FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
(“FANNIE MAE”)
as
Issuer, Master Servicer, Guarantor and Trustee
MULTIFAMILY MASTER TRUST AGREEMENT
for
GUARANTEED MORTGAGE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
evidencing undivided beneficial interests in
POOLS OF MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE LOANS
September 1, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINED TERMS AND RULES OF
CONSTRUCTION...................................................................1
Section 1.1
Definitions........................................................................................1
Section 1.2
Rules of Construction ....................................................................20
1.2(1)
1.2(2)
1.2(3)
1.2(4)
1.2(5)
1.2(6)
1.2(7)
1.2(8)
1.2(9)
1.2(10)
1.2(11)
1.2(12)
1.2(13)
1.2(14)
1.2(15)
ARTICLE II
Section 2.1
Singular and Plural; Gender.........................................20
Sections and Other Subdivisions .................................20
Headings and Examples...............................................20
Recitals.........................................................................20
Written Statements.......................................................20
Counsel; Accountants ..................................................21
Inclusionary Language.................................................21
Fannie Mae...................................................................21
Individual Trusts ..........................................................21
Primary Servicer ..........................................................21
Rating Agency .............................................................21
Changes in Laws ..........................................................22
Changes to Servicing Contracts and the Guide............22
Delegates, Agents, Successors and Assigns ................23
Substantial Compliance ...............................................23
CREATION OF TRUST; CONVEYANCE OF
LOANS....................................................................................23
Declaration of Trust, Transfer and Conveyance of
Mortgage Loans; Acceptance of Responsibilities..........................23
2.1(1)
2.1(2)
2.1(3)
2.1(4)
2.1(5)
2.1(6)
2.1(7)
2.1(8)
2.1(9)
Declaration of Trust, Transfer and Conveyance
of Mortgage Loans.......................................................23
Acceptance of Responsibilities ....................................23
Security Interest ...........................................................24
Equitable Interest .........................................................25
Prohibition Against Encumbrance ...............................25
Accounting Treatment .................................................25
Status of Trust ..............................................................25
Use of Information.......................................................26
Payment for Services to Trusts ....................................26
Section 2.2
Issuance of Certificates ..................................................................26
Section 2.3
Interests Held by the Issuer or a Seller ..........................................26
Section 2.4
Determination of Pool....................................................................26
Section 2.5
Limited Purchase of Mortgage Loans or REO Property................27
2.5(1)
2.5(2)
2.5(3)
Section 2.6
Mandatory Purchase by Issuer .....................................27
Optional Purchase by Guarantor..................................28
Purchase Price..............................................................30
Limited Right of Mortgage Loan Substitution...............................30
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Section 2.7
Removal of Mortgage Loan from Pool..........................................31
Section 2.8
Issuer Fee .......................................................................................32
Section 2.9
Purchase Execution........................................................................32
ARTICLE III
APPLICABLE DOCUMENTATION..................................32
Section 3.1
Issue Supplement ...........................................................................32
Section 3.2
Issue Supplement and Trust Agreement ........................................33
Section 3.3
Access to Information ....................................................................33
Section 3.4
Custody of Mortgage Documents ..................................................33
3.4(1)
3.4(2)
Delivery........................................................................33
Custodial Capacity .......................................................36
Section 3.5
Review, Certification and Safekeeping of Mortgage
Documents .....................................................................................36
Section 3.6
Defeasance and Mortgaged Property Substitution.........................37
ARTICLE IV
THE CERTIFICATES ..........................................................37
Section 4.1
General Provisions .........................................................................37
Section 4.2
Issuance of Certificates ..................................................................37
4.2(1)
4.2(2)
4.2(3)
4.2(4)
ARTICLE V
Section 5.1
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE
MORTGAGE LOANS...........................................................38
Servicing of Mortgage Loans.........................................................38
5.1(1)
5.1(2)
5.1(3)
5.1(4)
5.1(5)
5.1(6)
5.1(7)
5.1(8)
Section 5.2
Book-Entry Form .........................................................37
Definitive Form............................................................37
Denominations .............................................................38
Transfer, Exchange and Pledge....................................38
Standard of Care ..........................................................38
Master Servicer Responsibilities..................................38
Primary Servicer Responsibilities................................39
Servicing Contracts......................................................41
Master Servicer Compensation ....................................42
Primary Servicer Compensation ..................................42
Servicing Terminations and Transfers .........................43
Special Servicers..........................................................44
Servicing Advances .......................................................................44
5.2(1)
5.2(2)
Making and Reimbursement of Servicing
Advances......................................................................44
Effect of Servicing Advances on Stated
Principal Balance .........................................................44
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Section 5.3
Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments; Limitations on
Changes..........................................................................................44
5.3(1)
5.3(2)
5.3(3)
5.3(4)
5.3(5)
Section 5.4
Mortgage Files ...............................................................................48
5.4(1)
5.4(2)
Section 5.5
5.5(3)
5.7(5)
Property Insurance .......................................................51
Flood Insurance............................................................52
Other Insurance............................................................52
Application of Insurance Proceeds and
Condemnation Proceeds...............................................52
Cost of Insurance .........................................................53
Mortgage Insurance .......................................................................53
5.8(1)
5.8(2)
5.8(3)
Section 5.9
Receipt of Mortgage Loan Payments...........................50
Information and Reports ..............................................50
Maintenance of Insurance ..............................................................51
5.7(1)
5.7(2)
5.7(3)
5.7(4)
Section 5.8
Delivery of Documents ................................................49
Access to Certain Documentation and
Information Regarding the Mortgage Loans................50
Pool Activity Records ..................................................50
Reliance on Primary Servicer ........................................................50
5.6(1)
5.6(2)
Section 5.7
Release, Satisfaction and Reconveyance .....................48
Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of
the Primary Servicer or Custodian to Be Held
for the Trustee on Behalf of the Trusts ........................49
Additional Documents and Information ........................................49
5.5(1)
5.5(2)
Section 5.6
Payments of Principal and Interest ..............................44
Escrow and Other Accounts.........................................45
Prohibition of Certain Modifications ...........................47
Waiver of Prepayment Premiums and Other
Ancillary Charges; Loss Mitigation Plan; Relief
Act................................................................................47
Initiation of Litigation..................................................48
