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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

    (Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to

Commission File Number: 001-35000

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

 

80-0629925

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

incorporation or organization)

 

 

7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200E

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

(301) 215-5500

(Address of principal executive offices and registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per Share

WD

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer  

Smaller Reporting Company

 

Accelerated Filer

Emerging Growth Company

 

Non-accelerated Filer

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No

As of April 29, 2021, there were 31,794,823 total shares of common stock outstanding.

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Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
Form 10-Q
INDEX

Page

PART I

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

3

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements

3

Item 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

22

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

43

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

45

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

45

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

45

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

45

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

45

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

46

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

46

Item 5.

Other Information

46

Item 6.

Exhibits

46

Signatures

48

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2021

December 31, 2020

Assets

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

277,277

$

321,097

Restricted cash

 

14,805

 

19,432

Pledged securities, at fair value

 

139,570

 

137,236

Loans held for sale, at fair value

 

1,048,385

 

2,449,198

Loans held for investment, net

 

281,788

 

360,402

Mortgage servicing rights

 

909,884

 

862,813

Goodwill and other intangible assets

 

262,906

 

250,838

Derivative assets

 

58,130

 

49,786

Receivables, net

 

59,526

 

65,735

Other assets

 

151,694

 

134,438

Total assets

$

3,203,965

$

4,650,975

Liabilities

Warehouse notes payable

$

1,112,340

$

2,517,156

Note payable

 

291,045

 

291,593

Allowance for risk-sharing obligations

 

64,580

 

75,313

Guaranty obligation, net

 

51,836

 

52,306

Derivative liabilities

 

9,250

 

5,066

Other liabilities

429,782

513,319

Total liabilities

$

1,958,833

$

3,454,753

Stockholders' Equity

Preferred stock (authorized 50,000; none issued)

$

$

Common stock ($0.01 par value; authorized 200,000 shares; issued and outstanding 30,977 shares at March 31, 2021 and 30,678 shares at December 31, 2020)

 

310

 

307

Additional paid-in capital ("APIC")

 

248,069

 

241,004

Accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI")

1,810

1,968

Retained earnings

 

994,943

 

952,943

Total stockholders’ equity

$

1,245,132

$

1,196,222

Commitments and contingencies (NOTES 2 and 9)

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

$

3,203,965

$

4,650,975

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Walker & Dunlop, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

For the three months ended

March 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

 

Revenues

Loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net

$

75,879

$

76,373

Fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net

57,935

68,000

Servicing fees

 

65,978

 

55,434

Net warehouse interest income

 

4,555

 

5,495

Escrow earnings and other interest income

 

2,117

 

10,743

Property sales broker fees

9,042

9,612

Other revenues

 

8,782

 

8,500

Total revenues

$

224,288

$

234,157

Expenses

Personnel

$

96,215

$

89,525

Amortization and depreciation

46,871

39,762

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

(11,320)

 

23,643

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

1,765

 

2,860

Other operating expenses

 

17,587

 

18,090

Total expenses

$

151,118

$

173,880

Income from operations

$

73,170

$

60,277

Income tax expense

 

15,118

 

12,672

Net income before noncontrolling interests

$

58,052

$

47,605

Less: net loss from noncontrolling interests

 

 

(224)

Walker & Dunlop net income

$

58,052

$

47,829

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on pledged available-for-sale securities, net of taxes

(158)

(1,917)

Walker & Dunlop comprehensive income

$

57,894

$

45,912

Basic earnings per share (NOTE 10)

$

1.82

$

1.53

Diluted earnings per share (NOTE 10)

$

1.79

$

1.49

Basic weighted-average shares outstanding

 

30,823

 

30,226

Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

31,276

 

31,160

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Walker & Dunlop, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

For the three months ended March 31, 2021

Common Stock

Retained

Total Stockholders'

  

Shares

  

Amount

  

APIC

  

AOCI

  

Earnings

  

Equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2020

30,678

$

307

$

241,004

$

1,968

$

952,943

$

1,196,222

Walker & Dunlop net income

58,052

58,052

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

(158)

(158)

Stock-based compensation - equity classified

7,836

7,836

Issuance of common stock in connection with equity compensation plans

430

4

12,602

12,606

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

(131)

(1)

(13,373)

(13,374)

Cash dividends paid ($0.50 per common share)

(16,052)

(16,052)

Balance at March 31, 2021

30,977

$

310

$

248,069

$

1,810

$

994,943

$

1,245,132

For the three months ended March 31, 2020

Stockholders' Equity

Common Stock

Retained

Noncontrolling

Total

  

Shares

  

Amount

  

APIC

  

AOCI

  

Earnings

  

Interests

  

Equity

Balance at December 31, 2019

30,035

$

300

$

237,877

$

737

$

796,775

$

6,596

$

1,042,285

Cumulative-effect adjustment for adoption of ASU 2016-13, net of tax

(23,678)

(23,678)

Walker & Dunlop net income

47,829

47,829

Net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

(224)

(224)

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

675

675

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

(1,918)

(1,918)

Stock-based compensation - equity classified

5,061

5,061

Issuance of common stock in connection with equity compensation plans

675

7

11,362

11,369

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

(380)

(4)

(18,293)

(8,440)

(26,737)

Cash dividends paid ($0.36 per common share)

(11,347)

(11,347)

Balance at March 31, 2020

30,330

$

303

$

236,007

$

(1,181)

$

801,139

$

7,047

$

1,043,315

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Walker & Dunlop, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

For the three months ended March 31, 

 

    

2021

    

2020

 

Cash flows from operating activities

Net income before noncontrolling interests

$

58,052

$

47,605

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Gains attributable to the fair value of future servicing rights, net of guaranty obligation

 

(57,935)

 

(68,000)

Change in the fair value of premiums and origination fees

 

21,562

 

(22,414)

Amortization and depreciation

 

46,871

 

39,762

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

(11,320)

 

23,643

Originations of loans held for sale

(3,577,153)

(3,168,168)

Proceeds from transfers of loans held for sale

4,917,187

2,846,631

Other operating activities, net

(81,572)

8,315

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

$

1,315,692

$

(292,626)

Cash flows from investing activities

Capital expenditures

$

(1,794)

$

(778)

Purchases of equity-method investments

(1,124)

(563)

Purchases of pledged available-for-sale ("AFS") securities

(2,000)

(5,000)

Proceeds from prepayment and sale of pledged AFS securities

20,884

3,711

Distributions from (investments in) joint ventures, net

(7,026)

(6,455)

Acquisitions, net of cash received

(7,506)

(43,784)

Originations of loans held for investment

 

(33,750)

 

Principal collected on loans held for investment

 

113,495

 

88,779

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

$

81,179

$

35,910

Cash flows from financing activities

Borrowings (repayments) of warehouse notes payable, net

$

(1,400,704)

$

419,763

Borrowings of interim warehouse notes payable

 

25,313

 

29,898

Repayments of interim warehouse notes payable

 

(29,534)

 

(49,850)

Repayments of note payable

 

(745)

 

(744)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

12,606

 

6,369

Repurchase of common stock

 

(13,374)

 

(26,737)

Cash dividends paid

(16,052)

(11,347)

Payment of contingent consideration

(1,641)

Debt issuance costs

 

(769)

 

(964)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

$

(1,423,259)

$

364,747

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents (NOTE 2)

$

(26,388)

$

108,031

Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

358,002

 

136,566

Total of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents at end of period

$

331,614

$

244,597

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

Cash paid to third parties for interest

$

9,621

$

11,207

Cash paid for income taxes

121

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTE 1—ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

These financial statements represent the condensed consolidated financial position and results of operations of Walker & Dunlop, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “Walker & Dunlop” and the “Company” mean the Walker & Dunlop consolidated companies. The statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they may not include certain financial statement disclosures and other information required for annual financial statements. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (“2020 Form 10-K”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the Company in the interim periods presented have been included. Results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021 or thereafter.

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. is a holding company and conducts the majority of its operations through Walker & Dunlop, LLC, the operating company. Walker & Dunlop is one of the leading commercial real estate services and finance companies in the United States. The Company originates, sells, and services a range of commercial real estate debt and equity financing products, provides multifamily property sales brokerage and appraisal services, and engages in commercial real estate investment management activities. Through its mortgage bankers and property sales brokers, the Company offers its customers agency lending, debt brokerage, and principal lending and investing products and multifamily property sales services.

Through its agency lending products, the Company originates and sells loans pursuant to the programs of the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac” and, together with Fannie Mae, the “GSEs”), the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”), and the Federal Housing Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (together with Ginnie Mae, “HUD”). Through its debt brokerage products, the Company brokers, and in some cases services, loans for various life insurance companies, commercial banks, commercial mortgage-backed securities issuers, and other institutional investors, in which cases the Company does not fund the loan.

The Company also provides a variety of commercial real estate debt and equity solutions through its principal lending and investing products, including interim loans, and preferred equity on commercial real estate properties. Interim loans on multifamily properties are offered (i) through the Company and recorded on the Company’s balance sheet (the “Interim Loan Program”) and (ii) through a joint venture with an affiliate of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., in which the Company holds a 15% ownership interest (the “Interim Program JV”). Interim loans on all commercial real estate property types are also offered through separate accounts managed by the Company’s subsidiary, Walker & Dunlop Investment Partners (“WDIP”). Preferred equity on commercial real estate properties are offered through funds managed by WDIP.

The Company brokers the sale of multifamily properties through its wholly owned subsidiary, Walker & Dunlop Investment Sales (“WDIS”). In some cases, the Company also provides the debt financing for the property sale.

During the second quarter of 2019, the Company formed a joint venture, branded as “Apprise by Walker & Dunlop,” with an international technology services company to offer automated multifamily appraisal services (the “Appraisal JV”). The Appraisal JV leverages technology and data science to dramatically improve the consistency, transparency, and speed of multifamily appraisals in the U.S. through the licensing of the partner’s technology and leveraging of the Company’s expertise in the commercial real estate industry. The Company owns a 50% interest in the Appraisal JV and accounts for the interest as an equity-method investment. The operations of the Appraisal JV for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 and our investment in the Appraisal JV as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were immaterial.

NOTE 2—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation—The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Walker & Dunlop, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiaries, and its majority owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. The Company consolidates entities in which it has a controlling financial interest based on either the variable interest entity (“VIE”) or the voting interest model. The Company is required to first apply the VIE model to determine whether it holds a variable interest in an entity, and if so, whether the entity is a VIE. If the Company determines it does not hold a variable interest in a VIE, it then applies the voting interest model. Under the voting interest model, the Company consolidates an entity when it holds a majority voting interest in an entity. If the Company does not have a majority voting interest but has significant influence, it uses the equity method of accounting. In instances where the Company owns

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less than 100% of the equity interests of an entity but owns a majority of the voting interests or has control over an entity, the Company accounts for the portion of equity not attributable to Walker & Dunlop, Inc. as Noncontrolling interests on the balance sheet and the portion of net income not attributable to Walker & Dunlop, Inc. as Net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests in the income statement.

Subsequent Events—The Company has evaluated the effects of all events that have occurred subsequent to March 31, 2021. The Company has made certain disclosures in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements of events that have occurred subsequent to March 31, 2021. There have been no material subsequent events that would require recognition in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Use of Estimates—The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, including guaranty obligations, allowance for risk-sharing obligations, capitalized mortgage servicing rights, derivative instruments, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results may vary from these estimates.

Derivative Assets and Liabilities—Loan commitments that meet the definition of a derivative are recorded at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets upon the executions of the commitments to originate a loan with a borrower and to sell the loan to an investor, with a corresponding amount recognized as revenue on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The estimated fair value of loan commitments includes (i) the fair value of loan origination fees and premiums on anticipated sale of the loan, net of co-broker fees (included in Derivative assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and as a component of Loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income), (ii) the fair value of the expected net cash flows associated with the servicing of the loan, net of any estimated net future cash flows associated with the stand ready guarantee obligation (included in Derivative assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and in Fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income), and (iii) the effects of interest rate movements between the trade date and balance sheet date. Loan commitments are generally derivative assets but can become derivative liabilities if the effects of the interest rate movement between the trade date and the balance sheet date are greater than the combination of (i) and (ii) above. Forward sale commitments that meet the definition of a derivative are recorded as either derivative assets or derivative liabilities depending on the effects of the interest rate movements between the trade date and the balance sheet date. Adjustments to the fair value are reflected as a component of income within Loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The co-broker fees for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were $5.3 million and $8.3 million, respectively.

Loans Held for Investment, net—Loans held for investment are multifamily loans originated by the Company through the Interim Loan Program for properties that currently do not qualify for permanent GSE or HUD (collectively, the “Agencies”) financing. These loans have terms of up to three years and are all adjustable-rate, interest-only, multifamily loans with similar risk characteristics and no geographic concentration. The loans are carried at their unpaid principal balances, adjusted for net unamortized loan fees and costs, and net of any allowance for loan losses.

As of March 31, 2021, Loans held for investment, net consisted of 14 loans with an aggregate $286.6 million of unpaid principal balance less $0.6 million of net unamortized deferred fees and costs and $4.2 million of allowance for loan losses. As of December 31, 2020, Loans held for investment, net consisted of 18 loans with an aggregate $366.3 million of unpaid principal balance less $1.1 million of net unamortized deferred fees and costs and $4.8 million of allowance for loan losses.

During the third quarter of 2018, the Company transferred a portfolio of participating interests in loans held for investment to a third party that is scheduled to mature in the third quarter of 2021. The Company accounted for the transfer as a secured borrowing. The aggregate unpaid principal balance of the loans of $81.5 million was presented as a component of Loans held for investment, net on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and the secured borrowing of $73.3 million was included within Other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The Company does not have credit risk related to the $73.3 million of loans that were transferred.

The Company assesses the credit quality of loans held for investment in the same manner as it does for the loans in the Fannie Mae at-risk portfolio and records an allowance for these loans as necessary. The allowance for loan losses is estimated collectively for loans with similar characteristics. The collective allowance is based on the same methodology that the Company uses to estimate its Current Expected Credit Losses (“CECL”) reserves for at-risk Fannie Mae DUS loans (with the exception of a reversion period) because the nature of the underlying collateral is the same, and the loans have similar characteristics, except they are significantly shorter in maturity. The reasonable and supportable forecast period used for the CECL allowance for loans held for investment is one year.

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The loss rate for the forecast period was 20 basis points and 36 basis points as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The loss rate for the remaining period until maturity was nine basis points as of both March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

One loan held for investment with an unpaid principal balance of $14.7 million that was originated in 2017 was delinquent and on non-accrual status as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The Company had a $3.7 million reserve for this loan based on its collateral fair value as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and has not recorded any interest related to this loan since it went on non-accrual status in 2019. All other loans were current as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The amortized cost basis of loans that were current as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $271.3 million and $350.5 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2021, $46.1 million, $144.3 million, and $81.5 million of the loans that were current were originated in 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. Prior to 2019, the Company had not experienced any delinquencies related to loans held for investment.

Provision (Benefit) for Credit LossesThe Company records the income statement impact of the changes in the allowance for loan losses and the allowance for risk-sharing obligations within Provision (benefit) for credit losses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. NOTE 4 contains additional discussion related to the allowance for risk-sharing obligations. Provision (benefit) for credit losses consisted of the following activity for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

For the three months ended 

March 31, 

Components of Provision (Benefit) for Credit Losses (in thousands)

    

2021

    

2020

 

Provision (benefit) for loan losses

$

(587)

$

1,106

Provision (benefit) for risk-sharing obligations

 

(10,733)

 

22,537

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

$

(11,320)

$

23,643

Net Warehouse Interest Income—The Company presents warehouse interest income net of warehouse interest expense. Warehouse interest income is the interest earned from loans held for sale and loans held for investment. Generally, a substantial portion of the Company’s loans is financed with matched borrowings under one of its warehouse facilities. The remaining portion of loans not funded with matched borrowings is financed with the Company’s own cash. The Company also fully funds a small number of loans held for sale or loans held for investment with its own cash. Warehouse interest expense is incurred on borrowings used to fund loans solely while they are held for sale or for investment. Warehouse interest income and expense are earned or incurred on loans held for sale after a loan is closed and before a loan is sold. Warehouse interest income and expense are earned or incurred on loans held for investment after a loan is closed and before a loan is repaid. Included in Net warehouse interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 are the following components:

For the three months ended 

March 31, 

Components of Net Warehouse Interest Income (in thousands)

    

2021

    

2020

 

Warehouse interest income - loans held for sale

$

9,118

$

7,402

Warehouse interest expense - loans held for sale

 

(6,659)

 

(5,910)

Net warehouse interest income - loans held for sale

$

2,459

$

1,492

Warehouse interest income - loans held for investment

$

3,228

$

6,306

Warehouse interest expense - loans held for investment

 

(1,132)

 

(2,303)

Warehouse interest income - secured borrowings

865

846

Warehouse interest expense - secured borrowings

(865)

(846)

Net warehouse interest income - loans held for investment

$

2,096

$

4,003

Total net warehouse interest income

$

4,555

$

5,495

        Statement of Cash Flows—For presentation in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, the Company considers pledged cash and cash equivalents (as detailed in NOTE 9) to be restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents. The following table presents a reconciliation of the of total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents as presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows to the related captions in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2021 and 2020 and December 31, 2020 and 2019.

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March 31, 

December 31,

(in thousands)

2021

    

2020

    

2020

    

2019

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

277,277

$

205,309

$

321,097

$

120,685

Restricted cash

14,805

30,745

19,432

8,677

Pledged cash and cash equivalents (NOTE 9)

 

39,532

 

8,543

 

17,473

 

7,204

Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents

$

331,614

$

244,597

$

358,002

$

136,566

       

Income Taxes—The Company records the realizable excess tax benefits from stock compensation as a reduction to income tax expense. The realizable excess tax benefits were $4.1 million and $2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Contracts with Customers—A majority all of the Company’s revenues are derived from the following sources, all of which are excluded from the accounting provisions applicable to contracts with customers: (i) financial instruments, (ii) transfers and servicing, (iii) derivative transactions, and (iv) investments in debt securities/equity-method investments. The remaining portion of revenues is derived from contracts with customers. The Company’s contracts with customers do not require significant judgment or material estimates that affect the determination of the transaction price (including the assessment of variable consideration), the allocation of the transaction price to performance obligations, and the determination of the timing of the satisfaction of performance obligations. Additionally, the earnings process for the Company’s contracts with customers is not complicated and is generally completed in a short period of time. The following table presents information about the Company’s contracts with customers for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

For the three months ended 

March 31, 

Description (in thousands)

    

2021

    

2020

 

Statement of income line item

Certain loan origination fees

$

23,901

$

21,348

Loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net

Property sales broker fees, investment management fees, application fees, and other

 

15,292

 

15,064

Other revenues

Total revenues derived from contracts with customers

$

39,193

$

36,412

Litigation—In the ordinary course of business, the Company may be party to various claims and litigation, none of which the Company believes is material. The Company cannot predict the outcome of any pending litigation and may be subject to consequences that could include fines, penalties, and other costs, and the Company’s reputation and business may be impacted. The Company believes that any liability that could be imposed on the Company in connection with the disposition of any pending lawsuits would not have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations, liquidity, or financial condition.

Recently Adopted and Recently Announced Accounting Pronouncements—There have been no material changes to the accounting policies discussed in NOTE 2 of the Company’s 2020 Form 10-K. There are no recently announced but not yet effective accounting pronouncements that are expected to have a material impact to the Company as of March 31, 2021.

Reclassifications—The Company has made certain immaterial reclassifications to prior-year balances to conform to current-year presentations.

NOTE 3—MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS

The fair value of the mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $1.2 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively. The Company uses a discounted static cash flow valuation approach, and the key economic assumption is the discount rate. For example, see the following sensitivities:

The impact of a 100-basis point increase in the discount rate at March 31, 2021 would be a decrease in the fair value of $36.0 million to the MSRs outstanding as of March 31, 2021.

The impact of a 200-basis point increase in the discount rate at March 31, 2021 would be a decrease in the fair value of $69.8 million to the MSRs outstanding as March 31, 2021.

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These sensitivities are hypothetical and should be used with caution. These estimates do not include interplay among assumptions and are estimated as a portfolio rather than individual assets.

Activity related to capitalized MSRs (net of accumulated amortization) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 follows:

For the three months ended

 

March 31, 

 

Roll Forward of MSRs (in thousands)

    

2021

    

2020

 

Beginning balance

$

862,813

$

718,799

Additions, following the sale of loan

 

96,640

 

44,214

Amortization

 

(42,552)

 

(35,218)

Pre-payments and write-offs

 

(7,017)

 

(5,309)

Ending balance

$

909,884

$

722,486

The following table summarizes the gross value, accumulated amortization, and net carrying value of the Company’s MSRs as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

Components of MSRs (in thousands)

March 31, 2021

December 31, 2020

Gross Value

$

1,469,405

$

1,394,901

Accumulated amortization

 

(559,521)

 

(532,088)

Net carrying value

$

909,884

$

862,813

The expected amortization of MSRs held in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2021 is shown in the table below. Actual amortization may vary from these estimates.

