JMT Nuveen Mortgage Opportunity Term Fund 2

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

Form N-8F

7.	Name, address and telephone number of individual or entity responsible for maintenance and preservation of fund records in accordance with rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 under the Act [17 CFR 270.31a-1, .31a-2]:
		Nuveen Investments
		333 W. Wacker Dr.
		Chicago, Illinois 60606
		1-800-257-8787
	NOTE:  Once deregistered, a fund is still required to maintain and preserve the records described in Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 for the periods specified in those rules.
8.	Classification of fund (check only one):
	[X]	Management company;
	[  ]	Unit investment trust; or
	[  ]	Face-amount certificate company.
9.	Subclassification if the fund is a management company (check only one):
	[  ]	Open-end	[X]	Closed-end
10.	State law under which the fund was organized or formed (e.g., Delaware, Massachusetts):
	Massachusetts
11.	Provide the name and address of each investment adviser of the fund (including sub-advisers) during the last five years, even if the fund’s contracts with those advisers have been terminated:
	Adviser:  Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC 333 W. Wacker Dr. Chicago, IL 60606
	Sub-Adviser:  Wellington Management Company LLP 280 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210
12.	Provide the name and address of each principal underwriter of the fund during the last five years, even if the fund’s contracts with those underwriters have been terminated:
	Not applicable
13.	If the fund is a unit investment trust (“UIT”) provide:  Not applicable
	(a)	Depositor’s name(s) and address(es):
	(b)	Trustee’s name(s) and address(es):
14.	Is there a UIT registered under the Act that served as a vehicle for investment in the fund (e.g., an insurance company separate account)?
	[  ]	Yes	[X]	No

	If  Yes, for each UIT state:
	Name(s):
	File No.:  811-______
	Business Address:
15.	(a)	Did the fund obtain approval from the board of directors concerning the decision to engage in a Merger, Liquidation or Abandonment of Registration?
		[X]	Yes	[  ]	No
		If  Yes, state the date on which the board vote took place:  November 18--20, 2019
		If  No, explain:
	(b)	Did the fund obtain approval from the shareholders concerning the decision to engage in a Merger, Liquidation or Abandonment of Registration?
		[  ]	Yes	[X]	No
		If Yes, state the date on which the shareholder vote took place:
		If  No, explain:
		Shareholder approval was not required because the termination and liquidation were performed pursuant to Article XIII of the Fund’s Declaration of Trust, which provides that the Fund may be terminated at any time prior to the close of business on February 28, 2020 (the “Stated Termination Date”), by action of the Board of Trustees of the Fund by notice to affected shareholders, without a vote of shareholders of the Fund.
II.	Distributions to Shareholders
16.	Has the fund distributed any assets to its shareholders in connection with the Merger or Liquidation?
	[X]	Yes	[  ]	No
	(a)	If Yes, list the date(s) on which the fund made those distributions:  December 20, 2019
	(b)	Were the distributions made on the basis of net assets?
		[X]	Yes	[  ]	No
	(c)	Were the distributions made pro rata based on share ownership?
		[X]	Yes	[  ]	No
	(d)	If  No to (b) or (c) above, describe the method of distributions to shareholders.  For Mergers, provide the exchange ratio(s) used and explain how it was calculated:
	(e)	Liquidations only:  Were any distributions to shareholders made in-kind?
		[  ]	Yes	[X]	No
		If Yes, indicate the percentage of fund shares owned by affiliates, or any other affiliation of shareholders:

17.	Closed-end funds only:
	Has the fund issued senior securities?
	[  ]	Yes	[X]	No
	If yes, describe the method of calculating payments to senior securityholders and distributions to other shareholders:
18.	Has the fund distributed all of its assets to the fund’s shareholders?
	[X]	Yes	[  ]	No
	If  No,
	(a)	How many shareholders does the fund have as of the date this form is filed?
	(b)	Describe the relationship of each remaining shareholder to the fund:
19.	Are there any shareholders who have not yet received distributions in complete liquidation of their interests?
	[ ]	Yes	[X]	No
	If Yes, describe briefly the plans (if any) for distributing to, or preserving the interests of, those shareholders:
III.	Assets and Liabilities
20.	Does the fund have any assets as of the date this form is filed?
	(See question 18 above)
	[  ]	Yes	[X]	No
	If Yes,
	(a)	Describe the type and amount of each asset retained by the fund as of the date this form is filed:
		Cash in the amount of $  [________]
	(b)	Why has the fund retained the remaining assets?
	(c)	Will the remaining assets be invested in securities?
		[  ]	Yes	[  ]	No
21.	Does the fund have any outstanding debts (other than face-amount certificates if the fund is a face-amount certificate company) or any other liabilities?
	[  ]	Yes	[X]	No

VI.	Mergers Only
26.	(a)	State the name of the fund surviving the Merger:
	(b)	State the Investment Company Act file number of the fund surviving the Merger:
	(c)	If the merger or reorganization agreement has been filed with the Commission, state the file number(s), form type used and date the agreement was filed:
	(d)	If the merger or reorganization agreement has not been filed with the Commission, provide a copy of the agreement as an exhibit to this form. A copy of the agreement and plan of reorganization is filed herewith.

VERIFICATION

The undersigned states that (i) he has executed this Form N‑8F application for an order under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 on behalf of Nuveen Mortgage Opporunity Term Fund 2, (ii) he is the Vice President and Secretary of The Nuveen Closed-End Funds, and (iii) all actions by shareholders, directors, and any other body necessary to authorize the undersigned to execute and file this Form N‑8F application have been taken.  The undersigned also states that the facts set forth in this Form N‑8F application are true to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.