BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Walker &
Dunlop, Inc. announced today that it hired Sheri Thompson as Senior Vice President and
Group Head of its FHA (Federal Housing Administration) Finance
team. Based out of the Company's headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland, Ms. Thompson will oversee
all aspects of Walker & Dunlop's multifamily lending through
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Walker & Dunlop President
Howard Smith stated, "We are
pleased to welcome Sheri back to the team at Walker & Dunlop.
Her skills and expertise in the industry have grown tremendously
since her start at the firm, and I am confident that she will add
value to our best-in-class multifamily lending platform." Mr. Smith
continued, "Walker & Dunlop was recently ranked the #3 HUD
lender based on MAP (Multifamily Accelerated Processing) volume for
HUD's 2018 fiscal year, making us a top-three HUD lender for the
very first time. Under Sheri's leadership, we hope to continue
growing our HUD platform. In 2017, Walker & Dunlop ranked #1
with Fannie Mae and #3 with Freddie Mac."
Ms. Thompson initially joined Green Park Financial, which now
operates as Walker & Dunlop, as an underwriter in 1994. She
then joined Red Capital Group as Chief Underwriter and Head of
At-Risk Credit, working on both Agency and FHA deals. Prior to her
return to Walker & Dunlop, Ms. Thompson most recently served as
the Chief Operating Officer of PGIM Real Estate Finance's Agency
Lending Group where she had direct oversight and accountability for
day-to-day operations of the group, including trading activities,
deal management, and underwriting and closing processes.
To learn more about Walker & Dunlop's HUD financing options,
visit our website.
About Walker & Dunlop
Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD), headquartered in
Bethesda, Maryland, is one of the
largest commercial real estate finance companies in the United States. The company provides a
comprehensive range of capital solutions for all commercial real
estate asset classes, as well as investment sales brokerage
services to owners of multifamily properties. Walker &
Dunlop is included on the S&P SmallCap 600 Index and was ranked
as one of FORTUNE Magazine's Fastest Growing Companies in
2014, 2017, and 2018. Walker & Dunlop's 700+ professionals
in 29 offices across the nation have an unyielding commitment to
client satisfaction.
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