Countrywide sued over 'excessive' fees on defaults

Story date: 2008-02-26 03:55:00
Added on: 2008-02-27 23:15:43

Reuters - The lawsuit, filed on Monday, accuses the embattled number-one U.S. mortgage lender ... it to charge delinquent homeowners for the costs of bringing their loans current ... showed Countrywide has arrangements with attorneys for flat-fee, per-case rates ...


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