Bank of America to buy Countrywide for $4 billion
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Bank of America Corp said on Friday it agreed to acquire battered mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp in a $4 billion transaction that could help avert one of the biggest collapses from the U.S. housing crisis.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday following news Bank of America  is in advanced talks to buy struggling mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp .
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Bank of America Corp., the second-biggest US bank, said it will retain the U.S. Trust name for its private wealth-management business when it buys the business from Charles Schwab Corp. in July.
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Countrywide Financial Corp , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, on Tuesday offered to refinance or modify up to $16 billion of adjustable-rate mortgages through the end of 2008 to help about 82,000 borrowers who face higher payments stay in their homes.
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Countrywide Financial Corp shares fell below the $18 price yesterday at which Bank of America Corp. may convert its $2 billion investment into common stock.
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Bank of America agrees to buy mortgage firm Countrywide Financial, which has been hit by the credit crisis.
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Bank of America Corp , the second-largest U.S. bank, is in advanced talks to buy Countrywide Financial Corp , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
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The deal rescues Countrywide, Americaâs largest mortgage lender and expands the financial services empire of Bank of America, the nationâs largest consumer bank.
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Morgan Stanley's  real estate unit said on Thursday it would buy Australia's Investa Properties Ltd.  for A$4.7 billion (US$3.9 billion), the latest in a string of property takeovers by the U.S. investment bank.
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Similar deals are expected to follow Bank of America Corp's  agreement on Friday to acquire battered mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp  for a knock-down price of $4 billion in stock.
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The nation's fourth-largest bank plans to shore up $3.5 billion
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Countrywide Financial Corp said on Thursday it has lined up $12 billion of financing to help weather a housing slowdown that will lead to widespread layoffs.
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Bank of America Corp.'s $3.3 billion acquisition of U.S. Trust Corp. is a significant addition to the firm's Boston-based Global Wealth &amp; Investment Management unit, but don't expect the deal to yield new jobs here anytime soon.
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Countrywide Financial, the nationâs largest mortgage lender, said yesterday that it had lined up $12 billion of financing to help weather a housing slowdown that it expects to lead to widespread layoffs.
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Similar deals are expected to follow  Bank of America Corp's  agreement on Friday to acquire  battered mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp  for  a knock-down price of $4 billion in stock.
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Countrywide Financial Corp   shares on Thursday fell below the $18 price at which Bank of  America Corp  may convert its $2 billion investment into  common stock.
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Countrywide Financial Corp , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Thursday it has lined up $12 billion of financing to help weather a housing slowdown that has reduced loan demand and will lead to widespread layoffs.