Mortgage Insurance Providers .....................................53
Maintenance of Mortgage Insurance ...........................53
Assignment of Trust Assets .........................................53
Transfers of Ownership; Enforcement of Due-on-Transfer
Provisions.......................................................................................54
5.9(1)
5.9(2)
Duty to Enforce............................................................54
Exceptions....................................................................54
Section 5.10 No Default; No Removal from Pool ..............................................56
Section 5.11
Realization upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans;
Determination of Excess Proceeds and Realized Losses...............56
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5.11(1)
5.11(2)
5.11(3)
5.11(4)
Section 5.12
Changes to Mortgaged Property and Other Collateral;
Monitoring of Mortgaged Property................................................59
5.12(1)
5.12(2)
5.12(3)
5.12(4)
5.12(5)
5.12(6)
5.12(7)
ARTICLE VI
Section 6.1
Foreclosure and Loss Mitigation .................................56
Acquisition of REO Property.......................................57
Dispositions of and Limitations on Acts
Relating to REO Property ............................................58
Environmental Considerations.....................................58
Collateral Substitutions................................................59
Releases........................................................................59
Collateral Additions .....................................................61
Change in Use ..............................................................62
Monitoring ...................................................................62
Calculations of Substitutions, Releases or
Collateral Additions for a MALA or Loan with
Multiple Advances .......................................................62
Applicability of Article XIV........................................62
COLLECTIONS ....................................................................63
Custodial Accounts ........................................................................63
6.1(1)
6.1(2)
6.1(3)
6.1(4)
6.1(5)
Establishment and Maintenance of Custodial
Accounts ......................................................................63
Deposit to Custodial Account ......................................63
Segregation of Funds ...................................................64
Investments ..................................................................65
Limitations on Permitted Sales ....................................65
Section 6.2
Permitted Withdrawals from the Custodial Account .....................65
Section 6.3
Custodial Account Remittance Date..............................................66
ARTICLE VII
CERTIFICATE ACCOUNT; DISTRIBUTION;
GUARANTY ..........................................................................66
Section 7.1
Payments ........................................................................................66
Section 7.2
Certificate Account ........................................................................66
7.2(1)
7.2(2)
7.2(3)
7.2(4)
7.2(5)
Establishment and Maintenance of Certificate
Account; Records.........................................................66
Changes to Certificate Account ...................................67
Transfers of Funds .......................................................67
Investment....................................................................67
Limitations on Permitted Sales ....................................67
Section 7.3
Calculation of Certificate Distribution Amount or Other
Amounts.........................................................................................68
Section 7.4
Payment from the Certificate Account ..........................................68
7.4(1)
Transfer to Paying Agent .............................................68
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7.4(2)
7.4(3)
7.4(4)
7.4(5)
Section 7.5
Fannie Mae Guaranty.....................................................................70
7.5(1)
7.5(2)
7.5(3)
7.5(4)
7.5(5)
Section 7.6
Limited Guaranty .........................................................70
Enforcement; Unconditional Obligation......................70
Subrogation ..................................................................71
Estimated Funding .......................................................71
No United States Guaranty ..........................................71
Reports ...........................................................................................71
7.6(1)
7.6(2)
Section 7.7
Receipt of Guaranty Payments.....................................68
Instruction to Paying Agent .........................................68
Payments from Certificate Account.............................68
Priority of Distribution.................................................69
Monthly Reports ..........................................................71
Annual Reports ............................................................71
Paying Agent..................................................................................71
ARTICLE VIII LIMITATION OF LIABILITY ...........................................72
Section 8.1
General Limitation .........................................................................72
Section 8.2
Measure of Liability.......................................................................72
8.2(1)
8.2(2)
8.2(3)
ARTICLE IX
Good Faith ...................................................................72
Standard of Care ..........................................................72
Acts of Parties ..............................................................72
FANNIE MAE........................................................................72
Section 9.1
Merger or Consolidation ................................................................72
Section 9.2
Fannie Mae as Holder ....................................................................73
ARTICLE X
Section 10.1
TRUSTEE...............................................................................73
Duties of Trustee............................................................................73
10.1(1)
10.1(2)
10.1(3)
In the Absence of a Guarantor Event of Default..........73
When a Guarantor Event of Default Exists..................73
Liability........................................................................73
Section 10.2 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee ...........................................74
10.2(1)
10.2(2)
10.2(3)
10.2(4)
10.2(5)
10.2(6)
Reliance; Limitation of Duties.....................................74
No Obligation to Incur Liability;
Indemnification of the Trustee.....................................75
Legal Action.................................................................76
Authority to Delegate...................................................76
Authority to Commingle ..............................................76
Execution of Documents..............................................76
Section 10.3
Trustee Not Liable .........................................................................77
Section 10.4
Trustee May Own Certificates .......................................................77
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Section 10.5
Eligibility Requirements for Trustee .............................................77
Section 10.6
Resignation and Removal of Trustee.............................................77
10.6(1)
10.6(2)
10.6(3)
10.6(4)
Resignation by Trustee ................................................77
Removal of Trustee for Cause .....................................78
Removal of Successor Trustee Without Cause............79
Time of Effectiveness ..................................................79
Section 10.7 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor Trustee .......................80
Section 10.8
Merger or Consolidation of Trustee...............................................80
Section 10.9
Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee ...........................80
10.9(1)
10.9(2)
10.9(3)
10.9(4)
Authority to Appoint....................................................80
Authority Granted ........................................................81
Notices .........................................................................81
Agency Role.................................................................81
Section 10.10 Trustee Fees ...................................................................................81
ARTICLE XI
Section 11.1
MASTER SERVICER...........................................................82
Termination and Resignation of Master Servicer ..........................82
11.1(1)
11.1(2)
11.1(3)
11.1(4)
11.1(5)
11.1(6)
11.1(7)
11.1(8)
In the Absence of a Guarantor Default ........................82
Voluntary Resignation .................................................82
Servicing Events of Default .........................................82
