Countrywide sued for unfair lending; buyout approved
NEW YORK/CALABASAS, California (Reuters) - Countrywide Financial Corp , widely blamed for helping foment the U.S. housing crisis through free-wheeling lending, was sued for alleged deceptive mortgage practices by officials in its home state of California and in Illinois on Wednesday.
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