General Session I | Going Deep on M&A in Mortgage: A Conversation with Bill Cosgrove and Terry Schmidt

This session is designed to help attendees assess those opportunities through the lens of leaders who know what it's like to sit in both the buyer's and seller's seat. 

STRATMOR's Garth Graham sits down with Bill Cosgrove, Union Home Mortgage owner and CEO, and Terry L. Schmidt, CMB, Guild Holdings Company CEO and Director, to walk attendees through the wins and lessons of using M&A as a growth strategy. 

These leaders have bought, sold, and taken dozens of companies public and private. They'll share their journey and discuss: 

• The balance of growing organically versus growth through acquisition
• The importance of culture in an acquisition and how it impacts deals
• The ability to recognize talent, whether through recruiting or acquisition
• The power of retaining servicing and investing in technology through it all