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Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-09-10

Velocity Financial, Inc. (VEL)

CEO Christopher Farrar was paid $6,564,245 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 22.1% from fiscal year 2024, the 31st percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001193125-26-150488 ↗): executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.

$6,564,245 ↑
Christopher Farrar total, FY2025
31st
CEO pay percentile vs peers
—
CEO-to-median pay ratio
99.63%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote

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01

Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Christopher Farrar$630,000$480,000$2,900,000$0$2,520,000$0$34,245$6,564,245
Chief Executive Officer
Mark Szczepaniak393,750118,750700,00001,181,250025,5002,419,250
Chief Financial Officer
Jeffrey Taylor315,000155,000700,0000945,000042,0132,157,013
Executive Vice President, Capital Markets

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Christopher Farrar$6,564,245$5,374,001$3,895,805↑ +1,190,244
Mark Szczepaniak2,419,2502,353,1631,604,587↑ +66,087
Jeffrey Taylor2,157,0131,995,4311,274,690↑ +161,582

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

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Companies that benchmark against VEL
3 companies name VEL as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses VEL in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named VEL in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

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01b

Executives — the named officers

One page per officer: the same table above, read for one person at a time — his own figure and every fiscal year the register holds.

ExecutiveRoleFY2025 total
Christopher FarrarCEO$6,564,245
Mark SzczepaniakCFO$2,419,250
Jeffrey TaylorEVP$2,157,013
01c

Board of directors

One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.

DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Alan H. MantelChair of the Board—
Dorika M. BeckettIndependent Director$190,000
John A. PlessIndependent Director—
John P. PitstickIndependent Director$200,000
Joy L. SchaeferLead Independent Director$190,000
Michael W. ChiaoIndependent Director—
Omar M. MaasaraniIndependent Director—
02

Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2025 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.

InsiderRoleTransaction dateCodeSharesPriceValueSecuritySource
Jeffrey TaylorExecutive VP, Capital Markets2026-04-17D2,130$20$42,600CommonForm 4 ↗
Mark SzczepaniakChief Financial Officer2026-05-01D1,5731930,359CommonForm 4 ↗
Joy L. SchaeferDirector2026-05-21A5,4131894,998CommonForm 4 ↗
John P. PitstickDirector2026-05-21A5,4131894,998CommonForm 4 ↗
Dorika M. BeckettDirector2026-05-21A5,4131894,998CommonForm 4 ↗
Joy L. SchaeferDirector2026-05-26D3,6031761,864CommonForm 4 ↗
John P. PitstickDirector2026-05-26D3,6031761,864CommonForm 4 ↗
Mark SzczepaniakChief Financial Officer2026-06-26D1,5731828,420CommonForm 4 ↗
Christopher D. FarrarDirector2026-06-30A1,2721823,481CommonForm 4 ↗
Roland Thomas KellyChief Legal Officer and GC2026-06-30A8581815,839CommonForm 4 ↗
Roland Thomas KellyChief Legal Officer and GC2026-07-01D1,6001929,710CommonForm 4 ↗
Jeffrey TaylorExecutive VP, Capital Markets2026-07-07D2,1651941,135CommonForm 4 ↗
Fiona TamChief Accounting Officer2026-07-07D68191,292CommonForm 4 ↗
Mark SzczepaniakChief Financial Officer2026-07-28D400187,200CommonForm 4 ↗
Mark SzczepaniakChief Financial Officer2026-08-06D400187,200CommonForm 4 ↗
Roland Thomas KellyChief Legal Officer and GC2026-08-06D1,6001828,800CommonForm 4 ↗
Mark SzczepaniakChief Financial Officer2026-08-10D2,0001836,320CommonForm 4 ↗
Fiona TamChief Accounting Officer2026-08-11D1,2321923,408CommonForm 4 ↗
Jeffrey TaylorExecutive VP, Capital Markets2026-08-11D4,3301982,530CommonForm 4 ↗
Roland Thomas KellyChief Legal Officer and GC2026-09-01D1,6001828,800CommonForm 4 ↗
Mark SzczepaniakChief Financial Officer2026-09-10D2,0001836,060CommonForm 4 ↗

Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.

