Exhibit 99.2

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TABLE OF CONTENTS  

 

 

 

Introduction

     4   

Shareholder Letter

     5   

Quarterly Overview

     8   

Financial Insights

     15   

u     Balance Sheet

     15   

u     GAAP Income

     22   

u     Taxable Income and Dividends

     26   

Business Segments

     28   

u     Residential Mortgage Banking

     29   

u     Residential Investments

     30   

u     Commercial Mortgage Banking and Investments

     32   

Appendix

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Redwood’s Business Strategy

     36   

Glossary

     39   

Financial Tables

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This Redwood Review contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ from our 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, goals, or intentions. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, those described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K under the caption “Risk Factors.” Other risks, uncertainties, and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected are described below and 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 forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Statements regarding the following subjects, among others, are forward-looking by their nature: (i) statements we make regarding Redwood’s future business strategy and strategic focus, including statements relating to our confidence in our overall market position, strategy and long-term prospects, and our belief in the long-term efficiency of private label securitization as a form of mortgage financing; (ii) statements we make regarding the outlook for our residential business, investing in prime mortgage credit risk and our positioning to pursue investments in conforming credit through potential risk-sharing arrangements (recourse and other types) with the GSEs; (iii) our belief that triple-A investors will return to the private label securitization market for prime quality loans when improved securitization structures and issuer best practices become more widely adopted by participants, and our expectation that subordination levels will decline over time, reflecting the performance of the underlying collateral, and that this will improve the economics for the issuers such as Redwood; (iv) statements we make regarding GSE reform legislation, including that the private sector will become the provider of first-loss credit risk, ahead of a government guarantee, and the opportunity this presents for private credit risk investors with loan acquisition platforms, such as us; (v) our expectations regarding our loan sale distribution via whole loan sales and securitizations, our expectation to complete a securitization late in the first quarter or early in the second quarter of 2014 and our outlook for residential loan sale profit margins, including our statement that we believe we can generate attractive loan sale profit margins within our long-term target range of 25 to 50 basis points; (vi) statements relating to acquiring residential mortgage loans in the future that we have identified for purchase, including the amount of such loans that we identified for purchase at December 31, 2013; (vii) statements relating to our expectation to increase the number of sellers we acquire loans from; (viii) statements relating to the volume of jumbo and conforming residential mortgage loans expected to be available for purchase during 2014, including that we expect the decline in our jumbo loan acquisition volume from 2013 to be less than the decline projected for the industry as a whole, and our goal to ramp up to a run rate of $1 billion per month of conforming loan acquisitions by the end of 2014; (ix) our outlook and expectations relating to our commercial real estate platform, including statements regarding our expectations regarding improvement in underlying commercial real estate fundamentals and potential refinancing opportunities for lenders with established commercial loan origination platforms such as Redwood, our plans to expand our commercial platform in 2014 by adding originators, (x) our expectations regarding the volume of senior and mezzanine commercial loans that we will originate in 2014, and our expectation that the amount of capital we had previously allocated to fund commercial mortgage banking and investment activities should remain adequate for us to continue growing this platform, and statements relating to the possibility of raising

 

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dedicated capital for our commercial platform; (xi) statements relating to our estimate of our investment capacity (including that we estimate our investment capacity at December 31, 2013 to be approximately $130 million) and our statement that we believe this level of investment capacity and liquidity should be sufficient to fund our business and investment objectives for most or all of 2014; and (xii) statements regarding our expectations and estimates relating to the characterization for income tax purposes of our dividend distributions, our expectations and estimates relating to tax accounting, tax liabilities and tax savings, and GAAP tax provisions, our estimates of REIT taxable income and TRS taxable income, and our anticipation of additional credit losses for tax purposes in future periods (and, in particular, our statement that, for tax purposes, we expect an additional $59 million of tax credit losses on residential securities we currently own to be realized over an estimated three- to five-year period).

Important factors, among others, that may affect our actual results include: general economic trends, the performance of the housing, commercial real estate, mortgage, credit, and broader financial markets, and their effects on the prices of earning assets and the credit status of borrowers; federal and state legislative and regulatory developments, and the actions of governmental authorities, including those affecting the mortgage industry or our business; developments related to the fixed income and mortgage finance markets and the Federal Reserve’s statements regarding its future open market activity and monetary policy; our exposure to credit risk and the timing of credit losses within our portfolio; the concentration of the credit risks we are exposed to, including due to the structure of assets we hold and the geographical concentration of real estate underlying assets we own; our exposure to adjustable-rate mortgage loans; the efficacy and expense of our efforts to manage or hedge credit risk, interest rate risk, and other financial and operational risks; changes in credit ratings on assets we own and changes in the rating agencies’ credit rating methodologies; changes in interest rates; changes in mortgage prepayment rates; the availability of assets for purchase at attractive prices and our ability to reinvest cash we hold; changes in the values of assets we own; changes in liquidity in the market for real estate securities and loans; our ability to finance the acquisition of real estate-related assets with short-term debt; the ability of counterparties to satisfy their obligations to us; our involvement in securitization transactions, the profitability of those transactions, and the risks we are exposed to in engaging in securitization transactions; exposure to claims and litigation, including litigation arising from our involvement in securitization transactions; whether we have sufficient liquid assets to meet short-term needs; our ability to successfully compete and retain or attract key personnel; our ability to adapt our business model and strategies to changing circumstances; changes in our investment, financing, and hedging strategies and new risks we may be exposed to if we expand our business activities; exposure to environmental liabilities; our failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations; our failure to maintain appropriate internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures; the impact on our reputation that could result from our actions or omissions or from those of others; changes in accounting principles and tax rules; our ability to maintain our status as a REIT for tax purposes; limitations imposed on our business due to our REIT status and our status as exempt from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940; decisions about raising, managing, and distributing capital; and other factors not presently identified.

This Redwood Review may contain statistics and other data that in some cases have been obtained from or compiled from information made available by servicers and other third-party service providers.

 

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Note to Readers:

We file annual reports (on Form 10-K) and quarterly reports (on Form 10-Q) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings and our earnings press releases provide information about Redwood and our financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). We urge you to review these documents, which are available through our website, www.redwoodtrust.com.

This document, called The Redwood Review, is an additional format for providing information about Redwood through a discussion of our GAAP financial results, as well as other metrics, such as taxable income. Supplemental information is also provided in the Financial Tables in this Review to facilitate more detailed understanding and analysis of Redwood. We may also provide non-GAAP financial measures in this Review. When we use non-GAAP financial measures it is because we believe that these figures provide additional insight into Redwood’s business. In each case in which we discuss a non-GAAP financial measure you will find an explanation of how it has been calculated, why we think the figure is important, and a reconciliation between the GAAP and non-GAAP figures.

References herein to “Redwood,” the “company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” include Redwood Trust, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. References to “at Redwood” exclude all consolidated securitization entities (with the exception of the residential resecuritization we completed in the third quarter of 2011 and the commercial securitization we completed in the fourth quarter of 2012) in order to present our operations in the way management analyzes them. Note that because we round numbers in the tables to millions, except per share amounts, some numbers may not foot due to rounding. References to the “fourth quarter” refer to the quarter ending December 31, 2013, and references to the “third quarter” refer to the quarter ending September 30, 2013, unless otherwise specified.

We hope you find this Review helpful to your understanding of our business. We thank you for your input and suggestions, which have resulted in our changing the form and content of The Redwood Review over time.

 

 

Selected Financial Highlights

 

Quarter: Year    GAAP
Income (Loss)
per Share
 

REIT

Taxable Income
per Share(1)

   Annualized
GAAP Return on
Equity
  GAAP Book
Value per Share
   Dividends per
Share
Q411    ($0.03)   $0.04    (1%)   $11.36    $0.25
Q112    $0.37   $0.13    13%   $12.22    $0.25
Q212    $0.24   $0.22    8%   $12.00    $0.25
Q312    $0.48   $0.19    16%   $12.88    $0.25
Q412    $0.50   $0.21    15%   $13.95    $0.25
Q113    $0.69   $0.20    21%   $14.54    $0.28
Q213    $0.71   $0.25    22%   $14.69    $0.28
Q313    $0.25   $0.24    7%   $14.65    $0.28
Q413    $0.29   $0.24    8%   $15.10    $0.28

(1) REIT taxable income per share for 2013 are estimates until we file tax returns.

 

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Dear Fellow Shareholders:

We had a very productive year at Redwood in 2013 and finished in a strong position. On the financial side, our book value per share, earnings per share, and dividends were all up considerably on a year-over-year basis, contributing to a 21.4% total return for shareholders for 2013. The Quarterly Overview section that follows this letter provides a good summary of our financial results. On the operational side, we continued to build our residential and commercial businesses. We entered the conforming mortgage sector in the fourth quarter of 2013, executed on our strategy to invest in mortgage servicing rights, and established a new residential mortgage processing center in Denver. All in all, it was a good year for Redwood and its shareholders.

Our vision and business strategy for Redwood are driven by the market opportunities we see over the next several years, not over the next several quarters. That long-term perspective gives us confidence that both our residential and commercial businesses, while still in the early stages of expansion, are well- positioned for opportunistic growth as the residential and commercial mortgage markets evolve.

Over the past four years, we have built residential and commercial loan acquisition platforms for one simple reason – to create a proprietary source of attractive investments and fee-generating opportunities. Trying to source investments solely through a bid-in-competition process is an increasingly unproductive exercise for us in this liquidity-flooded world, as available risk-adjusted investment yields keep grinding lower and lower. Our loan acquisition platforms provide us with strong competitive advantages, including the ability to leverage our seller relationships, infrastructure, and distribution capabilities.

The barriers to building an effective assembly line for creating investments are high. There is simply no fast or easy way to replicate the platforms we have been building over the past four years. Our efforts have required significant elbow grease, capital, and expense. Looking back on the progress we have made, the investments have been well worth it.

We will weave some 2014 insights into this letter, but we also want to share our views about the longer-term direction of the residential and commercial mortgage markets, the market opportunity for Redwood, and how we believe we are positioned to grow and succeed.

Residential

On the residential side, our foremost objectives are to invest in well-underwritten, prime mortgage credit risk and servicing, and to generate fees from loan sales. Until recently, we have been focused primarily on the jumbo segment of the market. Having recently obtained approval as a Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac seller/servicer, however, we now have the ability to acquire and distribute conforming loans to these government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), thus significantly expanding our market opportunities. According to Inside Mortgage Finance, for the first nine months of 2013, the non-conforming or jumbo market represented 14% of total mortgage originations, while the conforming market represented 64% (FHA/VA loans make up the balance).

The outlook for investing in newly originated prime mortgage credit risk looks promising. While we continue to create and retain credit securities through our Sequoia securitization program, our entry into the much larger conforming market positions us to pursue investments in conforming credit through potential risk-sharing arrangements (recourse and other types) with the GSEs.

 

 

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The private label market for residential securitization clearly experienced turmoil during 2013, as triple-A spreads widened from early in the second quarter through the end of the year.1 However, we believe that over the long term, private-label residential mortgage securitization will return to being an efficient form of mortgage financing. It will play a substantial role in the mortgage market, sitting alongside government-supported financing and bank portfolio lending. Why? Because we believe that triple-A investors will return to the private label securitization market for prime quality loans when improved securitization structures and issuer best practices become more widely adopted by participants, helping to restore confidence among investors. Ultimately, investing in securitized products is one of the most efficient ways for institutional investors to make a residential mortgage investment. We also expect that subordination levels will decline over time, reflecting the performance of the underlying collateral, and that this will improve the economics for the issuers such as Redwood.

Presently, we are seeing market fundamentals settle down, while triple-A pricing is beginning to show signs of improvement. However, based on the significant volatility of triple-A pricing over the past two years, it is difficult to project the near-term direction of the market with confidence. Redwood completed one private-label residential securitization during the fourth quarter of 2013, and we expect to complete another late in the first quarter or early in the second quarter of 2014. While we continue to prefer a securitization execution because of our ability to create attractive investments for our portfolio, given the current state of the securitization market, we expect whole-loan sales to make up the largest portion of Redwood’s distribution of the loans we accumulate. Between these two primary distribution outlets, we still believe that we can generate attractive loan sale profit margins within our long-term target range of 25 to 50 basis points. (Our loan sale margins substantially exceeded this target range in 2013.)

In 2013, we acquired $6.9 billion of jumbo mortgage loans, a large increase from 2012 when we acquired $2.3 billion, but short of our upwardly revised goal of $8 billion. For 2014, we expect to increase the number of sellers we acquire loans from. While we expect that our 2014 jumbo acquisition volume will be lower than in 2013, we expect our decline to be less than the 32% decline projected for the industry as a whole.2 For our residential conforming loan acquisitions, our goal is to ramp up to a run rate of $1 billion per month by the end of 2014. We do not expect that ramp to be linear, however, given our internal processes for expanding product offerings to our sellers as well as the declining projections we have observed in industry-wide origination as a result of interest-rate volatility.

Meanwhile, in Washington, we believe the long process of GSE reform will eventually conclude with the creation of an entity or multiple entities that function much as the GSEs do today. We believe the new entities will provide some type of conforming mortgage financing to mainstream U.S. borrowers, but with one big exception: the private sector will be center stage as the provider of first-loss credit risk, ahead of a government guarantee. This would represent a very large market opportunity for private credit risk investors, especially those with loan acquisition platforms such as Redwood. The foundation for this new structure is already being laid while the GSEs are in conservatorship, through structured risk-sharing and contractual recourse arrangements.

1 For a more detailed analysis of this development, please refer to our Letter to Shareholders in the Redwood Review for the second quarter of 2013, in which we discussed in detail what we believe were the underlying reasons for this spread widening.

2 The 32% projected decline in 2014 projected industry origination volume is the average of projections by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Mortgage Bankers Association.

 

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Commercial

Our commercial team had a very successful year in 2013, originating $805 million of senior commercial loans. Although we fell short of our goal of $1 billion of senior commercial originations, our loan sale profit margins significantly exceeded our expectations, as did the overall profitability of the business.

In the near term, if the economy continues to grind forward with low-to-moderate growth in 2014, underlying commercial real estate fundamentals should continue to moderately improve as well. Various industry forecasts call for CMBS issuance to increase in 2014 for the fifth consecutive year to a range of $90 to $100 billion, as compared to approximately $85 billion in 2013. With close to $250 billion worth of commercial real estate loans set to mature annually over the next four years, we expect to see substantial refinancing opportunities for those with established commercial origination platforms such as Redwood.

We plan to expand our commercial platform in 2014 by adding experienced originators, paving the way for us to exceed our $1 billion annual commercial senior loan origination goal we had set for 2013, while also boosting our mezzanine loan origination activity. At this point, we project that the capital we had previously allocated to our commercial mortgage banking and investment activities should remain adequate for us to continue growing this platform.

The long-term outlook continues to look attractive for our commercial business. With the exception of the multifamily segment, the commercial market operates largely without the government competition that dominates the residential market. Participants are able to build business models based on market dynamics, rather than competing with government entities and regulatory and political priorities.

In Closing

We see 2014 shaping up to be another good year for our commercial business, while the near-term outlook for Redwood’s residential business is likely to be more challenging for us as well as all other residential market participants. These challenges have our full attention, but as Henry Ford said, “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that an airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.”

We are confident that our focus on the long-term direction of the residential and commercial mortgage markets, coupled with the strategic actions we are taking, positions Redwood to be a leading investor and provider of private risk capital to the mortgage market for many years to come.

As always, we appreciate your continued support.

 

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Fourth Quarter 2013 Results

Overview

Redwood generated solid financial results in the fourth quarter of 2013 to cap a productive year of operations. The commercial group had its strongest quarter to date and the residential group – which produced satisfactory results despite lower acquisition activity – expanded into the conforming residential mortgage market. Also of note, our investment portfolio continued to generate attractive returns as our credit-sensitive securities and MSRs increased in value during the quarter.

Here is a summary of Redwood’s fourth quarter 2013 results:

 

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We earned $0.29 per share for the fourth quarter of 2013, which included a charge of $0.15 per share (pre-tax) for legal reserves related to previously disclosed litigation regarding certain legacy Sequoia securitizations. Our fourth quarter results contributed to full-year 2013 GAAP earnings of $1.94 per share, and an annual return on average equity of 14.43%.

 

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At December 31, 2013, our GAAP book value per share was $15.10, as compared to $14.65 per share at September 30, 2013, and $13.95 per share at December 31, 2012. The fourth quarter increase in book value per share was primarily driven by valuation increases on our investment portfolio.

 

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We completed one residential securitization totaling $325 million in the fourth quarter of 2013, and created a total of $24 million of investments for our portfolio. Additionally, we completed 16 whole loan sales totaling $648 million in the fourth quarter.

 

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We acquired $659 million of residential loans in the fourth quarter of 2013. At December 31, 2013, we had identified an additional $589 million of residential loans for purchase.

 

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We originated $242 million of senior commercial loans and $3 million of mezzanine loans in the fourth quarter of 2013. We also sold $186 million of senior commercial loans in the fourth quarter.

 

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Our residential investment portfolio increased by 23%, or $365 million, to $1.57 billion in the fourth quarter primarily due to $346 million of third-party security acquisitions. These acquisitions were funded with $50 million of capital and $296 million of short-term debt.

 

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We declared and distributed a $0.28 per share dividend to shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2013 and distributed $1.12 per share of dividends to shareholders for all of 2013.

 

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Financial Results

In the fourth quarter of 2013, Redwood earned $0.29 per share, an increase from $0.25 per share in the third quarter of 2013. Both of these quarters include significant items. The fourth quarter included charges of $0.15 per share for litigation reserves and the third quarter included negative valuation adjustments of $0.17 per share due to the reversal of certain timing differences related to our residential loan pipeline and related hedges.

The following table sets forth the components of GAAP income for the fourth and third quarters of 2013.

