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Countrywide Phone Calls: Lawmakers Want More Information About VIP Program That Lent To Politicians

Countrywide Phone Calls: Lawmakers Want More Information About VIP Program That Lent To Politicians
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T.J. Ortenzi is an associate news editor at The Huffington Post.

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The discovery that Countrywide Financial Corp. recorded phone conversations with borrowers in a controversial mortgage program that included public officials -- and that those recordings have been destroyed -- has prompted new congressional calls for more information about the program.

Rep. Darrell Issa of California, the ranking Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is trying to subpoena the remaining records of Countrywide's VIP loan program.

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