03

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Mark SzczepaniakRSU2025-01-21——18,597—$350,000
Christopher FarrarPSU2025-01-2138,52377,045—154,0901,450,000
Christopher FarrarRSU2025-01-21——77,045—1,450,000
Jeffrey TaylorPSU2025-01-219,29918,597—37,194350,000
Jeffrey TaylorRSU2025-01-21——18,597—350,000
Mark SzczepaniakPSU2025-01-219,29918,597—37,194350,000
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Mark Szczepaniak$350,000$350,000$050.0%
Christopher Farrar1,450,0001,450,000050.0%
Jeffrey Taylor350,000350,000050.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

04

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Jeffrey TaylorPSU17,325—$359,667
Mark SzczepaniakRSU16,137—335,004
Jeffrey TaylorPSU18,597—386,074
Christopher FarrarPSU77,045—1,599,454
Mark SzczepaniakRSU7,219—149,866
Mark SzczepaniakPSU21,656—449,579
Jeffrey TaylorRSU5,775—119,889
Mark SzczepaniakPSU24,205—502,496
Jeffrey TaylorRSU14,896—309,241
Christopher FarrarRSU23,625—490,455
Christopher FarrarRSU77,045—1,599,454
Mark SzczepaniakRSU18,597—386,074
Christopher FarrarPSU70,875—1,471,365
Christopher FarrarRSU46,343—962,081
Christopher FarrarPSU69,514—1,443,311
Jeffrey TaylorPSU22,343—463,841
Mark SzczepaniakPSU18,597—386,074
Jeffrey TaylorRSU18,597—386,074
05

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The goal of our executive compensation program is to create long-term value for our investors while at the same time reward our executives for superior financial and operating performance and encourage them to remain with us for long, productive careers. We believe the most effective way to achieve this objective is to design an executive compensation program rewarding the achievement of each executive and aligning executives interests with those of our investors by using equity as a component of compensation.

CEO STI target (% of salary)200%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantMercer (US) Inc.
Clawback policyTrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingTrue
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-2124,590,95092,1044,61799.63%Passed
20252025-05-2323,185,417160,640113,01799.31%Passed
20242024-05-1732,192,72945,52727,36199.86%Passed
20232023-05-1931,915,08533,0651,00599.9%Passed
20222022-05-1928,925,8852,719,82217,08491.41%Passed
20212021-05-1923,356,736837,7162,020,94496.54%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year's compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company's computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company's computation
20262026-05-2199.63%a
20252025-05-2399.31%b
20242024-05-1799.86%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast for Proposals 1, 2, and 3 and therefore will have no effect for the purpose of determining whether a majority or plurality of votes cast has been achieved.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast for Proposals 1, 2, and 3 and therefore will have no effect for the purpose of determining whether a majority or plurality of votes cast has been achieved for our non-discretionary matters.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast for Proposals 1, 2, and 3 and therefore will have no effect for the purpose of determining whether a majority or plurality of votes cast has been achieved for our non-discretionary matters.”.

Approval percentages are the company's own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

07

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)—
CEO total compensation—
Median employee compensation—
08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
John P. PitstickIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation$105,000$95,000$0$0$0$200,000
Dorika M. BeckettIndependent · Audit · Governance95,00095,000000190,000
Joy L. SchaeferIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit · Governance95,00095,000000190,000
John A. PlessIndependent · Governance (Chair)000000
Omar M. MaasaraniIndependent · Compensation000000
Christopher D. FarrarEmployee director000—00
Alan H. MantelIndependent · Board Chair · Compensation (Chair)000000
Michael W. ChiaoIndependent · Compensation000000
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$75,000
Annual equity retainer$95,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)10,000
Stock ownership guidelineso long as the person still meets the stock ownership guidelines with unpledged shares
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$295,000
Equity awards (grant-date value)$285,000
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$580,000

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

10

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

10a

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Velocity Financial, Inc. names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.

