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Quigley Ready To Break Ranks With Party Over Dodd, Conrad Subpoenas

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Mike Quigley Subpoena, Chris Dodd, Friends of Angelo, Countrywide, Mike Quigley, Kent Conrad, Mike Quigley Congress, Chicago News

Seniority, party loyalty and congressional etiquette don't seem to get in the way of Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.). The freshman lawmaker is ready to br...

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Bombing Capitalism

Esther Iverem | Posted 10.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Foreclosures, Capitalism Movie, Michael Moore, People of Color, Citigroup, Roger and Me, Countrywide, General Motors, Citigroup Memo, Marcy Kaptur, Plutocracy, Capitalism: A Love Story, Hurricane Katrina, Republic Windows and Doors, Entertainment News
Esther Iverem

On a throwback vibe, you could say that Capitalism: A Love Story is the bomb. By exploring the economic system of capitalism as an evil, Moore fires a salvo into the heart of America's social machine.

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Bank of America Trailing Behind Other Banks In Mortgage Relief

Washington Post | Renae Merle | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Geithner, Baillout, Mha, Bank of America, Homeowners, Foreclosure Prevention, Making Home Affordable, Mortgage Crisis, Foreclosure Rates, Loan Modifications, Mortgage, Countrywide, Lenders, Finance, Default, Making Home Affordable Program, Mortgage Relief, Treasury, Banks, Foreclosure, Timothy Geithner, Housing Crisis, Business News

Bank of America employees are reminded every day of how far they still have to go. Just outside the elevators of their vast third-floor command center...

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Wall Street Journal Reporter Conceals Facts About The Real Countrywide Mortgage Scandal

David Fiderer | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media

Read More: CBS News, Fox News, Wall Street Journal, Republican Party, Darrell Issa, Countrywide Financial, Friends of Angelo, Countrywide, Ris Dodd, Mike Quigley Congress, Mike Quigley Subpoena, Kent Conrad, Mike Quigley, Media News
David Fiderer

Just like the birthers, who refuse to acknowledge Obama's birth certificate, Rep. Darrell Issa and Wall Street Journal reporter Emshwiller refuse to acknowledge the mountain of evidence that the Countrywide VIP "scandal" has been thoroughly discredited.

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Countrywide Phone Calls: Lawmakers Want More Information About VIP Program That Lent To Politicians

Wall Street Journal | JOHN R. EMSHWILLER | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Conflict of Interest, Banks, Mortgages, Chris Dodd, Issa, Rep. Darrell Issa, Bank of America, Countrywide, Wall Street, Ken Lewis, Countrywide VIP Program, Alphonso Jackson, Phone Recordings, VIP Program, Kent Conrad, Politics News

The discovery that Countrywide Financial Corp. recorded phone conversations with borrowers in a controversial mortgage program that included public of...

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'Capitalism' as Comedy and Tragedy Now Playing in NY and L.A.

Michael Moore | Posted 09.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Nightline, The View, Keith Olbermann, Capitalism, Movies, Larry King, Wall Street, Michael Moore, Countrywide, Jay Leno, Financial Crisis, Foreclosure, Capitalism: A Love Story, Timothy Geithner, Wolf Blitzer, Good Morning America, Entertainment News
Michael Moore

My new film is going to make some of you angry; but it's going to give most of you a new sense of hope that we are going to turn around the sick and twisted mess made by the last president. Oh, and you're going to have a good laugh too.

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Will Michael Moore's Capitalism Be A Game Changer?

Beau Friedlander | Posted 10.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Foreclosures, Mortgages, Countrywide, Michael Moore, Christopher Dodd, Documentary, PA Child Care, Capitalism: A Love Story, Fdr, Republic Windows and Doors, Capitalism Movie, Michael Moore Movie, Michael Moore Capitalism: A Love Story, Entertainment News
Beau Friedlander

Every time I see a new Michael Moore movie, America looks a little different to me. I feel an odd mixture of hopefulness, anger, and spiritual fatigue.

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Should Michael Moore Give Up That $10,000 Fact Checker Check To Chris Dodd's Campaign?

