MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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This MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT"),
dated as of February 7, 2000, by and between FIRST FEDERAL BANK OF CALIFORNIA, a
federally chartered savings bank having an office at 401 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90401 ("PURCHASER"), and FIDELITY FEDERAL BANK, A FEDERAL
SAVINGS BANK, a federally chartered savings bank having an office at 4565
Colorado Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90039 ("SELLER").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, Seller holds certain mortgage loans secured by
various types of multifamily properties;
WHEREAS, Purchaser agrees to purchase from Seller, and Seller
agrees to sell to Purchaser, mortgage loans in the approximate aggregate
principal amount of $125 million, all of which are secured by an interest in
Multifamily Real Property, pursuant to the terms and provisions set forth in
this Agreement;
WHEREAS, Purchaser is a sophisticated and experienced
purchaser of mortgage loans that has obtained its own expert technical and legal
advice; and
WHEREAS, Purchaser and Seller wish to prescribe the manner of
the conveyance, transfer and sale of the mortgage loans.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Purchaser and Seller
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
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For purposes of this Agreement the following capitalized terms
shall have the respective meanings set forth below.
ALTA means the American Land Title Association.
ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE means an assignment of the Mortgage or
equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of
California to effect the sale of the Mortgage to Purchaser.
BRANCH CLOSING means the closing of the transactions contemplated by
the Branch Sale Agreement
BRANCH SALE AGREEMENT means that certain Agreement to Purchase Assets
and Assume Liabilities, dated as of February 7, 2000, by and between
Seller and Purchaser.
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BUSINESS DAY means any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii)
a day on which banking and savings and loan institutions in the State
of California are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to
be closed.
CERTIFICATE OF DEFECT means a certificate in the form of Exhibit A,
appropriately completed, which shall (1) identify a Mortgage Loan with
respect to which a breach of a representation or warranty is alleged to
have occurred; (2) describe in detail the nature of the breach (and the
date of discovery of any claimed breach of a representation or warranty
under Section 6.2) and why the claimed breach has a material adverse
effect on the value of the related Mortgage Loan; (3) include all
reasonably available and detailed evidence of the existence of such
breach; and (4) refer to the section (and subsection) of this Agreement
under which such breach is claimed.
CLAIM means any claim, demand or legal proceeding.
CLOSING DATE means March 24, 2000, or such earlier date as the parties
mutually agree, time being of the essence.
CLTA means the California Land Title Association.
COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS means, for each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Note,
the Mortgage and any other documents or instruments in Seller's
possession creating or relating to the Mortgage Loan.
CURE PERIOD means, with respect to a Defective Mortgage Loan, the
period of thirty (30) calendar days commencing on the date Purchaser
delivers to Seller a Certificate of Defect pursuant to Section 5.2 with
respect to such Mortgage Loan; PROVIDED that, in the event that Seller
is diligently pursuing a course of action to cure a defect with respect
to a Defective Mortgage Loan that requires an action to be taken by a
third party, but such third party has not yet taken the required action
relating to the cure of such defect, such period shall be extended
until sixty (60) calendar days from the date Purchaser delivers to
Seller a Certificate of Defect pursuant to Section 5.2 with respect to
any such Mortgage Loan.
CURRENT MORTGAGE LOAN means a Mortgage Loan for which the last
scheduled payment of debt service is not more than 30 days past due
(without regard to any grace period) on and as of the Determination
Date.
DETERMINATION DATE means a date to be agreed upon by the parties, which
date shall be at least three (3) business days prior to the Closing
Date.
DEFECTIVE MORTGAGE LOAN means a Mortgage Loan as to which (1) there
exists a material breach of a representation or warranty contained in
Section 6.2, which breach materially and adversely affects the value of
such Mortgage Loan, and (2) Purchaser has timely delivered to Seller a
Certificate of Defect pursuant to Section 5.2.
DELETED MORTGAGE LOAN means a Mortgage Loan that has been withdrawn or
deleted by Seller and deleted from the Mortgage Loan Schedule because
it is a Defective Mortgage Loan.
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DUE DILIGENCE MATERIALS means all information prepared by Seller in
connection with the conduct of Purchaser's due diligence.
EXCLUDED DOCUMENTS means (i) any reports, analyses, valuations and
memoranda generated internally by Seller or by any of its consultants
other than any of such reports, analyses, valuations and memoranda
included in the Due Diligence Materials, (ii) any information with
respect to which Seller in good faith believes itself to be under a
duty of confidentiality and nondisclosure, or (iii) any confidential
communications between Seller and its legal counsel, including, without
limitation, any documents and communications that are subject to the
attorney-client privilege; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Excluded Documents
(A) shall not include any documents essential to Purchaser's ability to
acquire title to the Mortgage Loans, to own and service such Mortgage
Loans or to complete its due diligence in a commercially reasonable
manner with respect to such Mortgage Loans and (B) shall not include
documents relating to any litigation, arbitration or similar proceeding
involving a Mortgage Loan.
INTEREST-PAID-TO DATE means, for a Mortgage Loan, the date to which
interest payments have been made and credited, as set forth on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule.
INTERESTED PERSON means a person that is a Mortgagor or other obligor,
or has an affiliate that is a Mortgagor or other obligor.
MORTGAGE means the mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing
a Mortgage Note, which creates a lien on the estate in the real
property securing the Mortgage Note.
MORTGAGE FILE means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan the credit file,
servicing or management file, correspondence and other documents
relating to such Mortgage Loan in the possession of Seller, including a
tax printout for such Mortgage Loan, but excluding any Excluded
Documents.
MORTGAGE INTEREST RATE means the annual rate of interest borne on a
Mortgage Note.
MORTGAGE LOAN means one of approximately $125 million in aggregate
principal balance of Mortgage Loans transferred and sold hereunder, as
set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule; the term "Mortgage Loan" shall
include any mortgage loan on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and any
Substitute Mortgage Loan substituted for a Defective Mortgage Loan
after the Determination Date in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, and shall exclude any Deleted Mortgage Loans.
MORTGAGED PROPERTY means the real property (including all improvements,
buildings, fixtures, building equipment and personal property thereon
and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time with
respect to the foregoing) and all other collateral securing repayment
of the debt evidenced by a Mortgage Note.
MORTGAGEE means Seller, Purchaser or any subsequent holder of a
Mortgage Loan.
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE means the schedule to be created identifying the
Mortgage Loans to be transferred at Closing and setting forth the
Unpaid Principal Balance as of the Determination Date.
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MORTGAGE NOTE means the note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a
Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage and evidencing a Mortgage Loan.
MORTGAGOR means the obligor on a Mortgage Note.
MULTIFAMILY REAL PROPERTY means a fee or leasehold interest in real
estate improved with a five-or-more-unit residential dwelling.
PERMITTED INSURANCE EXPENSES means amounts paid by or for the account
of Purchaser for premiums for hazard and flood insurance on a Mortgaged
Property, which insurance has commercially customary and reasonable
terms, exclusions and deductible amounts; provided that such premiums
with respect to a Mortgaged Property shall be "Permitted Insurance
Expenses" only if the related Mortgagor has failed to pay such premiums
and either (1) Purchaser paid such premiums prior to delivery of any
required notice to Mortgagor in order to avoid an imminent lapse of
insurance coverage and, immediately thereafter, delivered any required
notice to the related Mortgagor of its failure to so pay, or (2) absent
such imminent lapse, Purchaser first delivered any required notice of
Mortgagor's failure to so pay after which Mortgagor failed to so pay,
and as a result of such failure, the Mortgaged Property would be
uninsured or underinsured, but for such payment by Purchaser.
