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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 (i) that certain Master Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2003, as amended by that certain Amendment No.
1 to the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2003,
and by that certain Amendment No. 2 to the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2004, (ii) that certain Master Seller's
Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2003, as amended by
that certain Amendment No. 1 to the Master Seller's Warranties and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2003, that certain Amendment No. 2 to the Master
Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2003, that
certain Amendment No. 3 to the Master Seller's Warranties and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2003, that certain Amendment No. 4 to the Master
Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2003, that
certain Amendment No. 5 to the Master Seller's Warranties and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2004, and (iii) that certain Assignment and
Conveyance Agreement, dated February 26, 2004 (collectively, the "Purchase
Agreements"), each by and between the Assignor and Wells Fargo Bank, each of
which is attached in Appendix I hereto, the Assignor purchased the Mortgage
Loans (as defined herein) from Wells Fargo Bank and Wells Fargo Bank currently
services the Mortgage Loans;
WHEREAS, Wells Fargo Bank has agreed to service the Mortgage Loans pursuant
to that certain Second Amended and Restated Master Seller's Warranties and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2006 (the "Servicing Agreement"), which
is attached in Appendix II hereto, by and between the Assignor and Wells Fargo
Bank, as modified by Section 6 of this Agreement,
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, N.A., 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
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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
interest of the Assignor in, to and under the Purchase Agreements, the Servicing
Agreement and the mortgage loans delivered under the Purchase Agreements by
Wells Fargo Bank to the Assignor and listed on Exhibit A attached hereto (the
"Mortgage Loans").
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 Purchase Agreements or the Servicing Agreement other than the Mortgage
Loans.
Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, it is
understood that Wells Fargo Bank is not released from liability to the Assignor
for any breaches of any representations, warranties or covenants made by Wells
Fargo Bank in the Purchase Agreements prior to the date hereof regardless of
when such breaches are discovered or made known.
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 Agreements, 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 Agreements, the
Servicing Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, including without limitation the
transfer of the servicing obligations under the Purchase Agreements or 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 Agreements, 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
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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 shall
recognize the Assignee as the owner of the Mortgage Loans. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in the Purchase Agreements, Wells Fargo Bank
shall service the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Servicing Agreement for the
benefit of the Assignee.
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 Purchase Agreements 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 Custodial 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 closing date of the related Securitization
Transaction (as defined in the Servicing Agreement).
6. 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 replacing the definition of
"Servicing Fee Rate" with the following:
"With respect to each Mortgage Loan, 0.250% per annum."
b. Section 4.02. Section 4.02 is hereby modified by deleting the phrase
"of the Company's intention to do so" and replacing it with the phrase
"via the monthly reports as identified in Section 5.02, that
foreclosure proceedings have commenced."
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 5.02. Section 5.02 is hereby modified to read as follows:
"Not later than the tenth (10th) calendar day of each month, the
Company shall furnish to the Master Servicer a delinquency report in
the form set forth in Exhibit G-1, a monthly remittance advice in the
form set forth in Exhibit G-2, and a realized loss report in the form
set forth in Exhibit G-3, each in a mutually agreeable electronic
format, as to the remittance on such Remittance Date and as to the
period ending on the last day of the month preceding such Remittance
Date. The information required by Exhibit G-1 is limited to that which
is readily available to the Company and is mutually agreed to by the
Company and the Master Servicer."
The exhibits referenced in this Section 6(e) are attached to this
Agreement as Exhibit B hereto.
f. Section 6.05. Section 6.05 is hereby modified by deleting such section
in its entirety and inserting "[Reserved]."
g. Section 6.06. Section 6.06 is hereby modified by deleting the first
paragraph in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
"On or before March 1 of each calendar year, commencing in 2008, the
Company shall:"
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