UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549 

 

FORM 10-K 

 

(Mark One) 

| ☒ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 

or 

 

| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the transition period from                      to                     

333-185882-02 

(Commission File Number of issuing entity) 

0001574593 

(Central Index Key Number of issuing entity) 

 

Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-6 

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

333-185882-01 

(Commission File Number of depositor) 

0001176320 

(Central Index Key Number of depositor) 

Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc. 

(Exact name of depositor as specified in its charter) 

0001530239 

(Central Index Key Number of sponsor) 

RWT Holdings, Inc. 

(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter) 

 

New York 

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

38-3903384 

38-3903385 

(I.R.S. Employer 

Identification No.) 

 

| c/o Citibank, N.A.

388 Greenwich Street, 14th Floor

New York, New York |   | 10013      |
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| (Address of principal executive offices of the issuing entity)           |   | (Zip Code) |

(212) 816-5693 

(Telephone number, including area code) 

 

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on whichregistered |
|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------|
| None                |              |                                     |

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    ☐  Yes    ☒  No 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    ☐  Yes    ☒  No 

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    ☐  No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). 

Not Applicable 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. 

 

| Large accelerated filer |   | ☐ |    |                                 |   | Accelerated filer                   |   | ☐ |
|-------------------------|--------|---------|--------------|--------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------|--------|---------|
|                    |   |    |         |                                 |
| Non-accelerated filer   |   | ☒ |    |        |   | Smaller reporting company |   | ☐ |
|                    |   |    |         |                                 |
| Emerging growth company |   | ☐ |    |                                 |   |                                |   |    |

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.     ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  ☐    Yes    ☒  No 

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter. 

Not Applicable 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. 

Not Applicable 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. 

Not Applicable 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 

List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g., Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the document is incorporated: (1) Any annual report to security holders; (2) Any proxy or information statement; and (3) Any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The listed documents should be clearly described for identification purposes (e.g., annual report to security holders for fiscal year ended December 24, 1980). 

Not applicable 

 

 

 

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PART I 

Item 1. Business. 

Omitted. 

Item 1A. Risk Factors. 

Omitted.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments. 

None. 

Item 2. Properties. 

Omitted. 

Item 3. Legal Proceedings. 

Omitted. 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Omitted. 

PART II 

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

Omitted. 

Item 6. [Reserved] 

Omitted. 

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Omitted.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. 

Omitted. 

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. 

Omitted. 

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure. 

Omitted. 

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

Omitted. 

Item 9B. Other Information. 

None. 

Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.

None. 

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PART III 

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance. 

Omitted. 

Item 11. Executive Compensation. 

Omitted. 

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters. 

Omitted. 

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence. 

Omitted. 

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services. 

Omitted. 

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE ITEMS REQUIRED BY GENERAL INSTRUCTION J(2) 

Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, Significant Obligor Financial Information. 

No single obligor represents 10% or more of the pool assets held by the issuing entity. 

Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB, Significant Enhancement Provider Financial Information. 

No entity or group of affiliated entities provides any external credit enhancement or other support for the certificates within this transaction as described under Item 1114(a) of Regulation AB. 

Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB, Certain Derivatives Instruments (Financial Information). 

No entity or group of affiliated entities provides any derivative instruments or other support for the certificates within this transaction as described under Item 1115 of Regulation AB. 

Item 1117 of Regulation AB, Legal Proceedings. 

 

There is no significant update regarding the litigation matters described in Redwood’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 under the heading “Item 1117 of Regulation AB, Legal Proceedings.”

 

The depositor has been notified by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”) of material pending legal proceedings to which Wells Fargo is subject in connection with its role as trustee on certain RMBS transactions. This Sequoia transaction is not a party to nor subject to the pending legal proceedings.

 

The disclosure that the depositor received from Wells Fargo is included here:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

 

In December 2014, Phoenix Light SF Limited and certain related entities and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) filed complaints in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Wells Fargo Bank, alleging claims against Wells Fargo Bank in its capacity as trustee for a number of residential mortgage-backed securities 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, 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. Wells Fargo Bank previously settled two class action lawsuits with similar allegations that were filed in November 2014 and December 2016 by institutional investors in the Southern District of New York and New York state court, respectively. In addition, Park Royal I LLC and Park Royal II LLC have filed complaints in New York state 

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court alleging Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, failed to take appropriate actions upon learning of defective mortgage loan documentation. In March 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to resolve the case filed by the NCUA.