 

 

GAAP Income

  

($ in millions, except per share data)

 

  

     Three Months Ended  
         12/31/2013              9/30/2013      
Interest income   $ 57      $ 58  
Interest expense     (20 )      (22 )
Net interest income     38        36  
        
Provision for loan losses     (4 )      (2 )
Net interest income after provision     34        34  
        
Noninterest income       

Mortgage banking activities, net

    17        (9 )

MSR income, net

    6        3  

Other market valuation adjustments, net

    -         -   

Realized gains, net

    2        10  

Total noninterest income

    25        4  
        
Operating expenses     (19 )      (22 )
Other expense     (12 )      -   
        
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes     (2      5  
        
GAAP income   $ 25      $ 22  
        
GAAP income per share   $ 0.29      $ 0.25  

Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $38 million, an increase of $2 million from the third quarter. The increase primarily reflects lower utilization of short-term debt as we funded a significant portion of our residential mortgage loan acquisitions with cash in the fourth quarter.

Provision for loan losses at legacy Sequoia entities was $3 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, as compared to $1 million in the third quarter. The increase in provision largely reflects efforts by servicers to resolve delinquent loans still held at legacy Sequoia entities. Our provision for loan losses for commercial mezzanine loans was $1 million for the fourth quarter.

 

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Financial Results (continued)

MSR income increased to $6 million in the fourth quarter of 2013 from $3 million in the third quarter, primarily resulting from positive market valuation adjustments related to the overall market’s expectation of slower prepayment rates in the near future.

Income from mortgage banking activities, net, was $17 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, as compared to a loss of $9 million in the third quarter, which included $15 million of negative market valuation adjustments, as discussed above.

Contributing to fourth quarter mortgage banking income was $5 million of gains from $980 million of residential loan sales and valuation increases, $6 million of gains from $186 million of commercial loan sales and valuation increases, and $6 million of gains from valuation increases on Sequoia Interest-Only (IO) securities and other related derivatives.

In the fourth quarter of 2013, we recognized $2 million of net gains from the sale of $3 million of available-for-sale (AFS) securities, as compared to gains of $10 million from the sale of $168 million of AFS securities in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter of 2013, we sold $13 million of Sequoia IO securities, as compared to $14 million in the third quarter.

Operating expenses were $19 million in the fourth quarter of 2013, as compared to $22 million in the third quarter. The decline primarily resulted from a lower accrual for variable compensation expense. As noted above, in the fourth quarter, we established a $12 million reserve related to previously disclosed litigation regarding certain legacy Sequoia securitizations, which is reflected in other expense on our income statement, and, therefore, impacts variable compensation.

Fourth quarter 2013 income tax expense was $2 million, as compared to a $5 million benefit from income taxes in the third quarter. The $2 million expense was related to taxable income earned during the fourth quarter at our taxable subsidiaries that are primary engaged in mortgage banking activities. The $5 million benefit taken in the third quarter reflected the release of a valuation allowance against a deferred tax asset that we now expect to utilize. See the Taxable Income and Dividends section of this Review for additional information on our tax results.

The following table presents a summary of GAAP book value for the fourth and third quarters of 2013.

 

 

Changes in GAAP Book Value Per Share

  

($ in per share)

 

  

         Q4 2013             Q3 2013             Variance     
   

Beginning book value

   $ 14.65       $ 14.69       $ (0.04 )

Net income

     0.29         0.25         0.04  

Changes in unrealized gains/losses, net

     0.33         (0.09      0.42  

Unrealized gains on hedges, net

     0.09         0.05         0.04  

Other, net

     0.02         0.03         (0.01 )

Dividends

     (0.28      (0.28      -   
            

Ending book value

   $ 15.10      $ 14.65      $ 0.45  

 

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Financial Results (continued)

Capital Invested

We deployed $76 million of capital into new investments in the fourth quarter of 2013, as compared to $146 million in the third quarter, including acquisitions of $368 million of securities, $3 million of commercial mezzanine loans, and $2 million of MSRs, as shown in the following table.

 

 

Quarterly Activity

  

($ in millions)

 

  

          Q4 2013                Q3 2013       
   

Sequoia RMBS

  $ 22      $ 80  

Third-party RMBS

    346        143  

Less: Short-term debt

    (296     (101 )

MSR investments

    2       17  

Total residential

    74        139  
   

Commercial mezzanine loans

    3        9  

Less: Borrowings

    (1 )     (2 )

Total commercial

 

   

 

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Capital invested

  $ 76     $ 146  

Residential Investments

At December 31, 2013, our residential securities portfolio had a market value of $1.57 billion, up from $1.21 billion at September 30, 2013. This increase included $368 million in acquisitions and $34 million in positive valuation adjustments, less $1 million in sales (net) and $34 million in principal paydowns and other items.

Our securities acquisitions in the fourth quarter of 2013 included $319 million of seasoned senior securities, as well as $22 million of retained subordinate securities from our fourth quarter 2013 Sequoia securitization. An additional $27 million were subordinate securities recently issued by third-party RMBS sponsors. The subordinate securities included AA, A, BBB, BB and non-rated securities.

Following the end of the fourth quarter of 2013 through February 15, 2014, we acquired $22 million of securities and deployed $3 million of capital, net of financing.

At December 31, 2013, the market value of our MSRs was $65 million, or 1.12% of the $5.8 billion principal amount of the loans serviced.

 

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Financial Results (continued)

Residential Mortgage Banking Activities

Industry mortgage volumes remained under pressure during the fourth quarter of 2013, as mortgage rates rose in response to the Federal Reserve’s long anticipated plan to begin “tapering” its purchases of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities. In addition, large banks continued to price higher quality 30-year jumbo loans originated through their retail loan channels below the price for conforming loans. This pricing anomaly in part reflects a combination of the increased guarantee fees that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac require for conforming loans, as well as the desire of some large banks with excess liquidity to invest in higher yielding and presumably safer jumbo mortgages. Despite this anomaly, however, our loan pricing remained very competitive with banks’ correspondent lending channels and we continued to identify loans for purchase in the fourth quarter of 2013 at a similar pace to the third quarter of 2013.

 

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Financial Results (continued)

We identified $982 million of residential jumbo loans for purchase during the fourth quarter of 2013, of which 55% were purchase-related mortgages, up from 54% in the third quarter of 2013. From the start of the first quarter of 2014 through February 15, 2014, we identified an additional $529 million of jumbo loans for purchase.

The net number of residential loan originators selling to our platform increased by six in the fourth quarter of 2013, bringing the total number of active sellers to 118 at December 31, 2013. These sellers consisted of 55 regional banks (or their subsidiaries) and 63 mortgage companies, located throughout the U.S.

Residential private label securitization activity was relatively slow in the fourth quarter of 2013. There were three securitizations completed by market participants totaling $0.8 billion in the fourth quarter (including our $325 million Sequoia securitization), down from nine securitizations totaling $3.9 billion in the third quarter of 2013. The decline in securitization activity reflects lower origination volumes, strong demand for whole loans sold in bulk, and relatively weak securitization execution due to the widening of triple-A credit spreads. Thus far in 2014, triple-A credit spreads have narrowed and we currently expect to complete a securitization late in the first quarter or early in the second quarter of 2014 subject to market and other conditions. While we continue to expect a significant portion of our loan inventory to be distributed through bulk whole-loan sales, we value our leadership position in the securitization market and remain committed to expanding this important area of our franchise as market conditions improve.

Commercial Mortgage Banking Activities and Investments

Our commercial group finished the year strong, originating $805 million of senior commercial loans in 2013, including those table-funded by third parties, as compared to $61 million in 2012. This included 23 senior commercial loans totaling $242 million originated in the fourth quarter of 2013, as compared to 12 loans totaling $113 million in the third quarter. We sold $186 million of senior commercial loans in the fourth quarter of 2013, as compared to $238 million in the third quarter of 2013.

Commercial mezzanine loan originations totaled two loans for $3 million in the fourth quarter of 2013, as compared to two loans for $9 million in the third quarter of 2013. For the full year in 2013, commercial mezzanine loan origination totaled $65 million, as compared to $157 million in 2012. At December 31, 2013, our portfolio of non-securitized mezzanine loans consisted of 23 loans for $86 million. Our securitized mezzanine portfolio totaled $258 million at December 31, 2013, and Redwood’s investment in this securitized portfolio amounted to $108 million.

 

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Cash, Debt, and Capital

At December 31, 2013, we held $173 million in cash, and our current investment capacity (defined as the approximate amount of capital we have readily available for long-term investments) was approximately $130 million. Total capital of $1.67 billion at December 31, 2013, included $1.25 billion of equity capital and $427 million of long-term debt.

We ended the fourth quarter of 2013 with short-term warehouse debt of $185 million, which was used to finance residential loans, and had additional uncommitted borrowing capacity of $1.2 billion under existing warehouse lines of credit to finance additional residential and commercial loans. At December 31, 2013, short-term debt used to finance residential securities was $678 million, as compared to $371 million at September 30, 2013.

We currently expect that our available capital and liquidity is sufficient to fund our business and investment objectives for most or all of 2014, in part because we believe we can source capital internally by selling or financing existing investments if needed to fund higher yielding investment opportunities. To the extent our expectation changes and we need external capital to fund our investment and business activities, we would consider the issuance of debt or equity securities under the shelf registration statement currently on file with the SEC, or the issuance of similar or other types of securities in public or private offerings, including the possibility of raising dedicated capital for the commercial platform.

 

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Balance Sheet

The following table shows the components of our balance sheet at December 31, 2013.

 

 

Consolidating Balance Sheet (1)

  

December 31, 2013

($ in millions)

 

  

  

      At
Redwood (2)
     Consolidated
Sequoia
Entities (3)
     Redwood
Consolidated
 
   

Residential loans

   $ 404      $ 1,762      $ 2,166  

Commercial loans

     432        -         432  

Real estate securities - Third party

     1,167        -         1,167  

Real estate securities - Sequoia (4)

     516        -         516  

Mortgage servicing rights

     65        -         65  

Cash and cash equivalents

     173        -         173  

Total earning assets

     2,758        1,762        4,520  
   

Other assets

 

    

 

81

 

 

 

    

 

8

 

 

 

    

 

89

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,838      $ 1,770      $ 4,609  
   

Short-term debt

          

Mortgage loan warehouse debt

   $ 185      $ -       $ 185  

Security repurchase facilities

     678        -         678  

Other liabilities

     79        1        81  

Asset-backed securities issued

     249        1,694        1,943  

Long-term debt

     476        -         476  

Total liabilities

     1,667        1,696        3,363  
   

Stockholders’ equity

 

    

 

1,171

 

 

 

    

 

75

 

 

 

    

 

1,246

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 2,838      $ 1,770      $ 4,609  

(1) We are required under GAAP to consolidate the assets and liabilities of certain securitization entities we have sponsored for financial reporting purposes. However, the securitized assets of these entities are not legally ours and we own only the securities and interests that we acquired from these securitization entities. Similarly, the liabilities of these entities are obligations payable only from the cash flow generated by their securitized assets and are not obligations of Redwood.

(2) Included in the “At Redwood” column are the assets and liabilities of the Residential Resecuritization and Commercial Securitization transactions we completed in 2011 and 2012, respectively. These transactions are treated as secured borrowings under GAAP. At December 31, 2013, the Residential Resecuritization accounted for $264 million of assets ($263 million of available-for-sale securities at fair value and $1 million of other assets) and $95 million of asset-backed securities issued (at amortized cost). Our $169 million investment in this resecuritization, as estimated for GAAP, equals the difference between these assets and liabilities. At December 31, 2013, the Commercial Securitization accounted for $270 million of assets ($258 million of commercial real estate loans at historical cost and $12 million of other assets) and $154 million of asset-backed securities issued (at amortized cost). Our $116 million investment in this securitization, as estimated for GAAP, equals the difference between these assets and liabilities.

(3) Consolidated Sequoia Entities includes certain Sequoia securitizations completed prior to 2012 that we are required to consolidate under GAAP. Our estimated GAAP investment in these entities was $75 million at December 31, 2013, representing the difference between the aggregate assets and liabilities of these entities.

(4) Sequoia securitizations completed between January 2012 and December 2013 are treated as sales for GAAP, and the $516 million of securities we have retained from these transactions are reflected in the “At Redwood” column above as part of “Real Estate Securities — Sequoia.”

 

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The table below details residential loan activity at Redwood during the fourth and third quarters of 2013.

 

 

Residential Loans at Redwood

  

($ in millions)

 

  

     Three Months Ended  
         12/31/2013             9/30/2013      

Beginning fair value

  $ 728     $ 1,221  
   

Acquisitions

    659       1,295  

Sales

    (980 )     (1,772 )

Principal payments

    (10 )     (4 )

Change in fair value, net

 

   

 

7

 

 

 

   

 

(12

 

)

 

Ending fair value

  $ 404     $ 728  

At December 31, 2013, we owned $404 million of prime residential loans, of which $280 million were 30-year fixed-rate loans, $29 million were 15-year and 20-year fixed-rate loans, and $95 million were hybrid loans. Our pipeline of loans identified for purchase was $589 million, including $546 million of non-conforming loans and $43 million of conforming loans, at December 31, 2013. See the Residential Mortgage Banking section on page 29 for additional information.

Commercial Loans

At December 31, 2013, we owned $432 million of commercial loans, as compared to $380 million of commercial loans at September 30, 2013. The following tables detail commercial loan activity during the fourth and third quarters of 2013.

 

 

Commercial Loans

  

Three Months Ended December 31, 2013   
($ in millions)   
           Senior              Unsecuritized    
Mezzanine
         Securitized    
Mezzanine
         Total      

Beginning carrying value

   $ 27     $ 83      $ 269     $ 380  
   
            

Originations

     242       3        -        245  

Sales

     (186 )     -        -        (186 )

Principal payments/amortization

     -        -        (11 )     (11 )

Change in fair value, net

     6       -        -        6  

Change in allowance for loan losses

     -        -        (1 )     (1 )
            

Ending carrying value

   $ 89     $ 86      $ 258     $ 432  

 

 

Commercial Loans

  

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013   
($ in millions)   
           Senior              Unsecuritized    
Mezzanine
         Securitized    
Mezzanine
         Total      

Beginning carrying value

   $ 150     $ 75      $ 270     $ 495  
   
            

Originations

     113       9        -        122  

Sales

     (238 )     -        -        (238 )

Principal payments/amortization

     -        -        (1 )     (1 )

Change in fair value, net

     3       -        -        3  

Change in allowance for loan losses

     -        -        -        -   
            

Ending carrying value

   $ 27     $ 83      $ 269     $ 380  

 

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During the fourth quarter of 2013, we originated two mezzanine loans and 23 senior loans and sold 20 senior loans. Additionally, two commercial mezzanine loans prepaid in full during the fourth quarter. See the Commercial Mortgage Banking and Investments section on page 32 for additional information.

Residential Real Estate Securities

The following table presents the fair value of real estate securities at December 31, 2013. We categorize our Sequoia and third-party securities by portfolio vintage (the year(s) the securities were issued), priority of cash flow (senior, re-REMIC, and subordinate) and underwriting characteristics of the underlying loans (prime and non-prime).

 

 

Real Estate Securities(1)

December 31, 2013

($ in millions)

  

  

  

     Sequoia
Securities

  2012-2013  
   

 

Third-party Securities

    Total
    Securities    
     % of Total
  Securities  
 
         <=2005         2006-2008         2012-2013         
                                       

Seniors

              

Prime

  $ 113     $ 447     $ 213     $ -      $ 773        46 %

Non-prime (2)

    -        197       5       -        202        12 %

Total seniors

    113       644       218       -        975        58 %
   

Prime re-REMIC

    -        74       103       -        177        10 %
   

Prime Subordinates

              

Mezzanine (3)

    335       -        -        50       385        23 %

Non-investment grade (4)

    68       60       2       16       146        9 %  

Prime subordinates

 

   

 

403

 

 

 

   

 

60

 

 

 

   

 

2

 

 

 

   

 

66

 

 

 

   

 

531

 

 

 

    

 

32

 

%

 

Total real estate securities

  $ 516      $ 778      $ 323      $ 66      $ 1,683         100

(1) Included in the real estate securities table above are $263 million of senior securities that are included in the Residential Resecuritization that we completed in July 2011. Under GAAP accounting, we account for the resecuritization as a financing even though these securities are owned by the resecuritization entity and are legally not ours. We own only the securities and interests that we acquired from the resecuritization entity, which amounted to $152 million at December 31, 2013. As a result, to adjust at December 31, 2013 for the legal and economic interests that resulted from the resecuritization, Total Senior Securities would be decreased by $263 million to $712 million, Prime Re-REMIC Securities would be increased by $152 million to $329 million, and Total Real Estate Securities would be reduced by $111 million to $1.57 billion.

(2) Non-prime residential securities consist of $202 million of Alt-A senior securities.

(3) Prime mezzanine includes securities rated AA, A, and BBB—.

(4) Prime non-investment grade includes securities that have below investment grade ratings and un-rated securities.

 

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Residential Real Estate Securities (continued)

The table below details the change in fair value of real estate securities during the fourth quarter of 2013.

 

 

Real Estate Securities

  

($ in millions)

 

  

      Three Months Ended  
          12/31/2013              9/30/2013      

Beginning fair value

   $ 1,325      $ 1,314  

Acquisitions

       

Sequoia securities

     22        80  

Third-party securities

     346        143  

Sales

       

Sequoia securities

     (13 )      (14 )

Third-party securities

     (3 )      (168 )

Gain on sale

     2        10  

Effect of principal payments

     (37 )      (38 )

Change in fair value, net

     40        (3 )
   
                   

Ending fair value

   $ 1,683      $ 1,325  

During the fourth quarter of 2013, securities acquisitions included $22 million of Sequoia securities, $319 million of third-party senior securities, and $27 million of third-party mezzanine and non-investment grade securities. Sales in the fourth quarter included $13 million of Sequoia IOs and $3 million of third-party subordinate securities.