Howie Klein | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Connecticut, Senate 2010, Michael Moore, Chris Dodd, Countrywide, Capitalism Movie, Capitalism: A Love Story, Politics News
Howie Klein

All in all, still love Moore, still want everyone to see the movie, but kind of wish he hadn't decided to jump ugly with one of the most progressive Senators in the Senate.

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PennyMac: Ex-Countrywide Execs' Firm Making Millions Modifying Bad Loans

ProPublica | Alexandra Andrews | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Bank of America, Pennymac, Loan Modifications, Countrywide, Business News

Among the servicers participating in the government's mortgage modification program is a new recruit that's not like the others. PennyMac, a firm foun...

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Bankruptcy Judges & DOJ Rip Mortgage Companies

ProPublica | Posted 09.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Bank of America, JP Morgan, Loan Modifications, Bankruptcy, Countrywide, Wells Fargo, Ocwen, Hsbc, Justice Department, Financial Services Roundtable, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Business News
ProPublica

Judges have found that major mortgages servicers regularly mess up basic accounting, improperly credit payments and charge unwarranted fees.

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Countrywide VIP Scandal: In the Media, Unlike the Courtroom, Rules of Evidence Don't Apply

David Fiderer | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Mortgage Crisis, Associated Press, Chris Dodd, Darrell Issa, Kent Conrad, Countrywide Financial, Friends of Angelo, Countrywide, Ris Dodd, Mike Quigley Congress, Mike Quigley Subpoena, Mike Quigley, Media News
David Fiderer

Why isn't any reporter asking inquiring about Feinberg's contacts with GOP operatives? And why isn't any reporter asking questions about who is paying Feinberg's legal bills?

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Darrell Issa, Another Lying Liar in the Countrywide VIP Loan Story

David Fiderer | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Kent Conrad, Darrell Issa, Countrywide Financial, Barney Frank, Associated Press, Fannie Mae, Chris Dodd, Angelo Mozilo, Wall Street Journal, Ris Dodd, Mike Quigley Congress, Mike Quigley, Countrywide, Friends of Angelo, Mike Quigley Subpoena, Politics News
David Fiderer

Robert Feinberg is the "whistleblower" who accuses Chris Dodd of receiving "sweetheart deals" on his home mortgage. His statements and stolen company documents represent the only direct evident in Rep. Issa's misleading report.

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Congress Considering Banning Some TARP Execs From Public Companies

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 07.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Tarp, Jon Cuneo, Countrywide, Nell Minow, Lifetime Ban, Barney Frank, Financial Crisis, Sec, Alan Grayson, Harvey Pitt, Securities and Exchange Commission, John Coffee, Accountability, Business News

The White House unveiled the outlines of its new ground rules for the financial game Wednesday, but seemed resigned to leave the same failed players o...

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Dispatches from the Displaced: Los Angeles Couple Blogs Their Foreclosure

Huffington Post | Margo Irvin | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Foreclosure Stories, Short Sale, Countrywide, Love in the Time of Foreclosure, Los Angeles-CA, Home Forclosure, Foreclosure, Dispatches From the Displaced, California-Foreclosures, Housing Crisis, Forclosure, Home Foreclosure, Ee, Business News

Are you facing foreclosure, or have you already lost your home? Share a story of how the housing crisis has affected you by emailing submissions+forec...

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Our Loss is BlackRock's Gain

Robert Scheer | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Robert Scheer, Freddie Mac, Morgan Stanley, Bailout, Bank of America, Countrywide, Aig, Toxic Assets, Blackrock, Business News
Robert Scheer

How much do you know about the BlackRock hedge fund? Better bone up fast, now that the folks at BlackRock are calling the shots in the government's trillion-dollar bailout program.

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AIG Continues Risky Lending Practices

brucekrasting.blogspot.com | Bruce Krasting | Posted 04.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Countrywide United Guaranty Mortgage, Countrywide, Countrywide Financial, Aig, Countrywide Aig, Countrywide Suit, United Guaranty Mortgage Indemnity Co., United Guaranty Mortgage Aig, Aig United Guaranty Mortgage, Bailout Outrage, Business News

On March 16, 2009 United Guaranty revised its standards for providing the first loss insurance that has caused so much pain... Noteworthy is the fact...

