Countrywide Mortgage - Countrywide Financial Corp.

Founded in 1969, Countrywide Financial Corporation (NYSE: CFC), is a member of the S&P 500, Fortune 500 and Forbes 500.

Countrywide, through its subsidiaries, provides mortgage banking and diversified financial services in domestic and international markets. Mortgage banking businesses include loan production and servicing principally through Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., which originates, purchases, securities, sells, and services primarily prime-quality loans.

Countrywide Home Loans was recently ranked number one overall in the third quarter 2002 Gomez Internet Mortgage Scorecard. The company is headquartered in Calabasas, California and has more than 30,000 employees with over 500 offices.