CWABS ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES TRUST 2004-BC3,
Issuer
CWABS, INC.,
Depositor
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.,
Seller
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP,
Master Servicer
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
Trustee
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POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of July 1, 2004
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ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-BC3
Table of Contents
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS..................................................................3
Section 1.01 Defined Terms............................................3
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES..................................................................53
Section 2.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans............................53
Section 2.02 Acceptance of the Mortgage Loans........................57
Section 2.03 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the
Master Servicer and the Seller..........................59
Section 2.04 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor.........71
Section 2.05 Delivery of Opinion of Counsel in Connection with
Substitutions and Repurchases...........................73
Section 2.06 Authentication and Delivery of Certificates.............73
Section 2.07 Covenants of the Master Servicer........................73
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS..............................75
Section 3.01 Master Servicer to Service Mortgage Loans...............75
Section 3.02 Subservicing; Enforcement of the Obligations of
Master Servicer.........................................76
Section 3.03 Rights of the Depositor, the Seller and the Trustee
in Respect of the Master Servicer.......................77
Section 3.04 Trustee to Act as Master Servicer.......................77
Section 3.05 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments; Certificate
Account; Distribution Account; Seller Shortfall
Interest Requirement....................................77
Section 3.06 Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items;
Escrow Accounts.........................................80
Section 3.07 Access to Certain Documentation and Information
Regarding the Mortgage Loans............................81
Section 3.08 Permitted Withdrawals from the Certificate Account,
Distribution Account and the Carryover Reserve Fund.....81
Section 3.09 [Reserved.].............................................83
Section 3.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.........................83
Section 3.11 Enforcement of Due-On-Sale Clauses; Assumption
Agreements..............................................84
Section 3.12 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans;
Determination of Excess Proceeds and Realized
Losses; Repurchase of Certain Mortgage Loans............85
Section 3.13 Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files.........88
Section 3.14 Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of
Master Servicer to be Held for the Trustee..............89
Section 3.15 Servicing Compensation..................................90
Section 3.16 Access to Certain Documentation.........................90
Section 3.17 Annual Statement as to Compliance.......................90
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Section 3.18 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing
Statement; Financial Statements.........................91
Section 3.19 The Corridor Contracts..................................91
Section 3.20 Prepayment Charges......................................92
ARTICLE IV
DISTRIBUTIONS AND ADVANCES BY THE MASTER SERVICER...........................94
Section 4.01 Advances................................................94
Section 4.02 Reduction of Servicing Compensation in Connection
with Prepayment Interest Shortfalls.....................95
Section 4.03 [Reserved]..............................................95
Section 4.04 Distributions...........................................95
Section 4.05 Monthly Statements to Certificateholders...............101
Section 4.06 [Reserved].............................................104
Section 4.07 [Reserved].............................................104
Section 4.08 Carryover Reserve Fund.................................104
Section 4.09 Distributions on the REMIC I Regular Interests.........105
Section 4.10 [Reserved].............................................107
Section 4.11 Allocation of Realized Losses on the REMIC I
Regular Interests......................................107
Section 4.12 The Class P Certificates...............................108
ARTICLE V
THE CERTIFICATES...........................................................109
Section 5.01 The Certificates.......................................109
Section 5.02 Certificate Register; Registration of Transfer and
Exchange of Certificates...............................110
Section 5.03 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates......114
Section 5.04 Persons Deemed Owners..................................114
Section 5.05 Access to List of Certificateholders' Names and
Addresses..............................................114
Section 5.06 Book-Entry Certificates................................114
Section 5.07 Notices to Depository..................................115
Section 5.08 Definitive Certificates................................116
Section 5.09 Maintenance of Office or Agency........................116
ARTICLE VI
THE DEPOSITOR, THE MASTER SERVICER AND THE SELLER..........................117
Section 6.01 Respective Liabilities of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer and the Seller................................117
Section 6.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer or the Seller..........................117
Section 6.03 Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the
Seller, the Master Servicer and Others.................117
Section 6.04 Limitation on Resignation of Master Servicer...........118
Section 6.05 Errors and Omissions Insurance; Fidelity Bonds.........118
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ARTICLE VII
DEFAULT; TERMINATION OF MASTER SERVICER....................................119
Section 7.01 Events of Default......................................119
Section 7.02 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor...............120
Section 7.03 Notification to Certificateholders.....................122
ARTICLE VIII
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE.....................................................123
Section 8.01 Duties of Trustee......................................123
Section 8.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee..................124
Section 8.03 Trustee Not Liable for Mortgage Loans..................125
Section 8.04 Trustee May Own Certificates...........................125
Section 8.05 Master Servicer to Pay Trustee's Fees and Expenses.....125
Section 8.06 Eligibility Requirements for Trustee...................126
Section 8.07 Resignation and Removal of Trustee.....................126
Section 8.08 Successor Trustee......................................127
Section 8.09 Merger or Consolidation of Trustee.....................128
Section 8.10 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee..........128
Section 8.11 Tax Matters............................................129
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION................................................................132
Section 9.01 Termination upon Liquidation or Repurchase of all
Mortgage Loans.........................................132
Section 9.02 Final Distribution on the Certificates.................132
Section 9.03 Additional Termination Requirements....................133
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS...................................................135
Section 10.01 Amendment..............................................135
Section 10.02 Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts.................136
Section 10.03 Governing Law..........................................136
Section 10.04 Intention of Parties...................................137
Section 10.05 Notices................................................137
Section 10.06 Severability of Provisions.............................138
Section 10.07 Assignment.............................................138
Section 10.08 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders.............138
Section 10.09 Inspection and Audit Rights............................139
Section 10.10 Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid..............140
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A-1 Form of Class 1-A Certificate
EXHIBIT A-2 Form of Class 2-A Certificate
EXHIBIT A-3 Form of Class M-1 Certificate
EXHIBIT A-4 Form of Class M-2 Certificate
EXHIBIT A-5 Form of Class M-3 Certificate
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EXHIBIT A-6 Form of Class M-4 Certificate
EXHIBIT A-7 Form of Class M-5 Certificate
EXHIBIT A-8 Form of Class M-6 Certificate
EXHIBIT A-9 Form of Class M-7 Certificate
EXHIBIT A-10 Form of Class M-8 Certificate
EXHIBIT A-11 Form of Class B Certificate
EXHIBIT B Form of Class C Certificate
EXHIBIT C Form of Class P Certificate
EXHIBIT D Form of Class A-R Certificate
EXHIBIT E Form of Tax Matters Person Certificate
EXHIBIT F Mortgage Loan Schedules
EXHIBIT F-1 List of Mortgage Loans
EXHIBIT F-2 Mortgage Loans for which All or a Portion of a Related
Mortgage File is not Delivered to the Trustee on or prior to
the Closing Date
EXHIBIT G Forms of Certification of Trustee
EXHIBIT G-1 Form of Initial Certification of Trustee
EXHIBIT G-2 Form of Interim Certification of Trustee
EXHIBIT G-3 Form of Delay Delivery Certification
EXHIBIT G-4 [Reserved]
EXHIBIT H Form of Final Certification of Trustee
EXHIBIT I Transfer Affidavit
EXHIBIT J-1 Form of Transferor Certificate for Class A-R Certificates
EXHIBIT J-2 Form of Transferor Certificate for Private Certificates
EXHIBIT K Form of Investment Letter (Non-Rule 144A)
EXHIBIT L Form of Rule 144A Letter
EXHIBIT M Request for Release (for Trustee)
EXHIBIT N Request for Release (for Mortgage Loans Paid in Full,
Repurchased or Replaced)
EXHIBIT O Copy of Depositary Agreement
EXHIBIT P Form of Mortgage Note and Mortgage
EXHIBIT Q [reserved]
EXHIBIT R Form of Corridor Contract
EXHIBIT S Form of Corridor Contract Assignment Agreement
EXHIBIT T Officer's Certificate with Respect to Prepayments
EXHIBIT U Standard & Poor's Predatory Lending Categorization
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POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of July 1, 2004, by and among
CWABS, INC., a Delaware corporation, as depositor (the "Depositor"), COUNTRYWIDE
HOME LOANS, INC., a New York corporation, as seller (the "Seller"), COUNTRYWIDE
HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, a Texas limited partnership, as master servicer (the
"Master Servicer"), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK, a New York banking corporation, as
trustee (the "Trustee").
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT:
The Depositor intends to sell mortgage asset-backed pass-through
certificates (collectively, the "Certificates"), to be issued hereunder in
twelve classes, which in the aggregate will evidence the entire beneficial
ownership interest in the Mortgage Loans (as defined herein).
REMIC I
As provided herein, the Trustee will make an election to treat the
segregated pool of assets consisting of the Mortgage Loans and certain other
related assets (exclusive of the Corridor Contracts and the Carryover Reserve
Fund) subject to this Agreement as a real estate mortgage investment conduit (a
"REMIC") for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets
will be designated as "REMIC I." The Class R-I Interest will represent the sole
class of "residual interests" in REMIC I for purposes of the REMIC Provisions
(as defined herein) under federal income tax law. The following table
irrevocably sets forth the designation, remittance rate (the "Uncertificated
REMIC I Pass-Through Rate") and initial Uncertificated Principal Balance for
each of the "regular interests" in REMIC I (the "REMIC I Regular Interests").
The "latest possible maturity date" (determined solely for purposes of
satisfying Treasury regulation Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii)) for each REMIC I
Regular Interest shall be the 360th Distribution Date. None of the REMIC I
Regular Interests will be certificated.
Uncertificated REMIC I Uncertificated Principal Latest Possible
Designation Pass-Through Rate Balance Maturity Date
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LT-AA (1) $220,500,000.00 August 2034
LT-1A (1) $ 1,580,150.00 August 2034
LT-2A (1) $ 32,100.00 August 2034
LT-M1 (1) $ 73,125.00 August 2034
LT-M2 (1) $ 61,875.00 August 2034
LT-M3 (1) $ 42,750.00 August 2034
LT-M4 (1) $ 37,125.00 August 2034
LT-M5 (1) $ 32,625.00 August 2034
LT-M6 (1) $ 28,125.00 August 2034
LT-M7 (1) $ 28,125.00 August 2034
LT-M8 (1) $ 22,500.00 August 2034
LT-B (1) $ 22,500.00 August 2034
LT-ZZ (1) $ 2,250,000.00 August 2034
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LT-P (1) $ 100.00 August 2034
LT-R (1) $ 100.00 August 2034
LT-1SUB (1) $ 5,442.64 August 2034
LT-1GRP (1) $ 37,045.64 August 2034
LT-2SUB (1) $ 1,532.28 August 2034
LT-2GRP (1) $ 7,954.28 August 2034
LT-XX (1) $224,948,025.16 August 2034
(1) Calculated as provided in the definition of Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-
Through Rate.
REMIC II
As provided herein, the Trustee will elect to treat the segregated pool of
assets consisting of the REMIC I Regular Interests as a REMIC for federal income
tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as REMIC II.
The Class R-II Interest will represent the sole class of "residual interests" in
REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions under federal income tax law. The
following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, Pass-Through Rate,
aggregate Initial Certificate Principal Balance and Final Scheduled Distribution
Date for each Class of Certificates comprising the interests representing
"regular interests" in REMIC II. The "latest possible maturity date" (determined
solely for purposes of satisfying Treasury Regulation Section
1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii)) for each Class of REMIC II Regular Certificates shall be
the 360th Distribution Date.
Aggregate Initial Certificate Final Scheduled
Designation Pass-Through Rate Principal Balance Distribution Date
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Class 1-A (1) $ 316,030,000.00 August 2034
Class 2-A (1) $ 64,220,000.00 August 2034
Class M-1 (1) $ 14,625,000.00 June 2034
Class M-2 (1) $ 12,375,000.00 June 2034
Class M-3 (1) $ 8,550,000.00 May 2034
Class M-4 (1) $ 7,425,000.00 May 2034
Class M-5 (1) $ 6,525,000.00 April 2034
Class M-6 (1) $ 5,625,000.00 March 2034
Class M-7 (1) $ 5,625,000.00 February 2034
Class M-8 (1) $ 4,500,000.00 November 2033
Class B (1) $ 4,500,000.00 August 2033
Class C (2) $ 0.00 August 2034
Class P (3) $ 100.00 August 2034
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(1) Interest will accrue at a rate equal to the Pass-Through Rate, as defined
herein.
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(2) The Class C Certificates will accrue interest at its variable Pass-Through
Rate on the Notional Amount of the Class C Certificates outstanding from
time to time which shall equal the Uncertificated Principal Balance of the
REMIC I Regular Interests (other than REMIC I Regular Interest LT-P and
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-R). The Class C Certificates will not accrue
interest on its Certificate Principal Balance.
(3) The Class P Certificates will not be entitled to distributions of
interest.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Defined Terms.
In addition to those defined terms defined in Section 1.02, whenever used
in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise
requires, shall have the following meanings:
Accrual Period: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Certificates
(other than the Class A-R, Class P and Class C Certificates), the period from
and including the immediately preceding Distribution Date (or, in the case of
the first Distribution Date, from and including the Closing Date) and to and
including the day immediately preceding the current Distribution Date. With
respect to any Distribution Date and the Class C Certificates, the calendar
month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. All
calculations of interest on the Certificates (other than the Class A-R, Class P
and Class C Certificates) will be made on the basis of the actual number of days
elapsed in the related Accrual Period and on a 360-day year. All calculations of
interest on the Class C Certificates will be made on the basis of a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months. The Class A-R Certificates and Class P
Certificates will not accrue any interest and therefore have no Accrual Period.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans: The Mortgage Loans identified in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule as having a Mortgage Rate which is adjustable for the
life of the related Mortgage, including any Mortgage Loans delivered in
replacement thereof.
Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate: As to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage
Rate less the Expense Fee Rate.
Adjustment Date: As to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, each date on
which the related Mortgage Rate is subject to adjustment, as provided in the
related Mortgage Note.
Advance: The aggregate of the advances required to be made by the Master
Servicer with respect to any Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01, the
amount of any such advances being equal to the sum of (A) the aggregate of
payments of principal and interest (net of the Servicing Fees) on the Mortgage
Loans that were due on the related Due Date and not received by the Master
Servicer as of the close of business on the related Determination Date and (B)
with respect to each REO Property that has not been liquidated, an amount equal
to the excess, if any, of (x) one month's interest (adjusted to the Net Mortgage
Rate) on the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan over (y) the
net monthly rental income (if any) from such REO Property deposited in the
Certificate Account for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 3.12, less
the aggregate amount of any such delinquent payments that the Master Servicer
has
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determined would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance were an advance to be made
with respect thereto.
Agreement: This Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any and all amendments
or supplements hereto made in accordance with the terms herein.
Amount Held for Future Distribution: As to any Distribution Date, the
aggregate amount held in the Certificate Account at the close of business on the
related Determination Date on account of (i) all Scheduled Payments or portions
thereof received in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the related Due Date
and (ii) Principal Prepayments and Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of
such Mortgage Loans after the last day of the related Prepayment Period or Due
Period, respectively.
Applied Realized Loss Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the
sum of the Realized Losses with respect to the Mortgage Loans which are to be
applied in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance the most subordinate
Class of Subordinate Certificates outstanding pursuant to this Agreement, which
shall equal the amount, if any, by which, Certificate Principal Balance of all
Certificates (after all distributions of principal on such Distribution Date)
exceeds the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution
Date.
Appraised Value: The appraised value of the Mortgaged Property based upon
the appraisal made for the Seller by a fee appraiser at the time of the
origination of the related Mortgage Loan, or the sales price of the Mortgaged
Property at the time of such origination, whichever is less, or with respect to
any Mortgage Loan originated in connection with a refinancing, the appraised
value of the Mortgaged Property based upon the appraisal made at the time of
such refinancing.
Bankruptcy Code: Title 11 of the United States Code.
Book-Entry Certificates: Any of the Certificates that shall be registered
in the name of the Depository or its nominee, the ownership of which is
reflected on the books of the Depository or on the books of a person maintaining
an account with the Depository (directly, as a "Depository Participant", or
indirectly, as an indirect participant in accordance with the rules of the
Depository and as described in Section 5.06). As of the Closing Date, each Class
of Regular Certificates constitutes a Class of Book-Entry Certificates.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday, or (ii) a day
on which banking institutions in the State of California, City of New York, New
York or the city in which the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee is located
are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
Calendar Quarter: A Calendar Quarter shall consist of one of the following
time periods in any given year: January 1 through March 31, April 1 through June
30, July 1 though September 30, and October 1 through December 31.
Carryover Reserve Fund: The separate Eligible Account created and
initially maintained by the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.08 in the name of the
Trustee for the benefit of the
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Certificateholders and designated "The Bank of New York in trust for registered
holders of CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-BC3". Funds in
the Carryover Reserve Fund shall be held in trust for the Certificateholders for
the uses and purposes set forth in this Agreement and shall not be a part of any
REMIC created under this Agreement.
Certificate: Any one of the certificates of any Class executed and
authenticated by the Trustee in substantially the forms attached hereto as
Exhibits A-1 through A-11, Exhibit B, Exhibit C and Exhibit D.
Certificate Account: The separate Eligible Account created and initially
maintained by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.05(b) with a depository
institution in the name of the Master Servicer for the benefit of the Trustee on
behalf of the Certificateholders and designated "Countrywide Home Loans
Servicing LP in trust for registered holders of CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 2004-BC3". Funds in the Certificate Account shall be held
in trust for the Certificateholders for the uses and purposes set forth in this
Agreement.
Certificate Account Deposit: An amount equal to the aggregate of all
amounts in respect of (i) principal of the Mortgage Loans due on or after the
Cut-off Date and received by the Master Servicer before the Closing Date and not
applied in computing the Cut-off Date Principal Balance thereof, and (ii)
interest on the Mortgage Loans due on and after the Cut-off Date and received by
the Master Servicer before the Closing Date.
Certificate Group: Any of the Group 1 Certificates or Group 2
Certificates.
Certificate Owner: With respect to a Book-Entry Certificate, the person
that is the beneficial owner of such Book-Entry Certificate.
Certificate Principal Balance: As to any Certificate (other than the Class
C Certificates) and as of any Distribution Date, the Initial Certificate
Principal Balance of such Certificate less the sum of (i) all amounts
distributed with respect to such Certificate in reduction of the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof on previous Distribution Dates pursuant to Section
4.04, and (ii) in the case of any Subordinate Certificate, any Applied Realized
Loss Amounts allocated to such Certificate on previous Distribution Dates
pursuant to Section 4.04; provided that, the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class of Subordinate Certificates with the highest payment priority to which
Realized Losses have been allocated will be increased by the amount of any
Subsequent Recoveries on the Mortgage Loans not previously allocated, but not by
more than the amount of Realized Losses previously allocated to reduce the
Certificate Principal Balance of that Class. As to any Class C Certificate and
as of any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans over (ii) the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Offered Certificates. References herein to
the Certificate Principal Balance of a Class of Certificates shall mean the
Certificate Principal Balances of all Certificates in such Class.
Certificate Register: The register maintained pursuant to Section 5.02
hereof.
Certificateholder or Holder: The person in whose name a Certificate is
registered in the Certificate Register (initially, Cede & Co., as nominee for
the Depository, in the case of any
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Class of Regular Certificates, except that solely for the purpose of giving any
consent pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in the name of
the Depositor or any affiliate of the Depositor shall be deemed not to be
Outstanding and the Voting Interest evidenced thereby shall not be taken into
account in determining whether the requisite amount of Voting Interests
necessary to effect such consent has been obtained; provided that if any such
Person (including the Depositor) owns 100% of the Voting Interests evidenced by
a Class of Certificates, such Certificates shall be deemed to be Outstanding for
purposes of any provision hereof (other than the second sentence of Section
10.01 hereof) that requires the consent of the Holders of Certificates of a
particular Class as a condition to the taking of any action hereunder. The
Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively on a certification of the Depositor or
any affiliate of the Depositor in determining which Certificates are registered
in the name of an affiliate of the Depositor.
Class: All Certificates bearing the same Class designation as set forth in
Section 5.01 hereof.
Class A Principal Distribution Target Amount: For any Distribution Date,
the excess of (i) the sum of the Certificate Principal Balances of the Class 1-A
Certificates and Class 2-A Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution
Date, over (ii) the lesser of (x) 65.30% of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date after giving effect to
distributions to be made on that Distribution Date and (y) the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date after giving
effect to distributions to be made on that Distribution Date minus the OC Floor;
provided however, that if the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the
Subordinated Certificates has been reduced to zero, the Class A Principal
Distribution Target Amount shall equal the sum of the Class 1-A and Class 2-A
Principal Distribution Target Amounts.
Class 1-A Corridor Contract: The transaction evidenced by the Confirmation
and Agreement for the benefit of the Class 1-A Certificateholders (as assigned
to the Trustee pursuant to the Class 1-A Corridor Contract Assignment
Agreement), a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit R.
Class 1-A Corridor Contract Assignment Agreement: The Assignment Agreement
regarding the Class 1-A Corridor Contract dated as of the Closing Date among the
Seller, the Trustee and the Corridor Contract Counterparty, a form of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit S.
Class 1-A Corridor Contract Payment Amount: The amount, if any, received
by the Trustee for the benefit of the Trust Fund in respect of the Class 1-A
Corridor Contract.
Class 1-A Corridor Contract Termination Date: The Distribution Date in
September 2010.
Class 1-A Confirmation and Agreement: The Confirmation and Agreement dated
June 30, 2004, reference number 3608500 3608499, evidencing the Class 1-A
Corridor Contract.
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Class 1-A Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class 1-A
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto,
representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.
Class 1-A Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class 1-A Certificates.
Class 1-A Current Interest: For any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class 1-A Pass-Through Rate on
the Class 1-A Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such
Distribution Date, plus any amount previously distributed with respect to
interest for such Class that is recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee
in bankruptcy.
Class 1-A Interest Carry Forward Amount: For any Distribution Date, the
excess of (a) the Class 1-A Current Interest with respect to prior Distribution
Dates over (b) the amount actually distributed to the Class 1-A Certificates
with respect to interest on such prior Distribution Dates.
Class 1-A Interest Carryover Amount: For any Distribution Date and the
Class 1-A Certificates, the sum of (A) the excess of (i) the amount of interest
the Class 1-A Certificates would otherwise have accrued for such Distribution
Date had had the Class 1-A Pass-Through Rate thereon been calculated as the sum
of One-Month LIBOR and the applicable Class 1-A Margin for such Distribution
Date, over (ii) the amount of interest accrued on the Class 1-A Certificates at
the Net Rate Cap for such Distribution Date and (B) the Class 1-A Interest
Carryover Amount for all previous Distribution Dates not previously paid
pursuant to Section 4.04, together with interest thereon at the Class 1-A
Pass-Through Rate (without giving effect to the Net Rate Cap).
Class 1-A Margin: For the Accrual Period for any Distribution Date on or
prior to the Optional Termination Date, 0.260% per annum and, for the Accrual
Period for any Distribution Date after the Optional Termination Date, 0.520% per
annum.
Class 1-A Pass-Through Rate: For any Distribution Date, the lesser of (i)
One-Month LIBOR plus the Class 1-A Margin and (ii) the Net Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date.
Class 1-A Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the
product of (a) the Class A Principal Distribution Target Amount and (b) a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Class 1-A Principal Distribution Target
Amount and the denominator of which is the sum of the Class 1-A Principal
Distribution Target Amount and Class 2-A Principal Distribution Target Amount.
Class 1-A Principal Distribution Target Amount: For any Distribution Date,
the excess of (i) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class 1-A
Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date, over (ii) the lesser
of (x) 65.30% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in
Loan Group 1 for such Distribution Date after giving effect to
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distributions to be made on that Distribution Date and (y) the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in Loan Group 1 for such Distribution
Date after giving effect to distributions to be made on that Distribution Date
minus 0.50% of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in Loan Group
1 as of the Cut-off Date.
Class 2-A Corridor Contract: The transaction evidenced by the Confirmation
and Agreement for the benefit of the Class 2-A Certificateholders (as assigned
to the Trustee pursuant to the Class 2-A Corridor Contract Assignment
Agreement), a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit R.
Class 2-A Corridor Contract Assignment Agreement: The Assignment Agreement
regarding the Class 2-A Corridor Contract dated as of the Closing Date among the
Seller, the Trustee and the Corridor Contract Counterparty, a form of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit S.
Class 2-A Corridor Contract Payment Amount: The amount, if any, received
by the Trustee for the benefit of the Trust Fund in respect of the Class 2-A
Corridor Contract.
Class 2-A Corridor Contract Termination Date: The Distribution Date in
September 2010.
Class 2-A Confirmation and Agreement: The Confirmation and Agreement dated
June 30, 2004, reference number 3608498 3608497, evidencing the Class 2-A
Corridor Contract.
Class 2-A Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class 2-A Certificates.
Class 2-A Current Interest: For any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class 2-A Pass-Through Rate on
the Class 2-A Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such
Distribution Date, plus any amount previously distributed with respect to
interest for such Class that is recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee
in bankruptcy.
Class 2-A Interest Carry Forward Amount: For any Distribution Date, the
excess of (a) the Class 2-A Current Interest with respect to prior Distribution
Dates over (b) the amount actually distributed to the Class 2-A Certificates
with respect to interest on such prior Distribution Dates.
Class 2-A Interest Carryover Amount: For any Distribution Date and the
Class 2-A Certificates, the sum of (A) the excess of (i) the amount of interest
the Class 2-A Certificates would otherwise have accrued for such Distribution
Date had the Class 2-A Pass-Through Rate thereon been calculated as the sum of
One-Month LIBOR and the applicable Class 2-A Margin for such Distribution Date,
over (ii) the amount of interest accrued on the Class 2-A Certificates at the
Net Rate Cap for such Distribution Date and (B) the Class 2-A Interest Carryover
Amount for all previous Distribution Dates not previously paid pursuant to
Section 4.04, together with interest thereon at the Class 2-A Pass-Through Rate
(without giving effect to the Net Rate Cap).
Class 2-A Margin: For the Accrual Period for any Distribution Date on or
prior to the Optional Termination Date, 0.380% per annum and, for the Accrual
Period for any Distribution Date after the Optional Termination Date, 0.760% per
annum.
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Class 2-A Pass-Through Rate: For any Distribution Date, the lesser of (i)
One-Month LIBOR plus the Class 2-A Margin and (ii) the Net Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date.
Class 2-A Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the
product of (a) the Class A Principal Distribution Target Amount and (b) a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Class 2-A Principal Distribution Target
Amount and the denominator of which is the sum of the Class 1-A Principal
Distribution Target Amount and Class 2-A Principal Distribution Target Amount.
Class 2-A Principal Distribution Target Amount: For any Distribution Date,
the excess of (i) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class 2-A
Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date, over (ii) the lesser
of (x) 65.30% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in
Loan Group 2 for such Distribution Date after giving effect to distributions to
be made on that Distribution Date and (y) the aggregate Stated Principal
Balances of the Mortgage Loans in Loan Group 2 for such Distribution Date after
giving effect to distributions to be made on that Distribution Date minus 0.50%
of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in Loan Group 2 as of the
Cut-off Date.
Class A-R Certificate: Any one of the Class A-R Certificates executed by
the Trustee substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit D, composed of
the Class R-I Interest and Class R-II Interest, and evidencing an interest
designated as a "residual interest" in REMIC I and REMIC II for purposes of the
REMIC Provisions.
Class A-R Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-R Certificates.
Class A-R Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the excess, if any, of (A) $100 over (B) all amounts distributed with
respect to such Certificate in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance
thereof on previous Distribution Dates pursuant to Section 4.04.
Class B Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class B Certificate"
on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-8 hereto, representing the right
to distributions as set forth herein.
Class B Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B Certificates.
Class B Current Interest: For any Distribution Date, the interest accrued
during the related Accrual Period at the Class B Pass-Through Rate on the Class
B Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such Distribution Date,
plus any amount previously distributed with respect to interest for such Class
that is recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy.
Class B Interest Carry Forward Amount: For any Distribution Date, the
excess of (a) the Class B Current Interest with respect to prior Distribution
Dates over (b) the amount actually distributed to the Class B Certificates with
respect to interest on such prior Distribution Dates.
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Class B Interest Carryover Amount: For any Distribution Date and the Class
B Certificates, the sum of (A) the excess of (i) the amount of interest the
Class B Certificates would otherwise have accrued for such Distribution Date had
the Class B Pass-Through Rate thereon been calculated as the sum of One-Month
LIBOR and the applicable Class B Margin for such Distribution Date, over (ii)
the amount of interest accrued on the Class B Certificates at the Net Rate Cap
for such Distribution Date and (B) the Class B Interest Carryover Amount for all
previous Distribution Dates not previously paid pursuant to Section 4.04,
together with interest thereon at the Class B Pass-Through Rate (without giving
effect to the Net Rate Cap).
Class B Margin: For the Accrual Period for any Distribution Date on or
prior to the Optional Termination Date, 3.000% per annum and, for any
Distribution Date after the Optional Termination Date, 4.500% per annum.
Class B Pass-Through Rate: For any Distribution Date, the lesser of (i)
One-Month LIBOR plus the Class B Margin and (ii) the Net Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date.
Class B Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the Certificate Principal Balances of the
Class 1-A Certificates and Class 2-A Certificates (after taking into account
distribution of the Class 1-A and Class 2-A Principal Distribution Amounts on
such Distribution Date), (B) the Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance (after
taking into account distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount
on such Distribution Date), (C) the Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance
(after taking into account distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution
Amount on such Distribution Date), (D) the Class M-3 Certificate Principal
Balance (after taking into account distribution of the Class M-3 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (E) the Class M-4 Certificate
Principal Balance (after taking into account distribution of the Class M-4
Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (F) the Class M-5
Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distribution of the
Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date); (G) the
Class M-6 Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distribution
of the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date); (H)
the Class M-7 Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account
distribution of the Class M-7 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date); (I) the Class M-8 Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into
account distribution of the Class M-8 Principal Distribution Amount on such
Distribution Date) and (J) the Class B Certificate Principal Balance immediately
prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (x) 96.30% of the
aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution
Date after giving effect to distributions to be made on that Distribution Date
and (y) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such
Distribution Date after giving effect to distributions to be made on that
Distribution Date minus the OC Floor; provided, however, that after the
Certificate Principal Balance of each other Class of Offered Certificates is
reduced to zero, the Class B Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date will equal 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date.
Class C Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class C Certificate"
on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit B hereto, representing the right to
distributions as set forth herein.
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Class C Current Interest: For any Distribution Date, the interest accrued
on the Class C Notional Amount during the related Accrual Period at the Class C
Pass-Through Rate plus any amount previously distributed with respect to
interest for such Class that is recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee
in bankruptcy.
Class C Notional Amount: The aggregate amount of the Uncertificated
Principal Balance of the REMIC II Regular Interests other than REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-P and REMIC I Regular Interest LT-R.
Class C Pass-Through Rate: A rate per annum equal to the percentage
equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the amounts
calculated pursuant to clauses (A) through (N) below, and the denominator of
which is the Uncertificated Principal Balance of the REMIC I Regular Interests
(other than REMIC I Regular Interest LT-P and REMIC I Regular Interest LT-R).
For purposes of calculating the Pass Through Rate for the Class C Certificates,
the numerator is equal to the sum of the following components:
(A) the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-AA minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT-AA;
(B) the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-1A minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT-1A;
(C) the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-2A minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT-2A;
(D) the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-M1 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M1;
(E) the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-M2 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M2;
(F) the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-M3 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M3;
(G) the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-M4 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M4;
(H) the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-M5 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M5;
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(I) the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-M6 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M6;
(J) the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-M7 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M7;
(K) the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-M8 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M8;
(L) the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-B minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT-B;
(M) the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-ZZ minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT-ZZ; and
(N) 100% of the interest distributed on REMIC I Regular Interest
LT-P.
Class M-1 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-1
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-3 hereto,
representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.
Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates.
Class M-1 Current Interest: For any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class M-1 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such
Distribution Date, plus any amount previously distributed with respect to
interest for such Class that is recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee
in bankruptcy.
Class M-1 Interest Carry Forward Amount: For any Distribution Date, the
excess of (a) the Class M-1 Current Interest with respect to prior Distribution
Dates over (b) the amount actually distributed to the Class M-1 Certificates
with respect to interest.
Class M-1 Interest Carryover Amount: For any Distribution Date and the
Class M-1 Certificates, the sum of (A) the excess of (i) the amount of interest
the Class M-1 Certificates would otherwise have accrued for such Distribution
Date had the Class M-1 Pass-Through Rate thereon been calculated as the sum of
One-Month LIBOR and the applicable Class M-1 Margin for such Distribution Date,
over (ii) the amount of interest accrued on the Class M-1 Certificates at the
Net Rate Cap for such Distribution Date and (B) the Class M-1 Interest Carryover
Amount for all previous Distribution Dates not previously paid pursuant to
Section 4.04, together with interest thereon at the Class M-1 Pass-Through Rate
(without giving effect to the Net Rate Cap).
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Class M-1 Margin: For the Accrual Period for any Distribution Date on or
prior to the Optional Termination Date, 0.550% per annum and, for the Accrual
Period for any Distribution Date after the Optional Termination Date, 0.825% per
annum.
Class M-1 Pass-Through Rate: For any Distribution Date, the lesser of (i)
One-Month LIBOR plus the Class M-1 Margin and (ii) the Net Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date.
Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the Certificate Principal Balances of the
Class 1-A Certificates and Class 2-A Certificates (after taking into account
distribution of the Class 1-A and Class 2-A Principal Distribution Amounts on
such Distribution Date) and (B) the Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance
immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (x) 71.80%
of the Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution
Date after giving effect to distributions to be made on that Distribution Date
and (y) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such
Distribution Date after giving effect to distributions to be made on that
Distribution Date minus the OC Floor; provided, however, that after the
Certificate Principal Balance of each other Class of Offered Certificates is
reduced to zero, the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date will equal 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date.
Class M-2 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-2
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-4 hereto,
representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.
Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates.
Class M-2 Current Interest: For any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class M-2 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such
Distribution Date, plus any amount previously distributed with respect to
interest for such Class that is recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee
in bankruptcy.
Class M-2 Interest Carry Forward Amount: For any Distribution Date, the
excess of (a) the Class M-2 Current Interest with respect to prior Distribution
Dates over (b) the amount actually distributed to the Class M-2 Certificates
with respect to interest on such prior Distribution Dates.
Class M-2 Interest Carryover Amount: For any Distribution Date and the
Class M-2 Certificates, the sum of (A) the excess of (i) the amount of interest
the Class M-2 Certificates would otherwise have accrued for such Distribution
Date had the Class M-2 Pass-Through Rate thereon been calculated as the sum of
One-Month LIBOR and the applicable Class M-2 Margin for such Distribution Date,
over (ii) the amount of interest accrued on the Class M-2 Certificates at the
Net Rate Cap for such Distribution Date and (B) the Class M-2 Interest Carryover
Amount for all previous Distribution Dates not previously paid pursuant to
Section 4.04, together with interest thereon at the Class M-2 Pass-Through Rate
(without giving effect to the Net Rate Cap).
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Class M-2 Margin: For the Accrual Period for any Distribution Date on or
prior to the Optional Termination Date, 0.600% per annum and, for the Accrual
Period for any Distribution Date after the Optional Termination Date, 0.900% per
annum.
Class M-2 Pass-Through Rate: For any Distribution Date, the lesser of (i)
One-Month LIBOR plus the Class M-2 Margin and (ii) the Net Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date.
Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the excess of (i) the sum of: (A) the Certificate Principal Balances of
the Class 1-A Certificates and Class 2-A Certificates (after taking into account
distribution of the Class 1-A and Class 2-A Principal Distribution Amounts on
such Distribution Date), (B) the Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance (after
taking into account distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount
on such Distribution Date) and (C) the Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance
immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (x) 77.30%
of the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans for such
Distribution Date after giving effect to distributions to be made on that
Distribution Date and (y) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans for such Distribution Date after giving effect to distributions to be made
on that Distribution Date minus the OC Floor; provided, however, that after the
Certificate Principal Balance of each other Class of Offered Certificate is
reduced to zero, the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date will equal 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date.
Class M-3 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-3
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-5 hereto,
representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.
Class M-3 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates.
Class M-3 Current Interest: For any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class M-3 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class M-3 Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such
Distribution Date, plus any amount previously distributed with respect to
interest for such Class that is recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee
in bankruptcy.
Class M-3 Interest Carry Forward Amount: For any Distribution Date, the
excess of (a) the Class M-3 Current Interest with respect to prior Distribution
Dates over (b) the amount actually distributed to the Class M-3 Certificates
with respect to interest on such prior Distribution Dates.
Class M-3 Interest Carryover Amount: For any Distribution Date and the
Class M-3 Certificates, the sum of (A) the excess of (i) the amount of interest
the Class M-3 Certificates would otherwise have accrued for such Distribution
Date had the Class M-3 Pass-Through Rate thereon been calculated as the sum of
One-Month LIBOR and the applicable Class M-3 Margin for such Distribution Date,
over (ii) the amount of interest accrued on the Class M-3 Certificates at the
Net Rate Cap for such Distribution Date and (B) the Class M-3 Interest Carryover
Amount
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for all previous Distribution Dates not previously paid pursuant to Section
4.04, together with interest thereon at the Class M-3 Pass-Through Rate (without
giving effect to the Net Rate Cap).
Class M-3 Margin: For the Accrual Period for any Distribution Date on or
prior to the Optional Termination Date, 0.670% per annum and, for the Accrual
Period for any Distribution Date after the Optional Termination Date, 1.005% per
annum.
Class M-3 Pass-Through Rate: For any Distribution Date, the lesser of (i)
One-Month LIBOR plus the Class M-3 Margin and (ii) the Net Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date.
Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the excess of (i) the sum of: (A) the Certificate Principal Balances of
the Class 1-A Certificates and Class 2-A Certificates (after taking into account
distribution of the Class 1-A and Class 2-A Principal Distribution Amounts on
such Distribution Date), (B) the Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance (after
taking into account distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount
on such Distribution Date), (C) the Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance
(after taking into account distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution
Amount on such Distribution Date) and (D) the Class M-3 Certificate Principal
Balance immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (x)
81.10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans for such
Distribution Date after giving effect to distributions to be made on that
Distribution Date and (y) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans for such Distribution Date after giving effect to distributions to be made
on that Distribution Date minus the OC Floor; provided, however, that after the
Certificate Principal Balance of each of the other Class of Offered Certificate
is reduced to zero, the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date will equal 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date.
Class M-4 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-4
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-6 hereto,
representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.
Class M-4 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates.
Class M-4 Current Interest: For any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class M-4 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class M-4 Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such
Distribution Date, plus any amount previously distributed with respect to
interest for such Class that is recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee
in bankruptcy.
Class M-4 Interest Carry Forward Amount: For any Distribution Date, the
excess of (a) the Class M-4 Current Interest with respect to prior Distribution
Dates over (b) the amount actually distributed to the Class M-4 Certificates
with respect to interest on such prior Distribution Dates.
Class M-4 Interest Carryover Amount: For any Distribution Date and the
Class M-4 Certificates, the sum of (A) the excess of (i) the amount of interest
the Class M-4 Certificates
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would otherwise have accrued for such Distribution Date had the Class M-4
Pass-through Rate thereon been calculated as the sum of One-Month LIBOR and the
applicable Class M-4 Margin for such Distribution Date, over (ii) the amount of
interest accrued on the Class M-4 Certificates at the Net Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date and (B) the Class M-4 Interest Carryover Amount for all
previous Distribution Dates not previously paid pursuant to Section 4.04,
together with interest thereon at the Class M-4 Pass-Through Rate (without
giving effect to the Net Rate Cap).
Class M-4 Margin: For the Accrual Period for any Distribution Date on or
prior to the Optional Termination Date, 1.150% per annum and, for the Accrual
Period for any Distribution Date after the Optional Termination Date, 1.725% per
annum.
Class M-4 Pass-Through Rate: For any Distribution Date, the lesser of (i)
One-Month LIBOR plus the Class M-4 Margin and (ii) the Net Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date.
Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the excess of (i) the sum of: (A) the Certificate Principal Balances of
the Class 1-A Certificates and Class 2-A Certificates (after taking into account
distribution of the Class 1-A and Class 2-A Principal Distribution Amounts on
such Distribution Date), (B) the Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance (after
taking into account distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount
on such Distribution Date), (C) the Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance
(after taking into account distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution
Amount on such Distribution Date), (D) the Class M-3 Certificate Principal
Balance (after taking into account distribution of the Class M-3 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (E) the Class M-4 Certificate
Principal Balance immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the
lesser of (x) 84.40% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans for such Distribution Date after giving effect to distributions to be made
on that Distribution Date and (y) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date after giving effect to distributions
to be made on that Distribution Date minus the OC Floor; provided, however, that
after the Certificate Principal Balance of each of the other Classes of Offered
Certificates if reduced to zero, the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount for
such Distribution Date will equal 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount for
such Distribution Date.
Class M-5 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-5
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-7 hereto,
representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.
Class M-5 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates.
Class M-5 Current Interest: For any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class M-5 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class M-5 Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such
Distribution Date, plus any amount previously distributed with respect to
interest for such Class that is recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee
in bankruptcy.
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Class M-5 Interest Carry Forward Amount: For any Distribution Date, the
excess of (a) the Class M-5 Current Interest with respect to prior Distribution
Dates over (b) the amount actually distributed to the Class M-5 Certificates
with respect to interest on such prior Distribution Dates.
Class M-5 Interest Carryover Amount: For any Distribution Date and the
Class M-5 Certificates, the sum of (A) the excess of (i) the amount of interest
the Class M-5 Certificates would otherwise have accrued for such Distribution
Date had the Class M-5 Pass-Through Rate thereon been calculated as the sum of
One-Month LIBOR and the applicable Class M-5 Margin for such Distribution Date,
over (ii) the amount of interest accrued on the Class M-5 Certificates at the
Net Rate Cap for such Distribution Date and (B) the Class M-5 Interest Carryover
Amount for all previous Distribution Dates not previously paid pursuant to
Section 4.04, together with interest thereon at the Class M-5 Pass-Through Rate
(without giving effect to the Net Rate Cap).
Class M-5 Margin: For the Accrual Period for any Distribution Date on or
prior to the Optional Termination Date, 1.250% per annum and, for the Accrual
Period for any Distribution Date after the Optional Termination Date, 1.875% per
annum.
Class M-5 Pass-Through Rate: For any Distribution Date, the lesser of (i)
One-Month LIBOR plus the Class M-5 Margin and (ii) the Net Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date.
Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the excess of (i) the sum of: (A) the Certificate Principal Balances of
the Class 1-A Certificates and Class 2-A Certificates (after taking into account
distribution of the Class 1-A and Class 2-A Principal Distribution Amounts on
such Distribution Date), (B) the Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance (after
taking into account distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount
on such Distribution Date), (C) the Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance
(after taking into account distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution
Amount on such Distribution Date), (D) the Class M-3 Certificate Principal
Balance (after taking into account distribution of the Class M-3 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (E) the Class M-4 Certificate
Principal Balance (after taking into account distribution of the Class M-4
Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (F) the Class M-5
Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such Distribution Date over
(ii) the lesser of (x) 87.30% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date after giving effect to distributions
to be made on that Distribution Date and (y) the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date after giving effect to
distributions to be made on that Distribution Date minus the OC Floor; provided,
however, that after the Certificate Principal Balance of each other Class of
Offered Certificates is reduced to zero, the Class M-5 Principal Distribution
Amount for such Distribution Date will equal 100% of the Principal Distribution
Amount for such Distribution Date.
Class M-6 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-6
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-7 hereto,
representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.
Class M-6 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates.
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Class M-6 Current Interest: For any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class M-6 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class M-6 Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such
Distribution Date, plus any amount previously distributed with respect to
interest for such Class that is recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee
in bankruptcy.
Class M-6 Interest Carry Forward Amount: For any Distribution Date, the
excess of (a) the Class M-6 Current Interest with respect to prior Distribution
Dates over (b) the amount actually distributed to the Class M-6 Certificates
with respect to interest on such prior Distribution Dates.
Class M-6 Interest Carryover Amount: For any Distribution Date and the
Class M-6 Certificates, the sum of (A) the excess of (i) the amount of interest
the Class M-6 Certificates would otherwise have accrued for such Distribution
Date had the Class M-6 Pass-Through Rate thereon been calculated as the sum of
One-Month LIBOR and the applicable Class M-6 Margin for such Distribution Date,
over (ii) the amount of interest accrued on the Class M-6 Certificates at the
Net Rate Cap for such Distribution Date and (B) the Class M-6 Interest Carryover
Amount for all previous Distribution Dates not previously paid pursuant to
Section 4.04, together with interest thereon at the Class M-6 Pass-Through Rate
(without giving effect to the Net Rate Cap).
Class M-6 Margin: For the Accrual Period for any Distribution Date on or
prior to the Optional Termination Date, 1.450% per annum and, for the Accrual
Period for any Distribution Date after the Optional Termination Date, 2.175% per
annum.
Class M-6 Pass-Through Rate: For any Distribution Date, the lesser of (i)
One-Month LIBOR plus the Class M-6 Margin and (ii) the Net Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date.
Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the excess of (i) the sum of: (A) the Certificate Principal Balances of
the Class 1-A Certificates and Class 2-A Certificates (after taking into account
distribution of the Class 1-A and Class 2-A Principal Distribution Amounts on
such Distribution Date), (B) the Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance (after
taking into account distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount
on such Distribution Date), (C) the Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance
(after taking into account distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution
Amount on such Distribution Date), (D) the Class M-3 Certificate Principal
Balance (after taking into account distribution of the Class M-3 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (E) the Class M-4 Certificate
Principal Balance (after taking into account distribution of the Class M-4
Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (F) the Class M-5
Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distribution of the
Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (G) the
Class M-6 Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such Distribution
Date over (ii) the lesser of (x) 89.80% of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date after giving effect to
distributions to be made on that Distribution Date and (y) the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date after giving
effect to distributions to be made on that Distribution Date minus the OC Floor;
provided, however, that after the Certificate Principal Balance of each other
Class of Offered Certificates is reduced to zero, the Class M-6
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Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date will equal 100% of the
Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date.
Class M-7 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-7
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-7 hereto,
representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.
Class M-7 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-7 Certificates.
Class M-7 Current Interest: For any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class M-7 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class M-7 Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such
Distribution Date, plus any amount previously distributed with respect to
interest for such Class that is recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee
in bankruptcy.
Class M-7 Interest Carry Forward Amount: For any Distribution Date, the
excess of (a) the Class M-7 Current Interest with respect to prior Distribution
Dates over (b) the amount actually distributed to the Class M-7 Certificates
with respect to interest on such prior Distribution Dates.
Class M-7 Interest Carryover Amount: For any Distribution Date and the
Class M-7 Certificates, the sum of (A) the excess of (i) the amount of interest
the Class M-7 Certificates would otherwise have accrued for such Distribution
Date had the Class M-7 Pass-Through Rate thereon been calculated as the sum of
One-Month LIBOR and the applicable Class M-7 Margin for such Distribution Date,
over (ii) the amount of interest accrued on the Class M-7 Certificates at the
Net Rate Cap for such Distribution Date and (B) the Class M-7 Interest Carryover
Amount for all previous Distribution Dates not previously paid pursuant to
Section 4.04, together with interest thereon at the Class M-7 Pass-Through Rate
(without giving effect to the Net Rate Cap).
