“General and administrative, or G&A, expenses increased slightly from the third quarter, primarily due to employee severance and related transition expenses,” Carillo said. “However, for the full year 2022, G&A expenses were down 20% relative to the prior year.”
“Our results during this period certainly didn’t meet our expectations,” CEO Christopher Abate added. “We focused on prudently protecting our book value, managing risk and positioning our company for the path forward.
“We’ve been very strategic in this regard, managing costs while preserving full optionality to take advantage of market conditions as opportunities arise. As we think about capital allocation going forward, we expect consumer mortgage volumes to remain challenged…”
Abate noted that Redwood had reduced the working capital of its residential mortgage banking business by about 70% throughout 2022. The company is also unlikely to ramp up its jumbo business until interest rates stabilize and investor demand increases.
“We acknowledge that January brought about some much-needed stability to the market, which was partially due to a modest decline in mortgage rates,” he said. “It’s simply too early to tell, however, if this is the start of a trend or simply pent-up demand following a slow fourth quarter.
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