EX-10.1



 Exhibit 10.1 

WALKER & DUNLOP, INC. 

MANAGEMENT DEFERRED STOCK UNIT PURCHASE PLAN 

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2016 
  

	1.	INTRODUCTION 

 (a) Adoption of the Plan. The Board of Directors (the
“Board”) of Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted the Company’s Management Deferred Stock Unit Purchase Plan (the “Plan”), effective January 10, 2013
(the “Effective Date”) and as amended and restated effective January 1, 2016, to facilitate the purchase of shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the “Stock”), by
eligible executives of the Company and its Affiliates. “Affiliate” means, with respect to the Company, any company or other trade or business that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Company within
the meaning of Regulation 405 of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). 

(b) Overview of the Plan. Eligible executives are given the opportunity to purchase shares of Stock with all or a portion of their
annual incentive bonus and/or Eligible Sales Commissions (the “Bonus”). “Eligible Sales Commissions” are the sales commissions for the calendar year that exceed the minimum established by the Company
in an individual’s Election Agreement (as defined below) and include only sales commissions the individual actually receives by December 31 of the calendar year in which the sales commissions are earned. Delivery of the Stock is delayed to
the payment date elected by the eligible executives, as further described below, but the executive’s right to receive the Stock is fully vested and non-forfeitable. It is intended that the portion of the Bonus used to purchase Stock would not
be taxable for income tax purposes when the purchase is made. Instead, income taxation would be deferred to the date of delivery of the Stock, as elected by the executive. Each eligible executive who makes a purchase would therefore receive Deferred
Stock Units (as defined below) in lieu of a portion of his or her Bonus. Each “Deferred Stock Unit” is a right to receive one share of Stock, which provides for delivery of the underlying share of Stock at a future date
consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and all regulations, guidance, and other interpretive authority issued thereunder (collectively,
“Section 409A”). 
 (c) Summary. This document is the Plan document and part of the prospectus for the Plan.

 (d) Applicable Law. The Plan is not a qualified retirement plan under Section 401(a) of the Code and it is not subject to any
provision of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). 
  

	2.	ADMINISTRATION; AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION 

 (a) The Committee. The Plan will be
administered under the supervision of the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”). The Committee will prescribe guidelines and forms for the implementation and administration of the Plan, interpret the terms of
the Plan, and make all other substantive decisions regarding the operation of the Plan. The Committee’s decisions in its administration of the Plan are conclusive and binding on all persons. 

(b) Amendment and Termination. The Board may amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason. No amendment,
suspension, or termination will, without the consent of the Participant (as defined below), impair rights or obligations under any Deferred Stock Units previously awarded to the Participant under the Plan. 








	3.	PARTICIPATION 

 An employee of the Company or an Affiliate is eligible to participate in
the Plan if (a) the employee is designated as an “officer” for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or (b) the employee is both (i) a member of a select group of management or a
highly compensated employee under Section 201 of ERISA and (ii) designated by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer as eligible to participate in the Plan. An eligible executive of the Company or an Affiliate becomes a participant in
the Plan (a “Participant”) if the Company notifies the executive of his or her eligibility to participate in the Plan and the executive properly files a completed Bonus Deferral Election Agreement or Sales Commission Deferral
Election Agreement (each, an “Election Agreement”) with the Company, on a form prescribed by the Committee, during the Open Enrollment Period. For purposes of the Plan, “Open Enrollment Period” means
(i) the period of time beginning on December 1 and ending on December 31 of the calendar year preceding the calendar year for which a Bonus is earned, or (ii) if otherwise determined by the Committee or an officer of the Company
designated by the Committee, a period of 30 consecutive days ending no later than December 31 of the calendar year preceding the calendar year for which a Bonus is earned. For purposes of a Bonus that consists of Eligible Sales Commissions, the
Bonus is treated as earned in the calendar year in which the transaction giving rise to the sales commission is rate locked and delivered to the investor. The “Election Date” is the last day of the Open Enrollment Period of
the applicable calendar year. 
  

	4.	SHARE RESERVE 

 (a) Number of Shares Available. Subject to adjustment as provided
in Section 4(b), the number of shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan is 530,000. Shares of Stock to be issued under the Plan will be shares acquired on the open market or newly issued shares of the Company. 

