Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Smith Howard W III
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. [WD]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O WALKER & DUNLOP, INC., 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1200E
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/15/2017
(Street)

BETHESDA, MD 20814
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/15/2017   A   9,417 (1) A $ 0 821,808 D  
Common Stock 02/15/2017   A   55,655 (2) A $ 0 877,463 D  
Common Stock 02/15/2017   F   31,172 D $ 39.82 846,291 D  
Common Stock               4,764 I As Custodian for Daughter 1
Common Stock               4,764 I By ADS 2015 Trust
Common Stock               4,560 I By HWS IV 2012 Trust
Common Stock               4,764 I By MHS 2010 Trust
Common Stock               4,422 I By MMAS 2008 Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (right to buy) $ 39.82 02/15/2017   A   33,377     (3) 02/15/2027 Common Stock 33,377 $ 0 33,377 D  
Deferred Stock Units (4) 02/16/2017   A   10,101     (5)   (5) Common Stock 10,101 $ 0 10,101 D  
Restricted Stock Units (6) 02/16/2017   A   5,050     (7)   (7) Common Stock 5,050 $ 0 5,050 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Smith Howard W III
C/O WALKER & DUNLOP, INC.
7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1200E
BETHESDA, MD 20814
  X     President  

Signatures

 /s/ Richard M. Lucas, Attorney-in-fact   02/17/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The restricted stock vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(2) On March 28, 2014, the reporting person was granted an award of performance share units, which vest in the form of common stock if certain pre-established performance goals underlying the award are met over the course of a three-year period. On February 15, 2017, the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors determined that the performance goals had been met, resulting in the vesting of these shares.
(3) The stock options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(4) Each deferred stock unit represents the right to receive one share of common stock of the Issuer.
(5) The deferred stock units are fully vested and will be settled in shares of the Issuer's common stock either (i) on a date selected by the reporting person pursuant to the Issuer's Management Deferred Stock Unit Purchase Plan, as amended (the "Plan"), or (ii) as otherwise provided by the Plan.
(6) Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of common stock of the Issuer.
(7) The restricted stock units will be settled in shares of the Issuer's common stock on the three-year anniversary of the grant date, subject to vesting acceleration pursuant to the Plan.

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