Exhibit A Characteristics of the Ginnie Mae Multifamily Certificates and the Related Mortgage Loans* Pool Number FHA Program City State Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date Mortgage Interest Rate Certificate Rate Servicing and Guaranty Fee Rate Maturity Date Monthly Principal and Interest Original Term to Maturity (mos.) Remaining Term to Maturity (mos.) Period from Issuance (mos.) Issue Date Lockout End Date Prepayment Penalty End Date Lockout/ Prepayment Restriction Code Remaining Lockout Period (mos.) Total Remaining Lockout and Prepayment Penalty Period (mos.) 580534   221(d)(4) Las Vegas NV $29,275,648.21 5.950% 5.700% 0.250% Feb-45 $161,158.05 469 467 2 Jan-06 Mar-07 Mar-15 3 12 108 648475   221(d)(4) Columbus OH 19,088,225.09 5.250 5.000 0.250 Jun-44 96,525.46 462 459 3 Dec-05 Dec-06 Dec-15 2 9 117 608912   207/223(f) West Jordan UT 18,119,274.53 5.800 5.550 0.250 Feb-41 100,966.38 420 419 1 Feb-06 Mar-08 Mar-16 3 24 120 619779   221(d)(4) San Antonio TX 15,979,455.23 5.875 5.625 0.250 Jun-45 86,947.27 473 471 2 Jan-06 Feb-08 Feb-16 10 23 119 643794   207/223(f) Lakewood CO 14,232,316.33 5.500 5.250 0.250 Jan-41 76,550.60 420 418 2 Jan-06 Feb-07 Feb-16 2 11 119 610771   223(a)(7) Mesquite TX 13,772,724.22 5.500 5.250 0.250 Jan-46 71,117.50 481 478 3 Dec-05 Feb-07 Feb-16 2 11 119 597799   221(d)(4) Tallahassee FL 11,769,672.00 6.000 5.750 0.250 Jun-44 65,596.02 463 459 4 Nov-05 Jul-09 Jul-14 5 40 100 634691   223(a)(7) Wilmington NC 10,095,016.05 5.750 5.450 0.300 Jan-46 53,853.09 480 478 2 Jan-06 Jan-08 Jan-16 3 22 118 473375   221(d)(4) Herndon VA 10,022,156.88 6.340 6.090 0.250 Sep-44 58,036.98 478 462 16 Nov-04 Oct-09 Oct-14 5 43 103 639868   241(f)/223(a)(7) Springfield MA 9,929,912.90 5.550 5.300 0.250 Jul-35 57,197.11 354 352 2 Jan-06 Feb-08 Feb-15 4 23 107 473369   221(d)(4) Colorado Springs CO 9,669,906.64 7.130 6.880 0.250 Dec-43 61,668.30 477 453 24 Mar-04 Dec-08 Dec-13 6 33 93 613157   223(a)(7) St. Louis MO 9,222,842.24 6.000 5.750 0.250 Oct-45 50,874.35 480 475 5 Oct-05 Nov-07 Nov-15 3 20 116 642174   223(f) Brooklyn NY 7,800,000.00 5.950 5.700 0.250 Mar-41 44,213.20 421 420 1 Feb-06 Apr-08 Apr-16 3 25 121 643797   221(d)(4)/223(a)(7)  Dallas TX 7,134,110.15 6.850 6.600 0.250 Jan-46 43,593.20 480 478 2 Jan-06 Feb-08 Feb-16 3 23 119 646655   223(f) Indianapolis IN 7,040,000.00 4.970 4.680 0.290 Mar-41 35,395.43 421 420 1 Feb-06 Mar-08 Mar-16 3 24 120 629615   221(d)(4) Chicago IL 6,969,415.41 6.200 5.950 0.250 Jun-45 39,495.32 472 471 1 Feb-06 Jun-07 Jun-15 3 15 111 450978 232 Hollywood FL 6,944,969.64 7.670 7.330 0.340 Feb-39 48,288.11 464 395 69 Jun-00 Oct-08 N/A 1 31 31 473365   221(d)(4) Virginia Beach VA 6,558,708.14 7.000 6.750 0.250 Nov-43 41,234.18 476 452 24 Mar-04 Jan-09 Jan-14 6 34 94 632158 232 Brewster NY 6,243,255.42 6.270 6.020 0.250 Sep-30 41,612.17 299 294 5 Oct-05 Dec-07 Dec-15 3 21 117 * Based on publicly available information, including the disclosure documents for the Ginnie Mae Multifamily Certificates, the information with respect to the Mortgage Loans set forth on this Exhibit A has been collected and summarized by the Sponsor and the Co-Manager. Lockout/Prepayment