Prospectus Supplement dated February 27, 2013
(To Prospectus dated February 21, 2013)
$590,606,000(Approximate)
SEQUOIA MORTGAGE TRUST 2013-3
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2013-3
RWT Holdings, Inc., Sponsor
Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc., Depositor
Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-3, Issuing Entity
Consider carefully the risk factors beginning on page S-14 of this prospectus supplement and on page 1 of the prospectus.
For a list of defined terms used in this prospectus supplement, see the glossary of defined terms on page I-1 of this prospectus supplement.
The certificates represent beneficial interests in the issuing entity only and do not represent an interest in or obligation of the sponsor, the depositor, the trustee, the master servicer, the underwriter, the servicers or any of their affiliates.
This prospectus supplement may be used to offer and sell certificates only if accompanied by the prospectus. | The issuing entity will issue: ·Four classes of senior certificates, including two classes of interest-only certificates; · Five classes of subordinate certificates; and · Two classes of residual certificates.
The classes of certificates offered by this prospectus supplement are listed, together with their initial class principal amounts and interest rates, under “The Offered Certificates” on page S-1 of this prospectus supplement. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relate only to the offering of those certificates and not any other certificates issued by the issuing entity.
The certificates will represent ownership interests in a pool of fixed rate mortgage loans with original terms to maturity of either twenty or thirty years. A portion of the mortgage loans provide for payments of interest at the related mortgage rate, but no payment of principal, for a period of ten years following their origination. All of the mortgage loans are secured by first liens on one- to four-family residential properties, condominiums, cooperative units and planned unit developments. |
Principal and interest on the certificates are payable on the 25th day of each month, or if such day is not a business day, the next succeeding business day, commencing on March 25, 2013.
The certificates will have the benefit of credit enhancement in the form of subordination as described herein. |
On or about March 1, 2013, delivery of the certificates offered by this prospectus supplement will be made through the book-entry facilities of the Depository Trust Company, Clearstream Banking Luxembourg and the Euroclear System.
The Class A-1, Class A-2 and Class A-IO1 Certificates will be purchased by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as underwriter, from the depositor, and are being offered by the underwriter from time to time for sale to the public in negotiated transactions or otherwise at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The underwriter has the right to reject any order. Proceeds to the depositor from the sale of the Class A-1, Class A-2 and Class A-IO1 Certificates to the underwriter will be 100.175380% and 101.734375%, respectively, of the initial total class principal amount of the Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates and 1.558995% of the initial total class notional amount of the Class A-IO1 Certificates, in each case before deducting expenses. Such percentages are subject to adjustment as described under “Method of Distribution” herein. Compensation to the underwriter will equal the excess, if any, of the purchase price received by the underwriter over the underwriter’s purchase price specified in the preceding sentence. Investors in any class of the underwritten certificates should expect that they may pay a price for their certificates that is higher than the price paid by the underwriter to the depositor. Any such excess will be compensation to the underwriter. See “Method of Distribution” and “Use of Proceeds” herein. There is no current underwriting arrangement for the Class A-IO2, Class B-1, Class B-2 or Class B-3 Certificates.
The issuing entity will make one or more REMIC elections for federal income tax purposes.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these certificates or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Underwriter
Important Notice About Information Presented in this Prospectus Supplement
and the Accompanying Prospectus
We provide information to you about the certificates offered by this prospectus supplement in two separate documents that provide progressively more detail: (1) the accompanying prospectus, which provides general information, some of which may not apply to your certificates and (2) this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of your certificates.
The information presented in this prospectus supplement is intended to enhance the general terms of the accompanying prospectus.
We include cross-references in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus to captions in these materials where you can find further related discussions. The following table of contents and the table of contents included in the accompanying prospectus provide the pages on which these captions are located.
Dealers will deliver a prospectus supplement and prospectus when acting as underwriters of the certificates and with respect to their unsold allotments and subscriptions. In addition, all dealers selling the certificates will be required to deliver a prospectus supplement and prospectus for ninety days following the date of this prospectus supplement.
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus contain forward-looking statements. Specifically, forward-looking statements, together with related qualifying language and assumptions, are found in the materials, including tables, under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Yield, Prepayment and Weighted Average Life” in this prospectus supplement and “Risk Factors” and “Yield and Prepayment Considerations” in the prospectus. Forward-looking statements are also found in other places throughout this prospectus supplement and the prospectus, and may be identified by accompanying language, including “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “estimates” or analogous expressions, or by qualifying language or assumptions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the actual results or performance to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others, general economic and business conditions, competition, changes in political, social and economic conditions, regulatory initiatives and compliance with governmental regulations, customer preference and various other matters, many of which are beyond the depositor’s control. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this prospectus supplement and the prospectus, as applicable. The depositor expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to distribute any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in the depositor’s expectations with regard to those statements or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based.
For European Investors Only
In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), the underwriter has represented and agreed that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the certificates which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(a) | to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; |
(b) | to fewer than 100 or, if the Relevant Member State has implemented the relevant provision of the 2010 PD Amending Directive (as defined below), 150, natural or legal persons (other than “qualified investors” as defined in the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining prior consent of the underwriter nominated by the issuing entity for any such offer; or |
(c) | in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive; |
provided, that no such offer of the certificates pursuant to clauses (a) through (c) above will require the issuing entity or the underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.
For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of certificates to the public” in relation to any certificates in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the certificates to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe to the certificates, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including Directive 2010/73/EU (the “2010 PD Amending Directive”), if implemented in the Relevant Member State) and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
United Kingdom
Each underwriter has represented and agreed that:
(a) | it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the certificates in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the issuer; and |
(b) | it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the certificates in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom. |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES | S-1 |
SUMMARY OF TERMS | S-3 |
Sponsor | S-3 |
Seller and Servicing Administrator | S-3 |
Depositor | S-3 |
Issuing Entity | S-3 |
Trustee | S-3 |
Master Servicer and Securities Administrator | S-4 |
Servicers | S-4 |
Originators | S-4 |
Custodian | S-4 |
Cut-off Date | S-5 |
Closing Date | S-5 |
The Certificates | S-5 |
Distributions of Interest | S-6 |
Distributions of Principal | S-6 |
Priority of Distributions | S-7 |
Limited Recourse | S-7 |
Credit Enhancement | S-7 |
Final Scheduled Distribution Date | S-8 |
Fees and Expenses | S-8 |
The Mortgage Loans | S-8 |
Mortgage Loan Representations and Warranties | S-10 |
Mortgage Loan Servicing | S-11 |
Optional Termination | S-12 |
Tax Status | S-12 |
ERISA Considerations | S-12 |
Legal Investment | S-12 |
Certificate Rating | S-13 |
Listing | S-13 |
RISK FACTORS | S-14 |
Turbulence in the Financial Markets and Economy May Adversely Affect the Performance and Market Value of Your Certificates and These Conditions May Not Improve in the Near Future | S-14 |
Downgrade of Long-term Ratings of Eurozone Nations and the United States May Adversely Affect the Market Value of the Offered Certificates | S-14 |
Recent Trends in the Residential Mortgage Market May Adversely Affect the Performance and Market Value of Your Certificates | S-15 |
Financial Regulatory Reforms and Additional Proposed Regulations Could Have a Significant Impact on the Depositor, the Servicers or Any Successor Servicer or on the Value of the Certificates | S-16 |
Potential Changes in Ratings Present Risks | S-18 |
Ratings of the Certificates May Not Accurately Reflect Risks Associated With Those Certificates | S-18 |
Additional Ratings of the Certificates or a Withdrawal of the Ratings May Adversely Affect Their Value and/or Limit Your Ability to Sell Your Certificates | S-19 |
Appraisals May Not Accurately Reflect the Value or Condition of the Mortgaged Property | S-19 |
Loan-to-Value Ratios May Be Calculated Based on Appraised Value, Which May Not Be an Accurate Reflection of Current Market Value; Borrowers May Have, or May in the Future Incur, Additional Indebtedness Secured by Mortgaged Properties | S-20 |
Governmental Actions May Affect Servicing of Mortgage Loans and May Limit the Servicers’ Ability to Foreclose | S-20 |
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Underwriting Standards May Affect Risk of Loss on the Mortgage Loans | S-21 |
In Underwriting the Mortgage Loans, an Originator May Not Have Followed Its Underwriting Guidelines; Underwriting Guidelines May Not Identify or Appropriately Assess Repayment Risks | S-21 |
Pre-offering Review of the Mortgage Loans Underlying the Certificates May Not Reveal Aspects of the Mortgage Loans Which Could Lead to Losses | S-22 |
Risks Related to Mortgage Loans With Interest-Only Payments | S-22 |
Geographic Concentration of Mortgage Loans | S-23 |
The Return on Your Certificates Could Be Reduced by Shortfalls Due to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act | S-24 |
Potential Inadequacy of Credit Enhancement | S-25 |
Unpredictability and Effect of Prepayments | S-26 |
The Timing of Realized Losses May Impact Returns on the Certificates | S-27 |
Delay in Receipt of Liquidation Proceeds; Liquidation Proceeds May Be Less Than The Mortgage Balance | S-27 |
Mortgage Loan Modification Programs and Future Legislative Action May Adversely Affect the Performance and Market Value of Your Certificates | S-28 |
Proposals to Acquire Mortgage Loans by Eminent Domain May Adversely Affect Your Certificates | S-29 |
Risks Related to the Potential Elimination or Reduction of the Mortgage-Interest Tax Deduction | S-29 |
Special Assessments and Energy Efficiency Liens May Take Priority Over the Mortgage Lien | S-30 |
Helping Families Save Their Homes Act | S-30 |
Risks Associated With Mortgage Loan Origination or Ownership | S-30 |
Changes in the Accounting Rules May Affect You | S-30 |
Reduced Lending Capacities May Hinder Refinancing and Increase Risk of Loss | S-31 |
Market Exit of Originators and Servicers; Financial Condition of Originators, Servicers and the Seller | S-31 |
Investors Will Be Dependent on Certain Third Parties Performing Their Responsibilities in an Accurate and Timely Manner | S-32 |
Actions to Enforce Breaches of Representations and Warranties Relating to Mortgage Loan Characteristics May Take a Significant Amount of Time or Cause Delays or Reductions in the Amount of Payments Made to Certificateholders | S-33 |
Bankruptcy or Insolvency of a Transferor Could Result in Losses on the Certificates | S-33 |
Bankruptcy or Insolvency of a Servicer, the Servicing Administrator, the Owner of Servicing Rights or the Master Servicer Could Result in Losses on the Certificates | S-34 |
The Trustee May Not Have a Perfected Interest in Collections Held by a Servicer | S-35 |
Stricter Enforcement of Foreclosure Rules and Documentation Requirements May Cause Delays and Increase the Risk of Loss | S-35 |
The Recording of the Mortgages in the Name of MERS Could Increase the Risk of Loss | S-36 |
Delays in Endorsing Notes and Recording Assignments of Mortgage Could Increase Risk of Loss | S-36 |
There May Be Conflicts of Interest Among Various Classes of Certificates | S-37 |
Changes in the Market Value of the Certificates May Not Be Reflective of the Performance or Anticipated Performance of the Mortgage Loans Underlying the Certificates | S-37 |
The Marketability of Your Certificates May Be Limited | S-38 |
The Servicing Fee May Need to Be Increased in Order to Engage a Replacement Servicer | S-38 |
DESCRIPTION OF THE MORTGAGE POOL | S-38 |
General | S-38 |
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Prepayment Charges | S-40 |
Primary Mortgage Insurance | S-41 |
Certain Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans | S-41 |
THE ORIGINATORS | S-41 |
ACQUISITION OF MORTGAGE LOANS BY THE SELLER | S-41 |
PRE-OFFERING REVIEW OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS | S-43 |
Introduction | S-43 |
Credit and Compliance Component of Sponsor’s Pre-Offering Review | S-43 |
Appraisal Component of Sponsor’s Pre-Offering Review | S-45 |
Mortgage Loan Characteristics Component of Sponsor’s Pre-Offering Review | S-46 |
Limitations of the Pre-offering Review Process | S-47 |
STATIC POOL INFORMATION | S-48 |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | S-49 |
THE ISSUING ENTITY | S-50 |
General | S-50 |
DESCRIPTION OF THE CERTIFICATES | S-50 |
General | S-50 |
Book-Entry Certificates | S-51 |
Payments on Mortgage Loans; Accounts | S-55 |
Glossary of Terms | S-55 |
Available Distribution Amount | S-62 |
Distributions of Interest | S-62 |
Distributions of Principal | S-62 |
Priority of Distributions and Allocation of Shortfalls | S-65 |
Subordination of Payments to the Subordinate Certificates | S-66 |
Allocation of Realized Losses | S-66 |
Final Scheduled Distribution Date | S-67 |
Optional Purchase of the Mortgage Loans | S-67 |
Credit Enhancement | S-67 |
THE TRUSTEE | S-67 |
THE ISSUING ENTITY | S-68 |
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE ISSUING ENTITY | S-68 |
SPONSOR MATERIAL LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | S-71 |
THE SPONSOR AND THE SELLER AND SERVICING ADMINISTRATOR | S-73 |
THE DEPOSITOR | S-74 |
AFFILIATIONS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS | S-74 |
THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, THE CUSTODIAN AND THE SERVICERS | S-75 |
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A | S-75 |
Cenlar FSB | S-77 |
ADMINISTRATION OF THE ISSUING ENTITY | S-81 |
Servicing and Administrative Responsibilities | S-81 |
Issuing Entity Accounts | S-83 |
Example of Payments | S-84 |
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THE AGREEMENTS | S-85 |
General | S-85 |
Assignment of the Mortgage Loans | S-85 |
Representations and Warranties | S-87 |
Obligations in Respect of Proposed Eminent Domain Mortgage Loan Acquisition | S-91 |
Mortgage Loan Servicing | S-92 |
Reports to Certificateholders | S-101 |
Voting Rights | S-102 |
Termination of the Issuing Entity | S-102 |
The Custodial Agreement | S-102 |
YIELD, PREPAYMENT AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE LIFE | S-104 |
General | S-104 |
Subordination of the Subordinate Certificates | S-105 |
Weighted Average Life | S-105 |
Decrement Tables | S-107 |
Class A-IO1 and Class A-IO2 Certificate Yield Considerations | S-110 |
USE OF PROCEEDS | S-111 |
MATERIAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES | S-111 |
General | S-111 |
Tax Treatment of the Offered Certificates | S-112 |
Original Issue Discount | S-112 |
Information Reporting | S-112 |
Other Matters | S-112 |
ERISA CONSIDERATIONS | S-112 |
METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION | S-114 |
LEGAL MATTERS | S-115 |
RATINGS | S-115 |
ANNEX A – CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS | A-1 |
ANNEX B – GLOBAL CLEARANCE, SETTLEMENT AND TAX DOCUMENTATION PROCEDURES | B-1 |
ANNEX C – STATIC POOL INFORMATION | C-1 |
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THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES
The certificates consist of the classes of certificates listed in the tables below, together with the Class B-4, Class B-5, Class R and Class LT-R Certificates. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relate only to the offering of the classes of certificates listed in the table below and not any other certificates issued by the issuing entity.
Class | Initial Class Principal or Notional Amount(1) | Approximate Rate(2) | Interest Rate Formula | Class Type | |||||
A-1 | $150,196,000 | 2.000% | (3)(4) | Senior | |||||
A-2 | $411,000,000 | 2.500% | (3)(5) | Senior | |||||
A-IO1 | $150,196,000 | 0.500% | (6) | Notional/Senior | |||||
A-IO2 | $561,196,000 | 1.054% | (7) | Notional/Senior | |||||
B-1 | $11,404,000 | 3.554% | Net WAC(3) | Subordinate | |||||
B-2 | $9,904,000 | 3.554% | Net WAC(3) | Subordinate | |||||
B-3 | $8,102,000 | 3.554% | Net WAC(3) | Subordinate |
(1) | These principal and notional amounts are approximate and are subject to an increase or decrease of up to 5%, as described in this prospectus supplement. |
(2) | Reflects the interest rate as of the closing date based on the mortgage loans described in this prospectus supplement. |
(3) | “Net WAC” means, as of any distribution date, an annual rate, expressed as a percentage, equal to the weighted average of the net mortgage rates of the mortgage loans as of the first day of the related due period, minus (a) a fraction, the numerator of which equals the amount of any fees, charges and other costs, including indemnification amounts and costs of arbitration (other than the master servicing fee, the trustee fee and amounts required to be paid by the master servicer from the master servicing fee), paid or reimbursed to the master servicer, the securities administrator and the trustee from the trust fund under the pooling and servicing agreement and the custodian under the custodial agreement during the prior calendar month, that are subject to an aggregate maximum amount of $300,000 annually, and the denominator of which equals the aggregate stated principal balance of the mortgage loans, multiplied by (b) twelve. |
(4) | The interest rate on the Class A-1 Certificates will be an annual rate equal to the lesser of (i) 2.000% and (ii) the Net WAC for such distribution date.
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(5) | The interest rate on the Class A-2 Certificates will be an annual rate equal to the lesser of (i) 2.500% and (ii) the Net WAC for such distribution date.
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(6) | The Class A-IO1 Certificates are interest-only certificates; they will not be entitled to distributions of principal. As described in this prospectus supplement, the Class A-IO1 Certificates will accrue interest on a notional amount equal to the class principal amount of the Class A-1 Certificates immediately prior to such distribution date. The interest rate on the Class A-IO1 Certificates will be an annual rate equal to the excess, if any, of the interest rate on the Class A-2 Certificates over the interest rate on the Class A-1 Certificates.
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(7) | The Class A-IO2 Certificates are interest-only certificates; they will not be entitled to distributions of principal. As described in this prospectus supplement, the Class A-IO2 Certificates will accrue interest on a notional amount equal to the aggregate class principal amount of the Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates immediately prior to such distribution date. The interest rate on the Class A-IO2 Certificates will be an annual rate equal to the excess, if any, of the Net WAC over the interest rate on the Class A-2 Certificates.
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The offered certificates will also have the following characteristics:
Class |
Record Date | Delay/Accrual Period(2) | Interest Accrual Convention | Final Scheduled Distribution | Expected Final Distribution Date(4) | Minimum Denomination or Percentage Interest | Incremental Denomination | CUSIP Number | ||||||||
A-1 | (1) | 24 Day | 30/360 | March 2043 | April 2038 | $100,000 | $1 | 81745R AA8 | ||||||||
A-2 | (1) | 24 Day | 30/360 | March 2043 | April 2038 | $100,000 | $1 | 81745R AB6 | ||||||||
A-IO1 | (1) | 24 Day | 30/360 | March 2043 | April 2038 | $1,000,000 | $1 | 81745R AD2 | ||||||||
A-IO2 | (1) | 24 Day | 30/360 | March 2043 | April 2038 | $1,000,000 | $1 | 81745R AE0 | ||||||||
B-1 | (1) | 24 Day | 30/360 | March 2043 | April 2030 | $100,000 | $1 | 81745R AG5 | ||||||||
B-2 | (1) | 24 Day | 30/360 | March 2043 | April 2030 | $100,000 | $1 | 81745R AH3 | ||||||||
B-3 | (1) | 24 Day | 30/360 | March 2043 | April 2030 | $100,000 | $1 | 81745R AJ9 |
(1) | For the first distribution date, the closing date. For any other distribution date, the close of business on the last business day of the calendar month preceding the month of the related distribution date.
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(2) | For any distribution date, the interest accrual period will be the calendar month immediately preceding that distribution date.
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(3) | Determined by adding one month to the month of scheduled maturity of the latest maturing mortgage loan.
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(4) | The expected final distribution date, based upon a constant prepayment rate of 12% per annum and the modeling assumptions used in this prospectus supplement for CPR, as described under “Yield, Prepayment and Weighted Average Life—Weighted Average Life.” The actual final distribution date for each class of offered certificates may be earlier or later, and could be substantially earlier or later, than the applicable expected final distribution date listed above. |
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SUMMARY OF TERMS
· | This summary highlights selected information from this prospectus supplement and does not contain all of the information that you need to consider in making your investment decision. To understand all of the terms of the offering of the certificates, you should carefully read this entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. |
· | While the summary contains an overview of certain calculations, cash flow priorities and other information to aid your understanding, you should read carefully the full description of these calculations, cash flow priorities and other information in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus before making any investment decision. |
· | Whenever we refer to a percentage of some or all of the mortgage loans in the trust fund, that percentage has been calculated on the basis of the total stated principal balance of those mortgage loans as of the cut-off date unless we specify otherwise. We explain in this prospectus supplement how the stated principal balance of a mortgage loan is determined. Whenever we refer in this Summary of Terms or in the Risk Factors section to the total stated principal balance of any mortgage loans, we mean the total of their stated principal balances determined by that method, unless we specify otherwise. |
Sponsor
RWT Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Redwood Trust, Inc.
Seller and Servicing Administrator
Redwood Residential Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Redwood Trust, Inc., will acquire the mortgage loans directly or indirectly from each originator. On the closing date, Redwood Residential Acquisition Corporation, as seller, will sell all of its interest in the mortgage loans to the depositor. Redwood Residential Acquisition Corporation will also act as servicing administrator with respect to the mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB.
Depositor
Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc., a Delaware special purpose corporation and indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Redwood Trust, Inc. On the closing date, Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc. will sell all of its interest in the mortgage loans to the trustee for the benefit of the certificateholders. The depositor’s address is One Belvedere Place, Suite 330, Mill Valley, California 94941, and its telephone number is (415) 389-7373.
Issuing Entity
Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-3, a common law trust formed under the laws of the State of New York.
Trustee
Christiana Trust, a division of Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB will act as trustee of the issuing entity under the pooling and servicing agreement.
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Master Servicer and Securities Administrator
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. will act as master servicer and securities administrator for the mortgage loans and the certificates pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement.
As securities administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. will perform certain administrative duties with respect to the certificates, on behalf of the trustee, including acting as authentication agent, calculation agent, paying agent, certificate registrar and the party responsible for preparing distribution statements and tax information for certificateholders and preparing tax filings for the issuing entity.
Servicers
Cenlar FSB and First Republic Bank will initially service the mortgage loans. Cenlar FSB will service approximately 85.99% of the mortgage loans and First Republic Bank will service approximately 14.01% of the mortgage loans, in each case, by stated principal balance as of the cut-off date. Cenlar FSB is the servicer of mortgage loans originated by Cole Taylor Bank, United Shore Financial Services, LLC, PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company, Flagstar Capital Markets Corporation, Fremont Bank and the other originators except for First Republic Bank. Servicing may subsequently be transferred to servicers other than the initial servicers, in accordance with the pooling and servicing agreement and the servicing agreements, as described in this prospectus supplement.The initial servicers and any successor servicers under the servicing agreements will be referred to as the “servicers” in this prospectus supplement.
The servicers will service the mortgage loans, directly or through subservicers, pursuant to existing servicing agreements between the related servicer and the seller. The rights of the seller under the servicing agreements with respect to the mortgage loans sold to the issuing entity will be assigned to the depositor, and the depositor, in turn, will assign such rights to the trustee for the benefit of the certificateholders, in each case pursuant to an assignment, assumption and recognition agreement.
We refer you to “The Agreements — Mortgage Loan Servicing” in this prospectus supplement for more information.
Originators
Approximately 14.01% of the mortgage loans were originated by First Republic Bank; approximately 9.07% of the mortgage loans were originated by Cole Taylor Bank; approximately 8.75% of the mortgage loans were originated by United Shore Financial Services, LLC; approximately 7.47% of the mortgage loans were originated by PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company; approximately 6.02% of the mortgage loans were originated by Flagstar Capital Markets Corporation and approximately 5.21% of the mortgage loans were originated by Fremont Bank, in each case by stated principal balance as of the cut-off date. The remainder, approximately 49.48% of the mortgage loans, were originated by various mortgage lending institutions, each of which originated less than 5% of the mortgage loans. First Republic Bank, Cole Taylor Bank, United Shore Financial Services, LLC, PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company, Flagstar Capital Markets Corporation, Fremont Bank and the various other mortgage lending institutions are referred to in this prospectus supplement as the “originators”.
We refer you to “The Originators” and “Acquisition of Mortgage Loans by the Seller” in this prospectus supplement for more information.
Custodian
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. will maintain custody of the mortgage loan documents relating to the mortgage loans on behalf of the issuing entity.
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Cut-off Date
February 1, 2013, the “cut-off date,”is the date after which the issuing entity will be entitled to receive all collections on and proceeds of the mortgage loans.
Closing Date
The closing date will be on or about March 1, 2013.
The Certificates
The classes of Sequoia Mortgage Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2013-3, issued with the initial approximate characteristics set forth under “The Offered Certificates” in the table on page S-1, together with the Class B-4, Class B-5, Class R and Class LT-R Certificates.
The offered certificates will be issued in book-entry form and in the minimum denominations (or multiples thereof) set forth under “The Offered Certificates” in the table beginning on page S-1.
The certificates will represent beneficial ownership interests in a pool of fixed rate mortgage loans of which all have original terms to maturity of twenty or thirty years.
A portion of the mortgage loans provide for payments of interest at the related mortgage rate, but no payment of principal, for a period of ten years following their origination. All of the mortgage loans are secured by first liens on one- to four-family residential properties, condominiums, cooperative units and planned unit developments.
The Class B-4, Class B-5, Class R and Class LT-R Certificates are not offered by this prospectus supplement. The offered certificates (other than the interest-only certificates) will have an approximate total initial principal amount of $590,606,000 as of the closing date. Any difference between the total principal amount of the offered certificates on the date they are issued and the approximate total principal amount of the offered certificates as reflected in this prospectus supplement will not exceed 5%. Notwithstanding any variance between the total stated principal balance of the mortgage loans and the total principal amount of the certificates reflected in this prospectus supplement, on the closing date, the initial total principal amount of the certificates will equal the total aggregate stated principal balance of the mortgage loans as of the cut-off date. The aggregate principal amount of the Class B-4 and Class B-5 Certificates as of the closing date will be approximately $9,604,241, subject to a permitted variance of 5%. The Class R and Class LT-R Certificates have no principal balance.
Principal and interest on the certificates will be payable on the 25th day of each month, beginning inMarch 2013. However, if the 25th day is not a business day, payments will be made on the next business day after the 25th day of the month. Distributions on each distribution date will be made to the certificateholders of record as of the related record date, except that the final distribution on the certificates will be made only upon presentment and surrender of the certificates at the corporate trust office of the securities administrator.
The rights of holders of the Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates to receive payments of principal and interest will be subordinate to the rights of the holders of certificates having a higher priority of distribution, as described in “—Credit Enhancement” below. We refer to the Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3, Class B-4 and Class B-5 Certificates as “subordinate” certificates, and we refer to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-IO1 and Class A-IO2 Certificates as “senior” certificates. We refer to the Class R and Class LT-R Certificates as “residual” certificates.
The sponsor or one or more of its affiliates will initially purchase at least 5% of the aggregate certificate principal amount of all of the certificates, which will include the Class B-4 and Class B-5 Certificates. Thereafter, the sponsor or one or more of its affiliates may or may not continue to retain
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certificates (referred to herein as the “retained certificates”) with an aggregate original certificate principal amount at least equal to 5% of the aggregate original certificate principal amount of the certificates. Once regulations governing sponsor/seller risk retention have been finalized and become effective, unless those regulations apply to Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-3 retroactively and require sponsors or sellers to retain a larger portion of the certificates than retained at that time, the sponsor or one or more of its affiliates would not plan to increase their holdings of certificates as a response to the finalization of risk retention regulations.
Distributions of Interest
On each distribution date, to the extent of the available distribution amount, each class of certificates (other than the Class R and Class LT-R Certificates) will be entitled, subject to the limitations described herein, to receive accrued and unpaid interest determined on the basis of the outstanding class principal amount (or class notional amount, in the case of the Class A-IO1 and Class A-IO2 Certificates) of such class immediately prior to such distribution date, the applicable certificate interest rate and the related accrual period.
Interest will accrue on each class of offered certificates as described above in the table under “The Offered Certificates.”
Interest payments will be allocated among certificateholders of a class of certificates on a pro rata basis.
We refer you to “Description of the Certificates—Distributions of Interest” in this prospectus supplement for more information.
Distributions of Principal
The amount of principal distributable on each class of certificates (other than the Class A-IO1, Class A-IO2, Class R and Class LT-R Certificates) will be determined by (1) funds received on the mortgage loans that are available to make payments of principal on the certificates, (2) distribution rules that allocate portions of principal payments received on the mortgage loans among different classes of certificates and (3) advances, if any, made by the servicers (other than Cenlar FSB) or the servicing administrator, as described in this prospectus supplement. Funds received on the mortgage loans may consist of monthly scheduled payments as well as unscheduled payments resulting from prepayments by borrowers, liquidation of defaulted mortgage loans or purchases of mortgage loans under the circumstances described in this prospectus supplement.
The senior certificates (other than the Class A-IO1 and Class A-IO2 Certificates) will receive principal payments from the senior principal distribution amount. The Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates and the other subordinate classes generally will receive their pro rata share of scheduled principal collections, sequentially, as part of the subordinate principal distribution amount. However, with respect to unscheduled principal collections, except under the limited circumstances described in this prospectus supplement, the Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates and the other subordinate classes will receive unscheduled principal collections on the mortgage loans no earlier than the distribution date in March 2018. On and after that distribution date, provided that certain tests are met, the subordinate classes will receive unscheduled principal collections as part of their allocated share of the subordinate principal distribution amount.
The manner of allocating payments of principal on the mortgage loans to the certificates will differ, as described in this prospectus supplement, depending upon when a distribution date occurs, whether the delinquency and loss performance of the mortgage loans is worse than certain levels specified in the pooling and servicing agreement and, with respect to the subordinate certificates, depending upon the subordination available to the Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates and each class of subordinate certificates from classes with payment priorities subordinate to that class and, with respect to the subordinate certificates, whether certain conditions have been satisfied.
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We refer you to “Description of the Certificates—Distributions of Principal” in this prospectus supplement and “Distribution of the Securities—Distributions on Securities” in the prospectus for more information.
Priority of Distributions
On each distribution date, the available distribution amount in respect of the mortgage loans will be distributed in the following order of priority:
· | first, to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-IO1 and Class A-IO2 Certificates, pro rata, accrued and unpaid interest, as described under “Description of the Certificates — Priority of Distributions and Allocation of Shortfalls” in this prospectus supplement; |
· | second, to the Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates, the senior principal distribution amount, pro rata in accordance with their respective class principal amounts, until their class principal amounts have been reduced to zero; and |
· | third, sequentially, to the Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3, Class B-4 and Class B-5 Certificates, in that order, accrued and unpaid interest and then the applicable amount of principal with both interest and the applicable amount of principal being paid to one class before any payments are made to the next class. |
We refer you to “Description of the Certificates — Priority of Distributions and Allocation of Shortfalls” in this prospectus supplement for more information.
Limited Recourse
The only source of cash available to make interest and principal payments on the certificates will be the assets of the issuing entity. The issuing entity will have no source of cash other than collections and recoveries on the mortgage loans through insurance or otherwise and advances made by the servicers (other than Cenlar FSB), the servicing administrator and the master servicer, which are reimbursable to the servicers (other than Cenlar FSB), the servicing administrator and the master servicer as discussed in this prospectus supplement. No other entity will be required or expected to make any payments on the certificates.
Credit Enhancement
The payment structure of the certificates includes limited subordination and loss allocation features to enhance the likelihood that holders of more senior classes of certificates will receive regular distributions of interest and principal.
The Class B-5 Certificates are more likely to experience losses than the Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3 and Class B-4 Certificates and the senior certificates; the Class B-4 Certificates are more likely to experience losses than the Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates and the senior certificates; the Class B-3 Certificates are more likely to experience losses than the Class B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates and the senior certificates; the Class B-2 Certificates are more likely to experience losses than the Class B-1 Certificates and the senior certificates; and the Class B-1 Certificates are more likely to experience losses than the senior certificates.
We refer you to “Risk Factors — Potential Inadequacy of Credit Enhancement,” “Description of the Certificates—Subordination of Payments to the Subordinate Certificates” and “—Allocation of Realized Losses” in this prospectus supplement.
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Final Scheduled Distribution Date
The final scheduled distribution date for the certificates is the distribution date in March 2043, which is the distribution date in the month following the latest maturity date on any of the mortgage loans as of the cut-off date. The actual final distribution date for any class may be earlier or later, and could be substantially earlier or later, than the final scheduled distribution date. The servicers will not be permitted to modify mortgage loans to extend the maturity beyond that date, and the master servicer will not be permitted to consent to the modification of a mortgage loan pursuant to any servicing agreement to extend the maturity date beyond that date.
Fees and Expenses
Before distributions are made on the certificates, each servicer will be paid from interest collections on the related mortgage loans, prior to deposit into the applicable custodial account, a monthly fee, calculated as provided in the related servicing agreement, equal to 0.25% per annum of the principal balance of each mortgage loan serviced by that servicer; provided, however, that with respect to mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB, such fee will be allocated between Cenlar FSB and Redwood Residential Acquisition Corporation, as servicing administrator; and provided, further, that with respect to mortgage loans serviced by First Republic Bank, the servicing fee rate will be increased by the amount of any increase in the mortgage interest rate for any mortgage loan pursuant to the terms of the related mortgage note due to the termination of an automatic debit or direct deposit account. Each servicer will also be entitled to receive, to the extent provided in the applicable servicing agreement, additional compensation in the form of any interest or other income earned on funds it has deposited in the applicable custodial account pending remittance to the securities administrator, as well as late charges and certain fees paid by borrowers and, in certain cases, REO management fees.
Before distributions are made on the certificates, the master servicer will be paid from interest collections on the mortgage loans, prior to deposit into the distribution account, a monthly fee for each mortgage loan calculated as 0.01413% annually on the total principal balance of the mortgage loans.
The securities administrator will be paid a fee by the master servicer, from the master servicing fee, and as additional compensation, the securities administrator will retain investment income on funds in the distribution account.
As compensation for its services, the trustee will receive a monthly fee for each mortgage loan calculated as 0.00087% annually on the total principal balance of the mortgage loans. The depositor will also pay the trustee an initial acceptance fee of $3,500.
The fees and expenses of the custodian will be paid by the master servicer from the master servicing fee. Expenses and indemnity amounts of the trustee, the master servicer, the securities administrator and the custodian that are permitted to be reimbursed under the pooling and servicing agreement and the custodial agreement will be paid by the issuing entity prior to any distributions to certificateholders, subject to an aggregate annual cap of $300,000 and subject to an annual cap of $125,000 with respect to aggregate amounts reimbursable to the trustee. Amounts payable to the trustee include fees for investigating and enforcing breaches of mortgage loan representations and warranties under certain circumstances. In addition, under the servicing agreements certain expenses of the servicers and the servicing administrator will be paid prior to distributions to certificateholders.
See “Fees and Expenses of the Issuing Entity” and “The Agreements—Representations and Warranties” in this prospectus supplement.
The Mortgage Loans
General. On the closing date, the assets of the issuing entity will consist of 746 fixed rate mortgage loans with an aggregate stated principal balance as of the cut-off date of approximately
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$600,210,241.34. The mortgage loans will be secured by mortgages, deeds of trust or other security instruments, all of which are referred to in this prospectus supplement as mortgages.
Approximately 0.37% and 99.63% of the mortgage loans by stated principal balance as of the cut-off date have an original term to maturity of twenty years and thirty years, respectively.
A total of 11 of the mortgage loans (representing approximately 2.36% of the mortgage loans by stated principal balance as of the cut-off date) are interest-only loans that provide for payments of interest at the related mortgage rate, but no payments of principal, for a period of ten years following origination of such mortgage loan. Following such ten year period, the monthly payment with respect to each such mortgage loan will increase to an amount sufficient to pay interest and to amortize the principal balance of such mortgage loan over its remaining term at the fixed mortgage rate.
The mortgage loans will not be insured or guaranteed by any government agency.
The depositor expects that the mortgage loans will have the following approximate characteristics as of the cut-off date:
Mortgage Pool Summary
Approximate Range or Total | Weighted Average | Total Percentage (by Stated Principal Balance)(1) | ||||||||||
Number of Mortgage Loans | 746 | — | — | |||||||||
Total Stated Principal Balance | $600,210,241.34 | — | — | |||||||||
Stated Principal Balances | $364,478.77 to $2,411,199.32 | $804,571.37(*) | — | |||||||||
Originator | ||||||||||||
Other Originators | $296,995,083.17 | — | 49.48% | |||||||||
First Republic Bank | $84,075,167.05 | — | 14.01% | |||||||||
Cole Taylor Bank | $54,422,812.88 | 9.07% | ||||||||||
United Shore Financial Services, LLC | $52,520,572.18 | — | 8.75% | |||||||||
PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company | $44,833,569.78 | — | 7.47% | |||||||||
Flagstar Capital Markets Corporation | $36,111,378.90 | — | 6.02% | |||||||||
Fremont Bank | $31,251,657.38 | 5.21% | ||||||||||
Servicer | ||||||||||||
Cenlar FSB | $516,135,074.29 | — | 85.99% | |||||||||
First Republic Bank | $84,075,167.05 | — | 14.01% | |||||||||
Mortgage Rates | 3.125% to 4.650% | 3.819% | — | |||||||||
Original Terms to Maturity (in months) | 240 to 360 | 360 | — | |||||||||
Remaining Terms to Maturity (in months) | 235 to 360 | 358 | — | |||||||||
Original Loan-to-Value Ratios | 17.47% to 80.00% | 65.27% | — | |||||||||
Number of Interest-Only Mortgage Loans | 11 | — | 2.36% | |||||||||
Geographic Concentration by State in Excess of 10.00% of the Total Stated Principal Balance: | ||||||||||||
California | $258,986,355.68 | — | 43.15% | |||||||||
Massachusetts | $63,148,112.44 | — | 10.52% | |||||||||
Maximum City Concentration | ||||||||||||
San Francisco, California | $20,798,772.62 | — | 3.47% | |||||||||
FICO Scores at Origination | 683 to 816 | 772 | — |
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Approximate Range or Total | Weighted Average | Total Percentage (by Stated Principal Balance)(1) | ||||||||||
Number of Mortgage Loans with Prepayment Charges at Origination | 78 | — | 13.00% | |||||||||
Product Type | ||||||||||||
30 Year Fixed Rate | $597,993,790.76 | — | 99.63% | |||||||||
20 Year Fixed Rate | $2,216,450.58 | — | 0.37% | |||||||||
Occupancy Type | ||||||||||||
Owner-Occupied | $575,033,448.15 | — | 95.81% | |||||||||
Second Home | $22,349,746.70 | — | 3.72% | |||||||||
Investment Property | $2,827,046.49 | — | 0.47% | |||||||||
Loan Purpose | ||||||||||||
Rate Term Refinance | $348,866,801.44 | — | 58.12% | |||||||||
Purchase | $198,443,901.69 | — | 33.06% | |||||||||
Cash-Out Refinance | $52,899,538.21 | — | 8.81% | |||||||||
Property Type | ||||||||||||
Single Family Detached Residence | $423,955,817.69 | — | 70.63% | |||||||||
Planned Unit Development | $132,598,339.15 | — | 22.09% | |||||||||
Condominium | $26,990,097.00 | — | 4.50% | |||||||||
Single Family Attached Residence | $8,369,516.83 | — | 1.39% | |||||||||
Cooperative Unit | $4,438,414.29 | — | 0.74% | |||||||||
Two-to-Four Family | $3,858,056.38 | — | 0.64% | |||||||||
Documentation Type | ||||||||||||
Two Year Income With Two Month Assets Verification | $596,791,121.91 | — | 99.43% | |||||||||
Two Year Income With One Month Assets Verification | $3,419,119.43 | — | 0.57% |
(*) Represents average.
(1) Percentages may not add up to 100.00% due to rounding.
Mortgage Loan Representations and Warranties
Each originator of the mortgage loans has made certain representations and warranties concerning the mortgage loans. The seller’s rights to these representations and warranties will be assigned to the depositor, and the depositor’s rights to these representations and warranties will be assigned to the trustee for the benefit of certificateholders pursuant to assignment, assumption and recognition agreements or assignment of representations and warranties agreements.
Following any originator’s discovery or receipt of notice of a breach of any representation or warranty that materially and adversely affects the value of a mortgage loan or the interest of the trustee, for the benefit of the certificateholders, in a mortgage loan, the originator will be required to (1) cure that breach, (2) repurchase the affected mortgage loan from the issuing entity, (3) in some circumstances, substitute another mortgage loan or (4) in some circumstances, make an indemnification payment in the amount of the reduction in value resulting from such breach. Each determination that there has been such a breach of a representation or warranty and each remedy for such a breach is required to be conducted on a mortgage loan-by-mortgage loan basis.
Under the mortgage loan purchase and sale agreement (the “mortgage loan purchase agreement”), the seller will be obligated as described herein to cure the breach, or repurchase or substitute for any mortgage loan as to which there has been an uncured breach of representations or warranties made by any originator other than First Republic Bank that materially and adversely affects the value of such mortgage loan or the interests of the certificateholders in such mortgage loan, but only if such originator is
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unable to cure such breach or repurchase, substitute for or make an indemnification payment with respect to such mortgage loan because it is subject to a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or no longer in existence.
Under the mortgage loan purchase agreement, the seller will agree to cure a breach or repurchase from the trust fund or substitute for any mortgage loan as to which a representation and warranty made by the originator was true and correct as of the date made by the originator but not true and correct as of the closing date, if such breach materially and adversely affects the value of the mortgage loan or the interests of the certificateholders in that mortgage loan.
In order to substitute a new mortgage loan for a mortgage loan that has been removed from the trust because of a breach of a representation or warranty, (a) substitution must take place within two years from the date the seller acquired the deleted mortgage loan and (b) the new mortgage loan must be materially similar to the deleted mortgage loan.
In some circumstances, an arbitration proceeding may be conducted to resolve a dispute arising out of an allegation of a breach of a representation or warranty concerning a mortgage loan.See “The Agreements—Representations and Warranties” in this prospectus supplement.
Mortgage Loan Servicing
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is the master servicer under the pooling and servicing agreement. The master servicer will monitor the performance of each servicer under the related servicing agreement.
Under the servicing agreements, the servicers (other than Cenlar FSB) are generally obligated to fund monthly advances of cash (to the extent such advances are deemed recoverable), which will be included with mortgage principal and interest collections, in an amount equal to any delinquent monthly payments due on the mortgage loans on the immediately preceding determination date. For mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB, Redwood Residential Acquisition Corporation, as servicing administrator, will be obligated to fund such monthly advances. The master servicer will be obligated to fund any required advance if a servicer (other than Cenlar FSB) or the servicing administrator, as applicable, fails in its obligation to do so, to the extent described in this prospectus supplement. The master servicer, the servicers (other than Cenlar FSB) and the servicing administrator will be entitled to be reimbursed for any such advances from future payments and collections (including insurance or liquidation proceeds) with respect to those mortgage loans. However, if the master servicer, the servicers (other than Cenlar FSB) or the servicing administrator fund advances which are determined to be nonrecoverable from future payments and collections on the related mortgage loan, such parties will be entitled to reimbursement for such advances from other mortgage loans prior to any distributions to certificateholders.
The servicers (other than Cenlar FSB) and the servicing administrator will also make interest payments to compensate in part for any shortfall in interest payments on the certificates which results from a borrower prepaying a mortgage loan in whole or in part. However, the amount of such payments will not exceed, in the case of a servicer other than Cenlar FSB, the applicable servicing fees payable to the servicer for the related due period or, in the case of the servicing administrator, the aggregate of Cenlar FSB’s servicing fee and the servicing administrator fee for the related due period. If a servicer (other than Cenlar FSB) or the servicing administrator fails to make a required payment in respect of such shortfalls, the master servicer will be obligated to reduce its master servicing fee for the related period to the extent necessary to fund any such shortfall. Such master servicing fee may be insufficient to fund the entire shortfall.
We refer you to “The Agreements—Mortgage Loan Servicing” in this prospectus supplement for more detail.
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Optional Termination
On any date on which the total stated principal balance of the mortgage loans has declined to less than 10% of the initial total stated principal balance of the mortgage loans as of the cut-off date, subject to satisfaction of the conditions described in the pooling and servicing agreement, the master servicer may purchase all of the mortgage loans from the trust fund, excluding any servicing rights owned by the servicers, thereby causing an early retirement of the certificates.
We refer you to “Description of the Certificates—Optional Purchase of the Mortgage Loans” in this prospectus supplement for more information.
Tax Status
The securities administrator, on behalf of the trustee, will elect to treat all or a portion of the trust fund as one or more “real estate mortgage investment conduits” or “REMICs” for federal income tax purposes. Each of the offered certificates will represent ownership of “regular interests” in a REMIC.
The Class A-IO1 and Class A-IO2 Certificates will, and certain other offered certificates may, be issued with original issue discount for federal income tax purposes. In addition, certain of the offered certificates may be issued at a premium.
We refer you to “Material Federal Income Tax Consequences” in this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus for additional information concerning the application of federal income tax laws to the certificates.
ERISA Considerations
A fiduciary of any employee benefit plan subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (or “ERISA”), or Title I of Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or the “Code”) (each, a “Plan”), should carefully review with its legal advisors whether the purchase or holding of the Class A-1, Class A-2 and Class A-IO1 Certificates could give rise to a transaction prohibited or not otherwise permissible under applicable law. Certain restrictions apply to the purchase, sale and holding by Plans of the Class A-IO2, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates that are not placed by an underwriter.
We refer you to “ERISA Considerations” in this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus for more information.
Legal Investment
Under current law, the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-IO1, Class A-IO2 and Class B-1 Certificates will constitute “mortgage related securities” for purposes of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, or SMMEA, on the closing date because they are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating agency. However, to the extent that the SEC establishes alternative standards of creditworthiness to replace the credit rating requirement of SMMEA, it is possible that the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-IO1, Class A-IO2 and Class B-1 Certificates will not constitute “mortgage-related securities” for SMMEA from and after the effective date of the alternative standard, even if these classes retain the aforementioned ratings. See“Risk Factors—Financial Regulatory Reforms and Additional Proposed Regulations Could Have a Significant Impact on the Depositor, the Servicers or Any Successor Servicer or on the Value of the Certificates” for a discussion of pending changes to the definition of “mortgage related securities.”
There may be other restrictions on the ability of certain types of investors to purchase the certificates that prospective investors should also consider.
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We refer you to “Legal Investment” in the prospectus for more information.Investors should note that the Office of Thrift Supervision, or the OTS, has been merged into the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, or OCC, and the regulations of the OTS are now under the jurisdiction of the OCC, in some cases, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, in other cases.
Certificate Rating
Each class of offered certificates is expected to receive a credit rating from one or more nationally recognized statistical rating organizations.
We refer you to “Ratings” in this prospectus supplement for a more complete discussion of the certificate ratings.
Listing
The offered certificates are not listed on any exchange, and no party to the transaction intends (or is obligated) to list the offered certificates on any exchange or to quote them in the automated quotation system of any registered securities organization.
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RISK FACTORS
The following information, which you should carefully consider, identifies certain significant sources of risk associated with an investment in the offered certificates. All statistical information referred to in this section is based on the mortgage pool as constituted as of the cut-off date. Such risks give rise to the potential for significant loss over the life of the offered certificates and could prevent you from fully recovering your initial investment in the offered certificates.
You should also review the risk factors described in the accompanying prospectus, which describe additional risks that apply to your investment in the offered certificates.
Turbulence in the Financial Markets and Economy May Adversely Affect the Performance and Market Value of Your Certificates and These Conditions May Not Improve in the Near Future
Market and economic conditions during the past several years have caused significant disruption in the credit markets. Continued concerns about the availability and cost of credit, the U.S. mortgage market, some real estate markets in the U.S., economic conditions in the U.S. and Europe and the systemic impact of inflation or deflation, energy costs and geopolitical issues have contributed to increased market volatility and diminished expectations for the U.S. economy. Increased market uncertainty and instability in both U.S. and international capital and credit markets, combined with declines in business and consumer confidence and increased unemployment, have contributed to volatility in domestic and international markets.
As a result of these market conditions, the cost and availability of credit has been and may continue to be adversely affected by illiquid credit markets and wider credit spreads. Concern about the stability of the markets and the strength of counterparties has led many lenders and institutional investors to reduce, and in some cases cease, lending to borrowers. Continued turbulence in the U.S. and international markets and economies may negatively affect the U.S. housing market and the credit performance and market value of residential mortgage loans.
There is particular uncertainty about the prospects for growth in the U.S. economy. A number of factors influence the potential uncertainty, including, but not limited to, high current unemployment, rising government debt levels, prospective Federal Reserve policy shifts, the withdrawal of government interventions into the financial markets, changing U.S. consumer spending patterns, and changing expectations for inflation and deflation. Income growth and unemployment levels affect borrowers’ ability to repay mortgage loans, and there is risk that economic activity could be weaker than anticipated following the recent serious recession.
In addition, the difficult economic environment and rate of unemployment and other factors (which may or may not affect real property values) may affect the mortgagors’ timely payment of scheduled payments of principal and interest on the mortgage loans and, accordingly, the actual rates of delinquencies, foreclosures and losses with respect to the mortgage loans. Excessive home building or historically high foreclosure rates resulting in an oversupply of housing in a particular area may increase the amount of losses incurred on defaulted mortgage loans.
These factors and general market conditions could adversely affect the performance and market value of your certificates. There can be no assurance that governmental or other actions will improve these conditions in the near future.
Downgrade of Long-term Ratings of Eurozone Nations and the United States May Adversely Affect the Market Value of the Offered Certificates
In response to the economic situation facing the European Economic and Monetary Union, or Eurozone, based on factors including tightening credit conditions, higher risk premiums on Eurozone sovereigns and disagreement among European policy makers as to how best to address the declining market
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confidence with respect to the Eurozone, on January 13, 2012, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business (“S&P”), downgraded the long-term credit ratings on nine members of the Eurozone, including Austria, Cyprus, France, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
On August 5, 2011, S&P lowered the long-term sovereign credit rating of U.S. Government debt obligations from AAA to AA+. On August 8, 2011, S&P also downgraded the long-term credit ratings of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises. These actions initially had an adverse effect on financial markets and although we are unable to predict the longer-term impact on such markets and the participants therein, it might be materially adverse to the value of the offered certificates.
Recent Trends in the Residential Mortgage Market May Adversely Affect the Performance and Market Value of Your Certificates
Since late 2006, delinquencies, defaults and foreclosures on residential mortgage loans have increased, and they may continue to increase in the future. These increases have not been limited to “subprime” mortgage loans, which are made to borrowers with impaired credit, but have also affected “Alt A” mortgage loans, which are made to borrowers often with limited documentation, and “prime” mortgage loans, which are made to borrowers with better credit who frequently provide full documentation. In addition to higher delinquency, default and foreclosure rates, loss severities on all types of residential mortgage loans have increased due to declines in residential real estate values, resulting in reduced home equity. Nationwide home price appreciation rates generally have been negative since late 2007, and this trend may continue for an indefinite period of time. Higher loan-to-value ratios generally result in lower recoveries on foreclosure, and an increase in loss severities above those that would have been realized had property values remained the same or continued to appreciate.
Mortgage loans that provide for the payment of interest, but not principal, for a certain period may also result in higher delinquency rates when, following the interest-only period, the monthly payment with respect to each of these mortgage loans is increased in order to amortize the principal balance of the mortgage loan over the remaining term and to pay interest at the applicable mortgage interest rate.See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Mortgage Loans With Interest-Only Payments” below.
Current market conditions may impair borrowers’ ability to refinance or sell their residential properties, which may also contribute to higher delinquency and default rates. In response to increased delinquencies and losses with respect to mortgage loans, many mortgage loan originators recently have implemented more restrictive underwriting criteria for mortgage loans, which will likely result in reduced availability of refinancing alternatives for borrowers. The issuance of a final rule relating to “qualified mortgages” may further limit the availability of refinancing alternatives, as described more fully under “Financial Regulatory Reforms and Additional Proposed Regulations Could Have a Significant Impact on the Depositor, the Servicers or Any Successor Servicer or on the Value of the Certificates” below. These risks would be exacerbated to the extent that prevailing mortgage interest rates increase from current levels. Home price depreciation experienced to date, and any further price depreciation, may also leave borrowers with insufficient equity in their homes to enable them to refinance. Borrowers who intend to sell their homes on or before the maturity of their mortgage loans may find that they cannot sell their property for an amount equal to or greater than the unpaid principal balance of their mortgage loans. While some mortgage loan originators and servicers have created or otherwise are participating in modification programs in order to assist borrowers with refinancing or otherwise meeting their payment obligations, not all borrowers will qualify for or will take advantage of these opportunities.
In response to these circumstances, federal, state and local authorities have enacted and continue to propose new legislation, rules and regulations relating to the origination, servicing and treatment of mortgage loans in default or in bankruptcy. These initiatives could result in delayed or reduced collections from mortgagors, limitations on the foreclosure process and generally increased servicing costs. Certain of these initiatives could also permit the servicer to take actions, such as with respect to the modification of mortgage loans, that might adversely affect the certificates, without any remedy or compensation to the holders of the certificates.
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The conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in September 2008 have impacted both the real estate market and the value of real estate assets generally. While Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac currently act as the primary sources of liquidity in the residential mortgage markets, both by purchasing mortgage loans for their own portfolios and by guaranteeing mortgage-backed securities, their long-term role is uncertain as the Obama administration has proposed reducing and eventually eliminating their role in the residential mortgage markets. A reduction in the ability of mortgage loan originators to access Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to sell their mortgage loans may adversely affect the financial condition of mortgage loan originators. In addition, any decline in the value of securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may affect the value of residential mortgage-backed securities in general.
These adverse changes in market and credit conditions have had, and may continue to have, the effect of depressing the market values of residential mortgage-backed securities generally, and substantially reducing the liquidity of residential mortgage-backed securities generally. These developments may adversely affect the performance, marketability and overall market value of your certificates.
Financial Regulatory Reforms and Additional Proposed Regulations Could Have a Significant Impact on the Depositor, the Servicers or Any Successor Servicer or on the Value of the Certificates
In response to the financial crisis, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), which President Obama signed into law on July 21, 2010. The Dodd-Frank Act requires the creation of new federal regulatory agencies, and grants additional authorities and responsibilities to existing regulatory agencies to identify and address emerging systemic risks posed by the activities of financial services firms. The Dodd-Frank Act also provides for enhanced regulation of derivatives and mortgage-backed securities offerings, restrictions on executive compensation and enhanced oversight of credit rating agencies. Additionally, the Dodd-Frank Act established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) within the Federal Reserve System, a new consumer protection regulator tasked with regulating consumer financial services and products. The Dodd-Frank Act also limits the ability of federal laws to preempt state and local consumer laws.
The impact of the Dodd-Frank Act will depend significantly upon the content and implementation of the rules and regulations issued on its mandate. It is not yet clear how the Dodd-Frank Act and its associated rules and regulations will impact the mortgage-backed securities market and residential mortgage lending generally, and the issuing entity, the sponsor, the depositor, the servicers and their respective businesses and assets specifically. No assurance can be given that the new regulations will not have an adverse impact on these entities or the value of the certificates.
For example, the Dodd-Frank Act removes certain references to credit ratings in federal statutes. Among other things, effective on and after July 20, 2012, the Dodd-Frank Act removed the credit rating requirement in the term “mortgage related security” for purposes of SMMEA, and replaced it with a requirement to meet standards of creditworthiness as established by the SEC. The SEC has not yet established alternative standards of creditworthiness for purposes of SMMEA, although it is seeking public comment on the issue and has issued a transitional interpretation stating that until such alternative standards of creditworthiness are defined, the credit rating requirement previously included in the statute is still applicable. If and when alternative standards of creditworthiness are established, it is possible that the certificates will not constitute “mortgage related securities” for purposes of SMMEA even if the certificates maintain the previously required ratings. This could have a negative impact on the liquidity of your certificates.
The Dodd-Frank Act also prohibits lenders from originating residential mortgage loans unless the lender determines that the borrower has a reasonable ability to repay the loan. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, a lender and its assignees will not have liability under this prohibition with respect to any “qualified mortgage.” The CFPB has issued a final rule, which becomes effective on January 10, 2014, specifying the characteristics of a qualified mortgage for this purpose. Interest-only loans, hybrid mortgage loans and balloon loans, as well as loans with a debt-to-income ratio exceeding 43%, in general do not constitute qualified mortgages. The final rule may result in a reduction in the availability of these types of loans in
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the future and may adversely affect the ability of mortgagors to refinance mortgage loans included in the mortgage pool. No assurances are given as to the effect of the new rule on the value of your certificates.