Termination for Cause .................................................83
Trustee to Succeed .......................................................83
Cooperation; Transfer of Documents and
Records ........................................................................84
Duty to Reimburse .......................................................84
Limitation of Liability..................................................84
Section 11.2 Appointment of Successor Master Servicer...................................84
11.2(1)
11.2(2)
11.2(3)
11.2(4)
11.2(5)
11.2(6)
11.2(7)
Trustee to Appoint .......................................................84
Temporary Service by Trustee.....................................85
Eligibility Requirements for Master Servicer ..............85
Bid Procedure for Appointment...................................85
Acceptance of Appointment ........................................86
Successor Master Servicer ...........................................86
Concerning Reimbursement for Delinquency
Advances, Servicing Advances and Guaranty
Reimbursement Amounts.............................................86
Section 11.3 Notification to Holders upon Termination.....................................87
ARTICLE XII
Section 12.1
GUARANTOR EVENTS OF DEFAULT............................87
Guarantor Events of Default ..........................................................87
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ARTICLE XIII TRUST TERMINATION......................................................88
Section 13.1
Termination....................................................................................88
Section 13.2
Notice of Termination....................................................................88
ARTICLE XIV AMENDMENTS ....................................................................88
Section 14.1
Voting Rights .................................................................................88
14.1(1)
14.1(2)
14.1(3)
Transferor, Affiliates and Agents ................................88
Exceptions....................................................................88
Guarantor as Holder.....................................................89
Section 14.2
Amendments to Trust Documents .................................................89
Section 14.3
Permissible without Action by Holders .........................................89
Section 14.4
Waivers and Amendments with Consent of Holders.....................90
14.4(1)
14.4(2)
Section 14.5
Documentation of Amendment......................................................90
14.5(1)
14.5(2)
ARTICLE XV
Section 15.1
With 51% Holder Consent ...........................................90
With 100% Holder Consent .........................................90
Form of Amendment....................................................90
Notice of Amendment..................................................90
MISCELLANEOUS ..............................................................91
Holders...........................................................................................91
15.1(1)
15.1(2)
15.1(3)
Death or Incapacity ......................................................91
No Right to Participate.................................................91
No Right to Act............................................................91
Section 15.2 Governing Law ..............................................................................91
Section 15.3
Assignment ....................................................................................92
Section 15.4
Demands, Notices and Communications .......................................92
Section 15.5
Severability of Provisions ..............................................................92
Section 15.6
Recordation ....................................................................................92
Section 15.7
Authorized Officers and Signatures...............................................93
FORMS OF MULTIFAMILY ISSUE SUPPLEMENTS:
Exhibit A – Fixed-Rate Mortgage Loans
Exhibit B – Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loans
Exhibit C – Discount Participation Interest
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MULTIFAMILY MASTER TRUST AGREEMENT
THIS MULTIFAMILY MASTER TRUST AGREEMENT is executed by
Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), in its corporate
capacities as Issuer, Master Servicer and Guarantor, and in its capacity as Trustee.
RECITALS:
A.
Fannie Mae is a corporation organized and existing pursuant to the Charter
Act, and has full corporate authority and power to enter into, and to undertake the
obligations set forth in, this Trust Agreement.
B.
Fannie Mae has purchased and intends to purchase mortgage loans secured
by liens on multifamily properties and participation interests in such loans.
C.
Fannie Mae intends to set aside and transfer mortgage loans acquired and
held by it to various Trusts established pursuant to this Trust Agreement and the
applicable Issue Supplements and to issue guaranteed mortgage pass-through
certificates representing undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of
the related Trusts.
D.
Fannie Mae intends to guarantee to each Trust sufficient funds to permit
timely distributions to Holders of principal and, if applicable, interest on
Certificates, as required by this Trust Agreement.
E.
Fannie Mae intends to be the Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans held
in each Trust and to arrange for and supervise the contractual servicing of the
Mortgage Loans by Primary Servicers.
F.
Fannie Mae intends to be the Trustee for each Trust.
NOW, THEREFORE, the signatories to this Trust Agreement, in the
capacities and with the responsibilities described above, irrevocably declare and
establish this Trust Agreement and undertake the following:
ARTICLE I
DEFINED TERMS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
Section 1.1 Definitions. Capitalized terms in this Trust Agreement will have
the meanings given to them in this Section 1.1 or elsewhere in this Trust
Agreement, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
Accepted Servicing Practices: To the extent not otherwise specified (i) in
the Trust Documents or (ii) if not specified in the Trust Documents, in the
applicable Servicing Contract or the Guide, the customary servicing practices of
prudent servicers in servicing and administering similar multifamily mortgage
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loans for their own account or for other investors, so long as those practices are
consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan on which the
Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted by reference to an Adjustment Reference, with
both the Adjustment Reference and the manner of adjustment being described in
the related Mortgage Documents.
Adjustment Reference: An index, formula or other specific and definite
basis for the determination of the Mortgage Interest Rate of an Adjustable-Rate
Mortgage Loan.
Amendment: A document that amends or supplements either this Trust
Agreement or an Issue Supplement.
Assignment of Mortgage: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, an
assignment of the related Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument
that transfers the Mortgage.
Book-Entry Rules: The provisions in effect from time to time, currently
contained in Title 24, Part 81, Subpart H of the Code of Federal Regulations,
which govern the terms and conditions under which the Issuer may issue
securities on the book-entry system of the Federal Reserve Banks and authorize a
Federal Reserve Bank to act as the Issuer’s agent in connection with such
securities.
Books and Records: As to any Trust, the records, as determined by the
Trustee, used to account for the activity of the Mortgage Loans in the related Pool
and other assets of the related Trust Fund, including electronic records as well as
physical documents, which may include but are not limited to accounting records.
Borrower: The primary obligor or obligors under a Mortgage Loan,
including any co-borrower and any successor primary obligor.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday, (iii) a day
on which the Fiscal Agent or Paying Agent is closed, (iv) a day on which the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York is closed or (v) with respect to any required
payment, a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank in the district where any
Certificate Account is maintained is closed.
Certificate: A guaranteed mortgage pass-through certificate issued
pursuant to this Trust Agreement and the applicable Issue Supplement,
representing an undivided beneficial interest in the related Trust Fund.
Certificate Account: An account or accounts created and maintained
pursuant to Subsection 7.2(1), which may hold funds of multiple Trusts and Other
Fannie Mae Trusts.
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Certificate Distribution Amount: For each Distribution Date with respect
to a Trust, the sum of the Certificate Interest Distribution Amount and the
Certificate Principal Distribution Amount for that Trust.
