UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 11, 2017

 

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

001-35000

 

80-0629925

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

7501 Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 1200E
Bethesda, MD

 

20814

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 215-5500

 

Not applicable

(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Emerging growth company o

 

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. o

 

 

 



 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On September 11, 2017, Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (the “ Company ”) and Walker & Dunlop, LLC, the operating subsidiary of the Company (the “ Borrower ”), entered into a Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement (the “ Warehousing Agreement ”) with PNC Bank, National Association, as Lender (“ PNC ”).

 

The Warehousing Agreement amended and restated the Borrower’s existing $650 million warehouse line with PNC.  The Warehousing Agreement provides for a $500 million committed warehouse line that matures on September 10, 2018. The Borrower has the right to request one or more incremental increases to the warehouse line up to a maximum warehousing credit limit of $800 million, which incremental increases are made in PNC’s discretion. The Company has guaranteed the Borrower’s obligations under the Warehousing Agreement pursuant to a Second Amended and Restated Guaranty and Suretyship Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2017, by the Company in favor of PNC (the “ Guaranty ”). The Warehousing Agreement provides the Borrower with the ability to fund its Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD and FHA loans.  Advances are made at 100% of the loan balance and, subject to certain limited exceptions, borrowings under the Warehousing Agreement bear interest at a rate derived from the London Interbank Offered Rate for a one-month interest period plus an applicable margin of 1.30%.

 

The obligations of the Borrower under the Warehousing Agreement are secured by a first priority lien in all of the Borrower’s right, title and interest in the Collateral (as defined in the Warehousing Agreement), including all amounts advanced to the Borrower under the Warehousing Agreement to fund a mortgage loan until that mortgage loan is closed and those funds disbursed, all mortgage loans financed by the facility provided by the Warehousing Agreement from time to time and related mortgages and security agreements evidencing or securing those mortgage loans (“ Pledged Loans ”), all mortgage-backed securities that are created in whole or in part on the basis of Pledged Loans and certain other related collateral as further described in the Warehousing Agreement.

 

The Warehousing Agreement contains certain affirmative and negative covenants that are binding on the Borrower (which are in some cases subject to exceptions), including, but not limited to, restrictions on the ability of the Borrower (i) to assume, guarantee or become contingently liable for the obligation of another person, (ii) to undertake certain fundamental changes such as reorganizations or mergers, amendments to its certificate of formation or operating agreement, liquidations, dissolutions or dispositions or acquisitions of assets or businesses,  (iii) to form or acquire any subsidiary of the Borrower, (iv) to pay any subordinated debt of the Borrower in advance of its stated maturity, or (v) to take any action, or fail or omit to take any action, that would cause the Borrower to lose all or any part of its status as an eligible lender, seller, servicer or issuer or any license or approval required for the Borrower to engage in the business of originating, acquiring or servicing mortgage loans.

 

In addition, the Warehousing Agreement requires the Borrower to comply with certain financial covenants, which are measured at the level of the Company and calculated for the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as follows:

 

·                   Tangible Net Worth (as defined in the Warehousing Agreement) of not less than (i) $200 million plus (ii) 75% of the net proceeds of any equity issuances by the Company or any of its subsidiaries after the Closing Date (for purposes of calculating compliance with this covenant, mortgage servicing rights are considered tangible assets);

 

·                   Compliance with the applicable net worth and liquidity requirements of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD;

 

·                   Liquid Assets (as defined in the Warehousing Agreement) of the Company of not less than $15 million;

 

·                   Maintenance of aggregate unpaid principal amount of (i) all mortgage loans comprising the Company’s consolidated servicing portfolio of not less than $20.0 billion or (ii) all Fannie Mae DUS mortgage loans comprising the Company’s consolidated servicing portfolio of not less than $10.0 billion, exclusive in both

 

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cases of mortgage loans which are 60 or more days past due or are otherwise in default or have been transferred to Fannie Mae for resolution; and

 

·                   Aggregate unpaid principal amount of Fannie Mae DUS mortgage loans within the Company’s consolidated servicing portfolio which are 60 or more days past due or otherwise in default not to exceed 3.5% of the aggregate unpaid principal balance of all Fannie Mae DUS mortgage loans within the Company’s consolidated servicing portfolio (subject to certain exclusions relating to No Risk Mortgage Loans and At Risk Mortgage Loans (each as defined in the Warehousing Agreement)).

 

The Warehousing Agreement contains customary events of default (which are in some cases subject to certain exceptions, thresholds, notice requirements and grace periods), including, but not limited to, nonpayment of principal or interest, failure to perform or observe covenants, breaches of representations and warranties, suspension, revocation or termination of the Borrower’s eligibility as a lender, seller/servicer or issuer or any other license required for the Borrower to engage in the business of originating, acquiring or servicing mortgage loans, cross-defaults with certain other agreements or indebtedness, final judgments or orders, certain bankruptcy-related events or other relief proceedings or a material adverse change in the Borrower’s financial condition.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Warehousing Agreement and the Guaranty do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Warehousing Agreement and the Guaranty, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

PNC and its affiliates have various relationships with the Company involving the provision of financial services, including, cash management, trust and other services. In addition, affiliates of the Company have entered into forward delivery commitments and other derivative arrangements in the ordinary course of business with PNC and its affiliates.

 

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

 

Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2017, by and among Walker & Dunlop, LLC, Walker & Dunlop, Inc. and PNC Bank, National Association, as Lender.

10.2

 

Second Amended and Restated Guaranty and Suretyship Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2017, by Walker & Dunlop, Inc. in favor of PNC Bank, National Association, as Lender.

 

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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: September 13, 2017

By:

/s/ Stephen P. Theobald

 

 

Name: Stephen P. Theobald

 

 

Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

 

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