(b) Changes in Stock. If the number of outstanding shares of Stock is increased or decreased or the shares of Stock are changed into or
exchanged for a different number or kind of stock or other securities of the Company on account of any recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, reverse split, combination of stock, exchange of stock, stock dividend, or other distribution
payable in capital stock, or other increase or decrease in such stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company occurring after the Effective Date, the Committee will make appropriate adjustments to (i) the number and kind of
shares of Stock for which Deferred Stock Units may be granted under the Plan, (ii) the number and kind of shares of Stock for which Deferred Stock Units are outstanding, and (iii) the number of Deferred Stock Units credited to each
Participant’s Account (as defined below). 
  

	5.	DEFERRAL ELECTIONS 

 (a) Deferrals. Subject to Section 5(c) of this Plan,
each Participant may voluntarily elect to receive up to 100% of his or her Bonus in Deferred Stock Units, subject to any conditions and limitations the Committee determines, including, but not limited to, a cap on deferrals under the Plan. The
Participant will make the election to receive all or a portion of his or her Bonus in Deferred Stock Units by filing a completed Election Agreement on or before the Election Date of the calendar year for which a Bonus is earned. A Participant’s
election to defer all or a portion of his or her Bonus and receive Deferred Stock Units is irrevocable and may not be changed. 
 (b) New
Participants. If the Participant was not previously eligible to participate in the Plan or any plan that must be aggregated with the Plan for purposes of Section 409A, the Participant may elect to defer all or a portion of his or her Bonus
for the calendar year. The Participant’s initial Election Agreement must be filed with the Company within 30 days after the date on which the Participant is 

  
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notified that he or she is eligible to participate in the Plan. The initial deferral election will be, for the remainder of the then-current calendar year, prorated based on the number of days
remaining in the calendar year after the date the Election Agreement is filed with the Company, compared to the total number of days in the calendar year. 

(c) Deferral Limitation. Notwithstanding anything contrary in the Plan, in the event that the Participant’s actual Bonus
(i) for purposes of a Bonus that consists of an annual incentive bonus, is less than 51% of such Participant’s target annual incentive bonus for a calendar year under the applicable incentive arrangement with the Company or any Affiliate
or (ii) for purposes of a Bonus that consists of Eligible Sales Commissions, is equal to or less than the Eligible Sales Commissions threshold (as that threshold is set by the Company or an Affiliate in the applicable agreement designating the
individual as eligible to participate in the Plan), the Participant shall not be permitted to defer any portion of his or her Bonus for such calendar year. In this case, the Participant’s previously-filed Election Agreement with respect to such
Bonus and such calendar year shall be cancelled, and no deferrals will be made with respect to such Election Agreement. 
  

	6.	AWARD OF DEFERRED STOCK UNITS 

 (a) Crediting Participant Accounts. If the
executive elects to purchase Stock under the Purchase Plan, on the date that the annual incentive bonus is paid or the Eligible Sales Commissions are treated as paid (generally in the first quarter of the calendar year after the calendar year in
which the Bonus is earned, referred to as the “Award Date”), the Company will credit a bookkeeping account established and maintained for each Participant (an “Account”) with the number of Deferred
Stock Units determined by dividing (i) the portion of the Bonus that the Participant elected to defer (up to 100% of such Bonus), by (ii) the Fair Market Value (as defined below) of a share of Stock on such date, rounded down to the
nearest whole Deferred Stock Unit. For purposes of the Plan, “Fair Market Value” will be determined under the same methodology reflected in the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (as may be amended from time to time,
the “2015 Plan”). For purposes of a Bonus that consists of Eligible Sales Commissions, the Eligible Sales Commissions shall be treated as paid in the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Eligible Sales
Commissions are earned and on the same Award Date as a Bonus that consists of an annual incentive bonus. 
 (b) Fractional Shares. No
fractional Deferred Stock Units will be credited to a Participant’s Account. Unused cash attributable to a fractional Deferred Stock Unit will be refunded to the Participant, in cash, as soon as practicable following the Award Date. 

