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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

    (Mark One)

    (Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 20172023

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)

 

 

75017272 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200E1300

Bethesda, Maryland20814

(301) (301) 215-5500

(Address of principal executive offices and registrant’soffices)(Zip Code)(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 and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post 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 Accelerated Filer  

Smaller reporting company Reporting Company

 

Accelerated filer Filer

Emerging growth company Growth Company

Non-accelerated Filer

 

Non-accelerated filer ☐

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

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 November 1, 2017,October 27, 2023, there were 31,064,54533,450,185 total shares of common stock outstanding.


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Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
Form 10-Q
INDEX

Page

PART I

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

3

 

 

 

Page

PART IItem 1.

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATIONFinancial Statements

2

3

Item 1.2.

Financial Statements

2

Item 2.

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

21

32

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

43

67

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

44

68

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

44

68

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

44

68

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

44

68

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

44

68

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

45

69

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

45

69

Item 5.

Other Information

45

69

Item 6.

Exhibits

45

69

Signatures

47

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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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2017

    

December 31, 2016

 

Assets

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

85,363

 

$

118,756

 

Restricted cash

 

 

17,179

 

 

9,861

 

Pledged securities, at fair value

 

 

95,102

 

 

84,850

 

Loans held for sale, at fair value

 

 

3,275,761

 

 

1,858,358

 

Loans held for investment, net

 

 

152,050

 

 

220,377

 

Servicing fees and other receivables, net

 

 

34,476

 

 

29,459

 

Derivative assets

 

 

43,853

 

 

61,824

 

Mortgage servicing rights

 

 

587,909

 

 

521,930

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets

 

 

124,571

 

 

97,372

 

Other assets

 

 

84,196

 

 

49,645

 

Total assets

 

$

4,500,460

 

$

3,052,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

$

255,785

 

$

232,231

 

Performance deposits from borrowers

 

 

16,575

 

 

10,480

 

Derivative liabilities

 

 

175

 

 

4,396

 

Guaranty obligation, net of accumulated amortization

 

 

38,300

 

 

32,292

 

Allowance for risk-sharing obligations

 

 

3,769

 

 

3,613

 

Warehouse notes payable

 

 

3,305,589

 

 

1,990,183

 

Note payable

 

 

163,935

 

 

164,163

 

Total liabilities

 

$

3,784,128

 

$

2,437,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred shares, Authorized 50,000, none issued.

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 200,000; issued and outstanding 29,949 shares at September 30, 2017 and 29,551 shares at December 31, 2016

 

 

299

 

 

296

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

226,098

 

 

228,889

 

Retained earnings

 

 

484,963

 

 

381,031

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

$

711,360

 

$

610,216

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

4,972

 

 

4,858

 

Total equity

 

$

716,332

 

$

615,074

 

Commitments and contingencies (NOTE 10)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

4,500,460

 

$

3,052,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2023

December 31, 2022

Assets

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

236,321

$

225,949

Restricted cash

 

17,768

 

17,676

Pledged securities, at fair value

 

177,509

 

157,282

Loans held for sale, at fair value

 

758,926

 

396,344

Mortgage servicing rights

 

921,746

 

975,226

Goodwill

949,710

959,712

Other intangible assets

 

185,927

 

198,643

Receivables, net

 

265,234

 

202,251

Committed investments in tax credit equity

212,296

254,154

Other assets

 

552,414

 

658,122

Total assets

$

4,277,851

$

4,045,359

Liabilities

Warehouse notes payable

$

790,742

$

537,531

Notes payable

 

774,677

 

704,103

Allowance for risk-sharing obligations

 

30,957

 

44,057

Commitments to fund investments in tax credit equity

196,250

239,281

Other liabilities

754,234

803,558

Total liabilities

$

2,546,860

$

2,328,530

Stockholders' Equity

Preferred stock (authorized 50,000 shares; none issued)

$

$

Common stock ($0.01 par value; authorized 200,000 shares; issued and outstanding 32,779 shares at September 30, 2023 and 32,396 shares at December 31, 2022)

 

328

 

323

Additional paid-in capital ("APIC")

 

420,062

 

412,636

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("AOCI")

(1,864)

(1,568)

Retained earnings

 

1,287,653

 

1,278,035

Total stockholders’ equity

$

1,706,179

$

1,689,426

Noncontrolling interests

 

24,812

 

27,403

Total equity

$

1,730,991

$

1,716,829

Commitments and contingencies (NOTES 2 and 9)

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

$

4,277,851

$

4,045,359

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

 

For the nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

 

    

2017

    

2016

    

2017

    

2016

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains from mortgage banking activities

 

$

111,304

 

$

100,630

 

$

309,912

 

$

249,406

 

Servicing fees

 

 

44,900

 

 

37,134

 

 

129,639

 

 

101,554

 

Net warehouse interest income

 

 

5,358

 

 

5,614

 

 

17,778

 

 

15,925

 

Escrow earnings and other interest income

 

 

5,804

 

 

2,630

 

 

13,610

 

 

6,225

 

Other

 

 

12,370

 

 

8,778

 

 

33,716

 

 

23,775

 

Total revenues

 

$

179,736

 

$

154,786

 

$

504,655

 

$

396,885

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel

 

$

78,469

 

$

64,377

 

$

198,157

 

$

154,365

 

Amortization and depreciation

 

 

32,343

 

 

29,244

 

 

97,541

 

 

80,824

 

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

 

 9

 

 

283

 

 

(216)

 

 

166

 

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

 

2,555

 

 

2,485

 

 

7,401

 

 

7,419

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

11,664

 

 

9,685

 

 

34,871

 

 

29,511

 

Total expenses

 

$

125,040

 

$

106,074

 

$

337,754

 

$

272,285

 

Income from operations

 

$

54,696

 

$

48,712

 

$

166,901

 

$

124,600

 

Income tax expense

 

 

19,988

 

 

18,851

 

 

54,621

 

 

47,295

 

Net income before noncontrolling interests

 

$

34,708

 

$

29,861

 

$

112,280

 

$

77,305

 

Less: net income from noncontrolling interests

 

 

330

 

 

233

 

 

114

 

 

198

 

Walker & Dunlop net income

 

$

34,378

 

$

29,628

 

$

112,166

 

$

77,107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

1.14

 

$

1.01

 

$

3.74

 

$

2.62

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

1.06

 

$

0.96

 

$

3.49

 

$

2.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

30,085

 

 

29,374

 

 

30,009

 

 

29,417

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

32,312

 

 

30,793

 

 

32,170

 

 

30,743

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

For the nine months ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

    

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

 

Revenues

Loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net

$

56,149

$

90,858

$

168,201

275,773

Fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net

35,375

55,291

107,446

159,970

Servicing fees

 

79,200

 

75,975

 

232,027

222,916

Property sales broker fees

16,862

30,308

38,831

100,092

Investment management fees

13,362

16,301

44,844

47,345

Net warehouse interest income (expense)

 

(2,031)

 

3,980

 

(3,556)

14,021

Placement fees and other interest income

 

43,000

 

18,129

 

109,310

26,683

Other revenues

 

26,826

 

24,769

 

83,001

129,103

Total revenues

$

268,743

$

315,611

$

780,104

$

975,903

Expenses

Personnel

$

136,507

$

157,059

$

388,425

469,608

Amortization and depreciation

57,479

59,846

170,737

177,101

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

421

 

1,218

 

(11,088)

(13,120)

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

17,594

 

9,306

 

49,878

22,123

Other operating expenses

 

28,529

 

33,991

 

83,322

102,400

Total expenses

$

240,530

$

261,420

$

681,274

$

758,112

Income from operations

$

28,213

$

54,191

$

98,830

$

217,791

Income tax expense

 

7,069

 

7,532

 

24,695

46,495

Net income before noncontrolling interests

$

21,144

$

46,659

$

74,135

$

171,296

Less: net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

 

(314)

 

(174)

 

(1,623)

 

(1,032)

Walker & Dunlop net income

$

21,458

$

46,833

$

75,758

$

172,328

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

(399)

(1,238)

(296)

(4,018)

Walker & Dunlop comprehensive income

$

21,059

$

45,595

$

75,462

$

168,310

Basic earnings per share (NOTE 10)

$

0.64

$

1.41

$

2.26

$

5.18

Diluted earnings per share (NOTE 10)

$

0.64

$

1.40

$

2.25

$

5.13

Basic weighted-average shares outstanding

 

32,737

 

32,290

 

32,654

 

32,300

Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

 

32,895

 

32,620

32,853

 

32,645

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 and nine months ended September 30, 2023

Stockholders' Equity

Common Stock

Retained

Noncontrolling

Total

  

Shares

  

Amount

  

APIC

  

AOCI

  

Earnings

  

Interests

  

Equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2022

32,396

$

323

$

412,636

$

(1,568)

$

1,278,035

$

27,403

$

1,716,829

Walker & Dunlop net income

26,665

26,665

Net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

805

805

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

(53)

(53)

Stock-based compensation - equity classified

6,664

6,664

Issuance of common stock in connection with equity compensation plans

468

5

3,397

3,402

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

(185)

(1)

(17,394)

(17,395)

Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders

(600)

(600)

Cash dividends paid ($0.63 per common share)

(21,221)

(21,221)

Other activity

(2,360)

2,360

Balance at March 31, 2023

32,679

$

327

$

405,303

$

(1,621)

$

1,281,119

$

29,968

$

1,715,096

Walker & Dunlop net income

27,635

27,635

Net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

(2,114)

(2,114)

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

156

156

Stock-based compensation - equity classified

7,541

7,541

Issuance of common stock in connection with equity compensation plans

33

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

(9)

(662)

(662)

Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders

(1,735)

(1,735)

Cash dividends paid ($0.63 per common share)

(21,180)

(21,180)

Other activity

(240)

(240)

Balance at June 30, 2023

32,703

$

327

$

412,182

$

(1,465)

$

1,287,334

$

26,119

$

1,724,497

Walker & Dunlop net income

21,458

21,458

Net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

(314)

(314)

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

(399)

(399)

Stock-based compensation - equity classified

7,015

7,015

Issuance of common stock in connection with equity compensation plans

86

1

1,736

1,737

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

(10)

(871)

(871)

Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders

(993)

(993)

Cash dividends paid ($0.63 per common share)

(21,139)

(21,139)

Balance at September 30, 2023

32,779

$

328

$

420,062

$

(1,864)

$

1,287,653

$

24,812

$

1,730,991

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Walker & Dunlop, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (CONTINUED)

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022

Stockholders' Equity

Common Stock

Retained

Noncontrolling

Total

  

Shares

  

Amount

  

APIC

  

AOCI

  

Earnings

  

Interests

  

Equity

Balance at December 31, 2021

32,049

$

320

$

393,022

$

2,558

$

1,154,252

$

28,055

$

1,578,207

Walker & Dunlop net income

71,209

71,209

Net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

(679)

(679)

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

(970)

(970)

Stock-based compensation - equity classified

10,812

10,812

Issuance of common stock in connection with equity compensation plans

544

5

15,526

15,531

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

(195)

(1)

(27,048)

(27,049)

Cash dividends paid ($0.60 per common share)

(20,077)

(20,077)

Other activity

(5,303)

15,490

10,187

Balance at March 31, 2022

32,398

$

324

$

387,009

$

1,588

$

1,205,384

$

42,866

$

1,637,171

Walker & Dunlop net income

54,286

54,286

Net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

(179)

(179)

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

(1,810)

(1,810)

Stock-based compensation - equity classified

9,980

9,980

Issuance of common stock in connection with equity compensation plans

43

110

110

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

(119)

(1)

(2,409)

(9,892)

(12,302)

Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders

(1,675)

(1,675)

Cash dividends paid ($0.60 per common share)

(20,066)

(20,066)

Other activity

8,978

(8,718)

260

Balance at June 30, 2022

32,322

$

323

$

403,668

$

(222)

$

1,229,712

$

32,294

$

1,665,775

Walker & Dunlop net income

46,833

46,833

Net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

(174)

(174)

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

(1,238)

(1,238)

Stock-based compensation - equity classified

5,185

5,185

Issuance of common stock in connection with equity compensation plans

36

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

(14)

(1,436)

(1,436)

Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders

(360)

(360)

Cash dividends paid ($0.60 per common share)

(19,882)

(19,882)

Balance at September 30, 2022

32,344

$

323

$

407,417

$

(1,460)

$

1,256,663

$

31,760

$

1,694,703

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 nine months ended September 30, 

 

    

2023

    

2022

 

Cash flows from operating activities

Net income before noncontrolling interests

$

74,135

$

171,296

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

 

(107,446)

 

(159,970)

Change in the fair value of premiums and origination fees

 

6,634

 

8,586

Amortization and depreciation

 

170,737

 

177,101

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

(11,088)

 

(13,120)

Gain from revaluation of previously held equity-method investment

(39,641)

Originations of loans held for sale

(8,402,185)

(13,877,961)

Proceeds from transfers of loans held for sale

8,023,294

13,283,455

Other operating activities, net

(86,493)

(16,512)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

$

(332,412)

$

(466,766)

Cash flows from investing activities

Capital expenditures

$

(13,880)

$

(19,302)

Purchases of equity-method investments

(15,062)

(25,098)

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

(51,302)

Proceeds from prepayment and sale of pledged AFS securities

9,274

9,261

Investments in joint ventures

(5,040)

Distributions from joint ventures

5,436

11,926

Acquisitions, net of cash received

(114,163)

Originations of loans held for investment

 

 

(50,772)

Principal collected on loans held for investment

 

160,801

 

73,500

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

$

146,569

$

(170,990)

Cash flows from financing activities

Borrowings (repayments) of warehouse notes payable, net

$

387,109

$

593,685

Borrowings of interim warehouse notes payable

 

 

36,459

Repayments of interim warehouse notes payable

 

(119,835)

 

(26,000)

Repayments of notes payable

 

(120,046)

 

(29,487)

Borrowings of notes payable

196,000

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

2,186

 

263

Repurchase of common stock

 

(18,928)

 

(40,675)

Cash dividends paid

(63,540)

(60,025)

Payment of contingent consideration

(26,090)

(19,720)

Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders

(3,328)

(2,035)

Debt issuance costs

 

(5,321)

 

(2,831)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

$

228,207

$

449,634

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

$

42,364

$

(188,122)

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

 

258,283

 

393,180

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

$

300,647

$

205,058

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

Cash paid to third parties for interest

$

86,663

$

48,590

Cash paid for income taxes

26,656

56,099

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 

 

 

    

2017

    

2016

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income before noncontrolling interests

 

$

112,280

 

$

77,305

 

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

 

 

(140,985)

 

 

(127,724)

 

Change in the fair value of premiums and origination fees

 

 

4,547

 

 

(17,728)

 

Amortization and depreciation

 

 

97,541

 

 

80,824

 

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

 

(216)

 

 

166

 

Other operating activities, net

 

 

(1,401,599)

 

 

1,287,414

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

(1,328,432)

 

$

1,300,257

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

(4,638)

 

$

(1,821)

 

Funding of preferred equity investments

 

 

(16,321)

 

 

(15,538)

 

Capital invested in Interim Program JV

 

 

(6,184)

 

 

 —

 

Net cash paid to increase ownership interest in a previously held equity-method investment

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,058)

 

Acquisitions, net of cash received

 

 

(15,000)

 

 

 —

 

Purchase of mortgage servicing rights

 

 

 —

 

 

(42,705)

 

Originations of loans held for investment

 

 

(167,680)

 

 

(218,958)

 

Principal collected on loans held for investment upon payoff

 

 

117,479

 

 

187,820

 

Principal collected on loans held for investment upon formation of Interim Program JV

 

 

119,750

 

 

 —

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

$

27,406

 

$

(92,260)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings (repayments) of warehouse notes payable, net

 

$

1,360,969

 

$

(1,239,677)

 

Borrowings of interim warehouse notes payable

 

 

128,661

 

 

148,478

 

Repayments of interim warehouse notes payable

 

 

(175,934)

 

 

(138,898)

 

Repayments of note payable

 

 

(828)

 

 

(829)

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

2,887

 

 

3,439

 

Repurchase of common stock

 

 

(28,863)

 

 

(12,374)

 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(1,689)

 

 

(2,425)

 

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 —

 

 

(5)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

$

1,285,203

 

$

(1,242,291)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

(15,823)

 

$

(34,294)

 

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

 

 

213,467

 

 

214,484

 

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

 

$

197,644

 

$

180,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid to third parties for interest

 

$

34,286

 

$

28,592

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

 

38,707

 

 

23,061

 

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Walker & Dunlop, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (CONTINUED)

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

For the nine months ended September 30, 

2023

    

2022

Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Activity:

Issuance of common stock to settle compensation liabilities

2,953

6,551

Issuance of common stock to settle contingent consideration liabilities (NOTE 7)

8,750

Net increase in total equity due to consolidations of tax credit entities (NOTE 10)

10,447

Net increase in total assets due to consolidations of tax credit entities (NOTE 10)

13,700

Net increase in total liabilities due to consolidations of tax credit entities (NOTE 10)

3,559

Forgiveness of receivables related to acquisitions

5,460

Allowance charge-off of loan held for investment

(6,033)

Additions of contingent consideration liabilities from acquisitions (NOTE 7)

119,955

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 domay not include all of thecertain financial statement disclosures and other information and footnotes required by GAAP for completeannual financial statements. Because theThe accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP, they 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, 20162022 (“20162022 Form 10-K”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals except as otherwise noted herein) 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 and nine months ended September 30, 20172023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 20172023 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 multifamily and other commercial real estate debt and equity financing products, and provides multifamily investmentproperty sales brokerage and valuation services, engages in commercial real estate investment management activities with a particular focus on the affordable housing sector through low-income housing tax credit (“LIHTC”) syndication, provides housing market research, and delivers real estate-related investment banking and advisory services. The

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,”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”). The Company also offers a proprietary loan program offering interim loans (the “Interim Program”).

During the second quarter of 2017,Through its debt brokerage products, the Company formed a joint venture with an affiliate of one of the world’s largest owners ofbrokers, and in some cases services, loans for various life insurance companies, commercial real estate to originate, hold,banks, commercial mortgage-backed securities issuers, and finance loans that previously met the criteria of the Interim Program. The Interim Program JV assumes full risk of loss while the loans it originates are outstanding. The Company holds a 15% ownership interest in the joint venture and is responsible for underwriting, servicing, and asset-managing the loans originated by the joint venture. The joint venture funds its operations using a combination of equity contributions from the partners and third-party credit facilities. The Company expects that substantially all loans satisfying the criteria for the Interim Program will be originated by the joint venture going forward; however, the Company may opportunistically originate loans held for investment through the Interim Program in the future. During the third quarter of 2017, the Company sold certain loans from its portfolio of interim loans with an unpaid principal balance of $119.8 million to the joint venture at par. The Company does not expect to sell additional loans held for investment to the joint venture. The Company does not consolidate the activities of the joint venture; therefore, it accounts for the activities associated with its ownership interest using the equity method.other institutional investors.

NOTE 2—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation—The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Walker & Dunlop, Inc., its wholly ownedwholly-owned subsidiaries, and its majority owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have beenare eliminated in consolidation. WhenThe 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 holds a variable interest in a VIE and has a controlling financial interest and therefore is considered the primary beneficiary, the Company consolidates the entity. In instances where the Company holds a variable interest in a VIE but is not the primary beneficiary, the Company uses the equity-method of accounting.

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, over operating and financial decisions forit uses the equity method of accounting. In instances where the Company owns less than 100% of the equity interests of an entity but does not have control over the entity or ownowns a majority of the voting interests or has control over an entity, the Company accounts for the investment usingportion of equity not attributable to Walker & Dunlop, Inc. as Noncontrolling interests on the equity methodCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the portion of accounting.net income not attributable to Walker & Dunlop, Inc. as Net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

Subsequent Events—The Company has evaluated the effects of all events that have occurred subsequent to September 30, 2017. There have been no material events that would require recognition in the condensed consolidated financial statements.2023. The Company has made certain disclosures in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements of events that have occurred subsequent to September 30, 2017. No2023. There have been no other material subsequent events have occurred that would require disclosure.recognition in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Use of Estimates—The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformityaccordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, including the allowance for risk-sharing obligations, initial and recurring fair value assessments of capitalized mortgage servicing rights, derivative instruments,goodwill, initial fair value estimate of

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other intangible assets, and the disclosureinitial and recurring fair value assessments of contingent consideration liabilities. Actual results may vary from these estimates.

Comprehensive Income—For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, comprehensive income equaled net income; therefore, a separate statement of comprehensive income is not included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Loans Held for Investment, netLoans held for investment are multifamily loans originated by the Company through the Interim 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 multifamily loans with similar risk characteristics. As of September 30, 2017, Loans held for investment, net consisted of seven loans with an aggregate $152.8 million of unpaid principal balance less $0.6 million of net unamortized deferred fees and costs and $0.1 million of allowance for loan losses. As of December 31, 2016, Loans held for investment, net consisted of 12 loans with an aggregate $222.3 million of unpaid principal balance less $1.5 million of net unamortized deferred fees and costs and $0.4 million of allowance for loan losses.

None of the loans held for investment was delinquent, impaired, or on non-accrual status as of September 30, 2017 or December 31, 2016. Additionally, we have not experienced any delinquencies related to these loans or charged off any loan held for investment since the inception of the Interim Program in 2012. The allowances for loan losses recorded as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were based on the Company’s collective assessment of the portfolio.

Provision (Benefit) for Credit Losses—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 54 contains additional discussion related to the allowance for risk-sharing obligations. The Company has credit risk exclusively on loans secured by multifamily real estate, with no exposure to any other sector of commercial real estate, including office, retail, industrial and hospitality. Substantially all of the Provision (benefit) for credit losses consisted of the following activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172023 and 2016:2022 is related to the provision (benefit) for risk-sharing obligations, with the other portion attributable to the provision (benefit) for loan losses related to loans held for investment.

Loans Held for Investment (“LHFI”), net—LHFI are multifamily interim loans originated by the Company for properties that currently do not qualify for permanent GSE or HUD (collectively, the “Agencies”) financing (“Interim Loan Program”). 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 September 30, 2023, LHFI consisted of two loans with an aggregate $40.0 million of unpaid principal balance less an immaterial amount of net unamortized deferred fees and costs and allowance for loan losses. As of December 31, 2022, LHFI consisted of nine loans with an aggregate $206.8 million of unpaid principal balance less $0.4 million of net unamortized deferred fees and costs and $6.2 million of allowance for loan losses. LHFI are included as a component of Other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company did not have any LHFI that were delinquent and in non-accrual status as of September 30, 2023, compared to one loan held for investment with an unpaid principal balance of $14.7 million and an allowance for loan losses of $5.9 million as of December 31, 2022. During the second quarter of 2023, the Company sold the underlying collateral for $8.7 million and wrote off the $6.0 million of collateral-based reserves. The Company had not recorded any interest related to this loan since it went on non-accrual status in 2019. The Company has not previously charged off any other loan or had any other delinquencies related to loans held for investment. The amortized cost basis of loans that were current as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was $39.9 million and $191.7 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2023, all loans held for investment were originated between 2019 and 2021.

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 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 September 30, 2023 and 2022 and December 31, 2022 and 2021.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended 

 

For the nine months ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

(in thousands)

    

2017

    

2016

    

2017

    

2016

 

Benefit for loan losses

 

$

(100)

 

$

(49)

 

$

(290)

 

$

(287)

 

Provision for risk-sharing obligations

 

 

109

 

 

332

 

 

74

 

 

453

 

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

$

 9

 

$

283

 

$

(216)

 

$

166

 

September 30, 

December 31,

(in thousands)

2023

    

2022

    

2022

    

2021

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

236,321

$

152,188

$

225,949

$

305,635

Restricted cash

17,768

40,246

17,676

42,812

Pledged cash and cash equivalents (NOTE 9)

 

46,558

 

12,624

 

14,658

 

44,733

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

$

300,647

$

205,058

$

258,283

$

393,180

Income Taxes—The Company records the realizable excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation as a reduction to income tax expense. The realizable excess tax benefits were $0.7 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $2.2 million and $5.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

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Net Warehouse Interest Income—Income (Expense)—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. Substantially all loans that are held for sale are financed with matched borrowings under our warehouse facilities incurred to fundGenerally, a specific loan held for sale. Asubstantial portion of allthe Company’s loans that are held for investment is financed with matched borrowings under ourone of its warehouse facilities. The remaining portion of loans held for sale or investment not funded with matched borrowings is financed with the Company’s own cash. The Company also occasionally 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 (expense) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172023 and 20162022 are the following components:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended 

 

For the nine months ended 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

(in thousands)

    

2017

    

2016

    

2017

    

2016

 

Warehouse interest income - loans held for sale

 

$

15,263

 

$

11,507

 

$

36,616

 

$

32,328

 

Warehouse interest expense - loans held for sale

 

 

(11,776)

 

 

(8,032)

 

 

(27,024)

 

 

(21,548)

 

Net warehouse interest income - loans held for sale

 

$

3,487

 

$

3,475

 

$

9,592

 

$

10,780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warehouse interest income - loans held for investment

 

$

3,213

 

$

3,518

 

$

13,205

 

$

8,971

 

Warehouse interest expense - loans held for investment

 

 

(1,342)

 

 

(1,379)

 

 

(5,019)

 

 

(3,826)

 

Net warehouse interest income - loans held for investment

 

$

1,871

 

$

2,139

 

$

8,186

 

$

5,145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net warehouse interest income

 

$

5,358

 

$

5,614

 

$

17,778

 

$

15,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended 

For the nine months ended 

September 30, 

September 30, 

Components of Net Warehouse Interest Income (Expense)
(in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

Warehouse interest income

$

11,912

$

18,413

$

34,015

$

44,816

Warehouse interest expense

 

(13,943)

 

(14,433)

 

(37,571)

 

(30,795)

Net warehouse interest income (expense)

$

(2,031)

$

3,980

$

(3,556)

$

14,021

Co-broker Fees—Third-party co-broker fees are netted against Loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income Taxes—The Company records the excess tax benefits from stock compensation as a reduction to income tax expense. The Company recorded excess tax benefits of $0.3and were $2.5 million and an immaterial amount during$3.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 20172023 and 2016,2022, respectively, and $9.1$9.3 million and $0.5$13.4 million duringfor the nine months ended September 30, 20172023 and 2016,2022, respectively.

Contracts with Customers—A majority 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.

StatementThe majority of Cash Flows—For presentationthe 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 majority all of the Company’s contracts with customers is not complicated and is generally completed in the Condensed Consolidated Statementsa short period of Cash Flows, the Company considers Pledged securities, at fair value to be restricted cash equivalents.time. The following table presents information about the Company’s contracts with customers for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:  

For the three months ended 

For the nine months ended 

September 30, 

September 30, 

Description (in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

 

Statement of income line item

Certain loan origination fees

$

16,259

$

40,076

$

50,982

$

130,722

Loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net

Property sales broker fees

16,862

30,308

38,831

100,092

Property sales broker fees

Investment management fees

13,362

16,301

44,844

47,345

Investment management fees

Application fees, appraisal revenues, subscription revenues, syndication fees, and other revenues

 

15,138

 

12,643

 

56,602

 

55,384

Other revenues

Total revenues derived from contracts with customers

$

61,621

$

99,328

$

191,259

$

333,543

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, and the Company has accrued its best estimate of any probable impacts from pending litigation in its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. 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 reconciliationmaterial adverse effect on its business, results of the total of cash, cashoperations, liquidity, or financial condition.

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equivalents, restricted cash,Recently Adopted 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 September 30, 2017 and 2016 and December 31, 2016 and 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

December 31,

 

(in thousands)

2017

    

2016

    

2016

    

2015

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

85,363

 

$

83,887

 

$

118,756

 

$

136,988

 

Restricted cash

 

17,179

 

 

14,370

 

 

9,861

 

 

5,306

 

Pledged securities, at fair value (restricted cash equivalents)

 

95,102

 

 

81,933

 

 

84,850

 

 

72,190

 

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

$

197,644

 

$

180,190

 

$

213,467

 

$

214,484

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recently Announced Accounting PronouncementsThe following table presents the accounting pronouncements that the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) has issued and that have the potential to impact the Company but have not yet been adopted by the Company.

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Issue Date

Description

Effective Date

Expected Financial Statement Impact

Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments

Q2 2016

ASU 2016-13 ("the Standard") represents a significant change to the incurred loss model currently used to account for credit losses. The Standard requires an entity to estimate the credit losses expected over the life of the credit exposure upon initial recognition of that exposure. The expected credit losses consider historical information, current information, and reasonable and supportable forecasts, including estimates of prepayments. Exposures with similar risk characteristics are required to be grouped together when estimating expected credit losses. The initial estimate and subsequent changes to the estimated credit losses are required to be reported in current earnings in the income statement and through an allowance in the balance sheet. ASU 2016-13 is applicable to financial assets subject to credit losses and measured at amortized cost and certain off-balance-sheet credit exposures. The Standard will modify the way the Company estimates its allowance for risk-sharing obligations and its allowance for loan losses. ASU 2016-13 requires modified retrospective application to all outstanding, in-scope instruments, with a cumulative-effect adjustment recorded to opening retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption.

January 1, 2020 (early adoption permitted January 1, 2019)

The Company is in the preliminary stages of implementation and is still in the process of determining the significance of the impact the Standard will have on its financial statements and the timing of when it will adopt ASU 2016-13. The Company expects its Allowance for risk-sharing obligations to increase when ASU 2016-13 is adopted. The magnitude of the impacts will not be known until closer to the adoption date.

ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842)

Q1 2016

ASU 2016-02 represents a significant reform to the accounting for leases. Lessees initially recognize a lease liability for the obligation to make lease payments and a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset for the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The lease liability is measured at the present value of the lease payments over the lease term. The ROU asset is measured at the lease liability amount, adjusted for lease prepayments, lease incentives received and the lessee’s initial direct costs. Lessees generally recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis, which is similar to what they do today. Entities are required to use a modified retrospective approach for leases that exist or are entered into after the beginning of the earliest comparative period in the financial statements.

January 1, 2019 (early adoption is permitted)

The Company is in the preliminary stages of implementation and is still in the process of determining the significance of the impact ASU 2016-02 will have on its financial statements. The Company will adopt ASU 2016-02 when required in 2019.

ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

Q1 2016

The guidance requires that unconsolidated equity investments not accounted for under the equity method be recorded at fair value, with changes in fair value recorded through net income. The accounting principles that permitted available-for-sale classification with unrealized holding gains and losses recorded in other comprehensive income for equity securities will no longer be applicable. The guidance is not applicable to debt securities and loans and requires minor changes to the disclosure and presentation of financial instruments. ASU 2016-01 generally requires a cumulative-effect adjustment to opening retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption.

January 1, 2018 (early adoption permitted for certain parts)

The Company does not believe that ASU 2016-01 will have a material impact on its reported financial results.

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Standard

Issue Date

Description

Effective Date

Expected Financial Statement Impact

ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)

Q2 2014

ASU 2014-09 represents a comprehensive reform of many of the revenue recognition requirements in GAAP. The guidance in the ASU supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and supersedes or amends much of the industry-specific revenue recognition guidance found throughout the Accounting Standards Codification. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. The ASU creates a five-step process for achieving the core principle: 1) identifying the contract with the customer, 2) identifying the performance obligations in the contract, 3) determining the transaction price, 4) allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations, and 5) recognizing revenue when an entity has completed the performance obligations. The ASU also requires additional disclosures that allow users of the financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows resulting from contracts with customers. The guidance permits the use of the full retrospective or modified retrospective transition methods.