Reciprocity shown where the peer's own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer's filing. A dash means the peer's current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Velocity Financial, Inc..

10b

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Walker & Dunlop, Inc.2025William Walker$1,000,000$13,170,931$0$1,324,821$15,500,252
2Ladder Capital Corp2025Brian Harris1,000,0008,816,83304,124,70013,944,233
3Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.2025Ivan Kaufman1,200,0005,259,1520011,785,559
4NMI Holdings, Inc.2025Adam Pollitzer975,0006,337,45002,839,20010,209,615
5Hercules Capital, Inc.2025Scott Bluestein650,0005,047,162009,670,162
6Main Street Capital Corporation2025Dwayne Hyzak759,3754,283,7480—8,837,682
7Adamas Trust, Inc.2025Jason Serrano920,0004,102,96202,992,5008,175,252
8Dynex Capital, Inc.2025Byron Boston900,0003,122,24803,192,4807,771,011
9WisdomTree Investments, Inc.2025Jonathan Steinberg550,0003,507,589006,704,625
10Velocity Financial, Inc.2025Christopher Farrar630,0002,900,00002,520,0006,564,245
11BrightSpire Capital, Inc.2025Michael Mazzei800,0003,182,20901,701,0005,699,383
12American Assets Trust, Inc.2025Adam Wyll750,0002,228,9160952,5004,806,038
13Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.2025John Taylor1,000,0002,166,7410576,5003,757,041
14Alerus Financial Corporation2025Katie Lorenson625,000437,5000484,6881,630,180

Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

10c

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Velocity Financial, Inc.200%RSU 50 · PSU 50NoMercer (US) Inc.
Adamas Trust, Inc.130%not disclosedYesPearl Meyer
Alerus Financial Corporation141%PSU 60 · RSU 40NoFW Cook
American Assets Trust, Inc.191%PSU 100Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) vs. S&P 600 Real Estate Indexnot disclosed
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.not disclosedPerformance-vesting restricted stock units (RSUs) 80 · Time-based vesting restricted stock 20Yes — Total Shareholder Return (TSR)not disclosed
BrightSpire Capital, Inc.97.2%RSU 50 · PRSU 50YesFerguson Partners
Dynex Capital, Inc.355%PSU 60 · RSU 40NoFPC
Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.57.7%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoSemler Brossy Consulting Group LLC
Hercules Capital, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedFW Cook
Ladder Capital Corpnot disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50NoFTI Consulting, Inc.
Main Street Capital Corporationnot disclosedRSU 100not disclosedJohnson Associates, Inc.
NMI Holdings, Inc.166.4%PSU 60 · RSU 40NoSemler Brossy
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.132%not disclosedNoPay Governance
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.127.6%RSU 50 · PSU 50NoFW Cook

Read from each company's Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company's filing does not state the item.

10d

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Velocity Financial, Inc. in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Christopher Farrar (Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Velocity Financial, Inc. in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $6,564,245.
How does Velocity Financial, Inc.'s chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Christopher Farrar's total compensation ranked at the 31st percentile of Velocity Financial, Inc.'s disclosed peer group.
How did shareholders vote on Velocity Financial, Inc.'s executive compensation?
As disclosed, 99.63% of shareholders supported Velocity Financial, Inc.'s executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Velocity Financial, Inc. spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Velocity Financial, Inc. reported total board compensation of $580,000 for fiscal 2025.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

