UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

__________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

~~The~~ Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~Date~~ February 6, ~~of Report~~ 2019

( Date of ~~earliest~~ ~~event~~Report ~~reported):~~(Date ~~January 1,~~of ~~2014~~Earliest Event Reported)

~~Sequoia Mortgage~~SEQUOIA ~~Trust~~MORTGAGE TRUST 2012-1

(~~Exact~~Issuing ~~name~~Entity of ~~issuing~~the ~~entity~~Mortgage asPass-Through Certificates, ~~specified~~Series ~~in its charter~~2012-1)

Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc.

(Exact name of depositor as specified in its charter)

RWT Holdings, Inc.

(~~Exact name of sponsor(s~~Sponsor) ~~as specified in its charter)~~

~~New~~RWT ~~York~~Holdings, Inc.

(~~State~~Exact orName ~~other~~of Sponsor ~~jurisdiction~~as ofSpecified ~~Incorporation)~~in Its Charter)

~~333-159791-05~~SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC.

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

~~38-3867571~~ SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC.

~~38-3867572~~ (Exact Name of Registrant/Depositor as Specified in Its Charter)

38-3867573

Delaware	333-159791-01	_35-2170972
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

~~(IRS Employer~~One ~~Identification~~Belvedere ~~No.)~~Place, Suite 330

c/o Citibank, N.A. 388 Greenwich Street, 14th Floor New York, New York		10013
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Mill Valley, CA 94941

~~Telephone~~(Address ~~number,~~of ~~including~~Principal ~~area~~Executive ~~code: (212~~Offices) ~~816-5693~~

~~c/o~~ (415) ~~Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.~~ 389-7373

~~9062~~ (Registrant’s ~~Old~~Telephone ~~Annapolis Road~~ Number,

~~Columbia, Maryland 21045~~ Including Area Code)

~~(Former~~Not ~~name or former address, if changed since last report)~~ Applicable

~~Check~~(Former ~~the~~Name ~~appropriate~~or ~~box~~Former ~~below~~Address, if ~~the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the~~Changed ~~following~~Since ~~provisions~~Last ~~(see General Instruction A.2. below~~Report):

¨Check ~~Written~~the ~~communications~~appropriate ~~pursuant~~box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to ~~Rule~~simultaneously ~~425~~satisfy ~~under~~the filing obligation of the ~~Securities~~Registrant ~~Act~~under ~~(17~~any ~~CFR~~of ~~230.425)~~the following provisions:

¨[ ~~Soliciting~~] ~~material~~Written communications pursuant to Rule ~~14a-12~~425 under the ~~Exchange~~ Securities Act (17 CFR ~~240~~230.~~14a-12~~425)

¨[ ~~Pre-commencement~~] ~~communications~~Soliciting material pursuant to Rule ~~14d~~14a-~~2(b)~~12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.~~14d~~14a-~~2(b~~12))

¨[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule ~~13e~~14d-42(cb) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.~~13e~~14d-42(cb))

~~Item~~[ ~~1.01~~] –Pre-commencement ~~Entry~~communications ~~into~~pursuant ato ~~Material~~Rule ~~Definitive~~13e-4(c) under ~~Agreement~~the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~Effective~~INFORMATION ~~January~~TO 1,BE ~~2014,~~INCLUDED ~~the~~IN ~~Pooling~~THE and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2012 (as amended, the “Original PSA”), by and among SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC., as depositor, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”), as master servicer and securities administrator, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee was amended and restated by the parties thereto (such amended and restated Original PSA, the “A&R PSA”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the A&R PSA. REPORT

~~The~~Item Original PSA was amended and restated to reflect (a) the resignation of Wells Fargo as Securities Administrator, Rule 17g-5 Information Provider, Certificate Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent, and (b) the appointment of CITIBANK, N8.A01. ~~(“Citibank”),~~Other pursuant to an Instrument of Appointment and Acceptance of Successor Securities Administrator, dated as of January 1, 2014, by and among the Depositor, Citibank, Wells Fargo, and the Trustee (the “IAA,” attached hereto as exhibit 20Events.1), as successor Securities Administrator, successor Rule 17g-5 Information Provider, successor Certificate Registrar, successor Paying Agent and successor Authenticating Agent. The A&R PSA provides that Citibank as the successor Securities Administrator will maintain the Distribution Account. A clean copy of the A&R PSA is attached hereto as exhibit 20.2 and a redline copy of the A&R PSA marked against the Original PSA is attached hereto as exhibit 20.3.

