notice of a special proceeding and proposed settlement between rnthe bank of new york mellon, as trustee or indenture trustee,and rnbank of america corporation, countrywide home loans,inc.,rncountrywide financial corporation, and bac home loans seruicing,rnlp

摘要

This notice (the "Notice") is given to you by The Bank of New York Mellon ("Trustee"), as trustee or indenture trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreements and Indentures and related Sales and Servicing Agreements (collectively, the "Governing Agreements") governing the Trusts. A settlement has been reached between the Trustee, on the one hand, and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. ("CHL"), Countrywide Financial Corporation (together with CHL, "Countrywide"), Bank of America Corporation ("BAC"), and BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP, formerly known as Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP ("BAC HLS," and together with BAC, "Bank of America"), on the other, concerning CHL's alleged breaches of representations and warranties in the Governing Agreements, and BAC HLS's alleged violations of prudent servicing obligations thereunder (the "Settlement"). The Settlement requires Bank of America and/or Countrywide to pay a total of US$8,500,000,000.00 (US$8.5 billion) into the Trusts (the "Settlement Payment"). It also requires BAC HLS to implement, among other things, a series of loan servicing procedures and improvements. The Trustee has filed a Verified Petition and commenced a special proceeding, In the matter of the application of The Bank of New York Mellon (Index No. 651786/2011), in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York (the "Court") seeking a judgment, among other things, approving the Settlement and ordering that the Settlement is binding on all Certificateholders. The Settlement Agreement is attached to the Verified Petition as Exhibit B.