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A Crime to Make Money

Paul Jenkins | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fed, Taxes, Rush Limbaugh, Charles Rangel, Connecticut, Chris Dodd, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, New York City, Chas Freeman, Robert Rubin, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, Elections, Aig, Andrew Cuomo, Bailout, Countrywide, Finance, Tim Geithner, Citibank, Israel, Treasury, Ben Bernanke, Housing Crisis, Wall Street Bonuses, Chuck Schumer, Bernie Madoff, Republican Party, Senate, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

It seems to have finally dawned on government leaders that bonus recipients are not the only ones who should be afraid.

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Countrywide Barred From Mortgage Lending

Crain's Chicago Business | Steve Daniels | Posted 11.16.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Mortgage Crisis, Countrywide Loands, Countrywide, Illinois Bans Countrywide Loans, Countrywide Illinois, Countrywide Financial, Chicago News

llinois' top banking regulator is barring Countrywide Home Loans Inc. from making any new mortgages in the state until his agency is convinced the len...

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Countrywide Mortgages To Be Modified To Provide Relief

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 11.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Bank of America, Countrywide, Countrywide Financial Countrywide Mortgages, Banks, Mortgages, Economy, Finance, Personal Finance, Bank of America Mortgages, Mortgage Crisis, Mortgage Relief, Business News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Facing a lawsuit over deceptive mortgage practices, Bank of America Corp. is agreeing to pay more than $8 billion to modify ...

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Vilified: What You Don't Know About My Brother, Angelo Mozilo

Lori Mozilo | Posted 07.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Henry Waxman, Angelo Mozilo, Countrywide, Economy, Countrywide Financial, Angelo Mozilo Sister, Business News
Lori Mozilo

When the mortgage crisis broke, there was as flurry of innuendos and allegations about Angelo and Countrywide. However, reporters are merely recycling misinformation they've gotten from each other.

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No Bail-Out, No Bail! The Mortgage Melt-Down as seen from MIAMI

Laura Flanders | Posted 07.22.2008 | Media

Read More: Mortgage, Housing, Countrywide, Flanders, Grittv, Foreclosure, Miami, Housing Crisis, Workers, Subprime Mortgages, Media Consolidation, Gentrification, Sustainability, Media News
Laura Flanders

As the Bush administration unveiled a publicly-financed plan to "save" mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, local residents at a town hall fo...

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Piling on Angelo Mozilo???

Jim Randel | Posted 07.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Housing Crisis., Federal Reserve, Foreclosure, Angelo Mozilo, Countrywide, Lawsuits, Housing Crisis, Business News
Jim Randel

I worry when we as a society turn over-zealous in looking to personalize and find villains for problems (the housing bust and credit crunch) for which we all have responsibility.

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Mortgage Scandal: Dodd Denies Wrongdoing Again

AP | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Subprime Crisis, Subprime Mortgage Meltdown, Dodd Mortgage, Countrywide, Subprime Meltdown, Dodd Countrywide, Dodd, Chris Dodd, Dodd Mortage, Mortgage Crisis, Christopher Dodd, Politics News

DANBURY, Conn. — Sen. Christopher Dodd said Monday that the controversy over two loans he received will not compromise his ability to lead Congr...

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Bank of America wins approval to buy Countrywide

AP | IEVA M. AUGSTUMS | Posted 06.13.2008 | Business

Read More: Bank of America, Countrywide, Bank of America and Countrywide, Countrywide Sale, Business News

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Federal Reserve on Thursday approved Bank of America Corp.'s purchase of distressed mortgage lender Countrywide Financial ...

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Countrywide CEO Mozilo Calls Borrower's Plea For Help "Disgusting"

LA Times | Posted 05.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Daniel Bailey Jr, Angelo Mozilo, Country CEO Email, Countrywide, Countrywide Financial, Business News

Apparently clicking "reply" when he meant to hit "forward," Countrywide Financial Corp. Chairman Angelo Mozilo ignited an online furor Tuesday by desc...

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