Bayview Closes Acquisition Of Guild

Guild Holdings Company, Guild Mortgage Company, and Bayview Asset Management have jointly announced that Bayview MSR Opportunity (U.S.) Master Fund, a fund managed by Bayview, has completed its all-cash acquisition of Guild Holdings Company.

On June 18, 2025, Guild Holdings announced that it had signed a definitive agreement under which a fund managed by Bayview would acquire all of the outstanding shares of Guild’s common stock for $20 per share in an all-cash transaction, valued at approximately $1.3 billion in aggregate equity value. Shares of Guild’s publicly traded common stock ceased trading and were delisted from the NYSE in connection with the completion of the acquisition.

Guild will operate as a privately held independent entity of the MSR Fund which also owns Lakeview Loan Servicing, a mortgage servicer.

“Joining Bayview’s platform strengthens Guild’s commitment to grow our national brand, and it creates one of the strongest and most compelling mortgage origination and servicing ecosystems in the nation,” said Terry Schmidt, CEO of Guild. “The Guild leadership team is excited to bring our expertise in distributed retail origination, retained servicing, and the customer-for-life business model to the MSR Fund. This relationship will further enhance our mission to deliver the promise of homeownership in communities across the country, while fueling innovation and long-term growth.”

For loan originators, Guild says it’s business as usual.

“Expanding the Guild relationship with Lakeview creates one of the strongest and most compelling mortgage origination and servicing ecosystems in the nation,” added Schmidt. “Our expertise in distributed retail origination, retained servicing, and the 'customer-for-life' balanced business model makes this a complementary partnership that has powerful potential for growth and innovation.”

Guild emphasized that there are no planned changes to its operations, product suite, or relationships. Its coast-to-coast distributed retail network — which includes LOs in nearly every state — will remain central to the company’s growth strategy.
Lakeview CEO Juan Gonzalez described the move as a strategic alignment between two complementary platforms.

“We are pleased to forge a stronger strategic partnership between Lakeview and Guild through this transaction, and look forward to expanding opportunities and delivering exceptional service to our customers," Gonzalez said. "With each company’s different strengths and areas of expertise, this collaboration will form one of the most dynamic mortgage origination and servicing platforms in the industry.”

San Diego-based retail lender Guild Mortgage was founded in 1960, and is a nationally-recognized independent mortgage lender providing residential mortgage products and local in-house origination and servicing. Guild employs a relationship-based loan sourcing strategy to execute on its mission of delivering the promise of home ownership in neighborhoods and communities across 49 states and the District of Columbia.

Bayview is a global investment management firm with approximately $36.1 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2025. The firm focuses on investments in residential, commercial, and consumer credit — including whole loans, asset-backed securities, mortgage servicing rights, and other credit-related assets.