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Redwood Trust
A Financial REIT
Period End 3/31/2008
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Copyrights 2006-2007 SGM Publishing
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Redwood Trust, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, invests in, finances,
and manages real estate assets in the United States. It invests in
residential and commercial real estate loans, and in asset-backed
securities backed by real estate loans. The company credit-enhances
loans by acquiring and managing the first-loss and other credit-sensitive
securities that bear the credit risk of securitized loans. Redwood Trust
qualifies as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for federal income tax
purposes. As a REIT, it would not be subject to federal corporate income
taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its
shareholders. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Mill
Valley, California.