PERMITTED REAL ESTATE TAX EXPENSES means amounts paid by or for the
account of Purchaser for real estate taxes on a Mortgaged Property when
(1) Purchaser first delivered any required notice under the Mortgage of
Mortgagor's failure to pay the real estate taxes, after which Mortgagor
(or a receiver, if applicable) failed to so pay, and (2) payment is
required to avoid the imposition of interest and/or penalties.
PERSON means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint stock company, trust, bank, unincorporated
organization or government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS means with respect to a Mortgage Loan, all principal
payments of any nature on account of such Mortgage Loan, and proceeds
of any casualty, condemnation, foreclosure or repossession to the
extent applied to the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, and
payments of any such principal by any guarantors of such Mortgage Loan,
received by or for the account of Purchaser, less any reasonable costs
and expenses incurred by Purchaser in good faith and paid to
unaffiliated third-party service vendors (provided that if such
collection is undertaken by Purchaser, the costs incurred do not exceed
amounts that would otherwise be paid to unaffiliated third-party
service vendors) in connection with the collection of the foregoing
amounts.
PURCHASER means FIRST FEDERAL BANK OF CALIFORNIA, a federally chartered
savings bank.
REMITTANCE DATE means the date that is five Business Days after the
applicable Servicing Cut-Off Date.
REPURCHASE PRICE means (i) in the event that a Mortgage Loan is
repurchased within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, the then
unpaid principal balance of the Defective Mortgage Loan plus accrued
interest, as of the date of repurchase of such Mortgage Loan, and (ii)
in the event that a Mortgage Loan is repurchased more than ninety (90)
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days after the Closing Date, ____% of the then unpaid principal balance
of the Defective Mortgage Loan plus accrued interest, as of the date of
repurchase of such Mortgage Loan.
SELLER means FIDELITY FEDERAL BANK, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, a federally
chartered savings bank.
SERVICING CUT-OFF DATE means the last calendar day of each month after
the Closing Date, to and including the last calendar day of the month
preceding the month in which the Servicing Transfer Date occurs, and
the Servicing Transfer Date.
SERVICING TRANSFER DATE means a date mutually acceptable to Seller and
Purchaser that shall occur not more than 30 days following the Closing.
SUBSTITUTE MORTGAGE LOAN means a mortgage loan with substantially
similar yields and characteristics selected by Seller.
SUBSTITUTION ADJUSTMENT means the difference between (i) (A) for
Mortgage Loans that are substituted within ninety (90) days after the
Closing Date, the then unpaid principal balance of the Substitute
Mortgage Loan(s) or (B) for Mortgage Loans that are substituted more
than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, ____% of the then unpaid
principal balance of the Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) and (ii) the
Repurchase Price for the Defective Mortgage Loan(s) for which such
Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) are being substituted.
SUBSTITUTION NOTICE means a notice in the form of Exhibit B.
SUPPLEMENTAL MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE means a schedule in substantially
the form and containing the information described in the schedule
attached hereto as Exhibit 6.2(t).
SURVIVAL TERMINATION DATE means the date that is the first anniversary
of the Closing Date.
TERMINATION EVENT means any action or failure to act that results in
one or more of the following occurrences with respect to a Mortgage
Loan: discounted or complete payoff, restructure, extension or
modification of all or any portion of such Mortgage Loan or the
realization upon any collateral securing such Mortgage Loan whether by
judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure, deed in lieu, UCC sale, bankruptcy
transfer or any other means, or Seller's rights having been materially
and adversely affected in a judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure
proceeding or bankruptcy proceeding or the release of all or any
portion of such collateral or any agreement to forbear from exercising
any remedies in connection with a material default under such Mortgage
Loan, or the conversion of a nonjudicial foreclosure to a judicial
foreclosure.
TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE means the aggregate sum, for all Mortgage Loans,
of the Unpaid Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan as set forth on
the Mortgage Loan Schedule, plus accrued interest or minus prepaid
interest on each Mortgage Loan from the Interest-Paid-To Date to the
Closing Date at the applicable Mortgage Interest Rate.
UNPAID PRINCIPAL BALANCE means (i) for each Mortgage Loan set forth on
the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the principal balance of such Mortgage
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Loan, as set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as of the
Determination Date and (ii) for each Substitute Mortgage Loan which is
substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, the principal balance of such
Mortgage Loan on the date of substitution.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF MORTGAGE LOANS
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SECTION 2.1 PURCHASE AND SALE. Subject to the terms and provisions set
forth in this Agreement, on the Closing Date, Seller shall sell and Purchaser
shall purchase the Mortgage Loans and pay to Seller the Total Purchase Price for
the Mortgage Loans.
SECTION 2.2 PAYMENT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE. Upon satisfaction of the
conditions precedent to the obligations of the parties set forth in Sections 4.4
and 4.5, Purchaser shall pay to Seller the Total Purchase Price by means of a
credit to reduce the amount that would otherwise be due from Seller to Purchaser
in connection with the Branch Closing (subject to certain adjustments in
connection with the Mortgage Loans as described in Sections 2.3 and 5.4 on the
Closing Date).
SECTION 2.3 CREDITS, PRORATIONS AND PAYMENTS ON THE MORTGAGE LOANS.
(a) POST-CLOSING PAYMENTS/REFUNDS RECEIVED BY SELLER OR
PURCHASER. Amounts received on the Mortgage Loans by Seller after the
Determination Date shall, except as otherwise provided in this Section 2.3, be
credited to the account of Purchaser and shall be remitted to Purchaser on the
Remittance Date relating to the next Servicing Cut-Off Date after such amounts
are received, or shall be applied against any amounts then owing by Purchaser to
Seller in connection with this Agreement.
(b) PAYMENTS BY SELLER OF CERTAIN EXPENSES. In the event that
Seller has funded sums in relation to the Mortgage Loans, which sums were used
to pay for utilities, taxes, insurance or other matters relating to the
Mortgaged Property, Purchaser agrees that, except in its capacity as interim
servicer and before the Servicing Termination Date, Seller is under no duty or
obligation to continue funding such sums and Seller may cease or refuse to fund
any such sums at any time. In such event, Seller will not be responsible for the
unpaid expenses or any other costs and expenses resulting from any such action.
In the event that, prior to the Servicing Transfer Date, Seller, in its capacity
as interim servicer, elects not to continue funding such sums relating to any
Mortgage Loan(s), Seller shall provide notice of this fact to Purchaser, at
which point Purchaser may notify Seller in writing to pay any such sums.
Purchaser's delivery of such notice to Seller shall be deemed automatically to
be an acceptance of such Mortgage Loan(s) as of the date of delivery of such
notice to Seller and Purchaser shall be responsible for any reimbursement to
Seller pursuant to Section 2.3(d) or Section 3.6.
(c) CHARACTERIZATION OF PAYMENTS. The characterization of
payments received as principal or interest on a Mortgage Loan shall be
determined by Seller in its reasonable discretion in accordance with the terms
of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage.