In March 2011, the SEC issued a release soliciting public comment on proposed rules that, if adopted, would require, among other things, that the sponsor or an affiliate of the sponsor retain at least 5% of the credit risk of a non-exempt securitization, and in general prohibit the transfer or hedging, and restrict the pledge, of the retained credit risk. In April 2010, the SEC proposed rules, some of which were re-proposed in July 2011, that, if adopted, would further revise substantially Regulation AB and other rules regarding the offering process, disclosure and reporting for publicly-issued asset-backed securities. Among other things, the proposed changes would require (i) enhanced disclosure of loan level information at the time of securitization and on an ongoing basis, (ii) that the transaction agreements provide for review of the underlying assets by an independent credit risk manager if certain trigger events occur and (iii) periodic assessments of an asset-backed security issuer’s continued ability to conduct shelf offerings. We cannot predict what effect the proposed rules will have, if adopted, on the marketability of asset-backed securities such as the certificates. In addition, if the proposed rules are adopted, your certificates, which may not be subject to all of the requirements included in the proposed rules, may be less marketable than those that are offered in compliance with the proposed rules.
In addition, other regulatory agencies, including the FDIC, recently have proposed or adopted financial reform regulations. It is not clear whether or when any proposed regulations will be adopted, what the final form of any such regulations will be, how they will be implemented, or if the depositor, the servicers or any successor servicer will be affected. No assurance can be given that any proposed regulations will not have an adverse impact on the issuing entity, sponsor, depositor, the servicers or any successor servicer or on the value of the certificates.
Prospective investors should independently assess and determine whether they are directly or indirectly subject to Article 122a of the Banking Consolidation Directive (Directive 2006/48/EC (as amended)) (“Article 122a”) as implemented by the Member States of the European Union. Any prospective investor that is subject to Article 122a should independently assess and determine their ability to comply with the initial and ongoing obligations imposed by Article 122a and the regulatory capital treatment that is required with respect to the purchase of an offered certificate and what impact any such regulatory capital treatment may have on the liquidity or market value of the offered certificates, in particular in the event that the minimum risk retention requirement or other obligations imposed by Article 122a are found to be not in compliance. Although the sponsor or one or more affiliates will purchase the Class B-4, Class B-5, Class R and Class LT-R Certificates at the closing, the sponsor is under no obligation to satisfy the minimum 5% net economic interest with respect to the offered certificates in one of the forms prescribed by Article 122a, there is no obligation on the part of the sponsor to maintain any level of risk retention in a manner that would comply with Article 122a, and none of the sponsor or affiliates of the sponsor make any representation or assurance to retain any such level of risk retention after the closing date. Investors who are subject to Article 122a should consider carefully investing in the offered certificates as a failure to comply with one or more of the requirements set out in Article 122a will result in the imposition of a penal capital charge in respect of the offered certificates acquired by the relevant investor.
Prospective investors should also independently assess and determine whether they are directly or indirectly subject to market risk capital rules jointly promulgated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the FDIC that became effective on January 1, 2013. Any prospective investor that is subject to these rules should independently assess and determine its ability to comply with the regulatory capital treatment and reporting requirements that may be required with respect to the purchase of an offered certificate and what impact any such regulatory capital treatment and reporting requirements may have on the liquidity or market value of the offered certificates.
On February 9, 2012, the Department of Justice, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and attorneys general representing 49 states and the District of Columbia reached a settlement agreement with five large mortgage servicers in connection with servicing and foreclosure issues. Consent judgments implementing the agreement were filed in the U.S. District Court in
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Washington, D.C. in March, 2012. The settlement agreement provides for financial relief for homeowners, including mortgage loan principal reduction, refinancing and increased benefits and protections for servicemembers and veterans, and requires a comprehensive reform of mortgage servicing practices for the five servicers. While none of the servicers servicing mortgage loans included in the mortgage pool are subject to the settlement agreement, it is possible that future actions against additional servicers will result in similar agreements with similar terms, or regulations or rules enacted by the CFPB or other governmental entities could require the servicers to implement these types of reforms with respect to the mortgage loans. For example, the CFPB has released final rules relating to mortgage servicing, which become effective in January 2014, that prohibit a servicer from commencing a foreclosure until a mortgage loan is more than 120 days delinquent. The final rules also require servicers to provide certain notices and follow specific procedures relating to loss mitigation and foreclosure alternatives. In addition, the State of California recently enacted the Homeowner’s Bill of Rights, which requires similar changes in delinquent loan servicing and foreclosure procedures and creates a private right of action permitting borrowers to bring legal actions against lenders who violate the law. Any changes to the servicers’ servicing procedures could cause delays in payments to or increase losses to the certificateholders.
Potential Changes in Ratings Present Risks
Since mid-2007, the mortgage market has encountered difficulties which continue and which may adversely affect the performance or market value of your certificates. Residential mortgage-backed securities backed by mortgage loans originated in relatively recent years, particularly since 2005, have generally been the focus of attention due to a higher and earlier than expected rate of delinquencies, defaults and foreclosures. Many residential mortgage-backed securities, in particular those that were issued between 2005 and 2007, have been subject to rating agency downgrades. These downgrades have included downgrades of “AAA”-rated securities. There may be further downgrades of residential mortgage-backed securities in the future. In addition, the rating agencies rating the certificates may change their ratings criteria after issuance and any changes in ratings criteria may adversely affect the ratings assigned to the certificates. There can be no assurance that the assigning rating agencies will not downgrade the certificates or that any other rating agency will not assign ratings to the certificates that are lower than those assigned by any rating agency requested to assign ratings to the certificates.
None of the sponsor, the depositor, the trustee, the master servicer, the securities administrator, the underwriter or any other person will have any obligation to cause any rating of any of the offered certificates to be maintained. Changes affecting the mortgage loans, the parties to the pooling and servicing agreement or other persons may have an adverse effect on the ratings of the offered certificates, and thus their market value. Any such adverse changes do not by themselves constitute a default under the servicing agreements or the pooling and servicing agreement.
Ratings of the Certificates May Not Accurately Reflect Risks Associated With Those Certificates
The ratings of the certificates depend primarily on an assessment of the mortgage loans that are assets of the issuing entity, the credit enhancement provided to the certificates by more subordinate certificates and the ability of the servicers to service the mortgage loans. Rating agencies rate debt securities based upon their assessment of the likelihood of the receipt of principal and interest payments. Rating agencies do not consider the risks of fluctuations in market value or other factors that may influence the value of debt securities and, therefore, the assigned credit rating may not fully reflect the true risks of an investment in the certificates. Credit rating agencies may change their methods of evaluating credit risk and determining ratings on securities backed by mortgage loans. These changes may occur quickly and often.
The ratings of the certificates by a rating agency:
· | only address the likelihood of receipt by holders of certificates of distributions in the amount of scheduled payments on the mortgage loans; |
· | do not take into consideration any of the tax aspects associated with the certificates; |
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· | do not address the possibility that, as a result of principal prepayments, the yield on your certificates may be lower than anticipated; and |
· | do not comment as to the market price or suitability of the certificates for a particular investor. |
Additional Ratings of the Certificates or a Withdrawal of the Ratings May Adversely Affect Their Value and/or Limit Your Ability to Sell Your Certificates
The sponsor has hired four nationally recognized statistical rating agencies (each a “hired NRSRO”) and will pay them fees to assign ratings on one or more classes of the offered certificates. Other than the hired NRSROs, no other nationally recognized statistical rating organization (each, a “non-hired NRSRO”), is currently hired by the sponsor to assign ratings on the certificates. However, under Securities and Exchange Commission rules, information provided to a hired NRSRO for the purpose of assigning or monitoring the ratings on the certificates is required to be made available to each non-hired NRSRO in order to make it possible for such non-hired NRSROs to assign unsolicited ratings on the certificates. An unsolicited rating could be assigned at any time, including prior to the closing date, and none of the depositor, the sponsor, the underwriter or any of their affiliates will have any obligation to inform you of any unsolicited ratings.
NRSROs, including each hired NRSRO, have different methodologies, criteria, models and requirements. If any non-hired NRSRO assigns an unsolicited rating on the certificates, there can be no assurance that such rating will not be lower than the ratings provided by the hired NRSROs, which could adversely affect the market value of your certificates and/or limit your ability to sell your certificates. In addition, if the sponsor fails to make available to the non-hired NRSROs any information provided to the hired NRSROs for the purpose of assigning or monitoring the ratings on the certificates, the hired NRSROs could withdraw their ratings on the certificates, which could adversely affect the market value of your certificates and/or limit your ability to sell your certificates.
We refer you to“Rating Agencies”in this prospectus supplement.
Appraisals May Not Accurately Reflect the Value or Condition of the Mortgaged Property
In general, appraisals represent the analysis and opinion of the person performing the appraisal at the time the appraisal is prepared and are not guarantees of, and may not be indicative of, present or future value. We cannot assure you that another person would not have arrived at a different valuation, even if such person used the same general approach to and same method of valuing the property, or that different valuations would not have been reached by any originator based on its internal review of such appraisals. Investors are encouraged to make their own determination as to whether an appraisal is an accurate representation of the value of a mortgaged property.
The appraisals obtained in connection with the origination of the mortgage loans sought to establish the amount a typically motivated buyer would pay a typically motivated seller at the time they were prepared. Such amount could be significantly higher than the amount obtained from the sale of a mortgaged property under a distressed or liquidation sale. In addition, in many real estate markets property values have declined since the time the appraisals were obtained, and therefore the appraisals may not be an accurate reflection of the current market value of the mortgaged properties. The mortgage loans were originated betweenAugust 2012 and January 2013 and the appraisals were generally prepared at the time of origination. The current market value of the mortgaged properties could be lower, and in some cases significantly lower, than the values indicated in the appraisals obtained at the origination of the mortgage loans and included in the original loan-to-value ratios reflected in this prospectus supplement.
Performing valuation and risk analysis of high-cost properties (such as the mortgaged properties) can involve challenges that are not generally present with respect to properties whose values fall
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within the average price range of their respective markets. There may be fewer substitute properties available (from which to derive comparative values) in the high-cost market, unique buyer attitudes and preferences, and more difficult to quantify “appeal” issues, any of which can make valuations in the high-cost home segment less precise than for more average-priced housing. In addition, differences exist between valuations due to the subjective nature of valuations and appraisals, particularly between different appraisers performing valuations at different points in time.
Loan-to-Value Ratios May Be Calculated Based on Appraised Value, Which May Not Be an Accurate Reflection of Current Market Value; Borrowers May Have, or May in the Future Incur, Additional Indebtedness Secured by Mortgaged Properties
As further described below under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—General,” the loan-to-value ratios and original loan-to-value ratios that are disclosed in this prospectus supplement are determined, in the case of a purchase money loan, based on the lesser of the selling price of the mortgaged property and its appraised value at origination of such mortgage loan, or, in the case of a refinance loan, based on the appraised value of the mortgaged property at the time of origination of the refinanced mortgage loan. As described above, because appraisals may not accurately reflect the value or condition of the mortgaged property and because property values generally have declined since the time appraisals were obtained, the loan-to-value ratios and original loan-to-value ratios that are disclosed in this prospectus supplement may be lower, in some cases significantly lower, than the loan-to-value ratios that would be determined if current appraised values of the mortgaged properties were used to determine loan-to-value ratios. Investors are encouraged to make their own determination as to the degree of reliance they place on the loan-to-value and original loan-to-value ratios that are disclosed in this prospectus supplement.
In addition, mortgage loan borrowers may have, or may in the future incur, additional indebtedness secured by mortgaged properties. This additional indebtedness could increase the risk that the value of the mortgaged property is less than the total indebtedness secured by the mortgaged property and could increase the risk of default on the affected mortgage loan.
Governmental Actions May Affect Servicing of Mortgage Loans and May Limit the Servicers’ Ability to Foreclose
The federal government, state and local governments, consumer advocacy groups and others continue to urge servicers to be aggressive in modifying mortgage loans to avoid foreclosure, and federal, state and local governmental authorities have enacted and continue to propose numerous laws, regulations and rules relating to mortgage loans generally, and foreclosure actions particularly. For example, the CFPB has released final rules relating to mortgage servicing, which become effective in January 2014, that prohibit a servicer from commencing a foreclosure until a mortgage loan is more than 120 days delinquent. The final rules also require servicers to provide certain notices and follow specific procedures relating to loss mitigation and foreclosure alternatives.
Any of these laws, regulations and rules may provide new defenses to foreclosure, insulate the servicers from liability for modification of loans without regard to the terms of the pooling and servicing agreement or the servicing agreements or result in limitations on upward adjustment of mortgage interest rates, reduced payments by borrowers, permanent forgiveness of debt, increased prepayments due to the availability of government-sponsored refinancing initiatives and/or increased reimbursable servicing expenses, all of which are likely to result in delays and may result in reductions in the distributions to be made on the certificates.
Several courts and state and local governments and their elected or appointed officials also have taken unprecedented steps to slow the foreclosure process or prevent foreclosures altogether. A number of these laws have been enacted, including in California. These laws, regulations and rules will result in delays in the foreclosure process, and may lead to reduced payments by borrowers or increased reimbursable servicing expenses.
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Certificateholders will bear the risk that future regulatory and legal developments will result in losses on their certificates, to the extent not covered by the applicable credit enhancement. The effect on the certificates will likely be more severe if any of these future legal and regulatory developments occur in one or more states in which there is a significant concentration of mortgaged properties.
Underwriting Standards May Affect Risk of Loss on the Mortgage Loans
Generally, the mortgage loans have been originated using underwriting standards that are less stringent than the underwriting standards applied by certain other first lien mortgage purchase programs, such as those of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Applying less stringent underwriting standards creates additional risks that losses on the mortgage loans will occur and will be allocated to certificateholders.
Mortgage loans originated under the originators’ underwriting criteria and which illustrate this additional risk include the following:
· | mortgage loans secured by properties acquired as second homes or investments, which constitute approximately 4.19% of the mortgage pool by stated principal balance as of the cut-off date, may present a greater risk that the borrower will stop making monthly payments if the borrower’s financial condition deteriorates. This risk may be especially pronounced for borrowers with mortgage loans on more than two properties. Approximately 38.47% of the mortgage pool by stated principal balance as of the cut-off date are mortgage loans made to borrowers with mortgage loans on two or more properties, and approximately 0.12% of the mortgage pool by stated principal balance as of the cut-off date are mortgage loans made to borrowers with two mortgage loans included in the mortgage pool; |
· | mortgage loans made to borrowers who are self-employed, which constitute approximately 25.45% of the mortgage pool by stated principal balance as of the cut-off date, may present a greater risk that the borrower will default on the mortgage loan than mortgage loans made to salaried or commissioned borrowers because self-employed borrowers frequently have less predictable income, and self-employed borrowers who are small business owners may be personally liable for their business debt; and |
· | mortgage loans with a stated principal balance over $1,000,000, which constitute approximately 19.17% of the mortgage pool by stated principal balance as of the cut-off date, may present a greater risk than mortgage loans with a lower principal balance because defaults on a mortgage loan with a larger principal balance may result in greater losses allocated to the certificateholders. |
In addition, the amount of documentation required by the applicable underwriting guidelines to verify information provided by the borrower, such as income or assets, may vary. Differences in these documentation requirements may result in greater risks for some mortgage loans than those originated with more stringent documentation requirements. The applicable documentation requirements are summarized in“Annex A—Certain Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans”of this prospectus supplement.
We refer you to “The Originators” and “Acquisition of Mortgage Loans by the Seller” in this prospectus supplement and to “Risk Factors—Aspects of the Mortgage Loan Origination Process May Result in Higher than Expected Delinquencies” and “Loan Program—Underwriting Standards” in the prospectus.
In Underwriting the Mortgage Loans, an Originator May Not Have Followed Its Underwriting Guidelines; Underwriting Guidelines May Not Identify or Appropriately Assess Repayment Risks
As described below under “The Originators” and “Acquisition of Mortgage Loans by the Seller,” each originator, when originating the mortgage loans, generally does so in accordance with underwriting guidelines it has established or in accordance with investor-specific underwriting guidelines it has adopted and, in certain cases, based on exceptions to those guidelines. These guidelines may not
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identify or appropriately assess the risk that the interest and principal payments due on a mortgage loan will be repaid when due, or at all, or whether the value of the mortgaged property will be sufficient to otherwise provide for recovery of such amounts. To the extent exceptions are made to an originator’s underwriting guidelines in originating a mortgage loan, those exceptions may increase the risk that principal and interest amounts may not be received or recovered and compensating factors, if any, which may have been the premise for making an exception to the underwriting guidelines may not in fact compensate for any additional risk. Furthermore, to the extent that the underwriting guidelines were not followed by an originator when originating the mortgage loans, there could also be an increased risk that principal and interest amounts may not be received or recovered.
See “Annex A—Exceptions to Underwriting Guidelines at Origination” and “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans” for a discussion of the limitations on the use of credit or FICO scores.
Pre-offering Review of the Mortgage Loans Underlying the Certificates May Not Reveal Aspects of the Mortgage Loans Which Could Lead to Losses
The sponsor has undertaken certain limited loan review procedures with respect to various aspects of certain mortgage loans underlying the certificates, including a review of the underwriting of certain of the mortgage loans conducted by each originator and verification of certain aspects of the mortgage loans. In conducting these review procedures, the sponsor relied on information and resources available to it (which were limited and which, in most cases, were not independently verified) and on one or more third party agents. The sponsor attributes all findings and conclusions of these review procedures to itself. These review procedures were intended to discover certain material discrepancies and possible material defects in the mortgage loans reviewed. However, these procedures did not constitute a re-underwriting of the loans, and were not designed or intended to discover every possible discrepancy or defect. In addition, the sponsor engaged a third party to conduct procedures designed by the sponsor to sample the sponsor’s data regarding characteristics of the mortgage loans, which data were used to generate the numerical information about the mortgage pool included in this prospectus supplement. Also, the review included the recalculation by a third party of numerical disclosures regarding the mortgage loans selected by the sponsor and appearing in this prospectus supplement. There can be no assurance that any review process conducted uncovered relevant facts that could be determinative of how the reviewed mortgage loans will perform. Investors should note that the sponsor undertook these limited procedures with respect to a portion of the mortgage loans and did not undertake these loan review procedures for the remaining mortgage loans.
Furthermore, to the extent that the limited review conducted by the sponsor did reveal factors that could affect how the mortgage loans will perform, the sponsor may have incorrectly assessed the potential severity of those factors. For example, in cases where a third party reviewed an original appraisal and determined that it did not support the original appraised value, the third party reviewed a Collateral Desktop Analysis or similar appraisal product, such as a field review, to determine whether the original appraisal was correct. The review of the analyses by the sponsor and the seller may, erroneously, not have indicated a defect in the original appraisal, which could result in an increased risk that payments on these mortgage loans may not be received or recovered. Investors are encouraged to make their own determination as the extent to which they place reliance on the limited loan review procedures of the sponsor.
We refer you to“Pre-Offering Review of the Mortgage Loans”in this prospectus supplement.
Risks Related to Mortgage Loans With Interest-Only Payments
Approximately 2.36% of the mortgage loans by stated principal balance as of the cut-off date to be included in the trust fund provide for payment of interest at the related mortgage interest rate, but no payment of principal, for a period of ten years following the origination of the mortgage loan. Following the interest-only period, the monthly payment with respect to each of these mortgage loans will be increased to an amount sufficient to amortize the principal balance of the mortgage loan over the remaining
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term and to pay interest at the applicable mortgage interest rate.This increase may result in increased delinquencies by the related borrowers, particularly if interest rates have increased and the borrower is unable to refinance. In addition, losses may be greater on these mortgage loans since there will be no principal amortization during the early years of these mortgage loans.
Historical performance data for interest-only mortgage loans is limited compared to performance data for mortgage loans that amortize from origination. The performance of interest-only mortgage loans may be significantly different from mortgage loans that amortize from origination. In addition, these borrowers may expect to refinance their mortgage loans with new mortgage loans (if a refinancing opportunity is available), particularly at the end of the interest-only period, which may result in higher prepayment speeds than would otherwise be the case. Also, the failure by a borrower to build equity in a mortgaged property may present special default and prepayment risks, particularly if the value of the mortgaged property declines below the principal balance of the mortgage loan.
We refer you to “Yield, Prepayment and Weighted Average Life— General” in this prospectus supplement and “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Mortgage Loans With Interest-Only Payments” and “— Risks Related to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans” in the accompanying prospectus.
Geographic Concentration of Mortgage Loans
Approximately43.15% of the mortgage loans by stated principal balance as of the cut-off date to be included in the trust fund are secured by properties located in the State of California and approximately 10.52% of the mortgage loans by stated principal balance as of the cut-off date to be included in the trust fund are secured by properties located in the State of Massachusetts. Adverse economic conditions and natural disasters in those regions or states with a higher concentration of mortgage loans will have a disproportionate impact on the rate of delinquencies, defaults and losses on the mortgage loans than if fewer of the mortgage loans were concentrated in those regions or states.
From time to time, areas of the United States may be affected by flooding, severe storms, hurricanes, landslides, wildfires, earthquakes or other natural disasters or the effects of global climate change (which may include flooding, drought or severe weather). Under the applicable purchase agreement, each originator will represent and warrant that as of the date that the seller acquired a mortgage loan, each mortgaged property was free of material damage. Under the mortgage loan purchase agreement, the seller will agree to cure a breach or repurchase from the trust fund or substitute for any mortgage loan as to which such representation and warranty made by the originator was true and correct as of the date made by the originator but not true and correct as of the closing date, if such breach materially and adversely affects the value of the mortgage loan or the interests of the certificateholders in that mortgage loan. In the event of a breach of this representation and warranty that materially and adversely affects the interests of certificateholders, the applicable originator or the seller, as applicable, will be required to cure the breach, repurchase the affected mortgage loan or substitute another mortgage loan, or, in certain circumstances, make an indemnification payment in the amount of the reduction in value resulting from such breach. If an originator or seller, as applicable, fails to cure the breach, repurchase or substitute for or make an indemnification payment with respect to the affected mortgage loan, no other party is obligated to do so. In addition, under the mortgage loan purchase agreement, Redwood Residential Acquisition Corporation will be obligated as described herein to cure the breach, or repurchase or substitute for any affected mortgage loan originated by any originator other than First Republic Bank if such originator is unable to cure such breach, repurchase or substitute for or make an indemnification payment with respect to such mortgage loan because it is subject to a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or no longer in existence.If any damage caused by flooding, storms, wildfires, landslides or earthquakes (or other causes) occurs after the closing date, no entity will have any remedy obligation. In addition, the standard hazard policies covering the mortgaged properties generally do not cover damage caused by earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding and landslides, and earthquake, hurricane, flood or landslide insurance may not have been obtained with respect to such mortgaged properties. As a consequence, realized losses could result. For example, a severe earthquake in the San Francisco area could result in losses on the certificates, including the senior certificates. In addition, significant changes in regional climate conditions could have effects that are difficult to foresee. To the extent that a locality becomes more susceptible to extreme
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temperatures or weather events or otherwise becomes less desirable as a place to live, property values could be adversely affected and rates of default could increase.
Hurricane Sandy, which struck the east coast of the United States in October 2012, may have adversely affected mortgaged properties located in the impacted areas. With respect to mortgage loans purchased by the seller prior to Hurricane Sandy, following the storm, the sponsor engaged real estate agents to inspect the related mortgaged properties located in the federal emergency management agency (“FEMA”) designated individual assistance zones affected by Hurricane Sandy. All mortgage loans purchased by the seller relating to mortgaged properties located in these zones were required to have related inspections in the mortgage loan files. No visible damage was detected from these inspections; however, because the inspections were conducted from the closest public road and may not have detected all material damage, no assurance can be given that such properties are free of material damage from the storm. Further, since not all of the mortgaged properties were inspected, no assurance can be given that those mortgaged properties that were not inspected are free from material damage from the storm.
Tornadoes hitting the midwest and southern regions of the United States in February and March, 2012, wildfires affecting the western United States in June, July and August 2012, drought conditions in the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and southern regions of the United States since the spring of 2012 and the derecho hitting the Midwest and mid-Atlantic United States in June 2012 also may have adversely affected mortgaged properties in those areas.
We refer you to “Yield, Prepayment and Weighted Average Life” in this prospectus supplement and “Risk Factors — Geographic Concentration of the Mortgage Loans” in the accompanying prospectus. For additional information regarding the geographic concentration of the mortgage loans to be included in the mortgage pool, see the applicable table(s) in “Annex A—Certain Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans” of this prospectus supplement.
The Return on Your Certificates Could Be Reduced by Shortfalls Due to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, or “Relief Act,” provides relief to borrowers who enter active military service and to borrowers in reserve status who are called to active duty after the origination of their mortgage loan. The Relief Act provides generally that a borrower who is covered by the Relief Act may not be charged interest on a mortgage loan in excess of 6% per annum during the period of the borrower’s active duty. Current or future military operations of the United States may result in an increase in the number of borrowers who may be in active military service, and the activation of additional U.S. military reservists or members of the National Guard, which may in turn significantly increase the proportion of mortgage loans whose mortgage rates are reduced by application of the Relief Act. In addition, mortgage loans in the mortgage pool that have not been identified as such may already be subject to the Relief Act. The amount of interest available for payment to certificateholders will be reduced by any reductions in the amount of interest collectible as a result of application of the Relief Act or similar state or local laws and neither the servicers nor any other party will be required to fund any interest shortfall caused by any these reductions. Interest shortfalls on the mortgage loans due to the application of the Relief Act or similar legislation or regulations will be applied to reduce accrued interest on each class of the certificates on a pro rata basis in accordance with the amount of interest due on each class on the applicable distribution date.
The Relief Act also limits the ability of the servicers to foreclose on a mortgage loan during the borrower’s period of active duty and, in some cases, during an additional three month period thereafter. As a result, there may be delays in payment and increased losses on the mortgage loans. Those delays and increased losses will be borne primarily by the class of certificates with a certificate principal amount greater than zero with the lowest payment priority.
On February 9, 2012, the Department of Justice, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and attorneys general representing 49 states and the District of Columbia reached a settlement agreement with five large mortgage servicers in connection with servicing and foreclosure
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issues. Consent judgments implementing the agreement were filed in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. in March, 2012. The settlement agreement provides additional relief to servicemembers and veterans, including requiring the five servicers to compensate servicemembers who were foreclosed on in violation of the Relief Act since 2006 or who were charged interest in excess of 6% per annum, and to implement procedures designed to prevent delinquencies and foreclosures. While none of the servicers servicing mortgage loans included in the mortgage pool are subject to the settlement agreement, it is possible that the terms of the settlement agreement will become applicable to the mortgage loans in the future, through additional settlements or rules and regulations of general applicability, which could cause delays in payments to or increase losses to the certificateholders.
We do not know how many mortgage loans have been or may be affected by the application of the Relief Act or similar legislation or regulations.
We refer you to “Certain Legal Aspects of the Loans—Servicemembers Civil Relief Act” in the prospectus and “Risk Factors—Financial Regulatory Reforms and Additional Proposed Regulations Could Have a Significant Impact on the Depositor, the Servicers or Any Successor Servicer or on the Value of the Certificates” above.
Potential Inadequacy of Credit Enhancement
The certificates are not insured by any financial guaranty insurance policy. The credit enhancement features of subordination and loss allocation are intended to enhance the likelihood that holders of more senior classes of certificates will receive regular payments of interest and principal, but are limited in nature and may be insufficient to cover all losses on the mortgage loans.
Subordination and Allocation of Losses. The amount of any loss experienced on a mortgage loan will be applied to reduce the principal amount of the class of subordinate certificates with the highest numerical class designation, until the principal amount of that class has been reduced to zero. If this loss allocation to the subordinate certificates is insufficient to absorb losses, then holders of more senior classes will incur losses and may never receive all of their principal payments. You should consider that:
· | if you buy a Class B-3 Certificate and losses on the mortgage loans exceed the total principal amount of the Class B-4 and Class B-5 Certificates, the principal amount of your certificates will be reduced proportionately with the principal amounts of the other Class B-3 Certificates by the amount of that excess; | |
· | if you buy a Class B-2 Certificate and losses on the mortgage loans exceed the total principal amount of the Class B-3, Class B-4 and Class B-5 Certificates, the principal amount of your certificates will be reduced proportionately with the principal amounts of the other Class B-2 Certificates by the amount of that excess; | |
· | if you buy a Class B-1 Certificate and losses on the mortgage loans exceed the total principal amount of the Class B-2, Class B-3, Class B-4 and Class B-5 Certificates, the principal amount of your certificates will be reduced proportionately with the principal amounts of the other Class B-1 Certificates by the amount of that excess; and | |
· | after the total principal amount of the subordinate certificates has been reduced to zero, losses on the mortgage loans may reduce the principal amounts of the senior certificates (or in the case of the A-IO1 and Class A-IO2 Certificates, the notional amounts thereof). |
Losses on the mortgage loans will reduce the loss protection provided by the subordinate certificates to the senior certificates and will increase the likelihood that the senior certificates will not receive all of their expected principal payments.
In addition, interest shortfalls resulting from reductions in the amount of monthly interest payments on mortgage loans due to application of the Relief Act, and from borrowers’ prepayments of their mortgage loans (to the extent such shortfalls exceed the related servicing fee in any month) will be applied to reduce current interest on each class of certificates on a pro rata basis in accordance with the amount of
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interest due on each class on the applicable distribution date. Accordingly, subordination will not provide the senior certificates with protection against these interest shortfalls. In addition, servicing modifications that reduce the interest rate due on a mortgage loan will decrease the Net WAC, which may therefore reduce current interest on each class of certificates, and subordination will not protect holders of the senior certificates from these reductions. The Net WAC for any distribution date will also be reduced by the amount of any fees, charges and other costs, including indemnification amounts and costs of arbitration (other than the master servicing fee, the trustee fee and amounts required to be paid by the master servicer from the master servicing fee), paid or reimbursed to the master servicer, the securities administrator and the trustee from the trust fund under the pooling and servicing agreement and the custodian under the custodial agreement during the prior calendar month, subject to an aggregate maximum amount of $300,000 annually.
No Primary Mortgage Insurance. None of the mortgage loans have primary mortgage insurance coverage. As a result, if a borrower defaults under a mortgage loan, foreclosure proceedings are brought by the related servicer, and the value of the mortgaged property is not adequate to pay principal and accrued interest on the mortgage loan along with related costs and expenses, there is unlikely to be any other source of payments available to reduce the amount of losses that would be incurred on that mortgage loan.
Unpredictability and Effect of Prepayments
The rate of principal distributions and yield to maturity on the certificates will be directly related to the rate of principal payments on the mortgage loans. The rate of prepayments on the mortgage loans will be sensitive to prevailing interest rates. Generally, if prevailing interest rates decline, mortgage loan prepayments may increase if refinancing is available at lower interest rates. If prevailing interest rates rise, prepayments on the mortgage loans may decrease.
For example, the mortgage loans could be subject to higher prepayment rates if fixed rate mortgage loans at competitive interest rates are available, allowing borrowers to refinance their mortgage loans to “lock-in” lower fixed interest rates. The features of adjustable rate mortgage loan programs and loans with specified interest-only periods during the past several years have varied significantly in response to market conditions including the interest rate environment, consumer demand, regulatory restrictions and other factors. The lack of uniformity of the terms and provisions of such mortgage loan programs have made it impracticable to compile meaningful comparative data on prepayment rates and, accordingly, we cannot assure you as to the rate of prepayments on the mortgage loans in stable or changing interest rate environments. The prepayment experience of the mortgage loans to be included in the trust may differ significantly from that of other first lien residential mortgage loans.
Borrowers may prepay their mortgage loans in whole or in part at any time. However, approximately 13.00% of the mortgage loans by stated principal balance as of the cut-off date, require prepayment charges if, during the first two years or first five years, as applicable, after the origination of the mortgage loan, either (a) the mortgage loan is prepaid in full or (b) the total of all prepayments during any twelve month period exceeds twenty percent (20%) of the original principal balance of the mortgage loan. The amount of the prepayment charge is equal to the lesser of (i) a range of one-half percent to one percent (0.5%-1%) of the principal balance of the mortgage loan immediately prior to the prepayment or (ii) six months advance interest on the amount prepaid that exceeds the allowable twenty percent (20%) of the original principal balance, calculated at the interest rate in effect on the date of prepayment. Prepayment charges will not be paid to certificateholders. All of the mortgage loans that require prepayment charges were originated by First Republic Bank, which will receive any prepayment charges paid by borrowers as additional servicing compensation.
Prepayments on the mortgage loans may occur as a result of solicitations of the borrowers by mortgage loan lenders, including the originators.
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The timing of prepayments of principal may also be affected by liquidations of or insurance payments on the mortgage loans. In addition, an originator of the mortgage loans may be required to purchase mortgage loans from the trust fund in the event that certain breaches of representations and warranties made with respect to the mortgage loans are not cured, or in the event that a borrower’s monthly payment with respect to a mortgage loan is one or more monthly payments delinquent within three months of the date of origination. These purchases will have the same effect on certificateholders as prepayments of mortgage loans.
In the event of an occurrence of a natural disaster in an area where mortgaged properties underlying the mortgage loans are located, the insurance proceeds received with respect to any damaged mortgaged properties that are not applied to the restoration of that property will be used to prepay the related mortgage loans in whole or in part. Any repurchases or repayments of the mortgage loans may reduce the weighted average lives and will reduce the yields on the offered certificates to the extent they are purchased at a premium.
If prepayments occur faster for mortgage loans with higher net mortgage rates than for mortgage loans with lower net mortgage rates, the Net WAC will be reduced, which may in turn reduce the rate at which interest accrues on the certificates.
A prepayment of a mortgage loan will usually result in a payment of principal on the certificates:
· | If you purchase certificates (other than the Class A-IO1 and Class A-IO2 Certificates) at a discount, and principal prepayments on the mortgage loans are received at a rate slower than you anticipate, then your yield may be lower than you anticipate. | |
· | If you purchase certificates at a premium and principal prepayments on the mortgage loans are received at a rate faster than you anticipate, then your yield may be lower than you anticipate. |
We refer you to “Yield, Prepayment and Weighted Average Life” in this prospectus supplement and “Yield and Prepayment Considerations” in the accompanying prospectus for a description of factors that may influence the rate and timing of prepayments on the mortgage loans.
The Timing of Realized Losses May Impact Returns on the Certificates
The timing of realized losses may impact the return earned on the certificates, in particular on the subordinate certificates. The timing of realized losses could be affected by the creditworthiness of the borrower, the borrower’s willingness and ability to continue to make payments, and new legislation, legal actions or programs that allow for the modification of loans or for borrowers to obtain relief through bankruptcy or other avenues. Because realized losses will be applied to reduce the aggregate principal amount of the subordinate certificates before being allocated to the senior certificates, they also reduce the interest paid on those certificates. Therefore, the timing of realized losses, and not just the overall level of such realized losses, will impact the return on the subordinate certificates.
Delay in Receipt of Liquidation Proceeds; Liquidation Proceeds May Be Less Than The Mortgage Balance
Substantial delays could be encountered in connection with the liquidation of delinquent mortgage loans. Further, reimbursement of advances made by a servicer (other than Cenlar FSB) and the servicing administrator and liquidation expenses such as legal fees, real estate taxes and maintenance and preservation expenses may reduce the portion of liquidation proceeds payable to certificateholders. If a mortgaged property fails to provide adequate security for the related mortgage loan, you could incur a loss on your investment if the applicable credit enhancement is insufficient to cover the loss.
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Mortgage Loan Modification Programs and Future Legislative Action May Adversely Affect the Performance and Market Value of Your Certificates
To limit losses on delinquent mortgage loans, in accordance with the servicing agreements, theservicers may use loss mitigation techniques, including forbearance agreements and other modification agreements and pre-foreclosure sales. Modifications of mortgage loans in an attempt to maximize the ultimate proceeds of such mortgage loans may have the effect of, among other things, reducing or otherwise changing the mortgage interest rate, forgiving payments of principal, interest or prepayment charges, capitalizing or deferring delinquent interest and other amounts owed under the mortgage loans, deferring principal payments, with or without interest, or any combination of these or other modifications. Since all of the classes of offered certificates receive interest based on the weighted average net mortgage interest rate of the mortgage loans or are subject to a limitation on interest equal to that rate, modifications to mortgage interest rates may reduce interest payable on the offered certificates. In addition, while the U.S. Congress has failed to pass legislation to enhance the power of bankruptcy courts to reduce the principal amount of, or the interest rate on, a mortgage loan of an individual who is a debtor in bankruptcy secured by a primary residence, it is possible that such legislation could be enacted in the future.
A modification may result in reduced interest collections available for distribution to the certificates, reduceddistributions of principal or the allocation of a realized loss to the most subordinate class of certificates outstanding. Modifications that are designed to maximize collections to the issuing entity in the aggregate may adversely affect a particular class of certificates. The servicers are required to consider the interests of all classes of certificates as a whole when making servicing decisions. If a servicer reduces the interest rate, extends the payment period or accepts a lesser amount than stated in the mortgage note in satisfaction of the mortgage note, or charges off or sells the mortgage loan, amounts available to make payments on the certificates will be reduced.
In 2008 and 2009, the federal government commenced implementation of programs designed to provide homeowners with assistance in avoiding residential mortgage loan foreclosures. In addition, certain mortgage lenders and servicers have voluntarily, or as part of settlements with law enforcement authorities, established loan modification programs relating to the mortgages they hold or service. These programs may involve, among other things, the modification of mortgage loans to reduce the rate of interest payable on the loans, to extend the payment terms of the loans, to forgive principal or to forbear the payment of a portion of principal on the mortgage loan without interest. In addition, members of the U.S. Congress have indicated support for additional legislative relief for homeowners, including a proposed amendment of the bankruptcy laws to permit the modification of mortgage loans in bankruptcy proceedings. The Home Affordable Modification Program, or HAMP, administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury, provides incentives to servicers to modify mortgage loans by writing down principal, to offer permanent modifications and to provide homeowners with more alternatives to foreclosure. HAMP also requires servicers, in certain circumstances, to allow a 30-day response period after notice that a borrower has not been approved for HAMP before conducting a foreclosure sale, and prohibits servicers from referring a borrower to foreclosure until the borrower has been determined to be ineligible for HAMP or reasonable solicitation efforts have failed. Although HAMP currently does not apply to mortgage loans in the mortgage pool, its applicability requirements could be revised in the future. Similarly, a Federal Housing Administration, or FHA, program permits lenders to provide additional refinancing options to borrowers who owe more than their home is worth. These loan modification programs, as well as future law enforcement and legislative or regulatory actions, including changes to HAMP and amendments to the bankruptcy laws that result in the modification of outstanding mortgage loans, could adversely affect the amounts payable on and market value of your certificates. These programs may involve the modification of mortgage loans in default as well as mortgage loans where default is, in the judgment of the servicer, imminent.
It is not yet certain whether the servicers or any successor servicer will modify the terms of any mortgage loans, what form any modified terms may take, how or when modifications may be implemented, or how the certificates may be impacted by such modifications. No assurances can be given that the
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implementation of loan modifications or the failure to implement loan modifications will not adversely impact the certificates.
Proposals to Acquire Mortgage Loans by Eminent Domain May Adversely Affect Your Certificates
The County Board of Supervisors of San Bernardino, California in 2012 approved a joint exercise of powers agreement among the County of San Bernardino, California, the City of Ontario, California and the City of Fontana, California to establish a joint powers authority (the “Authority”) to implement a program to assist homeowners in those jurisdictions who are obligated on residential mortgage loans with outstanding balances in excess of the market value of the mortgaged properties. The proposed program included authorization for the Authority to acquire any such mortgage loans by voluntary purchase or eminent domain and to modify those mortgage loans to allow homeowners to continue to own and occupy their homes. Although the authority has since rejected such a program, other local governments, including the City of Chicago, Illinois and the City of Berkeley, California, have taken similar steps to consider how the power of eminent domain could be used to acquire residential mortgage loans.
There is no certainty as to whether any governmental entity will take steps to acquire any mortgage loans under such a program, whether any mortgage loans sought to be purchased will be mortgage loans held in securitization trusts, what purchase price would be paid for any such mortgage loans, and whether additional governmental entities may consider and ultimately pass similar legislation. Any such actions could have a material adverse affect on the market value of residential mortgage-backed certificates such as the certificates. There is also no certainty as to whether any such action without the consent of investors would face legal challenge, and, if so, the outcome of any such challenge.
As described under “The Agreements—Obligations in Respect of Proposed Eminent Domain Mortgage Loan Acquisition” below, if a governmental entity implements a program under which it has the power to acquire residential mortgage loans through the exercise of eminent domain, and the governmental entity proposes to acquire a mortgage loan out of the trust fund, the controlling holder will obtain or cause to be obtained or, if there is no longer a controlling holder, the trustee will cause the related servicer to obtain, a valuation on the related property in the form of a broker’s price opinion or another valuation method that it deems appropriate. The controlling holder, if any, may also engage a third party to review each such mortgage loan to determine whether the payment offered by such governmental entity is the fair market value of the mortgage loan, and it may engage legal counsel to assess the legality of the governmental entity’s proposed action and whether there are bona fide legal grounds for contesting the acquisition. Based on the results of these determinations, the controlling holder may contest such an acquisition through appropriate legal proceedings. If certain conditions are satisfied, the certificateholders may direct the trustee to pursue such an action. These procedures may take substantial time, which could result in delays, increased costs and losses to certificateholders.
Risks Related to the Potential Elimination or Reduction of the Mortgage-Interest Tax Deduction
The future of the mortgage-interest tax deduction is uncertain as Congress continues to consider ways to implement a long-term deficit reduction plan. Currently, individual taxpayers are permitted to deduct interest paid on mortgage loan balances of up to $1 million for primary and secondary residences (on a combined basis) and on home equity loan balances of up to $100,000. The recently enacted 2012 Taxpayer Relief Act will have the effect of further limiting mortgage-interest tax deductions for certain individuals because it restores the overall limits on itemized deductions applicable to taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes over specified levels commencing in 2013 and eliminates the ability to treat mortgage insurance premiums as interest commencing in 2014. Other proposals for reducing the deficit are expected to be considered by Congress in the coming months. One such proposal would eliminate altogether the tax deduction for interest paid on residential mortgage loans and another would instead cap qualifying mortgage loan balances at $500,000, give homeowners a 12 percent tax credit and eliminate the deduction for second homes and home equity loans. Elimination or further restrictions on the mortgage-interest tax deduction could negatively affect the U.S. housing market, the market value of residential mortgage loans and the certificates.
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Special Assessments and Energy Efficiency Liens May Take Priority Over the Mortgage Lien
Mortgaged properties securing the mortgage loans may be subject to the lien of special property taxes and/or special assessments. These liens may be superior to the liens securing the mortgage loans, irrespective of the date of the mortgage. In some instances, individual borrowers may be able to elect to enter into contracts with governmental agencies for Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) or similar assessments that are intended to secure the payment of energy and water efficiency and distributed energy generation improvements that are permanently affixed to their properties, possibly without notice to or the consent of the mortgagee. These assessments may also have lien priority over the mortgages securing mortgage loans. No assurance can be given that any mortgaged property so assessed will increase in value to the extent of the assessment lien. Additional indebtedness secured by the assessment lien would reduce the amount of the value of the mortgaged property available to satisfy the affected mortgage loan.
Helping Families Save Their Homes Act
The Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009, Public Law 111-22, 123 Stat. 1632, effective as of May 20, 2009, amends the Truth in Lending Act to require purchasers or assignees of mortgage loans secured by a borrower’s principal dwelling to mail or deliver notice to borrowers of the sale or transfer of their mortgage loan no later than 30 days after a sale or transfer. The sale of the mortgage loans from the depositor to the issuing entity will require that these notices be mailed or delivered reflecting the ownership of the mortgage loans by the issuing entity. Failure to comply with these notice requirements may result in civil claims for compensatory and punitive damages against the issuing entity. Any judgment against, or settlement by, the issuing entity relating to these violations would reduce the funds otherwise available for distribution to investors, and may result in shortfalls or losses on your certificates. The servicing agreements will require the servicers to deliver the required notices to borrowers.
Risks Associated With Mortgage Loan Origination or Ownership
The Truth in Lending Act provides that subsequent purchasers of mortgage loans originated in violation of certain requirements specified in the Truth in Lending Act may have liability for such violations. As described more fully above under “— Financial Regulatory Reforms and Additional Proposed Regulations Could Have a Significant Impact on the Depositor, the Servicers or Any Successor Servicer or on the Value of the Certificates,” the CFPB has issued regulations, which become effective in January 2014, specifying the standards for a “qualified mortgage” that would have the benefit of a safe harbor from such liability if certain requirements are satisfied, or a rebuttable presumption from such liability if only certain of these requirements are satisfied. Although the regulations would apply only to mortgage loans originated after the effective date in 2014, many of the mortgage loans expected to be included in the trust fund may not satisfy the requirements for a “qualified mortgage” under either set of requirements. Possible liabilities that could be required to be paid by an assignee of a mortgage loan include actual damages suffered by the borrower, litigation costs, statutory damages and special statutory damages. Various state and local legislatures may adopt similar or more onerous provisions in the future. We are unable to predict how these laws and regulations relating to assignee liability may affect the value of your certificates. In addition, the qualified mortgage rule may adversely affect the market generally for mortgage-backed securities, if investors are not willing to invest in pools of mortgage loans that do not satisfy the qualified mortgage requirements, thereby reducing the liquidity of your certificates.
Changes in the Accounting Rules May Affect You
The Financial Accounting Standards Board recently adopted changes to the accounting standards for investments, such as the offered certificates, in interests in securitization vehicles such as the issuing entity. These changes, and any other future changes in accounting standards, may affect the manner in which you must account for your investment in any offered certificates and, under some circumstances, may require that you consolidate the entire trust fund on your balance sheet. Prospective investors in the offered certificates should consult their accounting advisors to determine the effect that accounting standards, including the recent changes, may have on them. We make no representation or warranty
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regarding the treatment of any offered certificates or the trust fund for purposes of any accounting standards.
Reduced Lending Capacities May Hinder Refinancing and Increase Risk of Loss
Since 2006, a number of originators and servicers of residential mortgage loans have experienced serious financial difficulties and, in some cases, have gone out of business. These difficulties have resulted, in part, from declining markets for their mortgage loans as well as from claims for repurchases of mortgage loans previously sold under provisions that require repurchase in the event of early payment defaults or for breaches of representations and warranties regarding loan quality and characteristics. Many originators with large servicing portfolios have experienced rising costs of servicing as mortgage loan delinquencies have increased, without a compensating increase in servicing compensation. The lack of a functioning secondary market for mortgage-backed securities and mortgage loans has also reduced the availability of certain types of mortgage products that do not fit within the criteria of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae or Ginnie Mae.
These trends may reduce alternatives for mortgagors seeking to refinance their mortgage loans. The reduced availability of refinancing options for mortgagors may result in higher rates of delinquencies and losses on the mortgage loans. These trends may also make it more difficult to engage a successor servicer if that becomes necessary.
Market Exit of Originators and Servicers; Financial Condition of Originators, Servicers and the Seller
The financial difficulties of originators and servicers of residential mortgage loans may be exacerbated by higher delinquencies and defaults that reduce the value of mortgage loan portfolios, requiring originators to sell their portfolios at greater discounts to par. In addition, the costs of servicing an increasingly delinquent mortgage loan portfolio may be rising without a corresponding increase in servicing compensation. The value of many residual interests retained by sellers of mortgage loans in the securitization market has also been declining in these market conditions. Currently, overall origination volumes are down significantly. Many originators and servicers of residential mortgage loans also have been the subject of governmental investigations and litigations, many of which have the potential to impact the financial condition of those financial institutions. In addition, any regulatory oversight, proposed legislation and/or governmental intervention designed to protect consumers may have an adverse impact on originators and servicers. On January 7, 2013, federal regulators reached an $8.5 billion settlement agreement with ten U.S. banks regarding alleged foreclosure abuses. While none of the servicers servicing mortgage loans included in the mortgage pool are currently subject to the settlement agreement, it is possible that similar settlement agreements will be reached with similar terms. These factors, among others, may have the overall effect of increasing costs and expenses of originators and servicers while at the same time decreasing servicing cash flow and loan origination revenues, and in turn may lead to originators or servicers leaving the industry.
Financial difficulties may result in the inability of originators to repurchase mortgage loans in the event of early payment defaults and other mortgage loan representation and warranty breaches or to make required advances of delinquent monthly payments which may also affect the value of residential mortgage-backed securities backed by those mortgage loans. Financial difficulties may also have a negative effect on the ability of servicers to pursue collections on mortgage loans that are experiencing increased delinquencies and defaults and to maximize recoveries on the sale of underlying properties following foreclosure. If a servicer is experiencing financial difficulties, it may not be able to perform its servicing duties, its advancing obligations (as applicable) or its obligations as originator to repurchase mortgage loans as required. Generally, none of the sponsor, the depositor or the underwriter is required to repurchase the mortgage loans if an originator or servicer fails to do so.
As further described in this prospectus supplement under“The Agreements—Representations and Warranties,”in the mortgage loan purchase agreement,the seller will make certain limited representations and warranties with respect to the mortgage loans. The seller will also be obligated to cure
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the breach, or repurchase from the trustee or substitute for any mortgage loan as to which a representation and warranty made by an originator relating to the characteristics of the mortgage loans was true and correct as of the date made by such originator but not true and correct as of the closing date, if such breach materially and adversely affects the value of the mortgage loan or the interests of the certificateholders in that mortgage loan. In addition, with respect to representations and warranties made by each originator other than First Republic Bank, the seller will be obligated to cure a breach or repurchase or substitute for a mortgage loan because of a breach of any such representation and warranty that materially and adversely affects the value of the mortgage loan or the interests of the certificateholders in that mortgage loan to the extent such originator is unable to do so because it is subject to a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or no longer in existence. Therefore, if the seller experiences financial difficulties, it may be unable to perform these obligations, which may result in losses on the certificates.
Investors Will Be Dependent on Certain Third Parties Performing Their Responsibilities in an Accurate and Timely Manner
The mortgage loans held by the trust fund are serviced by third-party servicers. The obligation of each servicer (other than Cenlar FSB) and the servicing administrator to fund advances on behalf of a delinquent borrower is limited to the extent that it does not expect to recover the advances from the ultimate disposition of the mortgaged property securing the mortgage loan, which could therefore affect the timing and amount of payments available for distribution to the certificateholders. In addition, as with any external service provider, investors are subject to the risks associated with inadequate or untimely services for reasons such as errors or miscalculations. Generally, many servicers are experiencing higher delinquencies and defaults than they have historically and, as a result, there is a risk that their operational infrastructures cannot properly process this increased volume. To the extent a servicer or the servicing administrator fails to fully perform its obligations, the certificates could experience losses. In addition, certificateholders generally do not have the right to directly enforce remedies against a servicer or the issuing entity and instead must rely on the trustee, the master servicer or the controlling holder, as the case may be, to enforce their rights under the pooling and servicing agreement. If none of the trustee, the master servicer or the controlling holder is required to take action under the terms of the pooling and servicing agreement, or if the applicable party fails to take action, certificateholders could experience losses.
Under the assignment, assumption and recognition agreements and the assignment of representations and warranties agreements, the controlling holder is the holder of a majority of the class principal amount of the Class B-5 Certificates or, if the class principal amount of the Class B-5 Certificates has been reduced to zero, any holder of the majority of the class principal amount of the Class B-4 Certificates, and may not be the depositor or the sellerbut may be an affiliate of the sponsor. If the class principal amount of the Class B-4 Certificates has been reduced to zero, there is no longer a controlling holder. The controlling holder will have the right, in its sole discretion, to pursue an action in respect of an alleged breach by an originator of a representation and warranty relating to the characteristics of the mortgage loans. In addition, if certain conditions are satisfied, holders of more than 50% of the aggregate voting interests of the senior certificates can direct the trustee to pursue an action against the applicable originator with respect to such breach or against the seller if the seller has an obligation to cure such breach, or repurchase or substitute for a mortgage loan as described in this prospectus supplement. If there is no controlling holder, then, in certain circumstances, holders of more than 50% of the aggregate voting interests of the certificates can direct the trustee to pursue an action against such originator or the seller with respect to an alleged breach of a mortgage loan representation and warranty. The controlling holder is under no obligation to pursue such actions and the trustee will pursue such actions only under the limited circumstances described in this prospectus supplement. It may also be difficult to obtain the number of certificateholder votes needed to direct the trustee to pursue such an action. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that, if the controlling holder or the trustee pursues such an action, that such action will be successful, which could result in losses on your certificates. See “The Agreements—Representations and Warranties” in this prospectus supplement.
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Actions to Enforce Breaches of Representations and Warranties Relating to Mortgage Loan Characteristics May Take a Significant Amount of Time or Cause Delays or Reductions in the Amount of Payments Made to Certificateholders
The process for determining whether there has been a breach of a representation and warranty that materially and adversely affects the value of, or the interest of the certificateholders in, a mortgage loan, and the obligation to cure such breach, or to repurchase, substitute for or make an indemnification payment with respect to such mortgage loan, may be time-consuming and could result in delays in payments on the certificates. As described in the immediately preceding risk factor and as further described under“The Agreements—Representations and Warranties”below, the controlling holder or the trustee may pursue an action to enforce an alleged breach, which may include an arbitration proceeding.Additionally, the controlling holder or, if there is no longer a controlling holder, the trustee, will review or cause to be reviewed each mortgage loan that has been delinquent for more than 120 days, other than any such mortgage loan that was the subject of a previous arbitration proceeding under the related purchase agreement,to determine whether any breaches of the representations and warranties given by the originator under the related purchase agreement have occurred or if the seller has an obligation to cure a breach, or repurchase or substitute for a mortgage loan. If certain conditions are satisfied, the certificateholders may compel the controlling holder or the trustee to pursue an action even if, based upon its review, that party concluded that there was no evidence of a breach of a representation and warranty. These procedures may take substantial time, which could result in delays, increased costs and losses to certificateholders.
Bankruptcy or Insolvency of a Transferor Could Result in Losses on the Certificates
The seller will acquire, or has acquired, the mortgage loans either directly from an entity that originated mortgage loans or from a direct or indirect transferee of an entity that originated mortgage loans. The seller will then sell the mortgage loans to the depositor and the depositor will sell the mortgage loans to the issuing entity. The depositor believes, based on the terms of the relevant documents (in certain cases) and on certifications provided by transaction parties (in other cases) that each transfer of the mortgage loans by a transferor to a transferee will be a sale, so that the transferee will be the owner of the mortgage loans. Nonetheless, if any transferor were to go into bankruptcy or become the subject of a receivership or conservatorship, and a party in interest (including the transferor) were to assert that the transfer of the mortgage loans to the transferee was not a sale, but rather should be recharacterized as the grant of a security interest in the mortgage loans to secure a borrowing by the transferor, delays in distributions on the certificates could result. If a court were to adopt such a position, then delays or reductions in distributions on, or other losses with respect to, the certificates could result.
Should a transferor go into bankruptcy or become the subject of a receivership or conservatorship, there could be other adverse effects that could result in delays or reductions in distributions on, or other losses with respect to, the certificates. These adverse effects could include, but may not be limited to, one or more of the following. The parties may be prohibited (unless authorization is obtained from the court or the receiver or conservator) from taking any action to enforce any obligations of the transferor under any transaction document or to collect any amount owing by the transferor under any transaction document. In addition, with the authorization of the court or the receiver or conservator, the transferor may be able to repudiate any of the transaction documents to which it is a party. Such a repudiation would excuse the transferor from performing any of its obligations, and the rights of the transferee under the transaction documents may be limited or eliminated. Such a repudiation could also excuse the other parties to the transaction documents from performing any of their obligations. In particular, a transferor may be able to repudiate its obligations to cure breaches, or repurchase or substitute for mortgage loans as required by the transaction documents.
One or more of the transferors are banks that are subject to regulation by the FDIC. The FDIC recently has indicated that it may treat as property of a bank in receivership or conservatorship (i) any property that is shown as an asset on the financial statements of a bank, or (ii) any property that the bank previously transferred if the bank retains a continuing economic interest in the transferred assets. The FDIC has indicated that it may assert these positions notwithstanding that the assets have been sold as a matter of law. The depositor has taken certain steps to try to prevent any of the mortgage loans from being shown as
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assets on the financial statements of any transferor that is a bank. The depositor, however, can provide no assurances that its efforts will be successful. In addition, it is possible that a transferor that is a bank will purchase certificates and as a result, the FDIC will take the position that the bank has retained a continuing economic interest in the mortgage loans. The depositor cannot provide any assurance that a court will not accept the FDIC’s positions. As a result, should a transferor that is a bank become the subject of a receivership or conservatorship, should the mortgage loans be shown as assets on its financial statements or should it own any certificates, and should the FDIC’s position prevail, then the issuing entity may not own all the mortgage loans and there may be delays in payment or losses on the certificates. There may also be delays in payments while these issues are being resolved by the FDIC or a court.
Similar issues could arise if any transferor of mortgage loans, or any affiliate of a transferor, is designated by the Secretary of the Treasury as systemically important and then subjected to a receivership as set forth in the “orderly liquidation authority” provisions of Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act.
