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Issuer:     REDWOOD TRUST INC (RWT)
CIK:        0000930236
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-07T13:31:50+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-081027
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Redwood Trust reports record Aspire non-QM volume of $2.1B in Q2; preliminary book value down 1-3%
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- Aspire non-QM lock volume $2.1B, up 32% sequentially; aggregate mortgage banking volumes over $8B in Q2.
- Aspire completed 2nd and 3rd SPIRE securitizations; correspondent network grew to 140 sellers; launched AI-powered pricing and guideline engines.
- Expects to form dedicated Aspire JV with institutional capital partner; loan contributions to begin in Q3.
- Preliminary Q2 GAAP book value decline 1-3% from Q1; economic return on book value estimated between -1% and 1% inclusive of $0.18 dividend.
- Maintained strong liquidity; $3.5B excess asset funding capacity at June 30; full Q2 results on July 28.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/930236/000110465926081027/0001104659-26-081027-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/930236/000110465926081027/tm2619917d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-081027

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