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In this June 25, 2008, photo, buildings and palm trees are reflected on the entrance of the Countrywide Financial Corp. office in Beverly Hills, Calif. The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan sued Bank of America, which acquired Countrywide in 2008, for more than $1 billion on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, for mortgage fraud against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the years around the financial crisis. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
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Countrywide Financial Corp. is accused of loosening its standards for making loans while telling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which were buying loans from Countrywide, that the standards were getting tighter. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Buildings and palm trees are reflected on the entrance of the Countrywide Financial Corp. office in Beverly Hills, Calif., on June 25, 2008. (Associated Press)
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Republican Rep. Darrell E. Issa has asked the House ethics panel to investigate four lawmakers in connection with VIP discounted loans from now-defunct Countrywide Financial Corp. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