January 1, 2018 (early adoption permitted January 1, 2017)

The Company completed its analysis of ASU 2014-09 and concluded that it will not have a material impact on the amount or timing of revenue the Company records under its current revenue recognition practices. Additionally, the Company believes that this ASU will not impact the presentation of the Company's financial statements or require significant additional footnote disclosures.

There are no other accounting pronouncements previously issued by the FASB but not yet effective or not yet adopted by the Company that have the potential to materially impact the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

There have been no material changes to the accounting policies discussed in NOTE 2 of the Company’s 20162022 Form 10-K other than the changes made pursuant10-K. There are no recently announced but not yet effective accounting pronouncements that are expected to have a material impact to the adoptionCompany as of ASU 2017-04, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment and ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business as disclosed in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2017 (“Q1 2017 10-Q”).September 30, 2023.

ReclassificationsTheCompany has made certain immaterial reclassifications to prior-year balances to conform to current-year    presentation,  including an adjustment relating to the presentation of cash flows associated with restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents for the adoption of a new accounting standard during the fourth quarter of 2016 as more fully described in NOTE 2 of the 2016 Form 10-K. within our segment reporting.

NOTE 3—GAINS FROM MORTGAGE BANKING ACTIVITIES

Gains from mortgage banking activities consisted of the following activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the nine months ended 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

(in thousands)

2017

    

2016

 

2017

    

2016

Contractual loan origination related fees, net

$

60,523

 

$

52,401

 

$

168,927

 

$

121,682

Fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing recognized at commitment

 

53,614

 

 

50,964

 

 

150,608

 

 

135,971

Fair value of expected guaranty obligation recognized at commitment

 

(2,833)

 

 

(2,735)

 

 

(9,623)

 

 

(8,247)

Total gains from mortgage banking activities

$

111,304

 

$

100,630

 

$

309,912

 

$

249,406

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The origination fees shown in the table are net of co-broker fees of $4.5 million and $13.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $14.7 million and $29.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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NOTE 4—MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS

Mortgage Servicing Rights (“MSRs”) represent the carrying value of the servicing rights retained by the Company for mortgage loans originated and sold. The initial capitalized amount is equal to the estimated fair value of the expected net cash flows associated with themortgage servicing rights. MSRs are amortized using the interest method over the period that servicing income is expected to be received.

The fair valuesrights (“MSRs”) was $1.4 billion as of the MSRs atboth September 30, 20172023 and December 31, 2016 were $773.9 million and $669.4 million, respectively.2022. 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:sensitivities related to the discount rate:

The impact of a 100-basis100-basis point increase in the discount rate at September 30, 2017 is2023 would be a decrease in the fair value of $24.6 million.$43.2 million to the MSRs outstanding as of September 30, 2023.

The impact of a 200-basis200-basis point increase in the discount rate at September 30, 2017 is2023 would be a decrease in the fair value of $47.6 million.$83.5 million to the MSRs outstanding as of September 30, 2023.

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

Activity related to capitalized MSRs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172023 and 2016 is shown in the table below:2022 follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

(in thousands)

    

2017

    

2016

    

2017

    

2016

 

Beginning balance

 

$

573,159

 

$

468,093

 

$

521,930

 

$

412,348

 

Additions, following the sale of loan

 

 

48,174

 

 

60,955

 

 

165,748

 

 

124,982

 

Purchases

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

42,705

 

Amortization

 

 

(30,174)

 

 

(26,074)

 

 

(88,398)

 

 

(72,030)

 

Pre-payments and write-offs

 

 

(3,250)

 

 

(6,296)

 

 

(11,371)

 

 

(11,327)

 

Ending balance

 

$

587,909

 

$

496,678

 

$

587,909

 

$

496,678

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

For the nine months ended

 

September 30, 

September 30, 

 

Roll Forward of MSRs (in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

 

Beginning balance

$

932,131

$

978,745

$

975,226

$

953,845

Additions, following the sale of loan

 

42,495

 

45,454

 

104,644

 

182,753

Amortization

 

(50,276)

 

(47,391)

 

(149,185)

 

(140,846)

Pre-payments and write-offs

 

(2,604)

 

(9,038)

 

(8,939)

 

(27,982)

Ending balance

$

921,746

$

967,770

$

921,746

$

967,770

The following tables summarizetable summarizes the components of thegross value, accumulated amortization, and net carrying value of the Company’s acquired and originated MSRs as of September 30, 20172023 and December 31, 2016:2022:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2017

 

 

  

Gross

  

Accumulated

  

Net

 

(in thousands)

 

  carrying value  

 

  amortization  

 

  carrying value  

 

Acquired MSRs

 

$

175,934

 

$

(117,861)

 

$

58,073

 

Originated MSRs

 

 

760,795

 

 

(230,959)

 

 

529,836

 

Total

 

$

936,729

 

$

(348,820)

 

$

587,909

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2016

 

 

  

Gross

  

Accumulated

  

Net

 

(in thousands)

 

  carrying value  

 

  amortization  

 

  carrying value  

 

Acquired MSRs

 

$

175,934

 

 

(104,264)

 

$

71,670

 

Originated MSRs

 

 

642,030

 

 

(191,770)

 

 

450,260

 

Total

 

$

817,964

 

$

(296,034)

 

$

521,930

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Components of MSRs (in thousands)

September 30, 2023

December 31, 2022

Gross value

$

1,710,517

$

1,659,185

Accumulated amortization

 

(788,771)

 

(683,959)

Net carrying value

$

921,746

$

975,226

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The expected amortization of MSRs recordedshown in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 20172023 is shown in the table below. Actual amortization may vary from these estimates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Originated MSRs

  

Acquired MSRs

  

Total MSRs

 

(in thousands)

 

Amortization

 

Amortization

 

  Amortization  

 

Three Months Ending December 31, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

$

26,528

 

$

3,065

 

$

29,593

 

Year Ending December 31, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

$

98,640

 

$

11,310

 

$

109,950

 

2019

 

 

84,761

 

 

10,119

 

 

94,880

 

2020

 

 

76,136

 

 

8,536

 

 

84,672

 

2021

 

 

66,589

 

 

6,821

 

 

73,410

 

2022

 

 

53,579

 

 

4,918

 

 

58,497

 

Thereafter

 

 

123,603

 

 

13,304

 

 

136,907

 

Total

 

$

529,836

 

$

58,073

 

$

587,909

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Expected

(in thousands)

  Amortization  

Three Months Ending December 31, 

2023

$

49,384

Year Ending December 31, 

2024

$

187,062

2025

 

164,837

2026

 

139,019

2027

 

118,031

2028

 

95,632

Thereafter

167,781

Total

$

921,746

NOTE 5—GUARANTY OBLIGATION AND 4—ALLOWANCE FOR RISK-SHARING OBLIGATIONS

When a loan is sold under the Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing TM (“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 Substantially all loans sold under the guaranty obligationFannie Mae DUS program contain modified or full-risk sharing guaranties that are based on the credit performance of the loan. The Company records an estimate of the contingent loss reserve for Current Expected Credit Losses (“CECL”) for all loans in its Fannie Mae at-risk servicing portfolio and also records collateral-based reserves as necessary and presents this combined loss reserve as Allowance for risk-sharing obligations on the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 is presented in the following table:Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

(in thousands)

    

2017

    

2016

    

2017

    

2016

 

Beginning balance

 

$

36,492

 

$

28,406

 

$

32,292

 

$

27,570

 

Additions, following the sale of loan

 

 

3,596

 

 

4,039

 

 

11,332

 

 

7,727

 

Amortization

 

 

(1,776)

 

 

(1,682)

 

 

(5,242)

 

 

(4,431)

 

Other

 

 

(12)

 

 

175

 

 

(82)

 

 

72

 

Ending balance

 

$

38,300

 

$

30,938

 

$

38,300

 

$

30,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activity related to the allowance for risk-sharing obligations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172023 and 2016 is shown2022 follows:

For the three months ended

For the nine months ended

 

September 30, 

September 30, 

 

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

    

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

 

Beginning balance

$

32,410

$

48,475

$

44,057

$

62,636

Provision (benefit) for risk-sharing obligations

 

555

 

1,183

 

(11,092)

 

(12,978)

Write-offs

 

(2,008)

 

 

(2,008)

 

Ending balance

$

30,957

$

49,658

$

30,957

$

49,658

The Company assesses several factors to calculate the CECL allowance each quarter including the current and expected unemployment rate, macroeconomic conditions, and the multifamily market. The key inputs for the CECL allowance are the historic loss rate, the forecast-period loss rate, the reversion-period loss rate, and the unpaid principal balance (“UPB”) of the at-risk servicing portfolio. A summary of the key inputs of the CECL allowance as of the end of each of the quarters presented and the provision (benefit) impact during each quarter for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 follows.

2023

CECL Calculation Details and Provision Impact

Q1

Q2

Q3

Total

Forecast-period loss rate (in basis points)

2.3

2.3

2.3

N/A

Reversion-period loss rate (in basis points)

1.5

1.5

1.5

N/A

Historical loss rate (in basis points)

0.6

0.6

0.6

N/A

At-risk Fannie Mae servicing portfolio UPB (in billions)

$

54.5

$

55.7

$

57.4

N/A

CECL allowance (in millions)

$

28.7

$

28.9

$

31.0

N/A

Provision (benefit) for risk-sharing obligations (in millions)

$

(11.0)

$

(0.7)

$

0.6

$

(11.1)

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2022

CECL Calculation Details and Provision Impact

Q1

Q2

Q3

Total

Forecast-period loss rate (in basis points)

3.0

2.2

2.2

N/A

Reversion-period loss rate (in basis points)

2.0

1.7

1.7

N/A

Historical loss rate (in basis points)

1.2

1.2

1.2

N/A

At-risk Fannie Mae servicing portfolio UPB (in billions)

$

49.7

$

51.2

$

52.1

N/A

CECL allowance (in millions)

$

42.5

$

37.7

$

38.9

N/A

Provision (benefit) for risk-sharing obligations (in millions)

$

(9.4)

$

(4.8)

$

1.2

$

(13.0)

During the first quarters of 2023 and 2022, the Company updated its 10-year look-back period, resulting in loss data from the earliest year being replaced with the loss data for the most recently completed year. The look-back period updates resulted in the following table:historical loss rate factor decreasing and the benefit for risk-sharing obligations, as noted in the table above. The Company also slightly increased its forecast-period and reversion-period loss rates, during the three months ended March 31, 2023, to incorporate uncertain macroeconomic conditions. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, no adjustment was made to the forecast-period loss rate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

(in thousands)

    

2017

    

2016

    

2017

    

2016

 

Beginning balance

 

$

3,648

 

$

5,810

 

$

3,613

 

$

5,586

 

Provision for risk-sharing obligations

 

 

109

 

 

332

 

 

74

 

 

453

 

Write-offs

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,567)

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,567)

 

Other

 

 

12

 

 

(175)

 

 

82

 

 

(72)

 

Ending balance

 

$

3,769

 

$

3,400

 

$

3,769

 

$

3,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WhenDuring the second quarter of 2023, the benefit for risk-sharing obligations shown above was the result of an updated collateral-based reserve, as the Company places a loan for which it has asettled this risk-sharing obligation on its watch list,with Fannie Mae early in the Company transfersthird quarter of 2023 for $2.0 million. During the second quarter of 2022, the benefit for risk-sharing obligations seen above was a result of the reductions in the forecast-period and reversion-period rates seen above, as the remaining unamortized balance of the guaranty obligationrisks and uncertainties related to the allowance for risk-sharing obligations. When a loan for which the Company has a risk-sharing obligation isCOVID-19 pandemic were removed from the watch list,forecast-period and reversion period loss rates.

During the loan’s reserve is transferred fromthird quarters of 2023 and 2022, the allowanceprovision for risk-sharing obligations back toseen above were the guaranty obligation, andresult of increases in the amortizationat-risk portfolio.

The weighted average remaining life of the remaining balance over the remaining estimated life is resumed. This net transfer of the unamortized balance of the guaranty obligation from a noncontingent classification to a contingent classification (and vice versa) is presented in the guaranty obligation and allowance for risk-sharing obligations tables above as ‘Other.’

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The Allowance for risk-sharing obligationsat-risk Fannie Mae servicing portfolio as of September 30, 2017 is based primarily on the Company’s collective assessment of the probability of loss related2023 was 6.6 years compared to the loans on the watch list7.2 years as of September 30, 2017. During the third quarter of 2017, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma made landfall in the United States, causing substantial damage to the affected areas. Located within the affected areas are multiple properties collateralizing loans for which the Company has risk-sharing obligations. Based on its preliminary assessment of these properties, the Company believes that few, if any, of these properties incurred significant damage, and those that did have adequate insurance coverage. Additionally, the Company has not experienced an increase in late payments from risk-sharing loans collateralized by properties in the affected areas. Accordingly, based on information currently available, these natural disasters did not have a material impact on the Allowance for risk-sharing obligations as of September 30, 2017. Additionally, the Company does not believe that these natural disasters will have a material impact on its Allowance for risk-sharing obligations in the future.December 31, 2022.

As of September 30, 2017,2023, the Company had no loans with collateral-based reserves compared to two loans with an aggregate collateral-based reserve of $4.4 million as of December 31, 2022.

As of September 30, 2023 and 2022, the maximum quantifiable contingent liability associated with the Company’s guaranteesguaranties for the at-risk loans serviced under the Fannie Mae DUS agreement was $5.4 billion.$11.8 billion and $10.8 billion, respectively. This maximum quantifiable contingent liability relates to the at-risk loans serviced for Fannie Mae at the specific point in time indicated. 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 6—5—SERVICING

The total unpaid principal balance of loans the Company’sCompany was servicing portfoliofor various institutional investors was $70.3$129.0 billion as of September 30, 20172023 compared to $63.1$123.1 billion as of December 31, 2016.2022.

As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, custodial deposit accounts (“escrow deposits”) relating to loans serviced by the Company totaled $2.8 billion and $2.7 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 placement fees on these escrow deposits, presented within Placement fees and other interest income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Certain cash deposits exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits; however, the Company believes it has mitigated this risk by holding uninsured deposits balances at large national banks.

NOTE 7—6—WAREHOUSE NOTES PAYABLE AND NOTES PAYABLE

AtAs of September 30, 2017,2023, to provide financing to borrowers the Company has arranged for warehouse lines of credit. In support ofunder the Agencies’ programs, the Company has committed and uncommitted warehouse lines of credit in the amount of $4.8$3.9 billion with certain national banks and a $1.5 billion uncommitted facility with Fannie Mae (collectively, the “Agency Warehouse Facilities”). TheIn support of these Agency Warehouse Facilities, the Company has pledged

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substantially all of its loans held for sale againstunder the Agency Warehouse Facilities.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 financings on acceptable terms.

Additionally, 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 and hold loans held for investment depends upon market conditions and its ability to secure and maintain these types of financings on acceptable terms. As of September 30, 2023, the Interim Warehouse Facilities had $454.8 million of total facility capacity with an outstanding balance of $25.6 million. The interest rate on the Interim Warehouse Facilities ranged from SOFR (defined below) plus 135 to 325 basis points.

The interest rate for all our warehouse facilities and debt is based on an Adjusted Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”).  The maximum amount and outstanding borrowings under the warehouse notes payable atAgency Warehouse Facilities as of September 30, 2017 are shown in2023 follows:

September 30, 2023

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

Committed

    

Uncommitted

Total Facility

Outstanding

    

    

 

Facility

Amount

Amount

Capacity

Balance

Interest rate(1)

 

Agency Warehouse Facility #1

$

325,000

$

250,000

$

575,000

$

92,872

 

SOFR plus 1.30%

Agency Warehouse Facility #2

 

700,000

 

300,000

 

1,000,000

 

133,366

SOFR plus 1.30%

Agency Warehouse Facility #3

 

600,000

 

265,000

 

865,000

 

106,856

 

SOFR plus 1.35%

Agency Warehouse Facility #4

200,000

225,000

425,000

124,934

SOFR plus 1.30% to 1.35%

Agency Warehouse Facility #5

1,000,000

1,000,000

94,755

SOFR plus 1.45%

Total National Bank Agency Warehouse Facilities

$

1,825,000

$

2,040,000

$

3,865,000

$

552,783

Fannie Mae repurchase agreement, uncommitted line and open maturity

 

 

1,500,000

 

1,500,000

 

212,811

 

Total Agency Warehouse Facilities

$

1,825,000

$

3,540,000

$

5,365,000

$

765,594

(1)Interest rate presented does not include the effect of any applicable interest rate floors.

During 2023, the table below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

Committed

    

Uncommitted

 

Temporary

 

Total Facility

 

Outstanding

    

    

 

Facility1

 

Amount

 

Amount

 

Increase

 

Capacity

 

Balance

 

Interest rate

 

Agency Warehouse Facility #1

 

$

425,000

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

425,000

 

$

190,054

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.40%

 

Agency Warehouse Facility #2

 

 

500,000

 

 

 —

 

 

2,066,000

 

 

2,566,000

 

 

2,228,837

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.30%

 

Agency Warehouse Facility #3

 

 

480,000

 

 

 —

 

 

400,000

 

 

880,000

 

 

424,714

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.25%

 

Agency Warehouse Facility #4

 

 

350,000

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

350,000

 

 

285,170

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.40%

 

Agency Warehouse Facility #5

 

 

30,000

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

30,000

 

 

5,797

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.80%

 

Agency Warehouse Facility #6

 

 

250,000

 

 

250,000

 

 

 —

 

 

500,000

 

 

 —

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.35%

 

Fannie Mae repurchase agreement, uncommitted line and open maturity

 

 

 —

 

 

1,500,000

 

 

 —

 

 

1,500,000

 

 

75,391

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.15%

 

Total Agency Warehouse Facilities

 

$

2,035,000

 

$

1,750,000

 

$

2,466,000

 

$

6,251,000

 

$

3,209,963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interim Warehouse Facility #1

 

$

85,000

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

85,000

 

$

43,440

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.90%

 

Interim Warehouse Facility #2

 

 

200,000

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

200,000

 

 

23,272

 

30-day LIBOR plus 2.00%

 

Interim Warehouse Facility #3

 

 

75,000

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

75,000

 

 

29,132

 

30-day LIBOR plus 2.00% to 2.50%

 

Total Interim Warehouse Facilities

 

$

360,000

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

360,000

 

$

95,844

 

 

 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(218)

 

 

 

Total warehouse facilities

 

$

2,395,000

 

$

1,750,000

 

$

2,466,000

 

$

6,611,000

 

$

3,305,589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


1following amendments to the Company’s Agency Warehouse Facilities and Notes Payable were executed in the Fannie Mae repurchase agreement are usednormal course of business to fund loans held for sale, while Interimsupport the Company’s business. Additionally, the Company had a note payable through its wholly-owned subsidiary, WDAE (as defined in NOTE 12), formerly known as “Alliant,” which had an outstanding balance of $114.5 million as of December 31, 2022. As noted below, on January 12, 2023, the Company repaid the Alliant note payable in full with proceeds from the Incremental Term Loan (as defined below).

Agency Warehouse Facilities are used to partially fund loans held for investment.

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During the fourth quarter of 2017,August 2023, the Company executed the 13than amendment to the warehouse agreement related to Agency Warehouse Facility #1 that extended the maturity date to November 30, 2017.  August 28, 2024. No other material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2017.2023.

During the third quarter of 2017,April 2023, the Company executed the Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement (the “Second Amended Agreement”) relatedan amendment to Agency Warehouse Facility #2. The Second Amended Agreement removed one of the lenders under the prior agreement, which reduced the maximum committed borrowing capacity of Agency Warehouse Facility #2 to $500.0 million. It alsothat extended the maturity date to September 10, 2018 and reduced the interest rate to the 30-day London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 130 basis points. In addition to the committed borrowing capacity, the Second Amended Agreement provides $300.0 million of uncommitted borrowing capacity that bears interest at the same rate as the committed facility. Concurrent with the execution of the Second Amended Agreement, the Company executed a new, separate warehousing credit agreement with one of the lenders under the prior facility, which is referred to as Agency Warehouse Facility #6 and is more fully described below. Also during the third quarter of 2017, the Company executed the first amendment to the Second Amended Agreement that provides a temporary increase of $2.1 billion to fund a specific portfolio of loans. The temporary increase expires the sooner of the sale of the portfolio of loans, or February 28, 2018. The uncommitted borrowing capacity is reduced to zero while the temporary increase is outstanding.April 12, 2024. No other material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2017.

2023.

During the second quarter of 2017,May 2023, the Company executed the seventhan amendment to the warehouse agreement related to Agency Warehouse Facility #3. The amendment reduced the interest rate to 30-day LIBOR plus 125 basis points,#3 that extended the maturity date to April 30, 2018, and increased the permanent committed borrowing capacity to $480.0 million. During the third quarter of 2017, the Company executed the eighth amendment to the warehouse agreement that provided for a temporary increase to the borrowing capacity of $400.0 million that expires January 30, 2018.May 15, 2024. No other material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2017.

2023.

During the fourth quarter of 2017,June 2023, the Company executed the thirdan amendment to the warehouse agreement related to Agency Warehouse Facility #4 that extended the maturity date to October 5, 2018 and reducedJune 22, 2024, updated the interest rate as shown in the table above, and updated one of the financial covenants to 30-day LIBOR plus 130 basis points.conform with the Company’s other financial covenants. No other material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2017.

2023.

During the third quarter of 2017,September 2023, the Company executed a warehousing and security agreement that establishedan amendment to Agency Warehouse Facility #6. The warehouse facility has a $250.0 million maximum committed borrowing capacity, provides us with the ability to fund Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, and FHA loans, and matures September 18, 2018. The borrowings under the warehouse agreement bear interest at a rate of 30-day LIBOR plus 135 basis points. In addition to the committed borrowing capacity, the agreement provides $250.0 million of uncommitted borrowing capacity that bears interest at the same rate as the committed facility.

During the second quarter of 2017, the Company executed the seventh amendment to the credit and security agreement related to Interim Warehouse Facility #1#5 that extended the maturity date to April 30, 2018.September 12, 2024. No other material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2017.2023.

During the second quarter of 2017, the Company exercised its option to extend the maturity date of Interim Warehouse Facility #3 to May 19, 2018. No other material modifications have been made to the Agency Warehouse Facilities during the year.

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Notes payable

Incremental Term Loan

As of December 31, 2022, the Company had a senior secured credit agreement during 2017.

As(the “Credit Agreement”) that provided for a result$600 million term loan (the “Term Loan”). On January 12, 2023, the Company entered into a lender joinder agreement and amendment to the Credit Agreement that provided for an increment term loan (“Incremental Term Loan”) with a principal amount of $200.0 million, modified the ratio thresholds related to mandatory prepayments, and included a provision that allows additional types of indebtedness. The Incremental Term Loan was issued at a 2.0% discount and contains similar repayment terms as the Term Loan, bears interest at a rate equal to SOFR plus 300 basis points, and matures on December 16, 2028. The Company used approximately $115.9 million of the aforementioned amendmentsproceeds to pay off the Alliant note payable principal balance, accrued interest, and new agreements,other fees. The Company is obligated to make principal payments on the Company has increased itsIncremental Term Loan in consecutive quarterly installments equal to 0.25% of the aggregate borrowing capacity, including temporary increases, from $4.0 billion atoriginal principal amount of the Incremental Term Loan on the last business day of each March, June, September, and December 31, 2016 to $6.6 billion at Septemberthat commenced on June 30, 2017.

2023.

The warehouse notes payable and notes payable are subject to various financial covenants, all of which thecovenants. The Company wasis in compliance with asall of these financial covenants. As of September 30, 2023, the current period end.

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NOTE 8—7—GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Activity related toGoodwill

A summary of the Company’s goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 20172023 and 20162022 follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

 

(in thousands)

    

2017

    

2016

 

For the nine months ended

September 30, 

Roll Forward of Goodwill (in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

 

Beginning balance

 

$

96,420

 

$

90,338

 

$

959,712

$

698,635

Additions from acquisitions

 

 

27,347

 

 

 —

 

 

 

222,670

Measurement-period and other adjustments

3,998

26,859

Impairment

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(14,000)

 

Ending balance

 

$

123,767

 

$

90,338

 

$

949,710

$

948,164

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The additionCompany recognized goodwill impairment during the three months ended September 30, 2023 in conjunction with the Company’s reassessment of the fair value of its contingent consideration liabilitiesassociated with its 2022 acquisition of GeoPhy B.V. (“GeoPhy”). The Company recorded a corresponding and offsetting impairment to the goodwill associated with the GeoPhy acquisition, since a substantial portion of the goodwill originally recorded for the GeoPhy acquisition was directly related to the contingent consideration liability. The Company allocated this goodwill impairment to one of the two reporting units to which the GeoPhy operations and goodwill are assigned, both of which are components of the Capital Markets segment.

The Company does not believe the impairment recorded is indicative of a broader goodwill impairment at the reporting unit. The period over which the contingent consideration can be earned (approximately two more years) is much shorter than the period of time considered in a fair value assessment of a reporting unit, and the Company believes the macroeconomic and commercial real estate conditions that led to the fair value adjustment related to the continent consideration liability are short term in nature.

The fair value adjustment to the contingent consideration liability and the goodwill impairment are both included within Other operating expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and within the Other operating activities, net line in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

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The following table shows goodwill by reportable segments as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

As of

As of

Goodwill by Reportable Segment (in thousands)

September 30, 2023

December 31, 2022

Capital Markets

$

510,189

$

520,191

Servicing & Asset Management

439,521

439,521

Ending balance

$

949,710

$

959,712

Other Intangible Assets

Activity related to other intangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 follows:

For the nine months ended

September 30, 

Roll Forward of Other Intangible Assets (in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

Beginning balance

$

198,643

$

183,904

Additions from acquisitions

 

 

31,000

Amortization

��

 

(12,716)

 

(12,070)

Ending balance

$

185,927

$

202,834

The following table summarizes the gross value, accumulated amortization, and net carrying value of the Company’s other intangible assets as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:

Components of Other Intangible Assets (in thousands)

September 30, 2023

December 31, 2022

Gross value

$

220,682

$

220,682

Accumulated amortization

 

(34,755)

 

(22,039)

Net carrying value

$

185,927

$

198,643

The expected amortization of other intangible assets shown in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2023 is shown in the table below. Actual amortization may vary from these estimates.

  

Expected

(in thousands)

  Amortization  

Three Months Ending December 31, 

2023

$

4,257

Year Ending December 31, 

2024

$

16,235

2025

 

16,235

2026

 

16,235

2027

 

16,235

2028

 

16,235

Thereafter

100,495

Total

$

185,927

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Contingent Consideration Liabilities

A summary of the Company’s contingent consideration liabilities, which are included in Otherliabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 follows:

For the nine months ended

September 30, 

Roll Forward of Contingent Consideration Liabilities (in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

Beginning balance

$

200,346

$

125,809

Additions

119,955

Accretion

927

3,767

Fair value adjustments

(14,000)

Payments

(26,090)

(28,547)

Ending balance

$

161,183

$

220,984

The contingent consideration liabilities presented in the table above relate to (i) acquisitions of debt brokerage and investment sales brokerage companies completed over the past several years, (ii) the purchase of noncontrolling interests in 2020 that was fully earned as of December 31, 2021 and paid in 2022, (iii) the Alliant acquisition, and (iv) the GeoPhy acquisition. The contingent consideration for each of the acquisitions may be earned over various lengths of time after each acquisition, with a maximum earnout period of five years, provided certain revenue targets and other metrics have been met. The last of the earnout periods related to the contingent consideration ends in the third quarter of 2027. In each case, the Company estimated the initial fair value of the contingent consideration using a Monte Carlo simulation.

As noted in the table above, the fair value adjustment recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 shown2023 was related to the GeoPhy acquisition. The probability of achievement for the contingent consideration declined due to short-term macroeconomic and commercial real estate market conditions and the reduced likelihood that those conditions will recover for the business to achieve the maximum contingent consideration targets.

The recognition of the contingent consideration liability for the GeoPhy acquisition in the first quarter of 2022 is non-cash, and thus not reflected in the amount of cash consideration paid on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. In addition, $8.8 millionof the payments settling contingent consideration liabilities included in the table above relates to an immaterial acquisition completed duringfor the first quarternine months ended September 30, 2022 were from the issuance of 2017 as more fully disclosed in the Company’s Q1 2017 10-Q. As of September 30, 2017, the Company has fully amortized all material intangible assets obtained from acquisitions.common stock, a non-cash transaction.

NOTE 9—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, discount rates, volatilities, prepayment speeds, earnings rates, credit risks,risk, 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.

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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 adjustments in certain circumstances (for example,measurement when there is evidence of impairment)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, 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, delinquency status, late charges, other ancillaryestimated placement fee revenue from escrow deposits, 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 wouldparticipants consider in valuing an MSR asset.assets. MSRs are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value (measured at the portfolio level).value.

A description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value, on a recurring basis, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, is set forth below. These valuation methodologies were applied to all of the Company's assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis:

·

Derivative Instruments—The derivative instruments used by the Companypositions consist of interest rate lock commitments with borrowers and forward sale agreements. Theseagreements to the Agencies. The fair value of these instruments are valuedis estimated using a discounted cash flow model developed based on changes in the

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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 SaleLoansAll 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 pricesinputs from market participants.participants, such as changes in the U.S. Treasury rate. Therefore, the Company classifies these loans held for sale as Level 2.

·

Pledged SecuritiesThe pledged securitiesInvestments 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.
Contingent Consideration Liabilities—Contingent consideration liabilities from acquisitions are recognized at fair value and subsequently remeasured using a Monte Carlo simulation that uses updated management forecasts and current valuation assumptions and discount rates. The Company determines the fair value of each contingent consideration liability based on probability of achievement, which incorporates management estimates. As a result, the Company classifies these liabilities as Level 3.

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The following table summarizes financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2017,2023 and December 31, 2016,2022, 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

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held for sale

 

$

 —

 

$

3,275,761

 

$

 —

 

$

3,275,761

 

Pledged securities

 

 

95,102

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

95,102

 

Derivative assets

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

43,853

 

 

43,853

 

Total

 

$

95,102

 

$

3,275,761

 

$

43,853

 

$

3,414,716

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities

 

$

 —

 

$

 

$

175

 

$

175

 

Total

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

175

 

$

175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held for sale

 

$

 —

 

$

1,858,358

 

$

 —

 

$

1,858,358

 

Pledged securities

 

 

84,850

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

84,850

 

Derivative assets

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

61,824

 

 

61,824

 

Total

 

$

84,850

 

$

1,858,358

 

$

61,824

 

$

2,005,032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

4,396

 

$

4,396

 

Total

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

4,396

 

$

4,396

 

Balance as of

 

(in thousands)

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Period End

 

September 30, 2023

Assets

Loans held for sale

$

$

758,926

$

$

758,926

Pledged securities

 

46,558

 

130,951

 

 

177,509

Derivative assets

 

 

 

33,617

 

33,617

Total

$

46,558

$

889,877

$

33,617

$

970,052

Liabilities

Derivative liabilities

$

$

$

2,065

$

2,065

Contingent consideration liabilities

161,183

161,183

Total

$

$

$

163,248

$

163,248

December 31, 2022

Assets

Loans held for sale

$

$

396,344

$

$

396,344

Pledged securities

 

14,658

 

142,624

 

 

157,282

Derivative assets

 

 

 

17,636

 

17,636

Total

$

14,658

$

538,968

$

17,636

$

571,262

Liabilities

Derivative liabilities

$

$

$

2,076

$

2,076

Contingent consideration liabilities

200,346

200,346

Total

$

$

$

202,422

$

202,422

There were no transfers between any of the levels within the fair value hierarchy during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

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2023.