  

Expected

(in thousands)

  Amortization  

Nine Months Ending December 31, 

2021

$

125,189

Year Ending December 31, 

2022

$

155,380

2023

 

141,056

2024

 

120,153

2025

 

100,742

2026

 

81,909

Thereafter

185,455

Total

$

909,884

NOTE 4—GUARANTY OBLIGATION AND ALLOWANCE FOR RISK-SHARING OBLIGATIONS

When a loan is sold under the Fannie Mae DUS program, the Company typically agrees to guarantee a portion of the ultimate loss incurred on the loan should the borrower fail to perform. The compensation for this risk is a component of the servicing fee on the loan. The guaranty is in force while the loan is outstanding. The Company does not provide a guaranty for any other loan product it sells or brokers. Activity related to the guaranty obligation for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 is presented in the following table:

For the three months ended

 

March 31, 

 

Roll Forward of Guaranty Obligation (in thousands)

    

2021

    

2020

 

Beginning balance

$

52,306

$

54,695

Additions, following the sale of loan

 

1,721

 

1,862

Amortization

 

(2,191)

 

(2,267)

Other

1,468

Ending balance

$

51,836

$

55,758

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Substantially all loans sold under the Fannie Mae DUS program contain partial or full risk-sharing guaranties that are based on the performance of the loan serviced in the at-risk servicing portfolio. The Company records an estimate of the loss reserve for CECL for all loans in our Fannie Mae at-risk servicing portfolio and presents this loss reserve as Allowance for risk-sharing obligations on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company utilizes the weighted-average remaining maturity (“WARM”) method to calculate the CECL reserve and one year for the reasonable and supportable forecast period (the “forecast period”) as the Company believes forecasts beyond one year are inherently less reliable. WARM uses an average annual charge-off rate that contains loss content over multiple vintages and loan terms and is used as a foundation for estimating the CECL reserve. The average annual charge-off rate is applied to the unpaid principal balance over the contractual term, further adjusted for estimated prepayments and amortization to arrive at the CECL reserve for the entire current portfolio. Activity related to the allowance for risk-sharing obligations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 follows:

For the three months ended

 

March 31, 

 

Roll Forward of Allowance for Risk-Sharing Obligations (in thousands)

    

2021

    

2020

 

Beginning balance

$

75,313

$

11,471

Adjustment related to adoption of CECL

31,570

Provision (benefit) for risk-sharing obligations

 

(10,733)

 

22,537

Write-offs

 

 

Other

(1,468)

Ending balance

$

64,580

$

64,110

As a result of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting forecasts for significant unemployment rates for the remainder of 2020, the Company’s loss rate for the forecast period was seven basis points as of March 31, 2020, resulting in the substantial provision for risk-sharing obligations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and an increase in the allowance for risk-sharing obligations as of March 31, 2020 as seen above. During the first quarter of 2021, economic conditions began to improve significantly, with reported and forecast unemployment rates significantly improved compared to both December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020. In response to improving unemployment statistics and the expected continued overall health of the multifamily market, the Company adjusted the loss rate for the forecast period downwards to four basis points as of March 31, 2021 from six basis points as of December 31, 2020, resulting in the benefit for risk-sharing obligations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as seen above. For the remaining expected life of the portfolio, the Company reverted over a one-year period to a historical loss rate of two basis points for all periods shown in the roll forward above.

The calculated CECL reserve for the Company’s $45.4 billion at-risk Fannie Mae servicing portfolio as of March 31, 2021 was $57.0 million compared to $67.0 million as of December 31, 2020. The weighted-average remaining life of the at-risk Fannie Mae servicing portfolio as of March 31, 2021 was 7.6 years.

Two loans that defaulted in 2019 had aggregate collateral-based reserves of $7.6 million and $8.3 million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

As of March 31, 2021, the maximum quantifiable contingent liability associated with the Company’s guarantees for the at-risk loans serviced under the Fannie Mae DUS agreement was $9.3 billion. The maximum quantifiable contingent liability is not representative of the actual loss the Company would incur. The Company would be liable for this amount only if all of the loans it services for Fannie Mae, for which the Company retains some risk of loss, were to default and all of the collateral underlying these loans were determined to be without value at the time of settlement.

NOTE 5—SERVICING

The total unpaid principal balance of loans the Company was servicing for various institutional investors was $109.9 billion as of March 31, 2021 compared to $107.2 billion as of December 31, 2020.

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 custodial escrow accounts relating to loans serviced by the Company totaled $2.5 billion and $3.1 billion, respectively. These amounts are not included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as such amounts are not Company assets; however, the Company is entitled to earn interest income on these escrow balances, presented as Escrow earnings and other interest income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Certain cash deposits at other financial institutions exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured limits. The Company places these deposits with financial institutions that meet the requirements of the Agencies and where it believes the risk of loss to be minimal.

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NOTE 6—WAREHOUSE NOTES PAYABLE

As of March 31, 2021, to provide financing to borrowers under the Agencies’ programs, the Company has committed and uncommitted warehouse lines of credit in the amount of $3.9 billion with certain national banks and a $1.5 billion uncommitted facility with Fannie Mae (collectively, the “Agency Warehouse Facilities”). In support of these Agency Warehouse Facilities, the Company has pledged substantially all of its loans held for sale under the Company’s approved programs. The Company’s ability to originate mortgage loans for sale depends upon its ability to secure and maintain these types of short-term financings on acceptable terms.

Additionally, as of March 31, 2021, the Company has arranged for warehouse lines of credit in the amount of $0.4 billion with certain national banks to assist in funding loans held for investment under the Interim Loan Program (“Interim Warehouse Facilities”). The Company has pledged substantially all of its loans held for investment against these Interim Warehouse Facilities. The Company’s ability to originate loans held for investment depends upon its ability to secure and maintain these types of short-term financings on acceptable terms.  

The maximum amount and outstanding borrowings under Warehouse notes payable at March 31, 2021 are as follows:  

March 31, 2021

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

Committed

    

Uncommitted

Total Facility

Outstanding

    

    

 

Facility(1)

Amount

Amount

Capacity

Balance

Interest rate(2)

 

Agency Warehouse Facility #1

$

425,000

$

$

425,000

$

132,460

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.40%

Agency Warehouse Facility #2

 

700,000

 

300,000

 

1,000,000

 

76,391

30-day LIBOR plus 1.40%

Agency Warehouse Facility #3

 

600,000

 

265,000

 

865,000

 

88,618

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.15%

Agency Warehouse Facility #4

350,000

350,000

147,055

30-day LIBOR plus 1.40%

Agency Warehouse Facility #5

1,000,000

1,000,000

276,915

30-day LIBOR plus 1.45%

Agency Warehouse Facility #6

150,000

100,000

250,000

88,500

30-day LIBOR plus 1.40%

Total National Bank Agency Warehouse Facilities

$

2,225,000

$

1,665,000

$

3,890,000

$

809,939

Fannie Mae repurchase agreement, uncommitted line and open maturity

 

 

1,500,000

 

1,500,000

 

173,215

 

Total Agency Warehouse Facilities

$

2,225,000

$

3,165,000

$

5,390,000

$

983,154

Interim Warehouse Facility #1

$

135,000

$

$

135,000

$

71,572

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.90%

Interim Warehouse Facility #2

 

100,000

 

 

100,000

 

34,000

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.65% to 2.00%

Interim Warehouse Facility #3

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

150,000

 

4,640

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.75% to 3.25%

Interim Warehouse Facility #4

19,810

19,810

19,810

30-day LIBOR plus 3.00%

Total National Bank Interim Warehouse Facilities

$

329,810

$

75,000

$

404,810

$

130,022

Debt issuance costs

 

 

 

 

(836)

Total warehouse facilities

$

2,554,810

$

3,240,000

$

5,794,810

$

1,112,340

(1) Agency Warehouse Facilities, including the Fannie Mae repurchase agreement are used to fund loans held for sale, while Interim Warehouse Facilities are used to fund loans held for investment.
(2) Interest rate presented does not include the effect of interest rate floors.

The following amendments to the Agency Warehouse Facilities were executed in the normal course of business to support the growth of the Company’s Agency business.  

During May 2021, the Company executed an amendment to the agreement related to Agency Warehouse Facility #1 that decreased the borrowing rate to 30-day London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 130 basis points from 30-day LIBOR plus 140 basis points and decreased the 30-day LIBOR floor to zero from 25 basis points.

During April 2021, the Company executed an amendment to the agreement related to Agency Warehouse Facility #2 that extended the maturity date to April 14, 2022. No other material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2021.

During April 2021, the Company executed an amendment to the agreement related to Agency Warehouse Facility #3 that extended the maturity date to May 14, 2022. Additionally, the amendment increased the borrowing rate to 30-day LIBOR plus 140 basis points from 30-day

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LIBOR plus 115 basis points and decreased the 30-day LIBOR floor to 15 basis points from 50 basis points. No other material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2021.

During the first quarter of 2021, the Company executed an agreement to establish Agency Warehouse Facility #6. The warehouse facility has a $150.0 million maximum committed borrowing capacity, provides us with the ability to fund Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, and FHA loans, and matures March 5, 2022. Advances are made at 100% of the loan balance, and the borrowings under the warehouse agreement bear interest at a rate of 30-day LIBOR plus 140 basis points with a 30-day LIBOR floor of 25 basis points. In addition to the committed borrowing capacity, the agreement provides $100.0 million of uncommitted borrowing capacity that bears interest at the same rate as the committed facility. The facility agreement requires the Company’s compliance with the same financial covenants as provided in the facility agreement for Agency Warehouse Facility #1, as described in the Company’s 2020 Form 10-K. No material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2021.

During April 2021, the Company executed an amendment to the agreement related to Interim Warehouse Facility #1 that extended the maturity date to May 14, 2022 and decreased the 30-day LIBOR floor to 15 basis points from 50 basis points. No other material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2021.

The warehouse notes payable are subject to various financial covenants, all of which the Company was in compliance with as of March 31, 2021.

NOTE 7—GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

A summary of the Company’s goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 is as follows:

For the three months ended

March 31, 

Roll Forward of Goodwill (in thousands)

    

2021

    

2020

 

Beginning balance

$

248,958

$

180,424

Additions from acquisitions

 

12,231

 

64,462

Impairment

 

 

Ending balance

$

261,189

$

244,886

The immaterial additions from acquisitions during 2021 shown in the table above during the three months ended March 31, 2021 relates to the purchase of certain assets and the assumption of certain liabilities from an investment sale brokerage company acquired in the first quarter of 2021, for an aggregate consideration of $12.7 million, which consisted of $7.5 million of cash and $5.2 million of contingent consideration.

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the balance of intangible assets acquired from acquisitions totaled $1.7 million and $1.9 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2021, the weighted-average period over which the Company expects these intangible assets to be amortized is 3.9 years.

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A summary of the Company’s contingent consideration liabilities, which is included in Other liabilities, as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 is as follows:

A summary of the Company’s contingent consideration liabilities, which is included in Other liabilities, as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 is as follows:

For the three months ended

March 31, 

Roll Forward of Contingent Consideration Liabilities (in thousands)

    

2021

    

2020

Beginning balance

$

28,829

$

5,752

Additions

5,229

16,073

Accretion

430

227

Payments

(5,800)

Ending balance

$

34,488

$

16,252

The contingent consideration liabilities above relate to (i) acquisitions of debt brokerage companies and an investment sale brokerage company completed in 2017, 2020, and 2021 and (ii) the purchase of noncontrolling interests in 2020. The contingent consideration may be earned over a five-year period after the closing of the acquisition, provided certain revenue targets have been met. The last of the five earn-out periods related to the contingent consideration ends in the first quarter of 2026. The Company estimated the fair value of the contingent consideration using a probability-based, discounted cash flow model.

The contingent consideration included for the acquisitions and purchase of noncontrolling interests is non-cash and thus not reflected in the amount of cash consideration paid on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

NOTE 8—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company uses valuation techniques that are consistent with the market approach, the income approach, and/or the cost approach to measure assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value. Inputs to valuation techniques refer to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Inputs may be observable, meaning those that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from independent sources, or unobservable, meaning those that reflect the reporting entity's own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. In that regard, accounting standards establish a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:

Level 1—Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access.
Level 2—Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These might include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as interest rates, volatilities, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.) or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market data by correlation or other means.
Level 3—Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall valuation.

The Company's MSRs are measured at fair value at inception, and thereafter on a nonrecurring basis. That is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value measurement when there is evidence of impairment and for disclosure purposes (NOTE 3). The Company's MSRs do not trade in an active, open market with readily observable prices. While sales of multifamily MSRs do occur on occasion, precise terms and conditions vary with each transaction and are not readily available. Accordingly, the estimated fair value of the Company’s MSRs was developed using discounted cash flow models that calculate the present value of estimated future net servicing income. The model considers contractually specified servicing fees, prepayment assumptions, estimated revenue from escrow accounts, costs to service, and other economic factors. The Company periodically reassesses and adjusts, when necessary, the underlying inputs and assumptions used in the model to reflect observable market conditions and assumptions that a market participant would consider in valuing

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an MSR asset. During the first quarter of 2021, the Company reduced the discount rate and escrow earnings rate assumptions for its capitalized MSRs. MSRs are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value.

A description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, is set forth below.

Derivative Instruments—The derivative positions consist of interest rate lock commitments with borrowers and forward sale agreements to the Agencies. The fair value of these instruments is estimated using a discounted cash flow model developed based on changes in the applicable U.S. Treasury rate and other observable market data. The value was determined after considering the potential impact of collateralization, adjusted to reflect nonperformance risk of both the counterparty and the Company, and are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.
Loans Held for Sale—All loans held for sale presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are reported at fair value. The Company determines the fair value of the loans held for sale using discounted cash flow models that incorporate quoted observable inputs from market participants such as changes in the U.S. Treasury rate. Therefore, the Company classifies these loans held for sale as Level 2.
Pledged Securities—Investments in money market funds are valued using quoted market prices from recent trades. Therefore, the Company classifies this portion of pledged securities as Level 1. The Company determines the fair value of its AFS investments in Agency debt securities using discounted cash flows that incorporate observable inputs from market participants and then compares the fair value to broker estimates of fair value. Consequently, the Company classifies this portion of pledged securities as Level 2.

The following table summarizes financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy used to measure fair value:

    

Quoted Prices in

    

Significant

    

Significant

    

    

 

Active Markets

Other

Other

 

For Identical

Observable

Unobservable

 

Assets

Inputs

Inputs

Balance as of

 

(in thousands)

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

(Level 3)

Period End

 

March 31, 2021

Assets

Loans held for sale

$

$

1,048,385

$

$

1,048,385

Pledged securities

 

39,532

 

100,038

 

 

139,570

Derivative assets

 

 

 

58,130

 

58,130

Total

$

39,532

$

1,148,423

$

58,130

$

1,246,085

Liabilities

Derivative liabilities

$

$

$

9,250

$

9,250

Total

$

$

$

9,250

$

9,250

December 31, 2020

Assets

Loans held for sale

$

$

2,449,198

$

$

2,449,198

Pledged securities

 

17,473

 

119,763

 

 

137,236

Derivative assets

 

 

 

49,786

 

49,786

Total

$

17,473

$

2,568,961

$

49,786

$

2,636,220

Liabilities

Derivative liabilities

$

$

$

5,066

$

5,066

Total

$

$

$

5,066

$

5,066

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There were no transfers between any of the levels within the fair value hierarchy during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Derivative instruments (Level 3) are outstanding for short periods of time (generally less than 60 days). A roll forward of derivative instruments is presented below for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

Fair Value Measurements

Using Significant Unobservable Inputs:

Derivative Instruments

For the three months ended

March 31, 

Derivative Assets and Liabilities, net (in thousands)

    

2021

    

2020

Beginning balance

$

44,720

$

15,532

Settlements

 

(129,655)

 

(174,295)

Realized gains recorded in earnings(1)

 

84,935

 

158,763

Unrealized gains (losses) recorded in earnings(1)

 

48,880

 

(14,390)

Ending balance

$

48,880

$

(14,390)

(1) Realized and unrealized gains (losses) from derivatives are recognized in Loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net and Fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

The following table presents information about significant unobservable inputs used in the recurring measurement of the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2021:

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Measurements

 

(in thousands)

    

Fair Value

    

Valuation Technique

    

Unobservable Input (1)

    

Input Value (1)

 

Derivative assets

$

58,130

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Counterparty credit risk

 

Derivative liabilities

$

9,250

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Counterparty credit risk

 

(1) Significant increases in this input may lead to significantly lower fair value measurements.

The carrying amounts and the fair values of the Company's financial instruments as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are presented below:

March 31, 2021

December 31, 2020

 

    

Carrying

    

Fair

    

Carrying

    

Fair

 

(in thousands)

Amount

Value

Amount

Value

 

Financial Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

277,277

$

277,277

$

321,097

$

321,097

Restricted cash

 

14,805

 

14,805

 

19,432

 

19,432

Pledged securities

 

139,570

 

139,570

 

137,236

 

137,236

Loans held for sale

 

1,048,385

 

1,048,385

 

2,449,198

 

2,449,198

Loans held for investment, net

 

281,788

 

282,842

 

360,402

 

362,586

Derivative assets

 

58,130

 

58,130

 

49,786

 

49,786

Total financial assets

$

1,819,955

$

1,821,009

$

3,337,151

$

3,339,335

Financial Liabilities:

Derivative liabilities

$

9,250

$

9,250

$

5,066

$

5,066

Secured borrowings

73,312

73,312

73,314

73,314

Warehouse notes payable

 

1,112,340

 

1,113,176

 

2,517,156

 

2,518,101

Note payable

 

291,045

 

294,028

 

291,593

 

294,773

Total financial liabilities

$

1,485,947

$

1,489,766

$

2,887,129

$

2,891,254

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The following methods and assumptions were used for recurring fair value measurements as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash—The carrying amounts approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments (Level 1).

Pledged Securities—Consist of cash, highly liquid investments in money market accounts invested in government securities, and investments in Agency debt securities. The investments of the money market funds typically have maturities of 90 days or less and are valued using quoted market prices from recent trades. The fair value of the Agency debt securities incorporates the contractual cash flows of the security discounted at market-rate, risk-adjusted yields.

Loans Held For Sale—Consist of originated loans that are generally transferred or sold within 60 days from the date that a mortgage loan is funded and are valued using discounted cash flow models that incorporate observable prices from market participants.

Derivative InstrumentsConsist of interest rate lock commitments and forward sale agreements. These instruments are valued using discounted cash flow models developed based on changes in the U.S. Treasury rate and other observable market data. The value is determined after considering the potential impact of collateralization, adjusted to reflect nonperformance risk of both the counterparty and the Company.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments and Loans Held for SaleIn the normal course of business, the Company enters into contractual commitments to originate and sell multifamily mortgage loans at fixed prices with fixed expiration dates. The commitments become effective when the borrowers "lock-in" a specified interest rate within time frames established by the Company. All mortgagors are evaluated for creditworthiness prior to the extension of the commitment. Market risk arises if interest rates move adversely between the time of the "lock-in" of rates by the borrower and the sale date of the loan to an investor.

To mitigate the effect of the interest rate risk inherent in providing rate lock commitments to borrowers, the Company enters into a sale commitment with the investor simultaneously with the rate lock commitment with the borrower. The sale contract with the investor locks in an interest rate and price for the sale of the loan. The terms of the contract with the investor and the rate lock with the borrower are matched in substantially all respects, with the objective of eliminating interest rate risk to the extent practical. Sale commitments with the investors have an expiration date that is longer than our related commitments to the borrower to allow, among other things, for the closing of the loan and processing of paperwork to deliver the loan into the sale commitment.

Both the rate lock commitments to borrowers and the forward sale contracts to buyers are undesignated derivatives and, accordingly, are marked to fair value through Loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The fair value of the Company's rate lock commitments to borrowers and loans held for sale and the related input levels includes, as applicable:

the estimated gain of the expected loan sale to the investor (Level 2);
the expected net cash flows associated with servicing the loan, net of any guaranty obligations retained (Level 2);
the effects of interest rate movements between the date of the rate lock and the balance sheet date (Level 2); and
the nonperformance risk of both the counterparty and the Company (Level 3; derivative instruments only).

The estimated gain considers the origination fees the Company expects to collect upon loan closing (derivative instruments only) and premiums the Company expects to receive upon sale of the loan (Level 2). The fair value of the expected net cash flows associated with servicing the loan is calculated pursuant to the valuation techniques applicable to the fair value of future servicing, net at loan sale (Level 2).

To calculate the effects of interest rate movements, the Company uses applicable published U.S. Treasury prices, and multiplies the price movement between the rate lock date and the balance sheet date by the notional loan commitment amount (Level 2).

The fair value of the Company's forward sales contracts to investors considers effects of interest rate movements between the trade date and the balance sheet date (Level 2). The market price changes are multiplied by the notional amount of the forward sales contracts to measure the fair value.

The fair value of the Company’s interest rate lock commitments and forward sales contracts is adjusted to reflect the risk that the agreement will not be fulfilled. The Company’s exposure to nonperformance in interest rate lock commitments and forward sale contracts is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. Given the credit quality of our counterparties and the short duration of interest rate

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lock commitments and forward sale contracts, the risk of nonperformance by the Company’s counterparties has historically been minimal (Level 3).

The following table presents the components of fair value and other relevant information associated with the Company’s derivative instruments and loans held for sale as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

Fair Value Adjustment Components

Balance Sheet Location

 

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

Fair Value

 

Notional or

Estimated

Total

Adjustment

 

Principal

Gain

Interest Rate

Fair Value 

Derivative

Derivative

to Loans 

 

(in thousands)

Amount

on Sale

Movement

Adjustment

Assets

Liabilities

Held for Sale

 

March 31, 2021

Rate lock commitments

$

828,045

$

25,150

$

(16,350)

$

8,800

$

14,157

$

(5,357)

$

Forward sale contracts

 

1,845,330

 

 

40,080

 

40,080

 

43,973

(3,893)

 

Loans held for sale

 

1,046,135

 

25,980

 

(23,730)

 

2,250

 

 

 

2,250

Total

$

51,130

$

$

51,130

$

58,130

$

(9,250)

$

2,250

December 31, 2020

Rate lock commitments

$

1,374,784

$

45,581

$

(1,697)

$

43,884

$

43,895

$

(11)

$

Forward sale contracts

 

3,760,953

 

 

836

 

836

 

5,891

(5,055)

 

Loans held for sale

 

2,386,169

 

62,167

 

861

 

63,028

 

 

 

63,028

Total

$

107,748

$

$

107,748

$

49,786

$

(5,066)

$

63,028

NOTE 9—FANNIE MAE COMMITMENTS AND PLEDGED SECURITIES

Fannie Mae DUS Related Commitments—Commitments for the origination and subsequent sale and delivery of loans to Fannie Mae represent those mortgage loan transactions where the borrower has locked an interest rate and scheduled closing, and the Company has entered into a mandatory delivery commitment to sell the loan to Fannie Mae. As discussed in NOTE 8, the Company accounts for these commitments as derivatives recorded at fair value.

