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ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated
April 30, 2007, is among Bank of America, National Association, a national
banking association ("Assignor"), Banc of America Funding Corporation, a
Delaware corporation ("BAFC"), U.S. Bank National Association, a national
banking association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee of
the Banc of America Funding 2007-3 Trust ("Assignee"), Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., a
national banking association ("Wells Fargo Bank"), as servicer, and acknowledged
by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as a master servicer of the Banc of America Funding
2007-3 Trust.
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Flow Servicing Rights Purchase and Sale
Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2006 (the "Purchase Agreement"), by and between
the Assignor and Wells Fargo Bank, the Assignor has sold, and Wells Fargo Bank
has purchased, the servicing rights related to the mortgage loans listed on
Exhibit A hereto (the "Mortgage Loans");
WHEREAS, Wells Fargo Bank has agreed to service the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with that certain Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2006 (the
"Servicing Agreement"), by and between the Assignor and Wells Fargo Bank
(attached hereto in Appendix I);
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Assignor is transferring all of its right,
title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans to BAFC;
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, BAFC is transferring all of its right, title
and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans to the Assignee; and
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, Wells Fargo Bank, as a master servicer (in
such capacity, the "Master Servicer") and as securities administrator (in such
capacity, the "Securities Administrator"), is entering into a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated the date hereof (the "Pooling Agreement"), among
BAFC, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, Washington Mutual
Mortgage Securities Corp., as a master servicer and the Assignee, pursuant to
which the Master Servicer shall supervise, monitor and oversee the servicing of
the Mortgage Loans.
For and in consideration of the sum of one dollar ($1.00) and other
valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
1. The Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to BAFC, and BAFC
hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee, all of the right, title and
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interest of the Assignor in, to and under the Servicing Agreement (other than
the rights of the Assignor to indemnification thereunder).
The Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to BAFC or the
Assignee any right, title and interest in, to or under any mortgage loan subject
to the Servicing Agreement other than the Mortgage Loans.
2. The Assignor warrants and represents to, and covenants with, BAFC and
the Assignee that:
a. The Assignor is the lawful owner of the Mortgage Loans with the
full right to transfer the Mortgage Loans free from any and all claims and
encumbrances whatsoever;
b. The Assignor has not received notice of, and has no knowledge of,
any offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to Wells Fargo Bank
with respect to the Purchase Agreement, the Servicing Agreement or the
Mortgage Loans;
c. The Assignor has not waived or agreed to any waiver under, or
agreed to any amendment or other modification of, the Purchase Agreement,
the Servicing Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, including without limitation
the transfer of the servicing obligations under the Servicing Agreement.
The Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any
waivers under or amendments or other modifications of, or assignments of
rights or obligations under, the Purchase Agreement, the Servicing
Agreement or the Mortgage Loans; and
d. Neither the Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered,
transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Mortgage Loans, any
interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security to, or
solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other
disposition of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or
any other similar security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with
respect to the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any
other similar security with, any person in any manner, or made any general
solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or
taken any other action which would constitute a distribution of the
Mortgage Loans under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "33 Act") or which
would render the disposition of the Mortgage Loans a violation of Section 5
of the 33 Act or require registration pursuant thereto.
3. From and after the date hereof, Wells Fargo Bank shall note the transfer
of the Mortgage Loans to the Assignee in its books and records, and Wells Fargo
Bank shall recognize the Assignee as the owner of the Mortgage Loans.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 9.01 of the
Servicing Agreement, Wells Fargo Bank shall service the Mortgage Loans pursuant
to the Servicing Agreement as modified by Section 7 of this Agreement, for the
benefit of the Assignee. Wells Fargo Bank acknowledges that a REMIC election
will be made with respect to the Mortgage Loans and that the Master Servicer,
pursuant to the Pooling Agreement, will administer on behalf of the Assignee the
terms and conditions of the Servicing Agreement.
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4. Wells Fargo Bank hereby represents and warrants to each of the other
parties hereto (i) that the representations and warranties of Wells Fargo Bank
in Section 3.01 of the Servicing Agreement are true and correct in all material
respects as of the date hereof with the same force and effect as though
expressly made at and/or as of the date hereof, (ii) that it has serviced the
Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement, and
(iii) that it has taken no action nor omitted to take any required action the
omission of which would have the effect of impairing any mortgage insurance or
guarantee on the Mortgage Loans.
5. In accordance with Sections 2.03 and 9.01 of the Servicing Agreement,
the Assignor hereby instructs Wells Fargo Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank hereby
agrees, to release from its custody and deliver the Mortgage File (as defined in
the Servicing Agreement) for each Mortgage Loan to the Assignee, or a custodian
on its behalf under the Pooling Agreement, at the address set forth in Section 8
herein on or before the date hereof.
6. Wells Fargo Bank hereby agrees that, in connection with each Mortgage
Loan of which the related Mortgage has been recorded in the name of MERS or its
designee, it shall take all actions as are necessary to cause the Assignee (MERS
ID #1001065), as trustee of the Trust pursuant to the Pooling Agreement, to be
shown as the owner of such Mortgage Loan on the records of MERS for purposes of
the system of recording transfers of beneficial ownership of mortgages
maintained by MERS.
7. Wells Fargo Bank, BAFC and the Assignee hereby agree to the following
modifications to the Servicing Agreement:
a. Article I. Article I is hereby modified by deleting the definition of
"Principal Prepayment Period" and replacing it with the following:
"The calendar month preceding the month in which the related
Remittance Date occurs."
b. Section 4.03. Section 4.03 is hereby modified to read as follows:
"Continuously from the respective Cut-off Date until the principal and
interest on all Mortgage Loans are paid in full or the Mortgage Loans
have been fully liquidated (with respect to Mortgage Loans that remain
subject to this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01 herein), in
accordance with this Agreement and Accepted Servicing Practices, the
Servicer shall proceed diligently to collect all payments due under
each of the Mortgage Loans when the same shall become due and payable
and shall take special care in ascertaining and estimating Escrow
Payments and all other charges that will become due and payable with
respect to the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property, to the end
that the installments payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to
pay such charges as and when they become due and payable."
c. Section 4.10. Section 4.10 is hereby modified by deleting the
following language from the fourth paragraph:
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"and if the Mortgagor does not obtain such coverage, the Servicer
shall immediately force place the required coverage on the Mortgagor's
behalf."
d. Section 4.13. Section 4.13 is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
"The Company or its agent shall inspect the Mortgaged Property as
often as is reasonably deemed necessary by the Company in accordance
with Accepted Servicing Practices or as may be required by the primary
mortgage guaranty insurer, to assure itself that the value of the
Mortgaged Property is being preserved. The Company shall keep a record
of each such inspection and, upon request, shall provide the Purchaser
with an electronic report of each such inspection."
e. Section 4.23 Section 4.23 is hereby modified by adding to the
beginning of the paragraph, the following language:
"The extent that the Servicer has serviced the Mortgage Loans for a
period of sixty (60) days,"
f. Section 5.01. Section 5.01 is hereby modified by deleting "the second
Business Day following" from the first sentence of the second
paragraph.
g. Section 5.02. Section 5.02 is hereby modified to read as follows:
"Not later than the tenth (10th) calendar day of each month, the
Servicer shall furnish to the Owner (or any master servicer) a
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