Employment Agreement between Guild Mortgage Co. and David Neylan, dated as of January 1, 2016

Commencement. On the terms set forth herein, Company employs Employee, and Employee agrees to be employed by Company as provided for herein.

General Duties.

Employee shall assist Company in the management of and supervise the business operations of the Region. In this regard, Employee’s managerial functions (collectively “Managerial Duties”) shall include without limitation:

Supervising at least two (2) full time employees;

Developing and maintaining an attitude of teamwork, establish a culture consistent with Company’s corporate mission statements, and ensuring employees abide by Company Policies (as defined below);

Reviewing revenue, expenses, commission, and other financial worksheets and materials related to the activities in the Region, remaining cognizant of their contents, modifying Region efforts to keep results in line with expectations, and preparing and submitting periodic production projections and other reports in accordance with Company Policies and Company’s expectations;

Developing and maintaining a network of relationships with existing and prospective clients, promoting the image and reputation of Company as creative, dynamic and competitive, expanding Company’s market share through the promotion of Company’s business and sales, and actively holding, and ensuring attendance by Region employees, sales meetings, training seminars, and other events;

Approving a budget for the Region’s branch offices and for the fiscal supervision thereof, as prepared by the Branch Managers, and subject to approval by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer;

Assist Company’s management in the development of a successful group of branch offices in the Region; and

Assist and cooperate with Company in responding to investor inquiries related to loans originated in the Region (e.g., documentation of deficiencies, repurchases, etc.).

Employee shall also perform any other or additional duties that are assigned by Company from time to time or that are contained in this Agreement or in the manuals, guidelines, memoranda, e-mails and other materials that set forth the Company’s policies and procedures (“Company Policies”).

Duty to Comply with Company Policies. Employee shall comply with all duties and requirements imposed on Employee, as a Senior Vice President and employee, as set forth in the Company Policies, and shall cause all employees of Company who are assigned to work at the Region’s branch offices (the “Region Employees”) to comply with the Company Policies. The Company Policies are effective as of the date of issuance, unless otherwise specified. Company may modify the Company Policies at any time in its sole discretion.

Duty of Loyalty. Employee shall devote appropriate time and attention to his/her activities for and on behalf of Company. Employee shall assist and work for only the Company and no other employer, lender, broker or other entity, and shall not engage in any way in any mortgage lending or brokering, loan processing or underwriting services, loan modification services, real estate sales or acquisition, closing, settlement or title-related services, credit repair, credit counseling, borrower assistance or other business or service of the same or similar nature.

Regulatory Compliance. Employee is familiar with and shall comply, and cause the Region Employees to comply, with the Company Policies and all applicable federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, guidelines and other requirements pertaining to the mortgage banking industry, to the business of Company, and to the origination, processing, underwriting, closing, or funding of mortgages, or other activities of the Company, including but not limited to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Gramm-Leach-Billey Act, Truth in Lending Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, USA PATRIOT Act, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, Federal Trade Commission Act, Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Housing Act, Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (the “SAFE Act”), Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform and Consumer Protection Act and all related regulations to the foregoing Acts, and all similar federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and requirements, federal and state telemarketing and do-not-call laws, rules and regulations, and all applicable guidelines and requirements of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”), Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC” or “Freddie Mac”), Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA” or “Fannie Mae”), Government National Mortgage Association (‘GNMA” or “Ginnie Mae”), United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) and all other applicable agencies, investors and insurers (altogether, the Company Policies and all such applicable laws, rules, regulations, guidelines and other requirements are referred to herein as the “Applicable Requirements”), in each case as amended from time to time. Employee agrees to develop and maintain his/her knowledge and understanding of all such Applicable Requirements. For purposes of emphasis, and without limitation of the foregoing, for the entire terms of this Agreement, Employee shall:

Not charge, nor allow any Region Employee to charge, any consumer any fees in excess of that permitted under Applicable Requirements;

Ensure compliance with all applicable (i) federal licensing and registration requirements, including without limitation those pursuant to the SAFE Act, (ii) state licensing and registration requirements of each state where Employee or any Region Employee engages in loan origination activities, and (iii) the registration and compliance requirements of the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System Registry (“NMLSR”), for all Region Employees; and

Comply with the provisions of the final rule revising Regulation Z to add provisions on loan originator compensation and steering, published by Federal Reserve Board on September 24, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 58509), as it may be amended from time to time.

