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To: alex2011
“The amazing thing is that BOFA was attempting to perform some due-diligence and control the risk”

They did a horrible job in that area. Countrywide was a mess, and BofA didn't see that.
I'm amazed they failed so big in their due diligence. Any of us who work in the industry knew that Countrywide was cutting corners.

BofA actually was pretty boring in a good way.

16 posted on 12/21/2011 2:33:19 PM PST by HereInTheHeartland (I love how the FR spellchecker doesn't recognize the word "Obama")
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To: HereInTheHeartland
It's been said Paulson did arm twisting to get them to buy Countrywide. I don't know if that's so. I recall threats not to back out of the Merrill Lynch buy.

What kind of "due diligence" can you get if the same gov't that regulates you, would investigate you, would charge you, tells you to buy a company to stop a financial meltdown in progress?

It still amazes me so few have gone to prison or faced civil penalty.

59 posted on 12/22/2011 6:47:41 AM PST by newzjunkey (Republicans will find a way to reelect Obama and Speaker Pelosi.)
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