The Company is generally required to share the risk of any losses associated with loans sold under the Fannie Mae DUS program. The Company is required to secure these obligations by assigning restricted cash balances and securities to Fannie Mae, which are classified as Pledged securities, at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The amount of collateral required by Fannie Mae is a formulaic calculation at the loan level and considers the balance of the loan, the risk level of the loan, the age of the loan, and the level of risk-sharing. Fannie Mae requires restricted liquidity for Tier 2 loans of 75 basis points, which is funded over a 48-month period that begins upon delivery of the loan to Fannie Mae. Pledged securities held in the form of money market funds holding U.S. Treasuries are discounted 5%, and Agency mortgage-backed securities (“Agency MBS”) are discounted 4% for purposes of calculating compliance with the restricted liquidity requirements. As seen below, the Company held the majority of its pledged securities in Agency MBS as of March 31, 2021. The majority of the loans for which the Company has risk sharing are Tier 2 loans.

The Company is in compliance with the March 31, 2021 collateral requirements as outlined above. As of March 31, 2021, reserve requirements for the DUS loan portfolio will require the Company to fund $69.7 million in additional restricted liquidity over the next 48 months, assuming no further principal paydowns, prepayments, or defaults within the at-risk portfolio. Fannie Mae has in the past reassessed the DUS Capital Standards and may make changes to these standards in the future. The Company generates sufficient cash flow from its operations to meet these capital standards and does not expect any future changes to have a material impact on its future operations; however, any future increases to collateral requirements may adversely impact the Company’s available cash.

Fannie Mae has established benchmark standards for capital adequacy and reserves the right to terminate the Company's servicing authority for all or some of the portfolio if, at any time, it determines that the Company's financial condition is not adequate to support its obligations under the DUS agreement. The Company is required to maintain acceptable net worth as defined in the agreement, and the Company satisfied the requirements as of March 31, 2021. The net worth requirement is derived primarily from unpaid principal balances on Fannie Mae loans and the level of risk sharing. At March 31, 2021, the net worth requirement was $240.5 million, and the Company's net worth, as defined in the requirements, was $1.1 billion, as measured at our wholly owned operating subsidiary, Walker & Dunlop, LLC. As of March 31, 2021,

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the Company was required to maintain at least $47.7 million of liquid assets to meet operational liquidity requirements for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, and Ginnie Mae, and the Company had operational liquidity, as defined in the requirements, of $301.0 million as of March 31, 2021, as measured at our wholly owned operating subsidiary, Walker & Dunlop, LLC.

Pledged Securities, at Fair ValuePledged securities, at fair value consisted of the following balances as of March 31, 2021 and 2020 and December 31, 2020 and 2019:

March 31, 

December 31,

Pledged Securities (in thousands)

2021

    

2020

    

2020

    

2019

 

Restricted cash

$

24,578

$

2,989

$

4,954

$

2,150

Money market funds

14,954

5,554

12,519

5,054

Total pledged cash and cash equivalents

$

39,532

$

8,543

$

17,473

$

7,204

Agency MBS

 

100,038

112,952

 

119,763

 

114,563

Total pledged securities, at fair value

$

139,570

$

121,495

$

137,236

$

121,767

The information in the preceding table is presented to reconcile beginning and ending cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as more fully discussed in NOTE 2.

The Company’s investments included within Pledged securities, at fair value consist primarily of money market funds and Agency debt securities. The investments in Agency debt securities consist of multifamily Agency mortgage-backed securities (“Agency MBS”) and are all accounted for as AFS securities. When the fair value of Agency MBS is lower than the carrying value, the Company assesses whether an allowance for credit losses is necessary. The Company does not record an allowance for credit losses for its AFS securities, including those whose fair value is less than amortized cost, when the AFS securities are issued by the GSEs. The contractual cash flows of these AFS securities are guaranteed by the GSEs, which are government-sponsored enterprises under the conservatorship of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Accordingly, it is expected that the securities would not be settled at a price less than the amortized cost of these securities. The Company does not intend to sell any of the Agency MBS, nor does the Company believe that it is more likely than not that it would be required to sell these investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be at maturity. The following table provides additional information related to the Agency MBS as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

Fair Value and Amortized Cost of Agency MBS (in thousands)

March 31, 2021

    

December 31, 2020

    

Fair value

$

100,038

$

119,763

Amortized cost

97,621

117,136

Total gains for securities with net gains in AOCI

2,520

2,669

Total losses for securities with net losses in AOCI

 

(103)

 

(42)

Fair value of securities with unrealized losses

 

2,286

 

12,267

None of the pledged securities has been in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than 12 months.

The following table provides contractual maturity information related to Agency MBS. The money market funds invest in short-term Federal Government and Agency debt securities and have no stated maturity date.

March 31, 2021

Detail of Agency MBS Maturities (in thousands)

Fair Value

    

Amortized Cost

    

Within one year

$

$

After one year through five years

7,187

7,157

After five years through ten years

65,168

64,399

After ten years

 

27,683

26,065

Total

$

100,038

$

97,621

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NOTE 10—EARNINGS PER SHARE AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated under the two-class method. The two-class method allocates all earnings (distributed and undistributed) to each class of common stock and participating securities based on their respective rights to receive dividends. The Company grants share-based awards to various employees and nonemployee directors under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan that entitle recipients to receive nonforfeitable dividends during the vesting period on a basis equivalent to the dividends paid to holders of common stock. These unvested awards meet the definition of participating securities.

The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 under the two-class method. Participating securities were included in the calculation of diluted EPS using the two-class method, as this computation was more dilutive than the treasury-stock method.

For the three months ended March 31,

 

EPS Calculations (in thousands, except per share amounts)

2021

2020

 

Calculation of basic EPS

Walker & Dunlop net income

$

58,052

$

47,829

Less: dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities

 

1,967

 

1,510

Net income applicable to common stockholders

$

56,085

$

46,319

Weighted-average basic shares outstanding

30,823

30,226

Basic EPS

$

1.82

$

1.53

Calculation of diluted EPS

Net income applicable to common stockholders

$

56,085

$

46,319

Add: reallocation of dividends and undistributed earnings based on assumed conversion

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Net income allocated to common stockholders

$

56,105

$

46,353

Weighted-average basic shares outstanding

30,823

30,226

Add: weighted-average diluted non-participating securities

453

934

Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding

31,276

31,160

Diluted EPS

$

1.79

$

1.49

The assumed proceeds used for calculating the dilutive impact of restricted stock awards under the treasury-stock method includes the unrecognized compensation costs associated with the awards. An immaterial number of average outstanding options to purchase common stock and average restricted shares were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share under the treasury method for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, because the effect would have been anti-dilutive (the exercise price of the options or the grant date market price of the restricted shares was greater than the average market price of the Company’s shares during the periods presented).

During the first quarter of 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program that permits the repurchase of up to $75.0 million of the Company’s common stock over a 12-month period beginning on February 12, 2021. During the first quarter of 2021, the Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock under the share repurchase program. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had $75.0 million of authorized share repurchase capacity remaining under the 2021 share repurchase program.

In February 2021, our Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.50 per share for the first quarter of 2021, which the Company paid during the first quarter of 2021. Based upon the Company’s financial performance for the three months ended March 31, 2021, strong cash position, and projected future liquidity needs, on May 5, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.50 per share for the second quarter of 2021. The dividend will be paid on June 4, 2021 to all holders of record of the Company’s restricted and unrestricted common stock as of May 20, 2021.

The Company’s Note payable (“Term Loan”) contains direct restrictions to the amount of dividends the Company may pay, and the warehouse debt facilities and agreements with the Agencies contain minimum equity, liquidity, and other capital requirements that indirectly restrict the amount of dividends the Company may pay. The Company does not believe that these restrictions currently limit the amount of dividends the Company can pay for the foreseeable future.

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Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Form 10-Q”). The following discussion contains, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements that include risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those expressed or contemplated in those forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth under the headings “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (“2020 Form 10-K”).

Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Walker & Dunlop, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company,” “Walker & Dunlop,” “we,” or “us”), may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, projections, plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” or “potential” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases which are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and which do not relate solely to historical matters. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans, or intentions.

The forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q reflect our current views about future events and are subject to numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and changes in circumstances that may cause actual results to differ significantly from those expressed or contemplated in any forward-looking statement. Statements regarding the following subjects, among others, may be forward-looking:

the general volatility and global economic disruption caused by the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic (“COVID-19 Crisis” or “Crisis”) and its expected impact on our business operations, financial results and cash flows and liquidity, including due to our principal and interest advance obligations on the Fannie Mae and Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”) loans we service;

the future of the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac,” and together with Fannie Mae, the “GSEs”), including their existence, relationship to the U.S. federal government, origination capacities, and their impact on our business;

changes to and trends in the interest rate environment and its impact on our business;

our growth strategy;

our projected financial condition, liquidity, and results of operations;

our ability to obtain and maintain warehouse and other loan funding arrangements;

our ability to make future dividend payments or repurchase shares of our common stock;

availability of and our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel and our ability to develop and retain relationships with borrowers, key principals, and lenders;

degree and nature of our competition;

changes in governmental regulations and policies, tax laws and rates, and similar matters and the impact of such regulations, policies, and actions;

our ability to comply with the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to us;

trends in the commercial real estate finance market, commercial real estate values, the credit and capital markets, or the general economy, including demand for multifamily housing and rent growth;

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general volatility of the capital markets and the market price of our common stock; and

other risks and uncertainties associated with our business described in our 2020 Form 10-K and our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

While forward-looking statements reflect our good-faith projections, assumptions, and expectations, they are not guarantees of future results. Furthermore, we disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, data or methods, future events or other changes, except as required by applicable law. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those expressed or contemplated in any forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors.”

Business

We are one of the leading commercial real estate services and finance companies in the United States, with a primary focus on multifamily lending, debt brokerage, and property sales. We were the largest lender to multifamily properties and the fourth largest overall commercial real estate lender in the country in 2020. We leverage our technological resources and investments to (i) provide an enhanced experience for our customers, (ii) identify refinancing and other financial opportunities for our existing customers, and (iii) identify potential new customers. We believe our people, brand, and technology provide us with a competitive advantage, as evidenced by the fact that 79% of refinancing volumes in the quarter were new loans to us and 27% of total transaction volumes were from new customers.

We have been in business for more than 80 years; a Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing™ ("DUS") lender since 1988, when the DUS program began; a lender with the Ginnie Mae and the Federal Housing Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (together with Ginnie Mae, “HUD”) since acquiring a HUD license in 2009; and a Freddie Mac Multifamily approved seller/servicer for Conventional Loans. We originate, sell, and service a range of multifamily and other commercial real estate financing products, provide multifamily property sales brokerage and appraisal services, and engage in commercial real estate investment management activities. Our clients are owners and developers of multifamily properties and other commercial real estate assets across the country, some of whom are the largest owners and developers in the industry. We originate and sell multifamily loans through the programs of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and HUD (collectively, the “Agencies”). We retain servicing rights and asset management responsibilities on substantially all loans that we originate for the Agencies’ programs. We are approved as a Fannie Mae DUS lender nationally, an approved Freddie Mac Multifamily Optigo® Seller/Servicer (“Freddie Mac lender”) nationally for Conventional, Seniors Housing, Targeted Affordable Housing, and small balance loans, a HUD Multifamily Accelerated Processing (“MAP”) lender nationally, a HUD Section 232 LEAN (“LEAN”) lender nationally, and a Ginnie Mae issuer. We broker, and occasionally service, loans for several life insurance companies, commercial banks, and other institutional investors, in which cases we do not fund the loan but rather act as a loan broker. We also underwrite, service, and asset-manage interim loans. Most of these interim loans are closed through a joint venture. Those interim loans not closed by the joint venture are originated by us and held on our balance sheet as loans held for investment.

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. is a holding company. We conduct the majority of our operations through Walker & Dunlop, LLC, our operating company.

Agency Lending and Loan Servicing

We recognize loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net and the fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net from our products with the Agencies when we commit to both originate a loan with a borrower and sell that loan to an investor. The loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net and the fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net for these transactions reflect the fair value attributable to loan origination fees, premiums on the sale of loans, net of any co-broker fees, and the fair value of the expected net cash flows associated with servicing the loans, net of any guaranty obligations retained.

We generally fund our Agency loan products through warehouse facility financing and sell them to investors in accordance with the related loan sale commitment, which we obtain concurrent with rate lock. Proceeds from the sale of the loan are used to pay off the warehouse borrowing. The sale of the loan is typically completed within 60 days after the loan is closed. We earn net warehouse interest income from loans held for sale while they are outstanding equal to the difference between the note rate on the loan and the cost of borrowing of the warehouse facility.

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We retain servicing rights and asset management responsibilities on substantially all of our Agency loan products that we originate and sell and generate cash revenues from the fees we receive for servicing the loans, from the interest income on escrow deposits held on behalf of borrowers, and from other ancillary fees relating to servicing the loans. Servicing fees, which are based on servicing fee rates set at the time an investor agrees to purchase the loan and on the unpaid principal balance of the loan, are generally paid monthly for the duration of the loan. Our Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac servicing arrangements generally provide for prepayment protection to us in the event of a voluntary prepayment. For loans serviced outside of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, we typically do not have similar prepayment protections. For most loans we service under the Fannie Mae DUS program, we are required to advance the principal and interest payments and guarantee fees for four months should a borrower cease making payments under the terms of their loan, including while that loan is in forbearance. After advancing for four months, we may request reimbursement by Fannie Mae for the principal and interest advances, and Fannie Mae will reimburse us for these advances within 60 days of the request. Under the Ginnie Mae program, we are obligated to advance the principal and interest payments and guarantee fees until the HUD loan is brought current, fully paid or assigned to HUD. We are eligible to assign a loan to HUD once it is in default for 30 days. If the loan is not brought current, or the loan otherwise defaults, we are not reimbursed for our advances until such time as we assign the loan to HUD or work out a payment modification for the borrower. For loans in default, we may repurchase those loans out of the Ginnie Mae security, at which time our advance requirements cease and we may then modify and resell the loan or assign the loan back to HUD, at which time we will be reimbursed for our advances. Under the Freddie Mac Optigo® program, and our bank and life insurance company servicing agreements, we are not obligated to make advances on the loans we service.

Our loan commitments and loans held for sale are currently not exposed to unhedged interest rate risk during the loan commitment, closing, and delivery process. The sale or placement of each loan to an investor is negotiated prior to establishing the coupon rate for the loan. We also seek to mitigate the risk of a loan not closing. We have agreements in place with the Agencies that specify the cost of a failed loan delivery in the event we fail to deliver the loan to the investor. To protect us against such risk, we require a deposit from the borrower at rate lock that is typically more than the potential cost of non-delivery. The deposit is returned to the borrower only once the loan is closed. Any potential loss from a catastrophic change in the property condition while the loan is held for sale using warehouse facility financing is mitigated through property insurance equal to replacement cost. We are also protected contractually from an investor’s failure to purchase the loan. We have experienced an immaterial number of failed deliveries in our history and have incurred immaterial losses on such failed deliveries.

We have risk-sharing obligations on substantially all loans we originate under the Fannie Mae DUS program. When a Fannie Mae DUS loan is subject to full risk-sharing, we absorb losses on the first 5% of the unpaid principal balance of a loan at the time of loss settlement, and above 5% we share a percentage of the loss with Fannie Mae, with our maximum loss capped at 20% of the original unpaid principal balance of the loan (subject to doubling or tripling if the loan does not meet specific underwriting criteria or if the loan defaults within 12 months of its sale to Fannie Mae). Our full risk-sharing is currently limited to loans up to $250 million, which equates to a maximum loss per loan of $50 million (such exposure would occur in the event that the underlying collateral is determined to be completely without value at the time of loss). For loans in excess of $250 million, we receive modified risk-sharing. We also may request modified risk-sharing at the time of origination on loans below $250 million, which reduces our potential risk-sharing losses from the levels described above if we do not believe that we are being fully compensated for the risks of the transactions. The full risk-sharing limit in prior years was less than $250 million. Accordingly, loans originated in prior years may be subject to modified risk-sharing at much lower levels.

Our servicing fees for risk-sharing loans include compensation for the risk-sharing obligations and are larger than the servicing fees we would receive from Fannie Mae for loans with no risk-sharing obligations. We receive a lower servicing fee for modified risk-sharing than for full risk-sharing.

Debt Brokerage

Our mortgage bankers who focus on debt brokerage are engaged by borrowers to work with a variety of institutional lenders to find the most appropriate loan instrument for the borrowers' needs. These loans are then funded directly by the institutional lender, and we receive an origination fee for placing the loan. For those brokered loans we also service, we collect ongoing servicing fees while those loans remain in our servicing portfolio. The servicing fees we typically earn on brokered loan transactions are substantially lower than the servicing fees we earn for servicing loans with the Agencies.

Principal Lending and Investing

Our “Interim Program” is composed of the loans held by the Interim Program JV and the Interim Loan Program as described below. Through a joint venture with an affiliate of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., we offer short-term senior secured debt financing products that

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provide floating-rate, interest-only loans for terms of generally up to three years to experienced borrowers seeking to acquire or reposition multifamily properties that do not currently qualify for permanent financing (the “Interim Program JV” or the “joint venture”). The joint venture funds its operations using a combination of equity contributions from its owners and third-party credit facilities. We hold a 15% ownership interest in the Interim Program JV and are responsible for sourcing, underwriting, servicing, and asset-managing the loans originated by the joint venture. The Interim Program JV assumes full risk of loss while the loans it originates are outstanding, while we assume risk commensurate with our 15% ownership interest.

Using a combination of our own capital and warehouse debt financing, we offer interim loans that do not meet the criteria of the Interim Program JV (the “Interim Loan Program”). We underwrite, service, and asset-manage all loans executed through the Interim Loan Program. We originate and hold these Interim Loan Program loans for investment, which are included on our balance sheet, and during the time that these loans are outstanding, we assume the full risk of loss. The ultimate goal of the Interim Loan Program is to provide permanent Agency financing on these transitional properties.

During the second quarter of 2018, the Company acquired Walker & Dunlop Investment Partners, Inc. (“WDIP”) and subsidiaries, the operator of a private commercial real estate investment adviser focused on the management of debt, preferred equity, and mezzanine equity investments in middle-market commercial real estate funds. The acquisition of WDIP, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, is part of our strategy to grow and diversify our operations by growing our investment management platform. WDIP’s current assets under management (“AUM”) of $1.2 billion primarily consist of five sources: Fund III, Fund IV, Fund V, and Fund VI (collectively, the “Funds”), and separate accounts managed for life insurance companies. AUM for the Funds consists of both unfunded commitments and funded investments and AUM for the separate accounts consist entirely of funded investments. Unfunded commitments are highest during the fund raising and investment phases. WDIP receives management fees based on both unfunded commitments and funded investments. Additionally, with respect to the Funds, WDIP receives a percentage of the return above the fund return hurdle rate specified in the fund agreements.

Property Sales

We offer property sales brokerage services to owners and developers of multifamily properties that are seeking to sell these properties through our subsidiary Walker & Dunlop Investment Sales, LLC (“WDIS”). Through these property sales brokerage services, we seek to maximize proceeds and certainty of closure for our clients using our knowledge of the commercial real estate and capital markets and relying on our experienced transaction professionals. We receive a sales commission for brokering the sale of these multifamily assets on behalf of our clients and we often times are able to provide financing to the purchaser of the properties through our Agency or debt brokerage teams. Our property sales services are offered in various regions throughout the United States.

Appraisal Services

During the second quarter of 2019, we formed a joint venture branded Apprise by Walker & Dunlop with an international technology services company to offer automated multifamily appraisal services (“Appraisal JV”). The Appraisal JV leverages technology and data science to dramatically improve the consistency, transparency, and speed of multifamily property appraisals in the U.S. through the licensing of our partner’s technology and leveraging of our expertise in the commercial real estate industry. We own a 50% interest in the Appraisal JV and account for the interest as an equity-method investment. While the operations of the Appraisal JV for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and our investment in the Appraisal JV as of March 31, 2021 were immaterial, the Appraisal JV’s operations continue to rapidly grow with significant increases in the volume of appraisal reports generated and a client list that consists of several national commercial real estate lenders.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include all of the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, and all intercompany transactions have been eliminated.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), which requires management to make estimates based on certain judgments and assumptions that are inherently uncertain and affect reported amounts. The estimates and assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors management believes to be reasonable. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions and the use of different judgments and assumptions may have a material impact

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on our results. We believe the following critical accounting estimates represent the areas where more significant judgments and estimates are used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements. Additional information about our critical accounting estimates and other significant accounting policies are discussed in NOTE 2 of the consolidated financial statements in our 2020 Form 10-K.

Mortgage Servicing Rights (“MSRs”). MSRs are recorded at fair value at loan sale or upon purchase. The fair value at loan sale (“OMSR”) is based on estimates of expected net cash flows associated with the servicing rights and takes into consideration an estimate of loan prepayment. Initially, the fair value amount is included as a component of the derivative asset fair value at the loan commitment date. The estimated net cash flows from servicing, which includes assumptions for escrow earnings, prepayment speed, and servicing costs, are discounted at a rate that reflects the credit and liquidity risk of the OMSR over the estimated life of the underlying loan. The discount rates used for all OMSRs were between 8-14% and 10-15% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and varied based on the loan type. The life of the underlying loan is estimated giving consideration to the prepayment provisions in the loan and assumptions about loan behaviors around those provisions. Our model for OMSRs assumes no prepayment prior to the expiration of the prepayment provisions and full prepayment of the loan at or near the point when the prepayment provisions have expired. We record an individual OMSR asset (or liability) for each loan at loan sale. The fair value of MSRs acquired through a stand-alone servicing portfolio purchase (“PMSR”) is equal to the purchase price paid. For PMSRs, we record and amortize a portfolio-level MSR asset based on the estimated remaining life of the portfolio using the prepayment characteristics of the portfolio.