Mortgage Servicing Rights

At December 31, 2013, we owned MSRs associated with $5.8 billion of residential loans primarily acquired through our conduit operations. We earn fees from these MSRs, but outsource the actual servicing of the associated loans to a licensed third-party servicer. The table below details the change in fair value of Redwood’s MSRs during the fourth quarter of 2013.

 

 

MSRs

  

($ in millions)

 

  

      Three Months Ended  
          12/31/2013              9/30/2013      

Beginning fair value

   $ 60      $ 43  

Additions

     2        17  

Change in fair value, net

     3        -   
   
                   

Ending fair value

   $ 65      $ 60  

During the fourth quarter of 2013, we added $2 million of MSRs associated with $264 million of residential loans acquired through our conduit operations. The GAAP carrying value, which is the estimated fair value, of our MSRs at December 31, 2013 is equal to 1.12% of the principal balance of the associated residential loans.

 

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Derivatives

The following table presents the fair value and notional value of derivative financial instruments held at December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013, which are a component of other assets and accrued expenses and other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets.

 

 

Derivatives

  

($ in millions)

 

  

     12/31/2013     9/30/2013  
         Fair Value             Notional             Fair Value             Notional      
Risk management derivatives, net          

Residential

  $ 6     $ 1,216      $ (3   $ 1,233  

Commercial

    1       70        (1     26  
Cash flow hedges on long-term debt     (17 )     140        (24     140  
           
Total derivative financial instruments, net   $ (10 )   $ 1,426      $ (27 )   $ 1,399  

We use derivative financial instruments in part to mitigate the interest rate risk associated with some of our residential and commercial loan activity. Net changes in the fair value of risk management derivatives are reflected in our income statement in mortgage banking activities, net. The timing of when we enter into and exit these derivatives, and the corresponding levels of benchmark interest rates, has a significant effect on the amount of valuation income or loss recognized. During the fourth quarter of 2013, the aggregate fair value of risk management derivatives, including those agreements that we exited during the quarter, increased by less than $1 million.

Rising benchmark interest rates also resulted in a $7 million reduction to our derivative liability related to cash flow hedges on our long-term debt. Changes in the fair value of our cash flow hedges were recorded in shareholders’ equity through accumulated other comprehensive income.

Investments in Consolidated Sequoia Entities

Investments in Consolidated Sequoia Entities, as estimated for GAAP, totaled $75 million at December 31, 2013. This amount reflects the book value of retained investments in Consolidated Sequoia Entities and is based on the difference between the consolidated assets and liabilities of the entities in the aggregate according to their GAAP carrying amounts.

 

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Short-Term Debt

At December 31, 2013, we had short-term mortgage warehouse debt outstanding of $185 million, which was used to finance a portion of the $404 million inventory of residential mortgage loans held for sale.

At December 31, 2013, we had five uncommitted residential mortgage warehouse facilities with an aggregate borrowing capacity of $1.4 billion, and one uncommitted commercial mortgage warehouse facility for senior loans with a borrowing capacity of $100 million.

At December 31, 2013, we had short-term debt incurred through securities repurchase facilities of $678 million, which was secured by $839 million of residential securities, resulting in a debt-to-equity leverage ratio for these residential securities of 4.2x (excluding the additional risk capital we hold related to these short-term borrowings).

The table below details the activity of short-term debt during the fourth and third quarters of 2013.

 

 

Short-Term Debt by Collateral Type

  

($ in millions)

 

  

     Residential Loans     Residential Securities     Senior Commerical Loans  
     Q4 2013     Q3 2013     Q4 2013     Q3 2013     Q4 2013     Q3 2013  

Beginning balance

  $ 462     $ 1,083      $ 371     $ 363      $ 5     $ -   

Borrowings

    423       980        389       716        104       60  

Repayments

    (700 )     (1,602     (82 )     (708     (109 )     (55 )
   
                                                 

Ending balance

  $ 185     $ 462      $ 678     $ 371      $ -      $ 5  

Long-Term Debt and ABS Issued

At December 31, 2013, we had $288 million of convertible senior notes outstanding at a stated interest rate of 4.625% (excluding deferred issuance costs), that are convertible into 41.1320 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount (equivalent to a conversion price of $24.31 per common share and subject to certain adjustments) on or before their maturity in April 2018.

At December 31, 2013, we had $140 million of other long-term debt outstanding due in 2037 with a stated interest rate of three-month LIBOR plus 225 basis points. In 2010, we effectively fixed the interest rate on this long-term debt at approximately 6.75% (excluding deferred issuance costs) through interest rate swaps.

At December 31, 2013, we had $49 million of borrowings outstanding under a $150 million commercial warehouse facility for mezzanine loans. Due to the 24-month term of this facility, it is classified as long-term debt on our consolidated balance sheet.

At December 31, 2013, we had $95 million outstanding of non-recourse, asset-backed debt issued at a stated interest rate of one-month LIBOR plus 200 basis points related to our Residential Resecuritization. We also had $154 million outstanding of non-recourse, asset-backed debt issued at a stated interest rate of 5.62% (excluding deferred issuance costs) related to our Commercial Securitization.

 

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Capital and Cash

At December 31, 2013, our total capital was $1.7 billion, including $1.2 billion of shareholders’ equity, and $427 million of long-term debt. We use capital to invest in earning assets, meet lender capital requirements, and fund our operations and working capital needs. Our cash balance was $173 million at December 31, 2013.

 

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GAAP Income

Our consolidated GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $25 million, or $0.29 per share, as compared to $22 million, or $0.25 per share, for the third quarter of 2013. The following tables present the results at Redwood and Consolidated Sequoia Entities and their estimated effect on GAAP income for the fourth and third quarters of 2013.

 

 

Consolidating Income Statement

  

Three Months Ended December 31, 2013   

($ in millions, except per share data)

 

  

      At
Redwood
     Consolidated
Sequoia
Entities
     Redwood
Consolidated
 
Interest income    $ 41       $ 8       $ 48  
Net discount (premium) amortization      10        (1 )      9  
Total interest income      51         7         57  
            
Interest expense      (14 )      (6 )      (20 )
Net interest income      37         1         38  
            
Provision for loan losses      (1 )      (3 )      (4 )
Net interest income (loss) after provision      36         (2      34  
            
Noninterest income           

Mortgage banking activities, net

     17         -         17  

MSR income, net

     6         -         6  

Other market valuation adjustments, net

     1         (0      0  

Realized gains, net

     2        -         2  

Total noninterest income

     25         (0      25  
            
Operating expenses      (19      -         (19 )
Other expense, net      (12      -         (12 )
            
Provision for income taxes      (2      -         (2 )
                            
Net income (loss)    $ 27      $ (2 )    $ 25  
            
Net income per share                      $ 0.29  

 

 

Consolidating Income Statement

  

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013   

($ in millions, except per share data)

 

  

      At
Redwood
     Consolidated
Sequoia
Entities
     Redwood
Consolidated
 
Interest income    $ 41      $ 10      $ 51  
Net discount (premium) amortization      9        (2 )      7  
Total interest income      50        8        58  
            
Interest expense      (16 )      (6 )      (22 )
Net interest income      34        2        36  
            
Provision for loan losses      (1 )      (1 )      (2 )
Net interest income after provision      33        1        34  
            
Noninterest income           

Mortgage banking activities, net

     (9 )      -         (9 )

MSR income, net

     3        -         3  

Other market valuation adjustments, net

     1        -         -   

Realized gains, net

     10        -         10  

Total noninterest income

     5         -         4  
            

Operating expenses

     (22 )      -         (22 )
Other expense, net      -         -         -   
            

Benefit from income taxes

     5        -         5  
                            
Net income    $ 21      $ 1      $ 22  
            
Net income per share                      $ 0.25  

 

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Net Interest Income at Redwood

Net total interest income at Redwood was $37 million in the fourth quarter of 2013, an increase of $3 million from the third quarter of 2013.

 

u    

Interest income from our securities portfolio was $31 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, an increase of $1 million from the third quarter of 2013, as the average balance of our securities portfolio increased 16% to $1.4 billion, primarily from the acquisition of $373 million of Sequoia and third-party securities during the fourth quarter.

 

u    

Interest income from residential loans held-for-sale was $7 million during the fourth quarter of 2013, a decrease of $2 million from the third quarter of 2013, as the average balance of residential loans held-for-sale on our balance sheet decreased 36% to $554 million, reflecting lower acquisition volume during the fourth quarter. The amount of interest earned from these loans is dependent upon prevailing mortgage rates and the amount of time they are held on our balance sheet prior to sale.

 

u    

Commercial loans generated $13 million of interest income in the fourth quarter of 2013, an increase of $2 million from the third quarter of 2013, primarily resulting from $2 million of yield maintenance received upon prepayment of two mezzanine loans in the fourth quarter.

 

u    

Interest expense was $14 million in the fourth quarter of 2013, a decrease of $2 million from the third quarter of 2013, primarily resulting from a decrease in the average balance of short-term debt used to finance residential and commercial loan acquisitions during the fourth quarter.

Non-Interest Income at Redwood

Non-interest income at Redwood was $25 million in the fourth quarter of 2013, an increase of $20 million from the third quarter of 2013. We generate non-interest income from mortgage banking activities (primarily valuation adjustments), as well as net MSR income, other net market valuation adjustments, and net realized gains.

 

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The following table presents the components of mortgage banking activities for the fourth and third quarters of 2013.

 

 

Mortgage Banking Activities

  

($ in millions)

 

  

      Three Months Ended  
          12/31/2013              9/30/2013      
   
Net market valuation adjustments on:        

Residential loans

   $ 5       $ (11 )

Commercial loans

     6         3  

Sequoia IO securities

     6         (2 )

Risk management derivatives

 

    

 

-

 

  

 

    

 

1

 

 

 

Total mortgage banking activities, net    $ 17      $ (9 )

Income from mortgage banking activities, net, was $17 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, as compared to negative $9 million for the third quarter of 2013, primarily reflecting positive market valuation adjustments on residential and commercial loans, and Sequoia IOs. As discussed in the Redwood Review for the third quarter of 2013, negative market valuation adjustments on residential loans recorded in the third quarter of 2013 were primarily related to a timing difference associated with our residential pipeline. This timing difference resulted in $15 million of negative valuation adjustments associated with loans we had identified but not yet purchased at June 30, 2013, with subsequent purchases and the recording of associated valuation changes occurring in the third quarter of 2013. Offsetting hedging gains as of June 30, 2013, that were associated with our June 30, 2013, pipeline were recorded in the second quarter of 2013.

Income from mortgage banking activities in the fourth quarter of 2013 also included $6 million in positive market valuation gains on senior commercial loans, as compared to $3 million in the third quarter of 2013, primarily as a result of a $129 million increase in senior loan origination activity in the fourth quarter.

 

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u MSR Income, Net

Income from MSRs was $6 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, as we recognized $3 million of net cash servicing income and $3 million of positive market valuation adjustments. This compares to $3 million of net cash servicing income and less than $1 million of positive market valuation adjustments during the third quarter of 2013.

u Other Market Valuation Adjustments at Redwood

Other market valuation adjustments, net, were less than $0.5 million for both the fourth and third quarters of 2013.

u Realized Gains, Net

In the fourth quarter of 2013 we recognized $2 million of gains from the sale of $3 million of residential securities.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses were $19 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, as compared to $22 million for the third quarter of 2013, primarily due to a decrease in variable compensation expense and professional services fees.

Provision for Income Taxes

During the fourth quarter of 2013, we recognized a $2 million provision for income taxes primarily related to mortgage banking activities. See the Taxable Income and Dividends section for further information.

Earnings at Consolidated Sequoia Entities

We recognized a net loss of $2 million for the fourth quarter of 2013 related to our investments in Consolidated Sequoia Entities, as compared to net income of $1 million for the third quarter of 2013. This decrease is primarily attributable to a $2 million increase in the provision for loan losses.

The allowance for loan losses at Consolidated Sequoia Entities was $25 million at December 31, 2013, an increase of $2 million from September 30, 2013. During the fourth quarter we observed an increase in the number of loans transitioning into foreclosure reflecting efforts by servicers to resolve delinquent loans held at legacy Sequoia entities. Net charge-offs were $1 million during both the fourth and third quarters of 2013. These charge-offs relate to existing delinquent loans that have transitioned to short sales or were foreclosed upon during the fourth quarter of 2013.

Serious delinquencies on loans held at Consolidated Sequoia Entities (90+ days delinquent) were $79 million (or 4.45% of outstanding loan balances) at December 31, 2013, compared to $69 million (or 3.70% of outstanding loan balances) at September 30, 2013.

 

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Taxable Income and Dividends

Summary

As a REIT, Redwood is required to distribute to shareholders at least 90% of its REIT taxable income. REIT taxable income is defined as taxable income earned at Redwood and its qualified REIT subsidiaries. To the extent Redwood retains taxable income at the REIT, it is taxed at corporate tax rates. Redwood also earns taxable income at its taxable REIT subsidiaries (TRS), which it is not required to distribute.

Dividend Policy Overview

Our Board of Directors has maintained a policy of paying regular quarterly dividends, although we have not been required to distribute dividends in recent years under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to REITs. On November 25, 2013, the Board of Directors declared a regular dividend of $0.28 per share for the fourth quarter of 2013, which was paid on December 27, 2013, to shareholders of record on December 13, 2013. Also in November 2013, the Board of Directors announced its intention to pay a regular dividend of $0.28 per share per quarter in 2014.

Dividend Distribution Requirement

Our estimated REIT taxable income was $20 million, or $0.24 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2013 and $20 million, or $0.24 per share, for the third quarter of 2013. Under normal circumstances, our minimum REIT dividend requirement would be 90% of our annual REIT taxable income. However, we currently maintain a $70 million REIT net operating loss carryforward (NOL) that affords us the option of retaining REIT taxable income up to the NOL amount, tax free, rather than distributing it as dividends. Federal income tax rules require the dividends paid deduction to be applied to reduce taxable income before the applicability of NOLs is considered. Our estimated REIT taxable income did not exceed our dividend distributions in 2013; therefore, our $70 million NOL will likely carry forward into 2014.

Income Tax Characterization of Dividend for Shareholders

Irrespective of our minimum distribution requirement, federal income tax rules require that the actual dividends we distribute in 2013 be taxed at the shareholder level based on our full year 2013 taxable income plus net capital gains before application of any loss carryforwards. Based on this requirement, we expect 89% of the dividends we distributed in 2013 to be taxable as ordinary income to shareholders and 11% to be a return of capital, which is generally non-taxable. None of Redwood’s 2013 dividend distributions are expected to be characterized as long-term capital gains for federal income tax purposes. Factors that significantly affected the taxation of our 2013 dividends to shareholders include but are not limited to: (i) the timing of realized credit losses on legacy investments and (ii) capital gains on sales of securities.

(i) Our estimated REIT taxable income for the year ended December 31, 2013 included $13 million of realized credit losses on legacy investments that were taken in previous periods for GAAP reporting purposes. We anticipate an additional $59 million of tax

 

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credit losses to be realized over an estimated three- to five-year period based on the securities we currently own. This is a decrease from $111 million at December 31, 2012 and $138 million at December 31, 2011. Even though the impact of realized losses on our current period taxable income is declining, our GAAP earnings, which have provisioned for these losses in prior periods, will likely continue to exceed our REIT taxable income and will be more reflective of our current operating performance.

(ii) For the year ended December 31, 2013, we realized net capital gains of $6 million at the REIT level for tax purposes. Net capital gains generated by the REIT for the entire year increased the portion of our 2013 dividends that are characterized as ordinary income to our shareholders. However, if the REIT had realized net capital losses for 2013, those losses would have had no effect on the taxability of our 2013 dividends. None of our 2013 dividend distributions are expected to be characterized as long-term capital gains based on applicable federal income tax rules.

GAAP Provision for Income Tax at Taxable REIT Subsidiaries

To the extent we expect to pay tax at the corporate level (generally as a result of activity at our taxable REIT subsidiaries) we are required to record a tax provision for GAAP reporting purposes. We recorded a $2 million tax provision for the fourth quarter of 2013, as compared to a $5 million tax benefit for the third quarter of 2013. The increase was primarily due to a reduction of our valuation allowance that reduced the third quarter tax provision below the normalized amount. Our total tax provision of $11 million for 2013 is not intended to reflect the actual amount of tax we expect to pay for the year as it includes a $7 million net deferred tax liability that we expect to pay in future years related to our 2013 GAAP earnings. For tax, we are able to defer income to later years due to favorable timing differences that relate primarily to income from our mortgage banking activities. We are also able to offset current taxable income with NOL and capital loss carryovers maintained at our taxable REIT subsidiaries. A reconciliation of GAAP and taxable income is set forth in Table 2 of the Financial Tables of this Redwood Review.

We do not expect to generate excess inclusion income in 2013, but in the event we do, it is our intention to retain it and not pass it through to our shareholders.

 

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Summary

We adopted segment accounting in the fourth quarter of 2013. We believe this will provide shareholders with greater insight and clarity regarding the activities and financial results of our different business areas and how they contribute to Redwood’s overall business and consolidated financial results. The three segments we have designated are residential mortgage banking, residential investments, and commercial mortgage banking and investments, which align with how we assess the performance of, and make resource allocations and operating decisions relating to, these three business areas.

