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Walker & Dunlop layoffs, on the record

Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Walker & Dunlop reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from 1,326 to 1,466.

Headcount, as reported

Annual reportEmployeesAs of
10-K for 20231,326December 31, 2023
10-K for 20241,399December 31, 2024
10-K for 20251,466December 31, 2025

Job cuts, severance and restructuring

  1. Our summaryThe company carried out a reduction in force announced in April 2023 that affected about 8% of its workforce at the time. April of 2023 · Affected: approximately 8% of our workforce at the time

    Word for word“This decline was primarily due to a reduction in force announced in April of 2023 that included approximately 8% of our workforce at the time and limited hiring in response to broader economic challenges facing the commercial real estate industry in 2023.” 10-K for 2023

  2. Our summaryThe company reduced headcount, which lowered other personnel costs in 2023 compared with 2022.

    Word for word“The decrease in personnel expense was primarily due to decreased commission and other production incentive costs due to the decrease in origination fees and decreases in other personnel costs due to a reduction in headcount.” 10-K for 2023

  3. Our summarySeverance expense rose in the Capital Markets segment because the company separated several underperforming producers. Affected: several underperforming producers · Cost: $3.2 million increase in severance expense

    Word for word“(iii) a $3.2 million increase in severance expense largely as a result of the separation of several underperforming producers.” 10-K for 2025

  4. Our summarySeverance expense rose in the Servicing & Asset Management segment, mainly because several underperforming producers were separated. Affected: several underperforming producers

    Word for word“Severance expenses increased primarily due to the separation of several underperforming producers.” 10-K for 2025

Walker & Dunlop has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.

Read from Walker & Dunlop’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-26. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.