Terry Schmidt Email Address

Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

Welcome to Guild Mortgage. We provide best-in-class Mortgage Financing and more with our home in San Diego, California and serving across the United States.

I joined Guild in 1985 and I am responsible for the financial reporting, budgeting, cash management, warehouse lending and human resource functions. I also evaluates potential acquisition candidates, including transaction structures, and integration team management. Over the years I have performed system innovations and conversions related to my areas of responsibility as well as developing value added branch and company metrics, and designing a proprietary MSR valuation and impairment model. I have served on the Board of Directors for Guild since 1996. I am a graduate of the University of San Diego 1984 BA Accounting, Certified Public Accountant candidate (CPA) 1989, Certified Financial Professional (CFP) 1992, Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB) 2005, Mortgage Bankers Association Financial Management Committee Chair 2013-14, and member of the Board of Governors-CMBA 2011 to present, and was named 2015 CFO of the Year, San Diego Business Journal