Illinois Attorney General Investigates Countrywide
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Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has launched an investigation into the business practices of the nation's biggest mortgage lender and said yesterday that the office may expand its probe into how homeowners were approved for mortgages far beyond their means.
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The Justice Department is investigating possible accounting fraud at Fannie Mae, the mortgage finance company, a source close to the matter said on Thursday.
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The world&#39;s largest insurer by market value is the target of a criminal investigation by the US Justice Department. American International (AIG) is accused of helping a banking client commit fraud and keep
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The New York attorney general, Eliot Spitzer, said yesterday that the Countrywide Financial Corporation, a large mortgage lender, would adopt measures to prevent discriminatory pricing for minority borrowers.
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US private equity firm Apollo says it has made an approach to UK estate agency group Countrywide about a possible bid.
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Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., have opened an investigation into possible wrongdoing at mortgage giant Fannie Mae, just days after regulators accused the company of shoddy accounting practices, according to sources familiar with the probe.
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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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The Justice Department has begun a criminal investigation into mortgage giant Fannie Mae, which has been accused of earnings manipulation and ordered to revamp its accounting, it was learned Thursday.
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US markets regulator the SEC is investigating troubled sub-prime mortgage lender New Century.
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State investigators probing possible corruption are looking into city contracts and scrutinizing renovation work at the mayor's home, The Associated Press has learned.
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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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FBI Director Robert Mueller said Thursday that the agency is committed to investigating and prosecuting companies involved in mortgage fraud and other violations in connection with home loans made to risky borrowers.
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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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Accounting problems at Fannie Mae, the giant mortgage company, have prompted an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK  - Three former Countrywide Financial Corp.  executives agreed to plead guilty to charges they conducted insider trading in the mortgage lender's shares in the week leading up to a disappointing earnings report, federal prosecutors said.
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County officials want to question author Norma Khouri over allegations she bilked a woman out of her home and &#36;400,000 in savings bonds when she lived in Chicago in the 1990s.
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Countrywide Financial Corp.,  the largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Monday that  foreclosures rose to a five-year high and turmoil in the  subprime market may hurt earnings, and its shares fell.