EXHIBIT
32.1
CERTIFICATION
Pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. §1350, the undersigned officer of Redwood Trust, Inc. (the
“Registrant”) hereby certifies that the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2010 (the “Quarterly Report”) fully
complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the
Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
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Date:
August 4, 2010
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/s/ Martin S.
Hughes
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Martin
S. Hughes
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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The
foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350
and is not being filed as part of the Quarterly Report or as a separate
disclosure document.