Redwood Trust (RWT) 8-K Redwood Trust Reports Second Quarter 2018 Results

Exhibit 99.3

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	CONTACT:	Kristin Brown
Redwood Trust, Inc.		Investor Relations
Tuesday, August 7, 2018		(415) 384-3805

REDWOOD TRUST DECLARES $0.30 PER SHARE DIVIDEND

FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2018

MILL VALLEY, CA–Tuesday, August 7, 2018 – Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE:RWT) today announced that its Board of Directors authorized the declaration of a third quarter regular dividend of $0.30 per share. The third quarter 2018 dividend is payable on September 28, 2018 to stockholders of record on September 14, 2018.

"The payment of regular dividends remains a priority for Redwood. Our third quarter dividend will mark our 77th consecutive quarterly dividend,” said Christopher Abate, Redwood's Chief Executive Officer. 

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