Countrywide Subpoenaed by Illinois
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The Illinois attorney general has subpoenaed documents from Countrywide Financial, broadening an investigation into lending practices that has already led to a lawsuit against one mortgage broker.
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D.C.-based business financing provider Allied Capital Corp. on Monday said it received last week a federal request for information related to a criminal investigation involving the company and its Business Loan Express LLC segment.
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Two Montgomery County Council members who supported a campaign by employees of Comcast Cable Communications to form a union have been subpoenaed by company attorneys in a federal labor relations case involving a Rockville man who says he was illegally fired by the firm.
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The work may have been subcontracted to another firm.
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Three former Countrywide Financial Corp.  executives agreed to plead guilty to charges they conducted insider trading in shares of the large U.S. mortgage lender, and each reaped tens of thousands of dollars in illegal profits, federal prosecutors said.
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New York State prosecutors are investigating whether Wall Street banks withheld information about the risks posed by investments linked to subprime mortgages.
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The New York attorney general subpoenaed mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac yesterday as he sought to expand his housing industry investigation by focusing on companies that package house loans and sell them to investors.
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Connecticut has issued 35 subpoenas in recent days to insurance companies and brokers doing business in the state, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said on Thursday.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has subpoenaed The Chubb Corp. in a "fact-finding inquiry" regarding loss-mitigation insurance products.
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Countrywide Financial Corp., under pressure to help stem growing home loan defaults, says it will expand programs to help borrowers manage their mortgage payments regardless of the type of subprime loan they have or whether they have already fallen behind on payments.
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The stateâs top securities regulator accused Merrill Lynch on Friday of defrauding the city of Springfield with subprime-linked investments.
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An investigation into insurance industry sales practices launched last week by the New York attorney general has widened to other states, and an increasing number of insurance companies have reported receiving subpoenas.
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A state program in Illinois designed to counsel borrowers on their mortgages may help homeowners, but some say it is unnecessary government intrusion.
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Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist on Tuesday issued subpoenas to 11 insurance companies as part of an ongoing investigation into the business practices of the insurance industry.
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New Century Financial Corp.  on  Tuesday said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is  investigating the subprime mortgage lender, after the agency  recently asked to meet with management to discuss its  accounting.
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Bear Stearns has received subpoenas from federal investigators looking into its municipal bond business, the company reported in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday.
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The home loan unit of Countrywide Financial Corp , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, is under investigation by Illinois' attorney general over dubious lending practices, The New York Times reported on Thursday.