Redwood Trust (RWT) 8-K Redwood Trust Reports Second Quarter 2015 Results

Exhibit 99.3

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     CONTACTS:     Christopher Abate

Redwood Trust, Inc.     Chief Financial Officer

Wednesday, August 5, 2015         (415) 384-3584

Kristin Brown

Investor Relations

(415) 384-3805

REDWOOD TRUST DECLARES $0.28 PER SHARE DIVIDEND

FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2015

MILL VALLEY, CA– Wednesday, August 5, 2015 – Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE:RWT) today announced that its Board of Directors authorized the declaration of a third quarter regular dividend of $0.28 per share. The third quarter 2015 dividend is payable on September 30, 2015 to stockholders of record on September 15, 2015.

"The payment of regular dividends remains a priority for Redwood,” said Marty Hughes, Redwood's CEO. 

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