Countrywide Financial - Ownership and Business Overview

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Countrywide Financial Ownership

Who owns Countrywide Financial?

Countrywide Financial is owned by Bank of America. It was acquired on January 11, 2008.

Countrywide Financial Business Overview

Where is Countrywide Financial headquartered?

Countrywide Financial is headquartered in Calabasas, California.

How many employees does Countrywide Financial have?

Countrywide Financial has 50,386 employees.

What sector is Countrywide Financial in?

Countrywide Financial is a financial services company.

When was Countrywide Financial founded?

Countrywide Financial was founded in 1969.

Financial Services M&A Summary in 2008

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, financial services ranked 9 in number of deals in 2008. The largest financial services acquisition in 2008 was Merrill Lynch Wealth Management - which was acquired by Bank of America for $50.0B.

Join Mergr to view all 132 acquisitions of financial services companies in 2008, including 48 acquisitions by private equity firms, and 84 by strategics.

Acquired by Bank of America Corp. (Company) on 2008-01-11

Countrywide Financial Corp.

4500 Park Granada,
Calabasas, California 91302
United States,
(818) 225-3000

Countrywide Financial Corp. is a diversified financial services provider. Countrywide originates, purchases, securitizes, sells, and services residential and commercial loans; provides loan closing services such as credit reports, appraisals and flood determinations.

Company Summary

SECTOR

Financial Services

Employees

50,386

Established

1969

Former Name

Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc.

Investor History
2008-01-11
Add-on Acquisition

4.0B USD

Bank of America

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