Attached files
| file | filename |
|---|---|
| EX-8.1 - EXHIBIT 8.1 - Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-2 | v332860_ex8-1.htm |
| EX-5.1 - EXHIBIT 5.1 - Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-2 | v332860_ex5-1.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
__________________
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
January 28, 2013
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
SEQUOIA MORTGAGE TRUST 2013-2
(Issuing Entity of the Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2013-2)
RWT Holdings, Inc.
(Sponsor)
RWT Holdings, Inc.
(Exact Name of Sponsor as Specified in Its Charter)
SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC.
(as Depositor with respect to the issuance of Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-2, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates)
SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant/Depositor as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 333-179292-07 | _35-2170972 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One Belvedere Place, Suite 330
Mill Valley, CA 94941
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(415) 389-7373
(Registrant’s Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation and Chapman and Cutler LLP have been retained by Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc. (the “Registrant”) as counsel for the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Commission File No. 333-179292) (the “Shelf Registration Statement”) in connection with various transactions. Legal opinions by Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation as to various legal matters to be incorporated into the Shelf Registration Statement are attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1 and Exhibit 23.1. Legal opinions by Chapman and Cutler LLP as to federal income tax matters to be incorporated into the Shelf Registration Statement are attached hereto as Exhibit 8.1 and Exhibit 23.2. These Exhibits are filed in connection with the take-down under the Shelf Registration Statement reflected by the issuance of mortgage pass-through certificates by Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-2.
| Item 9.01.(d) | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation, dated January 28, 2013 as to various legal matters. | |
| 8.1 | Opinion of Chapman and Cutler LLP, dated January 28, 2013, as to federal income tax matters. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
| 23.2 | Consent of Chapman and Cutler LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 28, 2013
| SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ John H. Isbrandtsen | |
| John H. Isbrandtsen | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
| 5.1 | Opinion of Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation, dated January 28, 2013 as to various legal matters. |
| 8.1 | Opinion of Chapman and Cutler LLP, dated January 28, 2013, as to federal income tax matters. |
| 23.1 | Consent of Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1) |
| 23.2 | Consent of Chapman and Cutler LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1) |