The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of capitalized OMSRs are developed internally and are periodically compared to assumptions used by other market participants. Due to the relatively few transactions in the multifamily MSR market, we have experienced limited volatility in the assumptions historically, including the most-significant assumption – the discount rate. We do not expect to see significant volatility in the assumptions for the foreseeable future. We actively monitor the assumptions used and make adjustments to those assumptions when market conditions change or other factors indicate such adjustments are warranted. During the first quarter of 2021, we reduced the discount rate and escrow earnings rate assumptions for our OMSRs. We engage a third party to assist in determining an estimated fair value of our existing and outstanding MSRs on at least a semi-annual basis. Changes in our discount rate assumptions may materially impact the fair value of the MSRs (NOTE 3 of the condensed consolidated financial statements details the portfolio-level impact of a change in the discount rate).

For PMSRs, a constant rate of prepayments and defaults is included in the determination of the portfolio’s estimated life (and thus included as a component of the portfolio’s amortization). Accordingly, prepayments and defaults of individual loans do not change the level of amortization expense recorded for the portfolio unless the pattern of actual prepayments and defaults varies significantly from the estimated pattern. When such a significant difference in the pattern of estimated and actual prepayments and defaults occurs, we prospectively adjust the estimated life of the portfolio (and thus future amortization) to approximate the actual pattern observed. We have made adjustments to the estimated life of our PMSRs in the past as the actual experience of prepayments differed materially from the estimated prepayments.

Allowance for Risk-Sharing Obligations. This reserve liability (referred to as “allowance”) for risk-sharing obligations relates to our Fannie Mae at-risk servicing portfolio and is presented as a separate liability on our balance sheets. We record an estimate of the loss reserve for the current expected credit losses (“CECL”) for all loans in our Fannie Mae at-risk servicing portfolio using the weighted-average remaining maturity method (“WARM”). WARM uses an average annual loss rate that contains loss content over multiple vintages and loan terms and is used as a foundation for estimating the CECL reserve. The average annual loss rate is applied to the estimated unpaid principal balance over the contractual term, adjusted for estimated prepayments and amortization to arrive at the CECL reserve for the entire current portfolio as described further below. We currently use one year for our reasonable and supportable forecast period (“forecast period”) as we believe forecasts beyond one year are inherently less reliable. During the forecast period, we apply an adjusted loss factor associated with a similar historical period. We revert to the historical loss rate over a one-year period on a straight-line basis.

One of the key components of a WARM calculation is the runoff rate, which is the expected rate at which loans in the current portfolio will amortize and prepay in the future. We group loans by similar origination dates (vintage) and contractual maturity terms for purposes of calculating the runoff rate. We originate loans under the DUS program with various terms generally ranging from several years to 15 years; each of these various loan terms has a different runoff rate. The runoff rates applied to each vintage and contractual maturity term is determined using historical data; however, changes in prepayment and amortization behavior may significantly impact the estimate.

The weighted-average annual loss rate is calculated using a 10-year look-back period, utilizing the average portfolio balance and settled losses for each year. A 10-year period is used as we believe that this period of time includes sufficiently different economic conditions to

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generate a reasonable estimate of expected results in the future, given the relatively long-term nature of the current portfolio. Changes in our expectations and forecasts may materially impact the estimate.

We evaluate our risk-sharing loans on a quarterly basis to determine whether there are loans that are probable of default. Specifically, we assess a loan’s qualitative and quantitative risk factors, such as payment status, property financial performance, local real estate market conditions, loan-to-value ratio, debt-service-coverage ratio, and property condition. When a loan is determined to be probable of default based on these factors, we remove the loan from the WARM calculation and individually assess the loan for potential credit loss. This assessment requires certain judgments and assumptions to be made regarding the property values and other factors, that may differ significantly from actual results. Loss settlement with Fannie Mae has historically concluded within 18 to 36 months after foreclosure. Historically, the initial collateral-based reserves have not varied significantly from the final settlement.

We actively monitor the judgments and assumptions used in our Allowance for Risk-Sharing Obligation estimate and make adjustments to those assumptions when market conditions change, or when other factors indicate such adjustments are warranted. We believe the level of Allowance for Risk-Sharing Obligation is appropriate based on our expectations of future market conditions; however, changes in one or more of the judgments or assumptions used above could have a significant impact on the estimate.  

Overview of Current Business Environment

In the first quarter of 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact macroeconomic conditions with unemployment rates at elevated levels but significantly improved from the middle of 2020. On March 11, 2021, Congress passed a third COVID-19 stimulus package, the American Rescue Plan Act (the “ARP”), which builds on and extends many of the economic aid measures enacted in 2020. The ARP provided significant funding for government programs meant to directly support households and businesses, as well as funding for measures to address the spread of COVID-19 and for programs aimed at vaccinating all residents of the U.S.

Specifically, as it relates to our business, the ARP provided funds necessary to enable many renters to continue meeting monthly obligations, such as an extension of enhanced unemployment benefits and an additional $21.6 billion for emergency renter assistance programs. In April 2021, vaccination programs across the U.S. have begun to accelerate, prompting additional states to reduce or eliminate economic restrictions, resulting in improvements in the unemployment rate in 2021.

In March 2020 the Federal Reserve set the Federal Funds Rate at a target of 0% to 0.25% in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and has maintained that rate throughout 2020 and the first four months of 2021. The Federal Reserve also indicated in its March 2021 meeting that it intends to keep rates at these low levels until the economy reaches what it believes is full employment. This action by the Federal Reserve, along with the Federal Reserve’s commitment to continue buying Treasury securities and Agency mortgage-backed securities (“Agency MBS”) in amounts necessary to support the smooth functioning of capital markets, has enabled Agency securities to continue trading uninterrupted with little to no change in the credit spreads that drive pricing of Agency MBS and has contributed to very low long-term mortgage interest rates, which form the basis for most of our lending.

The Agencies responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by offering loan forbearance to borrowers for up to 180 days, provided a borrower is able to show a property is experiencing a financial hardship as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the loan forbearance plan, borrowers will repay the forborne payments over a 12- to 24-month period without penalties. For borrowers under the loan forbearance plan, the Agencies also require the borrowers to halt eviction of tenants living in the financed assets. In the first quarter of 2021, the Agencies extended this program through June 2021. The creation of the loan forbearance program may have a direct impact on some borrowers’ ability to make monthly debt service payments, and in turn, may impact the Company’s obligation to advance funds to bondholders under our servicing agreements with Fannie Mae and HUD. We do not have advance obligations with respect to our Freddie Mac or life insurance servicing agreements. To date, very few of our multifamily borrowers have requested loan forbearance, requiring low levels of advances. Our outstanding advances were immaterial under our Fannie Mae and HUD servicing agreements at March 31, 2021. Declining rent collections and a borrower’s inability to make all required payments once the forbearance period is over could lead to an increase in delinquencies and losses beyond what we have experienced since the great financial crisis of 2007-2010, although we have not experienced this to date and our current expectation is for credit conditions to improve over time as broad-based economic growth accelerates in a post-pandemic environment.

Multifamily property fundamentals prior to entering the COVID-19 pandemic were strong and remained relatively stable despite the impacts of the pandemic. According to RealPage, a provider of commercial real estate data and analytics, occupancy rates held relatively steady at 95.5% as of March 2021, compared to 95.8% as of December 2019, prior to the start of the pandemic. Rent growth across the broader U.S. market remains relatively flat throughout the first quarter of 2021.

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Multifamily property sales volumes continue to steadily recover, as capital continues to return to the market. Long-term, we believe the market fundamentals remain positive for multifamily property sales. Over the last several years, and in the months leading up to the pandemic, household formation and a dearth of supply of entry-level single-family homes led to strong demand for rental housing in most geographic areas. Consequently, the fundamentals of the multifamily property sales market were strong prior to the pandemic, and when coupled with the financial protections put in place by Congress and the Agencies, it is our expectation that market demand for multifamily property sales will continue to recover as multifamily properties will remain an attractive investment option.

Our debt brokerage platform continued its strong rebound into the first quarter of 2021, with brokered volumes returning to pre-pandemic levels. The increase in volumes reflects the recovery in demand from private capital providers, with activity focused primarily on multifamily assets. We expect non-multifamily debt financing volumes to continue to recover over time as other commercial real estate asset classes stabilize post-pandemic.

Our Agency multifamily debt financing operations have remained very active over the past year. The Agencies are countercyclical sources of capital to the multifamily industry and have continued to lend during the pandemic, just as they did during the great financial crisis of 2007-2010. We are a market-leading originator with the Agencies, and the Agencies remain the most significant providers of capital to the multifamily market. Consequently, we have seen significant activity in our multifamily lending operations over the past year. We believe our market leadership positions us to be a significant lender with the Agencies for the foreseeable future.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) establishes loan origination caps for both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac each year. In November 2020, FHFA established Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s 2021 loan origination caps at $70 billion each for all multifamily business. The new caps apply to all multifamily business with no exclusions. In the first quarter of 2021, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had multifamily origination volumes of $21.5 billion and $14.0 billion, respectively, up 51.4% and 40.0% from the first quarter of 2020, respectively, leaving a combined $104.5 billion of available lending capacity for the remainder of the year.

Our debt financing operations with HUD grew during the first quarter of 2021, with HUD loans accounting for 8% and 4% of our debt financing volumes the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. The increase in HUD debt financing volumes was driven by continued strong demand for HUD’s multifamily lending product, which provides borrowers with favorable economics on long-term, fully amortizing debt.

We expect strength in our Agency operations to continue despite the return of other capital sources. An additional positive factor influencing multifamily financing volumes is the historically low interest rate environment, which is incentivizing borrowers to refinance their properties in spite of the prepayment penalty fees they may incur. We continue to seek to add resources and scale to our Agency lending platform.

Our originations with the Agencies are our most profitable executions as they provide significant non-cash gains from MSRs that turn into significant cash revenue streams from future servicing fees, as we are seeing this year as first quarter servicing fees are up 19% over the same period last year due to the record amount of MSRs we generated in 2020. A decline in our Agency originations would negatively impact our financial results as our non-cash revenues would decrease disproportionately with debt financing volume and future servicing fee revenue would be constrained or decline.

We entered into the Interim Program JV to both increase the overall capital available to transitional multifamily properties and to dramatically expand our capacity to originate Interim Program loans. The demand for transitional lending has brought increased competition from lenders, specifically banks, mortgage real estate investment trusts, and life insurance companies. For the first quarter of 2021, we originated $144.5 million of interim loans, compared to $86.2 million in the first quarter of 2020, as capital sources continue to return to the market. Except for one loan that defaulted in early 2019, the loans in our portfolio and in the Interim Program JV continue to perform as agreed.

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Results of Operations

The following is a discussion of our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. The financial results are not necessarily indicative of future results. Our quarterly results have fluctuated in the past and are expected to fluctuate in the future, reflecting the interest-rate environment, the volume of transactions, business acquisitions, regulatory actions, industry trends, and general economic conditions. The table below provides supplemental data regarding our financial performance.

SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING DATA

For the three months ended

March 31, 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2021

    

2020

Transaction Volume:

Components of Debt Financing Volume

Fannie Mae

$

1,533,024

$

4,171,491

Freddie Mac

 

1,012,720

 

997,796

Ginnie Mae ̶ HUD

 

622,133

 

354,687

Brokered(1)

 

4,302,492

 

3,993,885

Principal Lending and Investing(2)

 

178,250

 

107,950

Total Debt Financing Volume

$

7,648,619

$

9,625,809

Property Sales Volume

1,395,760

1,730,617

Total Transaction Volume

$

9,044,379

$

11,356,426

Key Performance Metrics:

Operating margin

33

%  

26

%  

Return on equity

19

19

Walker & Dunlop net income

$

58,052

$

47,829

Adjusted EBITDA(3)

60,667

64,129

Diluted EPS

1.79

1.49

Key Expense Metrics (as a percentage of total revenues):

Personnel expenses

43

%  

38

%  

Other operating expenses

8

8

Key Revenue Metrics (as a percentage of debt financing volume):

Origination related fees(4)

1.02

%  

0.79

%  

MSR income(5)

0.78

0.71

MSR income, as a percentage of Agency debt financing volume(6)

1.83

1.23

(dollars in thousands)

As of March 31, 

Managed Portfolio:

    

2021

    

2020

    

Components of Servicing Portfolio

Fannie Mae

$

50,113,076

$

41,166,040

Freddie Mac

 

37,695,462

 

32,191,699

Ginnie Mae - HUD

 

9,754,667

 

9,750,696

Brokered (7)

 

12,090,825

 

11,326,492

Principal Lending and Investing (8)

 

213,240

 

387,314

Total Servicing Portfolio

$

109,867,270

$

94,822,241

Assets under management (9)

1,836,086

2,001,984

Total Managed Portfolio

$

111,703,356

$

96,824,225

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SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING DATA -continued

As of March 31, 

Key Servicing Portfolio Metrics (end of period):

2021

    

2020

Custodial escrow account balance (in billions)

$

2.5

$

2.1

Weighted-average servicing fee rate (basis points)

24.3

23.3

Weighted-average remaining servicing portfolio term (years)

9.2

9.5

The following tables present WDIP’s AUM as of March 31, 2021 and 2020:

As of March 31, 2021

Unfunded

Funded

Components of WDIP assets under management (in thousands)

    

Commitments

    

Investments

    

Total

  

Fund III

$

37,781

$

120,254

$

158,035

Fund IV

88,827

145,495

234,322

Fund V

232,527

18,333

250,860

Fund VI

27,655

27,655

Separate accounts

504,215

504,215

Total assets under management

$

386,790

$

788,297

$

1,175,087

As of March 31, 2020

Unfunded

Funded

Components of WDIP assets under management (in thousands)

    

Commitments

    

Investments

    

Total

Fund III

$

89,870

$

89,692

$

179,562

Fund IV

174,483

126,814

301,297

Fund V

189,704

3,593

193,297

Separate accounts

525,269

525,269

Total assets under management

$

454,057

$

745,368

$

1,199,425

(1) Brokered transactions for life insurance companies, commercial banks, and other capital sources.
(2) For the three months ended March 31, 2021, includes $144.5 million from the Interim Program JV and $33.8 million from the Interim Loan Program. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, includes $86.2 million from the Interim Program JV and $21.8 million from WDIP separate accounts.
(3) This is a non-GAAP financial measure. For more information on adjusted EBITDA, refer to the section below titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
(4) Excludes the income and debt financing volume from Principal Lending and Investing.
(5) The fair value of the expected net cash flows associated with the servicing of the loan, net of any guaranty obligations retained. Excludes the income and debt financing volume from Principal Lending and Investing.
(6) The fair value of the expected net cash flows associated with the servicing of the loan, net of any guaranty obligations retained, as a percentage of Agency volume.
(7) Brokered loans serviced primarily for life insurance companies.
(8) Consists of interim loans not managed for the Interim Program JV.
(9) As of March 31, 2021, includes $587.7 million of Interim Program JV managed loans, $73.3 million of loans serviced directly for the Interim Program JV partner, and WDIP assets under management of $1.2 billion. As of March 31, 2020, includes $731.4 million of Interim Program JV managed loans, $71.1 million of loans serviced directly for the Interim Program JV partner, and WDIP assets under management of $1.2 billion.

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The following tables present a period-to-period comparison of our financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

FINANCIAL RESULTS – THREE MONTHS

For the three months ended

 

March 31, 

Dollar

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2021

    

2020

    

Change

    

Change

 

Revenues

Loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net

$

75,879

$

76,373

$

(494)

(1)

%  

Fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net

57,935

68,000

(10,065)

(15)

Servicing fees

 

65,978

 

55,434

 

10,544

19

Net warehouse interest income

 

4,555

 

5,495

 

(940)

(17)

Escrow earnings and other interest income

 

2,117

 

10,743

 

(8,626)

(80)

Property sales broker fees

9,042

9,612

(570)

(6)

Other revenues

 

8,782

 

8,500

 

282

3

Total revenues

$

224,288

$

234,157

$

(9,869)

(4)

Expenses

Personnel

$

96,215

$

89,525

$

6,690

7

%  

Amortization and depreciation

 

46,871

 

39,762

 

7,109

18

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

(11,320)

 

23,643

 

(34,963)

(148)

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

1,765

 

2,860

 

(1,095)

(38)

Other operating expenses

 

17,587

 

18,090

 

(503)

(3)

Total expenses

$

151,118

$

173,880

$

(22,762)

(13)

Income from operations

$

73,170

$

60,277

$

12,893

21

Income tax expense

 

15,118

 

12,672

 

2,446

19

Net income before noncontrolling interests

$

58,052

$

47,605

$

10,447

22

Less: net loss from noncontrolling interests

 

 

(224)

 

224

 

(100)

Walker & Dunlop net income

$

58,052

$

47,829

$

10,223

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Overview

The decrease in revenues was mainly driven by decreases in the fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net (“MSR Income”) and escrow earnings and other interest income, partially offset by increases in servicing fees. The decrease in MSR Income was primarily driven by a decrease in Agency volumes year over year. Servicing fees increased largely from an increase in the average servicing portfolio outstanding. Escrow earnings and other interest income decreased largely due to a substantial decrease in the average earnings rate.

The decrease in expenses was largely attributable to the change in provision (benefit) for credit losses, partially offset by increases in personnel and amortization and depreciation expenses. The change to a benefit for credit losses in 2021 from a provision for credit losses in 2020 was a result of improvements in the forecasted unemployment rate, resulting in a decrease in our CECL reserves. The increase in personnel expenses was primarily a result of an increase in salaries and benefits costs due primarily to an increase in the average headcount. Amortization and depreciation expense increased due to an increase in the average MSR balance.  

Revenues

Loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net and Fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net. The following tables provide additional information that helps explain changes in loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net (“origination fees”) and MSR Income period over period:

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For the three months ended

March 31, 

Debt Financing Volume by Product Type

2021

2020

Fannie Mae

20

%

43

%

Freddie Mac

13

10

Ginnie Mae ̶ HUD

8

4

Brokered

57

42

Principal Lending and Investing

2

1

For the three months ended

March 31, 

Mortgage Banking Details (dollars in thousands)

2021

2020

Origination Fees

$

75,879

$

76,373

Dollar Change

$

(494)

Percentage Change

(1)

%

MSR Income (1)

$

57,935

$

68,000

Dollar Change

$

(10,065)

Percentage Change

(15)

%

Origination Fee Rate (2) (basis points)

102

79

Basis Point Change

23

Percentage Change

29

%

MSR Rate (3) (basis points)

78

71

Basis Point Change

7

Percentage Change

10

%

Agency MSR Rate (4) (basis points)

183

123

Basis Point Change

60

Percentage Change

49

%

(1) The fair value of the expected net cash flows associated with the servicing of the loan, net of any guaranty obligations retained.
(2) Origination fees as a percentage of total mortgage banking volume.
(3) MSR Income as a percentage of total debt financing volume, excluding the income and debt financing volume from principal lending and investing.
(4) MSR Income as a percentage of Agency debt financing volume.

The slight decrease in origination fees was driven by the decrease in overall debt financing volume, largely offset by the 29% increase in the origination fee rate year over year. The decrease in overall debt financing volumes was primarily a result of a decline in the Fannie Mae volume in 2021 compared to 2020. In the first quarter of 2020, we originated the largest transaction in our history, a portfolio of $2.1 billion. There was no comparable transaction in 2021. This portfolio drove the origination fee rate lower in the first quarter of 2020 compared to our normal flow business, resulting in a low origination fee rate in 2020. Additionally, we received $3.5 million more in securitization fees in 2021 than in 2020.

The decrease in MSR income was a result of lower Agency debt financing volumes year over year, partially offset by increases in the MSR rate and the Agency MSR rate. The MSR rate and the Agency MSR rate increased due to increased HUD debt financing volume and a substantially higher weighted-average servicing fee on Fannie Mae debt financing volume. The weighted-average servicing fee in 2020 was lower than normal due to the large portfolio noted above, with no comparable transaction in 2021. Fannie Mae and HUD debt financing volumes produce the largest MSR income.

Servicing Fees. The increase was primarily attributable to a $14.6 billion increase in the average servicing portfolio period over period as shown below primarily due to higher loan originations and relatively few payoffs over the last 12 months, coupled with an increase in the servicing portfolio’s average servicing fee rate as shown below. The increase in the average servicing fee continues an upward trend in the servicing portfolio’s weighted-average servicing fee starting in the second half of 2020.

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For the three months ended

March 31, 

Servicing Fees Details (dollars in thousands)

2021

2020

Average Servicing Portfolio

$

108,568,268

$

93,939,646

Dollar Change

14,628,622

Percentage Change

16

%

Average Servicing Fee (basis points)

24.2

23.3

Basis Point Change

1

Percentage Change

4

%

Escrow Earnings and Other Interest Income. The decrease was primarily due to a substantial decrease in the average earnings rate, slightly offset by an increase in the average balance of escrow accounts. The increase in the average balance was due to an increase in the average servicing portfolio. The decrease in the average earnings rate was due to a substantial decrease in short-term interest rates, upon which our earnings rates are based, over the past 12 months as discussed above in the “Overview of Current Business Environment” section.

Expenses

Personnel. The increase was primarily the result of a $5.9 million increase in salaries and benefits due to acquisitions and hiring to support our growth and a $2.8 million increase in stock compensation expense. The average headcount increased from 837 in 2020 to 974 in 2021. Stock compensation increased due to higher expense associated with our performance share plans and a stock grant provided to the vast majority of our non-executive employee base in the fourth quarter of 2020. The increases in salaries and benefits and stock compensation were partially offset by a $2.5 million decrease in commission costs due to the decrease in origination fees and property sales revenues. Additionally, a lower number of mortgage bankers and brokers achieved high commission thresholds in 2021 compared to 2020, as our origination fees were earned by a broader base of mortgage bankers and brokers in 2021 compared to 2020.

Amortization and Depreciation. The increase was primarily attributed to loan origination activity and the resulting growth in the average MSR balance. Over the past 12 months, we have added $187.4 million of MSRs, net of amortization and write offs due to prepayment.