There may be other possible effects of a bankruptcy or insolvency of a mortgage loan transferor that could result in delays or reductions in distributions on, or other losses with respect to, the certificates.
Regardless of any ruling made by a court, moreover, the mere fact that a mortgage loan transferor or any of its affiliates has become insolvent or gone into bankruptcy, conservatorship, or receivership could have an adverse effect on the value of the mortgage loans and on the liquidity and value of the certificates.
Bankruptcy or Insolvency of a Servicer, the Servicing Administrator, the Owner of Servicing Rights or the Master Servicer Could Result in Losses on the Certificates
Each servicer will be permitted to commingle collections on the mortgage loans with its own funds for up to two business days. In addition, each servicer will deposit collections in an account that is not under the control of the trustee, and collections will be held in this account before they are remitted each month to the securities administrator. In the event a servicer goes into bankruptcy or becomes the subject of a receivership or conservatorship, the issuing entity, the trustee and the holders of the certificates may not have a perfected or priority interest in any collections on mortgage loans that are in the servicer’s possession or have not been remitted to the securities administrator at the time of the commencement of the bankruptcy or similar proceeding. A servicer may not be required to remit to the securities administrator any collections on mortgage loans that are in its possession or have not been remitted to the securities administrator at the time it goes into bankruptcy or becomes subject to a similar proceeding.
To the extent that a servicer has commingled collections of mortgage loans with its own funds, the holders of the certificates may be required to return to the servicer as preferential transfer payments received on the certificates.
If a servicer, the servicing administrator or the master servicer were to go into bankruptcy or become the subject of a receivership or conservatorship, it may stop performing its functions as servicer, servicing administrator or master servicer, and it may be difficult to find a third party to act as successor servicer, servicing administrator or master servicer. Alternatively, a servicer, the servicing administrator or the master servicer may take the position that unless the amount of its compensation is increased or the terms of its obligations are otherwise altered, it will stop performing its functions as servicer, servicing administrator or master servicer. If it would be difficult to find a third party to act as successor servicer, servicing administrator or master servicer, the parties, as a practical matter, may have no choice but to agree to the demands of such servicer, the servicing administrator or the master servicer. A servicer, the servicing administrator or the master servicer may also have the power, with the approval of the court or the receiver or conservator, to assign its rights and obligations as servicer to a third party without the consent, and even over the objection, of the parties, and without complying with the requirements of the applicable documents.
If a servicer, the servicing administrator or the master servicer is in bankruptcy or the subject of a receivership or conservatorship, then the parties may be prohibited (unless authorization is obtained from
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the court or the receiver or conservator) from taking any action to enforce any obligations of such servicer, the servicing administrator or the master servicer under the applicable documents or to collect any amount owing by such servicer, the servicing administrator or the master servicer under the applicable documents.
If a servicer, the servicing administrator or the master servicer is in bankruptcy or the subject of a receivership or conservatorship, then, despite the terms of the documents, the parties may be prohibited from terminating the servicer, servicing administrator or master servicer and appointing a successor servicer, servicing administrator or master servicer.
It is possible that a period of adverse economic conditions resulting in high defaults and delinquencies on the mortgage loans will pose a potential bankruptcy risk to a servicer if its servicing compensation is less than its cost of servicing.
Redwood Residential Acquisition Corporation is in effect the owner of the servicing rights with respect to the mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB. If the owner of servicing rights is in bankruptcy or is the subject of a receivership or conservatorship, then, despite the terms of the documents, the parties may be prohibited from terminating the related servicer or the servicing administrator. In addition, the owner of the servicing rights may have the power, with the approval of the bankruptcy court or the receiver or conservator, to transfer servicing from the servicer to a third party, or to transfer its rights as servicing administrator to a third party, without the consent, and even over the objection, of the parties, and without complying with the requirements of the applicable documents. Such an assignment may have the effect of terminating the existing servicer or servicing administrator, and replacing it with a new servicer or servicing administrator, regardless of the terms of the documents.
The occurrence of any of these events could result in delays or reductions in distributions on, or other losses with respect to, the certificates. There may also be other possible effects of a bankruptcy, receivership or conservatorship of a servicer, the servicing administrator, the master servicer or the owner of servicing rights that could result in delays or reductions in distributions on, or other losses with respect to, the certificates. Regardless of any specific adverse determinations in a bankruptcy, receivership or conservatorship of a servicer, the master servicer, the servicing administrator or the owner of servicing rights, the fact that such a proceeding has been commenced could have an adverse effect on the value of the mortgage loans and the liquidity and value of the certificates.
The Trustee May Not Have a Perfected Interest in Collections Held by a Servicer
Each servicer will be permitted to commingle collections on the mortgage loans with its own funds for up to two business days. In addition, each servicer will deposit collections in an account that is not under the control of the trustee, and collections will be held in this account before they are remitted each month to the securities administrator. If a servicer is unable to, or fails to, turn over collections as required by the transaction documents, then the issuing entity, the trustee and the holders of the certificates may not have a perfected or priority interest in any collections that are in such servicer’s possession or have not been remitted to the securities administrator.
Stricter Enforcement of Foreclosure Rules and Documentation Requirements May Cause Delays and Increase the Risk of Loss
Recently courts and administrative agencies have been enforcing more strictly existing rules regarding the conduct of foreclosures, and in some circumstances have been imposing new rules regarding foreclosures. Some courts have delayed or prohibited foreclosures based on alleged failures to comply with hypertechnical requirements. State legislatures have been enacting new laws regarding foreclosure procedures. In some cases, law enforcement personnel have been refusing to enforce foreclosure judgments. At least one county is reported to be refusing to allow foreclosure sales to be conducted on the courthouse steps. In addition, more borrowers are using legal actions, including filing for bankruptcy, to attempt to block or delay foreclosures. As a result, the servicers may be subject to delays in conducting foreclosures and the expense of foreclosures may increase, resulting in delays or reductions in payments on the certificates.
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Borrowers have been increasingly successful in challenging or delaying foreclosures based on technical grounds, including challenges based on alleged defects in the mortgage loan documents and challenges based on alleged defects in the documents under which the mortgage loans were securitized. In a number of cases, such challenges have delayed or prevented foreclosures. Although the sponsor’s custodian will conduct a review of the mortgage files, as discussed under “The Agreements—Assignment of the Mortgage Loans,” such measures may not be sufficient to prevent document defects that could cause delays or prevent a foreclosure. It is possible that there will be an increase in the number of successful challenges to foreclosures by borrowers. Curing defective documents required to conduct a foreclosure will cause delays and increase costs, resulting in losses on the certificates.
The Recording of the Mortgages in the Name of MERS Could Increase the Risk of Loss
The mortgages or assignments of mortgage for some of the mortgage loans have been recorded in the name of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., or “MERS,” solely as nominee for the originator and its successors and assigns, including the issuing entity. Subsequent assignments of those mortgages are registered electronically through the MERS system. However, if MERS discontinues the MERS system, if a monthly payment on a mortgage loan recorded in the name of MERS has not been received within 60 days of its due date, if a court of competent jurisdiction in a particular state rules that MERS is not an appropriate system for transferring ownership of mortgage loans in that state, or if MERS goes into bankruptcy or becomes the subject of a receivership or conservatorship, and it becomes necessary for the depositor or the related servicer to record or cause the recordation of assignments of those mortgages to the trustee, any related expenses will be paid by the issuing entity and will reduce the amounts available to make distributions on the certificates.
The recording of mortgages in the name of MERS has been challenged in a number of states. Although many decisions have accepted MERS as mortgagee, some courts have held that MERS is not a proper party to conduct a foreclosure and have required that the mortgage be reassigned to the entity that is the economic owner of the mortgage loan before a foreclosure can be conducted. In states where such a rule is in effect, there may be delays and additional costs in commencing, prosecuting and completing foreclosure proceedings and conducting foreclosure sales of mortgaged properties. In addition, any expenses of recording an assignment of mortgage to the issuing entity, to the extent not previously recorded by the depositor after the closing date, will increase foreclosure costs, thereby reducing the amounts payable to certificateholders.These delays and additional costs could in turn delay the distribution of liquidation proceeds to certificateholders and increase the amount of losses on the mortgage loans.
In addition, borrowers are raising new challenges to the recording of mortgages in the name of MERS, including challenges questioning the ownership and enforceability of mortgage loans registered in MERS. An adverse decision in any jurisdiction may delay the foreclosure process and adversely affect payments on the certificates.
Delays in Endorsing Notes and Recording Assignments of Mortgage Could Increase Risk of Loss
After the closing date, assignments of mortgages to the trustee will be prepared and delivered to the custodian, and these assignments of mortgage will be recorded. As a result, for some period of time after the closing date, record title to each mortgage will not have been assigned to the trustee. Similarly, the mortgage notes will not be endorsed to the trustee until after the closing date.
The delay in recording the assignments of the mortgages in the name of the trustee could result in the loss of the underlying mortgage liens. For example, prior to the recording of the assignments, the mortgage lien could be discharged if the record owner filed a release or satisfaction of such mortgage lien, whether inadvertently or intentionally. A loss of the underlying mortgage lien also could occur if a governmental authority foreclosed on the mortgaged property and notice to the record owner was not forwarded to the servicer in a timely manner.
In addition, the delay in recording assignments of mortgage could impair the ability of the servicer to take timely servicing actions with respect to the mortgage loans, which could reduce the value realized from such mortgage loans. Some of the assignments may be assignments in blank that have been
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filled in. Questions have been raised about the validity and enforceability of assignments in blank. The servicer may have to record the related assignments of mortgage prior to filing a foreclosure proceeding. The expenses of recording will be treated as servicing advances and will reduce the amount available to make payments on the certificates. There could be delays in commencing the foreclosure proceedings as a result of the need to record assignments of mortgages, which could lead to delays or reductions in payments on the certificates. If the related assignments cannot be located at the time of foreclosure or if an assignment in blank that has been filled in cannot be recorded, it may not be possible to foreclose.
It may not be possible to commence foreclosure proceedings until the related mortgage note has been endorsed to the trustee. If a necessary endorsement is missing and cannot be obtained, it may not be possible to foreclose.
Furthermore, the inability of a servicer, because it is not the mortgagee of record, to timely release the lien of the mortgage on a mortgage loan that has been paid in full could expose the issuing entity to claims and liability for violations of applicable law, thus reducing the amount available to make payments on the certificates.
If the prior owner that is the mortgagee of record were to go into bankruptcy or similar proceedings within 90 days (or in some cases, one year) after the post-closing recording of any assignment, it may be possible for the recorded assignment to be avoided as a preferential transfer, so that there is no effective assignment of record, possibly leading to consequences of the type described above. There may be other consequences of a failure to record assignments if the prior owner goes into bankruptcy or similar proceedings before the relevant assignments are recorded. If the prior owner is a bank that goes into conservatorship or receivership, a failure to record assignments may permit the FDIC as receiver or conservator of the prior owner to challenge the transfer.
The occurrence of any of these circumstances could result in delays or reductions in payments on the certificates, or other losses.
There May Be Conflicts of Interest Among Various Classes of Certificates
There may be conflicts of interest among classes of certificates due to differing payment priorities and terms.Investors in the offered certificates should consider that certain decisions may not be in the best interests of each class of certificateholders and that any conflict of interest among different certificateholders may not be resolved in favor of investors in the offered certificates. For example, certificateholders may exercise their voting rights so as to maximize their own interests, resulting in certain actions and decisions that may not be in the best interests of different certificateholders.
Changes in the Market Value of the Certificates May Not Be Reflective of the Performance or Anticipated Performance of the Mortgage Loans Underlying the Certificates
The market value of the certificates can be volatile. These market values can change rapidly and significantly and changes can result from a variety of factors. However, a decrease in market value may not necessarily be the result of deterioration in the performance or anticipated performance of the mortgage loans underlying those certificates. For example, changes in interest rates, perceived risk, supply and demand for similar or other investment products, accounting standards, capital requirements that apply to regulated financial institutions, and other factors that are not directly related to the mortgage loans underlying the certificates can adversely and materially affect the market value of the certificates.
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The Marketability of Your Certificates May Be Limited
The underwriter intends to make a secondary market for the Class A-1, Class A-2 and Class A-IO1 Certificates, but neither the underwriter nor any other person will have any obligation to do so. We cannot assure you that a secondary market for your certificates will develop or, if it develops, that it will continue. Consequently, you may not be able to find a buyer to buy your certificates readily or at prices that will enable you to realize a desired yield. Illiquidity can have a severe adverse effect on the market value of your certificates.
Recent developments in the residential mortgage market in the United States, and credit markets generally, have greatly reduced, and in some time periods, virtually eliminated, any liquidity for mortgage-backed securities, such as the certificates. The secondary mortgage markets have experienced and could continue to experience unprecedented and significant disruptions resulting from, among other things, reduced investor demand for mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities, increased investor yield requirements for those loans and securities, downgrades of the ratings of mortgage-backed securities and monoline insurers by the rating agencies and liquidations of investment portfolios, collateralized debt obligations and structured investment vehicles that contain mortgage-backed securities. Fluctuating investor confidence in the mortgage industry also could contribute to illiquidity in the market for mortgage-backed securities, generally. As a result, the secondary market for mortgage-backed securities has recently experienced extremely limited liquidity. These conditions may continue or worsen in the future.
There have been very few issuances of non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities since January 2008. The absence of a market for new residential mortgage-backed securities issuances may adversely affect the marketability of the certificates, and may make it difficult to accurately value your certificates. Many new criteria have been proposed by rating agencies, industry groups, regulatory agencies, the U.S. Congress and the Obama administration with respect to residential mortgage-backed securities issuances going forward. To the extent that this transaction does not conform to those proposals, the market value of the certificates may be adversely affected.
The Servicing Fee May Need to Be Increased in Order to Engage a Replacement Servicer
The fee payable to each servicer (other than Cenlar FSB) is based on a fee rate equal to a percentage of the outstanding mortgage loan balances of the mortgage loans serviced by that servicer. The fees payable to Cenlar FSB are determined by other factors, as described in“Fees and Expenses of the Issuing Entity”herein, but the aggregate fees payable to Cenlar FSB and the servicing administrator are based on a percentage of the outstanding mortgage loan balance of the mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB. No assurance can be made that such fee rate in the future will be sufficient to attract a replacement servicer to accept an appointment, although the master servicer will have the right to increase the servicing fee if necessary and appropriate in order to engage a replacement servicer. Any increase in the servicing fee paid to a replacement servicer will decrease the amount of collections available for distribution to the certificateholders.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MORTGAGE POOL
Wherever reference is made herein to a percentage or weighted average of some or all of the mortgage loans, that percentage or weighted average (unless otherwise specified) is determined on the basis of the total stated principal balance of such mortgage loans as of the cut-off date.
General
On the closing date, the assets of the issuing entity will include746 fixed rate mortgage loans. A total of 11 of the mortgage loans (representing approximately 2.36% of the mortgage loans by stated principal balance as of the cut-off date) provide for payments of interest at the related mortgage rate, but no payment of principal, for a period of ten years following their origination (the “interest-only mortgage loans”). The aggregate principal balance of the mortgage loans as of the cut-off date was approximately
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$600,210,241.34. All of the mortgage loans are secured by first liens on one- to four-family residential properties, condominiums, cooperative units and planned unit developments. Approximately 0.37% and 99.63% of the mortgage loans have original terms to maturity of twenty and thirty years, respectively.
Approximately 14.01% of the mortgage loans were originated by First Republic Bank; approximately 9.07% of the mortgage loans were originated by Cole Taylor Bank; approximately 8.75% of the mortgage loans were originated by United Shore Financial Services, LLC; approximately 7.47% of the mortgage loans were originated by PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company; approximately 6.02% of the mortgage loans were originated by Flagstar Capital Markets Corporation; and approximately 5.21% of the mortgage loans were originated by Fremont Bank, in each case by stated principal balance as of the cut-off date. The remainder of the mortgage loans were originated by various mortgage lending institutions, each of which originated less than 5% of the mortgage loans.
The underwriting guidelines generally applied by the originators in originating or acquiring the mortgage loans are described under“The Originators”and “Acquisition of Mortgage Loans by the Seller”in this prospectus supplement and“Loan Program”in the accompanying prospectus. Approximately7.69% of the mortgage loans by original principal balance were originated with exceptions to the underwriting guidelines, including debt-to-income ratios in excess of the guidelines, credit scores that were lower than required and loan-to-value ratios and combined loan-to-value ratios that were higher than program guidelines. In these instances, compensating factors were present such as documented excess funds in reserves, FICO scores within the guidelines, job stability and debt-to-income ratios below the guidelines.See “Annex A—Certain Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans—Exceptions to Underwriting Guidelines at Origination” in this prospectus supplement.
The mortgage loans will be acquired, directly or indirectly, by the seller from each originator, and will be acquired by the depositor from the seller. The depositor will, in turn, convey the mortgage loans to the issuing entity. The servicers will service the mortgage loans, directly or through subservicers, pursuant to existing servicing agreements with the seller, which have been assigned to the issuing entity with respect to the mortgage loans.We refer you to “The Agreements—Assignment of the Mortgage Loans” in this prospectus supplement.
Pursuant to its terms, each mortgage loan, other than a loan secured by a condominium unit, is required to be covered by a standard hazard insurance policy in an amount generally equal to the lower of the unpaid principal amount thereof or the replacement value of the improvements on the related mortgage loan. Generally, a condominium association is responsible for maintaining hazard insurance covering the entire building.
The interest-only mortgage loans provide for monthly payments of interest, but not principal, for a period of ten years following origination, after which the monthly payments will be increased to amounts sufficient to pay interest and to amortize the principal balances over the remaining terms. Because the monthly payment at the end of the interest-only period will be substantially higher than the interest-only payment, that loan may be subject to an increased risk of default.
None of the mortgage loans will be guaranteed by any governmental agency.
Approximately43.15% and 10.52% of the mortgage loans by stated principal balance as of the cut-off date to be included in the trust fund are secured by properties located in the states of California and Massachusetts, respectively.
No more than approximately3.47% of the mortgage loans by stated principal balance as of the cut-off date are secured by properties located in any one city.
The mortgage loans were originated from August 2012 through January 2013. The latest stated maturity date of any mortgage loan is February 1, 2043.
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As of the cut-off date, approximately 19.17% of the mortgage loans have a stated principal balance of more than $1,000,000 and the average stated principal balance of the mortgage loans is approximately $804,571.37.
As of the cut-off date, no payment required under any of the mortgage loans has been delinquent in the last twelve months.
As of the cut-off date, the weighted average mortgage rate of the mortgage loans is approximately 3.819% per annum.
The weighted average remaining term to maturity is approximately 358 months. For the interest-only mortgage loans, the weighted average remaining term to maturity is approximately 358 months, and the weighted average remaining interest-only term is approximately 118 months.
The weighted average seasoning of the mortgage loans is approximately one month as of the cut-off date. The servicing fee rate for the mortgage loans is 0.25% per annum as of the cut-off date. The master servicing fee rate is 0.01413% per annum and the trustee fee rate is 0.00087% per annum.
No mortgage loan, based on the original appraisals, had an original loan-to-value ratio at origination of more than 80%. In addition, none of the mortgage loans had a combined loan-to-value ratio at origination in excess of 80%.
The “loan-to-value ratio” or “LTV” of a mortgage loan at any given time is a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the principal balance of the related mortgage loan at the date of determination and the denominator of which is (a) in the case of a purchase money loan, the lesser of the selling price of the mortgaged property and its appraised value determined in an appraisal obtained by the originator at origination of such mortgage loan, or (b) in the case of a refinance loan, the appraised value of the mortgaged property at the time of origination of the refinanced mortgage loan. No assurance can be given that the value of any mortgaged property has remained or will remain at the level that existed on the appraisal or sale date. If residential real estate values generally or in a particular geographic area decline, the loan-to-value ratios might not be a reliable indicator of the rates of delinquencies, foreclosures and losses that could occur with respect to such mortgage loans. The “original loan-to-value ratio” means a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the original principal balance of the related mortgage loan, and the denominator of which is the amount discussed above. The “combined loan-to-value ratio” or “CLTV” means a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the principal balance of the related mortgage loan at the date of determination, together with the full lien amount (drawn and undrawn) of any second mortgage, if available, and the denominator of which is the amount discussed above.
Prepayment Charges
Approximately13.00% of the mortgage loans (by stated principal balance as of the cut-off date) require prepayment charges if, during either the first two years (with respect to approximately 0.30% of the mortgage loans) or the first five years (with respect to approximately 12.70% of the mortgage loans) after the origination of the mortgage loan, either (a) the mortgage loan is prepaid in full or (b) the total of all prepayments during any twelve month period exceeds twenty percent (20%) of the original principal balance of the mortgage loan. The amount of the prepayment charge is equal to the lesser of (i) a range of one-half percent to one percent (0.5%-1%) of the principal balance of the mortgage loan immediately prior to the prepayment or (ii) six months advance interest on the amount prepaid that exceeds the allowable twenty percent (20%) of the original principal balance, calculated at the interest rate in effect on the date of prepayment.
Prepayment charges will not be paid to certificateholders. All of the mortgage loans that require prepayment charges were originated by First Republic Bank, which will receive any prepayment charges paid by borrowers as additional servicing compensation.
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Primary Mortgage Insurance
None of the mortgage loans have primary mortgage insurance coverage. As a result, if a borrower defaults under a mortgage loan, foreclosure proceedings are brought by the servicer, and the value of the mortgaged property is not adequate to pay principal and accrued interest on the mortgage loan along with related costs and expenses, there is unlikely to be any other source of payments available to reduce the amount of losses that would be incurred on that mortgage loan.
Certain Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans
The mortgage loans are expected to have the approximate aggregate characteristics as of the cut-off date as set forth in Annex A attached to this prospectus supplement and incorporated by reference herein. Prior to the issuance of the certificates, mortgage loans may be removed from the mortgage pool as a result of incomplete documentation or otherwise, if the depositor deems such removal necessary or appropriate.
The FICO score information in the tables appearing in Annex A attached to this prospectus supplement shows the credit scores, if any, that each originator collected for some borrowers in connection with the origination of the mortgage loans. Third-party credit reporting organizations provide credit, or FICO, scores as an aid to lenders in evaluating the creditworthiness of borrowers. Although different credit reporting organizations use different methodologies, higher credit scores indicate greater creditworthiness. Credit scores do not necessarily correspond to the probability of default over the life of the related mortgage loan, because they reflect past credit history, rather than an assessment of future payment performance. In addition, the credit scores shown were collected from a variety of sources over a period of weeks or months, and the credit scores do not necessarily reflect the credit scores that would be reported as of the date of this prospectus supplement. Credit scores also only indicate general consumer creditworthiness, and credit scores are not intended to specifically apply to mortgage debt. Therefore, credit scores should not be considered as an accurate predictor of the likelihood of repayment of the related mortgage loans.
THE ORIGINATORS
The underwriting guidelines applicable to mortgage loans originated by First Republic Bank were the guidelines established by First Republic Bank. Mortgage loans that were not originated by First Republic Bank were originated in accordance with underwriting guidelines that take into account the standards described below under“Acquisition of Mortgage Loans by the Seller” in this prospectus supplement. All of the mortgage loans were reviewed by the seller prior to acquisition for adherence to the standards set forth under “Acquisition of Mortgage Loans by the Seller”below, and were also subject to the sponsor’s pre-offering review process as described under “Pre-Offering Review of the Mortgage Loans.”See also “Loan Program”in the accompanying prospectus for additional information with respect to the underwriting criteria used by originators. In addition, important exceptions to underwriting guidelines are described under “Annex A—Certain Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans—Exceptions to Underlying Guidelines at Origination” in this prospectus supplement.
ACQUISITION OF MORTGAGE LOANS BY THE SELLER
Redwood Residential Acquisition Corporation (“RRAC”), also referred to herein as the seller, commenced its business of acquiring residential mortgage loans for securitization in July 2010. See “The Sponsor and the Seller and Servicing Administrator.” RRAC does not originate residential mortgage loans and does not fund the origination of residential mortgage loans. Instead, RRAC purchases mortgage loans that have been originated and closed by third party originators. Through September 30, 2012, RRAC purchased residential mortgage loans with an aggregate principal balance at the time of purchase of approximately $1,513,116,910.
RRAC purchases jumbo residential mortgage loans from third parties that either originate mortgage loans or themselves acquire mortgage loans from third party originators or mortgage brokers.
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Currently, RRAC acquires mortgage loans from time to time from more than thirty different counterparties, most of whom directly originate mortgage loans.
Because RRAC does not originate or fund the origination of residential mortgage loans, RRAC does not maintain underwriting guidelines for use in the origination of residential mortgage loans. Rather, RRAC maintains guidelines and eligibility criteria for use in its process of acquiring third-party originated loans and provides these guidelines and eligibility criteria to third parties that sell mortgage loans to RRAC to enable those third parties to determine whether mortgage loans they consider selling to RRAC will meet RRAC’s criteria for purchase. RRAC’s guidelines and eligibility criteria are, in some cases, adopted by third party mortgage loan originators as part of their own underwriting guidelines and processes for use in originating mortgage loans, including as part of their borrower qualification and underwriting process.
RRAC does not accept findings of automated underwriting systems (“AUS”) from third party loan originators and instead requires all mortgage loans that it acquires to have been manually underwritten by the third party originator to evaluate the eligibility and risk of the borrower.
The guidelines and eligibility criteria that RRAC maintains for use in its process of acquiring third-party originated loans require that the underwriting guidelines used by third party mortgage loan originators take into account the following standards:
· | Borrower’s Credit: The borrower’s management of his or her present and prior debts, as reflected in credit reports obtained from credit reporting agencies, FICO scores and prior mortgage payment history. See “Annex A – Certain Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans” for a table indicating ranges of the FICO scores of borrowers of mortgage loans included in this pool. |
· | Employment: The borrower’s ability to repay the loan, stability of income, and debt to income ratio. See “Annex A – Certain Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans” for tables indicating ranges of the monthly incomes and debt to income ratios of borrowers of mortgage loans included in this pool, as well as the description of exceptions to underwriting guidelines in Annex A. A borrower’s debt to income ratio is calculated using the sum of existing monthly liabilities plus any planned future liabilities divided by the calculated gross income. Liabilities include housing expenses, revolving debt, installment debt, real estate loans and certain other consistent and recurring expenses. |
· | Assets: Amount of borrower’s verified liquid assets for down payment, closing costs and post-purchase reserves. See “Annex A – Certain Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans”for a table indicating ranges of the amount of assets of the borrowers of mortgage loans included in this pool at origination. |
· | Collateral: Type of property, use of property, and price, value and cost of home. In general, eligible properties include 1-2 family owner occupied homes, one unit second homes, certain condominiums, planned unit developments, cooperatives and properties with less than ten acres. In general, borrowers are limited to owning a total of four financed properties, with each owned property requiring an additional six months of reserves per property. See “Annex A – Certain Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans” for a table describing types of mortgaged properties included in this pool. |
· | Appraisals: Ordered by the originator of the mortgage loans through a process that is compliant with the appraiser independence requirements published by Fannie Mae. |
· | Income and asset verification: Disclosure and verification of all liquid assets are required. Assets are verified through the use of recent account statements. Income documentation includes two years of personal tax returns, which in some cases may be verified through obtaining tax transcripts from the IRS through submission of IRS Form |
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4506-T, pay stubs and, in some cases, business tax returns for self-employed borrowers. Unverified income and income that is not recurring is not included in the qualification of the borrower. |
See also “Pre-Offering Review Process” for a description of the pre-purchase or pre-securitization review of mortgage loans purchased by RRAC, which includes additional information about underwriting standards.
PRE-OFFERING REVIEW OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
Introduction
The sponsor, prior to including the mortgage loans in the mortgage pool, conducted a review for the purpose of providing reasonable assurance that the disclosure regarding the mortgage pool in this prospectus supplement is accurate in all material respects. In conducting the review, the sponsor engaged third parties to assist it with certain elements of the review. The review conducted by the sponsor, including the portions of the review conducted with the assistance of the third parties, is referred to herein as the “sponsor’s pre-offering review.” The sponsor determined the nature, extent and timing of the sponsor’s pre-offering review and the level of assistance provided by any third party. The sponsor attributes all findings and conclusions of the sponsor’s pre-offering review to itself. The results of the sponsor’s pre-offering review were shared with the underwriter. The underwriter reviewed these findings in connection with its preparation for the offering of the offered certificates.
The sponsor’s pre-offering review included a credit and compliance component and a component consisting of a review of the independent appraisals of the mortgaged properties obtained by the originators in connection with the origination of the mortgage loans (referred to herein as the “original appraisals”), as more fully described below. None of the procedures conducted as part of the sponsor’s pre-offering review constituted, either separately or in combination, an independent underwriting of the mortgage loans. In addition, the procedures conducted as part of the review of the original appraisals were not re-appraisals of the mortgaged properties. To the extent that valuation tools were used as part of the appraisal review process they should not be relied upon as providing an assessment of value of the mortgaged properties comparable to that which an appraisal might provide. They also are not an assessment of the current value of any of the mortgaged properties.
The sponsor’s pre-offering review also included a component consisting of procedures designed to verify the sponsor’s data regarding the characteristics of the mortgage loans, which data were used to generate the numerical information about the mortgage pool included in this prospectus supplement. In addition, the review included the recalculation by a third party of numerical disclosures regarding the mortgage loans selected by the sponsor and appearing in this prospectus supplement. The sponsor determined the nature, extent, timing and level of assistance provided by the third party and the sponsor attributes all findings and conclusions of the review to itself.
See “—Limitations of the Pre-offering Review Process” below and “Risk Factors—Pre-offering Review of the Mortgage Loans Underlying the Certificates May Not Reveal Aspects of the Mortgage Loans Which Could Lead to Losses” for additional information regarding the limitations of the sponsor’s pre-offering review.
Credit and Compliance Component of Sponsor’s Pre-Offering Review
The sponsor, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, the seller, purchased closed mortgage loans individually pursuant to existing arrangements with originators (referred to as “flow” purchases).
The sponsor has established certain eligibility criteria for the mortgage loans it purchases on a flow basis and in certain cases, the sponsor may use its established eligibility criteria or develop other eligibility criteria based on the originator’s underwriting guidelines. The eligibility criteria include a matrix of factors such as loan purpose, property types, maximum LTV and CLTV ratios, maximum loan
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amounts, minimum FICO scores and maximum DTI ratios. The risk associated with one factor may be offset by other factors. For example, as a general matter, for a purchase money mortgage secured by a single-family primary residence, a loan of up to $1,000,000 with a FICO score of at least 720 may have an LTV/CLTV ratio of up to 80%, while a loan of up to $1,000,000 with a lower FICO score of at least 700 may have an LTV/CLTV ratio no higher than 70%. A mortgage loan with any permitted combination of factors included in the matrix would be in compliance with the eligibility criteria. The eligibility criteria also specify acceptable loan terms, reserve requirements, employment and income documentation and verification requirements and credit standards, among other factors.
The eligibility criteria are different for some originators due to theirgeographic market areas, the length of time that the sponsor has been purchasing mortgage loans from an originator, and other factors. For example, for the 19.8% (by aggregate principal balance) of the mortgage pool consisting of purchase money mortgages secured by primary residences originated by PrimeLending and certain other originators, a mortgage loan may have an LTV of 80% with a loan amount of no more than $1,000,000, and the borrower must have a FICO score of at least 720 and a DTI of no more than 45%. The eligibility criteria for other originators may be different.The term “eligibility criteria” as used herein refers to the sponsor's eligibility criteria for the applicable originator, as in effect at the time of origination, unless the context otherwise requires.
The underwriting guidelines applicable to mortgage loans originated by First Republic Bank were the guidelines established by First Republic Bank. The underwriting guidelines applicable to the mortgage loans originated by the remaining originators were the guidelines established by the seller and adopted by the originators for the mortgage loans to be sold to the seller with some variation among the originators.See “The Originators” and “Acquisition of Mortgage Loans by the Seller” for additional information regarding the underwriting guidelines applicable to the mortgage loans.
All of the 746 mortgage loans included in the mortgage pool were purchased on a flow basis. In total, 681 mortgage loans were selected for the credit and compliance portion of the sponsor’s pre-offering review. All of the 662 mortgage loans purchased by the seller from originators other than First Republic Bank were selected, and 19 of the 84 mortgage loans purchased from First Republic Bank were selected on a random basis.
As part of the credit and compliance component of the sponsor’s pre-offering review, for each mortgage loan selected, a third party reviewed the documentation in the originator’s loan file relating to the creditworthiness of the borrower (and any co-borrower), and assessed whether the characteristics of the mortgage loan and the borrower (and any co-borrower) conformed to the sponsor’s eligibility criteria and the applicable underwriting guidelines. As part of this review, any exceptions to the applicable underwriting guidelines that were permitted by the originator and related compensating factors were reviewed. This portion of the review is referred to herein as the “credit review.”
Forty-nine mortgage loans, with an aggregate original principal balance of $46,273,000, were identified as having been originated with exceptions to applicable underwriting guidelines. All 49 of these mortgage loans were selected for the sponsor’s pre-offering review. See “Annex A—Certain Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans—Exceptions to Underwriting Guidelines at Origination” for additional information regarding those mortgage loans, including a table setting forth the exceptions permitted and related compensating factors. The information presented in the table was derived from documentation contained in each originator’s loan files. The sponsor determined to include all 49 of these mortgage loans in the mortgage pool.
Also as part of the creditand compliance component of the sponsor’s pre-offering review, the third party reviewed all 681 of the selected mortgage loans to assess whether those mortgage loans were originated in compliance with applicable law and regulations. This assessment included, for example, whetherprepayment penalties or late fees in excess of the amounts permitted by applicable federal or state law were charged to the borrower, the accuracy and completeness of information required to be included in the federal Notice of Right of Rescission and other disclosures required by the Truth-in-Lending Act, and
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whether any of the mortgage loans meet the definition of “high cost” loans under HOEPA or similar state or local law. This portion of the review is referred to as the “compliance review.”
No mortgage loans were excluded from the mortgage pool as a result of the credit and compliance component of the sponsor’s pre-offering review. A number of discrepancies from the applicable underwriting guidelines were found, however, that were determined by the sponsor to be immaterial. An example of a discrepancy that the sponsor might determine to be immaterial would be the absence of the initial mortgage loan application from the loan file where the information required to be included in the initial application was contained in other documents, including the final application, that were included in the loan file.
Investors should note that only those 681 mortgage loans selected as described above were subject to any credit or compliance review as part of the sponsor’s pre-offering review and that mortgage loans not selected as described above were not the subject of a credit or compliance review. See “—Limitations of the Pre-offering Review Process,” below and “Risk Factors—Pre-offering Review of the Mortgage Loans Underlying the Certificates May Not Reveal Aspects of the Mortgage Loans Which Could Lead to Losses.”
Appraisal Component of Sponsor’s Pre-Offering Review
As part of the appraisal component of the sponsor’s pre-offering review, the same 681 mortgage loans selected for a credit and compliance review as described above were also selected for a review of the original appraisal of the mortgaged property that was obtained in connection with the origination of that mortgage loan.
As part of the appraisal component of the sponsor’s pre-offering review, the original appraisal of the mortgaged property was reviewed by an on-staff appraiser employed by a third party in order to assess compliance with the applicable appraisal guidelines in effect at the time of origination. Each originator’s appraisal guidelines include adherence to the appraiser independence requirements published by Fannie Mae, which include, among other things, that payments for the appraisal may not be conditioned upon a particular valuation, and that future business from the lender may not be used to influence or attempt to influence the valuation. In addition, as part of this review, the third party’s on-staff appraiser made a determination as to the reasonableness of the value of the mortgaged property set forth in the original appraisal. This reasonableness determination was generally made by analyzing the comparable sales listed in the original appraisal and reviewing other comparable sales information such as publicly available website and MLS listings.
In addition, for some of the mortgage loans selected, the third party reviewed a Collateral Desktop Analysis (“CDA”) or similar valuation analysis product, such as a field review. A CDA is a valuation analysis performed by a certified appraiser who reviews the original appraisal to determine if the original value is supported. That appraiser makes a separate selection of comparable sales, which may be the same as those used in the original appraisal and, using a rules-based valuation model, makes an independent determination as to whether the original appraised value is supported. A field review is a valuation analysis performed by a certified appraiser who reviews the original appraisal and performs a visual inspection of the exterior areas of the property, inspects the neighborhood, performs a visual analysis of each of the comparable sales, performs data research and analysis to determine the appropriateness and accuracy of the data in the original appraisal, searches public records and presents an opinion as to whether the appraised value is supported.
Of the 681 mortgage loans for which the original appraisal of the mortgaged property was reviewed by a third party, the third party concluded in some cases that the original appraisal did not support the value set forth in the original appraisal. For this purpose, the third party concluded that the appraised value was not supported if it determined through the use of a CDA, that the value of the mortgaged property might have a negative variance of 10% or more from the appraised value. In each of these cases in which a CDA indicated a negative variance outside of the 10% threshold, a field review or a Fannie Mae Form 2055 exterior-only inspection residential appraisal report (a “2055 drive-by appraisal”) was obtained
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and reviewed. After this further review, in all but four cases, the sponsor determined that the appraised value was supported. In those four cases, the field review or 2055 drive-by appraisal indicated a value lower than the appraised value provided by the originator and for those four cases the lower value was used for the purpose of calculating the LTV and CLTV for that mortgage loan. The sponsor determined not to exclude any mortgage loans from the mortgage pool as a result of any findings from the appraisal review.
In the case of one mortgage loan, the sponsor was notified by the originator that subsequent to the appraisal of the property, the mortgage appraiser’s license was retroactively suspended for failure to complete the required continuing education. Upon notification, the originator ordered an independent re-appraisal of the property. The sponsor reviewed the new appraisal in accordance with the procedures indicated above. In this case, the third party concluded the updated appraised value was within 10% of the original appraisal and was supported by the CDA.
Mortgage Loan Characteristics Component of Sponsor’s Pre-Offering Review
The sponsor prepared a mortgage loan data tape that includes certain characteristics of the mortgage loans. Certain information included on the data tape was provided by the originator of the mortgage loan, and a third party reviewed a sampling of that information based on a review of electronic copies of the original mortgage loan documents. The remaining information in the data tape was added by the third party, also based on a review of electronic copies of the original mortgage loan documents. That data tape, including any adjustments made by the sponsor, was used to generate the numerical information regarding the mortgage loans included in this prospectus supplement.
A comparison with respect to certain fields on the data tape was performed with respect to a sampling of the mortgage loans. Certain elements of these comparison procedures were performed with the assistance of a third party. This comparison was conducted by comparing electronic copies of the original mortgage loan documents provided by the sponsor to the corresponding information set forth on the data tape. The sampling was randomly selected from the mortgage pool and included approximately 50.13% of the mortgage loans by number. The comparisons were performed with respect to 18 mortgage loan characteristics, including original loan balance, initial interest rate, state, zip code, appraised value, sales price (if applicable), property type, and loan-to-value ratios. Discrepancies with respect to one or more characteristics were identified with respect to approximately 6.95% of the mortgage loans sampled. Examples of the discrepancies include a difference in the appraised value, loan purpose, original loan-to-value ratios and combined loan-to-value ratios, junior lien principal balances, occupancy status, prepayment penalty term, property type, zip code and sales price.
There were six discrepancies related to the appraised value. In five of these cases, the purchase of the property was within twelve months of the refinancing and therefore the lower of the purchase price and appraised value should have been used. In the other case, there were three appraisals in the mortgage loan file and the lowest of the three should have been used. In one of these cases, the difference in the reported appraised value resulted in a discrepancy in the reported original loan-to-value and combined loan-to-value ratios.
In total, there were five mortgage loans with discrepancies in the reported original loan-to-value and combined loan-to value ratios. In addition to the discrepancy described above with respect to the reported appraised value, three of these discrepancies were due to a mis-reporting in the amount of the junior lien and the other discrepancy was due to not calculating the ratios based on the sales price as required. In total, four junior lien balances were reported incorrectly.
There were seven discrepancies in reporting the sales price of the property. In each case, the sales price was incorrectly identified on the data tape and the value was corrected based on the settlement statement. Except for the discrepancy noted above, the other six discrepancies did not result in any additional errors in reporting the ratios.
There were three discrepancies in the reported loan purpose. In two of these cases, although the mortgage loans were originally originated as a construction-to-permanent loan, the purpose should have
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been reported as a rate-term refinance. In the third case, the purpose was reported as a rate-term refinance but based on the amount of cash the borrower received at closing as reported on the final HUD-1, the mortgage loan should have been characterized as a cash-out refinance.
In four cases, there was a difference regarding the classification of a property type. In each of these cases, there was a discrepancy as to whether the property was a detached single family residence or part of a planned unit development. Upon review of the appraisal, it was determined in each case that the property was a PUD based on the homeowners association payments. Finally, there were three additional discrepancies due to information being reported incorrectly on the data tape. In one case, a mortgage loan was incorrectly identified as a primary residence but was later confirmed to be a second home; in another case, a mortgage loan was incorrectly identified as not having a prepayment penalty but was subsequently determined to have one and in the final case, the zip code was incorrectly reported on the data tape.
In all cases, the sponsor corrected the data tape for each discrepancy and determined not to exclude any of the sampled mortgage loans from the mortgage pool due to the results of this review.
An additional component of the sponsor’s pre-offering review consisted of recalculations of the numerical disclosures selected by the sponsor and appearing in the prospectus supplement. These disclosures include the percentages of mortgage loans with certain characteristics, which are included under the caption “Description of the Mortgage Pool,” and the numerical information contained in “Annex A—Certain Characteristics of the Mortgage Loan,” other than the information in the table entitled“—Exceptions to Underwriting Guidelines at Origination” (together, the “Mortgage Pool Disclosures”). The recalculations were performed using the data tape, including any adjustments made by the sponsor, and the results of those recalculations were compared to the corresponding Mortgage Pool Disclosures.
Limitations of the Pre-offering Review Process
As noted above under the risk factor captioned “Pre-offering Review of the Mortgage Loans Underlying the Certificates May Not Reveal Aspects of the Mortgage Loans Which Could Lead to Losses,” there can be no assurance that the sponsor’s pre-offering review uncovered all relevant factors relating to the origination of the mortgage loans, their compliance with applicable law and regulation and the original appraisals relating to the mortgaged properties or uncovered all relevant factors that could affect the future performance of the mortgage loans. The sponsor’s pre-offering review did not include all of the mortgage loans in the mortgage pool and the mortgage loans that were included in the pre-offering review may have characteristics that were not discovered, noted or analyzed as part of the pre-offering review that could, nonetheless, result in those mortgage loans failing to perform in the future.
Although sampling techniques were employed that the sponsor believes were appropriate for the purpose of the sponsor’s pre-offering review of this mortgage pool, sampling has some limitations. For example, sampling of mortgage loans in connection with the comparison of certain data fields on the mortgage loan data tape may not have detected all of the discrepancies in the data tape regarding the sampled mortgage loans. In addition, the information on the data tape regarding the mortgage loans that were not sampled may contain more discrepancies or additional types of discrepancies than were found with respect to the sampled mortgage loans.
Investors are encouraged, in particular, to note the following with respect to the appraisal review that was conducted as part of the sponsor’s pre-offering review.
• Differences may exist among and between estimated valuations due to the subjective nature of estimated valuations and appraisals, particularly between different appraisers estimating valuations or performing appraisals at different points in time, as well as among appraisers and other persons reviewing the appraisals or other valuations.
• Estimating or appraising the value of, and performing other analyses of, high-cost properties (such as most of the mortgaged properties) can involve challenges that may not generally be present with respect to properties whose values fall within the average price range of their respective
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markets. There may be fewer substitute properties available (from which to derive comparative values) in the high-cost residential property market, unique buyer attitudes and preferences, and more difficult to quantify “appeal” issues, any of which can make valuations in the high-cost home segment less precise than for more average-priced housing.
• Estimates of value for high-cost properties (such as the above-described) are imprecise. The unique nature of some of these properties, the use in some cases of highly customized and top-quality materials, overall interior design/appeal issues, and in many cases limited notations in the original appraisal report regarding key elements that drove the original property valuation, pose challenges for a subsequent reviewer. Also, the reviewer (or the preparer of a CDA, 2055 drive-by appraisal or broker price opinion) does not typically have independent access to an interior inspection of the property and therefore is not able to independently analyze the interior appointments and amenities associated with the valuation of these types of properties.
• Appraisals and other valuations represent the analysis and opinion of the person performing the appraisal or valuation at the time it is prepared, and are not guarantees of, and may not be indicative of, the present or future value of the mortgaged property.
Investors are encouraged to make their own determination as the extent to which they place reliance on the limited loan review procedures carried out as part of the sponsor’s pre-offering review.
STATIC POOL INFORMATION
Static pool information with respect to mortgage loans included in prior securitizations of the sponsor that are similar to the mortgage loans of the issuing entity for the period fromMarch 2011 to January 2013 is attached as Annex C to this prospectus supplement.
Various factors may affect the prepayment, delinquency and loss performance of the mortgage loans of the issuing entity over time. The various mortgage loans for which performance information is shown in Annex C attached to this prospectus supplement had initial characteristics that differed from those of the mortgage loans of the issuing entity. Such differences may have been material to the performance of the mortgage loans shown in Annex C. These differing characteristics include, among others, product type, credit quality, geographic concentration, average principal balance, weighted average interest rate, weighted average loan-to-value ratio, weighted average term to maturity and the presence or absence of prepayment charges. We do not make any representation, and you should not assume, that the performance information shown in Annex C attached to this prospectus supplement is in any way indicative of the performance of the mortgage loans of the issuing entity. The mortgage loans will continue to be serviced in accordance with accepted servicing practices through charge-off, which we define as the ultimate liquidation of the loan or any REO acquired in respect of the loan. For purposes of Form 10-D reporting and other such reporting under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, delinquency information on the mortgage loans will be provided through charge-off in thirty (30) day segments, measured as of the end of the month prior to the reporting month.
As used in the static pool information and in this prospectus supplement, a loan is considered to be “30 to 59 days” or “30 or more days” delinquent when a payment due on any scheduled due date remains unpaid as of the close of business on the last business day immediately prior to the next following monthly scheduled due date; “60 to 89 days” or “60 or more days” delinquent when a payment due on any scheduled due date remains unpaid as of the close of business on the last business day immediately prior to the second following monthly scheduled due date; and so on. The determination as to whether a mortgage loan falls into these categories is made as of the close of business on the last business day of each month. Grace periods and partial payments do not affect these determinations.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The depositor has filed the registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (Registration Nos. 333-179292 and 333-179292-01). The depositor is also subject to some of the information requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), and, accordingly, will file reports thereunder with the SEC. The registration statement and the exhibits thereto, and reports and other information filed by the depositor under the Exchange Act can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at certain of its regional offices located as follows: Chicago Regional Office, Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511; and Northeast Regional Office, 233 Broadway, New York, New York 10279 and electronically through the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System at the SEC’s website(http://www.sec.gov).
The description in this prospectus supplement of the trust fund and the mortgaged properties is based upon the mortgage pool as it is expected to be constituted at the close of business on the cut-off date, as adjusted for the scheduled principal payments due on or before the cut-off date and by principal prepayments received prior to the cut-off date. Prior to the issuance of the offered certificates, mortgage loans may be removed from the trust fund as a result of incomplete documentation or otherwise, if the depositor deems that removal necessary or appropriate. A limited number of other mortgage loans may be added to the trust fund prior to the issuance of the offered certificates. The depositor believes that the information in this prospectus supplement will be substantially representative of the characteristics of the mortgage pool as it will be constituted at the time the offered certificates are issued although the range of mortgage rates and maturities and some other characteristics of the mortgage loans in the trust fund may vary.
A current report on Form 8-K will be available to purchasers of the offered certificates and will be filed, together with the pooling and servicing agreement, with the SEC simultaneously with or prior to the filing of the final prospectus. In the event a material number of mortgage loans are removed from or added to the trust fund as described in the preceding paragraph, that removal or addition will be noted in the current report.
Pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement, the securities administrator will prepare a monthly statement to certificateholders containing the information described under “The Agreements — Reports to Certificateholders.” The securities administrator will make available each month, to any interested party, the monthly statement to certificateholders via the securities administrator’s website. The securities administrator’s website will be located at www.ctslink.com, and assistance in using the website can be obtained by calling the securities administrator’s customer service desk at 1-866-846-4526. Parties that are unable to use the above distribution option are entitled to have a paper copy mailed to them via first class mail by notifying the securities administrator at the following address:Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland, 21045, Attention: Client Manager—Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-3.
In addition, within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the securities administrator will, upon request, prepare and deliver to each certificateholder of record during the previous calendar year a statement containing information necessary to enable certificateholders to prepare their tax returns. These statements will not have been examined and reported upon by an independent public accountant.
See “Available Information”in the accompanying prospectus.
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THE ISSUING ENTITY
General
The issuing entity is a common law trust formed under the laws of the State of New York by a pooling and servicing agreement dated as of February 1, 2013. The issuing entity was formed for the sole purpose of issuing the certificates. The depositor is the settlor of the issuing entity. The depositor is a limited purpose finance corporation and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Redwood Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation. None of the depositor, Redwood Trust, Inc. or any of their respective affiliates has guaranteed or is otherwise obligated with respect to payment of the certificates and no person or entity other than the issuing entity is obligated to pay the certificates.
The issuing entity’s assets will consist almost entirely of the mortgage loans conveyed to the trustee.
The only source of cash available to make interest and principal payments on the certificates will be the assets of the issuing entity. The issuing entity will have no source of cash other than collections and recoveries on the mortgage loans through insurance or otherwise and advances funded by the servicers (other than Cenlar FSB) or the servicing administrator, which are reimbursable to the servicers (other than Cenlar FSB) and the servicing administrator as discussed in this prospectus supplement. The amount of funds available to pay the certificates may be affected by, among other things, realized losses incurred on defaulted mortgage loans.
DESCRIPTION OF THE CERTIFICATES
General
On the closing date, the certificates will be issued pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement. Set forth below are summaries of the specific terms and provisions pursuant to which the certificates will be issued. The following summaries are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, the provisions of the pooling and servicing agreement. Capitalized terms used in this prospectus supplement to describe payment characteristics of the certificates are defined under “—Glossary of Terms” below.
The Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-3 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates will consist of:
· | the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-IO1 and Class A-IO2 Certificates, or the senior certificates; |
· | the Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3, Class B-4 and Class B-5 Certificates, or the subordinate certificates; and |
· | the Class R and Class LT-R Certificates, or the residual certificates. |
The Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-IO1, Class A-IO2, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates are collectively referred to herein as the “offered certificates.” Only the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-IO1, Class A-IO2, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates are offered by this prospectus supplement. The Class B-4, Class B-5, Class R and Class LT-R Certificates are referred to in this prospectus supplement as the “non-offered certificates.” The non-offered certificates are not offered by this prospectus supplement. Accordingly, the description of the non-offered certificates provided in this prospectus supplement is solely for informational purposes. On the closing date, the sponsor or one or more of its affiliates will purchase the Class B-4 and Class B-5 Certificates.
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On the closing date, the initial total Class Principal Amount of the certificates will equal the total principal balance of the mortgage loans as of the cut-off date. The offered certificates will be issued in the initial class principal amounts and notional amounts set forth in the table under “The Offered Certificates.” The Class B-4 and Class B-5 Certificates will be issued in the approximate initial class principal amounts of$3,001,000and $6,603,241, respectively. The Class R and Class LT-R Certificates will not have a principal balance. The initial issued amount of each class may be increased or decreased by up to 5% to the extent that the principal balance of the mortgage loans is increased or decreased as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool.”
The minimum denominations and incremental denominations of the offered certificates are set forth in the table on page S-2.
The certificates represent beneficial ownership interests in the issuing entity. On the closing date, the assets of the issuing entity will consist primarily of (1) the mortgage loans; (2) such assets as from time to time are identified as deposited in respect of the mortgage loans in the custodial accounts and the distribution account (see “—Payments on Mortgage Loans; Accounts” below); (3) the issuing entity’s rights under the assignment, assumption and recognition agreements and assignment of representations and warranties agreements pursuant to which the seller and the depositor assigned their respective interests in the purchase agreements and servicing agreements with respect to the mortgage loans originally entered into between the seller and each originator and servicer and the servicing administrator; (4) the issuing entity’s rights under the mortgage loan purchase agreement, as described above under “The Agreements — Assignment of the Mortgage Loans”; (5) property acquired by foreclosure of the mortgage loans or deed in lieu of foreclosure; (6) any applicable insurance policies; and (7) the proceeds of all of the foregoing.
Book-Entry Certificates
The offered certificates will be book-entry certificates. Persons acquiring beneficial ownership interests in the offered certificates, or certificate owners, may elect to hold their certificates through the Depository Trust Company, or DTC, in the United States, or Clearstream Banking, societe anonyme (formerly Cedelbank), commonly known as Clearstream, Luxembourg, or Euroclear (in Europe) if they are participants of such systems, or indirectly through organizations which are participants in such systems.
The book-entry certificates will be issued in one or more global certificates which equal the initial principal amount of each class and will initially be registered in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of DTC. Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear will hold omnibus positions on behalf of their participants through customers’ securities accounts in Clearstream, Luxembourg’s and Euroclear’s names on the books of their respective depositaries which in turn will hold such positions in customers’ securities accounts in the depositaries’ names on the books of DTC. Except as described below, no person acquiring a book-entry certificate, or beneficial owner, will be entitled to receive a physical certificate representing such certificate. Unless and until definitive certificates are issued, it is anticipated that the only “certificateholders”of the certificates will be Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC. Certificate owners will not be certificateholders as that term is used in the pooling and servicing agreement. Certificate owners are only permitted to exercise their rights indirectly through the participating organizations that utilize the services of DTC, including securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies and clearing corporations and certain other organizations, or Participants, and DTC.
The beneficial owner’s ownership of a book-entry certificate will be recorded on the records of the brokerage firm, bank, thrift institution or other financial intermediary (each, a Financial Intermediary) that maintains the beneficial owner’s account for such purpose. In turn, the Financial Intermediary’s ownership of such book-entry certificate will be recorded on the records of DTC (or of a participating firm that acts as agent for the Financial Intermediary, whose interest will in turn be recorded on the records of DTC, if the beneficial owner’s Financial Intermediary is not a DTC participant, and on the records of Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear, as appropriate).
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Certificate owners will receive all payments of principal of, and interest on, the certificates from the securities administrator through DTC and DTC participants. While the certificates are outstanding (except under the circumstances described below), under the rules, regulations and procedures creating and affecting DTC and its operations (or the Rules), DTC is required to make book-entry transfers among Participants on whose behalf it acts with respect to the certificates and is required to receive and transmit payments of principal of, and interest on, the certificates. Participants and indirect participants which have indirect access to the DTC system, such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Participant, either directly or indirectly (or the Indirect Participants), with whom certificate owners have accounts with respect to certificates are similarly required to make book-entry transfers and receive and transmit such payments on behalf of their respective certificate owners. Accordingly, although certificate owners will not possess certificates, the Rules provide a mechanism by which certificate owners will receive payments and will be able to transfer their interest.
Certificate owners will not receive or be entitled to receive certificates representing their respective interests in the certificates, except under the limited circumstances described below. Unless and until definitive certificates are issued, certificate owners who are not Participants may transfer ownership of certificates only through Participants and Indirect Participants by instructing such Participants and Indirect Participants to transfer certificates, by book-entry transfer, through DTC for the account of the purchasers of such certificates, which account is maintained with their respective Participants. Under the Rules and in accordance with DTC’s normal procedures, transfers of ownership of certificates will be executed through DTC and the accounts of the respective Participants at DTC will be debited and credited. Similarly, the Participants and Indirect Participants will make debits or credits, as the case may be, on their records on behalf of the selling and purchasing certificate owners.
Because of time zone differences, credits of securities received in Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear as a result of a transaction with a Participant will be made during subsequent securities settlement processing and dated the business day following the DTC settlement date. Such credits or any transactions in such securities settled during such processing will be reported to the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg Participants on such business day. Cash received in Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear as a result of sales of securities by or through a Clearstream, Luxembourg Participant (as defined herein) or Euroclear Participant (as defined herein) to a DTC Participant will be received with value on the DTC settlement date but will be available in the relevant Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear cash account only as of the business day following settlement in DTC.
Transfers between Participants will occur in accordance with DTC rules. Transfers between Clearstream Luxembourg Participants and Euroclear Participants will occur in accordance with their respective rules and operating procedures.
Cross-market transfers between persons holding directly or indirectly through DTC, on the one hand, and directly or indirectly through Clearstream Luxembourg Participants or Euroclear Participants, on the other, will be effected in DTC in accordance with the DTC rules on behalf of the relevant European international clearing system by the relevant depositary; however, such cross market transactions will require delivery of instructions to the relevant European international clearing system by the counterparty in such system in accordance with its rules and procedures and within its established deadlines (European time). The relevant European international clearing system will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to the relevant depositary to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving securities in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for same day funds settlement applicable to DTC. Clearstream Luxembourg Participants and Euroclear Participants may not deliver instructions directly to the European depositaries.