11

Source register

Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, Christopher FarrarDEF 14A2026-04-100001193125-26-150488Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 6,564,245. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c31 · span 370748–370757
2Section 01, Mark SzczepaniakDEF 14A2026-04-100001193125-26-150488Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 2,419,250. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c31 · span 378547–378556
3Section 01, Jeffrey TaylorDEF 14A2026-04-100001193125-26-150488Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 2,157,013. Filing ↗machine: r12 · c31 · span 386325–386334
4Section 03, Mark Szczepaniak RSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001193125-26-150488Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 419096–419103
5Section 03, Christopher Farrar PSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001193125-26-150488Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 416338–416347
6Section 03, Christopher Farrar RSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001193125-26-150488Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 413649–413658
7Section 03, Jeffrey Taylor PSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001193125-26-150488Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 428312–428319
8Section 03, Jeffrey Taylor RSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001193125-26-150488Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 424554–424561
9Section 03, Mark Szczepaniak PSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001193125-26-150488Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 421800–421807
10Section 07, pay ratio10-K2026-03-120001193125-26-102677Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
11Section 08, John P. PitstickDEF 14A2026-04-100001193125-26-150488Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 200,000. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r10 · c11 · span 256950–256957
12Section 08, Dorika M. BeckettDEF 14A2026-04-100001193125-26-150488Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 190,000. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r4 · c11 · span 252303–252310
13Section 08, Joy L. SchaeferDEF 14A2026-04-100001193125-26-150488Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 190,000. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r14 · c11 · span 260106–260113
14Section 08, John A. PlessDEF 14A2026-04-100001193125-26-150488Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
15Section 08, Omar M. MaasaraniDEF 14A2026-04-100001193125-26-150488Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
16Section 08, Christopher D. FarrarDEF 14A2026-04-100001193125-26-150488Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
17Section 08, Alan H. MantelDEF 14A2026-04-100001193125-26-150488Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r8 · c11 · span 255431–255438
18Section 08, Michael W. ChiaoDEF 14A2026-04-100001193125-26-150488Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r6 · c11 · span 253843–253850
19Section 02, Jeffrey Taylor 2026-04-17Form 42026-04-170001214659-26-004819Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
20Section 02, Mark Szczepaniak 2026-05-01Form 42026-05-040001214659-26-005428Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
21Section 02, Joy L. Schaefer 2026-05-21Form 42026-05-220001214659-26-006663Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
22Section 02, John P. Pitstick 2026-05-21Form 42026-05-220001214659-26-006662Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
23Section 02, Dorika M. Beckett 2026-05-21Form 42026-05-220001214659-26-006664Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
24Section 02, Joy L. Schaefer 2026-05-26Form 42026-05-270001214659-26-006755Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
25Section 02, John P. Pitstick 2026-05-26Form 42026-05-270001214659-26-006756Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
26Section 02, Mark Szczepaniak 2026-06-26Form 42026-06-290001214659-26-007823Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
27Section 02, Christopher D. Farrar 2026-06-30Form 42026-06-300001214659-26-007964Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
28Section 02, Roland Thomas Kelly 2026-06-30Form 42026-06-300001214659-26-007965Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
29Section 02, Roland Thomas Kelly 2026-07-01Form 42026-07-060001214659-26-008195Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
30Section 02, Jeffrey Taylor 2026-07-07Form 42026-07-090001214659-26-008372Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
31Section 02, Fiona Tam 2026-07-07Form 42026-07-090001214659-26-008373Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
32Section 02, Mark Szczepaniak 2026-07-28Form 42026-07-280001214659-26-009115Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
33Section 02, Mark Szczepaniak 2026-08-06Form 42026-08-060001214659-26-009735Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
34Section 02, Roland Thomas Kelly 2026-08-06Form 42026-08-060001214659-26-009736Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
35Section 02, Mark Szczepaniak 2026-08-10Form 42026-08-100001214659-26-009849Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
36Section 02, Fiona Tam 2026-08-11Form 42026-08-110001214659-26-009935Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
37Section 02, Jeffrey Taylor 2026-08-11Form 42026-08-110001214659-26-009936Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
38Section 02, Roland Thomas Kelly 2026-09-01Form 42026-09-010001214659-26-011307Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
39Section 02, Mark Szczepaniak 2026-09-10Form 42026-09-100001214659-26-011588Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
40Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-05-260001193125-26-238356Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.63% (votes for as printed: 24,590,950). Filing ↗
41Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-05-280001193125-25-129304Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.31% (votes for as printed: 23,185,417). Filing ↗
42Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-05-230001193125-24-146028Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.86% (votes for as printed: 32,192,729). Filing ↗
43Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
44Section 03b vehicle mix (computed)Computed——RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio
45Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 295,000 + equity 285,000 + all other 0 = 580,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 580,000
46Walker & Dunlop, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-010001104659-26-038515CEO total compensation as printed in Walker & Dunlop, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 15,500,252. Filing ↗machine: t197 · r6 · c14 · span 849398–849408
47Ladder Capital Corp, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-210001577670-26-000018CEO total compensation as printed in Ladder Capital Corp's own proxy. As printed: 13,944,233. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c36 · span 603013–603023
48Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-160001253986-26-000027CEO total compensation as printed in Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 11,785,559. Filing ↗machine: span 343111–343121
49NMI Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-260001547903-26-000019CEO total compensation as printed in NMI Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,209,615. Filing ↗machine: t110 · r3 · c7 · span 892462–892472
50Hercules Capital, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001280784-26-000015CEO total compensation as printed in Hercules Capital, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,670,162. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c36 · span 384564–384573
51Main Street Capital Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-230001396440-26-000020CEO total compensation as printed in Main Street Capital Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 8,837,682. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r2 · c16 · span 403689–403698
52Adamas Trust, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-240001273685-26-000038CEO total compensation as printed in Adamas Trust, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,175,252. Filing ↗machine: span 827801–827810
53Dynex Capital, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-070001104659-26-040189CEO total compensation as printed in Dynex Capital, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,771,011. Filing ↗machine: t104 · r2 · c19 · span 1099489–1099498
54WisdomTree Investments, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-290001214659-26-005251CEO total compensation as printed in WisdomTree Investments, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,704,625. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c6 · span 1941349–1941358
55Velocity Financial, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-100001193125-26-150488CEO total compensation as printed in Velocity Financial, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,564,245. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c31 · span 370748–370757
56BrightSpire Capital, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-010001717547-26-000026CEO total compensation as printed in BrightSpire Capital, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,699,383. Filing ↗machine: t89 · r7 · c18 · span 543725–543734
57American Assets Trust, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-100001500217-26-000023CEO total compensation as printed in American Assets Trust, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,806,038. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c54 · span 545070–545079
58Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-200001104659-26-045496CEO total compensation as printed in Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,757,041. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c41 · span 1477032–1477041
59Alerus Financial Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-010001437749-26-010883CEO total compensation as printed in Alerus Financial Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 1,630,180. Filing ↗machine: span 526881–526890
60Section 10a, BrightSpire Capital, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001717547-26-000026BrightSpire Capital, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Velocity Financial, Inc.. Filing ↗
61Section 10a, Ladder Capital Corp reciprocityDEF 14A—0001577670-26-000018Ladder Capital Corp's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Velocity Financial, Inc.. Filing ↗
62Section 10a, Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001104659-26-045496Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Velocity Financial, Inc.. Filing ↗
63Section 10a, Dynex Capital, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001104659-26-040189Dynex Capital, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Velocity Financial, Inc.. Filing ↗
64Section 10a, American Assets Trust, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001500217-26-000023American Assets Trust, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Velocity Financial, Inc.. Filing ↗
65Section 10a, Walker & Dunlop, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001104659-26-038515Walker & Dunlop, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Velocity Financial, Inc.. Filing ↗
66Section 10a, NMI Holdings, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001547903-26-000019NMI Holdings, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Velocity Financial, Inc.. Filing ↗
67Section 10a, Adamas Trust, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001273685-26-000038Adamas Trust, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Velocity Financial, Inc.. Filing ↗
68Section 10a, WisdomTree Investments, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001214659-26-005251WisdomTree Investments, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Velocity Financial, Inc.. Filing ↗

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