Provision (Benefit) for Credit Losses. The change in the provision (benefit) for credit losses was due to improvements in the forecasted unemployment rate. In the first quarter of 2020, we increased our forecasted loss rate for our March 31, 2020 CECL reserve calculation to seven basis points from one basis point upon implementation at January 1, 2020 as a result of the expected negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in a significant provision expense. With the forecasted improvements in the unemployment rate, we lowered our forecast-period loss rate for our March 31, 2021 CECL reserve calculation to four basis points from six basis points at December 31, 2020 combined with a small change in the loss rate used for the reversion period, resulting in a significant benefit for credit losses in 2021.  

Interest Expense on Corporate Debt. The decrease was due to the aforementioned decrease in short-term rates over the past 12 months upon which our corporate debt interest was based.

Income Tax Expense. The increase in income tax expense relates primarily to the 21% increase in income from operations, partially offset by a $1.2 million increase in realizable excess tax benefits recognized year over year due to a substantial increase in the price at which restricted stock vested.

We do not expect our annual estimated effective tax rate to differ significantly from the 26.2% rate estimated for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as we have limited permanent differences. Accordingly, we expect an estimated effective tax rate of between approximately 25% and 26% for the remainder of the year. The effective tax rate decreased slightly year over year from 21.0% in 2020 to 20.7% in 2021 due to the increase in realizable excess tax benefits, partially offset by a higher estimated annual effective tax rate in 2021 compared to 2020. The increase in the estimated annual effective tax rate was due to an increase in the value of executive restricted and performance shares that vested in 2021 compared to 2020.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we use adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure. The presentation of adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. When analyzing our operating performance, readers should use adjusted EBITDA in addition

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to, and not as an alternative for, net income. Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before income taxes, interest expense on our term loan facility, and amortization and depreciation, adjusted for provision for credit losses net of write-offs, stock-based incentive compensation charges, and the fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net. Because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Furthermore, adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for our management’s discretionary use, as it does not reflect certain cash requirements such as tax and debt service payments. The amounts shown for adjusted EBITDA may also differ from the amounts calculated under similarly titled definitions in our debt instruments, which are further adjusted to reflect certain other cash and non-cash charges that are used to determine compliance with financial covenants.

We use adjusted EBITDA to evaluate the operating performance of our business, for comparison with forecasts and strategic plans, and for benchmarking performance externally against competitors. We believe that this non-GAAP measure, when read in conjunction with our GAAP financials, provides useful information to investors by offering:

the ability to make more meaningful period-to-period comparisons of our ongoing operating results;
the ability to better identify trends in our underlying business and perform related trend analyses; and
a better understanding of how management plans and measures our underlying business.

We believe that adjusted EBITDA has limitations in that it does not reflect all of the amounts associated with our results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that adjusted EBITDA should only be used to evaluate our results of operations in conjunction with net income.

Adjusted EBITDA is reconciled to net income as follows:

ADJUSTED FINANCIAL METRIC RECONCILIATION TO GAAP

For the three months ended

March 31, 

(in thousands)

    

2021

    

2020

    

Reconciliation of Walker & Dunlop Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA

Walker & Dunlop Net Income

$

58,052

$

47,829

Income tax expense

 

15,118

 

12,672

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

1,765

 

2,860

Amortization and depreciation

 

46,871

 

39,762

Provision for credit losses

 

(11,320)

 

23,643

Net write-offs

 

 

Stock compensation expense

 

8,116

 

5,363

Fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net

 

(57,935)

 

(68,000)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

60,667

$

64,129

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The following table presents a period-to-period comparison of the components of adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

ADJUSTED EBITDA – THREE MONTHS

For the three months ended

 

March 31, 

Dollar

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

2021

    

2020

    

Change

    

Change

 

Origination fees

$

75,879

$

76,373

$

(494)

(1)

%  

Servicing fees

 

65,978

 

55,434

 

10,544

19

Net warehouse interest income

 

4,555

 

5,495

 

(940)

(17)

Escrow earnings and other interest income

 

2,117

 

10,743

 

(8,626)

(80)

Other revenues

 

17,824

 

18,336

 

(512)

(3)

Personnel

 

(88,099)

 

(84,162)

 

(3,937)

5

Net write-offs

 

 

 

N/A

Other operating expenses

 

(17,587)

 

(18,090)

 

503

(3)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

60,667

$

64,129

$

(3,462)

(5)

See the table above for the components of the change in adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.  Servicing fees increased due to an increase in the average servicing portfolio period over period as a result of the substantial loan originations and relatively few payoffs over the last 12 months and an increase in the average servicing fee. Escrow earnings and other interest income decreased primarily as a result of a substantial decline in the average earnings rate. The increase in personnel expense was primarily due to increased salaries and benefits resulting from an increase in average headcount, partially offset by a decrease in commissions expense resulting from the decreased origination fees and property sales revenues.  

Financial Condition

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Our cash flows from operating activities are generated from loan sales, servicing fees, escrow earnings, net warehouse interest income, property sales broker fees, and other income, net of loan originations and operating costs. Our cash flows from operations are impacted by the fees generated by our loan originations, the timing of loan closings, and the period of time loans are held for sale in the warehouse loan facility prior to delivery to the investor.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

We usually lease facilities and equipment for our operations. Our cash flows from investing activities also include the funding and repayment of loans held for investment, contributions to and distributions from joint ventures, and the purchase of AFS securities pledged to Fannie Mae. We opportunistically invest cash for acquisitions and MSR portfolio purchases.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

We use our warehouse loan facilities and, when necessary, our corporate cash to fund loan closings. We believe that our current warehouse loan facilities are adequate to meet our increasing loan origination needs. Historically, we have used a combination of long-term debt and cash flows from operations to fund acquisitions, repurchase shares, pay cash dividends, and fund a portion of loans held for investment. We also use warehouse loan facilities and corporate cash to fund COVID-19 forbearance advances.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

The following table presents a period-to-period comparison of the significant components of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

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SIGNIFICANT COMPONENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the three months ended March 31, 

Dollar

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2021

    

2020

    

Change

    

Change

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

$

1,315,692

$

(292,626)

$

1,608,318

(550)

%  

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

81,179

 

35,910

 

45,269

126

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(1,423,259)

 

364,747

 

(1,788,006)

(490)

Total of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents at end of period ("Total cash")

331,614

244,597

87,017

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Cash flows from (used in) operating activities

Net receipt (use) of cash for loan origination activity

$

1,340,034

$

(321,537)

$

1,661,571

(517)

%  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, excluding loan origination activity

(24,342)

28,911

(53,253)

(184)

Cash flows from (used in) investing activities

Net proceeds from the prepayment/sale (purchases) of pledged AFS securities

$

18,884

$

(1,289)

$

20,173

(1,565)

%  

Distributions from (investments in) joint ventures, net

(7,026)

(6,455)

(571)

9

Acquisitions, net of cash received

(7,506)

(43,784)

36,278

(83)

Originations of loans held for investment

(33,750)

(33,750)

N/A

Total principal collected on loans held for investment

 

113,495

 

88,779

 

24,716

28

Net payoff of (investment in) loans held for investment

$

79,745

$

88,779

$

(9,034)

(10)

%  

Cash flows from (used in) financing activities

Borrowings (repayments) of warehouse notes payable, net

$

(1,400,704)

$

419,763

$

(1,820,467)

(434)

%  

Borrowings of interim warehouse notes payable

 

25,313

 

29,898

 

(4,585)

(15)

Repayments of interim warehouse notes payable

 

(29,534)

 

(49,850)

 

20,316

(41)

Repurchase of common stock

(13,374)

(26,737)

13,363

(50)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

12,606

6,369

6,237

98

Cash dividends paid

(16,052)

(11,347)

(4,705)

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The increase in Total cash of $87.0 million from March 31, 2020 to March 31, 2021 was primarily driven by net loan origination activity and net income over the past 12 months.

The change in cash flows from operating activities was driven primarily by loans originated and sold. Such loans are held for short periods of time, generally less than 60 days, and impact cash flows presented as of a point in time. The increase in cash flows received in loan origination activities is primarily attributable to sales of loans held for sale outpacing originations by $1.3 billion in 2021 (net receipt of cash) compared to originations outpacing sales of loans held for sale by $321.5 million in 2020 (net use of cash). In 2020, we had higher loan origination activity primarily driven by a large portfolio of loans originated in the first quarter of 2020. Excluding cash received or used for the origination and sale of loans, cash flows used in operations were $24.3 million in 2021 compared to cash flows provided by operations of $28.9 million, largely due to an increase in cash used to pay down other liabilities of $93.1 million and a $35.0 million increase in the adjustment for provision (benefit) for credit losses, partially offset by a $10.4 million increase in net income before noncontrolling interest, a $10.1 million decrease in the adjustment for gains attributable to the fair value of future servicing rights, net of guaranty obligation, and a $44.0 million change in the adjustment for the change in the fair value of premiums and origination fees.

The change in cash provided by investing activities is primarily attributable to an increase in cash provided by prepayment and sale of pledged AFS securities and a decrease in cash used for acquisitions, partially offset by a decrease in net payoffs of loans held for investment. In 2021, we sold pledged AFS securities resulting in net proceeds from pledged AFS securities compared to net purchases of pledged AFS securities in 2020. The decrease in cash used for acquisitions was a result of the decrease in the number and size of companies acquired. Net payoffs of loans held for investments decreased in 2021 compared to 2020 due to higher originations of loans held for investment, partially offset by higher payoffs.

The change to cash used in financing activities from cash provided by financing activity was primarily attributable to the change in net warehouse repayments from net warehouse borrowings and an increase in cash dividends paid, partially offset by decreases in repurchases of common stock and net repayments of interim warehouse notes payable and an increase in the proceeds from the issuance of common stock.

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The change to net repayments of warehouse notes payable during 2021 was due to the increase in net cash received for loan origination activity, resulting in net repayments of the related warehouse notes payables. Cash dividends paid increased as a result of the increase in our dividend to $0.50 per share in 2021 compared to $0.36 per share in 2020. Cash used in repurchases of common stock decreased as we had a lower volume of stock repurchases in 2021. Net repayments of interim warehouse notes payable decreased year over year as net payoffs of loans held for investment decreased slightly as mentioned above. Proceeds from the issuance of common stock increased due to the number and size of restricted and performance shares that vested in 2021 and the associated stock purchases to pay employee taxes.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Uses of Liquidity, Cash and Cash Equivalents

Our significant recurring cash flow requirements consist of liquidity to (i) fund loans held for sale; (ii) fund loans held for investment under the Interim Loan Program; (iii) pay cash dividends; (iv) fund our portion of the equity necessary for the operations of the Interim Program JV, our appraisal JV, and other equity-method investments; (v) meet working capital needs to support our day-to-day operations, including debt service payments, servicing advances and payments for salaries, commissions, and income taxes; and (vi) meet working capital needs to satisfy collateral requirements for our Fannie Mae DUS risk-sharing obligations and to meet the operational liquidity requirements of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, Ginnie Mae, and our warehouse facility lenders.

Fannie Mae has established benchmark standards for capital adequacy and reserves the right to terminate our servicing authority for all or some of the portfolio if, at any time, it determines that our financial condition is not adequate to support our obligations under the DUS agreement. We are required to maintain acceptable net worth as defined in the standards, and we satisfied the requirements as of March 31, 2021. The net worth requirement is derived primarily from unpaid balances on Fannie Mae loans and the level of risk-sharing. As of March 31, 2021, the net worth requirement was $240.5 million, and our net worth was $1.1 billion, as measured at our wholly owned operating subsidiary, Walker & Dunlop, LLC. As of March 31, 2021, we were required to maintain at least $47.7 million of liquid assets to meet our operational liquidity requirements for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, Ginnie Mae and our warehouse facility lenders. As of March 31, 2021, we had operational liquidity of $301.0 million, as measured at our wholly owned operating subsidiary, Walker & Dunlop, LLC.

We paid a cash dividend of $0.50 per share in the first quarter of 2021, which is 39% higher than the quarterly dividend paid in the first quarter of 2020. On May 5, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.50 per share for the second quarter of 2021. The dividend will be paid on June 4, 2021 to all holders of record of the Company’s restricted and unrestricted common stock as of May 20, 2021.

Over the past three years, we have returned $198.4 million to investors in the form of the repurchase of 1.6 million shares of our common stock under share repurchase programs for a cost of $76.1 million and cash dividend payments of $122.3 million. Additionally, we have invested $152.0 million in acquisitions. On occasion, we may use cash to fully fund some loans held for investment or loans held for sale instead of using our warehouse lines. As of March 31, 2021, we used corporate cash to fully fund loans held for investment with an unpaid principal balance of $22.8 million and loans held for sale of $62.2 million. We continually seek opportunities to complete additional acquisitions if we believe the economics are favorable.  

In February 2021, our Board approved a stock repurchase program that permits the repurchase of up to $75 million of shares of our common stock over a 12-month period beginning February 12, 2021. Through March 31, 2021 we have not repurchased any shares under the 2021 repurchase program and have $75.0 million of remaining capacity under that program.

Historically, our cash flows from operations and warehouse facilities have been sufficient to enable us to meet our short-term liquidity needs and other funding requirements. We believe that cash flows from operations will continue to be sufficient for us to meet our current obligations for the foreseeable future, including any additional servicing advance obligations that may be required under our Fannie Mae and HUD loan servicing agreements due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Restricted Cash and Pledged Securities

Restricted cash consists primarily of good faith deposits held on behalf of borrowers between the time we enter into a loan commitment with the borrower and the investor purchases the loan. We are generally required to share the risk of any losses associated with loans sold under the Fannie Mae DUS program, our only off-balance sheet arrangement. We are required to secure this obligation by assigning collateral to Fannie Mae. We meet this obligation by assigning pledged securities to Fannie Mae. The amount of collateral required by Fannie Mae is a

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formulaic calculation at the loan level and considers the balance of the loan, the risk level of the loan, the age of the loan, and the level of risk-sharing. Fannie Mae requires collateral for Tier 2 loans of 75 basis points, which is funded over a 48-month period that begins upon delivery of the loan to Fannie Mae. Collateral held in the form of money market funds holding U.S. Treasuries is discounted 5%, and Agency MBS are discounted 4% for purposes of calculating compliance with the collateral requirements. As of March 31, 2021, we held substantially all of our restricted liquidity in Agency MBS in the aggregate amount of $100.0 million. Additionally, the majority of the loans for which we have risk-sharing are Tier 2 loans. We fund any growth in our Fannie Mae required operational liquidity and collateral requirements from our working capital.

We are in compliance with the March 31, 2021 collateral requirements as outlined above. As of March 31, 2021, reserve requirements for the March 31, 2021 DUS loan portfolio will require us to fund $69.7 million in additional restricted liquidity over the next 48 months, assuming no further principal paydowns, prepayments, or defaults within our at-risk portfolio. Fannie Mae has assessed the DUS Capital Standards in the past and may make changes to these standards in the future. We generate sufficient cash flows from our operations to meet these capital standards and do not expect any future changes to have a material impact on our future operations; however, any future changes to collateral requirements may adversely impact our available cash.

Under the provisions of the DUS agreement, we must also maintain a certain level of liquid assets referred to as the operational and unrestricted portions of the required reserves each year. We satisfied these requirements as of March 31, 2021.

Sources of Liquidity: Warehouse Facilities

The following table provides information related to our warehouse facilities as of March 31, 2021.

March 31, 2021

(dollars in thousands)

    

Committed

    

Uncommitted

Total Facility

Outstanding

    

Facility(1)

Amount

Amount

Capacity

Balance

Interest rate(2)

Agency Warehouse Facility #1

$

425,000

$

$

425,000

$

132,460

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.40%

Agency Warehouse Facility #2

 

700,000

 

300,000

 

1,000,000

 

76,391

30-day LIBOR plus 1.40%

Agency Warehouse Facility #3

 

600,000

 

265,000

 

865,000

 

88,618

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.15%

Agency Warehouse Facility #4

 

350,000

 

 

350,000

 

147,055

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.40%

Agency Warehouse Facility #5

1,000,000

1,000,000

276,915

30-day LIBOR plus 1.45%

Agency Warehouse Facility #6

150,000

$

100,000

$

250,000

$

88,500

30-day LIBOR plus 1.40%

Total National Bank Agency Warehouse Facilities

2,225,000

1,665,000

3,890,000

809,939

Fannie Mae repurchase agreement, uncommitted line and open maturity

$

$

1,500,000

$

1,500,000

$

173,215

Total Agency Warehouse Facilities

2,225,000

3,165,000

5,390,000

983,154

Interim Warehouse Facility #1

$

135,000

$

$

135,000

$

71,572

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.90%

Interim Warehouse Facility #2

100,000

100,000

34,000

30-day LIBOR plus 1.65% to 2.00%

Interim Warehouse Facility #3

75,000

75,000

150,000

4,640

30-day LIBOR plus 1.75% to 3.25%

Interim Warehouse Facility #4

19,810

19,810

19,810

30-day LIBOR plus 3.00%

Total National Bank Interim Warehouse Facilities

329,810

75,000

404,810

130,022

Total warehouse facilities

$

2,554,810

$

3,240,000

$

5,794,810

$

1,113,176

(1) Agency Warehouse Facilities, including the Fannie Mae repurchase agreement are used to fund loans held for sale, while Interim Warehouse Facilities are used to fund loans held for investment.
(2) Interest rate presented does not include the effect of interest rate floors.

Agency Warehouse Facilities

As of March 31, 2021, we had six warehouse lines of credit in the aggregate amount of $3.9 billion with certain national banks and a $1.5 billion uncommitted facility with Fannie Mae (collectively, the “Agency Warehouse Facilities”) that we use to fund substantially all of our loan originations. Six of these facilities are revolving commitments we expect to renew annually (consistent with industry practice), and the Fannie Mae facility is provided on an uncommitted basis without a specific maturity date. Our ability to originate mortgage loans depends upon our ability to secure and maintain these types of short-term financing agreements on acceptable terms.

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Agency Warehouse Facility #1:

We have a warehousing credit and security agreement with a national bank for a $425.0 million committed warehouse line that is scheduled to mature on October 25, 2021. The agreement provides us with the ability to fund Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, and FHA loans. Advances are made at 100% of the loan balance and borrowings under this line bear interest at the 30-day London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 140 basis points. During May 2021, we executed an amendment that decreased the borrowing rate to 30-day LIBOR plus 130 basis points from 30-day LIBOR plus 140 basis points and decreased the 30-day LIBOR floor to zero from 25 basis points. No other material modifications have been made to the agreement in 2021.

Agency Warehouse Facility #2:

We have a warehousing credit and security agreement with a national bank for a $700.0 million committed warehouse line that is scheduled to mature on April 14, 2022. The committed warehouse facility provides us with the ability to fund Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, and FHA loans. Advances are made at 100% of the loan balance, and borrowings under this line bear interest at the 30-day LIBOR plus 140 basis points. In addition to the committed borrowing capacity, the agreement provides $300.0 million of uncommitted borrowing capacity that bears interest at the same rate as the committed facility. During April 2021, we executed an amendment that extended the maturity date thereunder until April 14, 2022. No other material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2021.

Agency Warehouse Facility #3:

We have a $600.0 million committed warehouse credit and security agreement with a national bank that is scheduled to mature on May 14, 2022. The committed warehouse facility provides us with the ability to fund Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, and FHA loans. Advances are made at 100% of the loan balance, and the borrowings under the warehouse agreement bear interest at a rate of 30-day LIBOR plus 115 basis points. During April 2021, we executed an amendment that extended the maturity date to May 14, 2022 for the committed borrowing capacity. Additionally, the amendment increased the borrowing rate to 30-day LIBOR plus 140 basis points from 30-day LIBOR plus 115 basis points and decreased the 30-day LIBOR floor to 15 basis points from 50 basis points. No other material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2021.

Agency Warehouse Facility #4:

We have a $350.0 million committed warehouse credit and security agreement with a national bank that is scheduled to mature on October 7, 2021. The warehouse facility provides us with the ability to fund Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, FHA, and defaulted HUD and FHA loans and has a sublimit of $75.0 million to fund defaulted HUD and FHA loans. Advances are made at 100% of the loan balance, and the borrowings under the warehouse agreement bear interest at a rate of 30-day LIBOR plus 140 basis points. No material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2021.

Agency Warehouse Facility #5:

We have a master repurchase agreement with a national bank for a $1.0 billion uncommitted advance credit facility that is scheduled to mature on August 23, 2021. The facility provides us with the ability to fund Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, and FHA loans. Advances are made at 100% of the loan balance, and the borrowings under the repurchase agreement bear interest at a rate of 30-day LIBOR plus 145 basis points. No material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2021.

Agency Warehouse Facility #6:

During the first quarter of 2021, we entered into an agreement with a national bank to establish Agency Warehouse Facility #6. The facility has a $150.0 million committed borrowing capacity and provides us with the ability to fund Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, and FHA loans under the facility. Advances were made at 100% of the loan balance, and the borrowings under the warehouse agreement bear an interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 140 basis points. The agreement also provides $100.0 million of uncommitted borrowing capacity that bears interest at the same rate as the committed facility. No material modifications were made to the agreement during 2021.

The negative and financial covenants of the warehouse agreement substantially conform to those of the warehouse agreement for Agency Warehouse Facility #1, as described in our 2020 Form 10-K.

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Uncommitted Agency Warehouse Facility:

We have a $1.5 billion uncommitted facility with Fannie Mae under its ASAP funding program. After approval of certain loan documents, Fannie Mae will fund loans after closing and the advances are used to repay the primary warehouse line. Fannie Mae will advance 99% of the loan balance. There is no expiration date for this facility. The uncommitted facility has no specific negative or financial covenants.

Interim Warehouse Facilities

To assist in funding loans held for investment under the Interim Loan Program, we have four warehouse facilities with certain national banks in the aggregate amount of $404.8 million as of March 31, 2021 (“Interim Warehouse Facilities”). Consistent with industry practice, three of these facilities are revolving commitments we expect to renew annually or bi-annually, and one is a commitment that matures according to the maturity date of the underlying loan it finances. Our ability to originate loans held for investment depends upon our ability to secure and maintain these types of short-term financings on acceptable terms.