 

In addition to the foregoing cases, in August 2014 and August 2015 Nomura Credit & Capital Inc. (“Nomura”) and Natixis Real Estate Holdings, LLC (“Natixis”) filed a total of seven third-party complaints against Wells Fargo Bank in New York state court. In the underlying first-party actions, Nomura and Natixis have been sued for alleged breaches of representations and warranties made in connection with residential mortgage-backed securities sponsored by them. In the third-party actions, Nomura and Natixis allege that Wells Fargo Bank, as master servicer, primary servicer or securities administrator, failed to notify Nomura and Natixis of their own breaches, failed to properly oversee the primary servicers, and failed to adhere to accepted servicing practices. Natixis additionally alleges that Wells Fargo Bank failed to perform default oversight duties. Wells Fargo Bank has asserted counterclaims alleging that Nomura and Natixis failed to provide Wells Fargo Bank notice of their representation and warranty breaches.

 

With respect to each of the foregoing litigations, Wells Fargo Bank believes plaintiffs' claims are without merit and intends to contest the claims vigorously, but there can be no assurances as to the outcome of the litigations or the possible impact of the litigations on Wells Fargo Bank or the related RMBS trusts.

Item 1119 of Regulation AB, Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions. 

The seller and servicing administrator, the sponsor and the depositor are each either directly or indirectly wholly-owned subsidiaries of Redwood Trust, Inc. There is not currently, and there was not during the past two years, any material business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding that is or was entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is or was on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party, between (a) any of the seller, the sponsor, the depositor and the issuing entity on the one hand and (b) any of the trustee, any servicer, the custodian, the master servicer, the securities administrator or either originator of the mortgage loans on the other hand. 

Item 1122 of Regulation AB, Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria. 

The reports on assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and the related attestation reports on such assessments of compliance are attached hereto under Item 15. 

The registrant has prepared the Table below in connection with this transaction. The Table shows, in one compiled format, which entity participating in a servicing function for this transaction was assigned responsibility for each criterion in Item 1122(d). In the Table below, certain criteria are not applicable, given the structure of the offering, and accordingly no entity is assigned responsibility for such criteria. 

On November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. transferred substantially all of its Corporate Trust Services business to Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and its affiliates. For certain transactions where one or more of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.’s roles did not transfer to Computershare Trust Company, N.A. on November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. engaged Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as its agent to perform certain duties under the related transaction documents. Therefore, the reports on assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and the related attestation reports on such assessments of compliance of Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as agent to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in its capacities as master servicer and custodian are included under Item 15.

Also, Christiana Trust, a division of Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB (“Christiana”), the trustee, does not participate in any servicing function for the transaction that is the subject of this 10-K filing. Therefore, there is no reference to Christiana in the chart below; nor does this 10-K filing include any assessment or auditor report from Christiana. Finally, any discrepancies between the chart below and the assessment of compliance exhibit provided by any party listed in the chart is explained by the fact that the chart is specific to the transaction that is the subject of this 10-K filing, whereas each party’s respective assessment of compliance is issued on a platform basis and includes coverage of other additional transactions that are not the subject of this 10-K filing. 

SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC. 

SEMT 2013-6 

Regulation AB 1122(d) 

 

| Regulation AB

Reference |   | Servicing Criteria |   | Wells Fargo BankN.A., as MasterServicer |   | Citibank, N.A., asSecuritiesAdministratorand Paying Agent |   | Cenlar,FSB, asServicer |   | RedwoodResidentialAcquisitionCorporation,as ServicingAdministrator |   | Wells FargoBankN.A., asCustodian |
|--------------------------|--------|--------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------|