(c) Vesting of Deferred Stock Units. A Participant will be fully vested in each Deferred Stock Unit credited to the Participant’s
Account at all times. 
 (d) Distribution Election; Issuance of Shares. Each Participant may specify a distribution date with respect
to the Deferred Stock Units (the “Distribution Date”). The election of such Distribution Date will be specified in the Election Agreement with the Company. Any election of a Distribution Date with respect to the Deferred
Stock Units is irrevocable as of the Election Date. The Distribution Date specified in the Election Agreement will be either: 
 (i)
January 31 of the year immediately following the date of the Participant’s “separation from service” from the Company or an Affiliate, as applicable, within the meaning of Section 409A (the “Separation from
Service” and this election, the “Termination Date Election”); 

  
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 (ii) the first to occur of the following: (A) March 15 of the third calendar year
following the Award Date and (B) January 31 of the year immediately following the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service (this election, the “Vesting Date Election”); or 

(iii) the first to occur of the following: (A) January 31 of the fifth or tenth, as elected by the Participant, calendar year after
the Award Date and (B) January 31 of the year immediately following the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service (this election, the “Deferred Distribution Date Election”). 

The Company will issue to the Participant one share of Stock for each Deferred Stock Unit on the Distribution Date. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in the Plan, if on the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service, the Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A, the shares will be issued on the later to occur of
(A) the scheduled Distribution Date and (B) the first day of the seventh month following the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death. 

(e) Change in Control.  

(i) The Plan and Deferred Stock Units that are outstanding will continue in the manner and under the terms so provided in the event of any
Change in Control (as defined below) to the extent that provision is made in writing in connection with such Change in Control for the assumption or continuation of the Deferred Stock Units or for the substitution of the Deferred Stock Units for new
common stock units relating to the stock of a successor entity, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number of shares underlying the award (disregarding any consideration that is not common stock). 

(ii) Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined below) in which outstanding Deferred Stock Units are not being assumed or
continued, shares of Stock subject to such Deferred Stock Units will be delivered immediately prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control. 

For purposes of the Plan, “Change in Control” will have the same meaning as defined in the 2015 Plan. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, for purposes of the Plan, in no event will a Change in Control be deemed to have occurred if the transaction is not also a “change in the ownership or effective control of” the Company or “a change in the ownership of a
substantial portion of the assets of” the Company as determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) (without regard to any alternative definition thereunder). 

(f) Award Agreements. Each award of Deferred Stock Units granted under the Plan will be evidenced by a written agreement between the
Company and the Participant memorializing the terms and conditions of the Deferred Stock Units (an “Award Agreement”). 
  

	7.	ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF STOCK DUE TO UNFORESEEABLE EMERGENCY 

 (a) Request for
Issuance. If a Participant suffers an Unforeseeable Emergency (as defined below), he or she may submit a written request to the Committee for the issuance of the shares of Stock underlying the Deferred Stock Units in the Participant’s
Account. For purposes of the Plan, “Unforeseeable Emergency” means a severe financial hardship of the Participant resulting from (i) an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, or the
Participant’s dependent; (ii) a loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty; or (iii) such other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant, as
determined in the sole discretion of the Committee and in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A. 

  
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 (b) No Payment if Other Relief is Available. The Committee will evaluate the
Participant’s request for payment due to an Unforeseeable Emergency taking into account the Participant’s hardship and the requirements of Section 409A. In no event will shares of Stock be issued under this Section 7 to the
extent the Participant’s hardship can be relieved: (i) through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise; or (ii) by liquidation of the Participant’s assets, to the extent that liquidation of the Participant’s
assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship.  
 (c) Limitation on Issuance of Shares of Stock. The number
of shares of Stock issued on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency will not exceed the amount reasonably necessary to satisfy the Participant’s financial need, including amounts necessary to pay any federal, state, local, or foreign taxes or
penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the issuance of shares of Stock, as determined by the Committee.  
 (d)
Cancellation of Deferrals. If a Participant receives an issuance of shares of Stock on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency, the Participant’s Election Agreement for the Election Date in the same calendar year as the date of such
issuance will be cancelled, and no deferrals will be made with respect to such Election Agreement. 
  