Interim Warehouse Facility #1:

We have a $135.0 million committed warehouse line agreement that is scheduled to mature on May 14, 2022. The facility provides us with the ability to fund first mortgage loans on multifamily real estate properties for periods of up to three years, using available cash in combination with advances under the facility. Borrowings under the facility are full recourse to the Company and bear interest at 30-day LIBOR plus 190 basis points. Repayments under the credit agreement are interest-only, with principal repayments made upon the earlier of the refinancing of an underlying mortgage or the maturity of an advance under the credit agreement. During April 2021, we executed an amendment that extended the maturity date to May 14, 2022 and decreased the 30-day LIBOR floor to 15 basis points from 50 basis points. No other material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2021.

Interim Warehouse Facility #2:

We have a $100.0 million committed warehouse line agreement that is scheduled to mature on December 13, 2021. The agreement provides us with the ability to fund first mortgage loans on multifamily real estate properties for periods of up to three years, using available cash in combination with advances under the facility. Borrowings under the facility are full recourse to the Company. All borrowings originally bear interest at 30-day LIBOR plus 165 to 200 basis points (“the spread”). The spread varies according to the type of asset the borrowing finances. The lender retains a first priority security interest in all mortgages funded by such advances on a cross-collateralized basis. Repayments under the credit agreement are interest-only, with principal repayments made upon the earlier of the refinancing of an underlying mortgage or the maturity of an advance under the credit agreement. No material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2021.

Interim Warehouse Facility #3:

We have a $75.0 million repurchase agreement with a national bank that is scheduled to mature on December 20, 2021. The agreement provides us with the ability to fund first mortgage loans on multifamily real estate properties for periods of up to three years, using available cash in combination with advances under the facility. Borrowings under the facility are full recourse to the Company. The borrowings under the agreement bear interest at a rate of 30-day LIBOR plus 175 to 325 basis points (“the spread”). The spread varies according to the type of asset the borrowing finances. Repayments under the credit agreement are interest-only, with principal repayments made upon the earlier of the refinancing of an underlying mortgage or the maturity of an advance under the credit agreement. In addition to the committed borrowing capacity, the agreement provides $75.0 million of uncommitted borrowing capacity that bears interest at the same rate as the committed facility. No material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2021.

Interim Warehouse Facility #4:

We have a $19.8 million committed warehouse loan and security agreement with a national bank that funds one specific loan. The agreement provides for a maturity date to coincide with the maturity date for the underlying loan. Borrowings under the facility are full recourse and bear interest at 30-day LIBOR plus 300 basis points, with a floor of 450 basis points. Repayments under the credit agreement are interest-only, with principal repayments made upon the earlier of the refinancing of an underlying mortgage or the maturity of an advance under the credit agreement. The committed warehouse loan and security agreement has only two financial covenants, both of which are similar to the

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other Interim Warehouse Facilities. We may request additional capacity under the agreement to fund specific loans. No material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2021.

The warehouse agreements above contain cross-default provisions, such that if a default occurs under any of our warehouse agreements, generally the lenders under our other warehouse agreements could also declare a default. As of March 31, 2021, we were in compliance with all of our warehouse line covenants.

We believe that the combination of our capital and warehouse facilities is adequate to meet our loan origination needs.

Note Payable

On November 7, 2018, we entered into a senior secured credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) that amended and restated our prior credit agreement and provided for a $300.0 million term loan (the “Term Loan”). The Term Loan was issued at a 0.5% discount, has a stated maturity date of November 7, 2025, and bears interest at 30-day LIBOR plus 200 basis points. At any time, we may also elect to request one or more incremental term loan commitments not to exceed $150.0 million, provided that the total indebtedness would not cause the leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to exceed 2.00 to 1.00.

We are obligated to repay the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan in consecutive quarterly installments equal to $0.7 million on the last business day of each of March, June, September, and December. The Term Loan also requires certain other prepayments in certain circumstances pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement. The final principal installment of the Term Loan is required to be paid in full on November 7, 2025 (or, if earlier, the date of acceleration of the Term Loan pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement) and will be in an amount equal to the aggregate outstanding principal of the Term Loan on such date (together with all accrued interest thereon).

Our obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by Walker & Dunlop Multifamily, Inc., Walker & Dunlop, LLC, Walker & Dunlop Capital, LLC, and W&D BE, Inc., each of which is a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (together with the Company, the “Loan Parties”), pursuant to the Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement entered into on November 7, 2018 among the Loan Parties and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (the “Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”). Subject to certain exceptions and qualifications contained in the Credit Agreement, the Company is required to cause any newly created or acquired subsidiary, unless such subsidiary has been designated as an Excluded Subsidiary (as defined in the Credit Agreement) by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, to guarantee the obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement and become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement. The Company may designate a newly created or acquired subsidiary as an Excluded Subsidiary, so long as certain conditions and requirements provided for in the Credit Agreement are met. As of March 31, 2021, the outstanding unpaid principal balance of the Term Loan was $294.0 million.

The note payable and the warehouse facilities are senior obligations of the Company. As of March 31, 2021, we were in compliance with all such covenants related to the Credit Agreement.

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Credit Quality and Allowance for Risk-Sharing Obligations

The following table sets forth certain information useful in evaluating our credit performance.

March 31, 

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2021

    

2020

    

Key Credit Metrics

Risk-sharing servicing portfolio:

Fannie Mae Full Risk

$

41,152,790

$

34,148,159

Fannie Mae Modified Risk

 

8,941,234

 

6,973,167

Freddie Mac Modified Risk

 

37,006

 

52,706

Total risk-sharing servicing portfolio

$

50,131,030

$

41,174,032

Non-risk-sharing servicing portfolio:

Fannie Mae No Risk

$

19,052

$

44,715

Freddie Mac No Risk

 

37,658,456

 

32,138,992

GNMA - HUD No Risk

 

9,754,667

 

9,750,696

Brokered

 

12,090,825

 

11,326,492

Total non-risk-sharing servicing portfolio

$

59,523,000

$

53,260,895

Total loans serviced for others

$

109,654,030

$

94,434,927

Interim loans (full risk) servicing portfolio

 

213,240

 

387,314

Total servicing portfolio unpaid principal balance

$

109,867,270

$

94,822,241

Interim Program JV Managed Loans (1)

660,999

802,559

At risk servicing portfolio (2)

$

45,796,952

$

37,864,262

Maximum exposure to at risk portfolio (3)

 

9,304,440

 

7,729,120

Defaulted loans

 

48,481

 

48,481

Defaulted loans as a percentage of the at-risk portfolio

0.11

%

0.13

%

Allowance for risk-sharing as a percentage of the at-risk portfolio

0.14

0.17

Allowance for risk-sharing as a percentage of maximum exposure

0.69

0.83

(1) As of March 31, 2021, this balance consists of $73.3 million of loans serviced directly for the Interim Program JV partner and $587.7 million of Interim Program JV managed loans. As of March 31, 2020, this balance consists of $71.1 million of loans serviced directly for the Interim Program JV partner and $731.4 million of Interim Program JV managed loans. We indirectly share in a portion of the risk of loss associated with Interim Program JV managed loans through our 15% equity ownership in the Interim Program JV. We have no exposure to risk of loss for the loans serviced directly for the Interim Program JV partner. The balance of this line is included as a component of assets under management in the Supplemental Operating Data table above.
(2) At-risk servicing portfolio is defined as the balance of Fannie Mae DUS loans subject to the risk-sharing formula described below, as well as a small number of Freddie Mac loans on which we share in the risk of loss. Use of the at-risk portfolio provides for comparability of the full risk-sharing and modified risk-sharing loans because the provision and allowance for risk-sharing obligations are based on the at-risk balances of the associated loans. Accordingly, we have presented the key statistics as a percentage of the at-risk portfolio.

For example, a $15 million loan with 50% risk-sharing has the same potential risk exposure as a $7.5 million loan with full DUS risk sharing. Accordingly, if the $15 million loan with 50% risk-sharing were to default, we would view the overall loss as a percentage of the at-risk balance, or $7.5 million, to ensure comparability between all risk-sharing obligations. To date, substantially all of the risk-sharing obligations that we have settled have been from full risk-sharing loans.

(3) Represents the maximum loss we would incur under our risk-sharing obligations if all of the loans we service, for which we retain some risk of loss, were to default and all of the collateral underlying these loans was determined to be without value at the time of settlement. The maximum exposure is not representative of the actual loss we would incur.

Fannie Mae DUS risk-sharing obligations are based on a tiered formula and represent substantially all of our risk-sharing activities. The risk-sharing tiers and the amount of the risk-sharing obligations we absorb under full risk-sharing are provided below. Except as described in the following paragraph, the maximum amount of risk-sharing obligations we absorb at the time of default is generally 20% of the origination unpaid principal balance (“UPB”) of the loan.

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Risk-Sharing Losses

    

Percentage Absorbed by Us

First 5% of UPB at the time of loss settlement

100%

Next 20% of UPB at the time of loss settlement

25%

Losses above 25% of UPB at the time of loss settlement

10%

Maximum loss

 

20% of origination UPB

Fannie Mae can double or triple our risk-sharing obligation if the loan does not meet specific underwriting criteria or if a loan defaults within 12 months of its sale to Fannie Mae. We may request modified risk-sharing at the time of origination, which reduces our potential risk-sharing obligation from the levels described above.

We use several techniques to manage our risk exposure under the Fannie Mae DUS risk-sharing program. These techniques include maintaining a strong underwriting and approval process, evaluating and modifying our underwriting criteria given the underlying multifamily housing market fundamentals, limiting our geographic market and borrower exposures, and electing the modified risk-sharing option under the Fannie Mae DUS program.

The “Business” section of “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contains a discussion of the risk-sharing caps we have with Fannie Mae.

We regularly monitor the credit quality of all loans for which we have a risk-sharing obligation. Loans with indicators of underperforming credit are placed on a watch list, assigned a numerical risk rating based on our assessment of the relative credit weakness, and subjected to additional evaluation or loss mitigation. Indicators of underperforming credit include poor financial performance, poor physical condition, poor management, and delinquency. A specific reserve is recorded when it is probable that a risk-sharing loan will foreclose or has foreclosed, and a reserve for estimated credit losses and a guaranty obligation are recorded for all other risk-sharing loans.

As a result of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting forecasts for significant unemployment rates for the remainder of 2020, we adjusted the loss rate for the forecast period CECL reserve, resulting in a total allowance for risk-sharing obligation of $64.1 million as of March 31, 2020, or 17 basis points of the at-risk balance. During the first quarter of 2021, economic conditions began to improve significantly, with reported unemployment rates and forecasts for future unemployment rates at improved rates compared to both December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020. In response to the improving unemployment statistics, we adjusted the loss rate for the forecast period downwards as of March 31, 2021, resulting in a $10.7 million benefit for risk-sharing obligations and a decrease in the allowance for risk-sharing obligations to $64.6 million as of March 31, 2021 from $75.3 million as of December 31, 2020, or 14 basis points and 17 basis points of the at-risk balance as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

As of March 31, 2021, and 2020, two loans with an aggregate UPB of $48.5 million in our at-risk portfolio were in default. We had a benefit for risk-sharing obligations of $10.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to a provision for risk-sharing obligations of $22.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the majority of the benefit for risk-sharing obligations was associated the result of a decrease in the CECL reserve due to improved unemployment forecasts. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the provision was entirely the result of an increase in the forecasted losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

We have never been required to repurchase a loan.

New/Recent Accounting Pronouncements

NOTE 2 in the financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there are no accounting pronouncements that the Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued and that have the potential to impact us but have not yet been adopted by us as of March 31, 2021.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk

For loans held for sale to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and HUD, we are not currently exposed to unhedged interest rate risk during the loan commitment, closing, and delivery processes. The sale or placement of each loan to an investor is negotiated prior to closing on the loan

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with the borrower, and the sale or placement is typically effectuated within 60 days of closing. The coupon rate for the loan is set at the same time we establish the interest rate with the investor.

Some of our assets and liabilities are subject to changes in interest rates. Earnings from escrows generally track LIBOR. 30-day LIBOR as of March 31, 2021 and 2020 was 11 basis points and 99 basis points, respectively. The following table shows the impact on our annual escrow earnings due to a 100-basis point increase and decrease in 30-day LIBOR based on our escrow balances outstanding at each period end. A portion of these changes in earnings as a result of a 100-basis point increase in the 30-day LIBOR would be delayed several months due to the negotiated nature of some of our escrow arrangements.

(in thousands)

As of March 31, 

Change in annual escrow earnings due to:

    

2021

    

2020

    

100 basis point increase in 30-day LIBOR

$

25,292

$

21,008

100 basis point decrease in 30-day LIBOR(1)

 

(2,594)

 

(20,686)

The borrowing cost of our warehouse facilities used to fund loans held for sale and loans held for investment is based on LIBOR. The interest income on our loans held for investment is based on LIBOR. The LIBOR reset date for loans held for investment is the same date as the LIBOR reset date for the corresponding warehouse facility. The following table shows the impact on our annual net warehouse interest income due to a 100-basis point increase and decrease in 30-day LIBOR, based on our warehouse borrowings outstanding at each period end. The changes shown below do not reflect an increase or decrease in the interest rate earned on our loans held for sale.

(in thousands)

As of March 31, 

Change in annual net warehouse interest income due to:

    

2021

    

2020

100 basis point increase in 30-day LIBOR

$

(8,744)

$

(2,640)

100 basis point decrease in 30-day LIBOR (1)

 

540

 

2,614

All of our corporate debt is based on 30-day LIBOR. The following table shows the impact on our annual earnings due to a 100-basis point increase and decrease in 30-day LIBOR based on our note payable balance outstanding at each period end.

(in thousands)

As of March 31, 

Change in annual income from operations due to:

    

2021

    

2020

100 basis point increase in 30-day LIBOR

$

(2,940)

$

(2,970)

100 basis point decrease in 30-day LIBOR (1)

 

327

 

2,940

(1) The decreases in 2021 and 2020 were limited to the 30-day LIBOR rate as of March 31, 2021 and 2020 as they were less than 100 basis points.

LIBOR Transition

In the first quarter of 2021, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, the regulator for the administration of LIBOR, announced specific dates for its intention to stop publishing LIBOR rates, including the 30-day LIBOR (our primary reference rate) which is scheduled for   June 30, 2023. It is expected that legacy LIBOR-based loans will transition to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) before June 30, 2023. We continue to monitor our LIBOR exposure, review legal contracts and assess fallback language impacts, engage with our clients and other stakeholders, and monitor developments associated with LIBOR alternatives.  

Market Value Risk

The fair value of our MSRs is subject to market risk. A 100-basis point increase or decrease in the weighted-average discount rate would decrease or increase, respectively, the fair value of our MSRs by approximately $36.0 million as of March 31, 2021, compared to $25.8 million as of March 31, 2020. Our Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac servicing engagements provide for prepayment fees in the event of a voluntary prepayment prior to the expiration of the prepayment protection period. Our servicing contracts with institutional investors and HUD do not require them to provide us with prepayment fees. As of March 31, 2021, 85% of the servicing fees are protected from the risk of prepayment through prepayment provisions compared to 87% as of March 31, 2020; given this significant level of prepayment protection, we do not hedge our servicing portfolio for prepayment risk.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Based on that evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

In the ordinary course of business, we may be party to various claims and litigation, none of which we believe is material. We cannot predict the outcome of any pending litigation and may be subject to consequences that could include fines, penalties and other costs, and our reputation and business may be impacted. Our management believes that any liability that could be imposed on us in connection with the disposition of any pending lawsuits would not have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, liquidity, or financial condition.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

We have included in Part I, Item 1A of our 2020 Form 10-K descriptions of certain risks and uncertainties that could affect our business, future performance, or financial condition (the “Risk Factors”). There have been no material changes from the disclosures provided in the 2020 Form 10-K with respect to the Risk Factors. Investors should consider the Risk Factors prior to making an investment decision with respect to the Company’s stock.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, subject to the Company’s approval, grantees have the option of electing to satisfy minimum tax withholding obligations at the time of vesting or exercise by allowing the Company to withhold and purchase the shares of stock otherwise issuable to the grantee. During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, we purchased 131 thousand shares to satisfy grantee tax withholding obligations on share-vesting events. During the first quarter of 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program that permits the repurchase of up to $75.0 million of the Company’s common stock over a 12-month period beginning on February 12, 2021. During the quarter ended March 31, 2021 we did not repurchase any shares under the 2021 share repurchase program. The Company had $75.0 million of authorized share repurchase capacity remaining as of March 31, 2021. The following table provides information regarding common stock repurchases for the quarter ended March 31, 2021:

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Total Number of

Approximate 

 Shares Purchased as

Dollar Value

Total Number

Average 

Part of Publicly

 of Shares that May

    

of Shares

    

Price Paid

    

Announced Plans

    

 Yet Be Purchased Under

Period

Purchased

 per Share 

or Programs

the Plans or Programs

January 1-31, 2021

2,451

82.82

75,000

February 1-28, 2021

103,816

100.36

75,000

March 1-31, 2021

24,796

111.75

75,000

1st Quarter

131,063

$

102.19

75,000

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

(a) Exhibits:

2.1

Contribution Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2010, by and among Mallory Walker, Howard W. Smith, William M. Walker, Taylor Walker, Richard C. Warner, Donna Mighty, Michael Yavinsky, Edward B. Hermes, Deborah A. Wilson and Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Amendment No. 4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-168535) filed on December 1, 2010)

2.2

Contribution Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2010, between Column Guaranteed LLC and Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to Amendment No. 4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-168535) filed on December 1, 2010)

2.3

Amendment No. 1 to Contribution Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2010, by and between Walker & Dunlop, Inc. and Column Guaranteed LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to Amendment No. 6 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-168535) filed on December 13, 2010)

2.4

Purchase Agreement, dated June 7, 2012, by and among Walker & Dunlop, Inc., Walker & Dunlop, LLC, CW Financial Services LLC and CWCapital LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on June 15, 2012)

3.1

Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-168535) filed on December 1, 2010)

3.2

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 8, 2018)

4.1

Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-168535) filed on September 30, 2010)

4.2

Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 20, 2010, by and among Walker & Dunlop, Inc. and Mallory Walker, Taylor Walker, William M. Walker, Howard W. Smith, III, Richard C. Warner, Donna Mighty, Michael Yavinsky, Ted Hermes, Deborah A. Wilson and Column Guaranteed LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 27, 2010)

4.3

Stockholders Agreement, dated December 20, 2010, by and among William M. Walker, Mallory Walker, Column Guaranteed LLC and Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 27, 2010)

4.4

Piggy-Back Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 7, 2012, by and among Column Guaranteed, LLC, William M. Walker, Mallory Walker, Howard W. Smith, III, Deborah A. Wilson, Richard C. Warner, CW Financial Services LLC and Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012 filed on August 9, 2012)

4.5

Voting Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2012, by and among Walker & Dunlop, Inc., Walker & Dunlop, LLC, Mallory Walker, William M. Walker, Richard Warner, Deborah Wilson, Richard M. Lucas, and Howard W. Smith, III, and CW Financial Services LLC (incorporated by reference to Annex C of the Company’s proxy statement filed on July 26, 2012)

4.6

Voting Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2012, by and among Walker & Dunlop, Inc., Walker & Dunlop, LLC, Column Guaranteed, LLC and CW Financial Services LLC (incorporated by reference to Annex D of the Company’s proxy statement filed on July 26, 2012)

10.1

*

Indemnification Agreement, dated March 3, 2021, between Walker & Dunlop, Inc. and Donna C. Wells

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10.2

*†

Form of Performance Stock Unit Agreement under 2020 Equity Incentive Plan

10.3

*†

Form of Performance Stock Unit Agreement with Over-Performance Stock Units under 2020 Equity Incentive Plan

10.4

Ninth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of April 15, 2021, by and among Walker & Dunlop, LLC, Walker & Dunlop, Inc. and PNC Bank, National Association, as Lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 20, 2021)

31.1

*

Certification of Walker & Dunlop, Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2

*

Certification of Walker & Dunlop, Inc.'s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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**

Certification of Walker & Dunlop, Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

101.SCH

*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB

*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE

*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained an Exhibit 101)

†: Denotes a management contract or compensation plan, contract, or arrangement.

*: Filed herewith.

**: Furnished herewith. Information in this Form 10-Q furnished herewith shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

Date: May 6, 2021

By:  

/s/ William M. Walker

 

 

William M. Walker

 

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 6, 2021

By:  

/s/ Stephen P. Theobald

 

 

Stephen P. Theobald

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit 10.1

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of  March 3, 2021, by and among Walker & Dunlop, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company” or the “Indemnitor”) and Donna C. Wells (the “Indemnitee”).

WHEREAS, the Indemnitee is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and in such capacity is performing a valuable service for the Company;

WHEREAS, Maryland law permits the Company to enter into contracts with its officers or members of its Board of Directors with respect to indemnification of, and advancement of expenses to, such persons;

WHEREAS, the Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Company (the “Charter”) provide that the Company shall indemnify and advance expenses to its directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time;

WHEREAS, the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”) provide that each director and officer of the Company shall be indemnified by the Company to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time and shall be entitled to advancement of expenses consistent with Maryland law; and

WHEREAS, to induce the Indemnitee to provide services to the Company as a member of the Board of Directors, and to provide the Indemnitee with specific contractual assurance that indemnification will be available to the Indemnitee regardless of, among other things, any amendment to or revocation of the Charter or the Bylaws, or any acquisition transaction relating to the Company, the Indemnitor desires to provide the Indemnitee with protection against personal liability as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:

1.DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this Agreement:

(A)

Change in Control” shall have the definition set forth in the Walker & Dunlop, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.

(B)

Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director or officer of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company


as a director, officer, partner (limited or general), member, director, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, other enterprise (whether conducted for profit or not for profit) or employee benefit plan. The Company shall be deemed to have requested the Indemnitee to serve an employee benefit plan where the performance of the Indemnitee’s duties to the Company also imposes or imposed duties on, or otherwise involves or involved services by, the Indemnitee to the plan or participants or beneficiaries of the plan.

(C)

Expenses” shall include all attorneys’ and paralegals’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, or being or preparing to be a witness in a Proceeding.

