0001144204-13-004709.txt : 20130130 0001144204-13-004709.hdr.sgml : 20130130 20130130120525 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-13-004709 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130130 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130130 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001176320 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES [6189] IRS NUMBER: 352170972 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 424B3 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-179292 FILM NUMBER: 13557755 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE BELVEDERE PLACE, STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: MILL VALLEY STATE: CA ZIP: 94941 BUSINESS PHONE: 415-389-7373 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE BELVEDERE PLACE, STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: MILL VALLEY STATE: CA ZIP: 94941 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-3 CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001567958 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES [6189] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 424B3 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-179292-08 FILM NUMBER: 13557754 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE BELVEDERE PLACE, STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: MILL VALLEY STATE: CA ZIP: 94941 BUSINESS PHONE: 415-389-7373 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE BELVEDERE PLACE, STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: MILL VALLEY STATE: CA ZIP: 94941 424B3 1 v333329_424b3.htm FORM 424B3

Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration Statement File Numbers
333-179292 and 333-179292-01

Sequoia Mortgage Funding Corporation

Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc.

(Depositors)

THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND STATE SECURITIES REGULATORS HAVE NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS INFORMATION IS ACCURATE OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

The Depositors have filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This information does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor will there be any sale of securities other than by means of a prospectus satisfying the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

RWT Holdings, Inc. and Redwood Trust, Inc., affiliates of Sequoia Mortgage Funding Corporation and Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc., entered into an arrangement, dated January 25, 2013, with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC in contemplation of a mortgage-backed securities transaction that would be sponsored by RWT Holdings, Inc. and underwritten by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. The arrangement contemplates:

an approximate size of a pool of mortgage loans that would underlie the securities, subject to permitted variances and various other conditions;

a transfer of the pool of mortgage loans from Redwood Residential Acquisition Corporation to either Sequoia Mortgage Funding Corporation or Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc.;

the issuance of various classes of senior and subordinate securities and the assignment of expected ratings to certain of those classes, including one or more classes of triple-A rated securities;

the issuance of one or more subordinate classes of securities in a minimum principal amount relative to the aggregate principal amount of securities;

shifting interest provisions allocating mortgage loan payments among various classes of securities depending on various conditions;

an expected interest rate on certain classes of securities;

preliminary pricing expectations for the purchase price to be paid by the underwriter for the triple-A rated securities; and

a projected closing date.

Consummation of the transaction is subject to various conditions and approvals, including entering into a mutually acceptable underwriting agreement and due diligence. The arrangement also includes an allocation of certain expenses between the parties.

January 30, 2013