DTC, which is a New York-chartered limited purpose trust company, performs services for its participants, some of which (and/or their representatives) own DTC. In accordance with its normal procedures, DTC is expected to record the positions held by each DTC participant in the book-entry certificates, whether held for its own account or as a nominee for another person. In general, beneficial ownership of book-entry certificates will be subject to the rules, regulations and procedures governing DTC and DTC participants as in effect from time to time.
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Clearstream Luxembourg is incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg as a professional depository. Clearstream Luxembourg holds securities for its participating organizations (“Clearstream Luxembourg Participants”) and facilitates the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between Clearstream Luxembourg Participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of Clearstream Luxembourg Participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates. Transactions may be settled in Clearstream Luxembourg in any of various currencies, including United States dollars. Clearstream Luxembourg provides to its Clearstream Luxembourg Participants, among other things, services for safekeeping, administration, clearance and settlement of internationally-traded securities and securities lending and borrowing. Clearstream Luxembourg interfaces with domestic markets in several countries. As a professional depository, Clearstream Luxembourg is subject to regulation by the Luxembourg Monetary Institute. Clearstream Luxembourg Participants are recognized financial institutions around the world, including underwriters, securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. Indirect access to Clearstream Luxembourg is also available to others, such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Clearstream Luxembourg Participant, either directly or indirectly.
Euroclear was created in 1968 to hold securities for its participants (or Euroclear Participants) and to clear and settle transactions between Euroclear Participants through simultaneous electronic book-entry delivery against payment, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates and any risk from lack of simultaneous transfers of securities and cash. Transactions may be settled in any of various currencies, including United States dollars. Euroclear includes various other services, including securities lending and borrowing, and interfaces with domestic markets in several countries generally similar to the arrangements for cross-market transfers with DTC described above. Euroclear is operated by Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V. (or the Euroclear Operator). All operations are conducted by the Euroclear Operator, and all Euroclear securities clearance accounts and Euroclear cash accounts are accounts with the Euroclear Operator. Euroclear Participants include banks (including central banks), securities brokers and dealers and other professional financial intermediaries. Indirect access to Euroclear is also available to other firms that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Euroclear Participant, either directly or indirectly.
Securities clearance accounts and cash accounts with the Euroclear Operator are governed by the Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear and the related Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System and applicable Belgian law (collectively, the Terms and Conditions). The Terms and Conditions govern transfers of securities and cash within Euroclear, withdrawals of securities and cash from Euroclear, and receipts of payments with respect to securities in Euroclear. All securities in Euroclear are held on a fungible basis without attribution of specific certificates to specific securities clearance accounts. The Euroclear Operator acts under the Terms and Conditions only on behalf of Euroclear Participants, and has no record of or relationship with persons holding through Euroclear Participants.
Payments on the book-entry certificates will be made on each distribution date by the securities administrator to DTC. DTC will be responsible for crediting the amount of such payments to the accounts of the applicable DTC participants in accordance with DTC’s normal procedures. Each DTC participant will be responsible for disbursing such payment to the beneficial owners of the book-entry certificates that it represents and to each Financial Intermediary for which it acts as agent. Each such Financial Intermediary will be responsible for disbursing funds to the beneficial owners of the book-entry certificates that it represents.
Under a book-entry format, certificate owners of the book-entry certificates may experience some delay in their receipt of payments, since such payments will be made by the securities administrator to Cede & Co. Payments with respect to certificates held through Clearstream Luxembourg or Euroclear will be credited to the cash accounts of Clearstream Luxembourg Participants or Euroclear Participants in accordance with the relevant system’s rules and procedures, to the extent received by the relevant depositary. Such payments will be subject to tax reporting in accordance with relevant United States tax
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laws and regulations. See “Federal Income Tax Consequences — Withholding with Respect to Certain Foreign Investors” and “—Backup Withholding” in the accompanying prospectus.
Because DTC can only act on behalf of Financial Intermediaries, the ability of a beneficial owner to pledge book-entry certificates to persons or entities that do not participate in the Depository system, or otherwise take actions in respect of such book-entry certificates, may be limited due to the lack of physical certificates for such book-entry certificates. In addition, issuance of the book-entry certificates in book-entry form may reduce the liquidity of such certificates in the secondary market since certain potential investors may be unwilling to purchase certificates for which they cannot obtain physical certificates.
Monthly and annual reports will be provided to Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, and may be made available by Cede & Co. to beneficial owners upon request, in accordance with the rules, regulations and procedures creating and affecting the Depository, and to the Financial Intermediaries to whose DTC accounts the book-entry certificates of such beneficial owners are credited.
DTC has advised the depositor that, unless and until definitive certificates are issued, DTC will take any action permitted to be taken by the holders of the book-entry certificates under the pooling and servicing agreement only at the direction of one or more Financial Intermediaries to whose DTC accounts the book-entry certificates are credited, to the extent that such actions are taken on behalf of Financial Intermediaries whose holdings include such book-entry certificates. Clearstream Luxembourg or the Euroclear Operator, as the case may be, will take any other action permitted to be taken by a certificateholder under the pooling and servicing agreement on behalf of a Clearstream Luxembourg Participant or Euroclear Participant only in accordance with its relevant rules and procedures and subject to the ability of the relevant depositary to effect such actions on its behalf through DTC. DTC may take actions, at the direction of the related Participants, with respect to some book-entry certificates which conflict with actions taken with respect to other certificates.
Although DTC, Clearstream Luxembourg and Euroclear have agreed to the foregoing procedures in order to facilitate transfers of book-entry certificates among participants of DTC, Clearstream Luxembourg and Euroclear, they are under no obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures and such procedures may be discontinued at any time.
None of the seller, the depositor, the servicer or the securities administrator will have any responsibility for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of the book-entry certificates held by Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests or transfers thereof.
Definitive certificates will be issued to certificate owners or their nominees, respectively, rather than to DTC or its nominee, only under the limited conditions set forth in the accompanying prospectus under “Description of the Securities — Book-Entry Registration of Securities.” Upon the occurrence of an event described in the penultimate paragraph thereunder, the securities administrator is required to direct DTC to notify Participants that have ownership of book-entry certificates as indicated on the records of DTC of the availability of definitive certificates for the book-entry certificates. Upon surrender by DTC of the definitive certificates representing the book-entry certificates, and upon receipt of instruction from DTC for re-registration, the securities administrator will re-issue the book-entry certificates as definitive certificates in the respective principal amounts owned by the individual beneficial owner and thereafter the trustee and the securities administrator will recognize the holders of such definitive certificates as certificateholders under the pooling and servicing agreement.
For information relating to tax documentation procedures relating to the certificates, see“Material Federal Income Tax Consequences — Withholding with Respect to Certain Foreign Investors” and “— Backup Withholding” in the prospectus and “Global Clearance, Settlement and Tax
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Documentation Procedures — Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Documentation Requirements” in Annex B hereto, which Annex B is attached to this prospectus supplement and is incorporated by reference herein.
Payments on Mortgage Loans; Accounts
On or prior to the closing date, each servicer will establish and maintain or cause to be established and maintained a “custodial account,” which will be a separate account or accounts for the collection of payments on the mortgage loans and which will be separate from the servicer’s other assets. In the event that the rating of the depository institution where a custodial account is maintained, which may be a servicer, falls below requirements specified in the applicable servicing agreement, the custodial account will be transferred within 30 days to a depository institution satisfying those requirements.
On or prior to the closing date, the securities administrator will establish the “distribution account,” which will be an account established by the securities administrator in trust for the benefit of the certificateholders. In the event that the rating of the securities administrator falls below requirements specified in the pooling and servicing agreement, the distribution account will be transferred within 30 days to a depository institution satisfying those requirements. On the Servicer Remittance Date immediately preceding each distribution date, each servicer will withdraw from the applicable custodial account collections and recoveries in respect of the mortgage loans that are required to be distributed to the certificateholders on the next distribution date, and will remit such amounts to the securities administrator for deposit in the distribution account.
On each distribution date, to the extent of the Available Distribution Amount on deposit in the distribution account, the securities administrator, on behalf of the trustee, will withdraw the Certificate Distribution Amount to pay the Certificateholders. The “Certificate Distribution Amount”for any distribution date will equal the sum of (i) the respective Interest Distribution Amounts with respect to each class of Certificates, (ii) unpaid Interest Shortfalls, (iii) the Senior Principal Distribution Amount and (iv) the Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount.
Funds credited to a custodial account may be invested at the direction of the applicable servicer for the benefit and at the risk of such servicer in eligible investments, as defined in the related servicing agreement, that are scheduled to mature on or prior to the business day preceding the next Servicer Remittance Date. Funds credited to the distribution account may be invested at the direction of the securities administrator for the benefit and at the risk of the securities administrator in eligible investments, as defined in the pooling and servicing agreement, that are scheduled to mature on or prior to the next distribution date.
Glossary of Terms
The following terms are given the meanings shown below to help describe the cash flows on the certificates:
“Accrual Period” means, with respect to any distribution date and for each class of certificates, the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which the distribution date occurs. For each distribution date and each related Accrual Period, interest will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
“Aggregate Expense Rate” means the sum of the servicing fee rate, the master servicing fee rate and the trustee fee rate.
“Applicable Credit Support Percentage” means, for each class of subordinate certificates and any distribution date, the sum of the Class Subordination Percentage of that class and the aggregate Class Subordination Percentage of all other classes (if any) of subordinate certificates having lower payment priorities than that class.
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The approximate original Applicable Credit Support Percentages for each class of subordinate certificates on the date of issuance of such certificates are expected to be as follows:
Class B-1 | 6.50% |
Class B-2 | 4.60% |
Class B-3 | 2.95% |
Class B-4 | 1.60% |
Class B-5 | 1.10% |
“Available Distribution Amount”means, with respect to any distribution date, the sum of the following amounts:
(i) all scheduled payments of interest (net of the servicing fees, the trustee fees and the master servicing fee) and principal due during the related Due Period, together with any advances in respect thereof; (ii) Insurance Proceeds received during the related Prepayment Period; (iii) Liquidation Proceeds received during the related Prepayment Period (net of unreimbursed expenses incurred in connection with a liquidation or foreclosure and unreimbursed advances, if any); (iv) Subsequent Recoveries received during the related Prepayment Period; (v) all partial or full prepayments of principal, together with any accrued interest thereon, identified as having been received on the mortgage loans during the related Prepayment Period, plus any amounts received from the servicers (other than Cenlar FSB), the servicing administrator or the master servicer in respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls on such mortgage loans; (vi) amounts received with respect to such distribution date as the Substitution Amount and the purchase price in respect of a deleted mortgage loan or a mortgage loan purchased by an originator or the seller as of such distribution date as a result of a breach of a representation or warranty; (vii) the purchase price paid by the master servicer to purchase the mortgage loans and terminate the trust fund, if applicable;
minus:
(A) amounts applied to reimburse advances and servicing advances previously made and other amounts as to which the servicers (other than Cenlar FSB) and the servicing administrator are entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to the servicing agreements;
(B) amounts applied to reimburse advances and servicing advances previously made as to which the master servicer is entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement; and
(C) the sum of all related fees, charges and costs, including indemnification amounts and costs of arbitration (other than the master servicing fee, the trustee fee and amounts required to be paid by the master servicer from the master servicing fee) payable or reimbursable to the master servicer, the securities administrator and the trustee from the trust fund under the pooling and servicing agreement and the custodian under the custodial agreement, subject to an aggregate maximum amount of $300,000 annually (per year from the closing date to the first anniversary of the closing date and each subsequent anniversary year thereafter) to be paid to such parties collectively, in the order claims for payment of such amounts are received by the securities administrator; provided, however, that if a claim is presented for an amount that, when combined with the amount of prior claims paid during that year, would exceed $300,000, then only a portion of such claim will be paid that will make the total amount paid during that year equal to $300,000 and the excess remaining unpaid, together with any additional claims received during that year, will be deferred until the following anniversary year and if the total amount of such deferred claims exceeds $300,000 then payment in such following anniversary year (and each subsequent anniversary year as may be needed until such deferred claims are paid in full) shall be apportioned among the master servicer, the securities administrator, the custodian and the trustee, in proportion to the aggregate amount of deferred claims submitted by such entity as of the last day of the prior year; provided that, in no event will the aggregate amount reimbursable to the Trustee exceed $125,000 annually (per year from the closing date to the first anniversary of the closing date and each subsequent anniversary year thereafter).
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“Certificate Interest Rate” means, for any class of certificates (other than the senior certificates) and any distribution date, the Net WAC for that distribution date. For the Class A-1 Certificates and any distribution date, the lesser of (i) 2.000% and (ii) the Net WAC for that distribution date. For the Class A-2 Certificates and any distribution date, the lesser of (i)2.500% and (ii) the Net WAC for that distribution date. For the Class A-IO1 Certificates and any distribution date, a per annum rate equal to the excess, if any, of the certificate interest rate on the Class A-2 Certificates for that distribution date over the certificate interest rate on the Class A-1 Certificates for that distribution date. For the Class A-IO2 Certificates and any distribution date, a per annum rate equal to the excess, if any, of the Net WAC for that distribution date over the certificate interest rate on the Class A-2 Certificates for that distribution date.
“Certificate Principal Amount” means, for any certificate (other than the A-IO1, Class A-IO2, Class R and Class LT-R Certificates) and any distribution date, the maximum specified dollar amount of principal to which the holder of the certificate is then entitled, that amount being equal to the initial principal amount set forth on the face of the certificate, as reduced by the amount of all principal distributions previously made with respect to that certificate, the principal portion of any Realized Losses previously allocated to that certificate and any Certificate Writedown Amount previously allocated to that certificate;provided, however,that on any distribution date on which a Subsequent Recovery is distributed, the Certificate Principal Amount of any certificate then outstanding to which a Certificate Writedown Amount or Realized Loss amount has been applied will be increased, sequentially in order of seniority, by an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the principal portion of any Certificate Writedown Amount or Realized Loss amount previously allocated to that certificate to the extent not previously recovered and (ii) the principal portion of any Subsequent Recovery allocable to such certificate, after application (for this purpose) to more senior classes of certificates, andprovided further that on any distribution date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the mortgage loans exceeds the aggregate of the Certificate Principal Amounts of the certificates, such excess (including any excess attributable to the allocation of Principal Forbearance Amounts) will be allocated to increase the Certificate Principal Amount of any certificate then outstanding to which a Certificate Writedown Amount or Realized Loss amount has previously been allocated, sequentially in order of seniority, up to the principal amount of such Certificate Writedown Amount or Realized Loss to the extent not previously recovered.
“Certificate Writedown Amount” means the amount by which the aggregate Certificate Principal Amount of all the certificates (other than the Class A-IO1, Class A-IO2, Class R and Class LT-R Certificates) on any distribution date (after giving effect to distributions of principal and allocations of Realized Losses on that distribution date) exceeds the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the mortgage loans for the distribution date.
“Class Notional Amount”means (i) in respect of the Class A-IO1 Certificates and any distribution date, an amount equal to the Class Principal Amount of the Class A-1 Certificates immediately prior to such distribution date and (ii) in respect of the Class A-IO2 Certificates and any distribution date, an amount equal to the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates immediately prior to such distribution date.
“Class Principal Amount”means, for each class of certificates on any distribution date, an amount equal to the aggregate Certificate Principal Amounts of the certificates of that class immediately prior to each distribution date.
“Class Subordination Percentage” means, for any distribution date and each class of subordinate certificates, an amount equal to a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is the Class Principal Amount of that class prior to any distributions of principal, allocations of Realized Losses or allocations of Certificate Writedown Amounts on that distribution date and the denominator of which is the aggregate of the Class Principal Amounts of all classes of certificates (other than the A-IO1, Class A-IO2, Class R and Class LT-R Certificates) prior to any distributions of principal, allocations of Realized Losses or allocations of Certificate Writedown Amounts on that distribution date.
“Controlling Holder” means, at any time, the holder of the majority of the Class Principal Amount of the Class B-5 Certificates or, if the Class Principal Amount of the Class B-5 Certificates has been reduced
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to zero, the holder of the majority of the Class Principal Amount of the Class B-4 Certificates, and may not be the depositor or the seller but may be an affiliate of the sponsor. If the Class Principal Amount of the Class B-4 and Class B-5 Certificates is zero, then there is no longer a Controlling Holder. It is expected that the initial Controlling Holder will be the sponsor or an affiliate of the sponsor, other than the depositor or the seller.
“Credit Support Depletion Date” means the date on which the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the subordinate certificates has been reduced to zero.
“Current Interest” means, for each class of certificates on any distribution date, an amount equal to the interest accrued during the related Accrual Period on the related Class Principal Amount prior to any distributions of principal, allocations of Realized Losses or allocations of Certificate Writedown Amounts on that distribution date (or in the case of the Class A-IO1 and Class A-IO2 Certificates, the Class Notional Amount immediately prior to that distribution date) at the applicable Certificate Interest Rate.
“Due Date” means, with respect to a mortgage loan, the date specified in the related mortgage note on which the monthly scheduled payment of interest and principal (or interest only during the applicable interest-only period following origination with respect to the interest-only mortgage loans) is due, exclusive of any days of grace, which is generally the first day of the calendar month.
“Due Period” means, with respect to any distribution date, the period beginning 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 that distribution date occurs.
“Insurance Proceeds” meansall proceeds of any insurance policies with respect to the mortgage loans, to the extent such proceeds are not applied to the restoration of the related mortgaged property or released to the related borrower in accordance with the servicer’s normal servicing procedures and excluding insured expenses.
“Interest Distribution Amount” means, for each class of certificates on any distribution date, the Current Interest for that class on that distribution date as reduced by each such class’ share of Net Interest Shortfalls, which will be allocated to each class on a pro rata basis based on the amount of Current Interest payable to each such class.
“Interest Shortfall” means, as to any class of certificates and any distribution date, the amount by which (i) the Interest Distribution Amount for such class on all prior distribution dates exceeds (ii) amounts distributed in respect of interest to such class on prior distribution dates.
“Liquidated Mortgage Loan” means a defaulted mortgage loan as to which the servicer has determined that all recoverable Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds have been received.
“Liquidation Proceeds” meansall cash amounts received in connection with the liquidation of defaulted mortgage loans, by foreclosure or otherwise, including net proceeds from any REO Property or amounts received in connection with a condemnation or partial release of a mortgaged property.
“Net Interest Shortfall” means, with respect to the mortgage loans and any distribution date, the sum of (i) any Net Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for that distribution date and (ii) the amount of interest that would otherwise have been received with respect to any mortgage loan that was subject to a reduction in the amount of monthly interest payment on a mortgage loan pursuant to the Relief Act or similar state or local law.
“Net Mortgage Rate” means, respect to any mortgage loan and any distribution date, the related mortgage rate as of the Due Date in the month preceding the month of such distribution date, reduced by the Aggregate Expense Rate.
“Net Prepayment Interest Shortfall” means, with respect to a mortgage loan and any distribution date, the amount by which a Prepayment Interest Shortfall for the related Due Period exceeds the amount
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that a servicer, the servicing administrator or the master servicer is obligated to remit pursuant to the related servicing agreement and/or the pooling and servicing agreement to cover such shortfall for such Due Period.
“Net WAC” means, as of any distribution date, an annual rate, expressed as a percentage, equal to the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the mortgage loans as of the first day of the related Due Period, minus (a) a fraction, the numerator of which equals the amount of any fees, charges and other costs, including indemnification amounts and costs of arbitration (other than the master servicing fee, the trustee fee and amounts required to be paid by the master servicer from the master servicing fee), paid or reimbursed to the master servicer, the securities administrator and the trustee from the trust fund under the pooling and servicing agreement and the custodian under the custodial agreement during the prior calendar month, that are subject to an aggregate maximum amount of $300,000 annually, and the denominator of which equals the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the mortgage loans, multiplied by (b) twelve.
“Original Subordinate Class Principal Amount” means the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the subordinate certificates as of the closing date.
“Prepayment Interest Shortfall” means, with respect to a mortgage loan and any distribution date, the amount by which interest paid by a borrower in connection with a prepayment of principal on a mortgage loan is less than one month’s interest at the related mortgage rate on the Stated Principal Balance of that mortgage loan as of the preceding distribution date.
“Prepayment Period” means, for any mortgage loan serviced by Cenlar FSB and (i) any distribution date other than the distribution date in March 2013, the period commencing on the 15th day of the month preceding the month in which the related distribution date occurs through the 14th day of the month in which the related distribution date occurs and (ii) the distribution date in March 2013, the period commencing on February 1, 2013 through March 14, 2013. For any mortgage loan serviced by First Republic Bank and any distribution date, the calendar month preceding the month in which the related distribution date occurs.
“Principal Forbearance Amount” means, with respect to a mortgage loan that was the subject of a servicing modification, the amount of principal of the mortgage loan that has been deferred and that does not accrue interest.
“Realized Loss” means (a) with respect to each Liquidated Mortgage Loan, an amount (not less than zero or more than the Stated Principal Balance of the mortgage loan plus accrued interest) as of the date of such liquidation, equal to (i) the unpaid principal balance of the Liquidated Mortgage Loan as of the date of such liquidation, plus (ii) interest at the Net Mortgage Rate from the Due Date as to which interest was last paid by the borrower up to the Due Date in the month in which Liquidation Proceeds are required to be distributed on the Stated Principal Balance of such Liquidated Mortgage Loan from time to time, minus (iii) the net Liquidation Proceeds received during the month in which such liquidation occurred, to the extent not previously applied as recoveries of interest at the Net Mortgage Rate and to principal of the Liquidated Mortgage Loan, (b) the amount by which, in the event of bankruptcy of a borrower, a bankruptcy court reduces the secured debt to the value of the related mortgaged property, (c) with respect to a mortgage loan that has been the subject of a servicing modification, any principal due on the mortgage loan that has been written off by the related servicer and any Principal Forbearance Amount or (d) with respect to each Class of Certificates, the amount by which the related Class Principal Amount is reduced as a result of clauses (a), (b) or (c) above.
“REMIC Provisions” means the provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at sections 860A through 860G of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations, including proposed regulations and rulings, and administrative pronouncements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.
“REO Property” means a mortgaged property acquired by the trust fund through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure in connection with a defaulted mortgage loan or otherwise treated as having been acquired pursuant to the REMIC Provisions.
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“Senior Percentage” means, for any distribution date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates prior to any distributions of principal, allocations of Realized Losses or allocations of Certificate Writedown Amounts on such distribution date and the denominator of which is the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all of the mortgage loans as of the preceding distribution date. The initial Senior Percentage will be approximately 93.50%.
“Senior Prepayment Percentage” means, for any distribution date occurring before the distribution date in March 2018, 100%. For any distribution date in or after March 2018, Senior Prepayment Percentage means the following:
· | for any distribution date occurring in or after March 2018 to and including February 2019, the Senior Percentage plus 70% of the Subordinate Percentage for that date; |
· | for any distribution date occurring in or after March 2019 to and including February 2020, the Senior Percentage plus 60% of the Subordinate Percentage for that date; |
· | for any distribution date occurring in or after March 2020 to and including February 2021, the Senior Percentage plus 40% of the Subordinate Percentage for that date; |
· | for any distribution date occurring in or after March 2021 to and including February 2022, the Senior Percentage plus 20% of the Subordinate Percentage for that date; and |
· | for any distribution date occurring in March 2022 and thereafter, the Senior Percentage for that date; |
provided,however, that there will be no reduction in the Senior Prepayment Percentage (other than as a result of a reduction of the Senior Percentage) on any distribution date unless the Step-Down Test is satisfied; andprovided, further, that if on any distribution date on or after the distribution date in March 2018, the Senior Percentage exceeds the initial Senior Percentage, the Senior Prepayment Percentage for that distribution date will again equal 100%.
In addition, if on any distribution date the allocation to the Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates of full and partial principal prepayments and other amounts in the percentage required above would reduce the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates to below zero, the Senior Prepayment Percentage for that distribution date will be limited to the percentage necessary to reduce the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates to zero.
“Senior Principal Distribution Amount” has the meaning set forth under “Description of the Certificates—Distributions of Principal—Senior Principal Distribution Amount.”
“Servicer Remittance Date” means, for any mortgage loan serviced by Cenlar FSB, the 20th day of any month, or if such 20th day is not a business day, the first business day immediately following that 20th day, and for any other mortgage loan, the 18th day of any month, or if such 18th day is not a business day, the first business day immediately following that 18th day.
“Stated Principal Balance” means, for a mortgage loan at any date of determination, the unpaid principal balance of the mortgage loan as of the most recent Due Date as determined by the amortization schedule for the mortgage loan at the time relating thereto (before any adjustment to that amortization schedule by reason of any moratorium or similar waiver or grace period) after giving effect to any previous servicing modification, principal prepayments and related Liquidation Proceeds allocable to principal and to the payment of principal due on such Due Date (but not unscheduled principal prepayments received on such Due Date) and irrespective of any delinquency in payment by the related borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, the Stated Principal Balance of any mortgage loan that has been prepaid in full or has become a Liquidated Mortgage Loan during the related Prepayment Period will be zero.
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“Step-Down Test” means, as to any distribution date, the test that will be satisfied if both of the following conditions are met:first, the outstanding principal balance of all mortgage loans delinquent 60 days or more (including mortgage loans in foreclosure, REO Property or bankruptcy status) and all mortgage loans subject to a servicing modification within the 12 months prior to that distribution date, averaged over the preceding six-month period, as a percentage of the aggregate Class Principal Amounts on such distribution date (without giving effect to any payments on such distribution date) of the subordinate certificates, does not equal or exceed 50%; andsecond, cumulative Realized Losses on the mortgage loans plus, with respect to any mortgage loans that have been the subject of a servicing modification, any interest due on such mortgage loans that has been written off by the servicer, do not exceed:
· | for each distribution date occurring in the period from March 2018 to and including February 2019, 20% of the Original Subordinate Class Principal Amount; |
· | for each distribution date occurring in the period from March 2019 to and including February 2020, 25% of the Original Subordinate Class Principal Amount; |
· | for each distribution date occurring in the period from March 2020 to and including February 2021, 30% of the Original Subordinate Class Principal Amount; |
· | for each distribution date occurring in the period from March 2021 to and including February 2022, 35% of the Original Subordinate Class Principal Amount; and |
· | for the distribution date in March 2022 and thereafter, 40% of the Original Subordinate Class Principal Amount. |
“Subordinate Class Percentage” means, with respect to any distribution date and any class of subordinate certificates, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class Principal Amount of such class on such distribution date and the denominator of which is the aggregate of the Class Principal Amounts of all classes of subordinate certificates on such distribution date.
“Subordinate Percentage” means, with respect to any distribution date, an amount equal to the difference between 100% and the Senior Percentage on that distribution date. The initial Subordinate Percentage will be approximately 6.50%.
“Subordinate Prepayment Percentage” means, with respect to any distribution date, the difference between 100% and the Senior Prepayment Percentage on that distribution date.
“Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount” has the meaning set forth under “Description of the Certificates—Distributions of Principal—Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount.”
“Subsequent Recovery” means any amount recovered by a servicer (i) with respect to a Liquidated Mortgage Loan (after reimbursement of any unreimbursed advances or expenses relating to such Liquidated Mortgage Loan as well as any previously Liquidated Mortgage Loans) with respect to which a Realized Loss was incurred after the liquidation or disposition of such mortgage loan or (ii) as a Principal Forbearance Amount.
“Substitution Amount” means, for any month in which an originator or the seller substitutes one or more qualified substitute mortgage loans for one or more deleted mortgage loans as a result of a breach of a representation or warranty with respect to a mortgage loan, the amount by which the aggregate purchase price of all of the deleted mortgage loans exceeds the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the qualified substitute mortgage loans, together with one month’s interest at the Net Mortgage Rate.
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Available Distribution Amount
Distributions on the certificates will be made by the securities administrator on each distribution date, which will be the 25th day of each month, or if such day is not a business day, on the first business day thereafter commencing in March 2013, to the persons in whose names such certificates are registered on the applicable record date. For this purpose, a “business day” is any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, (ii) a legal holiday in the State of New York, the State of Maryland, the State of Minnesota, the State of Missouri, the State of California or the State of Delaware, (iii) a day on which banks in the State of New York, the State of Maryland, the State of Minnesota, the State of Missouri, the State of California or the State of Delaware are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed or (iv) a day on which the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is closed.
Payments on each distribution date will be made by check mailed to the address of the holder of the certificate entitled thereto as it appears on the applicable certificate register or, in the case of a certificateholder who holds 100% of the Class R Certificate or the Class LT-R Certificate or who holds certificates with an aggregate initial Certificate Principal Amount of $1,000,000 or more, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of such certificateholder at a bank or other depository institution having appropriate wire transfer facilities. However, the final payment in retirement of the certificates will be made only upon presentment and surrender of the certificates at the corporate trust office of the securities administrator. See “—Book Entry Certificates” above for the method of payment to beneficial owners of Book-Entry Certificates.
Distributions will be made on each distribution date from, and to the extent of, the Available Distribution Amount as described under “—Priority of Distributions and Allocation of Shortfalls” below.
Distributions of Interest
General.The Certificate Interest Rate for each class of certificates for each distribution date is described in the definition of Certificate Interest Rate in this prospectus supplement. On each distribution date, to the extent of funds available therefor, each class of certificates will be entitled to receive Current Interest for such date and class, as reduced by that class’s share of Net Interest Shortfalls.
Net Interest Shortfalls for any distribution date will be allocated among all classes of senior certificates and all classes of subordinate certificates proportionately based on Current Interest otherwise distributable on each class on such distribution date.
If on a particular distribution date there is an Interest Shortfall, interest will be distributed on each certificate of equal priority within such classes of certificates based on thepro rataamount of interest it would otherwise have been entitled to receive in the absence of such shortfall. Any unpaid interest amount on a class of certificates will be carried forward and added to the amount which holders of those classes of certificates will be entitled to receive on the next distribution date. An Interest Shortfall could occur, for example, if losses realized on the mortgage loans were exceptionally high or were concentrated in a particular month. Any unpaid interest amount so carried forward will not bear interest.
Distributions of Principal
General. All payments and other amounts received in respect of principal of the mortgage loans will be allocated between the senior certificates (other than the Class A-IO1 and Class A-IO2 Certificates in respect of principal payments) and the subordinate certificates as described below. On each distribution date, the senior certificates will be entitled to the Senior Principal Distribution Amount and the subordinate certificates will be entitled to the Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount.
Senior Principal Distribution Amount. On each distribution date, the Available Distribution Amount remaining after payment of interest with respect to the senior certificates, up to the amount of the Senior Principal Distribution Amount for such distribution date, will be distributed as principal to the Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates pro rata in accordance with their respective Class Principal Amounts.
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The “Senior Principal Distribution Amount” for any distribution date will equal the sum of:
(1) the product of (a) the Senior Percentage and (b) the principal portion of the scheduled payment due on each mortgage loan on the related Due Date, whether or not received;
(2) the product of (a) the Senior Prepayment Percentage and (b) each of the following amounts: (i) the principal portion of each full and partial principal prepayment made by a borrower on a mortgage loan during the related Prepayment Period; (ii) each other unscheduled collection, including Subsequent Recoveries, Insurance Proceeds and net Liquidation Proceeds (other than with respect to any mortgage loan that was finally liquidated during the related Prepayment Period) representing or allocable to recoveries of principal of the mortgage loans received during the related Prepayment Period; (iii) the principal portion of the purchase price of each mortgage loan purchased by an originator or seller due to a material breach of a representation and warranty with respect to such mortgage loan or, in the case of a permitted substitution of a defective mortgage loan, the amount representing any Substitution Amount in connection with any such replaced mortgage loan included in the Available Distribution Amount for such distribution date; and (iv) the principal portion of the purchase price for mortgage loans paid by the master servicer in exercising its right to terminate the trust fund;
(3) with respect to each mortgage loan that became a Liquidated Mortgage Loan during the related Prepayment Period, the lesser of (a) the net Liquidation Proceeds allocable to principal and (b) the product of (i) the Senior Prepayment Percentage for that distribution date and (ii) the remaining principal balance of the mortgage loan at the time of liquidation; and
(4) any amounts described in clauses (1) through (3) above that remain unpaid with respect to the senior certificates from prior distribution dates.
If on any distribution date the allocation to the Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates of the Senior Principal Distribution Amount would reduce the aggregate Class Principal Amount of such certificates below zero, the distribution to such classes of certificates of the Senior Principal Distribution Amount for such distribution date will be limited to the amount necessary to reduce the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates to zero.
In addition, until the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates is reduced to zero, if on any distribution date the aggregate of the Class Principal Amounts of the subordinate certificates is less than or equal to 1.00% of the Stated Principal Balance of the mortgage loans as of the closing date, the Senior Principal Distribution Amount for such distribution date and each succeeding distribution date will include all principal collections on the mortgage loans distributable on that distribution date, and the Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount will be zero.
In addition, until the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates is reduced to zero, if on any distribution date, the Subordinate Percentage for such distribution date is less than 6.50%, the Senior Principal Distribution Amount for such distribution date will include all principal collections on the mortgage loans distributable on that distribution date, and the Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount will be zero.
Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount. To the extent funds are available, and except as provided in the last four paragraphs under the heading “—Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount,” each class of subordinate certificates will be entitled to receive, on each distribution date, its pro rata share of the “Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount” for that date. Distributions of principal with respect to the subordinate certificates will be made on each distribution date in the order of their numerical class designations, beginning with the Class B-1 Certificates.See “— Priority of Distributions and Allocation of Shortfalls.”
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The “Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount” for each distribution date is equal to the sum of:
(1) the product of (a) the Subordinate Percentage and (b) the principal portion of each scheduled payment on each mortgage loan due during the related Due Period, whether or not received;
(2) the product of (a) the Subordinate Prepayment Percentage and (b) each of the following amounts: (i) the principal portion of each full and partial principal prepayment made by a borrower on a mortgage loan during the related Prepayment Period, (ii) each other unscheduled collection, including Subsequent Recoveries, Insurance Proceeds and net Liquidation Proceeds (other than with respect to any mortgage loan that was finally liquidated during the related Prepayment Period), representing or allocable to recoveries of principal of mortgage loans received during the related Prepayment Period; (iii) the principal portion of the purchase price of each mortgage loan that was purchased by an originator or seller due to a material breach of a representation and warranty with respect to such mortgage loan or, in the case of a permitted substitution of a defective mortgage loan, the amount representing any Substitution Amount in connection with any such replaced mortgage loan included in the Available Distribution Amount for such distribution date; and (iv) the principal portion of the purchase price for mortgage loans paid by the master servicer in exercising its right to terminate the trust fund;
(3) with respect to unscheduled recoveries allocable to principal of any mortgage loan that was finally liquidated during the related Prepayment Period, the related net Liquidation Proceeds allocable to principal, to the extent not distributed pursuant to clause (3) of the definition of Senior Principal Distribution Amount; and
(4) any amounts described in clauses (1) through (3) above for any previous distribution date that remain unpaid.
Notwithstanding the above, with respect to any class of subordinate certificates (other than the Class B-1 Certificates), if on any distribution date the sum of the Class Subordination Percentage of such class and the aggregate Class Subordination Percentages of all classes of subordinate certificates which have a lower payment priority than that class is less than the Applicable Credit Support Percentage for that class on the closing date, no distribution of principal will be made to any such classes on such distribution date. Instead, the Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount on that distribution date will be allocated among the more senior classes of subordinate certificates,pro rata, based upon their respective Class Principal Amounts, and principal and interest will be distributed in the order described below under “— Priority of Distributions and Allocation of Shortfalls.”
Notwithstanding the above, with respect to each class of subordinate certificates (other than the Class B-1 Certificates), if on any distribution date the Class Principal Amount of that class and the aggregate of the Class Principal Amounts of all classes of subordinate certificates which have a lower payment priority than that class is less than or equal to 1.00% of the Stated Principal Balance of the mortgage loans as of the closing date, the portion of the Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount otherwise distributable to such class or classes on such distribution date and each succeeding distribution date will be allocated among the subordinate certificates with a higher payment priority then entitled to principal,pro rata, based on their respective Class Principal Amounts and any remaining Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount will be included in the Senior Principal Distribution Amount for such distribution date.
In addition, until the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates is reduced to zero, if on any distribution date the aggregate of the Class Principal Amounts of the subordinate certificates is less than or equal to 1.00% of the Stated Principal Balance of the mortgage loans as of the closing date, the Senior Principal Distribution Amount for such distribution date and each succeeding distribution date will include all principal collections on the mortgage loans distributable on that distribution date, and the Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount will be zero.
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In addition, until the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates is reduced to zero, if on any distribution date, the Subordinate Percentage for such distribution date is less than 6.50%, the Senior Principal Distribution Amount for such distribution date will include all principal collections on the mortgage loans distributable on that distribution date, and the Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount will be zero.
Priority of Distributions and Allocation of Shortfalls
On each distribution date, the Available Distribution Amount for such date will be applied to distributions on the certificates in the following order of priority:
(1) | to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-IO1 and Class A-IO2 Certificates, pro rata, such class’sInterest Distribution Amount and any accrued but unpaid Interest Shortfalls; | ||
(2) | to theClass A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates, the Senior Principal Distribution Amount, pro rata in accordance with their respective Class Principal Amounts, until their Class Principal Amounts have been reduced to zero; | ||
(3) | to the Class B-1 Certificates, the Interest Distribution Amount for such date and class and any accrued but unpaid Interest Shortfalls for such date and class; | ||
(4) | to the Class B-1 Certificates, such class’s Subordinate Class Percentage of the Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount payable to such class for such date, until its Class Principal Amount has been reduced to zero; | ||
(5) | to the Class B-2 Certificates, the Interest Distribution Amount for such date and class and any accrued but unpaid Interest Shortfalls for such date and class; | ||
(6) | to the Class B-2 Certificates, such class’s Subordinate Class Percentage of the Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount payable to such class for such date, until its Class Principal Amount has been reduced to zero; | ||
(7) | to the Class B-3 Certificates, the Interest Distribution Amount for such date and class and any accrued but unpaid Interest Shortfalls for such date and class; | ||
(8) | to the Class B-3 Certificates, such class’s Subordinate Class Percentage of the Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount payable to such class for such date, until its Class Principal Amount has been reduced to zero; | ||
(9) | to the Class B-4 Certificates, the Interest Distribution Amount for such date and class and any accrued but unpaid Interest Shortfalls for such date and class; | ||
(10) | to the Class B-4 Certificates, such class’s Subordinate Class Percentage of the Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount payable to such class for such date, until its Class Principal Amount has been reduced to zero; | ||
(11) | to the Class B-5 Certificates, the Interest Distribution Amount for such date and class and any accrued but unpaid Interest Shortfalls for such date and class; | ||
(12) | to the Class B-5 Certificates, such class’s Subordinate Class Percentage of the Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount payable to such class for such date, until its Class Principal Amount has been reduced to zero; | ||
(13) | to the Class R and Class LT-R Certificates, any remaining amounts allocated between such classes in the manner specified in the pooling and servicing agreement (with any such amounts representing net gain resulting from the sale of any REO Properties or other Liquidation Proceeds allocated solely to the Class LT-R Certificates). |
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On any distribution date on and after the Credit Support Depletion Date, the Senior Principal Distribution Amount will be distributed to the Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates, pro rata in accordance with their respective Class Principal Amounts.
Subordination of Payments to the Subordinate Certificates
The rights of the holders of the subordinate certificates to receive payments with respect to the mortgage loans will be subordinated to the rights of the holders of the senior certificates and the rights of the holders of each class of subordinate certificates (other than the Class B-1 Certificates) to receive such payments will be further subordinated to the rights of the class or classes of subordinate certificates with lower numerical class designations, in each case only to the extent described in this prospectus supplement. The subordination of the subordinate certificates to the senior certificates and the further subordination among the subordinate certificates is intended to provide the certificateholders having higher relative payment priority with protection against Realized Losses and shortfalls in the Available Distribution Amount.
Allocation of Realized Losses
If a Realized Loss occurs on the mortgage loans (including a servicing modification resulting in a reduction of the outstanding principal amount of such mortgage loan or a principal forbearance), then, on each distribution date, the principal portion of that Realized Loss will be allocated first, to reduce the Class Principal Amount of each class of subordinate certificates, in inverse order of priority, until the Class Principal Amount thereof has been reduced to zero (that is, such Realized Losses will be allocated to the Class B-5 Certificates while those certificates are outstanding, then to the Class B-4 Certificates while those certificates are outstanding, then to the Class B-3 Certificates while those certificates are still outstanding, and so forth) and second, to the Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates, pro rata, until their respective Class Principal Amounts have been reduced to zero. In determining whether a Realized Loss is a loss of principal or of interest, Liquidation Proceeds and other recoveries on a mortgage loan will be applied first to outstanding expenses incurred with respect to such mortgage loan, then to accrued, unpaid interest, and finally to principal.
The Class Principal Amount of the lowest ranking class of subordinate certificates then outstanding will be reduced by the Certificate Writedown Amount and if no subordinate certificates are then outstanding, the Class Principal Amounts of the Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates will be reduced, pro rata, in accordance with their respective Class Principal Amounts, by the Certificate Writedown Amount.
Any class of certificates whose Class Principal Amount has been reduced to zero due to the allocation of Realized Losses will nonetheless remain outstanding under the pooling and servicing agreement and will continue to be entitled to receive Subsequent Recoveries until the termination of the trust fund; provided that any such class of certificates will not have any voting rights with respect to matters under the pooling and servicing agreement requiring or permitting actions to be taken by the certificateholders.
Subsequent Recoveries will be distributed to the certificates still outstanding, in accordance with the priorities described under“—Priority of Distribution and Allocation of Shortfalls,” and the Class Principal Amount of each class of certificates then outstanding that has been reduced due to application of a Certificate Writedown Amount or Realized Loss will be increased, pro rata in accordance with their respective Class Principal Amounts with respect to the senior certificates, and then sequentially in order of seniority with respect to the subordinate certificates, by the lesser of (i) the amount of such Subsequent Recovery (reduced by any amounts applied for this purpose to senior ranking certificates) and (ii) the Realized Loss amount previously allocated to such class. Any Subsequent Recovery that is received during a Prepayment Period will be distributed together with the Available Distribution Amount for the related distribution date.
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Final Scheduled Distribution Date
The final scheduled distribution date for each class of certificates is the distribution date in the month immediately following the latest maturity date of any mortgage loan as of the cut-off date. The final scheduled distribution date of each class of certificates is the distribution date in March 2043. The actual final distribution date for any class may be earlier or later, and could be substantially earlier or later, than the final scheduled distribution date. The servicers will not be permitted to modify mortgage loans to extend the maturity beyond that date, and the master servicer will not be permitted to consent to the modification of a mortgage loan pursuant to any servicing agreement to extend the maturity date beyond that date.
Optional Purchase of the Mortgage Loans
When the total Stated Principal Balance of the mortgage loans is less than 10% of the total Stated Principal Balance of the mortgage loans as of the cut-off date, the master servicer will have the option to purchase the mortgage loans, any REO Property and any other property remaining in the trust fund other than any servicing rights held by the servicers or the servicing administrator at a price equal to 100% of the unpaid principal balance of each mortgage loan (or, if less than such unpaid principal balance in the case of any REO Property, the fair market value of any REO Property) on the day of repurchase, plus accrued interest thereon, to, but not including, the first day of the month in which the repurchase price is distributed; provided that the master servicer has provided not less than 30 days prior written notice to the securities administrator. Distributions on the certificates relating to any optional termination will be paid first to reimburse the trustee, the depositor, the servicers, the servicing administrator, the master servicer, the securities administrator and the custodian for any advances, accrued and unpaid servicing fees, servicing administrator fees, trustee fees or master servicing fees or other amounts with respect to the mortgage loans reimbursable to such parties, and then to the certificateholders in the order of priority set forth above under “—Priority of Distributions and Allocation of Shortfalls.” The proceeds of any such distribution may not be sufficient to distribute the full amount of principal and accrued and unpaid interest on each class of certificates to the extent of any such unpaid fees and expenses and if the purchase price is based in part on the fair market value of any REO Property and the fair market value is less than 100% of the unpaid principal balance of the related mortgage loan. If such option is exercised, the trust fund will be terminated.
Credit Enhancement
Credit enhancement for the senior certificates will be provided by the subordinate certificates.
THE TRUSTEE
Christiana Trust, A Division of Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB is the trustee under the pooling and servicing agreement. Christiana Trust is also the doing business name used by the corporate trust division of Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB (“WSFS Bank”). Christiana Trust’s predecessor, Christiana Bank & Trust Company, was a publicly traded Delaware banking corporation founded in 1993. In 2006, Christiana Trust was acquired by National Penn Bank. In 2010, Christiana Trust was subsequently acquired by WSFS Bank. Christiana Trust entered into the Corporate Trust business in 1999.
WSFS Financial Corporation, with total assets exceeding $4.3 billion as of September 30, 2012, is the parent company of WSFS Bank, and is one of the seven oldest banks in the United States continuously operating under the same name. As of September 30, 2012, WSFS Bank served approximately 125,000 customers and operated over 52 offices in 4 states. WSFS Bank provides comprehensive financial services including commercial banking, retail banking, and trust and wealth management. Other subsidiaries or divisions include WSFS Investment Group, Inc., Cypress Capital Management, LLC, Cash Connect and Monarch Entity Services, LLC. WSFS Financial Corporation is traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol WSFS. WSFS Bank has been acting as owner trustee in asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities issuances since 1999 and is currently acting as owner trustee
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in approximately 145 issuances. WSFS Bank is currently acting as trustee under a pooling and servicing agreement for 19 issuances.
The pooling and servicing agreement will be administered from WSFS Bank’s corporate trust office located at 500 Delaware Avenue, 11th Fl; Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
At the date of this prospectus supplement, there are no legal proceedings pending, or to the best of the trustee’s knowledge, contemplated by governmental authorities, against the trustee or any property of the trustee that would be material to holders of the certificates issued by the issuing entity.
THE ISSUING ENTITY
On the closing date, and until the termination of the issuing entity pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement, Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-3, the issuing entity, will be a common law trust formed under the laws of the State of New York. The issuing entity will be created under the pooling and servicing agreement by the depositor for the sole purpose of issuing the certificates and its assets will consist of the trust fund.
On the closing date, the assets included in the trust fund will be the only assets of the issuing entity. The issuing entity will not have any liabilities as of the closing date, other than as provided in the pooling and servicing agreement. The fiscal year end of the issuing entity will be December 31 of each year.
The issuing entity will not have any employees, officers or directors. The trustee, the master servicer, the securities administrator, the depositor, the servicers and the custodian will act on behalf of the issuing entity, and may only perform those actions on behalf of the issuing entity that are specified in the pooling and servicing agreement, the servicing agreements or the custodial agreement, as set forth in this prospectus supplement.
The trustee, on behalf of the issuing entity, is only permitted to take such actions as are specifically provided in the pooling and servicing agreement. Under the pooling and servicing agreement, the trustee on behalf of the issuing entity will not have the power to issue additional certificates representing interests in the issuing entity, borrow money on behalf of the issuing entity or make loans from the assets of the issuing entity to any person or entity without the amendment of the pooling and servicing agreement by certificateholders and the other parties thereof as described in the accompanying prospectus under “The Agreements—The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Amendment.”
If the assets of the issuing entity are insufficient to pay the certificateholders all principal and interest owed, holders of some or all classes of certificates will not receive their expected payments of interest and principal and will suffer a loss. The risk of loss to holders of subordinate certificates is greater than to holders of senior certificates.See“Risk Factors— Potential Inadequacy of Credit Enhancement”in this prospectus supplement. The issuing entity, as a common law trust, may not be eligible to be a debtor in a bankruptcy proceeding. In the event of a bankruptcy of the seller, the depositor or an originator, it is not anticipated that the issuing entity would become part of the bankruptcy estate of such entity.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE ISSUING ENTITY
In consideration of their duties on behalf of the trust fund, the servicers, the master servicer, the securities administrator, the trustee and the custodian will receive from the assets of the issuing entity certain fees as set forth in the following table:
Fee Payable to: | Frequency of Payment: |
Amount of Fee: | How and When Fee Is Payable: | |||
Servicers | Monthly | A monthly fee paid to each | Withdrawn from each custodial |
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Fee Payable to: | Frequency of Payment: |
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servicer, from amounts that would otherwise be distributed to certificateholders in respect of interest, calculated on the Stated Principal Balance of each mortgage loan serviced by that servicer as of the first day of the related Due Period, at a per annum rate of 0.25% for all servicers other than Cenlar FSBplusall income earned on amounts on deposit in the custodial account maintained by that servicer. Each servicer will also be entitled to a fee of 1.5% of the sale price of an REO Property (or, in the case of certain loans serviced by First Republic Bank, the lesser of 1.5% of such sale price or $1,200) in accordance with the applicable servicing agreement. With respect to mortgage loans serviced by First Republic Bank, the servicing fee rate will be increased by the amount of any increase in the mortgage interest rate for any mortgage loan pursuant to the terms of the related mortgage note due to the termination of an automatic debit or direct deposit account.
Cenlar FSB will receive monthly servicing fees in an amount ranging from $4.30 to $50.25 per loan, subject to certain minimum monthly servicing fee requirements. Such fees vary on a loan-by-loan basis generally depending upon whether the loan is a fixed rate loan or an adjustable rate loan and the delinquency status of the loan. In no event will the aggregate monthly servicing and servicing administrator fees payable to Cenlar FSB, as servicer, and RRAC, as servicing administrator, exceed 0.25% per annum of the stated principal balance of the mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB.
| account in respect of each mortgage loan before distribution of any amounts to certificateholders. | |||||
Servicing Administrator | Monthly | A monthly fee paid to the servicing administrator, from amounts that would otherwise be distributed to | Withdrawn from the custodial account in respect of each mortgage loan serviced by Cenlar |
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Fee Payable to: | Frequency of Payment: |
Amount of Fee: | How and When Fee Is Payable: | |||
certificateholders in respect of interest, calculated on the Stated Principal Balance of each mortgage loan serviced by Cenlar FSB as of the first day of the related Due Period, at a per annum rate of 0.25% less the servicing fee payable to Cenlar FSB. | FSB before distribution of any amounts to certificateholders. | |||||
Master Servicer | Monthly | A monthly fee paid to the master servicer, from amounts that would otherwise be distributed to certificateholders in respect of interest, calculated at a rate of 0.01413% per annum on the Stated Principal Balance of the mortgage loans as of the first day of the related Due Period.
| Retained by the master servicer from the distribution account before distribution of any amounts to certificateholders. | |||
Securities Administrator | Monthly | A monthly fee paid to the securities administrator, from the master servicing fee.
| Paid by the master servicer from the master servicing fee. | |||
Monthly | All investment earnings on amounts on deposit in the distribution account. | Retained by the securities administrator from the distribution account before distribution of any amounts to certificateholders.
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Trustee | Annually | A monthly fee paid to the trustee, from amounts that would otherwise be distributed to certificateholders in respect of interest, calculated at a rate of 0.00087% per annum on the Stated Principal Balance of the mortgage loans as of the first day of the related Due Period. The depositor will also pay the trustee an initial acceptance fee of $3,500. | Paid by the master servicer from the distribution account before distribution of any amounts to certificateholders. | |||
Custodian | Monthly | A variable fee (depending on services provided by the custodian), payable monthly from the master servicing fee. | Paid by the master servicer from the master servicing fee. |
The custodian’s fees set forth in the table above may not be increased without amendment of the custodial agreement. The servicing fees set forth in the table above may not be increased without amendment of the servicing agreement as described under “The Agreements— Mortgage Loan Servicing— Amendment of the Servicing Agreements and Pooling and Servicing Agreement” in this prospectus supplement, provided that under certain circumstances if the master servicer is required to engage a successor servicer, the servicing fee may be increased as necessary to engage a successor servicer. The fees of the master servicer, the securities administrator and the trustee set forth in the table above may not be increased without amendment of the pooling and servicing agreement as described under “The Agreements— Mortgage Loan Servicing— Amendment of the Servicing Agreements and Pooling and
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Servicing Agreement” in this prospectus supplement. See also “The Agreements – Mortgage Loan Servicing – Servicing Compensation and Payment of Expenses.”
Certain expenses of the servicers, the master servicer, the securities administrator, the trustee and the custodian will be reimbursed before distributions are made on the certificates. Amounts payable to the trustee include fees for investigating and enforcing breaches of mortgage loan representations and warranties under certain circumstances. Expenses of the master servicer, the securities administrator, the trustee and the custodian will be reimbursed up to $300,000 annually before distributions of interest and principal are made on the certificates (subject, in the case of the trustee, to an aggregate limit of $125,000 annually).
SPONSOR MATERIAL LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
At the date of this prospectus supplement, other than litigation in the ordinary course of business, such as litigation involving foreclosures or other exercise of its rights as a creditor, and other than as described below, there were no material pending legal proceedings to which any of the sponsor, the seller, the depositor or the issuing entity was a party or of which any of their property was subject, and, other than as described below, the depositor is not aware of any material pending legal proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental authorities against the sponsor, the seller, the depositor or the issuing entity.
On or about December 23, 2009, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle (the “FHLB-Seattle”) filed a complaint in the Superior Court for the State of Washington (case number 09-2-46348-4 SEA) against the depositor, Redwood Trust, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co., and Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc. (collectively, the “FHLB-Seattle Defendants”) alleging that the FHLB-Seattle Defendants made false or misleading statements in offering materials for a mortgage pass-through certificate (the “Seattle Certificate”) issued in the Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2005-4 securitization transaction (the “2005-4 RMBS”) and purchased by the FHLB-Seattle. Specifically, the complaint alleges that the alleged misstatements concern the (1) loan-to-value ratio of mortgage loans and the appraisals of the properties that secured loans supporting the 2005-4 RMBS, (2) occupancy status of the properties, (3) standards used to underwrite the loans, and (4) ratings assigned to the Seattle Certificate. The FHLB-Seattle alleges claims under the Securities Act of Washington (Section 21.20.005, et seq.) and seeks to rescind the purchase of the Seattle Certificate and to collect interest on the original purchase price at the statutory interest rate of 8% per annum from the date of original purchase (net of interest received) as well as attorneys’ fees and costs. The Seattle Certificate was issued with an original principal amount of approximately $133 million, and, as of December 31, 2012, the FHLB-Seattle has received approximately $108 million of principal and $10.9 million of interest payments in respect of the Seattle Certificate. As of December 31, 2012, the Seattle Certificate has a remaining outstanding principal amount of approximately $25 million. The claims were subsequently dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction as to the depositor and Redwood Trust. The depositor and Redwood Trust agreed to indemnify the underwriters of the 2005-4 RMBS for certain losses and expenses they might incur as a result of claims made against them relating to this RMBS, including, without limitation, certain legal expenses. The FHLB-Seattle’s claims against the underwriters of this RMBS were not dismissed and remain pending. Regardless of the outcome of this litigation, the depositor and Redwood Trust could incur a loss as a result of these indemnities.
On or about July 15, 2010, The Charles Schwab Corporation (“Schwab”) filed a complaint in the Superior Court for the State of California in San Francisco (case number CGC-10-501610) against the depositor and 26 other defendants (collectively, the “Schwab Defendants”) alleging that the Schwab Defendants made false or misleading statements in offering materials for various residential mortgage-backed securities sold or issued by the Schwab Defendants. With respect to the depositor, Schwab alleges that the depositor made false or misleading statements in offering materials for a mortgage pass-through certificate (the “Schwab Certificate”) issued in the 2005-4 RMBS and purchased by Schwab. Specifically, the complaint alleges that the misstatements for the 2004-5 RMBS concern the (1) loan-to-value ratio of mortgage loans and the appraisals of the properties that secured loans supporting the 2005-4 RMBS, (2) occupancy status of the properties, (3) standards used to underwrite the loans, and (4) ratings assigned to the Schwab Certificate. Schwab alleges a claim for negligent misrepresentation under California state law
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and seeks unspecified damages and attorneys’ fees and costs. The Schwab Certificate was issued with an original principal amount of approximately $14.8 million, and, as of December 31, 2012, Schwab has received approximately $12 million of principal and $1.3 million of interest payments in respect of the Schwab Certificate. As of December 31, 2012, the Schwab Certificate has a remaining outstanding principal amount of approximately $2.8 million. The depositor has denied Schwab’s allegations. The depositor believes that this case is without merit, and intends to defend the action vigorously. The depositor and Redwood Trust agreed to indemnify the underwriters of the 2005-4 RMBS, which underwriters are also named defendants in this action, for certain losses and expenses they might incur as a result of claims made against them relating to this RMBS, including, without limitation, certain legal expenses. Regardless of the outcome of this litigation, the depositor and Redwood Trust could incur a loss as a result of these indemnities.
