# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000930236
**File Stem:** 0001104659-26-050931
**Filing Date:** 2026-4
**Character Count:** 12343
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-26-050931.hdr.sgml**: 20260429

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-26-050931

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260429

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260429

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260429

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** REDWOOD TRUST INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000930236
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 05 Real Estate & Construction
- **EIN:** 680329422
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-13759
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26910696

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE BELVEDERE PLACE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 300
- **CITY:** MILL VALLEY
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94941
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (415) 380-2317

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE BELVEDERE PLACE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 300
- **CITY:** MILL VALLEY
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94941

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

Washington, D.C. 20549

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2026**

**REDWOOD TRUST, INC.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Maryland**<br> (State or other jurisdiction of <br> incorporation)<br>| **001-13759**<br> (Commission<br> File Number)<br>| **68-0329422**<br> (I.R.S. Employer <br> Identification No.) |

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**One Belvedere Place**

**Suite 300**

**Mill Valley** **, California 94941**

(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

**(415) 389-7373**

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

**Not Applicable**

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

◻ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

◻ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

◻ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

◻ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging growth company ◻

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Title of each class** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Trading symbol(s)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Common stock, par value $0.01 per share | &nbsp;&nbsp;RWT | &nbsp;&nbsp;New York Stock Exchange |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;10% Series A Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share | &nbsp;&nbsp;RWT PRA | &nbsp;&nbsp;New York Stock Exchange |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;9.125% Senior Notes Due 2029 | &nbsp;&nbsp;RWTN | &nbsp;&nbsp;New York Stock Exchange |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;9.00% Senior Notes Due 2029 | &nbsp;&nbsp;RWTO | &nbsp;&nbsp;New York Stock Exchange |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;9.125% Senior Notes Due 2030 | &nbsp;&nbsp;RWTP | &nbsp;&nbsp;New York Stock Exchange |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;9.500% Senior Notes Due 2030 | &nbsp;&nbsp;RWTQ | &nbsp;&nbsp;New York Stock Exchange |

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**Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.**

On April 29, 2026, Redwood Trust, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the formation of a strategic joint venture.

**Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

(d) Exhibits

[Exhibit 99.1](tm2613023d1_ex99-1.htm) [Press Release issued April 29, 2026](tm2613023d1_ex99-1.htm) <br> Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)

**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

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| Date: April 29, 2026 | **REDWOOD TRUST, INC.** | **REDWOOD TRUST, INC.** | **REDWOOD TRUST, INC.** |
|  | By: | /s/ Brooke E. Carillo | /s/ Brooke E. Carillo |
|  |  | Name: | Brooke E. Carillo |
|  |  | Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

**Castlelake and Redwood Trust Announce Strategic Joint Venture to <br> Purchase up to $8 Billion of Prime Jumbo Mortgage Loans**

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. and MILL VALLEY, Calif. – April 29, 2026 – Castlelake, L.P. ("Castlelake"), a global alternative investment firm specializing in asset-based private credit, and Redwood Trust Inc. (NYSE: RWT; "Redwood" or the "Company"), a leader in expanding access to housing for homebuyers and renters, today announced the formation of a strategic joint venture designed to support the continued growth of Redwood's Sequoia platform and provide Castlelake with programmatic purchasing power for fully documented prime jumbo mortgage loans. The joint venture contemplates purchasing up to $8 billion of Sequoia-sourced prime jumbo loans, with flexibility to scale as opportunities emerge, including the acquisition of seasoned loans from bank balance sheets. Under the joint venture, Sequoia will source, aggregate, and diligence loans that meet defined eligibility criteria, with the aim of supporting consistent execution and high-quality asset selection.

"Castlelake is pleased to partner with Redwood and its Sequoia platform to provide our investors with access to what we expect to be high-quality, fully documented prime jumbo assets and to establish a relationship grounded in shared principles of disciplined underwriting and strong institutional governance," said Lucas Jackson, Head of North American Residential Mortgage Finance at Castlelake. "This transaction highlights Castlelake's granular, loan level approach to deploying capital into opportunities that we expect to create attractive, risk-adjusted outcomes for our investors."

"Sequoia has experienced significant momentum over the past year, with loan acquisition volumes more than doubling as we continue to build share in the jumbo market," said Brooke Carillo, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Redwood Trust. "We see a dynamic and expanding opportunity set ahead, and this initiative is aligned with our strategy of scaling our platforms alongside leading capital providers. Castlelake's large, diversified institutional capital base and experience in asset-based investing make them a strong partner as we continue to grow Sequoia."

Redwood is a leading participant in the prime jumbo mortgage market through its Sequoia platform, one of the longest-tenured non-agency correspondent platforms in the industry since Redwood was founded in 1994. Sequoia has consistently provided liquidity across market cycles, purchasing roughly $100 billion of loans and securitizing over $50 billion, reflecting its strong and well-established relationships with market-leading originators.

Castlelake is an experienced investor in the global residential real estate sector, and has acquired or financed more than $10 billion in residential and commercial loans since 2024. Supported by dedicated sector specialists and a long-standing focus on disciplined underwriting and institutional governance, the firm has invested through multiple market cycles and provides reliable, scalable capital for high-quality residential credit opportunities.

**About Castlelake**

Castlelake, L.P. is a global alternative investment manager specializing in asset-based private credit. Founded in 2005, Castlelake manages approximately $36 billion of assets on behalf of a diversified global investor base and is a strategic partner of Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., a leading global alternative investment manager with over $1 trillion of assets under management. The Castlelake team comprises approximately 250 experienced professionals, including 90 investment professionals, across eight offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. For more information, please visit <u>https://www.castlelake.com/</u>.

**About Redwood Trust, Inc.**

Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE: RWT) is a specialty finance company focused on several distinct areas of housing credit where we provide liquidity to growing segments of the U.S. housing market not well served by government programs. We deliver customized housing credit investments to a diverse mix of investors, through our best-in-class securitization platforms, whole-loan distribution activities, joint ventures and our publicly traded shares. We operate through three core residential housing-focused operating platforms — Sequoia, Aspire, and CoreVest — alongside our complementary Redwood Investments portfolio which is primarily composed of assets we source through these platforms. Redwood Investments also includes RWT Horizons®, our unified technology platform spanning internal AI innovation and strategic investments across the ecosystem, which supports our efforts to develop an AI-first operating model that enables compounding operational leverage and scalable growth. This reflects how we manage and organize our business and may differ from the manner in which our reportable segments are presented for financial reporting purposes.

Our goal is to provide attractive returns to shareholders through a stable and growing stream of earnings and dividends, capital appreciation, and a commitment to technological innovation that facilitates risk-minded scale. Redwood Trust is internally managed and structured as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") for tax purposes. For more information about Redwood, please visit our website at <u>www.redwoodtrust.com</u> or connect with us on LinkedIn.

**Forward Looking Statements**

*This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the joint venture's target acquisition volume of $8 billion of prime jumbo loans. Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties. Redwood's actual results may differ from Redwood's 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, opportunities, 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, 2025 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, including reports on Forms 10-K, 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.*

**Castlelake Media Relations**<br> <u>media.relations@castlelake.com</u>

**Prosek Partners for Castlelake**<br> Josh Clarkson/Remy Marin<br> +1 212 279 3115<br> jclarkson@prosek.com / rmarin@prosek.com

**CJ Patrick Company for Redwood Trust** 

Rick Sharga

+1 949 322 4583

rick@cjpatrick.com