Christopher Farrar compensation by year
Velocity Financial Summary Compensation Table · all 6 fiscal years held| Component | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $450,000 | $600,000 | $630,000 | $630,000 | $630,000 | $630,000 |
| Bonus | $600,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $480,000 |
| Stock awards | $0 | $1,267,200 | $1,136,700 | $1,417,500 | $2,205,000 | $2,900,000 |
| Option awards | $1,470,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | $760,000 | $1,228,500 | $1,830,465 | $2,520,000 | $2,520,000 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $0 |
| All other | $18,419 | $20,184 | $21,339 | $17,840 | $19,001 | $34,245 |
| Total | $2,538,419 | $2,647,384 | $3,016,539 | $3,895,805 | $5,374,001 | $6,564,245 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Velocity Financial, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 10, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-150488, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Velocity Financial, Inc. filed document, accession 0001193125-26-150488. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 10, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 77,045 | $1,599,454 | — |
| RSU | 77,045 | $1,599,454 | — |
| PSU | 70,875 | $1,471,365 | — |
| PSU | 69,514 | $1,443,311 | — |
| RSU | 46,343 | $962,081 | — |
| RSU | 23,625 | $490,455 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Velocity Financial, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
1 Form 4 line since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 10, 2026)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | Other | — | 1,272 | $18.46 | 399,665 |
The 1 most recent of 1 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Velocity Financial’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Farrar · this page | Chief Executive Officer | $6,564,245 |
| Mark Szczepaniak | Chief Financial Officer | $2,419,250 |
| Jeffrey Taylor | Executive Vice President, Capital Markets | $2,157,013 |
Board service
Velocity Financial board · FY2023–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Velocity Financial pays directors a $75,000 cash retainer and $95,000 in Restricted Stock. As stated in Velocity Financial's FY2025 proxy.
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