On or about October 15, 2010, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (“FHLB-Chicago”) filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois (case number 10-CH-45033) against the depositor and more than 45 other named defendants (collectively, the “FHLB-Chicago Defendants”) alleging that the FHLB-Chicago Defendants made false or misleading statements in offering materials for various residential mortgage-backed securities sold or issued by the FHLB-Chicago Defendants or entities controlled by them. FHLB-Chicago subsequently amended the complaint to name Redwood Trust and another one of Redwood Trust’s subsidiaries, RWT Holdings, Inc., as defendants. With respect to Redwood Trust, RWT Holdings, and the depositor, the FHLB-Chicago alleges that Redwood Trust, RWT Holdings, and the depositor made false or misleading statements in the offering materials for two mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Chicago Certificates”) issued in the Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2006-1 securitization transaction (the “2006-1 RMBS”) and purchased by the FHLB-Chicago. The complaint alleges that the alleged misstatements concern, among other things, the (1) loan-to-value ratio of mortgage loans and the appraisals of the properties that secured loans supporting the 2006-1 RMBS, (2) occupancy status of the properties, (3) standards used to underwrite the loans, (4) ratings assigned to the Chicago Certificates, and (5) due diligence performed on these mortgage loans. The FHLB-Chicago alleges claims under Illinois Securities Law (815 ILCS Sections 5/12(F)-(H)) and North Carolina Securities Law (N.C.G.S.A. §78A-8(2) & §78A-56(a)) as well as a claim for negligent misrepresentation under Illinois common law. On some of the causes of action, the FHLB-Chicago seeks to rescind the purchase of the Chicago Certificates and to collect interest on the original purchase prices at the statutory interest rate of 10% per annum from the dates of original purchase (net of interest received). On one cause of action, the FHLB-Chicago seeks unspecified damages. The FHLB-Chicago also seeks attorneys’ fees and costs. The first of the Chicago Certificates was issued with an original principal amount of approximately $105 million and, at December 31, 2012, the FHLB Chicago has received approximately $68 million of principal and $23 million of interest payments in respect of this Chicago Certificate. As of December 31, 2012, this Chicago Certificate has a remaining outstanding principal amount of approximately $37 million. The second of the Chicago Certificates was issued with an original principal amount of approximately $379 million and, at December 31, 2012, the FHLB Chicago has received approximately $244 million of principal and $78 million of interest payments in respect of this Chicago Certificate. As of December 31, 2012, this Chicago Certificate has a remaining outstanding principal amount of approximately $133 million (after taking into account approximately $1.6 million of principal losses allocated to this Chicago Certificate). The depositor, Redwood Trust, and RWT Holdings have denied FHLB-Chicago’s allegations. The depositor believes that this case is without merit, and the depositor intends to defend the action vigorously. The depositor and Redwood Trust agreed to indemnify the underwriters of the 2006-1 RMBS, which underwriters are also named defendants in this action, for certain losses and expenses they might incur as a result of claims made against them relating to this RMBS, including, without limitation, certain legal expenses. Regardless of the outcome of this litigation, the depositor and Redwood Trust could incur a loss as a result of these indemnities.
The business of the sponsor, the depositor, the seller and their affiliates has included, and continues to include, activities relating to the acquisition and securitization of residential mortgage loans. In addition, the business of the sponsor has, in the past, included activities relating to the acquisition and securitization of debt obligations and other assets through the issuance of collateralized debt obligations (commonly referred to as CDO transactions). Because of their involvement in the securitization and CDO businesses, the sponsor, the depositor, the seller and their affiliates could become the subject of litigation relating to these businesses, including additional litigation of the type described above, and could also become the subject of governmental investigations, enforcement actions, or lawsuits and governmental
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authorities could allege that these entities violated applicable law or regulation in the conduct of their business.
In fact, the sponsor and its affiliates have received, and responded to, information requests and subpoenas from two governmental authorities (one by the SEC relating to the sponsor’s CDO business and one by the National Credit Union Administration relating to a residential mortgage securitization conducted by the sponsor and the depositor). It is possible that the sponsor, the depositor, the seller or their affiliates might not be successful in defending or responding to any litigation, governmental investigation or related action and any losses incurred as a result of the resolution of any such action or investigation could have a material adverse effect on the sponsor, the depositor, the seller or their affiliates. In any case, regardless of the merits of any allegation or legal action that may be brought against the sponsor, the depositor, the seller or their affiliates, or of their success in defending against such allegations or legal actions, the costs of defending against any such allegation or legal action may be significant or material and could have a material adverse effect on the sponsor, the depositor, the seller or their affiliates.
THE SPONSOR AND THE SELLER AND SERVICING ADMINISTRATOR
RWT Holdings, Inc. (“RWT Holdings”) is a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Redwood Trust, Inc. and is headquartered in Mill Valley, California. RWT Holdings has acquired residential mortgage loans, directly or indirectly, from originators since it was organized in February 1998. RWT Holdings has been a sponsor in the securitization market since 2002. As a sponsor, RWT Holdings acquires, directly or indirectly through its subsidiaries, residential mortgage loans in the secondary mortgage market and initiates the securitization of these loans by having them transferred to the depositor, which ultimately transfers them to the issuing entity for the related securitization.
As of February 21, 2013, RWT Holdings has sponsored the securitization of approximately $28.67 billion of residential mortgage loans ($4,077,538,500 in 2002, $6,198,200,700 in 2003, $10,199,107,364 in 2004, $1,440,123,400 in 2005, $1,035,362,200 in 2006, $2,833,909,600 in 2007, $237,838,333 in 2010, $670,664,551 in 2011, $1,972,280,986 in 2012 and $1,064,006,684 in 2013). RWT Holdings acquires, directly or indirectly through its subsidiaries, residential mortgage loans secured by first and second liens on one- to four- family residential properties under several loan purchase agreements from mortgage loan originators or sellers nationwide that meet its seller/servicer eligibility requirements. We refer you to “Loan Program—Qualifications of Sellers” in the prospectus for a general description of the characteristics used to determine eligibility of collateral sellers. Prior to acquiring the mortgage loans, RWT Holdings conducts a review of the related mortgage loan seller and of the mortgage loans. We refer you to “Risk Factors—Appraisals May Not Accurately Reflect the Value or Condition of the Mortgaged Property” and “—Pre-offering Review of the Mortgage Loans Underlying the Certificates May Not Reveal Aspects of the Mortgage Loans Which Could Lead to Losses” and “Pre-offering Review of the Mortgage Loans” above for a discussion of the pre-offering review procedures conducted by the sponsor with respect to the mortgage loans. No assurance can be made that the mortgage pool does not contain mortgage loans as to which there may be breaches of the original representations and warranties or that the mortgage loans will not default for other reasons.
During calendar years 2011 and 2012, no mortgage loans securitized by the sponsor were the subject of a demand to repurchase or replace for breach of the representations and warranties concerning the pool assets contained in the related underlying transaction documents, or any related activity, for all asset-backed securities held by non-affiliates of the sponsor during such calendar year. The most recent Form ABS-15G was filed by the sponsor on February 13, 2013. The sponsor’s CIK number is 0001530239.
The seller, Redwood Residential Acquisition Corporation (“RRAC”), is a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of RWT Holdings and Redwood Trust, Inc. and is headquartered in Mill Valley, California. Descriptions of, and references to, RWT Holdings’ acquisition of residential mortgage loans include the acquisition of such loans by RRAC. RRAC was organized in 2009 and commenced its business of acquiring residential mortgage loans for securitization in July 2010. On the closing date,
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RRAC, as seller, will sell all of its interest in the mortgage loans to the depositor. RWT Holdings and RRAC work in coordination with the underwriters in structuring each securitization transaction. RWT Holdings and RRAC do not currently service mortgage loans but rather contract with third party servicers for servicing of the mortgage loans that they acquire. Third party servicers are assessed based upon the servicing rating and the credit quality of the servicing institution, as well as for their systems and reporting capabilities, review of collection procedures and confirmation of servicers’ ability to provide detailed reporting on the performance of the securitization pool.
RRAC will act as servicing administrator with respect to the mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB. As servicing administrator, RRAC’s role is limited to (a) funding servicing advances and advances of delinquent scheduled interest and principal payments for the mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB, unless it determines that such amounts would not be recoverable, (b) paying prepayment interest shortfalls that occur with respect to any mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB, up to the amount of the aggregate of Cenlar FSB’s servicing fee and the servicing administrator fee for such loans for the related month, (c) paying termination fees to Cenlar FSB if RRAC elects to terminate Cenlar FSB as a servicer absent an event of default and appoint a successor, with the consent of the master servicer and (d) having the authority to remove Cenlar FSB as servicer if Cenlar FSB defaults in its servicing obligations and retaining a successor servicer, with the consent of the master servicer. RRAC has previously acted as servicing administrator with respect to eight securitization transactions commencing in 2012.
THE DEPOSITOR
Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc., a Delaware corporation and indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Redwood Trust, Inc., was organized in September 1999 and is headquartered in Mill Valley, California. The depositor has been engaged since the end of 2001 in the securitization of mortgage loans of the types described in the accompanying prospectus. Since 2002, Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc. has been the depositor on 40 securitization transactions that have issued approximately 29.23 billion of residential mortgage securities ($1.7 billion in 2002, $10.8 billion in 2003, $8.3 billion in 2004, $0.80 billion in 2005, $0.80 billion in 2006, $2.9 billion in 2007, $0.23 billion in 2010, $0.67 billion in 2011, $1.97 billion in 2012 and $1.06 billion in 2013).
The certificate of incorporation of the depositor limits its activities to those necessary or convenient to carry out its securitization activities. The depositor will have limited obligations with respect to a series of securities. The depositor will purchase the mortgage loans from the sponsor/seller and on the closing date will sell all of its interest in the mortgage loans to the trustee for the benefit of certificateholders. In addition, the depositor may have certain approval or consent rights as described in this prospectus supplement.
AFFILIATIONS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The seller and servicing administrator, the sponsor and the depositor are each wholly-owned subsidiaries of Redwood Trust, Inc. The seller maintains warehouse lines of credit to finance its holdings of mortgage loans with an affiliate of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, the underwriter, and with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., also the master servicer and securities administrator. The seller will use a portion of the proceeds of the sale of the certificates to repay outstanding debt under these warehouse lines of credit.
There is not currently, and there was not during the past two years, any material business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding that is or was entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is or was on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party, between (a) any of the seller, the sponsor, the depositor and the issuing entity on the one hand and (b) any of the trustee, any servicer, the custodian, the master servicer or any originator of the mortgage loans on the other hand.
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THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, THE CUSTODIAN AND
THE SERVICERS
Cenlar FSB will service approximately 85.99% (by cut-off date stated principal balance) of the mortgage loans. First Republic Bank (together with Cenlar FSB, the “servicers” and each, a “servicer”) will service approximately 14.01% (by cut-off date stated principal balance) of the mortgage loans. The servicers will initially have primary responsibility for servicing the mortgage loans, directly or through subservicers, including, but not limited to, all collection, loan-level reporting obligations, maintenance of escrow accounts, maintenance of insurance and enforcement of foreclosure proceedings with respect to the mortgage loans and related mortgaged properties. The master servicer will supervise the activities of the servicers but will not be responsible for supervising any subservicers. Cenlar FSB is the servicer of mortgage loans originated by Cole Taylor Bank, United Shore Financial Services, LLC, PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company, Flagstar Capital Markets Corporation, Fremont Bank and all of the other originators except for First Republic Bank.
No assurance can be given that the loss and delinquency experience of the mortgage loans included in the mortgage pool, including the mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB, will be similar to the mortgage loan loss and delinquency experience described herein.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo Bank”), will act as master servicer and securities administrator under the pooling and servicing agreement. Wells Fargo Bank is a national banking association and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company. A diversified financial services company, Wells Fargo & Company is a U.S. bank holding company with approximately $1.3 trillion in assets and approximately 265,000 employees as of June 30, 2012 which provides banking, insurance, trust, mortgage and consumer finance services throughout the United States and internationally. Wells Fargo Bank provides retail and commercial banking services and corporate trust, custody, securities lending, securities transfer, cash management, investment management and other financial and fiduciary services. The depositor, the sponsor, the seller and the servicers may maintain banking and other commercial relationships with Wells Fargo Bank and its affiliates.
Wells Fargo Bank maintains principal corporate trust offices located at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951 (among other locations), and its office for certificate transfer services is located at Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479.
Wells Fargo Bank serves or may have served within the past two years as loan file custodian for various mortgage loans owned by the sponsor or an affiliate of the sponsor and anticipates that one or more of those mortgage loans may be included in the assets of the issuing entity. The terms of any custodial agreement under which those services are provided by Wells Fargo Bank are customary for the mortgage-backed securitization industry and provide for the delivery, receipt, review and safekeeping of mortgage loan files.
The assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, furnished pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB by the Corporate Trust Services division of Wells Fargo Bank (the “2011 Wells Assessment”), discloses that material instances of noncompliance occurred with respect to the servicing criteria described in Items 1122(d)(3)(i)(B) and 1122(d)(3)(ii) of Regulation AB. Specifically, (a) certain amounts allocated and remitted to investors were not calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements, and (b) certain reports to investors did not provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements with respect to waterfall calculations and/or reporting disclosures.
As of December 31, 2011, the platform to which the 2011 Wells Assessment relates consisted, in part, of (i) approximately 2,052 RMBS transactions with over 24,000 payment/reporting cycles, and (ii) approximately 279 CMBS transactions with over 3,000 payment/reporting cycles. The errors that contributed to the material instances of noncompliance described on the 2011 Wells Assessment occurred
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on certain RMBS and CMBS transactions in the platform and consisted of (x) payment errors and corresponding investor reporting errors that impacted approximately 2.2% of the RMBS payment/reporting cycles and approximately 0.2% of the CMBS payment/reporting cycles, and (y) investor reporting errors without corresponding payment errors that impacted approximately 0.6% of the RMBS payment/reporting cycles and approximately 0.4% of the CMBS payment/reporting cycles. The 2011 Wells Assessment discusses certain payment and reporting errors that occurred on RMBS transactions containing multi-group features, which are a subset of the errors impacting RMBS payment/reporting cycles described above.
The 2011 Wells Assessment also states that necessary adjustments have been made to the waterfall models and investor reports to correct the errors that contributed to the material instance of noncompliance and such adjustments are expected to prevent similar future errors.
Wells Fargo Bank serves or has served within the past two years as warehouse master servicer for various mortgage loans owned by the sponsor or an affiliate of the sponsor and anticipates that one or more of those mortgage loans may be included in the trust. The terms of the warehouse master servicing agreement under which those services are provided by Wells Fargo Bank are customary for the mortgage-backed securitization industry.
Wells Fargo Bank acts as master servicer pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement. The master servicer is responsible for the aggregation of monthly servicer reports and remittances and for the oversight of the performance of the servicers under the terms of their respective underlying servicing agreements. In particular, the master servicer independently calculates monthly loan balances based on servicer data, compares its results to servicer loan-level reports and reconciles any discrepancies with the servicers. The master servicer also reviews the servicing of defaulted loans for compliance with the terms of the pooling and servicing agreement. In addition, upon the occurrence of certain servicer events of default under the terms of any underlying servicing agreement, the master servicer may be required to enforce certain remedies on behalf of the issuing entity against such defaulting servicer. Wells Fargo Bank has been engaged in the business of master servicing since June 30, 1995. As of June 30, 2012, Wells Fargo Bank was acting as master servicer for approximately 1,810 series of residential mortgage-backed securities with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of approximately $416,332,000,000.
Under the terms of the pooling and servicing agreement, Wells Fargo Bank also is responsible for securities administration, which includes pool performance calculations, distribution calculations and the preparation of monthly distribution reports. As securities administrator, Wells Fargo Bank is responsible for the preparation and filing of all REMIC tax returns on behalf of the issuing entity and the preparation of monthly reports on Form 10-D, certain current reports on Form 8-K and annual reports on Form 10-K that are required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of the issuing entity. Wells Fargo Bank has been engaged in the business of securities administration since June 30, 1995. As of June 30, 2012, Wells Fargo Bank was acting as securities administrator with respect to more than $696,650,000,000 of outstanding residential mortgage-backed securities.
Wells Fargo Bank is also acting as custodian of the mortgage files pursuant to the custodial agreement. In that capacity, Wells Fargo Bank is responsible to hold and safeguard the related mortgage notes and other contents of the mortgage files on behalf of the trustee and the certificateholders. Wells Fargo Bank maintains each mortgage file in a separate file folder marked with a unique bar code to assure loan-level file integrity and to assist in inventory management. Files are segregated by transaction or investor. Wells Fargo Bank has been engaged in the mortgage document custody business for more than 25 years.
At the date of this prospectus supplement, there were no material pending legal proceedings to which Wells Fargo Bank was a party or of which any of its property was subject, or any material pending legal proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental authorities against Wells Fargo Bank, in each case that is material to holders of certificates.
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Cenlar FSB
Cenlar FSB (“Cenlar”) is a federally chartered capital stock savings bank formed in 1984 from the combination of a thrift institution located in Mercer County, New Jersey and an employee-owned mortgage banking business. In September 1996, Cenlar completed its transition to a wholesale bank by selling all of its remaining retail branches to an institution that assumed substantially all deposit liabilities. Its corporate headquarters is located at 425 Phillips Boulevard, Ewing, New Jersey 08618, telephone number (609) 883-3900.
Cenlar has been servicing and subservicing mortgage loans since 1958. It is primarily engaged in servicing and subservicing mortgage loans for approximately 120 clients that include banks, thrifts, credit unions, mortgage companies and agencies. Cenlar is an approved seller/servicer in good standing with Ginnie Mae (GNMA), Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB), Veterans Administration (VA), and many state housing agencies. As of December 31, 2012, Cenlar serviced or subserviced approximately 740,273 loans with an aggregate principal balance of $130,551,865,159 consisting of conventional, FHA and VA loans, for approximately 1,200 investors in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Cenlar’s servicing is rated “Strong” by Standard & Poor’s (S&P), though S&P recently revised its outlook on the rating to “Negative” from “Stable.”
The table below captioned “Cenlar—Delinquency and Foreclosure Experience—Residential Mortgage Portfolio Serviced” shows current and historical delinquency and foreclosure information for Cenlar’s servicing portfolio.
Servicing and subservicing includes collecting and remitting loan payments, administering escrow funds for the payment of real estate taxes and insurance premiums, contacting delinquent mortgagors, supervising foreclosures in the event of non-remedied defaults, and generally administering the loans.
More specifically, Cenlar’s subservicing activities include:
(1) setting up and maintaining new loan production on Cenlar’s servicing system, and testing the validity and accuracy of designated data elements;
(2) transferring loan data from a bulk transferee’s servicing system to Cenlar’s servicing system and verifying the quality of the data;
(3) data integrity review of designated data elements for all loans added to Cenlar’s servicing system;
(4) processing payments, depositing checks received within two business days into a clearing account and clearing check disbursements, reconciling funds received and transactions posted in Cenlar’s servicing system, processing pay-off transactions, and related satisfactions;
(5) monitoring loans that are in default, collecting funds on loans that are delinquent or in default, conducting loss mitigation activities, including arranging repayment plans, arranging to lift stays or take other action in bankruptcy proceedings involving borrowers, administering foreclosures, making insurance or other claims against insurance companies, sureties or other guarantors and REO processing and management;
(6) processing activity related to the payment of taxes and insurance and other items escrowed pursuant to the applicable documents;
(7) answering borrower inquiries received and performing needed research in connection with such inquiries, managing the escrow analysis function to determine appropriate escrow amounts and preparation of required reporting to borrowers;
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(8) remitting funds to the master servicer or when applicable, to other appropriate parties and reviewing the accuracy and completeness of investor reports, and coordinating conversion of new investor records set up;
(9) confirming that all loans, where required, are covered under tax service contracts and flood determination contracts; and
(10) transferring data when loans or servicing is transferred and coordinating the various notices, transfer of records and reconciliations, and managing interim loan servicing function and processing loan modifications.
Cenlar has implemented comprehensive controls and technologies to preserve confidentiality of borrowers’ nonpublic personal financial information.
Cenlar has assigned compliance personnel within its Default Department that keep up with on-going federal and state regulatory, as well as investor, changes. Cenlar meets or exceeds Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s requirements for mortgage servicing and delinquency management.
Cenlar provides opportunities to borrowers who are experiencing financial difficulties through various resolution programs, thus avoiding circumstances that are more serious to both the borrowers and the investors. Cenlar’s Collection Department is structured to make and/or attempt contact throughout a borrower’s delinquency via phone calls and/or letters. Through use of specific calling campaigns, calls are directed to collection representatives in an attempt to contact delinquent borrowers according to specific service levels established between Cenlar and its clients. Cenlar follows Fannie Mae guidelines in the absence of other agreed upon guidelines for all collection practices
Borrowers are called based on their payment history, which is determined by Early Indicator Scoring Models. Contact attempts are made to borrowers due for one payment or more based on existing service level agreements. Normally, collection calls on prime loans begin after the late charge day and call campaigns on subprime loans can begin as early as three (3) days past due. The predictive dialer is used to maximize the number of attempts made to the borrower and to relieve the collector from handling no answers, busy signals, and answering machines thereby allowing additional concentration when a right party contact is made. Follow-up calls on prime loans are made weekly until a promise to pay has been arranged with a borrower.
Delinquency reports are generated after each month-end for management review, and are supplied to the Master Servicer and other appropriate parties.
Cenlar’s Loss Mitigation Department is structured to leverage its experience in handling Agency (e.g.: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, and VA) servicing, employing the “standard” Agency model for loss mitigation, and client asset servicing, where Cenlar employs a client specific philosophy and rule set around loan modifications.
Borrowers are referred to the Loss Mitigation Department by three primary departments: Collections, Customer Interaction, and Solicitation. Each of these departments has trained personnel that can identify a borrower’s financial hardship and explain the financial assistance programs (e.g. alternatives to foreclosure) that may be available to that borrower. After the loss mitigation process has been explained to the borrower, a loss mitigation package is sent to the borrower for completion and return to Cenlar for review. Loss Mitigation packages are received by Cenlar in a number of ways such as regular and overnight mail, fax, e-mail, and through its website. The combination of hardship, intent (retention or liquidation), and financial standing are used to determine the appropriate foreclosure alternative based on the nature of the loan and the investor requirements.
Foreclosures are initiated following the review and approval from Cenlar’s internal Default Compliance Unit and based on a review of the borrower’s circumstances, Cenlar’s loss mitigation efforts and on investor/client timelines. Once referred, the foreclosure case is assigned to a foreclosure technician
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for complete monitoring of the case. If a borrower files bankruptcy, the case is referred to a bankruptcy technician for complete monitoring.
The table below sets forth certain information with respect to Cenlar’s total residential mortgage portfolio serviced and delinquency and foreclosure experience.
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Cenlar – Delinquency & Foreclosure Experience –Residential Mortgage Portfolio Serviced
As of December 31, 2009 | As of December 31, 2010 | As of December 31, 2011 | As of December 31, 2012 | |||||||||||||
Number of Loans | Principal Balance | Number of Loans | Principal Balance | Number of Loans | Principal Balance | Number of Loans | Principal Balance | |||||||||
Total Portfolio | 474,401 | $87,780,087,363 | 466,181 | $76,239,252,568 | 534,247 | $85,823,808,349 | 740,273 | $130,551,865,159 | ||||||||
A] PAST DUE LOANS | ||||||||||||||||
Period of Delinquency | ||||||||||||||||
30 days | 29,863 | $4,981,679,790 | 20,150 | $3,086,386,449 | 13,423 | $1,934,809,769 | 13,667 | $2,023,704,279 | ||||||||
Percent Delinquent | 6.29% | 5.68% | 4.32% | 4.05% | 2.51% | 2.25% | 1.85% | 1.55% | ||||||||
60 days | 7,461 | $1,312,150,083 | 5,016 | $798,013,185 | 3,881 | $589,203,960 | 3,939 | $592,824,895 | ||||||||
Percent Delinquent | 1.57% | 1.49% | 1.08% | 1.05% | 0.73% | 0.69% | 0.53% | 0.45% | ||||||||
90 days | 4,596 | $865,985,659 | 6,465 | $1,118,599,694 | 5,427 | $871,420,015 | 4,897 | $807,224,269 | ||||||||
Percent Delinquent | 0.97% | 0.99% | 1.39% | 1.47% | 1.02% | 1.02% | 0.66% | 0.62% | ||||||||
Total Delinquencies | 41,920 | $7,159,815,532 | 31,631 | $5,002,999,328 | 22,731 | $3,395,433,744 | 22,503 | $3,423,753,443 | ||||||||
Total Past Due by Percentage of Total Portfolio | 8.83% | 8.16% | 6.79% | 6.57% | 4.26% | 3.96% | 3.04% | 2.62% | ||||||||
B] Foreclosure | 6,469 | $1,865,173,427 | 6,021 | $1,192,155,348 | 12,197 | $2,191,816,162 | 14,279 | $2,460,698,281 | ||||||||
Bankruptcy | 2,684 | $405,990,749 | 3,454 | $494,660,388 | 4,190 | $577,087,641 | 4,438 | $621,458,071 | ||||||||
Total Foreclosure’s and Bankruptcies | 9,153 | $2,271,164,176 | 9,475 | $1,686,815,736 | 16.387 | $2,768,903,803 | 18,717 | $3,082,156,352 | ||||||||
Real Estate Owned | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | ||||||||
Percent of Total Portfolio in Foreclosure or Bankruptcy | 1.93% | 2.59% | 2.03% | 2.21% | 3.07% | 3.23% | 2.53% | 2.36% | ||||||||
Total Delinquent [Past Due + FCL] | 10.76% | 10.75% | 8.82% | 8.78% | 7.33% | 7.19% | 5.57% | 4.98% |
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Legal Proceedings
At the date of this prospectus supplement, there were no material pending legal proceedings to which Cenlar was a party or of which any of its property was subject, or any material pending legal proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental authorities against Cenlar, in each case that is material to holders of certificates.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE ISSUING ENTITY
Servicing and Administrative Responsibilities
The servicers, the servicing administrator, the master servicer, the depositor, the securities administrator, the trustee and the custodian will have the following responsibilities with respect to the issuing entity:
Servicers. Performing the servicing functions with respect to the mortgage loans and the mortgaged properties in accordance with the provisions of the applicable servicing agreement, including, but not limited to:
· | collecting monthly remittances of principal and interest on the mortgage loans from the related borrowers, depositing such amounts (net of the related servicing fees) in the applicable custodial account, and delivering all amounts on deposit in the applicable custodial account to the securities administrator for deposit in the distribution account on the Servicer Remittance Date; |
· | collecting amounts in respect of taxes and insurance from the related borrowers for mortgage loans subject to escrows, depositing such amounts in the related escrow account, and paying such amounts to the related taxing authorities and insurance providers, as applicable; |
· | funding monthly advances with respect to delinquent payments of principal and interest on the mortgage loans, to the extent the servicer believes these monthly advances will be recoverable, provided that for mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB, such monthly advances will be funded by the servicing administrator rather than Cenlar FSB; |
· | funding servicing advances in respect of reasonable and customary “out of pocket” costs and expenses, provided that for mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB, such servicing advances will be funded by the servicing administrator rather than Cenlar FSB; |
· | providing monthly loan-level reports to the securities administrator; |
· | maintaining certain insurance policies relating to the mortgage loans; and |
· | initiating foreclosure proceedings and other methods of default resolution. |
We refer you to “The Agreements—Mortgage Loan Servicing” below.
Servicing Administrator. Performing certain functions with respect to the mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB, which include:
· | funding servicing advances and advances of delinquent scheduled interest and principal payments, to the extent the servicing administrator believes these monthly advances will be recoverable; |
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· | paying prepayment interest shortfalls, up to the amount of the aggregate of Cenlar FSB’s servicing fee and the servicing administrator fee for the related month; |
· | paying termination fees to Cenlar FSB if the servicing administrator elects to terminate Cenlar FSB as a servicer absent an event of default and appointing a successor, with the consent of the master servicer; and |
· | having the authority to remove Cenlar FSB as servicer if Cenlar FSB defaults in its servicing obligations and appointing a successor servicer, with the consent of the master servicer. |
Master Servicer.Performing the master servicing functions in accordance with the provisions of the pooling and servicing agreement, including but not limited to:
• | monitoring the servicers’ and servicing administrator’s performance and enforcing the servicers’ and servicing administrator’s obligations under the servicing agreements; | |
• | overseeing certain matters relating to the servicing of defaulted mortgage loans including, but not limited to, approving certain loan modifications, reviewing environmental reports relating to foreclosed properties to determine whether to proceed with a foreclosure, approving certain actions relating to the management of REO property and approving the release of the original borrower in connection with mortgage loan assumptions; | |
• | gathering the monthly loan-level reports delivered by the servicers and providing a comprehensive loan-level report to the securities administrator with respect to the mortgage loans; | |
• | terminating the rights and obligations of any servicer and the servicing administrator, if in the master servicer’s judgment it determines that such servicer or servicing administrator should be terminated in accordance with the related servicing agreement, giving notice thereof to the trustee and the rating agencies and taking such other action as it deems appropriate; | |
• | upon the termination of a servicer or the servicing administrator, appointing a successor servicer or successor servicing administrator or servicing the related mortgage loans itself, as provided in the pooling and servicing agreement; | |
• | upon the failure of a servicer (other than Cenlar FSB) or the servicing administrator to fund advances with respect to a mortgage loan in accordance with the related servicing agreement, funding those monthly advances, to the extent provided in the pooling and servicing agreement; and | |
• | upon the failure of a servicer (other than Cenlar FSB) or the servicing administrator to pay prepayment interest shortfalls, paying such shortfalls, up to the amount of the master servicing fee for the related period. |
We refer you to “The Agreements—Mortgage Loan Servicing” below.
Securities Administrator.Performing the securities administrator functions in accordance with the provisions of the pooling and servicing agreement, including but not limited to:
• | acting as authentication agent, calculation agent, paying agent and certificate registrar with respect to the certificates; | |
• | collecting monthly remittances from the servicers for deposit in the distribution account and distributing all amounts on deposit in the distribution account to the certificateholders, in accordance with the priorities described under “Description of the Certificates—Priority of Distributions and Allocation of Shortfalls” on each distribution date; | |
• | preparing and distributing to certificateholders the monthly distribution date statement based on mortgage loan data provided by the servicers and the master servicer; |
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• | preparing and filing periodic reports with the SEC on behalf of the issuing entity with respect to the certificates; | |
• | preparing and distributing annual investor reports necessary to enable certificateholders to prepare their tax returns; and | |
• | preparing and filing annual federal and (if required) state tax returns on behalf of the issuing entity. |
We refer you to “The Agreements—Reports to Certificateholders” below.
Trustee. Performing the trustee functions in accordance with the provisions of the pooling and servicing agreement, including but not limited to:
· | after an Event of Default has occurred of which a responsible officer of the trustee has actual knowledge, giving written notice thereof to the master servicer and the rating agencies; |
· | after an Event of Default has occurred of which a responsible officer of the trustee has actual knowledge, until a successor master servicer is appointed, acting as successor master servicer in the event the master servicer resigns or is removed by the trustee; and | |
· | in certain circumstances as described herein, pursuing an action against an originator in respect of an alleged breach of a representation and warranty, or against the seller if the seller has an obligation to cure a breach, or repurchase or substitute for or make an indemnification payment with respect to a mortgage loan as described herein. |
We refer you to “The Agreements—Reports to Certificateholders” and “—Representations and Warranties” below.
Depositor.Filing certain current reports with the SEC on behalf of the issuing entity with respect to the certificates.
Custodian. Performing the custodial functions in accordance with the provisions of the custodial agreement, including but not limited to holding and maintaining the mortgage loan documents related to the mortgage loans on behalf of the trustee.
We refer you to “The Agreements—The Custodial Agreement” below.
Issuing Entity Accounts
All amounts in respect of principal and interest received from the borrowers or other recoveries in respect of the mortgage loans will, at all times before payment thereof to the certificateholders, be deposited in the applicable custodial accounts and the distribution account (collectively, the “issuing entity accounts”). Each custodial account will be established in the name of the applicable servicer in trust, or as trustee and/or bailee, for the trustee as trustee of the trust, and the distribution account will be established in the name of the securities administrator in trust for the benefit of the certificateholders. Funds on deposit in the issuing entity accounts will be invested in eligible investments. The issuing entity accounts will be established by the applicable parties listed below, and any investment income earned on each issuing entity account will be retained or distributed as follows:
Issuing Entity Account | Responsible Party: | Application of any Investment Earnings: | ||
Custodial Account | Servicers | Any investment earnings (net of any losses realized) will be paid as compensation to the servicers and will not be available |
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for payments to certificateholders. | ||||
Distribution Account | Securities Administrator | Any investment earnings (net of any losses realized) will be paid as compensation to the securities administrator and will not be available for payments to certificateholders. |
If funds deposited in a custodial account or the distribution account are invested by the responsible party identified in the table above, the amount of any net losses incurred in respect of any such investments will be deposited in the related issuing entity account by such responsible party, out of its own funds, without any right of reimbursement therefor.
Example of Payments
The following sets forth an example of collection of payments from borrowers on the mortgage loans, transfers of amounts among the issuing entity accounts and payments on the certificates for the distribution date in April 2013:
March 2 through April 1 | Due Period: | Payments due during the related Due Period (March 2 through April 1) from borrowers will be deposited in each servicer’s custodial account as received and will include scheduled principal and interest payments due during the related Due Period. | ||
March 1 through March 31 (for mortgage loans serviced by First Republic Bank) or March 15 through April 14 (for mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB) | Prepayment Period for partial and full prepayments received from mortgage loans: | Partial principal prepayments and principal prepayments in full received by each servicer during the related Prepayment Period (March 1 through March 31, for mortgage loans serviced by First Republic Bank or March 15 through April 14, for mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB) will be deposited into each servicer’s custodial account for remittance to the securities administrator on the servicer remittance date (April 18, for mortgage loans serviced by First Republic Bank and April 20, for mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB). For the mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB and the distribution date in March 2013, the Prepayment Period will be the period commencing on February 1, 2013 through March 14, 2013. | ||
March 31 | Record Date: | Distributions will be made to certificateholders of record for all classes of certificates as of the last business day of the calendar month preceding the month of the related distribution date. | ||
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April 18 (for mortgage loans serviced by First Republic Bank) or April 20 (for mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB) | Servicer Remittance Date: | First Republic Bank will remit collections and recoveries in respect of the mortgage loans to the securities administrator for deposit into the distribution account on or prior to the 18th day of each month (or if the 18th day is not a business day, the next business day). Cenlar FSB will remit collections and recoveries in respect of the mortgage loans to the securities administrator for deposit into the distribution account on or prior to the 20th day of each month (or if the 20th day is not a business day, the next business day). | ||
April 25 | Distribution Date: | On the 25th day of each month (or if the 25th day is not a business day, the next business day), the securities administrator will make payments from amounts on deposit in the distribution account to certificateholders. |
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Succeeding months follow the same pattern.
THE AGREEMENTS
General
The following summary describes certain terms of the “pooling and servicing agreement,”the mortgage loan purchase agreement, the purchase agreements, the servicing agreements and the custodial agreement. The summary does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the agreements. The following summary supplements, and to the extent inconsistent with, replaces, the description of the general terms and provisions of the agreements under the heading “The Agreements” in the accompanying prospectus.
The certificates will be issued pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of February 1, 2013, among the depositor, the master servicer, the securities administrator and the trustee. Reference is made to the accompanying prospectus for information in addition to that set forth in this prospectus supplement regarding the terms and conditions of the pooling and servicing agreement and the offered certificates. Certificates in certificated form will be transferable and exchangeable at the corporate trust office of the securities administrator, which will also serve as certificate registrar and paying agent. The securities administrator will provide to a prospective or actual certificateholder, without charge, on written request, an electronic copy (without exhibits) of the pooling and servicing agreement. Requests should be addressed to 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, Attention: Client Manager – Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-3.
Assignment of the Mortgage Loans
Under the mortgage loan purchase agreement, Redwood Residential Acquisition Corporation, as seller, will sell the mortgage loans to the depositor. Pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement, on the closing date the depositor will sell, transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey without recourse to the trustee all of its right, title and interest to the mortgage loans. Under the purchase agreements, the originators have made certain representations, warranties and covenants relating to, among other things, certain characteristics of the mortgage loans. The representations and warranties of the originators under the purchase agreements will include the representations and warranties set forth under “—Representations and Warranties” below and “Loan Program—Representations and Warranties; Repurchases” in the prospectus and will be assigned to the depositor and then to the trustee pursuant to the assignment, assumption and recognition agreements and the assignment of representations and warranties agreements. Subject to the limitations described below, the originator under the applicable purchase agreement will be obligated as described herein to cure, repurchase, substitute a similar mortgage loan for or make an indemnification payment with respect to any mortgage loan as to which there has been an uncured breach of any such representation or warranty that materially and adversely affects the value of such mortgage loan or the interests of the certificateholders in such mortgage loan.
Under the mortgage loan purchase agreement, Redwood Residential Acquisition Corporation will be obligated as described herein to cure the breach, or repurchase or substitute for any mortgage loan as to which there has been an uncured breach of representations or warranties made by the originators other than First Republic Bank that materially and adversely affects the value of such mortgage loan or the interests of the certificateholders in such mortgage loan, but only if such originator is unable to cure such breach or repurchase or substitute for such mortgage loan because it is subject to a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or no longer in existence.
The representations and warranties regarding the characteristics of each mortgage loan that were made by the respective originator and assigned to the trustee were made by the originator as of the date on which the originator sold that mortgage loan. The dates of sale range between zero and three months prior to the closing date. It is possible that some representations and warranties that were true and correct on the date a mortgage loan was sold by the originator are not true and correct as of the closing date. The seller
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will agree to cure a breach or repurchase from the trust fund any mortgage loan as to which a representation and warranty made by the originator was true and correct as of the date made by the originator but not true and correct as of the closing date, if such breach materially and adversely affects the value of the mortgage loan or the interests of the certificateholders in that mortgage loan. Other than as described in the preceding paragraph, the seller generally will not repurchase any mortgage loan or provide any remedy with respect to any breach of a representation and warranty as of the date made by the originator.
Pursuant to the assignment, assumption and recognition agreements and the assignment of representations and warranties agreements, the Controlling Holder will have the right to enforce the obligation of the originators under the purchase agreements to cure, repurchase or substitute for or make an indemnification payment with respect to a mortgage loan. The obligations of the originators under the purchase agreements that are assigned to the trustee for the benefit of the certificateholders are limited to the obligation to repurchase, substitute for or make an indemnification payment with respect to defective mortgage loans. If the Class Principal Amount of each of the Class B-5 and Class B-4 Certificates have been reduced to zero, then no entity will have any rights as a Controlling Holder. In this circumstance, all of the rights of the Controlling Holder described in this prospectus supplement would revert to the trustee on behalf of the certificateholders. Pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement, the trustee will also have the right to enforce the obligation of the seller, if any, under the mortgage loan purchase agreement to cure the breach, or repurchase or substitute for a mortgage loan for which a breach has occurred.
In connection with such transfer and assignment of the mortgage loans, pursuant to a custodial agreement dated as of February 1, 2013, among the depositor, the seller, the master servicer, the trustee and the custodian, the depositor will deliver or cause to be delivered toWells Fargo Bank, N.A., as custodian, on behalf of the trustee, among other things, the original promissory note, or mortgage note, (and any modification or amendment thereto) endorsed in blank without recourse, the original instrument creating a first lien on the related mortgaged property, or mortgage, with evidence of recording indicated thereon, an assignment in recordable form of the mortgage for each non-MERS mortgage loan, the title policy with respect to the related mortgaged property and, if applicable, all recorded intervening assignments of the mortgage and any riders or modifications to such mortgage note and mortgage, except for any such document not returned from the public recording office, which is required to be delivered by the originators under the servicing agreements to the trustee or custodian as soon as the same is available. These documents are referred to, collectively, as the mortgage loan documents.
With respect to mortgage loans that are not recorded in the name of MERS, assignments of the mortgage loans to the trustee (or its nominee) will be recorded by the depositor in the appropriate public office for real property records. With respect to mortgage loans that are recorded in the name of MERS, the depositor will cause the trustee (or its nominee) to be recorded as the beneficial owner of the mortgage loans pursuant to the MERS rules for electronically tracking changes in ownership rights.
With respect to mortgage loans that are recorded in the name of MERS, if a monthly payment has not been received within 60 days of its due date, a court of competent jurisdiction in a particular state rules that MERS is not an appropriate system for transferring ownership of mortgage loans in that state, or MERS goes into bankruptcy or becomes the subject of a receivership or conservatorship, each servicer of an affected mortgage loan will prepare and submit an assignment to remove the mortgage loan from MERS within fifteen business days of the occurrence of such event.
The custodian will review the mortgage loan documents with respect to a mortgage loan generally within one business day of the later of its receipt of the mortgage loan documents or the mortgage loan schedule. If an originator does not cure any material defect or omission in the mortgage loan documents within the applicable cure period, it will be required to repurchase the mortgage loan. In the case of documents that are required to be recorded, such as an original mortgage or an original assignment of mortgage, the originator is permitted to deliver a copy of that document pending return of the original or a file stamped copy from the recording office. If the recorded documents are not returned from the recording office within approximately one year after the date that the originator sold the mortgage loan to the seller, the Controlling Holder may, but is not obligated to, request the originator to repurchase the mortgage loan.
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In lieu of repurchasing a mortgage loan as provided above, during the period that ends two years after the date the seller acquired such mortgage loan, in some cases the originator may remove that mortgage loan, or a deleted mortgage loan, from the trust fund and substitute in its place another mortgage loan, or a replacement mortgage loan. Any replacement mortgage loan generally will, on the date of substitution, among other characteristics set forth in the related servicing agreement, (i) have a principal balance, after deduction of all scheduled payments due in the month of substitution (or in the case of a substitution of more than one mortgage loan for a deleted mortgage loan, an aggregate principal balance), not in excess of the stated principal balance of the deleted mortgage loan, (ii) have a mortgage rate not less than and not more than one percentage point greater than that of the deleted mortgage loan, (iii) have a remaining term to maturity not greater than (and not more than one year less than) that of the deleted mortgage loan, (iv) have a loan-to-value ratio at origination no greater than that of the deleted mortgage loan and (vi) be in material compliance with all of the representations and warranties set forth in the related servicing agreement as of the date of substitution. This cure, repurchase or substitution obligation constitutes the sole remedy available to certificateholders or the trustee for omission of, or a material defect in, a mortgage loan document.
Representations and Warranties
Except as described below, the representations and warranties made by each originator with respect to each mortgage loan sold by it include the representations and warranties substantially in the form set forth under “Loan Program—Representations and Warranties; Repurchases” in the prospectus, as well as the following representations and warranties, among others, in substantially the following form:
· | Each mortgage loan either (i) was underwritten in substantial conformance with the originator’s underwriting guidelines in effect at the time of origination without regard to any underwriter discretion or (ii) if not underwritten in conformance with the originator’s underwriting guidelines, has reasonable and documented compensating factors. The methodology used in underwriting the extension of credit for the mortgage loan includes objective mathematical principles that relate to the relationship between the borrower’s income, assets and liabilities and the proposed payment. |
· | The originator has given due consideration to factors, including but not limited to, other real estate owned by a borrower, commuting distance to work, appraiser comments and notes, the location of the property and any difference between the mailing address active in the servicing system and the subject property address to evaluate whether the occupancy status of the property as represented by the borrower is reasonable. |
· | With respect to each mortgage loan, the originator verified the borrower’s income, employment, and assets in accordance with its written underwriting guidelines and employed procedures designed to authenticate the documentation supporting the income, employment and assets. This verification may include the transcripts received from the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to a filing of IRS Form 4506-T and, in some cases, may include public and/or commercially available information acceptable to the purchaser. |
· | Each mortgage file contains a written appraisal prepared by an appraiser licensed or certified by the applicable governmental body in which the mortgaged property is located and in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended. The appraisal was written, in form and substance, to (i) customary Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac standards or forms for mortgage loans of the same type as the related mortgage loans and (ii)Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice standards, and satisfies applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The appraisal was made and signed prior to the final approval of the mortgage loan application. The person performing any property valuation (including an appraiser) received no benefit from, and that person’s compensation or flow of business from the originator was not affected by, the approval or disapproval of the mortgage loan. The selection of the person performing the property valuation was made independently of the broker (where applicable) and the originator’s loan sales and loan production |
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personnel. The selection of the appraiser met the criteria of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for selecting an independent appraiser.
· | 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, equal credit opportunity, or disclosure laws applicable to the mortgage loans at origination have been complied with in all material respects or any such noncompliance was cured subsequent to origination as permitted by applicable law. |
In lieu of the representation and warranty regarding fraud set forth in the prospectus, each originator has made a representation and warranty in its purchase agreement regarding fraud with respect to each mortgage loan that it sold, as set forth below:
· | With respect to each mortgage loan originated by First Republic Bank and certain other originators, no fraud, material misrepresentation or negligence has taken place in connection with the origination or servicing of the mortgage loan on the part of (1) the originator, (2) the borrower, (3) any broker or correspondent, (4) any appraiser, escrow agent, closing attorney or title company involved in the origination of the mortgage loan or (5) the servicer. |
· | With respect to each mortgage loan originated by PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company and certain other originators, no fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to the mortgage loan has taken place on the part of the mortgagor, the seller or any other person, including, without limitation, any appraiser, title company, closing or settlement agent, realtor, builder or developer or any other party involved in the origination or sale of the mortgage loan or the sale of the mortgaged property, that would impair in any way the rights of the purchaser in the mortgage loan or mortgaged property or that violated applicable law. |
If the originator under a purchase agreement cannot cure a breach of a representation and warranty made by it, which breach materially and adversely affects the value of, or the interest of the certificateholders in, that mortgage loan, within 90 days of the originator’s discovery or receipt of notice of that breach, then such originator will be obligated to repurchase or substitute a replacement mortgage loan for the mortgage loan or, in some cases, make an indemnification payment in the amount of the reduction in value resulting from such breach.This cure, repurchase, substitution or indemnification obligation constitutes the sole remedy available to certificateholders or the trustee for these breaches. Neither the seller nor the depositor has any obligation to cure a breach or repurchase or substitute for a mortgage loan if the originator fails to do so, other than the obligation of the seller to cure the breach, or repurchase or substitute for a mortgage loan originated by any originator other than First Republic Bank if there has been an uncured breach of a representation or warranty that materially and adversely affects the value of such mortgage loan or the interests of the certificateholders in such mortgage loan if the applicable originator is unable to cure such breach, repurchase or substitute for or make an indemnification payment with respect to such mortgage loan because it is subject to a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or no longer in existence. In addition, the seller will agree to cure a breach or to repurchase, substitute for or make an indemnification payment with respect to any mortgage loan as to which a representation and warranty made by the originator was true and correct as of the date made by the originator but not true and correct as of the closing date, if such breach materially and adversely affects the value of the mortgage loan or the interests of the certificateholders in that mortgage loan.
Pursuant to the purchase agreements, the assignment, assumption and recognition agreements,the assignment of representations and warranties agreements and the pooling and servicing agreement, the Controlling Holder will have the right to enforce the obligations of the originators under the purchase agreements to cure any breach of a representation and warranty which materially and adversely affects the value of, or the interest of the certificateholders in, any mortgage loan, or to repurchase, substitute for or make an indemnification payment with respect to, such mortgage loan if such breach is not cured.
The trustee will be obligated to pursue an action against an originator in respect of any alleged breach of a representation and warranty by an originator, or against the seller if theseller has an obligation
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to cure a breach, or repurchase, substitute for or make an indemnification payment with respect to a mortgage loan as described herein, upon its receipt of (i) (a) written direction to do so by the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate voting interests of the senior certificates, if there is a Controlling Holder under the pooling and servicing agreement or (b) written direction to do so by the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate voting interests of the certificates, if there is no longer a Controlling Holder under the pooling and servicing agreement and (ii) an agreement by holders directing the trustee to take such action to provide in advance to the trustee funds to pay for any fees, costs and expenses incurred by the trustee, and provide any indemnification reasonably requested by the trustee. However, certificateholders will not have the right to require the trustee to pursue any action with respect to any mortgage loan as to which a final and binding decision by an arbitrator has already been issued. Prior to taking any action at the direction of certificateholders, the trustee will notify the Controlling Holder, if any. In connection with any such action, the trustee will seek to recover its fees, costs and expenses from the originator under the terms of the applicable purchase agreement or from the seller under the terms of the mortgage loan purchase agreement if directed to do so by the certificateholders that provided such funds to the trustee as described above. If the trustee recovers any such fees, costs and expenses, it will be obligated to pay such amounts to such certificateholders. To the extent not reimbursed by the originator or the seller, as applicable, or the applicable certificateholders, the trustee will be reimbursed by the trust fund, subject to the annual expense limits as described in the definition of Available Distribution Amount.
In addition, if the trustee receives written notice, from a person in a position to have knowledge of the facts and circumstances stated in such notice, of any breach of a representation or warranty regarding a mortgage loan made by an originator or the seller, which would give rise to an obligation to cure such breach, or repurchase, substitute for or make an indemnification payment in respect of any related mortgage loan as described herein, then, unless a final and binding decision by an arbitrator has been issued with respect to such mortgage loan, the trustee in reliance on such notice shall (i) demand that the applicable originator or the seller, if the seller has such an obligation, cure such breach, or repurchase, substitute for or make an indemnification payment with respect to the related mortgage loan, and (ii) notify the certificateholders of the trustee’s receipt of such notice and of the trustee’s submission of such demand. If the originator or seller, as applicable, responds to the demand within 60 days of the date of the demand, the trustee will negotiate with such party so long as such party is pursuing negotiations in good faith. If the originator or seller does not respond within 60 days of the date of the demand, or if the demand is not resolved within 180 days of such date, then the trustee will not be required to pursue further action in connection with such demand unless it has received (i) (a) written direction to do so by the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate voting interests of the senior certificates, if there is a Controlling Holder under the pooling and servicing agreement or (b) written direction to do so by the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate voting interests of the certificates, if there is no longer a Controlling Holder under the pooling and servicing agreement and (ii) an agreement by holders directing the trustee to take such action to provide in advance to the trustee funds to pay for any fees, costs and expenses incurred by the trustee, and provide any indemnification reasonably requested by the trustee. Prior to taking any action at the direction of certificateholders, the trustee will notify the Controlling Holder, if any. The trustee will seek to recover its fees, costs and expenses from the originator under the terms of the applicable purchase agreement or from the seller under the terms of the mortgage loan purchase agreement if directed to do so by the certificateholders that provided such funds to the trustee as described above. If the trustee recovers any such fees, costs and expenses, it will be obligated to pay such amounts to such certificateholders. To the extent not reimbursed by the originator or the seller, as applicable, or the fees, costs and expenses of applicable certificateholders, the trustee will be reimbursed by the trust fund, subject to the annual expense limits as described in the definition of Available Distribution Amount.
In addition, the Controlling Holder or, if there is no longer a Controlling Holder, the trustee, will engage a third party to review each mortgage loan that has been delinquent for more than 120 days, other than any such mortgage loan that was the subject of a previous arbitration proceeding under the related purchase agreement, to review whether any breaches of the representations and warranties given by the originator under the related purchase agreement have occurred or if the seller hasan obligation to cure a breach, or repurchase or substitute for a mortgage loan as described herein. Such third party reviewer is required to be a recognized third party with experience performing due diligence on residential mortgage loans and may not be the same party that performed the pre-offering review of the mortgage loans. Such third party reviewer must report its findings and provide an attestation to the Controlling Holder or the
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trustee, as applicable, that its review and report were not influenced or affected by interested parties. Any such review will include, at a minimum, a review as to whether the mortgage loan was underwritten in accordance with the originator’s underwriting standards in effect at the time of origination, whether the mortgage loan was originated in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations, and whether any fraud may have occurred in connection with the origination of the mortgage loan. If, as a result of such review, there is evidence that a breach of a representation or warranty may have occurred requiring the originator or the seller to cure such breach, repurchase or substitute for or make an indemnification payment with respect to the related mortgage loan, then the Controlling Holder or the trustee, as applicable, will enforce such obligation, including participating in an arbitration proceeding pursuant to the purchase agreement, if necessary. If the Controlling Holder is the same entity as or an affiliate of the party against which an enforcement action is to be taken, then the trustee will enforce the remedy obligation of such party. If the trustee is obligated to take such an action, the trustee shall first (i) demand that the applicable originator or the seller, if the seller has such an obligation, cure such breach, or repurchase, substitute for or make an indemnification payment with respect to the related mortgage loan, and (ii) notify the certificateholders of the trustee’s submission of such demand. If the originator or seller, as applicable, responds to the demand within 60 days of the date of the demand, the trustee will negotiate with such party so long as such party is pursuing negotiations in good faith. If the originator or seller does not respond within 60 days of the date of the demand, or if the demand is not resolved within 180 days of such date, then the trustee will not be required to pursue further action in connection with such demand unless it has received (i) (a) written direction to do so by the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate voting interests of the senior certificates, if there is a Controlling Holder under the pooling and servicing agreement or (b) written direction to do so by the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate voting interests of the certificates, if there is no longer a Controlling Holder under the pooling and servicing agreement and (ii) an agreement by holders directing the trustee to take such action to provide in advance to the trustee funds to pay for any fees, costs and expenses incurred by the trustee, and provide any indemnification reasonably requested by the trustee. In connection with any such action against an originator or the seller, the trustee will pursue reimbursement for its fees, costs and expenses from such originator under the terms of the purchase agreement or from the seller under the terms of the mortgage loan purchase agreement, if directed to do so by the certificateholders that provided such funds to the trustee as described above. If the trustee recovers any such fees, costs and expenses, it will be obligated to pay these amounts to such certificateholders. To the extent not reimbursed by the originator or the seller, as applicable, or the applicable certificateholders, the trustee will be reimbursed by the trust fund, subject to the annual expense limits as described in the definition of Available Distribution Amount.
If, as a result of a review of a mortgage loan that has been delinquent for more than 120 days, the Controlling Holder or the trustee, as applicable, concludes that a breach of a representation or warranty that would require the originator or the seller to cure, repurchase or substitute for or make an indemnification payment with respect to the related mortgage loan has not occurred, then the certificateholders will be notified of this decision and provided details of the review. The certificateholders may direct the trustee to pursue a remedy obligation despite such a determination by either the Controlling Holder or the trustee if, within thirty days of notification of the certificateholders, (i) the trustee receives written direction to do so by the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate voting interests of the certificates and (ii) the holders directing the trustee to pursue the remedy obligation agree to provide in advance to the trustee funds to pay for any fees, costs and expenses incurred by the trustee and to provide any indemnification reasonably requested by the trustee. In connection with any such action against an originator or the seller, the trustee will pursue reimbursement for its fees, costs and expenses from such originator under the terms of the purchase agreement or from the seller under the terms of the mortgage loan purchase agreement, if directed to do so by the certificateholders that provided such funds to the trustee as described above. If the trustee recovers any such fees, costs and expenses, it will be obligated to pay such amounts to the certificateholders that provided such funds to the trustee as described above. To the extent not reimbursed by the originator or the seller, as applicable, or the applicable certificateholders, the trustee will be reimbursed by the trust fund, subject to the annual expense limits as described in the definition of Available Distribution Amount.
As of the closing date, the seller and the depositor will each represent and warrant that immediately prior to its transfer of the mortgage loans, it will own and have good and marketable title to the mortgage loans free and clear of any lien, claim or encumbrance of any person. If the seller cannot cure
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a breach of its representation or warranty within 90 days of the seller’s discovery or receipt of notice of that breach,then the trustee will enforce the seller’s obligation under the mortgage loan purchase agreement to repurchase or substitute for that mortgage loan. This representation and warranty is the only representation and warranty concerning the mortgage loans made by the depositor and one of a limited number of representations and warranties concerning the mortgage loans made by the seller; all other representations and warranties concerning the mortgage loans are made only by the originators. However, the seller will be obligated to cure the breach, or repurchase from the trustee any mortgage loan as to which a representation and warranty made by an originator was true and correct as of the date made by such originator but not true and correct as of the closing date, if such breach materially and adversely affects the value of the mortgage loan or the interests of the certificateholders in that mortgage loan. In addition, with respect to representations and warranties made by each originator other than First Republic Bank, if such originator is obligated to cure a breach, repurchase or substitute for or make an indemnification payment with respect to a mortgage loan because of a breach of any such representation and warranty but is unable to do because it is subject to a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or no longer in existence, the seller will be obligated to cure the breach, or repurchase or substitute for such mortgage loan under the mortgage loan purchase agreement.