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 and nine months ended September 30, 20172023 and 2016:2022:

For the three months ended

For the nine months ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

Derivative Assets and Liabilities, net (in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

 

Beginning balance

$

20,241

$

42,634

$

15,560

$

30,961

Settlements

 

(80,213)

 

42,458

 

(259,655)

 

(235,463)

Realized gains (losses) recorded in earnings(1)

 

59,972

 

(85,092)

 

244,095

 

204,502

Unrealized gains (losses) recorded in earnings(1)

 

31,552

 

231,241

 

31,552

 

231,241

Ending balance

$

31,552

$

231,241

$

31,552

$

231,241

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

Using Significant Unobservable Inputs:

 

 

 

Derivative Instruments

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

(in thousands)

    

2017

    

2016

    

2017

    

2016

 

Derivative assets and liabilities, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

24,491

 

$

600

 

$

57,428

 

$

10,345

 

Settlements

 

 

(92,117)

 

 

(71,250)

 

 

(323,662)

 

 

(229,178)

 

Realized gains recorded in earnings (1)

 

 

67,626

 

 

70,650

 

 

266,234

 

 

218,833

 

Unrealized gains recorded in earnings (1)

 

 

43,678

 

 

31,156

 

 

43,678

 

 

31,156

 

Ending balance

 

$

43,678

 

$

31,156

 

$

43,678

 

$

31,156

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)

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


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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 September 30, 2017:2023:

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

(in thousands)

    

Fair Value

    

Valuation Technique

    

Unobservable Input (1)

    

Input Range (1)

 

Weighted Average (2)

Derivative assets

$

33,617

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Counterparty credit risk

 

Derivative liabilities

$

2,065

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Counterparty credit risk

 

Contingent consideration liabilities

$

161,183

Monte Carlo Simulation

Probability of earnout achievement

48% - 100%

66%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Measurements

 

(in thousands)

    

Fair Value

    

Valuation Technique

    

Unobservable Input (1)

    

Input Value (1)

 

Derivative assets

 

$

43,853

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Counterparty credit risk

 

 —

 

Derivative liabilities

 

$

175

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Counterparty credit risk

 

 —

 


(1)

(1)

Significant increaseschanges in this input may lead to significantly lowersignificant changes in the fair value measurements.


(2)Contingent consideration weighted based on maximum gross earnout amount.

The carrying amounts and the fair values of the Company's financial instruments as of September 30, 20172023 and December 31, 20162022 are presented below:

September 30, 2023

December 31, 2022

 

    

Carrying

    

Fair

    

Carrying

    

Fair

 

(in thousands)

Amount

Value

Amount

Value

 

Financial Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

236,321

$

236,321

$

225,949

$

225,949

Restricted cash

 

17,768

 

17,768

 

17,676

 

17,676

Pledged securities

 

177,509

 

177,509

 

157,282

 

157,282

Loans held for sale

 

758,926

 

758,926

 

396,344

 

396,344

Loans held for investment, net(1)

 

39,891

 

40,000

 

200,247

 

200,900

Derivative assets(1)

 

33,617

 

33,617

 

17,636

 

17,636

Total financial assets

$

1,264,032

$

1,264,141

$

1,015,134

$

1,015,787

Financial Liabilities:

Derivative liabilities(2)

$

2,065

$

2,065

$

2,076

$

2,076

Contingent consideration liabilities(2)

161,183

161,183

200,346

200,346

Warehouse notes payable

 

790,742

 

791,178

 

537,531

 

538,134

Notes payable

 

774,677

 

788,500

 

704,103

 

708,546

Total financial liabilities

$

1,728,667

$

1,742,926

$

1,444,056

$

1,449,102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2017

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

    

Carrying

    

Fair

    

Carrying

    

Fair

 

(in thousands)

 

Amount

 

Value

 

Amount

 

Value

 

Financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

85,363

 

$

85,363

 

$

118,756

 

$

118,756

 

Restricted cash

 

 

17,179

 

 

17,179

 

 

9,861

 

 

9,861

 

Pledged securities

 

 

95,102

 

 

95,102

 

 

84,850

 

 

84,850

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

3,275,761

 

 

3,275,761

 

 

1,858,358

 

 

1,858,358

 

Loans held for investment, net

 

 

152,050

 

 

152,764

 

 

220,377

 

 

222,313

 

Derivative assets

 

 

43,853

 

 

43,853

 

 

61,824

 

 

61,824

 

Total financial assets

 

$

3,669,308

 

$

3,670,022

 

$

2,354,026

 

$

2,355,962

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities

 

$

175

 

$

175

 

$

4,396

 

$

4,396

 

Warehouse notes payable

 

 

3,305,589

 

 

3,305,807

 

 

1,990,183

 

 

1,992,111

 

Note payable

 

 

163,935

 

 

166,499

 

 

164,163

 

 

167,327

 

Total financial liabilities

 

$

3,469,699

 

$

3,472,481

 

$

2,158,742

 

$

2,163,834

 

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(1)Included as a component of Other Assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2)Included as a component of Other Liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate thefor recurring fair value measurements as of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value:September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

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 government guaranteedAgency debt securities. InvestmentsThe 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 thea mortgage loan is funded and are valued using discounted cash flow models that incorporate observable inputsprices from market participants.

Loans Held  for Investment—Consist21

Contingent Consideration Liabilities—Consists of the loan, which is three years or less, andestimated fair values of expected future earnout payments related to acquisitions completed over the past few years. The earnout liabilities are valued using discounteda Monte Carlo simulation analysis. The fair value of the contingent consideration liabilities incorporates unobservable inputs, such as the probability of earnout achievement, volatility rates, and discount rate, to determine the expected earnout cash flow models that incorporate primarily observable inputs from market participantsflows. The probability of the earnout achievement is based on management’s estimate of the expected future performance and also credit-related adjustments, if applicable (Level 3). Asother financial metrics of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, no credit-related adjustments were required.each of the acquired entities, which are subject to significant uncertainty.

Derivative InstrumentsConsistConsists 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.Company.

Warehouse Notes Payable—Consist of borrowings outstanding under warehouse line agreements. The borrowing rates on the warehouse lines are based upon 30-day LIBOR plus a margin. The unpaid principal balance of warehouse notes payable approximates fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments and the monthly resetting of the index rate to prevailing market rates (Level 2).

Note Payable—Consists of borrowings outstanding under a term note agreement. The borrowing rate on the note payable is based upon 30-day LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The Company estimates the fair value by discounting the future cash flows at market rates (Level 2).

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.investor.

To mitigate the effect of the interest rate risk inherent in providing rate lock commitments to borrowers, the Company's policy is to enterCompany enters into a sale commitment with the investor simultaneoussimultaneously 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.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 Gains on mortgage banking activitiesLoan 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:applicable:

·

the estimated gain fromof 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 sale (Level 2). The fair value of the expected net cash flows associated with servicing

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the loan is calculated pursuant to the valuation techniques applicable to MSRs (Level 2).

Thethe fair value of the Company's derivative instruments and loans held forfuture servicing, net at loan sale considers the effects of the market price movement of the same type of security due to interest rate movements between the trade date and the balance sheet date. (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 or loan origination date and the balance sheet date by the notional loan commitment amount of the derivative instruments or loans held for sale (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 lock commitments and forward sale contracts, the risk of nonperformance by the Company’s counterparties has historically not been significantminimal (Level 3).

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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 September 30, 20172023 and December 31, 2016.2022:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Adjustment Components

 

Balance Sheet Location

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Fair Value

 

 

Notional or

 

Estimated

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment

 

 

Principal

 

Gain

 

Interest Rate

 

Fair Value 

 

Derivative

 

Derivative

 

To Loans 

 

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

 

Amount

on Sale

Movement

Adjustment

Assets

Liabilities

Held for Sale

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2023

Rate lock commitments

 

$

688,375

 

$

19,292

 

$

(4,987)

 

$

14,305

 

$

14,305

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

349,336

$

10,990

$

(6,049)

$

4,941

$

5,142

$

(201)

$

Forward sale contracts

 

 

3,963,275

 

 

 —

 

 

29,373

 

 

29,373

 

 

29,548

 

 

(175)

 

 

 —

 

 

1,120,941

 

 

26,611

 

26,611

 

28,475

(1,864)

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

3,274,900

 

 

25,247

 

 

(24,386)

 

 

861

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

861

 

 

771,605

 

7,883

 

(20,562)

 

(12,679)

 

 

 

(12,679)

Total

 

 

 

 

$

44,539

 

$

 —

 

$

44,539

 

$

43,853

 

$

(175)

 

$

861

 

$

18,873

$

$

18,873

$

33,617

$

(2,065)

$

(12,679)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

Rate lock commitments

 

$

395,462

 

$

15,844

 

$

(2,275)

 

$

13,569

 

$

14,482

 

$

(913)

 

$

 —

 

$

376,870

$

12,349

$

(4,495)

$

7,854

$

7,854

$

$

Forward sale contracts

 

 

2,248,385

 

 

 —

 

 

43,859

 

 

43,859

 

 

47,342

 

 

(3,483)

 

 

 —

 

 

769,585

 

 

7,706

 

7,706

 

9,782

(2,076)

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

1,852,923

 

 

47,019

 

 

(41,584)

 

 

5,435

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

5,435

 

 

392,715

 

6,840

 

(3,211)

 

3,629

 

 

 

3,629

Total

 

 

 

 

$

62,863

 

$

 —

 

$

62,863

 

$

61,824

 

$

(4,396)

 

$

5,435

 

$

19,189

$

$

19,189

$

17,636

$

(2,076)

$

3,629

NOTE 10—LITIGATION,9—FANNIE MAE COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIESPLEDGED 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 9,8, 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.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. Restricted liquidityPledged securities held in the form of money market funds holding U.S. Treasuries isare 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 September 30, 2017, the Company held substantially all of its restricted liquidity in money market funds holding U.S. Treasuries. Additionally, substantially all2023. The majority of the loans for which the Company has risk sharing are Tier 2 loans.

The Company is in compliance with the September 30, 20172023 collateral requirements as outlined above. As of September 30, 2017,2023, reserve requirements for the DUS loan portfolio will require the Company to fund $61.3$79.6 million in additional restricted liquidity over the next 48 months, assuming no further principal paydowns, prepayments, or defaults within the at riskat-risk portfolio. Fannie Mae periodically reassesseshas reassessed the DUS Capital Standards in the past 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 changesincreases to collateral requirements may adversely impact the Company’s available cash.

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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 September 30, 2017.2023. The net worth requirement is derived primarily from unpaid principal balances on Fannie Mae loans and the level of risk sharing. AtAs of September 30, 2017,2023, the minimum net worth requirement was $145.7$301.6 million, and the Company's net worth, as defined in the requirements, was $634.5 million,$1.0 billion, as measured at our wholly ownedwholly-owned operating subsidiary, Walker & Dunlop, LLC. As of September 30, 2017,2023, the Company was required to maintain at least $28.6$60.0 million of liquid assets to meet operational liquidity requirements for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, and Ginnie Mae,. As of September 30, 2017, and the Company had operational liquidity, as defined in the requirements, of $145.1$186.4 million, as of September 30, 2023, as measured at our wholly ownedwholly-owned operating subsidiary, Walker & Dunlop, LLC.LLC.

LitigationIn the ordinary course23

Pledged Securities, at Fair ValuePledged securities, at fair value consisted of the following balances as of September 30, 2023 and 2022 and December 31, 2022 and 2021:

September 30, 

December 31,

Pledged Securities (in thousands)

2023

    

2022

    

2022

    

2021

 

Restricted cash

$

10,523

$

8,454

$

5,788

$

3,779

Money market funds

36,035

4,170

8,870

40,954

Total pledged cash and cash equivalents

$

46,558

$

12,624

$

14,658

$

44,733

Agency MBS

 

130,951

138,789

 

142,624

 

104,263

Total pledged securities, at fair value

$

177,509

$

151,413

$

157,282

$

148,996

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 11—EARNINGS PER SHARE2.

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 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 whose fair value is less than the carrying value, 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 September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:

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

September 30, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

    

Fair value

$

130,951

$

142,624

Amortized cost

133,421

144,801

Total gains for securities with net gains in AOCI

381

797

Total losses for securities with net losses in AOCI

 

(2,851)

 

(2,974)

Fair value of securities with unrealized losses

 

115,337

 

118,565

Pledged securities with a fair value of $99.2 million, an amortized cost of $102.0 million, and a net unrealized loss of $2.8 million have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than 12 months, with the unrealized losses driven primarily by widening investor spreads as a result of the rapid increase in interest rates and related market uncertainty over the last 12 months. All securities that have been in a continuous loss position are Agency debt securities that carry a guarantee of the contractual payments. The Company concluded that an allowance for credit losses is not warranted, as the Company does not intend to sell the securities and does not believe it would be required to sell the securities, and as they carry the guarantee of payment from the Agencies.

The following weighted average sharestable 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.

September 30, 2023

Detail of Agency MBS Maturities (in thousands)

Fair Value

    

Amortized Cost

    

Within one year

$

$

After one year through five years

18,045

18,132

After five years through ten years

92,267

93,322

After ten years

 

20,639

21,967

Total

$

130,951

$

133,421

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NOTE 10—EARNINGS PER SHARE AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Earnings per share equivalents are used(“EPS”) is calculated under the two-class method. The two-class method allocates all earnings (distributed and undistributed) to calculateeach 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 earnings per shareEPS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172023 and 2016:2022 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

 

For the nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

(in thousands)

    

2017

    

2016

    

2017

    

2016

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding used to calculate basic earnings per share

 

30,085

 

29,374

 

30,009

 

29,417

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dilutive securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unvested restricted shares and restricted share units

 

1,404

 

1,068

 

1,394

 

1,024

 

Stock options

 

823

 

351

 

767

 

302

 

Weighted average number of shares and share equivalents outstanding used to calculate diluted earnings per share

 

32,312

 

30,793

 

32,170

 

30,743

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended September 30, 

For the nine months ended September 30, 

 

EPS Calculations (in thousands, except per share amounts)

2023

2022

2023

2022

 

Calculation of basic EPS

Walker & Dunlop net income

$

21,458

$

46,833

$

75,758

$

172,328

Less: dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities

 

534

 

1,296

 

1,942

 

4,984

Net income applicable to common stockholders

$

20,924

$

45,537

$

73,816

$

167,344

Weighted-average basic shares outstanding

32,737

32,290

32,654

32,300

Basic EPS

$

0.64

$

1.41

$

2.26

$

5.18

Calculation of diluted EPS

Net income applicable to common stockholders

$

20,924

$

45,537

$

73,816

$

167,344

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

7

2

34

Net income allocated to common stockholders

$

20,924

$

45,544

$

73,818

$

167,378

Weighted-average basic shares outstanding

32,737

32,290

32,654

32,300

Add: weighted-average diluted non-participating securities

158

330

199

345

Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding

32,895

32,620

32,853

32,645

Diluted EPS

$

0.64

$

1.40

$

2.25

$

5.13

The assumed proceeds used for calculating the dilutive impact of restricted stock awards under the treasurytreasury-stock method includes the unrecognized compensation costs associated with the awards. The following table presents any average outstanding options to purchase shares of common stockFor the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, 169 thousand average restricted shares thatand 343 thousand average restricted shares, respectively, were not included inexcluded from the computation of diluted earnings per shareEPS under the treasury-stock method. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, 218 thousand average restricted shares and 111 thousand average restricted shares, respectively, were excluded from the computation. These average restricted shares were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS under the treasury method because the effect would have been anti-dilutive, (the exercise price of the options oras the grant date market price of the restricted shares was greater than the average market price of the Company’s shares of common stock during the periods presented).presented.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

(in thousands)

    

2017

    

2016

    

2017

    

2016

 

Average options

 

113

 

207

 

94

 

172

 

Average restricted shares

 

 3

 

 —

 

 5

 

211

 

The following non-cash transactions did not impact the amount of cash paid on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. During 2022, the operating agreement of three of the Company’s tax credit-related joint ventures changed. The Company reconsidered its consolidation conclusion based on these changes and concluded that the joint ventures should be consolidated, resulting in a $3.7 million increase in APIC and $6.8 million of noncontrolling interests consolidated as shown on the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The consolidation also resulted in a $35.0 million increase in Receivables, net, a $21.3 million reduction in Other assets, and a $3.6 million increase in Other liabilities.

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NOTE 12—TOTAL EQUITY

A summary of changes in total equity is presented below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Paid-In

 

Retained

 

Noncontrolling

 

Total

 

(in thousands)

  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Capital

  

Earnings

  

Interests

  

Equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

29,551

 

$

296

 

$

228,889

 

$

381,031

 

$

4,858

 

$

615,074

 

Walker & Dunlop net income

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

112,166

 

 

 —

 

 

112,166

 

Net income from noncontrolling interests

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

114

 

 

114

 

Stock-based compensation - equity classified

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

14,948

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

14,948

 

Issuance of common stock in connection with equity compensation plans

 

1,077

 

 

10

 

 

2,877

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,887

 

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

 

(679)

 

 

(7)

 

 

(20,622)

 

 

(8,234)

 

 

 —

 

 

(28,863)

 

Other

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 6

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 6

 

Balance at September 30, 2017

 

29,949

 

$

299

 

$

226,098

 

$

484,963

 

$

4,972

 

$

716,332

 

During the first quarter of 2017,In February 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors authorizedapproved a stock repurchase program that permits the Company to repurchase of up to $75.0 million of itsthe Company’s common stock over a 12-month period. period beginning on February 23, 2023. During 2017,the first nine months of 2023, the Company has repurchased 228 thousanddid not repurchase any shares of its common stock under the share repurchase program at a weighted average priceprogram. As of $47.07 per share and immediately retiredSeptember 30, 2023, the shares, reducing stockholders’ equity by $10.8 million. The Company had $64.2$75.0 million of authorized share repurchase capacity remaining under the 2023 share repurchase program.

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During each of the first three quarters of 2023, the Company paid a dividend of $0.63 per share. On November 8, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.63 per share for the fourth quarter of 2023. The dividend will be paid on December 8, 2023 to all holders of record of the Company’s restricted and unrestricted common stock as of November 24, 2023.

The Company’s Note Payable (“Term Loan”) contains direct restrictions on 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.

NOTE 11—SEGMENTS

The Company’s executive leadership team, which functions as the Company’s chief operating decision making body, makes decisions and assesses performance based on the following three reportable segments. The reportable segments are determined based on the product or service provided and reflect the manner in which management is currently evaluating the Company’s financial information.  

(i)Capital Markets (“CM”)—CM provides a comprehensive range of commercial real estate finance products to its customers, including Agency lending, debt brokerage, property sales, and appraisal and valuation services. The Company’s long-established relationships with the Agencies and institutional investors enable CM to offer a broad range of loan products and services to the Company’s customers, including first mortgage, second trust, supplemental, construction, mezzanine, preferred equity, and small-balance loans. CM provides property sales services to owners and developers of multifamily properties and commercial real estate and multifamily property appraisals for various investors. CM also provides real estate-related investment banking and advisory services, including housing market research.

As part of Agency lending, CM temporarily funds the loans it originates (loans held for sale) before selling them to the Agencies and earns net interest income on the spread between the interest income on the loans and the warehouse interest expense. For Agency loans, CM recognizes the fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, which represents the right to receive future servicing fees. CM also earns fees for origination of loans for both Agency lending and debt brokerage, fees for property sales, appraisals, and investment banking and advisory services, and subscription revenue for its housing market research. Direct internal, including compensation, and external costs that are specific to CM are included within the results of this reportable segment.

(ii)Servicing & Asset Management (“SAM”)—SAM’s activities include: (i) servicing and asset-managing the portfolio of loans the Company (a) originates and sells to the Agencies, (b) brokers to certain life insurance companies, and (c) originates through its principal lending and investing activities, (ii) managing third-party capital invested in commercial real estate assets through senior secured debt or limited partnership equity instruments; e.g., preferred equity, mezzanine debt, etc. either through funds or direct investments, and (iii) managing third-party capital invested in tax credit equity funds focused on the low-income housing tax credit (“LIHTC”) sector and other commercial real estate.

SAM earns revenue through (i) fees for servicing and asset-managing the loans in the Company’s servicing portfolio, (ii) asset management fees for managing third-party capital, and (iii) net interest income on the spread between the interest income on the loans and the warehouse interest expense for loans held for investment. Direct internal, including compensation, and external costs that are specific to SAM are included within the results of this reportable segment.

(iii)Corporate—The Corporate segment consists primarily of the Company’s treasury operations and other corporate-level activities. The Company’s treasury activities include monitoring and managing liquidity and funding requirements, including corporate debt. Other corporate-level activities include equity-method investments, accounting, information technology, legal, human resources, marketing, internal audit, and various other corporate groups (“support functions”). The Company does not allocate costs from these support functions to the CM or SAM segments in presenting segment operating results. The Company does allocate interest expense and income tax expense. Corporate debt and the related interest expense are allocated first based on specific acquisitions where debt was directly used to fund the acquisition and then based on the remaining segment assets. Income tax expense is allocated proportionally based on income from operations at each segment, except for significant, one-time tax activities, which are allocated entirely to the segment impacted by the tax activity.

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The following tables provide a summary and reconciliation of each segment’s results for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.

Segment Results (in thousands)

For the three months ended September 30, 2023

Revenues

CM

SAM

Corporate

Consolidated

Loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net

$

56,149

$

$

$

56,149

Fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net

35,375

35,375

Servicing fees

79,200

79,200

Property sales broker fees

16,862

16,862

Investment management fees

13,362

13,362

Net warehouse interest income (expense)

(2,565)

534

(2,031)

Placement fees and other interest income

39,475

3,525

43,000

Other revenues

11,875

15,569

(618)

26,826

Total revenues

$

117,696

$

148,140

$

2,907

$

268,743

Expenses

Personnel

$

97,973

$

17,139

$

21,395

$

136,507

Amortization and depreciation

1,137

54,375

1,967

57,479

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

421

 

421

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

4,874

11,096

1,624

 

17,594

Other operating expenses

 

4,193

5,039

19,297

 

28,529

Total expenses

$

108,177

$

88,070

$

44,283

$

240,530

Income (loss) from operations

$

9,519

$

60,070

$

(41,376)

$

28,213

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

2,386

15,040

(10,357)

 

7,069

Net income (loss) before noncontrolling interests

$

7,133

$

45,030

$

(31,019)

$

21,144

Less: net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

 

83

(397)

 

 

(314)

Walker & Dunlop net income (loss)

$

7,050

$

45,427

$

(31,019)

$

21,458

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Segment Results (in thousands)

For the three months ended September 30, 2022

Revenues

CM

SAM

Corporate

Consolidated

Loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net

$

89,752

$

1,106

$

$

90,858

Fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net

55,291

55,291

Servicing fees

75,975

75,975

Property sales broker fees

30,308

30,308

Investment management fees

16,301

16,301

Net warehouse interest income (expense)

2,178

1,802

3,980

Placement fees and other interest income

17,760

369

18,129

Other revenues

11,011

16,378

(2,620)

24,769

Total revenues

$

188,540

$

129,322

$

(2,251)

$

315,611

Expenses

Personnel

$

128,981

$

18,728

$

9,350

$

157,059

Amortization and depreciation

1,052

57,139

1,655

59,846

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

 

1,218

 

 

1,218

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

2,430

 

6,324

 

552

 

9,306

Other operating expenses

 

6,869

 

5,237

 

21,885

 

33,991

Total expenses

$

139,332

$

88,646

$

33,442

$

261,420

Income (loss) from operations

$

49,208

$

40,676

$

(35,693)

$

54,191

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

12,468

10,204

(15,140)

 

7,532

Net income (loss) before noncontrolling interests

$

36,740

$

30,472

$

(20,553)

$

46,659

Less: net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

 

277

 

(451)

 

 

(174)

Walker & Dunlop net income (loss)

$

36,463

$

30,923

$

(20,553)

$

46,833

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The following tables provide a summary and reconciliation of each segment’s results for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 and total assets as of September 30, 2017.2023 and 2022.

Segment Results and Total Assets (in thousands)

As of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023

Revenues

CM

SAM

Corporate

Consolidated

Loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net

$

167,679

$

522

$

$

168,201

Fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net

107,446

107,446

Servicing fees

232,027

232,027

Property sales broker fees

38,831

38,831

Investment management fees

44,844

44,844

Net warehouse interest income (expense)

(7,006)

3,450

(3,556)

Placement fees and other interest income

100,636

8,674

109,310

Other revenues

40,735

42,697

(431)

83,001

Total revenues

$

347,685

$

424,176

$

8,243

$

780,104

Expenses

Personnel

$

281,502

$

53,669

$

53,254

$

388,425

Amortization and depreciation

3,412

161,935

5,390

170,737

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

(11,088)

 

(11,088)

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

13,870

31,385

4,623

 

49,878

Other operating expenses

 

15,037

16,465

51,820

 

83,322

Total expenses

$

313,821

$

252,366

$

115,087

$

681,274

Income (loss) from operations

$

33,864

$

171,810

$

(106,844)

$

98,830

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

8,462

42,931

(26,698)

 

24,695

Net income (loss) before noncontrolling interests

$

25,402

$

128,879

$

(80,146)

$

74,135

Less: net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

 

1,741

(3,364)

 

 

(1,623)

Walker & Dunlop net income (loss)

$

23,661

$

132,243

$

(80,146)

$

75,758

Total assets

$

1,424,270

$

2,361,245

$

492,336

$

4,277,851

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Segment Results and Total Assets (in thousands)

As of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2022

Revenues

CM

SAM

Corporate

Consolidated

Loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net

$

273,660

$

2,113

$

$

275,773

Fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net

159,970

159,970

Servicing fees

222,916

222,916

Property sales broker fees

100,092

100,092

Investment management fees

47,345

47,345

Net warehouse interest income (expense)

9,415

4,606

14,021

Placement fees and other interest income

26,166

517

26,683

Other revenues

29,838

57,624

41,641

129,103

Total revenues

$

572,975

$

360,770

$

42,158

$

975,903

Expenses

Personnel

$

372,656

$

53,211

$

43,741

$

469,608

Amortization and depreciation

2,191

170,501

4,409

177,101

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

 

(13,120)

 

 

(13,120)

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

5,488

 

15,388

 

1,247

 

22,123

Other operating expenses

 

19,943

 

15,535

 

66,922

 

102,400

Total expenses

$

400,278

$

241,515

$

116,319

$

758,112

Income (loss) from operations

$

172,697

$

119,255

$

(74,161)

$

217,791

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

41,878

28,919

(24,302)

 

46,495

Net income (loss) before noncontrolling interests

$

130,819

$

90,336

$

(49,859)

$

171,296

Less: net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

 

995

(2,027)

 

(1,032)

Walker & Dunlop net income (loss)

$

129,824

$

92,363

$

(49,859)

$

172,328

Total assets

$

3,093,803

$

2,543,730

$

365,480

$

6,003,013

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NOTE 12—VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

The Company, through its subsidiary Walker & Dunlop Affordable Equity (“WDAE”), formerly known as “Alliant,” provides alternative investment management services through the syndication of tax credit funds and the joint development of affordable housing projects. To facilitate the syndication and development of affordable housing projects, the Company is involved with the acquisition and/or formation of limited partnerships and joint ventures with investors, property developers, and property managers that are VIEs.

A detailed discussion of the Company’s accounting policies regarding the consolidation of VIEs and significant transactions involving VIEs is included in NOTE 2 and NOTE 17 of the 2022 Form 10-K.

As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the assets and liabilities of the consolidated tax credit funds were immaterial.

The table below presents the assets and liabilities of the Company’s consolidated joint development VIEs included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

Consolidated VIEs (in thousands)

    

September 30, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

379

$

201

Restricted cash

2,828

1,532

Receivables, net

31,948

33,593

Other Assets

50,501

49,768

Total assets of consolidated VIEs

$

85,656

$

85,094

Liabilities:

Other liabilities

$

44,745

$

39,148

Total liabilities of consolidated VIEs

$

44,745

$

39,148

The table below presents the carrying value and classification of the Company’s interests in nonconsolidated VIEs included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

Nonconsolidated VIEs (in thousands)

September 30, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

Assets

Committed investments in tax credit equity

$

212,296

$

254,154

Other assets: Equity-method investments

60,188

57,981

Total interests in nonconsolidated VIEs

$

272,484

$

312,135

Liabilities

Commitments to fund investments in tax credit equity

$

196,250

$

239,281

Total commitments to fund nonconsolidated VIEs

$

196,250

$

239,281

Maximum exposure to losses(1)(2)

$

272,484

$

312,135

(1)Maximum exposure determined as Total interests in nonconsolidated VIEs. The maximum exposure for the Company’s investments in tax credit equity is limited to the carrying value of its investment, as there are no funding obligations or other commitments related to the nonconsolidated VIEs other than the amounts presented in the table above.
(2)Based on historical experience and the underlying expected cash flows from the underlying investment, the maximum exposure of loss is not representative of the actual loss, if any, that the Company may incur.

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Item 2.   ��Management'sManagement’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” elsewhere in this Form 10-Qbelow and in theour Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20162022 (“20162022 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,” “us”“us,” or “our”), 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 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, which includes a focus on building direct access to capital we control;

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, policies, and policies,programs, 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;

us, including additional regulatory requirements for broker-dealer and other financial services firms;

·

trends in the commercial real estate finance market, interest rates, commercial real estate values, the credit and capital markets, or the general economy;

economy, including demand for multifamily housing and rent growth;

·

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 20162022 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 faithgood-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.”

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Business

Overview

We are a leading commercial real estate (i) services, (ii) finance, and (iii) technology company in the United States. Through investments in people, brand, and technology, we have built a diversified suite of commercial real estate services to meet the needs of our customers. Our services include (i) multifamily lending, property sales, appraisal, valuation, and research, (ii) commercial real estate debt brokerage and advisory services, (iii) investment management, and (iv) affordable housing lending, tax credit syndication, development, and investment. We leverage our technological resources and investments to (i) provide an enhanced experience for our customers, (ii) identify refinancing and other financial and investment opportunities for new and existing customers, and (iii) drive efficiencies in our internal processes. We believe our people, brand, and technology provide us with a competitive advantage, as evidenced by 65% of refinancing volumes coming from new loans to us and 21% of total transaction volumes coming from new customers for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

We are one of the leading commercial real estate services and finance companieslargest service providers to multifamily operators in the United States, with a primary focus on multifamily lending.country. We originate, sell, broker, and service a range of multifamily and other commercial real estate financing products, and provide multifamily investment sales brokerage services. Our clients are owners and developers of commercial real estate across the country. We originate and sellincluding loans through the programs of the GSEs, and HUDthe Federal Housing Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (together with Ginnie Mae, “HUD”) (collectively, the “Agencies”), with which we have long-established

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relationships.. We retain servicing rights and asset management responsibilities on substantially all loans that we originate throughfor the Agencies’ programs. We are approved as a Fannie Mae Delegated Underwritingbroker, and Servicing™ ("DUS") lender nationally, a Freddie Mac Multifamily Approved Seller/Serviceroccasionally service, loans to commercial real estate operators for Conventional Loans (“Freddie Mac seller/servicer”) in 23 states and the District of Columbia, a Freddie Mac Approved Seller/Servicer for Seniors Housing and Targeted Affordable Housing nationwide, a HUD Multifamily Accelerated Processing lender nationally, a HUD LEAN lender nationally, and a Ginnie Mae issuer. We also broker loans for a number ofmany 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 serviceprovide multifamily property sales brokerage and appraisal and valuation services and engage in commercial real estate investment management activities, including a focus on the affordable housing sector through low-income housing tax credit (“LIHTC”) syndication. We engage in the development and preservation of affordable housing projects through joint ventures with real estate developers and the management of funds focused on affordable housing. We provide housing market research and real estate-related investment banking and advisory services, which provide our clients and us with market insight into many areas of the housing market. 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 also underwrite, service, and asset-manage shorter-term loans on commercial real estate. Most of these shorter-term interim loans are closed through a joint venture or through separate accounts managed by our investment management subsidiary, Walker & Dunlop Investment Partners, Inc. (“WDIP”). Some of these interim loans are closed and retained by us through our Interim Program JV or Interim Loan Program (as defined below in Principal Lending and Investing). We are a leader in commercial real estate technology, developing and acquiring technology resources that (i) provide innovative solutions and a better experience for our customers and (ii) allow us to drive efficiencies across our internal processes.