~~Item~~By notices on January 23, 2019 and February 6, 2019 (together, the “Clean-up Call Exercise Notice”), Redwood Residential Acquisition Corporation (“RRAC”), an affiliate of Redwood Trust, Inc.02 –(“Redwood”), ~~Change~~and each an affiliate of the Depositor, informed the Securities Administrator, Paying Agent, Certificate Registrar and Authenticating Agent, Citibank, N.A. (the “Securities Administrator”), of RRAC’s acquisition of the Clean-up Call Right from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A, in its capacity as the Master Servicer orunder Section 7.01 (the “Clean-up Call Right”) of the Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of January 1, 2014 (the “PSA”) by and among the Depositor, the Securities Administrator, U.S. Bank, in its capacity as the Trustee and the Master Servicer, of the intent of Redwood, or a Redwood affiliated entity, to exercise the Clean-up Call Right pursuant to Section 7.01(d) of the PSA.

~~General.~~Pursuant ~~Effective~~to ~~January~~the PSA for Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2012-1, ~~2014~~Redwood, ~~(a)~~or ~~Wells~~an ~~Fargo~~affiliated ~~resigned~~entity, ~~from~~as ~~its~~holder ~~role~~of asthe ~~Securities~~Clean-up ~~Administrator~~Call Right, ~~Rule~~may ~~17g-5~~exercise ~~Information~~the ~~Provider, Certificate~~Clean-up ~~Registrar~~Call, ~~Paying~~terminate the ~~Agent~~Trust Fund and ~~Authenticating~~purchase ~~Agent,~~all of the Mortgage Loans and ~~(b)~~all ~~Citibank~~property ~~was~~acquired ~~appointed~~in ~~pursuant~~respect toof ~~the~~any ~~IAA~~Mortgage asLoan ~~successor~~for ~~Securities~~the ~~Administrator~~Clean-up Call Price, ~~successor~~on ~~Rule~~any ~~17g-5~~date ~~Information~~on ~~Provider,~~which ~~successor~~the ~~Certificate~~Aggregate ~~Registrar,~~Stated ~~successor~~Principal ~~Paying Agent~~Balance ~~and~~of ~~successor~~the ~~Authenticating~~Trust ~~Agent.~~Fund ~~Wells~~is ~~Fargo~~less ~~has~~than ~~retained~~ten ~~the~~percent ~~roles~~(10%) of ~~Master~~the Aggregate ~~Servicer~~Stated ~~and~~Principal ~~Custodian~~Balance as of the Cut-off Date. ~~Wells~~The ~~Fargo’s~~Aggregate ~~decision~~Stated toPrincipal ~~resign~~Balance asof ~~Securities~~the ~~Administrator~~Trust ~~was~~Fund ~~based~~is oncurrently less anthan ~~internal~~ten ~~business~~percent ~~decision~~(10%) toof ~~stop~~the ~~offering~~Aggregate ~~bond administration~~Stated onPrincipal ~~public~~Balance ~~offerings~~as of ~~residential~~the ~~mortgage~~Cut-~~backed~~off ~~securities~~Date.

2Redwood, or an affiliated entity, intends to exercise the Clean-up Call on or around the February 2019 Distribution Date. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings as in the PSA. A copy of the February 6, 2019 Clean-up Call Exercise Notice is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

~~1108(b)~~Item ~~and~~ 9.01(cd) ~~Disclosure~~. ~~The~~Financial ~~successor~~Statements ~~Securities Administrator~~ and ~~successor Paying Agent is Citibank, N~~Exhibits.A., a national banking association and wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc., a Delaware corporation. Citibank, N.A. performs as trustee through the Agency and Trust line of business, which is part of the Global Transaction Services division. Citibank, N.A. has primary corporate trust offices located in both New York and London. Citibank, N.A. is a leading provider of corporate trust services offering a full range of agency, fiduciary, tender and exchange, depositary and escrow services. As of the end of the third quarter of 2013, Citibank’s Agency and Trust group manages in excess of $4.6 trillion in fixed income and equity investments on behalf of approximately 2,500 corporations worldwide. Since 1987, Citibank Agency and Trust has provided trustee services for asset-backed securities containing pool assets consisting of airplane leases, auto loans and leases, boat loans, commercial loans, commodities, credit cards, durable goods, equipment leases, foreign securities, funding agreement backed note programs, truck loans, utilities, student loans and commercial and residential mortgages. As of the end of the third quarter of 2013, Citibank, N.A. acts as trustee and/or paying agent for approximately 494 various residential mortgage-backed transactions.