As an introduction to this new format, the table below presents our consolidated financial results and selected assets for the full year 2013 by presenting the direct contribution of each segment separately. The tables also include a reconciling column labeled “Corporate/Other” that includes the impact of our legacy Consolidated Sequoia Entities, certain long-term debt, corporate operations not directly attributable to our operating segments, and other items. In future periods we intend to provide quarterly segment results in the Redwood Review. Following the table below are descriptions of each segment along with a summary of activity in each segment. Additional detail on our segments and their results will be provided in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

 

Segment Results

 
Year Ended December 31, 2013   

($ in millions)

 

  

           Residential    
Mortgage
Banking
    Residential
Investments
    Commercial
Mortgage
Banking and
Investments
    Corporate/
Other
         Total        

Interest income

   $ 53      $ 96      $ 43      $ 34      $ 226  

Interest expense

     (10 )     (10 )     (13 )     (48 )     (81 )

Net interest income (loss)

     42        86        31        (14     145  

Provision for loan losses

     -        -        (3 )     (1 )     (5 )

Net interest income (loss) after provision

     42        86        27        (16     140  
              

Noninterest income

            

Mortgage banking activities, net

     78        -        23        -        101  

MSR income, net

     -        20        -        -        20  

Other market valuation adjustments, net

     -        (5     -        (1     (6 )

Realized gains, net

     -        25       -        -        25  

Total noninterest income

     78        40        23        -        141  
              

Operating expenses

     (21     (4     (10     (50     (85 )

Other expense

     -        -        -        (12     (12 )
              

(Provision for) benefit from income taxes

 

    

 

(6

 

 

   

 

(3

 

 

   

 

(4

 

 

   

 

2

 

  

 

   

 

(11

 

)

 

Segment contribution

   $ 93     $ 119     $ 37     $ (76 )        
              

Net income

                                   $ 173  
              

Additional Information:

            

Residential loans - unsecuritized

   $ 404      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 404  

Residential loans - securitized

     -        -        -        1,762        1,762   

Commercial loans

     -        -        432        -        432   

Real estate securities

     111        1,572        -        -        1,683   

Mortgage servicing rights

     -        65        -        -        65  
                                          

 

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Residential Mortgage Banking

Summary

The Residential Mortgage Banking segment primarily consists of a mortgage loan conduit that acquires residential loans from third-party originators for subsequent sale through securitizations that we sponsor or as whole loans. The jumbo loans we acquire are typically sold through private-label securitization through our Sequoia securitization program or to institutions that acquire pools of whole loans. We typically retain subordinate and other securities created through Sequoia securitization transactions for investment in our residential investment portfolio. The conforming loans we acquire are generally sold to the Agencies. Our residential loan acquisitions are usually made on a flow basis as they are originated by banks or mortgage companies, but we also make bulk acquisitions as well. We do not directly originate or service residential loans.

This segment’s main source of revenue is mortgage banking income, which includes valuation increases (or gains) on the sale or securitization of loans and the creation of MSRs. Additionally, this segment may generate interest on loans held for a future sale or securitization, and income from IO securities and derivatives used to manage risks associated with mortgage banking activities. Funding expenses, direct operating expenses, and tax expenses associated with these activities are also included.

 

u    

During the fourth quarter of 2013, we identified $1.0 billion of loans for purchase and we acquired $659 million of loans, compared to the third quarter of 2013, when we identified $1.0 billion of loans for purchase and we acquired $1.3 billion of loans.

 

u    

During the fourth quarter of 2013, we completed one prime jumbo securitization totaling $325 million and 16 whole loan sale transactions totaling $648 million, compared to the third quarter of 2013 when we completed three prime jumbo securitizations totaling $1.2 billion and 17 whole loan sale transactions totaling $600 million.

 

u    

During the fourth quarter of 2013, industry-wide private-label jumbo RMBS issuance totaled $0.8 billion, compared to $3.9 billion in the third quarter of 2013. For all of 2013, industry-wide private-label jumbo RMBS issuance was $13.1 billion, compared to $3.5 billion in 2012.

 

u    

Redwood has sponsored, through its Sequoia platform, $7.5 billion, or 46%, of the $16.5 billion of total private-label RMBS issuance since the start of 2012.

 

u    

At December 31, 2013, the fair value of our residential loans held for sale was $404 million, down from $728 million at September 30, 2013. At December 31, 2013, our pipeline of residential loans identified for purchase was $546 million of non-conforming loans and $43 million of conforming loans.

 

u    

Active sellers increased to a total of 118 at December 31, 2013, from 112 at September 30, 2013.

 

u    

During the fourth quarter of 2013, we did not acquire any IO securities from the Sequoia securitization we sponsored, as compared to $9 million of IO securities we acquired from Sequoia securitizations in the third quarter of 2013. At December 31, 2013, retained IOs acquired from Sequoia securitizations totaled $111 million.

 

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Residential Investments

Summary

The Residential Investments segment includes a portfolio of investments in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) retained from our Sequoia securitizations, as well as RMBS issued by third parties. This segment also includes MSRs associated with residential loans securitized through the Sequoia program and MSRs purchased from third parties.

This segment’s main source of revenue is net interest income from portfolio securities and income from MSRs. Additionally, this segment may realize gains upon the sale of securities and market valuation changes on MSRs. Funding expenses, direct operating expenses, and tax expenses associated with these activities are also included.

 

u    

At December 31, 2013, the fair value of the residential securities in the residential investments segment totaled $1.6 billion, consisting of $662 million in prime senior securities, $202 million in non-prime senior securities, $176 million in re-REMIC securities, $385 million in mezzanine securities, and $146 million in non-investment grade securities. The amortized cost of our available-for-sale securities, which account for all but $14 million of securities held as trading securities, was 77% of face value and the fair value was 86% of face value at December 31, 2013.

 

u    

We financed our holdings of residential securities through a combination of short-term debt secured by securities, a Residential Resecuritization, long-term debt and equity capital. During the fourth quarter of 2013, average short-term debt secured by securities was $525 million and the average asset-backed securities outstanding in the Residential Resecuritization was $100 million.

 

u    

During the fourth quarter of 2013, we acquired $22 million of subordinate investments from Sequoia securitizations we sponsored, as compared to $72 million of senior and subordinate investments acquired from Sequoia securitizations in the third quarter of 2013. At December 31, 2013, retained investments acquired from Sequoia securitizations totaled $405 million.

 

u    

At December 31, 2013, residential securities we own (as a percentage of current market value) consisted of fixed-rate assets (39%), adjustable-rate assets (19%), hybrid assets that reset within the next year (27%), and hybrid assets that reset between 12 and 36 months (15%).

 

u    

Information on the residential securities we own and the underlying loan characteristics is set forth in Tables 5 through 8B in the Appendix. Information about the underlying loan characteristics of consolidated Sequoia securitizations and loans held for sale is set forth in Table 9 in the Appendix.

 

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Residential Investments (continued)

The following table presents information on residential securities in our residential investments segment at December 31, 2013. For GAAP, we account for the large majority of these securities as available-for-sale (AFS) and others as trading securities, and in both cases the securities are reported at their fair value at the report date.

 

 

Residential Securities

  

December 31, 2013   

($ in millions)

 

  

      Senior                    
             Prime           Non-prime     Re-REMIC     Subordinate          Total        
Available-for-sale securities             

Current face

   $ 670     $ 219     $ 214     $ 706     $ 1,809  

Credit reserve

     (10 )     (14 )     (30 )     (62 )     (117 )

Net unamortized discount

     (44 )     (37 )     (80 )     (137 )     (298 )

Amortized cost

     616       168       103       507       1,394  
   

Unrealized gains

     48       26       73       41       188  

Unrealized losses

     (1 )     (0 )     -        (22 )     (23 )
   

Trading securities

 

    

 

-

 

  

 

   

 

9

 

 

 

   

 

-

 

  

 

   

 

5

 

 

 

   

 

14

 

 

 

Fair value of residential securities    $ 662     $ 202     $ 176     $ 531     $ 1,572  

Investments in MSRs

 

u    

In the fourth quarter of 2013, Redwood’s investment in MSRs increased to $65 million, as we added $2 million of MSRs associated with $322 million of residential loans, which increased the portfolio of loans associated with Redwood’s investment in MSRs to $5.8 billion. The GAAP carrying value of these MSRs is equal to 1.12% of the principal balance of the associated residential loans.

 

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Commercial Mortgage Banking and Investments

Summary

The Commercial Mortgage Banking and Investments segment consists primarily of a mortgage loan conduit that originates senior commercial loans for subsequent sale to third-party CMBS sponsors or other investors. This segment also provides other forms of commercial real estate financing directly to borrowers that may include mezzanine loans, subordinate mortgage loans, and other forms of financing, such as preferred equity interests in special purpose entities that own commercial real estate. We typically hold the mezzanine and other subordinate loans we originate in our commercial portfolio.

This segment’s main sources of revenue are mortgage banking income, which includes valuation increases (or gains) on the sale of senior commercial loans, and net interest income from mezzanine or subordinate loans held in our investment portfolio. Funding expenses, direct operating expenses, and tax expenses associated with these activities are also included.

 

u    

Income from commercial mortgage banking activities was $7 million in the fourth quarter of 2013, as compared to $3 million in the third quarter of 2013.

 

u    

During the fourth quarter of 2013, we originated and funded 23 senior commercial loans for $242 million, and sold 20 senior loans totaling $187 million. This compares to the third quarter of 2013 when we originated and funded 12 senior loans of $113 million, and sold 18 senior loans totaling $238 million.

 

u    

For all of 2013, we originated a total of $805 million of senior commercial loans.

 

u    

At December 31, 2013, we had seven senior commercial loans held for sale with a carrying value of $89 million.

 

u    

During the fourth quarter of 2013, we originated two commercial mezzanine loans for $3 million, as compared to two mezzanine loans for $9 million in the third quarter of 2013. At December 31, 2013, our unsecuritized and securitized portfolio of commercial mezzanine loans held for investment were $86 million and $264 million, respectively.

 

u    

At December 31, 2013, commercial mezzanine loans held for investment had an outstanding principal balance of $353 million, unamortized discount of $3 million, an allowance for loan losses of $7 million, and a carrying value of $343 million.

 

u    

On average, our commercial held-for-investment mezzanine loans have a maturity of more than five years, an unlevered yield in excess of 10% per annum before credit costs, a loan-to-value ratio of 73% at origination, and a debt service coverage ratio at origination of 1.31x based on underwritten cash flows at origination.

 

u    

During the fourth quarter of 2013, two of our commercial mezzanine loans prepaid in full. In connection with these loan prepayments, we received $2 million of yield maintenance fees.

 

u    

During the fourth quarter of 2013, we transferred two loans, with a combined carrying value of $42 million, from pass to watch status. Both of the loans are current on all payments and we continue to believe we will receive all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loans. However, in our judgment, certain conditions warrant specific attention going forward. Improvements in these conditions would result in the assets being upgraded back to pass status and deterioration could warrant further downgrades and potential evaluation for impairment.

 

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The following table and charts provide information on our commercial mezzanine loan portfolio as of December 31, 2013.

 

 

Commercial Mezzanine Loans at Redwood

December 31, 2013

 

Property Type    Number of Loans    Original
Weighted Average
DSCR (1)
  

Original

Weighted Average
LTV (2)

   Average
Loan Size
($ millions)

 

Multifamily

 

 

   23    1.27x    79%    $5

 

Hospitality

 

   9    1.38x    62%    9

 

Office

 

   7    1.37x    72%    10

 

Retail

 

   6    1.16x    76%    9

 

Self Storage

 

   3    1.39x    75%    6

 

Industrial

 

   2    1.37x    70%    2

 

Total portfolio

 

   50    1.31x    73%    $7

 

  (1)

The debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) is defined as the property’s annual net operating income divided by the annual principal and interest payments. The weighted average DSCRs in this table are based on the ratios at the time the loans were originated and are not based on subsequent time periods during which there may have been increases or decreases in each property’s operating income.

 

 

  (2)

The loan-to-value (LTV) calculation is defined as the sum of the senior and all subordinate loan amounts divided by the value of the property at the time the loan was originated.

 

 

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Redwood’s Business Strategy

As the financial world engaged in significant deleveraging at the onset of the financial crisis, and later become deluged with liquidity, we made a strategic decision in late 2009 to invest in and build out our residential and commercial loan platforms. We did this in order to create our own steady sources of attractive investments and fee-generating opportunities as we assumed that large bank originators with excess liquidity would be more likely to retain their originations for their own investment portfolios than sell them into the secondary market to aggregators such as Redwood.

There is commonality between our residential and commercial business activities. In both cases, we have established ourselves as an intermediary between borrowers and senior investors in the capital markets. This strategy works well with the structure of our balance sheet and the talents and extensive relationships of the professionals who make up our residential and commercial teams.

On the residential side, our focus since mid-2010 has been to acquire prime, jumbo mortgages for sale through private-label securitization, and bulk-sales. While the initial market opportunity appeared small, our confidence was driven by three primary business assumptions: 1) the government would eventually reduce its outsized role in the mortgage market; 2) new bank regulation, Basel III, and legacy portfolio issues would open up an opportunity for independent mortgage companies; and 3) traditional private triple-A institutional investors would return to the market to provide attractive financing for prime residential loans through their investment in private-label securities (“PLS”). We are now seeing our business assumptions play out, although Federal Reserve monetary policy, the pace of mortgage reform legislation and regulatory directives, competitive factors, and market conditions will affect the extent to which these will positively impact our business over the near-term.

On the commercial side, we set our sights on an inevitable wave of commercial loan refinancing demand expected to result from the pre-crisis era of high-leverage lending. An immediate need was identified for mezzanine capital that could bridge the gap between commercial borrowers’ funding needs and what traditional senior lenders would provide in a deleveraged world. We also assumed that we would eventually position our platform to become an originator of senior commercial loans, offering value through greater flexibility and certainty of execution for borrowers. We have made progress in both areas, as we have originated more than $350 million of mezzanine loans since late 2010, and have originated more than $850 million of senior commercial loans since mid-2012.

Redwood’s Business Model

Our business model has evolved substantially since the financial crisis began in 2007. This evolution has, in part, been driven by our desire to build a franchise value-producing business model positioned to capitalize on the expected eventual reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and to be competitive in the post-crisis era of greater regulatory and capital requirements for all mortgage market participants, particularly for the more heavily regulated banks.

Today, Redwood is an internally-managed specialty finance company focused on residential and commercial mortgage banking and mortgage-related investments. While we remain structured as a REIT for tax purposes, we compliment our tax-advantaged investments with mortgage-banking activities conducted through taxable REIT subsidiaries that pay taxes and, if desired, can generally retain earnings and reinvest the cash flows generated therein. Our current loan acquisition strategy differs from the pre-credit crisis period when we were focused on acquiring loans in bulk through a competitive bidding process.

 

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ADJUSTABLE-RATE MORTGAGES (ARM)

Adjustable-rate mortgages (“ARMs”) are loans that have coupons that adjust at least once per year. We make a distinction between ARMs (loans with a rate adjustment at least annually) and hybrids (loans that have a fixed-rate period of 2-10 years and then become adjustable-rate).

AGENCY

Agency refers to government-sponsored enterprises (“GSEs”), including Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), and Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”).

ALT-A SECURITIES and ALT-A LOANS

Alt-A securities are residential mortgage-backed securities backed by loans that have higher credit quality than subprime and lower credit quality than prime. Alt-A originally represented loans with alternative documentation, but the definition has shifted over time to include loans with additional risk characteristics and in some cases investor loans. In an Alt-A loan, the borrower’s income may not be verified, and in some cases, may not be disclosed on the loan application. Alt-A loans may also have expanded criteria that allow for higher debt-to-income ratios with higher accompanying loan-to-value ratios than would otherwise be permissible for prime loans.

AMORTIZED COST

Amortized cost is the initial acquisition cost of an available-for-sale (“AFS”) security, minus principal repayments or principal reductions through credit losses, plus or minus premium or discount amortization. At the point in time an AFS security is deemed other-than-temporarily impaired, the amortized cost is adjusted (by changing the amount of unamortized premium or discount) by the amount of other-than temporary impairment taken through the income statement.

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (ABS)

Asset-backed securities (“ABS”) are securities backed by financial assets that generate cash flows. Each ABS issued from a securitization entity has a unique priority with respect to receiving principal and interest cash flows and absorbing any credit losses from the assets owned by the entity.

AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE (AFS)

An accounting method for debt and equity securities in which the securities are reported at their fair value. Positive changes in the fair value are accounted for as increases to stockholders’ equity and do not flow through the income statement. Negative changes in fair value may be recognized through the income statement or balance sheet.

B-NOTES

B-Notes are subordinate interests in commercial mortgage debt which are either (i) evidenced by a subordinated promissory note secured by the same mortgage that also secures the senior debt relating to the same property or (ii) junior participation interests in mortgage debt that are subordinate to senior participation interests in the same mortgage debt. B-Notes typically provide the holder with certain rights to approve modifications to related lending agreements and to trigger foreclosure under the mortgage following an event of default. B-Notes also typically provide the holder certain limited rights to cure a borrower default under senior debt secured by the same mortgage in order to keep the senior debt current and avoid foreclosure.

 

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BOOK VALUE (GAAP)

Book value is the value of our common equity in accordance with GAAP.

COLLATERALIZED DEBT OBLIGATION (CDO) SECURITIZATIONS

The securitization of a diverse pool of assets.

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (CMBS)

A type of mortgage-backed security that is secured by one or more loans on commercial properties.

CONFORMING LOAN

A conforming loan is a mortgage loan that conforms to the underwriting standards of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, including the maximum loan limit, which is currently $417,000 except in defined high-cost areas of the country, where the limit is higher. Changes to this maximum loan limit are announced annually by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which is the regulator and conservator of both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

CONSTANT (or CONDITIONAL) PREPAYMENT RATE (CPR)

Constant (or conditional) prepayment rate (“CPR”) is an industry-standard measure of the speed at which mortgage loans prepay. It approximates the annual percentage rate at which a pool of loans is paying down due to unscheduled principal prepayments.

CORE EQUITY

Core equity is not a measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. GAAP equity includes mark-to-market adjustments for some of our assets and interest rate agreements in “accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).” Core equity excludes accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Core equity in some ways approximates what our equity value would be if we used historical amortized cost accounting exclusively.

CREDIT SUPPORT

Credit support is the face amount of securities subordinate (or junior) to the applicable security that protects the security from credit losses and is generally expressed as a percentage of the securitization’s underlying pool balance.

DEBT

Debt is an obligation of Redwood. See Long-term debt and Short-term debt.

FALLOUT

The percentage of loans that an originator plans or commits to sell to a buyer that ultimately do not close and are not delivered to the buyer.