We acquired GeoPhy B.V. (“GeoPhy”), a leading commercial real estate technology company based in the Netherlands, in the first quarter of 2022. We are using GeoPhy’s data analytics and technology development capabilities to accelerate the growth of our small-balance lending platform and our technology-enabled appraisal and valuation platform, Apprise, by providing data analytics and other technology capabilities.  

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

Segments

Our executive leadership team, which functions as our chief operating decision making body, makes decisions and assesses performance based on the following three reportable segments: (i) Capital Markets (“CM”), (ii) Servicing & Asset Management (“SAM”), and (iii) Corporate. The reportable segments are determined based on the product or service provided and reflect the manner in which management is currently evaluating the Company’s financial information. The segments and related services are described in the following paragraphs.

Capital Markets

Capital Markets provides a comprehensive range of commercial real estate finance products to our customers, including Agency lending, debt brokerage, property sales, appraisal and valuation services, and real estate related investment banking and advisory services, including housing market research. Our long-established relationships with the Agencies and institutional investors enable us to offer a broad range of loan products and services to our customers. We provide property sales services to owners and developers of multifamily properties and

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commercial real estate and multifamily property appraisals for various investors. Additionally, we act as a loan broker.earn subscription fees for our housing related research. The primary services within CM are described below.

Agency Lending

We fund loans forare one of the leading lenders with the Agencies, generally through warehouse facility financings,where we originate and sell themmultifamily, manufactured housing communities, student housing, affordable housing, seniors housing, and small-balance multifamily loans. For additional information on our Agency Lending services, refer to investorsItem 1. Business in accordance with the related loan sale commitment, which we obtain prior to 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.our 2022 Form 10-K.

We recognize gainsloan origination and debt brokerage fees, net and the fair value of expected net cash flows from mortgage banking activitiesservicing, net from our lending with the Agencies when we commit to both originate a loan with a borrower and sell that loan to an investor. The gainsloan origination and debt brokerage fees, net and the fair value of expected net cash flows from mortgage banking activitiesservicing, 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 also generate revenuegenerally 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 (i) netthe sale of the loan are used to pay off the warehouse interest income we earn whilefacility borrowing. The sale of the loan is held for sale through one of our warehouse facilities, (ii)typically completed within 60 days after the loan is closed. We earn net warehouse interest income from loans held for investmentsale while they are outstanding and (iii) sales commissions for brokeringequal to the sale of multifamily properties.

We retain servicing rightsdifference between the note rate on substantially all of the loans we originate and sell and generate 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 the cost of borrowing of the warehouse facility. On occasion, our cost of borrowing can exceed the note rate on the unpaid principal balance of the loan, are generally paid monthlyresulting in a net interest expense.

Our loan commitments and loans held for the duration of the loan. Our Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac servicing arrangements generally provide for prepayment fees to us in the event of a voluntary prepayment. For loans serviced outside of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, we typically do not share in any such payments.

Wesale are currently not exposed to unhedged interest rate risk during the loan commitment, closing, and delivery process for our Agency activities.process. The sale or placement of each loan to an investor is negotiated prior to establishingat the same time we establish 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, also known as a pair off fee, in the event we fail to deliver the loan to the investor. To protect us against such pair off fees, we require a depositclosing by collecting good faith deposits from the borrower at rate lock that is typically more than the potential pair off fee.borrower. 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.

As part of our overall growth strategy, we are focused on significantly growing and investing in our small-balance multifamily lending platform, which involves a high volume of transactions with smaller loan balances. In cases wheresupport of this strategy, we do not fund the loan, we actacquired GeoPhy as a loan broker and retain the right to service some of the loans. noted above.

Debt Brokerage

Our loan originatorsmortgage bankers who focus on loandebt brokerage are engaged by borrowers to work with a variety of institutional lenders and banks to find the most appropriate loan instrumentdebt and/or equity solution for the borrowers'borrowers’ needs. These loansfinancing solutions are then funded directly by the institutional lender, and we receive an origination fee for placingour services.

Property Sales

We offer property sales brokerage services to owners and developers of multifamily properties that are seeking to sell these properties. 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 are able to provide financing to the purchaser of the properties through our Agency or debt brokerage teams. Our property sales services are offered across the United States. We have increased the number of property sales brokers and the geographical reach of our investment sales platform over the past several years through hiring and acquisitions and intend to continue this expansion in support of our growth strategy. To further support our growth strategy, we acquired an investment sales brokerage company during the third quarter of 2022, which expands our investment sales service offerings to include land sales.

Housing Market Research and Real Estate Investment Banking Services

We own a 75% interest in a subsidiary doing business as Zelman & Associates (“Zelman”). Zelman is a nationally recognized housing market research and investment banking firm that will enhance the information we provide to our clients and increase our access to high-quality

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market insight in many areas of the housing market, including construction trends, demographics, housing demand and mortgage finance. Zelman generates revenues through the sale of its housing market research data and related publications to banks, investment banks and other financial institutions. Zelman is also a leading independent investment bank providing comprehensive M&A advisory services and capital markets solutions to our clients within the housing and commercial real estate sectors. As part of our growth strategy, we have increased the number of investment bankers to broaden our reach and expertise within the residential housing, building products, multifamily and commercial real estate sectors.

Appraisal and Valuation Services

We offer multifamily appraisal and valuation services though our subsidiary, Apprise by Walker & Dunlop (“Apprise”). Apprise leverages technology and data science to dramatically improve the consistency, transparency, and speed of multifamily property appraisals in the U.S. through our proprietary technology and provides appraisal services to a client list that includes many national commercial real estate lenders. Apprise also provides quarterly and annual valuation services to some of the largest institutional commercial real estate investors in the country. Prior to the GeoPhy acquisition, we and GeoPhy each owned a 50% interest in Apprise, and we accounted for the interest as an equity-method investment. Subsequent to the GeoPhy acquisition, Apprise is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Walker & Dunlop. We have increased the number of valuation specialists and the geographical reach of our appraisal platform over the past several years through hiring and recruiting in support of our long-term growth strategy.

Servicing & Asset Management

Servicing & Asset Management focuses on servicing and asset-managing the portfolio of loans we originate and sell to the Agencies, broker to certain life insurance companies, and originate through our principal lending and investing activities, and managing third-party capital invested in tax credit equity funds focused on the affordable housing sector and other commercial real estate. We earn servicing fees for overseeing the loans in our servicing portfolio and asset management fees for the capital invested in our funds. Additionally, we earn revenue through net interest income on the loans and the warehouse interest expense for loans held for investment. The primary services within SAM are described below.

Loan Servicing

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 placement fees 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 those brokeredthe 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 Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (“DUS”) program, we collect ongoing servicingare 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 remain inout 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 and be reimbursed for our advances. We are not obligated to make advances on the loans we service under the Freddie Mac Optigo® program and our bank and life insurance company servicing portfolio. The servicing fees we typically earn on brokered loan transactions are substantially lower than the servicing fees we earn for servicing Agency loans.agreements.

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). We may, however, request modified risk-sharing at the time of origination, which reduces our potential risk-sharing losses from the levels described above. We occasionally request modified risk-sharing based on the size of the loan. We may also request modified risk-sharing on large transactions if we do not believe that we are being fully compensated for the risks of the transactions or to manage overall risk levels. Our current credit management policy is to cap each loan balance subject to full risk-sharing at $60.0 million. Accordingly, we generally electis currently limited to use modified risk-sharing for loans of more than $60.0up to $300 million, in orderwhich equates to limit oura maximum loss exposure on any oneper loan to $12.0of $60 million (such exposure would occur in the event that the underlying collateral is determined to be completely without value at the time of loss). However,For loans in excess of $300 million, we receive modified risk-sharing. We also may request modified risk-sharing at the time of origination on occasion elect to originate a loan with full risk sharing even whenloans below $300 million, which reduces our potential risk-sharing losses from the loan balance is greater than $60.0 millionlevels described above if we do not believe the loan characteristics support such an approach.

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fully compensated for the risks of the transaction. The full risk-sharing limit prior to June 30, 2021 was less than $300 million. Accordingly, loans originated prior to then may have been 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. For 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 on Agency loans.

We haveInvestment Management and Principal Lending and Investing

Investment Management—Through our subsidiary, Walker & Dunlop Investment Partners (“WDIP”), we function as the operator of a private commercial real estate investment advisor focused on the management of debt, preferred equity, and mezzanine equity investments in middle-market commercial real estate funds. WDIP’s current regulatory assets under management (“AUM”) of $1.4 billion primarily consist of six sources: Fund III, Fund IV, Fund V, Fund VI, and Fund VII (collectively, the “Funds”), and separate accounts managed primarily for life insurance companies. AUM for the Funds and for the separate accounts consists of both unfunded commitments and funded investments. Unfunded commitments are highest during the fundraising 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.

Through a joint venture with an interim loan program offeringaffiliate of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., WDIP also offers short-term senior secured debt financing products that 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”). We underwrite and originate all loans held for investment closed through the Interim Program and assume the full risk of loss on the loans while they are outstanding. In addition, we service and asset-manage loans originated through the Interim Program, with the ultimate goal of providing permanent Agency financing on the properties. We have not experienced any delinquencies or charged off any loans originated under the Interim Program, which began operations in 2012. As of September 30, 2017, we had seven loans held for investment under the Interim Program with an aggregate outstanding unpaid principal balance of $152.8 million.

During the second quarter of 2017, we formed a joint venture with an affiliate of one of the world’s largest owners of commercial real estate to originate, hold, and finance loans that previously met the criteria of the Interim Program (the “Interim Program JV” or the “joint venture”). The Interim Program JV assumes full riskjoint venture funds its operations using a combination of loss while the loans it originates are outstanding.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 joint venture funds its operations usingInterim Program JV assumes full risk of loss while the loans it originates are outstanding, while we assume risk commensurate with our 15% ownership interest.

Principal Lending and Investing—Using a combination of equity contributions from its ownersour own capital and third-party credit facilities. We expectwarehouse debt financing, we offer interim loans that substantially all loans satisfyingdo not meet the criteria forof the Interim Program will be originated by the joint venture going forward; however, we may opportunistically originateJV (the “Interim Loan Program”). We underwrite, service, and asset-manage all loans held for investmentexecuted 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. We believe third-party capital solutions, in the future. During the third quarterform of 2017,direct real estate investment or commingled funds, are a long-term growth opportunity for our servicing and asset management businesses, and we sold $119.8 million ofhave steadily reduced our reliance on our own capital and warehouse debt financing to fund interim loans fromin order to focus on raising third-party capital solutions to meet market demand and pursue our interim loan portfolio to the joint venture at par. asset management growth strategy.

Affordable Housing Real Estate Services

We do not expect to sell additional loans held forprovide affordable housing investment to the joint venture.

Throughmanagement and real estate services through our subsidiary, Walker & Dunlop Investment Sales, LLCAffordable Equity (“WDIS”WDAE”), we offerformerly known as Alliant Capital, Ltd. and its affiliates (“Alliant”). WDAE is one of the largest tax credit syndicators and affordable housing developers in the U.S. and provides alternative investment sales brokeragemanagement services focused on the affordable housing sector through LIHTC syndication, development of affordable housing projects through joint ventures, and affordable housing preservation fund management. Our affordable housing investment management team works with our developer clients to ownersidentify properties that will generate LIHTCs and meet our affordable investors’ needs, and forms limited partnership funds (“LIHTC funds”) with third-party investors that invest in the limited partnership interests in these properties. WDAE serves as the general partner of these LIHTC funds, and it receives fees, such as asset management fees, and a portion of refinance and disposition proceeds as compensation for its work as the general partner of the fund. Additionally, WDAE earns a syndication fee from the LIHTC funds for the identification, organization, and acquisition of affordable housing projects that generate LIHTCs.

We invest, as the managing or non-managing member of joint ventures, with developers of multifamilyaffordable housing projects that generate LIHTCs. These joint ventures earn developer fees and sale/refinance proceeds from the properties that are seeking to sell these properties. Through our investment sales services,they develop, and we seek to maximize proceeds and certainty of closure for our clients using our knowledgereceive the portion of the commercial real estate and capital markets and our experienced transaction professionals. Oureconomic benefits commensurate with its investment sales services are offered primarily in the eastern United States,joint ventures. Additionally, WDAE also invests with third-party investors (either in a particular focus in the southeastern United States. Our goal is to add other investment sales brokerage talent,fund or joint-venture structure) with the goal of expandingpreserving affordability on multifamily properties coming out of the LIHTC 15-year compliance period or on which market forces are unlikely to keep the properties affordable. Through these brokerage services nationally.preservation funds, WDAE

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may receive acquisition and asset management fees and will receive a portion of the operating cash and capital appreciation upon sale through a promote structure.

Corporate

Under certain limited circumstances, we may make preferred equity investments in entities controlled by certainThe Corporate segment consists primarily of our borrowers that will assist those borrowers to acquiretreasury operations and reposition properties.other corporate-level activities. Our treasury operations include monitoring and managing our liquidity and funding requirements, including our corporate debt. The terms of suchmajor other corporate-level functions include our equity-method investments, are negotiated with each investment. As of September 30, 2017, we have funded $41.2 million of such investments. We expect these preferred equity investments to be repaid to us within the next two years.

During the first quarter of 2017, we completed the purchase of certain assetsaccounting, information technology, legal, human resources, marketing, internal audit, and assumption of certain liabilities of Deerwood Real Estate Capital, LLC (“Deerwood”), a regional commercial mortgage banking company based in the greater New York City area.  Prior to the acquisition, Deerwood engaged in commercial real estate loan brokerage services across the United States, with a primary focus in the Greater New York City area. The acquisition expands our network of loan originators and provides further diversification to our loan origination platform.various other corporate groups.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include all of the accounts of the Company and its wholly ownedwholly-owned subsidiaries, and all intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Additionally, we consolidate the activities of WDIS and present the portion of WDIS that we do not control as Noncontrolling interests in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Net income from noncontrolling interests in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

Critical Accounting PoliciesEstimates

Our condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), which requirerequires 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. We believeassumptions and the use of different judgments and assumptions may have a material impact on our results. The following critical accounting estimates involve significant estimation uncertainty that may have or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations. Additional information about our critical accounting estimates and other significant accounting policies representare discussed in NOTE 2 of the areas where more significant judgments and estimates are used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements.statements in our 2022 Form 10-K.

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Mortgage Servicing Rights (“MSRs”).MSRs are recorded at fair value at loan sale or upon purchase. The fair value of MSRs acquired through a stand-alone servicing portfolio purchase is equal to the purchase price paid.sale. The fair value at loan sale (“MSR”) 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 discount rate, placement fees, prepayment speed, and servicing costs, are discounted at a rate that reflects the credit and liquidity risk of the MSR over the estimated life of the underlying loan. The discount rates used throughout the periods presented for all MSRs recognized at loan sale were between 10-15%8-14% and varied based on the loan type. The life of the underlying loan is estimated giving consideration to the prepayment provisions in the loan.loan and assumptions about loan behaviors around those provisions. Our model for MSRs assumes no prepayment prior to the expiration of the prepayment provisions and full prepayment of the loan at or near the point wherewhen the prepayment provisions have expired. The estimated net cash flows also include cash flows related to the future placement fees on deposit accounts associated with servicing the loans that are based on an earnings rate assumption. We include a servicing cost assumption to account for our expected costs to service a loan. The servicing cost assumption has had a de minimis impact on the estimate historically. We record an individual MSR asset (or liability) for each loan at loan sale. For purchased stand-alone servicing portfolios, 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. We have had only one stand-alone servicing portfolio purchase, which occurred in the second quarter of 2016.

The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of capitalized MSRs at loan sale are based on internal modelsdeveloped internally and are periodically compared to assumptions used by other market participants. Due to the relatively few transactions in the multifamily MSR market and the lack of significant changes in assumptions by market participants, we have experienced littlelimited volatility in the assumptions we use during the periods presented,historically, including the most-significant assumption that most significantly impacts the estimate: the discount rate. Additionally, weWe do not expect to see muchsignificant volatility in the assumptions for the foreseeable future. ManagementWe actively monitorsmonitor the assumptions used and makesmake adjustments to those assumptions when market conditions change, or other factors indicate such adjustments are warranted. We carry originatedOver the past two years, we have adjusted the placement fee assumption related to escrow deposits several times to reflect the current and purchased MSRsexpected future earnings rate projected for the life of the MSR. Additionally, we adjusted the discount rate at the lowerbeginning of amortized cost or fair value and evaluate the carrying value for impairment quarterly. We test for impairment on the purchased stand-alone servicing portfolio separately2021 to mirror changes observed from our other MSRs. The MSRs from both stand-alone portfolio purchases and from loans sales are tested for impairment at the portfolio level.market participants. 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.

Gains from mortgage banking activities income is recognized when we record a derivative asset upon the simultaneous commitments to originate a loan with a borrower and sell the loan to an investor. The commitment asset related to the loan origination is recognized at fair value, which reflects Changes in our discount rate assumptions may materially impact the fair value of the contractual loan origination related fees and sale premiums, net of any co-broker fees, and the estimated fair valueMSRs (NOTE 3 of the expected net cash flows associated withconsolidated financial statements details the servicingportfolio-level impact of the loan, net of the estimated net future cash flows associated with any risk-sharing obligations (the “servicing component of the commitment asset”). Upon loan sale, we derecognize the servicing component of the commitment asset and recognize an MSR. All MSRs are amortized into expense over the estimated life of the loan and presented as a component of Amortization and depreciationchange in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.discount rate).

All MSRs are amortized using the interest method over the period that servicing income is expected to be received. For MSRs recognized at loan sale, the individual loan-level MSR is written off through a charge to Amortization and depreciation when a loan prepays, defaults, or is probable of default. For MSRs related to purchased stand-alone servicing portfolios, 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 MSRs 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 not adjusted the estimated life of our one purchased stand-alone servicing portfolio as the actual prepayment experience has not differed materially from the expected prepayment experience.

Allowance for Risk-sharingRisk-Sharing Obligations. The allowanceThis reserve liability (referred to as “allowance”) for risk-sharing obligations relates to our at riskFannie Mae at-risk servicing portfolio and is presented as a separate liability within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The amount of this allowance considerson our assessmentbalance sheets. We record an estimate of the likelihoodloss 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

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used as a foundation for estimating the borrower or key principal(s),CECL reserve. The average annual loss rate is applied to the risk characteristicsestimated 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 based on economic and unemployment forecasts from a market survey and a blended loss rate from historical periods that we believe reflect the forecast from the survey. We revert to the historical loss rate over a one-year period on a straight-line basis. Over the past couple of years, the loss rate used in the forecast period has been updated to reflect our expectations of the loan,economic conditions over the loan’s risk rating,coming year in relation to the historical period. For example, in the first quarter of 2023, we updated the loss rate used in the forecast period from 2.1 basis points to 2.3 basis points. This change resulted in our forecast-period loss rate increasing from 1.8 times to 3.8 times the historical loss experience, adverse situations affecting individual loans, the estimated disposition valuerate factor to reflect our current expectations of the underlying collateral,evolving and uncertain macroeconomic conditions facing the multifamily sector. We made multiple revisions to the loss rate used in the forecast period in the past, most notably related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and those changes in the loss rates have significantly impacted the estimate.

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 based on our historical prepayment and amortization experience. 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 are determined using historical data; however, changes in prepayment and amortization behavior may significantly impact the estimate. We have not experienced significant changes in the runoff rate since we implemented CECL in 2020.

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 generate a reasonable estimate of expected results in the future, given the relatively long-term nature of the current portfolio. As the weighted-average annual loss rate utilizes a rolling 10-year look-back period, the loss rate used in the estimate will change as loss data from earlier periods in the look-back period continue to fall off and as new loss data are added. For example, in the first quarter of 2023, loss data from earlier periods in the look-back period with significantly higher losses fell off and were replaced with more recent loss data with significantly lower losses, resulting in the weighted-average annual loss rate changing from 1.2 basis points to 0.6 basis points. Changes in our expectations and forecasts have materially impacted, and in the future may materially impact, the estimate. In 2022, we had our first loss settlement in six years. We settled another immaterial loss in July 2023.

NOTE 4 of the consolidated financial statements outlines adjustments made in the loss rates used to account for the expected economic conditions as of a given period and the level of risk sharing. Historically, initial loss recognition occurs at or before a loan becomes 60 days delinquent. related impact on the estimate.

We regularly monitor the allowance on all applicable loans and update loss estimates as current information is received. Provision (benefit) for credit losses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income reflects the income statement impact of changes to both the allowance for risk-sharing obligations and allowance for loan losses.

We perform a quarterly evaluation of all ofevaluate our risk-sharing loans on a quarterly basis to determine whether a loss is probable. Our process for identifying which risk-sharingthere are loans may bethat are probable of loss consists of an assessment of severalforeclosure. Specifically, we assess a loan’s qualitative and quantitative risk factors, includingsuch as payment status, property financial performance, local real estate market conditions, loan-to-value ratio, debt-service-coverage ratio, and property condition. When we believe a loan is determined to be probable of foreclosure or when a loan is in foreclosure, we record an allowance for that loan (a “specific reserve”). The specific reserve is based on these factors, we remove the estimate ofloan 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 fair value less sellingvalues and property preservation costs and considers the loss-sharing requirements detailed below in the “Credit Quality and Allowance for Risk-Sharing Obligations” section. The estimate of property fair value at initial recognition of the allowance for risk-sharing obligations is based on appraisals, broker opinions of

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value, or net operating income and market capitalization rates, whichever we believe is the best estimate of the net disposition value. The allowance for risk-sharing obligations for such loans is updated as any additional information is received until the loss is settled with Fannie Mae. The settlement with Fannie Mae is based on theother factors, which may differ significantly from actual sales price of the property less selling and property preservation costs and considers the Fannie Mae loss-sharing requirements.results. Loss settlement with Fannie Mae has historically concluded within 18 to 36 months after foreclosure. Historically, the initial specificcollateral-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 uncertain whether suchwarranted. 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 trend will continuesignificant impact on the estimate.

Contingent Consideration Liabilities. The Company typically includes an earnout as part of the consideration paid for acquisitions to align the long-term interests of the acquiree with the Company. These earnouts contain milestones for achievement, which typically are revenue, revenue-like, or productivity measurements. If the milestone is achieved, the acquiree is paid the additional consideration. Upon acquisition, the Company is required to estimate the fair value of the earnout and include that fair value measurement as a component of the total consideration paid in the future.

In additioncalculation of goodwill. The fair value of the earnout is recorded as a contingent consideration liability and is included within Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and adjusted to the specific reserves discussed above, we also record an allowanceestimated fair value at the end of each reporting period.

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The determination of the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities requires significant management judgment and unobservable inputs to (i) determine forecasts and scenarios of future revenues, net cash flows and certain other performance metrics, (ii) assign a probability of achievement for risk-sharing obligations relatedthe forecasts and scenarios, and (iii) select a discount rate. A Monte Carlo simulation analysis is used to all risk-sharing loans on our watch list (“general reserves”). Such loans are not probabledetermine many iterations of foreclosure but are probable of loss as the characteristicspotential fair values. The average of these loansiterations is then used to determine the estimated fair value. We typically obtain the assistance of third-party valuation specialists to assist with the fair value estimation. The probability of the earnout achievement is based on management’s estimate of the expected future performance and other financial metrics of each of the acquired entities, which are subject to significant uncertainty. Changes to the aforementioned inputs impact the estimate; for example, in the fourth quarter of 2022, we recorded a net $13.5 million reduction to the fair value of our contingent consideration liabilities based primarily on revised management forecasts of the financial performance of the entities over the remaining earnout period. During the third quarter of 2023, we recorded a reduction of $14.0 million to the fair value of our contingent consideration liabilities based on revised management forecasts, scenarios, and other valuation inputs.

The aggregate fair value of our contingent consideration liabilities as of September 30, 2023 was $161.2 million. This fair value represents management’s best estimate of the discounted cash payments that will be made in the future for all of our contingent consideration arrangements. The maximum remaining undiscounted earnout payments as of September 30, 2023 was $292.9 million. Over the past two years, we have made two large acquisitions that included significant amounts of contingent consideration to maximize alignment of the key principals and management teams. The earnouts completed prior to 2021 involved businesses that operated in our core debt financing business and involved substantially smaller amounts of contingent consideration as compared to the two aforementioned acquisitions.

Goodwill. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we reported goodwill of $949.7 million and $959.7 million, respectively. Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the identifiable net assets of businesses acquired. Goodwill is assigned to the reporting unit to which the acquisition relates. Goodwill is recognized as an asset and is reviewed for impairment annually as of October 1. Between annual impairment analyses, we perform an evaluation of recoverability, when events and circumstances indicate that it is probablemore-likely-than not that these loansthe fair value of a reporting unit is below its carrying value. Impairment testing requires an assessment of qualitative factors to determine if there are indicators of potential impairment, followed by, if necessary, an assessment of quantitative factors. These factors include, some losses even thoughbut are not limited to, whether there has been a significant or adverse change in the loss cannotbusiness climate that could affect the value of an asset and/or significant or adverse changes in cash flow projections or earnings forecasts. These assessments require management to make judgments, assumptions, and estimates about projected cash flows, discount rates and other factors.

We recorded goodwill impairment during the third quarter of 2023 in conjunction with the aforementioned reassessment of contingent consideration liabilities. The fair value adjustment reduced the contingent consideration liability associated with our 2022 acquisition of GeoPhy, and we recorded a corresponding and offsetting impairment to the goodwill associated with the acquisition since a substantial portion of the goodwill originally recorded was directly related to the contingent consideration liability. We attributed this goodwill impairment to one of the two reporting units to which the GeoPhy operations and goodwill are assigned, both of which are components of the Capital Markets segment. The period over which the contingent consideration can be attributedearned (approximately two more years) is much shorter than the period of time considered in a fair value assessment of a reporting unit, and we believe the macroeconomic and commercial real estate market conditions that led to a specific loan. For all other risk-sharing loans not on our watch list,the fair value adjustment related to the continent consideration liability are short term in nature. As of September 30, 2023, we continue to carrybelieve the remaining goodwill at each of our other reporting units is not impaired. However, if the volatile macroeconomic and commercial real estate market conditions continue, the fair value of our contingent consideration liabilities may decline further in the coming quarters, resulting in a guaranty obligation. We calculatecorresponding and offsetting goodwill impairment similar to the general reserves based on a migration analysisone we recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2023, as discussed above.

Overview of Current Business Environment

Higher and volatile interest rates continue to disrupt many sectors of the loans on our historical watch lists, adjusted for qualitative factors. When we place a risk-sharing loan on our watch list, we cease to amortizecapital markets, causing significant volatility and uncertainty, including: (a) disruption in the guaranty obligationcommercial real estate lending and transfertransactions environment, (b) volatility in pricing of commercial real estate assets, (c) challenges in the remaining unamortized balancebanking sector which are significantly constraining the supply of the guaranty obligationcapital, and (d) uncertainty amongst owners, operators, and developers of commercial real estate assets. Due to the general reserves. Ifdisruption and uncertainties, our total transaction volumes decreased 54% from the first nine months of 2022, with the largest decreases in our debt brokerage (59%) and multifamily property sales (64%) executions. The decrease in total transaction volumes also included a risk-sharing loan is subsequently removed fromdecrease in our watch list due to improved financial performance, we transferGSE lending (34%) and HUD originations (61%).

To combat the unamortized balancehigh rate of the guaranty obligation back to the guaranty obligation classification on the balance sheet and amortize the remaining unamortized balance evenlyinflation over the remaining estimated life. For each loan for which we have a risk-sharing obligation, we record one ofpast two years the following liabilities associated with that loan as discussed above: guaranty obligation, general reserve, or specific reserve. Although the liability type may change over the life of the loan, at any particular point in time, only one such liability is associatedFederal Reserve increased its target Federal Funds Rate by 5.25% since December 2021, with a loan for which we have a risk-sharing obligation. The Allowance for risk-sharing obligationstarget range of 5.25% to 5.50% as of September 30, 2017 is based primarily2023. Following the September 2023 meeting, the Federal Reserve signaled a slower pace of increases, but that rates would need to remain higher for longer to bring inflation down toward the Federal Reserve’s long-term target. The actions of the Federal Reserve resulted in an increase in medium to long-term mortgage interest rates, which form the

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basis of most of our lending. The increase in the Federal Funds Rate has increased our placement fee revenue on general reserves relatedescrow deposits and cash and cash equivalents but also increased our borrowing costs for both our warehouse lines and corporate debt.

As the Federal Reserve continues to combat inflation through higher interest rates and with the turmoil in the banking sector from earlier in the year, we expect commercial real estate debt and property sales transaction activity to be depressed in 2023 from the levels we achieved in 2022. Certain of our products are impacted more than others, with property sales volumes and debt brokerage executions in non-multifamily asset classes being impacted the most during the first nine months of the year, as banks and other third-party capital sources reduced their lending activities significantly and increased capital reserves. We also saw a significant slowdown in lending activity from the GSEs in the first quarter, as overall demand for new loans was down sharply as the market adjusted to the loans onmacroeconomic environment early in the watch listyear. However, as of September 30, 2017.

Overview of Current Business Environment

The fundamentals of the commercialmarket adjusted, the GSEs saw a 68% and multifamily real estate market remain strong. Multifamily occupancy rates and effective rents continue to remain at historical highs based upon strong rental market demand while delinquency rates remain at historic lows, all of which aid loan performance and loan origination volumes due to81% increase in their importance to the cash flows of the underlying properties. Additionally, the single-family home ownership level remains at historical lows while new household formation grows, resulting in increased demand for multifamily housing. The Mortgage Bankers Association (“MBA”) recently reported that the amount of commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding continued to growlending activity in the second quarterand third quarters of 2017, reaching $3.1 trillion by the end of the second quarter of 2017, an increase of 1.6% from2023, respectively, compared to the first quarter of 2017. Multifamily mortgage debt outstanding rose2023. We expect the GSEs’ lending terms to $1.2 trillion,remain competitive and supply much needed countercyclical capital to the multifamily sector for the rest of 2023. When the broader capital markets tighten, the GSEs historically increase their lending activity to provide liquidity to the multifamily borrowing community as they did throughout 2020 and the second half of 2021. As the largest GSE multifamily lender by volume in 2022, we remain well positioned to originate loans for the GSEs. As interest rates increased rapidly, and liquidity in the capital markets tightened, we have experienced declines in credit spreads to offset a portion of the interest rate increases on the total cost of borrowing. This has resulted in lower average servicing fees on our new GSE lending over the past year, and we do not anticipate that changing in the near term.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) establishes loan origination caps for both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac each year. In November 2022, the FHFA established Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s 2023 loan origination caps at $75 billion each for all multifamily business, a 4% decrease from the 2022 caps, but an increase over actual 2022 lending volumes for both Agencies. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had multifamily origination volumes of 1.8%$16.5 billion, up 3.8%, and $13.3 billion, down 9.5%, from the first quartersame period in 2022, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had multifamily origination volumes of 2017. The majority of this growth in multifamily mortgage debt outstanding was related to Agency lending. The MBA also recently reported that multifamily loan originations during the second quarter of 2017 increased 21%$41.7 billion and $32.4 billion, respectively, down 17.6% and 26.9%, from the second quarternine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, leaving a combined $75.9 billion of 2016available lending capacity for the remainder of 2023. A decline in our GSE originations negatively impacts our financial results, as our non-cash MSR revenues decrease disproportionately with debt financing volume and 25% fromfuture servicing revenue would be constrained or decline.

