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  1. Business Highlights

    Mon, 7 Jan 2013

    America will pay $3.6 billion in cash to Fannie Mae and buy back $6.75 billion in loans that the bank and its Countrywide Financial unit sold to the agency from Jan. 1, 2000 through Dec. 31, 2008. That includes about 30,000 loans. The

  2. Stocks Open Lower, Pushing S&P 500 Down From High

    Mon, 7 Jan 2013

    America will pay the agency $3.6 billion and buy back $6.75 billion in loans that the North Carolina-based bank and its Countrywide unit sold to agency from Jan. 1, 2000 through Dec. 31, 2008. The stock rose 2 cents to $12.13. The S&P 500 closed

  3. Stocks Open Lower, Pushing S&P 500 Down From High

    Mon, 7 Jan 2013

    America will pay the agency $3.6 billion and buy back $6.75 billion in loans that the North Carolina-based bank and its Countrywide unit sold to agency from Jan. 1, 2000 through Dec. 31, 2008. The stock rose 8 cents to $12.19. The S&P 500 closed

  4. Bank of America Reaches Settlement With Fannie Mae

    Mon, 7 Jan 2013

    loans sold by the bank and its Countrywide unit to the agency ahead of the trading. Bank of America bought Countrywide Financial Corp. in July 2008, just before the financial crisis. Countrywide was a giant in mortgage lending

  5. Afghan Violence Falls in 2012, Insider Attacks Up

    Sun, 30 Dec 2012

    districts in Kandahar province remain among the most restive in Afghanistan. Militant attacks, the report says, decreased countrywide by 7 percent through November compared with the same 11-month period last year. But they were up in the northern and

  6. No Ethics Breaches Found in Countrywide VIP Loans

    Thu, 27 Dec 2012

    the VIP section of the former Countrywide Financial Corp. The committee said nearly who may have reached out to Countrywide lobbyists for assistance with been disciplinary action. Countrywide was taken over by Bank of America

News

  1. Bank of America Delays Fees Again

    Mon, 3 Dec 2012

    become a leaner firm and regain growing profitability after dealing with the acquired subprime lending portfolio of Countrywide Financial . The bank last reported a profit of $340 million for the third quarter, though still down from the $6.23

  2. Gas to Fall Below $3 a Gallon Soon?

    Thu, 25 Oct 2012

    civil lawsuit against Bank of America, alleging its Countrywide Financial unit misrepresented the quality of home loans it linked to the mortgage mess, the government says Countrywide and Bank of America knew that speeding up the process

  3. 7 Richest Snitches: Time to Rat Out Your Boss?

    Mon, 17 Sep 2012

    agreed to pay fines to settle a federal probe of alleged underwriting and mortgage fraud involving subsidiary Countrywide Financial . A suit by whistleblower Kyle Lagow helped spark the investigation, and Lagow was awarded $14.5 million, according

  4. DOJ Will Not Prosecute Goldman Sachs in Financial Crisis Probe

    Thu, 9 Aug 2012

    was the collapse of AIG and the role of the top executive at AIG Financial Products division, Joseph Cassano, and former Countrywide CEO Anthony Mozillo, who was fined by the SEC in an insider trading case. Citibank and JP Morgan both had multi-million-dollar

  5. Bank of America, Countrywide Whistleblower Kept 3-Year Secret

    Sat, 14 Jul 2012

    led to a $1 billion settlement with Countrywide Financial 's parent, Bank of America , in February subsidiary of the subprime mortgage lender Countrywide Financial . During his time working at Countrywide , which was purchased by Bank of America

  6. Countrywide Bought Influence With Cut-Rate Loans

    Thu, 5 Jul 2012

    Morning Business Memo: A house report has found Countrywide Financial , whose subprime loans helped start the foreclosure company but to help mortgage giant Fannie Mae. Countrywide 's business depended largely on Fannie, which

  7. The Global Note: Afghanistan Fallout…Syria, One Year Later…"Kony 2012? Backlash…Papal Cologne

    Thu, 15 Mar 2012

    international troops should pull back from rural areas and villages to main bases and that Afghan troops should take the lead for countrywide security in 2013, a year ahead of the current target date. "Afghan security forces have the ability to keep the security

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  1. Nightline Webcast: Inside Countrywide Financial

    Thu, 20 Dec 2007

    saying something's got to be done. So countrywide which is the nation's largest lender of foreclosures in his district. So countrywide sent out letters to about a thousand of those sessions. And you'll see countrywide vice president Jerry Durham who is in

