8-K 1 f01647e8vk.txt FORM 8-K 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 August 20, 2004 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC. SEQUOIA MORTGAGE TRUST 2004-7 (as Depositor of Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2004-7, the Issuer of Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates under a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2004) SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC. ----------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware 333-115296-04 35-2170972 -------- ------------- ---------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) One Belvedere Place, Suite 330, Mill Valley, CA 94941 ----------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (415) 381-1765 ------------------------------ (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Not Applicable --------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT Item 8.01. OTHER EVENTS Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc. has previously registered the offer and sale of Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates issued by Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2004-7 (the "Certificates"). The following exhibit which relates specifically to the Certificates is included with this Current Report: Item 9.01. Exhibits ~~10.1 Monthly Payment Date Statement relating to the distribution to Certificateholders, August 20, 2004.~~

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: September 2, 2004 SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC. By: /s/ Harold F. Zagunis ---------------------------- Harold F. Zagunis Chief Financial Officer and Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX

~~Table~~Exhibit ofNumber ~~Contents~~Page Number -------------- ----------- 10.1 Monthly Payment Date Statement relating to the distribution to Certificateholders, August 20, 2004................................... 5

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

July 29, 2004 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC. (as Depositor with respect to the issuance of Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2004-7, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates)

SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 333-115296-04 (Commission File Number) 35-2170972 (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)

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
	Item 5. Other Events
	Item 7(c). Exhibits
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Exhibit 99.1
Exhibit 99.2

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 5. Other Events

On July 1, 2004, Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc. (the “Depositor”), HSBC Bank USA, National Association (the “Trustee”), and Wells Fargo Bank, N. A. (the “Master Servicer” and “Securities Administrator”) entered into a Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), pursuant to which the Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2004-7 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates in the approximate aggregate principal amount of $1,038,985,100 were issued. In connection with the offering of Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, RWT Holdings, Inc. (“RWT”) and the Depositor entered into a Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement dated July 1, 2004, pursuant to which RWT conveyed to the Depositor as of the closing on July 29, 2004, all of its interest in the Mortgage Loans. The Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with accompanying Exhibits, is annexed hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The Opinion as to federal income tax matters in connection with the issuance of the Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2004-7 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

Item 7(c). Exhibits

99.1		Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated July 1, 2004, by and among Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc., as Depositor, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, N. A., as Master Servicer and Securities Administrator.
99.2		Opinion of Chapman and Cutler LLP, dated July 29, 2004, as to federal income tax matters in connection with the issuance of the Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2004-7 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates.

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: August 12, 2004

SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC. By: /s/ Harold F. Zagunis Harold F. Zagunis Secretary

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Exhibit Number

99.1		Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated July 1, 2004, by and among Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc., as Depositor, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, N. A., as Master Servicer and Securities Administrator.
99.2		Opinion of Chapman and Cutler LLP, dated July 29, 2004, as to federal income tax matters in connection with the issuance of the Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2004-7 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates.

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