VIP http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/13992/all en Dodd Defends Sweetheart Countrywide Mortgage Deal http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/dodd-defends-sweetheart-countrywide-mortgage-deal <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/jeff-poor">Jeff Poor</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd &nbsp;(D-Conn.) has remained largely unhurt by the controversy over his “sweetheart” deal with mortgage lender Countrywide. But CNBC’s Carl Quintanilla finally bucked the media trend of ignoring the scandal and brought the loan up in an interview with the former Democratic presidential hopeful July 14.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/dodd-defends-sweetheart-countrywide-mortgage-deal" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Business Bailout bank borrow Countrywide deal Dodd home House housing interestrate lender Loan mortgage percentage Scandal Senate senator special sweetheart taxpayer treatment V.I.P. VIP Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:23:34 +0000 admin 26051 at http://archive2.mrc.org