Pursuant to the purchase agreements, the assignment, assumption and recognition agreements,the assignment of representations and warranties agreements, the mortgage loan purchase agreement and the pooling and servicing agreement, if an allegation of a breach of a representation or warranty is not resolved to the satisfaction of the party pursuing an action and the applicable originator or the seller, as the case may be, either party may initiate an arbitration proceeding to resolve the dispute. Arbitration will be conducted in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Each party to the arbitration will bear its own costs of arbitration, except that the cost of the arbitrator will be shared equally. The finding of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon all parties, including the seller, the certificateholders and the trustee.
There can be no assurance that the procedures described above will be adequate to identify all breaches of representations and warranties or to enforce the obligations of an originator or the seller to cure a breach, or to repurchase or substitute for or make an indemnification payment with respect to a mortgage loan if such breach is not cured.
Obligations in Respect of Proposed Eminent Domain Mortgage Loan Acquisition
The master servicer or the trustee will promptly notify the Controlling Holder (if any), and the master servicer or the trustee, as applicable, if it has received notice that any governmental entity intends to acquire a mortgage loan through the exercise of its power of eminent domain. The Controlling Holder will obtain or cause to be obtained or, if there is no longer a Controlling Holder, the trustee will cause the related servicer to obtain, a valuation on the related property in the form of a broker’s price opinion or another valuation method that it deems appropriate.
The Controlling Holder, if any, may also engage a third party to review each such mortgage loan to determine whether the payment offered by such governmental entity for the mortgage loan is the fair market value of such mortgage loan. Any such third party reviewer must be a recognized third party with experience performing valuations of residential mortgage loans. The Controlling Holder, if any, also may engage legal counsel to assess the legality of such governmental entity’s proposed exercise of its power of eminent domain to acquire the mortgage loan to determine whether there are bona fide legal grounds for contesting such acquisition (without regard to issues relating to the amount of compensation to be paid) (each such determination referred to in this prospectus supplement as a “legality determination”). If, as a result of such review, the Controlling Holder determines that the offered payment does not constitute the fair market value of the mortgage loan or that there may be bona fide legal grounds to contest such proposed acquisition, then the Controlling Holder may contest such acquisition through appropriate legal proceedings.
If, as a result of a review to determine whether there are bona fide legal grounds for contesting a governmental entity’s proposed exercise of its power of eminent domain to acquire a mortgage loan or whether the offered payment constitutes the fair market value of a mortgage loan, the Controlling Holder
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concludes that it will not contest the proposed acquisition, then the Controlling Holder will notify the securities administrator and the trustee in writing and the securities administrator will notify the certificateholders of this decision and provide details of the review. After such notification has been delivered, notwithstanding such a determination by the Controlling Holder, the certificateholders may direct the trustee to contest an acquisition of a mortgage loan through exercise of the power of eminent domain or the amount of the offered payment for such mortgage loan, if, within thirty days of notification of the certificateholders, (i) the trustee receives written direction to do so by the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate voting interests of the certificates and (ii) the holders directing the trustee to take such action agree to provide in advance to the trustee funds to pay for any fees, costs and expenses incurred by the trustee and to provide any indemnification reasonably requested by the trustee. In connection with any such action, the trustee will pursue reimbursement for its fees, costs and expenses from the governmental entity, if directed to do so by the certificateholders that provided such funds to the trustee as described above. If the trustee recovers any such fees, costs and expenses, it will be obligated to pay such amounts to such certificateholders unless the certificateholders directing the trustee have not satisfied their obligations to pay the fees, costs, expenses and indemnities of the trustee in taking such action, in which case such amounts will be retained by the trustee for such purposes. To the extent not reimbursed by the governmental entity or the certificateholders, the trustee will be reimbursed by the trust fund, subject to the annual expense limits as described in the definition of Available Distribution Amount.
If there is no longer a Controlling Holder, the trustee will notify the certificateholders that it has received notice that a governmental entity intends to acquire a mortgage loan through the exercise of its power of eminent domain and of the results of the valuation on the related property obtained. The trustee will take such other actions with respect to the action of the governmental authority as are consistent with the instructions of the certificateholders, provided the trustee will have no duty or obligation to take such actions except (i) in accordance with the written direction by the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate voting interests of the certificates and (ii) an agreement by holders directing the trustee to take such action to provide in advance to the trustee funds to pay for any fees, costs and expenses incurred by the trustee, and provide any indemnification reasonably requested by the trustee. In connection with any such action, the trustee will pursue reimbursement for its fees, costs and expenses from such governmental entity if directed to do so by the certificateholders that provided such funds to the trustee as described above. If the trustee recovers any such fees, costs and expenses, it will be obligated to reimburse such amounts to such certificateholders unless the certificateholders directing the trustee have not satisfied their obligations to pay the fees, costs, expenses and indemnities of the trustee in taking such action, in which case such amounts will be retained by the trustee for such purposes. To the extent not reimbursed by the governmental entity or the certificateholders, the trustee will be reimbursed by the trust fund, subject to the annual expense limits as described in the definition of Available Distribution Amount.
Neither the Controlling Holder nor the trustee will be liable for any legality determination or fair value determination made as described above, or any actions taken by them with respect to or in reliance on such determinations.
Mortgage Loan Servicing
Each servicer will service the mortgage loans pursuant to an existing servicing agreement, as modified pursuant to the applicable assignment, assumption and recognition agreement, or the “servicing agreement.” The rights of the seller under the servicing agreements will be assigned to the depositor, and the depositor, in turn, will assign such rights to the trustee for the benefit of certificateholders. Any transfer of servicing to a successor servicer will be subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable servicing agreement and the pooling and servicing agreement.
The servicers will have primary responsibility for servicing the mortgage loans, including, but not limited to, all collection, advancing (other than in the case of Cenlar FSB) and loan-level reporting obligations, maintenance of custodial and escrow accounts, maintenance of insurance and enforcement of foreclosure proceedings with respect to the mortgage loans and the mortgaged properties, in accordance with the provisions of the servicing agreement.
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The master servicer will have the authority to terminate a servicer for certain events of default which indicate that either the servicer is not performing, or is unable to perform, its duties and obligations under the servicing agreement. If the master servicer terminates a servicer, the master servicer will be required to appoint a successor servicer as provided in the pooling and servicing agreement. The master servicer will have the right to increase the servicing fee rate if it determines that an increase is necessary and appropriate in order to engage a successor servicer. Any increase in the servicing fee rate to engage a successor servicer will reduce the Net Mortgage Rate for purposes of calculating the Net WAC, and may thus reduce the Certificate Interest Rate payable to the Certificateholders.
In addition, the servicing administrator will have the authority to terminate Cenlar FSB as a servicer, with or without cause, and appoint a successor servicer, with the consent of the master servicer.
The servicers generally may not transfer the servicing to a successor servicer without the consent of the master servicer.
Waiver or Modification of Mortgage Loan Terms. The servicers will proceed diligently to collect all payments due under the mortgage loans and will follow such collection procedures as are customary with respect to mortgage loans that are comparable to the mortgage loans. Consistent with the above, each servicer may waive, modify or vary the term of any mortgage loan so long as the modifications are consistent with the applicable servicing agreement and subject to the REMIC Provisions; provided, that the servicer may not enter into a payment plan or agreement to modify payments with a borrower lasting more than twelve months or permit a modification with respect to a mortgage loan that would change the mortgage rate, agree to the capitalization of arrearages, including interest, fees or expenses owed under a mortgage loan, make any future advances or extend the final maturity date with respect to a mortgage loan, or accept substitute or additional collateral or release any collateral for a mortgage loan unless the borrower is in default with respect to its mortgage loan or where default is, in the judgment of the servicer, imminent or, in some cases, reasonably foreseeable, and the master servicer has approved the modification. In the case of mortgage loans serviced by First Republic Bank and Cenlar FSB, such modifications must also be in accordance with the customary procedures of the servicer, which may change from time to time, or industry-accepted programs. The applicable monthly advancing obligations will reflect the new payment terms of the modified mortgage loans.
Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumptions.Under each servicing agreement, when any mortgaged property has been conveyed by the borrower, the servicer will, to the extent it has knowledge of the conveyance, exercise its rights on behalf of the trustee to accelerate the maturity of the mortgage loan under any “due-on-sale” clause applicable to the mortgage loan, if any, unless (1) the servicer is prohibited by law from exercising those rights, or (2) if the exercise of those rights would impair or threaten to impair any recovery under the related insurance policy, if any. Under certain circumstances, the servicers are authorized to take or enter into an assumption and modification agreement or substitution of liability agreement, as specified in the servicing agreements, from or with the person to whom such mortgaged property has been or is about to be conveyed, pursuant to which that person becomes liable under the mortgage note. In connection with any such assumption or substitution of liability, the monthly payment and mortgage interest rate and the lifetime cap (if applicable) of the related mortgage note will not be changed, and the term of the mortgage loan will not be increased or decreased.See “Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loans—Due-on-Sale Clauses” in the prospectus.
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls. When a borrower prepays a mortgage loan in full between Due Dates, the borrower is required to pay interest on the amount prepaid only to the date of prepayment and not thereafter. In general, partial prepayments are treated as having been paid on the most recent Due Date, so no interest on the partial prepayment amount will accrue. Principal prepayments by borrowers received by a servicer during the related Prepayment Period for a distribution date will be distributed to certificateholders on the related distribution date. Thus, less than one month’s interest may have been collected on mortgage loans that have been prepaid in full or in part with respect to any distribution date. Pursuant to each servicing agreement, either (i) the related servicing fee (or in the case of Cenlar FSB, the related servicing fee and the servicing administrator fee) for any month will be reduced (but not below zero) by the amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfall or (ii) the servicer (other than Cenlar FSB) or the
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servicing administrator will be required to make payments in respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls from its own funds with respect to the mortgage loans, to the extent of the aggregate amount of servicing fees (and, in the case of Cenlar FSB, the servicing administrator fee) actually received for that month. The amount of interest available to be paid to certificateholders will be reduced by any uncompensated Prepayment Interest Shortfalls.
Advances.Subject to the limitations described in the following paragraph, each servicer (other than Cenlar FSB) and the servicing administrator (with respect to mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB) will be required to advance prior to each distribution date, from its own funds, or funds in the applicable custodial account that are not otherwise required to be remitted to the distribution account for such distribution date, an amount equal to the scheduled payment of interest at the related mortgage rate (less the servicing fee rate) and scheduled principal payments on each mortgage loan which were due on the related Due Date and which were not received prior to the related determination date (any such advance, a monthly advance).
Monthly advances are intended to maintain a regular flow of scheduled interest and principal payments on the certificates rather than to guarantee or insure against losses. Each servicer (other than Cenlar FSB) and the servicing administrator (with respect to mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB) is obligated to fund monthly advances with respect to delinquent payments of interest and principal on each mortgage loan serviced by it, to the extent that such monthly advances are, in its reasonable judgment, recoverable from future payments and collections or insurance payments or proceeds of liquidation of the related mortgage loans. Any failure by a servicer (other than Cenlar FSB) or the servicing administrator to fund a monthly advance as required under the applicable servicing agreement will constitute a default thereunder, and the master servicer or a successor servicer (or successor servicing administrator in the case of the mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB) appointed by the master servicer will be required to make a monthly advance in accordance with the terms of the pooling and servicing agreement; provided, however, that in no event will the master servicer, the securities administrator or a successor servicer or servicing administrator be required to make a monthly advance that is not, in its reasonable judgment, recoverable from future payments and collections or insurance payments or proceeds of liquidation of the related mortgage loans. If a servicer (other than Cenlar FSB) or the servicing administrator determines on any determination date to make a monthly advance, such monthly advance will be included with the payment to certificateholders on the related distribution date. To the extent a servicer (other than Cenlar FSB) or the servicing administrator uses funds in the applicable custodial account that are not otherwise required to be remitted to the distribution account for such distribution date to fund monthly advances, such servicer or the servicing administrator, as applicable, is required to replenish those funds prior to the remittance date on which those funds are to be distributed.
Each servicer (other than Cenlar FSB) and the servicing administrator may be reimbursed from collections on the related mortgage loans for which a monthly advance was made with its own funds, or was made with funds held for a future distribution and replenished with its own funds.
Each servicer (other than Cenlar FSB) and the servicing administrator may be reimbursed for monthly advances from amounts in the applicable custodial account to the extent those monthly advances are nonrecoverable from collections on the related mortgage loan for which the monthly advance was made, provided that the mortgage loan is not required to be repurchased by such servicer or the servicing administrator as a result of a breach of a representation or warranty relating to that mortgage loan.
Each servicer (other than Cenlar FSB) and the servicing administrator may also be reimbursed for monthly advances and servicing advances at the time of a servicing modification where the servicer adds those amounts to the stated principal balance of the mortgage loans as part of the modification.
Servicing Compensation and Payment of Expenses. Each servicer other than Cenlar FSB will be entitled to receive, from interest actually collected on each mortgage loan serviced by it, a servicing fee equal to the product of (1) the stated principal balance of the mortgage loans as of the first day of the related Due Period and (2) a per annum rate, or the servicing fee rate, equal to 0.25% annually. With respect to loans serviced by Cenlar FSB, the aggregate servicing fee rate will also be 0.25% annually, with
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such amount allocated between Cenlar FSB and the servicing administrator. Cenlar FSB’s portion of such fee will be determined as described under “Fees and Expenses of the Issuing Entity.” Each servicer will also be entitled to receive, to the extent provided in the servicing agreement, additional compensation in the form of any interest or other income earned on funds it has deposited in the applicable custodial account pending remittance to the distribution account, as well as, in certain cases, late charges and certain fees paid by borrowers and, in certain cases, REO management fees. First Republic Bank will also be entitled to retain as additional servicing compensation any prepayment charges received with respect to mortgage loans it services and any increases in the mortgage interest rates payable by borrowers under the terms of the related mortgage notes due to termination of an automatic debit or direct deposit account; provided that any increase in such mortgage interest rate for any mortgage loan due to termination of an automatic debit or direct deposit account will not exceed 1%. The amount of the servicing fee of each servicer (other than Cenlar FSB) and the servicing administrator’s fee are subject to adjustment with respect to prepaid mortgage loans, as described above under “—Prepayment Interest Shortfalls.”
As compensation for its obligations to fund monthly advances and certain servicing advances with respect to mortgage loans serviced by Cenlar FSB and to pay prepayment interest shortfalls with respect to such loans, the servicing administrator will be entitled to receive, from interest actually collected on each mortgage loan serviced by Cenlar FSB, the difference, if positive, between the aggregate servicing fee based on the per annum rate equal to 0.25% annually and the fees payable to Cenlar FSB under the applicable servicing agreement.
As compensation for its services, the master servicer will be paid a monthly fee, or the master servicing fee, with respect to each mortgage loan, calculated as 0.01413% per annum, or the master servicing fee rate, of the stated principal balance of each mortgage loan as of the first day of the related due period.
The amounts of the master servicing fee, the servicing administrator fee and the servicers’ servicing fees are subject to adjustment with respect to prepaid mortgage loans, as described above under “—Prepayment Interest Shortfalls.”
Evidence as to Compliance. The servicing agreements will require each servicer and the servicing administrator to deliver to the securities administrator, on or before the date in each year specified in the servicing agreement, and, if required, deliver to the securities administrator for filing with the SEC as part of a Report on Form 10-K filed on behalf of the issuing entity, the following documents:
· | a report on its assessment of compliance during the preceding calendar year with all applicable servicing criteria set forth in relevant SEC regulations with respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving the servicer that are backed by the same types of assets as those backing the offered securities, as well as similar reports on assessment of compliance received from certain other parties participating in the servicing function as required by relevant SEC regulations; |
· | with respect to each assessment report described in the immediately preceding bullet point, a report by a registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the assessment made by the asserting party, as set forth in relevant SEC regulations; and |
· | a statement of compliance from the servicer and the servicing administrator, and similar statements from certain other parties involved in servicing the mortgage loans as required by relevant SEC regulations, signed by an authorized officer, to the effect that: (a) a review of the servicer’s or the servicing administrator’s activities during the reporting period and of its performance under the servicing agreement has been made under such officer’s supervision; and (b) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, the servicer or the servicing administrator has fulfilled all of its obligations under the servicing agreement in all materials respects throughout the reporting period or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. |
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Events of Default.Events of default with respect to each servicer under each servicing agreement include (i) any failure of the servicer to remit to the securities administrator any required payment which continues unremedied for two business days, subject in some cases to certain notice or knowledge requirements; (ii) any failure by the servicer duly to observe or perform in any material respect any of its other covenants or agreements in the servicing agreement which continues unremedied for 30 days after the giving of written notice of such failure by the master servicer to the servicer; (iii) if the servicer is also the originator, any failure of the originator or the servicer to repurchase a mortgage loan or make the appropriate indemnification payment within 30 days of the final decision of an arbitrator that the originator or the servicer, as the case may be, is obligated to repurchase or make an indemnification payment with respect to the mortgage loan; and (iv) certain events of insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceeding and certain actions by or on behalf of the servicer indicating its insolvency, reorganization or inability to pay its obligations.
If an event of default involving the failure of a servicer(other than Cenlar FSB) or the servicing administrator to fund a monthly advance prior to the related distribution date occurs, the master servicer is required to terminate such servicer or, in the case of such an event of default involving the servicing administrator, the servicing administrator and, at the master servicer’s option, Cenlar FSB, and either appoint a successor servicer or servicing administrator in accordance with the servicing agreement and the pooling and servicing agreement or succeed to the responsibilities of the terminated servicer or servicing administrator, unless 100% of the certificateholders waive the default of the servicer or servicing administrator. If any other event of default by a servicer under a servicing agreement has occurred, the master servicer may, at its option, and will, if it determines such action to be in the best interests of certificateholders, terminate the defaulting servicer. The servicing administrator will not be terminated as a result of such an event of default by Cenlar FSB. In the event that the master servicer removes a servicer or the servicing administrator, the master servicer will, in accordance with the pooling and servicing agreement, act as successor servicer or successor servicing administrator under the related servicing agreement or will appoint a successor servicer or successor servicing administrator in accordance with the pooling and servicing agreement. Upon termination of the servicer, there will be a period of transition of not more than 90 days before the servicing functions of the servicer can be fully transferred to a successor servicer (including the master servicer as successor servicer). In connection with the appointment of a successor servicer, the master servicer may make arrangement for the compensation of the successor servicer as the master servicer and successor servicer agree. The master servicer will have the right to agree to compensation of a successor servicer in excess of that permitted to a servicer under the servicing agreements if, in its good faith judgment, an increase is necessary or advisable to engage a successor servicer. To the extent a successor servicer is paid a servicing fee in excess of that permitted to a servicer under the servicing agreements, any resulting shortfall will be allocated to the certificates by operation of the payment priorities.
An “Event of Default” with respect to the master servicer under the pooling and servicing agreement includes (i) any failure by the master servicer to furnish the securities administrator certain mortgage loan data which continues unremedied for one business day after the date upon which written notice of such failure has been given as required under the pooling and servicing agreement; (ii) any failure on the part of the master servicer duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other of certain covenants or agreements on the part of the master servicer contained in the pooling and servicing agreement which continues unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure has been given as required under the pooling and servicing agreement; (iii) any failure of the master servicer to make any advances when such advances are due, which failure continues unremedied for one business day; and (iv) certain events of insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceeding and certain actions by or on behalf of the master servicer indicating its insolvency, reorganization or inability to pay its obligations.
If an Event of Default involving the failure of the master servicer to make a monthly advance prior to the related distribution date occurs, the trustee is required to terminate the master servicer and either appoint a successor master servicer or succeed to the responsibilities of the terminated master servicer in accordance the pooling and servicing agreement, unless 100% of the certificateholders waive the default of the master servicer. If any other Event of Default by the master servicer has occurred, the trustee
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may, at its option, and will, if it has been directed to do so by either (a) certificateholders holding more than 50% of the Class Principal Amount (or Class Notional Amount) of each class of certificates, or (b) certificateholders holding 50% of the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the subordinate certificates, terminate the defaulting master servicer and either appoint a successor master servicer in accordance with the pooling and servicing agreement or succeed to the responsibilities of the terminated master servicer. However, in the event of (b) above, the trustee will provide written notice to all of the certificateholders within two business days of receiving such direction prior to terminating the master servicer and will not terminate the master servicer if, within 30 days of sending such written notice, the trustee has received contrary instructions from certificateholders holding more than 50% of the aggregate voting interests of the certificateholders. If the same entity is acting as both the securities administrator and the master servicer, the trustee will direct the depositor to remove the securities administrator in accordance with the pooling and servicing agreement. Upon termination of the master servicer, the trustee, unless a successor master servicer is appointed by the trustee, will succeed to all responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the master servicer under the pooling and servicing agreement, and will be entitled to reasonable servicing compensation not to exceed the master servicing fee, together with other compensation as provided in the pooling and servicing agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to act, or shall, if it is legally unable to act, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, a successor master servicer in accordance with the pooling and servicing agreement. If an Event of Default has occurred and has not otherwise been cured or waived, the trustee will be required to exercise such of the rights and powers as are vested in it by the pooling and servicing 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.
To the extent that the costs and expenses incurred by the trustee in connection with any alleged or actual default by the master servicer, the termination of the master servicer, any appointment of a successor master servicer and/or any transfer and assumption of master servicing by the trustee or any successor master servicer are not fully and timely reimbursed by the terminated master servicer, then (a) the successor master servicer will deduct these amounts from any amounts that it otherwise would have paid to the predecessor master servicer in reimbursement of outstanding advances, and the successor master servicer will reimburse itself and the trustee for any unreimbursed costs and expenses, and (b) if the trustee is not required to be reimbursed by the master servicer or if those costs and expenses are not satisfied pursuant to clause (a) within 90 days, then the trustee and successor master servicer will be entitled to reimbursement of such costs and expenses from the distribution account, subject to an annual limit of $300,000 as described in the definition of Available Distribution Amount.
Limitation on Liability of the Servicers and Master Servicer. Each servicing agreement provides that the servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of the servicer may rely on any document of any kind which it in good faith reasonably believes to be genuine and to have been properly adopted or signed with respect to matters arising under the servicing agreement. A servicer generally will have no obligation to appear with respect to, prosecute or defend any legal action that is not incidental to its duty to service the mortgage loans in accordance with its servicing agreement.
The pooling and servicing agreement provides that neither the master servicer nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents will be under any liability to the trustee or the certificateholders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision does not protect the master servicer or any such person against any liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in its performance of its duties or by reason of reckless disregard for its obligations and duties under the pooling and servicing agreement. The master servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of the master servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any person respecting any matters arising under the pooling and servicing agreement. The master servicer generally will have no obligation to appear with respect to, prosecute or defend any legal action that is not incidental to its duties to master service the mortgage loans in accordance with the pooling and servicing agreement.
The pooling and servicing agreement further provides that the master servicer will not be liable for any acts or omissions of any servicer except to the extent that damages or expenses are incurred as a
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result of such act or omissions and such damages and expenses would not have been incurred but for the negligence, willful misfeasance, bad faith or recklessness of the master servicer in supervising, monitoring and overseeing the obligations of the servicers under the pooling and servicing agreement.
Resignation of the Servicers and the Master Servicer. Each of the master servicer and the servicers may not resign from its obligations and duties under the pooling and servicing agreement or the applicable servicing agreement or assign or transfer its rights, duties or obligations except upon a determination that its duties thereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and the incapacity cannot be cured. No such resignation will become effective until a successor has assumed the master servicer’s or such servicer’s obligations and duties under the pooling and servicing agreement or the applicable servicing agreement, as the case may be.
Any person into which the master servicer or a servicer may be merged or consolidated, any person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the master servicer or a servicer is a party, any person succeeding to the business of the master servicer or a servicer or any person to whom the master servicer or a servicer assigns or transfers its duties and obligations, will be the successor of the master servicer or such servicer, as the case may be, under the pooling and servicing agreement or the applicable servicing agreement; provided, however, that any successor to the master servicer whose primary business is the servicing of conventional residential mortgage loans must be qualified and approved to service mortgage loans for Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and shall have a net worth of not less than $15,000,000.
Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders.No certificateholder will have any right under the pooling and servicing agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding with respect to the pooling and servicing agreement unless (1) that certificateholder previously gave written notice to the trustee of an event of default, (2) certificateholders evidencing not less than 25% of the Class Principal Amount or Class Notional Amount of certificates of each class affected by the event of default have made written request to the trustee to institute proceedings in its own name as trustee and have offered to the trustee reasonable indemnity, (3) the trustee, for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, has failed to institute any proceeding and (4) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the trustee during that 60-day period by certificateholders evidencing not less than 25% of the Class Principal Amount or Class Notional Amount of certificates of each affected class.
Amendment of the Servicing Agreements and Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Each servicing agreement may generally be amended by written agreement between the parties thereto without notice to or consent of the certificateholders. The pooling and servicing agreement may be amended by written agreement between the depositor, the master servicer, the securities administrator and the trustee, without notice to or consent of the certificateholders, (i) to cure any ambiguity or mistake, (ii) to cause the provisions of the pooling and servicing agreement to conform to or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made with respect to the certificates, the trust fund or the pooling and servicing agreement in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, or to correct any error, (iii) to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the pooling and servicing agreement, (iv) to add, delete or amend any provisions to the extent necessary or desirable to comply with any requirements imposed by the Code and the REMIC Provisions, (v) if necessary in order to avoid a violation of any applicable law or regulation or (vi) if a TIA Applicability Determination (as defined below) is made, to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of the pooling and servicing agreement to the extent necessary to (A) effect the qualification of the pooling and servicing agreement under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “TIA”) or under any similar federal statute and to add to the pooling and servicing agreement any other provisions as may be expressly required by the TIA, and (B) modify the other provisions of the pooling and servicing agreement to the extent necessary to make those provisions consistent with, and conform to, the modifications made pursuant to clause (A).
With respect to clause (vi) above, recent federal district court rulings have held that the TIA was applicable to certain agreements that are similar to the pooling and servicing agreement; in one case, the court has certified its earlier ruling for interlocutory appeal. While these rulings are contrary to the SEC’s previously published guidance and historical industry practice, on May 3, 2012, the Division of Corporate Finance of the SEC advised that it is considering Trust Indenture Act CDI 202.01 in light of one of these rulings. Based on the SEC’s guidance prior to this ruling and historical industry practice, the pooling and
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servicing agreement has not been qualified under the TIA. The pooling and servicing agreement will provide that if, subsequent to the date of this prospectus supplement, the depositor informs the trustee that it has determined that the TIA does apply to the pooling and servicing agreement or that qualification under the TIA or any similar federal statute is required (a “TIA Applicability Determination”), it will be amended without notice to or consent of the certificateholders to the extent necessary to comply with the TIA. In addition, if the TIA were to apply to the pooling and servicing agreement, the TIA provides that certain provisions would automatically be deemed to be included in the pooling and servicing agreement (and the pooling and servicing agreement thus would be statutorily amended without any further action); provided, however, that it will be deemed that the parties to the pooling and servicing agreement have agreed that, to the extent permitted under the TIA, the pooling and servicing agreement will expressly exclude any non-mandatory provisions that (x) conflict with the provisions of the pooling and servicing agreement or would otherwise alter the provisions of the pooling and servicing agreement or (y) increase the obligations, liabilities or scope of responsibility of any party to the pooling and servicing agreement. Generally, the TIA provisions include additional obligations of the trustee, certain additional reporting requirements and heightened conflict of interest rules which may require, for example, that the trustee resign if the interests of the holders of the various classes of certificates differ from one another under certain circumstances and that one or more other trustees be appointed in its place. While investors should understand the potential for such amendments, investors should not purchase certificates with any expectation that the TIA will be determined to apply or that any such amendments will be made.
The pooling and servicing agreement may also be amended by the trustee, the master servicer, the securities administrator and the depositor with the consent of the holders of certificates of each class affected by the amendment, in each case evidencing not less than 66 2/3% of the aggregate percentage interests constituting that class, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the pooling and servicing agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the certificateholders; provided, however, that no amendment may (i) reduce in any manner the amount of or delay the timing of, collections of payments on the mortgage loans or distributions that are required to be made on a certificate of any class without the consent of the holder of that certificate or (ii) reduce the percentage of certificates of any class the holders of which are required to consent to that amendment unless the holders of all certificates of that class have consented to the change in percentage. The trustee will not be entitled to consent to an amendment to the pooling and servicing agreement without having first received an opinion of counsel to the effect that the proposed amendment will not cause the issuing entity to fail to qualify as a REMIC, and the trustee and securities administrator prior to executing such an amendment may require an opinion of counsel stating that the execution of such amendment is duly authorized and permitted under the pooling and servicing agreement.
Duties of the Trustee and the Securities Administrator.Each of the securities administrator and the trustee will be required to perform only those duties specifically required of it under the pooling and servicing agreement unless, in the case of the trustee, a master servicer event of default has occurred, whereupon the trustee may take such additional actions as described above under “—Events of Default.” Upon receipt of the various certificates, statements, reports or other instruments required to be furnished to it, each of the trustee and the securities administrator will be required to examine them to determine whether they are in the form required by the pooling and servicing agreement; however, neither the trustee nor the securities administrator will be responsible for the accuracy or content of any documents furnished to such party by any other party; in addition, neither will be required to verify or recompute any mortgage loan data received from the servicers or the master servicer, but will be entitled to rely conclusively on such information.
Neither the trustee nor the securities administrator will have any liability arising out of or in connection with the pooling and servicing agreement, except that such party may be held liable for its own negligent action or failure to act, or for its own willful misconduct; provided, however, that the trustee will not be personally 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 certificateholders during a master servicer event of default. The trustee will not be deemed to have notice of any master servicer event of default unless an officer of the trustee has actual knowledge of the master servicer event of default or written notice of a master servicer event of default is received by the trustee at its corporate trust office. Except when the master servicer is the securities administrator, the securities administrator generally will not be deemed to have notice of any
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master servicer event of default unless an officer of the securities administrator has actual knowledge of the master servicer event of default or written notice of a master servicer event of default is received by the securities administrator at the address specified in the pooling and servicing agreement. Neither the trustee nor the securities administrator is required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties under the pooling and servicing agreement, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it has reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of those funds or adequate indemnity against risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
The trustee will have no duties under the pooling and servicing agreement with respect to any claim, notice or other document (other than a claim or notice relating to the obligation of the trustee to enforce a remedy for a breach of a representation or warranty) it may receive or which may be alleged to have been delivered to or served upon it by the parties as a consequence of the assignment of any mortgage loan under the pooling and servicing agreement; however, the trustee will remit to the applicable servicer, with a copy to the master servicer, any claim, notice or other document it may receive which is delivered to the trustee’s corporate trust office, of which an officer of the trustee has actual knowledge and which contains information sufficient to permit the trustee to make a determination that the real property to which such document relates is a mortgaged property. None of the provisions in the pooling and servicing agreement will in any event require the trustee or the securities administrator to perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance of, any of the obligations of the master servicer, any servicer or any other party under the pooling and servicing agreement, the servicing agreements or the custodial agreement, except during such time as the trustee is the successor to, and is vested with the rights, duties, powers and privileges of, the master servicer. Neither the trustee nor the securities administrator will be responsible for any act or omission of the master servicer, the depositor or any other party; however, if the master servicer is the securities administrator, the securities administrator will be responsible for any act or omission of the master servicer.
Neither the trustee nor the securities administrator will be responsible for (a) any recording, filing or depositing of any agreement or of any financing statement or continuation statement evidencing a security interest, or the maintenance of any such recording or filing or depositing or any rerecording, refiling, or redepositing, (b) the payment of any insurance, (c) the payment or discharge of any tax, assessment, or other governmental charge or penalty or any lien or encumbrance of any kind owing with respect to, assessed or levied against, any part of the trust fund, other than from funds available in the distribution account, or (d) confirming or verifying the contents or any reports or certificates of the master servicer or any servicer delivered to the trustee or the securities administrator pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement or any servicing agreement believed by the trustee or the securities administrator, as applicable, to be genuine and properly signed or presented. Neither the trustee nor the securities administrator is responsible for the validity of the pooling and servicing agreement or the certificates or the validity, priority, perfection or sufficiency of the security for the certificates.
Expenses and Indemnities of the Trustee and the Securities Administrator.Each of the trustee and the securities administrator will be entitled to reimbursement of all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by such party in accordance with the pooling and servicing agreement, except for expenses, disbursements and advances incurred by such party in the routine administration of its duties under the pooling and servicing agreement and other transaction documents and except for any expenses arising from its negligence or willful misconduct. The trustee and the securities administrator will also be entitled to indemnification from the issuing entity for any loss, liability or expense arising out of, or incurred in connection with, the acceptance or administration of the trusts created under the pooling and servicing agreement or in connection with the performance of their duties under the pooling and servicing agreement, including the costs and expenses of defending themselves against any claim in connection with the exercise or performance of any of their powers or duties under the pooling and servicing agreement, except for any expenses arising from the such party’s negligence or willful misconduct.
The trustee and the securities administrator will be entitled to reimbursement for its expenses and indemnification amounts as described above from collections (subject to the aggregate annual cap of $300,000 and subject to an annual cap of $125,000 with respect to the trustee, in each case as further
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described elsewhere in this prospectus supplement), prior to distribution of any amounts to certificateholders.
Resignation of Trustee and Securities Administrator.Each of the trustee and securities administrator may, upon written notice to the other party, the depositor and the master servicer, resign at any time, in which event the depositor will appoint a successor trustee or successor securities administrator.If no successor trustee or successor securities administrator has been appointed and has accepted the appointment within thirty days after the notice of resignation is given by the trustee or the securities administrator, the resigning party may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for appointment of a successor trustee or successor securities administrator.
Each of the trustee and the securities administrator may be removed at any time by the depositor if (a) such party ceases to be eligible to continue to act as trustee or securities administrator under the pooling and servicing agreement, (b) with respect to the securities administrator only, the securities administrator fails to perform its obligations under the pooling and servicing agreement to make distributions to the certificateholders, which failure continues unremedied for one business day after receipt of notice from the trustee or the depositor, (c) with respect to the securities administrator only, the securities administrator fails to provide certain certificates as required pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement, (d) the trustee or the securities administrator becomes incapable of acting, or is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the trustee or the securities administrator is appointed, (e) with respect to the trustee only, a tax is imposed or threatened with respect to the issuing entity by any state in which the trustee or the trust fund held by the trustee is located or (f) the continued use of the trustee or the securities administrator would result in a downgrading of the rating by any rating agency of any class of certificates. In addition, each of the trustee and the securities administrator may be removed at any time by holders of more than 50% of the class principal amount (or percentage interest) of each class of certificates upon 30 days’ written notice to the depositor and the trustee or the securities administrator, as applicable. If the same person is acting as both the securities administrator and the master servicer, then, in the event of the removal of the securities administrator, the depositor will direct the trustee to remove the master servicer in accordance with the terms of the pooling and servicing agreement.
Any resignation or removal of the trustee or the securities administrator, as applicable, and appointment of a successor trustee or successor securities administrator will not become effective until acceptance of the appointment by the successor trustee or the securities administrator, as applicable, whereupon the predecessor trustee or predecessor securities administrator, as applicable, will mail notice of the succession of the successor trustee or the successor securities administrator, as applicable, to all certificateholders; the expenses of the mailing are to be borne by such predecessor party; provided, if such party has been removed without cause, such expenses will be borne by the trust fund.
The predecessor trustee will be required to deliver to the successor trustee (or assign to the successor trustee its interest under the custodial agreement, to the extent permitted) all mortgage loan files, and will be required to assign, transfer, deliver and pay over to the successor trustee the entire trust fund, together with all necessary instruments of transfer and assignment or other documents properly executed necessary to effect that transfer. In addition, the master servicer and the predecessor trustee or predecessor securities administrator will be required to execute and deliver such other instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required to vest in the successor trustee or successor securities administrator, as applicable, all such rights, powers, duties and obligations.
See“The Agreements—The Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trustee”in the prospectus.
Reports to Certificateholders
On each distribution date, the securities administrator will make available on the securities administrator’s website at www.ctslink.com a distribution statement containing certain of the items set forth under “The Agreements—Reports to Certificateholders” in the prospectus and as specified in the pooling and servicing agreement, based solely on information received from the servicers. For purposes of any electronic version of this prospectus supplement, the preceding uniform resource locator, or URL, is an
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inactive textual reference only. The depositor has taken steps to ensure that this URL reference was inactive at the time the electronic version of this prospectus supplement was created. This URL can be accessed in an internet browser at https:// followed by the URL. In addition, for so long as the issuing entity is required to file reports with the SEC under the Exchange Act, the issuing entity’s annual report on Form 10-K, distribution reports on Form 10-D, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports will be made available on such website as soon as reasonably practicable after such materials are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC.
Voting Rights
Voting rights under the pooling and servicing agreement will be allocated as follows:
· | 98% to the classes of certificates, other than the Class A-IO1, Class A-IO2, Class R and Class LT-R Certificates, in proportion to their respective outstanding Class Principal Amounts; |
· | 1% to the Class A-IO1 Certificates; and |
· | 1% to the Class A-IO2 Certificates; and |
Termination of the Issuing Entity
The issuing entity will terminate upon the payment to the holders of all classes of certificates of all amounts required to be paid to the holders and upon the last to occur of:
· | the final payment or other liquidation, or any related advance, of the last mortgage loan; |
· | the disposition of all property acquired in respect of any mortgage loan remaining in the trust fund; and |
· | exercise by the master servicer of its right to purchase the mortgage loans and other property of the trust as described under “Description of the Certificates—Optional Purchase of the Mortgage Loans” in this prospectus supplement. |
The Custodial Agreement
In connection with the sale of the mortgage loans by the depositor to the issuing entity on the closing date, the depositor will be required to deliver a loan file to the custodian with respect to each mortgage loan consisting of, as to each mortgage loan that is not a cooperative loan:
· | the original mortgage note endorsed in blank, or, in the case of mortgage loans serviced by First Republic Bank, if the original mortgage note has been lost or destroyed, a copy of the mortgage note together with a lost note affidavit; |
· | the original recorded mortgage or a certified copy thereof, or, if the original mortgage has not yet been returned from the applicable public recording office, a certified copy of the original mortgage; |
· | for any mortgage loan not recorded with MERS® System, the original assignment of the mortgage in blank, in recordable form; |
· | each original recorded intervening assignment of the mortgage, or if any assignment has been |
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submitted for recordation but has not been returned from the applicable public recording office or is otherwise not available, a certified copy thereof; |
· | the original title insurance policy, note of title insurance or written commitment, or a copy of such policy; |
· | the original or copies of each assumption agreement and modification agreement, if any; and |
· | the original or copies of each power of attorney, if any. |
As to each cooperative loan, the depositor will be required to deliver a loan file to the custodian consisting of:
· | the original mortgage note together with any applicable riders, endorsed in blank, with all prior and intervening endorsements as may be necessary to show a complete chain of endorsements; |
· | the original security agreement; | |
· | the original stock certificate representing the shares of stock issued by a cooperative corporation and allocated to a cooperative unit (or the “Cooperative Shares”) and original stock power in blank; |
· | the original lease on a cooperative unit evidencing the possessory interest of the owner of the Cooperative Shares in such cooperative unit (or the “Proprietary Lease”) and an original assignment of the Proprietary Lease in blank; |
· | the original recognition agreement; |
· | the original UCC-1 financing statement with evidence of filing; and |
· | the original UCC-3 assignment in blank. |
The depositor will also be required to deliver to the custodian an electronic version of each loan file which may be accessed by the trustee in connection with mortgage loan repurchase requests.
Limitation on Liability of Custodian.The custodial agreement provides, among other privileges and protections, that neither the custodian nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees will be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith pursuant to the custodial agreement and believed to be within the purview of the custodial agreement.
Resignation and Removal of Custodian.The custodian may resign from its obligations and duties under the custodial agreement upon 60 days’ prior written notice to the trustee, and the trustee may remove the custodian upon 60 days’ prior written notice to the custodian, whereupon the trustee will either take custody of the mortgage files itself or appoint a successor custodian. If the trustee has neither taken custody of the mortgage files nor appointed a successor custodian within 30 days after notice of resignation or removal was given, the custodian may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor custodian.
Any person into which the custodian may be merged or consolidated, any person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the custodian is a party, any person succeeding to the business of the custodian or any person to whom the custodian assigns or transfers its duties and obligations, will be the successor to the custodian under the custodial agreement.
See “The Agreements—The Custodial Agreement” in the prospectus.
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YIELD, PREPAYMENT AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE LIFE
General
The yields to maturity (or to early termination) of the offered certificates will be affected by the rate of principal payments (including prepayments, which may include amounts received by virtue of purchase, condemnation, insurance or foreclosure) on the mortgage loans to reduce the Class Principal Amounts or Class Notional Amount, as applicable, of the certificates. Yields may also be affected by the extent to which mortgage loans bearing higher mortgage rates prepay at a more rapid rate than mortgage loans with lower mortgage rates, the amount and timing of borrower delinquencies and defaults resulting in Realized Losses, the purchase price paid by investors for the offered certificates, and other factors.
Yields on the offered certificates will be affected by the rate of principal payments on the mortgage loans. Principal prepayments may be influenced by a variety of economic, geographic, demographic, social, tax, legal and other factors, including the credit quality of the mortgage loans. In general, if prevailing interest rates fall below the interest rates on the mortgage loans, the mortgage loans are likely to be subject to a higher rate of prepayments than if prevailing rates remain at or above the interest rates on the mortgage loans. Conversely, if prevailing interest rates rise above the interest rates on the mortgage loans, the rate of prepayment would be expected to decrease. Other factors affecting prepayment of the mortgage loans include such factors as changes in borrowers’ housing needs, job transfers, unemployment, borrowers’ net equity in the mortgaged properties, changes in the values of mortgaged properties, mortgage market interest rates and servicing decisions, as well as refinancings resulting from solicitations by mortgage lenders. The mortgage loans generally have due-on-sale clauses. In addition, approximately 13.00% of the mortgage loans (by stated principal balance as of the cut-off date) require prepayment charges for certain prepayments made during the first two years or the first five years, as applicable, from the date of loan origination, as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool – Prepayment Charges.”
The interest-only mortgage loans provide for payment of interest at the related mortgage rate, but no payment of principal, for a period of ten years following the origination of the related mortgage loan. Following the applicable interest-only period, the monthly payment with respect to these mortgage loans will be increased to an amount sufficient to amortize the principal balance of such mortgage loan over its remaining term, and to pay interest at the related mortgage rate.
In addition, the rate of principal prepayments may also be influenced by programs offered by a servicer and its affiliates or by other lenders. Many mortgage lenders solicit borrowers to refinance their loans. These refinancings may increase the rate of prepayment of the mortgage loans.
In recent years, modifications and other default resolution procedures other than foreclosure, such as deeds in lieu of foreclosure and short sales, have become more common and those servicing decisions, rather than foreclosure, may affect the rate of principal prepayments on the mortgage loans.
The rate of principal payments on the mortgage loans will also be affected by the amortization schedules of the mortgage loans, the rate and timing of prepayments thereon by the borrowers, liquidations of defaulted mortgage loans and repurchases of mortgage loans due to certain breaches of representations and warranties. The timing of changes in the rate of prepayments, liquidations, purchases of and indemnification payments with respect to the mortgage loans may, and the timing of Realized Losses will, significantly affect the yield to an investor, even if the average rate of principal payments experienced over time is consistent with an investor’s expectation. Because the rate and timing of principal payments on the mortgage loans will depend on future events and on a variety of factors (as described more fully herein and in the prospectus under “Yield and Prepayment Considerations”), no assurance can be given as to such rate or the timing of principal payments on the offered certificates. In general, the earlier a prepayment of principal of the mortgage loans, the greater will be the effect on an investor’s yield. The effect on an investor’s yield of principal payments occurring at a rate higher (or lower) than the rate anticipated by the investor during the period immediately following the issuance of the certificates may not be offset by a subsequent like decrease (or increase) in the rate of principal payments.
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Prepayments, liquidations, purchases of and indemnification payments with respect to mortgage loans will result in payments to holders of certificates of principal amounts that would otherwise be paid over the remaining terms of such mortgage loans. The rate of defaults on the mortgage loans will also affect the rate and timing of principal payments on the mortgage loans. In general, defaults on mortgage loans are expected to occur with greater frequency in their early years, and after the initial interest-only period, as increases in monthly payments may result in a default rate higher than on level payment mortgage loans. Furthermore, the rate of default on mortgage loans with high original loan-to-value ratios may be higher than for other mortgage loans.
Certain characteristics of the mortgage loans that may influence the rate of defaults or losses are described under “Risk Factors” and “Description of the Mortgage Pool.”
The inclusion of interest-only mortgage loans in the trust fund will generally, absent other considerations, result in longer weighted average lives of the offered certificates than would be the case if these mortgage loans provided for monthly payments of principal throughout their terms. If an investor purchases offered certificates at a discount, the yield may be reduced. In addition, a borrower may view the interest-only period as a disincentive to prepayment.
The yields on the offered certificates may be adversely affected by Net Prepayment Interest Shortfalls on the mortgage loans.
If the purchaser of an offered certificate offered at a discount from its initial principal amount calculates its anticipated yield to maturity (or early termination) based on an assumed rate of payment of principal that is faster than that actually experienced on the mortgage loans, the actual yield may be lower than that so calculated. Conversely, if the purchaser of an offered certificate offered at a premium calculates its anticipated yield based on an assumed rate of payment of principal that is slower than that actually experienced on the mortgage loans, the actual yield may be lower than that so calculated. For this purpose, prepayments of principal include not only voluntary prepayments made by the borrower, but also Liquidation Proceeds and repurchases of mortgage loans by an originator or the seller due to breaches of representations and warranties.
Subordination of the Subordinate Certificates
As described herein, certificates having a relatively higher priority of distribution will have a preferential right to receive payments of interest and principal. As a result, the yields of the subordinate certificates will be more sensitive, in varying degrees, to delinquencies and losses on the mortgage loans than the yields of more senior certificates.
Weighted Average Life
Weighted average life refers to the average amount of time that will elapse from the date of issuance of a security to the date of payment to the investor of each dollar paid in net reduction of principal of such security (assuming no losses). The weighted average lives of the offered certificates will be influenced by, among other things, the rate at which principal of the mortgage loans is paid, which may be in the form of scheduled amortization, prepayments or liquidations.
Prepayments on mortgage loans are commonly measured relative to a constant prepayment standard or model. The model used in this prospectus supplement for the mortgage loans is a Constant Prepayment Rate (or “CPR”). CPR assumes that the outstanding principal balance of a pool of mortgage loans prepays at a specified constant annual rate. In projecting monthly cashflows, this rate is converted to an equivalent monthly rate.
CPR does not purport to be either a historical description of the prepayment experience of the mortgage loans or a prediction of the anticipated rate of prepayment of any mortgage loans, including the
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mortgage loans to be owned by the issuing entity. The percentages of CPR in the tables below do not purport to be historical correlations of relative prepayment experience of the mortgage loans or predictions of the anticipated relative rate of prepayment of the mortgage loans. Variations in the prepayment experience and the principal balance of the mortgage loans that prepay may increase or decrease the percentages of initial Class Principal Amounts (and weighted average lives) shown in the following table. Such variations may occur even if the average prepayment experience of all such mortgage loans equals any of the specified percentages of CPR.
The tables below were prepared based on the following assumptions (collectively, the “Modeling Assumptions”): (1) the initial Class Principal Amounts and Class Notional Amounts of the offered certificates are as set forth in the table on page S-1 and the initial Class Principal Amounts of the Class B-4 and Class B-5 Certificates are $3,001,000 and $6,603,241, respectively; (2) each monthly scheduled payment of principal and interest is timely received on the first day of each month commencing in March 2013; (3) principal prepayments are received in full on the last day of the month preceding the related distribution date, commencing in February 2013, and there are no Net Prepayment Interest Shortfalls; (4) there are no defaults or delinquencies on the mortgage loans; (5) distribution dates occur on the 25th day of each month commencing in March 2013 regardless of whether such day is a business day; (6) there are no purchases or substitutions of mortgage loans (except in the case of an optional termination of the issuing entity); (7) there is no optional termination of the issuing entity (except in the case of Weighted Average Life in Years (to Call)); (8) the certificates are issued on March 1, 2013; (9) the servicing fee rate, the master servicing fee rate and the trustee fee rate for any mortgage loan is equal to the rate for such mortgage loan as shown below and all other fees and expenses are assumed to be zero; (10) none of the mortgage loans have prepayment fees or charges; (11) the Certificate Interest Rates are as set forth on page S-1; and (12) the mortgage loans are aggregated into assumed mortgage loans having the following weighted average characteristics:
Assumed Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans
Product Type | Cut-off Date Principal Balance ($) | Gross (%) | Aggregate Servicing, Master Servicing and Trustee Fee Rate (%) | Net Mortgage Rate (%) | Original Term to Maturity (months) | Remaining Term to Maturity (months) | Original IO Term (months) | Remaining IO Term (months) |
20 Year Fixed; 5 Year Prepayment Charge | 1,600,171.11 | 3.5593900374 | 0.2650000000 | 3.2943900374 | 240 | 239 | 0 | 0 |
20 Year Fixed; 5 Year Prepayment Charge | 616,279.47 | 3.8500000000 | 0.2650000000 | 3.5850000000 | 240 | 235 | 0 | 0 |
30 Year Fixed | 99,391,929.34 | 3.5521304289 | 0.2650000000 | 3.2871304289 | 360 | 359 | 0 | 0 |
30 Year Fixed | 422,803,312.84 | 3.9166330550 | 0.2650000000 | 3.6516330550 | 360 | 359 | 0 | 0 |
30 Year Fixed; 2 Year Prepayment Charge | 1,817,110.59 | 3.4500000000 | 0.2650000000 | 3.1850000000 | 360 | 359 | 0 | 0 |
30 Year Fixed; 5 Year Prepayment Charge | 41,681,997.62 | 3.5365797714 | 0.2650000000 | 3.2715797714 | 360 | 359 | 0 | 0 |
30 Year Fixed; 5 Year Prepayment Charge | 18,161,440.37 | 3.7799066657 | 0.2650000000 | 3.5149066657 | 360 | 359 | 0 | 0 |
30 Year Fixed; 5 Year Prepayment Charge, IO | 8,220,500.00 | 3.6434584271 | 0.2650000000 | 3.3784584271 | 360 | 358 | 120 | 118 |
30 Year Fixed; 5 Year Prepayment Charge, IO | 5,917,500.00 | 3.8317490494 | 0.2650000000 | 3.5667490494 | 360 | 359 | 120 | 119 |
The actual characteristics and the performance of the mortgage loans will differ from the assumptions used in constructing the tables set forth below, which are hypothetical in nature and are provided only to give a general sense of how the principal cashflows might behave under varying prepayment scenarios. For example, it is not expected that the mortgage loans will prepay at a constant rate until maturity, that all of the mortgage loans will prepay at the same rate or that there will be no defaults or delinquencies on the mortgage loans. Moreover, the diverse remaining terms to maturity of the mortgage loans could produce slower or faster principal payments than indicated in the tables at the various percentages of CPR specified, even if the weighted average remaining term to maturity are as assumed. Any difference between such assumptions and the actual characteristics and performance of the mortgage loans, or the actual prepayment or loss experience, will cause the percentages of initial Class Principal Amounts outstanding over time and the weighted average lives of the offered certificates to differ (which difference could be material) from the corresponding information in the tables for each indicated percentage of CPR.
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The mortgage loans are expected to have the approximate actual aggregate characteristics as of the cut-off date as set forth in Annex A attached to this prospectus supplement and incorporated by reference herein.
Subject to the foregoing discussion and assumptions, the following tables indicate the weighted average lives of the offered certificates and set forth the percentages of the initial Class Principal Amounts of the offered certificates that would be outstanding after each of the distribution dates shown at various percentages of CPR.
The weighted average life of a class of offered certificates is determined by (1) multiplying the net reduction, if any, of the applicable Class Principal Amount by the number of years from the date of issuance of the offered certificate to the related distribution date, (2) adding the results and (3) dividing the sum by the aggregate of the net reductions of Class Principal Amount described in (1) above.
Decrement Tables
The following tables indicate the percentages of the initial Class Principal Amounts of the classes of certificates that would be outstanding after each of the dates shown at various CPRs and the corresponding weighted average lives of such classes. The tables have been prepared on the basis of the Modeling Assumptions. Significant discrepancies exist between the characteristics of the actual mortgage loans which will conveyed to the trustee and characteristics of the mortgage loans assumed in preparing the tables herein. It is not likely that (i) all of the mortgage loans will prepay at the CPR specified in the tables or at any CPR or (ii) all of the mortgage loans will prepay at the same rate. Moreover, the diverse remaining terms to maturity of the mortgage loans could produce slower or faster principal payments than indicated in the tables at the specified CPRs, even if the weighted average remaining term to maturity of the mortgage loans is consistent with the remaining terms to maturity of the mortgage loans specified in the Modeling Assumptions.
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Percentage of Initial Class Principal Amount of the
Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates Outstanding
at the Following Percentages of CPR
Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates | ||||||||||||||
Prepayment Assumption Distribution Date | 0% | 5% | 12% | 15% | 25% | 35% | 45% | |||||||
Initial Percentage | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||||
February 2014 | 98 | 93 | 86 | 82 | 72 | 61 | 51 | |||||||
February 2015 | 96 | 86 | 73 | 68 | 51 | 37 | 24 | |||||||
February 2016 | 94 | 80 | 62 | 55 | 36 | 21 | 10 | |||||||
February 2017 | 92 | 74 | 53 | 45 | 25 | 11 | 3 | |||||||
February 2018 | 90 | 68 | 45 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
February 2019 | 88 | 63 | 38 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
February 2020 | 86 | 58 | 32 | 24 | 7 | * | 0 | |||||||
February 2021 | 84 | 54 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2022 | 81 | 50 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2023 | 79 | 46 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2024 | 76 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2025 | 73 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2026 | 70 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2027 | 67 | 32 | 10 | 6 | * | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2028 | 64 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2029 | 61 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2030 | 57 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2031 | 54 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2032 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2033 | 46 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2034 | 42 | 14 | 2 | * | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2035 | 38 | 12 | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2036 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2037 | 30 | 8 | * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2038 | 25 | 6 | * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2039 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2040 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2041 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2042 | 4 | * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2043 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Weighted Average Life in Years (to Maturity)† | 17.81 | 10.65 | 6.00 | 4.90 | 2.84 | 1.86 | 1.35 | |||||||
Weighted Average Life in Years (to Call) †** | 17.73 | 10.39 | 5.64 | 4.59 | 2.69 | 1.83 | 1.34 |
* Indicates a value between 0.0% and 0.5%.
† The weighted average life of a certificate of any class is determined by (i) multiplying the assumed reduction, if any, in the Class Principal Amount on each distribution date by the number of years from the date of issuance of the certificate to the related distribution date, (ii) adding the results, and (iii) dividing the sum by the total assumed reduction.
** Assuming the mortgage loans are purchased on the first date permitted under “Description of the Certificates—Optional Purchase of the Mortgage Loans.”
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Percentage of Initial Class Principal Amount of the
Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates Outstanding
at the Following Percentages of CPR
Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates | ||||||||||||||
Prepayment Assumption Distribution Date | 0% | 5% | 12% | 15% | 25% | 35% | 45% | |||||||
Initial Percentage | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||||
February 2014 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | |||||||
February 2015 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | |||||||
February 2016 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | |||||||
February 2017 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | |||||||
February 2018 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 66 | |||||||
February 2019 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 75 | 27 | |||||||
February 2020 | 85 | 81 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 58 | 6 | |||||||
February 2021 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 63 | 51 | 31 | 0 | |||||||
February 2022 | 79 | 69 | 56 | 51 | 35 | 13 | 0 | |||||||
February 2023 | 76 | 62 | 45 | 39 | 20 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
February 2024 | 73 | 56 | 36 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2025 | 70 | 49 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2026 | 66 | 43 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2027 | 62 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2028 | 59 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2029 | 55 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2030 | 51 | 23 | * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2031 | 46 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2032 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2033 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2034 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2035 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2036 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2037 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2038 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2039 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2040 | * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
February 2041 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Weighted Average Life in Years (to Maturity)† | 16.13 | 12.17 | 9.62 | 9.02 | 7.85 | 6.99 | 5.34 | |||||||
Weighted Average Life in Years (to Call) †** | 16.13 | 12.17 | 9.50 | 8.75 | 6.65 | 4.90 | 3.61 |
* Indicates a value between 0.0% and 0.5%.
† The weighted average life of a certificate of any class is determined by (i) multiplying the assumed reduction, if any, in the Class Principal Amount on each distribution date by the number of years from the date of issuance of the certificate to the related distribution date, (ii) adding the results, and (iii) dividing the sum by the total assumed reduction.
** Assuming the mortgage loans are purchased on the first date permitted under “Description of the Certificates—Optional Purchase of the Mortgage Loans.”