Despite the first quarter of 2017.

The increasehigher interest rate environment and declines in rental housing demandcommercial real estate lending and gapsproperty sales, macroeconomic conditions impacting multifamily property fundamentals remained healthy in housing production have led to continued steady rising rents in multifamily properties in most markets. The positive performance has boosted the value of many multifamily properties towards the high end of historical ranges. However, during the second quarter of 2017, the pace of multifamily rent growth slowed to the lowest rate in six years. This slower rate of multifamily rent growth continued into the third quarter of 2017,2023, with the national unemployment rate remaining low at 3.8% as effective rents grew 0.9% from the second quarter of 2017, as reported by Reis,September 2023. According to RealPage, a provider of commercial real estate data and analytics. Additionally,analytics, vacancies have risen from their historical low of 2.4% in February 2022 and stabilized at 5.6% as of September 2023. The recent historically low vacancy rates were largely considered to be unsustainable from a long-term perspective, and the level of multifamily properties under construction is atcurrent vacancy rate represents a nearly 40-year high, which has ledreturn to normal that matches the pre-pandemic decade-long average. Despite the increase in vacancies and an increase in supply of multifamily units, national vacancy ratesrent growth remains flat indicating continued healthy demand for multifamily units.

Our multifamily property sales volumes decreased 64% in the first nine months of 40 basis points from2023. We continue to compete for market share in the third quarter of 2016,multifamily property sales sector, as reported by Reis, as newly constructedcustomers increasingly look to experienced brokers to maximize value in this uncertain environment. Long term, we believe the market fundamentals will continue to be positive for multifamily properties, continueand we are beginning to come online. We believesee an increase in assets brought to market as we enter the second half of the year. Over the last several years, household formation and a dearth of supply of entry-level single-family homes led to strong demand for rental housing in many geographical areas. Consequently, the fundamentals of the multifamily assets were strong prior to the pandemic, and, when combined with high occupancy and elevated real-estate prices, we expect that the market demand for multifamily housingassets in the upcoming quarterslong-term will absorb most of the capacity created by these properties currently under construction and that vacancy rates will remain at historic lows, making multifamily propertiesreturn as this asset class remains an attractive investment option.

In additionOur debt brokerage platform had lower volumes the first nine months of 2023 compared to same period in 2022 due to the improved property fundamentals, for the last several years, the U.S. commercialvolatile interest rate environment and multifamily mortgage market has experienced historically low interest rates, leading many borrowers to seek refinancing prior to the scheduled maturity dateconstrained supply of their loans.capital from banks, securitization markets, and other specialty finance lenders. As borrowers have sought to take advantage of the interest rate environment and improved property fundamentals, the number of lenders and amount ofbanking sector begin to stabilize, we expect to see capital available to lend have increased. Accordingslowly return to the Mortgage Bankers Association, commercialmarket.

As noted above, our debt financing operations with HUD declined compared to 2022. HUD loan volumes accounted for 1.4% and multifamily loan maturities are expected2.0% of our total debt financing volumes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to remain at elevated levels through2.8% and 2.6% of our total debt financing volumes for the endthree and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The decline in HUD debt financing volumes as a percentage of 2017. Allour total debt financing volumes was driven by lower aggregate HUD lending volumes industry-wide, as the ongoing high interest-rate environment discussed above more acutely impacted the HUD product given the longer lead times associated with HUD executions.

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We entered into the Interim Program JV to expand our origination volumescapacity to originate Interim Program loans beyond the use of our own balance sheet. Demand for transitional lending was strong over the pastlast several years. We expect the multifamily market to experience record origination volumes in 2017 due to the underlying strength of the multifamily market as labor markets are strongyears and demand increasesdrove increased competition from new household formation. Competition for lending on commercial and multifamilylenders, specifically banks, private debt funds, mortgage real estate among commercial real estate services firms, banks,investment trusts, and life insurance companies, and the GSEs remains fierce.

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The Federal Reserve has raised its targeted Fed Funds Rate by 75 basis points over the past year. We have not experienced a significant decline in origination volume or profitability as long-term mortgage interest rates have remained at historically low levels as the yield curve has flattened throughout most of 2017. Reis recently reported that in spite of these recent interest-rate increases and slowing rent growth, multifamily cap rates decreased 30 basis points to 5.7% during the second quarter of 2017 from 6.0% in the fourth quarter of 2016. We cannot be certain that these trends will continue as the number, timing, and magnitude of any future increases bycompanies. Since the Federal Reserve taken together with previousbegan increasing interest rate increases and combined with other macroeconomic factors, may have a different effect onrates, the commercial real estate market.

We are a market-leading originator with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the GSEs remain the most significant providerssupply of capital to transitional lending decreased substantially due to constraints in lending from banks, as well as tightening credit standards for transitional assets. For the multifamily market. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) 2017 GSE Scorecard (“2017 Scorecard”) established Fannie Mae’snine months ended September 30, 2023, we did not originate any Interim Program JV loans, compared to $86.3 million of originations for the same period last year. Given the volatile macroeconomic conditions discussed above, we continue to approach our lending activity on transitional assets cautiously. We expect our lending volumes for transitional assets to remain low until economic conditions normalize. As of September 30, 2023, all the loans in our portfolio and Freddie Mac’s 2017in the Interim Program JV continue to perform according to their terms.

We provide alternative investment management services focused on the affordable housing sector through LIHTC syndication, joint venture development, and community preservation fund management through our subsidiary, WDAE. We remain the 6th largest LIHTC syndicator despite the volatile and uncertain economic conditions mentioned above. We continue to approach the affordable housing space with a combined LIHTC syndication and affordable housing service offering that we believe will generate significant long-term financing, property sales, and syndication opportunities. Additionally, as part of FHFA’s 2023 loan origination caps of $150 billion announced in November 2022, at $36.5 billion each for market-rate apartments (“2017 Caps”). Affordable housing loans, loans to smallleast 50% of the GSEs’ multifamily properties, green, and manufactured housing rental community loans continuebusiness is required to be excluded from the 2017 Caps. Additionally, the definition of thetargeted towards affordable loan exclusion continues to encompasshousing. We expect these initiatives will create additional growth opportunities for both WDAE and our debt financing and property sales teams focused on affordable housing, in high- and very-high cost markets and to allow for an exclusion fromas evidenced by the 2017 Caps for the pro-rata portion$461 million of any loan on a multifamily property that includes affordable units. The 2017 Scorecard provides the FHFA with the flexibility to review the estimated size of the multifamily loan origination market on a quarterly basis and proactively adjust the 2017 Caps upward should the market be larger than expected in 2017, which has not occurred in 2017 but did happen twice in 2016. The 2017 Scorecard also provides exclusions for loans to properties located in underserved markets including rural, small multifamily, and senior assisted living and for loans to finance energy or water efficiency improvements.

Our GSE loan origination volumeequity syndicated by WDAE for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased 52% over the same period in 2016 as demand2023, putting them on pace for multifamily lending remained strong as borrowers continue to focus on locking in interest rates aheadtheir strongest year of a potential rising interest rate environment. We expect the GSEs to maintain their historical market share in a multifamily market that is projected by Freddie Mac to be $290.0 billion in 2017. The GSEs reported a combined loan origination volume of $92.6 billion during the first nine months of 2017 compared to $79.9 billion during the first nine months of 2016; however, we do not expect the 2017 Caps to adversely impact our fourth quarter 2017 GSE loan origination volume. As seen from our GSE loan origination volumes for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we believe our market leadership with the GSEs positions us to be a significant lender with the GSEs for the foreseeable future. Our originations with the GSEs are some of our most profitable executions as they provide significant non-cash gains from mortgage servicing rights, and cash revenue streams in the future. A decline in our GSE originations would negatively impact our financial results as our non-cash revenues would decrease disproportionately with loan origination volume and future servicing fee revenue would be constrained or decline. We do not know whether the FHFA will impose stricter limitations on GSE multifamily production volume beyond 2017.syndicated equity ever.

We continue to grow our capital markets platform to take advantage of the ongoing wave of loan maturities and gain greater access to capital, deal flow, and borrower relationships. The apparent appetite for debt funding within the broader commercial real estate market, along with the additions of brokered loan originators over the past several years, has resulted in significant growth in our brokered originations, as evidenced by the 89% year-over-year growth in brokered originations from the first nine months of 2016 to the first nine months of 2017. Our outlook for our capital markets platform is positive as we expect continued growth in non-bank commercial and multifamily markets in the near future.

Over the last few years, HUD has reduced the cost of borrowing, making HUD loans more competitive and returning them to relevance for our core multifamily borrowers in 2016 and into 2017, as evidenced by a 41% increase in HUD loan originations from the nine months ended September 30, 2016 to the nine months ended September 30, 2017. HUD remains a strong source of capital for new construction loans and healthcare facilities. We expect that HUD will continue to be a meaningful supplier of capital to our borrowers. We remain committed to the HUD multifamily business, adding resources and scale to our HUD lending platform, particularly in the area of seniors housing and skilled nursing, where HUD remains a dominant provider of capital in the current business environment.

Many of our borrowers continue to seek higher returns by identifying and acquiring the transitional properties that the Interim Program  and Interim Program JV are designed to address. We created the Interim Program JV to both increase the overall capital available to the opportunity and dramatically expand our capacity to originate new interim loans. The demand for transitional lending has brought increased competition from lenders, specifically banks, mortgage REITs, and life insurance companies. All are actively pursuing transitional properties by leveraging their low cost of capital and desire for short-term, high-yield commercial real estate investments. We originated $189.6 million of interim loans in the first nine months of 2017 compared to $235.0 million in the first nine months of 2016.

Finally, as we have stated, multifamily property values are at near historic highs on the back of positive fundamentals across the industry. As a result, we saw increased activity within the investment sales business throughout 2016. However, we experienced a decline in our investment sales volume year over year during the first half of 2017 due to a year-over-year decline of 16% in multifamily investment

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sales transactions in the broader market. The investment sales market improved during the third quarter of 2017, with a 5% year-over-year increase in multifamily investment sales transactions. This improvement in the overall market, along with the additions we have made to our investment sales team over the past year, resulted in a 19% increase in our investment sales volume from the third quarter of 2016 to the third quarter of 2017. We continue our efforts to expand our investment sales platform more broadly across the United States and to increase the size of our investment sales team to capture what we believe will be strong multifamily investment sales activity over the coming quarters.

During the third quarter of 2017, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma made landfall in the United States, causing substantial damage to the affected areas. Although we have operations in affected areas, none of our operating assets was materially affected by the natural disasters. Located within the affected areas are multiple properties collateralizing loans for which we have risk-sharing obligations. Based on our preliminary assessment of these properties, we believe that few, if any, of these properties incurred significant damage, and those that did have adequate insurance coverage. Additionally, we have not experienced an increase in late payments from risk-sharing loans collateralized by properties in the affected areas. Accordingly, based on information currently available, we do not believe that these natural disasters will have a material impact on the Allowance for risk-sharing obligations. The damage in the affected areas continues to be assessed. The impact to borrowers from such natural disasters may not be known by the Company for months after the occurrence of the disaster; therefore, over the coming months, we may experience an increase in late payments or defaults of loans for which we have risk-sharing obligations that are collateralized by properties in the affected areas.

Consolidated Results of Operations

FollowingThe following is a discussion of our consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172023 and 2016.2022. 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-rateinterest rate environment, the volume of transactions, business acquisitions, regulatory actions, industry trends, and general economic conditions. Please refer to theThe table below which provides supplemental data regarding our financial performance.

SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING DATA

CONSOLIDATED

For the three months ended

For the nine months ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

(dollars in thousands; except per share data)

    

2023

    

2022

2023

    

2022

    

Transaction Volume:

Components of Debt Financing Volume

Total Debt Financing Volume

$

6,047,394

$

11,925,593

$

17,781,027

$

35,711,568

Property Sales Volume

 

2,508,073

 

4,993,615

 

5,907,138

 

16,417,367

Total Transaction Volume

$

8,555,467

$

16,919,208

$

23,688,165

$

52,128,935

Key Performance Metrics:

Operating margin

10

%  

17

%  

13

%  

22

%  

Return on equity

5

11

6

14

Walker & Dunlop net income

$

21,458

$

46,833

$

75,758

$

172,328

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

74,065

74,990

212,541

232,470

Diluted EPS

0.64

1.40

2.25

5.13

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

Personnel expenses

51

%  

50

%  

50

%  

48

%  

Other operating expenses

11

11

11

10

As of September 30, 

Managed Portfolio:

    

2023

    

2022

Total Servicing Portfolio

$

128,959,434

$

120,778,424

Assets under management

17,334,877

17,017,355

Total Managed Portfolio

$

146,294,311

$

137,795,779

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

For the nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

 

September 30, 

 

(dollars in thousands)

   

2017

    

2016

    

 

2017

    

2016

  

Transaction Volume:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Origination Volume by Product Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae

 

$

1,389,451

 

$

1,565,915

 

 

$

5,467,228

 

$

4,727,563

 

Freddie Mac

 

 

4,040,985

 

 

1,296,045

 

 

 

6,315,369

 

 

3,002,305

 

Ginnie Mae - HUD

 

 

263,714

 

 

382,602

 

 

 

874,727

 

 

618,737

 

Brokered (1)

 

 

1,893,047

 

 

922,969

 

 

 

5,172,263

 

 

2,884,392

 

Interim Loans

 

 

26,375

 

 

76,475

 

 

 

189,562

 

 

235,040

 

Total Loan Origination Volume

 

$

7,613,572

 

$

4,244,006

 

 

$

18,019,149

 

$

11,468,037

 

Investment Sales Volume

 

 

935,960

 

 

788,232

 

 

 

1,574,515

 

 

1,569,177

 

Total Transaction Volume

 

$

8,549,532

 

$

5,032,238

 

 

$

19,593,664

 

$

13,037,214

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Performance Metrics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating margin

 

 

30

%  

 

31

%  

 

 

33

%  

 

31

%

Return on equity

 

 

20

 

 

22

 

 

 

23

 

 

20

 

Walker & Dunlop net income

 

$

34,378

 

$

29,628

 

 

$

112,166

 

$

77,107

 

Adjusted EBITDA (2)

 

 

45,000

 

 

36,227

 

 

 

146,293

 

 

95,734

 

Diluted EPS

 

 

1.06

 

 

0.96

 

 

 

3.49

 

 

2.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel expenses

 

 

44

%  

 

42

%  

 

 

39

%  

 

39

%

Other operating expenses

 

 

 6

 

 

 6

 

 

 

 7

 

 

 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Revenue Metrics (as a percentage of loan origination volume):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Origination related fees

 

 

0.79

%  

 

1.23

%  

 

 

0.94

%  

 

1.06

%

Gains attributable to MSRs

 

 

0.67

 

 

1.14

 

 

 

0.78

 

 

1.11

 

Gains attributable to MSRs, as a percentage of Agency loan origination volume (3)

 

 

0.89

 

 

1.49

 

 

 

1.11

 

 

1.53

 

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SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING DATA - continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 

 

Servicing Portfolio by Product:

    

2017

    

2016

    

Fannie Mae

 

$

30,005,596

 

$

25,875,684

 

Freddie Mac

 

 

25,930,819

 

 

19,702,477

 

Ginnie Mae - HUD

 

 

8,878,899

 

 

9,254,830

 

Brokered (1)

 

 

5,170,479

 

 

4,024,490

 

Interim Loans

 

 

298,889

 

 

264,508

 

Total Servicing Portfolio

 

$

70,284,682

 

$

59,121,989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Servicing Metrics (end of period):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average servicing fee rate (basis points)

 

 

25.7

 

 

25.6

 

Weighted-average remaining term (years)

 

 

9.9

 

 

10.5

 


(1)

Brokered transactions for commercial mortgage backed securities, life insurance companies, commercial banks, and other capital sources.

(2)

This is a non-GAAP financial measure. For more information on adjusted EBITDA, refer to the section below titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.Measure.

(3)

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.

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The following tables present a period-to-period comparisoncomparisons of our financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172023 and 2016.2022.

FINANCIAL RESULTS – THREE MONTHS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

Dollar

 

Percentage

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2017

    

2016

    

Change

    

Change

 

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains from mortgage banking activities

 

$

111,304

 

$

100,630

 

$

10,674

 

11

%

 

Servicing fees

 

 

44,900

 

 

37,134

 

 

7,766

 

21

 

 

Net warehouse interest income

 

 

5,358

 

 

5,614

 

 

(256)

 

(5)

 

 

Escrow earnings and other interest income

 

 

5,804

 

 

2,630

 

 

3,174

 

121

 

 

Other

 

 

12,370

 

 

8,778

 

 

3,592

 

41

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

179,736

 

$

154,786

 

$

24,950

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel

 

$

78,469

 

$

64,377

 

$

14,092

 

22

%

 

Amortization and depreciation

 

 

32,343

 

 

29,244

 

 

3,099

 

11

 

 

Provision for credit losses

 

 

 9

 

 

283

 

 

(274)

 

(97)

 

 

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

 

2,555

 

 

2,485

 

 

70

 

 3

 

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

11,664

 

 

9,685

 

 

1,979

 

20

 

 

Total expenses

 

$

125,040

 

$

106,074

 

$

18,966

 

18

 

 

Income from operations

 

 

54,696

 

 

48,712

 

 

5,984

 

12

 

 

Income tax expense

 

 

19,988

 

 

18,851

 

 

1,137

 

 6

 

 

Net income before noncontrolling interests

 

$

34,708

 

$

29,861

 

$

4,847

 

16

 

 

Less: net income from noncontrolling interests

 

 

330

 

 

233

 

 

97

 

42

 

 

Walker & Dunlop net income

 

$

34,378

 

$

29,628

 

$

4,750

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATED

For the three months ended

 

September 30, 

Dollar

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

    

Change

    

Change

 

Revenues

Loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net

$

56,149

$

90,858

$

(34,709)

(38)

%  

Fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net

35,375

55,291

(19,916)

(36)

Servicing fees

 

79,200

 

75,975

 

3,225

4

Property sales broker fees

16,862

30,308

(13,446)

(44)

Investment management fees

13,362

16,301

(2,939)

(18)

Net warehouse interest income (expense)

 

(2,031)

 

3,980

 

(6,011)

(151)

Placement fees and other interest income

 

43,000

 

18,129

 

24,871

137

Other revenues

 

26,826

 

24,769

 

2,057

8

Total revenues

$

268,743

$

315,611

$

(46,868)

(15)

Expenses

Personnel

$

136,507

$

157,059

$

(20,552)

(13)

%  

Amortization and depreciation

 

57,479

 

59,846

 

(2,367)

(4)

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

421

 

1,218

 

(797)

(65)

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

17,594

 

9,306

 

8,288

89

Other operating expenses

 

28,529

 

33,991

 

(5,462)

(16)

Total expenses

$

240,530

$

261,420

$

(20,890)

(8)

Income from operations

$

28,213

$

54,191

$

(25,978)

(48)

Income tax expense

 

7,069

 

7,532

 

(463)

(6)

Net income before noncontrolling interests

$

21,144

$

46,659

$

(25,515)

(55)

Less: net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

 

(314)

 

(174)

 

(140)

 

80

Walker & Dunlop net income

$

21,458

$

46,833

$

(25,375)

(54)

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FINANCIAL RESULTS – NINE MONTHS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the nine months ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

Dollar

 

Percentage

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2017

    

2016

    

Change

    

Change

 

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains from mortgage banking activities

 

$

309,912

 

$

249,406

 

$

60,506

 

24

%  

 

Servicing fees

 

 

129,639

 

 

101,554

 

 

28,085

 

28

 

 

Net warehouse interest income

 

 

17,778

 

 

15,925

 

 

1,853

 

12

 

 

Escrow earnings and other interest income

 

 

13,610

 

 

6,225

 

 

7,385

 

119

 

 

Other

 

 

33,716

 

 

23,775

 

 

9,941

 

42

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

504,655

 

$

396,885

 

$

107,770

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel

 

$

198,157

 

$

154,365

 

$

43,792

 

28

%  

 

Amortization and depreciation

 

 

97,541

 

 

80,824

 

 

16,717

 

21

 

 

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

 

(216)

 

 

166

 

 

(382)

 

(230)

 

 

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

 

7,401

 

 

7,419

 

 

(18)

 

(0)

 

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

34,871

 

 

29,511

 

 

5,360

 

18

 

 

Total expenses

 

$

337,754

 

$

272,285

 

$

65,469

 

24

 

 

Income from operations

 

 

166,901

 

 

124,600

 

 

42,301

 

34

 

 

Income tax expense

 

 

54,621

 

 

47,295

 

 

7,326

 

15

 

 

Net income before noncontrolling interests

 

$

112,280

 

$

77,305

 

$

34,975

 

45

 

 

Less: net income from noncontrolling interests

 

 

114

 

 

198

 

 

(84)

 

(42)

 

 

Walker & Dunlop net income

 

$

112,166

 

$

77,107

 

$

35,059

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OverviewCONSOLIDATED

For the nine months ended

 

September 30, 

Dollar

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

    

Change

    

Change

 

  

Revenues

Loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net

$

168,201

$

275,773

$

(107,572)

(39)

%  

Fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net

107,446

159,970

(52,524)

(33)

Servicing fees

 

232,027

 

222,916

 

9,111

4

Property sales broker fees

38,831

100,092

(61,261)

(61)

Investment management fees

44,844

47,345

(2,501)

(5)

Net warehouse interest income (expense)

 

(3,556)

 

14,021

 

(17,577)

(125)

Placement fees and other interest income

 

109,310

 

26,683

 

82,627

310

Other revenues

 

83,001

 

129,103

 

(46,102)

(36)

Total revenues

$

780,104

$

975,903

$

(195,799)

(20)

Expenses

Personnel

$

388,425

$

469,608

$

(81,183)

(17)

%  

Amortization and depreciation

170,737

177,101

(6,364)

(4)

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

(11,088)

 

(13,120)

 

2,032

(15)

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

49,878

 

22,123

 

27,755

125

Other operating expenses

 

83,322

 

102,400

 

(19,078)

(19)

Total expenses

$

681,274

$

758,112

$

(76,838)

(10)

Income from operations

$

98,830

$

217,791

$

(118,961)

(55)

Income tax expense

 

24,695

 

46,495

 

(21,800)

(47)

Net income before noncontrolling interests

$

74,135

$

171,296

$

(97,161)

(57)

Less: net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

 

(1,623)

 

(1,032)

 

(591)

 

57

Walker & Dunlop net income

$

75,758

$

172,328

$

(96,570)

(56)

For both the three and nine

Overview

Three months ended September 30, 2017, the increases2023 compared to three months ended September 30, 2022

The decrease in revenues werewas primarily attributable to increases in gains from mortgage banking activities and servicing fees. The increases in gains from mortgage banking activities were largely related to the substantial increasedriven by decreases in loan origination volume. Theand debt brokerage fees, net (“origination fees”), the fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net (“MSR income”), property sales broker fees, investment management fees, and net warehouse interest income (expense), partially offset by increases in servicing fees, were mainlyplacement fees and other interest income, and other revenues. Origination fees and MSR income decreased largely as a result of a 49% decline in overall debt financing volume. Property sales broker fees decreased primarily due to a 50% decline in property sales volume. Investment management fees decreased primarily as a result of a decline in LIHTC investment management fees. Net warehouse interest income (expense) decreased from a net revenue position in 2022 to a net expense position in 2023 due to short-term rates remaining higher than long-term rates (“inverted yield curve”) during the third quarter of 2023. Servicing fees increased largely from an increase in the average servicing portfolio outstanding. Placement fees and other interest income increased primarily as a result of a higher placement fee rate due to rising short-term interest rates. Other revenues increased largely as a result of an increase in assumption fee income.

The decrease in expenses was due to decreases in personnel costs, amortization and depreciation, and other operating expenses, partially offset by an increase in interest expense on corporate debt. Personnel costs decreased largely due to decreases in commission costs as a result of our lower transaction volumes. Amortization and depreciation expense decreased primarily due to a decline in write-offs of MSRs due to lower prepayments in the servicing portfolio. Other operating expenses decreased as a direct result of our cost-reduction initiatives across a variety of general and administrative cost categories. Interest expense on corporate debt increased due to increases in (i) the average servicing portfolio. Our revenues also benefitted from the increases ininterest rate as our corporate debt’s floating rate is tied to short-term interest rates, over(ii) the past 12 months, which increased our escrow interest earnings when compared to the same periods last year. The increases in expenses were primarily the resultoutstanding principal balance of increased (i) commission costs due to an increase in origination fees, (ii) salaries expense due to rises in average headcount,corporate debt, and (iii) bonus expense due to the Company’s strong financial performance and the rises in average headcount. Headcount increased due to acquisition activity and hiring to support the growthprincipal balance of our business. Additionally, amortization and depreciation expense increasedcorporate debt subject to floating interest rates, as we replaced the average MSR balances increased period over period.fixed-rate debt at one of our subsidiaries with floating-rate debt.

Revenues

Gains from Mortgage Banking Activities.  The following tables provide additional information that helps explain changes in gains from mortgage banking activities period over period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Origination Volume by Product Type

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

For the nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

 

September 30, 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Fannie Mae

 

18

%

 

37

%

 

30

%

 

41

%

Freddie Mac

 

53

 

 

31

 

 

35

 

 

26

 

Ginnie Mae - HUD

 

 3

 

 

 9

 

 

 5

 

 

 5

 

Brokered

 

26

 

 

21

 

 

29

 

 

26

 

Interim Loans (1)

 

 -

 

 

 2

 

 

 1

 

 

 2

 


(1)

Interim loan origination volume as a percentage of total loan origination volume for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was less than 1%.


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Gains from Mortgage Banking Activities Detail

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the nine months ended

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

(dollars in thousands)

2017

 

2016

 

2017

 

2016

 

Origination Fees

$

60,523

 

$

52,401

 

$

168,927

 

$

121,682

 

Dollar Change

$

8,122

 

 

 

 

$

47,245

 

 

 

 

Percentage Change

 

15

%

 

 

 

 

39

%

 

 

 

MSR Income (1)

$

50,781

 

$

48,229

 

$

140,985

 

$

127,724

 

Dollar Change

$

2,552

 

 

 

 

$

13,261

 

 

 

 

Percentage Change

 

5  

%

 

 

 

 

10

%

 

 

 

Origination Fee Rate (2) (basis points)

 

79

 

 

123

 

 

94

 

 

106

 

Basis Point Change

 

(44)

 

 

 

 

 

(12)

 

 

 

 

Percentage Change

 

(36)

%

 

 

 

 

(11)

%

 

 

 

MSR Rate (3) (basis points)

 

67

 

 

114

 

 

78

 

 

111

 

Basis Point Change

 

(47)

 

 

 

 

 

(33)

 

 

 

 

Percentage Change

 

(41)

%

 

 

 

 

(30)

%

 

 

 

Agency MSR Rate (4) (basis points)

 

89

 

 

149

 

 

111

 

 

153

 

Basis Point Change

 

(60)

 

 

 

 

 

(42)

 

 

 

 

Percentage Change

 

(40)

%

 

 

 

 

(27)

%

 

 

 


(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 loan origination volume.

(3)

MSR

Income Tax Expense. The decrease in income tax expense primarily relates to a 48% decrease in income as a percentage of total loan origination volume.

(4)

MSR income as a percentage of Agency loan origination volume.


Gains from mortgage banking activities reflect the fair value of loan origination fees, the fair value of loan premiums, net of any co-broker fees, and MSR income. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the increases in origination fees and MSR income wereoperations, largely attributable to the substantial increases in loan origination volume, partially offset by decreases in the origination fee rate and the Agency MSR rate.

Fora one-time tax benefit during the three months ended September 30, 2017,2022 totaling $6.3 million resulting from (i) the decreasedissolution of a joint venture that we acquired full ownership of earlier in the origination fee rate was principally due2022 and (ii) intellectual property (“IP”) transfer tax related to the increase in brokered loan origination volumeIP intangible assets we acquired as a percentagepart of total loan origination volume and the origination of a $1.9 billion portfolio of Freddie Mac loans, the largest transaction in the Company’s history with2022 GeoPhy acquisition. There was no comparable activity in 2016. We receive lower origination fees on brokered loans than we do for Agency loans. Additionally, we generally receive lower origination fee rates on large Agency portfolio transactions than we do on typical Agency transactions. The decrease in the Agency MSR rate was primarily attributable to the increase in Freddie Mac loan origination volume coupled with the decrease in Fannie Mae loan origination volume and a 100% increase in floating-rate loan origination volume. Freddie Mac loan origination volume as a percentage of total loan origination volume increased significantly from 2016 to 2017 as seen in the table above. Additionally, Freddie Mac loan origination volume as a percentage of Agency loan origination volume increased from 40%one-time tax benefit during 2016 to 71% during 2017. We record relatively less MSR income on floating-rate loan originations as their estimated life is substantially shorter than fixed-rate loan originations. We record less MSR income on Freddie Mac loans as their servicing fees are less than other Agency products.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the decrease in the origination fee rate was principally due to the increase in brokered loan origination volume as a percentage of total loan origination volume and an increase in the number of portfolio transactions from 2016 to 2017, including the aforementioned origination of a $1.9 billion portfolio of Freddie Mac loans in the third quarter of 2017. The decrease in the Agency MSR rate was primarily attributable to the increase in Freddie Mac loan origination volume as a percentage of Agency loan origination volume and a 68% increase in floating-rate loan origination volume. Freddie Mac loan origination volume as a percentage of total loan origination volume increased from 2016 to 2017 as seen in the table above. Additionally, Freddie Mac loan origination volume as a percentage of Agency loan origination volume increased from 36% during 2016 to 50% during 2017.

See the “Overview of Business Environment” section above for a detailed discussion of the factors driving the increases in loan origination volumes.

Servicing Fees.  For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the increases were primarily attributable to increases in the average servicing portfolio from 2016 to 2017 as shown below due to new loan originations and relatively few payoffs. Additionally,

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the servicing portfolio’s weighted average servicing fee increased as shown below due to an increase in the Fannie Mae servicing portfolio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Servicing Fees Details

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the nine months ended

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

(dollars in thousands)

2017

 

2016

 

2017

 

2016

 

Average Servicing Portfolio

$

67,685,503

 

$

58,181,130

 

$

65,438,795

 

$

53,820,305

 

Dollar Change

$

9,504,373

 

 

 

 

$

11,618,490

 

 

 

 

Percentage Change

 

16

%

 

 

 

 

22

%

 

 

 

Average Servicing Fee (basis points)

 

26.3

 

 

25.3

 

 

26.3

 

 

25.1

 

Basis Point Change

 

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

 

Percentage Change

 

4  

%

 

 

 

 

5  

%

 

 

 

Net Warehouse Interest Income.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the increase was primarily related to a $3.0 million increase in net warehouse interest income from loans held for investment (“LHFI”), partially offset by a decrease in net warehouse interest income from loans held for sale (“LHFS”) of $1.2 million. The increase in net warehouse interest income from loans held for investment was due to increases in the average outstanding balance and net spread period over period as shown below.  The decrease in net warehouse interest income from loans held for sale is primarily attributable to a decrease in the net spread of loans held for sale in 2017 compared to 2016 as shown below. The decrease in the net spread was a result of a greater increase in the short-term interest rates on which our borrowings are based than in the long-term interest rates on which the majority of our loans held for sale are based. If the yield curve continues to flatten following future increases in short-term rates, a tightening of the net spread may continue. We expect to see a decrease in net warehouse interest income from LHFI going forward as most of our future Interim Program loan originations are expected to be completed by the Interim Program JV, reducing the balance of LHFI as the existing portfolio matures. This decrease in net warehouse interest income from LHFI is expected to be partially offset by our portion of the net income generated by the Interim Program JV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Warehouse Interest Income Details

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the nine months ended

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

(dollars in thousands)

2017

 

2016

 

2017

 

2016

 

Average LHFS Outstanding Balance

$

1,633,976

 

$

1,366,356

 

$

1,289,861

 

$

1,212,304

 

Dollar Change

$

267,620

 

 

 

 

$

77,557

 

 

 

 

Percentage Change

 

20

%

 

 

 

 

6  

%

 

 

 

LHFS Net Spread (basis points)

 

85

 

 

102

 

 

99

 

 

119

 

Basis Point Change

 

(17)

 

 

 

 

 

(20)

 

 

 

 

Percentage Change

 

(17)

%

 

 

 

 

(17)

%

 

 

 

Average LHFI Outstanding Balance

$

192,244

 

$

240,431

 

$

254,421

 

$

214,608

 

Dollar Change

$

(48,187)

 

 

 

 

$

39,813

 

 

 

 

Percentage Change

 

(20)

%

 

 

 

 

19

%

 

 

 

LHFI Net Spread (basis points)

 

389

 

 

356

 

 

429

 

 

320

 

Basis Point Change

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

109

 

 

 

 

Percentage Change

 

9  

%

 

 

 

 

34

%

 

 

 

Escrow Earnings and Other Interest Income.  For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the increases were due to increases in both the average balances of escrow accounts and the average earnings rates from 2016 to 2017. The increases in the average balances were due to the increases in the average servicing portfolio. The increases in the average earnings rates were due to the increases in short-term interest rates over the past 12 months as discussed above in the “Overview of Business Environment” section.

Other Revenues.  For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the increases were primarily attributable to increases in investment sales placement fees and prepayment fee income from 2016 to 2017. The increase in investment sales placement fees for the three-month period was largely driven by the increase in investment sales volume period over period. The increase in investment sales placement fees for the year-to-date period was principally attributable to an increase in the average placement fee. The increases in prepayment fee income were due to increases in the payoff of prepayment-protected loans.

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Expenses

Personnel.  For the three months ended September 30, 2017, the increase was principally the result of higher loan originator commission costs and increased salaries and bonus expenses. Commission costs increased substantially due2023.

Nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the large increase in origination fee income. Salaries expense increased due to a rise in average headcount from 521 in 2016 to 609 in 2017 as a result of acquisitions and organic growth of the Company to support our expanding operations.  The increase in bonus expense is due to the Company’s improved financial performance year over year and the increase in the average headcount.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the increase2022

The decrease in revenues was largely the result of higher commission costs and increased salaries expense, bonus expense, and stock compensation expense. Commission costs increased substantially due to the large increaseprimarily driven by decreases in origination feefees, MSR income, property sales broker fees, net warehouse interest income (expense), and other revenues, partially offset by increases in servicing fees and placement fees and other interest income. Salaries expense increased due to a rise in average headcount from 511 in 2016 to 591 in 2017 as a result of acquisitionsOrigination fees and organic growth of the Company to support our expanding operations.  The increase in bonus expense is due to the Company’s improved financial performance year over year and the increase in the average headcount. Finally, stock compensation expense increasedMSR income decreased largely as a result of performance-based stock awards. The costs associated with these awards increaseda 50% decline in overall debt financing volume. Property sales broker fees decreased primarily due to a 64% decline in property sales volume. Net warehouse interest income (expense) decreased from a net revenue position in 2022 to a net expense position in 2023 due to the Company’s improved financial performance year over year.

Amortization and Depreciation.  For bothinverted yield curve throughout 2023. Other revenues decreased primarily due to a $39.6 million one-time gain from the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the increases were primarily attributable to loan originationrevaluation of our previously held equity-method investment in Apprise in the first quarter of 2022, with no comparable activity and the resulting growthin 2023, combined with a decline in prepayment fees. Servicing fees increased largely from an increase in the average MSR balances during the threeservicing portfolio outstanding. Placement fees and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. Over the past 12 months, we have added $91.2 millionother interest income increased primarily as a result of MSRs, net of write offsa higher placement fee rate due to prepayment.rising short-term interest rates.

Income Tax Expense.  For the three months ended September 30, 2017, the increase is primarily relatedThe decrease in expenses was due to the changedecreases in income from operations period over period,personnel costs, amortization and depreciation, and other operating expenses, partially offset by an increase in excess tax benefits from share-based payments that reduced income taxinterest expense by an additional $0.3 millionon corporate debt. Personnel costs decreased, largely due to decreases in commission costs as a result of our lower transaction volumes. Amortization and depreciation decreased, largely due to a decreasedecline in write-offs of MSRs due to lower prepayments in the estimated annual effective tax rate.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the substantial decrease in the effective income tax rate was related to excess tax benefits and a decrease in the estimated annual effective tax rate. Excess tax benefits recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 reduced income tax expense by $0.5 million compared to $9.1 million during the same period in 2017. The reduction to income tax expense due to excess tax benefits in 2017 was substantially largerservicing portfolio. Other operating expenses decreased primarily as a result of the significant increasewrite off of unamortized debt premium as we paid off a note payable at one of our subsidiaries, and other decreases as a result of our cost-reduction initiatives. Interest expense on corporate debt increased due to increases in (i) the interest rate as our stock price overcorporate debt’s floating rate is tied to short-term interest rates, (ii) the past yearoutstanding principal balance of corporate debt, and an increase(iii) the principal balance of our corporate debt subject to floating interest rates, as we replaced the fixed-rate debt at one of our subsidiaries with a floating-rate debt.

Income Tax Expense. The decrease in the number of shares that vested in 2017, reducing the effectiveincome tax rate significantly. The increase in the number of shares that vested was largely attributableexpense primarily relates to a performance share plan that vested55% decrease in the first quarter of 2017 as we achieved each of the performance targets at or near the high end of the payout range. The performance share plan vesting was the first of its kindincome from operations, partially offset by a $3.3 million decrease in the Company’s history. No other performance share plans are scheduled to vest in 2017 or 2018. We expect the reduction to income taxes related torealizable excess tax benefits to be substantially lessand the one-time tax benefit recognized in 2022 and not 2023 as more fully described above.

A discussion of the financial results for the remainder of 2017 than it was for the first nine months of 2017.our segments is included further below.  

Non-GAAP Financial MeasuresMeasure

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 to, and not as an alternative for, net income. Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before income taxes, interest expense on our term loan facility,corporate debt, and amortization and depreciation, adjusted for provision (benefit) for credit losses, net of write-offs, stock-based incentive compensation charges, the fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net, the write off of the unamortized balance of premium associated with the repayment of a portion of our corporate debt, goodwill impairment, and non-cash revenues suchthe gain from revaluation of a previously held equity-method investment. The goodwill impairment that is incorporated into the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA includes goodwill impairment resulting from our annual goodwill impairment test and the quarterly evaluations of recoverability. Goodwill impairment that results from a downward fair value adjustment to contingent consideration liabilities is not included as gains attributablean adjustment to MSRs and unrealized gains and losses from commercial mortgage backed securities (“CMBS”) activities.GAAP net income to arrive at Adjusted EBITDA, since the goodwill impairment is offset by the downward fair value adjustment to the contingent consideration liability, resulting in no net impact to GAAP net income. 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.

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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 adjusted EBITDA,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 on-goingongoing operating results;

·

the ability to better identify trends in our underlying business and perform related trend analyses; and

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·

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.income on both a consolidated and segment basis. Adjusted EBITDA is calculatedreconciled to net income as follows.follows:

ADJUSTED FINANCIAL METRICMEASURE RECONCILIATION TO GAAP

CONSOLIDATED

For the three months ended

For the nine months ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

(in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

    

Reconciliation of Walker & Dunlop Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA

Walker & Dunlop Net Income

$

21,458

$

46,833

$

75,758

$

172,328

Income tax expense

 

7,069

 

7,532

 

24,695

 

46,495

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

17,594

 

9,306

 

49,878

 

22,123

Amortization and depreciation

 

57,479

 

59,846

 

170,737

 

177,101

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

421

 

1,218

 

(11,088)

 

(13,120)

Net write-offs(1)

 

(2,008)

 

 

(8,041)

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

7,427

 

5,546

 

22,468

 

27,154

Gain from revaluation of previously held equity-method investment

(39,641)

Write off of unamortized premium from corporate debt repayment

(4,420)

Fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net

 

(35,375)

 

(55,291)

 

(107,446)

 

(159,970)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

74,065

$

74,990

$

212,541

$

232,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

(in thousands)

    

2017

    

2016

    

2017

    

2016

    

Reconciliation of Walker & Dunlop Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walker & Dunlop Net Income

 

$

34,378

 

$

29,628

 

$

112,166

 

$

77,107

 

Income tax expense

 

 

19,988

 

 

18,851

 

 

54,621

 

 

47,295

 

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

 

2,555

 

 

2,485

 

 

7,401

 

 

7,419

 

Amortization and depreciation

 

 

32,343

 

 

29,244

 

 

97,541

 

 

80,824

 

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

 

 

 9

 

 

283

 

 

(216)

 

 

166

 

Net write-offs

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,567)

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,567)

 

Stock compensation expense

 

 

6,508

 

 

5,270

 

 

15,765

 

 

12,784

 

Gains attributable to mortgage servicing rights (1)

 

 

(50,781)

 

 

(48,229)

 

 

(140,985)

 

 

(127,724)

 

Unrealized (gains) losses from proprietary CMBS mortgage banking activities

 

 

 —

 

 

1,262

 

 

 —

 

 

430

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

45,000

 

$

36,227

 

$

146,293

 

$

95,734

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)

The net write-off for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 includes the write off of collateral-based reserves related to a loan held for investment.

Represents the fair value of the expected net cash flows from servicing recognized at commitment, net of any expected guaranty obligation.


The following tables present a period-to-period comparisoncomparisons of the components of adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172023 and 20162022.

ADJUSTED EBITDA – THREE MONTHS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

Dollar

 

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

2017

    

2016

    

Change

    

Change

 

Origination fees

$

60,523

 

$

53,663

 

$

6,860

 

13

%  

Servicing fees

 

44,900

 

 

37,134

 

 

7,766

 

21

 

Net warehouse interest income

 

5,358

 

 

5,614

 

 

(256)

 

(5)

 

Escrow earnings and other interest income

 

5,804

 

 

2,630

 

 

3,174

 

121

 

Other revenues

 

12,040

 

 

8,545

 

 

3,495

 

41

 

Personnel

 

(71,961)

 

 

(59,107)

 

 

(12,854)

 

22

 

Net write-offs

 

 —

 

 

(2,567)

 

 

2,567

 

(100)

 

Other operating expenses

 

(11,664)

 

 

(9,685)

 

 

(1,979)

 

20

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

45,000

 

$

36,227

 

$

8,773

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATED

For the three months ended

 

September 30, 

Dollar

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

2023

    

2022

    

Change

    

Change

 

Loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net

$

56,149

$

90,858

$

(34,709)

(38)

%  

Servicing fees

 

79,200

 

75,975

 

3,225

4

Property sales broker fees

16,862

30,308

(13,446)

(44)

Investment management fees

13,362

16,301

(2,939)

(18)

Net warehouse interest income (expense)

 

(2,031)

 

3,980

 

(6,011)

(151)

Placement fees and other interest income

 

43,000

 

18,129

 

24,871

137

Other revenues

 

27,140

 

24,943

 

2,197

9

Personnel

 

(129,080)

 

(151,513)

 

22,433

(15)

Net write-offs

 

(2,008)

 

 

(2,008)

N/A

Other operating expenses

 

(28,529)

 

(33,991)

 

5,462

(16)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

74,065

$

74,990

$

(925)

(1)

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ADJUSTED EBITDA – NINE MONTHS

CONSOLIDATED

For the nine months ended 

 

September 30, 

Dollar

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

2023

    

2022

    

Change

    

Change

 

Loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net

$

168,201

$

275,773

$

(107,572)

(39)

%  

Servicing fees

 

232,027

 

222,916

 

9,111

4

Property sales broker fees

38,831

100,092

(61,261)

(61)

Investment management fees

44,844

47,345

(2,501)

(5)

Net warehouse interest income (expense)

 

(3,556)

 

14,021

 

(17,577)

(125)

Placement fees and other interest income

 

109,310

 

26,683

 

82,627

310

Other revenues

 

84,624

 

90,494

 

(5,870)

(6)

Personnel

 

(365,957)

 

(442,454)

 

76,497

(17)

Net write-offs(1)

 

(8,041)

 

 

(8,041)

N/A

Other operating expenses

 

(87,742)

 

(102,400)

 

14,658

(14)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

212,541

$

232,470

$

(19,929)

(9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the nine months ended 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

Dollar

 

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

2017

    

2016

    

Change

    

Change

 

Origination fees

$

168,927

 

$

122,112

 

$

46,815

 

38

%

Servicing fees

 

129,639

 

 

101,554

 

 

28,085

 

28

 

Net warehouse interest income

 

17,778

 

 

15,925

 

 

1,853

 

12

 

Escrow earnings and other interest income

 

13,610

 

 

6,225

 

 

7,385

 

119

 

Other revenues

 

33,602

 

 

23,577

 

 

10,025

 

43

 

Personnel

 

(182,392)

 

 

(141,581)

 

 

(40,811)

 

29

 

Net write-offs

 

 —

 

 

(2,567)

 

 

2,567

 

(100)

 

Other operating expenses

 

(34,871)

 

 

(29,511)

 

 

(5,360)

 

18

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

146,293

 

$

95,734

 

$

50,559

 

53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See the tables above for the components of the change in adjusted EBITDA

(1)The net write-off for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 includes the write off of collateral-based reserves related to a loan held for investment.

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, the increase2022

Origination fees decreased primarily due to declines in origination fees was largely related to the increase in loan origination volume period over period.overall debt financing volumes. Servicing fees increased largely due to an increasegrowth in the average servicing portfolio period over periodperiod. Property sales broker fees decreased principally due to declines in property sales volumes. Investment management fees decreased primarily as a result of new loan originations. Escrow earningsa decline in LIHTC investment management fees. Net warehouse interest income (expense) decreased from a net revenue position in 2022 to a net expense position in 2023 primarily due to the inverted yield curve throughout much of 2023. Placement fees and other interest income increased largely as a result of increases in the average escrow balance outstanding and the average earnings rate following the increases inhigher placement fee rates due to rising short-term interest rates over the past year. Other revenues increased primarily due to an increase in investment sales placement fees and prepayment fee income. The increase in personnel expense was primarily due to (i) increased commission costs due to the increase in origination fees, (ii) increased salaries expense due to a rise in headcount, and (iii) increased bonus expense due to the Company’s improved financial performance and rise in headcount. We settled the risk-sharing losses on one loan in the third quarter of 2016, while we have settled no risk-sharing losses in 2017.

rates. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the increase2023 only, other revenues decreased primarily due to declines in originationprepayment fees, was largely relatedpartially offset by increases in investment banking revenues and miscellaneous revenues. The decreases in personnel expenses were primarily due to the increasedecreases in loan origination volume period over period. Servicing feescommission costs due to our lower transaction volumes. Net write-offs increased due to the charge off of an increaseInterim Program loan that defaulted in 2019 that was settled in the average servicingsecond quarter of 2023 and a loss settlement in our at-risk portfolio period over periodduring the third quarter of 2023 with no comparable activity in 2022. Other operating expenses decreased largely as a result of new loan originations. Net warehouse interest income increased largely due to increasesdecreases in the average outstanding balancetravel and net spread of loans held for investment. Escrow earningsentertainment costs and other interest income increasedprofessional fees as a result of increases in the average escrow balance outstanding and the average earnings rate following the increases in short-term interest rates over the past year. Other revenues increased primarily due to an increase in investment sales placement fees and prepayment fee income. The increase in personnel expense was primarily due to (i) increased commission costs due to the increase in origination fees, (ii) increased salaries expense due to a rise in headcount, (iii) increased bonus expense due to the Company’s improved financial performance and rise in headcount. We settled the risk-sharing losses on one loan in the third quarter of 2016, while we have settled no risk-sharing losses in 2017.our cost-reduction initiatives.

Financial Condition

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Our cash flows from operationsoperating activities are generated from loan sales, servicing fees, placement fees from escrow earnings,deposits, net warehouse interest income, property sales broker fees, investment management fees, research subscription fees, investment banking advisory 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 and property sales, 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 FlowFlows from Investing Activities

We usually lease facilities and equipment for our operations. However, when necessary and cost effective, we invest cash in property, plant, and equipment. Our cash flows from investing activities also include the funding and repayment of loans held for investment, contributions to and distributions from joint ventures, purchases of equity-method investments, and the fundingpurchase of preferred equity investments.available-for-sale (“AFS”) securities pledged to Fannie Mae. We opportunistically invest cash for acquisitions and MSR portfolio purchases.acquisitions.

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Cash FlowFlows from Financing Activities

We use our warehouse loan facilities and, when necessary, our corporate cash to fund loan closings.closings, both for loans held for sale and loans held for investment. We also use warehouse facilities to assist in funding investments in tax credit equity before transferring them to a tax credit fund. 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

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debt and cash flows from operationson hand to fund acquisitions,large acquisitions. Additionally, we repurchase shares, pay cash dividends, make long-term debt principal payments, and fundrepay short-term borrowings on a portionregular basis. We issue stock primarily in connection with the exercise of loans heldstock options (cash inflow) and for investment.acquisitions (non-cash transactions).

We currently do not pay dividends on our common stock and have never paid a dividend.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 20172023 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 20162022

The following table presents a period-to-period comparison of the significant components of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 20172023 and 2016. Certain prior-year balances have been adjusted for the adoption of a new accounting standard relating to the presentation of cash flows associated with restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents during the fourth quarter of 2016 as more fully described in NOTE 2 of the 2016 Form 10-K.2022.

SIGNIFICANT COMPONENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 

 

Dollar

 

Percentage

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 

Dollar

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2017

    

2016

    

Change

    

Change

 

    

2023

    

2022

    

Change

    

Change

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

(1,328,432)

 

$

1,300,257

 

$

(2,628,689)

 

(202)

$

(332,412)

$

(466,766)

$

134,354

(29)

%  

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

27,406

 

 

(92,260)

 

 

119,666

 

(130)

 

 

146,569

 

(170,990)

 

317,559

(186)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

1,285,203

 

 

(1,242,291)

 

 

2,527,494

 

(203)

 

 

228,207

 

449,634

 

(221,427)

(49)

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

 

 

197,644

 

 

180,190

 

 

17,454

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

300,647

205,058

95,589

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Cash flows from (used in) operating activities

Net receipt (use) of cash for loan origination activity

 

$

(1,421,977)

 

$

1,238,428

 

$

(2,660,405)

 

(215)

$

(378,891)

$

(594,506)

$

215,615

(36)

%  

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

 

 

93,545

 

 

61,829

 

 

31,716

 

51

 

46,479

127,740

(81,261)

(64)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funding of preferred equity investments

 

$

(16,321)

 

$

(15,538)

 

$

(783)

 

 5

Capital invested in Interim Program JV

 

 

(6,184)

 

 

 —

 

 

(6,184)

 

N/A

 

Cash flows from (used in) investing activities

Purchases of pledged AFS securities

$

$

(51,302)

$

51,302

(100)

%  

Purchases of equity-method investments

(15,062)

(25,098)

10,036

(40)

Acquisitions, net of cash received

 

 

(15,000)

 

 

 —

 

 

(15,000)

 

N/A

 

(114,163)

114,163

(100)

Purchase of mortgage servicing rights

 

 

 —

 

 

(42,705)

 

 

42,705

 

(100)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Originations of loans held for investment

 

 

(167,680)

 

 

(218,958)

 

 

51,278

 

(23)

 

Total principal collected on loans held for investment

 

 

237,229

 

 

187,820

 

 

49,409

 

26

 

Capital expenditures

(13,880)

(19,302)

5,422

(28)

Net payoff of (investment in) loans held for investment

 

$

69,549

 

$

(31,138)

 

$

100,687

 

(323)

 

160,801

22,728

138,073

608

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from (used in) financing activities

Borrowings (repayments) of warehouse notes payable, net

 

$

1,360,969

 

$

(1,239,677)

 

$

2,600,646

 

(210)

$

387,109

$

593,685

$

(206,576)

(35)

%  

Borrowings of interim warehouse notes payable

 

 

128,661

 

 

148,478

 

 

(19,817)

 

(13)

 

 

 

36,459

 

(36,459)

(100)

Repayments of interim warehouse notes payable

 

 

(175,934)

 

 

(138,898)

 

 

(37,036)

 

27

 

 

(119,835)

(26,000)

 

(93,835)

361

Repayments of notes payable

(120,046)

(29,487)

(90,559)

307

Borrowings of notes payable

196,000

196,000

N/A

Payment of contingent consideration

(26,090)

(19,720)

(6,370)

32

Repurchase of common stock

 

 

(28,863)

 

 

(12,374)

 

 

(16,489)

 

133

 

(18,928)

(40,675)

21,747

(53)

ChangesThe decrease in net cash flows from operations wereused in operating activities was driven primarily by loans acquiredoriginated 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.time due to the timing difference between the date of origination and date of delivery. The decrease in cash flows from operationsused in loan origination activities is primarily attributable to originations outpacing sales by $378.9 million in 2023 compared to $594.5 million in 2022. The decline in the useamount of $1.4 billion for the funding of loan originations netin excess of sales of loanswas due to third parties during 2017a decline in our total origination activity in 2023 compared to the receipt of $1.2 billion for the funding of loan originations, net of sales to third parties during 2016.2022. Excluding cash used for the origination and sale of loans, net cash flows provided by operations was $93.5operating activities were $46.5 million during 2017 compared to net cash provided by operationsin 2023, down from $127.7 million in 2022. The decrease is primarily the result of $61.8a $97.2 million during 2016. The significant components of the change included an increase of $35.0 milliondecrease in net income before noncontrolling interests anand a $70.0 million increase of $16.7in cash used for other operating activities, net, partially offset by a $46.2 million net increase in the adjustment to net incomenon-cash adjustments for MSRs and amortization and depreciation and a greater increase$39.6 million non-cash adjustment for the Apprise revaluation gain in 2022 with no comparable activity in 2023.

The change from net cash used in investing activities in 2022 to net income related to the change in the fair value of premiums and origination fees of $22.3 million, partially offset by a greater reduction to net income related to gains attributable to future servicing rights of $13.3 million during 2017, a greater reduction to cash related to accounts payable and other liabilities of $20.7 million, and a greater use of cash for performance deposits from borrowers of $2.7 million.

The increase in cash provided by (used in) investing activities is primarily attributablein 2023 was due to decreases(i) a decrease in the net investment in loans held for investment and cash used for the purchase of mortgage servicing rights, partially offsetAFS securities, which was impacted by increasesthe elevated payoffs of pledged AFS securities leading up to 2022 and no purchases in net2023 as the market interest rates on pledged securities AFS were not substantially higher than the short-term rate earned on uninvested cash

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due to the inverted yield curve, (ii) a decrease in purchases of equity-method investments, as we made fewer capital contributions in our LIHTC investments and other equity-method investments, (iii) a significant reduction in cash used for acquisitions and

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cash used to investour new headquarters, and (v) an increase in the Interim Program JV. The net payoffpayoffs of loans held for investment during 2017 was $69.5 million comparedin 2023 due to net investment(a) contractual maturities and the refinancing of these transitional bridge loans to permanent debt structures and (b) no originations in loans held for investment of $31.1 million during 2016. Of2023 as we have shifted away from the $69.5 million ofInterim Loan Program over the net payoff of loans held for investment during 2017, $47.3 million was funded using interim warehouse borrowings (included in cash flows from financing activities), with the other $22.2 million funded using corporate cash. Of the $31.1 million of the net investment in loans held for investment during 2016, $9.6 million was funded using interim warehouse borrowings, with the remaining $21.5 million funded using corporate cash. Net cash paid for acquisitions increased by $15.0 million as the Company did not execute any acquisitions during the first nine months of 2016. Cash paidpast year to invest in the Interim Program JV increased by $6.2 million as the Interim Program JV began operations in the third quarter of 2017. Lastly, cash paid for purchases of mortgage servicing rights decreased by $42.7 million as we did not purchase any mortgage servicing rights in 2017.other endeavors.

The substantial changedecrease in cash provided by (used in) financing activities in 2023 was primarilylargely attributable to the significant change(i) a decrease in net warehouse borrowings perioddue to period, partially offset by increasesthe aforementioned decrease in netloan origination activity, (ii) a decrease in borrowings of interim warehouse notes payable due to the aforementioned reduction in Interim Loan Program loan originations in 2023, (iii) an increase in repayments of interim warehouse notes payable due to the aforementioned maturities and cash used to repurchaserefinancings mentioned above, (iv) an increase in repayments of notes payable, and retire shares(v) an increase in the payment of ourcontingent consideration liabilities (“earnouts”), partially offset by (a) an increase in borrowings of notes payable and (b) a decrease in repurchases of common stock. The changeincrease in net borrowings (repayments) of warehouse borrowings during 2017earnout payments was due to a largelarger payment in 2023 compared to 2022 for one of our acquisitions. The increase in borrowings of notes payable was due to borrowings under our Incremental Term Loan (defined in Liquidity and Capital Resources below), a portion of which was used to repay notes payable at one of our subsidiaries, resulting in an increase in the unpaid principal balancerepayments of notes payable. The decrease in repurchases of common stock was related to a decrease in the number and value of employee stock vesting events related to previously issued equity grants under our various share-based compensation plans due to both our financial performance and the substantially lower stock price at which these vesting events occurred.

Segment Results

The Company is managed based on our three reportable segments: (i) Capital Markets, (ii) Servicing & Asset Management, and (iii) Corporate. The segment results below are intended to present each of the reportable segments on a stand-alone basis.

Capital Markets

SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING DATA

CAPITAL MARKETS

For the three months ended

September 30, 

Dollar

    

Percentage

(in thousands; except per share data)

    

2023

    

2022

Change

Change

Transaction Volume:

Components of Debt Financing Volume

Fannie Mae

$

1,739,332

$

3,038,788

$

(1,299,456)

(43)

%  

Freddie Mac

 

1,072,048

 

1,885,492

(813,444)

(43)

Ginnie Mae ̶ HUD

 

86,557

 

338,054

(251,497)

(74)

Brokered(1)

 

3,149,457

 

6,601,244

 

(3,451,787)

(52)

Total Debt Financing Volume

$

6,047,394

$

11,863,578

$

(5,816,184)

(49)

%  

Property sales volume

2,508,073

4,993,615

(2,485,542)

(50)

Total Transaction Volume

$

8,555,467

$

16,857,193

$

(8,301,726)

(49)

%  

Key Performance Metrics:

Net income

$

7,050

$

36,463

(29,413)

(81)

Adjusted EBITDA(2)

(15,704)

1,302

(17,006)

(1,306)

Operating margin

8

%

26

%

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

Origination fees

0.93

%  

0.76

%  

MSR income

0.58

0.47

MSR income, as a percentage of Agency debt financing volume

1.22

1.05

 

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For the nine months ended

September 30, 

Dollar

    

Percentage

(in thousands; except per share data)

2023

    

2022

    

Change

Change

Transaction Volume:

Components of Debt Financing Volume

Fannie Mae

$

5,328,992

$

8,955,562

$

(3,626,570)

(40)

%  

Freddie Mac

 

3,260,672

 

4,014,375

(753,703)

(19)

Ginnie Mae ̶ HUD

 

361,929

 

931,230

(569,301)

(61)

Brokered(1)

 

8,829,434

 

21,502,815

 

(12,673,381)

(59)

Total Debt Financing Volume

$

17,781,027

$

35,403,982

$

(17,622,955)

(50)

%  

Property sales volume

5,907,138

16,417,367

(10,510,229)

(64)

Total Transaction Volume

$

23,688,165

$

51,821,349

$

(28,133,184)

(54)

%  

Key Performance Metrics:

Net income

$

23,661

$

129,824

(106,163)

(82)

%

Adjusted EBITDA(2)

(44,725)

32,666

(77,391)

(237)

Operating margin

10

%

30

%

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

Origination fees

0.94

%  

0.77

%  

MSR income

0.60

0.45

MSR income, as a percentage of Agency debt financing volume

1.20

1.15

(1)Brokered transactions for life insurance companies, commercial banks, and other capital sources.
(2)This is a non-GAAP financial measure. For more information on adjusted EBITDA, refer to the section below titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measure.”

FINANCIAL RESULTS – THREE MONTHS

CAPITAL MARKETS

For the three months ended

 

September 30, 

Dollar

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

    

Change

    

Change

 

Revenues

Origination fees

$

56,149

$

89,752

$

(33,603)

(37)

%  

MSR Income

35,375

55,291

(19,916)

(36)

Property sales broker fees

16,862

30,308

(13,446)

(44)

Net warehouse interest income (expense), loans held for sale

 

(2,565)

 

2,178

 

(4,743)

(218)

Other revenues

 

11,875

 

11,011

 

864

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Total revenues

$

117,696

$

188,540

$

(70,844)

(38)

Expenses

Personnel

$

97,973

$

128,981

$

(31,008)

(24)

%  

Amortization and depreciation

 

1,137

 

1,052

 

85

8

Interest expense on corporate debt

4,874

2,430

2,444

101

Other operating expenses

 

4,193

 

6,869

 

(2,676)

(39)

Total expenses

$

108,177

$

139,332

$

(31,155)

(22)

Income from operations

$

9,519

$

49,208

$

(39,689)

(81)

Income tax expense

 

2,386

 

12,468

 

(10,082)

(81)

Net income before noncontrolling interests

$

7,133

$

36,740

$

(29,607)

(81)

Less: net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

 

83

 

277

 

(194)

 

(70)

Net income

$

7,050

$

36,463

$

(29,413)

(81)

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FINANCIAL RESULTS – NINE MONTHS

CAPITAL MARKETS

For the nine months ended

 

September 30, 

Dollar

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

    

Change

    

Change

 

Revenues

Origination fees

$

167,679

$

273,660

$

(105,981)

(39)

%  

MSR Income

107,446

159,970

(52,524)

(33)

Property sales broker fees

38,831

100,092

(61,261)

(61)

Net warehouse interest income (expense), loans held for sale

 

(7,006)

 

9,415

 

(16,421)

(174)

Other revenues

 

40,735

 

29,838

 

10,897

37

Total revenues

$

347,685

$

572,975

$

(225,290)

(39)

Expenses

Personnel

$

281,502

$

372,656

$

(91,154)

(24)

%  

Amortization and depreciation

 

3,412

 

2,191

 

1,221

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Interest expense on corporate debt

13,870

5,488

8,382

153

Other operating expenses

 

15,037

 

19,943

 

(4,906)

(25)

Total expenses

$

313,821

$

400,278

$

(86,457)

(22)

Income from operations

$

33,864

$

172,697

$

(138,833)

(80)

Income tax expense

 

8,462

 

41,878

 

(33,416)

(80)

Net income before noncontrolling interests

$

25,402

$

130,819

$

(105,417)

(81)

Less: net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

 

1,741

 

995

 

746

 

75

Net income

$

23,661

$

129,824

$

(106,163)

(82)

Revenues

Origination fees and MSR income. The following tables provide additional information that helps explain changes in origination fees and MSR income period over period:

For the three months ended

For the nine months ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

Debt Financing Volume by Product Type

2023

2022

2023

2022

Fannie Mae

29

%

25

%

30

%

25

%

Freddie Mac

18

16

18

11

Ginnie Mae ̶ HUD

1

3

2

3

Brokered

52

56

50

61

For the three months ended

For the nine months ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

Mortgage Banking Details (basis points)

2023

2022

2023

2022

Origination Fee Rate (1)

93

76

94

77

Basis Point Change

17

17

Percentage Change

22

%

22

%

MSR Rate (2)

58

47

60

45

Basis Point Change

11

15

Percentage Change

23

%

33

%

Agency MSR Rate (3)

122

105

120

115

Basis Point Change

17

5

Percentage Change

16

%

4

%

(1)Origination fees as a percentage of total debt financing volume.
(2)MSR Income as a percentage of total debt financing volume, excluding the income and debt financing volume from principal lending and investing.

