order of the Seller in the following form: "Pay to the
order of Bankers Trust Company of California, N.A., in trust for the benefit of
holders of Aames Mortgage Trust 1998-B Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 1998-B, without recourse," except that with respect to 19 Mortgage Loans
identified by the Seller by loan number, an original lost note affidavit has
been supplied in lieu of the original Mortgage Note;
(b) the original Mortgage with evidence of recording indicated thereon;
(c) the original executed assignment of the Mortgage, executed in
blank, in recordable form;
(d) originals of all assumption, modification and substitution
agreements in those instances where the terms or provisions of a Mortgage or
Mortgage Note have been modified or such Mortgage or Mortgage Note has been
assumed;
(e) originals of all intervening mortgage assignments with evidence or
recording indicated thereon sufficient to show a complete chain of assignment
from the originator of the Mortgage Loan to the Seller or one of its affiliates;
and
(f) original lender's title insurance policy issued on the date of the
origination of such Mortgage Loan.
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AAMES MORTGAGE TRUST 1998-B
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1998-B
Cross Receipt Between Aames Capital Corporation and
Aames Capital Acceptance Corp. Acknowledging Receipt of Mortgage Notes
Reference is made to the Initial Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement,
between Aames Capital Corporation (the "Seller") and Aames Capital Acceptance
Corp. (the "Purchaser"), dated as of June 1, 1998 (the "Initial Mortgage Loan
Conveyance Agreement"). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Initial Mortgage Loan
Conveyance Agreement.
The Purchaser hereby acknowledges receipt from the Seller of the
Mortgage Notes relating to the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule annexed as Exhibit A to the Initial Mortgage Loan Conveyance Agreement.
The Mortgage Loans have an Initial Pool Balance of $525,084,767.23.
AAMES CAPITAL ACCEPTANCE CORP.
By: _________________________________
Name: _________________________________
Title: _________________________________
The Seller hereby acknowledges receipt of consideration for the
Mortgage Loans in the amount specified on Exhibit B to the Initial Mortgage Loan
Conveyance Agreement.
AAMES CAPITAL CORPORATION
By: _________________________________
Name: _________________________________
Title: _________________________________
Dated: June 18, 1998