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| General Servicing Considerations   |
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| 1122(d)(1)(i)                      |   | Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   | X      |   | X      |   | X      |   |   |   |   |
|                               |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |
| 1122(d)(1)(ii)                     |   | If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |   | X      |   | X      |   | X      |   |   |   |   |
|                               |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |
| 1122(d)(1)(iii)                    |   | Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the pool assets are maintained.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   | N/A    |   | N/A    |   | N/A    |   | N/A    |   | N/A    |
|                               |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |
| 1122(d)(1)(iv)                     |   | A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   | X      |   |   |   | X      |   |   |   |   |
|                               |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |
| 1122(d)(1)(v)                      |   | Aggregation of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information conveyed accurately reflects the information.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |   |   | X      |   | X      |   |   |   |   |
|                               |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Cash Collection and Administration |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |
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| 1122(d)(2)(i)                      |   | Payments on pool assets are deposited into the appropriate bank collection accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   | X      |   | X      |   | X      |   |   |   |   |
|                               |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |
| 1122(d)(2)(ii)                     |   | Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |   | X      |   | X      |   | X      |   |   |   |   |
|                               |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1122(d)(2)(iii)                    |   | Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |   | X      |   |   |   | X      |   | X      |   |   |
|                               |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |
| 1122(d)(2)(iv)                     |   | The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of over collateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   | X      |   | X      |   | X      |   |   |   |   |
|                               |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |
| 1122(d)(2)(v)                      |   | Each collection account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | X      |   | X      |   | X      |   |   |   |   |
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| 1122(d)(2)(vi)                     |   | Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |   | X      |   | X      |   |   |   |   |   |   |
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| 1122(d)(2)(vii)                    |   | Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including collection accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. |   | X      |   | X      |   | X      |   |   |   |   |

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| Investor Remittances and Reporting |
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| 1122(d)(3)(i)                      |   | Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of pool assets serviced by the Servicer. |   | X |   | X |   | X

(Except

NOT

1122(d)

(3)(i)

(C)) |   |   |   |   |
|                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1122(d)(3)(ii)                     |   | Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. |   | X |   | X |   | X |   |   |   |   |
|                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1122(d)(3)(iii)                    |   | Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. |   | X |   | X |   | X |   |   |   |   |
|                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1122(d)(3)(iv)                     |   | Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. |   | X |   | X |   | X |   |   |   |   |
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| Pool Asset Administration          |
|                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1122(d)(4)(i)                      |   | Collateral or security on pool assets is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related pool asset documents. |   |   |   |   |   | X** |   |   |   | X |
|                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1122(d)(4)(ii)                     |   | Pool assets and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements. |   |   |   |   |   | X** |   |   |   | X |
|                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1122(d)(4)(iii)                    |   | Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed & approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements. |   |   |   |   |   | X |   |   |   |   |
|                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1122(d)(4)(iv)                     |   | Payments on pool assets, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related pool asset documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related pool asset documents. |   |   |   |   |   | X |   |   |   |   |
|                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1122(d)(4)(v)                      |   | The Servicer’s records regarding the pool assets agree with the Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance. |   |   |   |   |   | X |   |   |   |   |
|                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1122(d)(4)(vi)                     |   | Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s pool assets (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. |   |   |   |   |   | X |   |   |   |   |
|                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1122(d)(4)(vii)                    |   | Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements. |   |   |   |   |   | X |   |   |   |   |
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| 1122(d)(4)(viii) |   | Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a pool asset is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent pool assets including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment).                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |   | X   |   |   |   |   |
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| 1122(d)(4)(ix)   |   | Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for pool assets with variable rates are computed based on the related pool asset documents.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |   |   |   |   | X   |   |   |   |   |
|             |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |
| 1122(d)(4)(x)    |   | Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s pool asset documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable pool asset documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related pool assets, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. |   |   |   |   |   | X   |   |   |   |   |
|             |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |
| 1122(d)(4)(xi)   |   | Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   |   |   | X   |   |   |   |   |
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| 1122(d)(4)(xii)  |   | Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the Servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   |   |   | X   |   |   |   |   |
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| 1122(d)(4)(xiii) |   | Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |   |   |   |   | X   |   |   |   |   |
|             |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |   |   |
| 1122(d)(4)(xiv)  |   | Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   | X      |   | *      |   | X   |   |   |   |   |
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| 1122(d)(4)(xv)   |   | Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   | N/A    |   | N/A    |   | N/A |   | N/A    |   | N/A    |

