Bank of America in $8.4 bln settlement to aid mortgage holders
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) — Bank of America and a number of U.S. states reached an
$8.4 billion accord under which the banking giant will modify troubled mortgages
and enable nearly 400,000 Countrywide Financial Corp. clients to keep their
homes.
Bank of America acquired Countrywide on July 1. The program is designed to
resolve claims that several state attorneys general had [...]



