Bayview Asset Management to acquire Guild Holdings Company for $1.3bn.

Bayview Asset Management, a global alternative investment firm, agreed to acquire Guild Holdings Company, a growth-oriented mortgage company, for $1.3bn. "Expanding the Guild relationship with Lakeview creates one of the strongest and most compelling mortgage origination and servicing ecosystems in the nation. 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," Terry Schmidt, Guild CEO.