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Class A-IO1 and Class A-IO2 Certificate Yield Considerations
The following tables indicate the sensitivity of the respective pre-tax yield to maturity on each of the Class A-IO1 and Class A-IO2 Certificates to various constant rates of prepayment on the mortgage loans by projecting the monthly aggregate distributions on the Class A-IO1 and Class A-IO2 Certificates, as applicable, and computing the corresponding pre-tax yield to maturity on a corporate bond equivalent basis, based on the Modeling Assumptions, including the assumptions regarding the characteristics and performance of the mortgage loans, which differ from their actual characteristics and performance, and assuming the aggregate purchase prices set forth below, plus accrued interest, if any. Any differences between the assumptions and the actual characteristics and performance of the mortgage loans and of the Class A-IO1 or Class A-IO2 Certificates may result in yields being different from those shown in the tables. Discrepancies between assumed and actual characteristics and performance underscore the hypothetical nature of the tables, which are provided only to give a general sense of the sensitivity of yields in varying prepayment scenarios.
The yield to investors in the Class A-IO1 and Class A-IO2 Certificates will be sensitive to the rate and timing of principal payments (including prepayments, liquidations, repurchases, indemnification payments and defaults) on the mortgage loans, which may fluctuate significantly from time to time. An investor should fully consider the associated risks, including the risk that a relatively fast rate of principal payments (including prepayments, liquidations, repurchases and defaults) on the mortgage loans will have a material negative effect on the yield to investors in the Class A-IO1 and Class A-IO2 Certificates and could result in the failure of investors in such certificates to recoup their initial investment.
The following tables were prepared on the basis of the modeling assumptions and the Class Notional Amounts of the Class A-IO1 and Class A-IO2 Certificates set forth in the table on page S-1, and demonstrate the sensitivity of the respective pre-tax yield on the Class A-IO1 and Class A-IO2 Certificates to various constant rates of prepayment by projecting the aggregate payments of interest on such certificates and the corresponding pre-tax yields on a corporate bond equivalent (“CBE”) basis, assuming payments on the mortgage loans are made as set forth in the pooling and servicing agreement.
PRE-TAX YIELD TO MATURITY OF THE CLASS A-IO1 CERTIFICATES AT THE
FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES OF CPR
Price (%) | 10% CPR | 15% CPR | 20% CPR | 25% CPR | 30% CPR | 35% CPR | 40% CPR | 45% CPR | 50% CPR | |||||||||
0.500 | 95.059% | 86.487% | 77.531% | 68.110% | 58.097% | 47.315% | 35.712% | 23.284% | 9.922% | |||||||||
0.750 | 56.030% | 48.370% | 40.292% | 31.654% | 22.207% | 11.646% | 0.303% | (11.711)% | (24.535)% | |||||||||
1.000 | 37.592% | 30.357% | 22.652% | 14.268% | 4.798% | (6.172)% | (17.699)% | (29.702)% | (42.392)% | |||||||||
1.250 | 26.863% | 19.872% | 12.353% | 4.032% | (5.640)% | (17.199)% | (28.991)% | (41.070)% | (53.726)% | |||||||||
1.500 | 19.835% | 12.997% | 5.570% | (2.769)% | (12.691)% | (24.874)% | (36.929)% | (49.099)% | (61.752)% | |||||||||
1.750 | 14.862% | 8.122% | 0.733% | (7.660)% | (17.832)% | (30.621)% | (42.918)% | (55.176)% | (67.836)% | |||||||||
2.000 | 11.143% | 4.466% | (2.918)% | (11.380)% | (21.784)% | (35.143)% | (47.658)% | (59.997)% | (72.667)% | |||||||||
2.250 | 8.245% | 1.606% | (5.792)% | (14.328)% | (24.942)% | (38.830)% | (51.541)% | (63.953)% | (76.632)% | |||||||||
2.500 | 5.913% | (0.705)% | (8.128)% | (16.739)% | (27.542)% | (41.919)% | (54.806)% | (67.282)% | (79.971)% |
Based upon the above assumptions, at approximately 23.4% CPR (at an assumed purchase price of 1.500% of the Class Notional Amount, excluding accrued interest, but adding accrued interest to the price for purposes of calculating yield), the pre-tax yield to the Class A-IO1 Certificates will be approximately 0%. If the rate of prepayments on the mortgage loans were to exceed such prepayment level for as little as one month, while equaling such level for all other months, the Class A-IO1 Certificateholders would not fully recoup their initial investment.
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PRE-TAX YIELD TO MATURITY OF THE CLASS A-IO2 CERTIFICATES AT THE
FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES OF CPR
Price (%) | 10% CPR | 15% CPR | 20% CPR | 25% CPR | 30% CPR | 35% CPR | 40% CPR | 45% CPR | 50% CPR | |||||||||
2.161 | 36.255% | 29.050% | 21.371% | 12.998% | 3.513% | (7.513)% | (19.066)% | (31.075)% | (43.759)% | |||||||||
2.411 | 30.815% | 23.735% | 16.152% | 7.818% | (1.758)% | (13.058)% | (24.736)% | (36.779)% | (49.443)% | |||||||||
2.661 | 26.443% | 19.461% | 11.948% | 3.627% | (6.057)% | (17.648)% | (29.454)% | (41.537)% | (54.192)% | |||||||||
2.911 | 22.849% | 15.947% | 8.484% | 0.160% | (9.642)% | (21.529)% | (33.461)% | (45.588)% | (58.240)% | |||||||||
3.161 | 19.842% | 13.004% | 5.577% | (2.763)% | (12.685)% | (24.868)% | (36.923)% | (49.093)% | (61.746)% | |||||||||
3.411 | 17.287% | 10.501% | 3.096% | (5.265)% | (15.308)% | (27.782)% | (39.955)% | (52.168)% | (64.824)% | |||||||||
3.661 | 15.087% | 8.343% | 0.952% | (7.437)% | (17.597)% | (30.356)% | (42.642)% | (54.896)% | (67.555)% | |||||||||
3.911 | 13.171% | 6.461% | (0.923)% | (9.344)% | (19.617)% | (32.653)% | (45.045)% | (57.339)% | (70.003)% | |||||||||
4.161 | 11.485% | 4.803% | (2.581)% | (11.035)% | (21.417)% | (34.720)% | (47.214)% | (59.545)% | (72.214)% |
Based upon the above assumptions, at approximately 23.4% CPR (at an assumed purchase price of 3.161% of the Class Notional Amount, excluding accrued interest, but adding accrued interest to the price for purposes of calculating yield), the pre-tax yield to the Class A-IO2 Certificates will be approximately 0%. If the rate of prepayments on the mortgage loans were to exceed such prepayment level for as little as one month, while equaling such level for all other months, the Class A-IO2 Certificateholders would not fully recoup their initial investment.
The pre-tax yields set forth in the preceding tables were calculated by determining the monthly discount rates which, when applied to the assumed streams of cash flows to be paid on the Class A-IO1 or Class A-IO2 Certificates, as applicable, would cause the discounted present value of such assumed stream of cash flows to the closing date to equal the assumed purchase prices (plus accrued interest), and converting such monthly rates to CBE rates.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The depositor will use the net proceeds of the issuance of the certificates to purchase the mortgage loans from the seller. Expenses incurred by the depositor in connection with this offering, excluding any underwriting discount, are expected to be approximately $1,100,000 ($270,000 of which expenses were incurred in connection with the selection and acquisition of the mortgage loans and other assets of the issuing entity). The seller will use a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the mortgage loans to repay outstanding debt under the warehouse lines of credit described under “Affiliations and Related Transactions.”
MATERIAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
Investors should review the material set forth in this section together with the information in the section “Material Federal Income Tax Consequences” in the prospectus.
General
For federal income tax purposes, the trust estate will consist of a pool of assets for which two or more elections will be made to treat such pool as a “real estate mortgage investment conduit” (or “REMIC”) within the meaning of section 860D of the Internal Revenue Code, of 1986 (or the Code). The Class R Certificates will evidence ownership of the “residual interest” in the upper-tier REMIC. The Class LT-R Certificate will evidence ownership of the residual interest in each remaining REMIC formed pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement. The offered certificates will be designated as “regular interests” in one of the REMICs. Accordingly, prospective investors should review “Material Federal Income Tax Consequences — REMIC Securities” in the prospectus.
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Tax Treatment of the Offered Certificates
A holder of an offered certificate will be treated for tax purposes as holding an undivided interest in a REMIC regular interest corresponding to that certificate. Consequently, each beneficial owner of such a certificate will be required to report income accruing with respect to that certificate as discussed under “Material Federal Income Tax Consequences — REMIC Securities — Taxation of Regular Interest Securities” in the prospectus.
For federal income tax purposes, the offered certificates, as regular interests in a REMIC, are treated as debt instruments issued by the REMIC on the date on which those interests are created, and not as ownership interests in the REMIC or its assets. Owners of such certificates that otherwise report income under a cash method of accounting will be required to report income with respect to those certificates under an accrual method of accounting.
Original Issue Discount
The Class A-IO1 and Class A-IO2 Certificates will, and the remaining classes of offered certificates may, be treated as having been issued with original issue discount (or OID). A beneficial owner of such an offered certificate must include any OID with respect to such certificate in income as it accrues using a constant yield method, regardless of whether the beneficial owner receives currently the cash attributable to such OID. We refer you to “Material Federal Income Tax Consequences — Taxation of Debt Securities Generally —Original Issue Discount” in the prospectus. The prepayment assumption that will be used for purposes of computing OID, market discount or certificate premium, if any, for federal income tax purposes is a CPR of 15% per annum. No representation is made that the mortgage loans will, in fact, prepay at this or any other rate.
Information Reporting
The securities administrator will furnish or make available, within a reasonable time after the end of each calendar year, to each person who held an offered certificate at any time during the year, the information required by applicable rules to assist the holders in preparing their federal income tax returns, or to enable holders to make the information available to beneficial owners or financial intermediaries that hold the certificates on behalf of beneficial owners.
Other Matters
If a mortgage loan becomes subject to an eminent domain proceeding as described under “The Agreements—Obligations in Respect of Proposed Eminent Domain Mortgage Loan Acquisition” above, and the mortgage loan is sold as a result of such proceeding, the proceeds, if any, that are realized in excess of the REMIC’s tax basis in such mortgage loan could be subject to a 100% prohibited transaction tax.
ERISA CONSIDERATIONS
A fiduciary of any Plan, any insurance company, whether through its general or separate accounts, or any other person investing ERISA “plan assets” of any Plan, as defined under “ERISA Considerations” in the prospectus, should carefully review with its legal advisors whether the purchase or holding of offered certificates could give rise to a transaction prohibited or not otherwise permissible under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code. The purchase or holding of the Class A-1, Class A-2 and Class A-IO1 Certificates, by or on behalf of, or with ERISA “plan assets” of, a Plan may qualify for exemptive relief under U.S. Department of Labor (or “DOL”) Prohibited Transaction Exemption (or “PTE”) 89-90, as amended (or the Underwriter Exemption), as described under “ERISA Considerations” in the prospectus, provided that those certificates are rated at least “BBB-” (or its equivalent) by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, Fitch, DBRS Limited or DBRS Inc., at the time of purchase. The Underwriter Exemption contains a number of other conditions which must be met for the Underwriter Exemption to apply, including the requirement that any ERISA Plan must be an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule
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501(a)(1) of Regulation D under the Securities Act. The depositor expects that the specific conditions of the Underwriter Exemption should be satisfied with respect to the Class A-1, Class A-2 and Class A-IO1 Certificates so that the Underwriter Exemption should provide an exemption from the application of the prohibited transaction provisions of Sections 406(a) and (b) of ERISA and Section 4975(c) of the Code, for transactions in connection with the servicing, management and operation of the mortgage pool, provided that the general conditions of the Underwriter Exemption are satisfied.
Each beneficial owner of Class A-1, Class A-2 and Class A-IO1 Certificates or any interest therein shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of that certificate or interest therein, that either (i) it is not a Plan investor; (ii) it has acquired and is holding such Class A-1, Class A-2 or Class A-IO1 Certificates in reliance on the Underwriter Exemption, and it understands that there are certain conditions to the availability of the Underwriter Exemption, including that the Class A-1, Class A-2 and Class A-IO1 Certificates must be rated, at the time of purchase, not lower than “BBB-” (or its equivalent) by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, Fitch, DBRS Limited or DBRS Inc.; or (iii) (1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the certificate or interest therein is an “insurance company general account,” as such term is defined in Section V(e) of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption, or PTCE, 95-60 (a “General Account”), and (3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.
If any Class A-1, Class A-2 or Class A-IO1 Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in violation of the conditions described in the preceding paragraph, the next preceding permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of that Class A-1, Class A-2 and Class A-IO1 Certificate, retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any such certificate or interest therein was effected in violation of the conditions described in the preceding paragraph shall indemnify and hold harmless the depositor, the master servicer, the securities administrator, each servicer, the trustee, the underwriter and the issuing entity from and against any and all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as a result of that acquisition or holding.
Because the exemptive relief afforded by the Underwriter Exemption or any similar exemption that might be available will not likely apply to the purchase, sale or holding of the Class A-IO2, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates that are not placed by an underwriter, transfers of those certificates to any Plan investor will not be registered by the securities administrator unless (i) such certificates are placed by an underwriter with an exemption substantially similar to the Underwriter Exemption and meets the conditions of such underwriter exemption or (B)(1) the Plan investor is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the certificate or interest therein is a General Account, and (3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied, or (ii) the transferee provides the trustee, the depositor, the master servicer, the servicers and the securities administrator with an opinion of counsel satisfactory to those parties, which opinion will not be at the expense of those entities, that the purchase of those certificates by or on behalf of the Plan investor:
· | is permissible under applicable law; |
· | will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code; and |
· | will not subject the trustee, the depositor, the master servicer, the securities administrator or the servicers to any obligation in addition to those undertaken in the pooling and servicing agreement or the servicing agreements. |
Any fiduciary or other investor of ERISA “plan assets” that proposes to acquire or hold the offered certificates on behalf of or with ERISA “plan assets” of any Plan should consult with its counsel with respect to (i) whether the specific and general conditions and the other requirements in the Underwriter Exemption would be satisfied, or whether any other prohibited transaction exemption would apply, and (ii) the potential applicability of the general fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA and
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the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code to the proposed investment. See “ERISA Considerations” in the prospectus.
The sale of any of the offered certificates to a Plan is in no respect a representation by the depositor or the underwriter that such an investment meets all relevant legal requirements relating to investments by Plans generally or any particular Plan, or that such an investment is appropriate for Plans generally or any particular Plan.
METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement among the depositor, the seller, Redwood Trust, Inc. and the underwriter, the depositor has agreed to sell to Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC has agreed to purchase from the depositor, the Class Principal Amount or Class Notional Amount, as applicable, of certain classes of offered certificates as set forth below:
Class | Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | Underwriter’s Purchase Price (as percentage of principal or notional amount)1 | Underwriter’s Purchase Price (in dollars) | |
(Per total)1 | (Per minimum denomination basis)2 | |||
Class A-1 | $150,196,000 | 100.175380% | $150,709,740.41 | $1,507.10 |
Class A-2 | $411,000,000 | 101.734375% | $418,984,531.25 | $4,189.85 |
Class A-IO1 | $150,196,000 | 1.558995% | $2,404,129.80 | $2.40 |
1Compensation to the underwriter will equal the excess, if any, of the purchase price received by the underwriter over the underwriter’s purchase price specified in the table. If the closing date occurs after March 1, 2013 but on or prior to March 8, 2013, under certain circumstances the underwriter’s aggregate purchase price will be reduced by 0.078125% for the seven calendar day period for which the closing does not occur, pro rated for the actual number of days from and including March 1, 2013.
2The minimum denomination of the Class A-1 and Class A-2 Certificates is $100,000 and the minimum denomination of the Class A-IO1 Certificates is $1,000,000.
Distribution of the Class A-1, Class A-2 and Class A-IO1 Certificates will be made by the underwriter from time to time in negotiated transactions or otherwise at varying prices to be determined at the time of sale. Investors in any class of the underwritten certificates should expect that they may pay a price for their certificates that is higher than the price paid by the underwriter to the depositor. Any such excess will be compensation to the underwriter.
The underwriter may effect these transactions by selling the Class A-1, Class A-2 and Class A-IO1 Certificates to or through dealers, and those dealers may receive compensation in the form of underwriting discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriter for whom they act as agent. In connection with the sale of the Class A-1, Class A-2 and Class A-IO1 Certificates, the underwriter may be deemed to have received compensation from the depositor in the form of underwriting compensation. The underwriter and any dealers that participate with the underwriter in the distribution of the related underwritten certificates are also underwriters under the Securities Act of 1933. Any profit on the resale of the Class A-1, Class A-2 and Class A-IO1 Certificates would be underwriter compensation in the form of underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act, as amended.
The underwriter intends to make a secondary market for the Class A-1, Class A-2 and Class A-IO1 Certificates, but has no obligation to do so. There can be no assurance that a secondary market for those certificates will develop or, if it does develop, that it will continue or that it will provide
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certificateholders with a sufficient level of liquidity of investment. The certificates will not be listed on any national securities exchange.
The depositor, the seller and Redwood Trust, Inc. have agreed to indemnify the underwriter against, or make contributions to the underwriter with respect to, certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Prior to the execution of the underwriting agreement, the sponsor and Redwood Trust, Inc. entered into a preliminary arrangement with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC in contemplation of the issuance of the certificates. The arrangement contemplated an approximate size of a pool of mortgage loans that would underlie the certificates, subject to permitted variances, and contained various other conditions including the assignment of expected ratings to certain classes of certificates, the issuance of subordinate classes of certificates, an expected interest rate on certain classes of certificates, preliminary pricing expectations for the purchase price to be paid by the underwriter for the senior certificates in the aggregate, and a projected closing date. The actual purchase price is subject to adjustment depending on various circumstances, including the actual closing date, and consummation of the transaction is subject to various conditions and approvals, including entering into a mutually acceptable underwriting agreement.
The Class B-4 and Class B-5 Certificates, together with any unsold Class A-IO2, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates, will be purchased by the sponsor or one or more of its affiliates. These certificates may be offered by the depositor from time to time directly or through an underwriter or agent in one or more negotiated transactions, or otherwise, at varying prices to be determined at the time of sale. There is currently no underwriting agreement in effect for the Class A-IO2, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates. Proceeds to the depositor from any sale of the Class A-IO2, Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3, Class B-4 or Class B-5 Certificates will equal the purchase price paid by their purchaser, net of any expenses payable by the depositor and any compensation payable to any underwriter or agent.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the certificates will be passed upon for the issuing entity by Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation, San Francisco, California. REMIC status and certain other federal income tax consequences will be passed upon for the issuing entity by Chapman and Cutler LLP, San Francisco, California. Certain other matters with respect to the certificates will be passed upon for the issuing entity by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, New York. SNR Denton US LLP, New York, New York will act as counsel for the underwriter.
RATINGS
The depositor expects that the senior certificates will receive credit ratings from four nationally recognized statistical rating organizations that have been hired to rate the certificates (the “hired NRSROs”) and the other offered certificates will receive credit ratings from one hired NRSRO.
The ratings assigned by each hired NRSRO do not constitute a statement regarding frequency of prepayments of the mortgage loans. The ratings of each hired NRSRO do not address the possibility that, as a result of principal prepayments, certificateholders may receive a lower than anticipated yield.
The ratings assigned to the certificates should be evaluated independently from similar ratings on other types of securities. A rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the hired NRSROs.
The issuing entity is not requesting a rating of the certificates by any rating agency other than the hired NRSROs referred to above; there can be no assurance, however, as to whether any other rating agency will rate the certificates or, if it does, what rating would be assigned by such other rating agency. The rating assigned by such other rating agency to the certificates could be lower than the ratings assigned by the hired NRSROs.
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Although the engagement letter with each hired NRSRO states that its fees are not contingent upon the issuance of the certificates, if the certificates are not issued under certain circumstances a portion of the fees of each hired NRSRO may not be payable. In addition, the fees paid to each hired NRSRO at closing include a fee for ongoing surveillance by each hired NRSRO for so long as the certificates are outstanding. However, the hired NRSROs are under no obligation to continue to monitor or provide a rating on the certificates.
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GLOSSARY OF DEFINED TERMS
2005-4 RMBS | S-71 |
2006-1 RMBS | S-72 |
2055 drive-by appraisal | S-45 |
Accrual Period | S-55 |
Aggregate Expense Rate | S-55 |
Applicable Credit Support Percentage | S-55 |
Article 122a | S-17 |
Available Distribution Amount | S-56 |
business day | S-62 |
CDA | S-45 |
Certificate Distribution Amount | S-55 |
Certificate Interest Rate | S-57 |
Certificate Principal Amount | S-57 |
Certificate Writedown Amount | S-57 |
certificateholders | S-51 |
CFPB | S-16 |
Chicago Certificates | S-72 |
Class Notional Amount | S-57 |
Class Principal Amount | S-57 |
Class Subordination Percentage | S-57 |
Clearstream Luxembourg Participants | S-53 |
CLTV | S-40 |
Code | S-12 |
combined loan-to-value ratio | S-40 |
Controlling Holder | S-57 |
Cooperative Shares | S-103 |
CPR | S-105 |
Credit Support Depletion Date | S-58 |
Current Interest | S-58 |
custodial account | S-55 |
cut-off date | S-5 |
distribution account | S-55 |
Dodd-Frank Act | S-16 |
DOL | S-112 |
DTC | B-1 |
DTC Participant | B-1 |
Due Date | S-58 |
Due Period | S-58 |
ERISA | S-12 |
Event of Default | S-96 |
Exchange Act | S-49 |
FEMA | S-24 |
FHLB-Chicago | S-72 |
FHLB-Chicago Defendants | S-72 |
FHLB-Seattle | S-71 |
FHLB-Seattle Defendants | S-71 |
Global Certificates | B-1 |
hired NRSRO | S-19 |
Insurance Proceeds | S-58 |
Interest Distribution Amount | S-58 |
Interest Shortfall | S-58 |
IRS | B-3 |
issuing entity accounts | S-83 |
Liquidated Mortgage Loan | S-58 |
Liquidation Proceeds | S-58 |
loan-to-value ratio | S-40 |
LTV | S-40 |
MERS | S-36 |
Modeling Assumptions | S-106 |
mortgage loan purchase agreement | S-10 |
Net Interest Shortfall | S-58 |
Net Mortgage Rate | S-58 |
Net Prepayment Interest Shortfall | S-58 |
Net WAC | S-59 |
non-hired NRSRO | S-19 |
offered certificates | S-50 |
original appraisals | S-43 |
original loan-to-value ratio | S-40 |
Original Subordinate Class Principal Amount | S-59 |
originators | S-4 |
Plan | S-12 |
pooling and servicing agreement | S-85 |
Prepayment Interest Shortfall | S-59 |
Prepayment Period | S-59 |
Principal Forbearance Amount | S-59 |
Proprietary Lease | S-103 |
Realized Loss | S-59 |
regular interests | S-12 |
Relief Act | S-24 |
REMIC | S-111 |
REMIC Provisions | S-59 |
REO Property | S-59 |
retained certificates | S-6 |
RRAC | S-73 |
RWT Holdings | S-73 |
Schwab | S-71 |
Schwab Certificate | S-71 |
Schwab Defendants | S-71 |
Seattle Certificate | S-71 |
SEC | S-49 |
Senior Percentage | S-60 |
Senior Prepayment Percentage | S-60 |
Senior Principal Distribution Amount | S-60, S-63 |
servicer | S-75 |
Servicer Remittance Date | S-60 |
servicers | S-4 |
servicing agreement | S-92 |
sponsor’s pre-offering review | S-43 |
Stated Principal Balance | S-60 |
Step-Down Test | S-61 |
Subordinate Class Percentage | S-61 |
Subordinate Percentage | S-61 |
Subordinate Prepayment Percentage | S-61 |
Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount | S-61, S-63 |
Subsequent Recovery | S-61 |
Substitution Amount | S-61 |
TIA | S-98 |
TIA Applicability Determination | S-99 |
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GLOSSARY OF DEFINED TERMS
TIN | B-4 |
U.S. withholding agent | B-3 |
United States person | B-5 |
Wells Fargo Bank | S-75 |
WSFS Bank | S-67 |
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ANNEX A – CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
The mortgage loans are expected to have the following approximate aggregate characteristics as of the cut-off date. Prior to the issuance of the certificates, mortgage loans may be removed from the trust fund as a result of incomplete documentation or otherwise, if the depositor deems such removal necessary or appropriate.
Set forth below is a description of certain additional characteristics of the mortgage loans as of the cut-off date (except as otherwise indicated). All percentages or weighted averages of the mortgage loans are approximate percentages or weighted averages by cut-off date stated principal balance (except as otherwise indicated). In some instances, percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
The credit scores shown in the tables below are based on the FICO scores obtained by the applicable originator.
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Product Type of the Mortgage Loans | ||||||||
Product Type | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
Fixed 20 Year | 3 | 2,216,450.58 | 0.37 | 738,816.86 | 3.640 | 786 | 51.41 | 57.96 |
Fixed 30 Year | 743 | 597,993,790.76 | 99.63 | 804,836.87 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.32 | 67.08 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans at Origination | ||||||||
Rangeof Original Principal Balances ($) | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
300,000.01 - 400,000.00 | 2 | 735,947.54 | 0.12 | 367,973.77 | 4.050 | 751 | 55.37 | 55.37 |
400,000.01 - 500,000.00 | 30 | 14,181,807.71 | 2.36 | 472,726.92 | 3.799 | 768 | 67.11 | 67.77 |
500,000.01 - 600,000.00 | 101 | 56,358,633.04 | 9.39 | 558,006.27 | 3.836 | 770 | 70.03 | 71.03 |
600,000.01 - 700,000.00 | 167 | 109,393,429.62 | 18.23 | 655,050.48 | 3.851 | 774 | 66.03 | 67.97 |
700,000.01 - 800,000.00 | 156 | 116,090,636.96 | 19.34 | 744,170.75 | 3.856 | 772 | 64.26 | 66.00 |
800,000.01 - 900,000.00 | 85 | 72,310,002.07 | 12.05 | 850,705.91 | 3.841 | 774 | 65.08 | 67.17 |
900,000.01 - 1,000,000.00 | 121 | 116,065,022.79 | 19.34 | 959,215.06 | 3.809 | 767 | 63.88 | 66.19 |
1,000,000.01 - 1,100,000.00 | 14 | 14,925,946.44 | 2.49 | 1,066,139.03 | 3.811 | 780 | 55.50 | 56.98 |
1,100,000.01 - 1,200,000.00 | 22 | 25,607,885.64 | 4.27 | 1,163,994.80 | 3.746 | 774 | 66.41 | 68.60 |
1,200,000.01 - 1,300,000.00 | 13 | 16,315,336.05 | 2.72 | 1,255,025.85 | 3.759 | 773 | 68.01 | 69.28 |
1,300,000.01 - 1,400,000.00 | 6 | 8,124,916.75 | 1.35 | 1,354,152.79 | 3.822 | 756 | 68.23 | 70.83 |
1,400,000.01 - 1,500,000.00 | 9 | 13,115,336.04 | 2.19 | 1,457,259.56 | 3.858 | 774 | 63.22 | 64.87 |
1,500,000.01 - 1,600,000.00 | 2 | 3,070,348.15 | 0.51 | 1,535,174.08 | 3.650 | 784 | 62.57 | 62.57 |
1,600,000.01 - 1,700,000.00 | 2 | 3,351,297.53 | 0.56 | 1,675,648.77 | 3.587 | 739 | 70.00 | 70.00 |
1,700,000.01 - 1,800,000.00 | 3 | 5,273,248.75 | 0.88 | 1,757,749.58 | 3.733 | 806 | 65.10 | 65.10 |
1,800,000.01 - 1,900,000.00 | 6 | 11,055,406.79 | 1.84 | 1,842,567.80 | 3.674 | 766 | 65.59 | 67.81 |
1,900,000.01 - 2,000,000.00 | 6 | 11,823,840.15 | 1.97 | 1,970,640.03 | 3.589 | 787 | 63.20 | 63.20 |
2,400,000.01 - 2,500,000.00 | 1 | 2,411,199.32 | 0.40 | 2,411,199.32 | 3.500 | 759 | 70.00 | 70.00 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
The average stated principal balance of the mortgage loans at origination was approximately $806,387.98
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Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date | ||||||||
Range of Stated Principal Balances ($) | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
350,000.01 - 400,000.00 | 3 | 1,134,149.03 | 0.19 | 378,049.68 | 3.989 | 765 | 50.09 | 50.09 |
400,000.01 - 500,000.00 | 29 | 13,783,606.22 | 2.30 | 475,296.77 | 3.797 | 768 | 67.88 | 68.56 |
500,000.01 - 600,000.00 | 101 | 56,358,633.04 | 9.39 | 558,006.27 | 3.836 | 770 | 70.03 | 71.03 |
600,000.01 - 700,000.00 | 168 | 110,093,357.92 | 18.34 | 655,317.61 | 3.851 | 774 | 66.03 | 67.96 |
700,000.01 - 800,000.00 | 156 | 116,190,068.98 | 19.36 | 744,808.13 | 3.855 | 772 | 64.29 | 66.03 |
800,000.01 - 900,000.00 | 85 | 72,408,982.74 | 12.06 | 851,870.39 | 3.843 | 774 | 64.98 | 67.07 |
900,000.01 - 1,000,000.00 | 120 | 115,166,681.80 | 19.19 | 959,722.35 | 3.808 | 767 | 63.89 | 66.23 |
1,000,000.01 - 1,100,000.00 | 14 | 14,925,946.44 | 2.49 | 1,066,139.03 | 3.811 | 780 | 55.50 | 56.98 |
1,100,000.01 - 1,200,000.00 | 22 | 25,607,885.64 | 4.27 | 1,163,994.80 | 3.746 | 774 | 66.41 | 68.60 |
1,200,000.01 - 1,300,000.00 | 13 | 16,315,336.05 | 2.72 | 1,255,025.85 | 3.759 | 773 | 68.01 | 69.28 |
1,300,000.01 - 1,400,000.00 | 7 | 9,507,785.54 | 1.58 | 1,358,255.08 | 3.812 | 760 | 68.34 | 70.57 |
1,400,000.01 - 1,500,000.00 | 8 | 11,732,467.25 | 1.95 | 1,466,558.41 | 3.871 | 772 | 62.54 | 64.38 |
1,500,000.01 - 1,600,000.00 | 2 | 3,070,348.15 | 0.51 | 1,535,174.08 | 3.650 | 784 | 62.57 | 62.57 |
1,600,000.01 - 1,700,000.00 | 2 | 3,351,297.53 | 0.56 | 1,675,648.77 | 3.587 | 739 | 70.00 | 70.00 |
1,700,000.01 - 1,800,000.00 | 3 | 5,273,248.75 | 0.88 | 1,757,749.58 | 3.733 | 806 | 65.10 | 65.10 |
1,800,000.01 - 1,900,000.00 | 6 | 11,055,406.79 | 1.84 | 1,842,567.80 | 3.674 | 766 | 65.59 | 67.81 |
1,900,000.01 - 2,000,000.00 | 6 | 11,823,840.15 | 1.97 | 1,970,640.03 | 3.589 | 787 | 63.20 | 63.20 |
2,000,000.01 - 2,500,000.00 | 1 | 2,411,199.32 | 0.40 | 2,411,199.32 | 3.500 | 759 | 70.00 | 70.00 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
The average stated principal balance of the mortgage loans as of the cut-off date was approximately $804,571.37.
Gross Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date | ||||||||
Rangeof Gross Mortgage Rates (%) | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
3.125 - 3.250 | 7 | 4,524,903.22 | 0.75 | 646,414.75 | 3.214 | 783 | 59.17 | 59.17 |
3.251 - 3.500 | 67 | 59,704,713.26 | 9.95 | 891,115.12 | 3.474 | 777 | 63.10 | 64.33 |
3.501 - 3.750 | 255 | 214,971,241.30 | 35.82 | 843,024.48 | 3.697 | 773 | 64.13 | 65.99 |
3.751 - 4.000 | 331 | 256,479,639.04 | 42.73 | 774,862.96 | 3.909 | 770 | 65.66 | 67.54 |
4.001 - 4.250 | 65 | 49,431,463.66 | 8.24 | 760,484.06 | 4.169 | 774 | 68.54 | 70.35 |
4.251 - 4.500 | 19 | 13,413,960.60 | 2.23 | 705,997.93 | 4.388 | 755 | 75.69 | 77.27 |
4.501 - 4.750 | 2 | 1,684,320.26 | 0.28 | 842,160.13 | 4.636 | 733 | 65.67 | 65.67 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
The weighted average gross mortgage rate of the mortgage loans as of the cut-off date was approximately 3.819%.
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Seasoning of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date | ||||||||
Seasoning (Months) | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
0 | 33 | 28,624,110.00 | 4.77 | 867,397.27 | 3.722 | 770 | 63.57 | 65.58 |
1 | 500 | 393,351,545.06 | 65.54 | 786,703.09 | 3.803 | 772 | 65.18 | 66.88 |
2 | 165 | 138,097,558.93 | 23.01 | 836,954.90 | 3.837 | 772 | 66.52 | 68.58 |
3 | 44 | 36,556,032.43 | 6.09 | 830,818.92 | 3.994 | 771 | 63.06 | 64.57 |
4 | 2 | 1,972,132.49 | 0.33 | 986,066.25 | 3.841 | 776 | 64.14 | 64.14 |
5 | 2 | 1,608,862.43 | 0.27 | 804,431.22 | 3.865 | 759 | 62.07 | 62.07 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
The weighted average seasoning of the mortgage loans as of the cut-off date was approximately one month.
Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Mortgage Loans at Origination | ||||||||
Rangeof Original Loan-to- Value Ratios (%) | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
15.01 - 20.00 | 1 | 828,804.12 | 0.14 | 828,804.12 | 4.000 | 728 | 17.47 | 17.47 |
20.01 - 25.00 | 2 | 1,651,742.75 | 0.28 | 825,871.38 | 4.109 | 762 | 23.68 | 30.62 |
25.01 - 30.00 | 9 | 7,113,862.00 | 1.19 | 790,429.11 | 3.775 | 773 | 27.59 | 33.34 |
30.01 - 35.00 | 11 | 9,916,217.77 | 1.65 | 901,474.34 | 3.651 | 769 | 33.10 | 37.76 |
35.01 - 40.00 | 18 | 15,041,828.91 | 2.51 | 835,657.16 | 3.807 | 787 | 37.97 | 45.34 |
40.01 - 45.00 | 24 | 19,731,086.57 | 3.29 | 822,128.61 | 3.812 | 781 | 42.87 | 49.95 |
45.01 - 50.00 | 42 | 33,190,795.60 | 5.53 | 790,257.04 | 3.750 | 770 | 48.10 | 55.10 |
50.01 - 55.00 | 46 | 34,185,577.69 | 5.70 | 743,164.73 | 3.755 | 766 | 53.23 | 55.78 |
55.01 - 60.00 | 82 | 68,826,376.22 | 11.47 | 839,346.05 | 3.776 | 775 | 57.96 | 60.45 |
60.01 - 65.00 | 89 | 74,815,290.74 | 12.46 | 840,621.24 | 3.835 | 770 | 63.02 | 64.56 |
65.01 - 70.00 | 96 | 85,311,117.30 | 14.21 | 888,657.47 | 3.799 | 766 | 68.03 | 69.13 |
70.01 - 75.00 | 122 | 96,697,959.86 | 16.11 | 792,606.23 | 3.850 | 773 | 73.73 | 73.90 |
75.01 - 80.00 | 204 | 152,899,581.81 | 25.47 | 749,507.75 | 3.861 | 773 | 79.31 | 79.31 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
The weighted average loan-to-value ratio of the mortgage loans at origination was approximately 65.27%.
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Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Mortgage Loans at Origination | ||||||||
Range of Original Combined Loan-to-Value Ratios (%) | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
15.01 - 20.00 | 1 | 828,804.12 | 0.14 | 828,804.12 | 4.000 | 728 | 17.47 | 17.47 |
20.01 - 25.00 | 1 | 619,167.33 | 0.10 | 619,167.33 | 3.875 | 712 | 24.84 | 24.84 |
25.01 - 30.00 | 6 | 5,173,593.99 | 0.86 | 862,265.67 | 3.754 | 770 | 27.37 | 27.37 |
30.01 - 35.00 | 9 | 8,201,211.12 | 1.37 | 911,245.68 | 3.751 | 778 | 31.72 | 33.12 |
35.01 - 40.00 | 8 | 7,162,634.09 | 1.19 | 895,329.26 | 3.718 | 781 | 37.71 | 37.71 |
40.01 - 45.00 | 17 | 14,225,677.36 | 2.37 | 836,804.55 | 3.798 | 782 | 41.63 | 43.04 |
45.01 - 50.00 | 31 | 23,355,470.58 | 3.89 | 753,402.28 | 3.698 | 772 | 45.60 | 47.79 |
50.01 - 55.00 | 41 | 31,449,330.34 | 5.24 | 767,056.84 | 3.769 | 766 | 51.61 | 53.18 |
55.01 - 60.00 | 77 | 62,169,631.40 | 10.36 | 807,397.81 | 3.770 | 776 | 56.49 | 58.01 |
60.01 - 65.00 | 99 | 83,515,284.60 | 13.91 | 843,588.73 | 3.815 | 771 | 59.87 | 63.05 |
65.01 - 70.00 | 95 | 85,409,799.77 | 14.23 | 899,050.52 | 3.811 | 767 | 66.68 | 68.18 |
70.01 - 75.00 | 139 | 110,708,979.43 | 18.45 | 796,467.48 | 3.845 | 773 | 71.76 | 73.76 |
75.01 - 80.00 | 222 | 167,390,657.21 | 27.89 | 754,011.97 | 3.862 | 772 | 77.91 | 79.26 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
The weighted average combined loan-to-value ratio of the mortgage loans at origination was approximately 67.05%. The original combined loan-to value was calculated using the full lien amount (drawn and undrawn) for the second mortgage. Using only the drawn amount of the second mortgage at the time of origination, the weighted average original combined loan-to-value ratio would have been approximately 66.64%.
Credit Scores of the Mortgage Borrowers at Origination | ||||||||
Rangeof Credit Scores | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
681 - 690 | 1 | 970,456.86 | 0.16 | 970,456.86 | 3.450 | 683 | 33.52 | 47.83 |
691 - 700 | 3 | 3,499,958.44 | 0.58 | 1,166,652.81 | 3.696 | 696 | 68.98 | 68.98 |
701 - 710 | 7 | 5,778,650.20 | 0.96 | 825,521.46 | 3.850 | 708 | 61.37 | 61.37 |
711 - 720 | 17 | 11,668,530.48 | 1.94 | 686,384.15 | 3.832 | 716 | 60.99 | 62.44 |
721 - 730 | 42 | 35,794,821.65 | 5.96 | 852,257.66 | 3.906 | 725 | 64.88 | 67.99 |
731 - 740 | 39 | 31,116,167.29 | 5.18 | 797,850.44 | 3.891 | 736 | 67.18 | 68.28 |
741 - 750 | 33 | 25,723,997.13 | 4.29 | 779,515.06 | 3.861 | 745 | 66.38 | 66.95 |
751 - 760 | 65 | 54,173,409.23 | 9.03 | 833,437.07 | 3.806 | 756 | 65.95 | 67.59 |
761 - 770 | 100 | 77,594,518.94 | 12.93 | 775,945.19 | 3.806 | 766 | 65.91 | 67.89 |
771 - 780 | 129 | 101,991,157.00 | 16.99 | 790,629.12 | 3.808 | 775 | 66.78 | 67.92 |
781 - 790 | 118 | 94,743,111.34 | 15.78 | 802,907.72 | 3.831 | 785 | 64.79 | 67.18 |
791 - 800 | 108 | 85,836,854.22 | 14.30 | 794,785.69 | 3.805 | 795 | 65.46 | 66.96 |
801 - 810 | 67 | 55,206,545.06 | 9.20 | 823,978.28 | 3.796 | 805 | 61.85 | 64.31 |
811 - 820 | 17 | 16,112,063.50 | 2.68 | 947,768.44 | 3.701 | 813 | 64.75 | 66.42 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
The weighted average credit score of the mortgage loans at origination was approximately 772.
A-5 |
Documentation Type of the Mortgage Loans | ||||||||
Documentation Type | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
Two Year Income with Two Month Assets | 742 | 596,791,121.91 | 99.43 | 804,300.70 | 3.820 | 772 | 65.30 | 67.06 |
Two Year Income with One Month Assets | 4 | 3,419,119.43 | 0.57 | 854,779.86 | 3.576 | 738 | 60.35 | 64.41 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
Monthly Income of the Mortgage Borrower at Origination | ||||||||
Rangeof Monthly Income ($) | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
6,000.01 - 10,000.00 | 19 | 11,617,659.17 | 1.94 | 611,455.75 | 3.839 | 781 | 66.35 | 66.73 |
10,000.01 - 20,000.00 | 268 | 187,063,628.61 | 31.17 | 697,998.61 | 3.838 | 775 | 66.53 | 67.62 |
20,000.01 - 30,000.00 | 247 | 198,055,487.43 | 33.00 | 801,844.08 | 3.822 | 768 | 65.60 | 67.55 |
30,000.01 - 40,000.00 | 104 | 92,640,552.60 | 15.43 | 890,774.54 | 3.828 | 774 | 63.09 | 65.30 |
40,000.01 - 50,000.00 | 37 | 35,571,549.05 | 5.93 | 961,393.22 | 3.756 | 772 | 62.71 | 65.80 |
50,000.01 - 60,000.00 | 29 | 27,217,328.00 | 4.53 | 938,528.55 | 3.756 | 765 | 67.29 | 69.15 |
60,000.01 - 70,000.00 | 11 | 10,825,158.43 | 1.80 | 984,105.31 | 3.930 | 759 | 70.10 | 71.83 |
70,000.01 - 80,000.00 | 8 | 8,941,853.29 | 1.49 | 1,117,731.66 | 3.836 | 767 | 70.32 | 71.81 |
80,000.01 - 90,000.00 | 4 | 4,388,615.15 | 0.73 | 1,097,153.79 | 3.853 | 756 | 64.32 | 73.96 |
90,000.01 - 100,000.00 | 3 | 2,993,814.57 | 0.50 | 997,938.19 | 3.642 | 780 | 42.75 | 49.85 |
100,000.01 - 200,000.00 | 11 | 14,385,511.40 | 2.40 | 1,307,773.76 | 3.720 | 781 | 62.14 | 62.93 |
200,000.01 - 300,000.00 | 3 | 4,311,416.03 | 0.72 | 1,437,138.68 | 3.574 | 796 | 58.53 | 58.53 |
300,000.01 - 400,000.00 | 1 | 1,494,794.61 | 0.25 | 1,494,794.61 | 3.875 | 801 | 65.34 | 65.34 |
400,000.01 - 500,000.00 | 1 | 702,873.00 | 0.12 | 702,873.00 | 3.750 | 774 | 26.11 | 26.11 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
The weighted average monthly income of the mortgage borrower at origination was approximately $33,227.06.
A-6 |
Debt-to-Income Ratio of the Mortgage Loans at Origination | ||||||||
Rangeof Debt-to-Income Ratios (%) | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
0.01 - 5.00 | 2 | 2,167,802.55 | 0.36 | 1,083,901.28 | 3.875 | 799 | 68.34 | 68.34 |
5.01 - 10.00 | 20 | 21,874,676.90 | 3.64 | 1,093,733.85 | 3.741 | 783 | 59.87 | 61.76 |
10.01 - 15.00 | 35 | 26,736,280.76 | 4.45 | 763,893.74 | 3.802 | 776 | 68.54 | 69.53 |
15.01 - 20.00 | 74 | 59,867,051.59 | 9.97 | 809,014.21 | 3.808 | 772 | 65.91 | 67.34 |
20.01 - 25.00 | 97 | 75,867,792.57 | 12.64 | 782,142.19 | 3.795 | 771 | 66.68 | 68.16 |
25.01 - 30.00 | 134 | 105,494,828.47 | 17.58 | 787,274.84 | 3.823 | 772 | 66.84 | 68.82 |
30.01 - 35.00 | 132 | 108,146,435.50 | 18.02 | 819,291.18 | 3.844 | 771 | 64.06 | 66.34 |
35.01 - 40.00 | 132 | 105,640,677.51 | 17.60 | 800,308.16 | 3.833 | 772 | 64.27 | 66.18 |
40.01 - 45.00 | 104 | 81,379,866.00 | 13.56 | 782,498.71 | 3.824 | 770 | 65.15 | 66.74 |
45.01 - 50.00 | 13 | 10,755,770.53 | 1.79 | 827,366.96 | 3.719 | 759 | 63.67 | 64.96 |
50.01 - 55.00 | 2 | 1,607,215.17 | 0.27 | 803,607.59 | 3.827 | 775 | 44.63 | 44.63 |
55.01 - 60.00 | 1 | 671,843.79 | 0.11 | 671,843.79 | 4.375 | 731 | 80.00 | 80.00 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
The weighted average debt-to-income ratio of the mortgage loans at origination was approximately 29.60%.
A-7 |
Verified Assets of the Mortgage Borrower at Origination | ||||||||
Rangeof Assets Verified ($) | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
23,631.04 - 50,000.00 | 37 | 26,157,496.63 | 4.36 | 706,959.37 | 3.881 | 767 | 67.87 | 69.56 |
50,000.01 - 100,000.00 | 149 | 104,254,547.38 | 17.37 | 699,694.95 | 3.874 | 766 | 66.30 | 68.14 |
100,000.01 - 150,000.00 | 100 | 77,953,099.96 | 12.99 | 779,531.00 | 3.862 | 772 | 66.33 | 68.69 |
150,000.01 - 200,000.00 | 81 | 66,404,925.14 | 11.06 | 819,813.89 | 3.848 | 771 | 66.57 | 68.40 |
200,000.01 - 250,000.00 | 61 | 47,349,171.85 | 7.89 | 776,215.93 | 3.809 | 775 | 65.49 | 68.32 |
250,000.01 - 300,000.00 | 49 | 40,955,489.43 | 6.82 | 835,826.31 | 3.845 | 768 | 64.03 | 65.85 |
300,000.01 - 350,000.00 | 41 | 31,994,076.20 | 5.33 | 780,343.32 | 3.745 | 775 | 63.47 | 66.48 |
350,000.01 - 400,000.00 | 26 | 19,661,307.85 | 3.28 | 756,204.15 | 3.822 | 775 | 67.33 | 67.72 |
400,000.01 - 450,000.00 | 24 | 18,879,448.27 | 3.15 | 786,643.68 | 3.827 | 770 | 68.95 | 69.81 |
450,000.01 - 500,000.00 | 17 | 14,360,569.35 | 2.39 | 844,739.37 | 3.744 | 781 | 65.98 | 67.55 |
500,000.01 - 550,000.00 | 11 | 9,549,013.25 | 1.59 | 868,092.11 | 3.746 | 773 | 64.61 | 66.21 |
550,000.01 - 600,000.00 | 13 | 11,180,725.90 | 1.86 | 860,055.84 | 3.760 | 771 | 67.09 | 67.86 |
600,000.01 - 650,000.00 | 18 | 14,841,871.33 | 2.47 | 824,548.41 | 3.770 | 776 | 60.97 | 62.36 |
650,000.01 - 700,000.00 | 10 | 11,231,541.48 | 1.87 | 1,123,154.15 | 3.724 | 781 | 62.57 | 64.76 |
700,000.01 - 750,000.00 | 10 | 7,768,767.64 | 1.29 | 776,876.76 | 3.740 | 773 | 60.22 | 60.22 |
750,000.01 - 800,000.00 | 12 | 10,239,274.85 | 1.71 | 853,272.90 | 3.793 | 779 | 65.44 | 66.81 |
800,000.01 - 850,000.00 | 6 | 6,697,558.29 | 1.12 | 1,116,259.72 | 3.691 | 772 | 71.83 | 72.75 |
850,000.01 - 900,000.00 | 5 | 3,223,593.54 | 0.54 | 644,718.71 | 3.701 | 776 | 66.11 | 66.11 |
900,000.01 - 950,000.00 | 6 | 6,272,717.18 | 1.05 | 1,045,452.86 | 3.711 | 755 | 58.63 | 60.85 |
950,000.01 - 1,000,000.00 | 3 | 2,803,746.15 | 0.47 | 934,582.05 | 3.854 | 789 | 69.21 | 69.21 |
1,000,000.01 - 3,000,000.00 | 55 | 55,085,454.67 | 9.18 | 1,001,553.72 | 3.777 | 771 | 61.54 | 62.52 |
3,000,000.01 - 5,000,000.00 | 8 | 8,309,858.49 | 1.38 | 1,038,732.31 | 3.693 | 786 | 61.28 | 61.28 |
5,000,000.01 - 7,000,000.00 | 2 | 1,723,849.47 | 0.29 | 861,924.74 | 3.792 | 776 | 48.86 | 58.16 |
7,000,000.01 - 9,000,000.00 | 1 | 1,312,137.04 | 0.22 | 1,312,137.04 | 3.550 | 754 | 75.00 | 75.00 |
37,000,000.01 - 39,000,000.00 | 1 | 2,000,000.00 | 0.33 | 2,000,000.00 | 3.550 | 806 | 59.70 | 59.70 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
The weighted average verified assets of the mortgage borrowers at origination was approximately $599,955.39.
Self-Employment Status of the Mortgage Borrower at Origination | ||||||||
Self-Employed Status | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
Not Self-Employed | 567 | 447,459,383.41 | 74.55 | 789,169.99 | 3.805 | 773 | 65.81 | 67.54 |
Self-Employed | 179 | 152,750,857.93 | 25.45 | 853,356.75 | 3.860 | 768 | 63.69 | 65.61 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
A-8 |
Interest Only Term of the Mortgage Loans at Origination | ||||||||
Interest Only Term (Months) | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
None | 735 | 586,072,241.34 | 97.64 | 797,377.20 | 3.821 | 772 | 65.15 | 66.90 |
120 | 11 | 14,138,000.00 | 2.36 | 1,285,272.73 | 3.722 | 770 | 70.36 | 73.16 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
Occupancy Type of the Mortgage Loans | ||||||||
Occupancy Type | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
Owner-Occupied | 711 | 575,033,448.15 | 95.81 | 808,767.16 | 3.815 | 772 | 65.47 | 67.32 |
Second Home | 30 | 22,349,746.70 | 3.72 | 744,991.56 | 3.886 | 767 | 60.68 | 60.68 |
Investment Property | 5 | 2,827,046.49 | 0.47 | 565,409.30 | 4.091 | 770 | 61.77 | 61.77 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
Loan Purpose of the Mortgage Loans | ||||||||
Loan Purpose | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
Rate Term Refinance | 439 | 348,866,801.44 | 58.12 | 794,685.20 | 3.853 | 771 | 62.97 | 65.29 |
Purchase | 239 | 198,443,901.69 | 33.06 | 830,309.21 | 3.766 | 775 | 72.31 | 72.82 |
Cash-Out Refinance | 68 | 52,899,538.21 | 8.81 | 777,934.39 | 3.788 | 766 | 54.00 | 56.99 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
A-9 |
Property Type of the Mortgage Loans | ||||||||
Property Type | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
Single Family Detached | 516 | 423,955,817.69 | 70.63 | 821,619.80 | 3.817 | 772 | 64.63 | 66.61 |
Planned Unit Development | 182 | 132,598,339.15 | 22.09 | 728,562.30 | 3.866 | 770 | 67.65 | 68.83 |
Condominium | 32 | 26,990,097.00 | 4.50 | 843,440.53 | 3.708 | 777 | 68.34 | 68.34 |
Single Family Attached | 7 | 8,369,516.83 | 1.39 | 1,195,645.26 | 3.682 | 768 | 56.87 | 65.39 |
Cooperative Unit | 5 | 4,438,414.29 | 0.74 | 887,682.86 | 3.711 | 760 | 54.02 | 54.02 |
Two-to-Four Family | 4 | 3,858,056.38 | 0.64 | 964,514.09 | 3.546 | 780 | 63.27 | 63.27 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
A-10 |
Geographic Concentration of the Mortgage Loans (States) | ||||||||
State | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
California | 307 | 258,986,355.68 | 43.15 | 843,603.76 | 3.825 | 772 | 63.01 | 65.37 |
Massachusetts | 79 | 63,148,112.44 | 10.52 | 799,343.20 | 3.743 | 776 | 67.41 | 69.10 |
Texas | 54 | 37,961,119.98 | 6.32 | 702,983.70 | 3.836 | 776 | 70.35 | 70.35 |
Washington | 41 | 30,103,563.70 | 5.02 | 734,233.26 | 3.873 | 771 | 64.99 | 66.06 |
New York | 26 | 25,128,954.53 | 4.19 | 966,498.25 | 3.728 | 763 | 60.21 | 62.22 |
Virginia | 27 | 22,560,958.98 | 3.76 | 835,591.07 | 3.872 | 769 | 72.80 | 73.76 |
Colorado | 28 | 22,473,139.84 | 3.74 | 802,612.14 | 3.772 | 761 | 64.77 | 65.95 |
Maryland | 27 | 19,487,504.15 | 3.25 | 721,759.41 | 3.835 | 770 | 68.19 | 68.51 |
Illinois | 25 | 18,650,758.85 | 3.11 | 746,030.35 | 3.807 | 771 | 67.20 | 68.58 |
Connecticut | 15 | 16,452,632.65 | 2.74 | 1,096,842.18 | 3.733 | 774 | 64.87 | 66.01 |
Georgia | 15 | 10,423,349.18 | 1.74 | 694,889.95 | 3.862 | 786 | 74.18 | 74.18 |
Florida | 10 | 8,664,405.42 | 1.44 | 866,440.54 | 3.818 | 775 | 63.79 | 63.79 |
New Jersey | 9 | 7,662,379.83 | 1.28 | 851,375.54 | 3.718 | 772 | 61.89 | 63.81 |
Arizona | 12 | 7,223,652.87 | 1.20 | 601,971.07 | 3.941 | 777 | 70.04 | 70.04 |
Oregon | 9 | 6,666,359.61 | 1.11 | 740,706.62 | 3.878 | 755 | 67.66 | 67.66 |
District of Columbia | 6 | 5,049,960.41 | 0.84 | 841,660.07 | 3.760 | 772 | 57.91 | 66.67 |
Missouri | 6 | 4,770,313.25 | 0.79 | 795,052.21 | 3.858 | 767 | 62.31 | 67.67 |
Tennessee | 7 | 4,621,099.54 | 0.77 | 660,157.08 | 3.993 | 759 | 73.61 | 73.61 |
South Carolina | 6 | 3,751,510.21 | 0.63 | 625,251.70 | 3.995 | 768 | 65.10 | 71.78 |
New Mexico | 5 | 3,513,182.00 | 0.59 | 702,636.40 | 4.016 | 780 | 69.97 | 69.97 |
Nevada | 5 | 3,463,303.91 | 0.58 | 692,660.78 | 4.051 | 769 | 70.88 | 70.88 |
Kansas | 5 | 3,447,419.60 | 0.57 | 689,483.92 | 3.939 | 756 | 76.71 | 76.71 |
Michigan | 4 | 2,958,543.36 | 0.49 | 739,635.84 | 3.888 | 782 | 63.21 | 68.64 |
Pennsylvania | 3 | 2,234,564.10 | 0.37 | 744,854.70 | 3.642 | 761 | 56.26 | 59.31 |
Louisiana | 2 | 1,832,084.68 | 0.31 | 916,042.34 | 3.761 | 747 | 64.31 | 75.33 |
Utah | 2 | 1,685,430.79 | 0.28 | 842,715.40 | 3.691 | 781 | 51.71 | 58.95 |
Ohio | 2 | 1,473,352.14 | 0.25 | 736,676.07 | 3.922 | 780 | 79.89 | 79.89 |
North Carolina | 2 | 1,177,008.71 | 0.20 | 588,504.36 | 3.740 | 756 | 72.52 | 72.52 |
Delaware | 2 | 1,061,433.98 | 0.18 | 530,716.99 | 3.875 | 761 | 61.04 | 61.04 |
New Hampshire | 1 | 988,573.59 | 0.16 | 988,573.59 | 4.000 | 778 | 55.00 | 55.00 |
Minnesota | 1 | 748,845.24 | 0.12 | 748,845.24 | 3.625 | 770 | 57.03 | 57.03 |
Indiana | 1 | 738,957.34 | 0.12 | 738,957.34 | 4.125 | 768 | 80.00 | 80.00 |
Wisconsin | 1 | 578,165.77 | 0.10 | 578,165.77 | 4.000 | 791 | 71.04 | 75.64 |
Nebraska | 1 | 523,245.01 | 0.09 | 523,245.01 | 4.000 | 800 | 80.00 | 80.00 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
A-11 |
Geographic Concentration of the Mortgage Loans (Top 10 Cities) | ||||||||
City | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
San Francisco, CA | 24 | 20,798,772.62 | 3.47 | 866,615.53 | 3.687 | 782 | 66.52 | 67.93 |
Dallas, TX | 19 | 14,391,356.55 | 2.40 | 757,439.82 | 3.793 | 773 | 70.72 | 70.72 |
San Diego, CA | 15 | 10,565,416.89 | 1.76 | 704,361.13 | 3.926 | 768 | 70.21 | 70.21 |
Newport Beach, CA | 10 | 9,605,616.93 | 1.60 | 960,561.69 | 3.981 | 773 | 60.20 | 60.20 |
New York, NY | 9 | 8,707,619.65 | 1.45 | 967,513.29 | 3.709 | 761 | 51.29 | 51.29 |
Seattle, WA | 11 | 8,705,901.72 | 1.45 | 791,445.61 | 3.862 | 764 | 70.94 | 72.31 |
Lafayette, CA | 8 | 7,944,325.47 | 1.32 | 993,040.68 | 3.753 | 769 | 70.05 | 72.41 |
Newton, MA | 10 | 7,647,103.05 | 1.27 | 764,710.31 | 3.651 | 769 | 71.29 | 73.07 |
Palo Alto, CA | 6 | 7,206,509.51 | 1.20 | 1,201,084.92 | 3.656 | 760 | 57.26 | 64.42 |
Los Altos, CA | 7 | 6,720,227.56 | 1.12 | 960,032.51 | 3.789 | 752 | 52.89 | 58.84 |
Other | 627 | 497,917,391.39 | 82.96 | 794,126.62 | 3.827 | 772 | 65.31 | 67.12 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
Original Term to Maturity of the Mortgage Loans | ||||||||
Original Term to Maturity (Months) | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
240 | 3 | 2,216,450.58 | 0.37 | 738,816.86 | 3.640 | 786 | 51.41 | 57.96 |
360 | 743 | 597,993,790.76 | 99.63 | 804,836.87 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.32 | 67.08 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
The weighted average original term to maturity of the mortgage loans was approximately 360 months.
