Redwood Trust Reports Second Quarter Results

Redwood Trust, Inc. RWT today reported net income for the second quarter of 2010 of $29 million, or $0.35 per fully diluted share. This compares to net income of $47 million, or $0.58 per fully diluted share, for the first quarter of 2010, and net income of $7 million, or $0.10 per fully diluted share, for the second quarter of 2009. Redwood also reported an estimated taxable loss of $3 million, or $0.03 per share, during the second quarter of 2010. This compares to estimated taxable income of $1 million, or $0.01 per share, for the first quarter of 2010, and a taxable loss of $12 million, or $0.16 per share, for the second quarter of 2009. At June 30, 2010, GAAP book value was $12.71 per share, a decrease of $0.13 per share from March 31, 2010, and management's estimate of non-GAAP economic value was $13.37 per share, an increase of $0.05 per share from March 31, 2010.