FASB

Financial Accounting Standards Board.

FHFA

The FHFA refers to the Federal Housing Finance Authority.

FORWARD SALE COMMITMENT

A contract pertaining to the future sale of a loan at a specified price and within a specified time period. Mortgage bankers often use forward sale commitments to hedge interest rate risk between the date they agree to buy and the date in which the loan is sold, which is often between 30 and 60 days. This commitment qualifies as a derivative in accordance with GAAP. Any change in the value of this forward sale commitment is recorded as a market valuation adjustment in mortgage banking activities, net.

 

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GAAP

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States.

GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTERPRISE (GSE)

A government sponsored enterprise is a financial services corporation created by the United States Congress to enhance the flow of credit to targeted sectors of the economy. Among the GSEs chartered by Congress are Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae.

INTEREST-ONLY SECURITIES (IOs)

Interest-only securities (“IOs”) are specialized securities created by securitization entities where the projected cash flows generated by the underlying assets exceed the cash flows projected to be paid to the securities that are issued with principal balances. Typically, IOs do not have a principal balance and they will not receive principal payments. Interest payments to IOs usually equal an interest rate formula multiplied by a “notional” principal balance. The notional principal balances for IOs are typically reduced over time as the actual principal balance of the underlying pool of assets pays down, thus reducing the cash flows to the IOs over time. Cash flows on IOs are typically reduced more quickly when asset prepayments increase.

INVESTMENT CAPACITY

The amount of capacity we estimate that we have to invest in new assets. Our estimate of our investment capacity takes into account, among other things, cash on hand, cash we estimate we could raise by prudently increasing short-term borrowings, and cash needed to cover short-term operations, working capital, and a liquidity cushion.

JUMBO LOAN

A jumbo loan is a mortgage loan that generally conforms to the underwriting standards of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac except that the dollar amount of the loan exceeds the maximum limit set by the two GSEs for loans salable to the two companies.

LEVERAGE RATIOS

When determining Redwood’s financial leverage, traditional leverage ratios may be misleading in some respects if consolidated ABS issued from securitization entities are included as part of Redwood’s obligations when calculating this or similar ratios. Because of the requirement to consolidate the independent securitization entities for GAAP accounting purposes, it appears that Redwood is highly leveraged, with total consolidated liabilities significantly greater than equity. The obligations of these securitization entities are not obligations of Redwood.

LOAN PURCHASE COMMITMENT

A commitment to purchase a residential mortgage loan from a mortgage loan originator at a specified price and within a specified time period. A “best efforts” loan purchase commitment becomes effective once the originator has closed the loan with the borrower. A “mandatory” loan purchase commitment becomes effective once the commitment is entered into among the buyer and the originator, regardless if the originator has closed the loan. Mortgage buyers such as Redwood often issue 30 to 60 day loan purchase commitments to loan originators so that they can in turn offer a similar commitments to their borrowers. To hedge interest rate risk during the commitment period, buyers will often enter in to a forward sale commitment or hedge the risk using derivatives. (See forward sale commitment definition.) A loan purchase commitment for a conforming loan qualifies as a derivative in accordance with GAAP. Any change in the value of a loan purchase commitment is recorded as a market valuation adjustment in mortgage banking activities, net. Our loan purchase commitment for a non-conforming loan does not qualify as a derivative in accordance with GAAP and is not recorded as an asset or liability.

 

 

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LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt is debt that is an obligation of Redwood that is not payable within a year and includes convertible debt, junior subordinated notes and trust preferred securities. We generally treat long-term debt as part of our capital base when it is not payable in the near future.

MARK-TO-MARKET (MTM) ACCOUNTING

Mark-to-market (“MTM”) accounting uses estimated fair values of assets, liabilities, and hedges. Many assets on our consolidated balance sheet are carried at their fair value rather than amortized cost. Taxable income is generally not affected by market valuation adjustments.

MARKET VALUATION ADJUSTMENTS (MVAs)

Market valuation adjustments (“MVAs”) are changes in market values for certain assets and liabilities that are reported through our GAAP income statement. They include all changes in market values for assets and liabilities accounted for at fair value, such as trading securities and derivatives. They also include the credit portion of other-than-temporary impairments on securities available-for-sale, as well as impairments of loans held-for-sale and REO properties.

MEZZANINE LOAN

A mezzanine loan is a loan secured by the membership interests, partnership interests, and/or stock in a single purpose entity formed to own a commercial property, for example. If the mezzanine borrower fails to make its payments or otherwise defaults under the mezzanine loan documents, the mezzanine lender may pursue its remedies, including taking control of the single purpose entity that owns the property.

MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHT (MSR)

A mortgage servicing right (“MSR”) gives the holder the contractual right to service a mortgage loan. MSRs typically include the right to collect monthly mortgage principal and interest payments, as well as related tax and insurance payments, from borrowers, disburse funds to the mortgage debt holders and remit related insurance and tax payments, collect late payments, and process modifications and foreclosures. MSRs are created when mortgage loans are sold in a transaction in which the seller retains the right to service the loans. The holder of an MSR receives a monthly servicing fee (which generally ranges from 0.25% to 0.375% per annum of the outstanding principal balance of the related mortgage loan), which is deducted from the borrower’s monthly interest payments. For accounting purposes, MSRs are capitalized at the net present value of the servicing fee less the servicing cost. When Redwood holds MSRs relating to residential mortgage loans, it retains a sub-servicer to carry out actual servicing functions, as Redwood does not directly service residential mortgage loans.

NON-PRIME SECURITIES

Non-prime securities are Alt-A, option ARM, and subprime securities. See definitions of Alt-A, option ARM, and subprime securities.

OPTION ARM LOAN

An option ARM loan is a residential mortgage loan that generally offers a borrower monthly payment options such as: 1) a minimum payment that results in negative amortization; 2) an interest-only payment; 3) a payment that would fully amortize the loan over an original 31-year amortization schedule; and, 4) a payment that would fully amortize the loan over a 15-year amortization schedule. To the extent the borrower has chosen an option that is not fully amortizing the loan (or negatively amortizing the loan), after a period — usually five years or once the negatively amortized loan balance reaches a certain level (generally 15% to 25% higher than the original balance) — the loan payments are recast. This recast provision resets the payment at a level that fully amortizes the loan over its remaining life and the new payment may be materially different than under the borrowers’ previous option.

 

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PREFERRED EQUITY

A preferred equity investment is an investment in preferred equity of a special purpose entity that directly or indirectly owns a commercial property. An investor in preferred equity is typically entitled to a preferred return (relative to a holder of common equity of the same entity) and has the right, if the preferred return is not paid, to take control of the entity (and thereby control the underlying commercial property).

PRIME RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE LOANS

Prime loans are residential loans with higher quality credit characteristics, such as borrowers with higher FICO credit scores, lower loan-to-value ratios, lower debt-to-income ratios, greater levels of other assets, and more documentation.

PRIME SECURITIES

Prime securities are residential mortgage-backed securities backed by prime loans, generally with balances greater than conforming loan limits. Prime securities are typically backed by loans that have relatively high weighted average FICO scores (e.g., 700 or higher at origination), low weighted average LTVs (e.g., 75% or less at origination), limited concentrations of investor properties, and low percentages of loans with low FICO scores or high loan-to-value ratios.

PRINCIPAL-ONLY SECURITIES (POs)

Principal-only securities (“POs”) are specialized securities created by securitization entities where the holder is only entitled to receive regular cash flows that are derived from incoming principal repayments on an underlying mortgage loan pool. This security is created by splitting a mortgage-backed security into its interest and principal payments. The principal payments create a string of cash ?ows which are sold at a discount to investors. These investors will receive the principal portions of the monthly mortgage payments from the underlying pool of loans. The yield on a PO strip depends on the prepayment speed of the underlying loan. The faster the principal is repaid, the higher the yield an investor will receive.

PROFITABILITY RATIOS

Many financial institution analysts use asset-based profitability ratios such as interest rate spread and interest rate margin when analyzing financial institutions. These are asset-based measures. Since we consolidate the assets and liabilities of securitization entities for GAAP purposes, our total GAAP assets and liabilities may vary over time, and may not be comparable to assets typically used in profitability calculations for other financial institutions. As a result, we believe equity-based profitability ratios may be more appropriate than asset-based measures for analyzing Redwood’s operations and results. We believe, for example, that net interest income as a percentage of equity is a useful measure of profitability. For operating expenses, we believe useful measures are operating efficiency ratio (operating expenses as a percentage of net interest income) and operating expenses as a percentage of equity. We provide various profitability ratios in Table 4 in the Financial Tables in this Review.

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (REIT)

A real estate investment trust (“REIT”) is an entity that makes a tax election to be taxed as a REIT, invests in real estate assets, and meets other REIT qualifications, including the distribution as dividends of at least 90% of its REIT taxable income. A REIT’s profits are not taxed at the corporate level to the extent that these profits are distributed as dividends to stockholders, providing an operating cost savings. On the other hand, the requirement to pay out as dividends most of the REIT’s taxable profits means it can be harder for a REIT to grow using only internally-generated funds (as opposed to raising new capital).

 

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REAL ESTATE OWNED (REO)

Real estate owned (“REO”) refers to real property owned by the lender or loan owner that has been acquired through foreclosure.

REIT SUBSIDIARY

A REIT subsidiary is a subsidiary of a REIT that is taxed as a REIT.

REIT TAXABLE INCOME

REIT taxable income is not a measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. REIT taxable income is pretax income calculated for tax purposes at Redwood including only its qualifying REIT subsidiaries (i.e., excluding its taxable subsidiaries, with certain adjustments). REIT taxable income is an important measure as it is the basis of our dividend distribution requirements. We must annually distribute at least 90% of REIT taxable income as dividends to shareholders. As a REIT, we are not subject to corporate income taxes on the REIT taxable income we distribute. We pay corporate income tax on the REIT taxable income we retain, if any (and we are permitted to retain up to 10% of total REIT taxable income). A reconciliation of REIT taxable income to GAAP income appears in Table 2 in the Financial Tables in this Review.

REMIC

A real estate mortgage investment conduit (“REMIC”) is a special purpose vehicle used to pool real estate mortgages and issue mortgage-backed securities. REMICs are typically exempt from tax at the entity level. REMICs may invest only in qualified mortgages and permitted investments, including single family or multifamily mortgages, commercial mortgages, second mortgages, mortgage participations, and federal agency pass-through securities.

RE-REMIC SECURITY

A re-REMIC is a re-securitization of asset-backed securities. The cash flows from and any credit losses absorbed by the underlying assets can be redirected to the resulting re-REMIC securities in a variety of ways.

RESECURITIZATION

A resecuritization is a securitization of two or more mortgage-backed securities into a new mortgage-backed security.

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (RMBS)

A type of mortgage-backed security that is backed by a pool of mortgages on residential properties.

RETURN ON EQUITY (ROE) and ADJUSTED RETURN ON EQUITY

ROE is the amount of profit we generate each year per dollar of equity capital and equals GAAP income divided by GAAP equity. Adjusted ROE is not a measure calculated in accordance with GAAP — it is GAAP income divided by core equity.

SENIOR SECURITIES

Generally, senior securities have the least credit risk in a securitization transaction because they are generally the last securities to absorb credit losses. In addition, the senior securities have the highest claim on the principal and interest payments (after the fees to servicers and trustees are paid). To further reduce credit risk, most if not all, principal collected from the underlying asset pool is used to pay down the senior securities until certain performance tests are satisfied. If certain performance tests are satisfied, principal payments are shared between the senior securities and the subordinate securities, generally on a pro rata basis. At issuance, senior securities are generally triple A-rated.

 

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SEQUOIA

Sequoia is the brand name for securitizations of residential real estate loans Redwood sponsors. Sequoia entities are independent securitization entities that acquire residential mortgage loans and create and issue asset-backed securities (“ABS”) backed by these loans. Most of the loans that Sequoia entities acquire are prime-quality loans. Most of the senior ABS created by Sequoia are sold to third-party investors. Redwood usually acquires most of the subordinated ABS and occasionally acquires the interest-only securities (“IOs”).

SHORT-TERM DEBT

Short-term debt is debt that is an obligation of Redwood and payable within a year. We may obtain this debt from a variety of Wall Street firms, banks, and other institutions. We may issue these or other forms of short term debt in the future. We may use short-term debt to finance the accumulation of assets prior to sale to a securitization entity and to finance investments in loans and securities.

SUBORDINATE DEBT INVESTMENTS

Subordinate Debt Investments mean Mezzanine Loans, Preferred Equity, and B-Notes.

SUBORDINATE SECURITIES (JUNIOR SECURITIES or NON-SENIOR SECURITIES)

Subordinate securities absorb the initial credit losses from a securitization structure, thus protecting the senior securities. Subordinate securities have a lower priority to receive principal and interest payments than the senior securities. Subordinate securities receive little, if any, principal payments until certain performance tests are satisfied. If certain performance tests are satisfied, principal payments are shared between the senior securities and the subordinate securities, generally on a pro rata basis. Subordinate securities generally receive interest payments even if they do not receive principal payments. At issuance, subordinate securities are generally rated double-A or below.

SUBPRIME SECURITIES

Subprime securities are residential mortgage-backed securities backed by loans to borrowers who typically have lower credit scores and/or other credit deficiencies that prevent them from qualifying for prime or Alt-A mortgages and may have experienced credit problems in the past, such as late payments or bankruptcies. To compensate for the greater risks and higher costs to service the loans, subprime borrowers pay higher interest rates, points, and origination fees.

TAXABLE INCOME

Taxable income is not a measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. Taxable income is pre-tax income for Redwood and all its subsidiaries as calculated for tax purposes. Taxable income calculations differ significantly from GAAP income calculations. A reconciliation of taxable income to GAAP income appears in Table 2 in the Financial Tables in this Review.

TAXABLE SUBSIDIARY

A taxable subsidiary is a subsidiary of a REIT that is not taxed as a REIT and thus pays taxes on its income. A taxable subsidiary is not limited to investing in real estate and it can choose to retain all of its after-tax profits.

TO BE ANNOUNCED (TBA)

A term used to describe a forward Agency mortgage-backed securities trade. Pass-through securities issued by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae trade in the TBA market. The term TBA is derived from the fact that the actual mortgage-backed security that will be delivered to fulfill a TBA trade is not designated at the time the trade is made. The securities are “to be announced” 48 hours prior to the established trade settlement date.

 

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           2013      
Q4
          2013      
Q3
          2013      
Q2
          2013      
Q1
          2012      
Q4
          2012      
Q3
          2012      
Q2
          2012      
Q1
        2011      
Q4
    Twelve
Months
      2013      
    Twelve
Months
      2012      
 

Interest income

  $ 48,331      $ 50,139      $ 51,195      $ 47,361      $ 48,025      $ 54,001      $ 52,629      $ 51,355      $ 48,512      $ 197,026      $ 206,010   

Discount amortization on securities, net

    10,311        8,785        8,153        7,672        7,103        7,317        8,318        8,258        9,339        34,921        30,996   

Premium amortization expense on loans

    (1,150     (1,504     (1,629     (1,508     (1,731     (1,595     (1,424     (872     (1,356     (5,791     (5,622

Total interest income

    57,492        57,420        57,719        53,525        53,397        59,723        59,523        58,741        56,495        226,156        231,384   
         

Interest expense on short-term debt

    (3,715     (5,227     (4,686     (3,808     (2,526     (2,737     (2,299     (1,828     (764     (17,436     (9,390
         

Interest expense on ABS

    (7,697     (8,182     (8,725     (9,345     (15,051     (21,370     (22,337     (24,553     (24,030     (33,949     (83,311

ABS issuance expense amortization

    (737     (811     (882     (985     (915     (552     (602     (569     (630     (3,415     (2,638

ABS interest rate agreement expense

    (62     (62     (68     (87     (11,561     (1,127     (1,136     (1,204     (1,171     (279     (15,028

ABS issuance premium amortization expense

    (407     (548     (576     (542     (412     (113     (115     (115     (136     (2,073     (755

Total ABS expense consolidated from trusts (1)

    (8,903     (9,603     (10,251     (10,959     (27,939     (23,162     (24,190     (26,441     (25,967     (39,716     (101,732

Interest expense on long-term debt

    (6,910     (6,894     (6,480     (3,535     (2,451     (2,377     (2,379     (2,376     (2,384     (23,819     (9,583

Total interest expense

    (19,528     (21,724     (21,417     (18,302     (32,916     (28,276     (28,868     (30,645     (29,115     (80,971     (120,705
         

Net interest income

    37,964        35,696        36,302        35,223        20,481        31,447        30,655        28,096        27,380        145,185        110,679   

(Provision for) reversal of provision for loan losses

    (4,243     (1,728     3,272        (2,038     (3,394     (1,319     1,340        (275     (7,784     (4,737     (3,648

Net interest income after provision

    33,721        33,968        39,574        33,185        17,087        30,128        31,995        27,821        19,596        140,448        107,031   
         

Noninterest income

                             

Mortgage banking activities, net

    16,749        (9,057     47,984        45,000        21,765        12,775        (3,173     4,953        -        100,676        36,319   

MSR income (loss), net

    5,628        3,113        10,547        1,021        (479     (472     (434     (7     -        20,309        (1,391

Other market valuation adjustments, net

    390        462        (6,258     (303     1,941        957        (86     (1,273     (9,682     (5,709     1,539   
         

Realized gains on sales, net (2)

    1,935        10,469        223        12,266        20,336        13,940        6,995        13,508        -        24,893        54,779   

Realized gains on calls, net

    33        -        333        -        29        -        -        113        102        366        142   

Realized gains, net

    1,968        10,469        556        12,266        20,365        13,940        6,995        13,621        102        25,259        54,921   
         

Total noninterest income (loss)

    24,735        4,987        52,829        57,984        43,592        27,200        3,302        17,294        (9,580     140,535        91,388   
         

Fixed compensation expense

    (5,750     (5,808     (6,067     (5,623     (4,275     (4,412     (4,373     (4,835     (3,799     (23,248     (17,895

Variable compensation expense

    (3,908     (5,636     (3,974     (4,850     (5,475     (5,602     (3,037     (2,606     (721     (18,367     (16,720

Equity compensation expense

    (2,196     (1,997     (3,396     (2,487     (2,499     (2,151     (2,958     (2,176     (2,371     (10,076     (9,784

Severance expense

    -        (445     (3,366     (68     -        -        -        (200     -        (3,879     (200

Other operating expense

    (7,633     (8,075     (6,888     (6,623     (6,176     (4,946     (4,810     (4,828     (5,683     (29,219     (20,760

Total operating expenses

    (19,487     (21,961     (23,690     (19,651     (18,425     (17,111     (15,178     (14,645     (12,574     (84,789     (65,359
         

Other expense

    (12,000     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        (12,000     -   
         

(Provision for) benefit from income taxes

    (1,835     4,935        (3,140     (10,908     (176     (516     (592     (7     -        (10,948     (1,291

Net income (loss)

  $ 25,134      $ 21,929      $ 65,573      $ 60,610      $ 42,078      $ 39,701      $ 19,527      $ 30,463      $ (2,558   $ 173,246      $ 131,769   
         

Diluted average shares

    84,395        84,422        96,172        87,345        82,498        80,764        78,815        79,892        78,370        93,695        80,674   

Net income (loss) per share

  $ 0.29      $ 0.25      $ 0.71      $ 0.69      $ 0.50      $ 0.48      $ 0.24      $ 0.37      $ (0.03   $ 1.94      $ 1.59   

(1) Interest expense on ABS issued for the fourth quarter of 2012 includes accelerated recognition of $11 million of deferred hedging costs relating to Acacia entities upon deconsolidation of these entities.