A-12 |
Remaining Term to Maturity of the Mortgage Loans | ||||||||
Remaining Term to Maturity (Months) | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
235 - 240 | 3 | 2,216,450.58 | 0.37 | 738,816.86 | 3.640 | 786 | 51.41 | 57.96 |
301 - 360 | 743 | 597,993,790.76 | 99.63 | 804,836.87 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.32 | 67.08 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
The weighted average remaining term to maturity of the mortgage loans as of the cut-off date was approximately 358 months.
Prepayment Penalty Term of the Mortgage Loans at Origination | ||||||||
Prepayment Penalty Term (Months) | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
None | 668 | 522,195,242.18 | 87.00 | 781,729.40 | 3.847 | 771 | 65.08 | 66.69 |
60 | 77 | 76,197,888.57 | 12.70 | 989,582.97 | 3.632 | 777 | 66.46 | 69.40 |
24 | 1 | 1,817,110.59 | 0.30 | 1,817,110.59 | 3.450 | 806 | 70.00 | 70.00 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
A-13 |
Originator of the Mortgage Loans | ||||||||
Originator | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
First Republic Bank | 84 | 84,075,167.05 | 14.01 | 1,000,894.85 | 3.635 | 776 | 65.12 | 67.95 |
Cole Taylor Bank | 64 | 54,422,812.88 | 9.07 | 850,356.45 | 3.957 | 777 | 60.90 | 62.88 |
United Shore Financial Services, LLC | 69 | 52,520,572.18 | 8.75 | 761,167.71 | 3.824 | 773 | 65.51 | 67.05 |
Prime Lending | 64 | 44,833,569.78 | 7.47 | 700,524.53 | 3.881 | 769 | 69.88 | 70.55 |
Flagstar Capital Markets Corporation | 45 | 36,111,378.90 | 6.02 | 802,475.09 | 3.904 | 775 | 62.67 | 65.07 |
Fremont Bank | 39 | 31,251,657.38 | 5.21 | 801,324.55 | 3.798 | 770 | 60.34 | 62.94 |
Other | 381 | 296,995,083.17 | 49.48 | 779,514.65 | 3.827 | 769 | 66.21 | 67.70 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
Channel of the Mortgage Loans | ||||||||
Channel | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
Retail | 514 | 415,750,856.68 | 69.27 | 808,853.81 | 3.787 | 771 | 65.96 | 67.67 |
Wholesale | 161 | 130,514,427.04 | 21.74 | 810,648.62 | 3.911 | 774 | 62.82 | 64.78 |
Correspondent | 71 | 53,944,957.62 | 8.99 | 759,788.14 | 3.838 | 770 | 65.90 | 67.72 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
Servicer of the Mortgage Loans | ||||||||
Servicer | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
Cenlar FSB | 662 | 516,135,074.29 | 85.99 | 779,660.23 | 3.849 | 771 | 65.29 | 66.90 |
First Republic Bank | 84 | 84,075,167.05 | 14.01 | 1,000,894.85 | 3.635 | 776 | 65.12 | 67.95 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
A-14 |
Lien Position of the Mortgage Loans at Origination | ||||||||
Lien Position | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
First Lien | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
Loans with Seconds at Origination | ||||||||
Loans with Seconds at Origination | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
None | 651 | 521,672,487.53 | 86.91 | 801,340.23 | 3.816 | 772 | 67.24 | 67.24 |
Has Second Lien at Origination | 95 | 78,537,753.81 | 13.09 | 826,713.20 | 3.837 | 772 | 52.19 | 65.77 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
Mortgage Insurance Status of the Mortgage Loans at Origination | ||||||||
Mortgage InsuranceStatus | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
No Mortgage Insurance | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
A-15 |
Origination Date of the Mortgage Loans | ||||||||
Origination Date | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
August 2012 | 2 | 1,608,862.43 | 0.27 | 804,431.22 | 3.865 | 759 | 62.07 | 62.07 |
September 2012 | 2 | 1,972,132.49 | 0.33 | 986,066.25 | 3.841 | 776 | 64.14 | 64.14 |
October 2012 | 44 | 36,481,596.20 | 6.08 | 829,127.19 | 3.998 | 771 | 62.26 | 64.17 |
November 2012 | 180 | 150,684,603.19 | 25.11 | 837,136.68 | 3.824 | 772 | 66.52 | 68.55 |
December 2012 | 493 | 386,522,830.09 | 64.40 | 784,021.97 | 3.806 | 772 | 65.10 | 66.80 |
January 2013 | 25 | 22,940,216.94 | 3.82 | 917,608.68 | 3.714 | 772 | 65.08 | 66.40 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loans | ||||||||
Maturity Date | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
September 2032 | 1 | 616,279.47 | 0.10 | 616,279.47 | 3.850 | 797 | 64.43 | 64.43 |
December 2032 | 1 | 850,171.11 | 0.14 | 850,171.11 | 3.700 | 757 | 41.71 | 58.78 |
February 2033 | 1 | 750,000.00 | 0.12 | 750,000.00 | 3.400 | 810 | 51.72 | 51.72 |
September 2042 | 1 | 992,582.96 | 0.17 | 992,582.96 | 3.875 | 736 | 60.61 | 60.61 |
October 2042 | 2 | 1,972,132.49 | 0.33 | 986,066.25 | 3.841 | 776 | 64.14 | 64.14 |
November 2042 | 44 | 36,556,032.43 | 6.09 | 830,818.92 | 3.994 | 771 | 63.06 | 64.57 |
December 2042 | 164 | 137,247,387.82 | 22.87 | 836,874.32 | 3.837 | 772 | 66.67 | 68.64 |
January 2043 | 500 | 393,351,545.06 | 65.54 | 786,703.09 | 3.803 | 772 | 65.18 | 66.88 |
February 2043 | 32 | 27,874,110.00 | 4.64 | 871,065.94 | 3.730 | 768 | 63.89 | 65.95 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
Delinquency Status of the Mortgage Loans | ||||||||
Delinquency Status | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
Current | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
A-16 |
Historical Delinquency of the Mortgage Loans | ||||||||
Historical Delinquency(Since Origination) | Number of Mortgage Loans | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance ($) | Aggregate Stated Principal Balance (%) | Average Stated Principal Balance ($) | Weighted Average Mortgage Rate (%) | Weighted Average Original Credit Score | Weighted Average Original Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) | Weighted Average Original Combined Loan-to- Value Ratio (%) |
Never Delinquent | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
Total: | 746 | 600,210,241.34 | 100.00 | 804,571.37 | 3.819 | 772 | 65.27 | 67.05 |
A-17 |
Exceptions to Underwriting Guidelines at Origination
Loan Number | Exception Type | Compensating Factors | Original Loan Amount | Current Loan Amount | Original LTV | Original CLTV | Original Primary Borrower FICO Score | DTI |
1000008749 | DTI of 45.4% exceeds program maximum of 45.0%. | Strong reserves, housing stability, LTV / CLTV 39% / 39%, credit score 791. | 947,500 | 946,104 | 39% | 39% | 791 | 45.4% |
1010010002 | Credit score of the Primary Borrower of 697 does not meet program guideline minimum of 700. | LTV / CLTV 53% / 53%. | 895,000 | 890,752 | 53% | 53% | 697 | 40.7% |
1020006903 | Property acreage of 40.0 acres exceeds program maximum of 10.0 acres. | Property size is typical for the area, strong reserves, housing stability, job stability, LTV / CLTV 65% / 65%, DTI 23.6%. | 779,000 | 775,600 | 65% | 65% | 727 | 23.6% |
1030009254 | Property acreage of 10.9 acres exceeds program maximum of 10.0 acres. | Property size is typical for the area, strong reserves, housing stability, DTI 15.3%. | 940,000 | 938,615 | 75% | 75% | 771 | 15.3% |
1050005515 | LTV / CLTV at origination of 75% / 75% exceeds program guidelines of 65% / 65%. | Strong reserves, job stability, DTI 26.8%. | 918,750 | 915,024 | 75% | 75% | 753 | 26.8% |
1070007118 | DTI of 51.3% exceeds program maximum of 45.0%. | Strong reserves, LTV / CLTV 43% / 43%. | 1,000,000 | 995,566 | 43% | 43% | 772 | 51.3% |
1070008694 | LTV / CLTV at origination of 56% / 68% exceeds program guidelines of 65% / 65%. | Strong reserves, housing stability, job stability, CLTV exceeds guidelines based on capacity of HELOC, not drawn amount. | 680,000 | 677,993 | 56% | 68% | 777 | 39.1% |
1070009038 | Transaction was not an arms-length transaction which does not meet the program guidelines. | Partner of borrower is the sellers agent, no credits or concessions on HUD-1, strong reserves. | 843,750 | 842,507 | 75% | 75% | 771 | 38.9% |
1080009975 | Property acreage of 24.2 acres exceeds program maximum of 10.0 acres. | Property size is typical for the area, strong reserves, housing stability, job stability. | 1,267,000 | 1,265,049 | 65% | 65% | 756 | 43.1% |
1090006499 | Property is a non-warrantable condominium which is not allowed by the program guidelines. | Condominium is non-warrantable due to percentage of sponsor ownership, strong reserves, LTV / CLTV 48% / 48%. | 450,000 | 448,730 | 48% | 48% | 727 | 39.4% |
A-18 |
Loan Number | Exception Type | Compensating Factors | Original Loan Amount | Current Loan Amount | Original LTV | Original CLTV | Original Primary Borrower FICO Score | DTI |
1140009444 | DTI of 47.2% exceeds program maximum of 45.0%. | Strong reserves, housing stability, LTV / CLTV 60% / 60%, credit score 794. | 878,000 | 875,351 | 60% | 60% | 794 | 47.2% |
1150008075 | DTI of 45.1% exceeds program maximum of 45.0%. | Strong reserves, housing stability. | 651,000 | 649,998 | 72% | 72% | 720 | 45.1% |
1150009188 | Property acreage of 16.0 acres exceeds program maximum of 10.0 acres. | Property size is typical for the area, strong reserves, job stability, credit score 801. | 825,000 | 823,889 | 75% | 75% | 801 | 44.9% |
1170008016 | DTI of 50.2% exceeds program maximum of 45.0%. | Strong reserves, housing stability, job stability, LTV / CLTV 47% / 47%, credit score 781. | 613,500 | 611,649 | 47% | 47% | 781 | 50.2% |
1240006933 | DTI of 45.9% exceeds program maximum of 45.0%. | Strong reserves, LTV / CLTV 66% / 66%. | 860,000 | 857,462 | 66% | 66% | 718 | 45.9% |
1240010412 | Property acreage of 16.0 acres exceeds program maximum of 10.0 acres. | Property size is typical for the area, strong reserves, LTV / CLTV 55% / 55%, DTI 29.2%. | 720,500 | 719,366 | 55% | 55% | 734 | 29.2% |
1250008027 | Transaction was not an arms-length transaction which does not meet the program guidelines. | Borrower is purchasing primary residence from parents, strong reserves, housing stability, job stability, DTI 26.7%. | 756,800 | 754,517 | 80% | 80% | 773 | 26.7% |
1300008597 | Transaction was not an arms-length transaction which does not meet the program guidelines. | Loan officer is related to the borrower, no uncommon credits or concessions on HUD, strong reserves, LTV / CLTV 65% / 65%, credit score 780, DTI 26.0%. | 494,000 | 493,288 | 65% | 65% | 780 | 26.0% |
1300009980 | Transaction was not an arms-length transaction which does not meet the program guidelines. | Borrower is employed by originator, no uncommon credits or concessions on HUD-1, strong reserves, job stability, credit score 794, DTI 14.2%. | 950,000 | 948,505 | 75% | 75% | 794 | 14.2% |
A-19 |
Loan Number | Exception Type | Compensating Factors | Original Loan Amount | Current Loan Amount | Original LTV | Original CLTV | Original Primary Borrower FICO Score | DTI |
1330008220 | Transaction was not an arms-length transaction which does not meet the program guidelines. | Subject property was previously rented by the borrower, DTI 22.3%. | 660,000 | 658,052 | 80% | 80% | 755 | 22.3% |
1330009524 | Transaction was not an arms-length transaction which does not meet the program guidelines. | Borrower is an equity owner of the seller, strong reserves, LTV / CLTV 71% / 71%, credit score 801, DTI 24.8%. | 670,000 | 668,968 | 71% | 71% | 801 | 24.8% |
1340008810 | Credit score of the Primary Borrower of 709 does not meet program guideline minimum of 720. | Strong reserves, housing stability. | 648,000 | 647,066 | 80% | 80% | 709 | 36.7% |
1340009286 | Property acreage of 35.4 acres exceeds program maximum of 10.0 acres. | Valuation supported by two independent full appraisals, LTV / CLTV 60% / 60%, credit score 806, DTI 10.0%. | 1,740,000 | 1,737,321 | 60% | 60% | 806 | 10.0% |
1400007067 | LTV / CLTV at origination of 79% / 79% exceeds program guidelines of 75% / 75%. | Strong reserves, housing stability, job stability, DTI 16.5%. | 1,190,000 | 1,188,208 | 79% | 79% | 748 | 16.5% |
1400008415 | Credit score of the Primary Borrower of 717 does not meet program guideline minimum of 720. | Strong reserves, housing stability, LTV / CLTV 65% / 71%, DTI 21.3%. | 960,000 | 960,000 | 65% | 71% | 717 | 21.3% |
1400008696 | LTV / CLTV at origination of 55% / 68% exceeds program guidelines of 60% / 60%. Original loan amount of $1,880,000 exceeds program maximum of $1,500,000. | Strong reserves, housing stability, credit score 783, DTI 25.8%. | 1,880,000 | 1,877,168 | 55% | 68% | 783 | 25.8% |
1420009981 | Credit score of the Primary Borrower of 717 does not meet program guideline minimum of 720. | Strong reserves, job stability, DTI 25.7%. | 577,500 | 576,668 | 75% | 75% | 717 | 25.7% |
1450005902 | DTI of 47.3% exceeds program maximum of 45.0%. | Strong reserves, job stability. | 839,400 | 838,191 | 75% | 75% | 724 | 47.3% |
1480010013 | Property is a non-warrantable condominium which is not allowed by the program guidelines. | Condominium budget does not meet requirements for warranty, strong reserves, job stability, LTV / CLTV 60% / 60%, credit score 780, DTI 22.2%. | 945,000 | 943,513 | 60% | 60% | 780 | 22.2% |
A-20 |
Loan Number | Exception Type | Compensating Factors | Original Loan Amount | Current Loan Amount | Original LTV | Original CLTV | Original Primary Borrower FICO Score | DTI |
1490009242 | LTV / CLTV at origination of 65% / 65% exceeds program guidelines of 60% / 60%. Original loan amount of $1,300,000 exceeds program maximum of $1,000,000. | Strong reserves, housing stability, job stability. | 1,300,000 | 1,298,085 | 65% | 65% | 755 | 32.4% |
1500008521 | LTV / CLTV at origination of 80% / 80% exceeds program guidelines of 75% / 75%. | Strong reserves, housing stability, job stability. | 1,275,000 | 1,271,237 | 80% | 80% | 742 | 34.8% |
1540008335 | Transaction was not an arms-length transaction which does not meet the program guidelines. | Subject property was previously rented by the borrower, job stability, credit score 795. | 795,000 | 793,829 | 76% | 76% | 795 | 44.3% |
1650007179 | Original loan amount of $1,500,000 exceeds program maximum of $1,000,000. | Strong reserves, LTV / CLTV 36% / 36%, credit score 802. | 1,500,000 | 1,493,495 | 36% | 36% | 802 | 32.8% |
10000005257 | DTI of 48.0% exceeds program maximum of 45.0%. | Strong reserves, housing stability, LTV / CLTV 64% / 64%. | 893,000 | 891,684 | 64% | 64% | 771 | 48.0% |
10000005513 | Property acreage of 10.4 acres exceeds program maximum of 10.0 acres. | Strong reserves, job stability. | 1,000,000 | 998,527 | 80% | 80% | 765 | 44.1% |
10000005580 | LTV / CLTV at origination of 68% / 68% exceeds program guidelines of 65% / 65%. | Strong reserves, housing stability, job stability, DTI 29.2%. | 884,000 | 884,000 | 68% | 68% | 716 | 29.2% |
10000005584 | LTV / CLTV at origination of 70% / 70% exceeds program guidelines of 60% / 60%. Original loan amount of $2,415,000 exceeds program maximum of $1,500,000. | Strong reserves, job stability. | 2,415,000 | 2,411,199 | 70% | 70% | 759 | 33.2% |
10000005596 | LTV / CLTV at origination of 80% / 80% exceeds program guidelines of 70% / 70%. | Strong reserves, housing stability, job stability, DTI 27.2%. | 1,820,000 | 1,817,319 | 80% | 80% | 732 | 27.2% |
10000005609 | Original loan amount of $1,121,250 exceeds program maximum of $1,000,000. | Strong reserves, job stability. | 1,121,250 | 1,117,867 | 79% | 79% | 775 | 33.9% |
A-21 |
Loan Number | Exception Type | Compensating Factors | Original Loan Amount | Current Loan Amount | Original LTV | Original CLTV | Original Primary Borrower FICO Score | DTI |
10000005680 | DTI of 46.2% exceeds program maximum of 45.0%. | Strong reserves, housing stability, job stability, LTV / CLTV 60% / 60%. | 575,000 | 574,115 | 60% | 60% | 769 | 46.2% |
10000005692 | Original loan amount of $1,868,750 exceeds program maximum of $1,000,000. | Strong reserves, LTV / CLTV 65% / 65%, credit score 788, DTI 11.3%. | 1,868,750 | 1,865,809 | 65% | 65% | 788 | 11.3% |
10000005732 | DTI of 55.1% exceeds program maximum of 45.0%. | Strong reserves, housing stability, job stability. | 672,750 | 671,844 | 80% | 80% | 731 | 55.1% |
10000005758 | Transaction was not an arms-length transaction which does not meet the program guidelines. | Borrower is employed by the seller of the subject property, strong reserves, LTV / CLTV 50% / 50%, credit score 799. | 825,000 | 823,644 | 50% | 50% | 799 | 44.2% |
10000006005 | Property is a non-warrantable condominium which is not allowed by the program guidelines. | Condominium project does not meet minimum reserves of 10%, strong borrower reserves, LTV / CLTV 53% / 53%, DTI 19.0%. | 599,000 | 598,057 | 53% | 53% | 753 | 19.0% |
10000006009 | Credit score of the Primary Borrower of 714 does not meet program guideline minimum of 720. | Strong reserves, job stability, DTI 30.0%. | 540,000 | 539,256 | 80% | 80% | 714 | 30.0% |
10000006102 | DTI of 48.7% exceeds program maximum of 45.0%. | Strong reserves, housing stability, job stability, credit score 798. | 618,750 | 617,818 | 75% | 75% | 798 | 48.7% |
10000006103 | DTI of 46.4% exceeds program maximum of 45.0%. | Strong reserves, housing stability, job stability, LTV / CLTV 65% / 65%. | 780,000 | 778,825 | 65% | 65% | 750 | 46.4% |
10000006840 | LTV / CLTV at origination of 70% / 70% exceeds program guidelines of 65% / 65%. | Strong reserves, housing stability, job stability, DTI 28.5%. | 511,000 | 510,247 | 70% | 70% | 737 | 28.5% |
10000006883 | Second home was purchased as a delayed purchase which is not allowed by program guidelines. | Subject property was a cash transaction that was refinanced with twelve months, strong reserves, job stability, LTV / CLTV 58% / 58%, DTI 15.3%. | 700,000 | 698,991 | 58% | 58% | 763 | 15.3% |
A-22 |
ANNEX B – GLOBAL CLEARANCE, SETTLEMENT AND TAX DOCUMENTATION
PROCEDURES
Except in certain limited circumstances, the globally offered Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-3, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (the “Global Certificates”) will be available only in book-entry form. Investors in the Global Certificates may hold such Global Certificates through any of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear. The Global Certificates will be tradeable as home market instruments in both the European and U.S. domestic markets. Initial settlement and all secondary trades will settle in same-day funds.
Secondary market trading between investors holding Global Certificates through Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear will be conducted in the ordinary way in accordance with their normal rules and operating procedures and in accordance with conventional Eurocertificate practice (i.e., seven-calendar day settlement).
Secondary market trading between investors holding Global Certificates through DTC will be conducted according to the rules and procedures applicable to U.S. corporate debt obligations and prior mortgage pass-through certificate issues.
Secondary cross-market trading between Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear and DTC Participants holding Global Certificates will be effected on a delivery-against-payment basis through the respective Depositaries of Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear (in such capacity) and as DTC Participants.
Non-U.S. holders (as described below) of Global Certificates will be subject to U.S. withholding taxes unless such holders meet certain requirements and deliver appropriate U.S. tax documents to the securities clearing organizations or their participants.
Initial Settlement
All Global Certificates will be held in book-entry form by DTC in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee of DTC. Investors’ interests in the Global Certificates will be represented through financial institutions acting on their behalf as direct and indirect participants in DTC (each, a “DTC Participant”). As a result, Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear will hold positions on behalf of their participants through their respective Depositaries, which in turn will hold such positions in accounts as DTC Participants.
Investors electing to hold their Global Certificates through DTC will follow the settlement practices applicable to other mortgage pass-through certificate issues. Investor securities custody accounts will be credited with their holdings against payment in same-day funds on the settlement date.
Investors electing to hold their Global Certificates through Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear accounts will follow the settlement procedures applicable to conventional Eurocertificates, except that there will be no temporary global security and no “lock-up” or restricted period. Global Certificates will be credited to the securities custody accounts on the settlement date against payment in same-day funds.
Secondary Market Trading
Since the purchaser determines the place of delivery, it is important to establish at the time of the trade where both the purchaser’s and seller’s accounts are located to ensure that settlement can be made on the desired value date.
B-1 |
Trading Between DTC Participants. Secondary market trading between DTC Participants will be settled using the procedures applicable to prior mortgage pass-through certificate issues in same-day funds.
Trading BetweenClearstream, Luxembourg and/or Euroclear Participants. Secondary market trading between Clearstream, Luxembourg Participants or Euroclear Participants will be settled using the procedures applicable to conventional Eurocertificates in same-day funds.
Trading Between DTC Seller andClearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear Purchaser. When Global Certificates are to be transferred from the account of a DTC Participant to the account of a Clearstream, Luxembourg Participant or a Euroclear Participant, the purchaser will send instructions to Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear through a Clearstream, Luxembourg Participant or Euroclear Participant at least one business day prior to settlement. Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear will instruct the respective Depositary, as the case may be, to receive the Global Certificates against payment. Payment will include interest accrued on the Global Certificates from and including the last coupon distribution date to and excluding the settlement date, on the basis of the actual number of days in such accrual period and a year assumed to consist of 360 days. For transactions settling on the 31st of the month, payment will include interest accrued to and excluding the first day of the following month. Payment will then be made by the respective Depositary of the DTC Participant’s account against delivery of the Global Certificates. After settlement has been completed, the Global Certificates will be credited to the respective clearing system and by the clearing system, in accordance with its usual procedures, to the Clearstream, Luxembourg Participant’s or Euroclear Participant’s account. The securities credit will appear the next day (European time) and the cash debt will be back-valued to, and the interest on the Global Certificates will accrue from, the value date (which would be the preceding day when settlement occurred in New York). If settlement is not completed on the intended value date (i.e., the trade fails), the Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear cash debt will be valued instead as of the actual settlement date.
Clearstream, Luxembourg Participants and Euroclear Participants will need to make available to the respective clearing systems the funds necessary to process same-day funds settlement. The most direct means of doing so is to preposition funds for settlement, either from cash on hand or existing lines of credit, as they would for any settlement occurring within Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear. Under this approach, they may take on credit exposure to Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear until the Global Certificates are credited to their accounts one day later.
As an alternative, if Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear has extended a line of credit to them, Clearstream, Luxembourg Participants or Euroclear Participants can elect not to preposition funds and allow that credit line to be drawn upon the finance settlement. Under this procedure, Clearstream, Luxembourg Participants or Euroclear Participants purchasing Global Certificates would incur overdraft charges for one day, assuming they cleared the overdraft when the Global Certificates were credited to their accounts. However, interest on the Global Certificates would accrue from the value date. Therefore, in many cases the investment income on the Global Certificates earned during that one-day period may substantially reduce or offset the amount of such overdraft charges, although this result will depend on each Clearstream, Luxembourg Participant’s or Euroclear Participant’s particular cost of funds.
Since the settlement is taking place during New York business hours, DTC Participants can employ their usual procedures for sending Global Certificates to the respective European depository for the benefit of Clearstream, Luxembourg Participants or Euroclear Participants. The sale proceeds will be available to the DTC seller on the settlement date. Thus, to the DTC Participants a cross-market transaction will settle no differently than a trade between two DTC Participants.
Trading BetweenClearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear Seller and DTC Purchaser. Due to time zone differences in their favor, Clearstream, Luxembourg Participants and Euroclear Participants may employ their customary procedures for transactions in which Global Certificates are to be transferred by the respective clearing system, through the respective Depositary, to a DTC Participant. The seller will send instructions to Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear through a Clearstream, Luxembourg Participant or
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Euroclear Participant at least one business day prior to settlement. In these cases Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear will instruct the respective Depositary, as appropriate, to deliver the Global Certificates to the DTC Participant’s account against payment. Payment will include interest accrued on the Global Certificates from and including the last coupon payment to and excluding the settlement date on the basis of the actual number of days in such accrual period and a year assumed to consist of 360 days. For transactions settling on the 31st of the month, payment will include interest accrued to and excluding the first day of the following month. The payment will then be reflected in the account of the Clearstream, Luxembourg Participant or Euroclear Participant the following day, and receipt of the cash proceeds in the Clearstream, Luxembourg Participant’s or Euroclear Participant’s account would be back-valued to the value date (which would be the preceding day, when settlement occurred in New York). Should the Clearstream, Luxembourg Participant or Euroclear Participant have a line of credit with its respective clearing system and elect to be in debt in anticipation of receipt of the sale proceeds in its account, the back-valuation will extinguish any overdraft incurred over that one-day period. If settlement is not completed on the intended valued date (i.e., the trade fails), receipt of the cash proceeds in the Clearstream, Luxembourg Participant’s or Euroclear Participant’s account would instead be valued as of the actual settlement date.
Finally, day traders that use Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear and that purchase Global Certificates from DTC Participants for delivery to Clearstream, Luxembourg Participants or Euroclear Participants should note that these trades would automatically fail on the sale side unless affirmative action were taken. At least three techniques should be readily available to eliminate this potential problem:
(a) | borrowing through Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear for one day (until the purchase side of the day trade is reflected in their Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear accounts) in accordance with the clearing system’s customary procedures; |
(b) | borrowing the Global Certificates in the U.S. from a DTC Participant no later than one day prior to settlement, which would give the Global Certificates sufficient time to be reflected in their Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear account in order to settle the sale side of the trade; or | |
(c) | staggering the value dates for the buy and sell sides of the trade so that the value date for the purchase from the DTC Participant is at least one day prior to the value date for the sale to the Clearstream, Luxembourg Participant or Euroclear Participant. |
CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS
A holder that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 holding a book-entry certificate through Clearstream, Euroclear or DTC may be subject to U.S. withholding tax at a rate of 30% unless such holder provides certain documentation to the securities administrator or to the U.S. entity required to withhold tax (the “U.S. withholding agent”) establishing an exemption from withholding. A holder that is not a United States person may be subject to 30% withholding unless:
I. the securities administrator, or the U.S. withholding agent receives a statement —
(a) | from the holder on Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-8BEN (or any successor form) that — |
(i) | is signed by the certificateholder under penalty of perjury, |
(ii) | certifies that such owner is not a United States person, and |
(iii) | provides the name and address of the certificateholder, or |
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(b) | from a securities clearing organization, a bank or other financial institution that holds customers’ securities in the ordinary course of its trade or business that — |
(i) | is signed under penalties of perjury by an authorized representative of the financial institution, |
(ii) | states that the financial institution has received an IRS Form W-8BEN (or any successor form) from the certificateholder or that another financial institution acting on behalf of the certificateholder has received such IRS Form W-8BEN (or any successor form), |
(iii) | provides the name and address of the certificateholder, and |
(iv) | attaches the IRS Form W-8BEN (or any successor form) provided by the certificateholder; |
II. | the holder claims an exemption or reduced rate based on a treaty and provides a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN (or any successor form) to the securities administrator or the U.S. withholding agent; |
III. | the holder claims an exemption stating that the income is effectively connected to a U.S. trade or business and provides a properly executed IRS Form W-8ECI (or any successor form) to the securities administrator or the U.S. withholding agent; or |
IV. | the holder is a “nonwithholding partnership” and provides a properly executed IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor form) with all necessary attachments to the securities administrator or the U.S. withholding agent. Certain pass-through entities that have entered into agreements with the Internal Revenue Service (for example “qualified intermediaries”) may be subject to different documentation requirements; and such holders are encouraged to consult with their tax advisors when purchasing the certificate. |
A book-entry certificateholder holding through Clearstream or Euroclear provides the forms and statements referred to above by submitting them to the person through which it holds an interest in the book-entry certificate, which is the clearing agency, in the case of persons holding directly on the books of the clearing agency. Under certain circumstances a Form W-8BEN, if furnished with a taxpayer identification number (“TIN”), will remain in effect until the status of the beneficial owner changes, or a change in circumstances makes any information on the form incorrect. A Form W-8BEN, if furnished without a TIN, and a Form W-8ECI will remain in effect for a period starting on the date the form is signed and ending on the last day of the third succeeding calendar year, unless a change in circumstances makes any information on the form incorrect.
In addition, a book-entry certificateholder holding through Clearstream, Euroclear or DTC may be subject to backup withholding unless the holder:
I. provides a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN, Form W-8ECI or Form W-8IMY(or any successor forms) if that person is not a United States person;
II. provides a properly executed IRS Form W-9 (or any substitute form) if that person is a United States person; or
III. is a corporation, within the meaning of Section 7701(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or otherwise establishes that it is a recipient exempt from United States backup withholding.
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This summary does not deal with all aspects of federal income tax withholding or backup withholding that may be relevant to investors that are not “United States persons” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code. Such investors are encouraged to consult their own tax advisors for specific tax advice concerning their holding and disposing of the book-entry certificate.
The term “United States person” means (1) a citizen or resident of the United States, (2) a corporation or partnership organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person under any applicable Treasury regulations), (3) an estate the income of which is includible in gross income for United States tax purposes, regardless of its source, or (4) a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the issuing entity and one or more United States persons have authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, to the extent provided in regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 and treated as United States persons prior to such date that elect to continue to be so treated also will be considered United States persons.
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ANNEX C – STATIC POOL INFORMATION
The following tables set forth static pool information with respect to securitizations of residential mortgage loans comparable to the mortgage loans included in the issuing entity that were sponsored by RWT Holdings, Inc.
All data should be reviewed in light of the following notes:
Calculations:
3 month CPR = 1-(1-(current balance from two periods prior -Current period’s current balance)/(current balance from two periods prior))^(4)
Cumulative CPR = 1-(1-(current balance from first period -Current period’s current balance)/(current balance from first period))^(12/total # of periods)
See also “Static Pool Information”in this prospectus supplement for a description of how the static pool information is calculated.
SEMT 2011-1
Original Pool Characteristics
Total Stated Principal Balance | $ 296,326,815.10 |
Number of Mortgage Loans | 303 |
Average Stated Principal Balance | $ 977,976.29 |
Weighted Average Mortgage Rate | 5.05% |
Weighted Average Margin (HYB 10/1s only) | 1.496% |
Weighted Average Remaining Term to Maturity (in Months) | 352 |
Weighted Average FICO | 775 |
Weighted Average Loan-to-Value Ratio | 58.76% |
Mortgage Rate Range
4.25% - 4.50% | 2.81% |
4.51% - 4.75% | 13.32% |
4.76% - 5.00% | 36.43% |
5.01% - 5.25% | 28.09% |
5.26% - 5.50% | 16.42% |
5.51% - UP | 2.94% |
Product Type
Fixed Rate 30YR | 57.32% |
HYB 10/1 | 42.68% |
Interest Only Loans
Yes | 42.19% |
No | 57.81% |
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Geographic Distribution
CA | 56.27% |
NY | 8.15% |
WA | 5.98% |
MA | 4.94% |
CO | 2.83% |
CT | 2.67% |
TX | 1.89% |
MI | 1.81% |
OR | 1.70% |
NJ | 1.40% |
Other | 12.36% |
Occupancy
Primary | 94.36% |
Second Home | 5.41% |
Investor Property | 0.23% |
Property Type
Single Family | 75.48% |
PUD Detached | 10.76% |
PUD Attached | 4.62% |
Condo High-Rise | 2.87% |
Cooperative Unit | 2.55% |
Condo Low-Rise | 1.89% |
2 Family | 1.16% |
Townhouse | 0.68% |
Documentation
Full Documentation | 100.00% |
Less than Full | 0.00% |
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SEMT 2011-1 | Ending Balance | 30 Day Delq # | 30 Day Delq Balance | 30 Day Delq Balance % | 60 Day Delq # | 60 Day Delq Balance | 60 Day Delq Balance % | 90+ Day Delq # | 90+ Day Delq Balance | 90+ Day Delq Balance % | Cumulative Loss Amount | Prepayment Amount | Cumulative Prepayment Amount | 3 Month CPR | Cumulative CPR |
Mar-11 | 290,718,718 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 4,503,047 | 4,503,047 | 17.57 | |
Apr-11 | 289,721,974 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 788,314 | 5,291,361 | 20.90 | |
May-11 | 288,472,204 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 1,040,650 | 6,332,010 | 9.10 | 13.34 |
Jun-11 | 287,968,144 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 295,090 | 6,627,101 | 3.73 | 9.74 |
Jul-11 | 285,275,783 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 2,482,355 | 9,109,455 | 6.00 | 9.97 |
Aug-11 | 283,534,803 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 1,530,753 | 10,640,208 | 6.67 | 9.40 |
Sep-11 | 279,870,735 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 3,452,790 | 14,092,998 | 10.78 | 10.26 |
Oct-11 | 271,994,742 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 7,666,545 | 21,759,543 | 17.36 | 13.21 |
Nov-11 | 257,669,654 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 14,117,903 | 35,877,446 | 31.79 | 18.55 |
Dec-11 | 248,462,206 | 1 | 592,315 | 0.24% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 9,004,975 | 44,882,421 | 37.88 | 20.62 |
Jan-12 | 229,298,031 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 18,964,766 | 63,847,187 | 49.49 | 26.22 |
Feb-12 | 216,298,512 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 12,810,450 | 76,657,637 | 50.35 | 28.83 |
Mar-12 | 209,728,983 | 1 | 574,299 | 0.27% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 6,386,295 | 83,043,932 | 49.23 | 29.01 |
Apr-12 | 202,848,143 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 6,699,486 | 89,743,418 | 38.75 | 29.32 |
May-12 | 191,776,008 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 10,895,577 | 100,638,995 | 38.20 | 30.95 |
Jun-12 | 181,118,396 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 10,490,142 | 111,129,138 | 44.38 | 32.39 |
Jul-12 | 174,355,380 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 6,607,179 | 117,736,317 | 45.42 | 32.67 |
Aug-12 | 165,547,136 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 8,653,526 | 126,389,843 | 44.47 | 33.56 |
Sep -12 | 151,169,125 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 14,229,944 | 141,722,045 | 51.47 | 36.03 |
Oct -12 | 141,439,046 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 9,591,007 | 150,210,794 | 56.70 | 37.20 |
Nov-12 | 131,200,151 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 10,108,588 | 155,816,336 | 60.55 | 38.56 |
Dec-12 | 120,562,228 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 10,516,203 | 165,544,225 | 59.54 | 40.08 |
Jan-13 | 106,831,916 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 13,618,017 | 184,453,603 | 67.45 | 42.58 |
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SEMT 2011-2
Original Pool Characteristics
Total Stated Principal Balance | $375,227,254 |
Number of Mortgage Loans | 473 |
Average Stated Principal Balance | $793,292 |
Weighted Average Mortgage Rate | 4.88% |
Weighted Average Remaining Term to Maturity (in Months) | 351 |
Weight Average FICO | 773 |
Weighted Average Loan-to-Value Ratio | 60.71% |
Mortgage Rate Range
3.50% - 4.00% | 3.12% |
4.01% - 4.50% | 12.72% |
4.51% - 5.00% | 47.66% |
5.01% - 5.50% | 35.29% |
5.51% - 6.00% | 1.21% |
>6.00% | 0.00% |
Product Type
Fixed Rate 30YR | 100.00% |
Interest Only Loans
Yes | 0.95% |
No | 99.05% |
Geographic Distribution
CA | 53.64% |
NY | 7.20% |
MA | 6.35% |
GA | 3.74% |
TX | 3.05% |
FL | 2.57% |
WA | 2.31% |
NJ | 2.24% |
OR | 1.98% |
AZ | 1.97% |
Other | 14.96% |
Occupancy
Primary | 95.12% |
Second Home | 3.84% |
Investor Property | 1.04% |
Property Type
Single Family | 72.28% |
PUD Detached | 8.09% |
PUD Attached | 7.96% |
Cooperative Unit | 4.26% |
Condo High-Rise | 4.04% |
Condo Low-Rise | 1.72% |
2-4 Family | 1.66% |
Documentation
Full Documentation | 100.00% |
Less than Full | 0.00% |
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SEMT 2011-2 | Ending Balance | 30 Day Delq # | 30 Day Delq Balance | 30 Day Delq Balance % | 60 Day Delq # | 60 Day Delq Balance | 60 Day Delq Balance % | 90+ Day Delq # | 90+ Day Delq Balance | 90+ Day Delq Balance % | Cumulative Loss Amount | Prepayment Amount | Cumulative Prepayment Amount | 3 Month CPR | Cumulative CPR |
Dec-11 | 351,647,249 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 4,117,991 | 4,117,991 | 54.11 | |
Jan-12 | 344,268,889 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 6,913,341 | 11,031,332 | 64.42 | |
Feb-12 | 336,587,797 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 7,220,467 | 18,251,799 | 35.25 | 47.90 |
Mar-12 | 320,815,358 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 15,315,660 | 33,567,459 | 30.72 | 46.56 |
Apr-12 | 311,187,100 | 1 | 1,057,779 | 0.34% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 9,191,839 | 42,759,298 | 33.24 | 42.96 |
May-12 | 297,074,923 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 13,686,476 | 56,445,774 | 39.32 | 42.91 |
Jun-12 | 285,950,712 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 10,714,287 | 67,160,061 | 36.88 | 41.92 |
Jul-12 | 281,331,875 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 4,216,898 | 71,376,958 | 33.20 | 38.96 |
Aug-12 | 271,344,069 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 9,590,287 | 80,967,246 | 30.40 | 38.51 |
Sep-12 | 257,605,213 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 13,352,593 | 107,937,856 | 34.14 | 39.44 |
Oct-12 | 240,660,034 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 16,576,154 | 110,895,994 | 46.45 | 41.31 |
Nov-12 | 221,883,799 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 18,434,886 | 125,212,890 | 55.29 | 43.62 |
Dec-12 | 212,684,793 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 8,883,510 | 127,183,058 | 53.53 | 43.32 |
Jan-13 | 197,094,563 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 15,285,765 | 153,500,155 | 55.01 | 44.81 |
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SEMT 2012-1
Original Pool Characteristics
Total Stated Principal Balance | 415,728,134.00 |
Number of Mortgage Loans | 446 |
Average Stated Principal Balance | 932,126.00 |
Weighted Average Mortgage Rate | 4.55% |
Weighted Average Margin (by Securitized Balance) | 1.783% |
Weighted Average Remaining Term to Maturity (in Months by Securitized Balance) | 325 |
Weighted Average FICO (by Securitized Balance) | 770 |
Weighted Average Loan-to-Value Ratio (by Securitized Balance) | 62.80% |
Mortgage Rate Range
2.51% - 3.00% | 0.49% |
3.01% - 3.50% | 1.28% |
3.51% - 4.00% | 15.35% |
4.01% - 4.50% | 23.69% |
4.51% - 5.00% | 49.05% |
5.01% - 5.50% | 10.13% |
>5.50% | 0.00% |
Product Type
Fixed Rate 15YR | 16.62% |
Fixed Rate 30YR | 52.88% |
HYB 5/1 | 4.04% |
HYB 7/1 | 3.01% |
HYB 10/1 | 23.45% |
Interest Only Loans
Yes | 22.59% |
No | 77.41% |
Geographic Distribution
CA | 48.57% |
NY | 11.01% |
TX | 10.80% |
IL | 3.98% |
MA | 3.78% |
WA | 2.75% |
CO | 2.73% |
FL | 1.99% |
NJ | 1.42% |
CT | 1.41% |
Other | 11.56% |
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Occupancy
Primary | 89.74% |
Second Home | 8.27% |
Investor Property | 1.98% |
Property Type
Single Family | 67.48% |
PUD | 19.30% |
Condominium | 9.40% |
Cooperative Unit | 2.21% |
2-4 Family | 1.61% |
Documentation
Full Documentation | 100.00% |
Less than Full | 0.0% |
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SEMT 2012-1 | Ending Balance | 30 Day Delq # | 30 Day Delq Balance | 30 Day Delq Balance % | 60 Day Delq # | 60 Day Delq Balance | 60 Day Delq Balance % | 90+ Day Delq # | 90+ Day Delq Balance | 90+ Day Delq Balance % | Cumulative Loss Amount | Prepayment Amount | Cumulative Prepayment Amount | 3 Month CPR | Cumulative CPR |
Feb-12 | 412,202,072 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 2,898,763 | 2,898,763 | 9.72 | |
Mar-12 | 407,846,775 | 2 | 1,919,324 | 0.47% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 3,727,240 | 6,626,003 | 20.52 | |
Apr-12 | 400,686,739 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 6,536,645 | 13,162,647 | 13.71 | 19.84 |
May-12 | 395,577,690 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 4,489,730 | 17,652,377 | 15.18 | 18.02 |
Jun-12 | 388,532,426 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 6,426,735 | 24,079,113 | 17.64 | 18.37 |
Jul-12 | 380,446,563 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 7,470,434 | 31,549,546 | 18.73 | 19.17 |
Aug-12 | 370,670,663 | 1 | 880,989 | 0.24% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 9,162,630 | 40,712,177 | 22.91 | 20.50 |
Sep-12 | 362,632,559 | 1 | 1,200,694 | 0.33% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 7,437,314 | 48,149,490 | 24.11 | 20.88 |
Oct-12 | 345,207,634 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 16,832,850 | 64,982,340 | 32.21 | 24.33 |
Nov-12 | 333,324,402 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 11,308,311 | 73,391,888 | 34.61 | 25.51 |
Dec-12 | 317,216,323 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 15,555,215 | 85,219,863 | 41.45 | 27.71 |
Jan-13 | 297,185,541 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 19,505,229 | 111,351,095 | 45.07 | 30.66 |
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SEMT 2012-2
Original Pool Characteristics
Total Stated Principal Balance | $327,935,218 |
Number of Mortgage Loans | 366 |
Average Stated Principal Balance | $895,998 |
Weighted Average Mortgage Rate | 4.60% |
Weighted Average Remaining Term to Maturity (in Months by Securitized Balance) | 325 |
Weighted Average FICO (by Securitized Balance) | 769 |
Weighted Average Loan-to-Value Ratio (by Securitized Balance) | 63.50% |
Mortgage Rate Range
3.51% - 4.00% | 1.66% |
4.01% - 4.50% | 38.97% |
4.51% - 5.00% | 50.05% |
5.01% - 5.50% | 9.23% |
>5.500% | 0.08% |
Product Type
Fixed Rate 30YR | 100.00% |
Interest Only Loans
Yes | 10.02% |
No | 89.98% |
Geographic Distribution
CA | 49.61% |
TX | 11.82% |
NY | 7.95% |
MA | 4.25% |
IL | 3.32% |
NJ | 2.57% |
FL | 2.25% |
OR | 1.92% |
WA | 1.90% |
CO | 1.43% |
Other | 12.99% |
Occupancy
Primary | 92.25% |
Second Home | 5.68% |
Investor Property | 2.07% |
Property Type
Single Family | 69.51% |
PUD Detached | 16.00% |
Condo High-Rise | 4.86% |
PUD Attached | 3.12% |
Cooperative Unit | 3.09% |
2 Family | 1.91% |
Condo Low-Rise | 1.03% |
4 Family | 0.48% |
Documentation
Full Documentation | 100.00% |
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SEMT 2012-2 | Ending Balance | 30 Day Delq # | 30 Day Delq Balance | 30 Day Delq Balance % | 60 Day Delq # | 60 Day Delq Balance | 60 Day Delq Balance % | 90+ Day Delq # | 90+ Day Delq Balance | 90+ Day Delq Balance % | Cumulative Loss Amount | Prepayment Amount | Cumulative Prepayment Amount | 3 Month CPR | Cumulative CPR |
Apr-12 | 325,097,242 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 2,447,686 | 2,447,686 | 9.90 | |
May-12 | 322,971,627 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 1,736,414 | 4,184,100 | 16.72 | |
Jun-12 | 321,388,870 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 1,192,869 | 5,376,970 | 7.75 | 11.40 |
Jul-12 | 320,630,016 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 367,226 | 5,744,195 | 5.38 | 8.62 |
Aug-12 | 312,209,745 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 8,026,024 | 13,770,219 | 12.68 | 13.71 |
Sept-12 | 304,353,532 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 7,470,724 | 21,240,944 | 19.58 | 16.40 |
Oct-12 | 292,378,792 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 11,594,545 | 32,835,489 | 30.85 | 20.51 |
Nov-12 | 288,923,641 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 3,090,299 | 33,478,102 | 26.66 | 19.52 |
Dec-12 | 272,346,518 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 16,214,484 | 47,956,172 | 35.88 | 24.32 |
Jan-13 | 257,591,728 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 14,407,439 | 66,547,711 | 39.75 | 27.52 |
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SEMT 2012-3
Original Pool Characteristics
Total Stated Principal Balance | $293,590,499 |
Number of Mortgage Loans | 331 |
Average Stated Principal Balance | $886,980 |
Weighted Average Mortgage Rate | 4.47% |
Weighted Average Remaining Term to Maturity (in Months by Securitized Balance) | 360 |
Weighted Average FICO (by Securitized Balance) | 768 |
Weighted Average Loan-to-Value Ratio (by Securitized Balance) | 67.07% |
Mortgage Rate Range
3.51% - 4.00% | 0.77% |
4.01% - 4.50% | 65.47% |
4.51% - 5.00% | 33.56% |
5.01% - 5.50% | 0.19% |
>5.00% | 0.00% |
Product Type
Fixed Rate 30YR | 100.00% |
Interest Only Loans
Yes | 5.17% |
No | 94.83% |
Geographic Distribution
CA | 49.22% |
TX | 12.63% |
NY | 5.31% |
WA | 4.22% |
MA | 3.86% |
CT | 3.45% |
FL | 3.29% |
IL | 2.36% |
MD | 1.56% |
CO | 1.33% |
Other | 12.76% |
Occupancy
Primary | 94.13% |
Second Home | 3.91% |
Investor Property | 1.96% |
Property Type
Single Family | 73.53% |
PUD Detached | 15.93% |
Condo High-Rise | 3.35% |
PUD Attached | 1.44% |
Condo Low-Rise | 2.56% |
2 -4 Family | 2.21% |
Cooperative Unit | 0.99% |
Documentation
Full Documentation | 100.00% |
Less than Full | 0.00% |
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SEMT 2012-3 | Ending Balance | 30 Day Delq # | 30 Day Delq Balance | 30 Day Delq Balance % | 60 Day Delq # | 60 Day Delq Balance | 60 Day Delq Balance % | 90+ Day Delq # | 90+ Day Delq Balance | 90+ Day Delq Balance % | Cumulative Loss Amount | Prepayment Amount | Cumulative Prepayment Amount | 3 Month CPR | Cumulative CPR |
Jul-12 | 291,796,996 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 1,419,771 | 1,419,771 | 7.09 | |
Aug-12 | 291,349,873 | 3 | 2,549,726 | 0.88% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 73,658 | 1,493,429 | 8.78 | |
Sept-12 | 288,825,060 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 2,149,690 | 3,643,119 | 26.76 | 9.35 |
Oct-12 | 282,571,860 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 5,879,394 | 9,522,513 | 25.70 | 14.19 |
Nov-12 | 277,932,075 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 4,271,266 | 4,271,266 | 17.19 | 15.16 |
Dec-12 | 271,377,172 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 6,187,002 | 6,187,002 | 22.06 | 17.21 |
Jan-13 | 264,981,268 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 6,034,762 | 6,034,762 | 22.67 | 18.54 |
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SEMT 2012-4
Original Pool Characteristics
Total Stated Principal Balance | $313,225,626 |
Number of Mortgage Loans | 372 |
Average Stated Principal Balance | $842,004 |
Weighted Average Mortgage Rate | 4.355% |
Weighted Average Remaining Term to Maturity (in Months by Securitized Balance) | 333 |
Weighted Average FICO (by Securitized Balance) | 774 |
Weighted Average Loan-to-Value Ratio (by Securitized Balance) | 66.38% |
Mortgage Rate Range
3.00% - 3.50% | 0.21% |
3.51% - 4.00% | 12.18% |
4.01% - 4.50% | 67.22% |
4.51% - 5.00% | 19.98% |
5.01% - 5.25% | 0.40% |
Product Type
Fixed Rate 30YR | 86.75% |
Fixed Rate 15YR | 12.15% |
Fixed Rate 20YR | 1.09% |
Interest Only Loans
Yes | 6.97% |
No | 93.03% |
Geographic Distribution
CA | 43.19% |
TX | 15.56% |
IL | 5.05% |
MA | 4.75% |
FL | 3.07% |
WA | 3.00% |
NY | 2.93% |
CO | 2.59% |
AZ | 2.31% |
MD | 1.85% |
Other | 15.70% |
Occupancy
Primary | 94.12% |
Second Home | 5.07% |
Investor Property | 0.81% |
Property Type
Single Family | 69.07% |
Planned Unit Development | 20.68% |
Condominium | 7.12% |
Cooperative Unit | 1.95% |
2 -4 Family | 1.17% |
Documentation
Full Documentation | 100.00% |
Less than Full | 0.00% |
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SEMT 2012-4 | Ending Balance | 30 Day Delq # | 30 Day Delq Balance | 30 Day Delq Balance % | 60 Day Delq # | 60 Day Delq Balance | 60 Day Delq Balance % | 90+ Day Delq # | 90+ Day Delq Balance | 90+ Day Delq Balance % | Cumulative Loss Amount | Prepayment Amount | Cumulative Prepayment Amount | 3 Month CPR | Cumulative CPR |
Oct-12 | 311,445,972 | 4 | 4,196,792 | 1.35% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 1,266,411 | 1,266,411 | 6.61 | |
Nov-12 | 305,746,603 | 2 | 1,320,814 | 0.43% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 5,186,625 | 5,186,625 | 25.17 | |
Dec-12 | 303,888,849 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 1,346,252 | 1,346,252 | 11.40 | 16.60 |
Jan-13 | 297,536,045 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 5,844,271 | 5,844,271 | 16.70 | 18.58 |
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SEMT 2012-5
Original Pool Characteristics
Total Stated Principal Balance | $320,339,050 |
Number of Mortgage Loans | 390 |
Average Stated Principal Balance | $821,382 |
Weighted Average Mortgage Rate | 4.214% |
Weighted Average Remaining Term to Maturity (in Months by Securitized Balance) | 357 |
Weighted Average FICO (by Securitized Balance) | 770 |
Weighted Average Loan-to-Value Ratio (by Securitized Balance) | 67.52% |
Mortgage Rate Range
3.51% - 4.00% | 21.08% |
4.01% - 4.50% | 74.13% |
4.51% - 5.00% | 4.06% |
Product Type
Fixed Rate 30YR | 99.40% |
Fixed Rate 20YR | 0.60% |
Interest Only Loans
Yes | 4.89% |
No | 95.11% |
Geographic Distribution
CA | 44.00% |
TX | 13.44% |
WA | 5.84% |
CO | 4.54% |
MA | 4.22% |
NY | 4.03% |
AZ | 2.77% |
CT | 2.61% |
GA | 2.47% |
IL | 2.12% |
Other | 13.96% |
Occupancy
Primary | 94.32% |
Second Home | 4.08% |
Investor Property | 1.60% |
Property Type
Single Family | 63.29% |
Planned Unit Development | 27.49% |
Condominium | 5.10% |
2 -4 Family | 2.68% |
Cooperative Unit | 1.46% |
Documentation
Full Documentation | 100.00% |
Less than Full | 0.00% |
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SEMT 2012-5 | Ending Balance | 30 Day Delq # | 30 Day Delq Balance | 30 Day Delq Balance % | 60 Day Delq # | 60 Day Delq Balance | 60 Day Delq Balance % | 90+ Day Delq # | 90+ Day Delq Balance | 90+ Day Delq Balance % | Cumulative Loss Amount | Prepayment Amount | Cumulative Prepayment Amount | 3 Month CPR | Cumulative CPR |
Nov-12 | 319,640,528 | 1 | 1,247,086 | 0.39% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 268,335 | 268,335 | 2.59 | |
Dec-12 | 319,162,100 | 1 | 710,533 | 0.22% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 46,505 | 46,505 | 4.32 | |
Jan-13 | 316,659,175 | 1 | 557,477 | 0.18% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 2,069,329 | 2,069,329 | 4.52 | 6.70 |
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SEMT 2012-6
Original Pool Characteristics
Total Stated Principal Balance | 301,462,461 |
Number of Mortgage Loans | 358 |
Average Stated Principal Balance | $842,074 |
Weighted Average Mortgage Rate | 4.079% |
Weighted Average Remaining Term to Maturity (in Months by Securitized Balance) | 356 |
Weighted Average FICO (by Securitized Balance) | 771 |
Weighted Average Loan-to-Value Ratio (by Securitized Balance) | 66.68% |
Mortgage Rate Range
3.25% - 3.50% | 1.62% |
3.51% - 4.00% | 48.43% |
4.01% - 4.50% | 47.94% |
4.51% - 5.00% | 2.01% |
Product Type
Fixed Rate 30YR | 2.02% |
Fixed Rate 20YR | 97.98% |
Interest Only Loans
Yes | 1.59% |
No | 98.41% |
Geographic Distribution
CA | 44.90% |
TX | 10.74% |
WA | 6.24% |
MA | 5.66% |
CO | 5.44% |
NY | 3.71% |
AZ | 3.01% |
GA | 2.99% |
IL | 1.94% |
VA | 1.66% |
Other | 13.71% |
Occupancy
Primary | 95.07% |
Second Home | 4.12% |
Investor Property | 0.82% |
Property Type
Single Family | 69.24% |
Planned Unit Development | 23.12% |
Condominium | 4.64% |
2 -4 Family | 1.89% |
Cooperative Unit | 1.11% |
Documentation
Full Documentation | 100.00% |
Less than Full | 0.00% |
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