Certain Restrictions and Requirements.

Except as expressly provided herein, Employee will not, and shall have no authority to (and will not permit the Region Employees to):

Enter into, act on behalf of, or bind Company with respect to any contract, commitment or agreement, unless Employee has first been expressly authorized in writing by an officer of Company.

Control the underwriting process.

Close or arrange for the closing of any loan in the name of any person or entity other than Company, unless authorized in advance by Company.

Use any name, trade name, trade mark, service mark or logo of Company or an affiliate of Company for advertising, marketing or other business purposes without the prior written approval of an officer of Company.

Incur any expenses or obligations on behalf of Company unless permitted in the Company Policies or unless Company provides its prior written approval. Employee shall promptly submit invoices and other supporting documentation for reimbursement of permitted expenses in accordance with the Company Policies.

Undertake or implement any business development plans or activities, without the prior approval of Company.

Use any forms or documents in connection with any application or origination of any loan, other than those forms and documents provided to the Branch by Company or otherwise approved by Company. If Employee or a Region Employee desires to use any form or document not provided by Company, Employee must first submit the item to Company for approval.

Use any Company e-mail addresses or technology, other than for the performance of Employee’s and

All underwriting for the Region’s branch offices shall be performed in accordance with the procedures and standards imposed by Company or provided in the Company Policies. All underwriters must be qualified and experienced underwriters, as determined by Company, and shall be under the supervision of and report to Company’s Corporate Underwriting Supervisor. Delegation of underwriting authority will be based on performance and at the sole discretion of Company.

Employee shall not cause the Region or any branch office in the Region to incur any expenses in the excess of $7,500 or outside the ordinary course of business without the prior written consent of Company.

Remittance of Funds. Employee shall cause fees, charges, funds, and other amounts received by Employee, by any Region Employee or by the Region’s branch offices to be remitted to the applicable office of Company in accordance with Company Policies.

Certain Employee Representations. Without limiting any obligations of Employee, Employee hereby represents and warrants to Company at all times during employment as follows:

Employee’s employment with Company will not violate or conflict with any obligations Employee owes to any individual or entity, including without limitation, obligations arising out of or relating to (i) any non-compete, non-disclosure, non-solicitation or confidentiality agreements or provisions, and (ii) any prior employer or employment.

Employee knows of no reason why Employee could not or should not accept an offer of employment from Company, or otherwise be employed by Company. Employee has not been subject to any investigation or sanction of any type, or denied any license or approval, by any federal, state or local government, quasi-government and private industry authority, including but not limited to any licensing authority.

Committing Rates and Pricing. Employee shall manage the Region and impose procedures necessary to ensure that loans are consistently locked in accordance with Company Policies and locked with Company’s secondary marketing department with the same program, rate and price that were committed to the customer.

Truthfulness. At all times during the term of this Agreement, Employee agrees not to withhold or misrepresent material facts with regard to an applicant’s income, assets, investments, debts, obligations, circumstances and information on the subject property. It is Employee’s obligation and responsibility to disclose any and all information regarding an applicant’s state of affairs that would customarily be taken into consideration in the evaluation of an applicant’s creditworthiness. At no time will Employee advise an applicant to provide, or assist an applicant in providing, inaccurate information in relation to a loan application.

Forwarding Notices. Within three (3) days of the receipt thereof, Employee shall forward to Company’s principal office, marked to the attention of Senior Vice President, Retail Production Manager, all notices received by Employee, including notices from any regulatory agencies, legal summons, garnishments, attachments, executions, noticed of intended legal or administrative action, and any other notices which may require a response by Company.

Region Employees. Company shall be entitled to conduct interviews and background checks on all Region Employees prior to their hire date by Company, in the same manner as Company might or could do in making any other employee hiring decision generally. All Region Employees will be hired as new employees of Company, and Company shall have no liability or responsibility for any obligation or liability related to any period of time prior to the time of such hiring. While Company will consider Employee recommendations regarding hiring, discipline and termination, all decisions to hire, terminate and discipline employees shall be made solely by Company and are solely within Company’s discretion. Employee shall, and shall cause Region Employees to, participate in training sessions as required by Company from time to time.

