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Countrywide Financial used a VIP loan program from 1996-2008 to try to prevent legislation that...
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Friday, July 6, 2012, 4:06 AM ETCountrywide Financial used a VIP loan program from 1996-2008 to try to prevent legislation that would have hampered its sale of sub-prime mortgages, a report from a House panel said yesterday. The lender offered or gave discounts to members of Congress and their staffers, government officials and execs at Fannie Mae.
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