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• On Deadline

  - 2008-01-14

  Countrywide’s Shares Continue To Fall CALABASAS, Calif.–Shares of Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation's largest mortgage lender, plunged last week after the company denied rumors that it was planning to file for bankruptcy protection. Countrywide shares, in a free-fall the past eight months, fell more than 28% yesterday to $5.47,...

  Tags: bankruptcy, California, Countrywide, Countrywide Financial Corp., data-processing, Litigation, MARKETING, mobile, SECURITY

• Bi-weekly top losers

  - 2007-09-03

  BI--WEEKLY TOP LOSERS TOP 10 LOSERS BY PERCENTAGE August 29 August 15 Point...

  Tags: Countrywide Financial Corp., Databases, MARKETING, Pricing, Qualstar Corp., Ryland Group Inc., SOFTWARE

• UNITE HERE Launches Website, Survey, to Engage Countrywide Borrowers

  - 2007-08-06

  To: LABOR EDITORSContact: Anna Oman of UNITE HERE, +1-212-332-9380, aoman@unitehere.org LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The labor union UNITE HERE has launched a website, http://www.eyeoncountrywide.info, as an open resource on the sub-prime lending crisis and the nation's number one sub-prime lender, Countrywide Financial Corporation. UNITE HERE represents over 450,000...

  Tags: borrower, Countrywide Financial Corp., MARKETING, survey

• Valley stock watch: stock activity for 50 selected greater San Fernando Valley-based public companies

  - 2007-01-22

  BI--WEEKLY TOP GAINERS TOP 10 GAINERS BY PERCENTAGE Jan. 17 ...

  Tags: Countrywide Financial Corp., Digital Insight Corp., FINANCE, Health Net Inc., Investment, Ixia, MARKETING, Pricing, Qualstar Corp., stock, United Online Inc., valuation

• Who's who in wholesale 2005: countrywide once again emerged as the top firm out of this annual ranking of wholesale and correspondent lenders

  - 2006-08-01

  Last year saw mortgage banking activity hold steady, no volatility up or down. Primary market origination activity froze at $2.9 trillion in 2005, per the Mortgage Bankers Association MBA--virtually the same as the year before. Overall, it was the second-best $2.8 trillion. [??] Though mortgage volume held pat, there were...

  Tags: ABN AMRO, Bank of America Corp., Banking, California, Countrywide Financial Corp., FINANCE, Greenpoint, MARKETING, Mortgages, Retail, Strategy, Washington Mutual Inc., Wells Fargo & Co., wholesaler

• Countrywide Financial Corporation Expands KNOVA Implementation to Enhance Self-Service and Help Desk Support

  - 2006-05-25

  KNOVA Software, Inc.TM, (OTCBB: KNVS), a leading provider of Service Resolution Management applications, today announced that Countrywide Financial Corporation, a leading provider of consumer and business-to-business financial services, will deploy KNOVA's award-winning self-service application to enhance support for its more than 60,000 loan specialists and branch team members. In...

  Tags: Countrywide Financial Corp., Knova Software Inc., MARKETING, SOFTWARE, Strategy

• Watchfire GomezPro scorecard puts Countrywide in top spot

  - 2005-09-01

  WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS-BASED Watchfire[R] GomezPro placed Countrywide Financial Corporation, Calabasas, California, in the top spot for overall score in its second-quarter 2005 Online Mortgage Scorecard results. Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina; and Wells Fargo, San Francisco, tied for second place in the scorecard. The second-quarter results marked the first...

  Tags: California, Countrywide Financial Corp., FINANCE, MARKETING, SOFTWARE, Watchfire

• KB Throws A Curve.(SUPPLEMENT: GIANTS)

  - 2005-08-01

  By Bill Lurz, Senior Editor CEO Spotlight: Bruce Karatz Bruce Karatz, 59, has a well-earned reputation as a management innovator. He's led Los Angeles-based KB Home as CEO for 19 years, presiding over the firm's ascent from a...

  Tags: Countrywide Financial Corp., FINANCE, KB HOME, MARKETING, Mortgages, SALES

• Valley stock watch

  - 2005-02-14

  BI - WEEKLY TOP GAINERS TOP 10 GAINERS BY PERCENTAGE Feb. 10 ...

  Tags: Countrywide Financial Corp., Electronic Clearing House Inc., FINANCE, Homestore Inc., Investment, Ixia, MARKETING, Pricing, Ryland Group Inc., stock, THQ Inc., United Online Inc.

• Countrywide Names Belacoso Communications Agency for its Wholesale Lending Division

  - 2005-02-10

  LOS ANGELES -- Belacoso Communications was recently selected as advertising and direct marketing agency for Countrywide's Wholesale Lending Division WLD. Belacoso will assist in the development of B2B advertising and direct marketing programs for Countrywide's prime and non-prime business. The agency is charged with helping WLD maintain its spot...

  Tags: agency, B2B, Countrywide, Countrywide Financial Corp., director, E-business/E-commerce, INTERNET, MARKETING, SALES