Certificate Interest Distribution Amount: For each Distribution Date
with respect to a Trust, one month’s interest calculated as the product of (i) the
Pass-Through Rate and (ii) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance for all
outstanding Certificates of that Trust before giving effect to the distribution of
principal that occurs on such Distribution Date, minus, in the case of a Trust that
holds a Pool of Negative Amortization Mortgage Loans, the aggregate amount of
Deferred Interest for all Negative Amortization Mortgage Loans in that Pool that
was added to the outstanding principal balances of such Mortgage Loans during
the related Due Period; provided, however, that the Master Servicer in calculating
or causing to be calculated the amount to be distributed on any Distribution Date
will make any adjustments as are necessary to reconcile prior payments made in
error.
Certificate Principal Balance: As to any Certificate (other than a
Certificate related to a Trust holding a Discount Participation Interest) on any date
of determination, the product of (a) the aggregate of the Stated Principal Balances
of the Mortgage Loans in the related Pool (i) in the case of a date of determination
other than a Distribution Date, on the immediately preceding Distribution Date
(or, prior to the first Distribution Date for a Trust, on the Issue Date), and (ii) in
the case of a date of determination that is a Distribution Date, on such
Distribution Date (in either case, after giving effect to any distribution of principal
of the Certificates on such Distribution Date and any addition to principal due to
Negative Amortization during the Due Period relating to such Distribution Date)
and (b) the Undivided Beneficial Interest represented by that Certificate. As to
any Certificate related to a Trust holding a Discount Participation Interest, the
product of (x) the Stated Principal Balance of the Discount Participation Interest
in the related Pool and (y) the Undivided Beneficial Interest represented by that
Certificate.
Certificate Principal Distribution Amount: For each Distribution Date
with respect to a Trust, the aggregate of the principal payments for all Mortgage
Loans included in the related Pool (or for which payment has been received as
provided in Section 2.7) for which the Stated Principal Balance has not been
reduced to zero, consisting, without duplication, of:
(i)
scheduled principal due on those Mortgage Loans during the
related Due Period (as adjusted for any change in the amortization
schedule resulting from a Prepayment but without giving effect to
any Loss Mitigation Plan);
(ii)
the Stated Principal Balance of each of those Mortgage Loans as to
which a Prepayment in full (whether by or on behalf of the
Borrower or through a purchase from the related Trust) was
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received during the calendar month immediately preceding the
month in which that Distribution Date occurs; and
(iii)
any partial Prepayment received in respect of any of those
Mortgage Loans during the calendar month preceding the month in
which that Distribution Date occurs;
provided, however, that the Master Servicer in calculating or causing to be
calculated the amount to be distributed on any Distribution Date will make any
adjustments as are necessary to reconcile prior payments made in error.
Notwithstanding the provision in clause (ii) above, any full Prepayment of a
Mortgage Loan from or on behalf of a Borrower that is received by the first
Business Day of a month will be deemed received in the prior calendar month for
purposes of distribution, rather than on the date of receipt, if the applicable
Servicing Contract with the Primary Servicer (or, if applicable, the Subservicer)
in effect on the Issue Date of the applicable Trust provides that, in the ordinary
course of servicing Mortgage Loans of the same remittance type as that Mortgage
Loan, the Primary Servicer will pass through those full Prepayments as though
received in the prior calendar month (“alternate timing clause”).
Full
Prepayments on any Mortgage Loans from or on behalf of a Borrower that are
subject to a servicing transfer will be serviced in accordance with the Servicing
Contract applicable to Mortgage Loans of the same remittance type of the
applicable transferee Primary Servicer (or, if applicable, the Subservicer) at the
time of the servicing transfer. A Servicing Contract may be amended after the
Issue Date of the applicable Trust or date of servicing transfer to add an alternate
timing clause for a remittance type, but only if the amendment applies to all
Mortgage Loans of that remittance type serviced by that Primary Servicer (or, if
applicable, the Subservicer) for the Master Servicer or the Trustee. Once a
Servicing Contract includes an alternate timing clause for a particular remittance
type, it may not be amended to delete that clause for that remittance type. For
purposes of this definition a “remittance type” refers to the requirements for the
timing and method by which a Primary Servicer (or, if applicable, the
Subservicer) transfers principal and interest payments on Mortgage Loans and, if
applicable, Delinquency Advances to the Master Servicer, as provided in the
Servicing Contract. PFP Loans may be categorized as one or more separate
remittance types even if the terms of remittance are otherwise the same as those
for other Mortgage Loans.
Further, until such time as the applicable Servicing Contract requires a partial
Prepayment of a PFP Loan of a particular remittance type specified by the Issuer
to be passed through in accordance with clause (iii) above, then any partial
Prepayment on a PFP Loan of that particular remittance type will be passed
through in the second calendar month following the month of receipt. As a result,
the Certificate Principal Distribution Amount for Pools including such PFP Loans
will include partial Prepayments of such PFP Loans of such remittance type
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received in respect of any Mortgage Loan during the second calendar month
preceding the month in which that Distribution Date occurs.
Charter Act: The Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act (12
U.S.C. §§1716 et seq.), as in effect from time to time.
Collateral Agreement:
An agreement under which Supplemental
Collateral may be pledged, transferred, or otherwise provided to secure the
Borrower’s obligations under a Mortgage Loan, and which may include a cash
collateral agreement, achievement agreement, replacement reserve and security
agreement, loan agreement, completion, repair and security agreement, or other
contractual arrangement.
Custodial Account: An account created and maintained in accordance
with Subsection 6.1(1).
Custodial Account Remittance Date: With respect to each Distribution
Date, the date established in the applicable Servicing Contract on which amounts
held in a Custodial Account that are required to be transferred to the Certificate
Account will be transferred, which date will not be later than the Business Day
immediately preceding that Distribution Date, or in the case of a Trust holding a
Discount Participation Interest, the Final Distribution Date.
Custodian: A Person that maintains custody of the Mortgage Notes (and
may have custody of other Mortgage Documents or Supplemental Collateral)
relating to one or more Mortgage Loans for and on behalf of the Trustee. Either
an unaffiliated third party or any of the following Persons, or an affiliate of any of
the following Persons, may serve as a Custodian: the Issuer, the related Seller,
the Master Servicer, the Trustee, a Primary Servicer or a Subservicer; provided
that any Custodian will be required to hold documents in accordance with Fannie
Mae's applicable custodial requirements.