(d) POST-CLOSING ADJUSTMENTS. If the amounts required to be
paid or credited pursuant to this Section 2.3 cannot be precisely determined by
the Closing Date, or were not determined accurately on or before the Closing
Date, Seller and Purchaser shall make the necessary determination or
redetermination promptly following the Closing and Seller and Purchaser shall
make the necessary adjustments as of 30 days after the Closing Date. Forty-five
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(45) days after the Closing Date, each party shall remit to the other those
payments due to the other party under this Section 2.3 and shall deliver to the
other an accounting of the amounts so remitted for the benefit of the party
entitled to the same.
ARTICLE III
INTERIM SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
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SECTION 3.1 TRANSFER OF SERVICING TO PURCHASER; INTERIM SERVICING.
Until the Closing Date, the servicing obligations, liabilities, and
responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be the responsibility
of Seller. On the Closing Date, all servicing rights and responsibilities with
respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be released to Purchaser. Seller shall
continue to service the Mortgage Loans, on Purchaser's behalf as interim
servicer, (i) for a fee equal to __________ percent (____%); PROVIDED, that
Seller shall also be entitled to retain, as additional fees for its services as
interim servicer, late fees, assumption fees, check return fees and other fees
customarily retained by servicers. Seller shall be entitled to retain the
applicable interim servicing fee from collections on the Mortgage Loans. Seller
shall conduct its interim servicing activities in accordance with the policies
and procedures Seller utilizes in servicing mortgage loans for its own portfolio
and in accordance with this Article III.
SECTION 3.2 SERVICING REMITTANCES. Seller shall remit to Purchaser, by
wire transfer, on each Remittance Date during the Interim Servicing Period all
payments of any kind received in respect of a Mortgage Loan which payments came
due after the Determination Date but before the Servicing Cut-Off Date.
SECTION 3.3 ADVANCES. Seller shall not be required, as interim
servicer, to make any servicing advance on any Mortgage Loan unless Seller has
concluded that such advance will be reimbursable from payments in respect of the
Mortgage Loans, including by netting such advances from the final remittance
described in Section 3.6 below. In the event that, prior to the Servicing
Transfer Date, Seller, in its capacity as interim servicer, elects not to make a
servicing advance on any Mortgage Loan(s), Seller shall provide notice of this
fact to Purchaser, at which point Purchaser may notify Seller in writing to make
such servicing advance on behalf of Purchaser. Purchaser's delivery of such
notice to Seller shall be deemed automatically to be an acceptance of such
Mortgage Loan(s) as of the date of delivery of such notice to Seller and
Purchaser hereby agrees that Seller shall be able to net such advances from the
final remittance described in Section 3.6 below or to otherwise recover such
advances from Purchaser if there are not sufficient funds available pursuant to
Section 3.6 to recover such advances.
SECTION 3.4 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Seller shall be responsible for all
Internal Revenue Service and other tax agency reporting requirements with
respect to the Mortgage Loans until the Servicing Transfer Date. Seller shall
file with the taxing authorities within the time periods required by law all
year-to-date 1099s and other similar reporting documents up to the Servicing
Transfer Date, and Purchaser shall be responsible for all such reporting
requirements after the Servicing Transfer Date. Prior to the Servicing Transfer
Date, Seller, in its capacity as interim servicer, shall, on or before the
twentieth day of each month until the Servicing Transfer Date, provide Purchaser
with a monthly report regarding delinquencies on the Mortgage Loans
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SECTION 3.5 ESCROW ACCOUNTS. On the Servicing Transfer Date, all escrow
accounts held by or on behalf of Seller for taxes, governmental assessments,
deposits, security deposits, utility deposits, replacement reserves and
insurance, or other funds relating to the Mortgage Loans and all records
relating to such accounts, shall be assigned, transferred and paid over to
Purchaser. All such funds transferred to Purchaser shall be applied by Purchaser
for their designated purposes for the designated Mortgaged Property in
accordance with the applicable Mortgage, contract or lease or pursuant to an
applicable court order, if any. Seller makes no representation or warranty
whether the amounts in any such escrows are the full amounts required to be paid
to Seller under any Mortgage or other contract affecting the related Mortgage
Loan. Purchaser will indemnify, defend and hold Seller harmless from and against
any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including
attorneys' fees) arising or resulting from or in connection with, or otherwise
relating to such escrow accounts to the extent that (i) Purchaser was in control
of such accounts at the time the act or omission giving rise to the claim,
damage, liability, cost or expense allegedly occurred and (ii) such amounts were
actually assigned to Purchaser. Seller will indemnify, defend and hold Purchaser
harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs and
expenses (including attorneys' fees) arising or resulting from or in connection
with, or otherwise relating to such escrow accounts to the extent that (i)
Seller was in control of such accounts at the time the act or omission giving
rise to the claim, damage, liability, cost or expense allegedly occurred and
(ii) the cause for such claim, damage, liability, cost or expense is
attributable to the actions of the Seller in its capacity as servicer of the
Mortgage Loans.
SECTION 3.6 REMITTANCE AFTER SERVICING TRANSFER DATE. On or prior to
five Business Days after the Servicing Transfer Date, Seller shall make a final
remittance to Purchaser of payments received on the Mortgage Loans up to and
including the Servicing Transfer Date, from which may be deducted any
unreimbursed advances with respect to the Mortgage Loans or any other amounts
due to Seller.
SECTION 3.7 ADDITIONAL SERVICING COVENANTS.
(a) DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE FILES. As soon as practicable after
the Servicing Transfer Date, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser at Seller's sole
expense, at such location or locations in the United States as may be selected
by Purchaser, such originals of documents in the Mortgage File as were not
delivered at Closing with respect to each Mortgage Loan that remain in the
possession of Seller.
(b) ACCESS TO RECORDS. After the date hereof and ending on the
date that Seller delivers the Mortgage Files for the applicable Mortgage Loan,
Seller shall upon reasonable notice make available to Purchaser, at Purchaser's
sole expense, the Mortgage Files, other than Excluded Documents.
(c) INSURANCE. Until the Servicing Transfer Date, Seller, in
its capacity as interim servicer, will monitor hazard insurance for each
Mortgage Loan and will arrange for the force placement of hazard insurance in
the event that such insurance is not in place for any Mortgage Loan. For each
Mortgage Loan, Seller shall prepare and mail to each hazard and casualty
insurer, and to the writing agent for each flood hazard insurer, for each
applicable Mortgage Loan, a request for an endorsement of the applicable policy
of insurance for the purposes of adding, effective on the Servicing Transfer
Date, Purchaser and its successors and assigns, as the mortgagee or insured
named therein. Seller shall be responsible for the preparation and mailing of
such requests at Seller's sole expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the
event that Seller discovers that any Mortgage Loans are covered under Seller's
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blanket insurance policy, Seller shall promptly provide written notice of such
fact to Purchaser and Purchaser shall be required to obtain its own insurance
coverage for any such Mortgage Loans rather than being added to the existing
policy.
ARTICLE IV
CLOSING
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SECTION 4.1 CLOSING. The Closing of the purchase and sale of the
Mortgage Loans shall be held on the Closing Date, at 10:00 a.m., Pacific time,
at the offices of Seller, or such other place as Seller and Purchaser shall
mutually agree.
