UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 23, 2021, Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (the “Company”) and Walker & Dunlop, LLC, the operating subsidiary of the Company (the “Seller”), entered into a Second Amendment to Master Repurchase Agreement (the “Amendment”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Buyer”). The Amendment amends that certain Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of August 26, 2019 (as amended by the First Amendment, the “Repurchase Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Seller, and the Buyer to, among other things, extend the Termination Date (as defined in the Repurchase Agreement) to October 22, 2021. The Company continues to guarantee the Seller’s obligations under the Repurchase Agreement, as amended by the Amendment.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The Buyer and its affiliates have various relationships with the Company involving the provision of financial services, including investment banking.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number |
Description |
| 10.1 | Amendment No. 2 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of August 23, 2021, by and among Walker & Dunlop, LLC, Walker & Dunlop, Inc., and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
WALKER & DUNLOP, INC. (Registrant) | ||
| Date: August 26, 2021 | By: | /s/ Stephen P. Theobald |
| Name: Stephen P. Theobald | ||
| Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||