Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 5, 2017,
Redwood Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Christopher J. Abate, President, and Garnet
Kanouse, Managing Director and Head of Residential Mortgage Banking, will present at the Barclays 2017 Global Financial Services
Conference on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 7:30 a.m. (Pacific time). A link to the live webcast of the presentation and the
presentation materials will be available in the Newsroom – Events & Presentations section of our website, www.redwoodtrust.com.
An archive of the webcast and the presentation materials will be available shortly after the presentation at the same location
for 90 days.
Cautionary Statement:
Redwood Trust’s presentation for the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference may contain forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements
involve numerous risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ from our beliefs, expectations, estimates, and projections
and, consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements
are not historical in nature and can be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “will,”
“should,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “seek,” “plan”
and similar expressions or their negative forms, or by references to strategy, plans, or intentions. These forward-looking statements
are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2016 and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, under the caption “Risk
Factors.” Other risks, uncertainties, and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected
may be described from time to time in reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including reports on Forms
10-Q and 8-K. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise.
Important factors,
among others, that may affect our actual results include: the pace at which we redeploy our available capital into new investments;
interest rate volatility, changes in credit spreads, and changes in liquidity in the market for real estate securities and loans;
changes in the demand from investors for residential mortgages and investments, and our ability to distribute an increased volume
of residential mortgages through our whole-loan distribution channel; our ability to finance our investments in securities and
our acquisition of residential mortgages with short-term debt; the availability of assets for purchase at attractive risk-adjusted
returns and our ability to reinvest cash and the proceeds from the potential sale of securities and investments we hold; changes
in the values of assets we own; higher than expected operating expenses due to delays or decreases in the realization of expected
operating expense reductions related to the repositioning of our conforming mortgage banking activities and commercial loan origination
activities, and other unforeseen expenses; general economic trends, the performance of the housing, commercial real estate, mortgage,
credit, and broader financial markets, and their effects on the prices of earning assets and the credit status of borrowers; federal
and state legislative and regulatory developments, and the actions of governmental authorities, including those affecting the mortgage
industry or our business (including, but not limited to, the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s rules relating to FHLB membership
requirements and the implications for our captive insurance subsidiary’s membership in the FHLB); strategic business and
capital deployment decisions we make; developments related to the fixed income and mortgage finance markets and the Federal Reserve’s
statements regarding its future open market activity and monetary policy; our exposure to credit risk and the timing of credit
losses within our portfolio; the concentration of the credit risks we are exposed to, including due to the structure of assets
we hold and the geographical concentration of real estate underlying assets we own; our exposure to adjustable-rate mortgage loans;
the efficacy and expense of our efforts to manage or hedge credit risk, interest rate risk, and other financial and operational
risks; changes in credit ratings on assets we own and changes in the rating agencies’ credit rating methodologies; changes
in interest rates; changes in mortgage prepayment rates; changes in liquidity in the market for real estate securities and loans;
the ability of counterparties to satisfy their obligations to us; our involvement in securitization transactions, the profitability
of those transactions, and the risks we are exposed to in engaging in securitization transactions; exposure to claims and litigation,
including litigation arising from our involvement in securitization transactions; ongoing litigation against various trustees of
RMBS transactions; whether we have sufficient liquid assets to meet short-term needs; our ability to successfully compete and retain
or attract key personnel; our ability to adapt our business model and strategies to changing circumstances; changes in our investment,
financing, and hedging strategies and new risks we may be exposed to if we expand our business activities; our exposure to a disruption
or breach of the security of our technology infrastructure and systems; exposure to environmental liabilities; our failure to comply
with applicable laws and regulations; our failure to maintain appropriate internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure
controls and procedures; the impact on our reputation that could result from our actions or omissions or from those of others;
changes in accounting principles and tax rules; our ability to maintain our status as a REIT for tax purposes; limitations imposed
on our business due to our REIT status and our status as exempt from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940; decisions
about raising, managing, and distributing capital; and other factors not presently identified.
The information contained
in this Item 7.01 and the attached Exhibit 99.1 is furnished to and not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and
shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in
such filing.