Company: RWT-PA
Filing Date: 2025-03-03
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000930236-25-000007
Chunk: 315

Company: REDWOOD TRUST INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-03
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 7
Chunk 315
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 offset by a $18 million decrease in net interest income in 2024 as compared to 2023. Negative investment fair value changes in 2024 primarily reflected the net impact from higher benchmark interest rates on our re-performing loan securities and negative fair value changes on our residential investor bridge loans, all of which we hold at fair value. This was offset by investment fair value gains, net of associated interest rate hedges, on our securities portfolio of $49 million all of which primarily related to increases in the fair value of our Sequoia and CAFL net interests retained from our consolidated securitizations. Net interest income decreases in 2024 primarily related to lower net interest income from our bridge loan portfolio, an increase in borrowing costs on debt facilities and ABS issued to finance our investments within this segment.

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Fundamental performance of our residential consumer assets within our Redwood Investments portfolio continues to be driven by strong employment data, embedded equity protection associated with loan seasoning and home price appreciation, and borrowers motivated to stay current on their low-coupon mortgages. Notably, 90 day+ delinquencies on our reperforming loan securities (SLST) portfolio declined to 7.3% at December 31, 2024, compared to 8.4% at December 31, 2023, while our 90 day delinquencies within our Sequoia securities portfolio remained steady at 0.20% at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

The residential investor sector continues to manage through the impacts of elevated interest rates and overall financing costs for investors, particularly for loans originated in 2021 and 2022 when mortgage loan interest rates were lower. In anticipation of this impact, our team has continued to work with borrowers well in advance of their loan maturities to assess project plans and ensure they manage towards successful completions. Delinquencies greater than 90 days across our residential investor bridge loans increased to 6.7% at December 31, 2024 from 4.4% at December 31, 2023. This increase was predominantly driven by the 2022 vintage portfolio, and increased slightly for our SAB and Build for Rent ("BFR") products. REO values in the residential investor bridge portfolio decreased in 2024, and we continue to manage through pockets of stress, largely with a handful of more significant borrower relationships where a combination of rate modifications, maturity extensions and fresh equity has been utilized. Overall repayment velocity