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EXHIBIT 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.:

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-178878 and 333-184297) on Form S-3 and (Nos. 333-171205 and 333-183635) on Form S-8 of Walker & Dunlop, Inc. of our report dated March 18, 2013, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Walker & Dunlop Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2012, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, which reports appears in the December 31, 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

/s/ KPMG LLP

McLean, Virginia
March 18, 2013

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EXHIBIT 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm