KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2019-1 (SEMT 2019-1)

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns ratings to fifty-three classes of mortgage pass-through certificates from Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2019-1 (SEMT 2019-1), a prime RMBS transaction. SEMT 2019-1 contains both prime jumbo (69.8%) and high-balance conforming (30.2%) collateral to borrowers with prime attributes. The SEMT 2019-1 mortgage pool is composed of 537 first-lien mortgage loans with an aggregate principal balance of $349,572,158 as of the cut-off date. The und