	8.	BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION 

 In the event of a Participant’s death, the Company will
issue the shares of Stock underlying the Deferred Stock Units in the Participant’s Account to the Participant’s designated beneficiaries. If the Participant fails to complete a valid beneficiary designation, the Participant’s
beneficiary will be his or her estate. 
  

	9.	TRANSFERABILITY 

 During a Participant’s lifetime, any issuance of shares of Stock
under the Plan will be made only to the Participant. Deferred Stock Units may not be transferred, assigned, pledged, or hypothecated, whether by operation of law or otherwise, nor may the Deferred Stock Units be made subject to execution,
attachment, or similar process. 
  

	10.	WITHHOLDING 

 In the event that the Company or an Affiliate determines that any federal,
state, local, or foreign tax or withholding payment is required relating to the award of Deferred Stock Units under the Plan or the issuance of shares with respect to Deferred Stock Units under the Plan, the Company or an Affiliate will have the
right to (a) require the Participant to tender a cash payment, (b) deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to a Participant, (c) permit or require the Participant to enter into a “same day sale” commitment with a
broker-dealer that is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (a “FINRA Dealer”) whereby the Participant irrevocably elects to sell a portion of the shares of Stock to be delivered in connection with the
Deferred Stock Units to satisfy withholding obligations and whereby the FINRA Dealer irrevocably commits to forward the proceeds necessary to satisfy the withholding obligations directly to the Company or an Affiliate, or (d) withhold from the
delivery of shares of Stock otherwise deliverable to a Participant under the Plan to meet such obligations; provided, that shares of Stock so withheld will have an aggregate Fair Market Value not exceeding the minimum amount of tax required
to be withheld by applicable law. 

  
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	11.	FORFEITURE; RECOUPMENT; CLAWBACK 

 (a) The Committee may reserve the right in an Award
Agreement to cause a forfeiture of the gain realized by a Participant with respect to Deferred Stock Units on account of actions taken by, or failed to be taken by, the Participant in violation or breach of, or in conflict with, any
(i) employment agreement, (ii) non-competition agreement, (iii) agreement prohibiting solicitation of employees or clients of the Company or any Affiliate, (iv) confidentiality obligation with respect to the Company or an
Affiliate, (v) Company or Affiliate policy or procedure, (vi) other agreement, or (vii) any other obligation of the Participant to the Company or any Affiliate, as and to the extent specified in the Award Agreement. The Committee may
annul an outstanding award of Deferred Stock Units if the Participant is terminated for Cause (as defined below) or for “cause” as defined in any other written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant, as
applicable. For purposes of the Plan, “Cause” means, as determined by the Committee or the Board and unless otherwise provided in an applicable written agreement with the Company or any Affiliate, (A) gross negligence or
willful misconduct in connection with the performance of duties, (B) conviction of, or pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, a criminal offense (other than minor traffic offenses), (c) a material violation of a Company policy, or
(D) a material breach of any term of any employment, consulting, or other services, confidentiality, intellectual property, or non-competition agreements, if any, between the Participant and the Company or any Affiliate. 

(b) Any award of Deferred Stock Units granted under the Plan will be subject to mandatory repayment by the Participant to the Company
(i) to the extent set forth in the Plan or an Award Agreement or (ii) to the extent the Participant is, or in the future becomes, subject to (A) any Company or Affiliate “clawback” or recoupment policy that is adopted to
comply with the requirements of any applicable law, rule, or regulation, or otherwise, or (B) any law, rule, or regulation that imposes mandatory recoupment, under circumstances set forth in such law, rule, or regulation. 

