Countrywide's CIO Departs for Fiserv

Countrywide Financial Corp., which is slated for sale to Bank of America, has lost its chief information officer, Richard K. Jones -- a 12-year veteran of the lender -- to technology giant Fiserv Inc. On Friday Fiserv said it had hired Mr. Jones to be its CIO and executive vice president. At Countrywide, Mr. Jones also held the title of managing director. A publicly traded company, Fiserv sells information and technology systems to mortgage lenders, servicers, and other types of financial institutions. The companies can be found online at http://www.countrywide.com and http://www.fiserv.com.