At-Will Employment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein: (a) the Parties hereby agree and acknowledge that the employment relationship between them is wholly an “at-will” relationship, and neither Party shall have any obligation (whether arising by law, implication, custom or otherwise) to extend, maintain or continue Employee’s employment with Company; (b) Employee’s employment can be terminated at will, with or

Termination upon Death. If employee dies while employed hereunder, Employee’s employment and Employee’s rights to compensation hereunder shall automatically terminate (without notice) at the close of business on the date on which disability occurs. Company shall pay Employee any compensation earned by Employee as of the date of such termination in accordance with the normal payroll practices of Company or as otherwise required under applicable law. .

Company Property. All loans initiated and handled by Employee while employed by Company, and all related information, shall at all times remain the sole and exclusive property of Company. Employee agrees to promptly return to Company immediately upon request, at any time, and upon termination of employment, all Company property, including office keys, access cards, any electronic communications equipment issued by the Company, documents, files, correspondence and notes, containing or relating to Confidential Materials (defined below), and including but not limited to information obtained from the customers and prospective customers contacted by Employee, and the loans handled by Employee, while employed by Company, without keeping any copies. Employee shall assist Company in securing all original loan files and copies thereof, as requested by Company.

Compensation. At all times during Employee’s employment, as full compensation, Company hereby agrees to pay Employee as set forth below and in Exhibit A. The Company at all times shall have the right to modify the applicable compensation formula on a prospective basis upon notice to Employee. Compensation shall be paid to Employee at such times and in a manner consistent with Company Policies as may be in effect from time to time.

Benefits. While employed by Company, Employee shall be entitled to the rights and benefits under any employee benefit plans provided by Company to similarly situated employees.

Sole Compensation. Other than as provided for in this Article IV, Employee shall not be entitled to any other compensation or benefits.

Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision contained in this Agreement shall not void or impair the remaining provisions hereof, which shall remain in full force and effect as if such invalid or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

Modifications, Alterations and Amendments. Company reserves the right to modify, alter or amend this Agreement prospectively upon written notice to Employee. Such modifications shall not affect commissions earned but not paid. Employee’s continued employment after written notice of the modification, alteration or amendment shall constitute Employee’s acceptance of the modification, alteration or amendment. No modification, alteration or amendment of Employee’s at-will status is effective, however, unless it is in writing and signed by Employee and an officer of Company.

Further Assurances. Employee agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be executed, acknowledged and delivered all such further documents that Company reasonably deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

No Waiver. No waiver by Company of any condition, or the breach of any term, covenant, representation or warranty contained herein, whether by conduct or otherwise, by Employee in any one or more instances shall be deemed or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition, representation or warranty set forth in the Agreement. Any waiver must be in writing in order to be enforceable against Company.

Successors and Assigns. Company may assign its rights and duties hereunder provided that the assignee is the successor, by operation of law or otherwise, to the business of Company. Employee’s rights and obligations under this Agreement shall not be assignable absent Company’s prior written consent, which Company may withhold in its sole and absolute discretion.

Survival. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Section 1.7, 3.3, 4.3, and Article V shall survive termination of this Agreement and/or termination or resignation of Employee’s employment with Company.

Notice. Any and all notices, demands or requests required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be given in writing and sent, by registered or certified U.S. mail, return receipt requested, by hand, or by

Construction. In the event of an ambiguity or if a question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. The Section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is not intended, and shall not be deemed, to confer upon or give rights to any person except as otherwise expressly provided herein.

Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and each such counterpart shall be deemed an original instrument.

Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth all the promises, covenants, agreements and conditions between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, inducements or conditions, expressed or implied, oral, written or otherwise, except as set forth herein.

Cooperation. At all times during and after separation of employment, the Parties hereto shall cooperate in effecting an orderly transition of the business contemplated by this Agreement to avoid any interruption in the handling of the business contemplated by this Agreement.

