EX-4 2 gs812547-ex4.txt PSA EXHIBIT 4 EXECUTION COPY ================================================================================ GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP., Depositor, OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Servicer and Responsible Party, and DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, Trustee and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Custodian ---------------------------------- POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT Dated as of December 1, 2004 ---------------------------------- GSAMP TRUST 2004-OPT MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-OPT ================================================================================ TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS Section 1.01 Definitions................................................. ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES Section 2.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans................................ Section 2.02 Acceptance by the Trustee of the Mortgage Loans............. Section 2.03 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Responsible Party, the Servicer and the Custodian........... Section 2.04 Non-Qualified Mortgages..................................... Section 2.05 Execution and Delivery of Certificates...................... Section 2.06 REMIC Matters............................................... Section 2.07 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor............. ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS Section 3.01 Servicer to Service Mortgage Loans.......................... Section 3.02 Subservicing Agreements between the Servicer and Subservicers................................................ Section 3.03 Successor Subservicers...................................... Section 3.04 Liability of the Servicer................................... Section 3.05 No Contractual Relationship between Subservicers and the Trustee..................................................... Section 3.06 Assumption or Termination of Subservicing Agreements by Trustee..................................................... Section 3.07 Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments................ Section 3.08 Subservicing Accounts....................................... Section 3.09 Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Escrow Accounts............................................. Section 3.10 Collection Account.......................................... Section 3.11 Withdrawals from the Collection Account..................... Section 3.12 Investment of Funds in the Collection Account and the Distribution Account........................................ Section 3.13 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance, Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage....................................... Section 3.14 Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.................................................. Section 3.15 Realization upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans................... Section 3.16 Release of Mortgage Files................................... Section 3.17 Title, Conservation and Disposition of REO Property......... Section 3.18 Notification of Adjustments................................. Section 3.19 Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Mortgage Loans................................ Section 3.20 Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of the Servicer to Be Held for the Trustee......................... Section 3.21 Servicing Compensation...................................... Section 3.22 Annual Statement as to Compliance........................... Section 3.23 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Statement; Financial Statements............................. Section 3.24 Trustee to Act as Servicer.................................. Section 3.25 Compensating Interest....................................... Section 3.26 Credit Reporting; Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.................... Section 3.27 Excess Reserve Fund Account; Distribution Account........... Section 3.28 Optional Purchase of Delinquent Mortgage Loans.............. ARTICLE IV DISTRIBUTIONS AND ADVANCES BY THE SERVICER Section 4.01 Advances.................................................... Section 4.02 Priorities of Distribution.................................. Section 4.03 Monthly Statements to Certificateholders.................... Section 4.04 Certain Matters Relating to the Determination of LIBOR...... Section 4.05 Allocation of Applied Realized Loss Amounts................. Section 4.06 Supplemental Interest Trust................................. ARTICLE V THE CERTIFICATES Section 5.01 The Certificates............................................ Section 5.02 Certificate Register; Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates.................................... Section 5.03 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates........... Section 5.04 Persons Deemed Owners....................................... Section 5.05 Access to List of Certificateholders' Names and Addresses................................................... Section 5.06 Maintenance of Office or Agency............................. ARTICLE VI THE DEPOSITOR AND THE SERVICER Section 6.01 Respective Liabilities of the Depositor and the Servicer.... Section 6.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor or the Servicer.... Section 6.03 Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer and Others.................................................. Section 6.04 Limitation on Resignation of the Servicer................... Section 6.05 Additional Indemnification by the Servicer; Third Party Claims...................................................... ARTICLE VII DEFAULT Section 7.01 Events of Default........................................... Section 7.02 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor.................... Section 7.03 Notification to Certificateholders.......................... ARTICLE VIII CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE Section 8.01 Duties of the Trustee....................................... Section 8.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee....................... Section 8.03 Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans....... Section 8.04 Trustee May Own Certificates................................ Section 8.05 Trustee's Fees and Expenses................................. Section 8.06 Eligibility Requirements for the Trustee.................... Section 8.07 Resignation and Removal of the Trustee...................... Section 8.08 Successor Trustee........................................... Section 8.09 Merger or Consolidation of the Trustee...................... Section 8.10 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee............... Section 8.11 Tax Matters................................................. Section 8.12 Periodic Filings............................................ Section 8.13 Tax Classification of the Excess Reserve Fund Account and the Supplemental Interest Trust......................... Section 8.14 Custodial Responsibilities.................................. ARTICLE IX TERMINATION Section 9.01 Termination upon Liquidation or Purchase of the Mortgage Loans....................................................... Section 9.02 Final Distribution on the Certificates...................... Section 9.03 Additional Termination Requirements......................... ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 10.01 Amendment................................................... Section 10.02 Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts...................... Section 10.03 Governing Law............................................... Section 10.04 Intention of Parties........................................ Section 10.05 Notices..................................................... Section 10.06 Severability of Provisions.................................. Section 10.07 Assignment; Sales; Advance Facilities....................... Section 10.08 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders.................. Section 10.09 Inspection and Audit Rights................................. Section 10.10 Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid................... Section 10.11 Rights of NIM Insurer....................................... Section 10.12 Waiver of Jury Trial........................................ Section 10.13 Rights of the Swap Provider................................. SCHEDULES Schedule I Mortgage Loan Schedule Schedule II Representations and Warranties of the Servicer Schedule III Representations and Warranties of the Responsible Party as to the Mortgage Loans Schedule IV Representations and Warranties of the Responsible Party EXHIBITS Exhibit A Form of Class A, Class M and Class B Certificates Exhibit B Form of Class R Certificate Exhibit C Form of Class P Certificate Exhibit D Form of Class X Certificate Exhibit E Form of Initial Certification of Custodian Exhibit F Form of Document Certification and Exception Report of Custodian Exhibit G Form of Residual Transfer Affidavit Exhibit H Form of Transferor Certificate Exhibit I Form of Rule 144A Letter Exhibit J Form of Request for Release Exhibit K Form of Contents for Each Mortgage File Exhibit L Form of Power of Attorney Exhibit M Form of Certification to be provided with Form 10-K Exhibit N Form of Trustee Certification to be provided to Depositor Exhibit O Form of Servicer Certification to be provided to Depositor THIS POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of December 1, 2004, among GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP., a Delaware corporation (the "Depositor"), OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a California corporation, as servicer (in such capacity, the "Servicer") and responsible party (in such capacity, the "Responsible Party"), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (the "Custodian"), and DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, a national banking association (the "Trustee"), W I T N E S S E T H: - - - - - - - - - - In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: PRELIMINARY STATEMENT The Trustee shall elect that four segregated asset pools within the Trust Fund (exclusive of (i) the Prepayment Premiums, (ii) the Interest Rate Swap Agreement, (iii) the Supplemental Interest Trust, (iv) the Excess Reserve Fund Account, and (v) the right of the Offered Certificates to receive Upper Tier Carry Forward Amounts and, without duplication, Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts and the obligation to pay Class IO Shortfalls) be treated for federal income tax purposes as comprising four REMICs (each, a "Trust REMIC" or, in the alternative, Pooling Tier REMIC 1, Pooling Tier REMIC 2, the Lower Tier REMIC and the Upper Tier REMIC, respectively). The Class X Interest and each Class of Offered Certificates (other than the right of each Class of Offered Certificates to receive Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts) and the obligation to pay Class IO Shortfalls represents ownership of a regular interest in a REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions. The Class R Certificates represent ownership of the sole class of residual interest in each of Pooling Tier REMIC 1, Pooling Tier REMIC 2, the Lower Tier REMIC and the Upper Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions. The Start-up Day for each REMIC described herein is the Closing Date. The latest possible maturity date for each Certificate is the latest date referenced in Section 2.06. The Upper Tier REMIC shall hold as assets the several classes of uncertificated Lower Tier Regular Interests, set out below. The Lower Tier REMIC shall hold as assets the several classes of uncertificated Pooling Tier REMIC 2 Regular Interests. Pooling Tier REMIC 2 shall hold as assets the several classes of uncertificated Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Regular Interests. Pooling Tier REMIC 1 shall hold as assets the assets of the Trust Fund (exclusive of (i) the Prepayment Premiums, (ii) the Interest Rate Swap Agreement, (iii) the Supplemental Interest Trust, (iv) the Excess Reserve Fund Account, and (v) the right of the Offered Certificates to receive Upper Tier Carry Forward Amounts and, without duplication, Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts and the obligation to pay Class IO Shortfalls). For federal income tax purposes, each Class of Offered Certificates represents a beneficial ownership of a regular interest in the Upper Tier REMIC, the right to receive Upper Tier Carry Forward Amounts (including Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts) and the obligation to pay Class IO Shortfalls, the Class X Certificates represent beneficial ownership of the Class X Regular Interest, the Interest Rate Swap Agreement, the Supplemental Interest Trust, the Excess Reserve Fund Account and the right to receive Class IO Shortfalls, and the Class P Certificates represent beneficial ownership of the Prepayment Premiums, which portions of the Trust Fund shall be treated as a grantor trust. Pooling Tier REMIC 1 -------------------- Pooling Tier REMIC 1 shall issue the following interests in Pooling Tier REMIC 1, and each such interest, other than the Class PT1-R Interest, is hereby designated as a regular interest in the Pooling Tier REMIC 1. The Class PT1-R Interest is hereby designated as the sole class of residual interest in the Pooling Tier REMIC. Initial Pooling Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Tier REMIC 1 Interest Interest Rate Principal Amount -------------------- -------------------- ---------------- Class PT1-1 (1) $ 527,210,916 Class PT1-2A (2) $ 1,249,359 Class PT1-2B (3) $ 1,249,359 Class PT1-3A (2) $ 1,454,687 Class PT1-3B (3) $ 1,454,687 Class PT1-4A (2) $ 1,656,125 Class PT1-4B (2) $ 1,656,125 Class PT1-5A (2) $ 1,852,222 Class PT1-5B (3) $ 1,852,222 Class PT1-6A (2) $ 2,041,518 Class PT1-6B (3) $ 2,041,518 Class PT1-7A (2) $ 2,222,558 Class PT1-7B (3) $ 2,222,558 Class PT1-8A (2) $ 2,393,911 Class PT1-8B (3) $ 2,393,911 Class PT1-9A (2) $ 2,554,188 Class PT1-9B (3) $ 2,554,188 Class PT1-10A (2) $ 2,701,025 Class PT1-10B (3) $ 2,701,025 Class PT1-11A (2) $ 2,652,730 Class PT1-11B (3) $ 2,652,730 Class PT1-12A (2) $ 2,553,992 Class PT1-12B (3) $ 2,553,992 Class PT1-13A (2) $ 2,458,918 Class PT1-13B (3) $ 2,458,918 Class PT1-14A (2) $ 2,367,371 Class PT1-14B (3) $ 2,367,371 Class PT1-15A (2) $ 2,279,220 Class PT1-15B (3) $ 2,279,220 Class PT1-16A (2) $ 2,194,341 Class PT1-16B (3) $ 2,194,341 Class PT1-17A (2) $ 2,112,611 Class PT1-17B (3) $ 2,112,611 Class PT1-18A (2) $ 2,033,915 Class PT1-18B (3) $ 2,033,915 Class PT1-19A (2) $ 1,958,140 Class PT1-19B (3) $ 1,958,140 Class PT1-20A (2) $ 1,885,178 Class PT1-20B (3) $ 1,885,178 Class PT1-21A (2) $ 1,814,925 Class PT1-21B (3) $ 1,814,925 Class PT1-22A (2) $ 1,747,281 Class PT1-22B (3) $ 1,747,281 Class PT1-23A (2) $ 1,682,148 Class PT1-23B (3) $ 1,682,148 Class PT1-24A (2) $ 1,619,435 Class PT1-24B (3) $ 1,619,435 Class PT1-25A (2) $ 1,559,051 Class PT1-25B (3) $ 1,559,051 Class PT1-26A (2) $ 1,500,911 Class PT1-26B (3) $ 1,500,911 Class PT1-27A (2) $ 1,444,930 Class PT1-27B (3) $ 1,444,930 Class PT1-28A (2) $ 1,391,030 Class PT1-28B (3) $ 1,391,030 Class PT1-29A (2) $ 1,339,132 Class PT1-29B (3) $ 1,339,132 Class PT1-30A (2) $ 1,289,164 Class PT1-30B (3) $ 1,289,164 Class PT1-31A (2) $ 1,241,053 Class PT1-31B (3) $ 1,241,053 Class PT1-32A (2) $ 1,194,730 Class PT1-32B (3) $ 1,194,730 Class PT1-33A (2) $ 1,150,130 Class PT1-33B (3) $ 1,150,130 Class PT1-34A (2) $ 1,107,188 Class PT1-34B (3) $ 1,107,188 Class PT1-35A (2) $ 1,065,843 Class PT1-35B (3) $ 1,065,843 Class PT1-36A (2) $ 1,026,035 Class PT1-36B (3) $ 1,026,035 Class PT1-37A (2) $ 987,709 Class PT1-37B (3) $ 987,709 Class PT1-38A (2) $ 950,808 Class PT1-38B (3) $ 950,808 Class PT1-39A (2) $ 915,280 Class PT1-39B (3) $ 915,280 Class PT1-40A (2) $ 881,075 Class PT1-40B (3) $ 881,075 Class PT1-41A (2) $ 848,142 Class PT1-41B (3) $ 848,142 Class PT1-42A (2) $ 816,435 Class PT1-42B (3) $ 816,435 Class PT1-43A (2) $ 785,909 Class PT1-43B (3) $ 785,909 Class PT1-44A (2) $ 756,519 Class PT1-44B (3) $ 756,519 Class PT1-45A (2) $ 728,224 Class PT1-45B (3) $ 728,224 Class PT1-46A (2) $ 700,982 Class PT1-46B (3) $ 700,982 Class PT1-47A (2) $ 674,755 Class PT1-47B (3) $ 674,755 Class PT1-48A (2) $ 649,505 Class PT1-48B (3) $ 649,505 Class PT1-49A (2) $ 625,195 Class PT1-49B (3) $ 625,195 Class PT1-50A (2) $ 601,792 Class PT1-50B (3) $ 601,792 Class PT1-51A (2) $ 579,260 Class PT1-51B (3) $ 579,260 Class PT1-52A (2) $ 557,569 Class PT1-52B (3) $ 557,569 Class PT1-53A (2) $ 536,686 Class PT1-53B (3) $ 536,686 Class PT1-54A (2) $ 516,581 Class PT1-54B (3) $ 516,581 Class PT1-55A (2) $ 497,226 Class PT1-55B (3) $ 497,226 Class PT1-56A (2) $ 478,593 Class PT1-56B (3) $ 478,593 Class PT1-57A (2) $ 460,655 Class PT1-57B (3) $ 460,655 Class PT1-58A (2) $ 443,386 Class PT1-58B (3) $ 443,386 Class PT1-59A (2) $ 426,978 Class PT1-59B (3) $ 426,978 Class PT1-60A (2) $ 410,983 Class PT1-60B (3) $ 410,983 Class PT1-61A (2) $ 10,472,774 Class PT1-61B (3) $ 10,472,774 Class PT1-R (4) (3) ---------------------- (1) For any Distribution Date (and the related Interest Accrual Period), this Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Regular Interest shall bear interest at a per annum rate (its "Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Interest Rate") equal to the Pooling Tier REMIC 1 WAC Rate. (2) For any Distribution Date (and the related Interest Accrual Period) this Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Regular Interest shall bear interest at a per annum rate (its "Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Interest Rate") equal to the product of (i) 2 and (ii) the Pooling Tier REMIC 1 WAC Rate, subject to a maximum rate of 7.19%. (3) For any Distribution Date (and the related Interest Accrual Period) this Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Regular Interest shall bear interest at a per annum rate (its "Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Interest Rate") equal to the excess, if any, of the product of (i) 2 and (ii) the Pooling Tier REMIC 1 WAC Rate over 7.19%. (4) PT1-R Interest shall not have a principal amount and shall not bear interest. On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall first pay from the Trust Fund and charge as an expense of Pooling Tier REMIC 1 all expenses of the Trust for such Distribution Date. Such expense, other than Servicing Fees and Trustee Fees, shall be allocated in the same manner as Realized Losses. On each Distribution Date, the interest distributable in respect of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date shall be deemed to be distributed to the Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Regular Interests at the rates shown above. On each Distribution Date, Realized Losses and payments of principal in respect of the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated to the outstanding Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Regular Interest with the lowest numerical denomination until such interest is reduced to zero, provided that, Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Regular Interests with the same numerical denomination, such Realized Losses and payments of principal shall be allocated pro rata between such Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Regular Interests. Pooling Tier REMIC 2 -------------------- Pooling Tier REMIC 2 shall issue the following interests in Pooling Tier REMIC 2, and each such interest, other than the Class PT2-R Interest, is hereby designated as a regular interest in Pooling Tier REMIC 2. The Class PT2-R Interest is hereby designated as the sole class of residual interest in Pooling Tier REMIC 2.

(1) For any Distribution Date (and the related Interest Accrual Period), this Pooling Tier REMIC 2 Regular Interest shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the Pooling Tier REMIC 1 WAC Rate. (2) For any Distribution Date (and the related Interest Accrual Period) this Pooling Tier REMIC 2 Regular Interest shall bear interest at a per annum rate (its "Pooling Tier REMIC 2 Interest Rate") equal to the weighted average of the Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Interest Rates on the Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Regular Interests having an "A" in their class designation, provided that, on each Distribution Date on which interest is distributable on the Corresponding Pooling Tier REMIC 2 IO Interest, this Pooling Tier REMIC 2 Regular Interest shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to Swap LIBOR subject to a maximum rate equal to the weighted average of the Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Interest Rates on the Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Regular Interests having an "A" in their class designation. (3) For any Distribution Date (and the related Interest Accrual Period) this Pooling Tier REMIC 2 Regular Interest shall bear interest at a per annum rate (its "Pooling Tier REMIC 2 Interest Rate") equal to the weighted average of the Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Interest Rates on the Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Regular Interests having a "B" in their class designation. (4) Each Pooling Tier REMIC 2 IO is an interest-only interest and does not have a principal balance. From the Closing Date through and including the Corresponding Crossover Distribution Date, each Pooling Tier REMIC 2 IO Interest shall be entitled to receive interest that accrues on the Corresponding Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Regular Interest at a rate equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Interest Rate for the Corresponding Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Regular Interest over (ii) Swap LIBOR, and shall not accrue interest thereafter. (5) The PT2-R Interest shall not have a principal amount and shall not bear interest. On each Distribution Date, the interest distributable in respect of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date shall be distributed to the Pooling Tier REMIC 2 Regular Interests at the Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Interest Rates shown above. On each Distribution Date, Realized Losses and payments of principal in respect of the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated to the outstanding Pooling Tier REMIC 2 Regular Interests (other than the Pooling Tier REMIC 2 IO Interests) with the lowest numerical denomination until such interest is reduced to zero, provided that, for Pooling Tier REMIC 2 Regular Interests with the same numerical denomination, such Realized Losses and payments of principal shall be allocated pro rata between such Pooling Tier REMIC 2 Regular Interests. The Lower Tier REMIC shall issue the following interests, and each such interest, other than the Class LT-R Interest, is hereby designated as a regular interest in the Lower Tier REMIC. The Class LT-R Interest is hereby designated as the sole class of residual interest in the Lower Tier REMIC. Lower Tier REMIC

---------------------------- (1) The interest rate with respect to any Distribution Date for these interests is a per annum variable rate equal to the weighted average of the Pooling Tier REMIC 2 Interest Rates of the Pooling Tier REMIC 2 Regular Interests (other than the Pooling Tier REMIC 2 IO Interests). (2) This Lower Tier Interest is an interest-only interest and does not have a Lower Tier Principal Amount. On each Distribution Date, this Lower Tier Interest shall be entitled to receive all interest distributable on the Pooling Tier REMIC 2 IO Interests. (3) The Class LT-R Interest does not have a principal amount or an interest rate. Each Lower Tier Regular Interest is hereby designated as a regular interest in the Lower Tier REMIC. The Class LT-A-1, Class LT-A-2, Class LT-A-3, Class LT-A-4, Class LT-M-1, Class LT-M-2, Class LT-M-3, Class LT-B-1, Class LT-B-2, Class LT-B-3 and Class LT-B-4 Interests are hereby designated the LT-Accretion Directed Classes (the "LT-Accretion Directed Classes"). On each Distribution Date, 50% of the increase in the Overcollateralized Amount will be payable as a reduction of the Lower Tier Principal Amount of the LT-Accretion Directed Classes (each such Class will be reduced by an amount equal to 50% of any increase in the Overcollateralized Amount that is attributable to a reduction in the Class Certificate Balance of its Corresponding Class) and will be accrued and added to the Lower Tier Principal Amount of the Class LT-Accrual Interest. On each Distribution Date, the increase in the Lower Tier Principal Amount of the Class LT-Accrual Interest may not exceed interest accruals for such Distribution Date for the Class LT-Accrual Interest. In the event that: (i) 50% of the increase in the Overcollateralized Amount exceeds (ii) interest accruals on the Class LT-Accrual Interest for such Distribution Date, the excess for such Distribution Date (accumulated with all such excesses for all prior Distribution Dates) will be added to any increase in the Overcollateralized Amount for purposes of determining the amount of interest accrual on the Class LT-Accrual Interest payable as principal on the LT-Accretion Directed Classes on the next Distribution Date pursuant to the first sentence of this paragraph. All payments of scheduled principal and prepayments of principal generated by the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated (i) 50% to the Class LT-Accrual Interest and (ii) 50% to the LT-Accretion Directed Classes (principal payments shall be allocated among such LT-Accretion Directed Classes in an amount equal to 50% of the principal amounts allocated to their respective Corresponding Classes), until paid in full. Notwithstanding the above, principal payments allocated to the Class X Interest that result in the reduction in the Overcollateralized Amount shall be allocated to the Class LT-Accrual Interest (until paid in full). Realized Losses shall be applied so that after all distributions have been made on each Distribution Date (i) the principal balance of each of the LT-Accretion Directed Classes is equal to 50% of the Class Certificate Balance of their Corresponding Class, and (ii) the Class LT-Accrual Interest is equal to 50% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans plus 50% of the Overcollateralized Amount. Upper Tier REMIC The Upper Tier REMIC shall issue the following interests, and each such interest, other than the Class UT-R Interest, is hereby designated as a regular interest in the Upper Tier REMIC. The Class UT-R Interest is hereby designated as the sole class of residual interests in the Upper Tier REMIC. Corresponding Upper Tier REMIC Upper Tier Initial Principal Class of Interest Interest Rate Upper Tier Amount Certificates -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class A-1 (1) Class A-1 Class A-2 (1) Class A-2 Class A-3 (1) Class A-3 Class A-4 (1) Class A-4 Class M-1 (1) Class M-1 Class M-2 (1) Class M-2 Class M-3 (1) Class M-3 Class B-1 (1) Class B-1 Class B-2 (1) Class B-2 Class B-3 (1) Class B-3 Class B-4 (1) Class B-4 Class IO (2) (2) N/A Class X (3) (3) Class X Class UT-R (4) (4) Class R ---------------- (1) For any Distribution Date (and the related Interest Accrual Period) this interest shall bear interest at the lesser of (i) the Pass-Through Rate (determined without regard to the applicable WAC Cap) for the Corresponding Class of Certificates and (ii) the Upper Tier REMIC WAC Rate. (2) This interest is an interest-only interest and does not have a principal balance. On each Distribution Date, the Class IO Interest shall be entitled to receive all interest distributable on the Class LT-IO Interest. This interest shall be beneficially owned by the holders of the Class X Certificates and shall be held as an asset of the Supplemental Interest Trust. (3) The Class X Interest has an initial principal balance of $11,206,687.29 but it will not accrue interest on such balance but will accrue interest on a notional principal balance. As of any Distribution Date, the Class X Interest shall have a notional principal balance equal to the aggregate of the Lower Tier Principal Amounts of the Lower Tier Regular Interests (other than the Class LT-IO Interest) as of the first day of the related Interest Accrual Period. With respect to any Interest Accrual Period, the Class X Interest shall bear interest at a rate equal to the excess, if any, of the Upper Tier REMIC WAC Rate over the product of (i) 2 and (ii) the weighted average of the Lower Tier Interest Rates of the Lower Tier REMIC Interests (other than the Class LT-IO Interest), where the Lower Tier Interest Rate on the Class LT Accrual Interest is subject to a cap equal to zero and each LT Accretion Directed Class is subject to a cap equal to the Upper Tier Interest Rate on its Corresponding Class of Upper Tier Regular Interest. With respect to any Distribution Date, interest that so accrues on the notional principal balance of the Class X Interest shall be deferred in an amount equal to any increase in the Overcollateralized Amount on such Distribution Date. Such deferred interest shall not itself bear interest. (4) The Class UT-R Interest does not have an interest rate or a principal balance. On each Distribution Date, interest distributable in respect of the Lower Tier Interests for such Distribution Date shall be deemed to be distributed to the interest in the Upper Tier REMIC at the rates shown above, provided that the Class IO Interest shall be entitled to receive interest before any other interest in the Upper Tier REMIC. On each Distribution Date, all Realized Losses and all payments of principal shall be allocated to the Upper Tier Interests until the outstanding principal balance of each such interest equals the outstanding Class Certificate Balance of the Corresponding Class of Certificates as of such Distribution Date. Certificates Class Class Certificate Class Designation Pass-Through Rate Balance ----------------------------------------------------------------- Class A-1(14) (1) $354,000,000 Class A-2(14) (2) $110,970,000 Class A-3(14) (3) $ 71,427,000 Class A-4(14) (4) $ 37,929,000 Class M-1(14) (5) $ 43,424,000 Class M-2(14) (6) $ 34,320,000 Class M-3(14) (7) $ 9,805,000 Class B-1(14) (8) $ 7,004,000 Class B-2(14) (9) $ 7,004,000 Class B-3(14) (10) $ 6,304,000 Class B-4(14) (11) $ 7,004,000 Class X (12) 0(12) Class R (13) 0 (1) The Class A-1 Certificate will bear interest during each Interest Accrual Period at a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (1) One-Month LIBOR plus 0.340% (0.680% after the first possible Optional Termination Date) and (2) the WAC Cap. (2) The Class A-2 Certificate will bear interest during each Interest Accrual Period at a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (1) One-Month LIBOR plus 0.150% (0.300% after the first possible Optional Termination Date) and (2) the WAC Cap. (3) The Class A-3 Certificate will bear interest during each Interest Accrual Period at a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (1) One-Month LIBOR plus 0.280% (0.560% after the first possible Optional Termination Date) and (2) the WAC Cap. (4) The Class A-4 Certificate will bear interest during each Interest Accrual Period at a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (1) One-Month LIBOR plus 0.450% (0.900% after the first possible Optional Termination Date) and (2) the WAC Cap. (5) The Class M-1 Certificate will bear interest during each Interest Accrual Period at a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (1) One-Month LIBOR plus 0.580% (0.870% after the first possible Optional Termination Date) and (2) the WAC Cap. (6) The Class M-2 Certificate will bear interest during each Interest Accrual Period at a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (1) One-Month LIBOR plus 0.950% (1.425% after the first possible Optional Termination Date) and (2) the WAC Cap. (7) The Class M-3 Certificate will bear interest during each Interest Accrual Period at a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (1) One-Month LIBOR plus 1.150% (1.725% after the first possible Optional Termination Date) and (2) the WAC Cap. (8) The Class B-1 Certificate will bear interest during each Interest Accrual Period at a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (1) One-Month LIBOR plus 1.600% (2.400% after the first possible Optional Termination Date) and (2) the WAC Cap. (9) The Class B-2 Certificate will bear interest during each Interest Accrual Period at a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (1) One-Month LIBOR plus 1.700% (2.550% after the first possible Optional Termination Date) and (2) the WAC Cap. (10) The Class B-3 Interest will bear interest during each Interest Accrual Period at a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (1) 6.000% (6.500% after the first possible Optional Termination Date) and (2) the WAC Cap. (11) The Class B-4 Interest will bear interest during each Interest Accrual Period at a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (1) 6.000% (6.500% after the first possible Optional Termination Date) and (2) the WAC Cap. (12) The Class X Certificates will represent beneficial ownership of (i) the Class X Interest, (ii) the Class IO Interest, (iii) the right to receive Class IO shortfalls, (iv) amounts in the Supplemental Interest Trust, including the Interest Rate Swap Agreement subject to the obligation to pay Net Swap Payments and Upper Tier Carry Forward Amounts and, without duplication, Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts and (v) amounts in the Excess Reserve Fund Account, subject to the obligation to make payments from the Excess Reserve Fund Account in respect of Upper Tier Carry Forward Amounts and, without duplication, Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts. For federal income tax purposes, the Trustee will treat a Class X Certificateholder's obligation to make payments of Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts and, without duplication, Upper Tier Carry Forward Amounts to the Offered Certificates from the Excess Reserve Fund Account and the Supplemental Interest Trust as payments made pursuant to an interest rate cap contract written by the Class X Certificateholders in favor of each Class of Offered Certificates. Such rights of the Class X Certificateholders and Offered Certificateholders shall be treated as held in a portion of the Trust Fund that is treated as a grantor trust under subpart E, Part I of subchapter J of the Code. (13) The Class R Certificate does not have an interest rate or a principal balance. The Class R Certificates represent ownership of the Class PT1-R Interest, the Class PT2-R Interest, the Class LT-R Lower Tier Interest and the Class UT-R Interest. (14) Each of these Certificates will represent not only the ownership of the Corresponding Class of Upper Tier Regular Interest but also the right to receive payments from the Excess Reserve Fund Account and the Supplemental Interest Trust. Each of these Certificates will also be subject to the obligation to pay Class IO Shortfalls as described in Section 8.13. For federal income tax purposes, any amount distributed on the Offered Certificates on any such Distribution Date in excess of the amount distributable on their Corresponding Class of Upper Tier Regular Interest on such Distribution Date shall be treated as having been paid from the Excess Reserve Fund or the Supplemental Interest Trust, as applicable, and any amount distributable on such Corresponding Class of Upper Tier Regular Interest on such Distribution Date in excess of the amount distributable on Offered Certificates on such Distribution Date shall be treated as having been paid to the Supplemental Interest Trust, all pursuant to, and as further provided in, Section 8.13. The Trustee will treat an Offered Certificateholder's right to receive payments from the Excess Reserve Fund Account and the Supplemental Interest Trust as payments made pursuant to an interest rate cap contract written by the Class X Certificateholders. The minimum denomination for each Class of the Class A Certificates will be $25,000, with integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof except that one Certificate in each Class may be issued in a different amount. The minimum denomination for each Class of the Class M and Class B Certificates will be $250,000, with integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof except that one Certificate in each Class may be issued in a different amount. The minimum denomination for (a) each of the Class R Certificates will be a 100% Percentage Interest in such Class, (b) each of the Class P Certificates will be 100% Percentage Interest in such Class and (c) the Class X Certificates will be a 10% Percentage Interest in such Class. Set forth below are designations of Classes of Certificates to the categories used herein: Book-Entry Certificates...... All Classes of Certificates other than the Physical Certificates. Class A Certificates......... Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Certificates. Class B Certificates......... Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3 and Class B-4 Certificates. Class M Certificates......... Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates. Delay Certificates........... Fixed Rate Certificates. ERISA-Restricted Certificates............... Class R Certificates, Class P Certificates and Class X Certificates; any certificate with a rating below the lowest applicable permitted rating under the Underwriters' Exemption. Fixed-Rate Certificates...... Class B-3 and Class B-4 Certificates. LIBOR Certificates........... Offered Certificates other than the Fixed-Rate Certificates. Non-Delay Certificates....... LIBOR Certificates. Offered Certificates......... All Classes of Certificates other than the Private Certificates. Physical Certificates........ Class X, Class P and Class R Certificates. Offered Certificates......... Fixed Rate Certificates and LIBOR Certificates. Private Certificates......... Class X, Class P and Class R Certificates. Rating Agencies.............. Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch. Regular Certificates......... All Classes of Certificates other than the Class R and Class P Certificates. Residual Certificates........ Class R Certificates. Subordinated Certificates.... Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3 and Class B-4 Certificates. ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS Section 1.01 Definitions. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings: Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those mortgage servicing practices set forth in Section 3.01(a) of this Agreement. Account: Any of the Collection Account, the Distribution Account, any Escrow Account or the Excess Reserve Fund Account. Each Account shall be an Eligible Account. Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date for each Class of the Offered Certificates, the amount of interest accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the applicable Pass-Through Rate on the related Class Certificate Balance immediately prior to such Distribution Date, as reduced by such Class's share of Net Prepayment Interest Shortfalls and Relief Act Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution Date allocated to such Class pursuant to Section 4.02. Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: An adjustable rate Mortgage Loan. Adjusted Net Mortgage Interest Rate: As to each Mortgage Loan and at any time, the per annum rate equal to the Mortgage Interest Rate less the Expense Fee Rate. Adjustment Date: As to any Mortgage Loan, the first Due Date on which the related Mortgage Interest Rate adjusts as set forth in the related Mortgage Note and each Due Date thereafter on which the Mortgage Interest Rate adjusts as set forth in the related Mortgage Note. Advance: Any P&I Advance or Servicing Advance. Advance Facility: A financing or other facility as described in Section 10.07. Advance Facility Notice: As defined in Section 10.07. Advance Financing Person: The Person to whom the Servicer's rights under this Agreement to be reimbursed for any P&I Advances or Servicing Advances have been assigned pursuant to Section 10.07. Advance Reimbursement Amounts: As defined in Section 10.07. Affiliate: With respect to any Person, any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such first Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control" means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing. Agreement: This Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all amendments or supplements hereto. Applied Realized Loss Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which the aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Offered Certificates after distributions of principal on such Distribution Date exceeds the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date. Appraised Value: (i) With respect to any First Lien Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property based upon the appraisal made for the originator at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan or the sales price of the Mortgaged Property at such time of origination, whichever is less, and (ii) with respect to any Second Lien Mortgage Loan, the value, determined pursuant to the Underwriting Guidelines, of the related Mortgaged Property as of the origination of the Second Lien Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that in the case of a refinanced Mortgage Loan, such value is based solely upon the appraisal made at the time of origination of such refinanced Mortgage Loan. Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form (other than the assignee's name and recording information not yet returned from the recording office), reflecting the sale of the Mortgage to the Trustee. Available Funds: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Mortgage Loans to the extent received by the Trustee (x) the sum of (i) all scheduled installments of interest (net of the related Expense Fees) and principal due on the Due Date on such Mortgage Loans in the related Due Period and received on or prior to the related Determination Date, together with any P&I Advances in respect thereof; (ii) all Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds received during the related Prepayment Period (in each case, net of unreimbursed expenses incurred in connection with a liquidation or foreclosure and unreimbursed Advances, if any); (iii) all partial or full prepayments on the Mortgage Loans (excluding Prepayment Premiums) received during the related Prepayment Period together with all Compensating Interest paid by the Servicer in connection therewith; (iv) amounts received with respect to such Distribution Date as the Substitution Adjustment Amount or the repurchase price in respect of a Deleted Mortgage Loan substituted for or repurchased by the Responsible Party or the Depositor as of such Distribution Date; (v) any Net Swap Receipts for such Distribution Date; and (vi) the proceeds received with respect to the termination of the Trust Fund pursuant to clause (a) of Section 9.01, reduced by (y) amounts in reimbursement for P&I Advances and Servicing Advances previously made with respect to the Mortgage Loans and other amounts as to which the Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee (or co-trustee) or the Custodian are entitled to be paid or reimbursed pursuant to this Agreement. Basic Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date over (ii) the Excess Overcollateralized Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date. Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount: With respect to each Class of Offered Certificates, as of any Distribution Date, the sum of (A) if on such Distribution Date the Pass-Through Rate for any Class of Offered Certificates is based upon the WAC Cap, the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest such Class of Certificates would otherwise be entitled to receive on such Distribution Date had such Pass-Through Rate not been subject to the WAC Cap, over (ii) the amount of interest payable on such Class of Certificates on such Distribution Date taking into account the WAC Cap and (B) the Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount for such Class of Certificates for all previous Distribution Dates not previously paid, together with interest thereon at a rate equal to the applicable Pass-Through Rate for such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date, without giving effect to the WAC Cap). Basis Risk Payment: For any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate of the Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts for such Distribution Date and (ii) the Class X Distributable Amount (prior to any reduction for Basis Risk Payments). Best's: Best's Key Rating Guide, as the same shall be amended from time to time. Book-Entry Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement. Business Day: Any day other than (i) Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which banking and savings and loan institutions, in (a) the States of New York or California or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, (b) the State in which the Servicer's servicing operations are located, or (c) the State in which the Trustee's operations are located, are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed. Certificate: Any one of the Certificates executed by the Trustee in substantially the forms attached hereto as exhibits. Certificate Balance: With respect to any Class of Offered Certificates, at any date, the maximum dollar amount of principal to which the Holder thereof is then entitled hereunder, such amount being equal to the Denomination thereof minus all distributions of principal previously made with respect thereto and in the case of any Subordinated Certificates, reduced by any Applied Realized Loss Amounts applicable to such Class of Certificates; provided, however, that immediately following the Distribution Date on which a Subsequent Recovery is distributed, the Class Certificate Balances of any Class or Classes of Certificates that have been previously reduced by Applied Realized Loss Amounts will be increased, in order of seniority, by the amount of the Subsequent Recovery distributed on such Distribution Date (up to the amount of Applied Realized Loss Amounts allocated to such Class or Classes). The Class P, Class X and Class R Certificates have no Certificate Balance. Certificate Owner: With respect to a Book-Entry Certificate, the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Book-Entry Certificate. Certificate Register: The register maintained pursuant to Section 5.02. Certificateholder or Holder: The person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register, 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 Percentage Interest evidenced thereby shall not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite amount of Percentage Interests necessary to effect such consent has been obtained; provided, however, that if any such Person (including the Depositor) owns 100% of the Percentage Interests evidenced by a Class of Certificates, such Certificates shall be deemed to be Outstanding for purposes of any provision 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. Certification: As defined in Section 8.12(b). Class: All Certificates bearing the same class designation as set forth in the Preliminary Statement. Class A Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement. Class A Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the aggregate Class Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (A) 64.00% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over the Overcollateralization Floor. Class A-1 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class designation of "Class A-1." Class A-2 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class designation of "Class A-2." Class A-3 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class designation of "Class A-3." Class A-4 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class designation of "Class A-4." Class B Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement. Class B-1 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class designation of "Class B-1." Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (D) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), and (E) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-1 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (A) 91.00% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over the Overcollateralization Floor. Class B-2 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class designation of "Class B-2." Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (D) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (E) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-1 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), and (F) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-2 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (A) 93.00% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over the Overcollateralization Floor. Class B-3 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class designation of "Class B-3." Class B-3 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (D) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (E) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-1 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (F) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), and (G) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-3 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (A) 94.80% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over the Overcollateralization Floor. Class B-4 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class designation of "Class B-4." Class B-4 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (D) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (E) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-1 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (F) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (G) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-3 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class B-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), and (H) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-4 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (A) 96.80% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over the Overcollateralization Floor. Class Certificate Balance: With respect to any Class and as to any date of determination, the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of all Certificates of such Class as of such date. Class IO Interest: As specified in the Preliminary Statement. Class IO Shortfalls: As defined in Section 8.13. For the avoidance of doubt, the Class IO Shortfall for any Distribution Date shall equal the amount payable to the Class X Certificates in respect of amounts due to the Swap Provider on such Distribution Date in excess of the amount payable on the Class X Interest on such Distribution Date, all as further provided in Section 8.13. Class LT-R Interest: The residual interest in the Lower Tier REMIC as described in the Preliminary Statement and the related footnote thereto. Class M Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement. Class M-1 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class designation of "Class M-1." Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), and (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (A) 76.40% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over the Overcollateralization Floor. Class M-2 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class designation of "Class M-2." Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (A) 86.20% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over the Overcollateralization Floor. Class M-3 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class designation of "Class M-3." Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), and (D) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (A) 89.00% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over the Overcollateralization Floor. Class P Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class designation of "Class P." Class PTR-1 Interest: The residual interest in Pooling Tier REMIC 1 as described in the Preliminary Statement and the related footnote thereto. Class PTR-2 Interest: The residual interest in Pooling Tier REMIC 2 as described in the Preliminary Statement and the related footnote thereto. Class R Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class designation of "Class R." Class UT-R Interest: The residual interest in the Upper Tier REMIC as described in the Preliminary Statement and the related footnote thereto. Class X Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class designation of "Class X." Class X Distributable Amount: On any Distribution Date, (i) as a distribution in respect of interest, the amount of interest that has accrued on the Class X Interest and not applied as an Extra Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date, plus any such accrued interest remaining undistributed from prior Distribution Dates, plus, without duplication, (ii) as a distribution in respect of principal, any portion of the principal balance of the Class X Interest which is distributable as an Overcollateralization Reduction Amount, minus (iii) any amounts paid as an Upper Tier Carry Forward Amount or as a Basis Risk Payment from the Excess Reserve Fund Account. Class X Interest: The Upper Tier Regular Interest represented by the Class X Certificates as specified and described in the Preliminary Statement and the related footnote thereto. Closing Date: December 28, 2004. Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including any successor or amendatory provisions. Collection Account: As defined in Section 3.10(a). Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio: As of the date of origination and as to any Second Lien Mortgage Loan, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the sum of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Second Lien Mortgage Loan as of the date of origination and (ii) the outstanding principal balance as of the date of origination of any mortgage loan or mortgage loans that are senior or equal in priority to the Second Lien Mortgage Loan and which are secured by the same Mortgaged Property to (b) lesser of the Appraised Value or the Review Appraisal Value. Compensating Interest: For any Distribution Date, the lesser of (a) the amount, if any, by which the Prepayment Interest Shortfall, if any, for such Distribution Date with respect to voluntary Principal Prepayments (excluding any payments made upon liquidation of any Mortgage Loan) exceeds all Prepayment Interest Excesses for such Distribution Date, and (b) the amount of the Servicing Fee payable to the Servicer for such Distribution Date. Condemnation Proceeds: All awards, compensation and/or settlements in respect of a Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation. Corporate Trust Office: The designated office of the Trustee in the State of California at which at any particular time its corporate trust business with respect to this Agreement is administered, which office at the date of the execution of this Agreement is located at 1761 East St. Andrew Place Santa Ana, California 92705-4934, Attn: Trust Administration-GS04O1, facsimile no. (714) 247-6478, and which is the address to which notices to and correspondence with the Trustee should be directed. Corresponding Class: The class of interests in one Trust REMIC created under this Agreement that corresponds to the class of interests in the other Trust REMIC or to a Class of Certificates in the manner set out below: Lower Tier Upper Tier Corresponding Class Designation Regular Interest Certificates ----------------- ---------------- ------------ Class LT-A-1 Class A-1 Class A-1 Class LT-A-2 Class A-2 Class A-2 Class LT-A-3 Class A-3 Class A-3 Class LT-A-4 Class A-4 Class A-4 Class LT-M-1 Class M-1 Class M-1 Class LT-M-2 Class M-2 Class M-2 Class LT-M-3 Class M-3 Class M-3 Class LT-B-1 Class B-1 Class B-1 Class LT-B-2 Class B-2 Class B-2 Class LT-B-3 Class B-3 Class B-3 Class LT-B-4 Class B-4 Class B-4 N/A Class X Class X Corresponding Crossover Distribution Date: The Distribution Date in the month and year specified in the Preliminary Statement corresponding to a Pooling Tier REMIC 2 IO Interest. Corresponding Pooling Tier REMIC 2 IO Interests: As described in the Preliminary Statement. Covered Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Covered pursuant to Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary. Custodial File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file retained by the Custodian consisting of items (1) - (8) as listed on Exhibit K hereto. Custodian: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, and its successors in interest. Cut-off Date: December 1, 2004. Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance: The aggregate Stated Principal Balances of all Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date. Cut-off Date Principal Balance: As to any Mortgage Loan, the Stated Principal Balance thereof as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date (after giving effect to payments of principal due on that date, whether or not received). Data Tape Information: The information provided by the Responsible Party as of the Cut-off Date to the Depositor setting forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan: (1) the Responsible Party's Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2) the Mortgagor's name; (3) the street address of the Mortgaged Property including the city, state and zip code; (4) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied, a second home or investment property; (5) the number and type of residential units constituting the Mortgaged Property (i.e., a single family residence, a 2-4 family residence, a unit in a condominium project or a unit in a planned unit development, manufactured housing); (6) the original months to maturity or the remaining months to maturity from the Cut-off Date, in any case based on the original amortization schedule and, if different, the maturity expressed in the same manner but based on the actual amortization schedule; (7) with respect to First Lien Mortgage Loans, the Loan-to-Value Ratio, and with respect to the Second Lien Mortgage Loans, the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination; (8) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of the Cut-off Date; (9) the date on which the Scheduled Payment was due on the Mortgage Loan and, if such date is not consistent with the Due Date currently in effect, such Due Date; (10) the stated maturity date; (11) the amount of the Scheduled Payment as of the Cut-off Date; (12) the last payment date on which a Scheduled Payment was actually applied to pay interest and the outstanding principal balance; (13) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; (14) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date, after deduction of payments of principal due and collected on or before the Cut-off Date; (15) with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Adjustment Date; (16) with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Gross Margin; (17) with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Lifetime Rate Cap under the terms of the Mortgage Note; (18) with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, a code indicating the type of Index; (19) with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Periodic Mortgage Interest Rate Cap under the terms of the Mortgage Note; (20) the type of Mortgage Loan (i.e., fixed rate, adjustable rate, first lien, second lien); (21) a code indicating the purpose of the loan (i.e., purchase, rate and term refinance, equity take-out refinance); (22) a code indicating the documentation style (i.e., full documentation, limited documentation or stated income); (23) the loan credit classification (as described in the Underwriting Guidelines); (24) whether such Mortgage Loan provides for a Prepayment Premium; (25) the Prepayment Premium period of such Mortgage Loan, if applicable; (26) a description of the Prepayment Premium, if applicable; (27) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of origination; (28) the credit risk score (FICO score) at origination; (29) the date of origination; (30) the Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment period; (31) the Mortgage Interest Rate floor; (32) the Mortgage Interest Rate calculation method (i.e., 30/360, simple interest, other); (33) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan has been modified; (34) with respect to First Lien Mortgage Loans, the current Loan-to-Value Ratio, and with respect to Second Lien Mortgage Loans, the current Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio; (35) the one year payment history; (36) the Due Date for the first Scheduled Payment; (37) the original Scheduled Payment due; (38) with respect to the related Mortgagor, the debt-to-income ratio; (39) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property; (40) the sales price of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgage Loan was originated in connection with the purchase of the Mortgaged Property; (41) with respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the MERS identification number; and (42) a code indicating whether a Mortgage Loan is or has been 30 days delinquent. With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; and (4) the weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans. Debt Service Reduction: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a reduction by a court of competent jurisdiction in a proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy Code in the Scheduled Payment for such Mortgage Loan which became final and non-appealable, except for such a reduction resulting from a Deficient Valuation or any reduction that results in a permanent forgiveness of principal. Defaulted Swap Termination Payment: Any Swap Termination Payment required to be paid by the Trust to the Swap Provider pursuant to the Interest Rate Swap Agreement as a result of an Event of Default (as defined in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement) with respect to which the Swap Provider is the defaulting party or a Termination Event (as defined in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement) (other than Illegality or a Tax Event that is not a Tax Event Upon Merger (each as defined in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement )) with respect to which the Swap Provider is the sole Affected Party (as defined in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement). Deficient Valuation: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a valuation of the related Mortgaged Property by a court of competent jurisdiction in an amount less than the then outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, which valuation results from a proceeding initiated under the United States Bankruptcy Code. Definitive Certificates: Any Certificate evidenced by a Physical Certificate and any Certificate issued in lieu of a Book-Entry Certificate pursuant to Section 5.02(e). Delay Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement. Deleted Mortgage Loan: As defined in Section 2.03(d). Denomination: With respect to each Certificate, the amount set forth on the face thereof as the "Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate" or the Percentage Interest appearing on the face thereof. Depositor: GS Mortgage Securities Corp., a Delaware corporation, and its successors in interest. Depository: The initial Depository shall be The Depository Trust Company, the nominee of which is CEDE & Co., as 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 Institution: Any depository institution or trust company, including the Trustee, that (a) is incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof, (b) is subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking authorities and (c) has outstanding unsecured commercial paper or other short-term unsecured debt obligations that are rated P-1 by Moody's, A-1 by Standard & Poor's and F1+ by Fitch (in each case, to the extent they are designated as Rating Agencies in the Preliminary Statement). 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 each Distribution Date, the 18th day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, or if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 18th day. Distribution Account: The separate Eligible Account created and maintained by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.27(b) in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and designated "Deutsche Bank National Trust Company in trust for registered holders of GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-OPT." Funds in the Distribution Account shall be held in trust for the Certificateholders for the uses and purposes set forth in this Agreement and may be invested in Permitted Investments. Distribution Date: The 25th day of each calendar month after the initial issuance of the Certificates, or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, commencing in January 2005. Document Certification and Exception Report: The report attached to Exhibit F hereto. Due Date: The day of the month on which the Scheduled Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace. Due Period: With respect to any Distribution Date, the period commencing on the second day of the calendar month preceding the month in which the Distribution Date occurs and ending on the first day of the calendar month in which the Distribution Date occurs. Eligible Account: Either (i) an account maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company the short-term unsecured debt obligations of which (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust company that is a subsidiary of a holding company, the short-term unsecured debt obligations of such holding company) are rated "A-1" by Standard & Poor's, "F-1" by Fitch and "P-1" by Moody's (in each case, to the extent they are designated as Rating Agencies in the Preliminary Statement) (and a comparable rating if another Rating Agency is specified by the Depositor by written notice to the Servicer) at the time any amounts are held on deposit therein, (ii) a trust account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company acting in its fiduciary capacity or (iii) any other account acceptable to each Rating Agency. Eligible Accounts may bear interest, and may include, if otherwise qualified under this definition, accounts maintained with the Trustee. ERISA: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. ERISA-Qualifying Underwriting: A best efforts or firm commitment underwriting or private placement that meets the requirements of Prohibited Transaction Exemption ("PTE") 2002-41, 67 Fed. Reg. 54487 (2002) (or any successor thereto), or any substantially similar administrative exemption granted by the U.S. Department of Labor. ERISA-Restricted Certificate: As specified in the Preliminary Statement. Escrow Account: The Eligible Account or Accounts established and maintained pursuant to Section 3.09(b). Escrow Payments: As defined in Section 3.09(b) of this Agreement. Event of Default: As defined in Section 7.01. Excess Overcollateralized Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (a) the Overcollateralized Amount on such Distribution Date over (b) the Specified Overcollateralized Amount for such Distribution Date. Excess Reserve Fund Account: The separate Eligible Account created and maintained by the Trustee pursuant to Sections 3.27(a) in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Regular Certificateholders and designated "Deutsche Bank National Trust Company in trust for registered holders of GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-OPT." Funds in the Excess Reserve Fund Account shall be held in trust for the Regular Certificateholders for the uses and purposes set forth in this Agreement. Amounts on deposit in the Excess Reserve Fund Account shall not be invested. Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Expense Fee Rate: As to each Mortgage Loan, a per annum rate equal to the sum of the Servicing Fee Rate and the Trustee Fee Rate. Expense Fees: As to each Mortgage Loan, the sum of the Servicing Fee and the Trustee Fee. Extra Principal Distribution Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the lesser of (x) the related Total Monthly Excess Spread for such Distribution Date and (y) the related Overcollateralization Deficiency for such Distribution Date. Fannie Mae: The Federal National Mortgage Association, and its successors in interest. Fannie Mae Guides: The Fannie Mae Seller's Guide and the Fannie Mae Servicer's Guide and all amendments or additions thereto. FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and its successors in interest. Final Recovery Determination: With respect to any defaulted Mortgage Loan or any REO Property (other than a Mortgage Loan or REO Property purchased by the Responsible Party as contemplated by this Agreement), a determination made by the Servicer that all Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries which the Servicer, in its reasonable good faith judgment, expects to be finally recoverable in respect thereof have been so recovered. The Servicer shall maintain records, prepared by a Servicing Officer, of each Final Recovery Determination made thereby. Final Scheduled Distribution Date: The Final Scheduled Distribution Date for each Class of Certificates is the Distribution Date occurring in November 2034. First Lien Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan secured by a first lien Mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property. Fitch: Fitch, Inc., and its successors in interest. If Fitch is designated as a Rating Agency in the Preliminary Statement, for purposes of Section 10.05(b) the address for notices to Fitch shall be Fitch, Inc., One State Street Plaza, New York, New York 10004, Attention: MBS Monitoring - GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT, or such other address as Fitch may hereafter furnish to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee. Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan: A fixed rate Mortgage Loan. Fixed Rate Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement. Forbearance: As defined in Section 3.07(a). Freddie 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, and its successors in interest. Gross Margin: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note to be added to the applicable Index to determine the Mortgage Interest Rate. Home Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as "Home Loan" pursuant to Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary. Index: As to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the index from time to time in effect for the adjustment of the Mortgage Interest Rate set forth as such on the related Mortgage Note. Insurance Policy: With respect to any Mortgage Loan included in the Trust Fund, any insurance policy, including all riders and endorsements thereto in effect, including any replacement policy or policies for any Insurance Policies. Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property. Interest Accrual Period: With respect to Non-Delay Certificates and each corresponding Class of Lower Tier Regular Interests and any Distribution Date, the period commencing on the immediately preceding Distribution Date (or commencing on the Closing Date in the case of the first Distribution Date) and ending on the day immediately preceding the current Distribution Date. With respect to the Delay Certificates and each corresponding Class of Lower Tier Regular Interests and any Distribution Date, the calendar month immediately preceding the month which such Distribution Date occurs. Interest Only Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan for which the related Mortgage Note provides for Scheduled Payments of interest only. Interest Rate Swap Agreement: The interest rate swap agreement, dated as of November 15, 2004, between Goldman Sachs Capital Markets, L.P. and Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company. Interest Remittance Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, that portion of Available Funds attributable to interest relating to the Mortgage Loans. Investment Account: As defined in Section 3.12(a). Investor: With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the Person named on the MERS System as the investor pursuant to the MERS Procedures Manual. Investor Based Exemption: Any of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 84-14 (for transactions by independent "qualified professional asset managers"), PTCE 91-38 (for transactions by bank collective investment funds), PTCE 90-1 (for transactions by insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTCE 95-60 (for transactions by insurance company general accounts) or PTCE 96-23 (for transactions effected by "in-house asset managers"), or any comparable exemption available under Similar Law. Late Collections: With respect to any Mortgage Loan and any Due Period, all amounts received after the Remittance Date immediately following such Due Period, whether as late payments of Scheduled Payments or as Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise, which represent late payments or collections of principal and/or interest due (without regard to any acceleration of payments under the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note) but delinquent for such Due Period and not previously recovered. Lender: As defined in Section 10.07. LIBOR: With respect to any Interest Accrual Period for the LIBOR Certificates, the rate determined by the Trustee on the related LIBOR Determination Date on the basis of the offered rate for one-month U.S. dollar deposits as such rate appears on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date; provided, that if such rate does not appear on Telerate Page 3750, the rate for such date will be determined on the basis of the rates at which one-month U.S. dollar deposits are offered by the Reference Banks at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date to prime banks in the London interbank market. In such event, the Trustee shall request the principal London office of each of the Reference Banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least two such quotations are provided, the rate for that date will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest whole multiple of 1/16%). If fewer than two quotations are provided as requested, the rate for that date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by major banks in New York City, selected by the Trustee (after consultation with the Depositor and the NIM Insurer), at approximately 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such date for one-month U.S. dollar deposits of leading European banks. LIBOR Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement. LIBOR Determination Date: With respect to any Interest Accrual Period for the LIBOR Certificates, the second London Business Day preceding the commencement of such Interest Accrual Period. Lifetime Rate Cap: The provision of each Mortgage Note related to an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute maximum Mortgage Interest Rate thereunder. The Mortgage Interest Rate during the terms of each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan shall not at any time exceed the Mortgage Interest Rate at the time of origination of such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan by more than the amount per annum set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. Liquidated Mortgage Loan: With respect to any Distribution Date, a defaulted Mortgage Loan (including any REO Property) which was liquidated or charged off in the calendar month preceding the month of such Distribution Date and as to which the Servicer has certified (in accordance with this Agreement) that it has made a Final Recovery Determination. Liquidation Event: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any of the following events: (i) such Mortgage Loan is paid in full; (ii) a Final Recovery Determination is made as to such Mortgage Loan; or (iii) such Mortgage Loan is removed from coverage under this Agreement by reason of its being purchased, sold or replaced pursuant to or as contemplated by this Agreement. With respect to any REO Property, either of the following events: (i) a Final Recovery Determination is made as to such REO Property; or (ii) such REO Property is removed from coverage under this Agreement by reason of its being purchased pursuant to this Agreement. Liquidation Proceeds: The amounts, other than Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or those received following the acquisition of REO Property, received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through a trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, including any Subsequent Recoveries. Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the original outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan, to either (a) if the Mortgage Loan was made to finance the acquisition of the related Mortgaged Property, the least of (i) the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property, (ii) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property at origination, or (iii) the Review Appraisal Value of the Mortgaged Property; or (b) if the Mortgage Loan was a refinancing or modification, the lesser of the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property at the time of the refinancing or modification or the Review Appraisal Value of the Mortgaged Property. London Business Day: Any day on which dealings in deposits of United States dollars are transacted in the London interbank market. Lower Tier Interest Rate: As described in the Preliminary Statement. Lower Tier Principal Amount: As described in the Preliminary Statement. Lower Tier Regular Interest: Each of the Class LT-A-1, Class LT-A-2, Class LT-A-3, Class LT-A-4, Class LT-M-1, Class LT-M-2, Class LT-M-3, Class LT-B-1, Class LT-B-2, Class LT-B-3, Class LT-B-4, Class LT-IO and Class LT-Accrual Interests as described in the Preliminary Statement. Lower Tier REMIC: As described in the Preliminary Statement. Majority Class X Certificateholder: The Holder or Holders of a majority of the Percentage Interests in the Class X Certificates. MERS: As defined in Section 2.01. MERS Designated Mortgage Loan: Mortgage Loans for which (a) the Responsible Party has designated or will designate MERS as, and has taken or will take such action as is necessary to cause MERS to be, the mortgagee of record, as nominee for the Responsible Party, in accordance with MERS Procedure Manual and (b) the Responsible Party has designated or will designate the Trust as the Investor on the MERS(R) System. MERS Procedure Manual: The MERS Procedures Manual, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. MERS(R) System: MERS mortgage electronic registry system, as more particularly described in the MERS Procedures Manual. Monthly Statement: The statement made available to the Certificateholders pursuant to Section 4.03. Moody's: Moody's Investors Service, Inc, and its successors in interest. If Moody's is designated as a Rating Agency in the Preliminary Statement, for purposes of Section 10.05(b) the address for notices to Moody's shall be Moody's Investors Service, Inc., 99 Church Street, New York, New York 10007, Attention: Residential Mortgage Pass-Through Group, or such other address as Moody's may hereafter furnish to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee. Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as securing a Mortgage Note, including all riders thereto. Mortgage File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan contained in either the Servicing File or Custodial File. Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate of interest borne on a Mortgage Note with respect to each Mortgage Loan. Mortgage Loan: An individual Mortgage Loan which is the subject of this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement being identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan includes, without limitation, the Mortgage File, the Custodial File, the Servicing File, the Scheduled Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition proceeds, Prepayment Premiums and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan, excluding replaced or repurchased Mortgage Loans. Mortgage Loan Documents: The mortgage loan documents pertaining to each Mortgage Loan. Mortgage Loan Schedule: A schedule of Mortgage Loans annexed hereto as Schedule I, such schedule setting forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date: (1) the Responsible Party's Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2) the Mortgagor's name; (3) the street address of the Mortgaged Property including the city, state and zip code; (4) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied, a second home or investment property; (5) the number and type of residential units constituting the Mortgaged Property (i.e., a single family residence, a 2-4 family residence, a unit in a condominium project or a unit in a planned unit development, manufactured housing); (6) the original months to maturity or the remaining months to maturity from the Cut-off Date, in any case based on the original amortization schedule and, if different, the maturity expressed in the same manner but based on the actual amortization schedule; (7) with respect to First Lien Mortgage Loans, the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination, and with respect to Second Lien Mortgage Loans, the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio, at origination; (8) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of the Cut-off Date; (9) the date on which the Scheduled Payment was due on the Mortgage Loan and, if such date is not consistent with the Due Date currently in effect, such Due Date; (10) the stated maturity date; (11) the amount of the Scheduled Payment as of the Cut-off Date; (12) the last payment date on which a Scheduled Payment was actually applied to pay interest and the outstanding principal balance; (13) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; (14) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date, after deduction of payments of principal due and collected on or before the Cut-off Date; (15) with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Adjustment Date; (16) with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Gross Margin; (17) with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Lifetime Rate Cap under the terms of the Mortgage Note; (18) with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, a code indicating the type of Index; (19) with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Periodic Mortgage Interest Rate Cap under the terms of the Mortgage Note; (20) with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Periodic Mortgage Interest Rate Floor under the terms of the Mortgage Note; (21) the type of Mortgage Loan (i.e., fixed rate, adjustable rate, first lien, second lien); (22) a code indicating the purpose of the loan (i.e., purchase, rate and term refinance, equity take-out refinance); (23) a code indicating the documentation style (i.e., full, alternative, reduced, limited or stated income); (24) the loan credit classification (as described in the Underwriting Guidelines); (25) whether such Mortgage Loan provides for a Prepayment Premium; (26) the Prepayment Premium period of such Mortgage Loan, if applicable; (27) a description of the Prepayment Premium, if applicable; (28) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of origination; (29) the credit risk score (FICO score) at origination; (30) the date of origination; (31) the Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment period; (32) the Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment percentage; (33) the Mortgage Interest Rate floor; (34) the Mortgage Interest Rate calculation method (i.e., 30/360, simple interest, other); (35) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is a Section 32 Mortgage Loan; (36) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is assumable; (37) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan has been modified; (38) the one year payment history; (39) the Due Date for the first Scheduled Payment; (40) the original Scheduled Payment due; (41) with respect to the related Mortgagor, the debt-to-income ratio; (42) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property; (43) the sales price of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgage Loan was originated in connection with the purchase of the Mortgaged Property; (44) a code indicating if the Mortgage Loan is an Interest Only Mortgage Loan; (45) a code indicating whether such Mortgage Loan is a Home Loan; (46) with respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the MERS identification number; and (47) a code indicating whether a Mortgage Loan is or has been 30 days delinquent. With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; and (4) the weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans. Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, including all riders thereto. Mortgaged Property: The real property (or leasehold estate, if applicable) identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as securing repayment of the debt evidenced by a Mortgage Note. Mortgagor: The obligor(s) on a Mortgage Note. Net Monthly Excess Cash Flow: For any Distribution Date the amount remaining for distribution pursuant to Section 4.02(a)(iii) (before giving effect to distributions pursuant to such Section 4.02(a)(iii)). Net Prepayment Interest Shortfall: For any Distribution Date, the amount by which the sum of the Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution Date exceeds the sum of (i) all Prepayment Interest Excesses for such Distribution Date and (ii) Compensating Interest payments made with respect to such Distribution Date. Net Swap Payment: With respect to any Distribution Date, any net payment (other than a Swap Termination Payment) made by the Trust to the Swap Provider on the related Fixed Rate Payer Payment Date (as defined in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement). Net Swap Receipt: With respect to any Distribution Date, any net payment (other than a Swap Termination Payment) made by the Swap Provider to the Trust on the related Floating Rate Payer Payment Date (as defined in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement). NIM Insurer: To the extent and for so long as the NIM Insurance Policy is outstanding in connection with the issuance of NIM Securities, the entity appointed by the NIM Issuer, at its option, to insure payments on the NIM Securities. NIM Insurance Policy: In connection with the issuance of the NIM Securities, an insurance policy which may be provided by the NIM Insurer, at the option of the NIM Issuer, for the benefit of the holders of the NIM Securities. NIM Issuer: The entity established as the issuer of the NIM Securities. NIM Securities: Any debt securities secured or otherwise backed by some or all of the Class X and Class P Certificates, and rated by one or more Rating Agencies. NIM Trustee: The trustee for the NIM Securities. 90+ Day Delinquent Mortgage Loan: Each Mortgage Loan with respect to which any portion of a Scheduled Payment is, as of the last day of the prior Due Period, three months or more past due (without giving effect to any grace period), including each Mortgage Loan in foreclosure, all REO Property and each Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgagor has filed for bankruptcy. Non-Delay Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement. Nonrecoverable P&I Advance: Any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that, in the good faith business judgment of the Servicer, will not or, in the case of a proposed P&I Advance, would not be ultimately recoverable from related late payments, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan or REO Property as provided herein. Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance: Any Servicing Advances previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property, which, in the good faith business judgment of the Servicer, will not or, in the case of a proposed Servicing Advance, would not, be ultimately recoverable from related Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise. Notice of Final Distribution: The notice to be provided pursuant to Section 9.02 to the effect that final distribution on any of the Certificates shall be made only upon presentation and surrender thereof. Offered Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement. Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by an officer of the Servicer with responsibility for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and listed on a list delivered to the Trustee and the NIM Insurer pursuant to this Agreement. Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be in-house counsel for the Servicer or a Subservicer, reasonably acceptable to the Trustee and the NIM Insurer; provided, that any Opinion of Counsel relating to (a) qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (b) compliance with the REMIC Provisions, must be (unless otherwise stated in such Opinion of Counsel) an opinion of counsel who (i) is in fact independent of the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest in the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans or in an affiliate of either and (iii) is not connected with the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as an officer, employee, director or person performing similar functions. Optional Termination Date: The date determined as follows: (i) The Majority Class X Certificateholders (as evidenced on the Certificate Register) may direct the Servicer to cause the Optional Termination Date to occur on the Distribution Date when the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans, as of the last day of the related Due Period, is equal to 10% or less of the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance (provided, that if the Depositor or an Affiliate of the Depositor is one of the Holders constituting such majority, then there must be at least one other unaffiliated Holder constituting such majority and the Class X Certificates held by such Holder (or unaffiliated Holders in the aggregate) must represent at least a 10% Percentage Interest in the Class X Certificates); and (ii) The NIM Insurer may cause the Optional Termination Date to occur on the Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans, as of the last day of the related Due Period, is equal to 5% or less of the Cut off Date Pool Principal Balance. In the event that the NIM Insurer and the Servicer (at the direction of the Majority Class X Certificateholders) have the call rights described above, at such time as those rights may be exercised, the first Person to provide notice to exercise the call right will have the right to purchase the Mortgage Loans. Original Sale Date: October 28, 2004. OTS: Office of Thrift Supervision, and any successor thereto. Outstanding: With respect to the Certificates as of any date of determination, all Certificates theretofore executed and authenticated under this Agreement except: (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 Due Date, a Mortgage Loan with a Stated Principal Balance greater than zero which was not the subject of a Prepayment in Full prior to such Due Date and which did not become a Liquidated Mortgage Loan prior to such Due Date. Overcollateralized Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over (b) the aggregate of the Class Certificate Balances of the Offered Certificates as of such Distribution Date (after giving effect to the payment of the Principal Remittance Amount on such Certificates on such Distribution Date). Overcollateralization Deficiency: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (a) the Specified Overcollateralized Amount applicable to such Distribution Date over (b) the Overcollateralized Amount applicable to such Distribution Date. Overcollateralization Floor: With respect to any Distribution Date, 0.50% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date. Overcollateralization Reduction Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the Excess Overcollateralized Amount and (b) the Net Monthly Excess Cash Flow. Ownership Interest: As to any Residual 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. P&I Advance: As to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, any advance made by the Servicer in respect of any Remittance Date representing the aggregate of all payments of principal and interest, net of the Servicing Fee, that were due during the related Due Period on the Mortgage Loans and that were delinquent on the related Remittance Date, plus certain amounts representing assumed payments not covered by any current net income on the Mortgaged Properties acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure as determined pursuant to Section 4.01. Pass-Through Margin: With respect to each Class of LIBOR Certificates, the following percentages: Class A-1 Certificates, 0.340%; Class A-2 Certificates, 0.150%; Class A-3 Certificates, 0.280%; Class A-4 Certificates, 0.450%; Class M-1 Certificates, 0.580%; Class M-2 Certificates, 0.950%; Class M-3 Certificates, 1.150%; Class B-1 Certificates, 1.600%; and Class B-2 Certificates, 1.700%. On the first possible Optional Termination Date, the Pass-Through Margins shall increase to: Class A-1 Certificates, 0.680%; Class A-2 Certificates, 0.300%; Class A-3 Certificates, 0.560%; Class A-4 Certificates, 0.900%; Class M-1 Certificates, 0.870%; Class M-2 Certificates, 1.425%; Class M-3 Certificates, 1.725%; Class B-1 Certificates, 2.400%; and Class B-2 Certificates, 2.550%. Pass-Through Rate: For each Class of Regular Certificates and each Pooling Tier and Lower Tier Regular Interest, the per annum rate set forth or calculated in the manner described in the Preliminary Statement. Percentage Interest: As to any Certificate, the percentage interest evidenced thereby in distributions required to be made on the related Class, such percentage interest being set forth on the face thereof or equal to the percentage obtained by dividing the Denomination of such Certificate by the aggregate of the Denominations of all Certificates of the same Class. Periodic Mortgage Interest Rate Cap: The provision of each Mortgage Note related to an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute maximum amount by which the Mortgage Interest Rate therein may increase or decrease on an Adjustment Date above or below the Mortgage Interest Rate previously in effect. The Periodic Mortgage Interest Rate Cap for each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is the rate set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. Periodic Mortgage Interest Rate Floor: The provision of each Mortgage Note related to an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute minimum amount by which the Mortgage Interest Rate therein may increase or decrease on an Adjustment Date above or below the Mortgage Interest Rate previously in effect. The Periodic Mortgage Interest Rate Floor for each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is the rate set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. Permitted Investments: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities acquired at a purchase price of not greater than par, regardless of whether issued by the Servicer, the Trustee, the NIM Insurer or any of their respective Affiliates: (i) direct obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States; (ii) demand and time deposits in, certificates of deposit of, or bankers' acceptances (which shall each have an original maturity of not more than 90 days and, in the case of bankers' acceptances, shall in no event have an original maturity of more than 365 days or a remaining maturity of more than 30 days) denominated in United States dollars and issued by any Depository Institution and rated "A-1+" by Standard & Poor's, "P-1" by Moody's and "F1+" by Fitch (in each case, to the extent they are designated as Rating Agencies in the Preliminary Statement); (iii) repurchase obligations with respect to any security described in clause (i) above entered into with a Depository Institution (acting as principal); (iv) securities bearing interest or sold at a discount that are issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and that are rated by each Rating Agency that rates such securities in its highest long-term unsecured rating categories at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment; (v) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than 30 days after the date of acquisition thereof) that is rated by each Rating Agency that rates such securities in its highest short-term unsecured debt rating available at the time of such investment; (vi) units of money market funds, including money market funds advised by the Depositor or the Trustee or an Affiliate thereof, that have been rated "Aaa" by Moody's, "AAAm" or "AAAm-G" by Standard & Poor's and at least "AA" by Fitch (in each case, to the extent they are designated as Rating Agencies in the Preliminary Statement); and (vii) if previously confirmed in writing to the Trustee, and consented to by the NIM Insurer, any other demand, money market or time deposit, or any other obligation, security or investment, as may be acceptable to the Rating Agencies as a permitted investment of funds backing "Aaa" or "AAA" rated securities; provided, however, that no instrument described hereunder shall evidence either the right to receive (a) only interest with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument or (b) both principal and interest payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the interest and principal payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to maturity at par greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of the underlying obligations. 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) which 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 Residual Certificate, (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code, (v) a Person that is not a U.S. Person or a U.S. Person with respect to whom income from a Residual Certificate is attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base (within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty) of such Person or any other U.S. Person, (vi) an "electing large partnership" within the meaning of Section 775 of the Code and (vii) any other Person so designated by the Depositor based upon an Opinion of Counsel that the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to such Person may cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the 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 Freddie Mac, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by such government unit. Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government, or any agency or political subdivision thereof. Physical Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement. Plan: As defined in Section 5.02(b). Pool Stated Principal Balance: As to any Distribution Date, the aggregate of the Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date that were Outstanding Mortgage Loans on the Due Date in the related Due Period. Pooling Tier REMIC 1: As described in the Preliminary Statement. Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Interest Rate: As described in the Preliminary Statement. Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Principal Amount: As described in the Preliminary Statement. Pooling Tier REMIC 1 Regular Interest: As described in the Preliminary Statement. Pooling Tier REMIC 1 WAC Rate: With respect to the Mortgage Loans as of any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to (a) the weighted average of the Mortgage Interest Rates for each Mortgage Loan (in each case, less the applicable Expense Fee Rate) then in effect on the beginning of the related Due Period on the Mortgage Loans, multiplied by (b) 30 divided by the actual number of days in the related Interest Accrual Period. Pooling Tier REMIC 2: As described in the Preliminary Statement. Pooling Tier REMIC 2 Interest Rate: As described in the Preliminary Statement. Pooling Tier REMIC 2 IO Interest: Any of the Pooling Tier REMIC 2 Regular Interests with the designation "IO" in its name. Pooling Tier REMIC 2 Principal Amount: As described in the Preliminary Statement. Pooling Tier REMIC 2 Regular Interest: As described in the Preliminary Statement. Prepayment Interest Excess: With respect to any Distribution Date, any interest collected by the Servicer with respect to any Mortgage Loan serviced by the Servicer as to which a Principal Prepayment occurs from the 1st day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs through the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and that represents interest that accrues from the 1st of such month to the date of such Principal Prepayment. Prepayment Interest Shortfall: With respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of, for each Mortgage Loan that was, during the portion of the related Prepayment Period from the first day of such Prepayment Period through the last day of the month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, the subject of a Principal Prepayment which is not accompanied by an amount equal to one month of interest that would have been due on the Due Date that occurs on or is the next Due Date that follows the date on which such Principal Prepayment is applied and which is applied by the Servicer to reduce the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan on a date preceding such Due Date, an amount equal to the difference between (a) one month's interest at the Mortgage Interest Rate net of the Servicing Fee Rate for such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount of interest collected by the Servicer in connection with the Principal Prepayment for such Mortgage Loan. Prepayment Period: With respect to any Distribution Date, with respect to any Principal Prepayments, the period from and including the 16th day of the month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, from the Cut-off Date) to and including the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Prepayment Premium: Any prepayment premium, penalty or charge collected by the Servicer with respect to a Mortgage Loan from a Mortgagor in connection with any Principal Prepayment pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note. Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the sum of (i) the Basic Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (ii) the Extra Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date. Principal Prepayment: Any full or partial payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan (including upon liquidation of a Mortgage Loan) which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, excluding any Prepayment Premium and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment. Principal Prepayment in Full: Any Principal Prepayment made by a Mortgagor of the entire principal balance of a Mortgage Loan. Principal Remittance Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the amount equal to the sum of the following amounts (without duplication) with respect to the related Due Period: (i) each scheduled payment of principal on a Mortgage Loan due during such Due Period and received by the Servicer on or prior to the related Determination Date or advanced by the Servicer prior to the related Remittance Date, (ii) all Principal Prepayments received during the related Prepayment Period, (iii) all Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds on the Mortgage Loans allocable to principal actually collected by the Servicer during the related Prepayment Period, (iv) the portion of the Repurchase Price allocable to principal with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the repurchase obligation for which arose during the related Prepayment Period, that was repurchased during the period from the Remittance Date prior to the prior Distribution Date (or from the Closing Date in the case of the first Distribution Date) through the Remittance Date for the current Distribution Date, (v) the principal portion of all Substitution Adjustment Amounts with respect to the substitutions of Mortgage Loans that occur during the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, and (vi) the allocable portion of the proceeds received with respect to the termination of the Trust Fund pursuant to clause (a) of Section 9.01 (to the extent such proceeds relate to principal). Privacy Laws: Title V of the Gramm Leach Bliley Act of 1999, as amended, and all applicable regulations promulgated thereunder. Private Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement. Prospectus Supplement: The Prospectus Supplement, dated December 22, 2004, relating to the Offered Certificates. PTCE 95-60: As defined in Section 5.02(b). PUD: A planned unit development. Purchase Agreement: The Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2004, among Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, Option One Mortgage Corporation, Option One Owner Trust 2001-1A, Option One Owner Trust 2001-1B, Option One Owner Trust 2001-2, Option One Owner Trust 2002-3, Option One Owner Trust 2003-4 and Option One Owner Trust 2003-5. Purchaser: Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, a New York limited partnership, and its successors in interest. Rating Agency: Each of the Rating Agencies specified in the Preliminary Statement. If such organization or a successor is no longer in existence, "Rating Agency" shall be such nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or other comparable Person, as is designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee. References herein to a given rating or rating category of a Rating Agency shall mean such rating category without giving effect to any modifiers. For purposes of Section 10.05(b), the addresses for notices to each Rating Agency shall be the address specified therefor in the definition corresponding to the name of such Rating Agency, or such other address as either such Rating Agency may hereafter furnish to the Depositor and the Servicer. Realized Losses: With respect to any date of determination and any Liquidated Mortgage Loan, the amount, if any, by which (a) the unpaid principal balance of such Liquidated Mortgage Loan together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon exceeds (b) the Liquidation Proceeds with respect thereto net of the expenses incurred by the Servicer in connection with the liquidation of such Liquidated Mortgage Loan and net of the amount of unreimbursed Servicing Advances with respect to such Liquidated Mortgage Loan. Record Date: With respect to any Distribution Date, the close of business on the last Business Day of the related Interest Accrual Period; provided, however, that for any Certificate issued in definitive form, the Record Date shall be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month preceding the month in which such applicable Distribution Date occurs. Reference Bank: As defined in Section 4.04. Regular Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement. Relief Act Interest Shortfall: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Mortgage Loan, any reduction in the amount of interest collectible on such Mortgage Loan for the most recently ended Due Period as a result of the application of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act or any similar state statutes. REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code. 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 regulations promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time as well as provisions of applicable state laws. Remittance Date: With respect to any Distribution Date, no later than 12:30 PM, Central Time on the second Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date. REO Disposition: The final sale by the Servicer of any REO Property. REO Imputed Interest: As to any REO Property, for any period, an amount equivalent to interest (at the Mortgage Interest Rate net of the Servicing Fee Rate that would have been applicable to the related Mortgage Loan had it been outstanding) on the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of acquisition thereof (as such balance is reduced pursuant to Section 3.15 by any income from the REO Property treated as a recovery of principal). REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Trust Fund through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure in connection with a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Reporting Date: The 20th day of each calendar month or the immediately preceding Business Day if the 20th is not a Business Day. Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the date of repurchase, (ii) interest on such unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the Mortgage Interest Rate from the last date through which interest has been paid and distributed to the Trustee to the date of repurchase, (iii) all unreimbursed Servicing Advances, (iv) all expenses incurred by the Servicer, the Trust or the Trustee, as the case may be, in respect of a breach or defect, including, without limitation, expenses arising out of the Servicer's or Trustee's, as the case may be, enforcement of the Responsible Party's repurchase obligation, to the extent not included in clause (iii), and (v) any costs and damages incurred by the Trust in connection with any violation by such Mortgage Loan of any predatory lending law or abusive lending law. Request for Release: The Request for Release submitted by the Servicer to the Custodian, substantially in the form of Exhibit J. Residual Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement. Responsible Officer: When used with respect to the Trustee, any vice president, any assistant vice president, any assistant secretary, any assistant treasurer, any associate or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers who at such time shall be officers 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 and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement. Responsible Party: Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California corporation, and its successors in interest. Review Appraisal Value: As defined in the Underwriting Guidelines. Rule 144A Letter: As defined in Section 5.02(b). 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 which, unless otherwise specified herein, shall give effect to any related Debt Service Reduction and any Deficient Valuation that affects the amount of the monthly payment due on such Mortgage Loan. Second Lien Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a second lien Mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property. Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Senior Enhancement Percentage: With respect to any Distribution Date, the percentage obtained by dividing (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Subordinated Certificates and (ii) the Overcollateralized Amount (in each case after taking into account the distributions of the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date) by (y) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date. Senior Specified Enhancement Percentage: As of any date of determination, 36.00%. Servicer: Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California corporation, and its successors in interest, and if a successor servicer is appointed hereunder, such successor servicer. Servicer Remittance Report: As defined in Section 4.03(d). Servicer's Assignee: As defined in Section 10.07. Servicing Advances: The reasonable "out-of-pocket" costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by the Servicer in the performance of its servicing obligations in connection with a default, delinquency or other unanticipated event, including, but not limited to, the cost of (i) the preservation, restoration, inspection and protection of a Mortgaged Property, (ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures and litigation, in respect of a particular Mortgage Loan, (iii) the management (including reasonable fees in connection therewith) and liquidation of any REO Property and (iv) the performance of its obligations under Sections 3.01, 3.09, 3.13, 3.15 and 3.17. The Servicer shall not be required to make any Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances. Servicing Agreement: The Flow Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2004, between Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company and Option One Mortgage Corporation. Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) one-twelfth of the Servicing Fee Rate, and (ii) the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the first day of the calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Such fee shall be payable monthly, and shall be pro rated for any portion of a month during which the Mortgage Loan is serviced by the Servicer under this Agreement. The Servicing Fee is payable solely from the interest portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and proceeds received with respect to REO Properties, to the extent permitted by Section 3.11) of such Scheduled Payment collected by the Servicer or as otherwise provided under Section 3.11. Servicing Fee Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, (i) 0.30% per annum with respect to the each Distribution Date commencing in January 2005 through October 2005, (ii) 0.40% per annum with respect to the each Distribution Date commencing in November 2005 through June 2007, and (iii) 0.65% per annum with respect to the each Distribution Date thereafter. Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file retained by the Servicer consisting of originals or copies of all documents in the Mortgage File which are not delivered to the Trustee in the Custodial File and copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents set forth in Exhibit K hereto. Servicing Officer: Any officer of the 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 Servicer on the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement, as such list may from time to time be amended. Similar Law: As defined in Section 5.02(b). 60+ Day Delinquent Mortgage Loan: Each Mortgage Loan with respect to which any portion of a Scheduled Payment is, as of the last day of the prior Due Period, two months or more past due (without giving effect to any grace period), each Mortgage Loan in foreclosure, each REO Property and each Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgagor has filed for bankruptcy. Specified Overcollateralized Amount: Prior to the Stepdown Date, an amount equal to 1.60% of the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance. On and after the Stepdown Date, an amount equal to 3.20% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date, subject, until the Class Certificate Balance of each Class of Offered Certificates has been reduced to zero, to a minimum amount equal to the Overcollateralization Floor; provided, however, that if, on any Distribution Date, a Trigger Event has occurred, the Specified Overcollateralized Amount shall not be reduced to the applicable percentage of the then current aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans until the Distribution Date on which a Trigger Event is no longer occurring. SPV: As defined in Section 10.07. Standard & Poor's: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc, and its successors in interest. If Standard & Poor's is designated as a Rating Agency in the Preliminary Statement, for purposes of Section 10.05(b) the address for notices to Standard & Poor's shall be Standard & Poor's, 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041, Attention: Residential Mortgage Surveillance Group - GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT, or such other address as Standard & Poor's may hereafter furnish to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee. Standard & Poor's Glossary: Version 5.6 of the Standard & Poor's LEVELS(R) Glossary. Start-up Day: As defined in Section 2.06. Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan and as of any date of determination, (i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan at the Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such date, minus (ii) all amounts previously remitted to the Trustee with respect to the related Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of principal including advances in respect of scheduled payments of principal. For purposes of any Distribution Date, the Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loan will give effect to any scheduled payments of principal received by the Servicer on or prior to the related Determination Date or advanced by the Servicer for the related Remittance Date and any unscheduled principal payments and other unscheduled principal collections received during the related Prepayment Period, and the Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loan that has prepaid in full or has become a Liquidated Mortgage Loan during the related Prepayment Period shall be zero. Stepdown Date: The earlier to occur of (a) the date on which the aggregate Class Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates have been reduced to zero, and (b) the later to occur of (i) the Distribution Date in January 2008, and (ii) the first Distribution Date on which the Senior Enhancement Percentage is greater than or equal to the Senior Specified Enhancement Percentage. Subordinated Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement. Subsequent Recoveries: Amounts received with respect to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan after it has become a Liquidated Mortgage Loan. Subservicer: As defined in Section 3.02(a). Subservicing Account: As defined in Section 3.08. Subservicing Agreements: As defined in Section 3.02(a). Substitute Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan substituted by the Responsible Party 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 J, (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 the Stated Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (ii) be accruing interest at a rate no lower than and not more than 2% per annum higher than, that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iii) have a remaining term to maturity no greater than (and not more than one year less than that of) the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iv) be of the same type as the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (v) with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, adjusted based on the Index; and (vi) comply with each representation and warranty set forth on Schedule III attached hereto. Substitution Adjustment Amount: The meaning ascribed to such term pursuant to Section 2.03(h). Supplemental Interest Trust: The corpus of a trust created pursuant to Section 4.06 of this Agreement, consisting of the Interest Rate Swap Agreement, the Class IO Interest and the right to receive Class IO Shortfalls, subject to the obligation to pay amounts specified in Section 4.06. Swap LIBOR: With respect to any Distribution Date (and the related Interest Accrual Period), the product of (i) USD-LIBOR-BBA (as used in the Interest Swap Agreement), (ii) two, and (iii) the quotient of (a) the actual number of days in the Interest Accrual Period for the Offered Certificates divided by (b) 30. Swap Provider: Goldman Sachs Mitsui Marine Derivative Products, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and its successors in interest. Swap Termination Payment: Any payment payable by the Trust or the Swap Provider upon termination of the Interest Rate Swap Agreement as a result of an Event of Default (as defined in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement) or a Termination Event (as defined in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement). Tax Service Contract: As defined in Section 3.09(a). Telerate Page 3750: The display page currently so designated on the Bridge Telerate Service (or such other page as may replace that page on that service for displaying comparable rates or prices). Termination Price: As defined in Section 9.01. Total Monthly Excess Spread: As to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the excess if any, of (i) the interest collected on the Mortgage Loans received by the Servicer on or prior to the related Determination Date (excluding Prepayment Interest Excesses) or advanced by the Servicer for the related Remittance Date (net of Expense Fees) and plus any Net Swap Receipts and less any Net Swap Payments for such Distribution Date, over (ii) the sum of the interest payable to the Classes of Offered Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.02(a)(i). Transfer: Any direct or indirect transfer or sale of any Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate. Transfer Affidavit: As defined in Section 5.02(c). Transferor Certificate: As defined in Section 5.02(b). Trigger Event: With respect to any Distribution Date, a Trigger Event exists if (i) the quotient (expressed as a percentage) of (1) the rolling three month average of the aggregate unpaid principal balance of 60+ Day Delinquent Mortgage Loans, divided by (2) the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period, equals or exceeds 42.50% of the Senior Enhancement Percentage as of the last day of the prior Due Period or (ii) the quotient (expressed as a percentage) of (x) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses incurred since the Cut-off Date through the last day of the related Prepayment Period divided by (y) the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance, exceeds the applicable percentages set forth below with respect to such Distribution Date: Distribution Date Occurring In Loss Percentage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 2008 through 2.500% for the first month, plus an December 2008 additional 1/12th of 1.500% for each month thereafter (e.g., approximately 2.625% in February 2008) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 2009 through 4.000% for the first month, plus an December 2009 additional 1/12th of 0.500% for each month thereafter (e.g., approximately 4.0417% in February 2009) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 2010 through 4.500% for the first month, plus an December 2010 additional 1/12th of 0.250% for each month thereafter (e.g., approximately 4.5208% in February 2010) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 2011 and thereafter 4.7500% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trust: The express trust created hereunder in Section 2.01(c). 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 after the related Cut-off Date, other than such amounts which were due on the Mortgage Loans on or before the related Cut-off Date; (ii) the Collection Account, Excess Reserve Fund Account, the Distribution Account, and all amounts deposited therein pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement; (iii) property that secured a Mortgage Loan and has been acquired by foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or otherwise; (iv) the Interest Rate Swap Agreement; and (v) all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of any of the foregoing. Trust REMIC: Any of Pooling Tier REMIC 1, Pooling Tier REMIC 2, the Lower Tier REMIC or the Upper Tier REMIC, as applicable. Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, and its successors in interest and, if a successor trustee is appointed hereunder, such successor. Trustee Fee: As to each Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date, an amount equal to one month's interest at the related Trustee Fee Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the preceding Distribution Date (or as of the Closing Date in the case of the first Distribution Date) or, in the event of any payment of interest which accompanies a Principal Prepayment in Full made by the Mortgagor, interest at the Trustee Fee Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan for the period covered by such payment of interest. Trustee Fee Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, 0.0030% per annum. Trustee Float Period: With respect to any Distribution Date and the related amounts in the Distribution Account, the period commencing on the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date and ending on such Distribution Date. Underwriters' Exemption: Any exemption listed in footnote 1 of, and amended by, Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2002-41, 67 Fed. Reg. 54487 (2002), or any successor exemption. Underwriting Guidelines: The underwriting guidelines attached to the Purchase Agreement. Unpaid Interest Amount: As of any Distribution Date and any Class of Certificates, the sum of (a) the portion of the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount from Distribution Dates prior to the current Distribution Date remaining unpaid immediately prior to the current Distribution Date and (b) interest on the amount in clause (a) above at the applicable Pass-Through Rate (to the extent permitted by applicable law). Upper Tier Carry Forward Amount: With respect to each Class of Offered Certificates, as of any Distribution Date, the sum of (A) if on such Distribution Date the Upper Tier Interest Rate for the Class of Corresponding Upper Tier REMIC Regular Interest is based upon the Upper Tier REMIC WAC Rate, the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest such Class of Upper Tier Regular Interest would otherwise be entitled to receive on such Distribution Date had such Upper Tier REMIC WAC Rate not been subject to the Upper Tier REMIC WAC Rate, over (ii) the amount of interest payable on such Class of Certificates on such Distribution Date taking into account the Upper Tier REMIC WAC Rate and (B) the Upper Tier Carry Forward Amount for such Class of Certificates for all previous Distribution Dates not previously paid, together with interest thereon at a rate equal to the applicable Upper Tier Interest Rate for such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date, without giving effect to the Upper Tier REMIC WAC Rate). Upper Tier Interest Rate: As described in the Preliminary Statement. Upper Tier Regular Interest: As described in the Preliminary Statement. Upper Tier REMIC WAC Rate: For any Distribution Date, the weighted average of the Lower Tier Interest Rates on the Lower Tier Regular Interests (other than the Class LT-IO Interest) as of the first day of the related Interest Accrual Period, weighted on the basis of the Lower Tier Principal Amounts of such Lower Tier Regular Interests as of the first day of the related Interest Accrual Period. Upper Tier REMIC: As described in the Preliminary Statement. U.S. Person: (i) A citizen or resident of the United States; (ii) a corporation (or entity treated as a corporation for tax purposes) created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States or of any State thereof, including, for this purpose, the District of Columbia; (iii) a partnership (or entity treated as a partnership for tax purposes) organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States or of any state thereof, including, for this purpose, the District of Columbia (unless provided otherwise by future Treasury regulations); (iv) an estate whose income is includible in gross income for United States income tax purposes regardless of its source; or (v) 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 U.S. Persons have authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust. Notwithstanding the last clause of the preceding sentence, to the extent provided in Treasury regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996, and treated as U.S. Persons prior to such date, may elect to continue to be U.S. Persons. Voting Rights: The portion of the voting rights of all of the Certificates which is allocated to any Certificate. As of any date of determination, (a) 1% of all Voting Rights shall be allocated to the Class X Certificates, if any (such Voting Rights to be allocated among the holders of Certificates of each such Class in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests), (b) 1% of all Voting Rights shall be allocated to the Class P Certificates, if any, and (c) the remaining Voting Rights shall be allocated among Holders of the remaining Classes of Certificates in proportion to the Certificate Balances of their respective Certificates on such date. WAC Cap: With respect to the Mortgage Loans as of any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to (a) the weighted average of the Mortgage Interest Rates for each Mortgage Loan (in each case, less the applicable Expense Fee Rate) then in effect on the beginning of the related Due Period on the Mortgage Loans, plus any Net Swap Receipts and less any Net Swap Payments for such Distribution Date, in each case converted to a per annum rate on the Mortgage Loans calculated on the basis of a 360-day year with 30 days in each Interest Accrual Period. In the case of the LIBOR Certificates, the WAC Cap will be converted to a rate calculated on the basis of the actual number of days in the related Interest Accrual Period and a 360-day year. ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES Section 2.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans. (a) The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, hereby sells, transfers, assigns, sets over and otherwise conveys to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, without recourse, all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Trust Fund and the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, hereby accepts the Trust Fund. (b) In connection with the transfer and assignment of each Mortgage Loan, the Depositor has delivered or caused to be delivered to the Custodian for the benefit of the Certificateholders the following documents or instruments with respect to each Mortgage Loan so assigned: (i) the original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements, endorsed "Pay to the order of _____________, without recourse" and signed in the name of the last endorsee. To the extent that there is no room on the face of the Mortgage Notes for endorsements, the endorsement may be contained on an allonge. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Responsible Party in a merger, the endorsement must be by "[last endorsee], successor by merger to [name of predecessor]". If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the last endorsee while doing business under another name, the endorsement must be by "[last endorsee], formerly known as [previous name]"; (ii) the original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage Note; (iii) the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon or a certified true copy of such Mortgage submitted for recording. If in connection with any Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage cannot be delivered with evidence of recording thereon on or prior to the Closing Date because of a delay caused by the public recording office where such Mortgage has been delivered for recordation or because such Mortgage has been lost or because such public recording office retains the original recorded Mortgage, the Responsible Party shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy of such Mortgage certified by the Responsible Party (or certified by the title company, escrow agent, or closing attorney) to be a true and complete copy of such Mortgage that has been dispatched to the appropriate public recording office for recordation and the original recorded Mortgage or a copy of such Mortgage certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage will be delivered to the Custodian within 14 days following receipt thereof by the Responsible Party; or (ii) in the case of a Mortgage where a public recording office retains the original recorded Mortgage or in the case where a Mortgage is lost after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such Mortgage certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage; (iv) the originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or extension agreements, if any, with evidence of recording thereon or a certified true copy of such agreement submitted for recording; (v) except with respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan endorsed in blank and in recordable form;" (vi) the originals of all intervening Assignments of Mortgage (if any) evidencing a complete chain of assignment from the applicable originator (or MERS with respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan) to the last endorsee with evidence of recording thereon, or if any such intervening assignment has not been returned from the applicable recording office or has been lost or if such public recording office retains the original recorded Assignments of Mortgage, the Responsible Party shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy of such intervening assignment certified by the Responsible Party (or certified by the title company, escrow agent, or closing attorney) to be a true and complete copy of such intervening Assignment of Mortgage that has been dispatched to the appropriate public recording office for recordation and that such original recorded intervening Assignment of Mortgage or a copy of such intervening Assignment of Mortgage certified by the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening assignment of mortgage will be promptly delivered to the Custodian within 14 days following receipt thereof by the Responsible Party; or (B) in the case of an intervening assignment where a public recording office retains the original recorded intervening assignment or in the case where an intervening assignment is lost after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such intervening assignment certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening assignment; (vii) the original mortgagee policy of title insurance or, in the event such original title policy is unavailable, a certified true copy of the related policy binder or commitment for title certified to be true and complete by the title insurance company; and (viii)a security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document executed in connection with the Mortgage (if provided). Each Mortgage Loan for which a Mortgage Note is missing shall be evidenced by a lost note affidavit as of the Closing Date. In the event, for purposes of the Closing Date, one or more lost note affidavits are provided to cover multiple missing Mortgage Notes, the Responsible Party shall deliver to the Custodian the applicable individual lost note affidavits within ten (10) Business Days of the Closing Date. If the Responsible Party fails to deliver the required individual lost note affidavits within the specified period of time, the Custodian shall notify the Responsible Party to take such remedial actions, including, without limitation, the repurchase by the Responsible Party of such Mortgage Loan within 30 days of the Closing Date. The Responsible Party shall deliver to the Custodian the applicable recorded document promptly upon receipt from the respective recording office but in no event later than 300 days from the Closing Date. If any Mortgage has been recorded in the name of Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc. ("MERS") or its designee, no Assignment of Mortgage in favor of the Trustee will be required to be prepared or delivered and instead, the applicable Servicer shall take all reasonable actions as are necessary at the expense of the Depositor to cause the Trust to be shown as the owner of the related Mortgage Loan on the records of MERS for the purpose of the system of recording transfers of beneficial ownership of mortgages maintained by MERS. From time to time, the Responsible Party shall forward, with respect to the Mortgage Loans, to the Custodian additional original documents, and additional documents evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of a Mortgage Loan approved by the Responsible Party, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. All such mortgage documents held by the Custodian as to each Mortgage Loan shall constitute the "Custodial File." On or prior to the Closing Date, the Responsible Party shall deliver to the Custodian Assignments of Mortgages, in blank, for each Mortgage Loan (except with respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan). The Responsible Party shall cause the Assignments of Mortgage with completed recording information to be provided to the Servicer in a reasonably acceptable manner. No later than thirty (30) Business Days following the later of the Closing Date and the date of receipt by the Servicer of the fully completed Assignments of Mortgages in recordable form, the Servicer shall promptly submit or cause to be submitted for recording, at the expense of the Responsible Party, at no expense to the Trust Fund, the Servicer, the Trustee or the Depositor in the appropriate public office for real property records, each Assignment of Mortgage referred to in Section 2.01(b)(v). Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, for administrative convenience and facilitation of servicing and to reduce closing costs, the Assignments of Mortgage shall not be required to be completed and submitted for recording with respect to any Mortgage Loan (i) if the Trustee and each Rating Agency have received an opinion of counsel, satisfactory in form and substance to the Trustee and each Rating Agency, to the effect that the recordation of such Assignments of Mortgage in any specific jurisdiction is not necessary to protect the Trustee's interest in the related Mortgage Note or (ii) if such Mortgage Loan is a MERS Designated Mortgage Loan. If the Assignment of Mortgage is to be recorded, the Mortgage shall be assigned by the Responsible Party at the Responsible Party's expense to "Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2004, GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT." In the event that any such assignment is lost or returned unrecorded because of a defect therein, the Responsible Party shall promptly prepare a substitute assignment to cure such defect and thereafter cause each such assignment to be duly recorded. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Depositor shall deliver to the Trustee and the Custodian a copy of the Data Tape Information in electronic, machine readable medium in a form mutually acceptable to the Depositor, the Trustee and the Custodian. Within ten (10) Business Days of the Closing Date, the Depositor shall deliver a copy of the complete Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Trustee and Custodian. In the event, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, that such original or copy of any document submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office is not so delivered to the Custodian within 300 days following the Closing Date, and in the event that the Responsible Party does not cure such failure within 30 days of discovery or receipt of written notification of such failure from the Depositor, the related Mortgage Loan shall, upon the request of the Depositor, be repurchased by the Responsible Party at the price and in the manner specified in Section 2.03. The foregoing repurchase obligation shall not apply in the event that the Responsible Party cannot deliver such original or copy of any document submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office within the specified period due to a delay caused by the recording office in the applicable jurisdiction; provided, that the Responsible Party shall instead deliver a recording receipt of such recording office or, if such recording receipt is not available, an officer's certificate of an officer of the Responsible Party confirming that such document has been accepted for recording. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.01, in those instances where the public recording office retains or loses the original Mortgage or assignment after it has been recorded, the obligations of the Responsible Party shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon delivery by the Responsible Party to the Custodian prior to the Closing Date of a copy of such Mortgage or assignment, as the case may be, certified (such certification to be an original thereof) by the public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the recorded original thereof. (c) The Depositor does hereby establish, pursuant to the further provisions of this Agreement and the laws of the State of New York, an express trust (the "Trust") to be known, for convenience, as "GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT" and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company is hereby appointed as Trustee in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that it is the policy and intention of the Trust to acquire only Mortgage Loans meeting the requirements set forth in this Agreement, including without limitation, the representations and warranties set forth in paragraph (uu) of Schedule III to this Agreement. (d) The Trust shall have the capacity, power and authority, and the Trustee on behalf of the Trust is hereby authorized, to accept the sale, transfer, assignment, set over and conveyance by the Depositor to the Trust of all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Trust Fund (including, without limitation, the Mortgage Loans and the Interest Rate Swap Agreement) pursuant to Section 2.01(a). The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the execution and delivery of the Interest Rate Swap Agreement by the Trustee on behalf of the Trust were authorized and are hereby ratified and confirmed. Section 2.02 Acceptance by the Trustee of the Mortgage Loans. The Custodian acknowledges receipt of the documents identified in the Initial Certification in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit E, and the Trustee declares that the Custodian, on the Trustee's behalf, holds and will hold such documents and the other documents delivered to it pursuant to Section 2.01, and that the Trustee holds or will hold such other assets as are included in the Trust Fund, in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders. The Custodian acknowledges that it will maintain possession of the related Mortgage Notes in the State of California or the State of Utah, unless otherwise permitted by the Rating Agencies. Prior to and as a condition to the Closing Date, the Custodian shall deliver via facsimile (with original to follow the next Business Day) to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee an Initial Certification prior to the Closing Date, or as the Depositor agrees to, on the Closing Date, certifying receipt of a Mortgage Note and Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan with any exceptions thereon. The Custodian shall not be responsible to verify the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of any document in any Custodial File. On the Closing Date, the Custodian shall ascertain that all documents required to be reviewed by it are in its possession, and shall deliver to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee an Initial Certification, in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit E, and shall deliver to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee a Document Certification and Exception Report, in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit F, within 90 days after the Closing Date 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 an exception and not covered by such certification): (i) all documents required to be reviewed by it are in its possession; (ii) such documents have been reviewed by it and appear regular on their face and relate to such Mortgage Loan; (iii) based on its examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in items (1), (2) and (13) of the Mortgage Loan Schedule and items (1), (2) and (13) of the Data Tape Information respecting such Mortgage Loan is correct; and (iv) each Mortgage Note has been endorsed as provided in Section 2.01 of this Agreement. The Custodian shall not be responsible to verify the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of any document in any Custodial File. The Custodian shall retain possession and custody of each Custodial File in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. The Servicer shall promptly deliver to the Custodian, upon the execution or receipt thereof, the originals of such other documents or instruments constituting the Custodial File as come into the possession of the Servicer from time to time. Section 2.03 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Responsible Party, the Servicer and the Custodian. (a) The Servicer hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth in Schedule II hereto to the Depositor, the Responsible Party and the Trustee as of the Closing Date. (b) The Responsible Party hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth in Schedule III and Schedule IV hereto to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee. (c) The Custodian hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth in Schedule V hereto to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Responsible Party. (d) It is understood and agreed by the Servicer and the Responsible Party that the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 2.03 shall survive the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor to the Trustee, and shall inure to the benefit of the Depositor and the Trustee notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment of Mortgage or the examination or failure to examine any Mortgage File. Upon discovery by any of the Responsible Party, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Servicer of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the others. (e) Within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Responsible Party of any breach of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 2.03(b) that materially and adversely affects the value of any Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Trustee or the Certificateholders therein, the Responsible Party shall use its best efforts to cause to be remedied a material defect in a document constituting part of a Mortgage File or promptly to cure such breach in all material respects and, if such defect or breach cannot be remedied, the Responsible Party shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan (a "Deleted Mortgage Loan") from the Trust Fund at the Repurchase Price. In the event that a breach shall involve any representation or warranty set forth in Schedule IV, and such breach cannot be cured within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Responsible Party of such breach, all of the Mortgage Loans shall, at the Depositor's option, be repurchased by the Responsible Party at the Repurchase Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a breach (x) which causes a Mortgage Loan not to constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code or (y) by the Responsible Party of any of the representations and warranties set forth in paragraphs (g), (k) (in the case of fraud only), (qq), (rr), (tt), (uu), (vv), (xx), (aaa), (bbb), (ccc), (eee), (fff) or (kkk) of Schedule III, in each case, will be deemed automatically to materially and adversely affect the value of such Mortgage Loan and the interests of the Trustee and Certificateholders in such Mortgage Loan. In the event that the Trustee receives notice of a breach by the Responsible Party of any of the representations and warranties set forth in paragraphs (g), (k) (in the case of fraud only), (qq), (rr), (tt), (uu), (vv), (xx), (aaa), (bbb), (ccc), (eee), (fff) or (kkk) of Schedule III, the Trustee shall give notice of such breach to the Responsible Party and request the Responsible Party to repurchase the Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price within sixty (60) days of the Responsible Party's receipt of such notice. The Responsible Party shall repurchase each such Deleted Mortgage Loan within 30 days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of notice with respect to each such Deleted Mortgage Loan. (f) With respect to any Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Responsible Party shall deliver to the Custodian for the benefit of the Certificateholders the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the related 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 is permitted to be made in any calendar month after the Determination Date for such month. Scheduled Payments due with respect to Substitute Mortgage Loans in the Due Period of substitution shall not be part of the Trust Fund and will be retained by the Responsible Party on the next succeeding Distribution Date. For the Due Period of substitution, distributions to Certificateholders will include the Scheduled Payment due on any Deleted Mortgage Loan for such Due Period and thereafter the Responsible Party shall be entitled to retain all amounts received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. (g) In connection with any repurchase of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 2.03, Section 2.07 or Section 2.08, as applicable, the Servicer shall, based on information provided by the Responsible Party 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 Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans and the Servicer shall deliver the amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Trustee, the Custodian and the NIM Insurer. The Servicer shall have no liability with respect to the information provided by the Responsible Party related to the Substitute Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, the Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects, and the Responsible Party shall be deemed to have made with respect to such Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, as of the date of substitution, the representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 2.03(b) with respect to such Mortgage Loan. Upon any such substitution and the deposit to the Collection Account of the amount required to be deposited therein in connection with such substitution as described in the following paragraph, the Custodian shall release the Mortgage File held for the benefit of the Certificateholders relating to such Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Responsible Party and the Trustee shall execute and deliver at the direction of the Responsible Party such instruments of transfer or assignment prepared by the Responsible Party, in each case without recourse, as shall be necessary to vest title in the Responsible Party or its designee, of the Trustee's interest in any Deleted Mortgage Loan substituted for pursuant to this Section 2.03. (h) For any month in which the Responsible Party substitutes one or more Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the Servicer will determine the amount (if any) by which the aggregate unpaid principal balance of all such Substitute Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans (after application of the scheduled principal portion of the Scheduled Payments due in the Due Period of substitution). The amount of such shortage (the "Substitution Adjustment Amount") plus, if the Responsible Party is not the Servicer, an amount equal to the aggregate of any unreimbursed Advances and Servicing Advances with respect to such Deleted Mortgage Loans shall be deposited into the Collection Account by the Responsible Party on or before the next Remittance Date. (i) In addition to such repurchase obligation, the Responsible Party shall indemnify the Depositor, any of its Affiliates, the Servicer, the Custodian and the Trustee and hold such parties harmless against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from, a breach by the Responsible Party of any of its representations and warranties contained in the Purchase Agreement or this Agreement. (j) In the event that a Mortgage Loan shall have been repurchased pursuant to this Agreement, the Repurchase Price therefor shall be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.10 on or before the next Remittance Date and upon such deposit of the Repurchase Price and receipt of a Request for Release in the form of Exhibit J hereto, the Custodian shall release the related Custodial File held for the benefit of the Certificateholders to such Person as directed by the Servicer, and the Trustee shall execute and deliver at such Person's direction such instruments of transfer or assignment prepared by such Person, in each case without recourse, as shall be necessary to transfer title from the Trustee. It is understood and agreed that the obligation under this Agreement of any Person to cure, repurchase or replace any Mortgage Loan as to which a breach has occurred and is continuing, together with any related indemnification obligations, shall constitute the sole remedy against such Persons respecting such breach available to Certificateholders, the Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee on their behalf. The representations and warranties made pursuant to this Section 2.03 shall survive delivery of the respective Custodial Files to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders. Section 2.04 Non-Qualified Mortgages. (a) Upon discovery by the Depositor, the Responsible Party, the 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 five (5) Business Days of discovery) give written notice thereof to the other parties. In connection therewith, the Trustee shall require the Responsible Party to repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan within 30 days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of notice in the same manner as it would a Mortgage Loan for a breach of representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 2.03. The Trustee shall reconvey to the Responsible Party 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 2.05 Execution 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 and delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Certificates in authorized denominations evidencing directly or indirectly 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 for the benefit of the NIM Insurer. Section 2.06 REMIC Matters. The Preliminary Statement sets forth the designations for federal income tax purposes of all interests created hereby. The "Start-up Day" for purposes of the REMIC Provisions shall be the Closing Date. The "latest possible maturity date" is the Distribution Date in November 2034, which is the Distribution Date following the latest Mortgage Loan maturity date. Amounts paid to the Class X Certificates (prior to any reduction for any Upper Tier Carry Forward Amounts or any Basis Risk Payment) shall be deemed paid from the Upper Tier REMIC in respect of the Class X Interest to the holders of the Class X Certificates prior to distribution of Upper Tier Carry Forward Amounts or any Basis Risk Payments to the Offered Certificates. For federal income tax purposes, any amount distributed on the Offered Certificates on any Distribution Date in excess of the amount distributable on their Corresponding Class of Upper Tier Regular Interest on such Distribution Date shall be treated as having been paid from the Excess Reserve Fund Account or the Supplemental Interest Trust, as applicable, and any amount distributable on such Corresponding Class of Upper Tier Regular Interest on such Distribution Date in excess of the amount distributable on the Corresponding Class of Offered Certificates on such Distribution Date shall be treated as having been paid to the Supplemental Interest Trust, all pursuant to and as further provided in Section 8.13. Section 2.07 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor. The Depositor hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, the Servicer and the Responsible Party that as of the date of this Agreement or as of such date specifically provided herein: (a) The Depositor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware; (b) The Depositor has the corporate power and authority to convey the Mortgage Loans and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement; (c) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Depositor, all requisite corporate action having been taken, and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto, constitutes or will constitute the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and by general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); (d) No consent, approval, authorization or order of or registration or filing with, or notice to, any governmental authority or court is required for the execution, delivery and performance of or compliance by the Depositor with this Agreement or the consummation by the Depositor of any of the transactions contemplated hereby, except as have been made on or prior to the Closing Date; (e) None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (i) conflicts or will conflict with or results or will result in a breach of, or constitutes or will constitute a default or results or will result in an acceleration under (A) the charter or bylaws of the Depositor, or (B) of any term, condition or provision of any material indenture, deed of trust, contract or other agreement or instrument to which the Depositor or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its subsidiaries is bound; (ii) results or will result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to the Depositor of any court or governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Depositor or its subsidiaries; or (iii) results in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance which would have a material adverse effect upon the Mortgage Loans or any documents or instruments evidencing or securing the Mortgage Loans; (f) There are no actions, suits or proceedings before or against or investigations of, the Depositor pending, or to the knowledge of the Depositor, threatened, before any court, administrative agency or other tribunal, and no notice of any such action, which, in the Depositor's reasonable judgment, might materially and adversely affect the performance by the Depositor of its obligations under this Agreement, or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement; (g) The Depositor is not in default with respect to any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency that may materially and adversely affect its performance hereunder; and (h) Immediately prior to the transfer and assignment by the Depositor to the Trustee on the Closing Date, the Depositor had good title to, and was the sole owner of each Mortgage Loan, free of any interest of any other Person, and the Depositor has transferred all right, title and interest in each Mortgage Loan to the Trustee. The transfer of each Mortgage Note and each Mortgage as and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement is sufficient either (i) fully to transfer to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, all right, title, and interest of the Depositor thereto as note holder and mortgagee or (ii) to grant to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders and for the benefit of the NIM Insurer, the security interest referred to in Section 10.04. It is understood and agreed that the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Section 2.07 shall survive delivery of the respective Custodial Files to the Trustee or to a custodian, as the case may be, and shall inure to the benefit of the Trustee. ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS Section 3.01 Servicer to Service Mortgage Loans. (a) For and on behalf of the Certificateholders and for the benefit of the NIM Insurer, the Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, and in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Subservicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Subservicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Subservicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Subservicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer in its own name or in the name of a Subservicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices set forth above, to execute and deliver 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 the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and in the name of the Trust. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.16, the Trustee shall execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Subservicer such documents as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Subservicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder, and the Trustee hereby grants to the Servicer, and this Agreement shall constitute, a power of attorney to carry out such duties including a power of attorney to take title to Mortgaged Properties after foreclosure on behalf of the Trustee and in the name of the Trust. The Trustee shall execute a separate power of attorney in the form attached hereto as Exhibit L in favor of the Servicer for the purposes described herein to the extent necessary or desirable to enable the Servicer to perform its duties hereunder. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions of the Servicer or any Subservicers under such powers of attorney. (b) Subject to Section 3.09(b), in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices, the Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09(b), and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Subservicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. (c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.01) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, reduce or increase the principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (except for (A) a reduction of interest payments resulting from the application of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act or any similar state statutes or (B) as provided in Section 3.07, if the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the Start-up Day" under the REMIC Provisions, or (iii) except as provided in Section 3.07(a), waive any Prepayment Premiums. (d) The Servicer may delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer from the responsibilities or liabilities arising under this Agreement. Section 3.02 Subservicing Agreements between the Servicer and Subservicers. (a) The Servicer may enter into subservicing agreements with subservicers (each, a "Subservicer"), for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans ("Subservicing Agreements"). (b) Each Subservicer shall be (i) authorized to transact business in the state or states in which the related Mortgaged Properties it is to service are situated, if and to the extent required by applicable law to enable the Subservicer to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Subservicing Agreement, (ii) an institution approved as a mortgage loan originator by the Federal Housing Administration or an institution that has deposit accounts insured by the FDIC and (iii) a Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae approved mortgage servicer. Each Subservicing Agreement must impose on the Subservicer requirements conforming to the provisions set forth in Section 3.08 and provide for servicing of the Mortgage Loans consistent with the terms of this Agreement. The Servicer will examine each Subservicing Agreement and will be familiar with the terms thereof. The terms of any Subservicing Agreement will not be inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Agreement. The Servicer and the Subservicers may enter into and make amendments to the Subservicing Agreements or enter into different forms of Subservicing Agreements; provided, however, that any such amendments or different forms shall be consistent with and not violate the provisions of this Agreement, and that no such amendment or different form shall be made or entered into which could be reasonably expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Trustee or the NIM Insurer, without the consent of the Trustee or the NIM Insurer, respectively. Any variation without the consent of the Trustee and the NIM Insurer from the provisions set forth in Section 3.08 relating to insurance or priority requirements of Subservicing Accounts, or credits and charges to the Subservicing Accounts or the timing and amount of remittances by the Subservicers to the Servicer, are conclusively deemed to be inconsistent with this Agreement and therefore prohibited. The Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee, the NIM Insurer and the Depositor copies of all Subservicing Agreements, and any amendments or modifications thereof, promptly upon the Servicer's execution and delivery of such instruments. (c) As part of its servicing activities hereunder, the Servicer (except as otherwise provided in the last sentence of this paragraph), for the benefit of the Trustee, shall enforce the obligations of each Subservicer under the related Subservicing Agreement, including, without limitation, any obligation to make advances in respect of delinquent payments as required by a Subservicing Agreement. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, termination of Subservicing Agreements, and the pursuit of other appropriate remedies, shall be in such form and carried out to such an extent and at such time as the Servicer, in its good faith business judgment, would require were it the owner of the related Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall pay the costs of such enforcement at its own expense, and shall be reimbursed therefor only (i) from a general recovery resulting from such enforcement, to the extent, if any, that such recovery exceeds all amounts due in respect of the related Mortgage Loans or (ii) from a specific recovery of costs, expenses or attorneys' fees against the party against whom such enforcement is directed. Section 3.03 Successor Subservicers. The Servicer shall be entitled to terminate any Subservicing Agreement and the rights and obligations of any Subservicer pursuant to any Subservicing Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Subservicing Agreement. In the event of termination of any Subservicer, all servicing obligations of such Subservicer shall be assumed simultaneously by the Servicer without any act or deed on the part of such Subservicer or the Servicer, and the Servicer either shall service directly the related Mortgage Loans or shall enter into a Subservicing Agreement with a successor Subservicer which qualifies under Section 3.02. Any Subservicing Agreement shall include the provision that such agreement may be immediately terminated by the Depositor or the Trustee without fee, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, in the event that the Servicer shall, for any reason, no longer be the Servicer (including termination due to an Event of Default). Section 3.04 Liability of the Servicer. Notwithstanding any Subservicing Agreement, any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between the Servicer and a Subservicer or reference to actions taken through a Subservicer or otherwise, the Servicer shall remain obligated and primarily liable to the Trustee for the servicing and administering of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.01 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 Servicer alone were servicing and administering such Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with a Subservicer for indemnification of the Servicer by such Subservicer and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification. Section 3.05 No Contractual Relationship between Subservicers and the Trustee. Any Subservicing Agreement that may be entered into and any transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving a Subservicer in its capacity as such shall be deemed to be between the Subservicer and the Servicer alone, and the Trustee (or any successor Servicer) shall not be deemed a party thereto and shall have no claims, rights, obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to the Subservicer except as set forth in Section 3.06. The Servicer shall be solely liable for all fees owed by it to any Subservicer, irrespective of whether the Servicer's compensation pursuant to this Agreement is sufficient to pay such fees. Section 3.06 Assumption or Termination of Subservicing Agreements by Trustee. In the event the Servicer at any time shall for any reason no longer be the Servicer (including by reason of the occurrence of an Event of Default), the Trustee, or its designee, or the successor Servicer if the successor Servicer is not the Trustee, shall thereupon assume all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer under each Subservicing Agreement that the Servicer may have entered into, with copies thereof provided to the Trustee prior to the Trustee assuming such rights and obligations, unless the Trustee elects to terminate any Subservicing Agreement in accordance with its terms as provided in Section 3.03. Upon such assumption, the Trustee, its designee or the successor servicer shall be deemed, subject to Section 3.03, to have assumed all of the Servicer's interest therein and to have replaced the Servicer as a party to each Subservicing Agreement to the same extent as if each Subservicing Agreement had been assigned to the assuming party, except that (i) the Servicer shall not thereby be relieved of any liability or obligations under any Subservicing Agreement that arose before it ceased to be the Servicer and (ii) none of the Depositor, the Trustee, their designees or any successor Servicer shall be deemed to have assumed any liability or obligation of the Servicer that arose before it ceased to be the Servicer. The Servicer at its expense shall, upon request of the Trustee, deliver to the assuming party all documents and records relating to each Subservicing Agreement and the Mortgage Loans then being serviced and an accounting of amounts collected and held by or on behalf of it, and otherwise use its best efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of the Subservicing Agreements to the assuming party. Section 3.07 Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments. (a) The Servicer shall make reasonable efforts to collect all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans, and shall, to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement and the terms and provisions of any applicable Insurance Policies, follow such collection procedures as it would follow with respect to mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans and held for its own account. Consistent with the foregoing and Accepted Servicing Practices, the Servicer may (i) waive any late payment charge or, if applicable, any penalty interest, or (ii) extend the due dates for the Scheduled Payments due on a Mortgage Note for a period of not greater than 180 days; provided, that any extension pursuant to clause (ii) above shall not affect the amortization schedule of any Mortgage Loan for purposes of any computation hereunder, except as provided below. In the event of any such arrangement pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Servicer shall make timely advances on such Mortgage Loan during such extension pursuant to Section 4.01 and in accordance with the amortization schedule of such Mortgage Loan without modification thereof by reason of such arrangements, subject to Section 4.01(d) pursuant to which the Servicer shall not be required to make any such advances that are Nonrecoverable P&I Advances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, the Servicer, consistent with the standards set forth in Section 3.01, may also waive, modify or vary any term of such Mortgage Loan (including modifications that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, forgive the payment of principal or interest, extend the final maturity date of such Mortgage Loan or only with the consent of the NIM Insurer, waive, in whole or in part, a Prepayment Premium), accept payment from the related Mortgagor of an amount less than the Stated Principal Balance in final satisfaction of such Mortgage Loan, or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or otherwise grant indulgence to any Mortgagor (any and all such waivers, modifications, variances, forgiveness of principal or interest, postponements, or indulgences collectively referred to herein as "Forbearance"); provided, however, that the Servicer's approval of a modification of a Due Date shall not be considered a modification for purposes of this sentence; provided, further, that the final maturity date of any Mortgage Loan may not be extended beyond the Final Scheduled Distribution Date for the Offered Certificates. The Servicer's analysis supporting any Forbearance and the conclusion that any Forbearance meets the standards of Section 3.01 shall be reflected in writing in the Servicing File or on the Servicer's servicing records. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer may also waive (or permit a Subservicer to waive), in whole or in part, a Prepayment Premium if such waiver would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery on the related Mortgage Loan, or if such Prepayment Premium is (i) not permitted to be collected by applicable law or the collection thereof would be considered "predatory" pursuant to written guidance published by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such matters, or (ii) the enforceability thereof is limited (1) by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership or other similar laws relating to creditor's rights or (2) due to acceleration in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment. If a Prepayment Premium is waived other than as permitted in this Section 3.07(a), then the Servicer is required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Premium, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates and the NIM Insurer, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account together with and at the time that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited into the Collection Account; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not have an obligation to pay the amount of any uncollected Prepayment Premium if the failure to collect such amount is the direct result of inaccurate or incomplete information on the Mortgage Loan Schedule in effect at such time. (b) The Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee, each Rating Agency and the Depositor of any proposed change of the location of the Collection Account within a reasonable period of time prior to any change thereof. Section 3.08 Subservicing Accounts. In those cases where a Subservicer is servicing a Mortgage Loan pursuant to a Subservicing Agreement, the Subservicer will be required to establish and maintain one or more accounts (collectively, the "Subservicing Account"). The Subservicing Account shall be an Eligible Account and shall otherwise be acceptable to the Servicer. The Subservicer shall deposit in the clearing account (which account must be an Eligible Account) in which it customarily deposits payments and collections on mortgage loans in connection with its mortgage loan servicing activities on a daily basis, and in no event more than one Business Day after the Subservicer's receipt thereof, all proceeds of Mortgage Loans received by the Subservicer less its servicing compensation to the extent permitted by the Subservicing Agreement, and shall thereafter deposit such amounts in the Subservicing Account, in no event more than two Business Days after the deposit of such funds into the clearing account. The Subservicer shall thereafter deposit such proceeds in the Collection Account or remit such proceeds to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account not later than two Business Days after the deposit of such amounts in the Subservicing Account. For purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be deemed to have received payments on the Mortgage Loans when the Subservicer receives such payments. Section 3.09 Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Escrow Accounts. (a) The Servicer shall ensure that each of the Mortgage Loans shall be covered by a paid-in-full, life-of-the-loan tax service contract in effect with respect to each Mortgage Loan (each, a "Tax Service Contract"); provided, that the Responsible Party transferred a Tax Service Contract to the Servicer. Each Tax Service Contract shall be assigned to the Trustee, or its designee, at the Servicer's expense in the event that the Servicer is terminated as Servicer of the related Mortgage Loan. (b) To the extent that the services described in this paragraph (b) are not otherwise provided pursuant to the Tax Service Contracts described in paragraph (a) hereof, the Servicer undertakes to perform such functions. To the extent the related Mortgage Loan provides for Escrow Payments, the Servicer shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, one or more accounts (the "Escrow Accounts"), which shall be Eligible Accounts. The Servicer shall deposit in the clearing account (which account must be an Eligible Account) in which it customarily deposits payments and collections on mortgage loans in connection with its mortgage loan servicing activities on a daily basis, and in no event more than one Business Day after the Servicer's receipt thereof, all collections from the Mortgagors (or related advances from Subservicers) for the payment of taxes, assessments, hazard insurance premiums and comparable items for the account of the Mortgagors ("Escrow Payments") collected on account of the Mortgage Loans and shall thereafter deposit such Escrow Payments in the Escrow Accounts, in no event more than two Business Days after the deposit of such funds in the clearing account, for the purpose of effecting the payment of any such items as required under the terms of this Agreement. Withdrawals of amounts from an Escrow Account may be made only to (i) effect payment of taxes, assessments, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium charges and comparable items; (ii) reimburse the Servicer (or a Subservicer to the extent provided in the related Subservicing Agreement) out of related collections for any advances made pursuant to Section 3.01 (with respect to taxes and assessments) and Section 3.13 (with respect to hazard insurance); (iii) refund to Mortgagors any sums as may be determined to be overages; (iv) apply to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property in accordance with the Section 3.13; (v) transfer to the Collection Account an application to reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note; (vi) pay interest to the Servicer and, if required and as described below, to Mortgagors on balances in the Escrow Account; (vii) clear and terminate the Escrow Account at the termination of the Servicer's obligations and responsibilities in respect of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement; or (viii) recover amounts deposited in error or for which amounts previously deposited are returned due to a "not sufficient funds" or other denial of payment by the related Mortgagor's banking institution. As part of its servicing duties, the Servicer or Subservicers shall pay to the Mortgagors interest on funds in Escrow Accounts, to the extent required by law and, to the extent that interest earned on funds in the Escrow Accounts is insufficient, to pay such interest from its or their own funds, without any reimbursement therefor. To the extent that a Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to determine whether any such payments are made by the Mortgagor in a manner and at a time that avoids the loss of the Mortgaged Property due to a tax sale or the foreclosure as a result of a tax lien. The Servicer assumes full responsibility for the payment of all such bills within such time and shall effect payments of all such bills irrespective of the Mortgagor's faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments and shall make advances from its own funds to effect such payments; provided, however, that such advances are deemed to be Servicing Advances. Section 3.10 Collection Account. (a) On behalf of the Trustee, the Servicer shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, one or more Eligible Accounts (such account or accounts, the "Collection Account"), held in trust for the benefit of the Trustee. On behalf of the Trustee, the Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited in the clearing account (which account must be an Eligible Account) in which it customarily deposits payments and collections on mortgage loans in connection with its mortgage loan servicing activities on a daily basis, and in no event more than one Business Day after the Servicer's receipt thereof, and shall thereafter deposit in the Collection Account, in no event more than two Business Days after the deposit of such funds into the clearing account, as and when received or as otherwise required hereunder, the following payments and collections received or made by it subsequent to the Cut-off Date (other than in respect of principal or interest on the related Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off Date), or payments (other than Principal Prepayments) received by it on or prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable to a Due Period subsequent thereto: (i) all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on the Mortgage Loans; (ii) all payments on account of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee) on each Mortgage Loan; (iii) all Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds to the extent such Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds are not to be applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to the related Mortgagor in accordance with the express requirements of law or in accordance with prudent and customary servicing practices and Liquidation Proceeds; (iv) any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.12 in connection with any losses realized on Permitted Investments with respect to funds held in the Collection Account; (v) any amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 3.13(a) in respect of any blanket policy deductibles; (vi) all proceeds of any Mortgage Loan repurchased or purchased in accordance with this Agreement; and (vii) all Prepayment Premiums collected by the Servicer. The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Collection Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges, NSF fees, reconveyance fees, assumption fees and other similar fees and charges need not be deposited by the Servicer in the Collection Account and shall, upon collection, belong to the Servicer as additional compensation for its servicing activities. In the event the Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time withdraw such amount from the Collection Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. (b) Funds in the Collection Account may be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 3.12. The Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee, the NIM Insurer and the Depositor of the location of the Collection Account maintained by it when established and prior to any change thereof. Section 3.11 Withdrawals from the Collection Account. (a) The Servicer shall, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Collection Account for any of the following purposes or as described in Section 4.01: (i) on or prior to the Remittance Date, to remit to the Trustee (A) the Trustee Fee with respect to such Distribution Date and (B) all Available Funds in respect of the related Distribution Date together with all amounts representing Prepayment Premiums from the Mortgage Loans received during the related Prepayment Period; (ii) to reimburse the Servicer for P&I Advances, but only to the extent of amounts received which represent Late Collections (net of the related Servicing Fees) on Mortgage Loans with respect to which such P&I Advances were made in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.01; (iii) to pay the Servicer or any Subservicer (A) any unpaid Servicing Fees or (B) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances with respect to each Mortgage Loan, but in each case only to the extent of any Late Collections, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or other amounts as may be collected by the Servicer from a Mortgagor, or otherwise received with respect to such Mortgage Loan (or the related REO Property); (iv) to pay to the Servicer as servicing compensation (in addition to the Servicing Fee) on the Remittance Date any interest or investment income earned on funds deposited in the Collection Account; (v) to pay to the Responsible Party or the Depositor, with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has previously been repurchased or replaced pursuant to this Agreement all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of repurchase or substitution, as the case may be; (vi) to reimburse the Servicer for any P&I Advance or Servicing Advance previously made which the Servicer has determined to be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.01; (vii) to pay, or to reimburse the Servicer for advances in respect of, expenses incurred in connection with any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.15; (viii) to reimburse the Servicer, the Depositor or the Trustee for expenses incurred by or reimbursable to the Servicer, the Depositor or the Trustee, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 6.03 or Section 8.05; (ix) to reimburse the Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, for expenses reasonably incurred in respect of the breach or defect giving rise to the repurchase obligation under Section 2.03 of this Agreement that were included in the Repurchase Price of the Mortgage Loan, including any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase obligation, to the extent not otherwise paid pursuant to the terms hereof; (x) to withdraw any amounts deposited in the Collection Account in error; (xi) to withdraw any amounts held in the Collection Account and not required to be remitted to the Trustee on the Remittance Date occurring in the month in which such amounts are deposited into the Collection Account, to reimburse the Servicer for unreimbursed Advances; and (xii) to clear and terminate the Collection Account upon termination of this Agreement. (b) The Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on a Mortgage Loan by Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from the Collection Account, to the extent held by or on behalf of it, pursuant to subclauses (a)(ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii) and (ix) above. The Servicer shall provide written notification to the Depositor, on or prior to the next succeeding Remittance Date, upon making any withdrawals from the Collection Account pursuant to subclause (a)(vi) above. Section 3.12 Investment of Funds in the Collection Account and the Distribution Account. (a) The Servicer may invest the funds in the Collection Account and the Trustee may invest funds in the Distribution Account during the Trustee Float Period, and shall (except during the Trustee Float Period), invest such funds in the Distribution Account at the direction of the Depositor (for purposes of this Section 3.12, such Accounts are referred to as an "Investment Account"), in one or more Permitted Investments bearing interest or sold at a discount, and maturing, unless payable on demand no later than the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement. All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity, unless payable on demand. Any investment of funds in an Investment Account shall be made in the name of the Trustee. The Trustee shall be entitled to sole possession (except with respect to investment direction of funds held in the related Account and any income and gain realized thereon in any Account other than the Distribution Account during the Trustee Float Period) over each such investment, and any certificate or other instrument evidencing any such investment shall be delivered directly to the Trustee or its agent, together with any document of transfer necessary to transfer title to such investment to the Trustee. In the event amounts on deposit in an Investment Account are at any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable on demand, the Trustee may: (x) consistent with any notice required to be given thereunder, demand that payment thereon be made on the last day such Permitted Investment may otherwise mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) all amounts then payable thereunder and (2) the amount required to be withdrawn on such date; and (y) demand payment of all amounts due thereunder that such Permitted Investment would not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds thereafter on deposit in the Investment Account. (b) All income and gain realized from the investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account held by or on behalf of the Servicer, shall be for the benefit of the Servicer and shall be subject to its withdrawal in the manner set forth in Section 3.11. The Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account the amount of any loss of principal incurred in respect of any such Permitted Investment made with funds in such accounts immediately upon realization of such loss. (c) All income and gain realized from the investment of funds deposited in the Distribution Account held by the Trustee, shall be for the benefit of the Depositor (except for any income or gain realized from the investment of funds on deposit in the Distribution Account during the Trustee Float Period, which shall be for the benefit of the Trustee). The Depositor shall deposit in the Distribution Account (except with respect to the Trustee Float Period, in which case the Trustee shall so deposit) the amount of any loss of principal incurred in respect of any such Permitted Investment made with funds in such accounts immediately upon realization of such loss. (d) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any default occurs in the making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or if a default occurs in any other performance required under any Permitted Investment, the Trustee shall take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings. (e) The Trustee or its Affiliates are permitted to receive additional compensation that could be deemed to be in the Trustee's economic self-interest for (i) serving as investment adviser, administrator, shareholder, servicing agent, custodian or sub-custodian with respect to certain of the Permitted Investments, (ii) using Affiliates to effect transactions in certain Permitted Investments and (iii) effecting transactions in certain Permitted Investments. Section 3.13 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance, Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage. (a) The Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire insurance with extended coverage on the related Mortgaged Property in an amount which is at least equal to the least of (i) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, (ii) the amount necessary to fully compensate for any damage or loss to the improvements that are a part of such property on a replacement cost basis and (iii) the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such Mortgaged Property, in each case in an amount not less than such amount as is necessary to avoid the application of any coinsurance clause contained in the related hazard insurance policy. The Servicer shall also cause to be maintained fire insurance with extended coverage on each REO Property in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan at the time it became an REO Property. The Servicer will comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any such hazard policies. Any amounts to be collected by the Servicer under any such policies (other than amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair of the property subject to the related Mortgage or amounts to be released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the procedures that the Servicer would follow in servicing loans held for its own account, subject to the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note) shall be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer in maintaining any such insurance shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to the Trustee, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. It is understood and agreed that no earthquake or other additional insurance is to be required of any Mortgagor 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 or REO Property is at any time in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards and flood insurance has been made available, the Servicer will cause to be maintained a flood insurance policy in respect thereof. Such flood insurance shall be in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan and (ii) the maximum amount of such insurance available for the related Mortgaged Property under the national flood insurance program (assuming that the area in which such Mortgaged Property is located is participating in such program). In the event that the Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy with an insurer having a General Policy Rating of B:III or better in Best's (or such other rating that is comparable to such rating) insuring against hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans, it shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in the first two sentences of this Section 3.13, it being understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Servicer shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy complying with the first two sentences of this Section 3.13, and there shall have been one or more losses which would have been covered by such policy, deposit to the Collection Account from its own funds the amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause. In connection with its activities as administrator and servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself, the Trustee claims under any such blanket policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. (b) The Servicer shall keep in force during the term of this Agreement a policy or policies of insurance covering errors and omissions for failure in the performance of the Servicer's obligations under this Agreement, which policy or policies shall be in such form and amount that would meet the requirements of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac if it were the purchaser of the Mortgage Loans, unless the Servicer has obtained a waiver of such requirements from Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. The Servicer shall also maintain a fidelity bond in the form and amount that would meet the requirements of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, unless the Servicer has obtained a waiver of such requirements from Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. The Servicer shall provide the Trustee upon request with copies of any such insurance policies and fidelity bond. The Servicer shall be deemed to have complied with this provision if an Affiliate of the Servicer has such errors and omissions and fidelity bond coverage and, by the terms of such insurance policy or fidelity bond, the coverage afforded thereunder extends to the Servicer. Any such errors and omissions policy and fidelity bond shall by its terms not be cancelable without thirty days' prior written notice to the Trustee. The Servicer shall also cause each Subservicer to maintain a policy of insurance covering errors and omissions and a fidelity bond which would meet such requirements. Section 3.14 Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements. The Servicer will, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective conveyance of any Mortgaged Property by any Mortgagor (whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains or is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under the "due-on-sale" clause, if any, applicable thereto; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be required to take such action if, in its sole business judgment, the Servicer believes it is not in the best interests of the Trust Fund and shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law from doing so. If the Servicer reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce such "due-on-sale" clause or if any of the other conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence apply, the Servicer will enter into an assumption and modification agreement from or with the person to whom such property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note, the Servicer has the prior consent of the primary mortgage guaranty insurer, if any, and, to the extent permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. The Servicer is also authorized to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with such person, pursuant to which the original Mortgagor is released from liability and such person is substituted as the Mortgagor and becomes liable under the Mortgage Note; provided, that no such substitution shall be effective unless such person satisfies the underwriting criteria of the Servicer and has a credit risk rating at least equal to that of the original Mortgagor. In connection with any assumption, modification or substitution, the Servicer shall apply such underwriting standards and follow such practices and procedures as shall be normal and usual in its general mortgage servicing activities and as it applies to other mortgage loans owned solely by it. The Servicer shall not take or enter into any assumption and modification agreement, however, unless (to the extent practicable in the circumstances) it shall have received confirmation, in writing, of the continued effectiveness of any applicable hazard insurance policy, or a new policy meeting the requirements of this Section is obtained. Any fee collected by the Servicer in respect of an assumption or substitution of liability agreement will be retained by the Servicer as additional servicing compensation. In connection with any such assumption, no material term of the Mortgage Note (including but not limited to the related Mortgage Interest Rate and the amount of the Scheduled Payment) may be amended or modified, except as otherwise required pursuant to the terms thereof. The Servicer shall notify the Trustee that any such substitution, modification or assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Trustee the executed original of such substitution or assumption agreement, which document 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph or any other provision of this Agreement, the Servicer shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any other violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a Mortgage Loan by operation of law or by the terms of the Mortgage Note or any assumption which the Servicer may be restricted by law from preventing, for any reason whatsoever. For purposes of this Section 3.14, the term "assumption" is deemed to also include a sale (of the Mortgaged Property) subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or substitution of liability agreement. Section 3.15 Realization upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall use its best efforts, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert (which may include an acquisition of REO Property) 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 pursuant to Section 3.07, and which are not released from this Agreement pursuant to any other provision hereof. The Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to realize upon such defaulted Mortgage Loans in such manner as will maximize the receipt of principal and interest by the Trustee, taking into account, among other things, the timing of foreclosure proceedings. The foregoing is subject to the provisions that, in any case in which a Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage from an uninsured cause, the Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds toward the restoration of such property unless it shall determine in its sole discretion (i) that such restoration will increase the net proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan to the Trustee, after reimbursement to itself for such expenses, and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable by the Servicer through Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds from the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in Section 3.11. The Servicer shall be responsible for all other costs and expenses incurred by it in any such proceedings; provided, however, that it shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from the related property, as contemplated in Section 3.11. The proceeds of any Liquidation Event or REO Disposition, as well as any recovery resulting from a partial collection of Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds or any income from an REO Property, will be applied in the following order of priority: first, to reimburse the Servicer or any Subservicer for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances, pursuant to Section 3.11 or 3.17; second, to accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan or REO Imputed Interest, at the Mortgage Interest Rate, to the date of the liquidation or REO Disposition, or to the Due Date prior to the Remittance Date on which such amounts are to be distributed if not in connection with a Liquidation Event or REO Disposition; third, to reimburse the Servicer for any related unreimbursed P&I Advances, pursuant to Section 3.11; and fourth, as a recovery of principal of the Mortgage Loan. If the amount of the recovery so allocated to interest is less than a full recovery thereof, that amount will be allocated as follows: first, to unpaid Servicing Fees; and second, as interest at the Mortgage Interest Rate (net of the Servicing Fee Rate). The portion of the recovery so allocated to unpaid Servicing Fees shall be reimbursed to the Servicer or any Subservicer pursuant to Section 3.11 or 3.17. The portions of the recovery so allocated to interest at the Mortgage Interest Rate (net of the Servicing Fee Rate) and to principal of the Mortgage Loan shall be applied as follows: first, to reimburse the Servicer or any Subservicer for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances in accordance with Section 3.11 or 3.17, and second, to the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.02, subject to the last paragraph of Section 3.17 with respect to certain excess recoveries from an REO Disposition. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in connection with a foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, in the event the Servicer has received actual notice of, or has actual knowledge of the presence of, hazardous or toxic substances or wastes on the related Mortgaged Property, or if the Trustee otherwise requests, the Servicer shall cause an environmental inspection or review of such Mortgaged Property to be conducted by a qualified inspector. Upon completion of the inspection, the Servicer shall promptly provide the Trustee and the Depositor with a written report of the environmental inspection. After reviewing the environmental inspection report, the Depositor shall determine how the Servicer shall proceed with respect to the Mortgaged Property. In the event (a) the environmental inspection report indicates that the Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes and (b) the Depositor directs the Servicer to proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Servicer shall be reimbursed for all reasonable costs associated with such foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure and any related environmental clean-up costs, as applicable, from the related Liquidation Proceeds, or if the Liquidation Proceeds are insufficient to fully reimburse the Servicer, the Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed from amounts in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. In the event the Depositor directs the Servicer not to proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Servicer shall be reimbursed from general collections for all Servicing Advances made with respect to the related Mortgaged Property from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Section 3.16 Release of Mortgage Files. (a) Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Servicer of a notification that payment in full shall be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Servicer will, within five (5) Business Days of the payment in full, notify the Custodian by a certification (which certification shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.10 have been or will be so deposited) of a Servicing Officer and shall request delivery to it of the Custodial File. Upon receipt of such certification and request, the Custodian shall promptly release the related Custodial File to the Servicer within five (5) Business Days. No expenses incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Collection Account. (b) From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, including, for this purpose, collection under any Insurance Policy relating to the Mortgage Loans, the Custodian shall, upon request of the Servicer and delivery to the Custodian, of a Request for Release, release the related Custodial File to the Servicer, and the Trustee shall, at the direction of the Servicer, execute such documents as shall be necessary to the prosecution of any such proceedings and the Servicer shall retain the Mortgage File in trust for the benefit of the Trustee. Such Request for Release shall obligate the Servicer to return each and every document previously requested from the Custodial File to the Custodian when the need therefor by the Servicer no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Collection Account or the Mortgage File or such document has 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 either judicially or non-judicially, and the Servicer has delivered to the Custodian a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and address of the Person to which such Mortgage File or such document was delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon written certification of a Servicing Officer, the Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Servicer copies of any court pleadings, requests for trustee's sale or other documents reasonably necessary to the foreclosure or trustee's sale in respect of a Mortgaged Property or to any legal action brought to obtain judgment against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or to obtain a deficiency judgment, or to enforce any other remedies or rights provided by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or otherwise available at law or in equity, or shall exercise and deliver to the Servicer a power of attorney sufficient to authorize the Servicer to execute such documents on its behalf. Each such certification shall include a request that such pleadings or documents be executed by the Trustee and a statement as to the reason such documents or pleadings are required and that the execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee will not invalidate or otherwise affect the lien of the Mortgage, except for the termination of such a lien upon completion of the foreclosure or trustee's sale. Section 3.17 Title, Conservation and Disposition of REO Property. (a) This Section shall apply only to REO Properties acquired for the account of the Trustee and shall not apply to any REO Property relating to a Mortgage Loan which was purchased or repurchased from the Trustee pursuant to any provision hereof. In the event that title to any such REO Property is acquired, the Servicer shall cause the deed or certificate of sale to be issued in the name of the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders. (b) The Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for the Trustee solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale. The Servicer, either itself or through an agent selected by the Servicer, shall manage, conserve, protect and operate the REO Property in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same locality as the REO Property is managed. The Servicer shall attempt to sell the same (and may temporarily rent the same for a period not greater than one year, except as otherwise provided below) on such terms and conditions as the Servicer deems to be in the best interest of the Trustee. The Servicer shall notify the Trustee from time to time as to the status of each REO Property. (c) The Servicer shall use its best efforts to dispose of the REO Property as soon as possible (subject to the Trustee's right to veto any proposed sale of REO Property) and shall sell such REO Property in any event within three years after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless the Servicer determines, and gives an appropriate notice to the Trustee to such effect, that a longer period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of such REO Property. If a period longer than three years is permitted under the foregoing sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property, the Servicer shall report monthly to the Trustee as to the progress being made in selling such REO Property. Notwithstanding its veto rights, the Trustee has no obligation with respect to REO Dispositions. (d) The Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received in connection with the operation of any REO Property separate and apart from its own funds and general assets and shall deposit such funds in the Collection Account. (e) The Servicer shall deposit net of reimbursement to the Servicer for any related outstanding Servicing Advances and unpaid Servicing Fees provided in Section 3.11, or cause to be deposited, on a daily basis in the Collection Account all revenues received with respect to the related REO Property and shall withdraw therefrom funds necessary for the proper operation, management and maintenance of the REO Property. (f) The Servicer, upon an REO Disposition, shall be entitled to reimbursement for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances as well as any unpaid Servicing Fees from proceeds received in connection with the REO Disposition, as further provided in Section 3.11. (g) Any net proceeds from an REO Disposition which are in excess of the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan plus all unpaid REO Imputed Interest thereon through the date of the REO Disposition shall be retained by the Servicer as additional servicing compensation. (h) The Servicer shall use its reasonable best efforts to sell, or cause the Subservicer to sell, any REO Property as soon as possible, but in no event later than the conclusion of the third calendar year beginning after the year of its acquisition by the REMIC unless (i) the Servicer applies for an extension of such period from the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to the REMIC Provisions and Code Section 856(e)(3), in which event such REO Property shall be sold within the applicable extension period, or (ii) the Servicer obtains for the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Depositor, the Trustee and the Servicer, to the effect that the holding by the Pooling Tier REMIC 1 of such REO Property subsequent to such period will not result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited transactions" as defined in Section 860F of the Code or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions or comparable provisions of relevant state laws at any time. The Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for the Trustee solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale in a manner which does not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) or result in the receipt by the Pooling Tier REMIC 1 of any "income from non-permitted assets" within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(B) of the Code or any "net income from foreclosure property" which is subject to taxation under Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such REO Property, the Servicer shall either itself or through an agent selected by the 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 Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders, rent the same, or any part thereof, as the Servicer deems to be in the best interest of the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders for the period prior to the sale of such REO Property; provided, however, that any rent received or accrued with respect to such REO Property qualifies as "rents from real property" as defined in Section 856(d) of the Code. Section 3.18 Notification of Adjustments. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall adjust the Mortgage Interest Rate on the related Adjustment Date and shall adjust the Scheduled Payment on the related mortgage payment adjustment date, if applicable, in compliance with the requirements of applicable law and the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note. The Servicer shall execute and deliver any and all necessary notices required under applicable law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Interest Rate and Scheduled Payment adjustments. The Servicer shall promptly, upon written request therefor, deliver to the Trustee such notifications and any additional applicable data regarding such adjustments and the methods used to calculate and implement such adjustments. Upon the discovery by the Servicer or the receipt of notice from the Trustee that the Servicer has failed to adjust a Mortgage Interest Rate or Scheduled Payment in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note, the Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account from its own funds the amount of any interest loss caused as such interest loss occurs. Section 3.19 Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall provide, or cause the Subservicer to provide, to the Depositor, the Trustee, the NIM Insurer, the OTS or the FDIC and the examiners and supervisory agents thereof access to the documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans in its possession required by applicable regulations of the OTS. 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 Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee or any Subservicer. Nothing in this Section shall derogate from the obligation of such party to observe any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Mortgagors and the failure of such party to provide access as provided in this Section as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section. Section 3.20 Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of the Servicer to Be Held for the Trustee. The Servicer shall account fully to the Trustee for any funds received by the Servicer or which otherwise are collected by the Servicer as Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds in respect of any Mortgage Loan. All Mortgage Files and funds collected or held by, or under the control of, the 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 Collection Account, shall be held by the Servicer for and on behalf of the Trustee and shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property of the Trustee, subject to the applicable provisions of this Agreement. The Servicer also agrees that it shall not create, incur or subject any Mortgage File or any funds that are deposited in the Collection Account, the Distribution Account or any Escrow Account, 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 setoff against any Mortgage File or any funds collected on, or in connection with, a Mortgage Loan, except, however, that the Servicer shall be entitled to set off against and deduct from any such funds any amounts that are properly due and payable to the Servicer under this Agreement. Section 3.21 Servicing Compensation. (a) As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Servicer shall, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, be entitled to retain from deposits to the Collection Account and from Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds related to such Mortgage Loan, the Servicing Fee with respect to each Mortgage Loan (less any portion of such amounts retained by any Subservicer). In addition, the Servicer shall be entitled to recover unpaid Servicing Fees out of related late collections to the extent permitted in Section 3.11. The right to receive the Servicing Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part except as provided in Section 10.07 or in connection with the transfer of all of the Servicer's responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Servicer may pay from the Servicing Fee any amounts due to a Subservicer pursuant to a Subservicing Agreement entered into under Section 3.02. (b) Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption or modification fees, late payment charges, net Prepayment Interest Excesses (to the extent not required to offset Prepayment Interest Shortfalls), NSF fees, reconveyance fees and other similar fees and charges (other than Prepayment Premiums) shall be retained by the Servicer only to the extent such fees or charges are received by the Servicer. The Servicer shall also be entitled pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(iv) to withdraw from the Collection Account, as additional servicing compensation, interest or other income earned on deposits therein. (c) The Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder (including payment of premiums for any blanket policy insuring against hazard losses pursuant to Section 3.13, servicing compensation of the Subservicer to the extent not retained by it and the fees and expenses of independent accountants and any agents appointed by the Servicer), and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided in Section 3.11. Section 3.22 Annual Statement as to Compliance. The Servicer will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Depositor, the Rating Agencies, the NIM Insurer and the Trustee on or before March 10th of each calendar year, commencing in 2005, an Officer's Certificate stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding calendar year and of performance under this Agreement or a similar agreement has been made under such officers' supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all of 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 officers and the nature and status thereof. Promptly after receipt of such Officer's Certificate, the Depositor shall review such Officer's Certificate and, if applicable, consult with the Servicer as to the nature of any defaults by the Servicer in the fulfillment of any of the Servicer's obligations. The obligations of the Servicer under this Section apply to each Servicer that serviced during the applicable period, whether or not such Servicer is acting as the Servicer at the time such Officer's Certificate is required to be delivered. Section 3.23 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Statement; Financial Statements. Not later than March 10th of each calendar year commencing in 2005, the Servicer, at its expense, shall cause a nationally recognized firm of independent certified public accountants to furnish to the Depositor, the Rating Agencies, the NIM Insurer and the Trustee a report stating that (i) it has obtained a letter of representation regarding certain matters from the management of the Servicer which includes an assertion that the Servicer has complied with certain minimum residential mortgage loan servicing standards, identified in the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers established by the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, with respect to the servicing of residential mortgage loans during the most recently completed calendar year and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, such representation is fairly stated in all material respects, subject to such exceptions and other qualifications that may be appropriate. In rendering its report such firm may rely, as to matters relating to the direct servicing of residential mortgage loans by Subservicers, upon comparable reports of firms of independent certified public accountants rendered on the basis of examinations conducted in accordance with the same standards (rendered within one year of such report) with respect to those Subservicers. Promptly after receipt of such report, the Depositor shall review such report and, if applicable, consult with the Servicer as to the nature of any defaults by the Servicer in the fulfillment of any of the Servicer's obligations. Section 3.24 Trustee to Act as Servicer. (a) In the event that the Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the Servicer hereunder (including by reason of an Event of Default), the Trustee or its successor shall, thereupon assume all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer hereunder arising thereafter (except that the Trustee shall not be (i) liable for losses of the predecessor Servicer pursuant to Section 3.10 or any acts or omissions of the predecessor 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 but not limited to repurchases or substitutions pursuant to Section 2.03, (iv) responsible for expenses of the Servicer pursuant to Section 2.03 or (v) deemed to have made any representations and warranties of the Servicer hereunder). Any such assumption shall be subject to Sections 6.06 and 7.02. (b) Every Subservicing Agreement entered into by the Servicer shall contain a provision giving the successor Servicer the option to terminate such agreement in the event a successor Servicer is appointed. (c) If the Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the 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 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 successor 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 Servicer thereunder; and the Servicer shall not thereby be relieved of any liability or obligations under the Subservicing Agreement arising prior to the date of such succession. (d) The Servicer shall, upon request of the Trustee, but at the expense of the Servicer, deliver to the assuming party all documents and records relating to each Subservicing Agreement (if any) 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 3.25 Compensating Interest. The Servicer shall remit to the Trustee on each Remittance Date an amount from its own funds equal to Compensating Interest payable by the Servicer for such Remittance Date. Section 3.26 Credit Reporting; Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. (a) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall fully furnish, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on the related Mortgagor credit files to Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion Credit Information Company (three of the national credit repositories), on a monthly basis. (b) The Servicer shall comply with all provisions of the Privacy Laws, relating to the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers and any "nonpublic personal information" (as defined in the Privacy Laws) received by the Servicer incidental to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including, maintaining adequate information security procedures to protect such nonpublic personal information and providing all privacy notices required by the Privacy Laws. Section 3.27 Excess Reserve Fund Account; Distribution Account. (a) The Trustee shall establish and maintain the Excess Reserve Fund Account, on behalf of the Class X Certificateholders, to receive that portion of the distributions on the Class X Interest up to an amount equal to any Upper Tier Carry Forward Amounts or any Basis Risk Payments and to pay to the Offered Certificateholders any Upper Tier Carry Forward Amounts or Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts (prior to using any Net Swap Receipts). For the avoidance of doubt, Upper Tier Carry Forward Amounts and then any Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts shall be paid to the Offered Certificates first from the Excess Reserve Fund Account and then from the Supplemental Interest Trust. On each Distribution Date on which there exists an Upper Tier Carry Forward Amount or a Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount on any Class of Offered Certificates, the Trustee shall (1) withdraw from the Distribution Account and deposit in the Excess Reserve Fund Account, as set forth in Section 4.02(a)(iii)(H), the lesser of the Class X Distributable Amount (to the extent remaining after the distributions specified in Sections 4.02(a)(iii)(A)-(G)) and the aggregate Upper Tier Carry Forward Amount or Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount and (2) withdraw from the Excess Reserve Fund Account amounts necessary to pay to such Class or Classes of Offered Certificates the applicable Upper Tier Carry Forward Amounts or Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts. Such payments, along with payments from the Supplemental Interest Trust, shall be allocated to those Classes based upon the amount of Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount owed to each such Class and shall be paid in the priority set forth in Section 4.02(a)(iii)(I). In the event that the Class Certificate Balance of any Class of Certificates is reduced because of Applied Realized Loss Amounts, the applicable Certificateholders will not be entitled to receive Upper Tier Carry Forward Amounts or Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts on the written down amounts on such Distribution Date or any future Distribution Dates (except to the extent such Class Certificate Balance is increased as a result of any Subsequent Recoveries), even if funds are otherwise available for distribution. The Trustee shall account for the Excess Reserve Fund Account as an asset of a grantor trust under subpart E, Part I of subchapter J of the Code and not as an asset of any Trust REMIC created pursuant to this Agreement. The beneficial owners of the Excess Reserve Fund Account are the Class X Certificateholders. Any Upper Tier Carry Forward Amounts or Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts distributed by the Trustee to the Offered Certificateholders from the Excess Reserve Fund Account shall be accounted for by the Trustee, for federal income tax purposes, as amounts paid first to the Holders of the Class X Certificates (in respect of the Class X Interest) and then to the respective Class or Classes of Offered Certificates. In addition, the Trustee shall account for the rights of Holders of each Class of Offered Certificates to receive payments of Upper Tier Carry Forward Amounts or Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts from the Excess Reserve Fund Account as rights in a separate limited recourse interest rate cap contract written by the Class X Certificateholders in favor of Holders of each such Class. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement, the Trustee shall not be required to make any payments from the Excess Reserve Fund Account except as expressly set forth in this Section 3.27(a). (b) The Trustee shall establish and maintain the Distribution Account on behalf of the Certificateholders. The Trustee shall, promptly upon receipt on the Business Day received, deposit in the Distribution Account and retain therein the following: (i) the aggregate amount remitted by the Servicer to the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.11; (ii) any amount deposited by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b) in connection with any losses on Permitted Investments; and (iii) any other amounts deposited hereunder which are required to be deposited in the Distribution Account. In the event that the Servicer shall remit any amount not required to be remitted, it may at any time direct the Trustee in writing to withdraw such amount from the Distribution Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. Such direction may be accomplished by delivering notice to the Trustee which 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 4.02. (c) In order to comply with its duties under the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the Trustee shall obtain and verify certain information and documentation from the other parties to this Agreement including, but not limited to, each such party's name, address, and other identifying information. Section 3.28 Optional Purchase of Delinquent Mortgage Loans. Each of the Depositor and any NIM Insurer, in each case in its sole discretion, shall have the option, but shall not be obligated, to purchase any 90+ Delinquent Mortgage Loans from the Trust Fund. During the first ten (10) days after a Mortgage Loan becomes a 90+ Delinquent Mortgage Loan, the Depositor shall have the exclusive option to purchase such 90+ Delinquent Mortgage Loan. The purchase price for any such Mortgage Loan shall be 100% of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan plus accrued and unpaid interest on the related Mortgage Loan at the applicable Mortgage Interest Rate, plus the amount of any unreimbursed Servicing Advances made by the Servicer. Upon receipt of such purchase price, the Servicer shall provide to the Trustee a Request for Release and the Trustee shall promptly release to the Depositor and any NIM Insurer, as applicable, the Mortgage File relating to the Mortgage Loan being repurchased. ARTICLE IV DISTRIBUTIONS AND ADVANCES BY THE SERVICER Section 4.01 Advances. (a) The amount of P&I Advances to be made by the Servicer for any Remittance Date shall equal, subject to Section 4.01(c), the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Scheduled Payments (with each interest portion thereof net of the related Servicing Fee), due during the Due Period immediately preceding such Remittance Date in respect of the Mortgage Loans, which Scheduled Payments were not received as of the close of business on the related Determination Date, (ii) with respect to Second Lien Mortgage Loans for which Scheduled Payments were not received as of the close of business on the related Determination Date, the interest portion of the aggregate amount of Scheduled Payments (net of the related Servicing Fee), due during the Due Period immediately preceding such Remittance Date, and (iii) with respect to each REO Property, which REO Property was acquired during or prior to the related Prepayment Period and as to which such REO Property an REO Disposition did not occur during the related Prepayment Period, an amount equal to the REO Imputed Interest that would have been due on the related Due Date in respect of the related Mortgage Loans. (b) On the Remittance Date, the Servicer shall remit in immediately available funds to the Trustee an amount equal to the aggregate amount of P&I Advances, if any, to be made in respect of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties for the related Remittance Date either (i) from its own funds or (ii) from the Collection Account, to the extent of funds held therein for future distribution (in which case, it will cause to be made an appropriate entry in the records of Collection Account that Amounts Held for Future Distribution have been, as permitted by this Section 4.01, used by the Servicer in discharge of any such P&I Advance) or (iii) in the form of any combination of (i) and (ii) aggregating the total amount of P&I Advances to be made by the Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties. Any Amounts Held for Future Distribution and so used shall be appropriately reflected in the Servicer's records and replaced by the Servicer by deposit in the Collection Account on or before any future Remittance Date to the extent required. (c) The obligation of the Servicer to make such P&I Advances is mandatory, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement but subject to (d) below, and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, shall continue until a Final Recovery Determination in connection therewith or the removal thereof from coverage under this Agreement, except as otherwise provided in this Section. (d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no P&I Advance or Servicing Advance shall be required to be made hereunder by the Servicer if such P&I Advance or Servicing Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The determination by the Servicer that it has made a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance or that any proposed P&I Advance or Servicing Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, respectively, shall be evidenced by an Officer's Certificate of the Servicer delivered to the Trustee. (e) Except as otherwise provided herein, the Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement pursuant to Section 3.11 for Servicing Advances from recoveries from the related Mortgagor or from all Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries (including Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds) with respect to the related Mortgage Loan. Section 4.02 Priorities of Distribution. (a) On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall make the disbursements and transfers from amounts then on deposit in the Distribution Account in the following order of priority and to the extent of the Available Funds remaining: (i) from the Interest Remittance Amount, to the Supplemental Interest Trust and to the holders of each Class of Offered Certificates in the following order of priority: (A) from the Interest Remittance Amount to the Supplemental Interest Trust, the sum of (x) all Net Swap Payments and (y) any Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap Provider other than a Defaulted Swap Termination Payment; (B) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amount, concurrently to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Certificates, the related Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amounts and Unpaid Interest Amounts for the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Certificates), allocated pro rata (based on their respective entitlements to those amounts); (C) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amount, to the Class M-1 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount for such Class; (D) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amount, to the Class M-2 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount for such Class; (E) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amount, to the Class M-3 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount for such Class; (F) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amount, to the Class B-1 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount for such Class; (G) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amount, to the Class B-2 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount for such Class; (H) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amount, to the Class B-3 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount for such Class; and (I) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amount, to the Class B-4 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount for such Class; (ii) (A) on each Distribution Date (a) prior to the Stepdown Date or (b) with respect to which a Trigger Event is in effect, to the holders of the Class or Classes of Offered Certificates then entitled to distributions of principal as set forth below, from Available Funds remaining after making distributions pursuant to clause (i) above, an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount in the following order of priority: (a) concurrently and pro rata by Class Certificate Balance; (1) to the Class A-1 Certificates, until their Class Certificate Balance is reduced to zero; and (2) sequentially, to the Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Certificates, in that order, until their respective Class Certificate Balances are reduced to zero; (b) sequentially, to the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3 and Class B-4 Certificates, in that order, until their respective Class Certificate Balances are reduced to zero; (B) on each Distribution Date (a) on and after the Stepdown Date and (b) as long as Trigger Event is not in effect, to the holders of the Class or Classes of Offered Certificates then entitled to distribution of principal, from Available Funds remaining on deposit in the Distribution Account after making distributions pursuant to clause (i) above, an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount in the following amounts and order of priority: (a) the lesser of (x) the Principal Distribution Amount and (y) the Class A Principal Distribution Amount to the Class A Certificates, allocated concurrently and pro rata by Class Certificate Balance; (1) to the Class A-1 Certificates, until their Class Certificate Balance is reduced to zero; and (2) sequentially, to the Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Certificates, in that order, until their respective Class Certificate Balances are reduced to zero; (b) the lesser of (x) the excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the amount distributed to the Class A Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(a) above and (y) the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount to the Class M-1 Certificates, until the Class Certificate Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; (c) the lesser of (x) the excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the amount distributed to the Class A Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(a) above