(D)

Proceeding” includes any action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation (including any formal or informal internal investigation to which the Indemnitee is made a party by reason of the Corporate Status of the Indemnitee), administrative hearing, or any other proceeding, including appeals therefrom, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, except one initiated by the Indemnitee pursuant to paragraph 8 of this Agreement to enforce such Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

(E)

Special Legal Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporate law and neither presently is, or in the past two years has been, retained to represent (i) the Indemnitor or the Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party, or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder.

2.

INDEMNIFICATION

The Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in this paragraph 2 and under applicable law, the Charter, the Bylaws, any other agreement, a vote of stockholders or resolution of the Board of Directors or otherwise if, by reason of such Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, such Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending, or completed Proceeding, including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company.  Unless prohibited by paragraph 13 hereof and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified hereunder, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, against judgments, penalties, fines and settlements and reasonable Expenses actually incurred by or on behalf of such Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein; provided, however, that if such Proceeding was initiated by or in the right of the Company,

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indemnification may not be made in respect of such Proceeding if the Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged to be liable to the Company.  For purposes of this paragraph 2, excise taxes assessed on the Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall be deemed fines.

3.

INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES

(A)To the extent that the Indemnitee is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding to which the Indemnitee could have been entitled to indemnification pursuant to paragraph 2, such Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all reasonable Expenses actually incurred by or on behalf of such Indemnitee in connection with the Proceeding.

(B)If the Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues, or matters in such Proceeding, the Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee against all reasonable Expenses actually incurred by or on behalf of such Indemnitee in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter.

(C)For purposes of this paragraph (3) and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

4.ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, but subject to paragraph 13 hereof, if the Indemnitee is or was or becomes a party to or is otherwise involved in any Proceeding (including as a witness), or is or was threatened to be made a party to or a participant (including as a witness) in any such Proceeding, by reason of the Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, or by reason of (or arising in part out of) any actual or alleged event or occurrence related to the Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, or by reason of any actual or alleged act or omission on the part of the Indemnitee taken or omitted in or relating to the Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, then the Indemnitor shall advance all reasonable Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with any such Proceeding within twenty (20) days after the receipt by the Indemnitor of a statement from the Indemnitee requesting such advance from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding; provided that, such statement shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred or to be incurred by the Indemnitee and shall include or be preceded or accompanied by (i) a written affirmation by the Indemnitee of the Indemnitee’s good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Indemnitor as authorized by this Agreement has been met and (ii) a written undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay the amounts advanced if it should ultimately be determined that the standard of conduct has not been met.  The undertaking required by clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be an unlimited general obligation of the Indemnitee but need not be secured and may be accepted without reference to financial ability to make the repayment.

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5.

WITNESS EXPENSES

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that the Indemnitee is, by reason of such Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a witness for any reason in any Proceeding to which such Indemnitee is not a named defendant or respondent, such Indemnitee shall be indemnified by the Indemnitor against all Expenses actually incurred by or on behalf of such Indemnitee in connection therewith.

6.

DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION

(A)

To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.

(B)

Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful.  Upon receipt by the Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E):  (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitor advising the Indemnitor of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Directors consisting solely of two or more directors not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Directors in which the designated directors who are parties may participate, (B) if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Directors cannot be obtained

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therefor and the committee cannot be established (or, even if such quorum is obtainable or such committee can be established, if such quorum or committee so directs), by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Directors or a committee of the Board of Directors by vote as set forth in clause (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B) (or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Directors cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Directors in which directors who are parties to the Proceeding may participate) (if the Indemnitor selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitor shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) if so directed by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors, by the stockholders of the Company.  If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (ii)(B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (ii)(B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.

(C)

The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination.  Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitor hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold the Indemnitee harmless therefrom.

(D)

In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the Indemnitor, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitor or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection.  Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement.  If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as

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Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit.  If, within twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof.  The Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D).  In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.

(E)

The person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification will make the determination of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification within forty-five (45) days after the latter of the receipt by the Indemnitor of the request therefor or the final resolution of the Proceeding.  Such 45-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional fifteen (15) days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto.  The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders and if within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Indemnitor of the request for such determination the Board of Directors resolves to submit such determination to the stockholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.

7.

PRESUMPTIONS

(A)

In making a determination with respect to entitlement or authorization of indemnification hereunder, the person or entity making such determination

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shall presume that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement and the Indemnitor shall have the burden of proof to overcome such presumption.

(B)

The termination of any Proceeding by conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or an entry of an order of probation prior to judgment, creates a rebuttable presumption that the Indemnitee did not meet the requisite standard of conduct described herein for indemnification.

8.

REMEDIES

(A)

In the event that:  (i) a determination is made in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 6 that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, or (ii) advancement of reasonable Expenses is not timely made pursuant to this Agreement, or (iii) payment of indemnification due the Indemnitee under this Agreement is not timely made, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in an appropriate court of competent jurisdiction of such Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses.

(B)

In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to paragraph 6 of this Agreement that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this paragraph 8 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial on the merits.  The fact that a determination had been made earlier pursuant to paragraph 6 of this Agreement that the Indemnitee was not entitled to indemnification shall not be taken into account in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this paragraph 8 and the Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced in any way by reason of that adverse determination.  In any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this paragraph 8, the Indemnitor shall have the burden of proving that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be.

(C)

If a determination shall have been made or deemed to have been made pursuant to this Agreement that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Indemnitor shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this paragraph 8, absent:  (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.

(D)

The Indemnitor shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this paragraph 8 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in

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any such court that the Indemnitor is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.

(E)

In the event that the Indemnitee, pursuant to this paragraph 8, seeks a judicial adjudication of such Indemnitee’s rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, if successful on the merits or otherwise as to all or less than all claims, issues or matters in such judicial adjudication, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover from the Indemnitor, and shall be indemnified by the Indemnitor against, any and all reasonable Expenses actually incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter.

9.NOTIFICATION AND DEFENSE OF CLAIMS

The Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the Indemnitor in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information, or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification or advancement of Expenses covered hereunder, but the failure so to notify the Indemnitor will not relieve the Indemnitor from any liability that the Indemnitor may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement unless the Indemnitor is materially prejudiced thereby.  With respect to any such Proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the Indemnitor of the commencement thereof:

(A)

The Indemnitor will be entitled to participate therein at its own expense.

(B)

Except as otherwise provided below, the Indemnitor will be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee.  After notice from the Indemnitor to Indemnitee of the Indemnitor’s election to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnitor will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation or as otherwise provided below.  Indemnitee shall have the right to employ Indemnitee’s own counsel in such Proceeding, but the fees and disbursements of such counsel incurred after notice from the Indemnitor of the Indemnitor’s assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of Indemnitee unless (a) the employment of counsel by the Indemnitee has been authorized by the Indemnitor, (b) the Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such action, (c) such Proceeding seeks penalties or other relief against the Indemnitee with respect to which the Indemnitor could not provide monetary indemnification to the Indemnitee (such as injunctive relief or incarceration) or (d) the Indemnitor shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such action, in each of which cases the fees and disbursements of counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnitor.  The Indemnitor shall not be entitled to assume the

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defense of any Proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Indemnitor, or as to which the Indemnitee shall have reached the conclusion specified in clause (b) above, or which involves penalties or other relief against the Indemnitee of the type referred to in clause (c) above.

(C)

The Indemnitor shall not be liable to indemnify the Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any action or claim effected without the Indemnitor’s written consent.  The Indemnitor shall not settle any action or claim in any manner that would impose any penalty or limitation on the Indemnitee without the Indemnitee’s written consent.  Neither the Indemnitor nor Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold or delay consent to any proposed settlement.

10.

NON-EXCLUSIVITY; SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS; INSURANCE SUBROGATION

(A)

The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement of reasonable Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Charter, the Bylaws, any other agreement, a vote of stockholders, a resolution of the Board of Directors or otherwise, except that any payments otherwise required to be made by the Indemnitor hereunder shall be offset by any and all amounts received by the Indemnitee from any other indemnitor or under one or more liability insurance policies maintained by an indemnitor or otherwise and shall not be duplicative of any other payments received by an Indemnitee from the Indemnitor in respect of the matter giving rise to the indemnity hereunder; provided, however, that if indemnification rights are provided by an Additional Indemnitor as defined in Section 18(B) hereof, such Section shall govern.  No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or any provision hereof shall be effective as to the Indemnitee with respect to any action taken or omitted by the Indemnitee prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal.

(B)

To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors and officers of the Company, the Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available and upon any “Change in Control” the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain or arrange for continuation and/or “tail” coverage for the Indemnitee to the maximum extent obtainable at such time.

(C)

Except as otherwise provided in Section 18(B) hereof, in the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Indemnitor shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all actions necessary to secure such

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rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Indemnitor to bring suit to enforce such rights.

(D)

Except as otherwise provided in Section 18(B) hereof, the Indemnitor shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder if and to the extent that the Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement, or otherwise.

11.

CONTINUATION OF INDEMNITY

(A)

All agreements and obligations of the Indemnitor contained herein shall continue during the period the Indemnitee is an officer or a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and shall continue thereafter so long as the Indemnitee shall be subject to any threatened, pending or completed Proceeding by reason of such Indemnitee’s Corporate Status and during the period of statute of limitations for any act or omission occurring during the Indemnitee’s term of Corporate Status.  This Agreement shall be binding upon the Indemnitor and its respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Indemnitee and such Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators.

(B)

The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

12.

SEVERABILITY

If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, (i) the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provisions held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

13.

EXCEPTIONS TO RIGHT OF INDEMNIFICATION OR ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES

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Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification or advancement of reasonable Expenses under this Agreement with respect to (i) any Proceeding initiated by such Indemnitee against the Indemnitor other than a proceeding commenced pursuant to paragraph 8 hereof, or (ii) any Proceeding for an accounting of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company in violation of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any similar provisions of any federal, state or local statute.

14.NOTICE TO THE COMPANY STOCKHOLDERS

Any indemnification of, or advancement of reasonable Expenses, to an Indemnitee in accordance with this Agreement, if arising out of a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company, shall be reported in writing to the stockholders of the Company with the notice of the next Company stockholders’ meeting or prior to the meeting.

15.HEADINGS

The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

16.MODIFICATION AND WAIVER

No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by each of the parties hereto.  No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

17.NOTICES

All notices, requests, demands, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered by hand and received by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, or (ii) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed, if so delivered or mailed, as the case may be, to the following addresses:

If to the Indemnitee, to the address set forth in the records of the Company.

If to the Indemnitor, to:

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

7501 Wisconsin Avenue

Suite 1200E

Bethesda, MD 20814

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Attention: Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

Fax No.: (301) 500-1223

or to such other address as may have been furnished to the Indemnitee by the Indemnitor or to the Indemnitor by the Indemnitee, as the case may be.

18.CONTRIBUTION

(A)

To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, penalties, fines and settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnitee, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Company (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s).

(B)

The Company acknowledges and agrees that as between the Company and any other entity that has provided indemnification rights in respect of Indemnitee’s service as a director of the Company at the request of such entity (an “Additional Indemnitor”), the Company shall be primarily liable to Indemnitee as set forth in this Agreement for any indemnification claim (including, without limitation, any claim for advancement of Expenses) by Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding for which Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder.  In the event the Additional Indemnitor is liable to any extent to Indemnitee by virtue of indemnification rights provided by the Additional Indemnitor to Indemnitee in respect of Indemnitee’s service on the Board at the request of the Additional Investor and Indemnitee is also entitled to indemnification under this Agreement (including, without limitation, for advancement of Expenses) as a result of any Proceeding, the Company shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount of any indemnification claim (including, without limitation, any claim for advancement of Expenses) brought by the Indemnitee against the Company under this Agreement (including, without limitation, any claim for advancement of Expenses) without requiring the Additional Indemnitor to contribute to such payment and the Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution, subrogation or any other right of recovery of any kind it may have against the Additional Indemnitor in respect thereof.  The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Additional Indemnitor on behalf of Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Company shall affect the foregoing and the

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Additional Indemnitor shall be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee against the Company.

19.GOVERNING LAW

The parties agree that this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Maryland, without application of the conflict of laws principles thereof.

20.NO ASSIGNMENTS

The Indemnitee may not assign its rights or delegate obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Indemnitor.  Any assignment or delegation in violation of this paragraph 20 shall be null and void.

21.NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS

Except for the rights of an Additional Indemnitor under paragraph 18(B) hereof: (a), nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any person other than the parties to this Agreement any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement; and (b) this Agreement and all of its provisions are for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their successors and permitted assigns.

22.COUNTERPARTS

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together constitute an agreement binding on all of the parties hereto.

[Signature page follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

WALKER & DUNLOP, INC.

By:

/s/ Richard M. Lucas

Name:

Richard M. Lucas

Title:

EVP, General Counsel & Secretary

INDEMNITEE:

By:

/s/ Donna C. Wells

Name:

Donna C. Wells


Exhibit 10.2

WALKER & DUNLOP, INC.

2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

COVER SHEET

Walker & Dunlop, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants performance stock units (the “Performance Stock Units”) relating to shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Stock”) to the Grantee named below, subject to the achievement of performance goals and vesting conditions set forth below.  Additional terms and conditions of the Performance Stock Units are set forth on this cover sheet and in the attached Performance Stock Unit Agreement (together, the “Agreement”), in the Company’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”), and in any written employment or other written compensatory agreement between you and the Company or any Affiliate (if any, the “Employment Agreement”).

Grant Date:

Name of Grantee:

Threshold Number of Performance Stock Units:

Target Number of Performance Stock Units:

Maximum Number of Performance Stock Units:

Performance Period:

·Beginning on  ] and

·Ending on [  ]

You agree to all of the terms and conditions described in this Agreement, in the Plan (a copy of which is also posted), and in the Employment Agreement unless you deliver a notice in writing within thirty (30) days of receipt of this Agreement to the Company stating that you do not accept the terms and conditions described in this Agreement and in the Plan.  You acknowledge that you have carefully reviewed the Plan and agree that the Plan will control in the event any provision of this Agreement should appear to be inconsistent.

Attachment

This is not a stock certificate or a negotiable instrument.


WALKER & DUNLOP, INC.

2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

Exhibit A to this Agreement (the “Performance Goals”) over the Performance Period set forth on the cover sheet (the “Performance Period”), which number of shares of Stock may be equal to all or a portion, including none, of the Maximum Number of Performance Stock Units set forth on the cover sheet (the “Maximum Number”).  If the Performance Goals are not achieved during the Performance Period, you will forfeit all of your unvested Performance Stock Units as of the end of the Performance Period, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or as otherwise determined by the Committee. The Committee may revise the Performance Goals, in its discretion and/or provide that a greater portion of the Performance Stock Units will vest, up to the Maximum Number, even if the Performance Goals are not achieved.

Performance Stock Units

This Agreement evidences an award of Performance Stock Units in the number set forth on the cover sheet and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement and the Plan.

Subject to your continued Service as set forth below, the number of shares of Stock, if any, that may be issued pursuant to the terms of this Agreement will be calculated based on the attainment, as determined by the Committee, of the performance goals described in Exhibit A to this Agreement (the “Performance Goals”) over the Performance Period set forth on the cover sheet (the “Performance Period”), which number of shares of Stock may be equal to all or a portion, including none, of the Maximum Number of Performance Stock Units set forth on the cover sheet (the “Maximum Number”).  If the Performance Goals are not achieved during the Performance Period, you will forfeit all of your unvested Performance Stock Units as of the end of the Performance Period, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or as otherwise determined by the Committee. The Committee may revise the Performance Goals, in its discretion and/or provide that a greater portion of the Performance Stock Units will vest, up to the Maximum Number, even if the Performance Goals are not achieved.

Performance Stock Unit Transferability

Your Performance Stock Units may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered, whether by operation of law or otherwise, nor may the Performance Stock Units be made subject to execution, attachment, or similar process.  If you attempt to do any of these things, you will immediately and automatically forfeit your Performance Stock Units.

Vesting

Your Performance Stock Units will vest on the date the Committee determines whether the Performance Goals have been achieved following the close of the Performance Period (the “Determination Date”), and subject to your continued Service from the Grant Date through the Determination Date, but only to the extent that the Performance Goals have been satisfied.  Promptly following the completion of the Performance Period (and no later than seventy (70) days following the end of the Performance Period), the Committee will review and determine (i) whether, and to what extent, the Performance Goals for the Performance Period have been achieved and (ii) the number of Performance Stock Units that will vest.  Such determination will be final, conclusive, and binding.

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You will forfeit to the Company all of the unvested Performance Stock Units to the extent the specified Performance Goals have not been achieved, as determined by the Committee, effective as of the Determination Date, unless otherwise determined by the Committee.

Leaves of Absence

For purposes of this Agreement, your Service does not terminate when you go on a bona fide leave of absence that was approved by your employer (Walker & Dunlop, LLC or any Affiliate of the Company that directly employs you) in writing if the terms of the leave provide for continued Service crediting, or when continued Service crediting is required by Applicable Laws.  Your Service terminates in any event when the approved leave ends unless you immediately return to active employee work.

Your employer may determine, in its discretion, which leaves count for this purpose and when your Service terminates for all purposes under the Plan in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may determine, in its discretion, that a leave counts for this purpose even if your employer does not agree.

Vesting upon Termination of Service

Death or Disability.  If your Service terminates during the Performance Period as a result of your death or Disability and you (or your estate) execute (and do not revoke) the Company’s standard release of claims (a “Release”) within sixty (60) days following your Service termination, your Performance Stock Units will vest as to the Target Number of Performance Stock Units set forth on the cover sheet (the “Target Number”) on the effective date of your termination of Service.  If your Service terminates following the end of the Performance Period but prior to the Determination Date, your Performance Stock Units will be eligible to vest as provided in “Vesting” above as if your Service had not terminated, effective as of the Determination Date.

Termination without Cause, due to Retirement or for Good Reason.  If your Service terminates prior to the Determination Date because of your involuntary termination of Service by the Company without Cause or your voluntary termination due to Retirement (as defined below) that occurs on or following the first anniversary of the first day of the Performance Period or for Good Reason (as defined below), and subject to your execution (and non-revocation) of a Release within sixty (60) days following your Service termination, you will be eligible to vest in a pro rata portion of the Performance Stock Units as provided in “Vesting” above as if your Service had not terminated, which pro rata portion will be calculated by multiplying the total number of the Performance Stock Units that vest based on actual performance, as determined by the Committee, by a fraction, the numerator of which equals the number of days that you provided Service during the Performance Period and the denominator of which equals the total number of days in the Performance Period, effective as of the Determination Date.

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Other Terminations.  If, prior to the Determination Date, you incur a termination of Service for any reason other than those specified above, whether voluntary or involuntary and prior to a Change in Control, you will forfeit to the Company all of the unvested portion of the Performance Stock Units on the date of your termination of Service.

For purposes of this Agreement, unless otherwise provided in the Employment Agreement, “Good Reason” for termination will mean, without your consent: (i) the assignment to you of substantial duties or responsibilities inconsistent with your position at the Company, or any other action by the Company that results in a substantial diminution of your duties or responsibilities other than any such reduction that is remedied by the Company within thirty (30) days of receipt of written notice thereof from you; (ii) a requirement that you work principally from a location that is thirty-five (35) miles further from your residence than your principal place of employment as of the Grant Date; (iii) a ten percent or greater reduction in your base salary, target bonus, excluding any reductions caused by the failure to achieve performance targets, or annual grant date fair value (as reasonably determined by the Company) of equity or equity-based awards granted under any equity compensation plans of the Company that vest solely based on the passage of time; or (iv) any material breach by the Company of your Employment Agreement, if any.  Good Reason will not exist pursuant to any subsection in the foregoing sentence unless (A) you have delivered written notice to the Company or its successor within ninety (90) days of the occurrence of the event constituting Good Reason, and (B) the Company fails to remedy the circumstances giving rise to your notice within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice.  In addition, you must terminate your Service for Good Reason at a time agreed reasonably with the Company, but in any event within one hundred fifty (150) days from the occurrence of the event constituting Good Reason.  For purposes of Good Reason, the Company will be defined to include any successor to the Company that has assumed the obligations of the Company through merger, acquisition, stock purchase, asset purchase, or otherwise.

For purposes of this Agreement, unless otherwise provided in the Employment Agreement, “Retirement” shall mean your resignation on or after age sixty five (65), provided that you give one hundred eighty (180) days’ advance notice to the Company of such intent to resign.  

Change in Control

Notwithstanding the vesting schedule set forth above, upon the consummation of a Change in Control during the Performance Period and subject to your execution (and non-revocation) of a Release within sixty (60) days following such Change in Control, you will vest in a number of Performance Stock Units equal to the greater of (i) the number of Performance Stock Units that would vest based on actual performance through a date reasonably proximal to the date of the

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consummation of the Change in Control, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, against the Performance Goals, which Performance Goals shall be adjusted in a manner determined by the Committee to reflect any shortening of the Performance Period that results from the Change in Control, and that level of performance will be treated as achieved immediately prior to the Change in Control, or (ii) the Target Number.  

Delivery

Delivery of the shares of Stock represented by your vested Performance Stock Units will be made as soon as practicable after the date on which your Performance Stock Units vest and, in any event, by no later than March 15th of the calendar year after your Performance Stock Units vest.

Evidence of Issuance

The issuance of the shares of Stock with respect to the Performance Stock Units will be evidenced in such a manner as the Company, in its discretion, deems appropriate, including, without limitation, book-entry, registration, or issuance of one or more share certificates.

Withholding

In the event that the Company or any Affiliate determines that any federal, state, local, or foreign tax or withholding payment is required relating to the Performance Stock Units, or the issuance of shares of Stock with respect to the Performance Stock Units, you have the right to (i) tender a cash payment, (ii) enter into a “same day sale” commitment with a broker-dealer that is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (a “FINRA Dealer”) whereby you irrevocably elect to sell a portion of the shares of Stock to be delivered in connection with the Performance Stock Units to satisfy withholding obligations and whereby the FINRA Dealer irrevocably commits to forward the proceeds necessary to satisfy the withholding obligations directly to the Company or any Affiliate, or (iii) unless otherwise determined by the Company (which shall mean the Committee if you are subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act), have the Company withhold the delivery of vested shares of Stock otherwise deliverable under this Agreement to meet such obligations; provided that the shares of Stock so withheld will have an aggregate Fair Market Value not exceeding the maximum statutory tax rates applicable in your jurisdiction; provided, that, such shares shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share of Stock to the extent rounding up to the nearest whole share does not result in the liability classification of the Performance Stock Units under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.  In the event you fail to make arrangements for such withholding payment in a manner that is reasonably acceptable to the Company, the Company shall withhold shares of Stock as provided in clause (iii) of this paragraph.