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(3)MSR Income as a percentage of Agency debt financing volume.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decreases in origination fees were primarily the result of a 49% and 50% decrease in debt financing volume, respectively, partially offset by a 17-basis-point increase in our origination fee rate for both the three and nine-month periods. The increases in the origination fee rate were driven by increases in GSE debt financing volume as a percentage of total debt financing volume as seen above. GSE debt financing volume has higher origination fees than brokered debt financing volume. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, our Fannie Mae debt financing volumes included a $1.9 billion Fannie Mae loan portfolio, for which we received a much lower origination fee than is typical for individual loans.

For the three months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in MSR income was attributable to a 45% decrease in Agency debt financing volume, partially offset by a 17-basis point increase in the Agency MSR Rate seen above. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in MSR income was attributable to a 36% decrease in Agency debt financing volume, partially offset by a five-basis point increase in the Agency MSR Rate seen above. The increases in the Agency MSR Rate were primarily the result of increases in Fannie Mae debt financing volumes as a percentage of total debt financing volumes. Additionally, we had a $1.9 billion Fannie Mae portfolio that closed in the second quarter of 2022, which had a very low servicing fee rate that is typical of such a portfolio. There was no comparable portfolio in 2023. Our Fannie Mae products have higher weighted-average servicing fee (“WASF”) than our other products.

See the “Overview of Current Business Environment” section above for a detailed discussion of the factors driving the change in debt financing volumes.

Property sales broker fees.For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decreases in property sales broker fees were driven principally by the 50% and 64% decreases, respectively, in the property sales volumes period over period.

See the “Overview of Current Business Environment” section above for a detailed discussion of the factors driving the change in property sales volume.

Net warehouse interest income (expense). For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decreases in net warehouse interest income from a net revenue position in 2022 to a net expense position in 2023 were primarily attributable to an inverted yield curve during much of 2023. Short-term interest rates, upon which we incur interest expense, were higher than the long-term mortgage rates, upon which we earn interest income, during 2023. Partially reducing the negative impact of the inverted yield curve and resulting negative net spreads shown below were the lower average balances of loans held for sale fundedoutstanding in 2023 compared to 2022, which were driven by Agency Warehouse Facilities (as defined below) from December 31, 2016 toreductions in the number of days loans were held before delivery and lower debt financing volumes.

For the three months ended

For the nine months ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

Net Warehouse Interest Income (Expense) Details (dollars in thousands)

2023

2022

2023

2022

Average LHFS Outstanding Balance

$

764,615

$

1,325,419

$

669,878

$

1,338,784

Dollar Change

$

(560,804)

$

(668,906)

Percentage Change

(42)

%

(50)

%

LHFS Net Spread (basis points)

(134)

66

(139)

94

Basis Point Change

(200)

(233)

Percentage Change

(303)

%

(248)

%

Other revenues. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017. During 2017, 2023, the unpaid principal balanceincrease was due to a $6.9 million increase in investment banking revenues and smaller increases in various other revenues categories. The increase in investment banking revenues was primarily due to the closing of loans heldthe largest investment banking advisory transaction in Company history.

Expenses

Personnel. For the three months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease was primarily the result of a $25.2 million decrease in commission costs due to lower origination fees and property sales broker fees noted above, combined with a $6.1 million decrease in salaries and bonuses due to lower headcount and our financial performance. Our lower headcount was due to a workforce reduction undertaken in the second quarter of 2023.  

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease was primarily the result of an $89.4 million decrease in commission costs due to lower origination fees and property sales broker fees.

Interest expense on corporate debt. Interest expense on corporate debt is determined at a consolidated corporate level and allocated to each segment proportionally based on each segment’s use of that corporate debt. The discussion of our consolidated results above has additional information related to the increase in interest expense on corporate debt.

Other operating expenses. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decreases were primarily a result of cost-reduction initiatives across a variety of cost categories, with the most prominent decreases in professional fees and travel and entertainment costs.

Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense is determined at a consolidated corporate level and allocated to each segment proportionally based on each segment’s income from operations, except for sale fundedsignificant, one-time tax activities, which are allocated entirely to the segment impacted by Agency Warehouse Facilities increased $1.4 billion from their December 31, 2016 balancethe tax activity.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure

A reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA for our CM segment is presented below. Our segment-level adjusted EBITDA represents the segment portion of consolidated adjusted EBITDA. A detailed description and reconciliation of consolidated adjusted EBITDA is provided above in our Consolidated Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measure. CM adjusted EBITDA is reconciled to net income as follows:

ADJUSTED FINANCIAL MEASURE RECONCILIATION TO GAAP

CAPITAL MARKETS

For the three months ended

For the nine months ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

(in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA

Net Income

$

7,050

$

36,463

$

23,661

$

129,824

Income tax expense

 

2,386

 

12,468

 

8,462

 

41,878

Interest expense on corporate debt

4,874

2,430

13,870

5,488

Amortization and depreciation

1,137

1,052

3,412

2,191

Share-based compensation expense

4,224

4,180

13,316

13,255

MSR Income

 

(35,375)

 

(55,291)

 

(107,446)

 

(159,970)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(15,704)

$

1,302

$

(44,725)

$

32,666

The following tables present period-to-period comparisons of the components of CM adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.

ADJUSTED EBITDA – THREE MONTHS

CAPITAL MARKETS

For the three months ended

 

September 30, 

Dollar

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

2023

    

2022

    

Change

    

Change

 

Origination fees

$

56,149

$

89,752

$

(33,603)

(37)

%  

Property sales broker fees

16,862

30,308

(13,446)

(44)

Net warehouse interest income (expense), loans held for sale

 

(2,565)

 

2,178

 

(4,743)

(218)

Other revenues

 

11,792

 

10,734

 

1,058

10

Personnel

 

(93,749)

 

(124,801)

 

31,052

(25)

Other operating expenses

 

(4,193)

 

(6,869)

 

2,676

(39)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(15,704)

$

1,302

$

(17,006)

(1,306)

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ADJUSTED EBITDA – NINE MONTHS

CAPITAL MARKETS

For the nine months ended 

 

September 30, 

Dollar

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

2023

    

2022

    

Change

    

Change

 

Origination fees

$

167,679

$

273,660

$

(105,981)

(39)

%  

Property sales broker fees

38,831

100,092

(61,261)

(61)

Net warehouse interest income (expense), loans held for sale

 

(7,006)

 

9,415

 

(16,421)

(174)

Other revenues

 

38,994

 

28,843

 

10,151

35

Personnel

 

(268,186)

 

(359,401)

 

91,215

(25)

Other operating expenses

 

(15,037)

 

(19,943)

 

4,906

(25)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(44,725)

$

32,666

$

(77,391)

(237)

Three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to a decrease of $1.2 billion during the same period in 2016. The change in net borrowings of interim warehouse notes payable was principallythree months ended September 30, 2022

Origination fees decreased due to a decrease in our overall debt financing volume, partially offset by an increase in our origination fee rate. Property sales broker fees decreased as a result of the decline in property sales volumes. Net warehouse interest income (expense) decreased largely due to the inverted yield curve. The decrease in personnel expense was primarily due to decreased commission costs due to the decrease in origination fees and property sales broker fees. Other operating expenses decreased largely as a result of our cost-reduction initiatives.

Nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2022

Origination fees decreased due to a decrease in our overall debt financing volume, partially offset by an increase in our origination fee rate. Property sales broker fees decreased as a result of the decline in property sales volumes. Net warehouse interest income (expense) decreased primarily due to the inverted yield curve. Other revenues increased largely due to increased investment banking revenues. The decrease in personnel expense was primarily due to decreased commission costs due to the decrease in origination fees. Other operating expenses decreased primarily as a result of our cost-reduction initiatives.

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Servicing & Asset Management

SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING DATA

SERVICING & ASSET MANAGEMENT

(dollars in thousands)

As of September 30, 

Dollar

    

Percentage

Managed Portfolio:

    

2023

    

2022

    

Change

Change

Components of Servicing Portfolio

Fannie Mae

$

62,850,853

$

58,426,446

$

4,424,407

8

%  

Freddie Mac

 

38,656,136

 

37,241,471

1,414,665

4

Ginnie Mae - HUD

 

10,320,520

 

9,634,111

686,409

7

Brokered (1)

 

17,091,925

 

15,224,581

 

1,867,344

12

Principal Lending and Investing (2)

 

40,000

 

251,815

(211,815)

(84)

Total Servicing Portfolio

$

128,959,434

$

120,778,424

$

8,181,010

7

%  

Assets under management

17,334,877

17,017,355

317,522

2

Total Managed Portfolio

$

146,294,311

$

137,795,779

$

8,498,532

6

%  

For the three months ended

September 30, 

Dollar

    

Percentage

Key Volume and Performance Metrics:

2023

2022

Change

Change

Equity syndication volume(3)

$

54,119

$

43,880

$

10,239

23

%  

Principal Lending and Investing debt financing volume(4)

62,015

(62,015)

(100)

Net income

45,427

30,923

14,504

47

Adjusted EBITDA(5)

124,849

106,281

18,568

17

Operating margin

41

%

31

%

For the nine months ended

September 30, 

Dollar

    

Percentage

Key Volume and Performance Metrics:

2023

2022

Change

Change

Equity syndication volume(3)

$

461,212

$

405,170

$

56,042

14

%  

Principal Lending and Investing debt financing volume(4)

307,586

(307,586)

(100)

Net income

132,243

92,363

39,880

43

Adjusted EBITDA(5)

346,283

295,888

50,395

17

Operating margin

41

%

33

%

As of September 30, 

Key Servicing Portfolio Metrics:

2023

    

2022

Custodial escrow deposit balance (in billions)

$

2.8

$

3.1

Weighted-average servicing fee rate (basis points)

24.2

24.7

Weighted-average remaining servicing portfolio term (years)

8.4

8.9

As of September 30, 

Components of assets under management (in thousands)

2023

2022

LIHTC

$

15,248,530

$

14,692,962

Investment funds

1,350,027

1,424,356

Interim Program JV Managed Loans

736,320

900,037

Total assets under management

$

17,334,877

$

17,017,355

(1)Brokered loans serviced primarily for life insurance companies.
(2)Consists of interim loans not managed for the Interim Program JV.
(3)Amount of equity called and syndicated into LIHTC funds.

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(4)For the three months ended September 30, 2022, comprised solely of WDIP separate account originations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, includes $86.3 million from the Interim Program JV, $113.6 million from the Interim Loan Program, and $107.7 million from WDIP separate accounts.
(5)This is a non-GAAP financial measure. For more information on adjusted EBITDA, refer to the section below titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measure”.

FINANCIAL RESULTS – THREE MONTHS

SERVICING & ASSET MANAGEMENT

For the three months ended

 

September 30, 

Dollar

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

    

Change

    

Change

 

Revenues

Origination fees

$

$

1,106

$

(1,106)

(100)

%  

Servicing fees

79,200

75,975

3,225

4

Investment management fees

13,362

16,301

(2,939)

(18)

Net warehouse interest income (expense), loans held for investment

 

534

 

1,802

 

(1,268)

(70)

Placement fees and other interest income

 

39,475

 

17,760

 

21,715

122

Other revenues

 

15,569

 

16,378

 

(809)

(5)

Total revenues

$

148,140

$

129,322

$

18,818

15

Expenses

Personnel

$

17,139

$

18,728

$

(1,589)

(8)

%  

Amortization and depreciation

 

54,375

 

57,139

 

(2,764)

(5)

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

421

1,218

(797)

(65)

Interest expense on corporate debt

11,096

6,324

4,772

75

Other operating expenses

 

5,039

 

5,237

 

(198)

(4)

Total expenses

$

88,070

$

88,646

$

(576)

(1)

Income from operations

$

60,070

$

40,676

$

19,394

48

Income tax expense

 

15,040

 

10,204

 

4,836

47

Income before noncontrolling interests

$

45,030

$

30,472

$

14,558

48

Less: net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

 

(397)

 

(451)

 

54

 

(12)

Net income

$

45,427

$

30,923

$

14,504

47

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FINANCIAL RESULTS – NINE MONTHS

SERVICING & ASSET MANAGEMENT

For the nine months ended

 

September 30, 

Dollar

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

    

Change

    

Change

 

Revenues

Origination fees

$

522

$

2,113

$

(1,591)

(75)

%  

Servicing fees

232,027

222,916

9,111

4

Investment management fees

44,844

47,345

(2,501)

(5)

Net warehouse interest income (expense), loans held for investment

 

3,450

 

4,606

 

(1,156)

(25)

Placement fees and other interest income

 

100,636

 

26,166

 

74,470

285

Other revenues

 

42,697

 

57,624

 

(14,927)

(26)

Total revenues

$

424,176

$

360,770

$

63,406

18

Expenses

Personnel

$

53,669

$

53,211

$

458

1

%  

Amortization and depreciation

 

161,935

 

170,501

 

(8,566)

(5)

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

(11,088)

(13,120)

2,032

(15)

Interest expense on corporate debt

31,385

15,388

15,997

104

Other operating expenses

 

16,465

 

15,535

 

930

6

Total expenses

$

252,366

$

241,515

$

10,851

4

Income from operations

$

171,810

$

119,255

$

52,555

44

Income tax expense

 

42,931

 

28,919

 

14,012

48

Income before noncontrolling interests

$

128,879

$

90,336

$

38,543

43

Less: net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

 

(3,364)

 

(2,027)

 

(1,337)

 

66

Net income

$

132,243

$

92,363

$

39,880

43

Revenues

Servicing Fees. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the increases were primarily attributable to increases in the average servicing portfolio period over period as shown below, slightly offset by declines in the average servicing fee rates. The increases in the average servicing portfolio were driven by the $4.4 billion increase in Fannie Mae and the $1.4 billion increase in Freddie Mac loans serviced. The decreases in the average servicing fee rates were the result of decreases in the WASF on our new Fannie Mae debt financing volume over the past year as the volatility in the interest rate environment compressed the spread on our debt financing volume and reduced the servicing fee rates on loans originated in 2023. The WASF on new debt financing volume was lower than the loans paid off in the portfolio over the past year.

For the three months ended

For the nine months ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

Servicing Fees Details (dollars in thousands)

2023

2022

2023

2022

Average Servicing Portfolio

$

127,971,088

$

119,551,659

$

125,741,670

$

117,798,975

Dollar Change

$

8,419,429

$

7,942,695

Percentage Change

7

%

7

%

Average Servicing Fee (basis points)

24.2

24.8

24.3

24.9

Basis Point Change

(0.6)

(0.6)

Percentage Change

(2)

%

(2)

%

Placement fees and other interest income. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the increases were driven primarily by increases in our placement fees on escrow deposits of $21.5 million and $70.4 million, respectively, coupled with increases in interest income from our pledged securities investments of $1.3 million and $4.3 million, respectively. The placement fee rates on escrow deposits increased significantly as a result of the higher short-term interest rate environment in 2023 compared to same period in 2022.

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Other Revenues. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease was primarily due to a $21.7 million decline in prepayment fees, partially offset by increases in syndication and other miscellaneous fees from our LIHTC operations of $6.0 million. The decrease in prepayment fees was due to the aforementioned reduction in the volume of loans prepaying and the amount of prepayment fees. Syndication fees increased due to the higher volume of capital syndicated into our LIHTC funds.

Expenses

Amortization and Depreciation. For thethree and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decreases were primarily due to reductions in the amortization expense related to write-offs of MSRs due to declines in the prepayment of MSRs, partially offset by increases in the amortization expense of existing MSRs.

Provision (benefit) for credit losses. For both the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the benefit for credit losses was primarily attributable to updates to our historical loss rate factor. The updates resulted in the loss data from earlier periods within the historical lookback period falling off and being replaced with a period with significantly lower loss data, resulting in the historical loss rate decreasing by 0.6 basis points for both the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.

Interest expense on corporate debt. Interest expense on corporate debt is determined at a consolidated corporate level and allocated to each segment proportionally based on each segment’s use of that corporate debt. The discussion of our consolidated results above has additional information related to the increase in interest expense on corporate debt.

Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense is determined at a consolidated corporate level and allocated to each segment proportionally based on each segment’s income from operations, except for significant, one-time tax activities, which are allocated entirely to the segment impacted by the tax activity.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure

A reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA for our SAM segment is presented below. Our segment-level adjusted EBITDA represents the segment portion of consolidated adjusted EBITDA. A detailed description and reconciliation of consolidated adjusted EBITDA is provided above in our Consolidated Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measure. SAM adjusted EBITDA is reconciled to net income as follows:

ADJUSTED FINANCIAL MEASURE RECONCILIATION TO GAAP

SERVICING & ASSET MANAGEMENT

For the three months ended

For the nine months ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

(in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA

Net Income

$

45,427

$

30,923

$

132,243

$

92,363

Income tax expense

 

15,040

 

10,204

 

42,931

 

28,919

Interest expense on corporate debt

11,096

6,324

31,385

15,388

Amortization and depreciation

 

54,375

 

57,139

 

161,935

 

170,501

Provision (benefit) for credit losses

421

1,218

(11,088)

(13,120)

Net write-offs(1)

(2,008)

(8,041)

Write off of unamortized premium from corporate debt repayment

(4,420)

Share-based compensation expense

 

498

 

473

 

1,338

 

1,837

Adjusted EBITDA

$

124,849

$

106,281

$

346,283

$

295,888

(1)The net write-off for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 includes the write off of collateral-based reserves related to a loan held for investment.

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The following tables present period-to-period comparisons of the components of SAM adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.

ADJUSTED EBITDA – THREE MONTHS

SERVICING & ASSET MANAGEMENT

For the three months ended

 

September 30, 

Dollar

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

2023

    

2022

    

Change

    

Change

 

Origination fees

$

$

1,106

$

(1,106)

(100)

%  

Servicing fees

 

79,200

 

75,975

 

3,225

4

Investment management fees

13,362

16,301

(2,939)

(18)

Net warehouse interest income (expense), loans held for investment

 

534

 

1,802

 

(1,268)

(70)

Placement fees and other interest income

 

39,475

 

17,760

 

21,715

122

Other revenues

 

15,966

 

16,829

 

(863)

(5)

Personnel

 

(16,641)

 

(18,255)

 

1,614

(9)

Net write-offs

(2,008)

(2,008)

N/A

Other operating expenses

 

(5,039)

 

(5,237)

 

198

(4)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

124,849

$

106,281

$

18,568

17

ADJUSTED EBITDA – NINE MONTHS

SERVICING & ASSET MANAGEMENT

For the nine months ended 

 

September 30, 

Dollar

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

2023

    

2022

    

Change

    

Change

 

Origination fees

$

522

$

2,113

$

(1,591)

(75)

%  

Servicing fees

 

232,027

 

222,916

 

9,111

4

Investment management fees

44,844

47,345

(2,501)

(5)

Net warehouse interest income (expense), loans held for investment

 

3,450

 

4,606

 

(1,156)

(25)

Placement fees and other interest income

 

100,636

 

26,166

 

74,470

285

Other revenues

 

46,061

 

59,651

 

(13,590)

(23)

Personnel

 

(52,331)

 

(51,374)

 

(957)

2

Net write-offs(1)

 

(8,041)

 

 

(8,041)

N/A

Other operating expenses

 

(20,885)

 

(15,535)

 

(5,350)

34

Adjusted EBITDA

$

346,283

$

295,888

$

50,395

17

(1)The net write-off for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 includes the write off of collateral-based reserves related to a loan held for investment.

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to three and nine months ended September 30, 2022

Servicing fees increased due to growth in the average servicing portfolio period over period as a result of loan originations, partially offset by a decrease in the average servicing fee rate. Placement fees and other interest income increased primarily due to increases in placement fee rates. Other revenues decreased primarily due to decreases in prepayment fees.Net write-offs increased due to the write-off of a loan held for investment during the second quarter of 2023 and the settlement of a risk-sharing obligation in the third quarter of 2023, with no comparable activity in 2022. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 only, other operating expenses increased largely due to professional fees and various other expense categories.

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Corporate

FINANCIAL RESULTS – THREE MONTHS

CORPORATE

For the three months ended

 

September 30, 

Dollar

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

    

Change

    

Change

 

Revenues

Other interest income

$

3,525

$

369

$

3,156

855

%  

Other revenues

 

(618)

 

(2,620)

 

2,002

(76)

Total revenues

$

2,907

$

(2,251)

$

5,158

(229)

Expenses

Personnel

$

21,395

$

9,350

$

12,045

129

%  

Amortization and depreciation

 

1,967

 

1,655

 

312

19

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

1,624

 

552

 

1,072

194

Other operating expenses

 

19,297

 

21,885

 

(2,588)

(12)

Total expenses

$

44,283

$

33,442

$

10,841

32

Income (loss) from operations

$

(41,376)

$

(35,693)

$

(5,683)

16

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

(10,357)

 

(15,140)

 

4,783

(32)

Net income (loss)

$

(31,019)

$

(20,553)

$

(10,466)

51

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(35,080)

$

(32,593)

$

(2,487)

8

%

FINANCIAL RESULTS – NINE MONTHS

CORPORATE

For the nine months ended

 

September 30, 

Dollar

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

    

Change

    

Change

 

Revenues

Other interest income

$

8,674

$

517

$

8,157

1,578

%  

Other revenues

 

(431)

 

41,641

 

(42,072)

(101)

Total revenues

$

8,243

$

42,158

$

(33,915)

(80)

Expenses

Personnel

$

53,254

$

43,741

$

9,513

22

%  

Amortization and depreciation

 

5,390

 

4,409

 

981

22

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

4,623

 

1,247

 

3,376

271

Other operating expenses

 

51,820

 

66,922

 

(15,102)

(23)

Total expenses

$

115,087

$

116,319

$

(1,232)

(1)

Income (loss) from operations

$

(106,844)

$

(74,161)

$

(32,683)

44

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

(26,698)

 

(24,302)

 

(2,396)

10

Net income (loss)

$

(80,146)

$

(49,859)

$

(30,287)

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Adjusted EBITDA

$

(89,017)

$

(96,084)

$

7,067

(7)

%

Revenues

Other interest income. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the increases were due to increases in the interest rates we earn on our cash deposits held by our corporate segment combined with an increase in payoffsthe average balance concentrated in interest-earning accounts.

Other revenues. For the three months ended September 30, 2023, the increase was largely due increases in miscellaneous fees and income from equity-method investments.

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease was primarily due to the $39.6 million gain from revaluation of previously held forequity-method investment, year over year. Thewhich was a one-time transaction recognized in 2022, and a $5.2 million decrease in income from equity-method investments, partially offset by a $3.3 million increase in share repurchase activityrevenues from our deferred compensation plan.

Expenses

Personnel. For the three months ended September 30, 2023, the increase was principallyprimarily due to a $9.6 million increase in subjective bonus expense and a $1.8 million increase in stock compensation expense. The increases in subjective bonuses and stock compensation were due to a lower bonus and stock compensation expense in the third of quarter of 2022 compared to the third quarter of 2023, resulting from downward adjustments to the annual accruals made in the third quarter of 2022 due to our financial performance for the year-to-date period ended September 30, 2022 and the expected performance for the remainder of 2022.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the increase was primarily the result of a $7.4 million increase in subjective bonuses, a $3.4 million increase in salaries, and a $3.3 million increase in deferred compensation costs, partially offset by a $4.2 million decrease in stock compensation expense as we are accruing performance-based stock compensation at an overall lower rate this year than last. An increase in the corporate average headcount during 2023 was the primary driver for the increased subjective bonus and salaries and benefits expenses. The corporate average headcount for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 does not fully reflect the impact of our workforce reduction that we announced in April and that was effective at the beginning of May.

Interest expense on corporate debt. Interest expense on corporate debt is determined at a consolidated corporate level and allocated to each segment proportionally based on each segment’s use of that corporate debt. The discussion of our consolidated results above has additional information related to the increase in interest expense on corporate debt.

Other operating expenses. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decreases were primarily driven by decreases in professional fees, travel and entertainment, and miscellaneous expense categories, partially offset by a small increase in office expenses. Professional fees decreased $2.0 million and $8.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. The decreases in professional fees were primarily due to elevated professional fees in 2022 related to acquisition costs. Travel and entertainment decreased $0.7 million and $2.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. Miscellaneous expenses for the three and nine-month periods decreased $1.1 million and $6.5 million, respectively. The decreases in travel and entertainment and miscellaneous expenses were primarily due to our cost-reduction initiatives. Office expenses increased $0.7 million and $2.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, due primarily to increases in software costs.

Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense is determined at a consolidated corporate level and allocated to each segment proportionally based on each segment’s income from operations, except for significant, one-time tax activities, which are allocated entirely to the segment impacted by the tax activity.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure

A reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA for our Corporate segment is presented below. Our segment-level adjusted EBITDA represents the segment portion of consolidated adjusted EBITDA. A detailed description and reconciliation of consolidated adjusted EBITDA is provided above in our Consolidated Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measure. Corporate adjusted EBITDA is reconciled to net income as follows:

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ADJUSTED FINANCIAL MEASURE RECONCILIATION TO GAAP

CORPORATE

For the three months ended

For the nine months ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

(in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA

Net Income (Loss)

$

(31,019)

$

(20,553)

$

(80,146)

$

(49,859)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

(10,357)

 

(15,140)

 

(26,698)

 

(24,302)

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

1,624

 

552

 

4,623

 

1,247

Amortization and depreciation

 

1,967

 

1,655

 

5,390

 

4,409

Share-based compensation expense

 

2,705

 

893

 

7,814

 

12,062

Gain from revaluation of previously held equity-method investment

(39,641)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(35,080)

$

(32,593)

$

(89,017)

$

(96,084)

The following tables present period-to-period comparisons of the components of Corporate adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.

ADJUSTED EBITDA – THREE MONTHS

CORPORATE

For the three months ended

 

September 30, 

Dollar

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

2023

    

2022

    

Change

    

Change

 

Other interest income

$

3,525

$

369

$

3,156

855

%  

Other revenues

 

(618)

 

(2,620)

 

2,002

(76)

Personnel

 

(18,690)

 

(8,457)

 

(10,233)

121

Other operating expenses

 

(19,297)

 

(21,885)

 

2,588

(12)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(35,080)

$

(32,593)

$

(2,487)

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ADJUSTED EBITDA – NINE MONTHS

CORPORATE

For the nine months ended 

 

September 30, 

Dollar

Percentage

 

(dollars in thousands)

2023

    

2022

    

Change

    

Change

 

Other interest income

 

8,674

 

517

 

8,157

1,578

%  

Other revenues

 

(431)

 

2,000

 

(2,431)

(122)

Personnel

 

(45,440)

 

(31,679)

 

(13,761)

43

Other operating expenses

 

(51,820)

 

(66,922)

 

15,102

(23)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(89,017)

$

(96,084)

$

7,067

(7)

Three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to three months ended September 30, 2022

Other interest income increased primarily due to an increase in the repurchase of sharesinterest rates on our cash deposits and increased balances. Other revenues increased due to settle employee tax obligations for restrictedincreases in miscellaneous fees and performance-based share awards along with a substantialincome from equity method investments. The increase in personnel expense was primarily due to lower subjective bonus expense in the fair valuethird quarter of 2022 than the Company’s stock, which increased the taxable compensationthird quarter of 2023 due to employees upon vesting. No performance-based awards vested during 2016our expected financial performance for 2022.

Nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to 0.6 million sharesnine months ended September 30, 2022

Other interest income increased primarily due to an increase in interest earned on our cash deposits and increased balances. Other revenues decreased, largely due to a decline in income from equity-method investments. The increase in personnel expense was primarily due to increased

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subjective bonus and salaries and benefits expense due to an increase in corporate average headcount during 2017. Additionally, we repurchased 0.2 million shares2023. Other operating expenses decreased as a result of our own stock under a repurchase programdecline in professional fees and other operating expenses as more fully discussed below in the “Usesa result of Liquidity, Cash and Cash Equivalents” section.cost-reduction initiatives.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Uses of Liquidity, Cash and Cash Equivalents

Our significant recurring cash flow requirements consist of (i) short-term liquidity necessary to (i) fund loans held for sale; (ii) liquidity necessary to fund loans held for investment under the Interim Program;pay cash dividends; (iii) liquidity necessary to fund our preferred equity investments; (iv) liquidity necessary to fund our portion of the equity necessary for the operations of the Interim Program JV;to support equity-method investments; (iv) fund investments in properties to be syndicated to LIHTC investment funds that we will asset-manage; (v) make payments related to earnouts from acquisitions, (vi) meet working capital needs to support our day-to-day operations, including debt service payments, servicing advances consisting of principal and interestjoint venture development partnerships contributions, advances for Fannie Mae or HUD loans that become delinquent, advances on insuranceservicing and tax payments if the escrow funds are insufficient,loan repurchases and payments for salaries, commissions, and income taxes;taxes, and (vi)(vii) meet working capital 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 September 30, 2017 requirements.2023. The net worth requirement is derived primarily from unpaid balances on Fannie Mae loans and the level of risk-sharing. AtAs of September 30, 2017,2023, the minimum net worth requirement was $145.7$301.6 million, and our net worth as defined in the requirements, was $634.5 million,$1.0 billion, as measured at our wholly ownedwholly-owned operating subsidiary, Walker & Dunlop, LLC. As of September 30, 2017,2023, we were required to maintain at least $28.6$60.0 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 September 30, 2017,2023, we had operational liquidity as defined in the requirements, of $145.1$186.4 million, as measured at our wholly ownedwholly-owned operating subsidiary, Walker & Dunlop, LLC.

As noted previously, under certain limited circumstances, we may make preferred equity investmentsWe paid a cash dividend of $0.63 per share during the third quarter of 2023, which is 5% higher than the quarterly dividend paid in entities controlled by certainthe third quarter of 2022. On November 8, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.63 per share for the fourth quarter of 2023. The dividend will be paid on December 8, 2023 to all holders of record of our borrowers that will assist those borrowers to acquirerestricted and reposition properties. The terms of such investments are negotiated with each investment. As of September 30, 2017, we have funded $41.2 million of such investments. We expect these preferred equity investments to be repaid to us within the next two years.

We currently retain all future earnings for the operation and expansion of our business and therefore do not pay cash dividends on our common stock. Since the beginning of 2014, we have repurchased 5.5 million shares of ourunrestricted common stock from large stockholders for an aggregate costas of $82.3 million, invested $93.3 million of cash in acquisitions and the purchase of mortgage servicing rights, and funded $41.2 million of preferred equity investments. November 24, 2023.