Restriction Codes: (1)  Lockout through the Lockout End Date; thereafter no Prepayment Penalty applies. (2)  Lockout through the Lockout End Date; thereafter a Prepayment Penalty of 9% of the prepaid amount until the twelfth mortgage loan payment beyond the Lockout End Date disclosed above, declining thereafter by 1% annually through the Prepayment Penalty End Date until it reaches 0%. (3)  Lockout through the Lockout End Date; thereafter a Prepayment Penalty of 8% of the prepaid amount until the twelfth mortgage loan payment beyond the Lockout End Date disclosed above, declining thereafter by 1% annually through the Prepayment Penalty End Date until it reaches 0%. (4)  Lockout through the Lockout End Date; thereafter a Prepayment Penalty of 7% of the prepaid amount until the twelfth mortgage loan payment beyond the Lockout End Date disclosed above, declining thereafter by 1% annually through the Prepayment Penalty End Date until it reaches 0%. (5)  Lockout through the Lockout End Date; thereafter a Prepayment Penalty of 5% of the prepaid amount until the twelfth mortgage loan payment beyond the Lockout End Date disclosed above, declining thereafter by 1% annually through the Prepayment Penalty End Date until it reaches 0%. (6)  Lockout through the Lockout End Date; thereafter a Prepayment Penalty of 10% of the prepaid amount until the twelfth mortgage loan payment beyond the Lockout End Date disclosed above, declining thereafter by 1% annually through the Prepayment Penalty End Date until it reaches 6%. (7)  Lockout through the Lockout End Date; thereafter a Prepayment Penalty of 9% of the prepaid amount until the forty-eighth mortgage loan payment beyond the Lockout End Date disclosed above, thereafter a Prepayment Penalty of 5% of the prepaid amount until the sixtieth mortgage loan payment beyond the Lockout End Date disclosed above, declining thereafter by 1% annually through the Prepayment Penalty End Date until it reaches 0%. (8)  Lockout through the Lockout End Date; thereafter a Prepayment Penalty of 9% of the prepaid amount until the thirty-sixth mortgage loan payment beyond the Lockout End Date disclosed above, thereafter a Prepayment Penalty of 5% of the prepaid amount until the forty-eighth mortgage loan payment beyond the Lockout End Date disclosed above, declining thereafter by 1% annually through the Prepayment Penalty End Date until it reaches 0%. (9)  Lockout through the Lockout End Date; thereafter a Prepayment Penalty of 8% of the prepaid amount until the twelfth mortgage loan payment beyond the Lockout End Date disclosed above, declining thereafter by 1% annually through the Prepayment Penalty End Date until it reaches 6%. (10)  Lockout through the Lockout End Date; thereafter a Prepayment Penalty of 8% of the prepaid amount until the twelfth mortgage loan payment beyond the Lockout End Date disclosed above, declining thereafter by 1% annually through the Prepayment Penalty End Date until it reaches 2%; thereafter a Prepayment Penalty of 2% of the prepaid amount for five months followed by a Prepayment Penalty of 1% of the prepaid amount for 19 months. (continued on next page) C-25