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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
July 10, 2002

          Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc.          
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

         Delaware         
(State or Other Jurisdiction
Of Incorporation) 333-90772
(Commission
File Number)   35-2170972  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

591 Redwood Highway
Suite 3120
Mill Valley, California
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
       94941     
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (415) 381-1765

                                       No Change                                      

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Item 5.  Other Events.

In connection with the offering of the Sequoia Mortgage Trust 8 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc., as representative of the underwriters of the Certificates (the “Representative”), has prepared certain materials (the “Computational Materials”) for distribution to its potential investors.  Although Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc. provided the Representative with certain information regarding the characteristics of the mortgage loans in the related portfolio, it did not participate in the preparation of the Computational Materials.

For purposes of this Form 8-K, “Computational Materials” shall mean computer generated tables and/or charts displaying, with respect to the Certificates, any of the following: yield; average life, duration; expected maturity; interest rate sensitivity; loss sensitivity; cash flow characteristics; background information regarding the loans; the proposed structure; decrement tables; or similar information (tabular or otherwise) of a statistical, mathematical, tabular or computational nature.  The Computational Materials are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.  Financial Statements; Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(a)

Not applicable.

(b)

Not applicable.

(c)

Exhibits:

99.1

Computational Materials.

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC.

By: /s/ John H. Isbrandtsen                                   
Name: John H. Isbrandtsen
Title:   Vice President

Dated:  July 11, 2002

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Computational Materials

Exhibit 99.1     Computational Material