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10 Mar 2008, 1:50 am
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) [official websites] have launched a criminal investigation into troubled mortgage lender Countrywide Financial [corporate website], according to a New York Times report Sunday. [read post]
8 Jan 2008, 10:19 am
Countrywide Financial Corporation, formerly one of the nation's biggest subprime lenders, has admitted to fabricating documents in a Pennsylvania woman's bankruptcy case. [read post]
14 Aug 2010, 3:34 am by Larry Ribstein
Filed under: corporate crime, financial regulation [read post]
9 Dec 2008, 6:56 pm
Greenwich Financial Services brought a purported class-action lawsuit against the Countrywide Financial Corporation in New York state court last week. [read post]
1 Jul 2013, 6:11 am by Robert L Abell
KB Homes and Countrywide Financial Named in Class Action Complaint Alleging Inflated Appraisal and Inflated Appraisal Fee Schemes DOJ: Countrywide Financial Settling Lending Bias Suit For $335M [read post]
14 Oct 2010, 10:42 pm by By DEALBOOK
Talks over settling at least part of the securities fraud lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission against three former executives of the Countrywide Financial Corporation have intensified, two people involved with the case said Thursday. [read post]
23 Jun 2009, 11:40 pm by Robin Mashal
"Based on this complaint, Countrywide Financial Corporation was founded by Eric Mozilo in 1969. [read post]
23 Oct 2013, 1:39 pm by Solomon Wisenberg
The WSJ headline is misleading, as the unit in question was located within Countrywide Financial Corporation, and the actions at the heart of the case occurred prior to Countrywide's acquisition by BOA.... [read post]
6 Oct 2008, 2:22 am
[JURIST] Officials for Bank of America [corporate website] announced Monday that they have agreed to an $8.4 billion settlement [press release] in response to allegations by 11 state attorneys general that subsidiary Countrywide Financial [corporate website] engaged in deceptive business practices that harmed consumers. [read post]
14 Jul 2008, 8:57 pm
A NYT article notes: With $32 billion in assets, IndyMac, a spinoff of the Countrywide Financial Corporation, was the biggest American lender to fail in more than two decades.In the spirit of 1960's bumper stickers --Don't worry, they're still 90 miles away--, the Times article notes:But time may be running out for some small and midsize lenders. [read post]
27 Aug 2009, 6:42 am
Vice Chancellor Noble has approved a settlement in the class action arising from the merger of Countrywide Financial Corporation and Bank of America. [read post]
3 Feb 2011, 10:07 am
[JURIST] The Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles [official website] on Wednesday approved [opinion, PDF] a $6.5 million settlement between the state of California and two former Countrywide Financial Corporation executives accused of predatory lending. [read post]
25 Mar 2010, 5:57 am by Brian Wolfman
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley yesterday settled predatory mortgage lending allegations against Countrywide Financial Corporation (now owned by Bank of America), claimed to require $3.1 billion worth of loan modifications nationwide. [read post]
4 Aug 2010, 5:29 am
[JURIST] US District Court for the Central District of California [official website] judge Mariana Pfaelzer on Monday gave preliminary approval to a settlement in which Countrywide Financial Corporation [NYT backgrounder] agreed to pay $600 million to settle several class action lawsuits brought by former stockholders accusing the company of securities fraud. [read post]
21 Feb 2011, 11:04 am
[JURIST] Federal prosecutors have dropped a criminal investigation against former Countrywide Financial Corporation [JURIST news archive] executive Angelo Mozilo, concluding that he was not involved in any criminal conduct during his time as director over the company, according to Friday reports. [read post]
20 Oct 2008, 3:27 am
A group of appraisers in Idaho filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against Countrywide Financial Corp. - Now, Bank of America Corp..., after its recent acquisition - claiming the company used "strong-arming tactics to intimidate appraisers to generate reports in line with Countrywide's business objectives. [read post]
19 Jan 2009, 1:45 am
Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell joined a nationwide settlement agreement with Countrywide Financial Corporation. [read post]
2 Dec 2010, 1:13 am by atussey@mortgagefraudblog.com
$200,507 in foreclosure relief money from the Countrywide Financial Corporation settlement is being distributed in Maine. [read post]