Exhibit 34.1
Deloitte(R)
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Home Loan Services, Inc.:
We have examined Home Loan Services, Inc.'s (the "Company's") compliance with
the servicing criteria set forth in item 1122 (d) of the Securities and Exchange
Commission's Regulation AB for the loans serviced by the Company that were first
and second lien residential mortgage loans sold in public securitizations closed
during December 2004, and calendar years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006 (the
"Platform") described in Management's Certification Regarding Compliance with
Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation AB Servicing Criteria as of and
for the year ended December 31, 2006, excluding criteria 1122 (d) 1 (iii); 1122
(d) (3) (i) C; and 1122 (d) 4 (ii), (xi), and (xii) which management has
determined are not applicable to the activities performed by the Company with
respect to the Platform. Appendix A to management's certification identifies the
individual asset-backed transactions defined by management as constituting the
Platform. Management is responsible for the Company's compliance with the
servicing criteria. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's
compliance with the servicing criteria based on our examination.
Our examination was conducted in accordance with attestation standards
established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, as
adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and,
accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Company's
compliance with the applicable servicing criteria, including tests on a sample
basis of the servicing activities related to the Platform, determining whether
the Company performed those selected activities in compliance with the servicing
criteria during the specified period and performing such other procedures as we
considered necessary in the circumstances. Our procedures were limited to
selected servicing activities performed by the Company during the period covered
by this report and, accordingly, such samples may not have included servicing
activities related to each asset-backed transaction included in the Platform.
Further, an examination is not designed to detect noncompliance arising from
errors that may have occurred prior to the period specified above that may have
affected the balances or amounts calculated or reported by the Company during
the period covered by this report. We believe that our examination provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal
determination on the Company's compliance with the servicing criteria.
Member of
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Our examination disclosed material noncompliance with SEC Regulation AB
Servicing Criteria applicable to the Company during the year ended December 31,
2006, as follows:
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Item: Description of material noncompliance:
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1122(d)(4)(x) A For a sample of 60 loans with escrow accounts, 5 escrow accounts were not analyzed within
a 12 month period.
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1122(d)(4)(x) C For a sample of 60 loans with escrow accounts, escrow funds were not returned within 30
days after payoff for 2 loans.
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1122(d)(I)(i) The Company had not instituted policies and procedures to monitor any performance or other
triggers in accordance with the transaction agreements.
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In our opinion, except for the material noncompliance described in the preceding
paragraph, the Company complied with the aforementioned applicable servicing
criteria as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 for the Platform, in all
material respects.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
March 1, 2007