Consultation. Employee agrees and acknowledges that, prior to signing, Company has granted Employee sufficient time to review the Agreement, including allowing Employee (in Employee’s sole discretion) to take the Agreement home for further study and review. Employee further understands that the terms and conditions of this Agreement may be negotiated. Company has encouraged Employee to freely discuss the terms of this Agreement with others, including any lawyer of Employee’s choosing, prior to signing.

No Reliance. Employee is not resigning Employee’s employment or relocating a residence in reliance on any promise or representation by Company regarding any guaranteed length of employment or guaranteed compensation by Company.

Withholding. Employee acknowledges that all compensation earned under this Agreement shall be subject to applicable withholding and deductions.

Incorporation. The attachments identified in this Agreement constitute a part of this Agreement and are hereby expressly and specifically incorporated herein by reference in their entirety as if fully set forth in this Agreement. Employee is also required acknowledge and understand the terms described in Exhibit B to this Agreement entitled “Employee Confidentiality and Restrictive Covenant Agreement”.

DocuSigned by:

    David Neylan

/s/ David Neylan

6/17/2016

Employee Name  

Employee Signature

     Date

DocuSigned by:

    Mary Ann McGarry

/s/ Mary Ann McGarry

6/17/2016

Manager Name

Manager Signature

     Date

Employee Compensation. For each pay period, Employee shall earn compensation equal to:

Guaranteed Salary. “Guaranteed Salary” means $13,000.00 a month, but under no circumstances in an amount less than equal to the minimum amount per workweek required by applicable local, state and federal law, which is paid in accordance with applicable Company Policies.

Monthly Override Amount. “Override Amount” means the amount paid to Employee for his/her managerial responsibilities. The Monthly Override will be considered earned and paid out 30 days after the end of the performance month in accordance with Company payroll practices in effect, as may be revised from time to time. For example, monthly override for February in-house closed loan volume will be paid at the end of March.

2 Basis Points monthly override on all in-house closed loan production for Corresponding Lending and FIS Tier 2.

0.75 Basis Point monthly override on all in-house closed loan production for Direct Lending (including 437/1032) and FIS Tier 1. After each fiscal quarter end, if the in-house closed loan volume is higher than the first tier on the table below, there will be a true-up and the employee will receive the difference between the bps earned per the table below and the basis points paid monthly. The Quarterly True-up will be considered earned and paid out at the end of the month, following the previous quarter, in accordance with Company payroll practices in effect, as may be revised from time to time. For example, monthly override for Q1 in-house closed loan volume will be paid at the end of April.

In-house closed loan volume in

Direct Lending (including 437/1032) and

FIS Tier 1

Quarterly Bonus .

Overall Company Recapture %

Financing of a new loan (purchase or refinance) resulting from the

payoff of an existing Guild portfolio loan for the same borrower.

Recapture Volume

Overall Company Purchase Recapture %

Financing of a new purchase transaction resulting from the

payoff of an existing Guild portfolio loan for the same borrower.

Purchase Recapture Volume

Column A – Regional Contribution in

Direct Lending (including 437/1032) and

FIS Tier 1

(in Basis Points)

(in Basis Points)

Column A - Net Income in

Corresponding Lending and FIS Tier 2

(in Basis Points)

Column B - Quarterly Bonus

(in Basis Points)

Regional Net Income or Net Loss. Regional net income (“Net Income”) or net loss (“Net Loss”) shall be the difference between Region Income (defined below) and Region Expense (defined below) shown per the Profit and Loss Statement (“P&L”) as prepared by Company’s finance department for each of the Region’s branches and then consolidated with the income and expense of the Regional Sales Office.    

For purposes of this Exhibit A, no Net Income can be achieved unless and until all Cumulative Net Losses are offset by subsequent monthly profits of the Region branches and the Regional Sales Office. “Cumulative Net Losses” means any Net Loss that is not subsequently offset by Net Income since the Closing Date. Any Cumulative Net Losses shall be carried forward from month to month on the P&L of the Region’s branches without regard to fiscal or contract years until fully offset by profits of the Region’s branches.    

