Countrywide Financial

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Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Financial_Services_Company
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Bank_of_America
July 1, 2008
gptkbp:businessModel Originate and sell mortgage loans
Securitization of mortgage loans
Servicing loans
gptkbp:discontinued 2008
gptkbp:dissolved 2008
gptkbp:financials 2007-2008
gptkbp:founded 1969
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Angelo_Mozilo
gptkbp:funding $190 billion (2007)
$200 billion (2007)
gptkbp:headCoach approximately 60,000 employees at peak
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Calabasas,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Countrywide Financial
gptkbp:impact Contributed to the 2008 financial crisis
gptkbp:industry Mortgage banking
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:David_Sambol
gptkb:Stanley_O'Neal
gptkb:Angelo_Mozilo
gptkbp:legacy Impact on mortgage lending regulations
Changes in consumer protection laws
Increased scrutiny of mortgage practices
Formation_of_the_Consumer_Financial_Protection_Bureau_(CFPB)
gptkbp:legalStatus Subprime mortgage crisis
Lawsuits and settlements
gptkbp:marketShare Largest_mortgage_lender_in_the_U.S._(2006)
gptkbp:netIncome $1.2 billion (2006)
gptkbp:notableEvent Settlement of lawsuits in 2011
Acquisition_of_Full_Spectrum_Lending_in_2006
IPO_in_1992
Merger_with_Bank_of_America_in_2008
Acquisition_of_the_subprime_lender,_America’s_Wholesale_Lender.
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Bank_of_America_Corporation
gptkbp:products Home loans
Home equity lines of credit
Mortgage refinancing
gptkbp:reform Post-acquisition_by_Bank_of_America
gptkbp:reputation Controversial practices
gptkbp:revenue $1.5 billion (2006)
gptkbp:services Real estate services
Loan servicing
gptkbp:stockSymbol CFC
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Countrywide_Bank
gptkb:Countrywide_Home_Loans
gptkb:Countrywide_Securities_Corporation
gptkbp:website www.countrywide.com