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Countrywide Financial Corp. (CFC) is in the Financial Services Industry
- Revenue
- Dec 31 2007
- $21.0B
- Profit
- Dec 31 2007
- ($703.5M)
- Market Cap
- May 08 2008
- $2.9B
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Countrywide Falls on Worry Over B of A Merger
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Countrywide Financial Corp (CFC) shares fell nearly 6 percent on Friday on renewed speculation that Bank of America Corp (BAC) will renegotiate or cancel its agreement to buy the largest U.S. mortgage lender. The second-largest U.S. bank agreed in...
Legg Mason Posts First-ever Loss
By Muralikumar Anantharaman BOSTON (Reuters) - Legg Mason Inc (LM) posted on Tuesday a wider-than-expected quarterly loss, the U.S. money manager's first loss ever, as it took a big charge related to a bail-out of money market funds exposed to risky securities and...
Analysts Say BofA May Lower Countrywide Deal Price
By Tenzin Pema BANGALORE (Reuters UK) - At least two analysts said Bank of America (BAC) will likely lower its purchase price for Countrywide Financial (CFC), with Friedman, Billings Ramsey analyst saying the bank may bring down its deal price to the $0 to $2...
Analysts Say BofA May Lower Countrywide Deal Price
By Tenzin Pema BANGALORE (Reuters) - At least two analysts said Bank of America Corp (BAC) will likely lower its purchase price for Countrywide Financial Corp (CFC), with Friedman, Billings Ramsey analyst saying the bank may bring down its deal price to ...
Countrywide Said Junk Rating Would Hobble Business
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Even as it prepares to be acquired by Bank of America Corp (BAC), Countrywide Financial Corp's (CFC) descent to a "junk" credit rating could hinder its ability to make loans and collect deposits, the mortgage company has...
BoA Says No Assurance on Countrywide Debt: Filing
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America (BAC), which said it would buy Countrywide Financial Corp (CFC) in January, said there was no assurance any of the mortgage lender's outstanding debt would be redeemed, assumed or guaranteed, according to a regulatory...
Countrywide, GMAC Post Big Losses on Mortgages
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Countrywide Financial Corp (CFC) and GMAC LLC, which run the largest independent U.S. mortgage lenders, posted big first-quarter losses on Tuesday, hurt by credit problems as the nation's housing slump deepens. Lenders are writing down mortgages...
GMAC Posts Loss on Mortgage Woes
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Finance company GMAC said on Tuesday its first-quarter loss nearly doubled as more customers fell behind on mortgage payments, and warned that it might not be profitable until well into 2009, later than expected. The loss...
Countrywide Posts Loss as Bad Loans Soar
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Countrywide Financial Corp (CFC), the largest U.S. mortgage lender, posted a surprisingly large $893.1 million first-quarter loss on Tuesday, taking more than $3 billion of charges for write-downs and bad loans as the housing...
Bank of America Net Falls on Credit Losses
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp (BAC), the largest U.S. retail bank, posted a 77 percent decline in quarterly profit on Monday, as a growing number of consumers and real estate developers failed to repay loans. Profit dropped...
Bank of America Net Down 77 Pct on Credit Losses
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - Bank of America Corp (BAC), the largest U.S. retail bank, posted a 77 percent decline in quarterly profit on Monday, as a growing number of consumers and real estate developers failed to repay loans. Profit dropped for a...
Is the Countrywide Board Voting With Its Feet?
Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros resigned from the board of the embattled Countrywide Financial Corp. this week, the third director to leave the board this year. Cisneros said he was leaving to spend more time as chairman of a firm that provides financing to U.S....
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Countrywide admits errors
WASHINGTON -- Mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp., which is under investigation for inflating certain borrowers' fees, acknowledged Tuesday that it has made errors and pledged to take steps to improve its operations. Steve Bailey, chief executive for loan administration at Countrywide, told a Senate panel that the...
Countrywide Executive Addresses Senate Subcommittee
- Describes Initiatives to Help Troubled Borrowers Keep Their Homes - WASHINGTON, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Steve Bailey, Senior Managing Director of Loan Administration for Countrywide Financial Corporation , today testified before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts. Highlights of his written...
Biggest U.S. Mortgage Lenders
DALLAS, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- First quarter mortgage originations tumbled from a year earlier but were better than the fourth quarter, according to an analysis of earnings data by http://www.mortgagedaily.com/. Among 14 of the largest U.S. primary lenders, residential volume was $370.6 billion during the first quarter...
Fitch Places Countrywide On Rating Watch Evolving
NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has placed all ratings of Countrywide Financial Corporation (CFC) on Rating Watch Evolving, removing them from Rating Watch Positive. The Rating Watch Evolving reflects further disclosure surrounding Bank of America's (BAC) treatment of CFC debt following the acquisition. While Fitch continues to believe that BAC's...
Countrywide Corp. loses $893 million
LOS ANGELES -- Countrywide Financial Corp. said that it lost $893 million in the first quarter, as rising loan defaults amid a deepening housing downturn forced the nation's largest mortgage lender and servicer to sharply increase its provision for loan losses and book other credit-related charges. The...
Bank of America, Countrywide Announce $35 Million Package to Aid Distressed Homeowners and Communities
Direct grants and investments part of companies' efforts to preserve neighborhoods and help families stay in homes CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of America and Countrywide Financial Corporation today provided additional details regarding the $35 million neighborhood preservation and foreclosure prevention package announced last week...
Countrywide Reports 2008 First Quarter Results
- Net Loss of $893 Million - - Profitability in Loan Production Sector, MSR Investment, and Balboa Life & Casualty Business Offset by $3 Billion in Credit-Related Charges - - Board Announces $0.15 Dividend - CALABASAS, Calif., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Countrywide Financial...
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- Incorporated: 1969
- CEO: Mr. Angelo R. Mozilo
Countrywide Financial is a holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in mortgage lending and other real estate finance-related businesses, including mortgage banking, banking and mortgage warehouse lending, dealing in securities and insurance underwriting. Co. manages its business through five business segments: Mortgage Banking, Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance and Global Operations. Co. produces residential and commercial mortgage loans within the Mortgage Banking, Banking and Capital Markets Segments. As of Dec 31 2007, Co. had total consolidated assets of approximately $211.73 billion.
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Countrywide Financial Corp. Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. Angelo R. Mozilo
Chairman
Mr. David Sambol
Mr. Jeffrey M. Cunningham
Mr. Martin R. Melone
Mr. Robert T. Parry
Mr. Robert J. Donato
Mr. Oscar P. Robertson
Mr. Keith P. Russell
Mr. Harley W. Snyder
Contact Information
4500 Park Granada Boulevard
Calabasas, CA
818 225-3000