Exhibit 99.3
        




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
CONTACTS:
Christopher Abate
Redwood Trust, Inc.
 
 
President and
Monday, August 8, 2016
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
(415) 384-3584
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kristin Brown
 
 
 
Investor Relations
 
 
 
(415) 384-3805



REDWOOD TRUST DECLARES $0.28 PER SHARE DIVIDEND
FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2016



MILL VALLEY, CA Monday, August 8, 2016 – 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 2016 dividend is payable on September 30, 2016 to stockholders of record on September 15, 2016.
"The payment of regular dividends remains a priority for Redwood. Our third quarter dividend will mark our 69th consecutive quarterly dividend,” said Marty Hughes, Redwood's Chief Executive Officer. 
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