and to the Class M-1 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(b) above, and (y) the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount to the Class M-2 Certificates, until the Class Certificate Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; (d) the lesser of (x) the excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the amount distributed to the Class A Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(a) above, to the Class M-1 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(b) above and to the Class M-2 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(c) above, and (y) the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount to the Class M-3 Certificates, until the Class Certificate Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; (e) the lesser of (x) the excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the amount distributed to the Class A Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(a) above, to the Class M-1 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(b) above, to the Class M-2 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(c) above and to the Class M-3 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(d) above, and (y) the Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount to the Class B-1 Certificates, until the Class Certificate Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; (f) the lesser of (x) the excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the amount distributed to the Class A Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(a) above, to the Class M-1 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(b) above, to the Class M-2 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(c) above, to the Class M-3 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(d) above and to the Class B-1 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(e) above, and (y) the Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount to the Class B-2 Certificates, until the Class Certificate Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; (g) the lesser of (x) the excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the amount distributed to the Class A Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(a) above, to the Class M-1 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(b) above, to the Class M-2 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(c) above, to the Class M-3 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(d) above, to the Class B-1 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(e) above and to the Class B-2 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(f) above, and (y) the Class B-3 Principal Distribution Amount to the Class B-3 Certificates, until the Class Certificate Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; and (h) the lesser of (x) the excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the amount distributed to the Class A Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(a) above, to the Class M-1 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(b) above, to the Class M-2 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(c) above, to the Class M-3 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(d) above, to the Class B-1 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(e) above, to the Class B-2 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(f) above and to the Class B-3 Certificates in clause (ii)(B)(g) above, and (y) the Class B-4 Principal Distribution Amount to the Class B-4 Certificates, until the Class Certificate Balance thereof has been reduced to zero. (iii) any amount remaining after the distributions in clauses 4.02(a)(i) and (ii) above shall be distributed in the following order of priority: (A) to the holders of the Class M-1 Certificates, any Unpaid Interest Amount for such Class; (B) to the holders of the Class M-2 Certificates, any Unpaid Interest Amount for such Class; (C) to the holders of the Class M-3 Certificates, any Unpaid Interest Amount for such Class; (D) to the holders of the Class B-1 Certificates, any Unpaid Interest Amount for such Class; (E) to the holders of the Class B-2 Certificates, any Unpaid Interest Amount for such Class; (F) to the holders of the Class B-3 Certificates, any Unpaid Interest Amount for such Class; (G) to the holders of the Class B-4 Certificates, any Unpaid Interest Amount for such Class; (H) to the Excess Reserve Fund Account, the amount of any Basis Risk Payment (without regard to Net Swap Receipts) for such Distribution Date; (I) concurrently, from funds on deposit in the Excess Reserve Fund Account, an amount equal to any Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount with respect to the Offered Certificates for such Distribution Date to such Classes in the same order and priority as set forth in Section 4.02(a)(i), with the allocation to the Class A Certificates being pro rata based on their respective Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts; (J) to the Supplemental Interest Trust, the amount of any Defaulted Swap Termination Payment; (K) to the holders of the Class X Certificates, the remainder of the Class X Distributable Amount not distributed pursuant to Sections 4.02(a)(iii)(A)-(J); and (L) to the holders of the Class R Certificates, any remaining amount, in respect of Pooling Tier REMIC 1, Pooling Tier REMIC 2, the Lower Tier REMIC and Upper Tier REMIC. (b) On each Distribution Date, all amounts representing Prepayment Premiums from the Mortgage Loans received during the related Prepayment Period shall be distributed by the Trustee to the holders of the Class P Certificates. (c) On any Distribution Date, any Relief Act Interest Shortfalls and Net Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution Date will be allocated, pro rata, as a reduction of the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount for the Class A, Class M and Class B Certificates, based on the amount of interest to which such Classes would otherwise be entitled on such Distribution Date. Section 4.03 Monthly Statements to Certificateholders. (a) Not later than each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall make available to each Certificateholder, the Servicer, the Depositor, the NIM Insurer and each Rating Agency a statement setting forth with respect to the related distribution: (i) the amount thereof allocable to principal, separately identifying the aggregate amount of any Principal Prepayments and Liquidation Proceeds included therein; (ii) the amount thereof allocable to interest, any Unpaid Interest Amounts included in such distribution and any remaining Unpaid Interest Amounts after giving effect to such distribution, any Upper Tier Carry Forward Amount or Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount for such Distribution Date and the amount of all Upper Tier Carry Forward Amounts or Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts covered by withdrawals from the Excess Reserve Fund Account or the Supplemental Interest Trust on such Distribution Date; (iii) if the distribution to the Holders of such Class of Certificates is less than the full amount that would be distributable to such Holders if there were sufficient funds available therefor, the amount of the shortfall and the allocation thereof as between principal and interest, including any Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount not covered by amounts in the Excess Reserve Fund Account or the Supplemental Interest Trust; (iv) the Class Certificate Balance of each Class of Certificates after giving effect to the distribution of principal on such Distribution Date; (v) the Pool Stated Principal Balance for the following Distribution Date; (vi) the amount of the Expense Fees paid to or retained by the Servicer or the Trustee with respect to such Distribution Date, in the aggregate and separately stated; (vii) the Pass-Through Rate for each such Class of Certificates with respect to such Distribution Date; (viii) the amount of Advances included in the distribution on such Distribution Date and the aggregate amount of Advances reported by the Servicer as outstanding as of the close of business on the Determination Date immediately preceding such Distribution Date; (ix) the number and aggregate outstanding principal balances of Mortgage Loans (1) as to which the Scheduled Payment is delinquent 31 to 60 days, 61 to 90 days and 91 or more days, (2) that have become REO Property, (3) that are in foreclosure and (4) that are in bankruptcy, in each case as of the close of business on the last Business Day of the immediately preceding month; (x) for each of the preceding 12 calendar months, or all calendar months since the related Cut-off Date, whichever is less, the aggregate dollar amount of the Scheduled Payments (A) due on all Outstanding Mortgage Loans on each of the Due Dates in each such month and (B) delinquent 60 days or more on each of the Due Dates in each such month; (xi) with respect to all Mortgage Loans that became REO Properties during the preceding calendar month, the aggregate number of such Mortgage Loans and the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loans as of the close of business on the Determination Date preceding such Distribution Date and the date of acquisition thereof; (xii) the total number and principal balance of any REO Properties (and market value, if available) as of the close of business on the Determination Date preceding such Distribution Date; (xiii) whether a Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing (including the calculation of thereof and the aggregate outstanding balance of all 60+ Day Delinquent Mortgage Loans); (xiv) in the aggregate and for each Class of Certificates, the aggregate amount of Applied Realized Loss Amounts incurred during the preceding calendar month and aggregate Applied Realized Loss Amounts through such Distribution Date; (xv) the amount of any Net Monthly Excess Cash Flow on such Distribution Date and the allocation thereof to the Certificateholders with respect to Unpaid Interest Amounts; (xvi) the Overcollateralized Amount and Specified Overcollateralized Amount; (xvii) Prepayment Premiums collected by the Servicer; (xviii) the amount distributed on the Class X Certificates; (xix) the amount of any Subsequent Recoveries for such Distribution Date; and (xx) the Upper-Tier REMIC WAC Rate for such Distribution Date. (b) The Trustee's responsibility for providing the above statement to the Certificateholders, each Rating Agency, the Servicer, the Responsible Party and the Depositor is limited to the availability, timeliness and accuracy of the information derived from the Servicer or the Responsible Party. The Trustee will provide the above statement via the Trustee's internet website. The Trustee's website will initially be located at https://www.tss.db.com/invr and assistance in using the website can be obtained by calling the Trustee's investor relations desk at 1-800-735-7777. A paper copy of the above statement will also be made available upon request. (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) and (a)(ii) of this Section 4.03 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) Not later than the Reporting Date, the Servicer shall furnish to the Trustee a monthly remittance advice statement (in a format mutually agreed upon by the Servicer and the Trustee) containing such information as shall be reasonably requested by the Trustee to provide the reports required by Section 4.03(a) as to the accompanying remittance and the period ending on the close of business on the last Business Day of the immediately preceding month (the "Servicer Remittance Report"). The Servicer shall furnish to the Trustee an individual loan accounting report, as of the last Business Day of each month, to document Mortgage Loan payment activity on an individual Mortgage Loan basis. With respect to each month, the corresponding individual loan accounting report (in electronic format) shall be received by the Trustee no later than the Reporting Date, which report shall contain the following: (i) with respect to each Scheduled Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to principal (including a separate breakdown of any Principal Prepayment, including the date of such prepayment, and any Prepayment Premiums, along with a detailed report of interest on principal prepayment amounts remitted in accordance with Section 3.25); (ii) with respect to each Scheduled Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to interest; (iii) the amount of servicing compensation received by the Servicer during the prior distribution period; (iv) the individual and aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans; (v) the aggregate of any expenses reimbursed to the Servicer during the prior distribution period pursuant to Section 3.11; (vi) the number and aggregate outstanding principal balances of Mortgage Loans (a) delinquent (1) 31 to 60 days, (2) 61 to 90 days, or (3) 91 days or more; (b) as to which foreclosure has commenced; and (c) as to which REO Property has been acquired; (vii) with respect to each Liquidated Mortgage Loan, the amount of any Realized Losses for such Mortgage Loan; and (viii) any other information reasonably required by the Trustee to enable it to prepare the monthly statement referred to in Section 4.03(a). Section 4.04 Certain Matters Relating to the Determination of LIBOR. LIBOR shall be calculated by the Trustee in accordance with the definition of "LIBOR." Until all of the LIBOR Certificates are paid in full, the Trustee will at all times retain at least four Reference Banks for the purpose of determining LIBOR with respect to each LIBOR Determination Date. The Trustee initially shall designate the Reference Banks (after consultation with the Depositor). Each "Reference Bank" shall be a leading bank engaged in transactions in Eurodollar deposits in the international Eurocurrency market, shall not control, be controlled by, or be under common control with, the Trustee and shall have an established place of business in London. If any such Reference Bank should be unwilling or unable to act as such or if the Trustee should terminate its appointment as Reference Bank, the Trustee shall promptly appoint or cause to be appointed another Reference Bank (after consultation with the Depositor and the NIM Insurer). The Trustee shall have no liability or responsibility to any Person for (i) the selection of any Reference Bank for purposes of determining LIBOR or (ii) any inability to retain at least four Reference Banks which is caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control. The Pass-Through Rate for each Class of LIBOR Certificates for each Interest Accrual Period shall be determined by the Trustee on each LIBOR Determination Date so long as the LIBOR Certificates are outstanding on the basis of LIBOR and the respective formulae appearing in footnotes corresponding to the LIBOR Certificates in the table relating to the Certificates in the Preliminary Statement. The Trustee shall not have any liability or responsibility to any Person for its inability, following a good-faith reasonable effort, to obtain quotations from the Reference Banks or to determine the arithmetic mean referred to in the definition of LIBOR, all as provided for in this Section 4.04 and the definition of LIBOR. The establishment of LIBOR and each Pass-Through Rate for the LIBOR Certificates by the Trustee shall (in the absence of manifest error) be final, conclusive and binding upon each Holder of a Certificate and the Trustee. Section 4.05 Allocation of Applied Realized Loss Amounts. Any Applied Realized Loss Amounts will be allocated to the most junior Class of Subordinated Certificates then outstanding in reduction of the Class Certificate Balance thereof. In the event Applied Realized Loss Amounts are allocated to any Class of Certificates, their Class Principal Balances shall be reduced by the amount so allocated, and no funds will be distributable with respect to the written down amounts (including without limitation Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts) or with respect to interest on the written down amounts on that Distribution Date or any future Distribution Dates, even if funds are otherwise available for distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Class Certificate Balance of each Class of Subordinated Certificates that has been previously reduced by Applied Realized Loss Amounts will be increased, in order of seniority, by the amount of the Subsequent Recoveries (but not in excess of the Applied Realized Loss Amount allocated to the applicable Class of Subordinated Certificates). Section 4.06 Supplemental Interest Trust. On the Closing Date, the Trustee shall establish and maintain in its name, a separate non-interest bearing trust account for the benefit of the holders of the Offered Certificates (the "Supplemental Interest Trust") as a part of the Trust Fund. The Supplemental Interest Trust 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 of the Trustee held pursuant to this Agreement. On any Distribution Date, Swap Termination Payments, Net Swap Payments owed to the Swap Provider and Net Swap Receipts for that Distribution Date will be deposited into the Supplemental Interest Trust. Funds in the Supplemental Interest Trust will be distributed in the following order of priority: (i) to the Swap Provider, the sum of (x) all Net Swap Payments and (y) any Swap Termination Payment, other than a Defaulted Swap Termination Payment, to the Swap Provider, if any, owed for that Distribution Date; (ii) to the Offered Certificateholders, to pay Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amounts and, if applicable, any Unpaid Interest Amounts as described in Section 4.02(a)(i), to the extent unpaid from other Available Funds; (iii) to the Offered Certificateholders, to pay principal as described in Section 4.02(a)(ii), but only to the extent necessary to maintain the Overcollateralized Amount at the Specified Overcollateralized Amount, after giving effect to payments and distributions from other Available Funds; (iv) to the Offered Certificateholders, to pay Unpaid Interest Amounts and Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts as described in Section 4.02(a)(iii), to the extent unpaid from other Available Funds (including funds on deposit in the Excess Reserve Fund Account); (v) to the Swap Provider, any Defaulted Swap Termination Payment for that Distribution Date; and (vi) to the holders of the Class X Certificates, any remaining amounts. Upon termination of the Trust, any amounts remaining in the Supplemental Interest Trust shall be distributed pursuant to the priorities set forth in this Section 4.06. The Trustee shall account for the Supplemental Interest Trust as an asset of a grantor trust under subpart E, Part I of subchapter J of the Code and not as an asset of any Trust REMIC created pursuant to this Agreement. The beneficial owners of the Excess Reserve Fund Account are the Class X Certificateholders. For federal income tax purposes, Net Swap Payments and Swap Termination Payments shall be paid to the Supplemental Interest Trust from the Upper Tier REMIC by the Holder of the Class X Certificates (in respect of the Class IO Interest and, if applicable, Class X Interest) or by the Holders of the applicable Class or Classes of Offered Certificates (in respect of Class IO Shortfalls). Any Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts distributed by the Trustee to the Offered Certificateholders shall be accounted for by the Trustee, for federal income tax purposes, as amounts paid first to the Holders of the Class X Certificates and then to the respective Class or Classes of Offered Certificates. In addition, the Trustee shall account for the rights of Holders of each Class of Offered Certificates to receive payments of Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts from the Supplemental Interest Trust (along with amounts payable from the Excess Reserve Fund Account) as rights in a separate limited recourse interest rate cap contract written by the Class X Certificateholders in favor of Holders of each such Class. ARTICLE V THE CERTIFICATES Section 5.01 The Certificates. The Certificates shall be substantially in the forms attached hereto as exhibits. The Certificates shall be issuable in registered form, in the minimum denominations, integral multiples in excess thereof (except that one Certificate in each Class may be issued in a different amount) and aggregate denominations per Class set forth in the Preliminary Statement. The Depositor hereby directs the Trustee to register the Class X and Class P Certificates in the name of the Depositor or its designee. On a date as to which the Depositor notifies the Trustee, the Depositor hereby directs the Trustee to transfer the Class X and Class P Certificates in the name of the NIM Trustee, or such other name or names as the Depositor shall request, and to deliver the Class X and Class P Certificates to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as NIM Trustee, or to such other Person or Persons as the Depositor shall request. Subject to Section 9.02 respecting the final distribution on the Certificates, on each Distribution Date the Trustee shall make distributions to each Certificateholder of record on the preceding Record Date either (x) by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of such holder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor as directed by that Certificateholder by written wire instructions provided to the Trustee or (y), in the event that no wire instructions are provided to the Trustee, by check mailed by first class mail to such Certificateholder at the address of such holder appearing in the Certificate Register. 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 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 any such Certificates or did not hold such offices at the date of such Certificate. No Certificate shall be entitled to any benefit under this Agreement, or be valid for any purpose, unless authenticated by the Trustee by manual signature, and such authentication upon any Certificate shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Certificate has been duly executed and delivered hereunder. All Certificates shall be dated the date of their authentication. On the Closing Date, the Trustee shall authenticate the Certificates to be issued at the direction of the Depositor, or any affiliate thereof. The Depositor shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Trustee on a continuous basis, an adequate inventory of Certificates to facilitate transfers. 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 5.06, 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 execute and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates of the same Class and 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 which 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. In the event, the Depositor or an Affiliate of the Depositor transfers the Class X Certificates, or a portion thereof, to another Affiliate, it shall notify the Trustee in writing of the affiliated status of the transferee. The Trustee shall have no liability regarding the lack of notice with respect thereto. 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 cancelled 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 said Act and such state securities laws. Except with respect to (i) the transfer of the Class X, Class P or Class R Certificates to the Depositor or an Affiliate of the Depositor, (ii) the transfer of the Class X or Class P Certificates to the NIM Issuer or the NIM Trustee, or (iii) a transfer of the Class X or Class P Certificates from the NIM Issuer or the NIM Trustee to the Depositor or an Affiliate of the Depositor, in the event that a transfer of a Private Certificate which is a Physical Certificate is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Securities Act and such laws, in order to assure compliance with the Securities Act and such laws, the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer shall certify to the Trustee in writing the facts surrounding the transfer in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit H (the "Transferor Certificate") and either (i) there shall be delivered to the Trustee a letter in substantially the form of Exhibit I (the "Rule 144A Letter") or (ii) in the case of the Class X Certificates, there shall be delivered to the Trustee at the expense of the transferor an Opinion of Counsel that such transfer may be made without registration under the Securities Act. In the event that a transfer of a Private Certificate which is a Book-Entry Certificate is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Securities Act and such laws, in order to assure compliance with the Securities Act and such laws, the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer will be deemed to have made as of the transfer date each of the certifications set forth in the Transferor Certificate in respect of such Certificate and the transferee will be deemed to have made as of the transfer date each of the certifications set forth in the Rule 144A Letter in respect of such Certificate, in each case as if such Certificate were evidenced by a Physical Certificate. A transferee of any Private Certificate who is not a "qualified institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A of the Securities Act must take delivery of such Private Certificates in definitive form. 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 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 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 and the 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. Except with respect to (i) the transfer of the Class R, Class X or Class P Certificates to the Depositor or an affiliate of the Depositor, (ii) the transfer of the Class X or Class P Certificates to the NIM Issuer or the NIM Trustee, or (iii) a transfer of the Class X or Class P Certificates from the NIM Issuer or the NIM Trustee to the Depositor or an Affiliate of the Depositor, no transfer of an ERISA-Restricted 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 or a Residual 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, a plan subject to Section 4975 of the Code or a plan subject to any Federal, state or local law ("Similar Law") materially similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code, nor a person acting on behalf of any such plan or arrangement nor using the assets of any such plan or arrangement (collectively, a "Plan") to effect such transfer, (ii) in the case of an ERISA-Restricted Certificate other than a Residual Certificate or a Class P Certificate that has been the subject of an ERISA-Qualifying Underwriting and the purchaser is an insurance company, a representation that the purchaser is an insurance company that 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 that the purchase and holding of such Certificates are covered under Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 or (iii) in the case of any such ERISA-Restricted Certificate other than a Residual Certificate or Class P Certificate presented for registration in the name of a Plan, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trustee, the Depositor, the Servicer or the Trust Fund, addressed to the Trustee, to the effect that the purchase or holding of such ERISA-Restricted Certificate will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction within the meaning of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any Similar Law and will not subject the Trustee, the Depositor or the Servicer to any obligation 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 Private Certificate or a Residual Certificate, in the event the representation letter referred to in the preceding sentence is not furnished, such representation shall be deemed to have been made to the Trustee by the transferee's (including an initial acquirer's) acceptance of the ERISA-Restricted Certificates. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary herein, (a) any purported transfer of an ERISA-Restricted Certificate, other than a Class P Certificate or a Residual Certificate, to or on behalf of an employee benefit plan subject to ERISA, the Code or Similar Law without the delivery to the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee as described above shall be void and of no effect and (b) any purported transfer of a Residual Certificate to a transferee that does not make the representation in clause (i) above shall be void and of no effect. Neither the Class R Certificates nor the Class P Certificates may be sold to any employee benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, any plan subject to Section 4975 of the Code, or any plan subject to any Similar Law or any person investing on behalf of or with plan assets of such Plan. 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. As long as the Interest Rate Swap Agreement is in effect, each beneficial owner of a Certificate, or any interest therein, shall be deemed to have represented that either (i) it is not a Plan or (ii) the acquisition and holding of the Certificate are eligible for the exemptive relief available under at least one of the Investor-Based Exemptions. (c) Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a Residual 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 Residual Certificate are expressly subject to the following provisions: (i) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Residual 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 Residual Certificate may be registered on the Closing Date or thereafter transferred, and the Trustee shall not register the Transfer of any Residual Certificate unless, in addition to the certificates 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 G; (iii) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Residual 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 Residual 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 Residual Certificate and (C) not to Transfer its Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate or to cause the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual 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 Residual 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 Residual 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 Residual Certificate. The Trustee shall be under no liability to any Person for any registration of Transfer of a Residual 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 the Rule 144A Letter. The Trustee shall be entitled but not obligated to recover from any Holder of a Residual 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 Residual 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; and (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 Residual Certificate to any Holder who is not a Permitted Transferee. The restrictions on Transfers of a Residual Certificate set forth in this Section 5.02(c) shall cease to apply (and the applicable portions of the legend on a Residual 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 Depositor or the Servicer, to the effect that the elimination of such restrictions will not cause any Trust REMIC 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 Residual Certificate hereby consents to any amendment of this Agreement which, 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 Residual 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 Residual Certificate which 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 certificates and opinions referred to above in this Section 5.02 in connection with transfer shall be at the expense of the parties to such transfers. (e) Except as provided below, the Book-Entry Certificates shall at all times remain registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee and at all times: (i) registration of the Certificates may not be transferred by the Trustee except to another Depository; (ii) the Depository shall maintain book-entry records with respect to the Certificate Owners and with respect to ownership and transfers of such Book-Entry Certificates; (iii) ownership and transfers of registration of the Book-Entry Certificates on the books of the Depository shall be governed by applicable rules established by the Depository; (iv) the Depository may collect its usual and customary fees, charges and expenses from its Depository Participants; (v) the Trustee shall deal with the Depository, Depository Participants and indirect participating firms as representatives of the Certificate Owners of the Book-Entry Certificates for purposes of exercising the rights of holders under this Agreement, and requests and directions for and votes of such representatives shall not be deemed to be inconsistent if they are made with respect to different Certificate Owners; and (vi) the Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depository with respect to its Depository Participants and furnished by the Depository Participants with respect to indirect participating firms and persons shown on the books of such indirect participating firms as direct or indirect Certificate Owners. All transfers by Certificate Owners of Book-Entry Certificates shall be made in accordance with the procedures established by the Depository Participant or brokerage firm representing such Certificate Owner. Each Depository Participant shall only transfer Book-Entry Certificates of Certificate Owners it represents or of brokerage firms for which it acts as agent in accordance with the Depository's normal procedures. If (x) (i) the Depository or the Depositor advises the Trustee in writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to properly discharge its responsibilities as Depository, and (ii) the Trustee or the Depositor is unable to locate a qualified successor, or (y) the Depositor notifies the Depository of its intent to terminate the book-entry system through the Depository and, upon receipt of notice of such intent from the Depository, the Depository Participants holding beneficial interests in the Book-Entry Certificates agree to initiate such termination, the Trustee shall notify all Certificate Owners, through the Depository, of the occurrence of any such event and of the availability of definitive, fully-registered Certificates (the "Definitive Certificates") to Certificate Owners requesting the same. Upon surrender to the Trustee of the related Class of Certificates by the Depository, accompanied by the instructions from the Depository for registration, the Trustee shall issue the Definitive Certificates. None of the Servicer, the Depositor or the Trustee shall be liable for any delay in delivery of such instruction and each may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions. The Depositor shall provide the Trustee with an adequate inventory of Certificates to facilitate the issuance and transfer of Definitive Certificates. Upon the issuance of 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 the Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders hereunder; provided, that the Trustee shall not by virtue of its assumption of such obligations become liable to any party for any act or failure to act of the Depository. (f) Each Private Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer and accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, W-8BEN, W-8IMY (and all appropriate attachments) or W-9 in form satisfactory to the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar, duly executed by the Certificateholder or his attorney duly authorized in writing. Each Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be cancelled and subsequently disposed of by the Certificate Registrar in accordance with its customary practice. No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Private Certificates, but the Trustee or the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Private Certificates. Section 5.03 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. 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 (b) there is delivered to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to hold 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, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time. Section 5.04 Persons Deemed Owners. The Trustee and the Depositor and any agent of the Trustee or the Depositor 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 none of the Trustee, the Depositor or any agent of the Trustee or the Depositor 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 (a) request such information in writing from the Trustee, (b) state that such Certificateholders desire to communicate with other Certificateholders with respect to their rights under this Agreement or under the Certificates, and (c) provide a copy of the communication which such Certificateholders propose to transmit, or if the Depositor or the 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 Servicer or such Certificateholders at such recipients' expense the most recent list of the Certificateholders of such Trust Fund held by the Trustee, if any. The Depositor and every Certificateholder, 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 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 the offices of its agent for such purposes located at DTC Transfer Agent Services, 55 Water Street, Jeanette Park Entrance, New York, New York 10041. The Trustee will give prompt written notice to the Certificateholders of any change in such location of any such office or agency. As of the Closing Date, the Trustee designates the office of its agent located c/o DTC Transfer Agent Services, 55 Water Street, Jeanette Park Entrance, New York, New York 10041 for purposes of transfers, exchanges or surrenders. ARTICLE VI THE DEPOSITOR AND THE SERVICER Section 6.01 Respective Liabilities of the Depositor and the Servicer. The Depositor and the Servicer 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 or the Servicer. The Depositor and the Servicer will each keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation or limited partnership, as the case may be, 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 respective duties under this Agreement. Any Person into which the Depositor or the Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Depositor or the Servicer shall be a party, or any person succeeding to the business of the Depositor or the Servicer, shall be the successor of the Depositor or the Servicer, 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, however, that the successor or surviving Person to the Servicer shall be qualified to sell mortgage loans to, and to service mortgage loans on behalf of, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, and provided, further, that such merger, consolidation or succession does not adversely affect the then current rating or ratings on the Offered Certificates. Section 6.03 Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer and Others. Neither the Depositor, the Servicer, the Custodian, any NIM Insurer nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents shall be under any liability to 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, however, that this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the Servicer, the Custodian, any NIM Insurer or any such Person against any breach of representations or warranties made by it herein or protect the Depositor, the Servicer, the Custodian, any NIM Insurer or any such Person from any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reasons of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence (or gross negligence in the case of the Depositor) in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. The Depositor, the Servicer, the Custodian, any NIM Insurer and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Custodian and any NIM Insurer 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 Servicer, the Custodian, any NIM Insurer and any director, officer, employee, Affiliate or agent of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Custodian or any NIM Insurer 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 (except for the Custodian) 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 negligence (or gross negligence in the case of the Depositor) in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. Neither the Depositor, the Servicer, the Custodian nor any NIM Insurer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that is not incidental to its respective duties hereunder and which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that each of the Depositor, the Servicer and any NIM Insurer may in its discretion undertake any such action (or direct the Trustee to undertake such actions pursuant to Section 2.03 for the benefit of the Certificateholders) 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 Servicer, the Custodian and any NIM Insurer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of the Collection Account. Section 6.04 Limitation on Resignation of the Servicer. The Servicer shall not assign this Agreement or resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except (i) by mutual consent of the Servicer, the Depositor, the NIM Insurer and the Trustee or (ii) upon the determination that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the Servicer. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Servicer under clause (ii) above shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Depositor and the Trustee which Opinion of Counsel shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Depositor and the Trustee. No such resignation shall become effective until a successor shall have assumed the Servicer's responsibilities and obligations hereunder. Section 6.05 Additional Indemnification by the Servicer; Third Party Claims. The Servicer shall indemnify the Responsible Party, the Depositor (and any Affiliate, director, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor), the NIM Insurer, the Custodian and the Trustee, and hold each of them harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain in any way related to any breach by the Servicer of (i) any of its representations and warranties referred to in Section 2.03(a), (ii) any error in any tax or information return prepared by the Servicer, or (iii) the failure of the Servicer to perform its duties and service the Mortgage Loans in compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The Servicer immediately shall notify the Depositor, the NIM Insurer, the Custodian and the Trustee if such claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, assume (with the prior written consent of the Depositor and the Trustee) the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including reasonable counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or the Responsible Party, the Depositor, the Custodian or the Trustee in respect of such claim. ARTICLE VII DEFAULT Section 7.01 Events of Default. "Event of Default," wherever used herein, means any one of the following events: (a) any failure by the Servicer to remit to the Trustee any payment required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of one Business Day after the date upon which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Depositor, or by the Trustee, or to the Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee by Certificateholders entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights; or (b) the failure by the Servicer to deliver to the Purchaser the data file pursuant to Section 4.03(d) and such failure continues uncured for more than 30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure shall have been given to the Servicer by the Trustee; or (c) the failure on the part of the Servicer duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Servicer set forth in this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of 30 days (except that (x) such number of days shall be 15 in the case of a failure to pay any premium for any insurance policy required to be maintained under this Agreement and (y) such number of days shall be ten in the case of a failure to observe or perform any of the obligations set forth in Sections 3.22, 3.23 or 8.12) after the earlier of (i) the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Depositor or by the Trustee, or to the Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee by Certificateholders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights and (ii) actual knowledge of such failure by a Servicing Officer of the Servicer; or (d) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, 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 Servicer and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty days; or (e) the Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Servicer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or (f) the Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or (g) the Servicer fails to maintain its license to do business or service residential mortgage loans in any jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Properties are located; or (h) other than as provided in this Agreement, the Servicer attempts to assign its right to Servicing Fees hereunder or the Servicer attempts, without the consent of the Depositor, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets or to assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof in a manner not permitted under this Agreement (i) any failure of the Servicer to make any P&I Advance on any Remittance Date required to be made from its own funds pursuant to Section 4.01 which continues unremedied by 9:00 AM, New York time, on the Business Day after written notice is given to the Servicer by the Depositor or the Trustee; or (j) the Servicer fails to maintain a tangible net worth not less than $25,000,000; or (k) Fitch reduces its servicer rating of the Servicer to "RSS4" or "RPS4" or lower, Moody's reduces its servicer rating of the Servicer to "SQ4" or lower, or Standard & Poor's reduces its servicer rating of the Servicer to "below average" or lower; If an Event of Default described in clauses (a) through (k) of this Section 7.01 shall occur, then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Trustee may, or at the direction of Certificateholders entitled to a majority of the Voting Rights the Trustee shall, by notice in writing to the Servicer (with a copy to each Rating Agency), terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof, other than its rights as a Certificateholder hereunder; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to give written notice to the Servicer of the occurrence of an Event of Default described in clauses (b) through (h) of this Section 7.01 unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge of the occurrence of such an Event of Default. In the event that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge of the occurrence of an event of default described in clause (a) of this Section 7.01, the Trustee shall give written notice to the Servicer of the occurrence of such an event within one Business Day of the first day on which such Responsible Officer obtains actual knowledge of such occurrence. On and after the receipt by the Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power of the Servicer hereunder, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Trustee. The Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the 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 Servicer to pay amounts owed pursuant to Article VIII. The Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the termination of the 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 Collection Account of such predecessor Servicer, or thereafter be received with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Notwithstanding any termination of the activities of the Servicer hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled to receive from the Trust Fund, prior to transfer of its servicing obligations hereunder, payment of all accrued and unpaid portion of the Servicing Fees to which the Servicer would have been entitled and to continue to receive reimbursement for all outstanding P&I Advances and Servicing Advances in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Section 7.02 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. On and after the time the Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01, the Trustee shall, subject to and to the extent provided in Section 3.06 and subject to the rights of the Depositor to appoint a successor Servicer, be the successor to the Servicer in its capacity as servicer under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto placed on the Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and applicable law including the obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances pursuant to Section 4.01. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans that the Servicer, would have been entitled to charge to the Collection Account if the Servicer, had continued to act hereunder, including, if the Servicer was receiving the Servicing Fee, the Servicing Fee and the income on investments or gain related to the Collection Account (in addition to income on investments or gain related to the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Trustee). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustee has become the successor to the Servicer in accordance with this Section 7.02, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall, if it is prohibited by applicable law from making P&I Advances and Servicing Advances pursuant to Section 4.01 or if it is otherwise unable to so act, or, at the written request of Certificateholders entitled to a majority of the Voting Rights, 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 Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Servicer hereunder. Any successor to the Servicer shall be an institution which is a Fannie Mae- and Freddie Mac-approved seller/servicer in good standing, which has a net worth of at least $30,000,000, which is willing to service the Mortgage Loans and which executes and delivers to the Depositor and the Trustee an agreement accepting such delegation and assignment, containing an assumption by such Person of the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Servicer (other than liabilities of the Servicer under Section 6.03 incurred prior to termination of the Servicer under Section 7.01), with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement; provided, 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. Pending appointment of a successor to the Servicer hereunder, the Trustee, unless the Trustee is prohibited by law from so acting, shall, subject to Section 3.05, 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, the Depositor and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation shall be in excess of the Servicing Fee and amounts paid to the Servicer from investments. 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 Servicer to deliver or provide, or any delay in delivering or providing, any cash, information, documents or records to it. In the event that the Servicer is terminated pursuant to Section 7.01, the terminated Servicer shall provide notices to the Mortgagors, transfer the Servicing Files to a successor Servicer and pay all of its own out-of-pocket costs and expenses at its own expense. In addition, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of a servicing transfer incurred by parties other than the terminated Servicer (excluding set-up costs and other administrative expenses of the successor Servicer, in which case the successor Servicer shall pay for such costs and expenses but shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor from the Trust Fund), such an amount shall be paid by the terminated Servicer promptly upon presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs. If the Trustee is the predecessor Servicer (except in the case where the Trustee in its role as successor Servicer is being terminated pursuant to Section 7.01 by reason of an Event of Default caused solely by the Trustee as the successor Servicer and not by the predecessor Servicer's actions or omissions), such costs shall be paid by the prior terminated Servicer promptly upon presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs. Any successor to the Servicer as servicer shall give notice to the Mortgagors of such change of Servicer, in accordance with applicable federal and state law, and shall, during the term of its service as Servicer, maintain in force the policy or policies that the Servicer is required to maintain pursuant to Section 3.13. Any such successor Servicer shall be required to satisfy the requirements of a successor Servicer under this Section 7.02. Section 7.03 Notification to Certificateholders. (a) Upon any termination of or appointment of a successor to the Servicer, the Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to Certificateholders, the NIM Insurer and each Rating Agency. (b) Within 60 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Certificateholders, the NIM Insurer and each Rating Agency notice of each such Event of Default hereunder known to the Trustee, unless such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived. ARTICLE VIII CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE Section 8.01 Duties of the Trustee. The Trustee, before 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 are in the form required by this Agreement. The Trustee shall not be responsible for the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate, statement, opinion, report, document, order, or other instrument. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own bad faith or willful misfeasance. Unless an Event of Default known to the Trustee has occurred and is continuing, (a) the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of the duties and obligations 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 which it believed in good faith to be genuine and to have been duly executed by the proper authorities respecting any matters arising hereunder; (b) the Trustee shall not be liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee, unless it is finally proven that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and (c) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights relating to the time, method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee under this Agreement. Section 8.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01: (a) the Trustee and the Custodian 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 and neither the Trustee nor the Custodian shall have any responsibility to ascertain or confirm the genuineness of any signature of any such party or parties; (b) the Trustee and the Custodian may consult with counsel, financial advisers or accountants and the advice of any such counsel, financial advisers or accountants 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; (c) the Trustee and the Custodian shall not be liable 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 nor shall either the Trustee or the Custodian be liable for the acts or omissions of the other; (d) 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 to do so by Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights allocated to each Class of Certificates; (e) 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 and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agents, accountants or attorneys appointed with due care by it hereunder; (f) the Trustee and the Custodian shall not be required to risk or expend its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers hereunder if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not assured to it; (g) the Trustee shall not be liable for any loss on any investment of funds pursuant to this Agreement (other than as issuer of the investment security and except with respect to the investment of funds in the Distribution Account not made at the direction of the Depositor during the Trustee Float Period); (h) the Trustee and the Custodian 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 except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01; and (i) the Trustee and the Custodian shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the trusts, rights or powers vested in it by this Agreement 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 this Agreement, unless such Certificateholders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby. Section 8.03 Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans. The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates shall be taken as the statements of the Depositor 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 the Certificates or of any Mortgage Loan or related document 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 Servicer of any funds paid to the Depositor or the Servicer in respect of the Mortgage Loans or deposited in or withdrawn from the Collection Account by the Depositor or the Servicer. The Trustee shall have no responsibility for filing or recording any financing or continuation statement in any public office at any time or to otherwise perfect or maintain the perfection of any security interest or lien granted to it hereunder (unless the Trustee shall have become the successor Servicer). The Trustee executes the Certificates not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee of the Trust Fund created by this Agreement, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it by this Agreement. Each of the undertakings and agreements made on the part of the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund in the Certificates is made and intended not as a personal undertaking or agreement by the Trustee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust Fund. 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 Trustee's Fees and Expenses. As compensation for its activities under this Agreement, the Trustee may withdraw from the Distribution Account on each Distribution Date the Trustee Fee for the Distribution Date and, during the Trustee Float Period, any interest or investment income earned on funds deposited in the Distribution Account. The Trustee and any director, officer, employee, or agent of the Trustee shall be indemnified by the Trust Fund and held harmless against any loss, liability, or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred in connection with any claim or legal action relating to: (a) this Agreement, (b) the Certificates, or (c) the performance of any of the Trustee's duties under this Agreement, other than any loss, liability, or expense (i) resulting from any breach of the Servicer's obligations in connection with this Agreement for which the Servicer has performed its obligation to indemnify the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.05, (ii) resulting from any breach of the Responsible Party's obligations in connection with this Agreement for which the Responsible Party has performed its obligation to indemnify the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.03(h), or (iii) incurred because of willful misfeasance, bad faith, or negligence in the performance of any of the Trustee's duties under this Agreement. This indemnity shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the resignation or removal of the Trustee under this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, except as otherwise agreed upon in writing by the Depositor and the Trustee, and except for any expense, disbursement, or advance arising from the Trustee's negligence, bad faith, or willful misfeasance, the Trust Fund shall pay or reimburse the Trustee, for all reasonable expenses, disbursements, and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with this Agreement with respect to: (A) the reasonable compensation, expenses, and disbursements of its counsel not associated with the closing of the issuance of the Certificates; and (B) the reasonable compensation, expenses, and disbursements of any accountant, engineer, or appraiser that is not regularly employed by the Trustee, to the extent that the Trustee must engage them to perform services under this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or a separate letter agreement between the Trustee and the Depositor, the Trustee shall not be entitled to payment or reimbursement for any routine ongoing expenses incurred by the Trustee in the ordinary course of its duties as Trustee, Registrar, or paying agent under this Agreement or for any other expenses. Section 8.06 Eligibility Requirements for the 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 which would not cause any of the Rating Agencies to reduce their respective then current ratings of the Certificates (or having provided such security from time to time as is sufficient to avoid such reduction) as evidenced in writing by each Rating Agency. 