All Posts Tagged With: "Countrywide"
FTC Does Mortgage Loan Audits
Yesterday I criticized the Federal Trade Commission’s view of mortgage loan audits. The idea was not to defend fraudulent loan audit practices but to say that the FTC did not provide an alternative for borrowers who face what may be unjustified and overblown mortgage claims. I said the public should use licensed and experienced attornies [...]
8Jun2010 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
$624 Million Settlement Doesn’t Mean A Dime For Mortgage Borrowers
According to the State of New York it has now achieved a $624 million preliminary settlement from Countrywide Financial Corporation and its accounting firm, KPMG. The arrangement must be approved by a California judge, perhaps in September
It is alleged that “Countrywide, one of the country’s largest mortgage lenders, violated securities laws by making misstatements and [...]
Mortgage News: Investors Have Rights Too
What rights do mortgage investors have when loan servicers want to change loan terms? That is the essential issue in this case which pits Greenwich Financial Services Distressed Mortgage Fund 3, LLC against Countrywide Financial Corporation, now a part of Bank of America.
Does the safe harbor provision created by Congress last March for mortgage servicers [...]
Countrywide Former CEO, Angelo Mozilo, Charged With Securities Fraud
The SEC has just posted the following news release:
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged former Countrywide Financial CEO Angelo Mozilo and two other former executives with securities fraud for deliberately misleading investors about the significant credit risks being taken in efforts to build and maintain the company’s market share. Mozilo was additionally charged with [...]
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