Class M-7 Margin: For the Accrual Period for any Distribution Date on or
prior to the Optional Termination Date, 1.900% per annum and, for the Accrual
Period for any Distribution Date after the Optional Termination Date, 2.850% per
annum.
Class M-7 Pass-Through Rate: For any Distribution Date, the lesser of (i)
One-Month LIBOR plus the Class M-7 Margin and (ii) the Net Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date.
Class M-7 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the excess of (i) the sum of: (A) the Certificate Principal Balances of
the Class 1-A Certificates and Class 2-A Certificates (after taking into account
distribution of the Class 1-A and Class 2-A Principal Distribution Amounts on
such Distribution Date), (B) the Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance (after
taking into account distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount
on such Distribution Date), (C) the Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance
(after taking into account distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution
Amount on such Distribution Date), (D) the Class M-3 Certificate Principal
Balance (after taking into account distribution of the Class M-3 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (E) the Class M-4 Certificate
Principal Balance (after taking into account distribution of the Class M-4
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Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (F) the Class M-5
Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distribution of the
Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (G) the
Class M-6 Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distribution
of the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and
(H) the Class M-7 Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such
Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (x) 92.30% of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date after giving
effect to distributions to be made on that Distribution Date and (y) the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution
Date after giving effect to distributions to be made on that Distribution Date
minus the OC Floor; provided, however, that after the Certificate Principal
Balance of each other Class of Offered Certificates is reduced to zero, the
Class M-7 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date will equal
100% of the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date.
Class M-8 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-8
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-7 hereto,
representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.
Class M-8 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-8 Certificates.
Class M-8 Current Interest: For any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class M-8 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class M-8 Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such
Distribution Date, plus any amount previously distributed with respect to
interest for such Class that is recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee
in bankruptcy.
Class M-8 Interest Carry Forward Amount: For any Distribution Date, the
excess of (a) the Class M-8 Current Interest with respect to prior Distribution
Dates over (b) the amount actually distributed to the Class M-8 Certificates
with respect to interest on such prior Distribution Dates.
Class M-8 Interest Carryover Amount: For any Distribution Date and the
Class M-8 Certificates, the sum of (A) the excess of (i) the amount of interest
the Class M-8 Certificates would otherwise have accrued for such Distribution
Date had the Class M-8 Pass-Through Rate thereon been calculated as the sum of
One-Month LIBOR and the applicable Class M-8 Margin for such Distribution Date,
over (ii) the amount of interest accrued on the Class M-8 Certificates at the
Net Rate Cap for such Distribution Date and (B) the Class M-8 Interest Carryover
Amount for all previous Distribution Dates not previously paid pursuant to
Section 4.04, together with interest thereon at the Class M-8 Pass-Through Rate
(without giving effect to the Net Rate Cap).
Class M-8 Margin: For the Accrual Period for any Distribution Date on or
prior to the Optional Termination Date, 2.000% per annum and, for the Accrual
Period for any Distribution Date after the Optional Termination Date, 3.000% per
annum.
Class M-8 Pass-Through Rate: For any Distribution Date, the lesser of (i)
One-Month LIBOR plus the Class M-8 Margin and (ii) the Net Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date.
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Class M-8 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the excess of (i) the sum of: (A) the Certificate Principal Balances of
the Class 1-A Certificates and Class 2-A Certificates (after taking into account
distribution of the Class 1-A and Class 2-A Principal Distribution Amounts on
such Distribution Date), (B) the Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance (after
taking into account distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount
on such Distribution Date), (C) the Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance
(after taking into account distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution
Amount on such Distribution Date), (D) the Class M-3 Certificate Principal
Balance (after taking into account distribution of the Class M-3 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (E) the Class M-4 Certificate
Principal Balance (after taking into account distribution of the Class M-4
Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (F) the Class M-5
Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distribution of the
Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (G) the
Class M-6 Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distribution
of the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (H)
the Class M-7 Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account
distribution of the Class M-7 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date) and (I) the Class M-8 Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to
such Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (x) 94.30% of the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date after
giving effect to distributions to be made on that Distribution Date and (y) the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution
Date after giving effect to distributions to be made on that Distribution Date
minus the OC Floor; provided, however, that after the Certificate Principal
Balance of each other Class of Offered Certificates is reduced to zero, the
Class M-8 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date will equal
100% of the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date.
Class P Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class P Certificate"
on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit C hereto, representing the right to
distributions as set forth herein.
Class P Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class P Certificates.
Class P Distribution Account: The separate Eligible Account created and
maintained by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.05 in the name of the Trustee
for the benefit of the Class P Certificateholders and designated "The Bank of
New York, in trust for registered holders of CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 2004-BC3".
Class P Principal Distribution Date: The first Distribution Date that
occurs after the end of the latest Prepayment Charge Period for all Mortgage
Loans that have a Prepayment Charge Period.
Class R-I Interest: The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC I.
Class R-II Interest: The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC II.
Closing Date: July 30, 2004.
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Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including any successor or
amendatory provisions.
Compensating Interest: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount
equal to one-half of the Servicing Fee, to be applied to the interest portion of
any Prepayment Interest Shortfall on the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 4.02
hereof.
Confirmation And Agreements: The Class 1-A Confirmation and Agreement,
Class 2-A Confirmation and Agreement and Subordinated Confirmation and
Agreement.
Corporate Trust Office: The designated office of the Trustee in the State
of New York where at any particular time its corporate trust business with
respect to this Agreement shall be administered, which office at the date of the
execution of this Agreement is located at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ (Attention: Corporate Trust MBS Administration), telephone: (212)
▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, facsimile: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇.
Corresponding Certificate: With respect to each REMIC I Regular Interest
set forth below, the Regular Certificate set forth in the table below:
REMIC I Regular Interest REMIC II Certificate
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LT-1A Class 1-A Certificate
LT-2A Class 2-A Certificate
LT-M1 Class M-1 Certificate
LT-M2 Class M-2 Certificate
LT-M3 Class M-3 Certificate
LT-M4 Class M-4 Certificate
LT-M5 Class M-5 Certificate
LT-M6 Class M-6 Certificate
LT-M7 Class M-7 Certificate
LT-M8 Class M-8 Certificate
LT-B Class B Certificate
LT-P Class P Certificate
LT-R Class A-R Certificate
Corridor Contracts: The Class 1-A Corridor Contract, Class 2-A Corridor
Contract and Subordinated Corridor Contract.
Corridor Contract Assignment Agreement: The Class 1-A Corridor Contract
Assignment Agreement, Class 2-A Corridor Contract Assignment Agreement and
Subordinated Corridor Contract Assignment Agreement, as applicable.
Corridor Contract Counterparty: Banc of America, N.A., and any permitted
successors and assigns pursuant to the Corridor Contracts.
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Corridor Contract Payment Amount: The Class 1-A Corridor Contract Payment
Amount, Class 2-A Corridor Contract Payment Amount and Subordinated Corridor
Contract Payment Amount, as applicable.
Corridor Contract Termination Date: The Class 1-A Corridor Contract
Termination Date, Class 2-A Corridor Contract Termination Date and Subordinated
Corridor Contract Termination Date, as applicable.
Cumulative Loss Trigger Event: With respect to a Distribution Date on or
after the Stepdown Date exists if the aggregate amount of Realized Losses on the
Mortgage Loans from (and including) the Cut-off Date for each Mortgage Loan to
(and including) the last day of the related Due Period (reduced by the aggregate
amount of Subsequent Recoveries received through the last day of that Due
Period) a Cumulative Loss Trigger Event exceeds the applicable percentage, for
such Distribution Date, of the Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans, as set forth below:
Distribution Date Percentage
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August 2007 - July 2008................. 3.00% with respect to August 2007, plus an additional
1/12th of 1.75% for each month thereafter until July
2008
August 2008 - July 2009................. 4.75% with respect to August 2008, plus an additional
1/12th of 1.50% for each month thereafter until July
2009
August 2009 - July 2010................. 6.25% with respect to August 2009, plus an additional
1/12th of 0.50% for each month thereafter until July
2010
July 2010 and thereafter................ 6.75%
Current Interest: With respect to (i) the Class 1-A Certificates, the
Class 1-A Current Interest, (ii) the Class 2-A Certificates, the Class 2-A
Current Interest, (iii) the Class M-1 Certificates, the Class M-1 Current
Interest, (iv) the Class M-2 Certificates, the Class M-2 Current Interest, (v)
the Class M-3 Certificates, the Class M-3 Current Interest, (vi) the Class M-4
Certificates, the Class M-4 Current Interest, (vii) the Class M-5 Certificates,
the Class M-5 Current Interest, (viii) the Class M-6 Certificates, the Class M-6
Current Interest, (ix) the Class M-7 Certificates, the Class M-7 Current
Interest, (x) the Class M-8 Certificates, the Class M-8 Current Interest, (xi)
the Class B Certificates, the Class B Current Interest and (xii) the Class C
Certificates, the Class C Current Interest.
Cut-off Date: In the case of any Mortgage Loan, the later of (x) July 1,
2004 and (y) the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan. When used with
respect to any Mortgage Loans "the Cut-off Date" shall mean the related Cut-off
Dates.
Cut-off Date Principal Balance: As to any Mortgage Loan, the unpaid
principal balance thereof as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date after
application of all payments of
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principal due on or prior to the Cut-off Date, whether or not received, and all
Principal Prepayments received on or prior to the Cut-off Date, but without
giving effect to any installments of principal received in respect of Due Dates
after the Cut-off Date.
Debt Service Reduction: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a reduction by
a court of competent jurisdiction in a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code in
the Scheduled Payment for such Mortgage Loan that became final and
non-appealable, except such a reduction resulting from a Deficient Valuation or
any other reduction that results in a permanent forgiveness of principal.
Definitive Certificates: As defined in Section 5.06.
Deficient Valuation: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a valuation by a
court of competent jurisdiction of the Mortgaged Property in an amount less than
the then outstanding indebtedness under such Mortgage Loan, or any reduction in
the amount of principal to be paid in connection with any Scheduled Payment that
results in a permanent forgiveness of principal, which valuation or reduction
results from an order of such court that is final and non-appealable in a
proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code.
Delay Delivery Mortgage Loans: The Mortgage Loans identified on the
schedule of Mortgage Loans hereto set forth on Exhibit F-2 hereof for which all
or a portion of a related Mortgage File is not delivered to the Trustee on or
prior to the Closing Date. The Depositor shall deliver (or cause delivery of)
the Mortgage Files to the Trustee: (A) with respect to at least 50% of the
Mortgage Loans in each Loan Group, not later than the Closing Date, (B) with
respect to at least an additional 40% of the Mortgage Loans, not later than 20
days after the Closing Date, and (C) with respect to the remaining 10% of the
Mortgage Loans, not later than 30 days after the Closing Date. To the extent
that the Seller shall be in possession of any Mortgage Files with respect to any
Delay Delivery Loan, until delivery to of such Mortgage File to the Trustee as
provided in Section 2.01, the Seller shall hold such files as agent and in trust
for the Trustee.
Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced by a
Replacement Mortgage Loan.
Delinquency Trigger Event: With respect to any Distribution Date on or
after the Stepdown Date, a Delinquency Trigger Event exists if the Rolling
Delinquency Percentage equals or exceeds the product of 40.82% and the Senior
Enhancement Percentage.
Delinquent: A Mortgage Loan is "delinquent" if any payment due thereon is
not made pursuant to the terms of such Mortgage Loan by the close of business on
the day such payment is scheduled to be due. A Mortgage Loan is "30 days
delinquent" if such payment has not been received by the close of business on
the corresponding day of the month immediately succeeding the month in which
such payment was due, or, if there is no such corresponding day (e.g., as when a
30-day month follows a 31-day month in which a payment was due on the 31st day
of such month), then on the last day of such immediately succeeding month.
Similarly for "60 days delinquent," "90 days delinquent" and so on.
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Denomination: With respect to each Certificate, the amount set forth on
the face thereof as the "Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate" or the
"Initial Notional Amount of this Certificate" or, if neither of the foregoing,
the Percentage Interest appearing on the face thereof.
Depositor: CWABS, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor in
interest.
Depository: The initial Depository shall be The Depository Trust Company
("DTC"), the nominee of which is Cede & Co., or any other organization
registered as a "clearing agency" pursuant to Section 17A of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Depository shall initially be the
registered Holder of the Book-Entry Certificates. The Depository shall at all
times be a "clearing corporation" as defined in Section 8 102(a)(5) of the
Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York.
Depository Agreement: With respect to the Class of Book-Entry
Certificates, the agreement among the Depositor, the Trustee and the initial
Depository, dated as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit
O.
Depository Participant: A broker, dealer, bank or other financial
institution or other person for whom from time to time a Depository effects
book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.
Determination Date: With respect to any Distribution Date, the 15th day of
the month of such Distribution Date or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day,
the immediately preceding Business Day.
Distribution Account: The separate Eligible Account created and maintained
by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.05 in the name of the Trustee for the
benefit of the Certificateholders and designated "The Bank of New York, in trust
for registered holders of CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series
2004-BC3". Funds in the Distribution Account shall be held in trust for the
Certificateholders for the uses and purposes set forth in this Agreement.
Distribution Account Deposit Date: As to any Distribution Date, 1:00 p.m.
Pacific time on the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date.
Distribution Date: The 25th day of each calendar month after the initial
issuance of the Certificates, or if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
next succeeding Business Day, commencing in August 2004.
Due Date: With respect to any Mortgage Loan and Due Period, the due date
for scheduled payments of interest and/or principal on that Mortgage Loan
occurring in such Due Period as provided in the related Mortgage Note.
Due Period: With respect to any Distribution Date, the period beginning on
the second day of the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which such
Distribution Date occurs and ending on the first day of the month in which such
Distribution Date occurs.
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Eligible Account: Any of (i) an account or accounts maintained with a
federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company, the
long-term unsecured debt obligations and short-term unsecured debt obligations
of which (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust company that is
the principal subsidiary of a holding company, the debt obligations of such
holding company, if ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ is not a Rating Agency) are rated by each Rating
Agency in one of its two highest long-term and its highest short-term rating
categories respectively, at the time any amounts are held on deposit therein, or
(ii) an account or accounts in a depository institution or trust company in
which such accounts are insured by the FDIC (to the limits established by the
FDIC) and the uninsured deposits in which accounts are otherwise secured such
that, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Trustee and to each
Rating Agency, the Certificateholders have a claim with respect to the funds in
such account or a perfected first priority security interest against any
collateral (which shall be limited to Permitted Investments) securing such funds
that is superior to claims of any other depositors or creditors of the
depository institution or trust company in which such account is maintained, or
(iii) a trust account or accounts maintained with the corporate trust department
of a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company having
capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000, acting in its fiduciary
capacity or (iv) any other account acceptable to the Rating Agencies. Eligible
Accounts may bear interest, and may include, if otherwise qualified under this
definition, accounts maintained with the Trustee.
Eligible Repurchase Month: As defined in Section 3.12(c) hereof.
ERISA: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
ERISA-Restricted Certificates: The Class A-R, Class C and Class P
Certificates.
Event of Default: As defined in Section 7.01 hereof.
Excess Cashflow: With respect to any Distribution Date the sum of (i) the
amount remaining after the distribution of interest to Certificateholders for
such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.04(a)(xi), (ii) the amount
remaining after the distribution of principal to Certificateholders for such
Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.04(d)(i)(K) or 4.04(d)(ii)(K) and (iii)
the related Overcollateralization Reduction Amount, if any, for such
Distribution Date.
Excess Proceeds: With respect to any Liquidated Loan, any Liquidation
Proceeds that are in excess of the sum of (i) the unpaid principal balance of
such Liquidated Loan as of the date of such liquidation plus (ii) interest at
the Mortgage Rate from the Due Date as to which interest was last paid or
advanced to Certificateholders (and not reimbursed to the Master Servicer) up to
the Due Date in the month in which such Liquidation Proceeds are required to be
distributed on the Stated Principal Balance of such Liquidated Loan outstanding
during each Due Period as to which such interest was not paid or advanced.
Expense Fee Rate: The sum of (i) the Servicing Fee Rate and (ii) the
Trustee Fee Rate.
Extra Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date
and Loan Group, the lesser of (1) the Overcollateralization Deficiency Amount
for such Distribution Date multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the Principal Remittance Amount for such
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Loan Group and the denominator of which is the Principal Remittance Amount for
both Loan Groups and (2) the Loan Group Excess Cashflow Allocation Amount for
such Distribution Date available for payment thereof pursuant to Section
4.04(e)(i).
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇: The Federal National Mortgage Association, a federally
chartered and privately owned corporation organized and existing under the
Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, or any successor thereto.
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto.
FIRREA: The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of
1989.
Five-Year Hybrid Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan having a Mortgage Rate
that is fixed for 60 months after origination thereof before such Mortgage Rate
becomes subject to adjustment.
Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans: The Mortgage Loans identified in the Mortgage
Loan Schedule as having a Mortgage Rate which is fixed for the life of the
related Mortgage, including any Mortgage Loans delivered in replacement thereof.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mac: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a corporate
instrumentality of the United States created and existing under Title III of the
Emergency Home Finance Act of 1970, as amended, or any successor thereto.
Gross Margin: The percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note for
the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans to be added to the Index for use in
determining the Mortgage Rate on each Adjustment Date, and which is set forth in
the Mortgage Loan Schedule for the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans.
Group 1 Certificates: The Class A-R Certificates and the Class 1-A
Certificates.
Group 1 Mortgage Loans: The group of Mortgage Loans identified in the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule as "Group 1 Mortgage Loans", including in each
case any Mortgage Loans delivered in replacement thereof.
Group 1 Net WAC: The weighted average Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate of the
Mortgage Loans in Loan Group 1.
Group 2 Certificates: The Class 2-A Certificates.
Group 2 Mortgage Loans: The group of Mortgage Loans identified in the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule as "Group 2 Mortgage Loans", including any
Mortgage Loans delivered in replacement thereof.
Group 2 Net WAC: The weighted average Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate of the
Mortgage Loans in Loan Group 2.
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Index: As to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan on any Adjustment Date
related thereto, the index for the adjustment of the Mortgage Rate set forth as
such in the related Mortgage Note, such index in general being the average of
the London interbank offered rates for six-month U.S. dollar deposits in the
London market, as set forth in The Wall Street Journal or some other source
generally accepted in the residential mortgage loan origination business and
specified in the related Mortgage Note, as most recently announced as of either
45 days prior to, or the first business day of the month immediately preceding
the month of, such Adjustment Date or, if the Index ceases to be published in
the original source or becomes unavailable for any reason, then the Index shall
be a new index selected by the Master Servicer, based on comparable information.
Initial Adjustment Date: As to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
first Adjustment Date following the origination of such Mortgage Loan.
Initial Certificate Principal Balance: With respect to any Certificate,
the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate or any predecessor
Certificate on the Closing Date.
Initial Mortgage Rate: As to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Rate in
effect prior to the Initial Adjustment Date.
Insurance Proceeds: Proceeds paid in respect of the Mortgage Loans
pursuant to any Required Insurance Policy or any other insurance policy covering
a Mortgage Loan, to the extent such proceeds are payable to the mortgagee under
the Mortgage, the Master Servicer or the trustee under the deed of trust and are
not applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to
the Mortgagor in accordance with the procedures that the Master Servicer would
follow in servicing mortgage loans held for its own account, in each case other
than any amount included in such Insurance Proceeds in respect of Insured
Expenses.
Insured Expenses: Expenses covered by a Required Insurance Policy or any
other insurance policy with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
Interest Carry Forward Amount: With respect to (i) the Class 1-A
Certificates, the Class 1-A Interest Carry Forward Amount, (ii) the Class 2-A
Certificates, the Class 2-A Interest Carry Forward Amount, (iii) the Class M-1
Certificates, the Class M-1 Interest Carry Forward Amount, (iv) the Class M-2
Certificates, the Class M-2 Interest Carry Forward Amount, (v) the Class M-3
Certificates, the Class M-3 Interest Carry Forward Amount, (vi) the Class M-4
Certificates, the Class M-4 Interest Carry Forward Amount, (vii) the Class M-5
Certificates, the Class M-5 Interest Carry Forward Amount, (viii) the Class M-6
Certificates, the Class M-6 Interest Carry Forward Amount, (ix) the Class M-7
Certificates, the Class M-7 Interest Carry Forward Amount, (x) the Class M-8
Certificates, the Class M-8 Interest Carry Forward Amount, and (xi) the Class B
Certificates, the Class B Interest Carry Forward Amount.
Interest Determination Date: With respect to the Certificates (other than
the Class A-R, Class C and Class P Certificates) for the first Accrual Period,
July 28, 2004. With respect to the Certificates (other than the Class A-R, Class
C and Class P Certificates) and any Accrual Period thereafter, the second LIBOR
Business Day preceding the commencement of such Accrual Period.
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Interest Funds: On any Distribution Date, the Interest Remittance Amount
less the Trustee Fee for the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date.
Interest Remittance Amount: With respect to the Mortgage Loans in each
Loan Group and any Master Servicer Advance Date, the sum, without duplication,
of (i) all scheduled interest collected during the related Due Period with
respect to the Mortgage Loans less the related Servicing Fee, (ii) interest
payments on any Principal Prepayments received during the related Prepayment
Period other than Prepayment Interest Excess, (iii) all related Advances
relating to interest with respect to the Mortgage Loans, (iv) all Compensating
Interest with respect to the Mortgage Loans, (v) Liquidation Proceeds and
Subsequent Recoveries with respect to the Mortgage Loans collected during the
related Due Period (to the extent such Liquidation Proceeds and Subsequent
Recoveries relate to interest), and (v) for the Master Servicer Advance Date in
August 2004, the Seller Shortfall Interest Requirement for such Master Servicer
Advance Date (if any), less all Nonrecoverable Advances relating to interest
reimbursed during the related Due Period.
Latest Possible Maturity Date: The Distribution Date in August 2034.
LIBOR Business Day: Any day on which banks in the City of London, England
and New York are open and conducting transactions in foreign currency and
exchange.
Liquidated Loan: With respect to any Distribution Date, a defaulted
Mortgage Loan that has been liquidated through deed-in-lieu of foreclosure,
foreclosure sale, trustee's sale or other realization as provided by applicable
law governing the real property subject to the related Mortgage and any security
agreements and as to which the Master Servicer has certified (in accordance with
Section 3.12) in the related Prepayment Period that it has received all amounts
it expects to receive in connection with such liquidation.
Liquidation Proceeds: Amounts, including Insurance Proceeds, received in
connection with the partial or complete liquidation of Mortgage Loans, whether
through trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise or amounts received in
connection with any condemnation or partial release of a Mortgaged Property and
any other proceeds received in connection with an REO Property, less the sum of
related unreimbursed Advances, Servicing Fees and Servicing Advances.
Loan Group: Any of Loan Group 1 or Loan Group 2.
Loan Group Characteristics: The characteristics for each Loan Group
identified under the caption "The Mortgage Pool" in the Prospectus Supplement.
Loan Group 1: The Group 1 Mortgage Loans.
Loan Group 2: The Group 2 Mortgage Loans.
Loan Group Excess Cashflow Allocation Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date and Loan Group, the product of (i) the Excess Cashflow for
such Distribution Date multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is
the Principal Remittance Amount for such Loan Group
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for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the sum of the
Principal Remittance Amount for both Loan Groups.
Loan-to-Value Ratio: The fraction, expressed as a percentage, the
numerator of which is the original principal balance of the related Mortgage
Loan and the denominator of which is the Appraised Value of the related
Mortgaged Property.
Marker Rate: With respect to the Class C Certificates and any Distribution
Date, a per annum rate equal to two (2) multiplied by the weighted average of
the Pass Through Rates for each REMIC I Regular Interest (other than REMIC I
Regular Interest LT-AA, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LT-1SUB, REMIC 1 Regular
Interest LT-1GRP, REMIC Regular Interest LT-2SUB, REMIC 1 Regular Interest
LT-2GRP, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LT-XX, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-P and REMIC
I Regular Interest LT-R), with the rates on each such REMIC I Regular Interest
subject to a cap equal to the Pass Through Rate for the Corresponding Class for
such REMIC I Regular Interest, and the rate on REMIC I Regular Interest LT-ZZ
subject to a cap of zero for purposes of this calculation; provided, however,
for purposes of this calculation each such rate shall be multiplied by a
fraction., the numerator of which is the actual number of days in the accrual
period and the denominator of which is 30.
Master Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, a Texas limited
partnership, and its successors and assigns, in its capacity as master servicer
hereunder.
Master Servicer Advance Date: As to any Distribution Date, the Business
Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date.
Maximum Mortgage Rate: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan,
the maximum rate of interest set forth as such in the related Mortgage Note.
MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor
thereto.
MERS Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan registered with MERS on the
MERS(R)System.
MERS(R) System: The system of recording transfers of mortgages
electronically maintained by MERS.
MIN: The Mortgage Identification Number for any MERS Mortgage Loan.
Minimum Mortgage Rate: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan,
the minimum rate of interest set forth as such in the related Mortgage Note.
MOM Loan: Any Mortgage Loan, as to which MERS is acting as mortgagee,
solely as nominee for the originator of such Mortgage Loan and its successors
and assigns.
Monthly Statement: The statement delivered to the Certificateholders
pursuant to Section 4.05.
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Moody's: ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investors Service, Inc. or any successor thereto.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument creating a first
lien on or first priority ownership interest in an estate in fee simple in real
property securing a Mortgage Note.
Mortgage File: The mortgage documents listed in Section 2.01 hereof
pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan and any additional documents delivered
to the Trustee to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage Loan: Such of the Group 1 Mortgage Loans and Group 2 Mortgage
Loans transferred and assigned to the Trustee pursuant to the provisions hereof
as from time to time are held as a part of the Trust Fund (including any REO
Property), the mortgage loans so held being identified in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule, notwithstanding foreclosure or other acquisition of title of the
related Mortgaged Property. Any Mortgage Loan subject to repurchase by the
Seller or Master Servicer as provided in this Agreement, shall continue to be a
Mortgage Loan hereunder until the Purchase Price with respect thereto has been
paid to the Trust Fund.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: The list of Mortgage Loans (as from time to time
amended by the Master Servicer to reflect the deletion of Deleted Mortgage Loans
and the addition of Replacement Mortgage Loans pursuant to the provisions of
this Agreement) transferred to the Trustee as part of the Trust Fund and from
time to time subject to this Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit F-1, setting
forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan: the loan
number;
(i) the Loan Group;
(ii) the Appraised Value;
(iii) the Initial Mortgage Rate;
(iv) the maturity date;
(v) the original principal balance;
(vi) the Cut-off Date Principal Balance;
(vii) the first payment date of the Mortgage Loan;
(viii) the Scheduled Payment in effect as of the Cut-off Date;
(ix) the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination;
(x) a code indicating whether the residential dwelling at the time of
origination was represented to be owner-occupied;
(xi) a code indicating whether the residential dwelling is either (a) a
detached single family dwelling (b) a condominium unit or (c) a two to four unit
residential property;
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(xii) [reserved];
(xiii) [reserved]; and
(xiv) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan;
(a) the frequency of each Adjustment Date;
(b) the next Adjustment Date;
(c) the Maximum Mortgage Rate;
(d) the Minimum Mortgage Rate;
(e) the Mortgage Rate as of the Cut-off Date;
(f) the related Periodic Rate Cap;
(g) the Gross Margin; and
(h) the purpose of the Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Note: The original executed note or other evidence of
indebtedness evidencing the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Pool: The aggregate of the Mortgage Loans identified in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Mortgage Rate: The annual rate of interest borne by a Mortgage Note from
time to time.
Mortgaged Property: The underlying property securing a Mortgage Loan.
Mortgagor: The obligors on a Mortgage Note.
Net Mortgage Rate: As to each Mortgage Loan, and at any time, the per
annum rate equal to the Mortgage Rate less the Servicing Fee Rate.
Net Rate Cap: For any Distribution Date, (i) With respect to the Class 1-A
Certificates, the Group 1 Net WAC, (ii) with respect to the Class 2-A
Certificates, the Group 2 Net WAC, and (iii) with respect to the Class ▇-▇,
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8 and
Class B Certificates, the weighted average of the Group 1 Net WAC and Group 2
Net WAC (weighted (x) in the case of the Group 1 Net WAC, on the positive
difference (if any) of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in
Loan Group 1 over the outstanding Certificate Principal Balance of the Class 1-A
Certificates and (y) in the case of the Group 2 Net WAC, on the positive
difference (if any) of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in
Loan Group 2 over the outstanding Certificate Principal Balance the Class 2-A
Certificates), in the case of each of (i), (ii) and (iii) above, adjusted to an
effective rate reflecting the calculation of interest on the basis of the actual
number of days elapsed during the
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related interest accrual period and a 360-day year. For federal income tax
purposes, the equivalent of clause (i) above shall be expressed as the weighted
average of the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate on REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-1GRP, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance
of such REMIC I Regular Interest. For federal income tax purposes, the
equivalent of clause (ii) above shall be expressed as the weighted average of
the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate on REMIC I Regular Interest
LT-2GRP, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance of such
REMIC I Regular Interest. For federal income tax purposes, the equivalent of
clause (iii) above shall be expressed as the weighted average of the
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rates on (a) REMIC I Regular Interest
LT-1SUB, subject to a cap and a floor equal to the Group 1 Net WAC Rate and (b)
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-2SUB, subject to a cap and a floor equal to the
Group 2 Net WAC Rate; in each case weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated
Principal Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interests.
Net Rate Carryover: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal
to the sum of (i) the Class 1-A Interest Carryover Amount for such Distribution
Date (if any), (ii) the Class 2-A Interest Carryover Amount for such
Distribution Date (if any), (iii) the Class M-1 Interest Carryover Amount for
such Distribution Date (if any), (iv) the Class M-2 Interest Carryover Amount
for such Distribution Date (if any), (v) the Class M-3 Interest Carryover Amount
for such Distribution Date (if any), (vi) the Class M-4 Interest Carryover
Amount for such Distribution Date (if any), (vii) the Class M-5 Interest
Carryover Amount for such Distribution Date (if any), (viii) the Class M-6
Interest Carryover Amount for such Distribution Date (if any), (ix) the Class
M-7 Interest Carryover Amount for such Distribution Date (if any), (x) the Class
M-8 Interest Carryover Amount for such Distribution Date (if any), and (xi) the
Class B Interest Carryover Amount for such Distribution Date (if any); provided
that when the term Net Rate Carryover is used with respect to one Class of
Certificates (other than the Class A-R, Class C and Class P Certificates), it
shall mean such carryover amount listed in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) (iv), (v),
(vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x) or (xi) as applicable, with the same Class
designation. The Class A-R, Class C and Class P Certificates shall not accrue
any Net Rate Carryover.
Non-Book-Entry Certificate: Any Certificate other than a Book-Entry
Certificate.
Nonrecoverable Advance: Any portion of an Advance previously made or
proposed to be made by the Master Servicer that, in the good faith judgment of
the Master Servicer, will not or, in the case of a current delinquency, would
not, be ultimately recoverable by the Master Servicer from the related
Mortgagor, related Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise.
OC Floor: For any Distribution Date, 0.50% of the Stated Principal Balance
of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
Offered Certificates: The Class 1-A, Class 2-A, Class A-R, Class M-1,
Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8 and
Class B Certificates.
Officer's Certificate: A certificate (i) in the case of the Depositor,
signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the
President, a Managing Director, a Vice President (however denominated), an
Assistant Vice President, the Treasurer, the Secretary, or one of the Assistant
Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Depositor, (ii) in the case of the
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Master Servicer, (x) signed by the President, an Executive Vice President, a
Vice President, an Assistant Vice President, the Treasurer, or one of the
Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries or Countrywide GP, Inc., its
general partner, or (y) if provided for in this Agreement, signed by a Servicing
Officer, as the case may be, and delivered to the Depositor and the Trustee, as
the case may be, as required by this Agreement.
One-Month LIBOR: With respect to any Accrual Period for the Certificates
(other than the Class A-R, Class P and Class C Certificates), the rate
determined by the Trustee on the related Interest Determination Date on the
basis of the rate for U.S. dollar deposits for one month that appears on
Telerate Screen Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Interest
Determination Date; provided that the parties hereto acknowledge that One-Month
LIBOR calculated for the first Accrual Period shall equal 1.264% per annum. If
such rate does not appear on such page (or such other page as may replace that
page on that service, or if such service is no longer offered, such other
service for displaying One-Month LIBOR or comparable rates as may be reasonably
selected by the Trustee), One-Month LIBOR for the applicable Accrual Period will
be the Reference Bank Rate. If no such quotations can be obtained by the Trustee
and no Reference Bank Rate is available, One-Month LIBOR will be One-Month LIBOR
applicable to the preceding Accrual Period for such Certificates.
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for
the Depositor or the Master Servicer, reasonably acceptable to each addressee of
such opinion; provided that with respect to Section 6.04 or 10.01, or the
interpretation or application of the REMIC Provisions, such counsel must (i) in
fact be independent of the Depositor and the Master Servicer, (ii) not have any
direct financial interest in the Depositor or the Master Servicer or in any
affiliate of either, and (iii) not be connected with the Depositor or the Master
Servicer as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner,
director or person performing similar functions.
Optional Termination: The termination of the Trust Fund provided hereunder
pursuant to the purchase of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the last sentence of
Section 9.01 hereof.
Optional Termination Date: Any Distribution Date on which the Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties in the Trust Fund is
equal to or less than 10% of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
as of the Cut-off Date.
Original Mortgage Loan: The mortgage loan refinanced in connection with
the origination of a Refinancing Mortgage Loan.
Original Value: The value of the property underlying a Mortgage Loan
based, in the case of the purchase of the underlying Mortgaged Property, on the
lower of an appraisal satisfactory to the Master Servicer or the sales price of
such property or, in the case of a refinancing, on an appraisal satisfactory to
the Master Servicer.
OTS: The Office of Thrift Supervision.
Outstanding: With respect to the Certificates as of any date of
determination, all Certificates theretofore executed and authenticated under
this Agreement except:
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(i) Certificates theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to
the Trustee for cancellation; and
(ii) Certificates in exchange for which or in lieu of which other
Certificates have been executed and delivered by the Trustee pursuant to
this Agreement.
Outstanding Mortgage Loan: As of any Distribution Date, a Mortgage Loan
with a Stated Principal Balance greater than zero that was not the subject of a
Principal Prepayment in full, and that did not become a Liquidated Loan, prior
to the end of the related Prepayment Period.
Overcollateralized Amount: For any Distribution Date, the amount, if any,
by which (x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of
the last day of the related Due Period exceeds (y) the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Offered Certificates as of such Distribution Date
(after giving effect to distributions in respect of the Principal Remittance
Amount on such Distribution Date).
Overcollateralization Deficiency Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the amount, if any, by which the Overcollateralization Target Amount
exceeds the Overcollateralized Amount for such Distribution Date (after giving
effect to distributions in respect of the Principal Remittance Amount for such
Distribution Date).
Overcollateralization Reduction Amount: For any Distribution Date for
which the Excess Overcollateralization Amount is, or would be, after taking into
account all other distributions to be made on that Distribution Date, greater
than zero, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Excess Overcollateralization
Amount for that Distribution Date and (ii) the Principal Remittance Amount for
that Distribution Date.
Overcollateralization Target Amount: (a) on or after the Closing Date and
on each Distribution Date prior to and including the Distribution Date in
October 2004, zero, (b) on or after the Distribution Date in November 2004 and
on each Distribution Date prior to Stepdown Date, an amount equal to 1.85% of
the aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and (b) on
and after the Stepdown Date, an amount equal to 3.70% of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool for the current
Distribution Date, subject to a minimum amount equal to the OC Floor; provided,
however, that, if on any Distribution Date, a Trigger Event is in effect, the
Overcollateralization Target Amount will be the Overcollateralization Target
Amount on the Distribution Date immediately preceding such Distribution Date.
Ownership Interest: As to any Certificate, any ownership interest in such
Certificate including any interest in such Certificate as the Holder thereof and
any other interest therein, whether direct or indirect, legal or beneficial.
Pass-Through Rate: With respect to the Class 1-A Certificates, the Class
1-A Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class 2-A Certificates, the Class 2-A
Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class M-1 Certificates, the Class M-1
Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class M-2 Certificates, the Class M-2
Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class M-3
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Certificates, the Class M-3 Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class M-4
Certificates, the Class M-4 Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class M-5
Certificates, the Class M-5 Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class M-6
Certificates, the Class M-6 Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class M-7
Certificates, the Class M-7 Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class M-8
Certificates, the Class M-8 Pass-Through Rate; with respect to the Class B
Certificates, the Class B Pass-Through Rate and with respect to the Class C
Certificates, the Class C Pass-Through Rate.
Percentage Interest: With respect to any Certificate (other than the Class
P, Class C or Class A-R Certificates), a fraction, expressed as a percentage,
the numerator of which is the Certificate Principal Balance represented by such
Certificate and the denominator of which is the aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the related Class. With respect to the Class C, Class P and Class A-R
Certificates, the portion of the Class evidenced thereby, expressed as a
percentage, as stated on the face of such Certificate.
Periodic Rate Cap: As to substantially all Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans
and the related Mortgage Notes, the provision therein that limits permissible
increases and decreases in the Mortgage Rate on any Adjustment Date to not more
than three percentage points.
Permitted Investments: At any time, any one or more of the following
obligations and securities:
(i) obligations of the United States or any agency thereof, provided
such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United
States;
(ii) general obligations of or obligations guaranteed by any state
of the United States or the District of Columbia receiving the highest
long-term debt rating of each Rating Agency, or such lower rating as each
Rating Agency has confirmed in writing will not result in the downgrading
or withdrawal of the ratings then assigned to the Certificates by such
Rating Agency;
(iii) [Reserved];
(iv) commercial or finance company paper which is then receiving the
highest commercial or finance company paper rating of each Rating Agency,
or such lower rating as each Rating Agency has confirmed in writing will
not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the ratings then assigned
to the Certificates by such Rating Agency;
(v) certificates of deposit, demand or time deposits, or bankers'
acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust company
incorporated under the laws of the United States or of any state thereof
and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking
authorities, provided that the commercial paper and/or long term unsecured
debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company (or in
the case of the principal depository institution in a holding company
system, the commercial paper or long-term unsecured debt obligations of
such holding company, but only if ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ is not a Rating Agency) are then
rated one of the two highest long-term and the highest short-term ratings
of each such Rating Agency for such securities, or such lower
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ratings as each Rating Agency has confirmed in writing will not result in
the downgrading or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the
Certificates by such Rating Agency;
(vi) repurchase obligations with respect to any security described
in clauses (i) and (ii) above, in either case entered into with a
depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in
clause (v) above;
(vii) securities (other than stripped bonds, stripped coupons or
instruments sold at a purchase price in excess of 115% of the face amount
thereof) bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation
incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state thereof
which, at the time of such investment, have one of the two highest long
term ratings of each Rating Agency (except if the Rating Agency is
Moody's, such rating shall be the highest commercial paper rating of S&P
for any such securities) or such lower rating as each Rating Agency has
confirmed in writing will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of
the rating then assigned to the Certificates by such Rating Agency;
(viii) interests in any money market fund which at the date of
acquisition of the interests in such fund and throughout the time such
interests are held in such fund has the highest applicable long term
rating by each Rating Agency or such lower rating as each Rating Agency
has confirmed in writing will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal
of the ratings then assigned to the Certificates by such Rating Agency;
(ix) short term investment funds sponsored by any trust company or
national banking association incorporated under the laws of the United
States or any state thereof which on the date of acquisition has been
rated by each Rating Agency in their respective highest applicable rating
category or such lower rating as each Rating Agency has confirmed in
writing will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the ratings
then assigned to the Certificates by such Rating Agency; and
(x) such other relatively risk free investments having a specified
stated maturity and bearing interest or sold at a discount acceptable to
each Rating Agency as will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of
the rating then assigned to the Certificates by any Rating Agency, as
evidenced by a signed writing delivered by each Rating Agency;
(xi) provided, that no such instrument shall be a Permitted
Investment if such instrument (i) evidences the right to receive interest
only payments with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument,
(ii) is purchased at a premium or (iii) is purchased at a deep discount;
provided further that no such instrument shall be a Permitted Investment
(A) if such instrument evidences principal and interest payments derived
from obligations underlying such instrument and the interest payments with
respect to such instrument provide a yield to maturity of greater than
120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying obligations, or
(B) if it may be redeemed at a price below the purchase price (the
foregoing clause (B) not to apply to investments in units of money market
funds pursuant to clause (vii) above); provided further that no amount
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beneficially owned by any REMIC (including, without limitation, any
amounts collected by the Master Servicer but not yet deposited in the
Certificate Account) may be invested in investments (other than money
market funds) treated as equity interests for Federal income tax purposes,
unless the Master Servicer shall receive an Opinion of Counsel, at the
expense of Master Servicer, to the effect that such investment will not
adversely affect the status of any such REMIC as a REMIC under the Code or
result in imposition of a tax on any such REMIC. Permitted Investments
that are subject to prepayment or call may not be purchased at a price in
excess of par.
Permitted Transferee: Any person other than (i) the United States, any
State or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of any
of the foregoing, (ii) a foreign government, International Organization or any
agency or instrumentality of either of the foregoing, (iii) an organization
(except certain farmers' cooperatives described in section 521 of the Code) that
is exempt from tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed
by section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess
inclusions (as defined in section 860E(c)(1) of the Code) with respect to any
Class A-R Certificate, (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described
in section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code, (v) an "electing large partnership" as
defined in Section 775 of the Code, (vi) a Person that is not a citizen or
resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership, or other entity
(treated as a corporation or a partnership for federal income tax purposes)
created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state
thereof or the District of Columbia, or an estate whose income from sources
without the United States is includible in gross income for United States
federal income tax purposes regardless of its connection with the conduct of a
trade or business within the United States, or a trust if a court within the
United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of
the trust and one or more United States persons have authority to control all
substantial decisions of the trustor unless such Person has furnished the
transferor and the Trustee with a duly completed Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8ECI, and (vii) any other Person so designated by the Trustee based upon an
Opinion of Counsel that the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Class A-R
Certificate to such Person may cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at
any time that any Certificates are Outstanding. The terms "United States,"
"State" and "International Organization" shall have the meanings set forth in
section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions. A corporation will not be
treated as an instrumentality of the United States or of any State or political
subdivision thereof for these purposes if all of its activities are subject to
tax and, with the exception of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a
majority of its board of directors is not selected by such government unit.
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization or government, or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Pool Stated Principal Balance: As to any Distribution Date, the aggregate
of the Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans which were Outstanding
Mortgage Loans on the Due Date in the month preceding the month of such
Distribution Date (after giving effect to Principal Prepayments and Liquidation
Proceeds accrued in the Prepayment Period related to such Due Date).
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Prepayment Assumption: The applicable rate of prepayment, as described in
the Prospectus Supplement relating to the Offered Certificates.
Prepayment Charge: As to a Mortgage Loan, any charge paid by a Mortgagor
in connection with certain partial prepayments and all prepayments in full made
within the related Prepayment Charge Period, the Prepayment Charges with respect
to each applicable Mortgage Loan being identified in the Prepayment Charge
Schedule.
Prepayment Charge Period: As to any Mortgage Loan the period of time
during which a Prepayment Charge may be imposed.
Prepayment Charge Schedule: As of any date, the list of Prepayment Charges
included in the Trust Fund on that date, (including the prepayment charge
summary attached thereto). The Prepayment Charge Schedule shall contain the
following information with respect to each Prepayment Charge:
(i) the Mortgage Loan account number;
(ii) a code indicating the type of Prepayment Charge;
(iii) the state of origination in which the related Mortgage
Property is located;
(iv) the first date on which a Monthly Payment is or was due under
the related Mortgage Note;
(v) the term of the Prepayment Charge;
(vi) the original principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan; and
(vii) the Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the related Mortgage
Loan.
The Prepayment Charge Schedule shall be amended from time to time by the
Master Servicer in accordance with this Agreement.
Prepayment Interest Excess: With respect to any Distribution Date, for
each Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a Principal Prepayment during the
portion of the Prepayment Period from the related Due Date to the end of such
Prepayment Period, any payment of interest received in connection therewith (net
of any applicable Servicing Fee) representing interest accrued for any portion
of such month of receipt.
Prepayment Interest Shortfall: With respect to any Distribution Date, for
each Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a partial Principal Prepayment, a
Principal Prepayment in full, or that became a Liquidated Loan during the
portion of the Prepayment Period from the beginning of such Prepayment Period to
the related Due Date in such Prepayment Period (in each case, other than a
Principal Prepayment in full resulting from the purchase of a Mortgage Loan
pursuant to Section 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 3.12 or 9.01 hereof), the amount, if any,
by which (i) one month's interest at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the
Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such
prepayment (or liquidation) or in the case of a partial
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Principal Prepayment on the amount of such prepayment (or liquidation proceeds)
exceeds (ii) the amount of interest paid or collected in connection with such
Principal Prepayment or such liquidation proceeds.
Prepayment Period: As to any Distribution Date and Due Date, the period
beginning with the opening of business on the sixteenth day of the calendar
month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs (or, with
respect to the first Distribution Date, the period from July 1, 2004) and ending
on the close of business on the fifteenth day of the month in which such
Distribution Date occurs.
Prime Rate: The prime commercial lending rate of The Bank of New York, as
publicly announced to be in effect from time to time. The Prime Rate shall be
adjusted automatically, without notice, on the effective date of any change in
such prime commercial lending rate. The Prime Rate is not necessarily the Bank
of New York's lowest rate of interest.
Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date and a
Loan Group, the sum of (i) the Principal Remittance Amount for such Loan Group
for such Distribution Date and (ii) the Extra Principal Distribution Amount for
such Loan Group for such Distribution Date minus (iii) the amount of any related
Overcollateralization Reduction Amount for that Distribution Date.
Principal Prepayment: Any Mortgagor payment or other recovery of (or
proceeds with respect to) principal on a Mortgage Loan (including loans
purchased or repurchased under Sections 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 3.12 and 9.01 hereof)
that is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date and is not accompanied by
an amount as to interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or
dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment. Partial
Principal Prepayments shall be applied by the Master Servicer in accordance with
the terms of the related Mortgage Note.
Principal Remittance Amount: As to any Distribution Date (a) the sum,
without duplication, of: (i) the scheduled principal due during the related Due
Period and collected on or before the related Determination Date or advanced on
or before the related Master Servicer Advance Date, (ii) Principal Prepayments
collected in the related Prepayment Period, (iii) the Stated Principal Balance
of each Mortgage Loan that was repurchased by the Seller or purchased by the
Master Servicer, (iv) the amount, if any, by which the aggregate unpaid
principal balance of any Replacement Mortgage Loans is less than the aggregate
unpaid principal balance of any Deleted Mortgage Loans delivered by the Seller
in connection with a substitution of a Mortgage Loan and (v) all Liquidation
Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries collected during the related Due Period (to
the extent such Liquidation Proceeds related to principal); less (b) all
non-recoverable Advances relating to principal and certain expenses reimbursed
during the related Due Period.
Private Certificates: The Class C Certificates and Class P Certificates.
Prospectus Supplement: The Prospectus Supplement dated July 23, 2004,
relating to the public offering of the Offered Certificates offered thereby.
PUD: A Planned Unit Development.
