10-K 1 wfm08ar1_10k-2008.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark one) /X/ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 OR / / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ____________ to ____________ Commission file number: 333-143751-12 Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities 2008-AR1 Trust (exact name of issuing entity as specified in its charter) Wells Fargo Asset Securities Corporation (exact name of the depositor as specified in its charter) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (exact name of the sponsor as specified in its charter) New York 54-2201326 (State or other jurisdiction of 54-2201327 incorporation or organization) 54-6772764 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) c/o Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 9062 Old Annapolis Road Columbia, MD 21045 (Address of principal executive (Zip Code) offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (410) 884-2000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 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 X 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 X Note - Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act from their obligations under those Sections. 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 ___ Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (Section 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. Not applicable. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer ___ Accelerated filer ___ Non-accelerated filer X (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company ___ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ___ No X 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. 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. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. Omitted. PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities. Omitted. Item 6. Selected Financial Data. 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 9A(T). Controls and Procedures. Omitted. Item 9B. Other Information. None. 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 Accounting Fees and Services. Omitted. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE ITEMS FOR REGULATION AB 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). Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch provides an Interest Rate Swap Agreement for the trust as disclosed in the 424 Prospectus. No additional disclosure is necessary because the significance percentage for the Interest Rate Swap Agreement is less than 10%. Item 1117 of Regulation AB, Legal Proceedings. The registrant knows of no material pending legal proceedings involving the Trust and all parties related to such Trust, other than routine litigation incidental to the duties of those respective parties. Item 1119 of Regulation AB, Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions. The information regarding this Item has been previously filed in a 424(b)(5) filing dated February 25, 2008. 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. Item 1123 of Regulation AB, Servicer Compliance Statement. The servicer compliance statements are attached hereto under Item 15. Part IV Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules. (a) Exhibits. (4.1) Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2008, incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 of the issuing entity's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2008, and as subsequently amended Exhibit 4.1 on the issuing entity's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2008 and May 7, 2008. (10.1) Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2008, incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the issuing entity's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2008. (10.2) Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated February 27, 2008, incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 of the issuing entity's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2008. (10.3) Interest Rate Swap Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2008, incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 of the issuing entity's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2008. (31) Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certification. (33) Reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities. ~~33.1 HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee 33.2 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Servicer 33.3 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Master Servicer 33.4 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Custodian~~

(34) Attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities. ~~34.1 HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee 34.2 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Servicer 34.3 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Master Servicer 34.4 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Custodian~~

(35) Servicer compliance statement. ~~35.1 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Servicer 35.2 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Master Servicer~~

(b) Not applicable. (c) Omitted. 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. Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities 2008-AR1 Trust (Issuing Entity) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (Master Servicer) /s/ Scott Runkles Scott Runkles, Vice President (senior officer in charge of the servicing function of the master servicer) Date: March 23, 2009 Exhibit Index Exhibit No. (4.1) Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2008, incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 of the issuing entity's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2008, and as subsequently amended Exhibit 4.1 on the issuing entity's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2008 and May 7, 2008. (10.1) Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2008, incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the issuing entity's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2008. (10.2) Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated February 27, 2008, incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 of the issuing entity's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2008. (10.3) Interest Rate Swap Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2008, incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 of the issuing entity's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2008. (31) Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certification. (33) Reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities. ~~33.1 HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee 33.2 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Servicer 33.3 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Master Servicer 33.4 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Custodian~~

(35) Servicer compliance statement. ~~35.1 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Servicer 35.2 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Master Servicer~~

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