Income and Expenses related to the new branches added to the Region during the year will be excluded from the Quarterly Bonus Calculation for the first two (2) full months of operation if they are negative. After two full months of operation, the cumulative profit (loss) will be included in the cumulative calculation of the Quarterly Bonus. This does not apply to satellite branches.

Region Income.    

“Region Income” shall include the following:

All of the actual income generated by the Region’s branch offices (“Total Branch Income”), including:

The origination fees collected on loans the Region’s branches closed and which are warehoused and setup by the last day of the month or caused to be closed by others (brokered); provided that the checks for brokered loans must be received by Company’s accounting department in San Diego by the last day of the month;

Miscellaneous fees collected from application through closing;

Discount overage or loss (all fees paid to other approved mortgage companies will be deducted from discount overage and the net figure will be shown). Discount overage or loss is the difference between the price set by Company’s Marketing Department for a particular loan and the actual price at which the loan is funded, where price is expressed as a percentage of par. A positive difference on a particular loan is a discount overage, a negative difference is a discount loss. This discount overage or loss shall apply to FHA, VA, and conventional loans. Under some loan programs, the borrower has the option of obtaining a loan at a higher interest rate in order to obtain what is commonly referred to as a “marketing rebate” on the discount points. The rebate is generally applied towards the borrower’s closing costs, including loan origination fees, underwriting, document preparation, processing, credit report, appraisal, title, and escrow fees. All such closing costs and fees paid out of a marketing rebate will be deducted from the discount overage. The standard closing costs and fees vary by region, are set by Company’s corporate office, and may vary from time to time.

Income shall not include:

Net warehouse interest income (or loss);

The actual gain or loss which results from purchases of loans by investors; provided, however, that such gain or loss shall be reflected in the P&L of the Regional Office; and

Any other additional fees which may be designated in Company’s sole discretion as home office fees as they may change from time to time, in Company’s sole discretion.

Region Income shall be offset by legal expenses incurred as a result of the operations of the Region. Legal expenses shall include the cost of attorney’s fees, litigation costs, court fees and settlements of claims, actions or disputes arising from the operations of the Region.

Region Expenses. “Region Expenses” are amounts equivalent to:

All of the actual expenses incurred by the Region’s branch offices and amounts allocated to the Region’s branch offices by the Company (“Total Branch Expenses”), including, but not limited to:

Any underwriting functions performed at the branch level;

Waived or uncollected borrower fees; and

Tolerance errors and other pricing adjustments;    

All of the actual expenses incurred and expenses allocated to the Regional Sales Center, including:

All direct business expenses, including personnel, payroll and group insurance expenses, travel, sales rallies and other events, training and education expenses, employee relation expenses, etc. attributable to the Region Sales Center (expenses are to be charged against each month in which services are rendered, or in the case of year-end, the year in which services are rendered)

General overhead expenses incurred by the Region Sales Center such as utilities, office materials, supplies and services; rent expenses for furniture, fixtures and equipment;

Advertising and marketing costs;

Any bonus paid to a branch, district or area manager, assistant manager or other employee within the Region (Employee’s Quarterly Bonus will not be considered a Region Expense when calculating the Quarterly Bonus);

Employee’s salary and override amounts;

Administrative staff compensation and services;

Errors and Omissions, Liability, Property and Bonding insurance costs; (8) Amounts debited from the Regional Reserve Account; and

Other reasonable expenses incurred by Company in connection with the Region, as determined by Company in its sole discretion.

Periodic Reviews. Periodically, Company will evaluate the commission amounts paid to its employees based on factors such as loan performance, transaction volume, and current market conditions, and prospectively revise the compensation it agrees to pay to Employee. Company shall have the right, at its sole discretion, to modify this compensation schedule (Exhibit A), in whole or in part, at any time. In such event, Company shall issue and deliver to Employee a new Exhibit A which reflects such changes which shall, as of the effective date stated thereon, supersede and replace the prior Exhibit A.

EMPLOYEE

GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY

By:         /s/ David Neylan                                                 

By:         /s/ Mary Ann McGarry                                    

Name: David Neylan

Name:         Mary Ann McGarry                                    

Date:                 4/24/2017                                                 

Date:         4/24/2017