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Table of Contents WALKER & DUNLOP UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Commission File Number : 001-35000 Maryland ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Walker & Dunlop , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 7501 Wisconsin Avenue , Suite 1200E Bethesda , Maryland ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.01 Par Value Per Share to Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 301 ) 215-5500 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol WD Large Accelerated Filer Emerging Growth Company ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 80-0629925 Accelerated Filer Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . Yes No 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 20814 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Non - accelerated Filer 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 a check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . » Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes □ No > The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non - affiliates of the Registrant was approximately $ 1.0 billion as of the end of the Registrant's second fiscal quarter ( based on the closing price for the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30 , 2020 ) . The Registrant has no non voting common equity . As of January 31 , 2021 , there were 31,537,491 total shares of common stock outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Proxy Statement of Walker & Dunlop , Inc. with respect to its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on or prior to April 30 , 2021 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report .