Defeasance: With respect to all or part of a Mortgage Loan, the
procedure by which (i) all or a portion of the lien of a Mortgaged Property
securing a Mortgage Loan is released and replaced with a pledge of Defeasance
Securities, (ii) the Borrower assigns the Defeasance Securities to a Substitute
Borrower, and (iii) the Substitute Borrower assumes, and the prior Borrower is
released from, liability on the Mortgage Loan, to the extent that Defeasance
Securities have replaced all or a portion of the Mortgaged Property as collateral
for the Mortgage Loan.
Defeasance Securities: Securities of the type and maturity permitted
under the terms of the related Mortgage Documents to be used in Defeasance.
Deferred Interest: For a Negative Amortization Mortgage Loan, the
amount, if any, by which the periodic interest accrued on such Mortgage Loan
exceeds the Borrower’s required periodic interest payment then due under the
related Mortgage Note, which excess interest amount is not paid by the Borrower
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at that time, but rather is deferred and added to the unpaid principal balance of the
Mortgage Loan.
Delinquency Advance: An amount advanced by a Primary Servicer in
respect of interest or principal due on one or more Mortgage Loans, to the extent
required under its Servicing Contract.
Discount Participation Interest: A Participation Interest having a term of
not more than twelve months and with respect to which no principal or interest
payments are due prior to the maturity date of the Participation Interest. A
Discount Participation Interest is initially purchased at a discount to its full stated
principal amount and provides for payment of the full stated principal amount on
its maturity date.
Distribution Date: With respect to a Trust that holds one or more
Mortgage Loans (other than a Discount Participation Interest), the 25th day of any
month, or if that day is not a Business Day, the next Business Day. The first
Distribution Date with respect to such a Trust will occur in the first month after
the month in which the Issue Date occurs. With respect to a Trust that holds a
Discount Participation Interest, the Final Distribution Date is the sole Distribution
Date.
Due-on-Transfer Provision: A provision in the Mortgage Documents
that permits the owner of that Mortgage Loan to accelerate the maturity of that
Mortgage Loan upon certain transfers of direct or indirect ownership interests in
the Borrower or Key Principal or transfers of interests in the Mortgaged Property,
whether voluntary or involuntary (which may include a sale, assignment,
encumbrance, or other disposition of: (i) all or any part of that Mortgaged
Property; or (ii) a direct or indirect interest in the Borrower or Key Principal).
Due Period: As to any Distribution Date for a Trust (other than a Trust
that holds a Discount Participation Interest), the period beginning on the second
calendar day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such
Distribution Date occurs and ending on the first calendar day of the month of such
Distribution Date. With respect to a Trust that holds a Discount Participation
Interest, the period beginning on the Issue Date and ending on the Final
Distribution Date.
Effective Date: September 1, 2007.
Electronic Note Registry System: A system of recording the existence
and ownership of a Mortgage Note that is signed electronically.
Eligible Depository: (a) Any Federal Reserve Bank, (b) any Federal
Home Loan Bank, or (c) any other depository institution that:
(i)
has its accounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation or the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund or
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a governmental insurer or guarantor that is acceptable to the
Guarantor;
(ii)
is rated as “well capitalized” by its applicable federal or state
regulator or, if not rated by a federal or state regulator, satisfies the
capital requirements that would apply for categorization as “well
capitalized” under federal or state regulations; and
(iii)
has a financial rating that meets or exceeds at least one of the
following criteria:
(a) a short-term issuer rating by S&P of “A-3,” or if no short-term
issuer rating by S&P is available, a long-term issuer rating of
“BBB-” by S&P;
(b) a short-term bank deposit rating by Moody’s of “P-3,” or if no
short-term bank deposit rating by Moody’s is available, a longterm bank deposit rating of “Baa3” by Moody’s;
(c) a financial rating of 125 by IDC ;
(d) a financial rating of C+ by LACE; or
(e) satisfies any other standard determined by the Guarantor,
provided that such other standard is comparable to the rating
requirements set forth above.
If a depository institution satisfies the standards in clauses (i) and (ii) and has a
rating that meets or exceeds at least one of the ratings specified in clause (iii), that
depository institution will be considered an “Eligible Depository” even if another
organization rates such depository institution below the minimum level specified.
Eligible Investment: Any one or more of the following obligations,
securities or holdings, provided that its term satisfies the applicable maturity
requirement in this Trust Agreement:
(i)
obligations of, or obligations guaranteed as to the full and timely
payment of principal and interest by, the United States;
(ii)
obligations of any agency or instrumentality of the United States
that have a long-term rating or a short-term rating, as applicable,
from S&P or from Moody’s, in either case in one of its two highest
ratings categories for long-term securities or in its highest ratings
category for short-term securities;
(iii)
federal funds, certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers’
acceptances of any depository institution or trust company,
provided that the short-term securities of the depository institution
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or trust company are rated by S&P or Moody’s in the highest
applicable ratings category for short-term securities;
(iv)
commercial paper of any corporation that is rated by S&P or
Moody’s in its highest short-term ratings category;
(v)
asset-backed commercial paper that is rated by S&P or Moody’s in
its highest short-term ratings category;
(vi)
debt securities that have a long-term rating or a short-term rating,
as applicable, from S&P or from Moody’s, in either case in one of
its two highest ratings categories for long-term securities or in its
highest ratings category for short-term securities;
(vii)
money market funds that are registered under the Investment
Company Act, are entitled, pursuant to Rule 2a-7 of the Securities
and Exchange Commission, or any successor to that rule, to hold
themselves out to investors as money market funds, and are rated
by S&P or Moody’s in one of its two highest ratings categories for
money market funds;
(viii)
discount notes and other short-term debt obligations issued by
Fannie Mae, a Federal Home Loan Bank, the Federal Home Loan
Bank System, the Federal Farm Credit Bank or another entity that
is an agency or instrumentality of the United States, provided that
the issuer then has a long-term rating or short-term rating, as
applicable, from S&P or Moody’s, in either case in one of its two
highest ratings categories for long-term securities or in its highest
ratings category for short-term securities;
(ix)
repurchase agreements on obligations that are either specified in
any of clauses (i), (ii) or (vi) above or are mortgage-backed
securities insured or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or another entity
that is an agency or instrumentality of the United States; provided
that the counterparty to the repurchase agreement is an
entity whose short-term debt securities are rated by S&P
or Moody’s in its highest ratings category for short-term securities;
and
(x)
any other investment that is approved by the Guarantor and is rated
in one of the two highest ratings categories of the applicable rating
agency for long-term securities or the highest ratings category of
the applicable rating agency for short-term securities.