(2) Realized gains on sales, net includes $15 million of gains related to the deconsolidation of certain Sequoia and Acacia entities during the fourth quarter of 2012.

 

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      Estimated Twelve Months 2013 (2)     Actual Twelve Months 2012     Actual Twelve Months 2011  
      Taxable
Income
    GAAP
    Income    
    Differences     Taxable
Income
    GAAP
    Income    
    Differences     Taxable
Income
    GAAP
    Income    
    Differences  

Taxable and GAAP Income Differences

                    

Interest income

   $ 208,627      $ 226,156      $ (17,529   $ 160,737      $ 231,384      $ (70,647   $ 128,334      $ 217,179      $ (88,845

Interest expense

     (55,470     (80,971     25,501        (26,187     (120,705     94,518        (15,804     (99,037     83,233   

Net interest income

     153,157        145,185        7,972        134,550        110,679        23,871        112,530        118,142        (5,612

Provision for loan losses

     -        (4,737     4,737        -        (3,648     3,648        -        (16,151     16,151   

Realized credit losses

     (13,068     -        (13,068     (25,609     -        (25,609     (57,526     -        (57,526

Other market valuation adjustments, net

     -        (5,709     5,709        -        1,539        (1,539     -        (40,017     40,017   

Mortgage banking activities, net

     17,708        100,676        (82,968     (401     36,319        (36,720     -        -        -   

MSR income, net

     8,218        20,309        (12,091     623        (1,391     2,014        -        -        -   

Operating expenses

     (72,406     (84,789     12,383        (56,156     (65,359     9,203        (45,166     (47,741     2,575   

Other expense

     -        (12,000     12,000        -        -        -        -        -        -   

Realized gains, net

     -        25,259        (25,259     -        54,921        (54,921     -        10,946        (10,946

Provision for income taxes

     (291     (10,948     10,657        (93     (1,291     1,198        (16     (42     26   

Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        (1,147     1,147   

Income

   $ 93,318      $ 173,246      $ (79,928   $ 52,914      $ 131,769      $ (78,855   $ 9,822      $ 26,284      $ (16,462
         

REIT taxable income

   $ 76,169          $ 60,542          $ 19,543         

Taxable income (loss) at taxable subsidiaries

     17,149                        (7,627                     (9,721                

Taxable income

   $ 93,318          $ 52,915          $ 9,822         
         

Shares used for taxable EPS calculation

     82,505            81,716            78,556         

REIT taxable income per share (3)

   $ 0.93          $ 0.75          $ 0.24         

Taxable income (loss) per share at taxable subsidiaries

   $ 0.21                      $ (0.09                   $ (0.12                

Taxable income per share (3)

   $ 1.14          $ 0.66          $ 0.12         
         

Dividends

                    

Dividends declared

   $ 92,005          $ 80,134          $ 78,382         

Dividends per share (4)

 

   $ 1.12                      $ 1.00                      $ 1.00                   

(1) Taxable income for 2013 is an estimate until we file our tax returns.

(2) Reconciliation of GAAP income to taxable income (loss) for prior quarters is provided in the respective Redwood Reviews for those quarters.

(3) REIT taxable income per share and taxable income (loss) per share are based on the number of shares outstanding at the end of each quarter. The annual REIT taxable income per share and taxable income (loss) per share are the sum of the four quarterly per share estimates.

(4) Dividends in 2013 are expected to be characterized as 89% ordinary income, or $82 million, and 11% return of capital, or $10 million. Dividends in 2012 were characterized as 77% ordinary income, or $62 million, and 23% return of capital, or $18 million. Dividends in 2011 were characterized as 25% ordinary income, or $19 million, and 75% return of capital, or $59 million. The portion of Redwood’s dividends characterized as a return of capital is not taxable to a shareholder and reduces a shareholder’s basis for shares held at each quarterly distribution date, but not to below $0.

 

         THE REDWOOD REVIEW 4TH QUARTER 2013

 

  Table 2: Taxable and GAAP Income Differences and Dividends  

 

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        LOGO   Table 3: Book Value and Financial Ratios ($ in millions, except per share data)  

50         

 

 

 

            2013      
Q4
           2013      
Q3
           2013      
Q2
           2013      
Q1
          2012      
Q4
           2012      
Q3
           2012      
Q2
           2012      
Q1
          2011      
Q4
 
       

Short-term debt

   $ 863       $ 838       $ 1,446       $ 721      $ 552       $ 522       $ 455       $ 441      $ 428   

Long-term debt

     477         472         444         444        140         140         140         140        140   

Total debt at Redwood

   $ 1,340       $ 1,310       $ 1,890       $ 1,165      $ 692       $ 662       $ 595       $ 581      $ 568   
       

ABS issued at consolidated entities

                              

Residential Resecuritization ABS issued

     95         112         134         149        165         179         193         207        220   

Commercial Securitization ABS issued

     154         159         160         160        172         -         -         -        -   

Legacy Sequoia entities ABS issued

     1,694         1,791         1,921         2,056        2,193         2,995         3,126         3,260        3,710   

Legacy Acacia entities ABS issued

     -         -         -         -        -         255         244         237        209   

Total ABS issued

     1,943         2,062         2,214         2,365        2,530         3,429         3,564         3,704        4,139   

Consolidated GAAP Debt

   $ 3,283       $ 3,372       $ 4,104       $ 3,529      $ 3,222       $ 4,091       $ 4,159       $ 4,285      $ 4,707   
       

Stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,245       $ 1,207       $ 1,209       $ 1,188      $ 1,140       $ 1,050       $ 951       $ 962      $ 893   
       

Debt at Redwood to stockholders’ equity

     1.1x         1.1x         1.6x         1.0x        0.6x         0.6x         0.6x         0.6x        0.6x   
       

Consolidated GAAP debt to stockholders’ equity

     2.6x         2.8x         3.4x         3.0x        2.8x         3.9x         4.4x         4.5x        5.3x   
       

Shares outstanding at period end (in thousands)

     82,505         82,389         82,332         81,706        81,716         81,526         79,263         78,756        78,556   
       

Book value per share

   $ 15.10       $ 14.65       $ 14.69       $ 14.54      $ 13.95       $ 12.88       $ 12.00       $ 12.22      $ 11.36   

 

         THE REDWOOD REVIEW 4TH QUARTER 2013

 

  Table 3: Book Value and Financial Ratios  


        LOGO   Table 4: Yields and Profitability Ratios(1) ($ in thousands)  

 

 

     

      2013      

Q4

   

      2013      

Q3

   

      2013      

Q2

   

      2013      

Q1

   

      2012      

Q4 (2)

   

      2012      

Q3

   

      2012      

Q2

   

      2012      

Q1

   

      2011      

Q4

   

Twelve

Months

       2013      

   

Twelve

Months

       2012      

 
         

Interest income

   $ 57,492      $ 57,420      $ 57,719      $ 53,525      $ 53,397      $ 59,723      $ 59,523      $ 58,741      $ 56,495      $ 226,156      $ 231,384   

Average consolidated earning assets

   $ 4,482,980      $ 4,808,815      $ 4,858,695      $ 4,569,121      $ 4,856,538      $ 5,178,913      $ 5,146,111      $ 5,351,918      $ 5,419,721      $ 4,680,020      $ 5,132,946   

Asset yield

     5.13%        4.78%        4.75%        4.69%        4.40%        4.61%        4.63%        4.39%        4.17%        4.83%        4.51%   
         

Interest expense

   $ (19,528   $ (21,724   $ (21,417   $ (18,302   $ (32,916   $ (28,276   $ (28,868   $ (30,645   $ (29,115   $ (80,971   $ (120,705

Average consolidated interest-bearing liabilities

   $ 3,333,438      $ 3,710,613      $ 3,747,078      $ 3,494,668      $ 3,727,576      $ 4,166,828      $ 4,207,316      $ 4,423,167      $ 4,481,303      $ 3,571,389      $ 4,130,216   

Cost of funds

     2.34%        2.34%        2.29%        2.09%        3.53%        2.71%        2.74%        2.77%        2.60%        2.27%        2.92%   
         

Asset yield

     5.13%        4.78%        4.75%        4.69%        4.40%        4.61%        4.63%        4.39%        4.17%        4.83%        4.51%   

Cost of funds

     (2.34%     (2.34%     (2.29%     (2.09%     (3.53%     (2.71%     (2.74%     (2.77%     (2.60%     (2.27%     (2.92%

Interest rate spread

     2.79%        2.43%        2.47%        2.59%        0.87%        1.90%        1.88%        1.62%        1.57%        2.57%        1.59%   
         

Net interest income

   $ 37,964      $ 35,696      $ 36,302      $ 35,223      $ 20,481      $ 31,447      $ 30,655      $ 28,096      $ 27,380      $ 145,185      $ 110,679   

Average consolidated earning assets

   $ 4,482,980      $ 4,808,815      $ 4,858,695      $ 4,569,121      $ 4,856,538      $ 5,178,913      $ 5,146,111      $ 5,351,918      $ 5,419,721      $ 4,680,020      $ 5,132,946   

Net interest margin

     3.39%        2.97%        2.99%        3.08%        1.69%        2.43%        2.38%        2.10%        2.02%        3.10%        2.16%   
         

Operating expenses

   $ (19,487   $ (21,961   $ (23,690   $ (19,651   $ (18,425   $ (17,111   $ (15,178   $ (14,645   $ (12,574   $ (84,789   $ (65,359
         

Average total assets

   $ 4,681,988      $ 5,010,779      $ 5,103,812      $ 4,823,321      $ 5,090,253      $ 5,371,679      $ 5,307,961      $ 5,505,797      $ 5,577,206      $ 4,904,878      $ 5,318,442   

Average total equity

   $ 1,217,273      $ 1,217,418      $ 1,204,807      $ 1,161,546      $ 1,088,565      $ 987,692      $ 945,805      $ 926,138      $ 912,051      $ 1,200,461      $ 987,329   
         

Operating expenses / net interest income

     51.33%        61.52%        65.26%        55.79%        89.96%        54.41%        49.51%        52.12%        45.92%        58.40%        59.05%   

Operating expenses / average total assets

     1.66%        1.75%        1.86%        1.63%        1.45%        1.27%        1.14%        1.06%        0.90%        1.73%        1.23%   

Operating expenses / average total equity

     6.40%        7.22%        7.87%        6.77%        6.77%        6.93%        6.42%        6.33%        5.51%        7.06%        6.62%   
         

GAAP net income (loss)

   $ 25,134      $ 21,929      $ 65,573      $ 60,610      $ 42,078      $ 39,701      $ 19,527      $ 30,463      $ (2,558   $ 173,246      $ 131,769   

GAAP net income (loss) / average total assets

     2.15%        1.75%        5.14%        5.03%        3.31%        2.96%        1.47%        2.21%        (0.18%     3.53%        2.48%   

GAAP net income (loss) / average equity (GAAP ROE)

     8.26%        7.21%        21.77%        20.87%        15.46%        16.08%        8.26%        13.16%        (1.12%     14.43%        13.35%   

(1) All percentages in this table are shown on an annualized basis.

 

 

         THE REDWOOD REVIEW 4TH QUARTER 2013

 

  Table 4: Yields and Profitability Ratios  

 

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        LOGO   Table 5: Average Balance Sheet ($ in thousands)  

52         

 

 

 

     

      2013      

Q4

    

      2013      

Q3

    

      2013      

Q2

    

      2013      

Q1

    

      2012      

Q4

    

      2012      

Q3

    

      2012      

Q2

    

      2012      

Q1

    

      2011      

Q4

    

Twelve

Months

       2013      

    

Twelve

Months

       2012      

 

Real estate assets at Redwood

  

                                 

Residential loans - Held-for-sale

   $ 554,467       $ 860,923       $ 1,060,347       $ 818,950       $ 418,722       $ 466,246       $ 363,882       $ 319,353       $ 306,869       $ 823,049       $ 392,326   

Commercial loans - Held-for-investment

     346,333         347,633         332,113         319,760         296,990         267,032         199,440         169,432         123,367         336,563         233,490   

Commercial loans - Held-for-sale

     -         -         11,351         49,061         6,886         -         -         -         -         14,927         1,731   

Commercial loans - Fair value

     73,204         67,999         39,015         -         -         -         -         -         -         45,318         -   
         

Senior residential securities

                                    

Prime

     586,675         440,616         453,230         416,774         427,149         447,994         457,549         325,619         248,211         474,697         414,703   

Non-prime

     178,994         187,724         227,295         235,583         243,336         236,006         262,084         280,970         280,066         207,190         255,512   

Total senior residential securities

     765,669         628,340         680,525         652,357         670,485         684,000         719,633         606,589         528,277         681,887         670,215   
         

Residential Re-REMIC securities

     102,836         101,808         100,824         99,769         99,088         99,890         105,281         87,001         74,560         101,319         97,824   
         

Subordinate residential securities

                                    

Prime

     492,708         440,235         320,490         218,477         153,223         118,549         104,078         81,253         69,477         368,927         114,394   

Non-prime

     -         1,286         2,051         2,064         3,783         6,669         8,325         9,721         11,433         1,344         7,114   

Total subordinate residential securities

     492,708         441,521         322,541         220,541         157,006         125,218         112,403         90,974         80,910         370,271         121,508   
         

Commercial subordinate securities

     -         -         -         766         2,154         4,047         3,980         3,946         4,272         189         3,530   

CDO

     -         -         -         -         4         14         14         762         960         -         198   

Mortgage servicing rights

     60,822         55,622         31,318         10,299         4,867         2,122         1,729         859         -         39,698         2,394   

Total real estate assets at Redwood

     2,396,039         2,503,846         2,578,034         2,171,503         1,656,202         1,648,569         1,506,362         1,278,916         1,119,215         2,413,221         1,523,216   
         

Earning assets at Acacia

     -         -         -         -         171,650         270,891         262,959         252,907         255,801         -         239,502   

Earning assets at Consolidated Sequoia

     1,793,535         1,910,814         2,043,820         2,177,315         2,751,130         3,128,076         3,258,137         3,597,081         3,838,327         1,980,127         3,182,273   

Total earning assets at Legacy Consolidated Entities

     1,793,535         1,910,814         2,043,820         2,177,315         2,922,780         3,398,967         3,521,096         3,849,988         4,094,128         1,980,127         3,421,775   
         

Cash and cash equivalents

     167,453         274,657         96,998         77,911         177,555         86,531         94,511         211,786         203,242         154,829         142,538   

Earning assets

     4,357,027         4,689,317         4,718,852         4,426,729         4,756,537         5,134,067         5,121,969         5,340,690         5,416,585         4,548,177         5,087,529   

Balance sheet mark-to-market adjustments

     125,953         119,498         139,843         142,392         100,001         44,846         24,142         12,087         3,136         131,843         45,417   

Earning assets - reported value

     4,482,980         4,808,815         4,858,695         4,569,121         4,856,538         5,178,913         5,146,111         5,351,918         5,419,721         4,680,020         5,132,946   

Other assets

     199,008         201,964         245,117         254,200         233,715         192,766         161,850         153,020         157,485         224,858         185,496   

Total assets

   $ 4,681,988       $ 5,010,779       $ 5,103,812       $ 4,823,321       $ 5,090,253       $ 5,371,679       $ 5,307,961       $ 5,505,797       $ 5,577,206       $ 4,904,878       $ 5,318,442   

Short-term debt

   $ 893,481       $ 1,150,917       $ 1,053,610       $ 854,238       $ 539,579       $ 570,775       $ 474,053       $ 362,107       $ 157,992       $ 988,616       $ 487,003   

Residential Resecuritization ABS issued

     99,940         118,338         138,817         153,487         168,634         182,702         196,837         210,360         222,652         127,473         189,557   

Commercial Securitization ABS issued

     150,716         155,661         155,812         163,409         61,830         -         -         -         -         156,362         15,542   

Consolidated Sequoia ABS issued

     1,722,583         1,835,401         1,965,149         2,099,041         2,661,564         3,039,273         3,166,476         3,504,155         3,738,132         1,904,320         3,091,542   

Acacia ABS issued

     -         -         -         -         154,617         235,789         231,673         208,281         224,273         -         207,522   

Other liabilities

     131,277         82,748         151,927         167,107         274,112         217,159         154,840         156,492         183,852         133,028         200,897   

