Over the past few weeks, insiders at Countrywide Financial Corp. -- including chairman and chief executive officer Angelo Mozilo -- have been exercising millions of dollars in options.According to trading records, Mr. Mozilo exercised 70,000 options on Dec. 15, grossing almost $3 million on the deal. (He purchased the options for $9.60 apiece and then sold shares in the open market at $41.47.) On Dec. 18, Countrywide president and chief operating officer David Sambol exercised 14,000 options, grossing $375,340. Over the past six months, Countrywide insiders have sold almost 6 million shares. The company can be found on the Web at http://www.countrywide.com.
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Lenders are still frequent targets of the class action complaints over unwanted mortgage solicitations, violations that have netted litigants big paydays.
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Cities in two southern states dominate the list for real estate, affordability, and quality of life, according to WalletHub.
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Jay Farner takes a majority ownership stake in Detroit's professional soccer franchise through the investment group he launched after leaving Rocket in 2023.
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The major government-related secondary-market loan buyer is moving to a new approach that mortgage companies can start transitioning to later this year.
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Short-sale transactions increased 4% from 2023 to 2024, nearly 10% from 2024 to 2025 and about 16% annually in the first quarter of this year, according to Realtor.com.
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The 30-year fixed rate loan average is at its highest since August, while the 15-year is now above where it was one year ago, Freddie Mac found.
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