SECTION 4.2 SELLER'S CLOSING ITEMS. At the Closing, Seller agrees to
execute and deliver or provide (or cause to be delivered and provided) to
Purchaser the following:
(a) For each Mortgage Loan:
(i) original Mortgage Note, duly endorsed without recourse or
representation or warranty of any nature (except as specifically set
forth herein);
(ii) the original recorded Mortgage accompanied by the
original intervening assignments (to the extent possessed by Seller, or
copies thereof, unless such documents are not in Seller's possession),
showing a complete chain of title to Seller;
(iii) to the extent possessed by Seller or reasonably
obtainable by Seller, the originals of all other Collateral Documents,
or if not so possessed, copies thereof but only if Seller possesses
such copies;
(iv) an original Mortgage Assignment in form customary and
appropriate for recording in the land records in the jurisdiction in
which the related Mortgaged Property is located;
(v) a UCC-2 form or its equivalent, assigning to Purchaser
Seller's rights as secured party under any financing statements related
to any Mortgage Loan for which a UCC-1 financing statement is in place
and has not previously been terminated;
(vi) an assignment or other instrument assigning to Purchaser
the rights of Seller under any security for such Mortgage Loan other
than the Mortgage, together with all rights of Seller, if any, arising
out of or in connection with any other document, instrument, property,
collateral or the like delivered to Seller or its predecessor in
interest in connection with such Mortgage Loan and all rights of Seller
arising out of any bankruptcy or foreclosure action or any pending
claim or action for amounts due Seller or its predecessor in interest
in connection with any of the Mortgage Loans (except as otherwise set
forth in this Agreement); and
(vii) such affidavits and similar documents as may be
reasonably requested by Purchaser's title insurer that are customarily
delivered by assignors of mortgages in California;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the Servicing Transfer Date does not occur
on the Closing Date, then Seller shall only be required to deliver the
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items required by clause (i) above until such time as the Servicing
Transfer Date does occur, at which point Seller shall deliver all of
the remaining items listed in clauses (ii) through (vii) above;
(b) evidence reasonably required by the applicable title
insurer demonstrating that (i) Seller is an entity in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is formed, and (ii)
Seller's execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other
documents delivered pursuant hereto and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been fully authorized by all
necessary corporate authority; and
(c) a bill of sale with respect to the Mortgage Notes, the
Mortgages and the Mortgage Files and documents therein, together the
rights of Seller under any security for such Mortgage Loan other than
the Mortgage, together with all rights of Seller, if any, arising out
of or in connection with any other document, instrument, property,
collateral or the like delivered to Seller in connection with such
Mortgage Loan and all rights of Seller arising out of any bankruptcy or
foreclosure action or any pending claim or action for amounts due
Seller or its predecessor in interest in connection with any of the
Mortgage Loans (except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement).
SECTION 4.3 PURCHASER'S CLOSING ITEMS. At the Closing, Purchaser shall
execute and deliver or provide (or cause to be delivered or provided) to Seller
the following:
(a) A certificate of an officer of Purchaser certifying that (i)
Purchaser is an entity in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in
which it is formed, and (ii) Purchaser's execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the other documents delivered pursuant hereto and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby have been fully authorized.
(b) Payment of the amounts due other than under Section 2.2, which
payment must be (i) made by a wire transfer of immediately available federal
funds to:
Fidelity Federal Bank, FSB
Via FRB San Francisco
ABA No. 322270369
Attn: Capital Markets
and (ii) received by Seller by no later than 11:00 a.m. (Pacific time) on the
Closing Date.
SECTION 4.4 CONDITIONS TO PURCHASER'S OBLIGATIONS. The obligation of
Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement is subject
to the fulfillment by Seller on or prior to the Closing Date of each of the
following additional conditions, except to the extent waived in writing by
Purchaser:
(a) Seller shall have delivered or caused to be delivered all the items
that are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 4.2.
(b) All representations and warranties of Seller set forth in Section
6.1 shall be true in all material respects at and as if made on the Closing
Date.
(c) All requisite federal, state and local governmental and regulatory
approvals relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, if any, required to
be obtained by Seller and Purchaser shall have been obtained.
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(d) The Branch Closing and all transactions contemplated to occur at
the Branch Closing shall have occurred or shall occur concurrently herewith.
If all conditions under this Section 4.4 to Purchaser's obligation to complete
the Closing have been satisfied, Purchaser shall be obligated to purchase all of
the Mortgage Loans (except for a Deleted Mortgage Loan withdrawn by Seller prior
to the Closing Date) at the Closing for the Total Purchase Price (as the same
may be adjusted as described herein) regardless of the material breach of any
other provision of this Agreement excluding the representations set forth in
Section 6. 1, including any of the representations or warranties made in Section
6.2, the sole remedies for which are set forth in Article V.
SECTION 4.5 CONDITIONS TO SELLER'S OBLIGATIONS. The obligation of
Seller to sell the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement is subject to the
fulfillment by Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date of each of the
following additional conditions, except to the extent waived in writing by
Seller:
(a) Purchaser shall have paid and shall have executed and delivered, or
caused to be delivered, all the items specified in Section 4.3 in accordance
with the terms of Section 4.3.
(b) All requisite federal, state and local governmental and regulatory
approvals relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, if any, required to
be obtained by Purchaser and Seller shall have been obtained.
(c) The Branch Closing and all transactions contemplated to occur at
the Branch Closing shall have occurred or shall occur concurrently herewith.
SECTION 4.6 TRANSFER AND RECORDATION TAXES; OTHER COSTS. At or prior to
Closing, Purchaser shall pay all transfer, filing and recording fees and taxes,
costs and expenses, and any state, county or city documentary taxes, if any,
relating to the filing or recording of any document or instrument contemplated
hereby or the sale or assignment of the Mortgage Loans. Purchaser shall be
solely responsible for the payment of any and all sales taxes, costs of title
insurance premiums, survey costs, and other expenses of title examination.
Seller and Purchaser shall sign and deliver on the Closing Date (or on such
earlier date as may be necessary to obtain approval if required in advance of
the Closing Date) all transfer tax and related forms reasonably required by the
other party or required by applicable law. Regardless of whether the
transactions contemplated hereunder are completed, except as otherwise provided
in Section 8.11, Purchaser shall pay all of its expenses in negotiating and
carrying out its obligations under this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including its due diligence costs and the costs of its due
diligence providers, its counsel and title insurance.
ARTICLE V
DUE DILIGENCE AND REMEDIES FOR DEFECTIVE MORTGAGE LOANS
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SECTION 5.1 DUE DILIGENCE GUIDELINES.
(a) DUE DILIGENCE ACCESS. Purchaser has been afforded full
access and an adequate opportunity to review all Due Diligence Materials and to
otherwise perform Purchaser's desired due diligence with respect to the Mortgage
Loans. By execution of this Agreement, Purchaser hereby acknowledges that its
due diligence activities have been completed. Except with the written consent of
Seller, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, Purchaser and
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Purchaser's designated persons shall not contact, discuss, respond to, inquire
or provide information to any Mortgagor, guarantor of any Mortgage Loan or any
other Person prior to the Closing Date.
(b) INDEMNIFICATION. Purchaser shall indemnify, hold harmless
and defend Seller against, and hold Seller harmless from, all Claims and
liabilities resulting from Purchaser's activities under this Section 5.1.
(c) NO REIMBURSEMENT. No amounts that have been expended by
Purchaser for due diligence shall be reimbursed to Purchaser or credited to or
against the Total Purchase Price.