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    homeowners everybody is screaming and saying something's got to be done. So countrywide which is the nation's largest lender teamed up with the New York State senator because He was having lots of foreclosures in his district. So countrywide sent out letters to about a thousand of its customers that are in that state senator's district. And they're asking them to come in to see if they can do some kind of work out if they can lower the interest -- somehow make the payment more portables of these people can be kept in their homes. So in the peace tonight you get to -- and I'm one of those sessions. And you'll see countrywide vice president Jerry Durham who is in charge of home retention for the company. You'll hear him say that countrywide wants to do everything that -- hand but that its hands are tied actually. By those big investment banks take a look at this clip. Countrywide came up with a lot of these exotic mortgages that people are finding it hard to suspend them.
  2. Changing of the Guard

    Fri, 11 Jan 2008

    people out there with mortgages just here countrywide . And it immediately makes you set up they won't buy the company will buy countrywide . For just over four billion dollars some aspects this company which the net countrywide which has been having a lot of difficulties

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    I think when so many people out there with mortgages just here countrywide . And it immediately makes you set up and listen because so many people have mortgages with -- what's going on.
    in and said that they won't buy the company -- will buy countrywide . For just over four billion dollars so. In some aspects this company which -- the net countrywide which has been having a lot of difficulties recently. Because of this whole meltdown this whole problem that accept private borrowers have had several problems that we've -- in the mortgage market they've really been hit hard by. Think of America's stepping in will provide some stability in the hope is you know maybe make the stock markets be a little bit calmer may be help people. We'll feel that there could be some resolve to what's happening with the countrywide in mortgages and general.
    things probably be a lot more complicated and a lot worse if countrywide -- to go into bankruptcy and I think Americans buying. The company that that will not happen now.
  3. $350 Million Fine for Countrywide

    Wed, 21 Dec 2011

    dollar settlement against the now defunct countrywide bank. Once the largest home mortgage Julian Miller bit and one of those countrywide sub prime loans it cost her her home The Justice Department said today with countrywide did was not just a violation of federal

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    But the 330 million dollar settlement against the now defunct countrywide bank. Once the largest home mortgage company in America means it most the 200000 discrimination victims will get no more than a
    carrying a huge interest rate. Julian Miller bit and one of those countrywide sub prime loans it cost her her home.
    The Justice Department said today with countrywide did was not -- just a violation of federal civil rights law. Many disagree -- find it difficult to understand. How loans -- with fraud applications forged -- applicants lied to could result in not one elite person that countrywide . Being prospect that is question a lot of people have been asking -- thanks for him.
  4. Bank of America Acquires Countrywide

    Fri, 11 Jan 2008

    Countrywide is a massive player in the nation's into financial trouble. In December countrywide said its loan portfolio had a record Experts have been speculating that if countrywide could not find a buyer it might have

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    Countrywide is a massive player in the nation's housing market holding millions of mortgage loans and processing the payments for more than one in five homes in the nation. Recent troubles in the credit markets pushed the giant mortgage bank into financial trouble. In December countrywide said its loan portfolio had a record number of foreclosures and delinquencies. To keep business going the company scrambled to get cash
    one of the nation's biggest banks. Experts have been speculating that if countrywide could not find a buyer it might have to file for bankruptcy. A dangerous proposition for banking regulators. Who would've had to
  5. French Banks Latest Headache for Global Economy, Dow Jones Plummets on Debt Concerns

    Thu, 11 Aug 2011

    America isn't unique case George that remember they still a lot of those toxic mortgages after they bought. Countrywide Financial so they're dealing with a lot of that most other banks have sold off those toxic mortgage app that. And of

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    remember they still a lot of those toxic mortgages after they bought. Countrywide Financial so they're dealing with a lot of that most other banks have sold off those toxic mortgage app that. And of course
  6. Bank Needs More Taxpayer Money?

    Thu, 15 Jan 2009

    dollars from the government EC JPMorgan taking 25 billion. Bank of America is in public and we know they acquired Countrywide Financial . They acquired a Washington Mutual this is a really getting to Merrill Lynch said really big issue for them how

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    billion. Bank of America is in public and we know they acquired Countrywide Financial . They acquired a Washington Mutual this is a really getting to -- Merrill Lynch said really big issue for them how to
  7. CEOs and Celebs: Making Big Bucks

    Fri, 16 Jan 2009

    was paid 36 million dollars a year. Richard Fuld of Lehman Brothers was paid seventy million Angelo Mozilo of Countrywide Financial 400 million. Paying for failures Forbes senior editor Neil Weinberg calls it. He blames boards of directors

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    Richard Fuld of Lehman Brothers was paid seventy million Angelo Mozilo of Countrywide Financial 400 million. Paying for failures Forbes senior editor Neil Weinberg calls it. He blames boards of directors for offering CEOs guarantees of
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