RREF, the retaining sponsor, intends to satisfy the U.S. credit risk retention requirement through the purchase by one or more "majority-owned affiliate" (as defined in the credit risk retention rules), from the underwriters and initial purchasers, on the Closing Date, of (i) an "eligible horizontal residual interest" comprised of the Class NR-RR certificates that are not part of the VRR Interest and (ii) and "eligible vertical interest" comprised of a certain percentage of the certificate balance, notional amount, or percentage interest in each class of certificates (other than the Class R certificates)(the "VRR Interest").