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Purchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (x) required to be (1)
repurchased by the Seller or purchased by the Master Servicer, as applicable,
pursuant to Section 2.02, 2.03 or 3.12 hereof or (2) repurchased by the
Depositor pursuant to Section 2.04 hereof, or (y) that the Master Servicer has a
right to purchase pursuant to Section 3.12 hereof, an amount equal to the sum of
(i) 100% of the unpaid principal balance (or, if such purchase or repurchase, as
the case may be, is effected by the Master Servicer, the Stated Principal
Balance) of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of such purchase, (ii) accrued
interest thereon at the applicable Mortgage Rate (or, if such purchase or
repurchase, as the case may be, is effected by the Master Servicer, at the Net
Mortgage Rate) from (a) the date through which interest was last paid by the
Mortgagor (or, if such purchase or repurchase, as the case may be, is effected
by the Master Servicer, the date through which interest was last advanced and
not reimbursed by the Master Servicer) to (b) the Due Date in the month in which
the Purchase Price is to be distributed to Certificateholders, and (iii) costs
and damages incurred by the Trust Fund in connection with a repurchase pursuant
to Section 2.03 hereof that arises out of a violation of any predatory or
abusive lending law which also constitutes an actual breach of representation
(xxxiv) of Section 2.03(b) hereof.
Rating Agency: Each of S&P and ▇▇▇▇▇'▇. If any such organization or its
successor is no longer in existence, "Rating Agency" shall be a nationally
recognized statistical rating organization, or other comparable Person,
designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the
Trustee. References herein to a given rating category of a Rating Agency shall
mean such rating category without giving effect to any modifiers.
Realized Loss: With respect to each Liquidated Loan, an amount (not less
than zero or more than the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan) as of
the date of such liquidation, equal to (i) the Stated Principal Balance of such
Liquidated Loan as of the date of such liquidation, minus (ii) the Liquidation
Proceeds, if any, received in connection with such liquidation during the month
in which such liquidation occurs, to the extent applied as recoveries of
principal of the Liquidated Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that has
become the subject of a Deficient Valuation, (i) if the value of the related
Mortgaged Property was reduced below the principal balance of the related
Mortgage Note, the amount by which the value of the Mortgaged Property was
reduced below the principal balance of the related Mortgage Note, and (ii) if
the principal amount due under the related Mortgage Note has been reduced, the
difference between the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan outstanding
immediately prior to such Deficient Valuation and the principal balance of the
Mortgage Loan as reduced by the Deficient Valuation plus any reduction in the
interest component of the Scheduled Payments. With respect to each Mortgage Loan
that has become the subject of a Debt Service Reduction and any Distribution
Date, the amount, if any, by which the related Scheduled Payment was reduced.
The amount of a Realized Loss on a Liquidated Loan will be reduced by the amount
of Subsequent Recoveries received with respect to such Liquidated Loan.
Record Date: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Certificates,
other than the Class A-R, Class C and Class P Certificates, the Business Day
immediately preceding such Distribution Date, or if such Certificates are no
longer Book-Entry Certificates, the last Business Day of the month preceding the
month of such Distribution Date. With respect to the Class A-R, Class C and
Class P Certificates, the last Business Day of the month preceding the month of
a Distribution Date.
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Reference Bank Rate: With respect to any Accrual Period for the Offered
Certificates (other than the Class A-R, Class P and Class C Certificates), the
arithmetic mean (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest whole multiple of
0.03125%) of the offered rates for United States dollar deposits for one month
that are quoted by the Reference Banks as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on
the related Interest Determination Date to prime banks in the London interbank
market for a period of one month in amounts approximately equal to the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Offered Certificates on such Interest
Determination Date, provided that at least two such Reference Banks provide such
rate. If fewer than two offered rates appear, the Reference Bank Rate will be
the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest whole
multiple of 0.03125%) of the rates quoted by one or more major banks in New York
City, selected by the Trustee, as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such
date for loans in U.S. dollars to leading European banks for a period of one
month in amounts approximately equal to the aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the Offered Certificates on such Interest Determination Date.
Reference Banks: Barclays Bank PLC, Deutsche Bank and NatWest, N.A.,
provided that if any of the foregoing banks are not suitable to serve as a
Reference Bank, then any leading banks selected by the Trustee which are engaged
in transactions in Eurodollar deposits in the international Eurocurrency market
(i) with an established place of business in London, England, (ii) not
controlling, under the control of or under common control with the Depositor or
any affiliate thereof and (iii) which have been designated as such by the
Trustee.
Refinancing Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan originated in connection with
the refinancing of an existing mortgage loan.
Regular Certificate: Any Offered Certificate other than a Class A-R
Certificate.
Relief Act: The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the meaning of
Section 860D of the Code.
REMIC I: The segregated pool of assets subject hereto, constituting a
portion of the primary trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder,
with respect to which a separate REMIC election is to be made, consisting of:
(i) the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Files; (ii) all payments on and
collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (other
than Monthly Payments due in July 2004 and reflected in the Cut-off Date
Principal Balance) as shall be on deposit in the Certificate Account and
identified as belonging to the Trust Fund; (iii) property which secured a
Mortgage Loan and which has been acquired for the benefit of the
Certificateholders by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure; (iv) Required
Insurance Policies pertaining to the Mortgage Loans, if any; and (v) all
proceeds of clauses (i) through (iv) above. The Corridor Contracts and Carryover
Reserve Fund will not be assets of REMIC I.
REMIC I Interest Loss Allocation Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date, an amount equal to (a) the product of (i) the aggregate Uncertificated
Principal Balance of the REMIC I Regular Interests then outstanding and (ii) the
Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I Regular Interest LT-AA minus the
Marker Rate, divided by (b) 12.
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REMIC I Marker Allocation Percentage: 50% of any amount payable or loss
attributable from the Mortgage Loans, which shall be allocated to REMIC I
Regular Interest LT-AA, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-1A, REMIC I Regular Interest
LT-2A, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M1, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M2, REMIC I
Regular Interest LT-M3, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M4, REMIC I Regular Interest
LT-M5, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LT-M6, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LT-M-7, REMIC
Regular Interest LT-M8, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-B, REMIC I Regular Interest
LT-ZZ, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-P and REMIC I Regular Interest LT-R.
REMIC I Overcollateralized Amount: With respect to any date of
determination, (i) 0.50% of the aggregate Uncertificated Principal Balances of
the REMIC I Regular Interests minus (ii) the Uncertificated Principal Balances
of Regular Interest LT-1A, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-2A, REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-M1, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M2, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M3,
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M4, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M5, REMIC 1 Regular
Interest LT-M6, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LT-M-7, REMIC Regular Interest LT-M8,
and REMIC I Regular Interest LT-B, in each case as of such date of
determination.
REMIC I Overcollateralization Target Amount:1% of the
Overcollateralization Target Amount.
REMIC I Principal Loss Allocation Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans then outstanding and (ii) 1 minus a fraction, the
numerator of which is two times the sum of the Uncertificated Principal Balances
of REMIC I Regular Interests LT-1A, LT-2A, LT-M1, LT-M2, LT-M3, LT-M4, LT-M5,
REMIC 1 Regular Interest LT-M6, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LT-M-7, REMIC Regular
Interest LT-M8, and LT-B and the denominator of which is the sum of the
Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC I Regular Interests LT-1A, LT-2A,
LT-M1, LT-M2, LT-M3, LT-M4, LT-M5, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LT-M6, REMIC 1
Regular Interest LT-M-7, REMIC Regular Interest LT-M8, LT-B and LT-ZZ.
REMIC I Regular Interests: REMIC I Regular Interest LT-AA, Regular
Interest LT-1A, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-2A, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M1,
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M2, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M3, REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-M4, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M5, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LT-M6,
REMIC 1 Regular Interest LT-M-7, REMIC Regular Interest LT-M8,REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-B, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-ZZ, REMIC, REMIC I Regular Interest
LT-P, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-R, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-1SUB, REMIC I
Regular Interest LT-1GRP, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-2SUB, REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-2GRP and REMIC I Regular Interest LT-XX.
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-AA: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held
as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the
related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are
described herein.
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-1A: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held
as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the
related Uncertificated Principal
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Balance, that bears interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through
Rate, and that has such other terms as are described herein.
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-2A: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held
as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the
related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are
described herein.
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M1: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held
as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the
related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are
described herein.
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M2: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held
as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the
related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are
described herein.
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M3: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held
as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the
related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are
described herein.
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M4: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held
as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the
related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are
described herein.
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M5: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held
as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the
related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are
described herein.
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M6: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held
as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the
related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are
described herein.
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M7: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held
as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the
related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are
described herein.
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M8: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held
as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the
related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are
described herein.
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REMIC I Regular Interest LT-B: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held
as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the
related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are
described herein.
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-ZZ: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held
as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the
related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are
described herein.
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-P: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held
as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the
related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are
described herein.
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-R: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held
as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the
related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are
described herein.
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-1SUB: A regular interest in REMIC I that is
held as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the
related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are
described herein.
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-1GRP: A regular interest in REMIC I that is
held as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the
related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are
described herein.
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-2SUB: A regular interest in REMIC I that is
held as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the
related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are
described herein.
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-2GRP: A regular interest in REMIC I that is
held as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the
related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are
described herein.
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-XX: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held
as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the
related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are
described herein.
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-ZZ Maximum Interest Deferral Amount: With
respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (a) the excess of (i)
Uncertificated Accrued Interest calculated
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with the Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I Regular Interest LT-ZZ and
an Uncertificated Principal Balance equal to the excess of (x) the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT-ZZ over (y) the
REMIC I Overcollateralized Amount, in each case for such Distribution Date, over
(ii) Uncertificated Accrued Interest on REMIC I Regular Interests ▇▇-▇▇, ▇▇-▇▇,
▇▇-▇▇, ▇▇-▇▇, LT-M3, LT-M4, LT-M5, LT-M6, LT-M7, LT-M8 and LT-B, with the rate
on each such REMIC I Regular Interest subject to a cap equal to the Pass-Through
Rate on the Corresponding Certificate for the purpose of this calculation.
REMIC I Sub WAC Allocation Percentage: 50% of any amount payable or loss
attributable from the Mortgage Loans, which shall be allocated to REMIC I
Regular Interest LT-1SUB, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-1GRP, REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-2SUB, REMIC I Regular Interest LT2-GRP and REMIC I Regular Interest
LT-XX.
REMIC I Subordinated Balance Ratio: The ratio among the Uncertificated
Principal Balances of each REMIC I Regular Interest ending with the designation
"SUB,", equal to the ratio among, with respect to each such REMIC I Regular
Interest, the excess of (x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans in the related Loan Group over (y) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class A Certificates, Class R Certificates and Class P
Certificates in the related Loan Group.
REMIC II Regular Certificates: Any of the Class 1-A, Class 2-A, Class ▇-▇,
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8,
Class B, Class C or Class P Certificates.
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to
real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through
860G of Subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and
temporary and final regulations (or, to the extent not inconsistent with such
temporary or final regulations, proposed regulations) and published rulings,
notices and announcements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in
effect from time to time.
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Master Servicer through
foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure in connection with a defaulted
Mortgage Loan.
Replacement Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan substituted by the Seller for a
Deleted Mortgage Loan, which must, on the date of such substitution, as
confirmed in a Request for Release, substantially in the form of Exhibit N, (i)
have a Stated Principal Balance, after deduction of the principal portion of the
Scheduled Payment due in the month of substitution, not in excess of, and not
less than 90% of the Stated Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (ii)
with respect to any Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, have a Mortgage Rate not less than
or no more than 1% per annum higher than the Mortgage Rate of the Deleted
Mortgage Loan and, with respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: (a) have a
Maximum Mortgage Rate no more than 1% per annum higher or lower than the Maximum
Mortgage Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (b) have a Minimum Mortgage Rate no
more than 1% per annum higher or lower than the Minimum Mortgage Rate of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan; (c) have the same Index, Periodic Rate Cap and intervals
between Adjustment Dates as that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan and a Gross Margin
not more than 1% per annum higher or lower than that of the Deleted
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Mortgage Loan; and (d) not permit conversion of the related Mortgage Rate to a
fixed Mortgage Rate; (iii) have the same or higher credit quality
characteristics than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iv) at the time of
transfer to the Trust Fund, be accruing interest at a Mortgage Rate not more
than 1% per annum higher or lower than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (v)
have a Loan-to-Value Ratio no higher than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan;
(vi) have a remaining term to maturity no greater than (and not more than one
year less than) that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (vii) not permit conversion
of the Mortgage Rate from a fixed rate to a variable rate or visa versa; (viii)
provide for a prepayment charge on terms substantially similar to those of the
prepayment charge, if any, of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (ix) have the same lien
priority as the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (x) constitute the same occupancy type as
the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (xi) [reserved], and (xii) comply with each
representation and warranty (other than a statistical representation or
warranty) set forth in Section 2.03 hereof.
Request for Release: The Request for Release submitted by the Master
Servicer to the Trustee, substantially in the form of Exhibits M and N, as
appropriate.
Required Insurance Policy: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any
insurance policy that is required to be maintained from time to time under this
Agreement.
Responsible Officer: When used with respect to the Trustee, any Vice
President, any Assistant Vice President, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary,
any Trust Officer or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing
functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and
also to whom, with respect to a particular matter, such matter is referred
because of such officer's knowledge of and familiarity with the particular
subject.
Rolling Delinquency Percentage: With respect to any Distribution Date on
or after the Stepdown Date, the average, over the past three months, of a
fraction (expressed as a percentage), (a) the numerator of which is the
aggregate Stated Principal Balances for such Distribution Date of all Mortgage
Loans 60 or more days delinquent as of the last day of the preceding month
(including Mortgage Loans in bankruptcy, foreclosure and REO Properties) and (b)
the denominator of which is the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the
Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date.
S&P: Standard & Poor's, a division of The ▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Companies, Inc. or
any successor thereto.
Scheduled Payment: The scheduled monthly payment on a Mortgage Loan due on
any Due Date allocable to principal and/or interest on such Mortgage Loan.
Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Seller: Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., a New York corporation, and its
successors and assigns, in its capacity as seller of the Mortgage Loans to the
Depositor.
Seller Shortfall Interest Requirement: For the Master Servicer Advance
Date in August 2004, to the extent not cover by Excess Cashflow, an amount equal
to 30 days interest on the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage
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Loans that does not have a scheduled payment of interest due in the related Due
Period at the Net Mortgage Rates for such Mortgage Loans.
Senior Certificates: The Class 1-A, Class 2-A and Class A-R Certificates.
Senior Enhancement Percentage: With respect to each Distribution Date on
or after the Stepdown Date, the fraction (expressed as a percentage) (1) the
numerator of which is the excess of (a) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance
of the Mortgage Loans for the preceding Distribution Date over (b) (i) before
the Certificate Principal Balances of the Class 1-A Certificates and Class 2-A
Certificates have been reduced to zero, the aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class 1-A Certificates and Class 2-A Certificates, or (ii) after
the Certificate Principal Balances of the Class 1-A Certificates and Class 2-A
Certificates have been reduced to zero, the Certificate Principal Balance of the
most senior Class of Certificates outstanding as of the preceding Master
Servicer Advance Date and (2) the denominator of which is the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for the preceding Distribution Date.
Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary "out of
pocket" costs and expenses incurred in the performance by the Master Servicer of
its servicing obligations hereunder, including, but not limited to, the cost of
(i) the preservation, restoration and protection of a Mortgaged Property, (ii)
any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures, (iii) the
management and liquidation of any REO Property and (iv) compliance with the
obligations under Section 3.10.
Servicing Fee: As to each Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date, an
amount equal to one month's interest at the Servicing Fee Rate on the Stated
Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or, in the event of any payment of
interest that accompanies a Principal Prepayment in full made by the Mortgagor,
interest at the Servicing Fee Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such
Mortgage Loan for the period covered by such payment of interest.
Servicing Fee Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, 0.50% per annum.
Servicing Officer: Any officer of the Master Servicer involved in, or
responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose
name and facsimile signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished to
the Trustee by the Master Servicer on the Closing Date pursuant to this
Agreement, as such list may from time to time be amended.
Stated Principal Balance: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or related REO
Property (i) as of the Cut-off Date, the unpaid principal balance of the
Mortgage Loan as of such date (before any adjustment to the amortization
schedule for any moratorium or similar waiver or grace period), after giving
effect to any partial Prepayments or Liquidation Proceeds received prior to such
date and to the payment of principal due on or prior to such date and
irrespective any delinquency in payment by the related mortgagor with respect to
Actuarial Mortgage Loans, and (ii) as of any Distribution Date, the Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of its Cut-off Date, minus the sum of
(a) the principal portion of the Scheduled Payments (x) due with respect to such
Mortgage Loan during each Due Period ending prior to such Distribution Date and
(y) that were received by the Master Servicer as of the close of business on the
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Determination Date related to such Distribution Date or with respect to which
Advances were made as of the Master Servicer Advance Date related to such
Distribution Date, (b) all Principal Prepayments with respect to such Mortgage
Loan received by the Master Servicer during each Prepayment Period ending prior
to such Distribution Date, and (c) all Liquidation Proceeds collected with
respect to such Mortgage Loan during each Due Period ending prior to such
Distribution Date, to the extent applied by the Master Servicer as recoveries of
principal in accordance with Section 3.12. The Stated Principal Balance of any
Mortgage Loan that becomes a Liquidated Loan will be zero on the Distribution
Date following the Due Period in which such Mortgage Loan becomes a Liquidated
Loan. References herein to the Stated Principal Balance the Mortgage Loans at
any time shall mean the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of all Mortgage
Loans in the Trust Fund as of such time.
Stepdown Date: The earlier to occur of (i) the Distribution Date following
the Distribution Date on which the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class 1-A Certificates and Class 2-A Certificates is reduced to zero and
(ii) the later to occur of (a) the Distribution Date in August 2007 or (b) the
first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class 1-A Certificates and Class 2-A Certificates (after calculating
anticipated distributions on such Distribution Date) is less than or equal to
65.30% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such
Distribution Date.
Subordinate Certificates: The Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4,
Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8 and Class B Certificates.
Subordinated Corridor Contract: The transaction evidenced by the
Confirmation and Agreement for the benefit of the Subordinate Certificateholders
(as assigned to the Trustee pursuant to the Subordinated Corridor Contract
Assignment Agreement), a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit R.
Subordinated Corridor Contract Assignment Agreement: The Assignment
Agreement regarding the Subordinated Corridor Contract dated as of the Closing
Date among the Seller, the Trustee and the Corridor Contract Counterparty, a
form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit S.
Subordinated Corridor Contract Payment Amount: The amount, if any,
received by the Trustee for the benefit of the Trust Fund in respect of the
Subordinated Corridor Contract.
Subordinated Corridor Contract Termination Date: The Distribution Date in
September 2010.
Subordinated Confirmation And Agreement: The Confirmation and Agreement
dated June 30, 2004, reference number 3608495 3608493, evidencing the
Subordinated Corridor Contract.
Subservicer: As defined in Section 3.02(a).
Subservicing Agreement: As defined in Section 3.02(a).
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Subsequent Recoveries: Unexpected recoveries, net of reimbursable
expenses, with respect to Mortgage Loans that have been previously liquidated
and that resulted in a Realized Loss.
Substitution Adjustment Amount: The meaning ascribed to such term pursuant
to Section 2.03(c).
Substitution Amount: With respect to any Mortgage Loan substituted
pursuant to Section 2.03(c), the excess of (x) the principal balance of the
Mortgage Loan that is substituted for, over (y) the principal balance of the
related substitute Mortgage Loan, each balance being determined as of the date
of substitution.
Tax Matters Person: The person designated as "tax matters person" in the
manner provided under Treasury regulation ss. 1.860F 4(d) and temporary Treasury
regulation ss. 301.6231(a)(7) 1T. Initially, this person shall be the Trustee.
Tax Matters Person Certificate: The Class A-R Certificate with a
Denomination of $0.05.
Three-Year Hybrid Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan having a Mortgage Rate
that is fixed for 36 months after origination thereof before such Mortgage Rate
becomes subject to adjustment.
Transfer: Any direct or indirect transfer or sale of any Ownership
Interest in a Certificate.
Trigger Event: With respect to any Distribution Date on or after the
Stepdown Date, either a Delinquency Trigger Event or a Cumulative Loss Trigger
Event with respect to that Distribution Date.
Trust Fund: The corpus of the trust created hereunder consisting of (i)
the Mortgage Loans and all interest and principal received on or with respect
thereto on and after the Cut-off Date to the extent not applied in computing the
Cut-off Date Principal Balance thereof, exclusive of interest not required to be
deposited in the Certificate Account pursuant to Section 3.05(b)(ii); (ii) the
Certificate Account, the Distribution Account, the Carryover Reserve Fund and
all amounts deposited therein pursuant to the applicable provisions of this
Agreement; (iii) the Corridor Contracts; (iv) property that secured a Mortgage
Loan and has been acquired by foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or
otherwise; (v) the mortgagee's rights under any insurance policies with respect
to the Mortgage Loan; and (vi) all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or
involuntary, of any of the foregoing into cash or other liquid property.
Trustee: The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, not in its
individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as trustee for the benefit of
the Certificateholders under this Agreement, and any successor thereto, and any
corporation or national banking association resulting from or surviving any
consolidation or merger to which it or its successors may be a party and any
successor trustee as may from time to time be serving as successor trustee
hereunder.
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Trustee Advance Rate: With respect to any Advance made by the Trustee
pursuant to Section 4.01(b), a per annum rate of interest determined as of the
date of such Advance equal to the Prime Rate in effect on such date plus 5.00%.
Trustee Fee: As to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to one-twelfth
of the Trustee Fee Rate multiplied by the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of
the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date.
Trustee Fee Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, 0.009% per annum.
Two-Year Hybrid Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan having a Mortgage Rate that
is fixed for 24 months after origination thereof before such Mortgage Rate
becomes subject to adjustment.
Uncertificated Accrued Interest: With respect to any Uncertificated
Regular Interest for any Distribution Date, one month's interest at the related
Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date, accrued on the
Uncertificated Principal, immediately prior to such Distribution Date.
Uncertificated Accrued Interest for the Uncertificated Regular Interests shall
accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. For
purposes of calculating the amount of Uncertificated Accrued Interest for the
REMIC I Regular Interests for any Distribution Date:
(A) The REMIC I Marker Allocation Percentage of the aggregate amount of
any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the extent not covered by Compensating
Interest) incurred in respect of the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date
shall be allocated among REMIC I Regular Interest LT-AA, REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-1A, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-2A, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M1,
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M2, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M3, REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-M4, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M5, REMIC 1 REGULAR Interest LT-M6,
REMIC 1 Regular Interest LT-M7, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LT-M8, REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-B, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-ZZ, pro rata based on, and to the
extent of, one month's interest at the then applicable respective REMIC I
Pass-Through Rate on the respective Uncertificated Principal Balance of each
such REMIC I Regular Interest; and
(B) The REMIC I Sub WAC Allocation Percentage of the aggregate amount of
any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the extent not covered by payments by
Compensating Interest) incurred in respect of the Mortgage Loans for any
Distribution Date shall be allocated first, to Uncertificated Accrued Interest
payable to REMIC I Regular Interest LT-1SUB, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-1GRP,
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-2SUB, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-2GRP and REMIC I
Regular Interest LT-XX, pro rata based on, and to the extent of, one month's
interest at the then applicable respective Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through
Rate on the respective Uncertificated Principal Balance of each such REMIC I
Regular Interest.
Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate: The Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through
Rate.
Uncertificated Principal Balance: The principal amount of any
Uncertificated Regular Interest outstanding as of any date of determination. The
Uncertificated Principal Balance of
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each Uncertificated Regular Interest shall be reduced by all distributions of
principal made on such Uncertificated Regular Interest, as applicable, on such
Distribution Date and, if and to the extent necessary and appropriate, shall be
further reduced in such Distribution Date by Realized Losses. The Uncertificated
Principal Balance of each Uncertificated Regular Interest shall never be less
than zero.
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate: With respect to REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-AA, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-1A, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-2A,
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M1, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M2, REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-M3, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M4, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M5,
REMIC 1 REGULAR Interest LT-M6, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LT-M7, REMIC 1 Regular
Interest LT-M8, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-B, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-ZZ,
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-P, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-AR, REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-1SUB, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-2SUB and REMIC I Regular Interest
LT-XX, the weighted average of the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage
Loans. With respect to REMIC I Regular Interest LT-1GRP, the weighted average of
the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rates of the Group 1 Mortgage Loans and with respect
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-2GRP, the weighted average of the Adjusted Net
Mortgage Rates of the Group 2 Mortgage Loans.
Uncertificated Regular Interests: The REMIC I Regular Interests.
Underwriter: Countrywide Securities Corporation.
Underwriter's Exemption: Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2002-41, 67 Fed.
Reg. 54487 (2002), as amended (or any successor thereto), or any substantially
similar administrative exemption granted by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: For any Class of Subordinate Certificates,
the portion of the aggregate Applied Realized Loss Amount previously allocated
to that Class remaining unpaid from prior Distribution Dates, as reduced by the
amount of the increase in the related Certificate Principal Balance due to the
receipt of Subsequent Recoveries.
Voting Rights: The portion of the voting rights of all the Certificates
that is allocated to any Certificates for purposes of the voting provisions
hereunder. Voting Rights allocated to each Class of Certificates shall be
allocated 97% to the Certificates other than the Class A-R, Class C and Class P
Certificates (with the allocation among the Certificates to be in proportion to
the Certificate Principal Balance of each Class relative to the Certificate
Principal Balance of all other such Classes), and 1% to each of the Class A-R,
Class C and Class P Certificates. Voting Rights will be allocated among the
Certificates of each such Class in accordance with their respective Percentage
Interests.
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ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.
(a) The Seller hereby sells, transfers, assigns, sets over and otherwise
conveys to the Depositor, without recourse, all the right, title and interest of
the Seller in and to the Mortgage Loans, including all interest and principal
received and receivable by the Seller on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans
after the Cut-off Date (to the extent not applied in computing the Cut-off Date
Principal Balance thereof) or deposited into the Certificate Account by the
Seller as a Certificate Account Deposit as provided in this Agreement, other
than principal due on the Mortgage Loans on or prior to the Cut-off Date and
interest accruing prior to the Cut-off Date. The Seller confirms that,
concurrently with the transfer and assignment, it has deposited into the
Certificate Account the Certificate Account Deposit.
Immediately upon the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans referred to in the
preceding paragraph, the Depositor sells, transfers, assigns, sets over and
otherwise conveys to the Trustee for benefit of the Certificateholders, without
recourse, all right title and interest in the Mortgage Loans.
The Seller further agrees to assign all of its right, title and interest
in and to the interest rate cap transactions evidenced by the Confirmation And
Agreements , and to cause all of its obligations in respect of such transactions
to be assumed by, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund, on the terms and
conditions set forth in the Corridor Contract Assignment Agreements.
(b) [reserved]
(c) The Seller has entered into this Agreement in consideration for the
purchase of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor and has agreed to take the
actions specified herein. The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, hereby sells, transfers, assigns and otherwise
conveys to the Trustee for the use and benefit of the Certificateholders,
without recourse, all right title and interest in the portion of the Trust Fund
not otherwise conveyed to the Trustee pursuant to Sections 2.01(a) or (b).
(d) [reserved]
(e) [reserved]
(f) [reserved]
(g) In connection with the transfer and assignment of each Mortgage Loan,
the Depositor has delivered to, and deposited with, the Trustee (or, in the case
of the Delay Delivery Mortgage Loans, will deliver to, and deposit with, the
Trustee within the time periods specified
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in the definition of Delay Delivery Mortgage Loans) (except as provided in
clause (vi) below) for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the following
documents or instruments with respect to each such Mortgage Loan so assigned
(with respect to each Mortgage Loan, clause (i) through (vi) below, together,
the "Mortgage File" for each such Mortgage Loan):
(i) the original Mortgage Note, endorsed by the Seller or the
originator of such Mortgage Loan, without recourse, in the following form:
"Pay to the order of ________________ without recourse", with all
intervening endorsements that show a complete chain of endorsement from
the originator to the Seller, or, if the original Mortgage Note has been
lost or destroyed and not replaced, an original lost note affidavit from
the Seller, stating that the original Mortgage Note was lost or destroyed,
together with a copy of the related Mortgage Note;
(ii) in the case of each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage
Loan, the original recorded Mortgage, and in the case of each MERS
Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage, noting the presence of the MIN of
the Mortgage Loan and language indicating that the Mortgage Loan is a MOM
Loan if the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan, with evidence of recording
indicated thereon, or a copy of the Mortgage certified by the public
recording office in which such Mortgage has been recorded;
(iii) in the case of each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage
Loan, a duly executed assignment of the Mortgage to "Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 2004-BC3, CWABS, Inc., by The Bank of New York, a New
York banking corporation, as trustee under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement dated as of July 1, 2004, without recourse" (each such
assignment, when duly and validly completed, to be in recordable form and
sufficient to effect the assignment of and transfer to the assignee
thereof, under the Mortgage to which such assignment relates);
(iv) the original recorded assignment or assignments of the Mortgage
together with all interim recorded assignments of such Mortgage (noting
the presence of a MIN in the case of each MERS Mortgage Loan);
(v) the original or copies of each assumption, modification, written
assurance or substitution agreement, if any; and
(vi) the original or duplicate original lender's title policy or a
printout of the electronic equivalent and all riders thereto or, in the
event such original title policy has not been received from the insurer,
such original or duplicate original lender's title policy and all riders
thereto shall be delivered within one year of the Closing Date.
In addition, in connection with the assignment of any MERS Mortgage Loan,
the Seller agrees that it will cause, at the Seller's own expense, the MERS(R)
System to indicate (and provide evidence to the Trustee that it has done so)
that such Mortgage Loans have been assigned by the Seller to the Trustee in
accordance with this Agreement for the benefit of the Certificateholders by
including (or deleting, in the case of Mortgage Loans which are repurchased in
accordance with this Agreement) in such computer files (a) the code "[IDENTIFY
TRUSTEE SPECIFIC CODE]" in the field "[IDENTIFY THE FIELD NAME
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FOR TRUSTEE]" which identifies the Trustee and (b) the code "[IDENTIFY SERIES
SPECIFIC CODE NUMBER]" in the field "Pool Field" which identifies the series of
the Certificates issued in connection with such Mortgage Loans. The Seller
further agrees that it will not, and will not permit the Master Servicer to, and
the Master Servicer agrees that it will not, alter the codes referenced in this
paragraph with respect to any Mortgage Loan during the term of this Agreement
unless and until such Mortgage Loan is repurchased in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement.
In the event that in connection with any Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS
Mortgage Loan the Seller cannot deliver the original recorded Mortgage or all
interim recorded assignments of the Mortgage satisfying the requirements of
clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof,
the Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee a true copy of
such Mortgage and of each such undelivered interim assignment of the Mortgage
each certified by the Seller, the applicable title company, escrow agent or
attorney, or the originator of such Mortgage, as the case may be, to be a true
and complete copy of the original Mortgage or assignment of Mortgage submitted
for recording. For any such Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan the
Seller shall promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee such
original Mortgage and such assignment or assignments with evidence of recording
indicated thereon upon receipt thereof from the public recording official, or a
copy thereof, certified, if appropriate, by the relevant recording office, but
in no event shall any such delivery be made later than 270 days following the
Closing Date; provided that in the event that by such date the Seller is unable
to deliver or cause to be delivered each such Mortgage and each interim
assignment by reason of the fact that any such documents have not been returned
by the appropriate recording office, or, in the case of each interim assignment,
because the related Mortgage has not been returned by the appropriate recording
office, the Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered such documents to the
Trustee as promptly as possible upon receipt thereof. If the public recording
office in which a Mortgage or interim assignment thereof is recorded retains the
original of such Mortgage or assignment, a copy of the original Mortgage or
assignment so retained, with evidence of recording thereon, certified to be true
and complete by such recording office, shall satisfy the Seller's obligations in
Section 2.01. If any document submitted for recording pursuant to this Agreement
is (x) lost prior to recording or rejected by the applicable recording office,
the Seller shall immediately prepare or cause to be prepared a substitute and
submit it for recording, and shall deliver copies and originals thereof in
accordance with the foregoing or (y) lost after recording, the Seller shall
deliver to the Trustee a copy of such document certified by the applicable
public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded
document. The Seller shall promptly forward or cause to be forwarded to the
Trustee (x) from time to time additional original documents evidencing an
assumption or modification of a Mortgage Loan and (y) any other documents
required to be delivered by the Depositor or the Master Servicer to the Trustee
within the time periods specified in this Section 2.01.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan other than a MERS Mortgage Loan as to
which the related Mortgaged Property and Mortgage File are located in (a) the
State of California or (b) any other jurisdiction under the laws of which the
recordation of the assignment specified in clause (iii) above is not necessary
to protect the Trustee's and the Certificateholders' interest in the related
Mortgage Loan, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, delivered by the Seller to
the
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Trustee and a copy to the Rating Agencies, in lieu of recording the assignment
specified in clause (iii) above, the Seller may deliver an unrecorded assignment
in blank, in form otherwise suitable for recording to the Trustee; provided that
if the related Mortgage has not been returned from the applicable public
recording office, such assignment, or any copy thereof, of the Mortgage may
exclude the information to be provided by the recording office. As to any
Mortgage Loan other than a MERS Mortgage Loan, the procedures of the preceding
sentence shall be applicable only so long as the related Mortgage File is
maintained in the possession of the Trustee in the State or jurisdiction
described in such sentence. In the event that with respect to Mortgage Loans
other than MERS Mortgage Loans (i) the Seller, the Depositor or the Master
Servicer gives written notice to the Trustee that recording is required to
protect the right, title and interest of the Trustee on behalf of the
Certificateholders in and to any Mortgage Loan, (ii) a court recharacterizes the
sale of the Mortgage Loans as a financing, or (iii) as a result of any change in
or amendment to the laws of the State or jurisdiction described in the first
sentence of this paragraph or any applicable political subdivision thereof, or
any change in official position regarding application or interpretation of such
laws, including a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction, such recording
is so required, the Trustee shall complete the assignment in the manner
specified in clause (iii) of the second paragraph of this Section 2.01 and the
Seller shall submit or cause to be submitted for recording as specified above
or, should the Seller fail to perform such obligations, the Trustee shall cause
the Master Servicer, at the Master Servicer's expense, to cause each such
previously unrecorded assignment to be submitted for recording as specified
above. In the event a Mortgage File is released to the Master Servicer as a
result of the Master Servicer's having completed a Request for Release in the
form of Exhibit M, the Trustee shall complete the assignment of the related
Mortgage in the manner specified in clause (iii) of the second paragraph of this
Section 2.01.
So long as the Trustee maintains an office in the State of California, the
Trustee shall maintain possession of and not remove or attempt to remove from
the State of California any of the Mortgage Files as to which the related
Mortgaged Property is located in such State. In the event that the Seller fails
to record an assignment of a Mortgage Loan as herein provided within 90 days of
notice of an event set forth in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the above
paragraph, the Master Servicer shall prepare and, if required hereunder, file
such assignments for recordation in the appropriate real property or other
records office. The Seller hereby appoints the Master Servicer (and any
successor servicer hereunder) as its attorney-in-fact with full power and
authority acting in its stead for the purpose of such preparation, execution and
filing.
In the case of Mortgage Loans that become the subject of a Principal
Prepayment between the Closing Date and the Cut-off Date, the Seller shall
deposit or cause to be deposited in the Certificate Account the amount required
to be deposited therein with respect to such payment pursuant to Section 3.05
hereof.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, within thirty
days after the Closing Date, the Seller shall either (i) deliver to the Trustee
the Mortgage File as required pursuant to this Section 2.01 for each Delay
Delivery Mortgage Loan or (ii) (A) repurchase the Delay Delivery Mortgage Loan
or (B) substitute the Delay Delivery Mortgage Loan for a Replacement Mortgage
Loan, which repurchase or substitution shall be accomplished in the manner and
subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2.03, provided that if the Seller
fails to
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deliver a Mortgage File for any Delay Delivery Mortgage Loan within the period
provided in the prior sentence, the cure period provided for in Section 2.02 or
in Section 2.03 shall not apply to the initial delivery of the Mortgage File for
such Delay Delivery Mortgage Loan, but rather the Seller shall have five (5)
Business Days to cure such failure to deliver; and provided further, that the
Seller shall use its best efforts to substitute rather than repurchase. The
Seller shall promptly provide each Rating Agency with written notice of any
cure, repurchase or substitution made pursuant to the proviso of the preceding
sentence. On or before the thirtieth (30th) day (or if such thirtieth day is not
a Business Day, the succeeding Business Day) after the Closing Date (in the case
of the Mortgage Loans), the Trustee shall, in accordance with the provisions of
Section 2.02, send a Delay Delivery Certification substantially in the form
annexed hereto as Exhibit G-3 (with any applicable exceptions noted thereon) for
all Delay Delivery Mortgage Loan delivered within thirty (30) days after such
date. The Trustee will promptly send a copy of such Delay Delivery Certification
to each Rating Agency.
Section 2.02 Acceptance of the Mortgage Loans.
(a) The Trustee acknowledges receipt, subject to the limitations contained
in and any exceptions noted in the Initial Certification in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit G-1 and in the list of exceptions attached thereto, of the
documents referred to in clauses (i) and (iii) of Section 2.01(g) above with
respect to the Mortgage Loans and all other assets included in the Trust Fund
and declares that it holds and will hold such documents and the other documents
delivered to it constituting the Mortgage Files, and that it holds or will hold
such other assets included in the Trust Fund, in trust for the exclusive use and
benefit of all present and future Certificateholders.
The Trustee agrees to execute and deliver on the Closing Date to the
Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Seller an Initial Certification
substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit G-1 to the effect that, as
to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any
Mortgage Loan paid in full or any Mortgage Loan specifically identified in such
certification as not covered by such certification), the documents described in
Section 2.01(g)(i) and, in the case of each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS
Mortgage Loan, the documents described in Section 2.01(g)(iii), with respect to
such Mortgage Loan are in the Trustee's possession, and based on its review and
examination and only as to the foregoing documents, such documents appear
regular on their face and relate to such Mortgage Loan. The Trustee agrees to
execute and deliver within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date to the
Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Seller an Interim Certification
substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit G-2 to the effect that, as
to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any
Mortgage Loan paid in full or any Mortgage Loan specifically identified in such
certification as not covered by such certification), all documents required to
be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such
Mortgage Loan are in its possession (except those described in Section
2.01(g)(vi)) and based on its review and examination and only as to the
foregoing documents, (i) such documents appear regular on their face and relate
to such Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the information set forth in items (i), (iv),
(v), (vi), (viii), (xi) and (xiv) of the definition of the "Mortgage Loan
Schedule" accurately reflects information set forth in the Mortgage File. On or
before the thirtieth (30th) day after the Closing Date (or if such thirtieth day
is not a Business Day, the succeeding Business Day), the Trustee shall deliver
to the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Seller a Delay Delivery
Certification with respect to the
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Mortgage Loans substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit G-3, with any
applicable exceptions noted thereon. The Trustee shall be under no duty or
obligation to inspect, review or examine such documents, instruments,
certificates or other papers to determine that the same are genuine, enforceable
or appropriate for the represented purpose or that they have actually been
recorded in the real estate records or that they are other than what they
purport to be on their face.
Not later than 180 days after the Closing Date, the Trustee shall deliver
to the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Seller (and to any
Certificateholder that so requests) a Final Certification with respect to the
Mortgage Loans substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit H, with any
applicable exceptions noted thereon.
In connection with the Trustee's completion and delivery of such Final
Certification, the Trustee shall review each Mortgage File with respect to the
Mortgage Loans to determine that such Mortgage File contains the documents
listed in Section 2.01(g). If, in the course of such review, the Trustee finds
any document or documents constituting a part of such Mortgage File that do not
meet the requirements of clauses (i)-(iv) and (vi) of Section 2.01(g), the
Trustee shall include such exceptions in such Final Certification (and the
Trustee shall state in such Final Certification whether any Mortgage File does
not then include the original or duplicate original lender's title policy or a
printout of the electronic equivalent and all riders thereto). If the public
recording office in which a Mortgage or assignment thereof is recorded retains
the original of such Mortgage or assignment, a copy of the original Mortgage or
assignment so retained, with evidence of recording thereon, certified to be true
and complete by such recording office, shall be deemed to satisfy the
requirements of clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) of Section 2.01(g), as applicable.
The Seller shall promptly correct or cure such defect referred to above within
90 days from the date it was so notified of such defect and, if the Seller does
not correct or cure such defect within such period, the Seller shall either (A)
if the time to cure such defect expires prior to the end of the second
anniversary of the Closing Date, substitute for the related Mortgage Loan a
Replacement Mortgage Loan, which substitution shall be accomplished in the
manner and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2.03, or (B) purchase
such Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund within 90 days from the date the Seller
was notified of such defect in writing at the Purchase Price of such Mortgage
Loan; provided that any such substitution pursuant to (A) above or repurchase
pursuant to (B) above shall not be effected prior to the delivery to the Trustee
of the Opinion of Counsel required by Section 2.05 hereof and any substitution
pursuant to (A) above shall not be effected prior to the additional delivery to
the Trustee of a Request for Release substantially in the form of Exhibit N. No
substitution will be made in any calendar month after the Determination Date for
such month. The Purchase Price for any such Mortgage Loan shall be deposited by
the Seller in the Certificate Account and, upon receipt of such deposit and
certification with respect thereto in the form of Exhibit N hereto, the Trustee
shall release the related Mortgage File to the Seller and shall execute and
deliver at the Seller's request such instruments of transfer or assignment as
the Seller has prepared, in each case without recourse, as shall be necessary to
vest in the Seller, or a designee, the Trust Fund's interest in any Mortgage
Loan released pursuant hereto. If pursuant to the foregoing provisions the
Seller repurchases an Mortgage Loan that is a MERS Mortgage Loan, the Master
Servicer shall cause MERS to execute and deliver an assignment of the Mortgage
in recordable form to transfer the Mortgage
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from MERS to the Seller and shall cause such Mortgage to be removed from
registration on the MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS' rules and
regulations.
The Trustee shall retain possession and custody of each Mortgage File in
accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. The
Seller shall promptly deliver to the Trustee, upon the execution or receipt
thereof, the originals of such other documents or instruments constituting the
Mortgage File that come into the possession of the Seller from time to time.
It is understood and agreed that the obligation of the Seller to
substitute for or to purchase any Mortgage Loan that does not meet the
requirements of Section 2.02(a)(A) or (B) above shall constitute the sole remedy
respecting such defect available to the Trustee, the Depositor and any
Certificateholder against the Seller.
(b) [reserved]
Section 2.03 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master
Servicer and the Seller.
(a) The Master Servicer hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor,
the Seller and the Trustee as follows, as of the date hereof with respect to the
Mortgage Loans:
(i) The Master Servicer is duly organized as a Texas limited
partnership and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Texas and is duly authorized and qualified to transact any
and all business contemplated by this Agreement to be conducted by the
Master Servicer in any state in which a Mortgaged Property is located or
is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect such
qualification and, in any event, is in compliance with the doing business
laws of any such state, to the extent necessary to ensure its ability to
enforce each Mortgage Loan, to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement and to perform any of its other
obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof.
(ii) The Master Servicer has the full partnership power and
authority to sell and service each Mortgage Loan, and to execute, deliver
and perform, and to enter into and consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and has duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Master Servicer the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement; and this Agreement, assuming
the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties
hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Master
Servicer, enforceable against the Master Servicer in accordance with its
terms, except that (a) the enforceability hereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws
relating to creditors' rights generally and (b) the remedy of specific
performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be
subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before
which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
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(iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Master
Servicer, the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Master Servicer under
this Agreement, the consummation of any other of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and the fulfillment of or compliance with
the terms hereof are in the ordinary course of business of the Master
Servicer and will not (A) result in a material breach of any term or
provision of the certificate of limited partnership, partnership agreement
or other organizational document of the Master Servicer or (B) materially
conflict with, result in a material breach, violation or acceleration of,
or result in a material default under, the terms of any other material
agreement or instrument to which the Master Servicer is a party or by
which it may be bound, or (C) constitute a material violation of any
statute, order or regulation applicable to the Master Servicer of any
court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having
jurisdiction over the Master Servicer; and the Master Servicer is not in
breach or violation of any material indenture or other material agreement
or instrument, or in violation of any statute, order or regulation of any
court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having
jurisdiction over it which breach or violation may materially impair the
Master Servicer's ability to perform or meet any of its obligations under
this Agreement.
(iv) The Master Servicer is an approved servicer of conventional
mortgage loans for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mac and is a mortgagee approved
by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to sections 203
and 211 of the National Housing Act.
(v) No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Master
Servicer's knowledge, threatened, against the Master Servicer that would
materially and adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability
of this Agreement or the ability of the Master Servicer to service the
Mortgage Loans or to perform any of its other obligations under this
Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof.
(vi) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by the Master Servicer of, or compliance by the Master
Servicer with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, or if any such consent, approval, authorization or
order is required, the Master Servicer has obtained the same.
(vii) The Master Servicer is a member of MERS in good standing, and
will comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS
in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loans for as long as such
Mortgage Loans are registered with MERS.
(b) The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, the Master
Servicer and the Trustee as follows, as of the Cut-off Date (unless otherwise
indicated or the context otherwise requires, percentages with respect to the
Mortgage Loans in a Loan Group are measured by the Cut-off Date Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans in the related Loan Group):
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(i) The Seller is duly organized as a New York corporation and is
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New
York and is duly authorized and qualified to transact any and all business
contemplated by this Agreement to be conducted by the Seller in any state
in which a Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise not required
under applicable law to effect such qualification and, in any event, is in
compliance with the doing business laws of any such state, to the extent
necessary to ensure its ability to enforce each Mortgage Loan, to sell the
Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and to
perform any of its other obligations under this Agreement in accordance
with the terms hereof.
(ii) The Seller has the full corporate power and authority to sell
each Mortgage Loan, and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into
and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and has
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Seller the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and this
Agreement , assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof
by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Seller, enforceable against the Seller in accordance
with its terms, except that (a) the enforceability hereof may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws
relating to creditors' rights generally and (b) the remedy of specific
performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be
subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before
which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
(iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller,
the sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller under this Agreement, the
consummation of any other of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms hereof and
thereof are in the ordinary course of business of the Seller and will not
(A) result in a material breach of any term or provision of the charter or
by-laws of the Seller or (B) materially conflict with, result in a
material breach, violation or acceleration of, or result in a material
default under, the terms of any other material agreement or instrument to
which the Seller is a party or by which it may be bound, or (C) constitute
a material violation of any statute, order or regulation applicable to the
Seller of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or
governmental body having jurisdiction over the Seller; and the Seller is
not in breach or violation of any material indenture or other material
agreement or instrument, or in violation of any statute, order or
regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or
governmental body having jurisdiction over it which breach or violation
may materially impair the Seller's ability to perform or meet any of its
obligations under this Agreement.
(iv) The Seller is an approved seller of conventional mortgage loans
for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mae or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mac and is a mortgagee approved by the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to sections 203 and 211 of the
National Housing Act.
(v) No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Seller's
knowledge, threatened, against the Seller that would materially and
adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this
Agreement or the ability of the Seller to sell the
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Mortgage Loans or to perform any of its other obligations under this
Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof.
(vi) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by the Seller of, or compliance by the Seller with, this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or
if any such consent, approval, authorization or order is required, the
Seller has obtained the same.
(vii) The information set forth on Exhibit F-1 hereto with respect
to each Mortgage Loan is true and correct in all material respects as of
the Closing Date.
(viii) The Seller will treat the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to
the Depositor as a sale of the Mortgage Loans for all tax, accounting and
regulatory purposes.
(ix) None of the Mortgage Loans are more than 60 days delinquent in
payment of principal and interest.
(x) No Mortgage Loan secured by a first lien on the related
Mortgaged Property had a Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination in excess of
100%.
