Guild Holdings Company Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Minimum Net Worth Requirements - Additional Information (Details)

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Minimum Net Worth Requirements - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements For Mortgage Companies [Line Items]
Net worth	$ 2,500,000
Liquidity spread of UPB serviced	0.25%
Ratio of tangible net worth to total assets	6.00%
Liquidity spread of servicing	0.035%
Additional liquidity spread of UPB in excess of 6%	2.00%
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac \| Minimum
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements For Mortgage Companies [Line Items]
Mortgage servicing portfolio delinquency period	90 days
Ginnie Mae
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements For Mortgage Companies [Line Items]
Net worth	$ 2,500,000
Liquidity spread of UPB serviced	0.35%
Minimum liquid assets required to be maintained	$ 1,000,000
Liquidity spread of servicing	0.10%
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements For Mortgage Companies [Line Items]
Minimum adjusted net worth balance required	$ 78,064,000	$ 73,118,000
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae \| Minimum
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements For Mortgage Companies [Line Items]
Ratio of tangible net worth to total assets	6.00%

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Federal housing finance agency liquidity requirement spread of aggregate outstanding mortgage backed securities.

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