Independent Director · Velocity Financial, Inc. (VEL)

Chair, Nominating/Governance Committee

John A. Pless — Velocity Financial Director Compensation (2025)

Fiscal year 2025 director compensation for John A. Pless at Velocity Financial, Inc.. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

Director compensation as of the proxy filed April 10, 2026 (DEF 14A). Open the filing on EDGAR.

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Velocity Financial Director Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as Velocity Financial reports it. Most recent year first. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
Fiscal yearCash feesStock awardsOption awardsOtherTotal
FY2025$0$0$0$0—
FY2024$0$0$0$0$0
FY2023$0$0$0$0—

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.

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Data as of April 10, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).

How this board is paid

company policy · FY2025

Velocity Financial pays directors a $75,000 cash retainer and $95,000 in Restricted Stock.

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FY2025 · as the proxy prints them

Nominating/Governance (Chair)

The rest of the Velocity Financial board

FY2025 · as the company reported each
DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Alan H. MantelChair of the Board—
Christopher D. FarrarDirector—
Dorika M. BeckettIndependent Director$190,000
John P. PitstickIndependent Director$200,000
Joy L. SchaeferLead Independent Director$190,000
Michael W. ChiaoIndependent Director—
Omar M. MaasaraniIndependent Director—

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