UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-D

 

 

ASSET-BACKED ISSUER DISTRIBUTION REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the monthly distribution period from:

December 28, 2022 to January 25, 2023

Commission File Number of issuing entity: 333-179292-07

Central Index Key Number of issuing entity: 0001564968

 

 

Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-2

(Exact name of issuing entity as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number of depositor: 333-179292

Central Index Key Number of depositor: 0001176320

Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc.

(Exact name of depositor as specified in its charter)

 

Central Index Key Number of sponsor: 0001530239

RWT Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Jeremy P. Strom

(720) 627-8472

(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this filing)

 

 

 

 

New York

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of the issuing entity)

38-3896066

38-3896067

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

c/o Citibank, N.A.

388 Greenwich Street, 14th Floor

New York, New York

  10013
(Address of principal executive offices of the issuing entity)   (Zip Code)

(212) 816-5693

(Telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

 

 


PART I – DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION

Item 1. Distribution and Pool Performance Information.

On January 25, 2023, a distribution was made to holders of the certificates issued by Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-2.

The distribution report is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 10-D.

No assets securitized by Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc. (the “Depositor”) and held by Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-2 were the subject of a demand to repurchase or replace for breach of the representations and warranties during the monthly distribution period from December 28, 2022 to January 25, 2023.

RWT Holdings, Inc. (the “Securitizer”), an affiliate of the Depositor, is the sponsor and the Securitizer of assets held by Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-2. The Securitizer filed its first Form ABS-15G on February 6, 2012, and most recently filed its Form ABS-15G on February 11, 2022. The CIK number of the Securitizer is 0001530239.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2. Legal Proceedings.

The Depositor has been notified by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. ("Wells Fargo") of an update to material pending legal proceedings to which Wells Fargo is subject in connection with its role on certain RMBS transactions. The Depositor is not a party to, nor is this Sequoia transaction subject to, the pending legal proceedings.

In December 2014, Phoenix Light SF Limited (Phoenix Light) and certain related entities filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging claims against Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., in its capacity as trustee for a number of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) trusts. Complaints raising similar allegations have been filed by Commerzbank AG in the Southern District of New York and by IKB International and IKB Deutsche Industriebank in New York state court. In each case, the plaintiffs allege that Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, caused losses to investors, and plaintiffs assert causes of action based upon, among other things, the trustee's alleged failure to notify and enforce repurchase obligations of mortgage loan sellers for purported breaches of representations and warranties, notify investors of alleged events of default, and abide by appropriate standards of care following alleged events of default. In July 2022, the district court dismissed Phoenix Light's claims and certain of the claims asserted by Commerzbank AG, and subsequently entered judgment in each case in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. In August 2022, Phoenix Light and Commerzbank AG appealed the district court's decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The Company previously settled two class actions filed by institutional investors and an action filed by the National Credit Union Administration with similar allegations. In addition, Park Royal I LLC and Park Royal II LLC have filed substantially similar lawsuits in New York state court alleging Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, failed to take appropriate actions upon learning of defective mortgage loan documentation.

Item 10. Exhibits.

(a) The following is a list of documents filed as part of this Report on Form 10-D:

(99.1): Monthly report distributed to holders of the certificates issued by Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-2, relating to the January 25, 2023 distribution.

(b) The exhibits required to be filed by the Registrant pursuant to this Form 10-D are listed above and in the Exhibit Index that immediately follows the signature page hereof.

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number
   Description
Exhibit 99.1    Monthly report distributed to holders of the certificates issued by Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-2, relating to the January 25, 2023 distribution.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc.
(Depositor)

/s/ Jeremy P. Strom

Jeremy P. Strom, President & Senior Officer in Charge of Securitization

Date: February 3, 2023


ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS

ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS

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