UNITED STATES

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~~ August 3019, 2014

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

SEQUOIA MORTGAGE TRUST 2012-1

(Issuing Entity of the Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2012-1)

RWT Holdings, Inc.

(Sponsor)

RWT Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Sponsor as Specified in Its Charter)

SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC.

(as Depositor with respect to the issuance of Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2012-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates)

SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant/Depositor as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	333-159791-05	~~333~~35-~~159791-05~~2170972		~~_35-2170972~~
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(~~Commission~~I.R.S. ~~File~~Employer ~~Number~~Identification No.)		~~(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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 8.01. Other Events.

The Depositor ~~has~~previously ~~been~~reported ~~notified~~ that Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”), Master Servicer under the Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of January 1, 2014 among the Depositor, Citibank, N.A., as securities administrator and trustee, and Wells Fargo, as Master Servicer (~~the~~“Master Servicer”) (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), ~~intends~~intended to delegate its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pertaining generally to the enforcement of loan repurchase claims to Law Debenture Trust Company of New York (“Law Debenture”) as a separate master servicer (the “Separate ~~Mater~~Master Servicer”).; and that Wells Fargo intends to retain all other rights and responsibilities as Master Servicer in the administration of the Trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement other than the enforcement of loan repurchase claims. ~~Wells~~A ~~Fargo~~Final ~~filed~~Order awith respect to Wells Fargo’s Verified Petition for Instructions in the Administration of a Trust (the “~~Verified~~Final ~~Petition~~Order”) ~~with~~was issued on August 14, 2014 by the Fourth Judicial Court of the State of Minnesota (the “Court”). onIn ~~June~~the ~~18,~~Final ~~2014~~Order ~~seeking~~ the Court granted Wells Fargo’s petition ~~authorization~~and toauthorized sothe ~~delegate~~appointment toof Law Debenture ~~its~~ ~~loan~~as ~~repurchase~~Separate ~~obligations~~Master ~~under~~Servicer. ~~the~~A ~~Pooling~~copy ~~and~~of ~~Servicing~~the ~~Agreement.~~Appointment ANotice ~~Court~~and ~~hearing~~Acceptance by onLaw ~~Wells~~Debenture ~~Fargo’s~~of ~~Verified~~such ~~Petition is~~Appointment ~~scheduled~~as ~~for~~Separate ~~August~~Master ~~13,~~Servicer ~~2014~~ (the “~~TIP Proceeding~~Notice”). Ais ~~copy~~attached ofto ~~Wells~~this ~~Fargo’s~~Form ~~Notice~~8-K toas ~~Certificateholders~~Exhibit of99.1, with the ~~TIP~~Final ~~Proceeding~~Order isof ~~attached~~the toCourt ~~this~~attached ~~Form 8-K~~ as Exhibit 99A to such Notice.1.

~~Certificateholders~~Item ~~should~~9.01(d). ~~note~~Financial ~~that~~Statements while no additional fee for the services performed by the Separate Master Servicer shall be payable by the Trust, under the terms of the proposed Court Order set forth in the Verified Petition, the Separate Master Servicer would be entitled to reimbursement of certain expenses and ~~indemnification~~ ~~from the Trust in connection with the services it performs for the Trust as Separate Master Servicer.~~Exhibits

~~Item 9~~99.~~01(d).~~1 ~~Financial~~Appointment ~~Statements~~Notice pursuant to Instrument of Appointment and ~~Exhibits~~Acceptance of the Separate Master Servicer, dated August 15, 2014, with the Final Order of the Court attached as Exhibit A to such Notice.

~~99.1~~(SEMT ~~Wells Fargo’s Notice to Certificateholders of the TIP Proceeding, dated July 24, 2014.~~2012-1)

~~(SEMT 2012-1)~~SIGNATURE

~~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.

~~Pursuant~~Date: toAugust ~~the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~19, ~~the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.~~2014

~~Date:~~SEQUOIA ~~July~~RESIDENTIAL 30FUNDING, ~~2014~~INC. By: /s/ Andrew P. Stone Andrew P. Stone Secretary and Vice President

~~SEQUOIA~~EXHIBIT ~~RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC. By: /s/ Andrew P. Stone Andrew P. Stone Secretary and Vice President~~INDEX

~~EXHIBIT~~Exhibit ~~INDEX~~Number

~~Exhibit Number~~ 99.1 ~~Wells~~Appointment ~~Fargo’s~~ Notice pursuant to ~~Certificateholders~~Instrument of Appointment and Acceptance of the ~~TIP~~Separate ~~Proceeding~~Master Servicer, dated ~~July~~August 2415, 2014, with the Final Order of the Court attached as Exhibit A to such Notice.

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