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 this Section 8.06, the Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.07. The entity serving as Trustee may have normal banking and trust relationships with the Depositor and its affiliates or the Servicer and its affiliates; provided, however, that such entity cannot be an affiliate of the Depositor or the Servicer other than the Trustee in its role as successor to the Servicer. Section 8.07 Resignation and Removal of the Trustee. The Trustee may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby created by giving written notice of resignation to the Depositor, the Servicer, the NIM Insurer 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 acceptance by a successor trustee in accordance with Section 8.08 meeting the qualifications set forth in Section 8.06. If no successor trustee meeting such qualifications shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice or resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with Section 8.06 and shall fail to resign after written request thereto by the Depositor, or if at any time 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 a tax is imposed with respect to the Trust Fund by any state in which the Trustee or the Trust Fund is located and the imposition of such tax would be avoided by the appointment of a different trustee, then the Depositor or the Servicer may remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in triplicate, one copy of which shall be delivered to the Trustee, one copy to the Servicer and one copy to the successor trustee. The Holders of Certificates entitled to a majority of the Voting Rights 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 shall be delivered by the successor Trustee to the Servicer, one complete set to the Trustee so removed and one complete set to the successor so appointed. The successor trustee shall notify each Rating Agency and the NIM Insurer of any removal of the Trustee. Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee pursuant to this Section 8.07 shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 8.08. Section 8.08 Successor Trustee. Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 8.07 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor and to its predecessor trustee and the 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. The Depositor, the Servicer and the predecessor trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required for more fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the successor trustee all such rights, powers, duties, and obligations. No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section 8.08 unless at the time of its acceptance, the successor trustee is eligible under Section 8.06 and its appointment does 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 10 days after acceptance of 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 the 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 the business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder; provided, that such corporation shall be eligible under Section 8.06 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 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, and consented to by the NIM Insurer, 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 Servicer and the Trustee may consider appropriate. If the 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: (a) To the extent necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Section 8.10, 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 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 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 applicable 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; (b) No trustee hereunder shall be held personally liable because of any act or omission of any other trustee hereunder and such appointment shall not, and shall not be deemed to, constitute any such separate trustee or co-trustee as agent of the Trustee; (c) The Trustee may at any time accept the resignation of or remove any separate trustee or co-trustee; and (d) The Trust Fund, and not the Trustee, shall be liable for the payment of reasonable compensation, reimbursement and indemnification to any such 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 separate trustees and co-trustees, when and 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 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 assets with respect to which any REMIC election pertaining to the Trust Fund is to be made, as set forth in the Preliminary Statement, shall constitute, and that the conduct of matters relating to such assets shall be such as to qualify such assets 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 each Trust REMIC described in the Preliminary Statement and that in such capacity it shall: (a) prepare and file in a timely manner, a U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC) Income Tax Return (Form 1066 or any successor form adopted by the Internal Revenue Service) and prepare and file 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 Trust REMIC described in the Preliminary Statement 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 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, the Trustee will apply for an employer identification number from the Internal Revenue Service via Form SS-4 or any other acceptable method for all tax entities and shall also furnish to the Internal Revenue Service, on Form 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; (c) make an election that each of Pooling Tier REMIC 1, Pooling Tier REMIC 2, the Lower Tier REMIC and the Upper Tier REMIC be treated as a REMIC on the federal tax return for its first taxable year (and, if necessary, under applicable state law); (d) prepare and forward 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 the calculation of any original issue discount using the prepayment assumption (as described in the Prospectus Supplement); (e) provide information necessary for the computation of tax imposed on the transfer of a Residual Certificate to a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee (a "Non-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 matters relating to such assets at all times that any Certificates are outstanding so as to maintain the status of each Trust REMIC 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 Trust REMIC created hereunder; (h) pay, from the sources specified in the last paragraph of this Section 8.11, the amount of any federal or state tax, including prohibited transaction taxes as described below, imposed on each Trust REMIC before its termination 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) cause federal, state or local income tax or information returns to be signed by the Trustee or such other person as may be required to sign such returns by the Code or state or local laws, regulations or rules; (j) maintain records relating to each of the Trust REMICs, including the income, expenses, assets, and liabilities thereof on a calendar year basis and on the accrual method of accounting and the fair market value and adjusted basis of the assets 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 any Trust REMIC 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 Trust REMIC, enter into settlement agreements with any governmental taxing agency, extend any statute of limitations relating to any tax item of any Trust REMIC, and otherwise act on behalf of each Trust REMIC in relation to any tax matter or controversy involving it. The Trustee shall treat the rights of the Class P Certificateholders to receive Prepayment Premiums, the rights of the Class X Certificateholders to receive amounts from the Excess Reserve Fund Account and the Supplemental Interest Trust (subject to the obligation to pay Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts) and the rights of the Offered Certificateholders to receive Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts as the beneficial ownership of interests in a grantor trust and not as obligations of any Trust REMIC created hereunder, for federal income tax purposes. The Trustee shall file or cause to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service Form 1041 or such other form as may be applicable and shall furnish or cause to be furnished, to the Class P, Class X Certificateholders and the Offered Certificateholders, the respective amounts described above that are received, in the time or times and in the manner required by the Code. To enable the Trustee to perform its duties under this Agreement, the Depositor shall provide to the Trustee within ten 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 the price, yield, prepayment assumption, and projected cash flows of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans. Moreover, the Depositor shall provide information to the Trustee concerning the value, if any, to each Class of Offered Certificates of the right to receive Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts from the Excess Reserve Fund Account. Thereafter, the Depositor shall provide to the Trustee promptly upon written request therefor any additional information or data that the Trustee may, from time to time, reasonably request to enable the Trustee to perform its duties under this Agreement. The Depositor hereby indemnifies the Trustee for any losses, liabilities, damages, claims, or expenses of the Trustee arising from any errors 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. If any tax is imposed on "prohibited transactions" of any Trust REMIC as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code, on the "net income from foreclosure property" of the Pooling Tier REMIC 1 as defined in Section 860G(c) of the Code, on any contribution to any Trust REMIC after the Start-up Day pursuant to Section 860G(d) of the Code, or any other tax is imposed, including, if applicable, any minimum tax imposed on any Trust REMIC pursuant to Sections 23153 and 24874 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, if not paid as otherwise provided for herein, the tax shall be paid by (i) the Trustee if such tax arises out of or results from negligence of the Trustee in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement, (ii) the Servicer, in the case of any such minimum tax, and otherwise if such tax arises out of or results from a breach by the Servicer of any of its obligations under this Agreement, (iii) the Responsible Party if such tax arises out of or results from the Responsible Party's obligation to repurchase a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.03, or (iv) in all other cases, or if the Trustee, the Servicer or the Responsible Party fails to honor its obligations under the preceding clause (i), (ii), or (iii), any such tax will be paid with amounts otherwise to be distributed to the Certificateholders, as provided in Section 4.02(a). Section 8.12 Periodic Filings. (a) The Trustee and the Servicer shall reasonably cooperate with the Depositor in connection with the Trust's satisfying the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act. The Trustee shall prepare on behalf of the Trust any Forms 8-K and 10-K customary for similar securities as required by the Exchange Act and the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, and the Trustee shall sign and file (via the Securities and Exchange Commission's Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System) such Forms on behalf of the Depositor, if an officer of the Depositor signs the Certification pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 8.12, or otherwise on behalf of the Trust. In the event the Trustee is signing on behalf of the Depositor pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Depositor hereby grants to the Trustee a limited power of attorney to execute and file each such document on behalf of the Depositor. Such power of attorney shall continue until the earlier of either (i) receipt by the Trustee from the Depositor of written termination of such power of attorney and (ii) the termination of the Trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee shall prepare such Form 10-K to be signed by the Depositor and the Depositor shall sign such form unless the Securities and Exchange Commission has indicated that it will accept a Certification signed by the Depositor where the related Form 10-K is signed by the Trustee on behalf of the Depositor. (b) The Depositor shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file the current Report on Form 8-K attaching this Agreement as an exhibit and, thereafter, each Form 8-K shall be filed by the Trustee within 15 days after each Distribution Date, including a copy of the statement to the Certificateholders for such Distribution Date as an exhibit thereto. On or prior to March 30th of each year (or such earlier date as may be required by the Exchange Act and the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission), the Trustee shall file a Form 10-K, in substance as required by applicable law or applicable Securities and Exchange Commission staff's interpretations. Such Form 10-K shall include as exhibits the Servicer's annual statement of compliance described under Section 3.22 and the accountant's report described under Section 3.23, in each case to the extent they have been timely delivered to the Trustee (and upon which the Trustee may rely in delivering its certification hereunder). If they are not so timely delivered, the Trustee shall file an amended Form 10-K including such documents as exhibits reasonably promptly after they are delivered to the Trustee. The Trustee shall have no liability with respect to any failure to properly prepare or file such periodic reports resulting from or relating to the Trustee's inability or failure to obtain any information not resulting from its own negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Form 10-K shall also include a certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit M (the "Certification"), which shall, except as described below, be signed by the senior officer of the Depositor in charge of securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if it is determined by the Depositor that the Certification may be executed by multiple persons, the Trustee shall sign the Certification in respect of items 1 through 3 thereof and the Servicer shall cause the senior officer in charge of servicing at the Servicer to sign the Certification in respect of items 4 and 5 thereof, and the Trustee may rely on the Certification signed by the Servicer to the same extent as provided in subsection (c) below. (c) In the event the Certification is to be signed by an officer of the Depositor, the Trustee shall sign a certification (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit N) for the benefit of the Depositor and its officers, directors and Affiliates in respect of items 1 through 3 of the Certification (provided, however, that the Trustee shall not undertake an analysis of the accountant's report attached as an exhibit to the Form 10-K), and the Servicer shall sign a certification (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit O) for the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee and their officers, directors and Affiliates in respect of items 4 and 5 of the Certification. Each such certification shall be delivered to the Depositor and the Trustee by March 20th of each year (or if not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day). The Certification attached hereto as Exhibit M shall be delivered to the Trustee by March 25 for filing by March 30th of each year (or if not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day). In addition, (i) the Trustee shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and its officers, directors and Affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach of the Trustee's obligations under this Section 8.12(c) or the Trustee's negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith, and (ii) the Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, the Trustee and their respective officers, directors and Affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach of the Servicer's obligations under this Section 8.12(c) or the Servicer's negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the indemnified party, then (i) the Trustee agrees in connection with a breach of the Trustee's obligations under this Section 8.12(c) or the Trustee's negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Depositor as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the Depositor in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Depositor on the one hand and the Trustee on the other and (ii) the Servicer agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Depositor and/or the Trustee as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the Depositor and/or the Trustee in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Depositor or the Trustee, as the case may be, on the one hand and the Servicer on the other in connection with a breach of the Servicer's obligations under this Section 8.12(c) or the Servicer's negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith. (d) Upon any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Trustee shall promptly deliver to the Depositor a copy of any such executed report, statement or information. (e) Prior to January 30 of the first year in which the Trustee is able to do so under applicable law, the Trustee shall file a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the Trust. Section 8.13 Tax Classification of the Excess Reserve Fund Account and the Supplemental Interest Trust. For federal income tax purposes, the Trustee shall treat the Excess Reserve Fund Account and the Supplemental Interest Trust as beneficially owned by the holders of the Class X Certificates and shall treat them as a grantor trust under subpart E, Part I of subchapter J of the Code. The Trustee shall treat the rights that each Class of Offered Certificates has to receive payments of Upper Tier Carry Forward Amounts and, without duplication, Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts from the Excess Reserve Fund Account or the Supplemental Interest Trust as rights to receive payments under an interest rate cap contract written by the Class X Certificateholders in favor of each such Class. Accordingly, each Class of Certificates (excluding the Class X, Class P and Class R Certificates) will be comprised of two components - an Upper Tier Regular Interest and an interest in an interest rate cap contract, and the Class X Certificateholders will be comprised of four components - two Upper Tier Regular Interests (the Class X Interest and the Class IO Interest), ownership of the Excess Reserve Fund Account, subject to an obligation to pay Upper Tier Carry Forward Amounts and, without duplication, Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts, and ownership of the Supplemental Interest Trust and the Interest Rate Swap Agreement, subject to the obligation to pay Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts. The Trustee shall allocate the issue price for a Class of Offered Certificates among the respective components for purposes of determining the issue price of the Upper Tier Regular Interest component based on information received from the Depositor. Unless otherwise advised by the Depositor in writing, for federal income tax purposes, the Trustee is hereby directed to assign a value of zero to the right of each Holder of an Offered Certificate to receive the related Upper Tier Carry Forward Amounts and, without duplication, the related Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount for purposes of allocating the purchase price of an initial Offered Certificateholder between such right and the related Upper Tier Regular Interest. Holders of Offered Certificates shall also be treated as having agreed to pay, on each Distribution Date, to the owners of the Class X Certificates an aggregate amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) Net Swap Payments and Swap Termination Payments over (ii) the sum of amounts payable on the Class X Interest available for such payments and amounts payable on the Class IO Interest (such excess, a "Class IO Shortfall"). A Class IO Shortfall payable from interest collections shall be allocated pro rata among such Offered Certificates based on the amount of interest otherwise payable to such Class of Offered Certificates, and a Class IO Shortfall payable from principal collections shall be allocated in reverse sequential order beginning with the most subordinate Class of Offered Certificates then outstanding. Any payments of Class IO Shortfalls shall be treated for tax purposes as having been received by the Holders of such Class of Offered Certificates in respect of corresponding Upper Tier Regular Interest and as having been paid by such Holders to the Supplemental Interest Trust. Section 8.14 Custodial Responsibilities. (a) The Custodian shall provide access to the Mortgage Loan Documents in possession of the Custodian regarding the related Mortgage Loans and REO Property and the servicing thereof to the Trustee, the Certificateholders, the FDIC, and the supervisory agents and examiners of the FDIC, such access being afforded only upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the office of the Custodian. The Custodian shall allow representatives of the above entities to photocopy any of the records and documentation and shall provide equipment for that purpose at the expense of the person requesting such access. Upon receipt of a written request by a Servicer in a form acceptable to the Custodian, the Custodian shall release within five Business Days the related Mortgage File in accordance with Section 3.16. (b) The Trustee shall pay the Custodian's fees for its services under this Agreement as are set forth in a separate fee schedule of the Custodian delivered to the Trustee (with respect to this transaction the "Fee Schedule"). The Trustee shall also reimburse the Custodian for the Custodian's out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' and agents' fees and expenses) incurred in connection herewith as set forth on the Fee Schedule, other than unanticipated or extraordinary expenses for which the Custodian is entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 6.03. The payment of such fees and the reimbursement of such out-of-pocket expenses shall be solely the obligation of the Trustee. The obligations of the Trustee under this Section 8.14 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Custodian. (c) The Custodian may resign from its obligations hereunder upon 60 days' prior written notice to Trustee, Depositor and Servicer. Such resignation shall take effect upon (i) the appointment of a successor custodian acceptable to Trustee within such 60 day period; and (ii) delivery of all Mortgage Loan Files to the successor custodian. The Trustee shall be solely responsible for the payment of the successor custodian's fees and expenses. The Trustee shall have the right, but not the obligation, to become the successor Custodian. If no successor Custodian is appointed within 60 days after written notice of the Custodian's resignation is received by the Trustee, the Custodian may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor custodian. Upon such resignation and appointment of successor Custodian, the Custodian shall, at Custodian's expense, promptly transfer to the successor Custodian, as directed in writing by the Trustee, all Mortgage Files being administered under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee, not the Custodian, shall bear the costs relating to the transfer of Mortgage Files if the Custodian shall resign due to the failure of the Custodian to be paid all fees and expenses due to Custodian hereunder. ARTICLE IX TERMINATION Section 9.01 Termination upon Liquidation or Purchase of the Mortgage Loans. Subject to Section 9.03, the obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee created hereby with respect to the Trust Fund shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) the purchase, on or after the Optional Termination Date, by the Servicer (at the direction of Majority Class X Certificateholder) or by the NIM Insurer of all Mortgage Loans (and REO Properties) at the price equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the unpaid principal balance of each Mortgage Loan (other than in respect of REO Property) plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the applicable Mortgage Interest Rate, together with any unpaid remaining Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts, (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 Majority Class X Certificateholder or the NIM Insurer, as applicable, at the expense of the Majority Class X Certificateholder, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the related Mortgage Loan at the applicable Mortgage Interest Rates and (y) the unpaid principal balance of each Mortgage Loan related to any REO Property, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the applicable Mortgage Interest Rate, and (iii) any Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap Provider (as provided to the Trustee by the Swap Provider pursuant to the Interest Rate Swap Agreement) ("Termination Price") and (b) the later of (i) the maturity or other Liquidation Event 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 expiration of 21 years from the death of the survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James's, living on the date hereof. Additionally, no such purchase will be permitted without the consent of the NIM Insurer if the resulting amount available for payment on the Class X and Class P Certificates would result in a draw under the NIM Insurance Policy or if any reimbursement due to the NIM Insurer pursuant to the NIM Insurance Policy would remain unpaid to the NIM Insurer. Section 9.02 Final Distribution on the Certificates. If on any Remittance Date, the 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 Collection Account, the Servicer shall direct the Trustee promptly to send a Notice of Final Distribution to each Certificateholder and the Swap Provider. If the Servicer (at the direction of the Majority Class X Certificateholder) or the NIM Insurer elects to terminate the Trust Fund pursuant to clause (a) of Section 9.01, at least 20 days prior to the date the Notice of Final Distribution is to be mailed to the affected Certificateholders, the Majority Class X Certificateholder or the NIM Insurer, as applicable, shall notify the Servicer and the Trustee of the date such Person intends that the Trust Fund be terminated and of the applicable repurchase price of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties. The Servicer shall be entitled to reasonably rely on a representation from the Majority Class X Certificateholder that it is the Majority Class X Certificateholder and is entitled under this Agreement to direct the Servicer to terminate the Trust Fund. A Notice of Final Distribution, specifying the Distribution Date on which Certificateholders may surrender their Certificates for payment of the final distribution and cancellation, shall be given promptly by the Trustee by letter to Certificateholders mailed not later than the 15th day of the month of such final distribution. Any such Notice of Final Distribution shall specify (a) the Distribution Date upon which final distribution on the Certificates will be made upon presentation and surrender of 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 the Certificates at the office therein specified. The Trustee will give such Notice of Final Distribution to each Rating Agency at the time such Notice of Final Distribution is given to Certificateholders. In the event such Notice of Final Distribution is given, the Majority Class X Certificateholder or the NIM Insurer, as applicable, shall remit the applicable Termination Price in immediately available funds to the Servicer at least two Business Days prior to the applicable Distribution Date, and upon receipt of such funds from such party, the Servicer shall cause all funds in the Collection 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 Certificates. During the time such funds are held in such Collection Account, such funds shall be invested, at the direction of the Majority Class X Certificateholder or the NIM Insurer, as applicable, in Permitted Investments, and such party shall be entitled to all income from such investments, and shall be responsible for, and shall reimburse the Servicer for all losses from such investments. The Majority Class X Certificateholder shall be obligated to reimburse the Servicer for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with its termination of the Trust Fund at the direction of the Majority Class X Certificateholder and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Servicer for any losses, liabilities or expenses resulting from any claims directly resulting from or relating to the Servicer's termination of the Trust Fund at the direction of the Majority Class X Certificateholder, except to the extent such losses, liabilities or expenses arise out of or result from the Servicer's negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. In connection with any such termination of the Trust Fund, the Servicer shall cause all funds in Collection Account, including the applicable Termination Price for the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, to be remitted to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account on the Business Day prior to the applicable Distribution Date. Upon such final deposit with respect to the Trust Fund and the receipt by the Custodian of a Request for Release therefor, the Custodian shall promptly release to the Servicer or the NIM Insurer, as applicable, or their respective designees, the Custodial Files for the Mortgage Loans. Upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates, the Trustee shall cause to be distributed to the Certificateholders of each Class (after reimbursement of all amounts due the Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee hereunder), in each case on the final Distribution Date and in the order set forth in Section 4.02, in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests, with respect to Certificateholders of the same Class, an amount up to an amount equal to (i) as to each Class of Regular Certificates (except the Class X Certificates), the Certificate Balance thereof plus for each such Class and the Class X Certificates accrued interest thereon in the case of an interest-bearing Certificate and all other amounts to which such Classes are entitled pursuant to Section 4.02, (ii) as to the Residual Certificates, the amount, if any, which remains on deposit in the Distribution Account (other than the amounts retained to meet claims) after application pursuant to clause (i) above. In the event that any affected Certificateholders shall not surrender 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 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 which remain a part of the Trust Fund. If within one year after the second notice all Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Class R Certificateholders shall be entitled to all unclaimed funds and other assets of the Trust Fund which remain subject hereto. Section 9.03 Additional Termination Requirements. In the event the Majority Class X Certificateholder directs the Servicer to purchase, or the NIM Insurer exercises its right to purchase, the Mortgage Loans as provided in Section 9.01, 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 the Majority Class X Certificateholder, to the effect that the failure to comply with the requirements of this Section 9.03 will not (i) result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited transactions" on any Trust REMIC as defined in Section 860F of the Code, or (ii) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding: (a) The Trustee shall sell all of the assets of the Trust Fund to the Servicer or the NIM Insurer, as applicable, and, by the next Distribution Date after such sale, shall distribute to the Certificateholders the proceeds of such sale in complete liquidation of each of the Trust REMICs; and (b) The Trustee shall attach a statement to the final federal income tax return for each of the Trust REMICs stating that pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-1, the first day of the 90-day liquidation period for each such Trust REMIC was the date on which the Trustee sold the assets of the Trust Fund to the Servicer or the NIM Insurer. ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 10.01 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Responsible Party, the Servicer, the Custodian and the Trustee without the consent of any of the Certificateholders (i) to cure any ambiguity or mistake, (ii) to correct any defective provision herein or to supplement any provision herein which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein, (iii) to add to the duties of the Depositor, the Custodian or the Servicer, (iv) to add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising hereunder or (v) to modify, alter, amend, add to or rescind any of the terms or provisions contained in this Agreement; provided, that any action pursuant to clause (iv) or (v) above shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trustee or the Trust Fund), adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or the NIM Insurer; provided, further, that the amendment shall not be deemed to adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Certificateholders if the Person requesting the amendment obtains a letter from each Rating Agency stating that the 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. The Trustee, the Depositor, the Responsible Party, the Custodian and the Servicer also may at any time and from time to time amend this Agreement, but without the consent of the Certificateholders to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to such extent as shall be necessary or helpful to (i) maintain the qualification of each Trust REMIC under the REMIC Provisions, (ii) avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any tax on any Trust REMIC pursuant to the Code that would be a claim at any time prior to the final redemption of the Certificates or (iii) comply with any other requirements of the Code; provided, that the Trustee has 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 or the Trust Fund, to the effect that such action is necessary or helpful to, as applicable, (i) maintain such qualification, (ii) avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of such a tax or (iii) comply with any such requirements of the Code. This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Responsible Party, the Custodian and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates evidencing Percentage Interests aggregating not less than 66?% of each Class of Certificates affected thereby 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, however, that no such amendment 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 described in clause (i), without the consent of the Holders of Certificates of such Class evidencing, as to such Class, Percentage Interests aggregating not less than 66?%, 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 (i) it shall have first received an Opinion of Counsel, which opinion shall not be an expense of the Trustee or the Trust Fund, to the effect that such amendment will not cause the imposition of any tax on any Trust REMIC or the Certificateholders or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or the grantor trust portion of the Trust Fund as a grantor trust at any time that any Certificates are outstanding and (ii) the party seeking such amendment shall have provided written notice to the Rating Agencies (with a copy of such notice to the Trustee) of such amendment, stating the provisions of the Agreement to be amended. The Responsible Party shall be obligated to execute any amendment to this Agreement, unless such amendment would adversely affect in any material respect a right or obligation of the Responsible Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.01, with respect to any amendment that significantly modifies the permitted activities of the Trustee or the Servicer, any Certificate beneficially owned by the Depositor or any of its Affiliates or by the Responsible Party or any of its Affiliates shall be deemed not to be outstanding (and shall not be considered when determining the percentage of Certificateholders consenting or when calculating the total number of Certificates entitled to consent) for purposes of determining if the requisite consents of Certificateholders under this Section 10.01 have been obtained. Promptly after the execution of any amendment to this Agreement requiring the consent of Certificateholders, the Trustee shall furnish written notification of the substance or a copy of such amendment to each Certificateholder and each Rating Agency. It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under this Section 10.01 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 which modifies its obligations or liabilities without its consent and in all cases without receiving an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion shall not be an expense of the Trustee or the Trust Fund), 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment to this Agreement shall be made without the prior written consent of the NIM Insurer, such consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld. 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 Servicer at the expense of the Trust, but only upon receipt of an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interests of the Certificateholders. 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 HERETO AND THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS. Section 10.04 Intention of Parties. It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the conveyance (i) of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor and (ii) of the Trust Fund by the Depositor to the Trustee each be, and be construed as, an absolute sale thereof. It is, further, not the intention of the parties that such conveyances be deemed a pledge thereof. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the intent of the parties, such assets are held to be the property of the Depositor, as the case may be, or if for any other reason this Agreement is held or deemed to create a security interest in either 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 and (ii) the conveyances provided for in this Agreement shall be deemed to be an assignment and a grant by the Depositor to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, of a security interest in all of the assets transferred, 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 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. Section 10.05 Notices. (a) The Trustee shall use its best efforts to promptly provide notice to each Rating Agency and the NIM Insurer 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 Servicer or the Trustee and the appointment of any successor; (iv) The repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Sections 2.03 or 2.07; and (v) The final payment to Certificateholders. (b) In addition, the Trustee shall furnish to each Rating Agency copies of the following: (i) Each report to Certificateholders described in Section 4.03; and (ii) Any notice of a purchase of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Sections 2.07 or 3.28. All directions, demands and notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered to (a) in the case of the Depositor, the Purchaser, or Goldman, Sachs & Co., 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, Attention: Michelle Gill, or such other address as may be hereafter furnished to the Trustee and the Servicer by the Depositor in writing, (b) in the case of the Servicer or the Responsible Party, Option One Mortgage Corporation, 3 Ada, Irvine, California 92618, Attention: David Wells, Facsimile: (949) 790-7514, or such other address as may be hereafter furnished to the other parties hereto by the Servicer or the Responsible Party, as the case may be, in writing, (c) in the case of the Trustee to the Corporate Trust Office, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, 1761 East St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, California 92705-4934, Attention: Trust Administration-GS04O1, or such other address as the Trustee may hereafter furnish to the Depositor or Servicer, (d) in the case of each of the Rating Agencies, the address specified therefor in the definition corresponding to the name of such Rating Agency, and (e) in the case of the Custodian, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 1015 10th Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414, Attention: Client Service Manager-GSAMP 2004-OPT. 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; Sales; Advance Facilities. (a) A Servicer is hereby authorized to enter into a financing or other facility (any such arrangement, an "Advance Facility"), the documentation for which complies with Section 10.07(e) below, under which (1) such Servicer assigns or pledges its rights under this Agreement to be reimbursed for any or all Advances to (i) a Person, which may be a special-purpose bankruptcy-remote entity (an "SPV"), (ii) a Person, which may simultaneously assign or pledge such rights to an SPV or (iii) a lender (a "Lender"), which, in the case of any Person or SPV of the type described in either of the preceding clauses (i) or (ii), may directly or through other assignees and/or pledgees, assign or pledge such rights to a Person, which may include a trustee acting on behalf of holders of debt instruments (any such Person or any such Lender, an "Advance Financing Person"), and/or (2) an Advance Financing Person agrees to fund all the Advances required to be made by such Servicer pursuant to this Agreement. No consent of the Trustee, Certificateholders or any other party shall be required before a Servicer may enter into an Advance Facility nor shall the Trustee or the Certificateholders be a third party beneficiary of any obligation of an Advance Financing Person to a Servicer. Notwithstanding the existence of any Advance Facility under which an Advance Financing Person agrees to fund Advances, (A) the Servicer (i) shall remain obligated pursuant to this Agreement to make Advances pursuant to and as required by this Agreement and (ii) shall not be relieved of such obligations by virtue of such Advance Facility and (B) neither the Advance Financing Person nor any Servicer's Assignee (as hereinafter defined) shall have any right to proceed against or otherwise contact any Mortgagor for the purpose of collecting any payment that may be due with respect to any related Mortgage Loan or enforcing any covenant of such Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan documents. (b) If a Servicer enters into an Advance Facility, such Servicer and the related Advance Financing Person shall deliver to the Trustee at the address set forth in Section 10.05 hereof a written notice (an "Advance Facility Notice"), stating (a) the identity of the Advance Financing Person and (b) the identity of the Person (the "Servicer's Assignee") that will, subject to Section 10.07(c) hereof, have the right to make withdrawals from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11 hereof to reimburse previously unreimbursed Advances ("Advance Reimbursement Amounts"). Advance Reimbursement Amounts (i) shall consist solely of amounts in respect of Advances for which such Servicer would be permitted to reimburse itself in accordance with Section 3.11 hereof, assuming such Servicer had made the related Advance(s) and (ii) shall not consist of amounts payable to a successor Servicer in accordance with Section 3.11 hereof to the extent permitted under Section 10.07(e) below. (c) Notwithstanding the existence of an Advance Facility, a Servicer, on behalf of the Advance Financing Person and the Servicer's Assignee, shall be entitled to receive reimbursements of Advances in accordance with Section 3.11 hereof, which entitlement may be terminated by the Advance Financing Person pursuant to a written notice to the Trustee in the manner set forth in Section 10.05 hereof. Upon receipt of such written notice, the Servicer shall no longer be entitled to receive reimbursement for any Advance Reimbursement Amounts and the Servicer's Assignee shall immediately have the right to receive from the Collection Account all Advance Reimbursement Amounts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and for the avoidance of doubt, (i) a Servicer and/or the Servicer's Assignee shall only be entitled to reimbursement of Advance Reimbursement Amounts hereunder from withdrawals from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11 of this Agreement and shall not otherwise be entitled to make withdrawals of, or receive, amounts that shall be deposited in the Distribution Account pursuant to Sections 3.11(a)(i) and 3.27(b) hereof, and (ii) none of the Trustee or the Certificateholders shall have any right to, or otherwise be entitled to, receive any Advance Reimbursement Amounts to which the Servicer or Servicer's Assignee, as applicable, shall be entitled pursuant to Section 3.11 hereof. An Advance Facility may be terminated by the joint written direction of the Servicer and the related Advance Financing Person. Written notice of such termination shall be delivered to the Trustee in the manner set forth in Section 10.05 hereof. None of the Depositor or the Trustee shall, as a result of the existence of any Advance Facility, have any additional duty or liability with respect to the calculation or payment of any Advance Reimbursement Amount, nor, as a result of the existence of any Advance Facility, shall the Depositor or the Trustee have any additional responsibility to track or monitor the administration of the Advance Facility or the payment of Advance Reimbursement Amounts to the Servicer's Assignee. The Servicer shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, any successor Servicer and the Trust Fund for any claim, loss, liability or damage resulting from any claim by the related Advance Financing Person, except to the extent that such claim, loss, liability or damage resulted from or arose out of negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct on the part of the Depositor, the Trustee or any successor Servicer, as the case may be, or failure by the successor Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, to remit funds as required by this Agreement. The Servicer shall maintain and provide to any successor Servicer and, upon request, the Trustee a detailed accounting on a loan-by-loan basis as to amounts advanced by, pledged or assigned to, and reimbursed to any Advance Financing Person. The successor Servicer shall be entitled to rely on any such information provided by the predecessor Servicer, and the successor Servicer shall not be liable for any errors in such information. (d) An Advance Financing Person who receives an assignment or pledge of rights to receive Advance Reimbursement Amounts and/or whose obligations are limited to the funding of Advances pursuant to an Advance Facility shall not be required to meet the criteria for qualification as a Subservicer. (e) As between a predecessor Servicer and its Advance Financing Person, on the one hand, and a successor Servicer and its Advance Financing Person, if any, on the other hand, Advance Reimbursement Amounts on a loan-by-loan basis with respect to each Mortgage Loan as to which an Advance shall have been made and be outstanding shall be allocated on a "first-in, first out" basis. In the event the Servicer's Assignee shall have received some or all of an Advance Reimbursement Amount related to Advances that were made by a Person other than such predecessor Servicer or its related Advance Financing Person in error, then such Servicer's Assignee shall be required to remit any portion of such Advance Reimbursement Amount to each Person entitled to such portion of such Advance Reimbursement Amount. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall remain entitled to be reimbursed by the Advance Financing Person for all Advances funded by the Servicer to the extent the related Advance Reimbursement Amounts have not been assigned or pledged to such Advance Financing Person or Servicer's Assignee. (f) For purposes of any Officer's Certificate of the Servicer made pursuant to Section 4.01(d), any Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance referred to therein may have been made by such Servicer or any predecessor Servicer. In making its determination that any Advance or Servicing Advance theretofore made has become a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, the Servicer shall apply the same criteria in making such determination regardless of whether such Advance or Servicing Advance shall have been made by the Servicer or any predecessor Servicer. (g) Any amendment to this Section 10.07 or to any other provision of this Agreement that may be necessary or appropriate to effect the terms of an Advance Facility as described generally in this Section 10.07, including amendments to add provisions relating to a successor Servicer, may be entered into by the Trustee, the Depositor and the Servicer without the consent of any Certificateholder, provided such amendment complies with Section 10.01 hereof. All reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) of each party hereto of any such amendment shall be borne solely by the Servicer. The parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that: (a) the Advances financed by and/or pledged to an Advance Financing Person under any Advance Facility are obligations owed to the Servicer payable only from the cash flows and proceeds received under this Agreement for reimbursement of Advances only to the extent provided herein, and the Trustee and the Trust are not, as a result of the existence of any Advance Facility, obligated or liable to repay any Advances financed by the Advance Financing Person; (b) the Servicer will be responsible for remitting to the Advance Financing Person the applicable amounts collected by it as reimbursement for Advances funded by the Advance Financing Person, subject to the provisions of this Agreement; and (c) the Trustee shall not have any responsibility to track or monitor the administration of the financing arrangement between the Servicer and any Advance Financing Person. Section 10.08 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders. The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to terminate this Agreement or the trust created hereby, 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 created hereby, 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 herein provided, and unless 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 Servicer agrees that, on reasonable prior notice, it will permit any representative of the Depositor, the NIM Insurer or the Trustee during the Servicer's normal business hours, to examine all the books of account, records, reports and other papers of the 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 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 Servicer hereby authorizes said 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 reasonable out-of-pocket expense of the Servicer incident to the exercise by the Depositor, the NIM Insurer or the Trustee of any right under this Section 10.09 shall be borne by the Servicer. The Servicer may impose commercially reasonable restrictions on the dissemination of information the Servicer defines as confidential. 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. Section 10.11 Rights of NIM Insurer. The parties agree that the NIM Insurer is intended and shall have all rights of a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement. The rights of the NIM Insurer set forth in this Agreement shall exist so long as the NIM Insurer has undertaken to guarantee certain payments on the NIM Securities pursuant to the NIM Insurance Policy and the NIM Insurance Policy has not been terminated pursuant to the provisions set forth therein and, no default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the NIM Insurer under the NIM Insurance Policy. Section 10.12 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY, WAIVES (TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW) ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH DISPUTE SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY. Section 10.13 Rights of the Swap Provider. The Swap Provider shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement to the same extent as if it were a party hereto and shall have the right to enforce its rights under this Agreement. * * * * * * * IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Responsible Party have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written. GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP. By: -------------------------------------- Name: Title: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, solely as Trustee and not in its individual capacity By: -------------------------------------- Name: Title: By: -------------------------------------- Name: Title: OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION By: -------------------------------------- Name: Title: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By: -------------------------------------- Name: Title: [Signature Page to Pooling and Servicing Agreement] SCHEDULE I Mortgage Loan Schedule [Available Upon Request to the Trustee] SCHEDULE II Representations and Warranties of Option One Mortgage Corporation, as Servicer The Servicer hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth in this Schedule II to the Depositor and the Trustee, as of the Closing Date, or if so specified herein, as of the Cut-off Date. (1) Due Organization and Authority. The Servicer is a California corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of California as now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good standing in each state where a Mortgaged Property is located if the laws of such state require licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of the type conducted by the Servicer, and in any event the Servicer is in compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; the Servicer has the full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform in accordance herewith; the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (including all instruments or transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the Servicer and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized; this Agreement evidences the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Servicer; and all requisite corporate action has been taken by the Servicer to make this Agreement valid and binding upon the Servicer in accordance with its terms; (2) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of the Servicer. (3) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Servicer's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Servicer is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Servicer or its property is subject, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans, or impair the value of the Mortgage Loans. (4) Ability to Service. The Servicer has the facilities, procedures, and experienced personnel necessary for the sound servicing of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer is in good standing to enforce and service mortgage loans in the jurisdiction wherein the Mortgaged Properties are located. (5) Ability to Perform. The Servicer does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement. (6) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of its knowledge, threatened against the Servicer, before any court, administrative agency or other tribunal asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Servicer, or in any material impairment of the right or ability of the Servicer to carry on its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the part of the Servicer, or which would draw into question the validity of this Agreement, or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in connection with the obligations of the Servicer contemplated herein, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Servicer to perform under the terms of this Agreement. (7) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Servicer of or compliance by the Servicer with this Agreement, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans as evidenced by the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the date hereof. (8) No Untrue Information. No written statement, report or other document furnished or to be furnished by the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of fact or omits to state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. (9) Prior Servicing. At all times since the Servicer commenced servicing the Mortgage Loans, whether for the Purchaser or any previous owner of the Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage Loans have been serviced in all material respects in compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices and the Servicer has reported the Mortgagor credit files to each of the three credit repositories in a timely manner. SCHEDULE III GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Representations and Warranties of the Responsible Party as to the Individual Mortgage Loans The Responsible Party hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth in this Schedule III as to the individual Mortgage Loans to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee, as of the Closing Date (or such other date as may be expressly set forth below): (a) Mortgage Loans as Described. The information set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct; (b) Payments Current. Except with respect to approximately 0.42% of the Mortgage Loans, payments required to be made up to the related Closing Date under the terms of the Mortgage Note, other than payments not yet outstanding 60 days past their Due Date, have been made. Except with respect to approximately 0.42% of the Mortgage Loans, no payment required under the Mortgage Loan is outstanding 60 days or more past its Due Date nor has any payment under the Mortgage Loan been made 60 days or more past its Due Date at any time since the origination of the Mortgage Loan. Except with respect to approximately 0.42% of the Mortgage Loans, the first Monthly Payment has been made or shall be made with respect to the Mortgage Loan on its Due Date or within 30 days of its Due Date; (c) No Outstanding Charges. Except as described in paragraph (b) above with respect to approximately 0.42% of the Mortgage Loans, there are no defaults in complying with the terms of the Mortgage (other than payments not yet outstanding 60 days past their Due Date) and to the best of the Responsible Party's knowledge on the related Closing Date, all taxes, insurance premiums and any other amounts or bills, the failure to pay of which would adversely affect the lien status of the mortgage loan, have been paid or an escrow of funds has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. Neither the Responsible Party nor any Seller Trust has 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 under the Mortgage Loan, except for interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is earlier, to the day which precedes by one month the Due Date of the first installment of principal and interest; (d) Original Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage Note and Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, from the date of origination except by a written instrument which has been recorded, if necessary to protect the interests of the Purchaser, and which has been delivered to the Custodian or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing, and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the title insurer, if any, to the extent required by the policy, and its terms are reflected on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, if applicable. No Mortgage Loan has been modified so as to restructure the payment obligations or re-age the Mortgage Loan. No Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in connection with an assumption agreement, approved by the issuer of the title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and which assumption agreement is part of the Mortgage Loan File delivered to the Custodian or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule; (e) No Defenses. The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto, and no Mortgagor was a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated; (f) Hazard Insurance. Pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, all buildings or other improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section 2.10 of the Servicing Agreement. If required by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, each Mortgage Loan is covered by a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect which policy conforms to Fannie Mae, as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section 2.10 of the Servicing Agreement. All individual insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Responsible Party and its successors and assigns as mortgagee, and all premiums thereon have been paid. