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  • June 2008
    • GOP Hesitates on Call for Mortgage Probe

      GOP Hesitates on Call for Mortgage Probe

      (Newser) - GOP lawmakers are leery of investigating mortgage deals Countrywide may have arranged for members of Congress, even though a fellow Republican is leading the charge, Politico reports. More Democratic ties to the troubled lender would give the GOP ammo in a cycle seemingly stacked against it—but the people who must pull the trigger are apprehensive about “opening Pandora’s box,” said one aide. More »

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      Republicans   Democrats   mortgage   Countrywide Financial   congressional Democrats   Chris Dodd   Kent Conrad

    • Countrywide Scandal Extends to Senate

      Countrywide Scandal Extends to Senate

      (Newser) - Countrywide Financial made sweetheart deals for lawmakers and other high-profile pols who received mortgages from the disgraced lender, a Portfolio exposé reveals. The deals, which appear to violate both company rules and federal law, benefited "Friends of Angelo"—as in CEO Angelo Mozilo—including at least two US senators, Clinton and Bush Cabinet members, and an ex-UN ambassador. More »

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      Countrywide Financial   Chris Dodd   Angelo Mozilo   Donna Shalala   Kent Conrad

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