In each case in which a rating level is required, if the relevant securities, issuer or
fund is rated by both S&P and Moody’s, both such ratings must meet the stated
rating level in order for the requirement to be satisfied. The rating level will be
construed as provided in Subsection 1.2(11) and, accordingly, will not be satisfied
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by a rating that is the minimum rating followed by a minus sign.
Escrow Account: An account created and maintained pursuant to
paragraph (a) of Subsection 5.3(2).
Estimated Funding: Amounts transferred to the Certificate Account by
the Master Servicer or Guarantor pursuant to Subsection 7.5(4).
Excess Spread: With respect to a Mortgage Loan other than a Discount
Participation Interest, that portion of the Spread that exceeds the sum of (i) the
applicable Servicing Fee, (ii) the applicable Guaranty Fee, and (iii) any other fee
or expense authorized by the Servicing Contract to be paid out of the Spread as
provided pursuant to paragraph (c) of Subsection 5.1(6). For a Discount
Participation Interest, there is no Excess Spread.
Fannie Mae: Federal National Mortgage Association, a body corporate
organized and existing under the laws of the United States, or any successor.
Fannie Mae Web site: The site maintained by Fannie Mae on the World
Wide Web, which is currently www.fanniemae.com, or any successor medium of
communication, electronic or otherwise, that is available for access by the Person
who is the intended recipient of the relevant notification or information.
Federal Home Loan Bank: A Federal Home Loan Bank (as that term is
used in Section 2 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, 12 U.S.C. §1422, as in
effect from time to time).
Federal Reserve Bank: A Federal Reserve Bank (as that term is used in
Section 2 of the Federal Reserve Act, 12 U.S.C. §225, as in effect from time to
time).
Final Distribution Date: With respect to a Trust that holds one or more
Mortgage Loans (other than a Discount Participation Interest), the first
Distribution Date after the Due Period or calendar month, as applicable, in which
the final payment is made or would be considered made for purposes of
determining the Certificate Principal Distribution Amount (whether by a
Borrower or by means of a Delinquency Advance, Guaranty payment, a purchase
pursuant to Section 2.5, any other full Prepayment or otherwise) with respect to
the last Mortgage Loan then remaining in that Trust, but in no event later than the
first Distribution Date after the Final Maturity Date. With respect to a Trust that
holds a Discount Participation Interest, the Final Maturity Date (or, if the Final
Maturity Date is not a Business Day, the next Business Day).
Final Maturity Date: With respect to a Trust that holds one or more
Mortgage Loans (other than a Discount Participation Interest), the date, calculated
as of the Issue Date, that is the first day of the month coinciding with the last
scheduled payment date of the Mortgage Loan in that Trust that has the latest final
scheduled payment date, as shown in the related Issue Supplement (or, if the
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Mortgage Loan’s payment dates do not fall on the first day of the month, then the
first day of the month next following such last scheduled payment date). With
respect to a Trust that holds a Discount Participation Interest, the date that
coincides with the maturity date of that Discount Participation Interest, which is
also the Final Distribution Date for that Trust.
Fiscal Agent: A Person designated by the Issuer to perform the functions
of a fiscal agent under the Trust Documents, currently the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York.
Fiscal Quarter: January 1 through March 31, April 1 through June 30,
July 1 through September 30, or October 1 through December 31, as applicable.
Fixed-Rate Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan that, as of the related
Issue Date (or, in the case of a substitute Mortgage Loan, as of the date the
Mortgage Loan is transferred to the Trust), provides for an interest rate that is a
fixed rate of interest and by its terms remains unchanged (other than after a
default) until the last scheduled payment date of that Mortgage Loan.
Government Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan that is insured or
guaranteed in whole or in part by an agency or department of the government of
the United States (including the Federal Housing Administration, the Rural
Housing Service, the Department of Housing and Urban Development or any
successor agency to any of them), any state or territory of the United States or the
District of Columbia.
Guarantor: Fannie Mae, in its corporate capacity as guarantor under this
Trust Agreement, or any successor.
Guarantor Event of Default: An event of default described in
Section 12.1 that has not been cured or waived.
Guaranty: The Guarantor’s guaranty obligations to a Trust, as described
in Section 7.5.
Guaranty Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan in a Pool, a fee
payable to the Guarantor for providing the Guaranty.
Guaranty Reimbursement Amount: The amount, if any, recovered with
respect to a Mortgage Loan as to which the Guarantor has made payment pursuant
to its Guaranty (including any Estimated Funding paid by the Guarantor) and has
not been previously reimbursed.
Guide: The Issuer’s Delegated Underwriting and Servicing Guide or
Negotiated Transactions Guide, in each case as amended, supplemented, restated
or succeeded from time to time, as applicable to loans of the type included in the
Pool with respect to any Trust.
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Holder: With respect to any Certificate, the Person in whose name that
Certificate is registered in the records of the Fiscal Agent.
Holders’ Prepayment Premium Portion: With respect to a Mortgage
Loan that provides for a Prepayment Premium, that portion of the Prepayment
Premium, if any, that is payable to Holders of the related Certificates if so
provided in the related Prospectus or other related disclosure document.
IDC: IDC Financial Publishing or its successor.
Internal Revenue Code: The United States Internal Revenue Code, as in
effect from time to time.
Investment Company Act: The Investment Company Act of 1940 (15
U.S.C. §80a et seq.), as in effect from time to time.
Issue Date: As to any Trust, the first day of the month in which at least
one Certificate evidencing undivided beneficial interests in the related Trust Fund
is issued.
Issue Date Loan Balance: As to any Mortgage Loan (other than a
Discount Participation Interest), the principal balance of that Mortgage Loan as of
the related Issue Date (after giving effect to all scheduled payments of principal
due on or before such Issue Date), as that principal balance is stated in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided, however, that in the case of any substitute
Mortgage Loan, the Issue Date Loan Balance is the principal balance on the first
day of the month of substitution, after giving effect to all scheduled payments of
principal due on or before such day and any unscheduled payments of principal
received and applied on or before such day. As to any Discount Participation
Interest, the original principal amount of the Discount Participation Interest as of
the Issue Date, as set forth in the related Issue Supplement.