Notice and Non-Solicitation

The following notice and non-solicitation provisions will apply to you unless you have entered into an Employment Agreement that has more restrictive notice and non-solicitation provisions (in which case, the more restrictive provisions in such Employment Agreement will apply).

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You agree as a condition of the Performance Stock Units that in the event you decide to leave the Company or an Affiliate for any reason, you will provide the Company or the Affiliate with thirty (30) days’ prior notice of your departure (during which period, in the Company’s or its Affiliate’s sole discretion, you may be placed on paid leave), and you will not commence employment with anyone else during that period.  For a period of ninety (90) days following the termination of your Service for any reason, you will not directly or indirectly solicit any employees of the Company or its Affiliates for employment or encourage any employee to leave the Company or an Affiliate.

Retention Rights

This Agreement and the Performance Stock Units evidenced by this Agreement do not give you the right to be retained by the Company or any Affiliate in any capacity. Unless otherwise specified in an Employment Agreement, the Company or any Affiliate, as applicable, reserves the right to terminate your Service with the Company or an Affiliate at any time and for any reason.

Stockholder Rights

You have no rights as a stockholder with respect to the Performance Stock Units unless and until the Stock relating to the Performance Stock Units has been delivered to you. No adjustments are made for dividends, distributions, or other rights if the applicable record date occurs before your certificate is issued (or an appropriate book entry is made), except as described in the Plan.

Corporate Activity

Your Performance Stock Units shall be subject to the terms of any applicable agreement of merger, liquidation, or reorganization in the event the Company is subject to such corporate activity, consistent with Section 17 of the Plan.

Clawback

The Performance Stock Units are subject to mandatory repayment by you to the Company to the extent you are or in the future become subject to any Company “clawback” or recoupment policy or Applicable Laws that require the repayment by you to the Company of compensation paid by the Company to you in the event that you fail to comply with, or violate, the terms or requirements of such policy or Applicable Laws.

If the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company, as a result of misconduct, with any financial reporting requirement under Applicable Laws, and you are subject to automatic forfeiture under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or you knowingly engaged in the misconduct, were grossly negligent in engaging in the misconduct, knowingly failed to prevent the misconduct, or were grossly negligent in failing to prevent the misconduct, you shall reimburse the Company the amount of any payment in settlement of the Performance Stock Units earned or accrued during the twelve (12)-month period following the first public issuance or filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (whichever first occurred) of the financial document that contained such material noncompliance.

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Applicable Law

This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Maryland, other than any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.

The Plan

The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference.

Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in the Plan and have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

This Agreement, the Plan, and any Employment Agreement constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding the Performance Stock Units.  Any prior agreements, commitments, or negotiations concerning the Performance Stock Units are superseded; except that any written consulting, confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation, and/or severance agreement between you and the Company or any Affiliate, as applicable, shall supersede this Agreement with respect to its subject matter.

Data Privacy

To administer the Plan, the Company may process personal data about you.  Such data includes, but is not limited to, information provided in this Agreement and any changes thereto, other appropriate personal and financial data about you, such as your contact information, payroll information, and any other information that might be deemed appropriate by the Company to facilitate the administration of the Plan.  By accepting the Performance Stock Units, you give explicit consent to the Company to process any such personal data.

Disclaimer of Rights

The grant of Performance Stock Units under this Agreement will in no way be interpreted to require the Company to transfer any amounts to a third party trustee or otherwise hold any amounts in trust or escrow for payment to you.  You will have no rights under this Agreement or the Plan other than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.  Performance Stock Units represent unfunded and unsecured obligations of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement.

Electronic Delivery

By accepting the Performance Stock Units, you consent to receive documents related to the Performance Stock Units by electronic delivery and, if requested, agree to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company, and your consent shall remain in effect throughout your term of Service and thereafter until you withdraw such consent in writing to the Company.

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Code Section 409A

The grant of Performance Stock Units under this Agreement is intended to comply with Code Section 409A (“Section 409A”) to the extent subject thereto, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement will be interpreted and administered to be in compliance with Section 409A.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, neither the Company, its Affiliates, the Board, nor the Committee will have any obligation to take any action to prevent the assessment of any excise tax or penalty on you under Section 409A, and neither the Company, its Affiliates, the Board, nor the Committee will have any liability to you for such tax or penalty.

To the extent that the Performance Stock Units constitute “deferred compensation” under Section 409A, a termination of Service occurs only upon an event that would be a Separation from Service within the meaning of Section 409A.  If, at the time of your Separation from Service, (1) you are a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A, and (2) the Company makes a good faith determination that an amount payable on account of your Separation from Service constitutes deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A), the payment of which is required to be delayed pursuant to the six (6)-month delay rule set forth in Section 409A to avoid taxes or penalties under Section 409A (the “Delay Period”), then the Company will not pay such amount on the otherwise scheduled payment date but will instead pay it in a lump sum on the first business day after the Delay Period (or upon your death, if earlier), without interest.  Each installment of Performance Stock Units that vest under this Agreement (if there is more than one installment) will be considered one of a series of separate payments for purposes of Section 409A.

By accepting this Agreement, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described above and in the Plan.  In the event that any term of this Agreement conflicts with the terms of an Employment Agreement, the terms of such Employment Agreement shall supersede the conflicting terms herein.

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EXHIBIT A

PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

PERFORMANCE GOALS

The Performance Stock Units will vest based on the achievement of performance goals to be established and tailored as of the Grant Date by the Committee based on one or more Performance Measures under the Plan and consistent with the terms of the Plan. In no event may you earn more than the number of shares of Stock underlying the Maximum Number.


EXHIBIT 10.3

WALKER & DUNLOP, INC.

2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

COVER SHEET

Walker & Dunlop, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants performance stock units (the “Performance Stock Units”) relating to shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Stock”) to the Grantee named below, subject to the achievement of performance goals and vesting conditions set forth below.  Additional terms and conditions of the Performance Stock Units are set forth on this cover sheet and in the attached Performance Stock Unit Agreement (together, the “Agreement”), in the Company’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”), and in any written employment or other written compensatory agreement between you and the Company or any Affiliate (if any, the “Employment Agreement”).

Grant Date:

Name of Grantee:

Threshold Number of Performance Stock Units:

Target Number of Performance Stock Units:

Maximum Standard Performance Stock Units

Number of Over-Performance Stock Units:

Total Maximum Number of Performance Stock Units:

Performance Period:

·Beginning on [  ] and

·Ending on [  ]

You agree to all of the terms and conditions described in this Agreement, in the Plan (a copy of which is also posted), and in the Employment Agreement unless you deliver a notice in writing within thirty (30) days of receipt of this Agreement to the Company stating that you do not accept the terms and conditions described in this Agreement and in the Plan.  You acknowledge that you have carefully reviewed the Plan and agree that the Plan will control in the event any provision of this Agreement should appear to be inconsistent.

Attachment

This is not a stock certificate or a negotiable instrument.


WALKER & DUNLOP, INC.

2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

Exhibit A to this Agreement (the “Performance Goals”) over the Performance Period set forth on the cover sheet (the “Performance Period”), which number of shares of Stock may be equal to all or a portion, including none, of the Total Maximum Number of Performance Stock Units set forth on the cover sheet (the “Maximum Number”).  If the Performance Goals are not achieved during the Performance Period, you will forfeit all of your unvested Performance Stock Units as of the end of the Performance Period, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or as otherwise determined by the Committee. The Committee may revise the Performance Goals, in its discretion and/or provide that a greater portion of the Performance Stock Units will vest, up to the Maximum Number, even if the Performance Goals are not achieved.

Performance Stock Units

This Agreement evidences an award of Performance Stock Units in the number set forth on the cover sheet and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement and the Plan.

Subject to your continued Service as set forth below, the number of shares of Stock, if any, that may be issued pursuant to the terms of this Agreement will be calculated based on the attainment, as determined by the Committee, of the performance goals described in Exhibit A to this Agreement (the “Performance Goals”) over the Performance Period set forth on the cover sheet (the “Performance Period”), which number of shares of Stock may be equal to all or a portion, including none, of the Total Maximum Number of Performance Stock Units set forth on the cover sheet (the “Maximum Number”).  If the Performance Goals are not achieved during the Performance Period, you will forfeit all of your unvested Performance Stock Units as of the end of the Performance Period, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or as otherwise determined by the Committee. The Committee may revise the Performance Goals, in its discretion and/or provide that a greater portion of the Performance Stock Units will vest, up to the Maximum Number, even if the Performance Goals are not achieved.

Performance Stock Unit Transferability

Your Performance Stock Units may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered, whether by operation of law or otherwise, nor may the Performance Stock Units be made subject to execution, attachment, or similar process.  If you attempt to do any of these things, you will immediately and automatically forfeit your Performance Stock Units.

Vesting

Your Performance Stock Units will vest on the date the Committee determines whether the Performance Goals have been achieved following the close of the Performance Period (the “Determination Date”), and subject to your continued Service from the Grant Date through the Determination Date, but only to the extent that the Performance Goals have been satisfied.  Promptly following the completion of the Performance Period (and no later than seventy (70) days following the end of the Performance Period), the Committee will review and determine (i) whether, and to what extent, the Performance Goals for the Performance Period have been achieved and (ii) the number of Performance Stock Units that will vest.  Such determination will be final, conclusive, and binding.

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You will forfeit to the Company all of the unvested Performance Stock Units to the extent the specified Performance Goals have not been achieved, as determined by the Committee, effective as of the Determination Date, unless otherwise determined by the Committee.

Leaves of Absence

For purposes of this Agreement, your Service does not terminate when you go on a bona fide leave of absence that was approved by your employer (Walker & Dunlop, LLC or any Affiliate of the Company that directly employs you) in writing if the terms of the leave provide for continued Service crediting, or when continued Service crediting is required by Applicable Laws.  Your Service terminates in any event when the approved leave ends unless you immediately return to active employee work.

Your employer may determine, in its discretion, which leaves count for this purpose and when your Service terminates for all purposes under the Plan in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may determine, in its discretion, that a leave counts for this purpose even if your employer does not agree.

Vesting upon Termination of Service

Death or Disability.  If your Service terminates during the Performance Period as a result of your death or Disability and you (or your estate) execute (and do not revoke) the Company’s standard release of claims (a “Release”) within sixty (60) days following your Service termination, your Performance Stock Units will vest as to the Target Number of Performance Stock Units set forth on the cover sheet (the “Target Number”) on the effective date of your termination of Service.  If your Service terminates following the end of the Performance Period but prior to the Determination Date, your Performance Stock Units will be eligible to vest as provided in “Vesting” above as if your Service had not terminated, effective as of the Determination Date.

Termination without Cause, due to Retirement or for Good Reason.  If your Service terminates prior to the Determination Date because of your involuntary termination of Service by the Company without Cause or your voluntary termination due to Retirement (as defined below) that occurs on or following the first anniversary of the first day of the Performance Period or for Good Reason (as defined below), and subject to your execution (and non-revocation) of a Release within sixty (60) days following your Service termination, you will be eligible to vest in a pro rata portion of the Performance Stock Units as provided in “Vesting” above as if your Service had not terminated, which pro rata portion will be calculated by multiplying the total number of the Performance Stock Units that vest based on actual performance, as determined by the Committee, by a fraction, the numerator of which equals the number of days that you provided Service during the Performance Period and the denominator of which equals the total number of days in the Performance Period, effective as of the Determination Date.

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Other Terminations.  If, prior to the Determination Date, you incur a termination of Service for any reason other than those specified above, whether voluntary or involuntary and prior to a Change in Control, you will forfeit to the Company all of the unvested portion of the Performance Stock Units on the date of your termination of Service.

For purposes of this Agreement, unless otherwise provided in the Employment Agreement, “Good Reason” for termination will mean, without your consent: (i) the assignment to you of substantial duties or responsibilities inconsistent with your position at the Company, or any other action by the Company that results in a substantial diminution of your duties or responsibilities other than any such reduction that is remedied by the Company within thirty (30) days of receipt of written notice thereof from you; (ii) a requirement that you work principally from a location that is thirty-five (35) miles further from your residence than your principal place of employment as of the Grant Date; (iii) a ten percent or greater reduction in your base salary, target bonus, excluding any reductions caused by the failure to achieve performance targets, or annual grant date fair value (as reasonably determined by the Company) of equity or equity-based awards granted under any equity compensation plans of the Company that vest solely based on the passage of time; or (iv) any material breach by the Company of your Employment Agreement, if any.  Good Reason will not exist pursuant to any subsection in the foregoing sentence unless (A) you have delivered written notice to the Company or its successor within ninety (90) days of the occurrence of the event constituting Good Reason, and (B) the Company fails to remedy the circumstances giving rise to your notice within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice.  In addition, you must terminate your Service for Good Reason at a time agreed reasonably with the Company, but in any event within one hundred fifty (150) days from the occurrence of the event constituting Good Reason.  For purposes of Good Reason, the Company will be defined to include any successor to the Company that has assumed the obligations of the Company through merger, acquisition, stock purchase, asset purchase, or otherwise.

For purposes of this Agreement, unless otherwise provided in the Employment Agreement, “Retirement” shall mean your resignation on or after age sixty five (65), provided that you give one hundred eighty (180) days’ advance notice to the Company of such intent to resign.  

Change in Control

Notwithstanding the vesting schedule set forth above, upon the consummation of a Change in Control during the Performance Period and subject to your execution (and non-revocation) of a Release within sixty (60) days following such Change in Control, you will vest in a number of Performance Stock Units equal to the greater of (i) the number of Performance Stock Units that would vest based on actual performance through a date reasonably proximal to the date of the consummation of

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the Change in Control, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, against the Performance Goals, which Performance Goals shall be adjusted in a manner determined by the Committee to reflect any shortening of the Performance Period that results from the Change in Control, and that level of performance will be treated as achieved immediately prior to the Change in Control, or (ii) the Target Number.  

Delivery

Delivery of the shares of Stock represented by your vested Performance Stock Units will be made as soon as practicable after the date on which your Performance Stock Units vest and, in any event, by no later than March 15th of the calendar year after your Performance Stock Units vest.

Evidence of Issuance

The issuance of the shares of Stock with respect to the Performance Stock Units will be evidenced in such a manner as the Company, in its discretion, deems appropriate, including, without limitation, book-entry, registration, or issuance of one or more share certificates.

Withholding

In the event that the Company or any Affiliate determines that any federal, state, local, or foreign tax or withholding payment is required relating to the Performance Stock Units, or the issuance of shares of Stock with respect to the Performance Stock Units, you have the right to (i) tender a cash payment, (ii) enter into a “same day sale” commitment with a broker-dealer that is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (a “FINRA Dealer”) whereby you irrevocably elect to sell a portion of the shares of Stock to be delivered in connection with the Performance Stock Units to satisfy withholding obligations and whereby the FINRA Dealer irrevocably commits to forward the proceeds necessary to satisfy the withholding obligations directly to the Company or any Affiliate, or (iii) unless otherwise determined by the Company (which shall mean the Committee if you are subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act), have the Company withhold the delivery of vested shares of Stock otherwise deliverable under this Agreement to meet such obligations; provided that the shares of Stock so withheld will have an aggregate Fair Market Value not exceeding the maximum statutory tax rates applicable in your jurisdiction; provided, that, such shares shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share of Stock to the extent rounding up to the nearest whole share does not result in the liability classification of the Performance Stock Units under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.  In the event you fail to make arrangements for such withholding payment in a manner that is reasonably acceptable to the Company, the Company shall withhold shares of Stock as provided in clause (iii) of this paragraph.

Notice and Non-Solicitation

The following notice and non-solicitation provisions will apply to you unless you have entered into an Employment Agreement that has more restrictive notice and non-solicitation provisions (in which case, the more restrictive provisions in such Employment Agreement will apply).

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You agree as a condition of the Performance Stock Units that in the event you decide to leave the Company or an Affiliate for any reason, you will provide the Company or the Affiliate with thirty (30) days’ prior notice of your departure (during which period, in the Company’s or its Affiliate’s sole discretion, you may be placed on paid leave), and you will not commence employment with anyone else during that period.  For a period of ninety (90) days following the termination of your Service for any reason, you will not directly or indirectly solicit any employees of the Company or its Affiliates for employment or encourage any employee to leave the Company or an Affiliate.

Retention Rights

This Agreement and the Performance Stock Units evidenced by this Agreement do not give you the right to be retained by the Company or any Affiliate in any capacity. Unless otherwise specified in an Employment Agreement, the Company or any Affiliate, as applicable, reserves the right to terminate your Service with the Company or an Affiliate at any time and for any reason.

Stockholder Rights

You have no rights as a stockholder with respect to the Performance Stock Units unless and until the Stock relating to the Performance Stock Units has been delivered to you. No adjustments are made for dividends, distributions, or other rights if the applicable record date occurs before your certificate is issued (or an appropriate book entry is made), except as described in the Plan.

Corporate Activity

Your Performance Stock Units shall be subject to the terms of any applicable agreement of merger, liquidation, or reorganization in the event the Company is subject to such corporate activity, consistent with Section 17 of the Plan.

Clawback

The Performance Stock Units are subject to mandatory repayment by you to the Company to the extent you are or in the future become subject to any Company “clawback” or recoupment policy or Applicable Laws that require the repayment by you to the Company of compensation paid by the Company to you in the event that you fail to comply with, or violate, the terms or requirements of such policy or Applicable Laws.

If the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company, as a result of misconduct, with any financial reporting requirement under Applicable Laws, and you are subject to automatic forfeiture under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or you knowingly engaged in the misconduct, were grossly negligent in engaging in the misconduct, knowingly failed to prevent the misconduct, or were grossly negligent in failing to prevent the misconduct, you shall reimburse the Company the amount of any payment in settlement of the Performance Stock Units earned or accrued during the twelve (12)-month period following the first public issuance or filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (whichever first occurred) of the financial document that contained such material noncompliance.

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Applicable Law

This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Maryland, other than any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.

The Plan

The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference.

Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in the Plan and have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

This Agreement, the Plan, and any Employment Agreement constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding the Performance Stock Units.  Any prior agreements, commitments, or negotiations concerning the Performance Stock Units are superseded; except that any written consulting, confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation, and/or severance agreement between you and the Company or any Affiliate, as applicable, shall supersede this Agreement with respect to its subject matter.

Data Privacy

To administer the Plan, the Company may process personal data about you.  Such data includes, but is not limited to, information provided in this Agreement and any changes thereto, other appropriate personal and financial data about you, such as your contact information, payroll information, and any other information that might be deemed appropriate by the Company to facilitate the administration of the Plan.  By accepting the Performance Stock Units, you give explicit consent to the Company to process any such personal data.

Disclaimer of Rights

The grant of Performance Stock Units under this Agreement will in no way be interpreted to require the Company to transfer any amounts to a third party trustee or otherwise hold any amounts in trust or escrow for payment to you.  You will have no rights under this Agreement or the Plan other than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.  Performance Stock Units represent unfunded and unsecured obligations of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement.

Electronic Delivery

By accepting the Performance Stock Units, you consent to receive documents related to the Performance Stock Units by electronic delivery and, if requested, agree to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company, and your consent shall remain in effect throughout your term of Service and thereafter until you withdraw such consent in writing to the Company.

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Code Section 409A

The grant of Performance Stock Units under this Agreement is intended to comply with Code Section 409A (“Section 409A”) to the extent subject thereto, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement will be interpreted and administered to be in compliance with Section 409A.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, neither the Company, its Affiliates, the Board, nor the Committee will have any obligation to take any action to prevent the assessment of any excise tax or penalty on you under Section 409A, and neither the Company, its Affiliates, the Board, nor the Committee will have any liability to you for such tax or penalty.

To the extent that the Performance Stock Units constitute “deferred compensation” under Section 409A, a termination of Service occurs only upon an event that would be a Separation from Service within the meaning of Section 409A.  If, at the time of your Separation from Service, (1) you are a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A, and (2) the Company makes a good faith determination that an amount payable on account of your Separation from Service constitutes deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A), the payment of which is required to be delayed pursuant to the six (6)-month delay rule set forth in Section 409A to avoid taxes or penalties under Section 409A (the “Delay Period”), then the Company will not pay such amount on the otherwise scheduled payment date but will instead pay it in a lump sum on the first business day after the Delay Period (or upon your death, if earlier), without interest.  Each installment of Performance Stock Units that vest under this Agreement (if there is more than one installment) will be considered one of a series of separate payments for purposes of Section 409A.

By accepting this Agreement, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described above and in the Plan.  In the event that any term of this Agreement conflicts with the terms of an Employment Agreement, the terms of such Employment Agreement shall supersede the conflicting terms herein.

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EXHIBIT A

PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

PERFORMANCE GOALS

The Performance Stock Units will vest based on the achievement of performance goals to be established and tailored as of the Grant Date by the Committee based on one or more Performance Measures under the Plan and consistent with the terms of the Plan. In no event may you earn more than the number of shares of Stock underlying the Maximum Number.


EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, William M. Walker, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Walker & Dunlop, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 6, 2021

By:

/s/ William M. Walker

William M. Walker

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Stephen P. Theobald, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Walker & Dunlop, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 6, 2021

By:

/s/ Stephen P. Theobald

Stephen P. Theobald

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION OF
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Walker & Dunlop, Inc. for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of Walker & Dunlop, Inc., hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

Date: May 6, 2021

By:

/s/ William M. Walker

William M. Walker

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 6, 2021

By:

/s/ Stephen P. Theobald

Stephen P. Theobald

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer