Walker & Dunlop poised to boost CMBS business after modest 2014

Walker & Dunlop chairman and CEO Willy Walker today highlighted a few of his firm’s successes: among them, the firm has grown to become the #1 Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) and #3 Freddie Mac Program Plus lender. But Walker didn't shy away from the company’s shortcomings on the CMBS side, as Walker & Dunlop Commercial Property Funding, a joint venture with Fortress Investment Group, fell well short of a $1bn origination target during its first year of business in 2014.