(xi) Each Mortgage Loan is secured by a valid and enforceable first
lien on the related Mortgaged Property, subject only to (1) the lien of
non-delinquent current real property taxes and assessments, (2) covenants,
conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of
public record as of the date of recording of such Mortgage, such
exceptions appearing of record being acceptable to mortgage lending
institutions generally or specifically reflected in the appraisal made in
connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan, and (3)
other matters to which like properties are commonly subject that do not
materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be
provided by such Mortgage.
(xii) Immediately prior to the assignment of each Mortgage Loan to
the Depositor, the Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of,
such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance or
security interest and had full right and authority, subject to no interest
or participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell and
assign the same pursuant to this Agreement.
(xiii) There is no delinquent tax or assessment lien against any
Mortgaged Property.
(xiv) There is no valid offset, claim, defense or counterclaim to
any Mortgage Note or Mortgage, including the obligation of the Mortgagor
to pay the unpaid principal of or interest on such Mortgage Note.
(xv) There are no mechanics' liens or claims for work, labor or
material affecting any Mortgaged Property that are or may be a lien prior
to, or equal with, the lien
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of such Mortgage, except those that are insured against by the title
insurance policy referred to in item (xviii) below.
(xvi) As of the Closing Date, to the best of Seller's knowledge,
each Mortgaged Property is free of material damage and is in good repair.
(xvii) As of the Closing Date neither the Seller nor any prior
holder of any Mortgage has modified the Mortgage in any material respect
(except that a Mortgage Loan may have been modified by a written
instrument that has been recorded or submitted for recordation, if
necessary, to protect the interests of the Certificateholders and the
original or a copy of which has been delivered to the Trustee); satisfied,
cancelled or subordinated such Mortgage in whole or in part; released the
related Mortgaged Property in whole or in part from the lien of such
Mortgage; or executed any instrument of release, cancellation,
modification (except as expressly permitted above) or satisfaction with
respect thereto.
(xviii) A lender's policy of title insurance together with a
condominium endorsement and extended coverage endorsement, if applicable,
in an amount at least equal to the Cut-off Date Stated Principal Balance
of each such Mortgage Loan or a commitment (binder) to issue the same was
effective on the date of the origination of each Mortgage Loan, each such
policy is valid and remains in full force and effect, and each such policy
was issued by a title insurer qualified to do business in the jurisdiction
where the Mortgaged Property is located and acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mae or
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mac and is in a form acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mae or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mac,
which policy insures the Seller and successor owners of indebtedness
secured by the insured Mortgage, as to the first priority lien, of the
Mortgage subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph (iv) above and
against any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the
lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for
adjustment in the mortgage interest rate and/or monthly payment; to the
best of the Seller's knowledge, no claims have been made under such
mortgage title insurance policy and no prior holder of the related
Mortgage, including the Seller, has done, by act or omission, anything
that would impair the coverage of such mortgage title insurance policy.
(xix) No Mortgage Loan was the subject of a Principal Prepayment in
full between the Closing Date and the Cut-off Date.
(xx) To the best of the Seller's knowledge, all of the improvements
that were included for the purpose of determining the Appraised Value of
the Mortgaged Property lie wholly within the boundaries and building
restriction lines of such property, and no improvements on adjoining
properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property.
(xxi) To the best of the Seller's knowledge, no improvement located
on or being part of the Mortgaged Property is in violation of any
applicable zoning law or regulation. To the best of the Seller's
knowledge, all inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made
or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the 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
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from the appropriate authorities, unless the lack thereof would not have a
material adverse effect on the value of such Mortgaged Property, and the
Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under applicable law.
(xxii) The Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are genuine, and
each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof,
enforceable in accordance with its terms and under applicable law, except
that (a) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to
creditors' rights generally and (b) the remedy of specific performance and
injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable
defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding
therefor may be brought. To the best of the Seller's knowledge, all
parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal capacity to
execute the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and each Mortgage Note and
Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties.
(xxiii) The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed,
there is no requirement for future advances thereunder, and 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
the Mortgage Loans were paid.
(xxiv) The related Mortgage contains customary and enforceable
provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof
adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the
benefits of the security, including, (i) in the case of a Mortgage
designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by
judicial foreclosure.
(xxv) With respect to each Mortgage constituting 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
Certificateholders to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in
connection with a trustee's sale after default by the Mortgagor.
(xxvi) Each Mortgage Note and each Mortgage is in substantially one
of the forms attached hereto as Exhibit P acceptable in form to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mae
or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mac.
(xxvii) There exist no deficiencies with respect to escrow deposits
and payments, if such are required, for which customary arrangements for
repayment thereof have not been made, and no escrow deposits or payments
of other charges or payments due the Seller have been capitalized under
the Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note.
(xxviii) The origination, underwriting, servicing and collection
practices used by the Seller with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been
in all respects legal, proper, prudent and customary in the mortgage
lending and servicing business.
(xxix) There is no pledged account or other security other than real
estate securing the Mortgagor's obligations.
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(xxx) No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, or other
contingent interest feature.
(xxxi) Each Mortgage Loan contains a customary "due on sale" clause.
(xxxii) No more than approximately 4.17% and 5.29% of the Mortgage
Loans in Loan Group 1 and Loan Group 2, respectively, are secured by
two-family dwellings. No more than approximately 2.01% and 0.90% of the
Mortgage Loans in Loan Group 1 and Loan Group 2, respectively, are secured
by three-family dwellings. No more than approximately 0.88% and 1.14% of
the Mortgage Loans in Loan Group 1 and Loan Group 2, respectively, are
secured by four-family dwellings. No more than approximately 5.02% and
5.25% of the Mortgage Loans in Loan Group 1 and Loan Group 2,
respectively, are secured by condominium units. No more than approximately
0.15% and 0.48% of the Mortgage Loans in Loan Group 1 and Loan Group 2,
respectively, are secured by high rise condominium units. No less than
approximately 77.15% and 72.40% of the Mortgage Loans in Loan Group 1 and
Loan Group 2, respectively, are secured by single family detached
dwellings. No more than approximately 0.04% of the Mortgage Loans in Group
1 and none of the Mortgage Loans in Group 2 are secured by manufactured
housing. No more than approximately 9.12% and 14.53% of the Mortgage Loans
in Loan Group 1 and Loan Group 2, respectively, are secured by PUDs.
(xxxiii) No Mortgage Loan in Loan Group 1 and Loan Group 2 had a
principal balance in excess of $325,283 and $646,539, respectively, at
origination.
(xxxiv) To the extent required under applicable law, each originator
and subsequent mortgagee or servicer of the Mortgage Loan complied with
all licensing requirements and was authorized to transact and do business
in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located at
all times when it held or serviced the Mortgage Loan. Any and all
requirements of any federal, state or local laws or regulations,
including, without limitation, usury, truth-in-lending, real estate
settlement procedures, consumer credit protection, anti-predatory lending,
fair credit reporting, unfair collection practice, equal credit
opportunity, fair housing and disclosure laws and regulations, applicable
to the solicitation, origination, collection and servicing of such
Mortgage Loan have been complied with in all material respects; and any
obligations of the holder of the Mortgage Note, Mortgage and other loan
documents have been complied with in all material respects; servicing of
each Mortgage Loan has been in accordance with prudent mortgage servicing
standards, any applicable laws, rules and regulations and in accordance
with the terms of the Mortgage Notes, Mortgage and other loan documents,
whether such origination and servicing was done by Seller, its affiliates,
or any third party which originated the Mortgage Loan on behalf of, or
sold the Mortgage Loan to, any of them, or any servicing agent of any of
the foregoing;
(xxxv) Each Mortgage Loan was originated on or after April 25, 2002;
(xxxvi) Each Two-Year Hybrid Mortgage Loan had an initial Adjustment
Date no later than October 1, 2006; each Three-Year Hybrid Mortgage Loan
had an initial Adjustment Date no later than September 1, 2007; each
Five-Year Hybrid Mortgage Loan had an initial Adjustment Date no later
than September 1, 2009.
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(xxxvii) Approximately 93.85% and 91.81% of the Mortgage Loans in
Loan Group 1 and Loan Group 2, respectively, provide for a prepayment
penalty.
(xxxviii) On the basis of representations made by the Mortgagors in
their loan applications, no less than approximately 94.46% and 94.65% of
the owner-occupied Mortgage Loans in Loan Group 1 and Loan Group 2,
respectively, are secured by owner-occupied Mortgaged Properties that are
primary residences and no more than approximately 0.29% and 1.17% of the
owner-occupied Mortgage Loans in Loan Group 1 and Loan Group 2,
respectively, are secured by owner-occupied Mortgaged Properties that are
secondary residences.
(xxxix) At the Cut-off Date, the improvements upon each Mortgaged
Property are covered by a valid and existing hazard insurance policy with
a generally acceptable carrier that provides for fire and extended
coverage and coverage for such other hazards as are customary in the area
where the Mortgaged Property is located in an amount that is at least
equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements
securing such Mortgage Loan or (ii) the greater of (a) the outstanding
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (b) an amount such that the
proceeds of such policy shall be sufficient to prevent the Mortgagor
and/or the mortgagee from becoming a co-insurer. If the Mortgaged Property
is a condominium unit, it is included under the coverage afforded by a
blanket policy for the condominium unit. All such individual insurance
policies and all flood policies referred to in item (xl) below contain a
standard mortgagee clause naming the Seller or the original mortgagee, and
its successors in interest, as mortgagee, and the Seller has received no
notice that any premiums due and payable thereon have not been paid; the
Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such
insurance, including flood 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.
(xl) If the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the
Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having
special flood hazards, a flood insurance policy in a form meeting the
requirements of the current guidelines of the Flood Insurance
Administration 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 original outstanding principal balance of the
Mortgage Loan, (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, as
amended.
(xli) To the best of the Seller's knowledge, there is no proceeding
occurring, pending or threatened for the total or partial condemnation of
the Mortgaged Property.
(xlii) There is no material monetary default existing under any
Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note and, to the best of the Seller's
knowledge, there is no material event that, with the passage of time or
with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure
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period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration under the Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note; and the
Seller has not waived any default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration.
(xliii) Each Mortgaged Property is improved by a one- to four-family
residential dwelling, including condominium units and dwelling units in
PUDs. To the best of the Seller's knowledge, no Mortgaged Property
includes a cooperative or a mobile home or constitutes other than real
property under state law.
(xliv) Each Mortgage Loan is being serviced by the Master Servicer,
or, if a Mortgage Loan is being serviced by the originator of such
Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer and the originator have agreed to
transfer the servicing of such Mortgage Loan on or prior to September 1,
2004.
(xlv) Any future advances made prior to the Cut-off Date have been
consolidated with the outstanding principal amount secured by the
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 does not exceed the
original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Note does not
permit or obligate the Master Servicer to make future advances to the
Mortgagor at the option of the Mortgagor.
(xlvi) 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 and that has been assessed, but is not yet due and
payable. Except for (A) payments in the nature of escrow payments, and (B)
interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of
disbursement of the Mortgage proceeds, whichever is later, to the day that
precedes by one month the Due Date of the first installment of principal
and interest, including without limitation, taxes and insurance payments,
the Master Servicer 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.
(xlvii) The Mortgage Loans were underwritten in all material
respects in accordance with customary and prudent underwriting guidelines
generally used by originators of credit blemished quality mortgage loans.
(xlviii) Prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan application, an
appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property was obtained from a qualified
appraiser, duly appointed by the originator, who had no interest, direct
or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security
thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or
disapproval of the Mortgage Loan; such appraisal is in a form acceptable
to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mac.
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(xlix) None of the Mortgage Loans is a graduated payment mortgage
loan or a growing equity mortgage loan, and no Mortgage Loan is subject to
a buydown or similar arrangement.
(l) The Mortgage Rates borne by the Mortgage Loans in Loan Group 1
as of the Cut-off Date ranged from 4.500% per annum to 11.890% per annum
and the weighted average Mortgage Rate as of the Cut-off Date was 6.99%
per annum. The Mortgage Rates borne by the Mortgage Loans in Loan Group 2
as of the Cut-off Date ranged from 4.900% per annum to 9.990% per annum
and the weighted average Mortgage Rate as of the Cut-off Date was 6.63%
per annum.
(li) The Mortgage Loans were selected from among the outstanding
one- to four-family mortgage loans in the Seller's portfolio at the
Closing Date, as to which the representations and warranties made as to
the Mortgage Loans set forth in this Section 2.03(b) can be made. No
selection was made in a manner that would adversely affect the interests
of Certificateholders.
(lii) The Gross Margins on the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans that
are Mortgage Loans in Loan Group 1 range from approximately 3.375% to
10.690% and the weighted average Gross Margin was approximately 6.16%. The
Gross Margins on the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans that are Mortgage
Loans in Loan Group 2 range from approximately 3.750% to 9.040% and the
weighted average Gross Margin was approximately 5.75%.
(liii) Each Mortgage Loan has a payment date on or before the Due
Date in the month of the first Distribution Date.
(liv) The Mortgage Loans, individually and in the aggregate, conform
in all material respects to the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus
Supplement.
(lv) There is no obligation on the part of the Seller under the
terms of the Mortgage or related Mortgage Note to make payments in
addition to those made by the Mortgagor.
(lvi) Any leasehold estate securing a Mortgage Loan has a term of
not less than five years in excess of the term of the related Mortgage
Loan.
(lvii) Each Mortgage Loan represents a "qualified mortgage" within
the meaning of Section 860(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the
rule in Treasury Regulation ss. 1.860G 2(f)(2) that treats a defective
obligation as a qualified mortgage, or any substantially similar successor
provision) and applicable Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder.
(lviii) No Mortgage Loan was either a "consumer credit contract" or
a "purchase money loan" as such terms are defined in 16 C.F.R. Section 433
nor is any Mortgage Loan a "mortgage" as defined in 15 U.S.C. ss.
1602(aa).
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(lix) The information set forth in the Prepayment Charge Schedule
with respect to each Mortgage Loan is complete, true and correct in all
material respects at the date or dates respecting which such information
is furnished and each Prepayment Charge is permissible and enforceable in
accordance with its terms under applicable law upon the Mortgagor's full
and voluntary principal prepayment (except to the extent that: (1) the
enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors'
rights generally; or (2) the collectibility thereof may be limited due to
acceleration in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary
prepayment).
(lx) No Mortgage Loan is a "high cost home loan" as defined in the
Georgia Fair Lending Act, as amended. No Mortgage Loan with a principal
balance at origination (or modification) equal to or less than the
mortgage loan balance limit of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ in effect at the time of
origination (or modification) and secured by owner-occupied real property
located in the State of Georgia was originated (or modified) on or after
October 1, 2002 through and including March 6, 2003.
(lxi) No Mortgage Loan is a "high cost home loan" as defined in New
York Banking Law 6-1.
(lxii)No Mortgage Loan is classified as (a) a high cost mortgage
loan under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 or (b) a
"high cost" loan under any other applicable state, federal or local law.
(lxiii) No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost Loan or Covered Loan, as
applicable (as such terms are defined in Standard & Poor's LEVELS(R)
Glossary, Version 5.6 Revised, Appendix E, attached hereto as Exhibit U)
and no Mortgage Loan originated on or after October 1, 2002 through March
6, 2003 is governed by the Georgia Fair Lending Act.
(c) Upon discovery by any of the parties hereto of a breach of a
representation or warranty set forth in Section 2.03(a) or (b), that materially
and adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders in any Mortgage
Loan, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt notice thereof to the
other parties. Each of the Master Servicer and the Seller (each, a "Representing
Party") hereby covenants with respect to a breach of the representations and
warranties set forth in Sections 2.03(a) and (b), that within 90 days of the
earlier of the discovery by such Representing Party or receipt of written notice
by such Representing Party from any party of a breach of any representation or
warranty set forth herein made that materially and adversely affects the
interests of the Certificateholders in any Mortgage Loan, it shall cure such
breach in all material respects and, if such breach is not so cured, shall, (i)
if such 90 day period expires prior to the second anniversary of the Closing
Date, remove such Mortgage Loan (a "Deleted Mortgage Loan") from the Trust Fund
and substitute in its place a Replacement Mortgage Loan, in the manner and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Section; or (ii) repurchase the
affected Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans from the Trustee at the Purchase Price
in the manner set forth below; provided that any such substitution pursuant to
(i) above or repurchase pursuant to (ii) above shall not be effected prior to
the delivery to the Trustee of the
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Opinion of Counsel required by Section 2.05 hereof and any such substitution
pursuant to (i) above shall not be effected prior to the additional delivery to
the Trustee of a Request for Release substantially in the form of Exhibit M. Any
Representing Party liable for a breach under this Section 2.03 shall promptly
reimburse the Master Servicer and the Trustee for any expenses reasonably
incurred by the Master Servicer or the Trustee in respect of enforcing the
remedies for such breach. To enable the Master Servicer to amend the Mortgage
Loan Schedule, any Representing Party liable for a breach under this Section
2.03 shall, unless it cures such breach in a timely fashion pursuant to this
Section 2.03, promptly notify the Master Servicer whether such Representing
Party intends either to repurchase, or to substitute for, the Mortgage Loan
affected by such breach. With respect to the representations and warranties
described in this Section that are made to the best of the Representing Party's
knowledge, if it is discovered by any of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the
Seller or the Trustee that the substance of such representation and warranty is
inaccurate and such inaccuracy materially and adversely affects the value of the
related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding the Representing Party's lack of
knowledge with respect to the substance of such representation or warranty, such
inaccuracy shall be deemed a breach of the applicable representation or
warranty.
With respect to any Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Seller
delivering such Replacement Mortgage Loan shall deliver to the Trustee for the
benefit of the Certificateholders the related Mortgage Note, Mortgage and
assignment of the Mortgage, and such other documents and agreements as are
required by Section 2.01, with the Mortgage Note endorsed and the Mortgage
assigned as required by Section 2.01. No substitution will be made in any
calendar month after the Determination Date for such month. Scheduled Payments
due with respect to Replacement Mortgage Loans in the Due Period related to the
Distribution Date on which such proceeds are to be distributed shall not be part
of the Trust Fund and will be retained by the Seller delivering such Replacement
Loan on such Distribution Date. For the month of substitution, distributions to
Certificateholders will include the Scheduled Payment due on any Deleted
Mortgage Loan for the related Due Period and thereafter the Seller shall be
entitled to retain all amounts received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage
Loan. The Master Servicer shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule for the benefit
of the Certificateholders to reflect the removal of such Deleted Mortgage Loan
and the substitution of the Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans and the Master
Servicer shall deliver the amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Trustee. Upon
such substitution, the Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans shall be subject to
the terms of this Agreement in all respects, and the Seller delivering such
Replacement Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to have made with respect to such
Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, as of the date of substitution, the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.03(b) with respect to such
Mortgage Loan. Upon any such substitution and the deposit to the Certificate
Account of the amount required to be deposited therein in connection with such
substitution as described in the following paragraph, the Trustee shall release
to the Representing Party the Mortgage File relating to such Deleted Mortgage
Loan and held for the benefit of the Certificateholders and shall execute and
deliver at the Master Servicer's direction such instruments of transfer or
assignment as have been prepared by the Master Servicer, in each case without
recourse, as shall be necessary to vest in the Seller, or its respective
designee, title to the Trustee's interest in any Deleted Mortgage Loan
substituted for pursuant to this Section 2.03.
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For any month in which the Seller substitutes one or more Replacement
Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer will
determine the amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all
such Replacement Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the
Stated Principal Balance (after application of the principal portion of the
Scheduled Payment due in the month of substitution) of all such Deleted Mortgage
Loans. An amount equal to the aggregate of the deficiencies described in the
preceding sentence (such amount, the "Substitution Adjustment Amount") shall be
forwarded by the Seller to the Master Servicer and deposited by the Master
Servicer into the Certificate Account not later than the Determination Date for
the Distribution Date relating to the Prepayment Period during which the related
Mortgage Loan became required to be purchased or replaced hereunder.
In the event that a Seller shall have repurchased a Mortgage Loan, the
Purchase Price therefor shall be deposited in the Certificate Account pursuant
to Section 3.08 on the Determination Date for the Distribution Date in the month
following the month during which such Seller became obligated to repurchase or
replace such Mortgage Loan and upon such deposit of the Purchase Price, the
delivery of the Opinion of Counsel required by Section 2.05, if any, and the
receipt of a Request for Release in the form of Exhibit N hereto, the Trustee
shall release the related Mortgage File held for the benefit of the
Certificateholders to such Seller, and the Trustee shall execute and deliver at
such Person's direction the related instruments of transfer or assignment
prepared by such Seller, in each case without recourse, as shall be necessary to
transfer title from the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and
transfer the Trustee's interest to such Seller to any Mortgage Loan purchased
pursuant to this Section 2.03. It is understood and agreed that the obligation
under this Agreement of the Seller to cure, repurchase or replace any Mortgage
Loan as to which a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the
sole remedy against the Seller respecting such breach available to
Certificateholders, the Depositor or the Trustee.
(d) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.03 hereof shall
survive delivery of the respective Mortgage Files to the Trustee for the benefit
of the Certificateholders.
Section 2.04 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor.
The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the Seller, the Master
Servicer and the Trustee as follows, as of the date hereof:
(i) The Depositor is duly organized and is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has
full power and authority (corporate and other) necessary to own or hold its
properties and to conduct its business as now conducted by it and to enter into
and perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(ii) The Depositor has the full corporate power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate the transactions
contemplated by, this Agreement and has duly authorized, by all necessary
corporate action on its part, the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement; and this Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor in
accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability, to (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws
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affecting creditors' rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity,
regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Depositor, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the
fulfillment of or compliance with the terms hereof and thereof are in the
ordinary course of business of the Depositor and will not (A) result in a
material breach of any term or provision of the charter or by-laws of the
Depositor or (B) materially conflict with, result in a material breach,
violation or acceleration of, or result in a material default under, the terms
of any other material agreement or instrument to which the Depositor is a party
or by which it may be bound or (C) constitute a material violation of any
statute, order or regulation applicable to the Depositor of any court,
regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction
over the Depositor; and the Depositor is not in breach or violation of any
material indenture or other material agreement or instrument, or in violation of
any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative
agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it which breach or
violation may materially impair the Depositor's ability to perform or meet any
of its obligations under this Agreement.
(iv) No litigation is pending, or, to the best of the Depositor's
knowledge, threatened, against the Depositor that would materially and adversely
affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or the
ability of the Depositor to perform its obligations under this Agreement in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
(v) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by the Depositor of, or compliance by the Depositor with, this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or if any
such consent, approval, authorization or order is required, the Depositor has
obtained the same.
The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee with respect
to each Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date, that following the transfer of the
Mortgage Loans to it by the Seller, the Depositor had good title to the Mortgage
Loans, and the related Mortgage Notes were subject to no offsets, claims,
defenses or counterclaims.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set
forth in the two immediately preceding paragraphs shall survive delivery of the
Mortgage Files to the Trustee. Upon discovery by the Depositor or the Trustee of
a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties set forth in the
immediately preceding paragraph (referred to herein as a "breach"), which breach
materially and adversely affects the interest of the Certificateholders, the
party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the others and
to each Rating Agency. The Depositor hereby covenants with respect to the
representations and warranties made by it in this Section 2.04 that within 90
days of the earlier of the discovery it or receipt of written notice by it from
any party of a breach of any representation or warranty set forth herein made
that materially and adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders in
any Mortgage Loan, it shall cure such breach in all material respects and, if
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such breach is not so cured, shall repurchase or replace the affected Mortgage
Loan or Loans in accordance with the procedure set forth in Section 2.03(c).
Section 2.05 Delivery of Opinion of Counsel in Connection with
Substitutions and Repurchases.
(a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, with respect
to any Mortgage Loan that is not in default or as to which default is not
imminent, no repurchase or substitution pursuant to Sections 2.02, 2.03 or 2.04
shall be made unless the Representing Party making such repurchase or
substitution delivers to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the
Trustee, to the effect that such repurchase or substitution would not (i) result
in the imposition of the tax on "prohibited transactions" of the Trust Fund or
contributions after the Closing Date, as defined in sections 860F(a)(2) and
860G(d) of the Code, respectively or (ii) cause the Trust Fund to fail to
qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding. Any
Mortgage Loan as to which repurchase or substitution was delayed pursuant to
this paragraph shall be repurchased or the substitution therefor shall occur
(subject to compliance with Sections 2.02, 2.03 or 2.04) upon the earlier of (a)
the occurrence of a default or imminent default with respect to such loan and
(b) receipt by the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such
repurchase or substitution, as applicable, will not result in the events
described in clause (i) or clause (ii) of the preceding sentence.
(b) Upon discovery by the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer or
the Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "qualified mortgage"
within the meaning of section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such
fact shall promptly (and in any event within 5 Business Days of discovery) give
written notice thereof to the other parties. In connection therewith, the
Trustee shall require the Seller, at the Seller's option, to either (i)
substitute, if the conditions in Section 2.03(b) with respect to substitutions
are satisfied, a Replacement Mortgage Loan for the affected Mortgage Loan, or
(ii) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of such discovery in
the same manner as it would a Mortgage Loan for a breach of representation or
warranty contained in Section 2.03. The Trustee shall reconvey to the Seller the
Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in the same manner, and on the same
terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a
representation or warranty contained in Section 2.03.
Section 2.06 Authentication and Delivery of Certificates.
The Trustee acknowledges the transfer and assignment to it of the Trust
Fund and, concurrently with such transfer and assignment, has executed,
authenticated and delivered, to or upon the order of the Depositor, the
Certificates in authorized denominations evidencing the entire ownership of the
Trust Fund. The Trustee agrees to hold the Trust Fund and exercise the rights
referred to above for the benefit of all present and future Holders of the
Certificates and to perform the duties set forth in this Agreement to the best
of its ability, to the end that the interests of the Holders of the Certificates
may be adequately and effectively protected.
Section 2.07 Covenants of the Master Servicer.
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The Master Servicer hereby covenants to the Depositor, the Seller and the
Trustee as follows:
(a) the Master Servicer shall comply in the performance of its obligations
under this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of the insurer
under each Required Insurance Policy; and
(b) no written information, certificate of an officer, statement furnished
in writing or written report delivered to the Depositor, any affiliate of the
Depositor or the Trustee and prepared by the Master Servicer pursuant to this
Agreement will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact necessary to make the information, certificate, statement or
report not misleading.
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ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING
OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 3.01 Master Servicer to Service Mortgage Loans.
For and on behalf of the Certificateholders, the Master Servicer shall
service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with customary and usual
standards of practice of prudent mortgage loan lenders in the respective states
in which the Mortgaged Properties are located. In connection with such servicing
and administration, the Master Servicer shall have full power and authority,
acting alone and/or through subservicers as provided in Section 3.02 hereof,
subject to the terms hereof (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the
Certificateholders and the Trustee, customary consents or waivers and other
instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged
Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages (but only
in the manner provided in this Agreement), (iii) to collect any Insurance
Proceeds and other Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) subject to Section 3.12(a), to
effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged
Property securing any Mortgage Loan; provided that the Master Servicer shall
take no action that is inconsistent with or prejudices the interests of the
Trust Fund or the Certificateholders in any Mortgage Loan or the rights and
interests of the Depositor and the Trustee under this Agreement. The Master
Servicer shall represent and protect the interest of the Trust Fund in the same
manner as it currently protects its own interest in mortgage loans in its own
portfolio in any claim, proceeding or litigation regarding a Mortgage Loan and
shall not make or permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of
any Mortgage Loan which would cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or
result in the imposition of any tax under Section 860(a) or 860(d) of the Code,
but in any case not in any manner that is a lesser standard than that provided
in the first sentence of this Section 3.01. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the Master Servicer, in its own name or in the name of the
Depositor and the Trustee, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Depositor
and the Trustee, when the Master Servicer believes it appropriate in its
reasonable judgment, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee, the
Depositor, the Certificateholders or any of them, any and all instruments of
satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge and all
other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans, and with
respect to the Mortgaged Properties held for the benefit of the
Certificateholders. The Master Servicer shall prepare and deliver to the
Depositor and/or the Trustee such documents requiring execution and delivery by
any or all of them as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Master Servicer
to service and administer the Mortgage Loans. Upon receipt of such documents,
the Depositor and/or the Trustee shall execute such documents and deliver them
to the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer further is authorized and empowered
by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own
name or in the name of the Subservicer, when the Master Servicer or the
Subservicer, as the case may be, believes it appropriate in its best judgment to
register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the
registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver,
on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of
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them, any and all instruments of assignment and other comparable instruments
with respect to such assignment or re-recording of a Mortgage in the name of
MERS, solely as nominee for the Trustee and its successors and assigns.
In accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Master
Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the
purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged
Properties, which advances shall be reimbursable in the first instance from
related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.06, and further as
provided in Section 3.08. All costs incurred by the Master Servicer, if any, in
effecting the timely payments of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged
Properties and related insurance premiums shall not, for the purpose of
calculating monthly distributions to the Certificateholders, be added to the
Stated Principal Balance under the related Mortgage Loans, notwithstanding that
the terms of such Mortgage Loans so permit.
The Master Servicer shall deliver a list of Servicing Officers to the
Trustee by the Closing Date.
Section 3.02 Subservicing; Enforcement of the Obligations of Master
Servicer.
(a) The Master Servicer may arrange for the subservicing of any Mortgage
Loan by a subservicer (each, a "Subservicer") pursuant to a subservicing
agreement (each, a "Subservicing Agreement"); provided that such subservicing
arrangement and the terms of the related subservicing agreement must provide for
the servicing of such Mortgage Loans in a manner consistent with the servicing
arrangements contemplated hereunder. Notwithstanding the provisions of any
subservicing agreement, any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to
agreements or arrangements between the Master Servicer or a subservicer or
reference to actions taken through a Master Servicer or otherwise, the Master
Servicer shall remain obligated and liable to the Depositor, the Trustee and the
Certificateholders for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such
obligation or liability by virtue of such subservicing agreements or
arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from the subservicer and to the
same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Master Servicer
alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans. Every subservicing
agreement entered into by the Master Servicer shall contain a provision giving
the successor Master Servicer the option to terminate such agreement in the
event a successor Master Servicer is appointed. All actions of each subservicer
performed pursuant to the related subservicing agreement shall be performed as
an agent of the Master Servicer with the same force and effect as if performed
directly by the Master Servicer.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be deemed to
have received any collections, recoveries or payments with respect to the
Mortgage Loans that are received by a subservicer regardless of whether such
payments are remitted by the subservicer to the Master Servicer.
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Section 3.03 Rights of the Depositor, the Seller and the Trustee in
Respect of the Master Servicer.
None of the Trustee, the Seller or the Depositor shall have any
responsibility or liability for any action or failure to act by the Master
Servicer, and none of them is obligated to supervise the performance of the
Master Servicer hereunder or otherwise.
Section 3.04 Trustee to Act as Master Servicer.
In the event that the Master Servicer shall for any reason no longer be
the Master Servicer hereunder (including by reason of an Event of Default), the
Trustee or its designee shall thereupon assume all of the rights and obligations
of the Master Servicer hereunder arising thereafter (except that the Trustee
shall not be (i) liable for losses of the Master Servicer pursuant to Section
3.10 hereof or any acts or omissions of the predecessor Master Servicer
hereunder, (ii) obligated to make Advances if it is prohibited from doing so by
applicable law, (iii) obligated to effectuate repurchases or substitutions of
Mortgage Loans hereunder, including pursuant to Section 2.02 or 2.03 hereof,
(iv) responsible for expenses of the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 2.03 or
(v) deemed to have made any representations and warranties hereunder, including
pursuant to Section 2.03 or the first paragraph of Section 6.02 hereof). If the
Master Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the Master Servicer (including
by reason of any Event of Default), the Trustee (or any other successor
servicer) may, at its option, succeed to any rights and obligations of the
Master Servicer under any subservicing agreement in accordance with the terms
thereof; provided that the Trustee (or any other successor servicer) shall not
incur any liability or have any obligations in its capacity as servicer under a
subservicing agreement arising prior to the date of such succession unless it
expressly elects to succeed to the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer
thereunder; and the Master Servicer shall not thereby be relieved of any
liability or obligations under the subservicing agreement arising prior to the
date of such succession.
The Master Servicer shall, upon request of the Trustee, but at the expense
of the Master Servicer, deliver to the assuming party all documents and records
relating to each subservicing agreement and the Mortgage Loans then being
serviced thereunder and an accounting of amounts collected held by it and
otherwise use its best efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of
the subservicing agreement to the assuming party.
Section 3.05 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments; Certificate Account;
Distribution Account; Seller Shortfall Interest Requirement.
(a) The Master Servicer shall make reasonable efforts in accordance with
customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders in the
respective states in which the Mortgaged Properties are located to collect all
payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans to the
extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement and the terms and
provisions of any related Required Insurance Policy. Consistent with the
foregoing, the Master Servicer may in its discretion (i) waive any late payment
charge or any Prepayment Charge or penalty interest in connection with the
prepayment of a Mortgage Loan and (ii) extend the due dates for payments due on
a Mortgage Note for a period not greater than 270 days. In the event of any such
arrangement, the Master Servicer shall make Advances
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on the related Mortgage Loan during the scheduled period in accordance with the
amortization schedule of such Mortgage Loan without modification thereof by
reason of such arrangements. The Master Servicer shall not be required to
institute or join in litigation with respect to collection of any payment
(whether under a Mortgage, Mortgage Note or otherwise or against any public or
governmental authority with respect to a taking or condemnation) if it
reasonably believes that enforcing the provision of the Mortgage or other
instrument pursuant to which such payment is required is prohibited by
applicable law.
(b) The Master Servicer shall establish and maintain a Certificate Account
into which the Master Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited on a daily
basis within two Business Days of receipt, except as otherwise specifically
provided herein, the following payments and collections remitted by Subservicers
or received by it in respect of Mortgage Loans subsequent to the Cut-off Date
(other than in respect of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans
before the Cut-off Date) and the following amounts required to be deposited
hereunder:
(i) all payments on account of principal, including Principal
Prepayments, on the Mortgage Loans;
(ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans net
of the related Servicing Fee permitted under Section 3.15, other than
interest accrued on the Mortgage Loans prior to the Cut-off Date, and the
Certificate Account Deposit;
(iii) all Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds, other than
proceeds to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged
Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Master
Servicer's normal servicing procedures;
(iv) all Compensating Interest;
(v) any amount required to be deposited by the Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 3.05(f) in connection with any losses on Permitted
Investments;
(vi) any amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 3.10 hereof;
(vii) the Purchase Price and any Substitution Adjustment Amount;
(viii) all Advances made by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section
4.01;
(ix) the Seller Shortfall Interest Requirement;
(x) all Prepayment Charges collected; and
(xi) any other amounts required to be deposited hereunder.
The foregoing requirements for remittance by the Master Servicer into the
Certificate Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of
prepayment penalties, late payment charges or assumption fees, if collected,
need not be remitted by the Master Servicer. In the event that the
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Master Servicer shall remit any amount not required to be remitted and not
otherwise subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.08 hereof, it may at any
time withdraw or direct the institution maintaining the Certificate Account, to
withdraw such amount from the Certificate Account, any provision herein to the
contrary notwithstanding. Such withdrawal or direction may be accomplished by
delivering written notice thereof to the institution maintaining the Certificate
Account, that describes the amounts deposited in error in the Certificate
Account. The Master Servicer shall maintain adequate records with respect to all
withdrawals made pursuant to this Section. All funds deposited in the
Certificate Account shall be held in trust for the Certificateholders until
withdrawn in accordance with Section 3.08.
(c) The Trustee shall establish and maintain, on behalf of the
Certificateholders, the Distribution Account. The Trustee shall, promptly upon
receipt, deposit in the Distribution Account and retain therein the following:
(i) the aggregate amount remitted by the Master Servicer pursuant to
the second paragraph of Section 3.08(a); and
(ii) any amount required to be deposited by the Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 3.05(f) in connection with any losses on Permitted
Investments.
The foregoing requirements for remittance by the Master Servicer and
deposit by the Trustee into the Distribution Account shall be exclusive. In the
event that the Master Servicer shall remit any amount not required to be
remitted and not otherwise subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.08
hereof, it may at any time direct the Trustee to withdraw such amount from the
Distribution Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. Such
direction may be accomplished by delivering a written notice to the Trustee that
describes the amounts deposited in error in the Distribution Account. All funds
deposited in the Distribution Account shall be held by the Trustee in trust for
the Certificateholders until disbursed in accordance with this Agreement or
withdrawn in accordance with Section 3.08. In no event shall the Trustee incur
liability for withdrawals from the Distribution Account at the direction of the
Master Servicer.
(d) No later than 1:00 p.m. Pacific time on the Business Day prior to the
Master Servicer Advance Date in August 2004, the Seller shall remit to the
Master Servicer, and the Master Servicer shall deposit in the Certificate
Account, the Seller Shortfall Interest Requirement (if any) for such Master
Servicer Advance Date.
(e) [reserved]
(f) Each institution that maintains the Certificate Account or the
Distribution Account shall invest the funds in each such account, as directed by
the Master Servicer, in Permitted Investments, which shall mature not later than
(x) in the case of the Certificate Account, the second Business Day next
preceding the related Distribution Account Deposit Date (except that if such
Permitted Investment is an obligation of the institution that maintains such
Certificate Account, then such Permitted Investment shall mature not later than
the Business Day next preceding such Distribution Account Deposit Date) and (y)
in the case of the Distribution Account, the Business Day immediately preceding
the first Distribution Date that follows the
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date of such investment (except that if such Permitted Investment is an
obligation of the institution that maintains such Distribution Account, then
such Permitted Investment shall mature not later than such Distribution Date),
in each case, shall not be sold or disposed of prior to its maturity. All such
Permitted Investments shall be made in the name of the Trustee, for the benefit
of the Certificateholders. In the case of the Certificate Account and the
Distribution Account, all income and gain net of any losses realized from any
such investment shall be for the benefit of the Master Servicer as servicing
compensation and shall be remitted to it monthly as provided herein, all income
and gain net of any losses realized from any such investment shall be for the
benefit of the Seller and shall be remitted to the Seller as provided herein.
The amount of any losses incurred in the Certificate Account or the Distribution
Account in respect of any such investments shall be deposited by the Master
Servicer in the Certificate Account or paid to the Trustee for deposit into the
Distribution Account out of the Master Servicer's own funds immediately as
realized. Any losses incurred in the Carryover Reserve Fund in respect of any
such investments shall be charged against amounts on deposit in the Carryover
Reserve Fund (or such investments) immediately as realized. The Trustee shall
not be liable for the amount of any loss incurred in respect of any investment
or lack of investment of funds held in the Certificate Account, the Distribution
Account, the Carryover Reserve Fund and made in accordance with this Section
3.05 (or in the case of the Carryover Reserve Fund, Section 4.08).
(g) The Master Servicer shall give at least 30 days advance notice to the
Trustee, the Seller, each Rating Agency and the Depositor of any proposed change
of location of the Certificate Account prior to any change thereof. The Trustee
shall give at least 30 days advance notice to the Master Servicer, the Seller,
each Rating Agency and the Depositor of any proposed change of the location of
the Distribution Account, the Carryover Reserve Fund prior to any change
thereof.
(h) The Trustee shall establish and maintain, on behalf of the Class P
Certificateholders, the Class P Distribution Account. Funds in the Class P
Distribution Account shall be held in trust for the Class P Certificateholders
for the uses and purposes set forth in this Agreement. Such funds may not be
invested.
Section 3.06 Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Escrow
Accounts.
To the extent required by the related Mortgage Note, the Master Servicer
shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (each, an "Escrow Account")
and deposit and retain therein all collections from the Mortgagors (or advances
by the Master Servicer) for the payment of taxes, assessments, hazard insurance
premiums or comparable items for the account of the Mortgagors. Nothing herein
shall require the Master Servicer to compel a Mortgagor to establish an Escrow
Account in violation of applicable law.
Withdrawals of amounts so collected from the Escrow Accounts may be made
only to effect timely payment of taxes, assessments, hazard insurance premiums,
condominium or PUD association dues, or comparable items, to reimburse the
Master Servicer out of related collections for any payments made pursuant to
Sections 3.01 hereof (with respect to taxes and assessments and insurance
premiums) and 3.10 hereof (with respect to hazard insurance), to refund to any
Mortgagors any sums as may be determined to be overages, to pay interest, if
required by law or
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the terms of the related Mortgage or Mortgage Note, to Mortgagors on balances in
the Escrow Account or to clear and terminate the Escrow Account at the
termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.01 hereof. The Escrow
Accounts shall not be a part of the Trust Fund.
Section 3.07 Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the
Mortgage Loans.
The Master Servicer shall afford the Depositor and the Trustee reasonable
access to all records and documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans and all
accounts, insurance policies and other matters relating to this Agreement, such
access being afforded without charge, but only upon reasonable request and
during normal business hours at the offices of the Master Servicer designated by
it.
Upon reasonable advance notice in writing if required by federal
regulation, the Master Servicer will provide to each Certificateholder or
Certificate Owner that is a savings and loan association, bank or insurance
company certain reports and reasonable access to information and documentation
regarding the Mortgage Loans sufficient to permit such Certificateholder or
Certificate Owner to comply with applicable regulations of the OTS or other
regulatory authorities with respect to investment in the Certificates; provided
that the Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed by each such
Certificateholder or Certificate Owner for actual expenses incurred by the
Master Servicer in providing such reports and access.
Section 3.08 Permitted Withdrawals from the Certificate Account,
Distribution Account and the Carryover Reserve Fund.
(a) The Master Servicer may from time to time make withdrawals from the
Certificate Account for the following purposes:
(i) to pay to the Master Servicer (to the extent not previously paid to or
withheld by the Master Servicer), as servicing compensation in accordance with
Section 3.15, that portion of any payment of interest that equals the Servicing
Fee for the period with respect to which such interest payment was made, and, as
additional servicing compensation, those other amounts set forth in Section
3.15;
(ii) to reimburse each of the Master Servicer and the Trustee for Advances
made by it with respect to the Mortgage Loans, such right of reimbursement
pursuant to this subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received on particular
Mortgage Loan(s) (including, for this purpose, Liquidation Proceeds and
Subsequent Recoveries) that represent late recoveries of payments of principal
and/or interest on such particular Mortgage Loan(s) in respect of which any such
Advance was made;
(iii) to reimburse each of the Master Servicer and the Trustee for any
Nonrecoverable Advance previously made by it;
(iv) to reimburse the Master Servicer from Insurance Proceeds for Insured
Expenses covered by the related Required Insurance Policy;
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(v) to pay the Master Servicer any unpaid Servicing Fees and to reimburse
it for any unreimbursed Servicing Advances, the Master Servicer's right to
reimbursement of Servicing Advances pursuant to this subclause (v) with respect
to any Mortgage Loan being limited to amounts received on particular Mortgage
Loan(s) (including, for this purpose, Liquidation Proceeds and Subsequent
Recoveries and purchase and repurchase proceeds) that represent late recoveries
of the payments for which such advances were made pursuant to Section 3.01 or
Section 3.06;
(vi) to pay to the Seller, the Depositor or the Master Servicer, as
applicable, with respect to each Mortgage Loan or property acquired in respect
thereof that has been purchased pursuant to Section 2.02, 2.03 or 3.12, all
amounts received thereon and not taken into account in determining the related
Stated Principal Balance of such repurchased Mortgage Loan;
(vii) to reimburse the Seller, the Master Servicer or the Depositor for
expenses incurred by any of them in connection with the Mortgage Loans or
Certificates and reimbursable pursuant to Section 6.03 hereof provided that such
amount shall only be withdrawn following the withdrawal from the Certificate
Account for deposit into the Distribution Account pursuant to the following
paragraph;
(viii) to withdraw pursuant to Section 3.05 any amount deposited in the
Certificate Account and not required to be deposited therein; and
(ix) to clear and terminate the Certificate Account upon termination of
this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01 hereof.
In addition, no later than 1:00 p.m. Pacific time on the Distribution
Account Deposit Date, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Certificate
Account and remit to the Trustee the Interest Remittance Amount and the
Principal Remittance Amount for each Loan Group for such Distribution Date to
the extent on deposit in the Certificate Account, and the Trustee shall deposit
such amount in the Distribution Account.
The Master Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on a
Mortgage Loan by Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any
withdrawal from the Certificate Account pursuant to subclauses (i), (ii), (iv),
(v) and (vi) above. Prior to making any withdrawal from the Certificate Account
pursuant to subclause (iii), the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee an
Officer's Certificate of a Servicing Officer indicating the amount of any
previous Advance determined by the Master Servicer to be a Nonrecoverable
Advance and identifying the related Mortgage Loan(s), and their respective
portions of such Nonrecoverable Advance.
(b) The Trustee shall withdraw funds from the Distribution Account for
distribution to the Certificateholders in the manner specified in this Agreement
(and to withhold from the amounts so withdrawn, the amount of any taxes that it
is authorized to retain pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 8.11). In
addition, the Trustee may from time to time make withdrawals from the
Distribution Account for the following purposes:
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(i) to pay to the Master Servicer, as additional servicing
compensation, earnings on or investment income with respect to funds in or
credited to the Distribution Account;
(ii) to pay the Trustee the Trustee Fee on each Distribution Date;
(iii) to withdraw pursuant to Section 3.05 any amount deposited in
the Distribution Account and not required to be deposited therein;
(iv) to reimburse the Trustee for any unreimbursed Advances made by
it pursuant to Section 4.01(b) hereof, such right of reimbursement
pursuant to this subclause (iv) being limited to (x) amounts received on
the related Mortgage Loan(s) in respect of which any such Advance was made
and (y) amounts not otherwise reimbursed to the Trustee pursuant to
Section 3.08(a)(ii) hereof;
(v) to reimburse the Trustee for any Nonrecoverable Advance
previously made by the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.01(b) hereof, such
right of reimbursement pursuant to this subclause (v) being limited to
amounts not otherwise reimbursed to the Trustee pursuant to Section
3.08(a)(iii) hereof; and
(vi) to clear and terminate the Distribution Account upon
termination of the Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01 hereof.
(c) The Trustee shall withdraw funds from the Carryover Reserve Fund for
distribution to the Certificateholders in the manner specified in this Agreement
(and to withhold from the amounts so withdrawn, the amount of any taxes that it
is authorized to retain pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 8.11). In
addition, the Trustee may from time to time make withdrawals from the Carryover
Reserve Fund for the following purposes:
(i) to withdraw pursuant to Section 3.05 any amount deposited in the
Carryover Reserve Fund and not required to be deposited therein; and
(ii) to clear and terminate the Carryover Reserve Fund upon
termination of the Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01 hereof.
Section 3.09 [Reserved.]
Section 3.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.