~~1108(d) Disclosure~~99.1 Wells Fargo, as predecessor Securities Administrator and predecessor Paying Agent, Citibank, as successor Securities Administrator and successor Paying Agent, and the Depositor followed the provisions set forth in the Original PSA applicable to the resignation of Wells Fargo as Securities Administrator, Rule 17gClean-5up ~~Information Provider,~~Call ~~Certificate~~Exercise ~~Registrar~~Notice, ~~Paying~~dated ~~Agent~~February ~~and Authenticating Agent and the appointment of Citibank as successor Securities Administrator~~6, ~~successor Rule 17g-5 Information Provider, successor Certificate Registrar, successor Paying Agent and successor Authenticating Agent~~2019. Such provisions were not changed in the A&R PSA. Citibank’s fees as successor Securities Administrator, successor Rule 17g-5 Information Provider, successor Certificate Registrar, successor Paying Agent and successor Authenticating Agent under the A&R PSA, which fees are defined as the Securities Administrator Fee in the A&R PSA, were taken from the fees Wells Fargo received for serving as Master Servicer, Securities Administrator, Certificate Registrar, Rule 17g-5 Information Provider, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent under the Original PSA, which fees were defined as the Master Servicing Fee under the Original PSA. The sum of the Securities Administrator Fee and the Master Servicing Fee under the A&R PSA equals the Master Servicing Fee under the Original PSA. The A&R PSA provides that Citibank as the successor Securities Administrator will maintain the Distribution Account. The fees and expenses related to the resignation of Wells Fargo, the appointment of Citibank and the amendment and restatement of the Original PSA were paid by Wells Fargo. The trust fund established pursuant to the Original PSA did not bear any expense or fee related to such resignation, appointment and amendment and restatement.

~~Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~SIGNATURE

~~(d)~~Pursuant ~~Exhibits:~~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.

~~20.1~~Date: ~~Instrument~~February ~~of Appointment and Acceptance of Successor Securities Administrator~~6, dated as of January 1, 2014, by and among Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc., as depositor, Citibank, N.A., as successor securities administrator, successor Rule 17g-5 information provider, successor certificate registrar, successor paying agent and successor authenticating agent, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as predecessor securities administrator, predecessor Rule 17g-5 information provider, predecessor certificate registrar, predecessor paying agent and predecessor authenticating agent, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.2019

3SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC.

20.2		Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2014 (the “A&R PSA”), by and among Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as master servicer, Citibank, N.A., as securities administrator, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
20.3		Redline of the A&R PSA marked against the Original PSA.

By: /s/ Garnet W. Kanouse

4Garnet W. Kanouse

~~SIGNATURES~~Authorized Officer

~~Pursuant~~EXHIBIT ~~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 hereunto duly authorized.~~ INDEX

~~Sequoia~~Exhibit ~~Residential Funding, Inc. (Depositor) /s/ John Isbrandtsen John Isbrandtsen, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Date: January 6, 2014~~Number

599.1 Clean-up Call Exercise Notice, dated February 6, 2019.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description
Exhibit 20.1		Instrument of Appointment and Acceptance of Successor Securities Administrator, dated as of January 1, 2014, by and among Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc., as depositor, Citibank, N.A., as successor securities administrator, successor Rule 17g-5 information provider, successor certificate registrar, successor paying agent and successor authenticating agent, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as predecessor securities administrator, predecessor Rule 17g-5 information provider, predecessor certificate registrar, predecessor paying agent and predecessor authenticating agent, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
Exhibit 20.2		Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2014 (the “A&R PSA”), by and among Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as master servicer, Citibank, N.A., as securities administrator, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
Exhibit 20.3		Redline of the A&R PSA marked against the Original PSA.

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