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British estate agency firm Countrywide  Plc  is in talks to be acquired by U.S. buyout group  Apollo Management, a source familiar with the situation said on  Sunday.
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Bank of America will pay in stock for Countrywide Financial, the lender that became a symbol of the excesses that led to the subprime mortgage crisis.
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Countrywide Financial Corp , the mortgage lender being acquired by Bank of America Corp , posted a larger-than-expected $421.9 million quarterly loss on Tuesday as more homeowners fell behind on payments.
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Countrywide Financial Corp , whose shares have tumbled amid worries about the largest U.S. mortgage lender's survival prospects, on Wednesday said it made more loans than it expected in the fourth quarter, though homeowner foreclosures and delinquencies rose.
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Countrywide Financial Corp, the largest U.S. mortgage lender, plans to cut 10,000 to 12,000 jobs to cope with weakened housing demand, rising foreclosures, and tightening credit markets.
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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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Bank of America Corp is in advanced talks to buy struggling Countrywide Financial Corp, the largest U.S. mortgage lender, several people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
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Shares of Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation's largest mortgage lender, sank to an all-time low Tuesday as a major homebuilder offered a grim outlook for the industry
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Countrywide Financial Corp, the  largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Friday it plans to cut  10,000 to 12,000 jobs to cope with weak housing demand, rising  foreclosures and tightening credit markets.
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WASHINGTON - Countrywide Financial Corp. , the biggest US mortgage lender, fell for the fourth straight day in New York trading after regulators began an informal investigation of stock sales by chief executive Angelo Mozilo.
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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.
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Countrywide Financial Corp. , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, on Monday said it has low exposure to nonprime mortgages, but may still experience fluctuating earnings in the near term due to turmoil in the U.S. subprime market.
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U.S. private equity firm Apollo Management has made a 1-billion-pound ($1.95 billion) bid proposal to Countrywide , but one of the British property agency's key shareholders immediately rejected it as too low.
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Countrywide Financial Corp  shares slid as much as 19.9 percent to their lowest level in nearly eight years on what traders called speculation that the largest U.S. mortgage lender might seek bankruptcy protection.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an informal probe into stock sales by Countrywide Financial Corp  Chief Executive Angelo Mozilo, the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday.
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Stocks traded lower on Tuesday, after rumors of more financial problems at Countrywide Financial Corp , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, sent housing-related shares down sharply, extinguishing a rally on Wall Street.
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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 will lead to widespread layoffs.