The Master Servicer shall cause to be maintained, for each Mortgage Loan,
hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount that is at least equal to
the lesser of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such
Mortgage Loan and (ii) the greater of (a) the outstanding principal balance of
the Mortgage Loan and (b) an amount such that the proceeds of such policy shall
be sufficient to prevent the related Mortgagor and/or mortgagee from becoming a
co-insurer. Each such policy of standard hazard insurance shall contain, or have
an accompanying endorsement that contains, a standard mortgagee clause. The
Master Servicer shall also cause flood insurance to be maintained on property
acquired upon foreclosure
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or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, to the extent described
below. Pursuant to Section 3.05 hereof, any amounts collected by the Master
Servicer under any such policies (other than the amounts to be applied to the
restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property or property thus
acquired or amounts released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Master
Servicer's normal servicing procedures) shall be deposited in the Certificate
Account. Any cost incurred by the Master Servicer in maintaining any such
insurance shall not, for the purpose of calculating monthly distributions to the
Certificateholders or remittances to the Trustee for their benefit, be added to
the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of
the Mortgage Loan so permit. Such costs shall be recoverable by the Master
Servicer out of late payments by the related Mortgagor or out of Liquidation
Proceeds to the extent permitted by Section 3.08 hereof. It is understood and
agreed that no earthquake or other additional insurance is to be required of any
Mortgagor or maintained on property acquired in respect of a Mortgage other than
pursuant to such applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in
force and as shall require such additional insurance. If the Mortgaged Property
is located at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan in a federally
designated special flood hazard area and such area is participating in the
national flood insurance program, the Master Servicer shall cause flood
insurance to be maintained with respect to such Mortgage Loan. Such flood
insurance shall be in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the original
principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, (ii) the replacement value of
the improvements that are part of such Mortgaged Property, or (iii) the maximum
amount of such insurance available for the related Mortgaged Property under the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended.
Section 3.11 Enforcement of Due-On-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3.11(a), when any
property subject to a Mortgage has been or is about to be conveyed by the
Mortgagor, the Master Servicer shall to the extent that it has knowledge of such
conveyance, enforce any due-on-sale clause contained in any Mortgage Note or
Mortgage, to the extent permitted under applicable law and governmental
regulations, but only to the extent that such enforcement will not adversely
affect or jeopardize coverage under any Required Insurance Policy.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Master Servicer is not required to exercise
such rights with respect to a Mortgage Loan if the Person to whom the related
Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed satisfies the
terms and conditions contained in the Mortgage Note and Mortgage related thereto
and the consent of the mortgagee under such Mortgage Note or Mortgage is not
otherwise so required under such Mortgage Note or Mortgage as a condition to
such transfer. In the event that the Master Servicer is prohibited by law from
enforcing any such due-on-sale clause, or if coverage under any Required
Insurance Policy would be adversely affected, or if nonenforcement is otherwise
permitted hereunder, the Master Servicer is authorized, subject to Section
3.11(b), to take or enter into an assumption and modification agreement from or
with the person to whom such property has been or is about to be conveyed,
pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, unless
prohibited by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon,
provided that the Mortgage Loan shall continue to be covered (if so covered
before the Master Servicer enters such agreement) by the applicable Required
Insurance Policies. The Master Servicer, subject to Section 3.11(b), is also
authorized with the prior approval of the insurers under any Required Insurance
Policies to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with such Person,
pursuant to which the original Mortgagor is released from liability and such
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Person is substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable under the Mortgage Note.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Master Servicer shall not be deemed to be in
default under this Section 3.11(a) by reason of any transfer or assumption that
the Master Servicer reasonably believes it is restricted by law from preventing.
(b) Subject to the Master Servicer's duty to enforce any due-on-sale
clause to the extent set forth in Section 3.11(a) hereof, in any case in which a
Mortgaged Property has been conveyed to a Person by a Mortgagor, and such Person
is to enter into an assumption agreement or modification agreement or supplement
to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage that requires the signature of the Trustee, or
if an instrument of release signed by the Trustee is required releasing the
Mortgagor from liability on the Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall prepare
and deliver or cause to be prepared and delivered to the Trustee for signature
and shall direct, in writing, the Trustee to execute the assumption agreement
with the Person to whom the Mortgaged Property is to be conveyed and such
modification agreement or supplement to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or other
instruments as are reasonable or necessary to carry out the terms of the
Mortgage Note or Mortgage or otherwise to comply with any applicable laws
regarding assumptions or the transfer of the Mortgaged Property to such Person.
In connection with any such assumption, no material term of the Mortgage Note
(including, but not limited to, the Mortgage Rate, the amount of the Scheduled
Payment, the Maximum Mortgage Rate, the Minimum Mortgage Rate, the Gross Margin,
the Periodic Rate Cap, the Adjustment Date and any other term affecting the
amount or timing of payment on the Mortgage Loan) may be changed. In addition,
the substitute Mortgagor and the Mortgaged Property must be acceptable to the
Master Servicer in accordance with its underwriting standards as then in effect.
The Master Servicer shall notify the Trustee that any such substitution or
assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Trustee the
original of such substitution or assumption agreement, which in the case of the
original shall be added to the related Mortgage File and shall, for all
purposes, be considered a part of such Mortgage File to the same extent as all
other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. Any fee collected
by the Master Servicer for entering into an assumption or substitution of
liability agreement will be retained by the Master Servicer as additional
servicing compensation.
Section 3.12 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans; Determination of
Excess Proceeds and Realized Losses; Repurchase of Certain
Mortgage Loans.
(a) The Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to foreclose upon or
otherwise comparably convert the ownership of properties securing such of the
Mortgage Loans as come into and continue in default and as to which no
satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments. In
connection with such foreclosure or other conversion, the Master Servicer shall
follow such practices and procedures as it shall deem necessary or advisable and
as shall be normal and usual in its general mortgage servicing activities and
the requirements of the insurer under any Required Insurance Policy; provided
that the Master Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds in
connection with any foreclosure or towards the restoration of any property
unless it shall determine (i) that such restoration and/or foreclosure will
increase the proceeds of liquidation of the Mortgage Loan after reimbursement to
itself of such expenses and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable to it
through Liquidation Proceeds (respecting which it shall have priority for
purposes of withdrawals from the Certificate
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Account pursuant to Section 3.08 hereof). The Master Servicer shall be
responsible for all other costs and expenses incurred by it in any such
proceedings; provided that it shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from
the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated
in Section 3.08 hereof. If the Master Servicer has knowledge that a Mortgaged
Property that the Master Servicer is contemplating acquiring in foreclosure or
by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure is located within a one-mile radius of any site
with environmental or hazardous waste risks known to the Master Servicer, the
Master Servicer will, prior to acquiring the Mortgaged Property, consider such
risks and only take action in accordance with its established environmental
review procedures.
With respect to any REO Property, the deed or certificate of sale shall be
taken in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders (or
the Trustee's nominee on behalf of the Certificateholders). The Trustee's name
shall be placed on the title to such REO Property solely as the Trustee
hereunder and not in its individual capacity. The Master Servicer shall ensure
that the title to such REO Property references this Agreement and the Trustee's
capacity thereunder. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such REO Property, the
Master Servicer shall either itself or through an agent selected by the Master
Servicer protect and conserve such REO Property in the same manner and to such
extent as is customary in the locality where such REO Property is located and
may, incident to its conservation and protection of the interests of the
Certificateholders, rent the same, or any part thereof, as the Master Servicer
deems to be in the best interest of the Master Servicer and the
Certificateholders for the period prior to the sale of such REO Property. The
Master Servicer shall prepare for and deliver to the Trustee a statement with
respect to each REO Property that has been rented showing the aggregate rental
income received and all expenses incurred in connection with the management and
maintenance of such REO Property at such times as is necessary to enable the
Trustee to comply with the reporting requirements of the REMIC Provisions. The
net monthly rental income, if any, from such REO Property shall be deposited in
the Certificate Account no later than the close of business on each
Determination Date. The Master Servicer shall perform the tax reporting and
withholding related to foreclosures, abandonments and cancellation of
indebtedness income as specified by Sections 1445, 6050J and 6050P of the Code
by preparing and filing such tax and information returns, as may be required.
In the event that the Trust Fund acquires any Mortgaged Property as
aforesaid or otherwise in connection with a default or imminent default on a
Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall dispose of such Mortgaged Property as
soon as practicable in a manner that maximizes the Liquidation Proceeds, but in
no event later than three years after its acquisition by the Trust Fund or, at
the expense of the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer shall request, more than 60
days prior to the day on which such three-year period would otherwise expire, an
extension of the three-year grace period. In the event the Trustee shall have
been supplied with an Opinion of Counsel (such opinion not to be an expense of
the Trustee) to the effect that the holding by the Trust Fund of such Mortgaged
Property subsequent to such three-year period will not result in the imposition
of taxes on "prohibited transactions" of the Trust Fund as defined in section
860F of the Code or cause the Trust Fund to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any
time that any Certificates are outstanding, the Trust Fund may continue to hold
such Mortgaged Property (subject to any conditions contained in such Opinion of
Counsel) after the expiration of such three-year period. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, no Mortgaged
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Property acquired by the Trust Fund shall be rented (or allowed to continue to
be rented) or otherwise used for the production of income by or on behalf of the
Trust Fund in such a manner or pursuant to any terms that would (i) cause such
Mortgaged Property to fail to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the
meaning of section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or (ii) subject the Trust Fund to the
imposition of any federal, state or local income taxes on the income earned from
such Mortgaged Property under section 860G(c) of the Code or otherwise, unless
the Master Servicer has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust Fund
with respect to the imposition of any such taxes.
The decision of the Master Servicer to foreclose on a defaulted Mortgage
Loan shall be subject to a determination by the Master Servicer that the
proceeds of such foreclosure would exceed the costs and expenses of bringing
such a proceeding. The income earned from the management of any Mortgaged
Properties acquired through foreclosure or other judicial proceeding, net of
reimbursement to the Master Servicer for expenses incurred (including any
property or other taxes) in connection with such management and net of
unreimbursed Servicing Fees, Advances, Servicing Advances and any management fee
paid or to be paid with respect to the management of such Mortgaged Property,
shall be applied to the payment of principal of, and interest on, the related
defaulted Mortgage Loans (with interest accruing as though such Mortgage Loans
were still current) and all such income shall be deemed, for all purposes in
this Agreement, to be payments on account of principal and interest on the
related Mortgage Notes and shall be deposited into the Certificate Account. To
the extent the income received during a Prepayment Period is in excess of the
amount attributable to amortizing principal and accrued interest at the related
Mortgage Rate on the related Mortgage Loan, such excess shall be considered to
be a partial Principal Prepayment for all purposes hereof.
The Liquidation Proceeds from any liquidation of a Mortgage Loan, net of
any payment to the Master Servicer as provided above, shall be deposited in the
Certificate Account on the next succeeding Determination Date following receipt
thereof for distribution on the related Distribution Date, except that any
Excess Proceeds shall be retained by the Master Servicer as additional servicing
compensation.
The proceeds of any Liquidated Loan, as well as any recovery resulting
from a partial collection of liquidation proceeds or any income from an REO
Property, will be applied in the following order of priority: first, to
reimburse the Master Servicer for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances
and Servicing Fees, pursuant to Section 3.08(a)(v) or this Section 3.12; second,
to reimburse the Master Servicer for any unreimbursed Advances, pursuant to
Section 3.08(a)(ii) or this Section 3.12; third, to accrued and unpaid interest
(to the extent no Advance has been made for such amount) on the Mortgage Loan or
related REO Property, at the Net Mortgage Rate to the Due Date occurring in the
month in which such amounts are required to be distributed; and fourth, as a
recovery of principal of the Mortgage Loan.
(b) On each Determination Date, the Master Servicer shall determine the
respective aggregate amounts of Excess Proceeds and Realized Losses, if any, for
the related Prepayment Period.
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(c) The Master Servicer, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to
elect (by written notice sent to the Trustee) to purchase for its own account
from the Trust Fund any Mortgage Loan that is 150 days or more delinquent during
any Calendar Quarter at a price equal to the Purchase Price; provided, however,
that the Master Servicer may only exercise this right during the period
beginning on the first Business Day of the following Calendar Quarter, and
ending at the close of business on the second-to-last Business Day of such
following Calendar Quarter in which such Mortgage Loan became 150 days
delinquent (such month, the "Eligible Repurchase Month"); provided further, that
any such Mortgage Loan which becomes current but thereafter becomes delinquent
may be purchased by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Section in any ensuing
Eligible Repurchase Month. The Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan purchased
hereunder shall be delivered to the Trustee for deposit in the Certificate
Account and the Trustee, upon receipt of such deposit and a Request for Release
from the Master Servicer in the form of Exhibit N hereto, shall release or cause
to be released to the purchaser of such Mortgage Loan the related Mortgage File
and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment
prepared by the purchaser of such Mortgage Loan, in each case without recourse,
as shall be necessary to vest in the purchaser of such Mortgage Loan any
Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto and the purchaser of such Mortgage Loan
shall succeed to all the Trustee's right, title and interest in and to such
Mortgage Loan and all security and documents related thereto. Such assignment
shall be an assignment outright and not for security. The purchaser of such
Mortgage Loan shall thereupon own such Mortgage Loan, and all security and
documents, free of any further obligation to the Trustee or the
Certificateholders with respect thereto.
Section 3.13 Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files.
Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the
Master Servicer of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a
manner customary for such purposes, the Master Servicer will promptly notify the
Trustee by delivering a Request for Release substantially in the form of Exhibit
N. Upon receipt of such request, the Trustee shall promptly release the related
Mortgage File to the Master Servicer, and the Trustee shall at the Master
Servicer's direction execute and deliver to the Master Servicer the request for
reconveyance, deed of reconveyance or release or satisfaction of mortgage or
such instrument releasing the lien of the Mortgage in each case provided by the
Master Servicer, together with the Mortgage Note with written evidence of
cancellation thereon. The Master Servicer is authorized to cause the removal
from the registration on the MERS(R) System of such Mortgage and to execute and
deliver, on behalf of the Trust Fund and the Certificateholders or any of them,
any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation or of partial or full
release. No expenses incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction
or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Certificate Account, the
Distribution Account, the Carryover Reserve Fund or the related subservicing
account. From time to time and as shall be appropriate for the servicing or
foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, including for such purpose, collection under
any policy of flood insurance any fidelity bond or errors or omissions policy,
or for the purposes of effecting a partial release of any Mortgaged Property
from the lien of the Mortgage or the making of any corrections to the Mortgage
Note or the Mortgage or any of the other documents included in the Mortgage
File, the Trustee shall, upon delivery to the Trustee of a Request for Release
in the form of Exhibit M signed by a Servicing Officer, release the Mortgage
File to the Master Servicer. Subject to the further limitations set forth below,
the Master Servicer shall cause the
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Mortgage File or documents so released to be returned to the Trustee when the
need therefor by the Master Servicer no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan
is liquidated and the proceeds thereof are deposited in the Certificate Account,
in which case the Trustee shall deliver the Request for Release to the Master
Servicer.
If the Master Servicer at any time seeks to initiate a foreclosure
proceeding in respect of any Mortgaged Property as authorized by this Agreement,
the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee, for
signature, as appropriate, any court pleadings, requests for trustee's sale or
other documents necessary to effectuate such foreclosure or any legal action
brought to obtain judgment against the Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note or the
Mortgage or to obtain a deficiency judgment or to enforce any other remedies or
rights provided by the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage or otherwise available at
law or in equity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Master Servicer shall cause
possession of any Mortgage File or of the documents therein that shall have been
released by the Trustee to be returned to the Trustee within 21 calendar days
after possession thereof shall have been released by the Trustee unless (i) the
Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the
Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Certificate Account, and the Master
Servicer shall have delivered to the Trustee a Request for Release in the form
of Exhibit N or (ii) the Mortgage File or document shall have been delivered to
an attorney or to a public trustee or other public official as required by law
for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the
foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property and the Master Servicer shall have
delivered to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate of a Servicing Officer
certifying as to the name and address of the Person to which the Mortgage File
or the documents therein were delivered and the purpose or purposes of such
delivery.
Section 3.14 Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of Master Servicer
to be Held for the Trustee.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the Master
Servicer shall transmit to the Trustee as required by this Agreement all
documents and instruments in respect of a Mortgage Loan coming into the
possession of the Master Servicer from time to time and shall account fully to
the Trustee for any funds received by the Master Servicer or that otherwise are
collected by the Master Servicer as Liquidation Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries
or Insurance Proceeds in respect of any Mortgage Loan. All Mortgage Files and
funds collected or held by, or under the control of, the Master Servicer in
respect of any Mortgage Loans, whether from the collection of principal and
interest payments or from Liquidation Proceeds, including but not limited to,
any funds on deposit in the Certificate Account, shall be held by the Master
Servicer for and on behalf of the Trust Fund and shall be and remain the sole
and exclusive property of the Trust Fund, subject to the applicable provisions
of this Agreement. The Master Servicer also agrees that it shall not create,
incur or subject any Mortgage File or any funds that are deposited in the
Certificate Account, Distribution Account or Carryover Reserve Fund or in any
Escrow Account (as defined in Section 3.06), or any funds that otherwise are or
may become due or payable to the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders, to any claim, lien, security interest, judgment, levy, writ
of attachment or other encumbrance, or assert by legal action or otherwise any
claim or right of set off against any Mortgage File or any funds collected on,
or in connection with, a Mortgage Loan, except, however, that the Master
Servicer shall be entitled to
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set off against and deduct from any such funds any amounts that are properly due
and payable to the Master Servicer under this Agreement.
Section 3.15 Servicing Compensation.
As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Master Servicer shall be
entitled to retain or withdraw from the Certificate Account out of each payment
of interest on a Mortgage Loan included in the Trust Fund an amount equal to
interest at the applicable Servicing Fee Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of
the related Mortgage Loan for the period covered by such interest payment.
Additional servicing compensation in the form of Excess Proceeds,
assumption fees, late payment charges, Prepayment Interest Excess, and all
income and gain net of any losses realized from Permitted Investments shall be
retained by the Master Servicer to the extent not required to be deposited in
the Certificate Account pursuant to Section 3.05 or 3.12(a) hereof. The Master
Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with
its servicing activities hereunder (including payment of any premiums for hazard
insurance, as required by Section 3.10 hereof and maintenance of the other forms
of insurance coverage required by Section 3.10 hereof) and shall not be entitled
to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided in Sections 3.08 and
3.12 hereof.
Section 3.16 Access to Certain Documentation.
The Master Servicer shall provide to the OTS and the FDIC and to
comparable regulatory authorities supervising Holders of the Certificates or
Certificate Owners and the examiners and supervisory agents of the OTS, the FDIC
and such other authorities, access to the documentation regarding the Mortgage
Loans required by applicable regulations of the OTS and the FDIC. Such access
shall be afforded without charge, but only upon reasonable and prior written
request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Master Servicer
designated by it. Nothing in this Section shall limit the obligation of the
Master Servicer to observe any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of
information regarding the Mortgagors and the failure of the Master Servicer to
provide access as provided in this Section as a result of such obligation shall
not constitute a breach of this Section.
Section 3.17 Annual Statement as to Compliance.
The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Depositor and the Trustee on or
before the 80th day after the end of the Master Servicer's fiscal year,
commencing with its 2004 fiscal year, an Officer's Certificate stating, as to
the signer thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Master Servicer
during the preceding calendar year and of the performance of the Master Servicer
under this Agreement has been made under such officer's supervision and (ii) to
the best of such officer's knowledge, based on such review, the Master Servicer
has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or,
if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation,
specifying each such default known to such officer and the nature and status
thereof and (iii) to the best of such officer's knowledge, each Subservicer has
fulfilled all its obligations under its Subservicing Agreement throughout such
year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation
specifying each such default known to
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such officer and the nature and status thereof. The Trustee shall forward a copy
of each such statement to each Rating Agency. Copies of such statement shall be
provided by the Trustee to any Certificateholder upon request at the Master
Servicer's expense, provided such statement is delivered by the Master Servicer
to the Trustee.
Section 3.18 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Statement;
Financial Statements.
On or before the later of (i) the 80th day after the end of the Master
Servicer's fiscal year, commencing with its 2004 fiscal year or (ii) within 30
days of the issuance of the annual audited financial statements beginning with
the audit for the period ending in 2004, the Master Servicer at its expense
shall cause a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants (who
may also render other services to the Master Servicer, the Seller or any
affiliate thereof) that is a member of the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants to furnish a report to the Trustee, Depositor and the Seller
in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers.
Copies of such report shall be provided by the Trustee to any Certificateholder
upon request at the Master Servicer's expense, provided such report is delivered
by the Master Servicer to the Trustee. Upon written request, the Master Servicer
shall provide to the Certificateholders its publicly available annual financial
statements (or, for so long as Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP is the Master
Servicer hereunder, the Master Servicer's parent company's publicly available
annual financial statements), if any, promptly after they become available.
Section 3.19 The Corridor Contracts.
The Seller shall assign all of its right, title and interest in and to the
interest rate cap transactions evidenced by the Corridor Contracts to, and shall
cause all of its obligations in respect of such transaction to be assumed by,
the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund, on the terms and conditions set forth
in the Corridor Contract Assignment Agreements. The Corridor Contracts will be
assets of the Trust Fund but will not be assets of any REMIC. The Master
Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, shall deposit any amounts received from time
to time with respect to the Corridor Contracts into the Carryover Reserve Fund.
The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Trustee is directed and
authorized by the Depositor to sign the Corridor Contract Assignment Agreements
and shall be fully protected in relying thereon. The representations made by the
Bank of New York as Assignee under the Corridor Contract Assignment Agreements
are made by the Trustee on behalf of, and solely as Trustee (and not in its
individual capacity) for the Trust Fund. The representations made by the Bank of
New York as Assignee under the Corridor Contract Assignment Agreements are made
by the Trustee on behalf of, and solely as Trustee (and not in its individual
capacity) for the Trust Fund.
The Master Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, shall prepare and deliver
any notices required to be delivered under the Corridor Contracts.
The Master Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, shall act as calculation
agent and/or shall terminate the Corridor Contracts, in each case upon the
occurrence of certain events of default or termination events to the extent
specified thereunder. Upon any such termination, the Corridor Contract
Counterparty will be obligated to pay the Trustee or the Master Servicer for the
benefit
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of the Trust Fund an amount in respect of such termination. Any amounts
received by the Trustee or the Master Servicer for the benefit of the Trust
Fund, as the case may be, in respect of such termination shall be deposited and
held in the Carryover Reserve Fund to pay Net Rate Carryover for the applicable
Certificates (by deposit of the amount of any such Net Rate Carryover in the
Carryover Reserve Fund for payment to the related Certificateholders) as
provided in Section 4.04(a) on Distribution Dates following such termination to
and including the Cap Contract Termination Date. On the related Corridor
Contract Termination Date, after all other distributions on such date, if any
such amounts in respect of early termination remain in the Carryover Reserve
Fund, such amounts shall be distributed by the Trustee to the Class C
Certificateholder.
Section 3.20 Prepayment Charges.
(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the
event of a Principal Prepayment in full or in part of a Mortgage Loan, the
Master Servicer may not waive any Prepayment Charge or portion thereof required
by the terms of the related Mortgage Note unless (i) the Master Servicer
determines that such waiver would maximize recovery of Liquidation Proceeds for
such Mortgage Loan, taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge, or
(ii) (A) the enforceability thereof is limited (1) by bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, receivership, or other similar law relating to creditors' rights
generally or (2) due to acceleration in connection with a foreclosure or other
involuntary payment, or (B) the enforceability is otherwise limited or
prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a Principal Prepayment in full or
in part with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall deliver to
the Trustee an Officer's Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit T no
later than the third Business Day following the immediately succeeding
Determination Date with a copy to the Class P Certificateholders. If the Master
Servicer has waived or does not collect all or a portion of a Prepayment Charge
relating to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part due to any action or
omission of the Master Servicer, other than as provided above, the Master
Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee, together with the Principal Prepayment in
full or in part, the amount of such Prepayment Charge (or such portion thereof
as had been waived) for deposit into the Certificate Account (not later than the
immediately succeeding Master Servicer Advance Date, in the case of such
Prepayment Charge) for distribution in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
(b) Upon discovery by the Master Servicer or a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee of a breach of the foregoing subsection (a), the party discovering the
breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties.
(c) The Seller represents and warrants to the Depositor and the Trustee,
as of the Closing Date, that the information in the Prepayment Charge Schedule
(including the attached prepayment charge summary) is complete and accurate in
all material respects at the dates as of which the information is furnished and
each Prepayment Charge is permissible and enforceable in accordance with its
terms under applicable state law, except as the enforceability thereof is
limited due to acceleration in connection with a foreclosure or other
involuntary payment.
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(d) Upon discovery by the Master Servicer or a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee of a breach of the foregoing clause (c) that materially and adversely
affects right of the Holders of the Class P Certificates to any Prepayment
Charge, the party discovering the breach shall give prompt written notice to the
other parties. Within 60 days of the earlier of discovery by the Master Servicer
or receipt of notice by the Master Servicer of breach, the Master Servicer shall
cure the breach in all material respects or shall pay into the Certificate
Account the amount of the Prepayment Charge that would otherwise be due from the
Mortgagor, less any amount representing such Prepayment Charge previously
collected and paid by the Master Servicer into the Certificate Account.
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ARTICLE IV
DISTRIBUTIONS AND
ADVANCES BY THE MASTER SERVICER
Section 4.01 Advances.
(a) The Master Servicer shall determine on or before each Master Servicer
Advance Date whether it is required to make an Advance pursuant to the
definition thereof. If the Master Servicer determines it is required to make an
Advance, it shall, on or before the Master Servicer Advance Date, either (i)
deposit into the Certificate Account an amount equal to the Advance or (ii) make
an appropriate entry in its records relating to the Certificate Account that any
Amount Held for Future Distribution has been used by the Master Servicer in
discharge of its obligation to make any such Advance. Any funds so applied shall
be replaced by the Master Servicer by deposit in the Certificate Account no
later than the close of business on the next Master Servicer Advance Date. The
Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed from the Certificate Account
for all Advances of its own funds made pursuant to this Section as provided in
Section 3.08. The obligation to make Advances with respect to any Mortgage Loan
shall continue if such Mortgage Loan has been foreclosed or otherwise terminated
and the related Mortgaged Property has not been liquidated.
(b) If the Master Servicer determines that it will be unable to comply
with its obligation to make the Advances as and when described in the second
sentence of Section 4.01(a), it shall use its best efforts to give written
notice thereof to the Trustee (each such notice a "Trustee Advance Notice"; and
such notice may be given by telecopy), not later than 3:00 P.M., New York time,
on the Business Day immediately preceding the related Master Servicer Advance
Date, specifying the amount that it will be unable to deposit (each such amount
an "Advance Deficiency") and certifying that such Advance Deficiency constitutes
an Advance hereunder and is not a Nonrecoverable Advance. If the Trustee
receives a Trustee Advance Notice on or before 3:30 P.M., New York time on a
Master Servicer Advance Date, the Trustee shall, not later than 3:00 P.M., New
York time, on the related Distribution Date, deposit in the Distribution Account
an amount equal to the Advance Deficiency identified in such Trustee Advance
Notice unless it is prohibited from so doing by applicable law. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Trustee shall not be required to make such deposit if the
Trustee shall have received written notification from the Master Servicer that
the Master Servicer has deposited or caused to be deposited in the Certificate
Account an amount equal to such Advance Deficiency. All Advances made by the
Trustee pursuant to this Section 4.01(b) shall accrue interest on behalf of the
Trustee at the Trustee Advance Rate from and including the date such Advances
are made to but excluding the date of repayment, with such interest being an
obligation of the Master Servicer and not the Trust Fund. The Master Servicer
shall reimburse the Trustee for the amount of any Advance made by the Trustee
pursuant to this Section 4.01(b) together with accrued interest, not later than
6:00 P.M., New York time on the Business Day following the related Distribution
Date. In the event that the Master Servicer does not reimburse the Trustee in
accordance with the requirements of the preceding sentence, the Trustee shall
immediately (a)
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terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under this
Agreement in accordance with Section 7.01 and (b) subject to the limitations set
forth in Section 3.04, assume all of the rights and obligations of the Master
Servicer hereunder.
(c) The Master Servicer, not later than the close of business on the
second Business Day immediately preceding each Distribution Date, shall deliver
to the Trustee a report (in the form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Trustee) that indicates (i) the Mortgage Loans with respect to which the
Master Servicer has determined that the related Scheduled Payments should be
advanced and (ii) the amount of the related Scheduled Payments. The Master
Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee on the related Master Servicer Advance
Date an Officer's Certificate of a Servicing Officer indicating the amount of
any proposed Advance determined by the Master Servicer to be a Nonrecoverable
Advance.
Section 4.02 Reduction of Servicing Compensation in Connection with
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls.
In the event that any Mortgage Loan is the subject of a Prepayment
Interest Shortfall, the Master Servicer shall, to the extent of one-half of the
Servicing Fee for such Distribution Date, deposit into the Certificate Account,
as a reduction of the Servicing Fee (but not in excess of one-half thereof) for
such Distribution Date, no later than the close of business on the Business Day
immediately preceding such Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Prepayment
Interest Shortfall; and in case of such deposit, the Master Servicer shall not
be entitled to any recovery or reimbursement from the Depositor, the Trustee,
the Trust Fund or the Certificateholders.
Section 4.03 [Reserved]
Section 4.04 Distributions
(a) On each Distribution Date, the Interest Funds for such Distribution
Date shall be allocated by the Trustee from the Distribution Account in the
following order of priority, until such Interest Funds have been fully
disbursed:
(i) concurrently
(A) from the Interest Funds for Loan Group 1 (and after the
distribution of Interest Funds from Loan Group 2 as provided in
clause (B) below, from Interest Funds for Loan Group 2), to the
Class 1-A Certificates, the Class 1-A Current Interest and any Class
1-A Interest Carry Forward Amount, and
(B) from the Interest Funds for Loan Group 2 (and after the
distribution of Interest Funds from Loan Group 1 as provided in
clause (A) above, from Interest Funds for Loan Group 1), to the
Class 2-A Certificates, the Class 2-A Current Interest and any Class
2-A Interest Carry Forward Amount;
(ii) from the Interest Funds for both Loan Groups to the Class M-1
Certificates, the Class M-1 Current Interest;
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(iii) from the Interest Funds for both Loan Groups to the Class M-2
Certificates, the Class M-2 Current Interest;
(iv) from the Interest Funds for both Loan Groups to the Class M-3
Certificates, the Class M-3 Current Interest;
(v) from the Interest Funds for both Loan Groups to the Class M-4
Certificates, the Class M-4 Current Interest;
(vi) from the Interest Funds for both Loan Groups to the Class M-5
Certificates, the Class M-5 Current Interest;
(vii) from the Interest Funds for both Loan Groups to the Class M-6
Certificates, the Class M-6 Current Interest;
(viii) from the Interest Funds for both Loan Groups to the Class M-7
Certificates, the Class M-7 Current Interest;
(ix) from the Interest Funds for both Loan Groups to the Class M-8
Certificates, the Class M-8 Current Interest;
(x) from the Interest Funds for both Loan Groups to the Class B
Certificates, the Class B Current Interest; and
(xi) any remainder, as part of the Excess Cashflow.
(b) On each Distribution Date on or prior to the related Corridor Contract
Termination Date, amounts received in respect of the Corridor Contracts for such
Distribution Date will be deposited in the Carryover Reserve Fund to be
distributed to each applicable Class of Certificates (other than the Class A-R
Certificates and Class P Certificates) pursuant to Section 4.04(e)(iv);
provided, however, that if the Corridor Contracts are subject to early
termination, early termination payments shall be held by the Trustee until the
related Corridor Contract Termination Date and deposited in the Carryover
Reserve Fund, as necessary, to pay any Net Rate Carryover as provided in Section
3.19.
(c) Upon the earlier of (a) the exercise of the Optional Termination by
the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 9.01 and (b) the Class P Principal
Distribution Date, all funds on deposit in the Class P Distribution Account
shall be distributed the Class P Certificates.
(d) On each Distribution Date, the Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date with respect to each Loan Group shall be allocated by the
Trustee from the Distribution Account in the following order of priority until
such Principal Distribution Amount has been fully distributed:
(i) with respect to any Distribution Date prior to the Stepdown Date
or as to which a Trigger Event is in effect:
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(A) concurrently, (i) the Class 1-A Principal Distribution
Amount will be distributed sequentially to the Class A-R
Certificates or Class 1-A Certificates, in that order until the
Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class is reduced to zero
and (ii) the Class 2-A Principal Distribution Amount will be
distributed to the Class 2-A Certificates, until the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero; provided, however,
that (x) after the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class 1-A
Certificates has been reduced to zero, the Principal Distribution
Amount for Loan Group 1 will be applied to the Class 2-A
Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof is
reduced to zero and (y) after the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class 2-A Certificates has been reduced to zero, the Principal
Distribution Amount for Loan Group 2 will be applied to the Class
1-A Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof is
reduced to zero;
(B) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount for both Loan
Groups, to the Class M-1 Certificates, until the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero;
(C) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount for both Loan
Groups, to the Class M-2 Certificates, until the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero;
(D) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount for both Loan
Groups, to the Class M-3 Certificates, until the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero;
(E) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount for both Loan
Groups, to the Class M-4 Certificates, until the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero;
(F) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount for both Loan
Groups, to the Class M-5 Certificates, until the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero;
(G) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount for both Loan
Groups, to the Class M-6 Certificates, until the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero;
(H) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount for both Loan
Groups, to the Class M-7 Certificates, until the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero;
(I) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount for both Loan
Groups, to the Class M-8 Certificates, until the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero;
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(J) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount for both Loan
Groups, to the Class B Certificates, until the Certificate Principal
Balance thereof is reduced to zero; and
(K) any remainder, as part of the Excess Cashflow.
(ii) with respect to each Distribution Date on and after the
Stepdown Date and as to which a Trigger Event is not in effect:
(A) concurrently, (i) the Class 1-A Principal Distribution
Amount shall be distributed to the Class 1-A Certificates, until the
Certificate Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero and (ii)
the Class 2-A Principal Distribution Amount shall be distributed to
the Class 2-A Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance
thereof Class is reduced to zero; provided, however that (x) after
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class 1-A Certificates has
been reduced to zero, the remaining Class 1-A Principal Distribution
Amount will be applied to the Class 2-A Certificates to the extent
of the Class 2-A Principal Distribution Amount remaining
undistributed until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof is
reduced to zero and (y) after the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class 2-A Certificates has been reduced to zero, the remaining
Class 2-A Principal Distribution Amount will be applied to the Class
1-A Certificates to the extent of the Class 1-A Principal
Distribution Amount remaining undistributed until the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero;
(B) to the Class M-1 Certificates, the Class M-1 Principal
Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof
is reduced to zero;
(C) to the Class M-2 Certificates, the Class M-2 Principal
Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof
is reduced to zero;
(D) to the Class M-3 Certificates, the Class M-3 Principal
Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof
is reduced to zero;
(E) to the Class M-4 Certificates, the Class M-4 Principal
Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof
is reduced to zero;
(F) to the Class M-5 Certificates, the Class M-5 Principal
Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof
is reduced to zero;
(G) to the Class M-6 Certificates, the Class M-6 Principal
Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof
is reduced to zero;
(H) to the Class M-7 Certificates, the Class M-7 Principal
Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof
is reduced to zero;
(I) to the Class M-8 Certificates, the Class M-8 Principal
Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof
is reduced to zero;
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(G) to the Class B Certificates, the Class B Principal
Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof
is reduced to zero; and
(H) any remainder, as part of the Excess Cashflow.
(e) With respect to any Distribution Date, any Excess Cashflow and each
Corridor Contract Payment Amount will be paid to the classes of Certificates,
after payment of the Seller Shortfall Interest Requirement, if any, as follows:
(i) from Excess Cashflow from both Loan Groups, to the holders of
the Class or Classes of Offered Certificates (other than the Class A-R
Certificates) then entitled to receive distributions in respect of
principal, in an amount equal to the Extra Principal Distribution Amount,
payable to such holders as part of the Principal Distribution Amount
pursuant to Section 4.04(d) above;
(i) from any remaining Excess Cashflow from both Loan Groups,
sequentially to the holders of the Class ▇-▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇, Class M-3, Class
M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8 and Class B Certificates,
in that order, in an amount equal to any Interest Carry Forward Amount for
such Class or Classes;
(ii) from any remaining Excess Cashflow from both Loan Groups,
sequentially to the holders of the Class ▇-▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇, Class M-3, Class
M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8 and Class B Certificates,
in that order, in an amount equal to the Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts for
such Class or Classes;
(iii) (a) from the Class 1-A Corridor Contract Payment Amount, to
the Class 1-A Certificates, until the related Net Rate Carryover is
reduced to zero, (b) from the Class 2-A Corridor Contract Payment Amount,
to the Class 2-A Certificates, until the related Net Rate Carryover is
reduced to zero, and (c) from the Subordinated Corridor Contract Payment
Amount, to the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5,
Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8 and Class B Certificates, on a pro rata
basis, based on the Certificate Principal Balances thereof, to the extent
needed to pay any related Net Rate Carryover for each such Class; provided
that any Subordinated Corridor Contract Payment Amount remaining after
such allocation to pay Net Rate Carryover based on the Certificate
Principal Balances of these Certificates will be distributed to each such
Class of Subordinated Certificates with respect to which there remains any
unpaid Net Rate Carryover (after the distribution based on Certificate
Principal Balances), pro rata, based on the amount of such unpaid Net Rate
Carryover, until reduced to zero;
(iv) from any remaining Excess Cashflow from both Loan Groups and
any remaining Corridor Contract Payment Amounts as provided in clause (iv)
above, to the Class 1-A, Class 2-A, Class ▇-▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇, Class M-3, Class
M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8 and Class B Certificates,
on a pro rata basis, based on the Certificate Principal Balances thereof,
to the extent needed to pay any remaining Net Rate Carryover for each such
Class; provided that any amounts remaining after such allocation to pay
Net Rate Carryover based on the Certificate Principal Balances of these
Certificates will be distributed to each such Class of Certificates with
respect to which there remains any unpaid Net Rate Carryover (after the
distribution based on Certificate
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Principal Balances), pro rata, based on the amount of such unpaid Net Rate
Carryover, until reduced to zero
(v) from any remaining Excess Cashflow from both Loan Groups, to the
Class C Certificates, (x) the Current Interest for such Class and (y) any
remaining Excess Cashflow shall be paid to the Class C Certificates;
(vi) from any remaining Excess Cashflow from both Loan Groups and
any remaining Corridor Contract Payment Amount, if (x) the related
Corridor Contract has not been terminated or (y) on any Distribution Date
on or after the related Corridor Contract Termination Date, to the Class C
Certificates; and
(vii) any remaining Excess Cashflow from both Loan Groups, to the
Class A-R Certificates.
(f) On each Distribution Date, all Prepayment Charges (including amounts
deposited in connection with the full or partial waiver of such Prepayment
Charges pursuant to Section 3.20) shall be distributed to the Class P
Certificates.
(g) To the extent that a Class of Certificates (other than the Class A-R,
Class C and Class P Certificates) receives interest in excess of the Net Rate
Cap, such interest shall be treated as having been paid to the Carryover Reserve
Fund and then paid by the Carryover Reserve Fund to such Certificateholders.
(h) [reserved]
(i) On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall allocate the Applied
Realized Loss Amount to reduce the Certificate Principal Balances of the
Subordinate Certificates in the following order of priority:
(i) to the Class B Certificates until the Class B Certificate
Principal Balance is reduced to zero;
(ii) to the Class M-8 Certificates until the Class M-8 Certificate
Principal Balance is reduced to zero;
(iii) to the Class M-7 Certificates until the Class M-7 Certificate
Principal Balance is reduced to zero;
(iv) to the Class M-6 Certificates until the Class M-6 Certificate
Principal Balance is reduced to zero;
(v) to the Class M-5 Certificates until the Class M-5 Certificate
Principal Balance is reduced to zero;
(vi) to the Class M-4 Certificates until the Class M-4 Certificate
Principal Balance is reduced to zero;
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(vii) to the Class M-3 Certificates until the Class M-3 Certificate
Principal Balance is reduced to zero;
(viii) to the Class M-2 Certificates until the Class M-2 Certificate
Principal Balance is reduced to zero; and
(ix) to the Class M-1 Certificates until the Class M-1 Certificate
Principal Balance is reduced to zero.
(j) Subject to Section 9.02 hereof respecting the final distribution, on
each Distribution Date the Trustee shall make distributions to each
Certificateholder of record on the preceding Record Date either by wire transfer
in immediately available funds to the account of such holder at a bank or other
entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if (i) such Holder has so
notified the Trustee at least 5 Business Days prior to the related Record Date
and (ii) such Holder shall hold Regular Certificates with aggregate principal
denominations of not less than $1,000,000 or evidencing a Percentage Interest
aggregating 10% or more with respect to such Class or, if not, by check mailed
by first class mail to such Certificateholder at the address of such holder
appearing in the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but
subject to Section 9.02 hereof respecting the final distribution, distributions
with respect to Certificates registered in the name of a Depository shall be
made to such Depository in immediately available funds.
On or before 5:00 p.m. Pacific time on the fifth Business Day following
each Determination Date (but in no event later than 5:00 p.m. Pacific time on
the third Business Day before the related Distribution Date), the Master
Servicer shall deliver a report to the Trustee in the form of a computer
readable magnetic tape (or by such other means as the Master Servicer and the
Trustee may agree from time to time) containing such data and information as
agreed to by the Master Servicer and the Trustee such as to permit the Trustee
to prepare the Monthly Statement to Certificateholders and make the required
distributions for the related Distribution Date (the "Remittance Report"). The
Trustee shall not be responsible to recompute, recalculate or verify information
provided to it by the Master Servicer and shall be permitted to conclusively
rely on any information provided to it by the Master Servicer.
Section 4.05 Monthly Statements to Certificateholders.
(a) Not later than each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall prepare and
cause to be forwarded by first class mail to each Holder of a Class of
Certificates of the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer, the Seller and the
Depositor a statement setting forth for the Certificates:
(i) the amount of the related distribution to Holders of each Class
allocable to principal, separately identifying (A) the aggregate amount of
any Principal Prepayments included therein and (B) the aggregate of all
scheduled payments of principal included therein;
(ii) the amount of such distribution to Holders of each Class
allocable to interest;
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(iii) any Interest Carry Forward Amount for each Class;
(iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of each Class after giving
effect (i) to all distributions allocable to principal on such
Distribution Date and (ii) the allocation of any Applied Realized Loss
Amounts for such Distribution Date;
(v) the aggregate of the Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage
Loans for the Mortgage Pool and each Loan Group;
(vi) the related amount of the Servicing Fees paid to or retained by
the Master Servicer for the related Due Period;
(vii) the Pass-Through Rate for each Class of Certificates with
respect to the current Accrual Period;
(viii) with respect to the August 2004 Distribution Date, the Seller
Shortfall Interest Requirement (if any) for the related Master Servicer
Advance Date;
(ix) the amount of Advances for each Loan Group included in the
distribution on such Distribution Date;
(x) the cumulative amount of Applied Realized Loss Amounts to date;
(xi) [reserved];
(xii) the number and aggregate principal amounts of Mortgage Loans
in each Loan Group: (A) Delinquent (exclusive of Mortgage Loans in
foreclosure) (1) 30 to 59 days, (2) 60 to 89 days and (3) 90 or more days,
and (B) in foreclosure and Delinquent (1) 30 to 59 days, (2) 60 to 89 days
and (3) 90 or more days, in each case as of the close of business on the
last day of the calendar month preceding such Distribution Date;
(xiii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan that became an REO Property
during the preceding calendar month in each Loan Group, the loan number
and Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan;
(xiv) and the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of any Mortgage
Loans converted to REO Properties as of the close of business on the
Determination Date preceding such Distribution Date;
(xv) the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of all Liquidated
Loans;
(xvi) with respect to any Liquidated Loan in each Loan Group, the
loan number and Stated Principal Balance relating thereto;
(xvii) whether a Trigger Event is in effect;
(xviii) any Net Rate Carryover paid on each Class of Certificates
(other than the Class A-R, Class C and Class P Certificates) and any
remaining Net Rate Carryover
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remaining on each Class of Certificates (other than the Class A-R, Class C
and Class P Certificates) on such Distribution Date;
(xix) the amount of Prepayment Charges collected or waived by the
Master Servicer;
(xx) [reserved];
(xxi) [reserved]; and
(xxii) the amount, if any, due, and the amount received under each
Cap Contract for such Distribution Date.
(b) The Trustee's responsibility for disbursing the above information to
the Certificateholders is limited to the availability, timeliness and accuracy
of the information derived from the Master Servicer. The Trustee will send a
copy of each statement provided pursuant to this Section 4.05 to each Rating
Agency. The Trustee may make the above information available to
Certificateholders via the Trustee's website at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.
(c) Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar
year, the Trustee shall cause to be furnished to each Person who at any time
during the calendar year was a Certificateholder, a statement containing the
information set forth in clauses (a)(i), (a)(ii) and (a)(vi) of this Section
4.05 aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during
which such Person was a Certificateholder. Such obligation of the Trustee shall
be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable
information shall be provided by the Trustee pursuant to any requirements of the
Code as from time to time in effect.
(d) Upon filing with the Internal Revenue Service, the Trustee shall
furnish to the Holders of the Class A-R Certificates the Form 1066 and each Form
1066Q and shall respond promptly to written requests made not more frequently
than quarterly by any Holder of Class A-R Certificates with respect to the
following matters:
(i) The original projected principal and interest cash flows on the
Closing Date on each related Class of regular and residual interests
created hereunder and on the Mortgage Loans, based on the Prepayment
Assumption;
(ii) The projected remaining principal and interest cash flows as of
the end of any calendar quarter with respect to each related Class of
regular and residual interests created hereunder and the Mortgage Loans,
based on the Prepayment Assumption;
(iii) The applicable Prepayment Assumption and any interest rate
assumptions used in determining the projected principal and interest cash
flows described above;
(iv) The original issue discount (or, in the case of the Mortgage
Loans, market discount) or premium accrued or amortized through the end of
such calendar quarter with respect to each related Class of regular or
residual interests created hereunder and to the
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Mortgage Loans, together with each constant yield to maturity used in
computing the same;
(v) The treatment of losses realized with respect to the Mortgage
Loans or the regular interests created hereunder, including the timing and
amount of any cancellation of indebtedness income of the related REMIC
with respect to such regular interests or bad debt deductions claimed with
respect to the Mortgage Loans;
(vi) The amount and timing of any non-interest expenses of the
related REMIC; and
(vii) Any taxes (including penalties and interest) imposed on the
related REMIC, including, without limitation, taxes on "prohibited
transactions," "contributions" or "net income from foreclosure property"
or state or local income or franchise taxes.
The information pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above shall
be provided by the Depositor pursuant to Section 8.11.
Section 4.06 [Reserved]
Section 4.07 [Reserved]
Section 4.08 Carryover Reserve Fund.
(a) On the Closing Date, the Trustee shall establish and maintain in its
name, in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Certificates, the Carryover
Reserve Fund. The Carryover Reserve Fund shall be an Eligible Account, and funds
on deposit therein shall be held separate and apart from, and shall not be
commingled with, any other moneys, including without limitation, other moneys
held by the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) The Trustee shall make withdrawals from the Carryover Reserve Fund to
make distributions of amounts payable from each Corridor Contract to the related
Certificates pursuant to paragraph (e) of Section 4.04 hereof. Any amounts
remaining after the distributions required pursuant to preceding sentence shall
be distributed to the Class C Certificates; provided, however, that if a
Corridor Contract is subject to early termination, early termination payments
received on such Corridor Contract will be held by the Trustee until the related
Corridor Contract Termination Date and deposited in the Carryover Reserve Fund
as necessary to cover any Net Rate Carryover on the Certificates entitled
thereto on future Distribution Dates.
(c) Funds in the Carryover Reserve Fund may be invested in Permitted
Investments. Any earnings on such amounts shall be payable to the Class C
Certificates. The Class C Certificates shall evidence ownership of the Carryover
Reserve Fund for federal tax purposes and the Holders thereof evidencing not
less than 50% of the Voting Rights of such Class shall direct the Trustee in
writing as to the investment of amounts therein. In the absence of such written
direction, all funds in the Carryover Reserve Fund shall be invested by the
Trustee in The Bank of New York cash reserves.