SECTION 5.2 PURCHASER'S CLAIM OF A DEFECTIVE MORTGAGE LOAN. In order to
make a claim that a Mortgage Loan is a Defective Mortgage Loan based upon a
breach of a representation and warranty under Section 6.2, Purchaser must
execute and deliver a Certificate of Defect for such Mortgage Loan on or before
the Survival Termination Date. If Purchaser fails to deliver such Certificate of
Defect within the applicable period, then such failure shall terminate and
extinguish any rights of Purchaser to submit a Certificate of Defect, to require
Seller to cure any defect in, delete, substitute for, or repurchase, such
Mortgage Loan as a result of such breach of a representation or warranty under
Section 6.2.
SECTION 5.3 DELETION OR SUBSTITUTION AT SELLER'S OPTION. If Seller
reasonably believes that (a) there is a breach of a representation or warranty
of Seller with respect to a Mortgage Loan or (b) the sale of a Mortgage Loan
pursuant hereto violates any law, rule, regulation or court order applicable to
Seller or the Mortgage Loan, Seller shall provide Purchaser with notice of same.
If such notice is given by Seller prior to the Closing, the Mortgage Loan shall
be withdrawn (unless such notice is given under clause (a) and Purchaser waives
such breach in writing within five Business Days after receipt of such notice
from Seller) and the Total Purchase Price shall be reduced by the Repurchase
Price for such Mortgage Loan on the date of such withdrawal. No such notice
shall be effective following the Closing unless such notice is given pursuant to
clause (b) of the first sentence of this Section 5.3.
SECTION 5.4 SUBSTITUTION PROCEDURE. In the event Seller elects to
substitute for a Mortgage Loan, Seller shall send to Purchaser a Substitution
Notice which (i) identifies the Substitute Mortgage Loans being substituted and
(ii) calculates the Substitution Adjustment. In the event the Substitution
Adjustment is a negative number, Seller shall pay such Substitution Adjustment
to Purchaser if such substitution is made after the Closing Date or shall reduce
the Total Purchase Price correspondingly if such substitution is made prior to
the Closing Date. In the event the Substitution Adjustment is a positive number,
Purchaser shall pay such Substitution Adjustment to Seller if such substitution
is made after the Closing Date or shall increase the Total Purchase Price
correspondingly if such substitution is made prior to the Closing Date. Seller
shall deliver to Purchaser all items required under Section 4.2 with respect to
such Substitute Mortgage Loan and Purchaser shall convey all of its right, title
and interest in and to the Deleted Mortgage Loan to Seller and shall make all
deliveries and take all other actions on the same terms and conditions under
which Seller had conveyed such Mortgage Loan to Purchaser. If Purchaser receives
any amounts on account of such Mortgage Loan after its conveyance to Seller that
are payable to Seller pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, it shall promptly
forward such sums to Seller. If Seller substitutes a Substitute Mortgage Loan
for a Defective Mortgage Loan, the deletion date for the Defective Mortgage Loan
and the substitution date of the Substitute Mortgage Loan (which shall be the
same date) shall be specified in such Substitution Notice and shall be a date
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occurring on or before the date three Business Days following the date of the
relevant Substitution Notice.
SECTION 5.5 SELLER'S ELECTIONS FOR CLAIM OF DEFECTIVE MORTGAGE LOAN.
(a) By no later than five Business Days following its receipt
of a Certificate of Defect timely given under Section 5.2 that alleges a
material breach of a representation or warranty, Seller shall notify Purchaser
(A)(x) that Seller disputes (1) that the alleged breach exists, (2) that the
alleged breach is properly the subject of a Certificate of Defect pursuant to
this Agreement, (3) that the breach is material or (4) that the breach
materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loan, and (y) of the
basis for Seller's position; (B) that Seller will attempt to cure such breach
within the Cure Period or (C) that Seller deletes such Mortgage Loan and elects
to repurchase the Mortgage Loan to which such Certificate of Defect relates.
(b) If Seller fails to make the election specified in
paragraph (a) of this Section 5.5 for a Mortgage Loan before the expiration of
the applicable five Business Day period, then Seller shall be deemed to have
elected to delete such Defective Mortgage Loan. In such event, Seller shall be
required to repurchase such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 5.6.
SECTION 5.6 REPURCHASE OF MORTGAGE LOANS. In the event Purchaser timely
submits a Certificate of Defect under Section 5.2, Seller has the option (unless
it disputes the claims made in the Certificate of Defect) to cure such breach
within the time periods set forth herein. In the event Seller neither disputes
the claims made in such Certificate of Defect nor provides notice that it will
cure such breach, Seller shall repurchase such Defective Mortgage Loan for the
applicable Repurchase Price. In such event, Purchaser shall convey all of its
right, title and interest in and to the repurchased Deleted Mortgage Loan to
Seller and shall make all deliveries and take all other actions on the same
terms and conditions under which Seller had conveyed such Mortgage Loan to
Purchaser. If Purchaser receives any amounts on account of such Mortgage Loan
after its conveyance to Seller that are payable to Seller pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement, it shall promptly forward such sums to Seller.
SECTION 5.7 FAILURE TO CURE. If Seller has given Purchaser notice of
Seller's election to attempt to cure a breach pursuant to Section 5.5(a) but has
not cured such breach by the end of the applicable Cure Period, Seller shall be
deemed to have elected delete such Defective Mortgage Loan and to repurchase
such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 5.6.
SECTION 5.8 POST-CONVEYANCE DEFECTS. If a Defective Mortgage Loan has
any defect (other than a defect resulting from an action or omission of Seller,
or its predecessors in interest) that did not exist when such Mortgage Loan was
conveyed to Purchaser, such Mortgage Loan shall not be subject to deletion,
substitution or repurchase as a Defective Mortgage Loan as a result of any such
defect.
SECTION 5.9 WITHDRAWAL OF MORTGAGE LOAN. Notwithstanding any election
by Seller, in response to the submission by Purchaser of a Certificate of Defect
to cure or remediate any breach of a representation and warranty, Seller shall
have the right at its sole option to withdraw a Mortgage Loan prior to the
Closing Date (subject to Purchaser's right to withdraw such Certificate of
Defect).
SECTION 5.10 CREATION OF MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE. On or before the
Business Day preceding the Closing Date, Seller shall prepare the Mortgage Loan
Schedule and shall deliver it to Purchaser for Purchaser's review and
confirmation. The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall, among other things, identify for
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each Mortgage Loan that is not a Deleted Mortgage Loan, the Unpaid Principal
Balance.
SECTION 5.11 SOLE REMEDY. The provisions of this Article V constitute
Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedies for breaches of Seller's representations
and warranties under Sections 6.2.
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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SECTION 6.1 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RESPECTING SELLER. Seller
represents, warrants and covenants to Purchaser that on the date hereof or as of
such date specifically provided herein:
(a) DUE ORGANIZATION AND AUTHORITY. Seller is a savings
association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the United States of America and has all licenses necessary to carry on its
business as now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good standing
in each state where a Mortgaged Property is located, if the laws of such state
require licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of the type
conducted by Seller, and in any event Seller is in compliance with the laws of
any such state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the
related Mortgage Loan and to provide the servicing of such Mortgage Loan; Seller
has the full corporate power, authority and legal right to acquire, transfer and
convey the Mortgage Loans and to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
perform in accordance with such agreements; the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement (including all instruments of transfer to be
delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by Seller and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized; this
Agreement and all agreements contemplated hereby evidence the valid, legal,
binding and enforceable obligation of Seller, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the
rights of creditors and to general principles of equity, regardless of whether
such enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law; and all
requisite corporate action has been taken by Seller to make this Agreement and
all agreements contemplated hereby valid and binding upon Seller in accordance
with their terms.
