Countrywide Financial

...commitment to homeowners has been questioned because of his ties to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (and a favorable mortgage he received from Countrywide Financial). The Center for Responsive Politics notes that the Banking Committee chairman was...

In this article: Chris Dodd, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, New York University, Harvard University, Democratic National Committee, and Joseph Kennedy

...the tricky task of managing BofA as it regains strength while simultaneously folding in Merrill, the country's biggest stockbroker, Countrywide, formerly the biggest mortgage lender in the U.S., and LaSalle, a big retail bank in Chicago.

In this article: Bank of America, Jpmorgan, Wealth management, Countrywide, Wall Street, and Financial crisis

Dodd, who is seeking a sixth term in the Senate, has been battered by criticism that he accepted favorable terms on a mortgage from Countrywide Financial and protected executive bonuses at AIG after the insurer was bailed out by the...

In this article: Vince McMahon, Chris Dodd, Linda McMahon, GOP, Connecticut, AIG, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., and Rob Simmons

...taken its toll. * In 2003, Dodd received two cut-rate mortgages totaling nearly $800,000 from subprime-mortgage lending giant Countrywide Financial. The special mortgages apparently came about because the senator was dubbed a "Friend...

In this article: Chris Dodd, Connecticut, Insider trading, Quinnipiac University, Angelo Mozilo, and Linda McMahon

...alleges that one person working at Plano-based LandSafe Appraisal Services, a subsidiary of Countrywide, was funneled all of Countrywide's KB Homes appraisals. The documents allege that LandSafe turned in appraisals that fit within the...

In this article: KB Home, Texas, and Plaintiff

It is the nation's largest mortgage servicer, with about 14 million loans. Nearly two-thirds of those come from the troubled portfolio of Countrywide Financial, which Bank of America bought last year. Since the Obama plan's launch, the bank...

In this article: Bank of America, Texas, Barack Obama, Dallas, Unemployment, and Jpmorgan Chase

...ago NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge rejected a request by Angelo Mozilo, the former chief executive of mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp, to dismiss a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing him of...

In this article: Angelo Mozilo, Countrywide, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Defendant, and Insider trading

* Mozilo sought to dismiss fraud, insider trading case * Case also continues against ex-Countrywide COO, CFO * Judge: Countrywide's poor underwriting could be material By Jonathan Stempel and Gina Keating A federal judge rejected a...

In this article: Countrywide, Angelo Mozilo, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Insider trading, Defendant, U.S., and Allegation

By Kim Dixon A U.S. lawmaker said on Friday he will issue a subpoena to Countrywide Financial, now part of Bank of America Corp, as part of a probe into whether the lender gave favored terms to lawmakers and other VIPs. Representative...

In this article: Bank of America Corp, Edolphus Towns, Wells Fargo & Co, GMAC, Jpmorgan Chase & Co, and Citigroup Inc

* Countrywide to get subpoena over VIP program * Panel chair Towns criticized for own Countrywide loan * Mortgage data sought on Citi, JPMorgan, other banks A U.S. lawmaker said on Friday he issued a subpoena to Countrywide Financial,...

In this article: Edolphus Towns, Jpmorgan, Bank of America Corp, Citi, Wells Fargo & Co, and GMAC