Guild Holdings Company Comments on Schedule 13D Filing by Bayview Asset Management

Guild Holdings Company (NYSE: GHLD) (“Guild”), a growth-oriented mortgage company that employs a relationship-based loan sourcing strategy to execute on its mission of delivering the promise of homeownership, today issued the following statement in response to a Schedule 13D filed by Bayview Asset Management, LLC (together with its affiliates, “Bayview”):

Guild confirms that it has been approached by Bayview and is engaging in friendly preliminary discussions regarding a broader commercial relationship and potential corporate transaction, which may include a significant minority investment, merger, asset purchases or other business combinations. No agreement has been reached and there can be no certainty that these discussions will lead to a transaction, or as to the terms on which a transaction, if any, might be agreed. Guild will not comment on speculation regarding any potential transaction or its terms.

Based on the Schedule 13D, Bayview beneficially owns 7.3% of Guild’s total Class A common stock and less than 1% of the total voting power of Guild’s outstanding common stock.

About Guild Holdings Company

Guild Mortgage Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Guild Holdings Company (NYSE: GHLD), 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. Guild’s highly trained loan professionals are experienced in government-sponsored programs such as FHA, VA, USDA, down payment assistance programs and other specialized loan programs. For more information visit https://www.guildmortgage.com/.

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