Other long-term debt

     466,718         450,296         433,690         224,493         141,352         138,289         138,277         138,264         138,254         394,618         139,050   

Total liabilities

     3,464,715         3,793,361         3,899,005         3,661,775         4,001,688         4,383,987         4,362,156         4,579,659         4,665,155         3,704,417         4,331,113   
         

Total equity

 

     1,217,273         1,217,418         1,204,807         1,161,546         1,088,565         987,692         945,805         926,138         912,051         1,200,461         987,329   

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 4,681,988       $ 5,010,779       $ 5,103,812       $ 4,823,321       $ 5,090,253       $ 5,371,679       $ 5,307,961       $ 5,505,797       $ 5,577,206       $ 4,904,878       $ 5,318,442   

 

 

         THE REDWOOD REVIEW 4TH QUARTER 2013

 

  Table 5: Average Balance Sheet  


        LOGO   Table 6: Balances & Yields by Securities Portfolio at Redwood(1) ($ in thousands)  

 

 

     

2013

Q4

   

2013

Q3

   

2013

Q2

   

2013

Q1

   

2012

Q4

   

2012

Q3

              

2013

Q4

   

2013

Q3

   

2013

Q2

   

2013

Q1

   

2012

Q4

   

2012

Q3

 

Residential Prime Senior

  

           

Residential Non-Prime Subordinate

  

       

Principal balance

   $ 670,051      $ 379,598      $ 435,536      $ 460,273      $ 485,033      $ 517,737       

Principal balance

   $ 12,021      $ 12,054      $ 19,294      $ 19,869      $ 20,194      $ 30,221   

Unamortized discount

     (44,133     (47,000     (42,520     (48,893     (53,601     (59,832    

Unamortized discount

     (11,207     (11,240     (11,982     (11,993     (15,666     (19,309

Credit reserve

     (10,144     (12,964     (32,068     (28,326     (26,100     (22,657    

Credit reserve

     (814     (814     (5,270     (5,829     (2,433     (4,582

Unrealized gains, net

     46,532        44,188        49,211        64,260        61,191        55,161       

Unrealized (losses) gains, net

     143        133        149        394        226        225   

Interest-only securities

     110,505        117,443        123,591        55,289        10,409        6,301                                                          

Fair value

   $ 772,811      $ 481,265      $ 533,750      $ 502,603      $ 476,932      $ 496,710       

Fair value

   $ 143      $ 133      $ 2,191      $ 2,441      $ 2,321      $ 6,555   

Average amortized cost

   $ 586,675      $ 440,616      $ 453,230      $ 416,775      $ 427,149      $ 447,994       

Average amortized cost

   $ -      $ 1,286      $ 2,051      $ 2,064      $ 3,783      $ 6,669   

Interest income

   $ 13,230      $ 12,639      $ 12,341      $ 9,723      $ 9,113      $ 9,620       

Interest income

   $ 40      $ 124      $ 165      $ 155      $ 266      $ 446   

Annualized yield

     9.02%        11.47%        10.89%        9.33%        8.53%        8.59%       

Annualized yield

     N/A        38.57%        32.18%        30.04%        28.13%        26.75%   
                                   

Residential Non-Prime Senior

  

           

Commercial Subordinate

  

       

Principal balance

   $ 218,603      $ 225,649      $ 259,524      $ 268,926      $ 278,229      $ 287,877       

Principal balance

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 29,331      $ 40,342   

Unamortized discount

     (36,882     (40,243     (39,030     (40,541     (42,842     (46,330    

Unamortized discount

     -        -        -        -        (3,362     (3,509

Credit reserve

     (13,840     (12,813     (18,078     (18,079     (18,104     (17,046    

Credit reserve

     -        -        -        -        (23,916     (33,206

Unrealized gains, net

     25,505        22,561        22,271        30,118        27,983        15,370       

Unrealized gains, net

     -        -        -        -        12,016        3,992   

Interest-only securities

     9,070        8,864        17,525        21,582        22,134        22,941                                                          

Fair value

   $ 202,456      $ 204,018      $ 242,212      $ 262,006      $ 267,400      $ 262,812       

Fair value

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 14,069      $ 7,619   

Average amortized cost

   $ 178,994      $ 187,724      $ 227,296      $ 235,583      $ 243,336      $ 236,006       

Average amortized cost

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 766      $ 2,154      $ 4,047   

Interest income

   $ 4,589      $ 4,789      $ 5,825      $ 6,011      $ 6,248      $ 6,286       

Interest income

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 625      $ 230      $ 643   

Annualized yield

     10.26%        10.20%        10.25%        10.21%        10.27%        10.65%       

Annualized yield

     N/A        N/A        N/A        326.37%        42.71%        63.55%   
                                   

Residential Re-REMIC

  

           

CDO Subordinate

  

       

Principal balance

   $ 214,046      $ 214,660      $ 215,169      $ 215,235      $ 215,863      $ 216,159       

Principal balance

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 10,778   

Unamortized discount

     (80,188     (78,789     (69,590     (64,547     (69,310     (61,123    

Unamortized discount

     -        -        -        -        -        (3,461

Credit reserve

     (30,429     (33,621     (44,195     (50,406     (47,235     (56,158    

Credit reserve

     -        -        -        -        -        (7,303

Unrealized gains, net

     72,947        54,096        52,783        63,155        63,717        51,095       

Unrealized gains, net

     -        -        -        -        -        50   

Fair value

   $ 176,376      $ 156,346      $ 154,167      $ 163,437      $ 163,035      $ 149,973       

Fair value

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 64   

Average amortized cost

   $ 102,836      $ 101,808      $ 100,824      $ 99,769      $ 99,088      $ 99,890       

Average amortized cost

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 4      $ 14   

Interest income

   $ 3,883      $ 3,574      $ 3,835      $ 3,758      $ 3,385      $ 3,282       

Interest income

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 4   

Annualized yield

     15.10%        14.04%        15.21%        15.07%        13.66%        13.14%       

Annualized yield

     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        114.29%   
                                   

Residential Prime Subordinate

  

                   

Principal balance

   $ 709,629      $ 664,597      $ 536,235      $ 428,588      $ 290,276      $ 259,124                      

Unamortized discount

     (136,643     (122,631     (84,645     (71,412     (33,930     (27,407                   

Credit reserve

     (61,643     (76,080     (90,799     (83,148     (93,160     (99,209                   

Unrealized gains, net

     19,526        16,778        20,936        25,676        21,447        12,688                      

Interest-only securities

     206        252        258        337        363        346                      

Fair value

   $ 531,075      $ 482,916      $ 381,985      $ 300,041      $ 184,996      $ 145,542                      

Average amortized cost

   $ 492,708      $ 440,235      $ 320,490      $ 218,477      $ 153,224      $ 118,549                      

Interest income

   $ 9,345      $ 8,523      $ 6,948      $ 5,446      $ 4,562      $ 4,443                      

Annualized yield

     7.59%        7.74%        8.67%        9.97%        11.91%        14.99%                                                            

(1) Annualized yields for AFS portfolios are based on average amortized cost. Cash flows from many of our subordinate securities can be volatile and in certain cases (e.g., when the fair value of certain securities are close to zero) any interest income earned can result in unusually high reported yields that are not sustainable and not necessarily meaningful.

 

         THE REDWOOD REVIEW 4TH QUARTER 2013

 

  Table 6: Balances & Yields by Securities Portfolio at Redwood  

 

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        LOGO   Table 7: Securities and Loans Portfolio Activity at Redwood ($ in thousands)  

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2013

Q4

   

2013

Q3

   

2013

Q2

   

2013

Q1

   

2012

Q4

   

2012

Q3

              

2013

Q4

   

2013

Q3

   

2013

Q2

   

2013

Q1

   

2012

Q4

   

2012

Q3

 

Residential Prime Senior

  

       

Commercial Subordinate

  

   

Beginning fair value

   $ 481,265      $ 533,750      $ 502,603      $ 476,932      $ 496,710      $ 507,103       

Beginning fair value

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 14,069      $ 7,619      $ 5,761   

Acquisitions

     318,983        112,644        40,642        51,208        6,708        16,913       

Acquisitions

     -        -        -        -        -        -   

Sales

     (13,036     (137,807     (8,677     (8,257     (9,285     (18,160    

Sales

     -        -        -        (2,031     (1,484     -   

Effect of principal payments

     (26,055     (24,159     (24,019     (23,840     (22,102     (21,983    

Effect of principal payments

     -        -        -        -        -        -   

Change in fair value, net

     11,654        (3,163     23,201        6,560        4,901        12,837       

Change in fair value, net (1)

     -        -        -        (12,038     7,934        1,858   

Ending fair value

   $ 772,811      $ 481,265      $ 533,750      $ 502,603      $ 476,932      $ 496,710       

Ending fair value

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 14,069      $ 7,619   
                                   

Residential Non-Prime Senior

  

       

CDO Subordinate

  

   

Beginning fair value

   $ 204,018      $ 242,212      $ 262,006      $ 267,400      $ 262,812      $ 264,970       

Beginning fair value

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 64      $ 64   

Acquisitions

     -        -        -        -        (188     20,850       

Acquisitions

     -        -        -        -        -        -   

Sales

     -        (31,725     -        -        -        (23,004    

Sales

     -        -        -        -        (259     -   

Effect of principal payments

     (6,145     (7,969     (8,397     (8,110     (7,797     (7,505    

Effect of principal payments

     -        -        -        -        -        -   

Change in fair value, net

     4,583        1,500        (11,397     2,716        12,573        7,501       

Change in fair value, net

     -        -        -        -        195        -   

Ending fair value

   $ 202,456      $ 204,018      $ 242,212      $ 262,006      $ 267,400      $ 262,812       

Ending fair value

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 64   
                                   

Residential Re-REMIC

  

       

Residential Loans

  

   

Beginning fair value

   $ 156,346      $ 154,167      $ 163,437      $ 163,035      $ 149,973      $ 147,437       

Beginning carrying value

   $ 727,879      $ 1,221,098      $ 831,953      $ 562,658      $ 417,982      $ 256,077   

Acquisitions

     -        -        -        -        -        -       

Acquisitions

     658,806        1,294,372        2,567,426        2,586,899        789,416        524,043   

Sales

     -        -        -        -        -        (5,376    

Sales

     (979,661     (1,771,726     (2,135,166     (2,349,089     (665,078     (372,362

Effect of principal payments

     -        -        -        -        -        -       

Principal repayments

     (9,511     (4,190     (1,768     (3,286     (2,483     (4,842

Change in fair value, net

     20,030        2,179        (9,270     402        13,062        7,912       

Changes in fair value, net

     6,754        (11,675     (41,347     34,771        22,821        15,066   

Ending fair value

   $ 176,376      $ 156,346      $ 154,167      $ 163,437      $ 163,035      $ 149,973       

Ending carrying value

   $ 404,267      $ 727,879      $ 1,221,098      $ 831,953      $ 562,658      $ 417,982   
                                   

Residential Prime Subordinate

  

       

Commercial Loans

  

   

Beginning fair value

   $ 482,916      $ 381,985      $ 300,041      $ 184,996      $ 145,542      $ 123,472       

Beginning carrying value

   $ 379,853      $ 494,823      $ 401,438      $ 313,010      $ 286,070      $ 246,783   

Acquisitions

     49,437        110,213        92,368        114,728        35,097        18,576       

Originations

     245,045        121,523        168,365        189,407        44,182        40,154   

Sales

     (1,095     -        -        -        -        -       

Sales

     (186,443     (238,102     (73,780     (88,212     (15,000     -   

Effect of principal payments

     (4,409     (5,481     (4,549     (4,002     (3,394     (3,072    

Principal repayments

     (11,200     (848     (100     (12,272     (95     (491

Change in fair value, net

     4,226        (3,801     (5,875     4,319        7,751        6,566       

Provision for loan losses

     (869     (844     (891     (685     (2,320     (506

Ending fair value

   $ 531,075      $ 482,916      $ 381,985      $ 300,041      $ 184,996      $ 145,542       

Discount/fee amortization

     201        138        136        190        173        130   
                    

Changes in fair value, net

     5,868        3,163        (345     -        -        -   

Residential Non-Prime Subordinate

  

       

Ending carrying value

   $ 432,455      $ 379,853      $ 494,823      $ 401,438      $ 313,010      $ 286,070   

Beginning fair value

   $ 133      $ 2,191      $ 2,441      $ 2,321      $ 6,555      $ 7,970                      

Acquisitions

     -        -        -        -        -        -                      

Sales

     -        (2,185     -        -        (4,193     (1,868                   

Effect of principal payments

     (5     (16     (14     (66     (75     (143                   

Change in fair value, net

     15        143        (236     186        34        596                      

Ending fair value

   $ 143      $ 133      $ 2,191      $ 2,441      $ 2,321      $ 6,555                      
                                                                                                           

(1) During the first quarter of 2013, the change in fair value, net reflects the liquidation of our remaining commercial securities, resulting in an ending fair value of zero for this portfolio.

 

 

         THE REDWOOD REVIEW 4TH QUARTER 2013

 

  Table 7: Securities and Loans Portfolio Activity at Redwood  


        LOGO   Table 8A: Residential Prime Securities at Redwood and Underlying Loan Characteristics(1) ($ in thousands)  

 

 

     

2013

Q4

      

2013

Q3

      

2013

Q2

      

2013

Q1

      

2012

Q4

      

2012

Q3

      

2012

Q2

      

2012

Q1

 
     

Senior AFS

   $ 662,307         $ 363,822         $ 410,159         $ 447,314         $ 466,523         $ 490,409         $ 490,802         $ 436,783   

Subordinate AFS

     526,095           478,369           381,631           299,600           184,528           145,096           123,005           105,788   

Fair value

     115,485           121,990           123,945           55,730           10,877           6,747           16,768           22,266   

Total Residential Prime Securities

   $ 1,303,887         $ 964,181         $ 915,735         $ 802,644         $ 661,928         $ 642,252         $ 630,575         $ 564,837   
     

Number of loans

     56,529           53,426           56,088           56,047           60,883           60,584           63,986           81,085   

Total loan face

   $ 27,818,960         $ 25,617,759         $ 26,269,089         $ 26,754,040         $ 26,968,619         $ 26,183,495         $ 27,988,787         $ 30,222,071   

Average loan size

   $ 492         $ 479         $ 468         $ 477         $ 443         $ 432         $ 437         $ 373   
     

Vintage

                                         

Year 2013 origination

     20%           16%           9%           2%           0%           0%           0%           0%   

Year 2012 origination

     10%           11%           10%           11%           4%           1%           1%           0%   

Year 2011 origination

     1%           2%           2%           2%           2%           2%           2%           2%   

Year 2010 origination

     0%           0%           0%           0%           0%           0%           0%           0%   

Year 2009 origination

     0%           0%           0%           0%           0%           0%           0%           0%   

Year 2008 origination

     0%           0%           0%           0%           0%           0%           0%           0%   

Year 2007 origination

     17%           14%           15%           16%           18%           12%           12%           11%   

Year 2006 origination

     3%           2%           3%           4%           4%           3%           3%           3%   

Year 2005 origination

     14%           15%           17%           17%           18%           17%           17%           17%   

Year 2004 origination and earlier

     35%           40%           44%           48%           54%           65%           65%           67%   
     

Geographic concentration

                                         

Southern CA

     22%           22%           22%           22%           23%           23%           23%           23%   

Northern CA

     22%           23%           21%           21%           21%           21%           21%           21%   

New York

     6%           6%           6%           7%           7%           7%           7%           7%   

Florida

     5%           5%           5%           6%           6%           6%           6%           6%   

Virginia

     4%           3%           4%           3%           3%           3%           3%           3%   

New Jersey

     3%           3%           3%           3%           3%           3%           3%           3%   

Illinois

     3%           3%           3%           3%           3%           3%           3%           3%   

Other states

     35%           35%           36%           35%           34%           34%           34%           34%   
     

Wtd Avg Original LTV

     69%           69%           69%           69%           69%           69%           69%           68%   

Original LTV: 0 - 50

     10%           11%           10%           11%           10%           11%           11%           12%   

Original LTV: 50.01 - 60

     12%           12%           12%           11%           11%           11%           11%           11%   

Original LTV: 60.01 - 70

     22%           23%           23%           22%           22%           23%           23%           23%   

Original LTV: 70.01 - 80

     53%           51%           52%           53%           53%           51%           51%           50%   

Original LTV: 80.01 - 90

     2%           2%           2%           2%           3%           3%           3%           3%   

Original LTV: 90.01 - 100

     1%           1%           1%           1%           1%           1%           1%           1%   
     

Wtd Avg Original FICO

     743           735           737           732           729           735           735           735   

Original FICO: <= 680

     9%           9%           10%           10%           11%           11%           11%           11%   

Original FICO: 681 - 700

     8%           8%           9%           10%           10%           11%           11%           10%   

Original FICO: 701 - 720

     11%           12%           12%           13%           14%           14%           14%           14%   

Original FICO: 721 - 740

     14%           14%           14%           14%           15%           15%           15%           15%   

Original FICO: 741 - 760

     15%           15%           15%           15%           16%           16%           16%           16%   

Original FICO: 761 - 780

     19%           19%           18%           18%           17%           17%           17%           17%   

Original FICO: 781 - 800

     18%           17%           16%           15%           13%           12%           12%           12%   

Original FICO: >= 801

     5%           5%           5%           4%           3%           3%           3%           3%   

Original Unknown

     1%           1%           1%           1%           1%           1%           1%           2%   
     

Conforming balance % (2)

     39%           41%           44%           47%           50%           53%           52%           54%   

> $1 MM %

     12%           12%           11%           11%           10%           9%           9%           9%   
     

2nd Home %

     6%           6%           7%           7%           7%           7%           7%           7%   

Investment Property %

     2%           2%           2%           2%           2%           2%           2%           2%   
     

Purchase

     42%           40%           41%           42%           43%           41%           41%           40%   

Cash Out Refinance

     20%           21%           22%           22%           23%           23%           23%           23%   

Rate-Term Refinance

     38%           39%           37%           36%           34%           36%           36%           36%   

Other

     0%           0%           0%           0%           0%           0%           0%           1%   
     

Full Documentation

     67%           65%           63%           60%           56%           55%           55%           53%   

No Documentation

     4%           4%           4%           4%           5%           4%           4%           6%   

Other Doc (Lim, Red, Stated, etc)

     28%           30%           32%           34%           37%           38%           38%           38%   

Unknown/Not Categorized

     1%           1%           1%           2%           2%           3%           3%           3%   
     

Single Family

     89%           89%           89%           88%           88%           88%           88%           88%   

Condominium

     8%           8%           8%           9%           9%           9%           9%           9%   

2-4 Family

     2%           2%           2%           2%           2%           2%           2%           2%   

Other

 

     1%           1%           1%           1%           1%           1%           1%           1%   

(1) Only the loan groups providing direct cash flow to securities we own are included.