 

| *      | The Revised PSA inadvertently and mistakenly indicates by “X” that Citibank performs Reg AB Item 1122(d)(4)(xiv). However, this Chart, as well as Citibank’s management assessment report and report of the independent accountants are accurate in that Reg AB Item 1122(d)(4)(xiv) is not performed by Citibank. This Reg AB Item 1122(d)(4)(xiv) servicing criteria function is being performed by other parties. In this SEMT 2013-6 transaction, the Reg AB Item 1122(d)(4)(xiv) servicing criteria function is performed by Wells Fargo, as master servicer, and by underlying servicer Cenlar FSB. |
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| **     | The Revised PSA indicates by “X” that Cenlar FSB performs Reg AB Items 1122(d)(4)(i-ii). However, Cenlar FSB’s management assessment report and report of the independent accountants state that Reg AB Items 1122(d)(4)(i-ii) are not performed by Cenlar. In this SEMT 2013-6 transaction, the Reg AB Items 1122(d)(4)(i-ii) servicing criteria functions, as to Cenlar FSB, are instead performed by Wells Fargo, as custodian.                                                                                                                                                                   |

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

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The report on assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria furnished pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB by the Corporate Trust Services division of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “Company”) for its master servicing platformdiscloses that a material instance of noncompliance occurred,as described below:

 

Material Instance of Noncompliance by the Company

 

Management’s assessment of compliance with the Pre-Sale Applicable Servicing Criteria set forth by the Securities and Exchange Commission in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB for the Period, disclosed  that a material instance of noncompliance occurred with respect to the servicing criterion set forth in Item  1122(d)(2)(v) for the Pre-Sale Period as follows. 

 

|   | • | With respect to servicing criterion 1122(d)(2)(v), custodial accounts for certain transactions on the RMBS  Master Servicing Platform were not maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in  the transaction agreements because they did not satisfy account eligibility requirements. |   |
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Servicing Criterion 1122(d)(2)(v) provides as follows: 

 

|   | • | “Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, ‘federally insured depository institution’ with  respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of 240.13k-1(b)(1) of this chapter.” |   |
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Management’s Discussion of the Material Instance of Noncompliance During the Pre-Sale Period

 

1122(d)(2)(v) – Maintenance of Custodial Accounts: 

 

(a)The transaction agreements for the RMBS Master Servicing Platform transactions require the institutions maintaining custodial accounts for each transaction to satisfy certain eligibility criteria. Generally, such eligibility criteria can be satisfied if the institution holding the account either (i) possesses requisite long and/or short-term credit ratings from the specified rating agency(ies) (collectively, the “Requisite Ratings”), or (ii) satisfies one of the other alternative means of establishing account eligibility (collectively, “Alternative Means”). For the Pre-Sale Period, Management has determined that certain custodial accounts held at Wells Fargo for certain transactions in the RMBS Master Servicing Platform were not maintained “as set forth in the transaction agreements” because (i) the Company’s or the Company’s holding company, as applicable, long and/or short-term issuer ratings during the Pre-Sale Period were lower than the related Requisite Ratings thresholds for such transactions, and (ii) there was no Alternative Means during the Pre-Sale Period to satisfy account eligibility requirements for such transactions.

 

(b)In December 2019, for approximately 1,200 transactions that were on the RMBS Master Servicing Platform at the time, the Company sent notices to investors and certain transaction parties, including trustees, for which the Company, at the time, believed there was, or could be, account eligibility noncompliance (the “December 2019 Notice”). Based on its review, the Company concluded in its 2019 and 2020 Assessments of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria that the scope of (i.e. number of impacted transactions with) account eligibility noncompliance for the RMBS Master Servicing Platform was less than half of the approximately 1,200 RMBS Master Servicing Platform transactions listed on the December 2019 Notice.

 

(c)Management believes that, as of the end of the Pre-Sale Period, less than one third of the 1,450 RMBS Master Servicing transactions listed on Appendix A to this 2021 Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria have account eligibility noncompliance. During the Pre-Sale Period, in response to questions it received from some trustees for some transactions with account eligibility noncompliance, the Company provided information to such trustees on the status of remediating transactions with account eligibility noncompliance. During the Pre-Sale Period, it was determined that one additional RMBS Master Servicing Platform transaction with account eligibility noncompliance that was not included on the December 2019 Notice. With the sale of the Corporate Trust Services division to Computershare on November 1, 2021, Computershare either as Wells Fargo’s agent or as successor to Wells Fargo’s master servicing role (when and if such succession occurs), has taken responsibility for remediating RMBS Master Servicing Platform transactions with account eligibility noncompliance since, in either capacity, it is performing the activities related to Item 1122(d)(2)(v).

 

(d)Although the lack of Requisite Ratings or Alternative Means described above resulted in technical noncompliance with the relevant transaction agreements, Management believes that such technical noncompliance does not have a material impact on either (i) the Company’s ability to master service the transactions itself, or through its agent, in accordance with the transaction agreements, or (ii) the securities issued in connection with the related transactions or the investors holding such securities.

The identified instance did not involve the servicing of the assets backing the asset-backed securities covered in this Form 10-K.

Computershare Trust Company, National Association

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The report on assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria furnished pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB by the Computershare Trust Company, National Association (the “Company”) for its master servicing platform discloses that a material instance of noncompliance occurred, as described below:

 

Material Instance of Noncompliance by the Company

 

Management’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria set forth by the Securities and Exchange Commission in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB for the Period, disclosed that a material instance of noncompliance occurred with respect to the servicing criterion set forth in Item 1122(d)(2)(v) as follows: 

 

|   | • | With respect to servicing criterion 1122(d)(2)(v), custodial accounts for certain transactions on the RMBS Master Servicing Platform were not maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements because they did not satisfy account eligibility requirements. |
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Servicing Criterion 1122(d)(2)(v) provides as follows: 

 

|   | • | “Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, ‘federally insured depository institution’ with  respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of 240.13k-1(b)(1) of this chapter.” |
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Management’s Discussion of the Material Instance of Noncompliance

1122(d)(2)(v) – Maintenance of Custodial Accounts: 

|   | a) | The transaction agreements for the Company’s RMBS Master Servicing Platform transactions require the institutions maintaining custodial accounts for each transaction to satisfy certain eligibility criteria. Generally, such eligibility criteria can be satisfied if the institution holding the account either (i) possesses requisite long and/or short-term credit ratings from the specified rating agency(ies) (collectively, the “Requisite Ratings”), or (ii) satisfies one of the other alternative means of establishing account eligibility (collectively, “Alternative Means”). For the Period, Management has determined that certain custodial accounts held at Wells Fargo for certain transactions in the Company’s RMBS Master Servicing Platform were not maintained “as set forth in the transaction agreements” because (i) Wells Fargo’s or Wells Fargo’s holding company, as applicable, long and/or short-term issuer ratings during the Period were lower than the related Requisite Ratings thresholds for such transactions, and (ii) there was no Alternative Means during the Period to satisfy account eligibility requirements for such transactions. |   |
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|   | b) | In December 2019, for approximately 1,200 transactions that were on Wells Fargo’s RMBS master servicing platform at the time, the Corporate Trust Services division of Wells Fargo sent notices to investors and certain transaction parties, including trustees, stating that there was, or could be, account eligibility noncompliance for such transactions (the “December 2019 Notice”). Based on its review, management for the Corporate Trust Services division of Wells Fargo concluded in its 2019 and 2020 Assessments of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria for its RMBS master servicing platform that the scope of (i.e. number of impacted transactions with) account eligibility noncompliance for its RMBS master servicing platform was less than half of the approximately 1,200 RMBS master servicing platform transactions listed on the December 2019 Notice. |   |
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|   | c) | Management believes that, as of the end of the Period, less than one third of the 1,435 RMBS Master Servicing transactions listed on Appendix A to this 2021 Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria have account eligibility noncompliance. During the Period, in response to questions it received from some trustees for some transactions with account eligibility noncompliance, the Company provided information to such trustees on the status of remediating transactions with account eligibility noncompliance. With the purchase of the Corporate Trust Services division from Wells Fargo on November 1, 2021, Computershare, either as Wells Fargo’s agent or as successor to Wells Fargo’s master servicing role (when and if such succession occurs), has taken responsibility for remediating RMBS Master Servicing Platform transactions with account eligibility noncompliance since, in either capacity, it is performing the activities related to Item 1122(d)(2)(v). The Company is currently pursuing action to remediate the account eligibility noncompliance for the affected transactions in the RMBS Master Servicing Platform. |   |
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|   | d) | Although the lack of Requisite Ratings or Alternative Means described above resulted in technical noncompliance with the relevant transaction agreements, Management believes that such technical noncompliance does not have a material impact on |   |
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|   |  | either (i) the Company’s ability to master service the transactions in accordance with the transaction agreements, or (ii) the securities issued in connection with the related transactions or the investors holding such securities. |   |
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The identified instance did not involve the servicing of the assets backing the asset-backed securities covered in this Form 10-K.

