General Info

Redwood Trust, headquartered in Mill Valley, Calif., invests in residential real estate loans, as well as a variety of other commercial real estate loans and securities. Established in 1994, it acquires jumbo loans, with balances more than $417,000, from banks and mortgage origination companies. This benefits mortgage origination companies by supplying them with funds so they can continue to lend. The company holds these loans in its portfolio, using shareholders' equity capital, and funds raised through issuing bonds. Its revenues consist of a portion of the monthly mortgage payments, from which it deducts debt costs, operating costs, and credit provision expenses, to arrive at its profit. Redwood Trust s common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange.