Sequoia Differentiators

Relationship Focused

Each originator has a dedicated Relationship Manager, Client Services Representative, and Jumbo Underwriter that collectively support sellers through every step of the loan selling process.

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Redwood is focused on helping our loan seller partners succeed and provide their customers solutions in today’s housing environment. We have dedicated Redwood underwriters that can respond to guideline questions, scenarios, and exceptions. We offer extremely responsive and high-touch customer service. If you have any questions or are looking to speaking to a member of our customer service team, please reach out to your Redwood underwriter. In addition, we can also offer your loan seller teams monthly credit and loan officer training.

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Operational Excellence

In a market where selling jumbo loans can at times be challenging, Sequoia sets itself apart as a high-touch customer service investor with fast and efficient turn and response times.

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In a market where selling jumbo loans can at times be challenging, Sequoia sets itself apart as a high-touch customer service investor with fast and efficient turn and response times.

We pride ourselves on the quality of our products, our service and our execution. Across our three decades of performance, our loan sellers have looked to Redwood for bespoke solutions, customized trainings and certainty of execution. We hold sacred the role we play in partnering with our loan sellers to support the dream of homeownership for their borrowers.

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Wide Range of Programs

Sequoia is a one-stop shop for Fixed and Adjustable-Rate non-conforming jumbo loan options.

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SUPER PRIME JUMBO

Sequoia, Sequoia 90

Our flagship Sequoia program, designed for the prime jumbo borrower, is our most competitively priced option with the greatest degree of flexibility.

AUS PRIME JUMBO

Sequoia AUS

For sellers who are looking to increase scalability by leveraging AUS technology for non-conforming loan amounts, we offer our Sequoia AUS program.

EXPANDED

Redwood Aspire

Redwood Aspire is focused on providing home financing solutions for underserved borrowers who do not meet the traditional lending requirements for housing finance, particularly those with alternative income streams, such as self-employed individuals.

Aspire leverages Redwood’s three decades of experience providing liquidity solutions to parts of the residential housing market not well served by government programs.

Learn more about our Aspire Expanded products here.

MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS LOANS

Sequoia Medical Professionals

The Sequoia Medical Professionals program is a specialized non-conforming product that provides flexible underwriting and recognizes the strong long-term earnings and unique financial profiles of medical professionals, particularly those early in their careers. Sequoia purchases these loans from originators in both bulk and flow form, supporting liquidity for new production and legacy depository portfolios.

Additional Details

Eligible Borrowers Include:

  • Medical Doctor (MD)
  • Doctor of Osteopathy (DO)
  • Doctor of Dental Science or Surgery (DDS)
  • Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
  • Doctor of Ophthalmology (MD or DO)
  • Doctor of Psychiatry (MD or DO)
  • Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM or VMD)
  • Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM)
  • Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
  • Medical residents, fellows, or interns with one of the above degrees

 100% financing is available for qualified applicants.

 Loan Amounts:

  • Minimum: $100,000 (ARM $350,000); Maximum: $2,000,000

Eligible Products:

  • Fixed Rate: 15, 20, 25, 30 years
  • ARM: 5/6, 7/6, and 10/6, fully amortizing 30 years

HOME EQUITY

HEI, Closed-End Second (“CES”) Lien

We have two solutions for sellers who are looking to help clients access the equity in their homes:

  1. Our Aspire HEI platform directly originates home equity investments (“HEI”), allowing homeowners to access home equity without taking on additional monthly payments or refinancing their low-cost senior mortgage.
  2. We also offer our sellers a fully delegated, stand-alone closed-end second (“CES”) lien program which allows homeowners to access up to $350k of their home equity.
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Common Sense Exceptions

Sequoia has a flexible approach to underwriting and can grant exceptions to our guidelines on loans with strong compensating factors.

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You probably know Redwood offers many options for today’s jumbo borrowers, but you might not realize how many different exceptions Redwood offers to help homeowners get the financing that works for them.

Common exceptions:

  • Credit tradelines
  • Credit Score
  • Loan Amount
  • LTV/CLTV
  • Unique Properties
  • Acreage
  • Cash-out over maximum
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Cumulative Loans Purchased Since 2013

(in billions)

Note: Excludes conforming loans (2013-2016).

Contact Us

For Approved Sellers: If you are a Loan Officer and have a scenario you wish to discuss, please reach out to your internal Underwriting team.

If you are an Underwriter with a guideline question or scenario and are unsure who to contact from Redwood, please reach out to [email protected]

If you are interested in becoming a delegated correspondent seller*, please fill out the form provided.

*Sequoia does not work with brokers directly.

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Source

Source: Redwood Trust, Inc. data as of June 30, 2025.

Disclaimer: Redwood’s Sequoia loan programs are conducted through Redwood Residential Acquisition Corporation (NMLS #221649). Redwood does not offer or originate mortgage loans directly to consumers.

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