Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Revenues
Loan origination and debt brokerage fees, net	$ 82,310	$ 75,879
Fair value of expected net cash flows from servicing, net	52,730	57,935
Servicing fees	72,681	65,978
Property sales broker fees.	23,398	9,042
Net warehouse interest income	4,773	4,555
Escrow earnings and other interest income	1,803	2,117
Other revenues	81,749	8,782
Total revenues	319,444	224,288
Expenses
Personnel	144,181	96,215
Amortization and depreciation	56,152	46,871
Provision (benefit) for credit losses	(9,498)	(11,320)
Interest expense on corporate debt	6,405	1,765
Other operating expenses	32,214	17,587
Total expenses	229,454	151,118
Income from operations	89,990	73,170
Income tax expense	19,460	15,118
Net income before noncontrolling interests	70,530	58,052
Less: net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests	(679)
Walker and Dunlop net income	71,209	58,052
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on pledged available-for-sale securities, net of taxes	(970)	(158)
Walker and Dunlop comprehensive income	$ 70,239	$ 57,894
Basic earnings per share (NOTE 10)	$ 2.14	$ 1.82
Diluted earnings per share (NOTE 10)	$ 2.12	$ 1.79
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	32,219	30,823
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	32,617	31,276