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Corporation. It is engaged in the business of, among other things, acquiring residential mortgage
loans and selling those loans through securitization programs. It acted as the sponsor and seller
for certain of the offerings at issue, as detailed in Exhibits 1 to 349. It also acted as an originator
for certain of these offerings through its division, Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance,
as detailed in Exhibits 1 to 349. It is a Sponsor, Seller, and Originator Defendant.
63. Defendant First Franklin Financial Corporation (“First Franklin”) is a Delaware
corporation with its principal executive offices in San Jose, California. It is a home mortgage
lender that specialized in subprime home loans and was acquired by Merrill in December 2006.
First Franklin was the sponsor, seller, and/or loan originator for certain of the offerings at issue,
as detailed in Exhibits 1 to 349. It is now a subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation. It is a
Sponsor, Seller, and Originator Defendant.
64. Defendant Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital Inc. is a Delaware corporation with its
principal executive offices in New York, New York, and is a subsidiary of Bank of America
Corporation. It acted as the seller for certain of the offerings at issue, as detailed in Exhibits 1 to
349. It is a Seller Defendant.
65. Defendant Merrill Lynch Credit Corporation is a Delaware corporation with its
principal executive offices in Jacksonville, Florida. It was the originator for certain of the
offerings at issue, as detailed in Exhibits 1 to 349, and is now a subsidiary of Bank of America
Corporation. It is an Originator Defendant.
66. Defendant Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. (“MLPF&S”) is a
Delaware corporation and registered broker-dealer and investment advisor with its principal
place of business in New York, New York. MLPF&S acted as an underwriter for certain of the
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