Ethics Committee Examining Countrywide Loans to Senators
There are a couple of noteworthy updates to our post yesterday on the Countrywide V.I.P. or "Friends of Angelo" mortgage loans to Sen … more…
Watchdog Files Ethics Complaint over Senators’ V.I.P. Mortgage Loans
Two senior Democratic senators got special "V.I.P." loans from the mortgage lender Countrywide Financial. Both say they had no idea t … more…
October 30, 2008
DoJ Probes Countrywide’s ‘VIP’ Program Lisa Myers & Amna Nawaz, NBC News, October 30, 2008
August 14, 2008
Reps Request Ethics Probe of Countrywide Loans Elizabeth MacDonald, Fox News, August 14, 2008
June 18, 2008
Congress Keeps Lawmakers’ Mortgages Off Books Martin Kady II and Eamon Javers, Politico, June 18, 2008
Sen. Dodd Knew of Countrywide V.I.P. Program, Denies Knowing of Loan Favoritism Paul Kane, Washington Post, June 18, 2008
June 17, 2008
Senate Ethics Panel to Examine Countrywide Loans Congressional Quarterly, June 17, 2008
June 16, 2008
Senator Says Loan Favoritism is Possible Leslie Wayne, The New York Times, June 16, 2008
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