(b) ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of
business of Seller, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage
Notes and the Mortgages by Seller pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to
the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any
applicable jurisdiction.
(c) NO CONFLICTS. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the acquisition of the Mortgage Loans by Seller, the sale of the
Mortgage Loans to Purchaser or the transactions contemplated hereby to be
performed by Seller, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement by Seller, will conflict with or result in a breach
of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Seller's charter or by-laws or
any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which Seller is now a
party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an
acceleration under any of the foregoing, or, subject to applicable regulatory
approval or nonobjection, result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment or decree to which Seller or its property is subject, or result
in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance that would have
an adverse effect upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any
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mortgage, contract, deed of trust or other instrument, or impair (i) the ability
of Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans, (ii) the value of the Mortgage
Loans, or (iii) the ability of Purchaser to realize on any related insurance
policy.
(d) ABILITY TO PERFORM; SOLVENCY. Seller does not believe, nor
does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and
every covenant contained in this Agreement. Seller is solvent and the sale of
the Mortgage Loans will not cause Seller to become insolvent. The sale of the
Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any
of Seller's creditors.
(e) NO LITIGATION PENDING. There is no action, suit,
proceeding or investigation pending except as described by Seller in writing to
Purchaser or to Seller's actual knowledge threatened against Seller which,
either in any one instance or in the aggregate, would draw into question the
validity of this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be
taken in connection with the obligations of Seller contemplated herein, or which
would be likely to impair materially the ability of Seller to perform under the
terms of this Agreement.
(f) NO CONSENT REQUIRED. No consent, approval, authorization
or order of, or registration or filing with, or notice to any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by Seller of or compliance by Seller with this Agreement or the sale
of the Mortgage Loans or the consummation by Seller of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, or if required, such approval has been obtained
prior to the Closing Date.
(g) NO COMMISSIONS. Seller has not dealt with any person that
may be entitled to any commission or compensation from Seller or Purchaser in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
(h) NO SPECIFIC SOLICITATIONS. From the Closing Date forward,
Seller shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit any Mortgagor for a
refinancing of a Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that a general solicitation
performed by Seller or a Mortgagor's request for credit from Seller other than
as a result of a direct solicitation by Seller shall not violate this provision.
(i) SERVICING HISTORY. All of the Mortgage Loans have been
serviced by Seller during the entire thirty-six (36) month period prior to the
date of this Agreement.
SECTION 6.2 SURVIVING REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY SELLER AS TO
INDIVIDUAL MORTGAGE LOANS. Seller represents, as of the date hereof, as follows:
(a) SOLE OWNER. Seller is the sole owner and holder of such
Mortgage Loan, with full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer such
Mortgage Loan.
(b) NO MODIFICATION OR RELEASE. Except as disclosed in the
Mortgage File, Seller has not modified, satisfied, cancelled or subordinated the
Mortgage Loan in any material respect, nor has Seller released the Mortgaged
Property or any part thereof.
(c) NO SECURITY INTEREST. Seller is transferring such Mortgage
Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, equities, charges, claims or
security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.
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(d) ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE; NOTE ENDORSEMENT. The related
Assignment of Mortgage constitutes the legal, valid and binding assignment of
such Mortgage. The endorsement of each Mortgage Note constitutes the legal,
valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Note, and together with the
Assignment of Mortgage, legally and validly conveys all right, title and
interest in the subject Mortgage Loan to Purchaser.
(e) EACH HOLDER IS AUTHORIZED TO TRANSACT BUSINESS. To the
extent required under applicable law, each holder of the Mortgage Loan was
authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which the related
Mortgaged Property is located at all times when it held the Mortgage Loan.
(f) COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS. Seller has complied with
all federal, state and local laws and regulations affecting the origination,
administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans in all material respects.
(g) NO WAIVER. Except as may be disclosed in the Mortgage
File, Seller has not waived any material default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration of any of the foregoing, and, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage
Loan, the related Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note, no Person other than
the holder of such Mortgage Note may declare an event of default or accelerate
the related indebtedness under any such Mortgage Loan, Mortgage or Mortgage
Note.
(h) NO NOTICE OF BANKRUPTCY. Seller has not received any
notice that any Mortgagor is a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or
insolvency proceeding.
(i) VALIDITY OF DOCUMENTS. Each Mortgage Loan is the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the maker, Mortgagor, guarantor or other party
executing such document or agreement, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting creditors'
rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether
such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and there is
no offset, defense, counterclaim or right to rescission with respect to such
Note, Mortgage or other agreements.
(j) PROCEEDS FULLY DISBURSED. The proceeds of the Mortgage
Loan have been fully disbursed and there is no requirement for future advances
thereunder.
(k) FIRST LIEN. The Mortgage constitutes a valid, existing and
enforceable first lien on the Mortgaged Property securing the related Mortgage
Note, and the Mortgaged Property is free and clear of all encumbrances and liens
having priority over the lien of the Mortgage, except for such exceptions as are
set forth in paragraph (c) below. The Mortgaged Property consists of Multifamily
Real Property situated in the state of California.
(l) TITLE INSURANCE. Each Mortgage File contains an ALTA or
CLTA policy of title insurance, or equivalent coverage customarily approved by
institutional investors in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged
Property is located, from a title insurance company qualified to do business in
the state of California. Such title policy is in an amount not less than the
original principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan, and all premiums with
respect thereto have been paid in full. Such policy of title insurance insures
that the Mortgage relating thereto has first priority subject to (i) liens for
real property taxes and assessments that were not then due and payable, (ii)
covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other
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matters of public record as of the date of recording of such Mortgage acceptable
generally to commercial mortgage lending institutions in the area in which the
related Mortgaged Property is located at the time the Mortgaged Loan was made
and (iii) such other matters to which like properties are commonly subject that
do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially interfere with the current
use of the Mortgaged Property or with the practical realization of the benefits
of the security intended to be provided by the related Mortgage.
(m) DEFAULT, BREACH AND ACCELERATION. There is no default,
breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage
or the related Mortgage Note and no event (other than payments due) which, with
the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure
period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event of acceleration.
(n) APPRAISAL. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the
related Mortgaged Property which appraisal is signed by an appraiser who, to
Seller's knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged
Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is
not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan.
(o) NO CONDEMNATION. There is no proceeding pending, or to
Seller's knowledge threatened, for the partial or total condemnation of the
Mortgaged Property.
(p) TAXES, ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER CHARGES. As of the date
hereof, there are no delinquent and unadvanced taxes, (ii) delinquent
governmental assessments, (iii) delinquent water, sewer or municipal charges, or
(iv) delinquent ground rents.
(q) MORTGAGE PROVISIONS. The Mortgage contains provisions,
which, at the time of origination, were customary such as to render the rights
and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for foreclosure against the
Mortgaged Property; enforceable in accordance with their respective terms,
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of
general application affecting the rights of creditors and to general principles
of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is sought in a proceeding in
equity or at law.
(r) CONDITION OF MORTGAGED PROPERTY. The Mortgaged Property
was in satisfactory condition at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan;
provided that no representation or warranty is made with respect to compliance
with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 126 et
seq.).