(2) The definition of a conforming loan has significantly changed over time. For Q3 2011 and subsequent periods, the conforming balance definition that went into effect on October 1, 2011 was used (which had a maximum loan balance of $625,500). For all periods prior to Q3 2011, the conforming balance definition available in June 2011 was used (which had a maximum loan balance of $729,750).

 

         THE REDWOOD REVIEW 4TH QUARTER 2013

 

  Table 8A: Residential Prime Securities at Redwood and Underlying Loan Characteristics  

 

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        LOGO   Table 8B: Residential Non-Prime Securities at Redwood and Underlying  Loan Characteristics(1) ($ in thousands)  

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2013

Q4

      

2013

Q3

      

2013

Q2

      

2013

Q1

      

2012

Q4

      

2012

Q3

      

2012

Q2

      

2012

Q1

 
     

Senior AFS

   $ 193,386         $ 195,154         $ 224,687         $ 240,424         $ 245,266         $ 239,871         $ 242,007         $ 255,279   

Subordinate AFS

     143           133           2,046           2,284           2,160           6,404           7,867           8,142   

Fair value

     9,070           8,864           17,670           21,739           22,295           23,092           23,066           19,762   

Total Residential Non-prime Securities

   $ 202,599         $ 204,151         $ 244,403         $ 264,447         $ 269,721         $ 269,367         $ 272,940         $ 283,183   
     

Number of loans

     25,641           23,206           29,986           31,362           32,542           33,775           34,815           35,452   

Total loan face

   $ 5,077,820         $ 4,481,710         $ 6,149,038         $ 6,520,375         $ 6,837,832         $ 6,760,747         $ 7,019,443         $ 7,241,685   

Average loan size

   $ 198         $ 193         $ 205         $ 208         $ 210         $ 200         $ 202         $ 204   
     

Vintage

                                         

Year 2006 origination

     23%           13%           20%           20%           20%           1%           1%           1%   

Year 2005 origination

     53%           59%           50%           50%           49%           54%           54%           54%   

Year 2004 origination and earlier

     24%           28%           30%           30%           31%           45%           45%           45%   
     

Geographic concentration

                                         

Southern CA

     22%           23%           23%           23%           23%           22%           22%           22%   

Northern CA

     14%           14%           15%           15%           15%           16%           16%           16%   

Florida

     9%           8%           8%           8%           8%           8%           8%           9%   

New York

     5%           5%           5%           5%           5%           6%           6%           5%   

Virginia

     3%           2%           3%           3%           3%           2%           2%           2%   

New Jersey

     3%           3%           3%           3%           3%           3%           3%           3%   

Illinois

     3%           3%           3%           3%           3%           3%           3%           3%   

Other states

     41%           42%           40%           40%           40%           40%           40%           40%   
     

Wtd Avg Original LTV

     73%           73%           73%           73%           73%           73%           72%           72%   

Original LTV: 0 - 50

     6%           6%           6%           6%           6%           7%           7%           7%   

Original LTV: 50.01 - 60

     8%           9%           8%           8%           8%           9%           9%           9%   

Original LTV: 60.01 - 70

     19%           19%           19%           19%           19%           19%           19%           19%   

Original LTV: 70.01 - 80

     57%           58%           57%           57%           57%           57%           57%           57%   

Original LTV: 80.01 - 90

     7%           6%           7%           7%           7%           6%           6%           6%   

Original LTV: 90.01 - 100

     3%           2%           3%           3%           3%           2%           2%           2%   
     

Wtd Avg Original FICO

     690           692           691           692           693           713           713           714   

Original FICO: <= 680

     27%           25%           28%           28%           28%           25%           25%           25%   

Original FICO: 681 - 700

     14%           14%           13%           13%           13%           14%           14%           14%   

Original FICO: 701 - 720

     15%           16%           14%           14%           15%           15%           15%           15%   

Original FICO: 721 - 740

     12%           13%           12%           12%           12%           12%           12%           12%   

Original FICO: 741 - 760

     12%           12%           12%           12%           11%           12%           12%           12%   

Original FICO: 761 - 780

     9%           10%           10%           10%           10%           10%           10%           10%   

Original FICO: 781 - 800

     6%           7%           7%           7%           7%           7%           7%           7%   

Original FICO: >= 801

     2%           2%           2%           2%           2%           2%           2%           2%   

Original Unknown

     3%           1%           2%           2%           2%           3%           3%           3%   
     

Conforming balance % (2)

     86%           88%           85%           84%           84%           86%           86%           86%   

> $1 MM %

     3%           2%           3%           3%           3%           2%           2%           3%   
     

2nd Home %

     3%           3%           3%           3%           3%           4%           4%           4%   

Investment Property %

     16%           16%           15%           15%           14%           15%           15%           15%   
     

Purchase

     39%           41%           39%           39%           40%           41%           42%           41%   

Cash Out Refinance

     45%           43%           45%           45%           44%           43%           42%           42%   

Rate-Term Refinance

     15%           15%           15%           15%           15%           15%           15%           16%   

Other

     1%           1%           1%           1%           1%           1%           1%           1%   
     

Full Documentation

     38%           39%           37%           37%           36%           39%           39%           38%   

No Documentation

     6%           7%           5%           5%           5%           6%           6%           6%   

Other Doc (Lim, Red, Stated, etc)

     55%           53%           57%           57%           57%           53%           53%           54%   

Unknown/Not Categorized

     1%           1%           1%           1%           2%           2%           2%           2%   
     

Single Family

     83%           83%           83%           84%           84%           84%           84%           84%   

2-4 Family

     9%           9%           9%           8%           8%           8%           8%           8%   

Condominium

 

     8%           8%           8%           8%           8%           8%           8%           8%   

(1) Only the loan groups providing direct cash flow to securities we own are included.

(2) The definition of a conforming loan has significantly changed over time. For Q3 2011 and subsequent periods, the conforming balance definition that went into effect on October 1, 2011 was used (which had a maximum loan balance of $625,500). For all periods prior to Q3 2011, the conforming balance definition available in June 2011 was used (which had a maximum loan balance of $729,750).

 

         THE REDWOOD REVIEW 4TH QUARTER 2013

 

  Table 8B: Residential Non-Prime Securities at Redwood and Underlying Loan Characteristics  


        LOGO   Table 9: Residential Loan Characteristics(1) ($ in thousands)  

 

 

     

2013

Q4

      

2013

Q3

      

2013

Q2

      

2013

Q1

      

2012

Q4

      

2012

Q3

      

2012

Q2

   

2012

Q1

 
     

Residential loans principal balance

   $ 2,171,676         $ 2,597,822         $ 3,266,104         $ 2,959,037         $ 2,820,884         $ 3,502,775         $ 3,493,755      $ 3,682,379   

Number of loans

     6,753           7,446           8,540           8,253           8,223           10,697           10,773        11,079   

Average loan balance

   $ 322         $ 349         $ 382         $ 359         $ 343         $ 327         $ 324      $ 332   
     

Adjustable %

     72%           63%           53%           62%           66%           73%           75%        73%   

Hybrid %

     7%           10%           4%           3%           5%           6%           8%        9%   

Fixed %

     21%           27%           43%           35%           29%           21%           18%        18%   
     

Amortizing %

     27%           36%           46%           38%           32%           23%           20%        21%   

Interest-only %

     73%           64%           54%           62%           68%           77%           80%        79%   
     

Geographic concentration

                                      

Northern California

     12%           13%           13%           14%           14%           15%           15%        16%   

Southern California

     12%           11%           15%           14%           12%           11%           11%        12%   

Florida

     11%           10%           9%           9%           10%           11%           12%        11%   

New York

     8%           8%           7%           7%           8%           7%           7%        7%   

Texas

     5%           6%           6%           5%           5%           6%           5%        5%   

Georgia

     4%           4%           4%           4%           4%           5%           4%        4%   

New Jersey

     3%           3%           3%           3%           3%           4%           4%        4%   

Colorado

     4%           4%           3%           3%           4%           4%           3%        3%   

Virginia

     3%           4%           4%           3%           3%           3%           3%        3%   

Arizona

     2%           2%           2%           2%           2%           2%           2%        2%   

Illinois

     3%           3%           3%           3%           3%           2%           2%        2%   

Other states

     33%           32%           31%           33%           33%           30%           30%        31%   
     

Vintage

                                      

Year 2013 origination

     18%           28%           38%           27%           0%           0%           0%        0%   

Year 2012 origination

     1%           0%           1%           1%           19%           11%           6%        4%   

Year 2011 origination

     3%           3%           2%           3%           4%           4%           5%        9%   

Year 2010 origination

     4%           4%           4%           5%           7%           7%           8%        8%   

Year 2009 origination

     1%           1%           1%           2%           2%           2%           3%        3%   

Year 2008 origination

     0%           0%           0%           0%           0%           0%           0%        0%   

Year 2007 origination

     0%           0%           0%           0%           <1%           2%           2%        2%   

Year 2006 origination

     7%           6%           5%           5%           6%           5%           5%        5%   

Year 2005 origination

     3%           3%           2%           2%           3%           4%           4%        3%   

Year 2004 origination or earlier

     63%           55%           47%           55%           59%           65%           68%        66%   
     

Wtd Avg Original LTV

     67%           66%           66%           65%           65%           66%           66%        66%   

Original LTV: 0 - 50

     18%           19%           18%           19%           20%           18%           19%        19%   

Original LTV: 50.01 - 60

     12%           13%           13%           15%           14%           12%           13%        13%   

Original LTV: 60.01 - 70

     21%           22%           22%           23%           22%           22%           22%        22%   

Original LTV: 70.01 - 80

     43%           41%           43%           38%           38%           42%           41%        41%   

Original LTV: 80.01 - 90

     2%           2%           1%           2%           2%           2%           2%        2%   

Original LTV: 90.01 - 100

     4%           3%           3%           3%           4%           4%           4%        4%   
     

Wtd Avg FICO

     739           743           749           746           744           740           739        740   

FICO: <= 680

     12%           10%           9%           10%           11%           12%           11%        12%   

FICO: 681 - 700

     9%           7%           6%           7%           8%           9%           10%        9%   

FICO: 701 - 720

     12%           11%           9%           10%           10%           12%           12%        12%   

FICO: 721 - 740

     12%           13%           12%           12%           12%           12%           13%        12%   

FICO: 741 - 760

     14%           14%           14%           14%           14%           14%           14%        14%   

FICO: 761 - 780

     20%           20%           22%           21%           19%           18%           18%        18%   

FICO: 781 - 800

     16%           19%           21%           20%           20%           18%           17%        17%   

FICO: >= 801

     5%           6%           7%           6%           6%           5%           5%        6%   
     

Conforming balance % (2)

     54%           42%           31%           35%           37%           42%           43%        42%   

% balance in loans > $1mm per loan

     19%           20%           18%           19%           20%           19%           20%        22%   
     

2nd home %

     11%           11%           9%           9%           10%           10%           11%        10%   

Investment property %

     3%           3%           2%           3%           3%           3%           3%        3%   
     

Purchase

     36%           36%           36%           28%           30%           34%           33%        33%   

Cash out refinance

     27%           26%           22%           25%           26%           28%           28%        28%   

Rate-term refinance

     35%           37%           41%           45%           42%           37%           37%        38%   

Other

 

     2%           1%           1%           2%           2%           1%           1%        1%   

(1) This table presents characteristics of residential loans held by consolidated Sequoia entities and residential loans held by Redwood and intended to be securitized by future Sequoia entities or sold to third parties.

(2) The definition of a conforming loan has significantly changed over time. For Q3 2011 and subsequent periods, the conforming balance definition that went into effect on October 1, 2011 was used (which had a maximum loan balance of $625,500). For all periods prior to Q3 2011, the conforming balance definition available in June 2011 was used (which had a maximum loan balance of $729,750).

 

         THE REDWOOD REVIEW 4TH QUARTER 2013

 

  Table 9: Residential Real Estate Loan Characteristics  

 

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        LOGO   Table 10: Commercial Loan Characteristics(1) ($ in thousands)  

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2013

Q4

      

2013

Q3

      

2013

Q2

      

2013

Q1

      

2012

Q4

      

2012

Q3

      

2012

Q2

      

2012

Q1

 
     

Commercial loans principal balance

   $ 353,331         $ 361,759         $ 353,898         $ 335,448         $ 312,400         $ 291,595         $ 251,686         $ 182,803   

Number of loans

     50           50           48           42           35           31           27           19   

Average loan balance

   $ 7,067         $ 7,235         $ 7,373         $ 7,987         $ 8,926         $ 9,406         $ 9,322         $ 9,621   
     

Fixed %

     86%           86%           86%           85%           87%           87%           94%           92%   

Hybrid %

     14%           14%           14%           15%           13%           13%           6%           8%   
     

Amortizing %

     22%           21%           21%           17%           12%           10%           16%           16%   

Interest-only %

     78%           79%           79%           83%           88%           90%           84%           84%   
     

Geographic concentration

                                         

California

     21%           21%           28%           29%           20%           22%           18%           20%   

New York

     19%           19%           21%           20%           22%           24%           25%           17%   

Florida

     10%           12%           9%           9%           10%           11%           12%           13%   

South Carolina

     <1%           1%           8%           8%           6%           1%           1%           0%   

Arizona

     0%           1%           6%           6%           11%           0%           0%           0%   

Michigan

     8%           7%           4%           4%           5%           6%           7%           7%   

Georgia

     <1%           1%           3%           3%           3%           <1%           <1%           0%   

Illinois

     6%           6%           3%           3%           4%           11%           13%           18%   

Texas

     7%           6%           2%           2%           0%           5%           6%           5%   

Tennessee

     4%           4%           <1%           0%           <1%           4%           4%           0%   

Washington

     3%           3%           2%           1%           <1%           3%           0%           0%   

North Carolina

     3%           3%           <1%           0%           0%           4%           4%           0%   

Alabama

     2%           2%           <1%           0%           0%           3%           4%           0%   

Delaware

     3%           3%           3%           3%           3%           3%           4%           0%   

New Jersey

     3%           1%           0%           0%           2%           2%           2%           0%   

Other states

     10%           10%           8%           12%           13%           1%           0%           20%   
     

Vintage

                                         

Year 2013 origination

     19%           17%           15%           11%           0%           0%           0%           0%   

Year 2012 origination

     44%           44%           46%           48%           51%           48%           38%           15%   

Year 2011 origination

     34%           34%           34%           35%           39%           42%           50%           68%   

Year 2010 origination

     4%           5%           5%           6%           10%           10%           12%           17%   

Year 2004 origination

     0%           0%           0%           0%           <1%           <1%           <1%           <1%   
     

Office

     21%           22%           22%           24%           29%           30%           32%           32%   

Multi-family

     36%           33%           33%           32%           29%           28%           22%           23%   

Hospitality

     24%           23%           24%           23%           21%           20%           21%           18%   

Retail

     15%           14%           14%           15%           15%           16%           18%           25%   

Self-storage

     5%           7%           7%           5%           6%           6%           7%           2%   

Industrial

 

     1%           1%           <1%           <1%           0%           0%           0%           0%   

(1) This table presents characteristics of commercial loans held-for-investment by Redwood.

 

         THE REDWOOD REVIEW 4TH QUARTER 2013

 

  Table 10: Commercial Loan Characteristics  


REDWOOD TRUST CORPORATE INFORMATION

 

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS:

Martin S. Hughes

Chief Executive Officer

Brett D. Nicholas

President

Fred J. Matera

Chief Investment Officer

Christopher J. Abate

Chief Financial Officer

Andrew P. Stone

General Counsel

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS:

One Belvedere Place, Suite 300

Mill Valley, California 94941

Telephone: (415) 389-7373

COLORADO OFFICE:

8310 South Valley Highway, Suite 425

Englewood, Colorado 80112

NEW YORK OFFICE:

1114 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 3405

New York, New York 10036

STOCK LISTING:

The Company’s common stock is traded

on the New York Stock Exchange under

the symbol RWT

TRANSFER AGENT:

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

2 North LaSalle Street

Chicago, IL 60602

Telephone: (888) 472-1955

DIRECTORS:

Richard D. Baum

Chairman of the Board

and Former Chief Deputy Insurance

Commissioner for the State of California

Douglas B. Hansen

Vice-Chairman of the Board

and Private Investor

Mariann Byerwalter

Chairman, JDN Corporate Advisory LLC

Martin S. Hughes

Chief Executive Officer

Greg H. Kubicek

President, The Holt Group, Inc.

Jeffrey T. Pero

Retired Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

Georganne C. Proctor

Former Chief Financial Officer, TIAA-CREF

Charles J. Toeniskoetter

Chairman, Toeniskoetter Development, Inc.

Chairman & CEO, Toeniskoetter Construction, Inc.

INVESTOR RELATIONS:

Mike McMahon

Managing Director

Investor Relations Hotline: (866) 269-4976

Email: [email protected]

 

 

For more information about Redwood Trust, please visit our website at: www.redwoodtrust.com

 

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