On occasion, we may use cash to fully fund Agencysome loans held for investment or loans held for sale instead of using our warehouse line.lines. As of September 30, 2017,2023, we used corporate cash todid not fully fund Agencyany loans held for sale with an unpaid principal balanceinvestment, and we funded a de minimis amount of $64.3 million. Duringloans held for sale. We continually seek opportunities to complete additional acquisitions if we believe the first quarter of 2017,economics are favorable.  

In February 2023, our Board of Directors authorized us toapproved a stock repurchase program that permits the repurchase of up to $75.0 million of shares of our common stock over a 12-month period endingbeginning February 10, 2018. We23, 2023. Through September 30, 2023, we have not repurchased 228 thousandany shares under the 2023 stock repurchase program and have $75.0 million of our stock with an aggregate cost of $10.8

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millionremaining capacity under thisthat 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.

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 borrower closesinvestor purchases the loan. We are generally required to share the risk of any losses associated with loans sold under the Fannie Mae DUS program.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 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 September 30, 2017,2023, we held substantially all of our restricted liquidity in money market funds holding U.S. TreasuriesAgency MBS in the aggregate amount of $91.0$131.0 million. Additionally, substantially allthe majority of the loans for which we have risk sharingrisk-sharing are Tier 2 loans. We fund any growth in our Fannie Mae required operational liquidity and collateral requirements from our working capital.

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We are in compliance with the September 30, 20172023 collateral requirements as outlined above. As of September 30, 2017,2023, reserve requirements for the September 30, 2023 DUS loan portfolio will require us to fund $61.3$79.6 million in additional restricted liquidity over the next 48 months, assuming no further principal paydowns, prepayments, or defaults within our at riskat-risk portfolio. Fannie Mae periodically reassesseshas assessed the DUS Capital Standards in the past and may make changes to these standards in the future. We generate sufficient cash flowflows 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 September 30, 2017.2023.

Sources of Liquidity: Warehouse Facilities and Notes Payable

The following table provides information related to ourWarehouse Facilities

We use a combination of warehouse facilities as of September 30, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

Committed

    

Uncommitted

 

Temporary

 

Total Facility

 

Outstanding

    

 

Facility

 

Amount

 

Amount

 

Increase

 

Capacity

 

Balance

 

Interest rate

Agency Warehouse Facility #1

 

$

425,000

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

425,000

 

$

190,054

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.40%

Agency Warehouse Facility #2

 

 

500,000

 

 

 —

 

 

2,066,000

 

 

2,566,000

 

 

2,228,837

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.30%

Agency Warehouse Facility #3

 

 

480,000

 

 

 —

 

 

400,000

 

 

880,000

 

 

424,714

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.25%

Agency Warehouse Facility #4

 

 

350,000

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

350,000

 

 

285,170

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.40%

Agency Warehouse Facility #5

 

 

30,000

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

30,000

 

 

5,797

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.80%

Agency Warehouse Facility #6

 

 

250,000

 

 

250,000

 

 

 —

 

 

500,000

 

 

 —

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.35%

Fannie Mae repurchase agreement, uncommitted line and open maturity

 

 

 —

 

 

1,500,000

 

 

 —

 

 

1,500,000

 

 

75,391

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.15%

Total Agency Warehouse Facilities

 

$

2,035,000

 

$

1,750,000

 

$

2,466,000

 

$

6,251,000

 

$

3,209,963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interim Warehouse Facility #1

 

$

85,000

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

85,000

 

$

43,440

 

30-day LIBOR plus 1.90%

Interim Warehouse Facility #2

 

 

200,000

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

200,000

 

 

23,272

 

30-day LIBOR plus 2.00%

Interim Warehouse Facility #3

 

 

75,000

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

75,000

 

 

29,132

 

30-day LIBOR plus 2.00% to 2.50%

Total Interim Warehouse Facilities

 

$

360,000

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

360,000

 

$

95,844

 

 

Total warehouse facilities

 

$

2,395,000

 

$

1,750,000

 

$

2,466,000

 

$

6,611,000

 

$

3,305,807

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Warehouse Facilities

At September 30, 2017,and notes payable to provide financingfunding for our operations. We use warehouse facilities to borrowers under the Agencies’ programs, we have six committedfund our Agency Lending and uncommitted

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warehouse lines of credit in the amount of $4.8 billion with certain national banks and a $1.5 billion uncommitted facility with Fannie Mae (collectively, the “Agency Warehouse Facilities”). Five of these facilities are revolving commitments we expect to renew annually (consistent with industry practice), one we expect to renew every 18 months, and the other facility is provided on an uncommitted basis without a specific maturity date.Interim Loan Program. Our ability to originate Agency mortgage loans intended to be sold under an Agency executionand loans held for investments depends upon our ability to secure and maintain these types of short-term financing agreements on acceptable terms.

Agency Warehouse Facility #1

We have  For a warehousing credit and security agreement with a national bank for a $425.0 million committed warehouse line. The warehousing credit and security agreement provides us with the ability to fund Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, and FHA loans. Advances are made at 100%detailed description 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 the fourth quarterterms of 2017, we executed the 13th amendment to theeach warehouse agreement, that extended the maturity daterefer to November 30, 2017.  No other material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2017.

Agency Warehouse Facility #2

We have a warehousing credit and security agreement with a national bank for a $2.6 billion committed warehouse line. The total commitment amount of $2.6 billion as of September 30, 2017 consists of a base committed amount of $500.0 million and a temporary increase of $2.1 billion, as more fully described below. 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 30-day LIBOR plus 130 basis points. During the third quarter of 2017, we executed the Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement (the “Second Amended Agreement”). The Second Amended Agreement removed one of the lenders under the prior agreement, which reduced the maximum committed borrowing capacity to $500.0 million. It also extended the maturity date to September 10, 2018 and reduced the interest rate to the 30-day LIBOR plus 130 basis points. In addition to the committed borrowing capacity, the Second Amended Agreement provides $300.0 million of uncommitted borrowing capacity that bears interest at the same rate as the committed facility. Concurrent with the execution of the Second Amended Agreement, we executed a new, separate warehousing credit agreement with one of the lenders under the prior facility, which is referred to as Agency Warehouse Facility #6 and is more fully described below. Also during the third quarter of 2017, we executed the first amendment to the Second Amended Agreement that provides a temporary increase of $2.1 billion to fund a specific portfolio of loans. The temporary increase expires the sooner of the sale of the portfolio of loans, or February 28, 2018. The uncommitted borrowing capacity is reduced to zero while the temporary increase is outstanding. No other material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2017.

Agency Warehouse Facility #3

We have a warehousing credit and security agreement with a national bank for a $880.0 million committed warehouse line. The total commitment amount of $880.0 million as of September 30, 2017 consists of a base committed amount of $480.0 million and a temporary increase of $400.0 million, as more fully described below. 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 125 basis points. During the second quarter of 2017, we executed the seventh amendment to the warehouse agreement. The amendment reduced the interest rate to the 30-day LIBOR plus 125 basis points, extended the maturity date to April 30, 2018, and increased the permanent borrowing capacity to $480.0 million. During the third quarter of 2017, we executed the eighth amendment to the warehouse agreement that provided for a temporary increase to the borrowing capacity of $400.0 million that expires January 30, 2018.  No other material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2017.

Agency Warehouse Facility #4

We have a warehousing credit and security agreement with a national bank for a $350.0 million committed warehouse line.  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 30-day LIBOR plus 130 basis points. During the fourth quarter of 2017, we executed the third amendment to the warehouse agreement that extended the maturity date to October 5, 2018 and reduced the interest rate to 30-day LIBOR plus 130 basis points. No other material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2017.

Agency Warehouse Facility #5

We have a $30.0 million committed warehouse credit and security agreement with a national bank that is scheduled to mature“Warehouse Facilities” in January 2018. The committed warehouse facility provides us with the ability to fund defaulted HUD and FHA loans. The borrowings under

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the warehouse agreement bear interest at a rate of 30-day LIBOR plus 180 basis points. No material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2017.

Agency Warehouse Facility #6

During the third quarter of 2017, we executed a warehousing and security agreement that established Agency Warehouse Facility #6. The warehouse facility has a $250.0 million maximum committed borrowing capacity, provides us with the ability to fund Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, and FHA loans, and matures September 18, 2018. The borrowings under the warehouse agreement bear interest at a rate of 30-day LIBOR plus 135 basis points. In addition to the committed borrowing capacity, the agreement provides $250.0 million of uncommitted borrowing capacity that bears interest at the same rate as the committed facility.

Uncommitted Agency Warehouse Facility

We have a $1.5 billion uncommitted facility with Fannie Mae under its As Soon As Pooled 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, and borrowings under this program bear interest at 30-day LIBOR plus 115 basis points, with a minimum 30-day LIBOR rate of 35 basis points. There is no expiration date for this facility. No changes have been made to the uncommitted facility during 2017. The uncommitted facility has no specific negative or financial covenants.

Interim Warehouse Facilities

To assist in funding loans held for investment under the Interim Program, we have three warehouse facilities with certain national banksNOTE 6 in the aggregate amount of $0.4 billionconsolidated financial statements in our 2022 Form 10-K, as of September 30, 2017 (“Interim Warehouse Facilities”).  Consistent with industry practice, two of these facilities are revolving commitments we expect to renew annually and one is a revolving commitment we expect to renew every two years. 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.updated in NOTE 6 in the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.

Interim Warehouse Facility #1Notes Payable

We have an $85.0 million committed warehouse line agreement that 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 the second quarter of 2017, we executed the seventh amendment to the credit and security agreement that extended the maturity date to April 30, 2018. No other material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2017.

Interim Warehouse Facility #2

We have a $200.0 million committed warehouse line agreement that is scheduled to mature on December 13, 2017.  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. All borrowings bear interest at 30-day LIBOR plus 200 basis points.  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 2017.

Interim Warehouse Facility #3

We have a $75.0 million repurchase agreement that 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. The borrowings under the agreement bear interest at a rate of 30-day LIBOR plus 200 basis points to 250 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. During the second quarter of 2017, we exercised our option to extend the maturity date to May 19, 2018. No other material modifications have been made to the agreement during 2017.

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As a result of the aforementioned amendments and new agreements, we have increased our aggregate borrowing capacity, including temporary increases, from $4.0 billion at December 31, 2016 to $6.6 billion at September 30, 2017.

The Agency and Interim Warehouse Facility agreements above contain cross-default provisions, such that if a default occurs under any of those debt agreements, generally the lenders under our other Agency and Interim debt agreements could also declare a default. We were in compliance with all covenants as of September 30, 2017.

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

Debt Obligations

We have a senior secured term loan credit agreement (the “Term Loan“Credit Agreement”). The Term Loan Agreement that provides for a $175.0$600 million term loan that was issued at a discount of 1.0% (the “Term Loan”). At any time, we may also elect to request the establishment that bears interest at Adjusted Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 225 basis points with a floor of one or more incremental term loan commitments to make up to three additional term loans (any such additional term loan, an “Incremental Term Loan”) in an aggregate principal amount for all such Incremental Term Loans not to exceed $60.0 million.

We are obligated to repay the aggregate outstanding principal amount50 basis points and has a stated maturity date of the Term Loan in consecutive quarterly installments equal to $0.3 million on the last business day of each quarter. The Term Loan also requires other prepayments in certain circumstances pursuant to the terms of the Term Loan Agreement. The final principal installment of the Term Loan is required to be paid in full on December 20, 2020 (or,16, 2028 (or, if earlier, the date of acceleration of the Term Loan pursuant to the termsterm of the Credit Agreement).

On January 12, 2023, we entered into a lender joinder agreement and amendment to the Credit Agreement that provided for an incremental term loan (“Incremental Term Loan”) with a principal amount of $200.0 million, modified the ratio thresholds related to mandatory prepayments, and included a provision that allows additional types of indebtedness. The Incremental Term Loan Agreement)was issued at a 2.0% discount and will becontains similar repayment terms as the Term Loan. The Incremental Term Loan bears interest at Adjusted Term SOFR plus 300 basis points and matures on December 16, 2028. We are obligated to make principal payments on the Incremental Term Loan in an amountconsecutive quarterly installments equal to 0.25% of the aggregate outstandingoriginal principal amount of the Incremental Term Loan on such date (together with allthe last business day of each March, June, September, and December, which began on June 30, 2023. We used approximately $115.9 million of the proceeds to pay off the Alliant note payable principal balance and related accrued interest thereon).

At our election, the Term Loan will bear interest at either (i) the “Base Rate” plus an applicable margin or (ii) the LIBOR Rate plus an applicable margin, subject to adjustment if an eventand other fees of default under the Term Loan Agreement has occurred and is continuing with a minimum LIBOR Rate of 1.0%. The “Base Rate” means the highest of (a) the administrative agent’s “prime rate,” (b) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% and (c) LIBOR for an interest period of one month plus 1%. In each case, the applicable margin is determined by our Consolidated Corporate Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement). If such Consolidated Corporate Leverage Ratio is greater than 2.50 to 1.00, the applicable margin will be 4.50% for LIBOR Rate loans and 3.50% for Base Rate loans, and if such Consolidated Corporate Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00, the applicable margin will be 4.25% for LIBOR Rate loans and 3.25% for Base Rate loans. The applicable margin is 4.25% for LIBOR Rate loans and 3.25% for Base Rate loans as of September 30, 2017.

Our obligations under the Term Loan 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 a Guarantee and Collateral Agreement entered into on December 20, 2013 among the Loan Parties and the Agent. subsidiary. As of September 30, 2017,2023, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the original Term Loan was $166.5 million.

Theand Incremental Term Loan (“Corporate Debt”) was $788.5 million.

For a detailed description of the terms of the Credit Agreement, refer to “Notes Payable – Term Loan Note Payable” in NOTE 6 in the consolidated financial statements in our 2022 Form 10-K.

The note payable and the warehouse facilities are senior obligations of the Company. The Term Loan Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants, including financial covenants. As of September 30, 2017,2023, we were in compliance with all such covenants.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.

 

September 30, 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

    

Key Credit Metrics

Risk-sharing servicing portfolio:

Fannie Mae Full Risk

$

53,549,966

$

49,241,243

Fannie Mae Modified Risk

 

9,295,368

 

9,177,094

Freddie Mac Modified Risk

 

23,415

 

23,615

Total risk-sharing servicing portfolio

$

62,868,749

$

58,441,952

Non-risk-sharing servicing portfolio:

Fannie Mae No Risk

$

5,519

$

8,109

Freddie Mac No Risk

 

38,632,721

 

37,217,856

GNMA - HUD No Risk

 

10,320,520

 

9,634,111

Brokered

 

17,091,925

 

15,224,581

Total non-risk-sharing servicing portfolio

$

66,050,685

$

62,084,657

Total loans serviced for others

$

128,919,434

$

120,526,609

Interim loans (full risk) servicing portfolio

 

40,000

 

251,815

Total servicing portfolio unpaid principal balance

$

128,959,434

$

120,778,424

Interim Program JV Managed Loans (1)

736,320

900,037

At risk servicing portfolio (2)

$

57,857,659

$

53,430,615

Maximum exposure to at risk portfolio (3)

 

11,750,068

 

10,826,654

Defaulted loans(4)

 

 

78,203

Defaulted loans as a percentage of the at-risk portfolio

0.00

%  

0.15

%  

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

0.05

0.09

Allowance for risk-sharing as a percentage of maximum exposure

0.26

0.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2017

    

2016

    

Key Credit Metrics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-sharing servicing portfolio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Full Risk

 

$

22,966,583

 

$

19,411,757

 

Fannie Mae Modified Risk

 

 

6,858,310

 

 

5,784,275

 

Freddie Mac Modified Risk

 

 

53,217

 

 

53,377

 

Interim Program JV Modified Risk (1)

 

 

146,125

 

 

 —

 

Total risk-sharing servicing portfolio

 

$

30,024,235

 

$

25,249,409

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-risk-sharing servicing portfolio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae No Risk

 

$

180,703

 

$

679,652

 

Freddie Mac No Risk

 

 

25,877,602

 

 

19,649,100

 

GNMA - HUD No Risk

 

 

8,878,899

 

 

9,254,830

 

Brokered

 

 

5,170,479

 

 

4,024,490

 

Total non-risk-sharing servicing portfolio

 

$

40,107,683

 

$

33,608,072

 

Total loans serviced for others

 

$

70,131,918

 

$

58,857,481

 

Interim loans (full risk) servicing portfolio

 

 

152,764

 

 

264,508

 

Total servicing portfolio unpaid principal balance

 

$

70,284,682

 

$

59,121,989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At risk servicing portfolio (2)

 

$

26,556,339

 

$

22,384,966

 

Maximum exposure to at risk portfolio (3)

 

 

5,420,386

 

 

4,602,118

 

60+ day delinquencies, within at risk portfolio (4)

 

 

5,962

 

 

 —

 

Specifically identified at risk loan balances associated with allowance for risk-sharing obligations

 

 

5,962

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60+ day delinquencies as a percentage of the at risk portfolio

 

 

0.02

%

 

0.00

%

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

 

 

0.01

 

 

0.02

 

Allowance for risk-sharing as a percentage of the specifically identified at risk loan balances

 

 

63.22

 

 

N/A

 

Allowance for risk-sharing as a percentage of maximum exposure

 

 

0.07

 

 

0.07

 

Allowance for risk-sharing and guaranty obligation as a percentage of maximum exposure

 

 

0.78

 

 

0.75

 


(1)

(1)

As of September 30, 2023 and 2022, this balance consists entirely of Interim Program JV managed loans. We indirectly share in a portion of the risk of loss associated with theseInterim 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)

(2)

At riskAt-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 riskat-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 riskat-risk balances of the associated loans. Accordingly, we have presented the key statistics as a percentage of the at riskat-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 riskat-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)

(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.

(4)

(4)

IncludesDefaulted loans represent loans in our Fannie Mae at-risk portfolio which are probable of foreclosure or that have foreclosed and for which the Company has recorded a collateral-based reserve (i.e. loans where we have assessed a probable loss). Other loans that have defaulted but not foreclosed or that are not 60+ days delinquentprobable of foreclosure are not included here. Additionally, loans that have foreclosed or are probable of foreclosure but have defaulted.

are not expected to result in a loss to the Company are not included here.


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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

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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.

Risk-Sharing Losses

    

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.

We may request modified risk-sharing based on such factors as the sizeThe Segments - Capital Markets section of “Item 1. Business” in our 2022 Form 10-K contains a discussion of the loan, market conditions and loan pricing. Our current credit management policy is to cap the loan balance subject to full risk-sharing at $60.0 million. Accordingly,caps we currently elect to use modified risk-sharing for loans of more than $60.0 million in order to limit our maximum loss on any loan to $12.0 million (such exposure would occur in the event that the underlying collateral is determined to be completely without value at the time of loss). However, we occasionally elect to originate a loanhave with full risk sharing even when the loan balance is greater than $60.0 million if we believe the loan characteristics support such an approach.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 lists,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 specificcollateral-based reserve is recorded when it is probable that a risk-sharing loan will foreclose or has foreclosed, and a general reserve is recorded for other risk-sharing loans on the watch list,estimated credit losses and a guaranty obligation isare recorded for all other risk-sharing loans that are not on the watch list.loans.

The allowancecalculated CECL reserve for the Company’s $57.4 billion at-risk Fannie Mae servicing portfolio as of September 30, 2023 was $31.0 million compared to $39.7 million as of December 31, 2022. The significant decrease in the CECL reserve was principally related to a reduction in our historical loss rate factor, which decreased from 1.2 basis points as of December 31, 2022 to 0.6 basis points as of March 31, 2023 (with no change from March 31, 2023 to September 30, 2023), as a year with significant losses in our 10-year lookback period was replaced with a year with significantly fewer losses.  

As of September 30, 2023, no at-risk loans were in default compared to three at-risk loans with an aggregate UPB of $78.2 million as of September 30, 2022. The collateral-based reserve on defaulted loans was zero and $10.8 million as of September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively. We had a provision for risk-sharing obligations has been primarilyof $0.6 million for Fannie Mae loans with full risk-sharing. The amountthe three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to a provision for risk-sharing obligations of $1.2 million for the provision considers our assessmentthree months ended September 30, 2022. We had a benefit for risk-sharing obligations of the likelihood of payment by the borrower, the value of the underlying collateral and the level of risk-sharing. Historically, the loss recognition occurs at or before the loan becoming 60 days delinquent. Our estimates of value are determined considering broker opinions, appraisals, and other sources of market value information relevant to the underlying property and collateral. Risk-sharing obligations are written off against the allowance at final settlement with Fannie Mae.

For$11.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 the provision2023, compared to a benefit for risk-sharing obligations was $74 thousand and $453 thousand, respectively. As there is currently only one defaulted loan inof $13.0 million for the at risk servicing portfolio, the Allowance for risk-sharing obligations as ofnine months ended September 30, 2017 is based primarily on our collective assessment of2022.

We are obligated to repurchase loans that are originated for the probability of loss related to the loans on the watch list as of September 30, 2017. The Allowance for risk-sharing obligations as of September 30, 2016 was based entirely on our collective assessment of the probability of loss related to the loans on the watch list as of September 30, 2016.

Agencies’ programs if certain representations and warranties that we provide in connection with such originations are breached. We have never been required to repurchase a loan.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Other than the risk-sharing obligations under theloan; however, in October 2023, we received a repurchase request from each of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae DUS Program disclosed previouslyrelating to loans with an outstanding principal balance totaling $24.8 million. We appealed the repurchase request from Freddie Mac and are awaiting a final determination on the appeal. Our appeal request may not be honored, resulting in this Quarterly Reporta repurchase during the fourth quarter of 2023. The repurchase request from Fannie Mae will result in the repurchase of the loan in the first quarter of 2024. Based on Form 10-Q,the value of the underlying collateral, we do not have any off-balance-sheet arrangements.believe we will realize a material loss for the repurchase of either loan.  

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New/Recent Accounting Pronouncements

SeeAs seen in NOTE 2 toin the condensed consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for a table that presents thethere 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. Although we do not believe anyus as of the accounting pronouncements listed in that table will have a significant impact on our business activities or compliance with our debt covenants, we are still in the processSeptember 30, 2023.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative DisclosureDisclosures About Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk

For loans held for sale to the Agencies,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 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. EarningsPlacement fee revenue from escrows areescrow deposits generally based on LIBOR. 30-day LIBORtrack the effective Federal Funds Rate (“EFFR”). The EFFR was 533 basis points and 308 basis points as of September 30, 20172023 and 2016 was 123 basis points and 53 basis points,2022, respectively. The following table shows the impact on our annual escrow earningsplacement fee revenue due to a 100-basis point increase and decrease in 30-day LIBOREFFR 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 LIBOREFFR would be delayed by several months due to the negotiated nature of some of our escrowplacement arrangements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 

 

Change in annual escrow earnings due to (in thousands):

    

2017

    

2016

    

100 basis point increase in 30-day LIBOR

 

$

17,856

 

$

16,734

 

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

 

 

(17,856)

 

 

(8,413)

 

As of September 30, 

Change in annual placement fee revenue due to: (in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

    

100 basis point increase in EFFR

$

28,164

$

30,790

100 basis point decrease in EFFR

 

(28,164)

 

(30,628)

The borrowing cost of our warehouse facilities used to fund loans held for sale and loans held for investmentinvestments in tax credit equity is based on LIBOR.SOFR. The base SOFR was 531 basis points and 298 basis points as of September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The interest income on our loans held for investment is based on LIBOR.SOFR. The LIBORSOFR reset date for loans held for investment is the same date as the LIBORSOFR 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 LIBORAdjusted Term SOFR, based on our warehouse borrowings outstanding at each period end. In the table below, the large decrease in absolute value for 2023 is due to a significant decline in the outstanding Agency Warehouse balances as of September 30, 2023. The changes shown below do not reflect the assumption that there is a corresponding 100-basis pointan increase or decrease in the interest rate earned on our loans held for sale.

As of September 30, 

Change in annual net warehouse interest income due to: (in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

100 basis point increase in SOFR

$

(7,822)

$

(23,630)

100 basis point decrease in SOFR

 

7,822

 

23,630

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 

 

Change in annual net warehouse interest income due to (in thousands):

    

2017

    

2016

 

100 basis point increase in 30-day LIBOR

 

$

(9,765)

 

$

(6,702)

 

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

 

 

9,765

 

 

3,534

 

All of our corporate debtOur Corporate Debt is based on 30-day LIBOR, with a 30-day LIBOR floorAdjusted Term SOFR as of 100 basis points.September 30, 2023. In January 2023, our Corporate Debt increased by $200 million. The following table shows the impact on our annual net warehouse interest incomeearnings due to a 100-basis point increase and decrease in 30-day LIBORSOFR as of September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively, based on ourthe note payable balance outstanding at each period end. The Alliant note payable as of September 30, 2022 was a fixed-rate note; therefore, there was no impact to our earnings related to this debt when interest rates change as of September 30, 2022.

As of September 30, 

Change in annual income from operations due to: (in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

100 basis point increase in SOFR

$

(7,885)

$

(5,955)

100 basis point decrease in SOFR

 

7,885

 

5,955

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 

 

Change in annual corporate debt interest expense due to (in thousands):

    

2017

    

2016

 

100 basis point increase in 30-day LIBOR (2)

 

$

(1,665)

 

$

(884)

 

100 basis point decrease in 30-day LIBOR (3)

 

 

383

 

 

 —

 


(1)

The decrease in 2016 was to zero as 30-day LIBOR was less than 100 basis points.

(2)

The increase in 2016 was 53 basis points due to the 30-day LIBOR floor.

(3)

There was no impact in 2016 as 30-day LIBOR at the time was less than the 30-day LIBOR floor. The decrease in 2017 was 23 basis points due to the 30-day LIBOR floor.

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Market Value Risk

The fair value of our MSRs is subject to marketmarket-value 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 $24.6$43.2 million as of September 30, 2017,2023 compared to $19.4$40.6 million as of September 30, 2016.2022. Our Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac servicing arrangements provide for make-whole payments inloans include economic deterrents that reduce the eventrisk of a voluntaryloan prepayment prior to the expiration of the prepayment protection period.period, including prepayment premiums, loan defeasance, or yield maintenance fees. These prepayment protections generally extend the duration of a loan compared to a loan without similar protections. If a loan is prepaid prior to the expiration of the prepayment protection period, and the customer is obligated to incur a prepayment premium, our servicing contacts with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac allow us to receive a portion of the prepayment premium. Our servicing contractscontract with institutional investors

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and HUD do not require payment of a make-whole amount.them to provide us with prepayment fees. As of September 30, 20172023 and 2016, 87%2022, 90% and 89% of the loans for which we earn servicing fees are protected from the risk of prepayment through make-whole requirements; givenprepayment provisions, respectively. Given this significant level of prepayment protection, we do not hedge our servicing portfolio for prepayment risk. As interest rates have risen rapidly over the past 18 months, we have experienced a significant reduction in prepayment activity within our loan servicing portfolio, which in turn has significantly reduced the volume and amount of prepayment premium revenues we receive.

London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) Transition

On June 30, 2023, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, the regulator for the administration of LIBOR, stopped publishing LIBOR rates, including the 30-day LIBOR (previously our primary reference rate). All of our legacy GSE LIBOR-based loans transitioned to SOFR effective July 1, 2023, after providing formal notice to all impacted borrowers. All of our debt agreements with our warehouse facilities have transitioned to SOFR as of June 30, 2023.

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 September 30, 2023 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 20162022 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 2016our 2022 Form 10-K, with respect toexcept as provided in Part II, Item 1A of our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the Risk Factors.quarterly period ended March 31, 2023. 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 20152020 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 usthe Company to withhold and purchase at the prevailing market price the shares of stock otherwise

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issuable to the grantee. During the quarter ended September 30, 2017,2023, we purchased 10ten thousand shares to satisfy grantee tax withholding obligations on share-vesting events. Additionally, we announcedDuring the first quarter of 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program inthat permits the first quarterrepurchase of 2017. The repurchase program authorized by our Board of Directors permits us to repurchase up to $75.0 million of shares of ourthe Company’s common stock

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over a 12-month period endingbeginning on February 10, 2018.23, 2023. During the quarter ended September 30, 2023 we did not repurchase any shares under this share repurchase program. The Company had $64.2$75.0 million of authorized share repurchase capacity remaining as of September 30, 2017.2023. The following table provides information regarding common stock repurchases for the quarter ended September 30, 2017:2023:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

July 1-31, 2017

 

10,487

 

 

48.83

 

 —

 

 

75,000,000

 

August 1-31, 2017

 

188,419

 

 

47.18

 

188,419

 

 

66,105,030

 

September 1-30, 2017

 

40,000

 

 

46.59

 

40,000

 

 

64,240,362

 

Total

 

238,906

 

$

47.15

 

228,419

 

$

64,240,362

 

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

July 1-31, 2023

 

923

$

79.09

75,000,000

August 1-31, 2023

 

4,872

90.53

75,000,000

September 1-30, 2023

 

4,205

84.87

75,000,000

3rd Quarter

10,000

$

87.09

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangements

During the quarter ended September 30, 2023, no director or officer (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading agreement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading agreement,” as each term is defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K.

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,Alinksy, 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)

2.5

Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2021, by and among Walker & Dunlop, Inc., WDAAC, LLC, Alliant Company, LLC, Alliant Capital, Ltd., Alliant Fund Asset Holdings, LLC, Alliant Asset Management Company, LLC, Alliant Strategic Investments II, LLC, ADC Communities, LLC, ADC Communities II, LLC, AFAH Finance, LLC, Alliant Fund Acquisitions, LLC, Vista Ridge 1, LLC, Alliant, Inc., Alliant ADC, Inc., Palm Drive Associates, LLC, and Shawn Horwitz (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.5 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021)

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2.6

Share Purchase Agreement dated February 4, 2022 by and among Walker & Dunlop, Inc., WD-GTE, LLC, GeoPhy B.V. (“GeoPhy”), the several persons and entities constituting the holders of all of GeoPhy’s issued and outstanding shares of capital stock, and Shareholder Representative Services LLC, as representative of the Shareholders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.6 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021)

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 February 21, 2017)10, 2023)

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)

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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

Eighth Amendment No. 6 to Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2017, by and between Walker & Dunlop, LLC, as Borrower, the various financial institutions and other Persons parties thereto, as Lenders, and TD Bank, N.A., as Credit Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 9, 2017).

10.2

Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and SecurityMaster Repurchase Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2017,12, 2023, by and among Walker & Dunlop, LLC, Walker & Dunlop, Inc.Inc, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Lender (incorporatedJPMorgan Chase bank, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 13, 2017).15, 2023)

10.310.2

SecondAmendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Guaranty and Suretyship Agreement,Letter, dated as of September 11, 2017,12, 2023, by and among Walker & Dunlop, LLC, Walker & Dunlop, Inc. in favor of PNC, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Lender (incorporatedN.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 13, 2017).15, 2023)

10.3

*†

Amendment One to the Walker & Dunlop, Inc, Deferred Compensation Plan

10.4

*

First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and SecurityForm of Trust Agreement dated as of September 15, 2017, 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 September 20, 2017).

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

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SIGNATURES

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.

 

 Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

 

 

Date: November 8, 20179, 2023

By:  

/s/ William M. Walker

 

 

William M. Walker

 

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: November 8, 20179, 2023

By:  

/s/ Stephen P. TheobaldGregory A. Florkowski

 

 

Stephen P. TheobaldGregory A. Florkowski

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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