Countrywide ordered to provide internal records (Washington Post)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Countrywide Financial Corp (CFC.N) was ordered to turn over internal records to a pension fund that says the mortgage lender may have manipulated stock options granted to top executives.

Fund to Eye Countrywide Stock Grants (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
A judge presiding over a lawsuit brought by a police retirement plan against Countrywide Financial Corp. has ruled the mortgage lender must turn over confidential details about the way it grants stock options.

Fund to eye Countrywide stock grants (FinanzNachrichten)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge presiding over a lawsuit brought by a police retirement plan against Countrywide Financial Corp. ( Nachrichten ) has ruled the mortgage lender must turn over confidential details about the way it grants stock options.

Countrywide Aims to Boost Image (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Troubled mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. has hired a prominent public relations firm to boost its sagging image and rally employees' confidence amid layoffs and financial problems.

Analyst predicts bigger loss for Countrywide (CNN Money)
Friedman Billings Ramsey analyst says home lender's third quarter will be greater than earlier break-even prediction, cites mortgage debt.