Massachusetts AG Scores $3B In Loan Modifications For Homeowners Nationwide In Settlement Of Countrywide Lawsuit

From the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General:

• As part of her office’s ongoing initiative to combat predatory lending practices that contributed to our nation’s economic crisis, Attorney General Martha Coakley [] reached a significant settlement with Countrywide Financial Corporation (Countrywide) that will provide an estimated $18 million in loan modifications for Massachusetts homeowners, $3 billion in loan modifications for homeowners across the country, and a $4.1 million payment to the Commonwealth. Countrywide is now owned by Bank of America.

For the entire Massachusetts AG press release, see AG Coakley Secures $3 Billion in Loan Modifications for Homeowners Nationwide in Agreement with Mortgage Lending Giant Countrywide ($18 million in relief for Massachusetts homeowners; $4.1 million payment to Commonwealth).

For copies of the Massachusetts AG's lawsuit against Countrywide and the settlement filed by the Attorney General's Office, see:

• Complaint - Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Countrywide Financial Corporation et al.,
• Final Judgment by Consent (March 24, 2010).