Exhibit 99.3
        


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
CONTACT:
Kristin Brown
Redwood Trust, Inc.
 
 
Investor Relations
Thursday, August 3, 2017
 
 
(415) 384-3805
 
 
 
 



REDWOOD TRUST DECLARES $0.28 PER SHARE DIVIDEND
FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2017



MILL VALLEY, CA Thursday, August 3, 2017 – 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 2017 dividend is payable on September 29, 2017 to stockholders of record on September 15, 2017.
"The payment of regular dividends remains a priority for Redwood. Our third quarter dividend will mark our 73rd consecutive quarterly dividend,” said Marty Hughes, Redwood's Chief Executive Officer. 
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