(s) MECHANICS LIENS. Except as noted in the title insurance
report or the title insurance policy for a Mortgaged Property, at the time of
origination, to Seller's knowledge the Mortgaged Property was free and clear of
all mechanics liens and no rights were outstanding that under law would give
rise to any such liens.
(t) DESCRIPTION OF MORTGAGE LOANS. The description of each
Mortgage Loan set forth in the Supplemental Mortgage Loan Schedule is true,
complete and correct in all material respects as of the date set forth therein;
PROVIDED, however, that the actual number of units may vary from the number of
units.
(u) NON-ACCRUAL STATUS. None of the Mortgage Loans are on a
non-accrual basis.
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(v) MORTGAGOR REQUESTS FOR DOCUMENTATION. Seller will use its
best efforts to respond to all requests made by any Mortgagor for copies of, or
other assistance with respect to, documentation relating to the servicing of
such Mortgagor's Mortgage Loan prior to the Servicing Transfer Date.
SECTION 6.3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER. Purchaser
represents and warrants to Seller that on the date hereof and as of the Closing
Date or as of such date specifically provided herein:
(a) DUE ORGANIZATION AND AUTHORITY. Purchaser is a savings
association duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the
laws of the United States of America, Purchaser has the full corporate power and
authority to acquire the Mortgage Loans and to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to perform in accordance with such agreements. The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by Purchaser and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by
all requisite corporate action. Assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery of this Agreement by Seller, this Agreement and all agreements
contemplated hereby evidence the valid, legal and binding obligation of
Purchaser enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms,
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of
general application affecting the rights of creditors and to general principles
of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is sought in a proceeding in
equity or at law.
(b) NO CONFLICTS. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Purchaser, the acquisition of the Mortgage Loans by Purchaser, or
any other transactions contemplated hereby to be performed by Purchaser, nor the
fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement by
Purchaser, will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of Purchaser's charter or by-laws or any legal
restriction or any agreement or instrument to which Purchaser is now a party or
by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under
any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment or decree to which Purchaser, or its property is subject, or
result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance with the
result that any of the foregoing would have a material adverse effect upon the
financial condition of Purchaser or its ability to carry out the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) NO LITIGATION PENDING. Except as disclosed by Purchaser in
writing to Seller, there is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation
pending, or to Purchaser's knowledge threatened, against Purchaser which, either
in any one instance or in the aggregate, would draw into question the validity
of this Agreement or of any action taken or to be taken in connection with the
obligations of Purchaser contemplated herein, or which would be likely to impair
materially the ability of Purchaser to perform under the terms of this
Agreement.
(d) NO CONSENT REQUIRED. No consent, approval, authorization
or order of, or registration or filing with, or notice to any court or
governmental agency or body, is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by Purchaser, of or compliance by Purchaser with this Agreement or
the purchase of the Mortgage Loans or the consummation by Purchaser of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or if required, such consent,
approval, authorization, order, registration or filing has been or will be
obtained or made prior to the required or applicable date.
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(e) NO COMMISSIONS. Purchaser has not dealt with any person
that may be entitled to any commission or compensation from Purchaser or Seller
in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
SECTION 6.4 TERMINATION OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each of the
representations and warranties in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 shall survive the
Closing. The representations and warranties in Section 6.1 shall terminate and
be of no further force or effect on the Survival Termination Date. The
representations and warranties in Section 6.2 as to a particular Mortgage Loan
shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the earlier of (a) the
Survival Termination Date and (b) the occurrence of a Termination Event relating
to such Mortgage Loan.
SECTION 6.5 KNOWLEDGE OR RELIANCE. For purposes of this Article VI:
(a) The term "to Seller's actual knowledge," or "to Seller's
knowledge" means that the officers of Seller having responsibility for the
origination of Mortgage Loans have no actual knowledge or notice that such
representation or warranty is inaccurate or incomplete, without any independent
investigation and have no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that would
render reliance thereon unjustified without further inquiry.
(b) The term "in reliance on," means that Seller has examined
and relied in whole or in part upon the certificate, report, opinion or other
referenced document; that the information contained in such document is
sufficient to support accurately and in all material respects the substance of
the applicable representation or warranty and that Seller is under no obligation
to independently verify the information contained in such document. It is
understood that Seller's reliance must be commercially reasonable and consistent
with the standard of care exercised by prudent lending institutions originating
residential mortgage loans.
SECTION 6.6 DEFECTS COVERED BY TITLE INSURANCE. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Purchaser shall not be
entitled to deliver a Certificate of Defect for a Mortgage Loan to the extent
that Purchaser is entitled to assert a valid claim under either a title
insurance policy or any attorney's title certification with respect to the loss
caused by such breach, and in such event any such representation or warranty
shall be deemed not to have been made by Seller. Purchaser shall be deemed not
to have a valid claim under a title insurance policy or attorney's certification
if (i) in the case of a title insurance policy, the title insurer that issued
such policy has generally stopped paying valid claims under other title policies
issued by such company or (ii) in the case of any attorney's title
certification, the attorney who issues such certification is financially unable
to satisfy any claims under such attorney's title certification.
SECTION 6.7 THIRD PARTY REPORTS. Any appraisals, structural reports,
environmental site assessments or other third-party reports or expert opinions
that are included in the Due Diligence Materials or otherwise provided by Seller
to Purchaser have been prepared for Seller by the experts named therein and have
been furnished to Purchaser solely for Purchaser's convenience. No
representations, express or implied, are being made by Seller, or any of its
employees, with respect to the content, suitability for any purpose, accuracy,
truthfulness or completeness of any such reports. Any reliance upon such reports
shall be at the sole risk of Purchaser.
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ARTICLE VII
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF PURCHASER AND SELLER
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SECTION 7.1 ADDITIONAL PURCHASER COVENANTS.
(a) CONFORMITY TO LAW. Through the Survival Termination Date,
Purchaser shall abide by all applicable state and federal laws, rules and
regulations regarding the preservation and maintenance of all documents and
records relating to the Mortgage Loans purchased hereunder, including the length
of time such documents and records are to be retained.
(b) INSPECTION BY SELLER. After the transfer of documents or
files to Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Purchaser agrees
that Seller, at Seller's sole expense, shall have the continuing right, at
reasonable intervals and for reasonable business purposes, as set forth in
writing to Purchaser, to use, inspect and make extracts from or copies of any
such documents or records transferred by Seller to Purchaser, upon Seller's
reasonable notice to Purchaser and at the offices of Purchaser.
(c) NOTICE OF LITIGATION. Purchaser shall promptly notify
Seller of any Claim or litigation asserted or filed, or threatened to be filed,
by any Person against Seller that arises from or relates to any of the Mortgage
Loans.
SECTION 7.2 ADDITIONAL SELLER COVENANTS.
(a) NOTICE OF LITIGATION. Seller shall promptly notify
Purchaser of any Claim or litigation asserted or filed, or threatened to be
filed, by any Person against Seller that arises from or relates to any of the
Mortgage Loans.
(b) CONVERSION TO PURCHASER'S DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM. Seller
shall cooperate with Purchaser and respond to reasonable requests of Purchaser
relating to the conversion of the Mortgage Loans onto the data processing system
of Purchaser; provided that Purchaser shall pay all expenses of such conversion.