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the hazard insurance policy at the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance at such Mortgagor's cost and expense, and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given an opportunity to choose the carrier of the required hazard insurance, provided the policy is not a "master" or "blanket" hazard insurance policy covering a condominium, or any hazard insurance policy covering the common facilities of a planned unit development. The hazard insurance policy is the valid and binding obligation of the insurer, is in full force and effect, and will be in full force and effect and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Neither the Responsible Party nor the Seller Trusts have engaged in, nor have any knowledge of any Mortgagor or any servicer having engaged in, any act or omission which would impair the coverage of any such policy, the benefits of the endorsement provided for herein, or the validity and binding effect of either including, without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by the Seller Trusts or the Responsible Party; (g) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Any and all requirements of any federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury, truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection, predatory and abusive lending laws, equal credit opportunity and disclosure laws applicable to the Mortgage Loan have been complied with, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any such laws or regulations, and the Responsible Party shall maintain in its possession, available for the Purchaser's inspection, and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance with all such requirements. Each Mortgage Loan at the time it was made complied in all material respects with applicable local, state, and federal laws, including, but not limited to, all applicable predatory and abusive lending laws. The Responsible Party shall maintain in its possession, available for the Purchaser's inspection, and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance with all such requirements. (h) No Satisfaction of Mortgage. The Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such release, cancellation, subordination or rescission. Neither the Seller Trusts nor the Responsible Party have waived the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor's failure to perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor have the Seller Trusts or the Responsible Party waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the Mortgagor; (i) Location and Type of Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is located in the state identified in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and consists of real property with a detached single family residence erected thereon, or a two- to four-family dwelling, or an individual condominium unit in a low-rise condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit development or a de minimis planned unit development which is in each case four stories or less; provided, however, that the Mortgage Property may consist of a manufactured dwelling provided that it is in conformity with the Responsible Party's requirements, as set forth in the Underwriting Guidelines, regarding such dwellings and that there are no repossessed units, no second lien manufactured housing mortgage loans, no modified loans (including extensions, loan assumptions, transfers of equity), no land-in-lieu (no cash downpayment) and no low-side overrides (loans that had been originally rejected). No Mortgage Loan is secured by a single parcel of real property with a cooperative housing corporation, a log home or a mobile home (other than a manufactured home as described above) erected thereon or by a mixed-use property, or a property in excess of 10 acres. As of the date of origination, no portion of the Mortgaged Property was used for commercial purposes; provided that Mortgaged Properties which contain a home office shall not be considered as being used for commercial purposes as long as the Mortgaged Property has not been altered for commercial purposes and is not storing any chemicals or raw materials other than those commonly used for homeowner repair, maintenance and/or household purposes. With respect to any Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property improved by manufactured housing, (i) the related manufactured housing unit is permanently affixed to the land, and (ii) the related manufactured housing unit and the related land are subject to a Mortgage properly filed in the appropriate public recording office and naming the applicable Seller Trust or the Responsible Party as mortgagee. (j) Valid First and Second Lien. Each Mortgage is a valid, subsisting enforceable and perfected first lien, with respect to First Lien Loans, or second lien, with respect to Second Lien Loans, of record on a single parcel of real estate constituting the Mortgaged Property, including all buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems located in or annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time, with respect to the foregoing. In no event shall any Mortgage Loan be in a lien position more junior than a second lien. The lien of the Mortgage is subject only to: (1) with respect to Second Lien Loans, the lien of the first mortgage on the Mortgaged Property; (2) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable; (3) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording acceptable to prudent mortgage lending institutions generally and specifically referred to in the lender's title insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and (a) specifically referred to or otherwise considered in the appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan or (b) which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property set forth in such appraisal; and (4) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected (A) first lien and first priority security interest with respect to each First Lien Loan, or (B) second lien and second priority security interest with respect to each Second Lien Loan, in either case, on the property described therein and the applicable Seller Trust and the Responsible Party have full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser. Except as otherwise disclosed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgaged Property was not, as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or other security instrument creating a lien subordinate to the lien of the Mortgage; (k) Validity of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and any other agreement executed and delivered by a Mortgagor in connection with a Mortgage Loan are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in accordance with its terms (including, without limitation, any provisions thereof relating to Prepayment Charges). All parties to the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such related agreement had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any such agreement, and the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such related agreement have been duly and properly executed by other such related parties. No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the Responsible Party, the Servicer, or to the best of the Responsible Party's knowledge the Mortgagor, the appraiser, any builder, or any developer, or any other party involved in the origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application of any insurance in relation to such Mortgage Loan; (l) Full Disbursement of Proceeds. The Mortgage Loan has been closed and the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder, and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage; (m) Ownership. As of the Original Sale Date, the applicable Seller Trust was the sole beneficial owner of the Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note and upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the Responsible Party retained the Mortgage Files or any part thereof with respect thereto not delivered to the Custodian, the Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee, in trust only for the purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of each Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan was not assigned or pledged, and each applicable Seller Trust had good, indefeasible and marketable title thereto, and had full right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim 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 each Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement and following the sale of each Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser owned such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest, subject, however, to the Responsible Party's retained servicing interest. The Seller Trusts intended to relinquish all rights to possess and control the Mortgage Loans. After the related Closing Date, neither the Seller Trusts nor the Responsible Party had any right to modify or alter the terms of the sale of the Mortgage Loan and the Responsible Party and the Seller Trusts had no obligation or right to repurchase the Mortgage Loan or substitute another Mortgage Loan, except as provided in this Agreement and, in the case of the Responsible Party, the Servicing Agreement; (n) Doing Business. To the best of Responsible Party's knowledge, all parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (1) in compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located and (2) either (i) organized under the laws of such state, or (ii) qualified to do business in such state, (iii) a federal savings and loan association, a savings bank or a national bank having a principal office in such state or (3) not doing business in such state; (o) LTV; CLTV. No Mortgage Loan has an LTV or CLTV greater than 100%. (p) Title Insurance. The Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender's title insurance policy, or with respect to any Mortgage Loan for which the related Mortgaged Property is located in California a CLTA lender's title insurance policy, or other generally acceptable form of policy or insurance and each such title insurance policy is issued by a title insurer qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring the applicable Seller Trust (or the Responsible Party), its successors and assigns, as to the first priority lien (with respect to First Lien Loans) or second priority lien (with respect to Second Lien Loans) of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan, subject only to the exceptions contained in clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) of paragraph (j) of this Subsection 8.02, and in the case of adjustable rate Mortgage Loans, against any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment to the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the carrier of the required mortgage title insurance. Additionally, such lender's title insurance policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress, and against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein. The Seller Trust (or the Responsible Party), its respective successors and assigns, are the sole insureds of such lender's title insurance policy, and such lender's title insurance policy is valid and remains in full force and effect and will be in force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender's title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the related Mortgage, including the Seller Trusts, have done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender's title insurance policy, including without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by any Seller Trust; (q) No Defaults. Except as described in paragraphs (b) and (c) above with respect to approximately 0.42% of the Mortgage Loans, other than payments due but not yet outstanding for for 60 days or more past their Due Date, there is no default, breach, violation or event which would permit acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event which would permit acceleration, and neither the Responsible Party nor any of its affiliates nor any of their respective predecessors, have waived any default, breach, violation or event which would permit acceleration with respect to each Second Lien Loan, (i) the prior mortgage is in full force and effect, (ii) there is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under such prior mortgage or the related mortgage note and (iii) no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event of acceleration thereunder, and either (A) the prior mortgage contains a provision which allows or (B) applicable law requires, the mortgagee under the Second Lien Loan to receive notice of, and affords such mortgagee an opportunity to cure any default by payment in full or otherwise under the prior mortgage; (r) No Mechanics' Liens. There are no mechanics' or similar liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under law could give rise to such liens) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage; (s) Location of Improvements; No Encroachments. All improvements which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property. No improvement located on or being part of the Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation; (t) Origination; Payment Terms. At the time the Mortgage Loan was originated, the originator was a (i) mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act or a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank or similar banking institution which is supervised and examined by a Federal or State authority, or (ii) a correspondent mortgage banker or broker licensed or authorized to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located, applying the same standards and procedures used by the Responsible Party in originating Mortgage Loans directly. The Responsible Party determined that the Mortgage Loans were originated in compliance with such standards prior to purchasing the Mortgage Loans. To the best of the Responsible Party's knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, the documents, instruments and agreements submitted for loan underwriting were not falsified and contain no untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the information and statements therein not misleading. Principal payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced no more than two months after funds were disbursed in connection with the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Note is payable in equal monthly installments of principal and interest, which installments of interest, with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, are subject to change due to the adjustments to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date, with interest calculated and payable in arrears, except with respect to balloon Mortgage Loans sufficient to amortize the Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity date, over an original term of not more than thirty years from commencement of amortization. Unless otherwise specified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgage Loan is payable on the first day of each month. There are no Convertible Mortgage Loans; (u) Customary Provisions. The Mortgage contains customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided thereby, including, (i) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by judicial foreclosure. Upon default by a Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan and foreclosure on, or trustee's sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the proper procedures, the holder of the Mortgage Loan will be able to deliver good and merchantable title to the Mortgaged Property. There is no homestead or other exemption available to a Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage, subject to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedent with respect to bankruptcy and right of redemption or similar law; (v) Conformance with Underwriting Guidelines. The Mortgage Loan was underwritten in all material respects in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines. The Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to secondary mortgage market and the Responsible Party has correctly described to each Mortgagor, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law, the terms of the mortgage instruments used; (w) Occupancy of the Mortgaged Property. As of the time of origination, the Mortgaged Property was lawfully occupied under applicable law. 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 from the appropriate authorities; (x) No Additional Collateral. The Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred to in clause (j) above; (y) Deeds of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, authorized and duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Purchaser to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale after default by the Mortgagor; (z) Acceptable Investment. To the best of Responsible Party's knowledge there are no circumstances or conditions with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor, the Mortgage File or the Mortgagor's credit standing that can reasonably be expected to cause private institutional investors who invest in mortgage loans similar to the Mortgage Loan to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or adversely affect the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan, or cause the Mortgage Loans to prepay during any period materially faster or slower than the mortgage loans originated by the Responsible Party generally; (aa) Delivery of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be delivered under the Custodial Agreement for each Mortgage Loan have been delivered to the Custodian. The Responsible Party is in possession of a complete, true and accurate Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit K hereto, except for such documents the originals of which have been delivered to the Custodian; (bb) Condominiums/Planned Unit Developments. If the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a unit in a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development project such Mortgage Loan was originated in accordance with, and the Mortgaged Property meets the guidelines set forth in the Underwriting Guidelines; (cc) Transfer of Mortgage Loans. The Assignment of Mortgage with respect to each Mortgage Loan is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located. The transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by each Seller Trust are not subject to the bulk transfer or similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction; (dd) Due-On-Sale. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the event that the Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior written consent of the mortgagee thereunder, and to the best of the Responsible Party's knowledge, such provision is enforceable (subject to limitations imposed by applicable law and rights as to assumption referred to in (ee) below); (ee) Assumability. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Documents provide that after the related first Interest Rate Adjustment Date, a related Mortgage Loan may only be assumed if the party assuming such Mortgage Loan meets certain credit requirements stated in the Mortgage Loan Documents; (ff) No Buydown Provisions; No Graduated Payments or Contingent Interests. The Mortgage Loan does not contain provisions pursuant to which Monthly Payments are paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate account established by the Responsible Party, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, or paid by any source other than the Mortgagor nor does it contain any other similar provisions which may constitute a "buydown" provision. The Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent interest feature; (gg) Consolidation of Future Advances. Any future advances made to the Mortgagor prior to the related 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. The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal amount is expressly insured as having first or second, as applicable, lien priority by a title insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee's consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; (hh) Mortgaged Property Undamaged; No Condemnation Proceedings. There is no proceeding pending or, to the best of the Responsible Party's knowledge, threatened for the total or partial condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. As the Original Sale Date, the Mortgaged Property was undamaged by waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or other casualty so as to affect adversely the value of the Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or the use for which the premises were intended and each Mortgaged Property is in good repair. There have not been any condemnation proceedings with respect to the Mortgaged Property and neither the Responsible Party nor any Seller Trust has knowledge of any such proceedings in the future; (ii) Conversion to Fixed Interest Rate. With respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage Loan is not a Convertible Mortgage Loan; (jj) No Violation of Environmental Laws. As of the Original Sale Date, the Mortgaged Property is free from any and all toxic or hazardous substances and there exists no violation of any local, state or federal environmental law, rule or regulation and to the best of the knowledge of the Responsible Party there is no pending action or proceeding directly involving the Mortgaged Property in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue and as of the date of origination; there was (and to the best of the Responsible Party's and Seller Trusts' knowledge as of the related Closing Date, there is) no violation of any environmental law, rule or regulation with respect to the Mortgage Property; and nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in full all requirements of each such law, rule or regulation constituting a prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said property; (kk) Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. The Mortgagor has not notified the Responsible Party, and neither the Seller Trust nor the Responsible Party has any knowledge of any relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act as amended, or similar state statute; (ll) Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan application by an appraiser acceptable to the Responsible Party, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, 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, and such appraiser and the appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated.; (mm) Disclosure Materials. The Mortgagor has executed a statement to the effect that the Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required by, and the Responsible Party has complied with, all applicable law with respect to the making of the Mortgage Loans. The Responsible Party shall maintain such statement in the Mortgage File; (nn) Construction or Rehabilitation of Mortgaged Property. No Mortgage Loan was made in connection with the construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property; (oo) No Defense to Insurance Coverage. The Responsible Party has caused or will cause to be performed any and all acts required to preserve the rights and remedies of the Purchaser in any insurance policies applicable to the Mortgage Loans including, without limitation, any necessary notifications of insurers, assignments of policies or interests therein, and establishments of coinsured, joint loss payee and mortgagee rights in favor of the Purchaser. No action has been taken or failed to be taken, no event has occurred and no state of facts exists or has existed on or prior to the related Closing Date (whether or not known to the Responsible Party or the Seller Trusts on or prior to such date) which has resulted or will result in an exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any applicable hazard insurance policy or bankruptcy bond (including, without limitation, any exclusions, denials or defenses which would limit or reduce the availability of the timely payment of the full amount of the loss otherwise due thereunder to the insured) whether arising out of actions, representations, errors, omissions, negligence, or fraud of the Responsible Party or the Seller Trusts, the related Mortgagor or any party involved in the application for such coverage, including the appraisal, plans and specifications and other exhibits or documents submitted therewith to the insurer under such insurance policy, or for any other reason under such coverage, but not including the failure of such insurer to pay by reason of such insurer's breach of such insurance policy or such insurer's financial inability to pay; (pp) Escrow Analysis. With respect to each Mortgage Loan which requires escrows, the Responsible Party has within the last twelve months (unless such Mortgage was originated within such twelve month period) analyzed the required Escrow Payments for the Mortgage and adjusted the amount of such payments so that, assuming all required payments are timely made, any deficiency will be eliminated on or before the first anniversary of such analysis, or any overage will be refunded to the Mortgagor, in accordance with RESPA and any other applicable law; (qq) Prior Servicing. Each Mortgage Loan has been serviced in all material respects in strict compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices and the Servicer has reported the Mortgagor credit files to each of the three credit repositories monthly in a timely manner; (rr) Credit Information. As to each consumer report (as defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Public Law 91-508) or other credit information furnished by the Responsible Party to the Purchaser, the Responsible Party has full right and authority and is not precluded by law or contract from furnishing such information to the Purchaser and the Purchaser is not precluded from furnishing the same to any subsequent or prospective purchaser of such Mortgage; (ss) Leaseholds. If the Mortgage Loan is secured by a long-term residential lease, (1) the lessor under the lease holds a fee simple interest in the land; (2) the terms of such lease expressly permit the mortgaging of the leasehold estate, the assignment of the lease without the lessor's consent and the acquisition by the holder of the Mortgage of the rights of the lessee upon foreclosure or assignment in lieu of foreclosure or provide the holder of the Mortgage with substantially similar protections; (3) the terms of such lease do not (a) allow the termination thereof upon the lessee's default without the holder of the Mortgage being entitled to receive written notice of, and opportunity to cure, such default, (b) allow the termination of the lease in the event of damage or destruction as long as the Mortgage is in existence, (c) prohibit the holder of the Mortgage from being insured (or receiving proceeds of insurance) under the hazard insurance policy or policies relating to the Mortgaged Property or (d) permit any increase in rent other than pre-established increases set forth in the lease; (4) the original term of such lease is not less than 15 years; (5) the term of such lease does not terminate earlier than five years after the maturity date of the Mortgage Note; and (6) the Mortgaged Property is located in a jurisdiction in which the use of leasehold estates in transferring ownership in residential properties is a widely accepted practice; (tt) Prepayment Charge. Each Mortgage Loan is subject to a Prepayment Charge as provided in the related Mortgage Note unless otherwise indicated on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that has a Prepayment Charge feature, each such Prepayment Charge is enforceable and will be enforced by the Responsible Party for the benefit of the Purchaser in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Servicing Agreement, and each Prepayment Charge is permitted pursuant to federal, state and local law. With respect to Mortgage Loans originated prior to October 1, 2002, no such Mortgage Loan has a Prepayment Charge period in excess of five years. With respect to Mortgage Loans originated on or after October 1, 2002, no Mortgage Loan has a Prepayment Charge period in excess of three years; (uu) Predatory Lending Regulations. None of the Mortgage Loans are (i) High Cost Loans, (ii) covered by the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 or (iii) in violation of, or classified as "high cost", "threshold," "predatory" or "covered" loans under, any other applicable state, federal or local law. No predatory or deceptive lending practices, including, without limitation, the extension of credit without regard to the ability of the Mortgagor to repay and the extension of credit which has no apparent benefit to the Mortgagor, were employed in the origination of the Mortgage Loan. Each Mortgage Loan is in compliance with the anti-predatory lending eligibility for purchase requirements of Fannie Mae's Selling Guide. No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable (as such terms are defined in the then current Standard & Poor's LEVELS(R) Glossary); (vv) Single-premium Credit Life Insurance Policy. In connection with the origination of any Mortgage Loan, no proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were used to finance a single-premium credit life insurance policy; (ww) Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Responsible Party has complied and will comply with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (collectively, the "Anti-Money Laundering Laws"); the Responsible Party has established an anti-money laundering compliance program as required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, has conducted the requisite due diligence in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including with respect to the legitimacy of the applicable Mortgagor and the origin of the assets used by the said Mortgagor to purchase the property in question, and maintains, and will maintain, sufficient information to identify the applicable Mortgagor for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws. (xx) Qualified Mortgage. The Mortgage Loan is a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code. (yy) Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits; Interest Rate Adjustments. The servicing and collection practices used by the Responsible Party or Seller Trust as applicable with respect to the Mortgage Loans have been in all respects in compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices, applicable laws and regulations, and have been in all respects legal and proper. With respect to escrow deposits and Escrow Payments that relate to the Mortgage Loans (other than with respect to Second Lien Loans for which the mortgagee under the prior mortgage lien is collecting Escrow Payments), all such payments are in the possession of, or under the control of, the Responsible Party and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. With respect to those Mortgage Loans that by their terms require escrows, all Escrow Payments have been collected in full compliance with state and federal law and the provisions of the respective Mortgage Notes and Mortgages. An escrow of funds is not prohibited by applicable law and has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every item that remains unpaid and has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due to the lender have been capitalized under any of the Mortgages or the Mortgage Notes. All Mortgage Interest Rate adjustments on the Mortgage Loans have been made in strict compliance with state and federal law and the terms of the respective Mortgages and Mortgage Notes on the applicable Interest Rate Adjustment Dates. If, pursuant to the terms of any of the Mortgage Notes, another index was selected for determining the Mortgage Interest Rate, the same index was used with respect to all Mortgage Notes which required a new index to be selected as a result of the same occurrence, and such selection did not conflict with the terms of any of the Mortgage Notes. The Responsible Party executed and delivered any and all notices required under applicable law and the terms of any of the Mortgage Notes and Mortgages regarding the Mortgage Interest Rate and the Monthly Payment adjustments. Any interest on the Mortgage Loans that was required to be paid pursuant to state, federal and local law has been properly paid and credited; (zz) Illinois Mortgage Loans. With respect to each Mortgage Loan for which a mortgage application was submitted by the Mortgagor after April 1, 2004 and for which the related Mortgaged Property is located in the State of Illinois, such Mortgage Loan is in compliance with the Illinois Interest Act, as applicable; (aaa) Oakland Mortgage Loans. Notwithstanding that the ordinance has been stayed, no Mortgage Loan is subject to Oakland's Anti-Predatory Lending Ordinance. (bbb) South Carolina Mortgage Loans. No Mortgage Loan subject to the South Carolina High Cost and Consumer Home Loan Act is a refinance or non-purchase money Mortgage Loan. (ccc) Georgia Fair Lending Act. No Mortgage Loan was originated on or after October 1, 2002 and on or prior to March 7, 2003, which is secured by property located in the State of Georgia. There is no Mortgage Loan that was originated on or after March 7, 2003 that is a "high cost home loan" as defined under the Georgia Fair Lending Act; and (ddd) New Mexico Loans. No Mortgage Loan is a "High Cost Home Loan" as defined in the New Mexico Home Loan Protection Act (N.M. Stat. Ann. ss.ss. 58-21A-1 et seq.). (eee) Mortgaged Premises Located in New York State. No Mortgage Loan (a) is secured by property located in the state of New York; (b) had an original principal balance of $300,000 or less; and (c) has an application date on or after April 1, 2003, the terms of which Mortgage Loan equal or exceed either the APR or the points and fees threshold for "high-cost home loans," as defined in Section 6-L of the New York State Banking Law; (fff) New Jersey Loans Each Mortgage Loan secured by property located in the state of New Jersey complies with the following representations: (i) No Mortgage Loan is a "high cost home loan," "home improvement," "manufactured home," or junior lien "covered" loan as defined under the Act. (ii) No more than 5% of the pool consists of refinance "covered loans" under the Act. (iii) The points and fees threshold calculations under the Act include yield-spread premiums. (iv) Mortgage Loan files must contain tangible net benefit and high-cost worksheets. (v) The Responsible Party and each Seller Trust will make the Representation that all Mortgage Loans subject to New Jersey's "flipping" prohibition, as defined under the Act, are in compliance with the "reasonable, tangible net benefit" standard. (ggg) Regarding the Mortgagor. The Mortgagor is one or more natural persons and/or trustees for an Illinois land trust or a trustee under a "living trust" and such "living trust" is in compliance with Fannie Mae guidelines for such trusts; (hhh) Recordation. Each original Mortgage was recorded, or has been sent for recordation, and, except for those Mortgage Loans subject to the MERS identification system, all subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage (other than the assignment to the Purchaser) have been or are in the process of being recorded in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein such recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors of the Responsible Party or the Seller Trusts, or the Responsible Party as the Seller Trusts' predecessor in interest, or is in the process of being recorded; and (iii) Tax Service Contract; Flood Certification Contract. Each Mortgage Loan is covered by a paid in full, life of loan, tax service contract and a paid in full, life of loan, flood certification contract and each of these contracts is assignable to the Purchaser. (jjj) Litigation. The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any outstanding litigation for fraud, origination, predatory lending, servicing or closing practices. Except as disclosed to the Purchaser in writing, neither the Responsible Party, nor any Seller Trust is subject to any outstanding litigation for fraud, origination, predatory lending, servicing or closing practices. (kkk) Arbitration. With respect to any mortgage loan originated on or after August 1, 2004 and underlying the Security, neither the related mortgage nor the related mortgage note requires the borrower to submit to arbitration to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the mortgage loan transaction. SCHEDULE IV Representations and Warranties of the Responsible Party The Responsible Party hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth in this Schedule IV to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee, as of the Closing Date. (1) Due Organization and Authority. The Responsible Party is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of California and has all licenses necessary to carry on its business as now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good standing in each state wherein it owns or leases any material properties or where a Mortgaged Property is located, if the laws of such state require licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of the type conducted by the Responsible Party, and in any event the Responsible Party is in compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the related Mortgage Loan and the servicing of such Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement; the Responsible Party has the full corporate power, authority and legal right to hold, transfer and convey the Mortgage Loans being sold by it and to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (including all instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the Responsible Party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized; this Agreement and all agreements contemplated hereby have been duly executed and delivered and constitute the valid, legal, binding and enforceable obligations of the Responsible Party, regardless of whether such enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law; and all requisite corporate action has been taken by the Responsible Party to make this Agreement and all agreements contemplated hereby valid and binding upon the Responsible Party in accordance with their terms; (2) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of the Responsible Party, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages being sold by the Responsible Party pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction; (3) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition or origination of the Mortgage Loans by the Responsible Party, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Responsible Party's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Responsible Party is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Responsible Party or its property is subject, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance that would have an adverse effect upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any mortgage, contract, deed of trust or other instrument, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans, impair the value of the Mortgage Loans, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize the full amount of any insurance benefits accruing pursuant to this Agreement; (4) Ability to Service. The Responsible Party has the facilities, procedures, and experienced personnel necessary for the sound servicing of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. The Responsible Party is duly qualified, licensed, registered and otherwise authorized under all applicable federal, state and local laws, and regulations, if applicable, and is in good standing to enforce, originate, sell mortgage loans to, and service mortgage loans in the jurisdiction wherein the Mortgaged Properties are located; (5) Reasonable Servicing Fee. The Responsible Party acknowledges and agrees that the Interim Servicing Fee, represents reasonable compensation for performing the services contemplated by the Servicing Agreement and that the entire Interim Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Responsible Party, for accounting and tax purposes, as compensation for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement; (6) Ability to Perform; Solvency. The Responsible Party does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement. The Responsible Party is solvent and the sale of the Mortgage Loans being sold by the Responsible Party will not cause the Responsible Party to become insolvent. The sale of the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of the Responsible Party's creditors; (7) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of the Responsible Party's knowledge, threatened against the Responsible Party, before any court, administrative agency or other tribunal asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement or which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Responsible Party, or in any material impairment of the right or ability of the Responsible Party to carry on its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the part of the Responsible Party, or which would draw into question the validity of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in connection with the obligations of the Responsible Party contemplated herein, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Responsible Party to perform under the terms of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement; (8) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or registration or filing with, or notice to any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Responsible Party of or compliance by the Responsible Party with this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, the delivery of a portion of the Mortgage Files to the Custodian or the sale of the Mortgage Loans or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the related Closing Date; (9) Selection Process. The Mortgage Loans were selected from among the outstanding one- to four-family mortgage loans in the Sellers' portfolio at the related Closing Date as to which the representations and warranties set forth in Subsection 8.02 could be made and such selection was not made in a manner so as to affect adversely the interests of the Purchaser; (10) Financial Statements. The Responsible Party has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements as to its last three complete fiscal years and any later quarter ended more than 60 days prior to the execution of this Agreement. All such financial statements fairly present the pertinent results of operations and changes in financial position for each of such periods and the financial position at the end of each such period of the Responsible Party and its subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the notes thereto. In addition, the Responsible Party has delivered information as to its loan gain and loss experience in respect of foreclosures and its loan delinquency experience for the immediately preceding three-year period, in each case with respect to mortgage loans owned by it and mortgage loans serviced for others during such period, and all such information so delivered shall be true and correct in all material respects. There has been no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Responsible Party since the date of the Responsible Party's financial statements that would have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (11) No Brokers. The Responsible Party has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans; (12) Sale Treatment. The Responsible Party intends to reflect the transfer of the Mortgage Loans sold by it as a sale on the books and records of the Responsible Party and the Responsible Party has determined that the disposition of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement will be afforded sale treatment for tax and accounting purposes; (13) No Untrue Information. Neither this Agreement nor any written information, written statement, tape, diskette, report, form, or other document furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (including any Securitization Transfer or Whole Loan Transfer) contains or will contain any untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit to state a fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading; (14) Owner of Record. With respect to the Mortgage Loans sold by the Responsible Party, the Responsible Party is the owner of record of each Mortgage and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note, except for the intervening assignments which have been sent for recording, and upon recordation the Responsible Party will be the owner of record of each Mortgage and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note, and upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the Responsible Party will retain the Mortgage Files with respect thereto in trust only for the purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of each Mortgage Loan; (15) Fair Consideration. The consideration received by the Responsible Party upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans sold by the Responsible Party under this Agreement constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans; and (16) Responsible Party's Origination. The Responsible Party's decision to originate any Mortgage Loan or to deny any mortgage loan application is an independent decision based upon the Underwriting Guidelines, and is in no way made as a result of Purchaser's decision to purchase, or not to purchase, or the price Purchaser may offer to pay for, any such mortgage loan, if originated. SCHEDULE V Representations and Warranties of the Custodian The Custodian hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth in this Schedule V to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Responsible Party as of the Closing Date. (1) Such Custodian is duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and is duly authorized and qualified to transact any and all business contemplated by this Agreement to be conducted by such Custodian 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 perform any of its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof. (2) Such Custodian has the full 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 action on the part of such Custodian the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and this Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the other parties thereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Custodian, enforceable against such Custodian in accordance with its terms, except that (i) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally and (ii) 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. (3) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Custodian, the consummation of any other of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms thereof are in the ordinary course of business of such Custodian and will not (i) result in a material breach of any term or provision of the articles of incorporation or by laws of such Custodian, (ii) 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 such Custodian is a party or by which it may be bound, or (iii) constitute a material violation of any statute, order or regulation applicable to such Custodian of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over such Custodian; and such Custodian 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 such Custodian's ability to perform or meet any of its obligations under this Agreement. (4) No litigation is pending or threatened against such Custodian that would materially and adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or the ability of such Custodian to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof. For purposes of the foregoing, the Custodian does not regard any actions, proceedings or investigations "threatened" unless the potential litigants or governmental authority has manifested to a member of the Wells Fargo & Company Law Department having responsibility for litigation matters involving the corporate trust activities of the Trustee its present intention to initiate such proceedings. (5) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by such Custodian of, or compliance by such Custodian with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, or if any such consent, approval, authorization or order is required, such Custodian has obtained the same. EXHIBIT A FORM OF CLASS A, CLASS M AND CLASS B CERTIFICATES IF THIS CERTIFICATE IS A BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE, THE PROPOSED TRANSFEROR WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE EACH OF THE CERTIFICATIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRANSFEROR LETTER AND THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE EACH OF THE CERTIFICATIONS SET FORTH IN THE RULE 144A LETTER, IN EACH CASE AS IF SUCH CERTIFICATE WERE EVIDENCED BY A PHYSICAL CERTIFICATE. In the event that a transfer of a Private Certificate which is a Book-Entry Certificate is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Securities Act and such laws, in order to assure compliance with the Securities Act and such laws, the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer will be deemed to have made as of the transfer date each of the certifications set forth in the Transferor Certificate in respect of such Certificate and the transferee will be deemed to have made as of the transfer date each of the certifications set forth in the Rule 144A Letter in respect of such Certificate, in each case as if such Certificate were evidenced by a Physical Certificate. Unless this Certificate is presented by an authorized representative of the Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC"), to Issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein. SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS AN INTEREST IN A "REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), AND CERTAIN OTHER ASSETS. AS LONG AS THE INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENT IS IN EFFECT, EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED THAT EITHER (I) IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA, A PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW ("SIMILAR LAW") MATERIALLY SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE, NOR A PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT NOR USING THE ASSETS OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT OR (II) THE ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE EXEMPTIVE RELIEF AVAILABLE UNDER AT LEAST ONE OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION ("PTCE") 84-14, PTCE 90-1, PTCE 91-8, PTCE 95-60 OR PTCE 96-23 OR A COMPARABLE EXEMPTION AVAILABLE UNDER SIMILAR LAW. Certificate No. : Cut-off Date : December 1, 2004 First Distribution Date : January 25, 2005 Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate ("Denomination") : Initial Certificate Balances of all Certificates of this Class : Class Principal Amount Class A-1 $354,000,000 Class A-2 $110,970,000 Class A-3 $ 71,427,000 Class A-4 $ 37,929,000 Class M-1 $ 43,424,000 Class M-2 $ 34,320,000 Class M-3 $ 9,805,000 Class B-1 $ 7,004,000 Class B-2 $ 7,004,000 Class B-3 $ 6,304,000 Class B-4 $ 7,004,000 CUSIP : Class CUSIP No. Class A-1 36242D NQ 2 Class A-2 36242D NR 0 Class A-3 36242D NS 8 Class A-4 36242D NT 6 Class M-1 36242D NU 3 Class M-2 36242D NV 1 Class M-3 36242D NW 9 Class B-1 36242D NX 7 Class B-2 36242D NY 5 Class B-3 36242D NZ 2 Class B-4 36242D PA 5 Class ISIN No. ISIN : Class A-1 US36242DNQ24 Class A-2 US36242DNR07 Class A-3 US36242DNS89 Class A-4 US36242DNT62 Class M-1 US36242DNU36 Class M-2 US36242DNV19 Class M-3 US36242DNW91 Class B-1 US36242DNX74 Class B-2 US36242DNY57 Class B-3 US36242DNZ23 Class B-4 US36242DPA53 GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP. GSAMP TRUST 2004-OPT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-OPT [Class A-] [Class M-] [Class B-] evidencing a percentage interest in the distributions allocable to the Certificates of the above-referenced Class. Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Balance at any time may be less than the Certificate Balance as set forth herein. This Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Responsible Party, the Servicer or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates. Neither this Certificate nor the Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental agency or instrumentality. This certifies that CEDE & CO. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate of the denominations of all Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs) in certain monthly distributions pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2004 (the "Agreement"), among GS Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor (the "Depositor"), Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California corporation, as servicer (in such capacity, the "Servicer") and responsible party (in such capacity, the "Responsible Party"), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as custodian, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee (the "Trustee"). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound. Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. This Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually authenticated by an authorized signatory of the Trustee. * * * IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be duly executed. Dated: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee By: -------------------------------------- Authenticated: By: ---------------------------------- Authorized Signatory of DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP. GSAMP TRUST 2004-OPT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, of the Series specified on the face hereof (herein collectively called the "Certificates"), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust Fund created by the Agreement. The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement. This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (the "Distribution Date"), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable Record Date in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement. The Record Date applicable to each Distribution Date is the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date; provided, however, that for any Definitive Certificates, the Record Date shall be the last Business Day of the month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Holder hereof at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business Days prior to the related Record Date and such Certificateholder shall satisfy the conditions to receive such form of payment set forth in the Agreement, or, if not, by check mailed by first class mail to the address of such Certificateholder appearing in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices designated by the Trustee for such purposes, or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution. The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Responsible Party, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates affected by such amendment evidencing the requisite Percentage Interest, as provided in the Agreement. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register of the Trustee upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices designated by the Trustee for such purposes, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the holder hereof or such holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust Fund will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Depositor and the Trustee and any agent of the Depositor or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Depositor, the Trustee, nor any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. On any Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than or equal to 10% of the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance, the Person specified in Section 9.01 of the Agreement will have the option to repurchase, in whole, from the Trust Fund all remaining Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. The obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate as provided in Section 9.01 of the Agreement. Any term used herein that is defined in the Agreement shall have the meaning assigned in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning. ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee) the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund. I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address: _____________________________________________________________________________. Dated: -------------------------------------- Signature by or on behalf of assignor DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution: Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds to_____________________________________________________________, _______________________________________________________________________________, for the account of_____________________________________________________________, account number ______________, or, if mailed by check, to______________________. Applicable statements should be mailed to______________________________________, _______________________________________________________________________________. This information is provided by________________________________________________, the assignee named above, or___________________________________________________, as its agent. EXHIBIT B FORM OF CLASS R CERTIFICATE SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A "RESIDUAL INTEREST" IN FOUR "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUITS," AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"). NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE TRANSFEREE DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A REPRESENTATION LETTER TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO MATERIALLY SIMILAR PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW ("SIMILAR LAW") OR A PERSON INVESTING ON BEHALF OF OR WITH PLAN ASSETS OF SUCH A PLAN. IN THE EVENT THAT SUCH REPRESENTATION IS VIOLATED, OR ANY ATTEMPT IS MADE TO TRANSFER TO A PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA, A PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, OR A PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT OR USING THE ASSETS OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT, SUCH ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OR ACQUISITION SHALL BE VOID AND OF NO EFFECT. Certificate No. : Cut-off Date : December 1, 2004 First Distribution Date : January 25, 2005 Percentage Interest of : this Certificate ("Denomination") 100% CUSIP : 36242D SN 4 ISIN : US36242DSN48 GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP. GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-OPT Class R evidencing a percentage interest in the distributions allocable to the Certificates of the above-referenced Class. Distributions in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as set forth herein. This Class R Certificate has no Certificate Balance and is not entitled to distributions in respect of principal or interest. This Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Responsible Party or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates. Neither this Certificate nor the Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental agency or instrumentality. This certifies that [_____________________] is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest specified above of any monthly distributions due to the Class R Certificates pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2004 (the "Agreement") among GS Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor (the "Depositor"), Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California corporation, as servicer (in such capacity, the "Servicer") and responsible party (in such capacity, the "Responsible Party"), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as custodian, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee (the "Trustee"). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound. Any distribution of the proceeds of any remaining assets of the Trust Fund will be made only upon presentment and surrender of this Class R Certificate at the offices designated by the Trustee for such purposes or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders. Each Holder of this Class R Certificate shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition an Ownership Interest in this Class R Certificate to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions, and the rights of each Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in this Class R Certificate are expressly subject to the following provisions: (i) each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in this Class 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 this Class R Certificate may be registered on the Closing Date or thereafter transferred, and the Trustee shall not register the Transfer of this Certificate unless, in addition to the certificates required to be delivered to the Trustee under Section 5.02(b) of the Agreement, the Trustee shall have been furnished with a Transfer Affidavit of the initial owner or the proposed transferee in the form attached as Exhibit G to the Agreement, (iii) each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in this Class R Certificate shall agree (A) to obtain a Transfer Affidavit from any other Person to whom such Person attempts to Transfer its Ownership Interest this Class 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 this Class R Certificate, (C) not to cause income with respect to the Class R Certificate to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such Person or any other U.S. Person and (D) not to Transfer the Ownership Interest in this Class R Certificate or to cause the Transfer of the Ownership Interest in this Class R Certificate to any other Person if it has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee and (iv) any attempted or purported Transfer of the Ownership Interest in this Class R Certificate in violation of the provisions herein shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported Transferee. Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. This Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually authenticated by an authorized signatory of the Trustee. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be duly executed. Dated: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee By: -------------------------------------- Authenticated: By: --------------------------------- Authorized Signatory of DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, of the Series specified on the face hereof (herein collectively called the "Certificates"), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust Fund created by the Agreement. The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement. This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (the "Distribution Date"), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable Record Date in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement. The Record Date applicable to each Distribution Date is the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Holder hereof at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business Days prior to the related Record Date and such Certificateholder shall satisfy the conditions to receive such form of payment set forth in the Agreement, or, if not, by check mailed by first class mail to the address of such Certificateholder appearing in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices designated by the Trustee for such purposes or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution. The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Responsible Party and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates affected by such amendment evidencing the requisite Percentage Interest, as provided in the Agreement. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register of the Trustee upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices designated by the Trustee for such purposes or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the holder hereof or such holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust Fund will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Depositor and the Trustee and any agent of the Depositor or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Depositor, the Trustee, nor any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. On any Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than or equal to 10% of the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance, the Person specified in Section 9.01 of the Agreement will have the option to repurchase, in whole, from the Trust Fund all remaining Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. The obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate as provided in Section 9.01 of the Agreement. Any term used herein that is defined in the Agreement shall have the meaning assigned in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning. ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee) the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund. I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address: _____________________________________________________________________________. Dated: -------------------------------------- Signature by or on behalf of assignor DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution: Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds to_____________________________________________________________, _______________________________________________________________________________, for the account of_____________________________________________________________, account number ______________, or, if mailed by check, to______________________. Applicable statements should be mailed to______________________________________, _______________________________________________________________________________. This information is provided by________________________________________________, the assignee named above, or___________________________________________________, as its agent. EXHIBIT C FORM OF CLASS P CERTIFICATE NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE PROPOSED TRANSFEROR DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A TRANSFEROR LETTER IN THE FORM OF EXHIBIT H TO THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN AND EITHER (i) THE TRUSTEE RECEIVES A RULE 144A LETTER IN THE FORM OF EXHIBIT I TO THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN OR (ii) THE TRUSTEE RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, DELIVERED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE TRANSFEROR, THAT SUCH TRANSFER MAY BE MADE WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE TRANSFEREE DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A REPRESENTATION LETTER TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW ("SIMILAR LAW") MATERIALLY SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE, OR A PERSON INVESTING ON BEHALF OF OR WITH PLAN ASSETS OF SUCH A PLAN. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING ELSE TO THE CONTRARY HEREIN, ANY PURPORTED TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO OR ON BEHALF OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF ERISA, SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR SIMILAR LAW WITHOUT THE REPRESENTATION LETTER SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE SHALL BE VOID AND OF NO EFFECT. Certificate No. : : December 1, 2004 Cut-off Date : January 25, 2005 First Distribution Date Percentage Interest of this Certificate ("Denomination") : 100% : CUSIP 36242D SM 6 : ISIN US36242DSM64 GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP., GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-OPT Class P evidencing a percentage interest in the distributions allocable to the Certificates of the above-referenced Class. Distributions in respect of this Certificate are distributable monthly as set forth herein. This Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Responsible Party, the Servicer or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates. Neither this Certificate nor the Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental agency or instrumentality. This certifies that [__________], is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate of the denominations of all Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs) in certain monthly distributions pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2004 (the "Agreement") among GS Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor (the "Depositor"), Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California corporation, as servicer (in such capacity, the "Servicer") and responsible party (in such capacity, the "Responsible Party"), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as custodian, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee (the "Trustee"). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound. This Certificate does not have a Pass-Through Rate and will be entitled to distributions only to the extent set forth in the Agreement. In addition, any distribution of the proceeds of any remaining assets of the Trust will be made only upon presentment and surrender of this Certificate at the offices designated by the Trustee for such purposes, or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders. No transfer of a Certificate of this Class shall be made unless such disposition is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and any applicable state securities laws or is made in accordance with the 1933 Act and such laws. In the event of any such transfer, the Trustee shall require the transferor to execute a transferor certificate (in substantially the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and deliver either (i) a Rule 144A Letter, in either case substantially in the form attached to the Agreement, or (ii) a written Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee that such transfer may be made pursuant to an exemption, describing the applicable exemption and the basis therefor, from the 1933 Act or is being made pursuant to the 1933 Act, which Opinion of Counsel shall be an expense of the transferor. Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. This Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually authenticated by an authorized signatory of the Trustee. * * * IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be duly executed. Dated: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee By: -------------------------------------- Authenticated: By: ----------------------------------- Authorized Signatory of DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP. GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, of the Series specified on the face hereof (herein collectively called the "Certificates"), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust Fund created by the Agreement. The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement. This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (the "Distribution Date"), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable Record Date in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement. The Record Date applicable to each Distribution Date is the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Holder hereof at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business Days prior to the related Record Date and such Certificateholder shall satisfy the conditions to receive such form of payment set forth in the Agreement, or, if not, by check mailed by first class mail to the address of such Certificateholder appearing in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices designated by the Trustee for such purposes or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution. The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Responsible Party and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates affected by such amendment evidencing the requisite Percentage Interest, as provided in the Agreement. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register of the Trustee upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices designated by the Trustee for such purposes or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders in New York, New York, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the holder hereof or such holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust Fund will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Depositor and the Trustee and any agent of the Depositor or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Depositor, the Trustee, nor any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. On any Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than or equal to 10% of the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance, the Person specified in Section 9.01 of the Agreement will have the option to repurchase, in whole, from the Trust Fund all remaining Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. The obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate as provided in Section 9.01 of the Agreement. Any term used herein that is defined in the Agreement shall have the meaning assigned in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning. ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee) the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund. I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address: _____________________________________________________________________________. Dated: -------------------------------------- Signature by or on behalf of assignor DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution: Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds to_____________________________________________________________, _______________________________________________________________________________, for the account of_____________________________________________________________, account number ______________, or, if mailed by check, to______________________. Applicable statements should be mailed to______________________________________, _______________________________________________________________________________. This information is provided by________________________________________________, the assignee named above, or___________________________________________________, as its agent. EXHIBIT D FORM OF CLASS X CERTIFICATE SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTEREST IN A "REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), AND CERTAIN OTHER ASSETS. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE PROPOSED TRANSFEROR DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A TRANSFEROR LETTER IN THE FORM OF EXHIBIT H TO THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN AND EITHER (I) THE TRUSTEE RECEIVES A RULE 144A LETTER IN THE FORM OF EXHIBIT I TO THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN OR (II) THE TRUSTEE RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, DELIVERED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE TRANSFEROR, THAT SUCH TRANSFER MAY BE MADE WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE TRANSFEREE DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE EITHER A REPRESENTATION LETTER TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW ("SIMILAR LAW") MATERIALLY SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE OR A PERSON INVESTING ON BEHALF OF OR WITH PLAN ASSETS OF SUCH A PLAN, OR, IF THE TRANSFEREE IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY, A REPRESENTATION LETTER THAT IT IS USING THE ASSETS OF ITS GENERAL ACCOUNT AND THAT THE PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE COVERED UNDER SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE, TO THE EFFECT THAT THE PURCHASE OR HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A NON EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION WITHIN THE MEANING OF ERISA, SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR ANY SIMILAR LAW AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE TRUSTEE, THE DEPOSITOR OR THE SERVICER TO ANY OBLIGATION IN ADDITION TO THOSE EXPRESSLY UNDERTAKEN IN THIS AGREEMENT OR TO ANY LIABILITY. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING ELSE TO THE CONTRARY HEREIN, ANY PURPORTED TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO OR ON BEHALF OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF ERISA, SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR SIMILAR LAW WITHOUT THE REPRESENTATION LETTER OR OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE SHALL BE VOID AND OF NO EFFECT. Certificate No. : Cut-off Date : December 1, 2004 First Distribution Date : January 25, 2005 Percentage Interest of this Certificate ("Denomination") : ___% CUSIP : 36242D SL 8 ISIN: : 36242DSL81 GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP. GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-OPT Class X evidencing a percentage interest in the distributions allocable to the Certificates of the above-referenced Class. Distributions in respect of this Certificate are distributable monthly as set forth herein. This Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Servicer the Responsible Party or the Trustee referred to below or any of their respective affiliates. Neither this Certificate nor the Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental agency or instrumentality. This certifies that [_______________________] is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate of the denominations of all Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs) in certain monthly distributions pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2004 (the "Agreement") among GS Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor (the "Depositor"), Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California corporation, as servicer (in such capacity, the "Servicer") and responsible party (in such capacity, the "Responsible Party"), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as custodian, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee (the "Trustee"). To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound. This Certificate will be entitled to distributions only to the extent set forth in the Agreement. In addition, any distribution of the proceeds of any remaining assets of the Trust will be made only upon presentment and surrender of this Certificate at the offices designated by the Trustee for such purposes or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders. No transfer of a Certificate of this Class shall be made unless such disposition is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and any applicable state securities laws or is made in accordance with the 1933 Act and such laws. In the event of any such transfer, the Trustee shall require the transferor to execute a transferor certificate (in substantially the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and deliver either (i) a Rule 144A Letter, substantially in the form attached to the Agreement, or (ii) a written Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee that such transfer may be made pursuant to an exemption, describing the applicable exemption and the basis therefor, from the 1933 Act or is being made pursuant to the 1933 Act, which Opinion of Counsel shall be an expense of the transferor. Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. This Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually authenticated by an authorized signatory of the Trustee. * * * IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be duly executed. Dated: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee By: -------------------------------------- Authenticated: By: ----------------------------------- Authorized Signatory of DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP. GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, of the Series specified on the face hereof (herein collectively called the "Certificates"), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust Fund created by the Agreement. The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement. This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (the "Distribution Date"), commencing on the first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable Record Date in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement. The Record Date applicable to each Distribution Date is the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Holder hereof at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business Days prior to the related Record Date and such Certificateholder shall satisfy the conditions to receive such form of payment set forth in the Agreement, or, if not, by check mailed by first class mail to the address of such Certificateholder appearing in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices designated by the Trustee for such purposes or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution. The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Responsible Party and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates affected by such amendment evidencing the requisite Percentage Interest, as provided in the Agreement. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register of the Trustee upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices designated by the Trustee for such purposes or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the holder hereof or such holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest in the Trust Fund will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Depositor and the Trustee and any agent of the Depositor or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Depositor, the Trustee, nor any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. On any Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than or equal to 10% of the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance, the Person specified in Section 9.01 of the Agreement will have the option to repurchase, in whole, from the Trust Fund all remaining Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. The obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate as provided in Section 9.01 of the Agreement. Any term used herein that is defined in the Agreement shall have the meaning assigned in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed inconsistent with that meaning. ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee) the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund. I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address: _____________________________________________________________________________. Dated: -------------------------------------- Signature by or on behalf of assignor EXHIBIT E FORM OF INITIAL CERTIFICATION OF CUSTODIAN [date] [Depositor] [Servicer] [Trustee] _____________________ Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement among GS Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Option One Mortgage Corporation, as servicer and responsible party, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as custodian, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT -------------------------------------------------------------- Gentlemen: In accordance with Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), the undersigned, as Custodian, for each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan listed in the attached schedule of exceptions) certifies that it has received: (i) the original Mortgage Note, endorsed as provided in the following form: "Pay to the order of ________, without recourse"; and (ii) a duly executed Assignment of Mortgage (which may be included in a blanket assignment or assignments). 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 Custodian has made no independent examination of any documents contained in each Mortgage File beyond the review specifically required in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Custodian makes no representations as to: (i) the validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability, 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, or (ii) the collectability, insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any such Mortgage Loan or the perfection or priority of any Mortgage. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee has made no determination and makes no representations as to whether (i) any endorsement is sufficient to transfer all right, title and interest of the party so endorsing, as Certificateholder or assignee thereof, in and to that Mortgage Note or (ii) any assignment is in recordable form or sufficient to effect the assignment of and transfer to the assignee thereof, under the Mortgage to which the assignment relates. Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Custodian By: -------------------------------------- Name: ------------------------------------ Title: ----------------------------------- EXHIBIT F FORM OF DOCUMENT CERTIFICATION AND EXCEPTION REPORT OF CUSTODIAN [date] [Depositor] [Servicer] [Responsible Party] [Trustee] _____________________ Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement among GS Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Option One Mortgage Corporation, as servicer and responsible party, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as custodian, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee -------------------------------------------------------------- Gentlemen: In accordance with Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), the undersigned, as Custodian, 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) it has received: (i) The original Mortgage Note, endorsed in the form provided in Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with all intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of endorsement from the originator to the last endorsee. (ii) The original recorded Mortgage. (iii) A duly executed Assignment of Mortgage in the form provided in Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; or, if the Responsible Party has certified or the Custodian otherwise knows that the related Mortgage has not been returned from the applicable recording office, a copy of the Assignment of Mortgage (excluding information to be provided by the recording office). (iv) The original or duplicate original recorded assignment or assignments of the Mortgage showing a complete chain of assignment from the originator to the last endorsee. (v) The original or duplicate original lender's title policy 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. Based on its review and examination and only as to the foregoing documents, (a) such documents appear regular on their face and related to such Mortgage Loan, and (b) the information set forth in items (1), (2) and (13) of the Mortgage Loan Schedule and the Data Tape Information accurately reflects information set forth in the Custodial File. The Custodian has made no independent examination of any documents contained in each Mortgage File beyond the review of the Custodial File specifically required in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Custodian makes no representations as to: (i) the validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability, 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 or (ii) the collectability, insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any such Mortgage Loan or the perfection or priority of any Mortgage. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Custodian has made no determination and makes no representations as to whether (i) any endorsement is sufficient to transfer all right, title and interest of the party so endorsing, as Noteholder or assignee thereof, in and to that Mortgage Note or (ii) any assignment is in recordable form or sufficient to effect the assignment of and transfer to the assignee thereof, under the Mortgage to which the assignment relates. Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Custodian By: -------------------------------------- Name: ------------------------------------ Title: ----------------------------------- EXHIBIT G RESIDUAL TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 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 R Certificate (the "Certificate") issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2004 (the "Agreement"), among GS Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor (the "Depositor"), Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California corporation, as servicer (in such capacity, the "Servicer") and responsible party (in such capacity, the "Responsible Party"), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee (the "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 for the benefit of the Depositor and the Trustee. 2. 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. The Transferee has no knowledge that any such affidavit is false. 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 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 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 H 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 has historically paid its debts as they have come due, intends to pay its debts as they come due in the future, and understands that the taxes payable with respect to the Certificate may exceed the cash flow with respect thereto in some or all periods and intends to pay such taxes as they become due. 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 Certificate. 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 Certificate may be a "noneconomic residual interest" 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. 11. The Transferee will not cause income from the Certificate to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the Transferee or any other U.S. person. 12. Check one of the following: [_] The present value of the anticipated tax liabilities associated with holding the Certificate, as applicable, does not exceed the sum of: (i) the present value of any consideration given to the Transferee to acquire such Certificate; (ii) the present value of the expected future distributions on such Certificate; and (iii) the present value of the anticipated tax savings associated with holding such Certificate as the related REMIC generates losses. For purposes of this calculation, (i) the Transferee is assumed to pay tax at the highest rate currently specified in Section 11(b) of the Code (but the tax rate in Section 55(b)(1)(B) of the Code may be used in lieu of the highest rate specified in Section 11(b) of the Code if the Transferee has been subject to the alternative minimum tax under Section 55 of the Code in the preceding two years and will compute its taxable income in the current taxable year using the alternative minimum tax rate) and (ii) present values are computed using a discount rate equal to the short-term Federal rate prescribed by Section 1274(d) of the Code for the month of the transfer and the compounding period used by the Transferee. [_] The transfer of the Certificate complies with U.S. Treasury Regulations Sections 1.860E-1(c)(5) and (6) and, accordingly, (i) the Transferee is an "eligible corporation," as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), as to which income from the Certificate will only be taxed in the United States; (ii) at the time of the transfer, and at the close of the Transferee's two fiscal years preceding the year of the transfer, the Transferee had gross assets for financial reporting purposes (excluding any obligation of a person related to the Transferee within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(ii)) in excess of $100 million and net assets in excess of $10 million; (iii) the Transferee will transfer the Certificate only to another "eligible corporation," as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), in a transaction that satisfies the requirements of Sections 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i), (ii) and (iii) and Section 1.860E-1(c)(5) of the U.S. Treasury Regulations; and (iv) the Transferee determined the consideration paid to it to acquire the Certificate based on reasonable market assumptions (including, but not limited to, borrowing and investment rates, prepayment and loss assumptions, expense and reinvestment assumptions, tax rates and other factors specific to the Transferee) that it has determined in good faith. [_] None of the above. 13. The Transferee is not an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of ERISA or a plan that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or a plan subject to any Federal, state or local law that is substantially similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, and the Transferee is not acting on behalf of or investing plan assets of such a plan. 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 ____ day of __________________, 20__. -------------------------------------- Print 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 day of , 20 . NOTARY PUBLIC My Commission expires the __ day of _________, 20__ ----------------------------------------- EXHIBIT H FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE __________, 20__ GS Mortgage Securities Corp. 85 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 Attention: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, 1761 East St. Andrew Place Santa Ana, California 92705-4934 Re: GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Class [____] Ladies and Gentlemen: In connection with our disposition of the above 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 and (c) to the extent we are disposing of a Residual Certificate, (A) we have no knowledge the Transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and (B) after conducting a reasonable investigation of the financial condition of the Transferee, we have no knowledge and no reason to believe that the statements made in paragraphs 7, 10 and 11 of the Transferee's Residual Transfer Affidavit are false. Very truly yours, ----------------------------------------- Print Name of Transferor By: ------------------------------------ Authorized Officer EXHIBIT I FORM OF RULE 144A LETTER ____________, 20__ GS Mortgage Securities Corp. 85 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 Attention: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, 1761 East St. Andrew Place Santa Ana, California 92705-4934 Re: GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Class [___] Ladies and Gentlemen: In connection with our acquisition of the above 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 we are not an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), or a plan or arrangement that is subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or a plan subject to any Federal, state or local law materially similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code, nor are we acting on behalf of any such plan or arrangement nor using the assets of any such plan or arrangement to effect such acquisition, (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 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, and (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. ANNEX 1 TO EXHIBIT I 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 $____________(1) 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. ____ 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. 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 Transferee By: -------------------------------------- Name: Title: Date: ------------------------------------ ------------------------- (1) Buyer must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $100,000,000 in securities unless Buyer is a dealer, and, in that case, Buyer must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $10,000,000 in securities. ANNEX 2 TO EXHIBIT I 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). 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 understands 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 Transferee By: -------------------------------------- Name: Title: IF AN ADVISER: -------------------------------------- Print Name of Buyer Date: ------------------------------------ EXHIBIT J FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE (for Custodian) To: [Address] Re: In connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held by you as the Custodian on behalf of the Certificateholders, we request the release, and acknowledge receipt, of the (Custodial File/[specify documents]) for the Mortgage Loan described below, for the reason indicated. Mortgagor's Name, Address & Zip Code: ------------------------------------- Mortgage Loan Number: --------------------- Send Custodial File to: ----------------------- Reason for Requesting Documents (check one) ------------------------------------------- ____1.Mortgage Loan Paid in Full. (The Company hereby certifies that all amounts received in connection therewith have been credited to the Collection Account as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.) ____2.Mortgage Loan Repurchase Pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. (The Company hereby certifies that the repurchase price has been credited to the Collection Account as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.) ____3.Mortgage Loan Liquidated by _________________. (The Company hereby certifies that all proceeds of foreclosure, insurance, condemnation or other liquidation have been finally received and credited to the Collection Account pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.) ____4.Mortgage Loan in Foreclosure. ____5.Other (explain). If box 1, 2 or 3 above is checked, and if all or part of the Custodial File was previously released to us, please release to us our previous request and receipt on file with you, as well as any additional documents in your possession relating to the specified Mortgage Loan. If box 4 or 5 above is checked, upon our return of all of the above documents to you as the Custodian, please acknowledge your receipt by signing in the space indicated below, and returning this form, if requested. Address to which Trustee should Deliver the Custodian's Mortgage File: ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Servicer By: -------------------------------------- Name: Title: ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By: ------------------------------------ Name: Title: Date: EXHIBIT K CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the Purchaser and which shall be retained by the Servicer or delivered to and retained by the Custodian, as applicable: 1. the original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements, endorsed "Pay to the order of _____________, without recourse" and signed in the name of the last endorsee. To the extent that there is no room on the face of the Mortgage Notes for endorsements, the endorsement may be contained on an allonge. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Responsible Party in a merger, the endorsement must be by "[last endorsee], successor by merger to [name of predecessor]". If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the last endorsee while doing business under another name, the endorsement must be by "[last endorsee], formerly known as [previous name]"; 2. the original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage Note; 3. the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon or a certified true copy of such Mortgage submitted for recording. If in connection with any Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon cannot be delivered on or prior to the Closing Date because of a delay caused by the public recording office where such Mortgage has been delivered for recordation or because such Mortgage has been lost or because such public recording office retains the original recorded Mortgage, the Responsible Party shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy of such Mortgage certified by the Responsible Party (or certified by the title company, escrow agent, or closing attorney) to be a true and complete copy of such Mortgage that has been dispatched to the appropriate public recording office for recordation and will deliver to the Custodian within 14 days following receipt thereof by the Responsible Party; or in the case of a Mortgage where a public recording office retains the original recorded Mortgage or in the case where a Mortgage is lost after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such Mortgage certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage; 4. the originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or extension agreements, if any, with evidence of recording thereon or a certified true copy of such agreement submitted for recording; 5. Except with respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan endorsed in blank and in recordable form. 6. Originals of all intervening Assignments of Mortgage (if any) evidencing a complete chain of assignment from the applicable originator (or MERS with respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan) to the last endorsee with evidence of recording thereon or a certified true copy of such intervening Assignments of Mortgage submitted for recording, or if any such intervening assignment has not been returned from the applicable recording office or has been lost or if such public recording office retains the original recorded Assignments of Mortgage, the Responsible Party shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy of such intervening assignment certified by the Responsible Party or an escrow company, a title company or a closing attorney certified to be a true and complete copy of such intervening Assignment of Mortgage that has been dispatched to the appropriate public recording office for recordation and will deliver to the Custodian within 14 days following receipt thereof by the Responsible Party; or in the case of an intervening assignment where a public recording office retains the original recorded intervening assignment or in the case where an intervening assignment is lost after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such intervening assignment certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening assignment. 7. the original mortgagee policy of title insurance or, in the event such original title policy is unavailable, a certified true copy of the related policy binder or commitment for title certified to be true and complete by the title insurance company; and 8. a security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document executed in connection with the Mortgage (if provided). Evidence of payment of taxes and insurance, insurance claim files, correspondence, current and historical computerized data files (which include records of tax receipts and payment history from the date of origination), and all other processing, underwriting and closing papers and records which are customarily contained in a mortgage loan file and which are required to document the Mortgage Loan or to service the Mortgage Loan. EXHIBIT L FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 3 Ada Irvine, California 92618 Attn: _________________________________ LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, having its principal place of business at 1761 East St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, California 92705-4934, as Trustee (the "Trustee") pursuant to that Pooling and Servicing Agreement among GS Mortgage Securities Corp. (the "Depositor"), Option One Mortgage Corporation, as servicer (in such capacity, the "Servicer") and responsible party, and the Trustee, dated as of December 1, 2004 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), hereby constitutes and appoints the Servicer, by and through the Servicer's officers, the Trustee's true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact, in the Trustee's name, place and stead and for the Trustee's benefit, in connection with all mortgage loans serviced by the Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the purpose of performing all acts and executing all documents in the name of the Trustee as may be customarily and reasonably necessary and appropriate to effectuate the following enumerated transactions in respect of any of the mortgages or deeds of trust (the "Mortgages" and the "Deeds of Trust", respectively) and promissory notes secured thereby (the "Mortgage Notes") for which the undersigned is acting as Trustee for various certificateholders (whether the undersigned is named therein as mortgagee or beneficiary or has become mortgagee by virtue of endorsement of the Mortgage Note secured by any such Mortgage or Deed of Trust) and for which the Servicer is acting as servicer, all subject to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. This appointment shall apply to the following enumerated transactions only: (1) The modification or re-recording of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust, where said modification or re-recordings is for the purpose of correcting the Mortgage or Deed of Trust to conform same to the original intent of the parties thereto or to correct title errors discovered after such title insurance was issued and said modification or re-recording, in either instance, does not adversely affect the lien of the Mortgage or Deed of Trust as insured. (2) The subordination of the lien of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust to an easement in favor of a public utility company of a government agency or unit with powers of eminent domain; this section shall include, without limitation, the execution of partial satisfactions/releases, partial reconveyances or the execution or requests to trustees to accomplish same. (3) The conveyance of the properties to the mortgage insurer, or the closing of the title to the property to be acquired as real estate owned, or conveyance of title to real estate owned. (4) The completion of loan assumption agreements. (5) The full satisfaction/release of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust or full conveyance upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby, including, without limitation, cancellation of the related Mortgage Note. (6) The assignment of any Mortgage or Deed of Trust and the related Mortgage Note, in connection with the repurchase of the mortgage loan secured and evidenced thereby. (7) The full assignment of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby in conjunction with the refinancing thereof, including, without limitation, the assignment of the related Mortgage Note. (8) With respect to a Mortgage or Deed of Trust, the foreclosure, the taking of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, or the completion of judicial or non-judicial foreclosure or termination, cancellation or rescission of any such foreclosure, including, without limitation, any and all of the following acts: (9) the substitution of trustee(s) serving under a Deed of Trust, in accordance with state law and the Deed of Trust; 1. the preparation and issuance of statements of breach or non-performance; 2. the preparation and filing of notices of default and/or notices of sale; 3. the cancellation/rescission of notices of default and/or notices of sale; 4. the taking of a deed in lieu of foreclosure; and 5. the preparation and execution of such other documents and performance of such other actions as may be necessary under the terms of the Mortgage, Deed of Trust or state law to expeditiously complete said transactions in paragraphs 8.a. through 8.e., above. The undersigned gives said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to execute such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing necessary and proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or under this Limited Power of Attorney as fully as the undersigned might or could do, and hereby does ratify and confirm to all that said Attorney-in-Fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by authority hereof. Third parties without actual notice may rely upon the exercise of the power granted under this Limited Power of attorney; and may be satisfied that this Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect and has not been revoked unless an instrument of revocation has been made in writing by the undersigned. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, __________________ as Trustee pursuant to that Pooling and Servicing Agreement among the Depositor, the Servicer, the Responsible Party and the Trustee, dated as of December 1, 2004 (GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-OPT), has caused its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and these presents to be signed and acknowledged in its name and behalf by ______________ its duly elected and authorized Vice President this __ day of ________, 200__. By: -------------------------------------- as Trustee for GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-OPT By: -------------------------------------- Name: Title: STATE OF ________ COUNTY OF ______ On ___________, 200__, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said state, personally appeared _______________, Vice President of ________________as Trustee for GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-OPT, personally known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed that same in his/her authorized capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument the entity upon behalf of which the person acted and executed the instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal. (SEAL) ----------------------------------------- Notary Public My Commission Expires -------------------- EXHIBIT M FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED WITH FORM 10-K Re: GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT (the "Trust") Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-OPT, issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2004 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), among GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee (the "Trustee"), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as custodian, and Option One Mortgage Corporation, as servicer (in such capacity, the "Servicer") and responsible party I, [identify the certifying individual], certify that: 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year [__] (the "Annual Report"), and all reports on Form 8-K containing distribution reports (collectively with this Annual Report, the "Reports") filed in respect of periods included in the year covered by this Annual Report, of the Trust; 2. Based on my knowledge, the information in the Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the last day of the period covered by this Annual Report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the distribution or servicing information required to be provided to the Trustee by the Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports is included in the Reports; 4. Based on my knowledge and upon the annual compliance statement included in this Annual Report and required to be delivered to the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except as disclosed in the Reports, the Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and 5. The Reports disclose all significant deficiencies relating to the Servicer's compliance with the minimum servicing standards based upon the report provided by an independent public accountant, after conducting a review in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar procedure, as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that is included in the Reports. In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: the Trustee and the Servicer. Dated: ------------------------------- ------------------------------- [Signature] [Title] EXHIBIT N FORM OF TRUSTEE CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR Re: GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT (the "Trust") Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-OPT, issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2004 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), among GS Mortgage Securities Corp. (the "Depositor"), Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee (the "Trustee"), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as custodian, and Option One Mortgage Corporation, as servicer (in such capacity, the "Servicer") and responsible party (in such capacity, the "Responsible Party") I, [identify the certifying individual], certify to the Depositor and its officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that: 1. I have reviewed the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year [___] (the "Annual Report"), and all reports on Form 8-K containing distribution reports filed in respect of periods included in the year covered by the Annual Report (collectively with the Annual Report, the "Reports"), of the Trust; 2. To the best of my knowledge, the information in the Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the last day of the period covered by the Annual Report; and 3. To the best of my knowledge, the distribution or servicing information required to be provided to the Trustee by the Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports is included in the Reports. Date: --------------------------------- --------------------------------------- [Signature] [Title] EXHIBIT O FORM OF SERVICER CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR Re: GSAMP Trust 2004-OPT (the "Trust") Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2004-OPT, issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2004 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), among GS Mortgage Securities Corp. (the "Depositor"), Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee (the "Trustee"), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as custodian, and Option One Mortgage Corporation, as servicer (in such capacity, the "Servicer") and responsible party I, [identify the certifying individual], certify to the Depositor, the Trustee, and their respective officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that: 1. The information prepared by the Servicer and relating to the mortgage loans serviced by the Servicer pursuant to the Pooling And Servicing Agreement and provided by the Servicer to the Trustee in its reports to the Trustee is accurate and complete in all material respects as of the last day of the period covered by such report; 2. The servicing information required to be provided to the Trustee by the Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement has been provided to the Trustee; 3. Based upon our knowledge and the review required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except as disclosed in its annual compliance statement required to be delivered pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Servicer as of the last day of the period covered by such annual compliance statement has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and 4. The Servicer has disclosed to its independent auditor, who issues the independent auditor's report on the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers for the Servicer, any significant deficiencies relating to the Servicer's compliance with minimum servicing standards. Date: --------------------------------- --------------------------------------- [Signature] [Title]

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