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 Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010 (the “Annual 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 Annual Report
fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results
of operations of the Registrant.
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Date:
February 24, 2011
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/s/
Martin S. Hughes
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Martin
S. Hughes
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 Annual Report or as a separate disclosure
document.