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(d) Upon termination of the Trust Fund, any amounts remaining in the
Carryover Reserve Fund shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class C
Certificates in the same manner as if distributed pursuant to Section 4.04(f)
hereof.
Section 4.09 Distributions on the REMIC I Regular Interests.
(a) (1)(A) On each Distribution Date, the following amounts, in the
following order of priority, shall be distributed by REMIC I to REMIC II on
account of the REMIC I Regular Interests or withdrawn from the Distribution
Account and distributed to the holders of the Class AR Certificates (in respect
of the Class R-I Interest), as the case may be:
(i) first, (a) to Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest LT-AA, REMIC
Regular Interest LT-11 REMIC Regular Interest LT-2A, REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-M1, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M2, REMIC Regular Interest
LT-M3, REMIC Regular Interest LT-M4, REMIC Regular Interest LT-M5, REMIC 1
REGULAR Interest LT-M6, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LT-M7, REMIC 1 Regular
Interest LT-M8, REMIC Regular Interest LT-B, REMIC I Regular Interest
LT-ZZ, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-P and REMIC I Regular Interest LT-R,
pro rata, in an amount equal to (A) the Uncertificated Accrued Interest
for such Distribution Date, plus (B) any amounts in respect thereof
remaining unpaid from previous Distribution Dates. Amounts payable as
Uncertificated Accrued Interest in respect of REMIC I Regular Interest
LT-ZZ shall be reduced and deferred when the REMIC I Overcollateralized
Amount is less than the REMIC I Overcollateralization Target Amount, by
the lesser of (x) the amount of such difference and (y) the REMIC I
Regular Interest LT-ZZ Maximum Interest Deferral Amount and such amount
will be payable to the Holders of REMIC Regular Interest LT-1A, REMIC
Regular Interest LT-2A, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M1, REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-M2, REMIC Regular Interest LT-M3, REMIC Regular Interest
LT-M4, REMIC Regular Interest LT-M5, REMIC 1 REGULAR Interest LT-M6, REMIC
1 Regular Interest LT-M7, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LT-M8 and REMIC Regular
Interest LT-B in the same proportion as the Overcollateralization Increase
Amount is allocated to the Corresponding Certificates and the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT-ZZ shall
be increased by such amount; and
(b) to Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest LT-1SUB, REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-1GRP, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-2SUB, REMIC I Regular Interest
LT-2GRP and REMIC I Regular Interest LT-XX, pro rata, in an amount equal to (A)
the Uncertificated Accrued Interest for such Distribution Date, plus (B) any
amounts in respect thereof remaining unpaid from previous Distribution Dates
(i) second, to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interests, in an
amount equal to the remainder of the REMIC I Marker Allocation Percentage
of Available Funds for such Distribution Date after the distributions made
pursuant to clause (i) above, allocated as follows:
(a) 98.00% of such remainder (other than amounts payable under
clause (c) below), to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest LT-AA and
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-P, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance
of such REMIC I Regular
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Interest is reduced to zero, provided, however, that REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-P shall not be reduced until the Distribution Date immediately
following the expiration of the latest Prepayment Charge as identified on
the Prepayment Charge Schedule or any Distribution Date thereafter, at
which point such amount shall be distributed to REMIC I Regular Interest
LT-P, until $100 has been distributed pursuant to this clause;
(b) 2.00% of such remainder first, to the Holders of REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-1A, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-2A, REMIC I Regular Interest
LT-M1, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M2, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M3,
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M4, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M5, REMIC 1
REGULAR Interest LT-M6, REMIC 1 Regular Interest LT-M7, REMIC 1 Regular
Interest LT-M8 and REMIC Regular Interest LT-B, 1.00% in the same
proportion as principal payments are allocated to the Corresponding
Certificates, until the Uncertificated Principal Balances of such REMIC I
Regular Interests are reduced to zero and second, to the Holders of REMIC
I Regular Interest LT-ZZ, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance of
such REMIC I Regular Interest is reduced to zero; then
(c) any remaining amount to the Holders of the Class AR Certificates
(in respect of the Class R-I Interest); and
provided, however, that (i) 98.00% and (ii) 2.00% of any principal payments that
are attributable to an Overcollateralization Reduction Amount shall be allocated
to Holders of (i) REMIC I Regular Interest LT-AA and REMIC I Regular Interest
LT-P, in that order and (ii) REMIC I Regular Interest LT-ZZ, respectively;
provided that REMIC I Regular Interest LT-P shall not be reduced until the
Distribution Date immediately following the expiration of the latest Prepayment
Charge as identified on the Prepayment Charge Schedule or any Distribution Date
thereafter, at which point such amount shall be distributed to REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-P, until $100 has been distributed pursuant to this clause.
On each Distribution Date, all amounts representing Prepayment Charges in
respect of the Mortgage Loans received during the related Prepayment Period will
be distributed by REMIC I to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest LT-P. The
payment of the foregoing amounts to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest LT-P
shall not reduce the Uncertificated Principal Balance thereof.
(ii) third, to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interests, in an
amount equal to the remainder of the REMIC I Sub WAC Allocation Percentage
of Available Funds for such Distribution Date after the distributions made
pursuant to clause (i) above, allocated as follows:
(a) Distributions of principal shall be deemed to be made to the
REMIC I Regular Interests first, so as to keep the Uncertificated
Principal Balance of each REMIC I Regular Interest ending with the
designation "GRP" equal to 0.01% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance
of the Mortgage Loans in the related Group; second, to each REMIC I
Regular Interest ending with the designation "SUB," so that the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of each such REMIC I Regular Interest is
equal to 0.01% of the excess of (x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance
of the Mortgage Loans in the related Group
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over (y) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificate in
the related Group (except that if any such excess is a larger number than
in the preceding distribution period, the least amount of principal shall
be distributed to such REMIC I Regular Interests such that the REMIC I
Subordinated Balance Ratio is maintained); and third, any remaining
principal to REMIC I Regular Interest LT-XX.
(b) Notwithstanding the distributions described in this Section
4.09, distribution of funds shall be made only in accordance with Section
4.04.
Section 4.10 [Reserved].
Section 4.11 Allocation of Realized Losses on the REMIC I Regular
Interests.
(a) The REMIC I Marker Percentage of all Realized Losses on the Mortgage
Loans shall be allocated by the Trustee on each Distribution Date to the
following REMIC I Regular Interests in the specified percentages, as follows:
first, to Uncertificated Interest payable to the REMIC I Regular Interest LT AA
and REMIC I Regular Interest LT ZZ up to an aggregate amount equal to the REMIC
I Interest Loss Allocation Amount, 98% and 2%, respectively; second, to the
Uncertificated Principal Balances of the REMIC I Regular Interest LT AA and
REMIC I Regular Interest LT ZZ up to an aggregate amount equal to the REMIC I
Principal Loss Allocation Amount, 98% and 2%, respectively; third, to the
Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest LT AA, REMIC I
Regular Interest LT B and REMIC I Regular Interest LT ZZ, 98%, 1.00% and 1%,
respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC I Regular
Interest LT B has been reduced to zero; fourth, to the Uncertificated Principal
Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest LT AA, REMIC I Regular Interest LT M8 and
REMIC I Regular Interest LT ZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT M8 has been
reduced to zero; fifth, to the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC I
Regular Interest LT AA, REMIC I Regular Interest LT M7 and REMIC I Regular
Interest LT ZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal
Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT M7 has been reduced to zero; sixth, to
the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest LT AA, REMIC I
Regular Interest LT M6 and REMIC I Regular Interest LT ZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%,
respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular
Interest LT M6 has been reduced to zero; seventh to the Uncertificated Principal
Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest LT AA, REMIC I Regular Interest LT M5 and
REMIC I Regular Interest LT ZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT M5 has been
reduced to zero; eighth to the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC I
Regular Interest LT AA, REMIC I Regular Interest LT M4 and REMIC I Regular
Interest LT ZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal
Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT M4 has been reduced to zero; ninth to the
Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest LT AA, REMIC I
Regular Interest LT M3 and REMIC I Regular Interest LT ZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%,
respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular
Interest LT M3 has been reduced to zero; tenth to the Uncertificated Principal
Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest LT AA, REMIC I Regular Interest LT M2 and
REMIC I Regular Interest LT ZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT M2 has been
reduced to zero; and eleventh sixth to the
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Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest LT AA, REMIC I
Regular Interest LT M1 and REMIC I Regular Interest LT ZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%,
respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular
Interest LT M1 has been reduced to zero.
(b) The REMIC I Sub WAC Allocation Percentage of all Realized Losses shall
be applied after all distributions have been made on each Distribution Date
first, so as to keep the Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC I
Regular Interest ending with the designation "GRP" equal to 0.01% of the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in the related Group;
second, to each REMIC I Regular Interest ending with the designation "SUB," so
that the Uncertificated Principal Balance of each such REMIC I Regular Interest
is equal to 0.01% of the excess of (x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of
the Mortgage Loans in the related Group over (y) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Senior Certificate in the related Group (except that if any such
excess is a larger number than in the preceding distribution period, the least
amount of Realized Losses shall be applied to such REMIC I Regular Interests
such that the REMIC I Subordinated Balance Ratio is maintained); and third, any
remaining Realized Losses shall be allocated to REMIC I Regular Interest LT-XX.
Section 4.12 The Class P Certificates.
On the Closing Date, $100 shall be deposited into the Class P Distribution
Account and shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Class P
Certificateholders for payment pursuant to Section 4.04 upon the earlier of (a)
the exercise of the Optional Termination by the Master Servicer pursuant to
Section 9.01 and (b) the Class P Principal Distribution Date. Such funds may not
be invested.
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ARTICLE V
THE CERTIFICATES
Section 5.01 The Certificates.
The Certificates shall be substantially in the forms attached hereto as
Exhibits A-1 through A-8, B, C and D. The Certificates shall be issuable in
registered form, in the minimum dollar denominations, integral dollar multiples
in excess thereof and aggregate dollar denominations as set forth in the
following table:
Minimum Integral Multiples in Original Certificate
Class Denomination Excess of Minimum Principal Balance
--------------- ---------------- ----------------------- ----------------------
1-A $20,000 $1,000 $316,030,000.00
2-A $20,000 $1,000 $ 64,220,000.00
A-R $99.95(1) N/A $ 100.00
M-1 $20,000 $1,000 $ 14,625,000.00
M-2 $20,000 $1,000 $ 12,375,000.00
M-3 $20,000 $1,000 $ 8,550,000.00
M-4 $20,000 $1,000 $ 7,425,000.00
M-5 $20,000 $1,000 $ 6,525,000.00
M-6 $20,000 $1,000 $ 5,625,000.00
M-7 $20,000 $1,000 $ 5,625,000.00
M-8 $20,000 $1,000 $ 4,500,000.00
B $20,000 $1,000 $ 4,500,000.00
C 20% 1% $ 0.00
P 20% 1% $ 100.00
(1) The Tax Matters Person Certificate may be issued in a denomination of
$0.05.
The Certificates shall be executed by manual or facsimile signature on
behalf of the Trustee by an authorized officer. Certificates bearing the manual
or facsimile signatures of individuals who were, at the time when such
signatures were affixed, authorized to sign on behalf of the Trustee shall bind
the Trustee, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to
be so authorized prior to the authentication and delivery of such Certificates
or did not hold such offices at the date of such authentication and delivery. No
Certificate shall be entitled to any benefit under this Agreement, or be valid
for any purpose, unless there appears on such Certificate a certificate of
authentication substantially in the form set forth as attached hereto executed
by the Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate of authentication upon
any Certificate shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such
Certificate has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. All
Certificates shall be dated the date of their
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authentication. On the Closing Date, the Trustee shall authenticate the
Certificates to be issued at the written direction of the Depositor, or any
affiliate thereof.
Section 5.02 Certificate Register; Registration of Transfer and Exchange
of Certificates.
(a) The Trustee shall maintain, or cause to be maintained in accordance
with the provisions of Section 5.09 hereof, a Certificate Register for the Trust
Fund in which, subject to the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) below and to
such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Trustee shall provide for
the registration of Certificates and of Transfers and exchanges of Certificates
as herein provided. Upon surrender for registration of Transfer of any
Certificate, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the
designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates of the same
Class and of like aggregate Percentage Interest.
At the option of a Certificateholder, Certificates may be exchanged for
other Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and evidencing
the same aggregate Percentage Interest upon surrender of the Certificates to be
exchanged at the office or agency of the Trustee. Whenever any Certificates are
so surrendered for exchange, the Trustee shall execute, authenticate, and
deliver the Certificates that the Certificateholder making the exchange is
entitled to receive. Every Certificate presented or surrendered for registration
of Transfer or exchange shall be accompanied by a written instrument of Transfer
in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly executed by the holder thereof or his
attorney duly authorized in writing.
No service charge to the Certificateholders shall be made for any
registration of Transfer or exchange of Certificates, but payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in
connection with any Transfer or exchange of Certificates may be required.
All Certificates surrendered for registration of Transfer or exchange
shall be canceled and subsequently destroyed by the Trustee in accordance with
the Trustee's customary procedures.
(b) No Transfer of a Private Certificate shall be made unless such
Transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws or is exempt from the
registration requirements under the Securities Act and such state securities
laws. In the event that a transfer is to be made in reliance upon an exemption
from the Securities Act and such state securities laws, in order to assure
compliance with the Securities Act and such state securities laws, the
Certificateholder desiring to effect such Transfer and such Certificateholder's
prospective transferee shall each certify to the Trustee in writing the facts
surrounding the Transfer in substantially the forms set forth in Exhibit J (the
"Transferor Certificate") and (i) deliver a letter in substantially the form of
either Exhibit K (the "Investment Letter") or Exhibit L (the "Rule 144A Letter")
or (ii) there shall be delivered to the Trustee at the expense of the
Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer an Opinion of Counsel that
such Transfer may be made pursuant to an exemption from the Securities Act. The
Depositor shall provide to any Holder of a Private Certificate and any
prospective transferee designated by any such Holder, information regarding the
related Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and such other information as shall
be necessary to satisfy the condition to eligibility set
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forth in Rule 144A(d)(4) for transfer of any such Certificate without
registration thereof under the Securities Act pursuant to the registration
exemption provided by Rule 144A. The Trustee and the Master Servicer shall
cooperate with the Depositor in providing the Rule 144A information referenced
in the preceding sentence, including providing to the Depositor such information
regarding the Certificates, the Mortgage Loans and other matters regarding the
Trust Fund as the Depositor shall reasonably request to meet its obligation
under the preceding sentence. Each Holder of a Private Certificate desiring to
effect such Transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Trustee, the
Depositor, the Seller and the Master Servicer against any liability that may
result if the Transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such
federal and state laws.
No Transfer of an ERISA-Restricted Certificate or a Subordinate
Certificate shall be made unless the Trustee shall have received either (i) a
representation from the transferee of such Certificate acceptable to and in form
and substance satisfactory to the Trustee (in the event such Certificate is a
Private Certificate that is a Definitive Certificate, such requirement is
satisfied only by the Trustee's receipt of a representation letter from the
transferee substantially in the form of Exhibit K or Exhibit L, or in the event
such Certificate is a Class A-R Certificate, such requirement is satisfied only
by the Trustee's receipt of a representation letter from the transferee
substantially in the form of Exhibit I), to the effect that such transferee is
not an employee benefit plan or arrangement subject to Section 406 of ERISA or a
plan or arrangement subject to Section 4975 of the Code, nor a Person acting on
behalf of any such plan or arrangement or using the assets of any such plan or
arrangement to effect such transfer, or (ii) in the case of the Subordinate
Certificates, a representation from the transferee of such Certificates that (A)
it has acquired and is holding such Certificate in reliance on the Underwriters'
Exemption and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the
availability of the Underwriters' Exemption, including that the Certificate must
be rated, at the time of purchase, not less than "BBB-" or its equivalent by one
of the Rating Agencies or (B) the purchaser is an insurance company which is
purchasing such Certificates with funds contained in an "insurance company
general account" (as such term is defined in Section V(e) of Prohibited
Transaction Class Exemption 95-60 ("PTCE 95-60")) and the conditions of Sections
I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied or (iii) in the case of the Class C
Certificates or the Class P Certificates if such Certificates have been offered
in a placement or underwriting which meets the requirements of the Underwriter's
Exemption, a representation that the purchaser is an insurance company which is
purchasing such Certificates with funds contained in or "insurance company
general account" (as such term is defined in Section V(e) of PTCE 95-60) and the
conditions of sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied, or in the
case of any ERISA-Restricted Certificate presented for registration in the name
of an employee benefit plan subject to ERISA, or a plan or arrangement subject
to Section 4975 of the Code (or comparable provisions of any subsequent
enactments), or a trustee of any such plan or any other person acting on behalf
of any such plan or arrangement, or using such plan's or arrangement's assets,
an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Trustee, for the benefit of the
Trustee, the Seller, the Depositor and the Master Servicer, and on which they
may rely, which opinion of counsel shall not be an expense of either the Trustee
or the Trust Fund, addressed to the Trustee to the effect that the purchase and
holding of such ERISA-Restricted Certificate is permissible under applicable
law, will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under
Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will not subject the
Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer or Trustee to any obligation, or
liability
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(including liabilities or obligations under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code)
in addition to those expressly undertaken in this Agreement or to any liability.
For purposes of the preceding sentence, with respect to an ERISA-Restricted
Certificate that is not a Book-Entry Certificate or a Class A-R Certificate, in
the event the representation letter referred to in the preceding sentence is not
so furnished, such representation shall be deemed to have been made to the
Trustee by the transferee's (including an initial acquiror's) acceptance of such
ERISA-Restricted Certificate. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary
herein, any purported transfer of an ERISA-Restricted Certificate or a
Subordinate Certificate to or on behalf of an employee benefit plan subject to
ERISA or the Code other than as described above shall be void and of no effect.
Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of the Certificate
or interest therein was effected in violation of the conditions described in
this paragraph shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, the Trustee, the
Master Servicer, the Seller, any Subservicer and the Trust Fund from and against
any and all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as
a result of that acquisition or holding.
To the extent permitted under applicable law (including, but not limited
to, ERISA), the Trustee shall be under no liability to any Person for any
registration of Transfer of any ERISA-Restricted Certificate that is in fact not
permitted by this Section 5.02(b) or for making any payments due on such
Certificate to the Holder thereof or taking any other action with respect to
such Holder under the provisions of this Agreement so long as the Transfer was
registered by the Trustee in accordance with the foregoing requirements.
(c) Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a Class
A-R Certificate shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such
Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions, and
the rights of each Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Class A-R
Certificate are expressly subject to the following provisions:
(i) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a
Class A-R Certificate shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall promptly
notify the Trustee of any change or impending change in its status as a
Permitted Transferee.
(ii) No Ownership Interest in a Class A-R Certificate may be
registered on the Closing Date or thereafter transferred, and the Trustee
shall not register the Transfer of any Class A-R Certificate unless, in
addition to the representation letters required to be delivered to the
Trustee under subparagraph (b) above, the Trustee shall have been
furnished with an affidavit (a "Transfer Affidavit") of the initial owner
or the proposed transferee in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I.
(iii) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a
Class A-R Certificate shall agree (A) to obtain a Transfer Affidavit from
any other Person to whom such Person attempts to Transfer its Ownership
Interest in a Class A-R Certificate, (B) to obtain a Transfer Affidavit
from any Person for whom such Person is acting as nominee, trustee or
agent in connection with any Transfer of a Class A-R Certificate and (C)
not to Transfer its Ownership Interest in a Class A-R Certificate or to
cause the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Class A-R Certificate to
any other Person if it has actual knowledge that such Person is not a
Permitted Transferee.
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(iv) Any attempted or purported Transfer of any Ownership Interest
in a Class A-R Certificate in violation of the provisions of this Section
5.02(c) shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the
purported Transferee. If any purported transferee shall become a Holder of
a Class A-R Certificate in violation of the provisions of this Section
5.02(c), then the last preceding Permitted Transferee shall be restored to
all rights as Holder thereof retroactive to the date of registration of
Transfer of such Class A-R Certificate. The Trustee shall be under no
liability to any Person for any registration of Transfer of a Class A-R
Certificate that is in fact not permitted by Section 5.02(b) and this
Section 5.02(c) or for making any payments due on such Certificate to the
Holder thereof or taking any other action with respect to such Holder
under the provisions of this Agreement so long as the Transfer was
registered after receipt of the related Transfer Affidavit, Transferor
Certificate and either the Rule 144A Letter or the Investment Letter. The
Trustee shall be entitled but not obligated to recover from any Holder of
a Class A-R Certificate that was in fact not a Permitted Transferee at the
time it became a Holder or, at such subsequent time as it became other
than a Permitted Transferee, all payments made on such Class A-R
Certificate at and after either such time. Any such payments so recovered
by the Trustee shall be paid and delivered by the Trustee to the last
preceding Permitted Transferee of such Certificate.
(v) The Depositor shall use its best efforts to make available, upon
receipt of written request from the Trustee, all information necessary to
compute any tax imposed under Section 860E(e) of the Code as a result of a
Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Class A-R Certificate to any Holder
who is not a Permitted Transferee.
The restrictions on Transfers of a Class A-R Certificate set forth in this
Section 5.02(c) shall cease to apply (and the applicable portions of the legend
on a Class A-R Certificate may be deleted) with respect to Transfers occurring
after delivery to the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel, which Opinion of Counsel
shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Seller or the Master
Servicer, to the effect that the elimination of such restrictions will not cause
any REMIC hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the
Certificates are outstanding or result in the imposition of any tax on the Trust
Fund, a Certificateholder or another Person. Each Person holding or acquiring
any Ownership Interest in a Class A-R Certificate hereby consents to any
amendment of this Agreement that, based on an Opinion of Counsel furnished to
the Trustee, is reasonably necessary (a) to ensure that the record ownership of,
or any beneficial interest in, a Class A-R Certificate is not transferred,
directly or indirectly, to a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee and (b)
to provide for a means to compel the Transfer of a Class A-R Certificate that is
held by a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee to a Holder that is a
Permitted Transferee.
(d) The preparation and delivery of all representation letters and
opinions referred to above in this Section 5.02 in connection with any Transfers
shall be at the expense of the parties to such Transfers.
Section 5.03 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
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If (a) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Trustee, or the
Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft
of any Certificate and of the ownership thereof and (b) there is delivered to
the Master Servicer and the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be
required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice
to the Trustee that such Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser,
the Trustee shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu
of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate
of like Class, tenor and Percentage Interest. In connection with the issuance of
any new Certificate under this Section 5.03, the Trustee may require the payment
of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be
imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and
expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate issued
pursuant to this Section 5.03 shall constitute complete and indefeasible
evidence of ownership in the Trust Fund, as if originally issued, whether or not
the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time. All
Certificates surrendered to the Trustee under the terms of this Section 5.03
shall be canceled and destroyed by the Trustee in accordance with its standard
procedures without liability on its part.
Section 5.04 Persons Deemed Owners.
The Master Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of the Master Servicer or
the Trustee may treat the person in whose name any Certificate is registered as
the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as
provided in this Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and neither
the Master Servicer, the Trustee nor any agent of the Master Servicer or the
Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
Section 5.05 Access to List of Certificateholders' Names and Addresses.
If three or more Certificateholders and/or Certificate Owners (a) request
such information in writing from the Trustee, (b) state that such
Certificateholders and/or Certificate Owners desire to communicate with other
Certificateholders and/or Certificate Owners with respect to their rights under
this Agreement or under the Certificates, and (c) provide a copy of the
communication that such Certificateholders and/or Certificate Owners propose to
transmit or if the Depositor or Master Servicer shall request such information
in writing from the Trustee, then the Trustee shall, within ten Business Days
after the receipt of such request, provide the Depositor, the Master Servicer or
such Certificateholders and/or Certificate Owners at such recipients' expense
the most recent list of the Certificateholders and/or Certificate Owners of the
Trust Fund held by the Trustee, if any. The Depositor and every
Certificateholder or Certificate Owner, by receiving and holding a Certificate,
agree that the Trustee shall not be held accountable by reason of the disclosure
of any such information as to the list of the Certificateholders hereunder,
regardless of the source from which such information was derived.
Section 5.06 Book-Entry Certificates.
The Regular Certificates, upon original issuance, shall be issued in the
form of one or more typewritten Certificates representing the Book-Entry
Certificates, to be delivered to the Depository by or on behalf of the
Depositor. Such Certificates shall initially be registered on the Certificate
Register in the name of the Depository or its nominee, and no Certificate Owner
of
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such Certificates will receive a definitive certificate representing such
Certificate Owner's interest in such Certificates, except as provided in Section
5.08. Unless and until definitive, fully registered Certificates ("Definitive
Certificates") have been issued to the Certificate Owners of such Certificates
pursuant to Section 5.08:
(a) the provisions of this Section shall be in full force and effect;
(b) the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer and the Trustee may
deal with the Depository and the Depository Participants for all purposes
(including the making of distributions) as the authorized representative of the
respective Certificate Owners of such Certificates;
(c) registration of the Book-Entry Certificates may not be transferred by
the Trustee except to another Depository;
(d) the rights of the respective Certificate Owners of such Certificates
shall be exercised only through the Depository and the Depository Participants
and shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between the
Owners of such Certificates and the Depository and/or the Depository
Participants. Pursuant to the Depository Agreement, unless and until Definitive
Certificates are issued pursuant to Section 5.08, the Depository will make
book-entry transfers among the Depository Participants and receive and transmit
distributions of principal and interest on the related Certificates to such
Depository Participants;
(e) the Depository may collect its usual and customary fees, charges and
expenses from its Depository Participants;
(f) the Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon
information furnished by the Depository with respect to its Depository
Participants; and
(g) to the extent that the provisions of this Section conflict with any
other provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section shall
control.
For purposes of any provision of this Agreement requiring or permitting
actions with the consent of, or at the direction of, Certificateholders
evidencing a specified percentage of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of
any Class of Certificates, such direction or consent may be given by Certificate
Owners (acting through the Depository and the Depository Participants) owning
Book-Entry Certificates evidencing the requisite percentage of principal amount
of such Class of Certificates.
Section 5.07 Notices to Depository.
Whenever any notice or other communication is required to be given to
Certificateholders of the Class with respect to which Book-Entry Certificates
have been issued, unless and until Definitive Certificates shall have been
issued to the related Certificate Owners, the Trustee shall give all such
notices and communications to the Depository.
Section 5.08 Definitive Certificates.
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If, after Book-Entry Certificates have been issued with respect to any
Certificates, (a) the Depositor advises the Trustee that the Depository is no
longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities under the
Depository Agreement with respect to such Certificates and the Trustee or the
Depositor is unable to locate a qualified successor or (b) after the occurrence
and continuation of an Event of Default, Certificate Owners of such Book-Entry
Certificates having not less than 51% of the Voting Rights evidenced by any
Class of Book-Entry Certificates advise the Trustee and the Depository in
writing through the Depository Participants that the continuation of a
book-entry system with respect to Certificates of such Class through the
Depository (or its successor) is no longer in the best interests of the
Certificate Owners of such Class, then the Trustee shall notify all Certificate
Owners of such Certificates, through the Depository, of the occurrence of any
such event and of the availability of Definitive Certificates to Certificate
Owners of such Class requesting the same. The Depositor shall provide the
Trustee with an adequate inventory of certificates to facilitate the issuance
and transfer of Definitive Certificates. Upon surrender to the Trustee of any
such Certificates by the Depository, accompanied by registration instructions
from the Depository for registration, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver
such Definitive Certificates. Neither the Depositor nor the Trustee shall be
liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions and each may conclusively
rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions. Upon the
issuance of such Definitive Certificates, all references herein to obligations
imposed upon or to be performed by the Depository shall be deemed to be imposed
upon and performed by the Trustee, to the extent applicable with respect to such
Definitive Certificates and the Trustee shall recognize the Holders of such
Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders hereunder.
Section 5.09 Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Trustee will maintain or cause to be maintained at its expense an
office or offices or agency or agencies in New York City where Certificates may
be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange. The Trustee initially
designates its offices at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇,
Attention: Corporate Trust MBS Administration, as offices for such purposes. The
Trustee will give prompt written notice to the Certificateholders of any change
in such location of any such office or agency.
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ARTICLE VI
THE DEPOSITOR, THE MASTER SERVICER AND THE SELLER
Section 6.01 Respective Liabilities of the Depositor, the Master Servicer
and the Seller.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Seller shall each be liable in
accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically and
respectively imposed upon and undertaken by them herein.
Section 6.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor, the Master Servicer
or the Seller.
Each of the Depositor and the Seller will keep in full effect its
existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the United
States or under the laws of one of the states thereof and will each obtain and
preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign corporation in each
jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the
validity and enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and
to perform its duties under this Agreement. The Master Servicer will keep in
effect its existence, rights and franchises as a limited partnership under the
laws of the United States or under the laws of one of the states thereof and
will obtain and preserve its qualification or registration to do business as a
foreign partnership in each jurisdiction in which such qualification or
registration is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability
of this Agreement or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under
this Agreement.
Any Person into which the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Seller may
be merged or consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger or
consolidation to which the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Seller shall be
a party, or any person succeeding to the business of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer or the Seller, shall be the successor of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer or the Seller, as the case may be, hereunder, without the execution or
filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto,
anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided that the successor or
surviving Person to the Master Servicer shall be qualified to service mortgage
loans on behalf of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mae or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mac.
Section 6.03 Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Seller, the
Master Servicer and Others.
None of the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer or any of the
directors, officers, employees or agents of the Depositor, the Seller or the
Master Servicer shall be under any liability to the Trust Fund or the
Certificateholders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any
action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment;
provided that this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the Seller, the
Master Servicer or any such Person against any breach of representations or
warranties made by it herein or protect the Depositor, the Seller, the Master
Servicer or any such Person from any liability that would otherwise be imposed
by reasons of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the
performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and
duties hereunder. The Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer and any
director, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor, the Seller or the Master
Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly
executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder.
The Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer and any director, officer,
employee or agent of the
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Depositor, the Seller or the Master Servicer shall be indemnified by the Trust
Fund and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense incurred in
connection with any audit, controversy or judicial proceeding relating to a
governmental taxing authority or any legal action relating to this Agreement or
the Certificates, other than any loss, liability or expense related to any
specific Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans (except as any such loss, liability or
expense shall be otherwise reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement) and any
loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith
or gross negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of
reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. None of the Depositor,
the Seller or the Master Servicer shall be under any obligation to appear in,
prosecute or defend any legal action that is not incidental to its respective
duties hereunder and that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or
liability; provided that any of the Depositor, the Seller or the Master Servicer
may, in its discretion undertake any such action that it may deem necessary or
desirable in respect of this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties
hereto and interests of the Trustee and the Certificateholders hereunder. In
such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability
resulting therefrom shall be, expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust Fund,
and the Depositor, the Seller and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to be
reimbursed therefor out of the Certificate Account as provided by Section 3.08
hereof.
Section 6.04 Limitation on Resignation of Master Servicer.
The Master Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties
hereby imposed on it except upon determination that its duties hereunder are no
longer permissible under applicable law. Any such determination permitting the
resignation of the Master Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel
to such effect delivered to the Trustee. No such resignation shall become
effective until the Trustee or a successor servicer to such appointment shall
have assumed the Master Servicer's responsibilities, duties, liabilities and
obligations hereunder.
Section 6.05 Errors and Omissions Insurance; Fidelity Bonds.
The Master Servicer shall, for so long as it acts as servicer under this
Agreement, obtain and maintain in force (a) a policy or policies of insurance
covering errors and omissions in the performance of its obligations as servicer
hereunder, and (b) a fidelity bond in respect of its officers, employees and
agents. Each such policy or policies and bond shall, together, comply with the
requirements from time to time of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mac for persons
performing servicing for mortgage loans purchased by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mae or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mac.
In the event that any such policy or bond ceases to be in effect, the Master
Servicer shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a comparable
replacement policy or bond from an insurer or issuer, meeting the requirements
set forth above as of the date of such replacement.
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ARTICLE VII
DEFAULT; TERMINATION OF MASTER SERVICER
Section 7.01 Events of Default.
"Event of Default," wherever used herein, means any one of the following
events:
(i) any failure by the Master Servicer to deposit in the Certificate
Account or the Distribution Account or remit to the Trustee any payment
(excluding a payment required to be made under Section 4.01 hereof) required to
be made under the terms of this Agreement, which failure shall continue
unremedied for five calendar days and, with respect to a payment required to be
made under Section 4.01 hereof, for one Business Day, after the date on which
written notice of such failure shall have been given to the Master Servicer by
the Trustee, the Seller or the Depositor, or to the Trustee and the Master
Servicer by the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the
Voting Rights evidenced by the Certificates; or
(ii) any failure by the Master Servicer to observe or perform in any
material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the
Master Servicer contained in this Agreement or any representation or warranty
shall prove to be untrue, which failure or breach shall continue unremedied for
a period of 60 days after the date on which written notice of such failure shall
have been given to the Master Servicer by the Trustee or the Depositor, or to
the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the
Voting Rights evidenced by the Certificates; provided that the sixty-day cure
period shall not apply to the initial delivery of the Mortgage File for Delay
Delivery Mortgage Loans nor the failure to repurchase or substitute in lieu
thereof; or
(iii) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority
having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a receiver or
liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and
liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its
affairs, shall have been entered against the Master Servicer and such decree or
order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60
consecutive days; or
(iv) the Master Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a receiver or
liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and
liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Master Servicer or all
or substantially all of the property of the Master Servicer;
(v) the Master Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its
debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of, or
commence a voluntary case under, any applicable insolvency or reorganization
statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily
suspend payment of its obligations; or
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(vi) the Master Servicer shall fail to reimburse in full the Trustee not
later than 6:00 P.M., New York time on the Business Day following the related
Distribution Date for any Advance made by the Trustee pursuant to Section
4.01(b) together with accrued and unpaid interest.
If an Event of Default shall occur, then, and in each and every such case,
so long as such Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Trustee
shall, but only at the direction of the Holders of Certificates evidencing not
less than 25% of the Voting Rights evidenced by the Certificates, by notice in
writing to the Master Servicer (with a copy to each Rating Agency), terminate
all of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement
and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof, other than its rights
as a Certificateholder hereunder. On or after the receipt by the Master Servicer
of such written notice, all authority and power of the Master Servicer
hereunder, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass
to and be vested in the Trustee. The Trustee shall thereupon make any Advance
described in Section 4.01 hereof subject to Section 3.04 hereof. The Trustee is
hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Master
Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other
instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or
appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to
complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and
related documents, or otherwise. Unless expressly provided in such written
notice, no such termination shall affect any obligation of the Master Servicer
to pay amounts owed pursuant to Article VIII. The Master Servicer agrees to
cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the termination of the Master Servicer's
responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the
transfer to the Trustee of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited
to the Certificate Account, or thereafter be received with respect to the
Mortgage Loans. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Rating Agencies of the
occurrence of an Event of Default.
Notwithstanding any termination of the activities of a Master Servicer
hereunder, such Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive, out of any late
collection of a Scheduled Payment on a Mortgage Loan that was due prior to the
notice terminating such Master Servicer's rights and obligations as Master
Servicer hereunder and received after such notice, that portion thereof to which
such Master Servicer would have been entitled pursuant to Sections 3.08(a)(i)
through (viii), and any other amounts payable to such Master Servicer hereunder
the entitlement to which arose prior to the termination of its activities
hereunder.
Section 7.02 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor.
On and after the time the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination
pursuant to Section 7.01 hereof, the Trustee shall, to the extent provided in
Section 3.04, be the successor to the Master Servicer in its capacity as
servicer under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for
herein and shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities
relating thereto placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions
hereof and applicable law including the obligation to make advances pursuant to
Section 4.01. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all
fees, costs and expenses relating to the Mortgage Loans that the Master Servicer
would have been entitled to if the Master Servicer had continued to act
hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustee has become the
successor to the Master
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Servicer in accordance with Section 7.01 hereof, the Trustee may, if it shall be
unwilling to so act, or shall, if it is prohibited by applicable law from making
Advances pursuant to Section 4.01 hereof or if it is otherwise unable to so act,
appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any
established mortgage loan servicing institution the appointment of which does
not adversely affect the then current rating of the Certificates by each Rating
Agency as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of
all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master
Servicer hereunder. Any successor Master Servicer shall be an institution that
is a ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mae and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mac approved seller/servicer in good standing, that
has a net worth of at least $15,000,000, and that is willing to service the
Mortgage Loans and executes and delivers to the Depositor and the Trustee an
agreement accepting such delegation and assignment, that contains an assumption
by such Person of the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and
liabilities of the Master Servicer (other than liabilities of the Master
Servicer under Section 6.03 hereof incurred prior to termination of the Master
Servicer under Section 7.01), with like effect as if originally named as a party
to this Agreement; and provided further that each Rating Agency acknowledges
that its rating of the Certificates in effect immediately prior to such
assignment and delegation will not be qualified or reduced as a result of such
assignment and delegation. No appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer
hereunder shall be effective until the Trustee shall have consented thereto, and
written notice of such proposed appointment shall have been provided by the
Trustee to each Certificateholder. The Trustee shall not resign as servicer
until a successor servicer has been appointed and has accepted such appointment.
Pending appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, the
Trustee, unless the Trustee is prohibited by law from so acting, shall, subject
to Section 3.04 hereof, act in such capacity as hereinabove provided. In
connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such
arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage
Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided that no such compensation
shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee
and such successor shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as
shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. Neither the Trustee nor
any other successor servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder by
reason of any failure to make, or any delay in making, any distribution
hereunder or any portion thereof or any failure to perform, or any delay in
performing, any duties or responsibilities hereunder, in either case caused by
the failure of the Master Servicer to deliver or provide, or any delay in
delivering or providing, any cash, information, documents or records to it.
Any successor to the Master Servicer as servicer shall give notice to the
Mortgagors of such change of servicer and shall, during the term of its service
as servicer maintain in force the policy or policies that the Master Servicer is
required to maintain pursuant to Section 6.05.
In connection with the termination or resignation of the Master Servicer
hereunder, either (i) the successor Master Servicer, including the Trustee if
the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer, shall represent and warrant
that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all
material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the
servicing of the Mortgage Loans that are registered with MERS, or (ii) the
predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer
in causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment of Mortgage in recordable
form to transfer the Mortgage from MERS to the Trustee and to execute and
deliver such other notices, documents
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and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect a transfer of
such Mortgage Loan or servicing of such Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System to
the successor Master Servicer. The predecessor Master Servicer shall file or
cause to be filed any such assignment in the appropriate recording office. The
successor Master Servicer shall cause such assignment to be delivered to the
Trustee or the Custodian promptly upon receipt of the original with evidence of
recording thereon or a copy certified by the public recording office in which
such assignment was recorded.
Section 7.03 Notification to Certificateholders.
(a) Upon any termination of or appointment of a successor to the Master
Servicer, the Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to
Certificateholders and to each Rating Agency.
(b) Within 60 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default, the
Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Certificateholders notice of each such
Event of Default hereunder known to the Trustee, unless such Event of Default
shall have been cured or waived.
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ARTICLE VIII
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
Section 8.01 Duties of Trustee.
The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the
curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred, shall undertake to
perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this
Agreement. In case an Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured, the
Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this
Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a
prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of
such person's own affairs.
The Trustee, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements,
opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the
Trustee that are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision
of this Agreement shall examine them to determine whether they conform to the
requirements of this Agreement, to the extent provided in this Agreement. If any
such instrument is found not to conform to the requirements of this Agreement in
a material manner, the Trustee shall take action as it deems appropriate to have
the instrument corrected.
No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee
from liability for its own grossly negligent action, its own gross negligent
failure to act or its own misconduct, its grossly negligent failure to perform
its obligations in compliance with this Agreement, or any liability that would
be imposed by reason of its willful misfeasance or bad faith; provided that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, and after the curing
of all such Events of Default that may have occurred, the duties and obligations
of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this
Agreement, the Trustee shall not be liable, individually or as Trustee, except
for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth
in this Agreement, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this
Agreement against the Trustee and the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the
truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein,
upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Agreement that it reasonably believed in good faith to be
genuine and to have been duly executed by the proper authorities respecting any
matters arising hereunder;
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable, individually or as Trustee, for an
error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible
Officers of the Trustee, unless the Trustee was grossly negligent or acted in
bad faith or with willful misfeasance;
(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable, individually or as Trustee, with
respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith
in accordance with the direction of Holders of each Class of Certificates
evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of such Class relating to the
time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy
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available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the
Trustee under this Agreement; and
(vi) without in any way limiting the provisions of this Section 8.01 or
Section 8.02 hereof, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively on the
information delivered to it by the Master Servicer in a Trustee Advance Notice
in determining whether or not it is required to make an Advance under Section
4.01(b), shall have no responsibility to ascertain or confirm any information
contained in any Trustee Advance Notice, and shall have no obligation to make
any Advance under Section 4.01(b) in the absence of a Trustee Advance Notice or
actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Trustee that (A) such Advance
was not made by the Master Servicer and (B) that such Advance is not a
Nonrecoverable Advance.
Section 8.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01:
(i) the Trustee may request and rely upon and shall be protected in
acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officer's
Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, appraisal,
bond or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have
been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(ii) the Trustee may consult with counsel and any Opinion of Counsel
shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any
action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in
accordance with such Opinion of Counsel;
(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable, individually or as Trustee,
for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed
by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers
conferred upon it by this Agreement;
(iv) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder and
after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred, the
Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or
matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other
paper or document, unless requested in writing so to do by Holders of each
Class of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of
such Class;
(v) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or
perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents,
accountants or attorneys;
(vi) the Trustee shall not be required to expend its own funds or
otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its
duties hereunder if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that
repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such liability is
not assured to it;
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(vii) the Trustee shall not be liable, individually or as Trustee,
for any loss on any investment of funds pursuant to this Agreement (other
than in its commercial capacity as issuer of the investment security);
(viii) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of an Event
of Default until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received
written notice thereof; and
(ix) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the
trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or to make any
investigation of matters arising hereunder or to institute, conduct or
defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request,
order or direction of any of the Certificateholders, pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement, unless such Certificateholders shall have
offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs,
expenses and liabilities that may be incurred therein or thereby.
(b) All rights of action under this Agreement or under any of the
Certificates, enforceable by the Trustee, may be enforced by the Trustee without
the possession of any of the Certificates, or the production thereof at the
trial or other proceeding relating thereto, and any such suit, action or
proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its name for the
benefit of all the Holders of the Certificates, subject to the provisions of
this Agreement.
Section 8.03 Trustee Not Liable for Mortgage Loans.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the
Depositor or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, and the Trustee assumes no
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to
the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement or of any Mortgage Loan or related
document or of MERS or the MERS(R) System other than with respect to the
Trustee's execution and authentication of the Certificates. The Trustee shall
not be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor or the Master
Servicer of any funds paid to the Depositor or the Master Servicer in respect of
the Mortgage Loans or deposited in or withdrawn from the Certificate Account by
the Depositor or the Master Servicer.
Section 8.04 Trustee May Own Certificates.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner
or pledgee of Certificates with the same rights as it would have if it were not
the Trustee.
Section 8.05 Master Servicer to Pay Trustee's Fees and Expenses.
The Master Servicer covenants and agrees to pay or reimburse the Trustee,
upon its request, for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances
incurred or made by the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund in accordance with
any of the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation: (A) the
reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its counsel, but
only for representation of the Trustee acting in its capacity as Trustee
hereunder and (B) to the extent that the Trustee must engage persons not
regularly in its employ to perform acts or services on behalf of the Trust Fund,
which acts or services are not in
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the ordinary course of the duties of a trustee, paying agent or certificate
registrar, in the absence of a breach or default by any party hereto, the
reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of such persons, except any
such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from its negligence, bad
faith or willful misconduct). The Trustee and any director, officer, employee or
agent of the Trustee shall be indemnified by the Master Servicer and held
harmless against any loss, liability or expense (i) incurred in connection with
any legal action relating to this Agreement or the Certificates, or in
connection with the performance of any of the Trustee's duties hereunder, other
than any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misfeasance,
bad faith or negligence in the performance of any of the Trustee's duties
hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of the Trustee's obligations and
duties hereunder and (ii) resulting from any error in any tax or information
return prepared by the Master Servicer. Such indemnity shall survive the
termination of this Agreement or the resignation or removal of the Trustee
hereunder.
Section 8.06 Eligibility Requirements for Trustee.
The Trustee hereunder shall, at all times, be a corporation or association
organized and doing business under the laws of a state or the United States of
America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a
combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, subject to supervision or
examination by federal or state authority and with a credit rating that would
not cause any of the Rating Agencies to reduce their respective ratings of any
Class of Certificates below the ratings issued on the Closing Date (or having
provided such security from time to time as is sufficient to avoid such
reduction). If such corporation or association publishes reports of condition at
least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid
supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 8.06
the combined capital and surplus of such corporation or association shall be
deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent
report of condition so published. In case at any time the Trustee shall cease to
be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.06, the Trustee
shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section
8.07 hereof. The corporation or national banking association serving as Trustee
may have normal banking and trust relationships with the Depositor, the Seller
and the Master Servicer and their respective affiliates; provided that such
corporation cannot be an affiliate of the Master Servicer other than the Trustee
in its role as successor to the Master Servicer.
Section 8.07 Resignation and Removal of Trustee.
The Trustee may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts
hereby created by (1) giving written notice of resignation to the Depositor and
the Master Servicer and by mailing notice of resignation by first class mail,
postage prepaid, to the Certificateholders at their addresses appearing on the
Certificate Register and each Rating Agency, not less than 60 days before the
date specified in such notice when, subject to Section 8.08, such resignation is
to take effect, and (2) acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee in
accordance with Section 8.08 and meeting the qualifications set forth in Section
8.06. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted
appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice or
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resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee.
If at any time (i) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance
with the provisions of Section 8.06 hereof and shall fail to resign after
written request thereto by the Depositor, (ii) the Trustee shall become
incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged as bankrupt or insolvent, or a
receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public
officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or
affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, or
(iii)(A) a tax is imposed with respect to the Trust Fund by any state in which
the Trustee or the Trust Fund is located, (B) the imposition of such tax would
be avoided by the appointment of a different trustee and (C) the Trustee fails
to indemnify the Trust Fund against such tax, then the Depositor or the Master
Servicer may remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee by written
instrument, in triplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to
the Trustee, one copy of which shall be delivered to the Master Servicer and one
copy of which shall be delivered to the successor trustee.
The Holders evidencing at least 51% of the Voting Rights of each Class of
Certificates may at any time remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee
by written instrument or instruments, in triplicate, signed by such Holders or
their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which instruments
shall be delivered by the successor Trustee to the Master Servicer one complete
set to the Trustee so removed and one complete set to the successor so
appointed. Notice of any removal of the Trustee shall be given to each Rating
Agency by the Successor Trustee.
Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor
trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 8.07 shall become
effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in
Section 8.08 hereof.
Section 8.08 Successor Trustee.
Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 8.07 hereof shall
execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, its predecessor trustee and
the Master Servicer an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder and
thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee shall become
effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or
conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and
obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with the like effect as if originally
named as trustee herein.
No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section
8.08 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be
eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06 hereof and its appointment shall
not adversely affect the then current rating of the Certificates.
Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this
Section 8.08, the Depositor shall mail notice of the succession of such trustee
hereunder to all Holders of Certificates. If the Depositor fails to mail such
notice within ten days after acceptance of
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appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such
notice to be mailed at the expense of the Depositor.
Section 8.09 Merger or Consolidation of Trustee.
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with
which it may be consolidated or any corporation resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any
corporation succeeding to substantially all of the corporate trust business of
the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided that such
corporation shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06 hereof
without the execution or filing of any paper or further act on the part of any
of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
Section 8.10 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, at any time, for
the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any
part of the Trust Fund or property securing any Mortgage Note may at the time be
located, the Master Servicer and the Trustee acting jointly shall have the power
and shall execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons
approved by the Trustee to act as co-trustee or co-trustees jointly with the
Trustee, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the
Trust Fund, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity and for the
benefit of the Certificateholders, such title to the Trust Fund or any part
thereof, whichever is applicable, and, subject to the other provisions of this
Section 8.10, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Master
Servicer and the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. If the Master
Servicer shall not have joined in such appointment within 15 days after the
receipt by it of a request to do so, or in the case an Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee alone shall have the power to make
such appointment. No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be required
to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 8.06 and
no notice to Certificateholders of the appointment of any co-trustee or separate
trustee shall be required under Section 8.08.
Every separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted by
law, be appointed and act subject to the following provisions and conditions:
(i) All rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon
the Trustee, except for the obligation of the Trustee under this Agreement to
advance funds on behalf of the Master Servicer, shall be conferred or imposed
upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee and such separate trustee or
co-trustee jointly (it being understood that such separate trustee or co-trustee
is not authorized to act separately without the Trustee joining in such act),
except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any
particular act or acts are to be performed (whether as Trustee hereunder or as
successor to the Master Servicer hereunder), the Trustee shall be incompetent or
unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers,
duties and obligations (including the holding of title to the Trust Fund or any
portion thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed
singly by such separate trustee or co-trustee, but solely at the direction of
the Trustee;
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(ii) No trustee hereunder shall be held personally liable by reason of any
act or omission of any other trustee hereunder; and
(iii) The Trustee may at any time accept the resignation of or remove any
separate trustee or co-trustee.
Any notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be deemed
to have been given to each of the then separate trustees and co-trustees, as
effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any
separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Agreement and the conditions
of this Article VIII. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance
of the trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified
in its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately,
as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Agreement,
specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct
of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee. Every
such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee and a copy thereof given to the
Master Servicer and the Depositor.
Any separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time, constitute the
Trustee its agent or attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, to the
extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this
Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee
shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates,
properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the
Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or
successor trustee.
Section 8.11 Tax Matters.
It is intended that the Trust Fund shall constitute, and that the affairs
of the Trust Fund shall be conducted so that each of REMIC I and REMIC II will
qualify as, a "real estate mortgage investment conduit" as defined in and in
accordance with the REMIC Provisions. In furtherance of such intention, the
Trustee covenants and agrees that it shall act as agent (and the Trustee is
hereby appointed to act as agent) on behalf of the Trust Fund and that in such
capacity it shall: (a) prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, in a
timely manner, a U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Income Tax Returns
(Form 1066 or any successor form adopted by the Internal Revenue Service) and
prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed with the Internal Revenue
Service and applicable state or local tax authorities income tax or information
returns for each taxable year with respect to each REMIC created hereunder
containing such information and at the times and in the manner as may be
required by the Code or state or local tax laws, regulations, or rules, and
furnish or cause to be furnished to Certificateholders the schedules, statements
or information at such times and in such manner as may be required thereby; (b)
within thirty days of the Closing Date, furnish or cause to be furnished to the
Internal Revenue Service, on Forms 8811 or as otherwise may be required by the
Code, the name, title, address, and telephone number of the person that the
holders of the Certificates may contact for tax information relating thereto,
together with such additional information as may be required by such Form, and
update such information at the time or times in the manner required by the Code
for the Trust Fund; (c) make or cause to be made elections, on behalf of each
REMIC created hereunder to be treated as a REMIC on the federal tax return
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of each such REMIC for its first taxable year (and, if necessary, under
applicable state law); (d) prepare and forward, or cause to be prepared and
forwarded, to the Certificateholders and to the Internal Revenue Service and, if
necessary, state tax authorities, all information returns and reports as and
when required to be provided to them in accordance with the REMIC Provisions,
including without limitation, the calculation of any original issue discount
using the Prepayment Assumption; (e) provide information necessary for the
computation of tax imposed on the transfer of a Class A-R Certificate to a
Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, or an agent (including a broker,
nominee or other middleman) of a Non-Permitted Transferee, or a pass-through
entity in which a Non-Permitted Transferee is the record holder of an interest
(the reasonable cost of computing and furnishing such information may be charged
to the Person liable for such tax); (f) to the extent that they are under its
control conduct the affairs of the Trust Fund at all times that any Certificates
are outstanding so as to maintain the status of each REMIC created hereunder as
a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions; (g) not knowingly or intentionally take any
action or omit to take any action that would cause the termination of the REMIC
status of any REMIC created hereunder; (h) pay, from the sources specified in
the last paragraph of this Section 8.11, the amount of any federal, state and
local taxes, including prohibited transaction taxes as described below, imposed
on any REMIC created hereunder prior to the termination of the Trust Fund when
and as the same shall be due and payable (but such obligation shall not prevent
the Trustee or any other appropriate Person from contesting any such tax in
appropriate proceedings and shall not prevent the Trustee from withholding
payment of such tax, if permitted by law, pending the outcome of such
proceedings); (i) sign or cause to be signed federal, state or local income tax
or information returns; (j) maintain records relating to each REMIC created
hereunder, including but not limited to the income, expenses, assets and
liabilities of each such REMIC, and the fair market value and adjusted basis of
the Trust Fund property determined at such intervals as may be required by the
Code, as may be necessary to prepare the foregoing returns, schedules,
statements or information; and (k) as and when necessary and appropriate,
represent the Trust Fund in any administrative or judicial proceedings relating
to an examination or audit by any governmental taxing authority, request an
administrative adjustment as to any taxable year of any REMIC created hereunder,
enter into settlement agreements with any governmental taxing agency, extend any
statute of limitations relating to any tax item of the Trust Fund, and otherwise
act on behalf of any REMIC created hereunder in relation to any tax matter
involving any such REMIC.
In order to enable the Trustee to perform its duties as set forth herein,
the Depositor shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Trustee within 10
days after the Closing Date all information or data that the Trustee requests in
writing and determines to be relevant for tax purposes to the valuations and
offering prices of the Certificates, including, without limitation, the price,
yield, prepayment assumption and projected cash flows of the Certificates and
the Mortgage Loans. Thereafter, the Depositor shall provide to the Trustee
promptly upon written request therefor, any such additional information or data
that the Trustee may, from time to time, request in order to enable the Trustee
to perform its duties as set forth herein. The Depositor hereby indemnifies the
Trustee for any losses, liabilities, damages, claims or expenses of the Trustee
arising from any errors, omissions or miscalculations of the Trustee that result
from any failure of the Depositor to provide, or to cause to be provided,
accurate information or data to the Trustee on a timely basis.
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In the event that any tax is imposed on "prohibited transactions" of the
Trust Fund as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code, on the "net income from
foreclosure property" of the Trust Fund as defined in Section 860G(c) of the
Code, on any contribution to the Trust Fund after the startup day pursuant to
Section 860G(d) of the Code, or any other tax is imposed, including, without
limitation, any federal, state or local tax or minimum tax imposed upon the
Trust Fund pursuant to Sections 23153 and 24872 of the California Revenue and
Taxation Code if not paid as otherwise provided for herein, such tax shall be
paid by (i) the Trustee, if any such other tax arises out of or results from a
breach by the Trustee of any of its obligations under this Agreement, (ii) (x)
the Master Servicer, in the case of any such minimum tax, and (y) any party
hereto (other than the Trustee) to the extent any such other tax arises out of
or results from a breach by such other party of any of its obligations under
this Agreement or (iii) in all other cases, or in the event that any liable
party here fails to honor its obligations under the preceding clauses (i) or
(ii), any such tax will be paid first with amounts otherwise to be distributed
to the Class A-R Certificateholders , and second with amounts otherwise to be
distributed to all other Certificateholders in the following order of priority:
first, to the Class B Certificates (pro rata), second, to the Class M-5
Certificates (pro rata), third, to the Class M-4 Certificates (pro rata),
fourth, to the Class M-3 Certificates (pro rata), fifth, to the Class M-2
Certificates (pro rata), sixth, to the Class M-1 Certificates (pro rata), and
seventh, to the Class 1-A Certificates and Class 2-A Certificates (pro rata).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, to the extent that
such tax is payable by the Class A-R Certificates, the Trustee is hereby
authorized to retain on any Distribution Date, from the Holders of the Class A-R
Certificates (and, if necessary, second, from the Holders of the all other
Certificates in the priority specified in the preceding sentence), funds
otherwise distributable to such Holders in an amount sufficient to pay such tax.
The Trustee agrees to promptly notify in writing the party liable for any such
tax of the amount thereof and the due date for the payment thereof.
The Trustee shall treat the rights of the Class 1-A, Class 2-A, Class ▇-▇,
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8 and
Class B Certificateholders to receive payments from the Carryover Reserve Fund
as rights in an interest rate cap contracts written by the Corridor Contract
Counterparty with respect to the Net Rate Carryover funded by the Corridor
Contracts and Excess Cashflow, in favor of the Certificateholders (other than
the Holders of the Class A-R, Class C and Class P Certificates). Thus, each
Certificate (other than the Class A-R, Class C and Class P Certificates) shall
be treated as representing ownership of not only REMIC II Regular Interests, but
also ownership of an interest in an interest rate cap contract. For purposes of
determining the issue price of the REMIC II Regular Interests, the Trustee shall
assume that the Class I-A Corridor Contract, the Class 2-A Corridor Contract and
Subordinated Corridor Contract have values of $126,414, $48,808 and $50,918
respectively.
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ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION
Section 9.01 Termination upon Liquidation or Repurchase of all Mortgage
Loans.
Subject to Section 9.03, the Trust Fund shall terminate and the
obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the
Seller and the Trustee created hereby shall terminate upon the earlier of (a)
the purchase by the Master Servicer of all of the Mortgage Loans (and REO
Properties) remaining in the Trust Fund at the price equal to the sum of (i)
100% of the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan plus one month's
accrued interest thereon at the applicable Mortgage Rate less the Servicing Fee
Rate, (ii) the lesser of (x) the appraised value of any REO Property as
determined by the higher of two appraisals completed by two independent
appraisers selected by the Master Servicer at the expense of the Master Servicer
and (y) the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan related to any REO
Property and (iii) any remaining unpaid costs and damages incurred by the Trust
Fund that arises out of a violation of any predatory or abusive lending law that
also constitutes an actual breach of representation (xxxiv) of Section 2.03
hereof and (b) the later of (i) the maturity or other liquidation (or any
Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust
Fund and the disposition of all REO Property and (ii) the distribution to
Certificateholders of all amounts required to be distributed to them pursuant to
this Agreement. In no event shall the trusts created hereby continue beyond the
earlier of (i) the expiration of 21 years from the death of the survivor of the
descendants of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, the late Ambassador of the United States to
the Court of St. ▇▇▇▇▇', living on the date hereof and (ii) the Latest Possible
Maturity Date.
The right to purchase all Mortgage Loans and REO Properties by the Master
Servicer (the party exercising such purchase option, the "Terminator") pursuant
to clause (a) above shall be conditioned upon the Stated Principal Balance of
the Mortgage Loans at the time of any such repurchase, aggregating ten percent
(10%) or less of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as
of the Cut-off Date.
Section 9.02 Final Distribution on the Certificates.
If on any Determination Date, (i) the Master Servicer determines that
there are no Outstanding Mortgage Loans and no other funds or assets in the
Trust Fund other than the funds in the Certificate Account, the Master Servicer
shall direct the Trustee to send a final distribution notice promptly to each
Certificateholder or (ii) the Trustee determines that a Class of Certificates
shall be retired after a final distribution on such Class, the Trustee shall
notify the related Certificateholders within five (5) Business Days after such
Determination Date that the final distribution in retirement of such Class of
Certificates is scheduled to be made on the immediately following Distribution
Date. Any final distribution made pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence
will be made only upon presentation and surrender of the related Certificates at
the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee. If the Master Servicer elects to
terminate the Trust Fund pursuant to clause (a) of Section 9.01, at least 5 days
prior to the date
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notice is to be mailed to the Certificateholders, such electing party shall
notify the Depositor and the Trustee of the date such electing party intends to
terminate the Trust Fund and of the applicable repurchase price of the related
Mortgage Loans and REO Properties.
Notice of any termination of the Trust Fund, specifying the Distribution
Date on which related Certificateholders may surrender their Certificates for
payment of the final distribution and cancellation, shall be given promptly by
the Trustee by letter to related Certificateholders mailed not earlier than the
10th day and no later than the 15th day of the month of such final distribution.
Any such notice shall specify (a) the Distribution Date upon which final
distribution on related Certificates will be made upon presentation and
surrender of such Certificates at the office therein designated, (b) the amount
of such final distribution, (c) the location of the office or agency at which
such presentation and surrender must be made, and (d) that the Record Date
otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, distributions
being made only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificates at the
office therein specified. The Master Servicer will give such notice to each
Rating Agency at the time such notice is given to the affected
Certificateholders.
In the event such notice is given, the Master Servicer shall cause all
funds in the Certificate Account to be remitted to the Trustee for deposit in
the Distribution Account on the Business Day prior to the applicable
Distribution Date in an amount equal to the final distribution in respect of the
related Certificates. Upon such final deposit and the receipt by the Trustee of
a Request for Release therefor, the Trustee shall promptly release to the Master
Servicer the Mortgage Files for the related Mortgage Loans.
Upon presentation and surrender of the related Certificates, the Trustee
shall cause to be distributed to Certificateholders of each affected Class the
amounts allocable to such Certificates held in the Distribution Account (and, if
applicable, the Carryover Reserve Fund) in the order and priority set forth in
Section 4.04 hereof on the final Distribution Date and in proportion to their
respective Percentage Interests.
In the event that any affected Certificateholders shall not surrender
related Certificates for cancellation within six months after the date specified
in the above mentioned written notice, the Trustee shall give a second written
notice to the remaining Certificateholders to surrender their related
Certificates for cancellation and receive the final distribution with respect
thereto. If within six months after the second notice all the applicable
Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Trustee may
take appropriate steps, or may appoint an agent to take appropriate steps, to
contact the remaining Certificateholders concerning surrender of their
Certificates, and the cost thereof shall be paid out of the funds and other
assets that remain a part of the Trust Fund. If within one year after the second
notice all related Certificates shall not have been surrendered for
cancellation, the Class A-R Certificates shall be entitled to all unclaimed
funds and other assets that remain subject hereto.
Section 9.03 Additional Termination Requirements.
(a) In the event the Master Servicer exercises its purchase option on the
Mortgage Loans, the Trust Fund shall be terminated in accordance with the
following additional requirements, unless the Trustee has been supplied with an
Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of
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the Master Servicer, to the effect that the failure of the Trust Fund to comply
with the requirements of this Section 9.03 will not (i) result in the imposition
of taxes on "prohibited transactions" of a REMIC, or (ii) cause any REMIC
created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any
Certificates are outstanding:
(1) The Master Servicer shall establish a 90 day liquidation period and
notify the Trustee thereof, which shall in turn specify the first day of such
period in a statement attached to the Trust Fund's final Tax Return pursuant to
Treasury Regulation Section 1.860F 1. The Master Servicer shall prepare a plan
of complete liquidation and shall otherwise satisfy all the requirements of a
qualified liquidation under Section 860F of the Code and any regulations
thereunder, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel obtained at the expense of the
Master Servicer;
(2) During such 90 day liquidation period, and at or prior to the time of
making the final payment on the Certificates, the Master Servicer as agent of
the Trustee shall sell all of the assets of the Trust Fund for cash; and
(3) At the time of the making of the final payment on the Certificates,
the Trustee shall distribute or credit, or cause to be distributed or credited,
to the Class A-R Certificateholders all cash on hand (other than cash retained
to meet claims) related to such Class of Certificates, and the Trust Fund shall
terminate at that time.
(b) By their acceptance of the Certificates, the Holders thereof hereby
authorize the Master Servicer to specify the 90 day liquidation period for the
Trust Fund, which authorization shall be binding upon all successor
Certificateholders.
(c) The Trustee as agent for each REMIC created hereunder hereby agrees to
adopt and sign such a plan of complete liquidation upon the written request of
the Master Servicer, and, together with the holders of the Class A-R
Certificates, agree to take such other action in connection therewith as may be
reasonably requested by the Master Servicer.
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ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 10.01 Amendment.
This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Seller and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the
Certificateholders to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any
provisions herein, to make such other provisions with respect to matters or
questions arising under this Agreement, as shall not be inconsistent with any
other provisions herein or to give effect to the expectations of the investors
if such action shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, adversely
affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder; provided
that any such amendment shall be deemed not to adversely affect in any material
respect the interests of the Certificateholders and no such Opinion of Counsel
shall be required if the Person requesting such amendment obtains a letter from
each Rating Agency stating that such amendment would not result in the
downgrading or withdrawal of the respective ratings then assigned to the
Certificates, it being understood and agreed that any such letter in and of
itself will not represent a determination as to the materiality of any such
amendment and will represent a determination only as to the credit issues
affecting any such rating. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment that
significantly changes the permitted activities of the trust created by this
Agreement may be made without the consent of Certificateholders representing not
less than 51% of the Voting Rights of each Class of Certificates affected by
such amendment.
The Trustee, the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Seller may also at
any time and from time to time amend this Agreement, without the consent of the
Certificateholders, to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to such
extent as shall be necessary or appropriate to maintain the qualification of the
Trust Fund as a REMIC under the Code or to avoid or minimize the risk of the
imposition of any tax on the Trust Fund pursuant to the Code that would be a
claim against the Trust Fund at any time prior to the final redemption of the
Certificates, provided that the Trustee have been provided an Opinion of
Counsel, which opinion shall be an expense of the party requesting such opinion
but in any case shall not be an expense of the Trustee, to the effect that such
action is necessary or appropriate to maintain such qualification or to avoid or
minimize the risk of the imposition of such a tax.
This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Seller and the Trustee and the Holders of each Class of
Certificates adversely affected thereby evidencing not less than a majority
Percentage Interest of the Voting Rights of such Class for the purpose of adding
any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions
of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of
Certificates; provided that no such amendment pursuant to this paragraph shall
(i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments
required to be distributed on any Certificate without the consent of the Holder
of such Certificate, (ii) adversely affect in any material respect the interests
of the Holders of any Class of Certificates in a manner other than as
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described in (i), without the consent of the Holders of Certificates of such
Class evidencing 66% or more of the Voting Rights of such Class, or (iii) reduce
the aforesaid percentages of Certificates the Holders of which are required to
consent to any such amendment without the consent of the Holders of all such
Certificates then outstanding.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, the Trustee
shall not consent to any amendment to this Agreement unless it shall have first
received an Opinion of Counsel, which opinion shall be an expense of the party
requesting such amendment but in any case shall not be an expense of the
Trustee, to the effect that such amendment will not cause the imposition of any
tax on the Trust Fund or the Certificateholders or cause the Trust Fund to fail
to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding.
Promptly after the execution of any amendment to this Agreement requiring
the consent of Certificateholders, the Trustee shall furnish written
notification of the substance of such amendment to each Certificateholder and
each Rating Agency.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under this
Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall
be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of
obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution
thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as
the Trustee may prescribe.
Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Trustee to enter into an
amendment without receiving an Opinion of Counsel, satisfactory to the Trustee
that (i) such amendment is permitted and is not prohibited by this Agreement and
that all requirements for amending this Agreement have been complied with; and
(ii) either (A) the amendment does not adversely affect in any material respect
the interests of any Certificateholder or (B) the conclusion set forth in the
immediately preceding clause (A) is not required to be reached pursuant to this
Section 10.01.
Section 10.02 Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts.
This Agreement is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices
for real property records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions
in which any or all of the properties subject to the Mortgages are situated, and
in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation
to be effected by the Master Servicer at its expense.
For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as
herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed
simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall
be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and
the same instrument.
Section 10.03 Governing Law.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE
SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO
BE PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
OF THE PARTIES
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HERETO AND THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH
LAWS WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
Section 10.04 Intention of Parties.
It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the conveyance of the
Mortgage Notes, Mortgages, assignments of Mortgages, title insurance policies
and any modifications, extensions and/or assumption agreements and private
mortgage insurance policies relating to the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor to
the Trustee be, and be construed as, an absolute sale thereof to the Trustee. It
is, further, not the intention of the parties that such conveyance be deemed a
pledge thereof by the Depositor to the Trustee. However, in the event that,
notwithstanding the intent of the parties, such assets are held to be the
property of the Depositor, or if for any other reason this Agreement is held or
deemed to create a security interest in such assets, then (i) this Agreement
shall be deemed to be a security agreement (within the meaning of the Uniform
Commercial Code of the State of New York) with respect to all such assets and
security interests and (ii) the conveyance provided for in this Agreement shall
be deemed to be an assignment and a grant pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement by the Depositor to the Trustee, for the benefit of the
Certificateholders, of a security interest in all of the assets that constitute
the Trust Fund, whether now owned or hereafter acquired.
The Depositor for the benefit of the Certificateholders shall, to the
extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be necessary to
ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the
assets of the Trust Fund, such security interest would be deemed to be a
perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be
maintained as such throughout the term of the Agreement. The Depositor shall
arrange for filing any Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements in
connection with any security interest granted or assigned to the Trustee for the
benefit of the Certificateholders.
Section 10.05 Notices.
(a) The Trustee shall use its best efforts to promptly provide notice to
each Rating Agency with respect to each of the following of which it has actual
knowledge:
(i) Any material change or amendment to this Agreement;
(ii) The occurrence of any Event of Default that has not been cured;
(iii) The resignation or termination of the Master Servicer or the
Trustee and the appointment of any successor;
(iv) The repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans pursuant to
Sections 2.02, 2.03, 2.04 and 3.12; and
(v) The final payment to Certificateholders.
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In addition, the Trustee shall promptly furnish to each Rating Agency
copies of the following:
(i) Each report to Certificateholders described in Section 4.05;
(ii) Each annual statement as to compliance described in Section
3.17; and
(iii) Each annual independent public accountants' servicing report
described in Section 3.18.
(b) All directions, demands and notices hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given when sent by facsimile transmission,
first class mail or delivered to (i) in the case of the Depositor, CWABS, Inc.,
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, with a
copy to the same address, Attention: Legal Department; (ii) in the case of the
Seller, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, with a copy to the same address, Attention: Legal
Department, or such other address as may be hereafter furnished to the Depositor
and the Trustee by the Master Servicer in writing; (iii) in the case of the
Master Servicer, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ or such other address as may be
hereafter furnished to the Depositor and the Trustee by the Master Servicer in
writing; (iv) in the case of the Trustee, The Bank of New York, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Attention: Corporate Trust MBS Administration,
CWABS, Series 2004-BC3, or such other address as the Trustee may hereafter
furnish to the Depositor or the Master Servicer; and (v) in the case of the
Rating Agencies, (y) Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of The
▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Companies, Inc., Attention: Mortgage Surveillance Group, ▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, and (z) ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investors
Service, Inc., Residential Mortgage Monitoring Department, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, or such other address as may hereinafter be furnished to
the Depositor in writing by Moody's. Notices to Certificateholders shall be
deemed given when mailed, first class postage prepaid, to their respective
addresses appearing in the Certificate Register.
Section 10.06 Severability of Provisions.
If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of
this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such
covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the
remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall
in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this
Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof.
Section 10.07 Assignment.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except as
provided pursuant to Section 6.02, this Agreement may not be assigned by the
Master Servicer without the prior written consent of the Trustee and the
Depositor.
Section 10.08 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders
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The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to
terminate this Agreement or the Trust Fund, nor entitle such Certificateholder's
legal representative or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or
commence any proceeding in any court for a petition or winding up of the Trust
Fund, or otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties
hereto or any of them.
No Certificateholder shall have any right to vote (except as provided
herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of the
Trust Fund, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein
set forth or contained in the terms of the Certificates be construed so as to
constitute the Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members of an
association; nor shall any Certificateholder be under any liability to any third
party by reason of any action taken by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to
any provision hereof.
No Certificateholder shall have any right by virtue or by availing itself
of any provisions of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding
in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, unless such
Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee a written notice of an Event
of Default and of the continuance thereof, as hereinbefore provided, the Holders
of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights evidenced by
the Certificates shall also have made written request to the Trustee to
institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder
and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may
require against the costs, expenses, and liabilities to be incurred therein or
thereby, and the Trustee, for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request
and offer of indemnity shall have neglected or refused to institute any such
action, suit or proceeding; it being understood and intended, and being
expressly covenanted by each Certificateholder with every other
Certificateholder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of Certificates
shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue or by availing itself or
themselves of any provisions of this Agreement to affect, disturb or prejudice
the rights of the Holders of any other of the Certificates, or to obtain or seek
to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder or to enforce any
right under this Agreement, except in the manner herein provided and for the
common benefit of all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of
the provisions of this Section 10.08, each and every Certificateholder and the
Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in
equity.
Section 10.09 Inspection and Audit Rights.
The Master Servicer agrees that, on reasonable prior notice, it will
permit any representative of the Depositor, the Seller or the Trustee during the
Master Servicer's normal business hours, to examine all the books of account,
records, reports and other papers of the Master Servicer relating to the
Mortgage Loans, to make copies and extracts therefrom, to cause such books to be
audited by independent certified public accountants selected by the Depositor,
the Seller or the Trustee and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts
relating to the Mortgage Loans with its officers, employees and independent
public accountants (and by this provision the Master Servicer hereby authorizes
such accountants to discuss with such representative such affairs, finances and
accounts), all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably
requested. Any out-of-pocket expense incident to the exercise by the Depositor,
the Seller or the
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Trustee of any right under this Section 10.09 shall be borne by the party
requesting such inspection; all other such expenses shall be borne by the Master
Servicer.
Section 10.10 Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid.
It is the intention of the Depositor that Certificateholders shall not be
personally liable for obligations of the Trust Fund, that the interests in the
Trust Fund represented by the Certificates shall be nonassessable for any reason
whatsoever, and that the Certificates, upon due authentication thereof by the
Trustee pursuant to this Agreement, are and shall be deemed fully paid.
* * *
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Seller and the
Trustee have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
CWABS, INC.,
as Depositor
By:
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.,
as Seller
By:
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS
SERVICING LP,
as Master Servicer
By: COUNTRYWIDE GP, INC.
By:
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Senior Vice President
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
not in its individual capacity,
but solely as Trustee
By:
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
(solely with respect to its obligations under Section 4.01(b))
By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
On this 30th day of July, 2004, before me, a notary public in and for said
State, appeared ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, personally known to me on the basis of
satisfactory evidence to be a Vice President of Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.,
one of the corporations that executed the within instrument, and also known to
me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such corporation and
acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official
seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
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Notary Public
[Notarial Seal]
▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
On this 30th day of July, 2004, before me, a notary public in and for said
State, appeared ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, personally known to me on the basis of
satisfactory evidence to be a Senior Vice President of Countrywide GP, Inc., the
general partner of Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, one of the organizations
that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who
executed it on behalf of such corporation and acknowledged to me that such
corporation executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official
seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
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Notary Public
[Notarial Seal]
▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
On this 30th day of July, 2004, before me, a notary public in and for said
State, appeared ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, personally known to me on the basis of
satisfactory evidence to be a Vice President of CWABS, Inc., one of the
corporations that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the
person who executed it on behalf of such corporation and acknowledged to me that
such corporation executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official
seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
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Notary Public
[Notarial Seal]
▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
On this 30th day of July, 2004, before me, a notary public in and for said
State, appeared ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, personally known to me on the basis of
satisfactory evidence to be a Vice President of The Bank of New York, a New York
banking corporation that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to
be the person who executed it on behalf of such corporation, and acknowledged to
me that such corporation executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official
seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
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Notary Public
[Notarial Seal]
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Exhibit ▇-▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇ is a photocopy
of the Class 1-A Certificate as
delivered.
[See appropriate documents delivered at closing]
A-1
Exhibit ▇-▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇ is a photocopy
of the Class 2-A Certificate
as delivered.
[See appropriate documents delivered at closing.]
A-2
Exhibit ▇-▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇ is a photocopy
of the Class M-1 Certificate as
delivered.
[See appropriate documents delivered at closing]
A-3
Exhibit ▇-▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇ is a photocopy
of the Class M-2 Certificates
as delivered.
[See appropriate documents delivered at closing.]
A-4
Exhibit ▇-▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇ is a photocopy
of the Class M-3 Certificate
as delivered.
[See appropriate documents delivered at closing]
A-5
Exhibit ▇-▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇ is a photocopy
of the Class M-4 Certificates
as delivered.
[See appropriate documents delivered at closing.]
A-6
Exhibit ▇-▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇ is a photocopy
of the Class M-5 Certificate
as delivered.
[See appropriate documents delivered at closing]
A-7
Exhibit ▇-▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇ is a photocopy
of the Class M-6 Certificate
as delivered.
[See appropriate documents delivered at closing]
A-8
Exhibit ▇-▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇ is a photocopy
of the Class M-7 Certificate
as delivered.
[See appropriate documents delivered at closing]
A-9
Exhibit ▇-▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇▇ is a photocopy
of the Class M-8 Certificate
as delivered.
[See appropriate documents delivered at closing]
A-10
Exhibit ▇-▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇▇ is a photocopy
of the Class B Certificates
as delivered.
[See appropriate documents delivered at closing.]
[See appropriate documents delivered at closing]
A-11
Exhibit B
Exhibit B is a photocopy
of the Class C Certificate
as delivered.
[See appropriate documents delivered at closing]
B-1
Exhibit C
Exhibit C is a photocopy
of the Class P Certificate
as delivered.
[See appropriate documents delivered at closing]
C-1
Exhibit D-1
Exhibit D-1 is a photocopy
of the Class A-R Certificate
as delivered.
[See appropriate documents delivered at closing]
D-1
Exhibit E
Exhibit E is a photocopy
of the Tax Matters Person Certificate
as delivered.
[See appropriate documents delivered at closing]
E-1
Exhibit F-1 and F-2
Exhibit F-1 and F-2 are schedules of Mortgage Loans
[Delivered to Trustee at closing and on file with the Trustee]
F-1 and F-2
EXHIBIT G-1
FORM OF INITIAL CERTIFICATION OF TRUSTEE
[Date]
[Depositor]
[Seller]
[Master Servicer]
Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1,
2004, among CWABS, Inc., as Depositor, Countrywide Home
Loans, Inc., as Seller, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing
LP, as Master Servicer and The Bank of New York, as
Trustee, relating to the Asset-Backed Certificates,
Series 2004-BC3
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Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, the undersigned, as Trustee (the "Trustee"), hereby
certifies that as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule
(other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or listed on the attachment hereto)
it has reviewed the Mortgage File and the Mortgage Loan Schedule and has
determined that: (i) all documents required to be included in the Mortgage File
are in its possession; (ii) such documents have been reviewed by it and appear
regular on their face and relate to such Mortgage Loan; and (iii) based on
examination by it, and only as to such documents, the information set forth in
items (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of the definition or description of "Mortgage
Loan Schedule" is correct.
The Trustee has made no independent examination of any documents contained
in each Mortgage File beyond the review specifically required in the
above-referenced Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Trustee makes no
representation that any documents specified in clause (vi) of Section 2.01
should be included in any Mortgage File. The Trustee makes no representations as
to and shall not be responsible to verify: (i) the validity, legality,
sufficiency, enforceability, due authorization, recordability or genuineness of
any of the documents contained in each Mortgage File of any of the Mortgage
Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, (ii) the collectability,
insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any such Mortgage Loan, or (iii)
the existence of any assumption, modification, written assurance or substitution
agreement with respect to any Mortgage File if no such documents appear in the
Mortgage File delivered to the Trustee.
G-1-1
Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
The Bank of New York,
as Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
G-1-2
EXHIBIT G-2
FORM OF INTERIM CERTIFICATION OF TRUSTEE
[Date]
[Depositor]
[Seller]
[Master Servicer]
Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2004,
among CWABS, Inc., as Depositor, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.,
as Seller, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as Master
Servicer and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, relating to the
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-BC3
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Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, the undersigned, as Trustee, hereby certifies that, except
as listed in the following paragraph, as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or listed on
the attached list of exceptions) the Trustee has received:
(i) the original Mortgage Note, endorsed by the Seller or the originator
of such Mortgage Loan, without recourse in the following form: "Pay
to the order of _______________ without recourse", with all
intervening endorsements that show a complete chain of endorsement
from the originator to the Seller, or, if the original Mortgage Note
has been lost or destroyed and not replaced, an original lost note
affidavit from the Seller, stating that the original Mortgage Note
was lost or destroyed, together with a copy of the related Mortgage
Note;
(ii) in the case of each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan,
the original recorded Mortgage, and in the case of each Mortgage
Loan that is a MERS Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage, noting
thereon the presence of the MIN of the Mortgage Loan and language
indicating that the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan if the Mortgage Loan
is a MOM Loan, with evidence of recording indicated thereon, or a
copy of the Mortgage certified by the public recording office in
which such Mortgage has been recorded;
(iii) in the case of each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan,
a duly executed assignment of the Mortgage to "Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 2004-
G-2-1
BC3, CWABS, Inc., by The Bank of New York, a New York banking
corporation, as trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
dated as of July 1, 2004, without recourse", or, in the case of each
Mortgage Loan with respect to property located in the State of
California that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, a duly executed
assignment of the Mortgage in blank (each such assignment, when duly
and validly completed, to be in recordable form and sufficient to
effect the assignment of and transfer to the assignee thereof, under
the Mortgage to which such assignment relates);
(iv) the original recorded assignment or assignments of the Mortgage
together with all interim recorded assignments of such Mortgage
[(noting the presence of a MIN in the case of each MERS Mortgage
Loan)];
(v) the original or copies of each assumption, modification, written
assurance or substitution agreement, if any, with evidence of
recording thereon if recordation thereof is permissible under
applicable law; and
(vi) the original or duplicate original lender's title policy or a
printout of the electronic equivalent and all riders thereto or, in
the event such original title policy has not been received from the
insurer, any one of an original title binder, an original
preliminary title report or an original title commitment, or a copy
thereof certified by the title company, with the original policy of
title insurance to be delivered within one year of the Closing Date.
In the event that in connection with any Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS
Mortgage Loan the Seller cannot deliver the original recorded Mortgage or all
interim recorded assignments of the Mortgage satisfying the requirements of
clause (ii), (iii) or (iv), as applicable, the Trustee has received, in lieu
thereof, a true and complete copy of such Mortgage and/or such assignment or
assignments of the Mortgage, as applicable, each certified by the Seller, the
applicable title company, escrow agent or attorney, or the originator of such
Mortgage Loan, as the case may be, to be a true and complete copy of the
original Mortgage or assignment of Mortgage submitted for recording.
Based on its review and examination and only as to the foregoing
documents, (i) such documents appear regular on their face and related to such
Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the information set forth in items (i), (iv), (v), (vi),
(viii), (xi) and (xiv) of the definition of the "Mortgage Loan Schedule" in
Section 1.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accurately reflects
information set forth in the Mortgage File.
The Trustee has made no independent examination of any documents contained
in each Mortgage File beyond the review specifically required in the
above-referenced Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Trustee makes no
representations as to: (i) the validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability
or genuineness of any of the documents contained in each Mortgage File of any of
the Mortgage Loan identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule or (ii) the
collectibility, insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any such Mortgage
Loan.
G-2-2
Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
The Bank of New York,
as Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
G-2-3
EXHIBIT G-3
FORM OF DELAY DELIVERY CERTIFICATION
[Date]
[Depositor]
[Seller]
[Master Servicer]
Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1,
2004 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), among
CWABS, Inc., as Depositor, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.,
as Seller, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as
Master Servicer and The Bank of New York, as Trustee,
relating to the Asset-Backed Certificates, Series
2004-BC3
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Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Initial Certification of Trustee relating to the
above-referenced series, with the schedule of exceptions attached thereto,
delivered by the undersigned, as Trustee, on the Closing Date in accordance with
Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The
undersigned hereby certifies that as to each Delay Delivery Mortgage Loan listed
on the Schedule A attached hereto (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or
listed on Schedule B attached hereto) the Trustee has received:
(i) the original Mortgage Note, endorsed by the Seller or the originator
of such Mortgage Loan, without recourse in the following form: "Pay
to the order of _______________ without recourse", with all
intervening endorsements that show a complete chain of endorsement
from the originator to the Seller, or, if the original Mortgage Note
has been lost or destroyed and not replaced, an original lost note
affidavit from the Seller, stating that the original Mortgage Note
was lost or destroyed, together with a copy of the related Mortgage
Note; and
(ii) in the case of each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan,
a duly executed assignment of the Mortgage to "Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 2004-BC3, CWABS, Inc., by The Bank of New York,
a New York banking corporation, as trustee under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2004, without recourse",
or, in the case of each Mortgage Loan with respect to property
located in the State of California that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan,
a duly executed assignment of the Mortgage in blank (each such
assignment, when duly and validly completed, to be in recordable
form and
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sufficient to effect the assignment of and transfer to the assignee
thereof, under the Mortgage to which such assignment relates).
Based on its review and examination and only as to the foregoing
documents, such documents appear regular on their face and related to such
Mortgage Loan.
The Trustee has made no independent examination of any documents contained
in each Mortgage File beyond the review specifically required in the
above-referenced Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Trustee makes no
representations as to: (i) the validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability
or genuineness of any of the documents contained in each Mortgage File of any of
the Mortgage Loan identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule or (ii) the
collectibility, insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any such Mortgage
Loan.
Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Trustee
By:______________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT G-4
[RESERVED]
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EXHIBIT H
FORM OF FINAL CERTIFICATION OF TRUSTEE
[Date]
[Depositor]
[Master Servicer]
[Seller]
Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2004 (the "Pooling
and Servicing Agreement"), among CWABS, Inc., as Depositor, Countrywide
Home Loans, Inc., as Seller, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as
Master Servicer and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, relating to the
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-BC3
Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, the undersigned, as Trustee, hereby certifies that as to
each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage
Loan paid in full or listed on the attached Document Exception Report) the
Trustee has received:
(i) the original Mortgage Note, endorsed by the Seller or the
originator of such Mortgage Loan, without recourse in the
following form: "Pay to the order of _________________ without
recourse", with all intervening endorsements that show a complete
chain of endorsement from the originator to the Seller, or, if
the original Mortgage Note has been lost or destroyed and not
replaced, an original lost note affidavit from the Seller,
stating that the original Mortgage Note was lost or destroyed,
together with a copy of the related Mortgage Note;
(ii) in the case of each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan,
the original recorded Mortgage, and in the case of each Mortgage
Loan that is a MERS Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage, noting
thereon the presence of the MIN of the Mortgage Loan and language
indicating that the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan if the Mortgage Loan
is a MOM Loan, with evidence of recording indicated thereon, or a
copy of the Mortgage certified by the public recording office in
which such Mortgage has been recorded;
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(iii) in the case of each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan,
a duly executed assignment of the Mortgage to "Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 2004-BC3, CWABS, Inc., by The Bank of New York,
a New York banking corporation, as trustee under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2004, without recourse",
or, in the case of each Mortgage Loan with respect to property
located in the State of California that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan,
a duly executed assignment of the Mortgage in blank (each such
assignment, when duly and validly completed, to be in recordable
form and sufficient to effect the assignment of and transfer to the
assignee thereof, under the Mortgage to which such assignment
relates);
(iv) the original recorded assignment or assignments of the Mortgage
together with all interim recorded assignments of such Mortgage
[(noting the presence of a MIN in the case of each MERS Mortgage
Loan)];
(v) the original or copies of each assumption, modification, written
assurance or substitution agreement, if any, with evidence of
recording thereon if recordation thereof is permissible under
applicable law; and
(vi) the original or duplicate original lender's title policy or a
printout of the electronic equivalent and all riders thereto or any
one of an original title binder, an original preliminary title
report or an original title commitment, or a copy thereof certified
by the title company.
If the public recording office in which a Mortgage or assignment thereof
is recorded has retained the original of such Mortgage or assignment, the
Trustee has received, in lieu thereof, a copy of the original Mortgage or
assignment so retained, with evidence of recording thereon, certified to be true
and complete by such recording office.
Based on its review and examination and only as to the foregoing
documents, (i) such documents appear regular on their face and related to such
Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the information set forth in items (i), (iv), (v), (vi),
(viii), (xiii) and (xiv) of the definition of the "Mortgage Loan Schedule" in
Section 1.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement accurately reflects
information set forth in the Mortgage File.
The Trustee has made no independent examination of any documents contained
in each Mortgage File beyond the review specifically required in the
above-referenced Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Trustee makes no
representations as to: (i) the validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability
or genuineness of any of the documents contained in each Mortgage File of any of
the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule or (ii) the
collectibility, insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any such Mortgage
Loan.
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Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
The Bank of New York,
as Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT I
TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF )
The undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and says as follows:
1. The undersigned is an officer of __________, the proposed transferee of
an Ownership Interest in a Class A-R Certificate (the "Certificate") issued
pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2004 (the
"Agreement"), by and among CWABS, Inc., as depositor (the "Depositor"),
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as Seller, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as
Master Servicer and The Bank of New York, as Trustee. Capitalized terms used,
but not defined herein or in Exhibit 1 hereto, shall have the meanings ascribed
to such terms in the Agreement. The transferee has authorized the undersigned to
make this affidavit on behalf of the transferee.
2. Either (a) the transferee is not an employee benefit plan that is
subject to Section 406 of ERISA or to section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, nor is it acting on behalf of or with plan assets of any such plan, or
(b) the transferee has provided the opinion of counsel specified in Section
5.02(b) of the Agreement. The transferee is, as of the date hereof, and will be,
as of the date of the Transfer, a Permitted Transferee. The transferee is
acquiring its Ownership Interest in the Certificate for its own account.
3. The transferee has been advised of, and understands that (i) a tax will
be imposed on Transfers of the Certificate to Persons that are not Permitted
Transferees; (ii) such tax will be imposed on the transferor, or, if such
Transfer is through an agent (which includes a broker, nominee or middleman) for
a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, on the agent; and (iii) the Person
otherwise liable for the tax shall be relieved of liability for the tax if the
subsequent transferee furnished to such Person an affidavit that such subsequent
transferee is a Permitted Transferee and, at the time of Transfer, such Person
does not have actual knowledge that the affidavit is false.
4. The transferee has been advised of, and understands that a tax will be
imposed on a "pass-through entity" holding the Certificate if at any time during
the taxable year of the pass-through entity a Person that is not a Permitted
Transferee is the record holder of an interest in such entity. The transferee
understands that such tax will not be imposed for any period with respect to
which the record holder furnishes to the pass-through entity an affidavit that
such record holder is a Permitted Transferee and the pass-through entity does
not have actual knowledge that such affidavit is false. (For this purpose, a
"pass-through entity" includes a
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regulated investment company, a real estate investment trust or common trust
fund, a partnership, trust or estate, and certain cooperatives and, except as
may be provided in Treasury Regulations, persons holding interests in
pass-through entities as a nominee for another Person.)
5. The transferee has reviewed the provisions of Section 5.02(c) of the
Agreement (attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and incorporated herein by reference)
and understands the legal consequences of the acquisition of an Ownership
Interest in the Certificate including, without limitation, the restrictions on
subsequent Transfers and the provisions regarding voiding the Transfer and
mandatory sales. The transferee expressly agrees to be bound by and to abide by
the provisions of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement and the restrictions noted on
the face of the Certificate. The transferee understands and agrees that any
breach of any of the representations included herein shall render the Transfer
to the transferee contemplated hereby null and void.
6. The transferee agrees to require a Transfer Affidavit from any Person
to whom the transferee attempts to Transfer its Ownership Interest in the
Certificate, and in connection with any Transfer by a Person for whom the
transferee is acting as nominee, trustee or agent, and the transferee will not
Transfer its Ownership Interest or cause any Ownership Interest to be
Transferred to any Person that the transferee knows is not a Permitted
Transferee. In connection with any such Transfer by the transferee, the
transferee agrees to deliver to the Trustee a certificate substantially in the
form set forth as Exhibit I to the Agreement (a "Transferor Certificate") to the
effect that such transferee has no actual knowledge that the Person to which the
Transfer is to be made is not a Permitted Transferee.
7. The transferee does not have the intention to impede the assessment or
collection of any tax legally required to be paid with respect to the Class A-R
Certificates.
8. The transferee's taxpayer identification number is __________________.
9. The transferee is a U.S. Person as defined in Code section 7701(a)(30).
10. The transferee is aware that the Class A-R Certificates may be
"noneconomic residual interests" within the meaning of proposed Treasury
regulations promulgated pursuant to the Code and that the transferor of a
noneconomic residual interest will remain liable for any taxes due with respect
to the income on such residual interest, unless no significant purpose of the
transfer was to impede the assessment or collection of tax. In addition, as the
holder of a noneconomic residual interest, the transferee may incur tax
liabilities in excess of any cash flows generated by the interest and the
transferee hereby represents that it intends to pay taxes associated with
holding the residual interest as they become due.
11. The transferee has provided financial statements or other financial
information requested by the Transferor in connection with the transfer of the
Class A-R Certificates to permit the Transferor to assess the financial
capability of the transferee to pay such taxes.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the transferee has caused this instrument to be
executed on its behalf, pursuant to authority of its Board of Directors, by
its duly authorized officer and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed,
duly attested, this __th day of _______, 20__.
[NAME OF TRANSFEREE]
By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
[Corporate Seal]
ATTEST:
_________________________
[Assistant] Secretary
Personally appeared before me the above-named _____________, known or
proved to me to be the same person who executed the foregoing instrument and to
be the _____________________ of the transferee, and acknowledged that he
executed the same as his free act and deed and the free act and deed of the
transferee.
Subscribed and sworn before me this __th day of _______, 20__.
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NOTARY PUBLIC
My Commission expires the ___ day of
, 20__.
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EXHIBIT 1
Certain Definitions
"Ownership Interest": As to any Certificate, any ownership interest in
such Certificate, including any interest in such Certificate as the Holder
thereof and any other interest therein, whether direct or indirect, legal or
beneficial.
"Permitted Transferee": Any person other than (i) the United States, any
State or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of any
of the foregoing, (ii) a foreign government, International Organization or any
agency or instrumentality of either of the foregoing, (iii) an organization
(except certain farmers' cooperatives described in section 521 of the Code) that
is exempt from tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed
by section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess
inclusions (as defined in section 860E(c)(1) of the Code) with respect to any
Class A-R Certificate, (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described
in section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code, (v) an "electing large partnership" as
defined in Section 775 of the Code, (vi) a Person that is not a citizen or
resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership, or other entity
(treated as a corporation or a partnership for federal income tax purposes)
created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state
thereof or the District of Columbia, or an estate whose income from sources
without the United States is includible in gross income for United States
federal income tax purposes regardless of its connection with the conduct of a
trade or business within the United States, or a trust if a court within the
United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of
the trust and one or more United States persons have authority to control all
substantial decisions of the trustor unless such Person has furnished the
transferor and the Trustee with a duly completed Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8ECI, and (vii) any other Person so designated by the Trustee based upon an
Opinion of Counsel that the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Class A-R
Certificate to such Person may cause the Trust Fund to fail to qualify as a
REMIC at any time that any Certificates are Outstanding. The terms "United
States," "State" and "International Organization" shall have the meanings set
forth in section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions. A corporation will
not be treated as an instrumentality of the United States or of any State or
political subdivision thereof for these purposes if all of its activities are
subject to tax and, with the exception of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by such
government unit.