Issue Date Pool Balance: As to any Trust, the sum of the Issue Date
Loan Balances of all Mortgage Loans included in that Trust as of the Issue Date,
without regard to any substitute Mortgage Loans.
Issue Supplement: Any one or more physical or electronic documents or
records (signed or unsigned) prepared by the Issuer as provided in Section 3.1,
that, together with this Trust Agreement, documents the establishment of a Trust.
An Issue Supplement may be comprised of a document or record in one of the
forms appended to this Trust Agreement as Exhibits A through C or such other
form as the Issuer may designate from time to time.
Issuer: Fannie Mae, in its capacity as sponsor of each issuance of
Certificates and settlor of each of the Trusts.
Issuer Fee: With respect to each Trust, a fee payable to the Issuer
pursuant to Section 2.8.
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Key Principal: With respect to a Mortgage Loan, any Person identified
as such in the Mortgage Documents or any Person other than the Borrower (i) that
has or assumes an obligation, liability or indebtedness under the Mortgage
Documents, or (ii) whose ownership interests are directly or indirectly restricted
from transfer under the Due-on-Transfer Provisions in the Mortgage Documents.
LACE: LACE Financial Corporation or its successor.
Loss Mitigation Plan: Following a default on a Mortgage Loan or the
Primary Servicer’s receipt of information indicating that the Borrower will be
unable in a timely manner to make scheduled payments or otherwise comply with
one or more of the material covenants in the Mortgage Documents, an agreement
between the Borrower and the Trustee or the Master Servicer (or, if permitted by
the Servicing Contract, the Primary Servicer) under which the parties agree to
refrain from pursuing remedies following a default under the Mortgage
Documents by the Borrower while attempts to resolve the default are continuing.
The agreement may provide a plan under which the Borrower will cure the default
and reinstate the Mortgage Loan within a period of not more than 18 months from
the effective date of the plan, provided such plan does not include any Mortgage
Loan modification of the types prohibited by Subsection 5.3(3) while the
Mortgage Loan remains in the Pool.
MALA: A multiple asset lending arrangement with one or more primary
obligors (which may include Borrowers) consisting of one or more loans (which
may be funded as separate advances at different times) secured by one or more
Mortgages on Multifamily Properties, Defeasance Securities or Supplemental
Collateral pursuant to which (i) all liens secure all outstanding loans, and (ii) a
default under any such loan constitutes a default under all such loans. A MALA
may include any combination of Mortgage Loans and other mortgage loans that
are not Mortgage Loans under this Trust Agreement.
MALA Advance: An advance of funds made pursuant to a MALA.
Master Servicer: Fannie Mae, in its capacity as master servicer under this
Trust Agreement, or any successor or assign that will have the responsibilities
specified for this capacity in the Trust Documents.
Master Servicer Fee: With respect to each Trust, a fee payable to the
Master Servicer for its services as such in accordance with Subsection 5.1(5).
Moody’s: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or its successor.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, security
agreement, security instrument and any other instrument creating a lien or
encumbrance on one or more Mortgaged Properties securing a Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Documents: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
applicable documents identified in Subsection 3.4(1), together with any related
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documents, instruments and agreements delivered in connection with, evidencing,
or securing, the Mortgage Loan, as the same may be amended, extended, restated,
modified and replaced from time to time in a manner consistent with the Trust
Documents.
Mortgage Insurance:
A policy, contract, guaranty or statutory
arrangement with respect to a Mortgage Loan, pursuant either to a program
established by a Person that is a governmental unit or to an insurance contract or
policy issued by a Person other than a governmental unit, under which all or a
portion of the obligations owing under the Mortgage Loan, if not paid by the
Borrower, will be paid by the applicable Person.
Mortgage Interest Rate: With respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than a
Discount Participation Interest) on any date, the annualized rate at which interest
accrues on such Mortgage Loan in accordance with the provisions of the related
Mortgage Note, as such rate may be limited by the contract pursuant to which the
Issuer purchased that Mortgage Loan. Interest does not accrue with respect to a
Discount Participation Interest for purposes of the Trust Documents.
Mortgage Loan: (i) A loan (including a MALA Advance) secured by one
or more Mortgages on one or more Multifamily Properties, Defeasance Securities
or Supplemental Collateral or (ii) a Participation Interest (including a Discount
Participation Interest) in a loan secured in whole or in part by a lien on one or
more Multifamily Properties, Defeasance Securities or Supplemental Collateral,
which loan or Participation Interest, as applicable, has been identified in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule for the related Trust. Any reference to “Mortgage
Loans” will be deemed to include any loan or interest in a loan described in (i) or
(ii) above as the context requires in order to effectuate the purposes of the Trust
Documents.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: The list of Mortgage Loans that is included or
determined by the Issuer to be included as part of each Issue Supplement pursuant
to Section 3.1.
Mortgage Note: The promissory note or other instrument evidencing the
indebtedness of a Borrower under a Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Registry System: A system of recording beneficial ownership,
identity of servicer, and transfers of mortgages electronically that is acceptable to
the Master Servicer, which may include the system operated by Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor.
Mortgaged Property: The real property, all improvements (without regard
to when erected) on and appurtenant to any such real property, and any personal
property that secures a Mortgage Loan (and which also may secure other
mortgage loans made pursuant to a MALA) through the lien or encumbrance of a
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Mortgage. Mortgaged Property may be real or personal property under applicable
law.
Multifamily Property: A residential property that contains five or more
dwelling units, including five or more single unit residential properties that are
managed as rental units by or for the same Borrower.
Negative Amortization: Any increase in the unpaid principal balance of a
Mortgage Loan resulting from the addition of Deferred Interest to that principal
balance.
Negative Amortization Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan under the
terms of which the required periodic interest payment, at one or more times
during the life of the Mortgage Loan, may be less than the interest accrued for the
period to which that payment relates. A Discount Participation Interest cannot be
a Negative Amortization Mortgage Loan.
Net Rate: With respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Discount
Participation Interest) on any date, (a) for a Fixed-Rate Mortgage Loan, the PassThrough Rate of the related Trust, and (b) for an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan
(i) the related Mortgage Interest Rate minus (ii) the Spread Rate for that Mortgage
Loan. For any Discount Participation Interest, the Net Rate is zero.
