Probe of Countrywide servicing practices moves forward

A federal bankruptcy judge has ruled that Countrywide Financial Corp. must cooperate with a Justice Department investigation into allegations that the lender failed to properly credit mortgage payments received from bankrupt borrowers, overestimated what they owed, and made unfounded demands for payment.

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