Walker & Dunlop Hires Senior Vice President of Multifamily Finance - Orange County, CA

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Walker & Dunlop announced today that Charles R. (Chuck) Christensen has joined the company as senior vice president of Multifamily Finance. Mr. Christensen will help establish Walker & Dunlop's Irvine, California office and focus on multifamily loan originations utilizing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD financing.

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Howard Smith, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Walker & Dunlop, commented, "Chuck brings to us years of experience as a well-respected, veteran mortgage banker with a wealth of valuable relationships in the multifamily industry in Southern California. His experience and enthusiasm will help us grow our agency originations in Southern California and across the West Coast."

Prior to joining Walker & Dunlop, Mr. Christensen was president of CKJ Properties, Inc. and was focused on direct investments in real estate as well as providing real estate consulting services to investors, borrowers and lenders. Prior to CKJ Properties, Mr. Christensen was the chief financial officer at Bankers Mutual which became part of Berkshire Mortgage and was later acquired by Deutsche Bank. Prior to Bankers Mutual, he was controller for Equidon Development Company a commercial real estate development company.

Mr. Christensen can be reached at 714/287-3284 or [email protected].

About Walker & Dunlop

Through its subsidiary Walker & Dunlop, LLC, Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE: WD) is one of the leading providers of commercial real estate financial services in the United States, with a primary focus on multifamily lending. As a Fannie Mae DUS™, Freddie Mac Program Plus® and MAP- and LEAN-approved FHA lender, the Multifamily and FHA Finance groups of Walker & Dunlop are focused on lending to property owners, investors, and developers of multifamily properties across the country. The Capital Markets group specializes in financing commercial real estate for owners and investors across the United States. Capital for this financing comes from large institutions such as life insurance companies, commercial banks, CMBS lenders, pension funds, and specialty finance companies. The Principal Investment group provides institutional advisory, asset management, and investment management services with respect to debt, structured debt and equity.

SOURCE Walker & Dunlop

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