Opinion of Counsel: An opinion from legal counsel, which, except as
otherwise expressly provided in this Trust Agreement, may be given by counsel
employed or retained by the Issuer.
Other Fannie Mae Trust: Any trust established pursuant to an instrument
(other than this Trust Agreement) pursuant to which mortgage-backed securities
are issued by Fannie Mae.
Other Trust Expenses: As to any Trust, the fees and expenses allocable
to that Trust (including indemnification under Subsection 10.2(2) and legal
expense reimbursements under Subsection 10.2(3), but excluding any fees and
expenses paid out of the Spread) that are incurred by the Trustee pursuant to the
Trust Documents.
Participation Interest: An undivided beneficial interest, represented by a
certificate or other written document or book entry, in one or more mortgage
loans, each secured by a lien on one or more Multifamily Properties,.
Pass-Through Rate: As to any Pool of Mortgage Loans (other than a
Discount Participation Interest) and a Distribution Date, the annual rate of interest
used to calculate the Certificate Interest Distribution Amount for the applicable
one-month period, which is either (a) as to a Pool of Fixed-Rate Mortgage Loans,
the rate specified as such in the Issue Supplement, or (b) as to a Pool of
Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loans, the rate equal to the weighted average of the
Net Rates applicable to payments due during the related Due Period for all of the
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Mortgage Loans in the Pool, weighted on the basis of their respective Stated
Principal Balances as of such Distribution Date before giving effect to any
distribution of principal on the Certificates on such Distribution Date or any
addition to principal due to Negative Amortization during the Due Period relating
to such Distribution Date. The Pass-Through Rate will be calculated using the
same monthly convention as the interest on the Mortgage Loans in the related
Pool. The Pass-Through Rate is zero for any Pool that holds a Discount
Participation Interest.
Paying Agent: Any paying agent designated by the Trustee to serve in
that capacity with respect to the Certificates of one or more Trusts.
Person: Any legal person, including any individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, financial institution, joint venture,
association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
governmental unit or political subdivision of any governmental unit.
PFP Loan: A Mortgage Loan that is transferred to a Trust from Fannie
Mae’s investment portfolio (sometimes called a “pooled from portfolio” loan).
Pool: All of the Mortgage Loans held in a particular Trust.
Pool Proceeds: As to any Pool, all payments and recoveries received by
the Primary Servicer, Master Servicer or Trustee with respect to any of the
Mortgage Loans in such Pool, regardless of their source, including any scheduled
payment received from or on behalf of the related Borrower or Key Principal, any
Prepayment, any contractual right to receive the purchase price of any Mortgage
Loan or REO Property purchased out of the Pool, any Delinquency Advance,
Estimated Funding, Guaranty payment, and amounts received under Collateral
Agreements and financial contracts related to the Mortgage Loans, in each case as
received after the Issue Date or, in the case of a substitute Mortgage Loan, the
date of its substitution, excluding:
(i)
any Borrower principal or interest payment that was due on or
before the Issue Date;
(ii)
any Prepayment received after the Issue Date and applied prior to
the establishment of the Issue Date Loan Balance as shown on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule; and
(iii)
any amounts received under a letter of credit, an interest rate hedge
(including a swap, cap or collar agreement) or other financial
contract the proceeds of which are held or pledged under a
Collateral Agreement, unless and until such amounts are applied to
the Borrower’s obligations under the Mortgage Loan; and
(iv)
any interest or other investment earnings on funds on deposit in
any Custodial Account or any Certificate Account.
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Prepayment: Any unscheduled payment of principal on a Mortgage Loan,
whether made voluntarily by the Borrower or otherwise, including payments
received from foreclosure, liquidation, condemnation or insurance proceeds (other
than condemnation or insurance proceeds used for repair and renovation in
accordance with the Mortgage Documents), other similar proceeds (including
environmental recoveries and governmental payments), proceeds of purchases or
other removal of a Mortgage Loan from a Pool or any other unscheduled
payment. A Prepayment may represent a partial prepayment or full prepayment
of principal on a Mortgage Loan and, to the extent the payment affects the
Borrower’s obligations, is subject to the allocation of funds received as provided
in the Mortgage Documents.
Prepayment Premium: With respect to a Mortgage Loan, an amount, if
any, required to be paid by the Borrower upon a Prepayment of the Mortgage
Loan in addition to the outstanding principal balance and accrued interest
pursuant to the related Mortgage Documents. Any Prepayment Premium will be
calculated as provided in the Mortgage Documents, subject to any limitations set
forth in the contract pursuant to which the Issuer purchased that Mortgage Loan.
Prepayment Premium Period: The period of time, as set forth in the
Mortgage Documents, during which a Prepayment Premium, if any, is required
upon a Prepayment of a Mortgage Loan.
Primary Servicer: A Person (who may be an independent contractor of
the Master Servicer) obligated to service any Mortgage Loan or Pool pursuant to a
Servicing Contract.
Prospectus: As to any issue of Certificates, either (i) the form of
prospectus or other offering document generally in use by the Issuer at the time
for the offering of guaranteed mortgage pass-through certificates of the type
issued pursuant to the Trust Documents, together with any supplement to that
prospectus or (ii) any other separate offering prospectus for an applicable Trust,
including in each case documents or other information incorporated by reference.
Record Date: As to any Distribution Date for any Trust (other than a
Trust holding a Discount Participation Interest), the close of business on the last
day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which
that Distribution Date occurs. For a Trust holding a Discount Participation
Interest, the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the
Final Distribution Date.
Relief Act: Any federal, state or local law that, from time to time, requires
mortgagees generally to adjust loan terms, including the Servicemembers Civil
Relief Act of 2004, as in effect from time to time.
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property or, with respect to a Participation
Interest, an interest in a Mortgaged Property as evidenced by the related
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participation certificate, acquired on behalf of the Trust through foreclosure or
deed in lieu of foreclosure or other means of conversion by which title to a
Mortgaged Property or interests in that Mortgaged Property may be transferred to
or for the benefit of the Trust.
S&P: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGrawHill Companies, Inc., or its successor.
Securitized Excess Spread: Any portion of the Excess Spread that has
been transferred in the manner contemplated by paragraph (b) of Subsection
5.1(6).
Seller: With respect to any Pool, the Person that, for legal purposes, sells
or assigns the Mortgage Loans in that Pool to the Issuer for cash or in exchange
for Certificates, or for a combinat