"Person": Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization or government, or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Transfer": Any direct or indirect transfer or sale of any Ownership
Interest in a Certificate.
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Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement
(c) Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a
Class A-R Certificate shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such
Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions, and
the rights of each Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Class A-R
Certificate are expressly subject to the following provisions:
(i) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a
Class A-R Certificate shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall promptly
notify the Trustee of any change or impending change in its status as a
Permitted Transferee.
(ii) No Ownership Interest in a Class A-R Certificate may be
registered on the Closing Date or thereafter transferred, and the Trustee
shall not register the Transfer of any Class A-R Certificate unless, in
addition to the representation letters required to be delivered to the
Trustee under subparagraph (b) above, the Trustee shall have been
furnished with an affidavit (a "Transfer Affidavit") of the initial owner
or the proposed transferee in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I.
(iii) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a
Class A-R Certificate shall agree (A) to obtain a Transfer Affidavit from
any other Person to whom such Person attempts to Transfer its Ownership
Interest in a Class A-R Certificate, (B) to obtain a Transfer Affidavit
from any Person for whom such Person is acting as nominee, trustee or
agent in connection with any Transfer of a Class A-R Certificate and (C)
not to Transfer its Ownership Interest in a Class A-R Certificate or to
cause the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Class A-R Certificate to
any other Person if it has actual knowledge that such Person is not a
Permitted Transferee.
(iv) Any attempted or purported Transfer of any Ownership Interest
in a Class A-R Certificate in violation of the provisions of this Section
5.02(c) shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the
purported transferee. If any purported transferee shall become a Holder of
a Class A-R Certificate in violation of the provisions of this Section
5.02(c), then the last preceding Permitted Transferee shall be restored to
all rights as Holder thereof retroactive to the date of registration of
Transfer of such Class A-R Certificate. The Trustee shall be under no
liability to any Person for any registration of Transfer of a Class A-R
Certificate that is in fact not permitted by Section 5.02(b) and Section
5.02(c) or for making any payments due on such Certificate to the Holder
thereof or taking any other action with respect to such Holder under the
provisions of this Agreement so long as the Transfer was registered after
receipt of the related Transfer Affidavit, Transferor Certificate and
either the Rule 144A Letter or the Investment Letter. The Trustee shall be
entitled but not obligated to recover from any Holder of a Class A-R
Certificate that was in fact not a Permitted Transferee at the time it
became a Holder or,
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at such subsequent time as it became other than a Permitted Transferee,
all payments made on such Class A-R Certificate at and after either such
time. Any such payments so recovered by the Trustee shall be paid and
delivered by the Trustee to the last preceding Permitted Transferee of
such Certificate.
(v) The Depositor shall use its best efforts to make available, upon
receipt of written request from the Trustee, all information necessary to
compute any tax imposed under Section 860E(e) of the Code as a result of a
Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Class A-R Certificate to any Holder who
is not a Permitted Transferee.
The restrictions on Transfers of a Class A-R Certificate set forth in this
Section 5.02(c) shall cease to apply (and the applicable portions of the legend
on a Class A-R Certificate may be deleted) with respect to Transfers occurring
after delivery to the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel, which Opinion of Counsel
shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Seller or the Master
Servicer, to the effect that the elimination of such restrictions will not cause
any REMIC hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the
Certificates are outstanding or result in the imposition of any tax on the Trust
Fund, a Certificateholder or another Person. Each Person holding or acquiring
any Ownership Interest in a Class A-R Certificate hereby consents to any
amendment of this Agreement that, based on an Opinion of Counsel furnished to
the Trustee, is reasonably necessary (a) to ensure that the record ownership of,
or any beneficial interest in, a Class A-R Certificate is not transferred,
directly or indirectly, to a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee and (b)
to provide for a means to compel the Transfer of a Class A-R Certificate that is
held by a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee to a Holder that is a
Permitted Transferee.
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EXHIBIT J-1
FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE FOR
CLASS A-R CERTIFICATES
Date:
CWABS, Inc.,
as Depositor
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The Bank of New York,
as Trustee
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Re: CWABS, Inc. Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 2004-BC3
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with our disposition of the Class A-R Certificates, we certify
that we have no knowledge the Transferee is not a Permitted Transferee. All
capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings
assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1,
2004, among CWABS, Inc., as Depositor, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as Seller,
Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as Master Servicer and The Bank of New
York, as Trustee.
Very truly yours,
___________________________________
Name of Transferor
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
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FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE FOR
PRIVATE CERTIFICATES
Date:
CWABS, Inc.,
as Depositor
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The Bank of New York,
as Trustee
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Re: CWABS, Inc. Asset-Backed Certificates,
Series 2004-BC3, Class [ ]
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with our disposition of the above-captioned Certificates we
certify that (a) we understand that the Certificates have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and are being disposed
by us in a transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the
Act, (b) we have not offered or sold any Certificates to, or solicited offers to
buy any Certificates from, any person, or otherwise approached or negotiated
with any person with respect thereto, in a manner that would be deemed, or taken
any other action which would result in, a violation of Section 5 of the Act. All
capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings
assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1,
2004, among CWABS, Inc., as Depositor, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as Seller,
Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as Master Servicer and The Bank of New
York, as Trustee.
Very truly yours,
___________________________________
Name of Transferor
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT K
FORM OF INVESTMENT LETTER (NON-RULE 144A)
Date:
CWABS, Inc.,
as Depositor
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The Bank of New York,
as Trustee
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Re: CWABS, Inc. Asset-Backed Certificates,
Series 2004-BC3, Class [ ]
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with our acquisition of the above-captioned Certificates we
certify that (a) we understand that the Certificates are not being registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), or any state
securities laws and are being transferred to us in a transaction that is exempt
from the registration requirements of the Act and any such laws, (b) we are an
"accredited investor," as defined in Regulation D under the Act, and have such
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that we are capable
of evaluating the merits and risks of investments in the Certificates, (c) we
have had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the
Depositor concerning the purchase of the Certificates and all matters relating
thereto or any additional information deemed necessary to our decision to
purchase the Certificates, (d) either (i) we are not an employee benefit plan
that is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, or a plan or arrangement that is subject to Section 4975 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, nor are we acting on behalf of any
such plan or arrangement, nor are we using the assets of any such plan or
arrangement to effect such acquisition or (ii) the transferee has provided the
opinion of counsel specified in Section 5.02(b) of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, (e) we are acquiring the Certificates for investment for our own
account and not with a view to any distribution of such Certificates (but
without prejudice to our right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of the
Certificates in accordance with clause (g) below), (f) we have not offered or
sold any Certificates to, or solicited offers to buy any Certificates from, any
person, or otherwise approached or negotiated with any person with respect
thereto, or taken any other action which would result in a violation of Section
5 of the Act, and (g) we will not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any
Certificates unless (1) such sale, transfer or other disposition is made
pursuant to an effective registration
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statement under the Act or is exempt from such registration requirements, and if
requested, we will at our expense provide an opinion of counsel satisfactory to
the addressees of this Certificate that such sale, transfer or other disposition
may be made pursuant to an exemption from the Act, (2) the purchaser or
transferee of such Certificate has executed and delivered to you a certificate
to substantially the same effect as this certificate, and (3) the purchaser or
transferee has otherwise complied with any conditions for transfer set forth in
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
All capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of
July 1, 2004, among CWABS, Inc., as Depositor, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as
Seller, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as Master Servicer and The Bank of
New York, as Trustee.
Very truly yours,
___________________________________
Name of Transferee
By: _______________________________
Authorized Officer
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EXHIBIT L
FORM OF RULE 144A LETTER
Date:
CWABS, Inc.,
as Depositor
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The Bank of New York,
as Trustee
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Re: CWABS, Inc. Asset-Backed Certificates,
Series 2004-BC3, Class [ ]
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with our acquisition of the above-captioned Certificates we
certify that (a) we understand that the Certificates are not being registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), or any state
securities laws and are being transferred to us in a transaction that is exempt
from the registration requirements of the Act and any such laws, (b) we have
such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that we are
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investments in the Certificates,
(c) we have had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the
Depositor concerning the purchase of the Certificates and all matters relating
thereto or any additional information deemed necessary to our decision to
purchase the Certificates, (d) either (i) we are not an employee benefit plan
that is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, or a plan or arrangement that is subject to Section 4975 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, nor are we acting on behalf of any
such plan or arrangement, nor are we using the assets of any such plan or
arrangement to effect such acquisition or (ii) the transferee has provided the
opinion of counsel specified in Section 5.02(b) of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, (e) of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 95-60 ("PTCE 95-60"))
and the purchase and holding of such Certificates are covered under Sections I
and III of PTCE 95-60, (e) we have not, nor has anyone acting on our behalf
offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Certificates,
any interest in the Certificates or any other similar security to, or solicited
any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the
Certificates, any interest in the Certificates or any other similar security
from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Certificates,
any interest in the Certificates or any other similar security with, any person
in any manner, or made any general solicitation by means of general advertising
or in any other manner, or taken any other action, that would constitute a
distribution of the Certificates under the
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Securities Act or that would render the disposition of the Certificates a
violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or require registration pursuant
thereto, nor will act, nor has authorized or will authorize any person to act,
in such manner with respect to the Certificates, (f) we are a "qualified
institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities
Act and have completed either of the forms of certification to that effect
attached hereto as Annex 1 or Annex 2. We are aware that the sale to us is being
made in reliance on Rule 144A. We are acquiring the Certificates for our own
account or for resale pursuant to Rule 144A and further, understand that such
Certificates may be resold, pledged or transferred only (i) to a person
reasonably believed to be a qualified institutional buyer that purchases for its
own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice
is given that the resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule
144A, or (ii) pursuant to another exemption from registration under the
Securities Act.
All capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
July 1, 2004, among CWABS, Inc., as Depositor, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as
Seller, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as Master Servicer and The Bank of
New York, as Trustee.
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ANNEX 1 TO EXHIBIT L
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A
[For Transferees Other Than Registered Investment Companies]
The undersigned (the "Buyer") hereby certifies as follows to the parties listed
in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this certification relates with
respect to the Certificates described therein:
1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief
Financial Officer, Senior Vice President or other executive officer of the
Buyer.
2. In connection with purchases by the Buyer, the Buyer is a
"qualified institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Rule 144A") because (i) the Buyer owned
and/or invested on a discretionary basis either at least $100,000 in securities
or, if Buyer is a dealer, Buyer must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis
at least $10,000,000 in securities (except for the excluded securities referred
to below) as of the end of the Buyer's most recent fiscal year (such amount
being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A and (ii) the Buyer satisfies the
criteria in the category marked below.
___ Corporation, etc. The Buyer is a corporation (other than a
bank, savings and loan association or similar institution),
Massachusetts or similar business trust, partnership, or
charitable organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
___ Bank. The Buyer (a) is a national bank or banking institution
organized under the laws of any State, territory or the
District of Columbia, the business of which is substantially
confined to banking and is supervised by the State or
territorial banking commission or similar official or is a
foreign bank or equivalent institution, and (b) has an audited
net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its
latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is
attached hereto.
___ Savings and Loan. The Buyer (a) is a savings and loan
association, building and loan association, cooperative bank,
homestead association or similar institution, which is
supervised and examined by a State or Federal authority having
supervision over any such institutions or is a foreign savings
and loan association or equivalent institution and (b) has an
audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in
its latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is
attached hereto.
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___ Broker-dealer. The Buyer is a dealer registered pursuant to
Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
___ Insurance Company. The Buyer is an insurance company whose
primary and predominant business activity is the writing of
insurance or the reinsuring of risks underwritten by insurance
companies and which is subject to supervision by the insurance
commissioner or a similar official or agency of a State,
territory or the District of Columbia.
___ State or Local Plan. The Buyer is a plan established and
maintained by a State, its political subdivisions, or any
agency or instrumentality of the State or its political
subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees.
___ ERISA Plan. The Buyer is an employee benefit plan within the
meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974.
___ Investment Advisor. The Buyer is an investment advisor
registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.
___ Small Business Investment Company. Buyer is a small business
investment company licensed by the U.S. Small Business
Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958.
___ Business Development Company. Buyer is a business development
company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment
Advisors Act of 1940.
3. The term "securities" as used herein does not include (i)
securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Buyer, (ii) securities that
are part of an unsold allotment to or subscription by the Buyer, if the Buyer is
a dealer, (iii) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. or any
instrumentality thereof, (iv) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit,
(v) loan participations, (vi) repurchase agreements, (vii) securities owned but
subject to a repurchase agreement and (viii) currency, interest rate and
commodity swaps.
4. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of
securities owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Buyer, the
Buyer used the cost of such securities to the Buyer and did not include any of
the securities referred to in the preceding paragraph, except (i) where the
Buyer reports its securities holdings in its financial statements on the basis
of their market value, and (ii) no current information with respect to the cost
of those securities has been published. If clause (ii) in the preceding sentence
applies, the securities may be valued at market. Further, in determining such
aggregate amount, the Buyer may have included securities owned by subsidiaries
of the Buyer, but only if such subsidiaries are consolidated with the Buyer in
its financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles and if the investments of such subsidiaries are managed
under the Buyer's direction.
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However, such securities were not included if the Buyer is a majority-owned,
consolidated subsidiary of another enterprise and the Buyer is not itself a
reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
5. The Buyer acknowledges that it is familiar with Rule 144A and understands
that the seller to it and other parties related to the Certificates are relying
and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one or more
sales to the Buyer may be in reliance on Rule 144A.
6. Until the date of purchase of the Rule 144A Securities, the Buyer will notify
each of the parties to which this certification is made of any changes in the
information and conclusions herein. Until such notice is given, the Buyer's
purchase of the Certificates will constitute a reaffirmation of this
certification as of the date of such purchase. In addition, if the Buyer is a
bank or savings and loan is provided above, the Buyer agrees that it will
furnish to such parties updated annual financial statements promptly after they
become available.
_________________________________________
Print Name of Buyer
By:______________________________________
Name:
Title:
Date:____________________________________
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ANNEX 2 TO EXHIBIT L
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A
[For Transferees That are Registered Investment Companies]
The undersigned (the "Buyer") hereby certifies as follows to the parties listed
in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this certification relates with
respect to the Certificates described therein:
1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief
Financial Officer or Senior Vice President of the Buyer or, if the Buyer is a
"qualified institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Rule 144A") because Buyer is part of a
Family of Investment Companies (as defined below), is such an officer of the
Adviser.
2. In connection with purchases by Buyer, the Buyer is a "qualified
institutional buyer" as defined in SEC Rule 144A because (i) the Buyer is an
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended and (ii) as marked below, the Buyer alone, or the Buyer's Family of
Investment Companies, owned at least $100,000,000 in securities (other than the
excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer's most recent
fiscal year. For purposes of determining the amount of securities owned by the
Buyer or the Buyer's Family of Investment Companies, the cost of such securities
was used, except (i) where the Buyer or the Buyer's Family of Investment
Companies reports its securities holdings in its financial statements on the
basis of their market value, and (ii) no current information with respect to the
cost of those securities has been published. If clause (ii) in the preceding
sentence applies, the securities may be valued at market.
___ The Buyer owned $ in securities (other than the excluded
securities referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer's
most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in
accordance with Rule 144A).
___ The Buyer is part of a Family of Investment Companies which
owned in the aggregate $ in securities (other than the
excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the
Buyer's most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated
in accordance with Rule 144A).
3. The term "Family of Investment Companies" as used herein means
two or more registered investment companies (or series thereof) that have the
same investment adviser or investment advisers that are affiliated (by virtue of
being majority owned subsidiaries of the same parent or because one investment
adviser is a majority owned subsidiary of the other).
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4. The term "securities" as used herein does not include (i)
securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Buyer or are part of the
Buyer's Family of Investment Companies, (ii) securities issued or guaranteed by
the U.S. or any instrumentality thereof, (iii) bank deposit notes and
certificates of deposit, (iv) loan participations, (v) repurchase agreements,
(vi) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (vii) currency,
interest rate and commodity swaps.
5. The Buyer is familiar with Rule 144A and under-stands that the
parties listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this
certification relates are relying and will continue to rely on the statements
made herein because one or more sales to the Buyer will be in reliance on Rule
144A. In addition, the Buyer will only purchase for the Buyer's own account.
6. Until the date of purchase of the Certificates, the undersigned
will notify the parties listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which
this certification relates of any changes in the information and conclusions
herein. Until such notice is given, the Buyer's purchase of the Certificates
will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification by the undersigned as of
the date of such purchase.
________________________________________
Print Name of Buyer or Adviser
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
IF AN ADVISER:
________________________________________
Print Name of Buyer
Date: __________________________________
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EXHIBIT M
REQUEST FOR RELEASE
(for Trustee)
Loan Information
Name of Mortgagor:
_____________________________________
Master Servicer
Loan No.:
_____________________________________
Trustee
Name:
_____________________________________
Address:
_____________________________________
Trustee
Mortgage File No.:
_____________________________________
The undersigned Master Servicer hereby acknowledges that it has received
from _______________________________________, as Trustee for the Holders of
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-BC3, the documents referred to below (the
"Documents"). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Request for
Release shall have the meanings given them in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2004 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"),
among CWABS, Inc., as Depositor, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as Seller,
Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as Master Servicer and the Trustee.
( ) Mortgage Note dated ___________, ____, in the original principal sum of
$________, made by __________________, payable to, or endorsed to the
order of, the Trustee.
( ) Mortgage recorded on _________________ as instrument no. ________________
in the County Recorder's Office of the County of ________________, State
of _______________ in book/reel/docket _______________ of official records
at page/image _____________.
( ) Deed of Trust recorded on _________________ as instrument no.
________________ in the County Recorder's Office of the County of
________________, State of _______________ in book/reel/docket
_______________ of official records at page/image _____________.
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( ) Assignment of Mortgage or Deed of Trust to the Trustee, recorded on
_________________ as instrument no. __________ in the County Recorder's
Office of the County of __________, State of _______________ in
book/reel/docket _______________ of official records at page/image
_____________.
( ) Other documents, including any amendments, assignments or other
assumptions of the Mortgage Note or Mortgage.
( ) ______________________________________________
( ) ______________________________________________
( ) ______________________________________________
( ) ______________________________________________
The undersigned Master Servicer hereby acknowledges and agrees as follows:
(1) The Master Servicer shall hold and retain possession of the
Documents in trust for the benefit of the Trust Fund, solely for the
purposes provided in the Agreement.
(2) The Master Servicer shall not cause or knowingly permit the
Documents to become subject to, or encumbered by, any claim, liens,
security interest, charges, writs of attachment or other impositions nor
shall the Master Servicer assert or seek to assert any claims or rights of
setoff to or against the Documents or any proceeds thereof.
(3) The Master Servicer shall return each and every Document
previously requested from the Mortgage File to the Trustee when the need
therefor no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan relating to the
Documents has been liquidated and the proceeds thereof have been remitted
to the Certificate Account and except as expressly provided in the
Agreement.
(4) The Documents and any proceeds thereof, including any proceeds
of proceeds, coming into the possession or control of the Master Servicer
shall at all times be earmarked for the account of the Trust Fund, and the
Master Servicer shall keep the Documents and any proceeds separate and
distinct from all other property in the Master Servicer's possession,
custody or control.
[Master Servicer]
By _______________________________
Its ________________________________
Date: _________________, ____
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EXHIBIT N
REQUEST FOR RELEASE
[Mortgage Loans Paid in Full, Repurchased or Replaced]
OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE AND TRUST RECEIPT
ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES,
Series 2004-BC3
__________________________________________ HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT HE/SHE IS AN
OFFICER OF THE MASTER SERVICER, HOLDING THE OFFICE SET FORTH BENEATH HIS/HER
SIGNATURE, AND HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFIES AS FOLLOWS:
WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOANS, AS THE TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POOLING AND
SERVICING AGREEMENT DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED SCHEDULE:
[ALL PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST HAVE BEEN MADE.] [THE [PURCHASE PRICE]
[MORTGAGE LOAN REPURCHASE PRICE] FOR SUCH MORTGAGE LOANS HAS BEEN PAID.] [THE
MORTGAGE LOANS HAVE BEEN LIQUIDATED AND THE RELATED [INSURANCE PROCEEDS]
[LIQUIDATION PROCEEDS] HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.13 OF THE
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.] [A REPLACEMENT MORTGAGE LOAN HAS BEEN
DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE IN THE MANNER AND OTHERWISE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 2.02 AND 2.03 OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT.]
LOAN NUMBER:_______________ BORROWER'S NAME:_____________
COUNTY:____________________
[For Substitution or Repurchase Only: The Master Servicer certifies that [an]
[no] opinion is required by Section 2.05 [and is attached hereto].]
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT ALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH PAYMENTS,
THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE CERTIFICATE ACCOUNT PURSUANT TO SECTION
3.05 OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE CREDITED.
____________ _____________________ DATED:____________
/ / VICE PRESIDENT
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/ / ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT
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Exhibit O
Exhibit O is a photocopy
of the Depository Agreement
as delivered.
[see appropriate documents delivered at closing]
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EXHIBIT P
FORM OF MORTGAGE NOTE AND MORTGAGE
[Provide Upon Request]
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EXHIBIT Q
[RESERVED]
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EXHIBIT R
FORM OF CAP CONTRACT
DATE: [_________], 2004
TO: Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
ATTENTION: ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
TELEPHONE: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
FACSIMILE: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
FROM: Derivatives Documentation
TELEPHONE: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
FACSIMILE: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
SUBJECT: Fixed Income Derivatives Confirmation and Agreement
REFERENCE NUMBER: [________]
The purpose of this letter agreement ("Agreement") is to confirm the terms and
conditions of the Transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below
(the "Transaction") between Bear ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Products Inc. ("BSFP") and
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., ("Counterparty"). This Agreement, which evidences
a complete and binding agreement between you and us to enter into the
Transaction on the terms set forth below, constitutes a "Confirmation" as
referred to in the "ISDA Form Master Agreement" (as defined below), as well as a
"Schedule" as referred to in the ISDA Form Master Agreement.
1. This Agreement is subject to the 2000 ISDA DEFINITIONS (the
"Definitions"), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives
Association, Inc. ("ISDA"). You and we have agreed to enter into this
Agreement in lieu of negotiating a Schedule to the 1992 ISDA Master
Agreement (Multicurrency--Cross Border) form (the "ISDA Form Master
Agreement") but, rather, an ISDA Form Master Agreement shall be deemed to
have been executed by you and us on the date we entered into the
Transaction. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of
this Agreement and the Definitions or the ISDA Form Master Agreement, this
Agreement shall prevail for purposes of the Transaction.
2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates
are as follows:
Type of Transaction: Rate Cap
▇-▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇: [____________]
Trade Date: [_________], 2004
Effective Date: [_________], 2004
Termination Date: [_______________], subject to adjustment in
accordance with the Business Day Convention.
FIXED AMOUNT (PREMIUM):
Fixed Rate Payer: Counterparty
Fixed Rate Payer
Payment Date: [_________], 2004
Fixed Amount: [_________]
FLOATING AMOUNTS:
Floating Rate Payer: BSFP
Cap Rate: Shall equal;
(i) [_____]% for each Calculation Period from
and including the Effective Date to but
excluding [____], 2005; and (ii) [_____]% for
each Calculation Period from and including
[____], 2005 to but excluding the Termination
Date.
Floating Rate Payer
Period End Dates The 25th calendar day of each month during the
Term of this Transaction, commencing
[_______________] and ending on the Termination
Date, subject to adjustment in accordance with
the Business Day Convention.
Floating Rate Payer
Payment Dates: Early Payment shall be applicable. One Business
Day preceding each Floating Rate Payer Period
End Date.
Floating Rate Option: USD-LIBOR-BBA, provided, however, that if the
Floating Rate Option (i) for any Calculation
Period from and including the Effective Date to
but excluding
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[__________], is greater than [_____]% then the
Floating Rate Option for such Calculation Period
shall be deemed to be [_____]%; and (ii) for any
Calculation Period from and including
[__________] to but excluding the Termination
Date, is greater than [_____]% then the Floating
Rate Option for such Calculation Period shall be
deemed to be [_____]%.
Designated Maturity: One month
Floating Rate Day
Count Fraction: Actual/360
Reset Dates: The first day of each Calculation Period.
Compounding: Inapplicable
Business Days: New York and London
Business Day Convention: Modified Following
Calculation Agent: BSFP
3. Additional Provisions: 1) Each party hereto is hereby advised and
acknowledges that the other party has engaged in
(or refrained from engaging in) substantial
financial transactions and has taken (or
refrained from taking) other material actions in
reliance upon the entry by the parties into the
Transaction being entered into on the terms and
conditions set forth herein and in the
Confirmation relating to such Transaction, as
applicable. This paragraph (1) shall be deemed
repeated on the trade date of each Transaction.
4. Provisions Deemed Incorporated in a Schedule to the Master Agreement:
1) The parties agree that subparagraph (ii) of Section 2(c) of the ISDA
Form Master Agreement will apply to any Transaction.
2) TERMINATION PROVISIONS. For purposes of the Master Agreement:
(a) "Specified Entity" is not applicable to BSFP or Counterparty for any
purpose.
(b) "Specified Transaction" is not applicable to BSFP or Counterparty for
any purpose, and, accordingly, Section 5(a)(v) shall not apply to BSFP or
Counterparty.
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(c) The "Cross Default" provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) will not apply to
BSFP or to Counterparty.
(d) The "Credit Event Upon Merger" provisions of Section 5(b)(iv) will not
apply to BSFP or Counterparty.
(e) The "Automatic Early Termination" provision of Section 6(a) will not
apply to BSFP or to Counterparty.
(f) Payments on Early Termination. For the purpose of Section 6(e) of this
Agreement:
(i) Market Quotation will apply.
(ii) The Second Method will apply.
(g) "Termination Currency" means United States Dollars.
3) Tax Representations. Not applicable
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4) LIMITATION ON EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Notwithstanding the terms of Sections
5 and 6 of this Agreement, if at any time and so long as the Counterparty has
satisfied in full all its payment obligations under Section 2(a)(i) of this
Agreement and has at the time no future payment obligations, whether absolute or
contingent, under such Section, then unless BSFP is required pursuant to
appropriate proceedings to return to the Counterparty or otherwise returns to
the Counterparty upon demand of the Counterparty any portion of any such
payment, (a) the occurrence of an event described in Section 5(a) of this
Agreement with respect to the Counterparty shall not constitute an Event of
Default or Potential Event of Default with respect to the Counterparty as
Defaulting Party and (b) BSFP shall be entitled to designate an Early
Termination Date pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement only as a result of the
occurrence of a Termination Event set forth in either Section 5(b)(i) or
5(b)(ii) of this Agreement with respect to BSFP as the Affected Party or Section
5(b)(iii) with respect to BSFP as the Burdened Party.
5) DOCUMENTS TO BE DELIVERED. For the purpose of Section 4(a):
(1) Tax forms, documents, or certificates to be delivered are:
PARTY REQUIRED TO DELIVER FORM/DOCUMENT/ DATE BY WHICH TO
DOCUMENT CERTIFICATE BE DELIVERED
BSFP and Any document required or Promptly after the earlier of (i)
the Counterparty reasonably requested to reasonable demand by either party or
allow the other party to (ii) learning that such form or
make payments under this document is required
Agreement without any
deduction or withholding
for or on the account of
any Tax or with such
deduction or withholding
at a reduced rate
(2) Other documents to be delivered are:
PARTY REQUIRED TO FORM/DOCUMENT/ DATE BY WHICH TO COVERED BY SECTION 3(D)
DELIVER DOCUMENT CERTIFICATE BE DELIVERED REPRESENTATION
BSFP and Any documents Upon the execution Yes
the Counterparty required by the and delivery of this
receiving party to Agreement and such
evidence the Confirmation
authority of the
delivering party or
its Credit Support
Provider, if any, for
it
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PARTY REQUIRED TO FORM/DOCUMENT/ DATE BY WHICH TO COVERED BY SECTION 3(D)
DELIVER DOCUMENT CERTIFICATE BE DELIVERED REPRESENTATION
to execute and
deliver this
Agreement, any
Confirmation , and
any Credit Support
Documents to which it
is a party, and to
evidence the
authority of the
delivering party or
its Credit Support
Provider to perform
its obligations under
this Agreement, such
Confirmation and/or
Credit Support
Document, as the case
may be
BSFP and A certificate of an Upon the execution Yes
the Counterparty authorized officer of and delivery of this
the party, as to the Agreement and such
incumbency and Confirmation
authority of the
respective officers of
the party signing this
Agreement, any relevant
Credit Support
Document, or any
Confirmation, as the
case may be
6) MISCELLANEOUS. Miscellaneous
(a) Address for Notices: For the purposes of Section 12(a) of this Agreement:
Address for notices or communications to BSFP:
Address: ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: DPC Manager - Suite 2700
Facsimile: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
with a copy to:
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Address: ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: Derivative Operations - 7th Floor
Facsimile: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
(For all purposes)
Address for notices or communications to the Counterparty:
Address: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇-▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Facsimile: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Phone: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
(b) Process Agent. For the purpose of Section 13(c):
BSFP appoints as its
Process Agent: Not Applicable
The Counterparty appoints as its
Process Agent: Not Applicable
(c) Offices. The provisions of Section 10(a) will not apply to this Agreement;
neither BSFP nor the Counterparty have any Offices other than as set forth
in the Notices Section and BSFP agrees that, for purposes of Section 6(b)
of this Agreement, it shall not in future have any Office other than one
in the United States.
(d) Multibranch Party. For the purpose of Section 10(c) of this Agreement:
BSFP is not a Multibranch Party.
The Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.
(e) Calculation Agent. The Calculation Agent is BSFP.
(f) Credit Support Document. Not applicable for either BSFP or the Counterparty.
(g) Credit Support Provider.
BSFP: Not Applicable
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The Counterparty: Not Applicable
(h) Governing Law. The parties to this Agreement hereby agree that the law of
the State of New York shall govern their rights and duties in whole.
(i) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant, or condition of this
Agreement, or the application thereof to any party or circumstance, shall
be held to be invalid or unenforceable (in whole or in part) for any
reason, the remaining terms, provisions, covenants, and conditions hereof
shall continue in full force and effect as if this Agreement had been
executed with the invalid or unenforceable portion eliminated, so long as
this Agreement as so modified continues to express, without material
change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter of
this Agreement and the deletion of such portion of this Agreement will not
substantially impair the respective benefits or expectations of the
parties.
The parties shall endeavor to engage in good faith negotiations to replace any
invalid or unenforceable term, provision, covenant or condition with a valid or
enforceable term, provision, covenant or condition, the economic effect of which
comes as close as possible to that of the invalid or unenforceable term,
provision, covenant or condition.
(j) Consent to Recording. Each party hereto consents to the monitoring or
recording, at any time and from time to time, by the other party of any and all
communications between officers or employees of the parties, waives any further
notice of such monitoring or recording, and agrees to notify its officers and
employees of such monitoring or recording.
(k) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party waives any right it may have to a trial by
jury in respect of any Proceedings relating to this Agreement or any Credit
Support Document.
(l) BSFP will not unreasonably withhold or delay its consent to an assignment of
this Agreement to any other third party.
7) "Affiliate" will have the meaning specified in Section 14 of the ISDA Form
Master Agreement, provided that BSFP shall not be deemed to have any Affiliates
for purposes of this Agreement, including for purposes of Section 6(b)(ii).
8) Section 3 of the ISDA Form Master Agreement is hereby amended by adding at
the end thereof the following subsection (g):
"(g) Relationship Between Parties.
Each party represents to the other party on each date when it
enters into a Transaction that:--
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(1) Nonreliance. It is not relying on any statement or
representation of the other party regarding the Transaction (whether written or
oral), other than the representations expressly made in this Agreement or the
Confirmation in respect of that Transaction.
(2) Evaluation and Understanding.
(i) It has the capacity to evaluate (internally or through
independent professional advice) the Transaction and has made its own decision
to enter into the Transaction; and
(ii) It understands the terms, conditions and risks of the
Transaction and is willing and able to accept those terms and conditions and to
assume those risks, financially and otherwise.
(3) Purpose. It is entering into the Transaction for the purposes of
managing its borrowings or investments, hedging its underlying assets or
liabilities or in connection with a line of business.
Principal. It is entering into the Transaction as principal, and not as agent or
in any other capacity, fiduciary or otherwise.
NEITHER THE BEAR ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ COMPANIES INC. NOR ANY SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE
OF THE BEAR ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ COMPANIES INC. OTHER THAN BSFP IS AN OBLIGOR OR A
CREDIT SUPPORT PROVIDER ON THIS AGREEMENT.
5. Account Details and
Settlement Information: PAYMENTS TO BSFP:
Citibank, N.A., New York
ABA Number: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇-▇▇, for the account of
Bear, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Securities Corp.
Account Number: 0925-3186, for further credit
to Bear ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Products Inc.
Sub-account Number: 102-04654-1-3
Attention: Derivatives Department
PAYMENTS TO COUNTERPARTY:
Please provide
This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
Counterparty hereby agrees to check this Confirmation and to confirm that the
foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of the Transaction by signing in the
space provided below and returning to
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BSFP a facsimile of the fully-executed Confirmation to ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇. For
inquiries regarding U.S. Transactions, please contact ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ by telephone
at ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇. For all other inquiries please contact ORLAITH O'DEA by
telephone at ▇▇▇-▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Originals will be provided for your execution upon
your request.
We are very pleased to have executed this Transaction with you and we look
forward to completing other transactions with you in the near future.
Very truly yours,
BEAR ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
Counterparty, acting through its duly authorized signatory, hereby agrees to,
accepts and confirms the terms of the foregoing as of the Trade Date.
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
By: _______________________________
As authorized agent or officer for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT S
FORM OF CAP CONTRACT ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of ________________ (the "Assignment
Effective Date"), among _______________________ ("Assignor"),
____________________________________ ("Assignee") by ___________________, not in
its individual capacity but as trustee for Assignee, and Bear ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial
Products Inc. ("Remaining Party") (the "Assignment Agreement").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Assignor desires and Remaining Party have executed and delivered
that certain confirmation and agreement dated __________________, the reference
number of which is __________ (the "Confirmation and Agreement"), a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit I;
WHEREAS, Assignor desires to assign to Assignee all of its rights, and
delegate to Assignee all of its duties and obligation, under that Confirmation
and Agreement (the "Assigned Transaction");
WHEREAS, Assignee desires to obtain the written consent of Remaining Party
to such assignment, delegation, and assumption of the Remaining Party desires to
grant such consent in accordance with the terms hereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
agreements herein contained and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. Assignment and Assumption. Assignor hereby assigns to Assignee all
of its rights, and delegates to Assignee all of its duties and
obligations, under the Assigned Transaction arising on or after
____________ (the "Effective Date"), and Assignee hereby assumes all
such rights, duties, and obligations.
2. Assignee Swap Agreement. The Assignee and Remaining Party hereby
agree that the Assigned Transaction will supplement, form a part of,
and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 1992 ISDA Master
Agreement (Multicurrency-Cross Border)("Master Agreement") between
the Assignee and the Remaining Party as if the parties had executed
an agreement in such form (but without any Schedule except for (i)
the election of the items specified in section 4 of the Confirmation
and Agreement and (ii) the items specified below) on ______________.
In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the
Master Agreement and
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the Assigned Transaction as modified herein, the Assigned
Transaction as modified herein will prevail.
3. Release. Effective as of and from the Effective Date, Remaining
Party hereby releases Assignor from all duties and obligations owed
to Remaining Party under and in respect of the Assigned Transaction.
Upon the assumption by Assignee, Assignor shall have no rights under
and in respect of the Assigned Transaction or the Remaining Party .
4. Limitation on Liability. Assignor and Remaining Party agree to the
following: (a) the sole recourse in respect of the obligations of
Assignee hereunder and under the Assigned Transaction shall be to
the Trust Fund (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);
(b) __________________ is entering into this Assignment Agreement
solely in its capacity as trustee and not in its individual capacity
under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and (c) in no case shall
_____ (or any person acting as successor trustee under the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement) be personally liable for or on account of
any of the statements, representations, warranties, covenants or
obligations stated to be those of Assignor or Assignee under the
terms of the Assigned Transaction, all such liability, if any, being
expressly waived by Assignor and Remaining Party and any person
claiming by, through or under either such party.
5. Consent and Acknowledgment of Remaining Party. Remaining Party
hereby consents to the assignment and delegation by Assignor to
Assignee of all of Assignor`s rights, duties, and obligations under
the Assigned Transaction pursuant to this Assignment Agreement. In
addition, Remaining Party hereby acknowledges that the
responsibilities of Assignee under the Assigned Transaction will be
performed on its behalf by Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as
master servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
6. Representations. Each party hereby represents and warrants to the
other parties as follows:
(a) It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of its organization or incorporation;
(b) It has the power to execute and deliver this Assignment Agreement; and
(c) Its obligations under this Assignment Agreement constitute its legal,
valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms.
Each of Assignor and Remaining Party represents that no event or condition
has occurred that constitutes an Event of Default, a Potential Event of Default
or, to the party's knowledge, a Termination Event (as such terms are defined in
the Confirmation and Agreement), with respect to the party, and no such event
would occur as a result of the party's entering into or performing its
obligations under this Assignment Agreement.
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7. Indemnity. Each of Assignor and Remaining Party hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless Assignee with respect to any and all
claims arising under the Assigned Transaction prior to the Effective
Date. Each of Assignee (subject to the limitations set forth in
paragraph 3 above) and Remaining Party hereby agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless Assignor with respect to any and all claims
arising under the Assigned Transaction on or after the Effective
Date.
8. Governing Law. This Assignment Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
9. Notices For the purposes of this Assignment Agreement and Section
12(a) of the Assigned Transaction, the addresses for notices or
communications are as follows: (i) in the case of Assignor,
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: _______, with a copy to the same
address, Attention: Legal Department, or such other address as may
be hereafter furnished in writing to Assignee and Remaining Party;
(ii) in the case of Assignee, ________________________, CWABS, Inc.
Series 2004-BC[_], or such other address as may be hereafter
furnished in writing to Assignor and Remaining Party; and (iii) in
the case of Remaining Party, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇,
Attention: DPC Manager - Suite 2700, facsimile (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, with
a copy to, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇,
Attention: Derivative Operations - 7th Floor, facsimile (212)
272-1634, or such other address as may be hereafter furnished in
writing to Assignor and Assignee.
10. Payments. Each party hereby agrees that the Assignee or the
Remaining Party, as the case may be, shall be responsible for all
payments accruing from the Calculation Period that begins on
_________________ and the Assignor or the Remaining Party, as the
case may be, shall be responsible for all payments accruing prior to
such Calculation Period. All payments remitted by Remaining Party
under the Assigned Transaction shall be made by wire transfer
according to the following instructions:
_________________________
_________________________
ABA # ___________________
GLA # ___________________
For Further Credit: _____
Attn: ________________
11. Counterparts. This Assignment Agreement may be executed and
delivered in counterparts (including by facsimile transmission or
electronically sent via the Internet using such encoding and
security procedures as may be specified by the parties by subsequent
agreement), each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an
original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
12. Amendments to Confirmation and Agreement
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(a) Section 4, paragraph 2 of the Confirmation and Agreement is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following subsection:
"(h) Substitution Event. If at any time the unsecured, unsubordinated long-term
obligations, or equivalent, of BSFP, shall be rated A+ or below by S&P or A1 or
below by Moody's, and within ten (10) business days following the issuance of
such a rating, BSFP, using its good faith efforts, fails to find a person
acceptable to the Counterparty, which acceptance shall not be unreasonably
withheld, to whom all of BSFP's interests and obligations under this Agreement
shall be assigned at no cost to the Counterparty, and following which BSFP shall
be released from all further obligations under this Agreement, then,
notwithstanding paragraph (i) below, such failure shall constitute an Additional
Termination Event with BSFP as the Affected Party."
(i) The "Additional Termination Event" provisions of Section 5(b)(v) of the
Master Agreement will not apply to Remaining Party or Assignee."
(b) Section 4, paragraph 6 of the Confirmation and Agreement is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following subsections:
"(m) Non-Petition. BSFP hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it
will not institute against, or join any other person in instituting against, the
Assignee, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, or similar
proceeding under the laws of the United States, the Cayman Islands or any other
jurisdiction for the non-payment of any amount due hereunder or any other reason
until the payment in full of the Notes (as defined in the Indenture) and the
expiration of a period of one year plus ten days (or, if longer, the applicable
preference period) following such payment.
(n) Additional Provisions. Notwithstanding the terms of Sections 5 and 6 of the
ISDA Form Master Agreement, the provisions of Sections 5(a)(ii), 5(a)(iii) and
5(a)(iv) shall not apply to BSFP or the Counterparty.
(o) Amendment; Consent. Section 9(b) of the ISDA Form Master Agreement is
amended and modified by adding the following at the end of such Section:
No amendment, modification or waiver in respect of this Master Agreement will be
effective unless the Rating Agency Condition, as defined below, is satisfied.
(p) No Set-off. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or any other
existing or future agreement, each party irrevocably waives any and all rights
it may have to set off, net, recoup or otherwise withhold or suspend or
condition payment or performance of any obligation between it and the other
party hereunder against any obligation between it and the other party under any
other agreements. The provisions for Set-off set forth in Section 6(e) of the
Agreement shall not apply for purposes of this Transaction.
(q) Additional Definitional Provisions.
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As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth
below, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
"Fitch" means, Fitch Ratings, or any successor thereto.
"Moody's" means ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investor Service, Inc., or any successor
thereto.
"Rating Agency Condition" means, with respect to any particular proposed
act or omission to act hereunder that the party acting or failing to act
having consulted with any of the Rating Agencies then providing a rating
of the Relevant Certificates and having received from the Rating Agencies,
a written confirmation that the proposed action or inaction would not
cause a downgrading or withdrawal of the then-current rating of the
Relevant Certificates.
"Rating Agencies" means each of Moody's and S&P.
"Relevant Certificates" means the Offered Certificates (as defined in the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement).
"S&P" means Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, or any successor thereto.
(c) Section 8 of the Confirmation and Agreement is amended by adding "(4)"
before "Principal." and by adding at the end thereof the following subsection:
(5) Eligible Contract Participant. Each party constitutes an "eligible
contract participant" as such term is defined in Section 1(a)12 of the
Commodity Exchange Act, as amended."
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Assignment
Agreement as of the date first above written.
[NAME]
By: ______________________
Name: ______________________
Title: ______________________
[NAME]
By: ______________________
Name: ______________________
Title: ______________________
[NAME]
By: ______________________
Name: ______________________
Title: ______________________
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EXHIBIT T
OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE WITH RESPECT TO PREPAYMENTS
ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES,
Series 2004-BC3
[Date]
Via Facsimile
The Bank of New York,
as Trustee
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇., ▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Dear Sir or Madam:
Reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as
of July 1, 2004, (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement") among CWABS, Inc., as
Depositor, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as Seller, Countrywide Home Loans
Servicing LP, as Master Servicer and The Bank of New York, as Trustee.
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
__________________ hereby certifies that he/she is a Servicing
Officer, holding the office set forth beneath his/her name and hereby further
certifies as follows:
With respect to the Distribution Date in _________ 20[ ] and each
Mortgage Loan set forth in the attached schedule:
1. A Principal Prepayment in full or in part was received during the
related Prepayment Period;
2. Any Prepayment Charge due under the terms of the Mortgage Note
with respect to such Principal Prepayment was or was not, as indicated on the
attached schedule using "Yes" or "No", received from the Mortgagor and deposited
in the Certificate Account;
3. As to each Mortgage Loan set forth on the attached schedule for
which all or part of the Prepayment Charge required in connection with the
Principal Prepayment was waived by the Master Servicer, such waiver was, as
indicated on the attached schedule, based upon:
(i) the Master Servicer's determination that such waiver would
maximize recovery of Liquidation Proceeds for such Mortgage Loan, taking
into account the value of such Prepayment Charge, or
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(ii)(A) the enforceability thereof is limited (1) by
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership, or other similar law
relating to creditors' rights generally or (2) due to acceleration in
connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment, or (B) the
enforceability is otherwise limited or prohibited by applicable law; and
4. We certify that all amounts due in connection with the waiver of
a Prepayment Charge inconsistent with clause 3 above which are required to be
deposited by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.20 of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, have been or will be so deposited.
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS
SERVICING LP,
as Master Servicer
By: COUNTRYWIDE GP, INC.
By:___________________________________
Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE OF MORTGAGE LOANS FOR WHICH A PREPAYMENT WAS RECEIVED DURING THE
RELATED PREPAYMENT PERIOD
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LOAN NUMBER CLAUSE 2: YES/NO CLAUSE 3: (I) OR (II)
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APPENDIX U: Standard & Poor's Predatory Lending Categorization
APPENDIX E: Standard & Poor's Predatory Lending Categorization
Standard & Poor's has categorized loans governed by anti-predatory lending
laws in the Jurisdictions listed below into three categories based upon a
combination of factors that include (a) the risk exposure associated with the
assignee liability and (b) the tests and thresholds set forth in those laws.
Note that certain loans classified by the relevant statute as Covered are
included in Standard & Poor's High Cost Loan Category because they included
thresholds and tests that are typical of what is generally considered High Cost
by the industry.
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STANDARD & POOR'S HIGH-COST LOAN CATEGORIZATION
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STATE/JURISDICTION CATEGORY UNDER APPLICABLE ANTI-PREDATORY
LENDING LAW
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Arkansas High Cost Home Loan
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Cleveland Heights, Ohio Covered Loan
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Colorado Covered Loan
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Connecticut High Cost Home Loan
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District of Columbia Covered Loan
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Florida High Cost Home Loan
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Georgia (Oct. 1, 2002 - March 6, High Cost Home Loan
2003)
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Georgia as amended (March 7, 2003 - High Cost Home Loan
current)
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HOEPA Section 32 High Cost Loan
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Illinois High Risk Home Loan
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Kansas High Loan-to-Value Consumer Loans and High
APR Consumer Loans
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Kentucky High Cost Home Loan
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Los Angeles, Calif. High Cost Refinance Home Loan
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Maine High Rate High Fee Mortgage
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Massachusetts High Cost Home Loan
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Nevada Home Loan
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New Jersey High Cost Home Loan
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New York High Cost Home Loan
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New Mexico High Cost Home Loan
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North Carolina High Cost Home Loan
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Oakland, Calif. High Cost Home Loan
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Ohio Covered Loan
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Oklahoma Subsection 10 Mortgage
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South Carolina High Cost Home Loan
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West Virginia West Virginia Mortgage Loan Act Loan
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STANDARD & POOR'S COVERED LOAN CATEGORIZATION
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STATE/JURISDICTION CATEGORY UNDER APPLICABLE ANTI-PREDATORY
LENDING LAW
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Georgia (Oct. 1, 2002-March 6, 2003) Covered Loan
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New Jersey Covered Home Loan
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STANDARD & POOR'S HOME LOAN CATEGORIZATION
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CATEGORY UNDER APPLICABLE ANTI-PREDATORY
STATE/JURISDICTION LENDING LAW
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Georgia (Oct. 1, 2002-March 6, 2003) Home Loan
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New Jersey Home Loan
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New Mexico Home Loan
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North Carolina Consumer Home Loan
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Oakland, Calif. Home Loan
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South Carolina Consumer Home Loan
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