Item 1123 of Regulation AB, Servicer Compliance Statement. 

The servicer compliance statements are attached hereto under Item 15. 

PART IV 

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules. 

|   | (a) | List the following documents filed as a part of the report: |
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|   | (1) | Not Applicable |
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|   | (2) | Not Applicable |
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|   | (3) | Exhibits listed below are included as indicated below: |
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| Exhibit Number |                                                                                                      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| (4)                 |                                                                                                      | Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2014, by and among Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as master servicer, Citibank, N.A., as securities administrator and Christiana Trust, A Division of Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed on January 6, 2014, Exhibit 20.2) (SEC File Number 333-185882-02) |
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| (31)                |                                                                                                      | Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certification                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|                |                                                                                                      |
| (33)                |                                                                                                      | Reports on Assessment of Compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed issuers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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|                |                                                                                                      | 33.1 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Master Servicer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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|                |                                                                                                      | 33.1a Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Sub-Contractor for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Master Servicer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                |                                                                                                      |
|                |                                                                                                      | 33.2 Cenlar, FSB, as Servicer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|                |                                                                                                      |
|                |                                                                                                      | 33.2a CoreLogic Tax Services, LLC (“CoreLogic”), as Sub-Contractor for Cenlar FSB, as to Item 1122(d)(4)(xi)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                |                                                                                                      |
|                |                                                                                                 | 33.2b American Security Insurance Company, Standard Guaranty Insurance Company and TrackSure Insurance Agency, Inc. (collectively, “Assurant”), as Sub-Contractor for Cenlar FSB, as to Item 1122(d)(4)(xi)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|                |                                                                                                      |
|                |                                                                                                 | 33.3 Redwood Residential Acquisition Corporation, as Servicing Administrator                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                |                                                                                                      |
|                |                                                                                                 | 33.4 Citibank, N.A., as Securities Administrator and Paying Agent                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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|                |                                                                                                 | 33.5 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Custodian                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                |                                                                                                      |
|                | 33.5a Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Sub-Contractor for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Custodian       |
|                |                                                                                                      |
| (34)                |                                                                                                 | Attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|                |                                                                                                      |
|                |                                                                                                 | 34.1 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Master Servicer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|                |                                                                                                      |
|                | 34.1a Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Sub-Contractor for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Master Servicer |
|                |                                                                                                      |
|                |                                                                                                 | 34.2 Cenlar, FSB, as Servicer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|                |                                                                                                      |
|                |                                                                                                 | 34.2a CoreLogic Tax Services, LLC (“CoreLogic”), as Sub-Contractor for Cenlar FSB, as to Item 1122(d)(4)(xi)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                |                                                                                                      |
|                |                                                                                                 | 34.2b American Security Insurance Company, Standard Guaranty Insurance Company and TrackSure Insurance Agency, Inc. (collectively, “Assurant”), as Sub-Contractor for Cenlar FSB, as to Item 1122(d)(4)(xi)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|                |                                                                                                      |
|                |                                                                                                 | 34.3 Redwood Residential Acquisition Corporation, as Servicing Administrator                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                |                                                                                                      |
|                |                                                                                                 | 34.4 Citibank, N.A., as Securities Administrator and Paying Agent                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|                |                                                                                                      |
|                |                                                                                                 | 34.5 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Custodian                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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|                | 34.5a Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Sub-Contractor for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Custodian       |

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| (35)   |                                                                                                 | Servicer Compliance Statement |
|   |                                                                                                      |
|   |                                                                                                 | 35.1 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Master Servicer |
|   |                                                                                                      |
|   | 35.1a Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Sub-Contractor for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Master Servicer |
|   |                                                                                                      |
|   |                                                                                                 | 35.2 Cenlar, FSB, as Servicer |
|   |                                                                                                      |
|   |                                                                                                 | 35.3 Redwood Residential Acquisition Corporation, as Servicing Administrator |
|   |                                                                                                      |
|   |                                                                                                 | 35.4 Citibank, N.A., as Securities Administrator and Paying Agent |

|   | (b) | See subparagraph (a)(3) above. |
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|   | (c) | Omitted. |
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Item 16. Form 10-K Summary. 

Omitted. 

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SIGNATURES 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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. 

 

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| Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc.

(Depositor)                |
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| /s/ Jeremy P. Strom                                           |
| President                                                     |
| (senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor) |

Date: March 30, 2022

 

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