Topic: Countrywide Financial

Bank of America Settles Countrywide Complaints for $335 Million

Reuters

The Justice Department announced on Wednesday afternoon that the country's largest and lately flagging lender Bank of America will fork over $335 million to settle allegations that Countrywide discriminated against black and Hispanics applicants.

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