Company: RWT-PA
Filing Date: 2025-11-07
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000930236-25-000037
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Company: REDWOOD TRUST INC
Filing Date: 2025-11-07
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 2
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. Lower net interest income in our Redwood Investments portfolio primarily reflected paydowns on our third-party securities during the third quarter, and to a lesser extent, continued third-party security sales of assets as part of our plans to wind-down the Legacy Investments portfolio.

Sequoia mortgage banking activities, net increased to $29 million from $24 million in the prior quarter. This increase was primarily due to a significant increase in lock volumes and distribution activity during the third quarter. Third-quarter lock volumes totaled $6.3 billion, up 75% from $3.6 billion in the second quarter. A significant portion of this lock volume increase was due to contribution from Aspire, which generated $1.2 billion of lock volume compared with $330 million in the prior quarter.

 CoreVest mortgage banking activities, net declined to $11 million from $16 million in the prior quarter, reflecting normalized loan sale margins relative to elevated margins in the second quarter of 2025, partially offset by higher funding volumes. CoreVest funded $521 million of loans during the third quarter, a 2% increase from $509 million in the second quarter of 2025.

Negative Investment fair value changes, net improved to $7 million, compared with $85 million in the prior quarter. The second quarter of 2025 included significant fair value adjustments on unsecuritized bridge and term loan portfolios within Legacy Investments, reflecting both realized and anticipated resolutions as well as credit deterioration in certain vintages. Negative fair value changes in the current quarter were primarily related to a negative $6 million investment fair value change, largely reflecting adjustments associated with completing the resolution or transfer of $484 million in fair value of Legacy unsecuritized bridge loans and REO assets.

HEI income, net was $0.5 million, compared to a $13 million net loss in the prior quarter, reflecting the third-quarter sale of $262 million of third-party originated HEI, at levels consistent with the prior quarter valuations.

Operating expenses remained consistent with the prior quarter. General and administrative costs increased by $2 million largely driven by increased headcount supporting growth of new platforms such as Aspire and our expanded small balance focus within CoreVest. Portfolio management costs decreased by $3 million compared to the second quarter, as overall expense decreased with the sale of certain Legacy unsecuritized bridge loans and REO assets. Loan acquisition costs were broadly consistent with