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EX-31 Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certification.
I, John Isbrandtsen, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D
required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on
Form 10-K of Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2011-2 (the "Exchange Act periodic
reports");
2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a
whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other
information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period
covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;
4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required
in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as
disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have
fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all
material respects; and
5.All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria
for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on
assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed
securities required to be included in this report in accordance with
Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18
have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwise
disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliance
described in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form
10-K.
In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on
information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: First
Republic Bank as Servicer, PHH Mortgage Corporation as Servicer, QBE
FIRST Insurance Agency, Inc as Sub-Contractor for Suntrust Mortgage,
Inc, Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. as Servicer, SunTrust Bank as
Sub-Contractor for SunTrust Mortgage, Inc, SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. as
Servicer, U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank,
N.A. as Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Paying Agent, Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A. as Custodian and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Master Servicer
and Securities Administrator.
Dated: March 5, 2012
/s/ John Isbrandtsen
Signature
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)