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New Purchase: Countrywide Financial Corp. (CFC)
Charles Brandes initiated holdings in Mortgage Finance company Countrywide Financial Corp.. His purchase prices were between $18.21 and $37.14, with an estimated average price of $25.2. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 1.58%. His holdings were 45,694,222 shares as of 09/30/2007.
Countrywide Financial Corporation, a holding company, engages in mortgage lending and other finance-related operations. The company operates in five segments: Mortgage Banking, Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance, and Global Operations. Countrywide Financial Corp. has a market cap of $9.69 billion; its shares were traded at around $16.83 with P/E ratio of 4.69 and P/S ratio of 0.93. The dividend yield of Countrywide Financial Corp. stocks is 3.5%