(c) If the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company, as a result of
misconduct, with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, the individuals subject to automatic forfeiture under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and any Participant who knowingly engaged in the misconduct, was
grossly negligent in engaging in the misconduct, knowingly failed to prevent the misconduct, or was grossly negligent in failing to prevent the misconduct, will reimburse the Company the amount of any payment in settlement of an award of Deferred
Stock Units earned or accrued during the 12-month period following the first public issuance or filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (whichever first occurred) of the financial document that contained such material
noncompliance. 
 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any provision of any Award Agreement, if the Company is required to
prepare an accounting restatement, then Participants will forfeit any Stock received in connection with an award of Deferred Stock Units (or an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of such Stock on the date of delivery if the Participant no longer
holds the shares of Stock) if pursuant to the terms of the Award Agreement for such award of Deferred Stock Units, the Bonus used to purchase Deferred Stock Units was explicitly based on the achievement of pre-established performance goals or other
benchmarks set forth in the applicable arrangement governing the Bonus (including earnings, gains, or other criteria) that are later determined, as a result of the accounting restatement, not to have been achieved. 

  
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	12.	GENERAL PROVISIONS 

 (a) Requirements of Law. The Company will not be required to
sell or issue any shares of Stock with respect to Deferred Stock Units if the sale or issuance of such shares of Stock would constitute a violation by the Participant, any other individual or entity, or the Company or any Affiliate of any provision
of any law or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation any federal or state securities laws or regulations. If at any time the Company determines, in its discretion, that the listing, registration, or qualification of
any shares of Stock with respect to any Deferred Stock Unit upon any securities exchange or market or under any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the sale, issuance, or purchase of
shares of Stock under the Plan, no shares of Stock may be sold or issued to the Participant or any other individual or entity with respect to such Deferred Stock Units unless such listing, registration, or qualification has been effected or obtained
free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. The Company may, but will in no event be obligated to, register any securities covered by the Plan pursuant to the Securities Act. The Company is not obligated to take any affirmative action to
cause the issuance of shares of Stock pursuant to the Plan to comply with any law or regulation of any governmental authority. 
 (b) No
Right to Continued Service. No provision in the Plan, any Award Agreement, or in any Election Agreement will be construed to confer upon any individual or entity the right to remain in the employ or service of the Company or any Affiliate, or to
interfere in any way with any contractual or other right or authority of the Company or any Affiliate either to increase or decrease the compensation or other payments to any individual or entity at any time, or to terminate any employment or other
relationship between any individual or entity and the Company or any Affiliate. 
 (c) Disclaimer of Rights. The obligation of the
Company to pay any benefits pursuant to this Plan will be interpreted as a contractual obligation to pay only those amounts described in the Plan, in the manner and under the conditions prescribed in the Plan. The Plan and the award of Deferred
Stock Units under the Plan will in no way be interpreted to require the Company to transfer any amounts to a third party trustee or otherwise hold any amounts in trust or escrow for payment to any Participant or beneficiary under the Plan.
Participants in the Plan will have no rights under the Plan other than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company. Deferred Stock Units represent unfunded and unsecured obligations of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan, the applicable Award Agreement, and the Election Agreement. 
 (d) No Obligation to Minimize Taxes. The Company has no duty or
obligation to minimize the tax consequences of a Deferred Stock Unit award under the Plan and makes no guarantee regarding the tax treatment of any such Deferred Stock Unit award. 

(e) Other Provisions. Each award of Deferred Stock Units under the Plan may contain such other terms and conditions not inconsistent
with the Plan as the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, and specifies in the applicable Award Agreement. 
 (f)
Severability. If any provision of the Plan, any Award Agreement, or any Election Agreement is determined to be illegal or unenforceable by any court of law in any jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of the Plan, the Award Agreement, and
the Election Agreement will be severable and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and all provisions will remain enforceable in any other jurisdiction. 

  
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 (g) Governing Law. The validity and construction of the Plan and the instruments
evidencing the award of Deferred Stock Units granted under the Plan will be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Maryland, other than any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might
otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Plan and the instruments evidencing the award of Deferred Stock Units granted under the Plan to the substantive laws of any other jurisdiction. 

(h) Section 409A. The Plan is intended to comply with Section 409A to the extent subject thereto, and, accordingly, to the
maximum extent permitted, the Plan will be interpreted and administered to be in compliance with Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, neither the Company, its Affiliates, the Board, nor the Committee will have any
obligation to take any action to prevent the assessment of any excise tax or penalty on any Participant under Section 409A, and neither the Company, its Affiliates, the Board, nor the Committee will have any liability to any Participant for
such tax or penalty. 

  
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