Countrywide issued its operational results for the month of August and it comes as no surprise that the numbers were down. Here is a recap of their results: Loan fundings for the month of August totaled $34 billion, a 17% decrease from August 2006. Average daily mortgage application activity was $2.3...
The nation's largest home lender Countrywide Financial Corporation said it plans to cut up to 12,000 jobs, 20 percent of it's workforce, over the next three months. Most of the job cuts will take place in areas most affected by lower origination volumes. Countrywide said that it expects its 2008 loan...
Several key players have rung in on the decision by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) to retain limits on the mortgage portfolios owned by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The two government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) had petitioned OFHEO, its regulator, last week asking to be allowed...