(c) ACCESS TO MICROFICHE FILES. Seller shall cooperate with
Purchaser and will promptly comply with Purchaser's reasonable requests for
access to microfiche copies of documentation relating to the Mortgage Loans.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 8.1 MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF THE PARTIES. Any Person into
which either party may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting
from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which either party shall be a
party, or any Person succeeding to the business of either party, shall be the
successor of such party hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper
or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto anything herein to
the contrary notwithstanding.
SECTION 8.2 NOTICES. All demands, notices and communications hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) mailed by
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first class mail; (ii) mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested; (iii) by facsimile transmission; (iv) by overnight courier or
messenger or by other generally accepted means, when received by the other party
at the address as follows:
(i) if to Seller:
FIDELITY FEDERAL BANK, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
4565 Colorado Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90039
Attention: Myron Mueller and Ron Alexander
With a copy to:
FIDELITY FEDERAL BANK, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
4565 Colorado Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90039
Attention: David E. Cher, Esq.
(ii) if to Purchaser:
FIRST FEDERAL BANK OF CALIFORNIA
401 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, California 90401
Attention: Shannon Millard
With a copy to:
FIRST FEDERAL BANK OF CALIFORNIA
401 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, California 90401
Attention: Ann E. Lederer, Esq.
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like
notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to
have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the
addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the
date noted on the return receipt).
SECTION 8.3 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously
in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an
original, and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
SECTION 8.4 GOVERNING LAW. The Agreement shall be construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California and the obligations, rights
and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with the
laws of the State of California.
SECTION 8.5 INTENTION OF THE PARTIES. It is the intention of the
parties that Purchaser is purchasing, and Seller is selling the Mortgage Loans
and not a debt instrument of Seller or another security. Accordingly, the
parties hereto each intend to treat the transaction for Federal income tax
purposes as a sale by Seller, and a purchase by Purchaser, of the Mortgage
Loans. Purchaser shall have the right to review the Mortgage Loans and the
related Mortgage Files to determine the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans
which shall affect the Federal income tax consequences of owning the Mortgage
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Loans and Seller shall cooperate with all reasonable requests made by Purchaser
in the course of such review. It is the understanding and intention of the
parties that Purchaser is (i) purchasing the Mortgage Loan from Seller, and (ii)
not originating or funding the origination of such Mortgage Loan. Nothing
contained in this Agreement shall constitute Purchaser and Seller as members of
any partnership, joint venture, association, syndicate, unincorporated business
or other separate entity, shall be construed to impose any liability as such on
Purchaser or Seller, or shall constitute a general or limited agency or be
deemed to confer on Purchaser or Seller or any express, implied or apparent
authority to incur any obligation or liability on behalf of the other.
SECTION 8.6 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; ASSIGNMENT OF PURCHASE AGREEMENT.
This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by
Seller and Purchaser and the respective successors and assigns of Seller and
Purchaser. Neither this Agreement nor any right or obligation hereunder may be
assigned or delegated except with the prior written consent of the other party
hereto, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld; PROVIDED, however,
that the foregoing shall nor prohibit or require consent of the other party for
an assignment by operation of law as a result of a merger or consolidation.
SECTION 8.7 INTEGRATION; WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS. This Agreement
supersedes all prior discussions and agreements between Seller and Purchaser
with respect to the purchase of the Mortgage Loans and other matters contained
herein. No term or provision of this Agreement may be amended, waived or
modified unless such amendment, waiver or modification is in writing and signed
by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced.
SECTION 8.8 EXHIBITS. The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby
incorporated and made a part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement.
SECTION 8.9 GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES. For purposes of this
Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context
otherwise requires:
(a) the terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings
assigned to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the
singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other
gender;
(b) references herein to "Articles," "Paragraphs," and other
subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles,
Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement;
(c) reference to a Paragraph without further reference to an
Article is a reference to such Paragraph as contained in the same Article in
which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and
other subdivisions;
(d) the words "herein," "hereof," "hereunder" and other words
of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision; and
SECTION 8.10 PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
(a) Purchaser shall keep all information obtained by it and
its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants or other
representatives concerning the business, properties and operations of Seller
confidential and Purchaser will use, and will cause its officers, directors,
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employees, agents, attorneys, accountants or other representatives to use such
information only in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby; PROVIDED that Purchaser shall be permitted to disclose
said information to the extent that disclosure thereof is required by court
order or by law.
(b) Purchaser shall keep confidential and shall not divulge to
any party, without Seller's prior written consent, the purchase price paid by
Purchaser for the Mortgage Loans and any information pertaining to the Mortgage
Loans or any Mortgagor thereunder, except to the extent that it is appropriate
for Purchaser to do so in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing
authorities or other governmental agencies.
SECTION 8.11 ATTORNEYS' FEES. If any action is brought by either party
against the other, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the
other party reasonable attorneys' fees paid or incurred in connection with such
action or as required in order to file any necessary applications with any
regulatory agency or agencies for consummation of the Branch Sale Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller and Purchaser have caused their names to be
signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the
date first above written.
FIDELITY FEDERAL BANK, A FEDERAL SAVINGS
BANK, as Seller
By: /s/ JAMES E. STUTZ
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JAMES E. STUTZ
President and Chief Operating Officer
FIRST FEDERAL BANK OF CALIFORNIA, as Purchaser
By: /s/ JAMES P. GIRALDIN
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JAMES P. GIRALDIN
Senior Executive Vice President/
Chief Operating Officer
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EXHIBIT A
CERTIFICATE OF DEFECT
Pursuant to Article V of that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
(the "AGREEMENT") by and between the undersigned as Purchaser and FIDELITY
FEDERAL BANK, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK as Seller, dated as of the 7th day of
February 2000, the undersigned hereby certifies to Seller that the Mortgage Loan
identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as _________________ is a Defective
Mortgage Loan. All capitalized terms herein shall have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Agreement.
Material breach of a representation or warranty under Section 6.2.
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Subsection(s) claimed to be materially inaccurate:
Detailed description of condition(s) giving rise to the breach. If a
third party report is attached, cite the specific language in such
report that directly relates to the Subsection(s) claimed to be
materially inaccurate:
Evidence of material adverse effect on value of the Mortgage Loan:
Dated the ____ day of _______________ 2000.
PURCHASER
FIRST FEDERAL BANK OF CALIFORNIA
By:
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Name
Title
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EXHIBIT B
SUBSTITUTION NOTICE
Pursuant to Section 5.4 of that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement (the "Agreement") by and between FIRST FEDERAL BANK OF CALIFORNIA,
as Purchaser, and FIDELITY FEDERAL BANK, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, as Seller,
dated as of the 7th day of February, 2000, the undersigned certifies to Seller
as follows:
1. Seller is effecting the substitution of a Substitute Mortgage Loan
for a Defective Mortgage Loan as set forth below.
2. The Substitute Mortgage Loans being substituted are those identified
as ______________.
3. The Repurchase Price for the Defective Mortgage Loans reference in
paragraph 2 of this Substitution Notice is $_________ [SET FORTH CALCULATION OF
REPURCHASE PRICE FOR EACH MORTGAGE LOAN].
4. [The/ __________% of the] unpaid principal balance at this time plus
accrued interest for the Substitute Mortgage being substituted is
$______________________.
5. The Substitution Adjustment is $_____________________ [THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 3 AND 4 STATED AS NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE NUMBER]
SELLER
FIDELITY FEDERAL BANK, A FEDERAL
SAVINGS BANK
By:
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Name
Title
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