In 2008 Bank of America announced plans to buy this, the nation's largest mortgage lender
[DOC] [TLE] Bank of America to acquire Countrywide - Business - Real estate ... [PAR] Jan 11, 2008 ... Bank of America said Friday it will buy Countrywide Financial for $4.1 billion in ... 
Deal for country's largest mortgage lender valued at $4.1 billion ... and expands 
the financial services empire of the nation's largest consumer bank.