You remember Friends of Angelo, Countrywide’s program to help V.I.P.’s with mortgage rates. The program is in the news again. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is requesting by Wednesday eight years’ worth of documents related to the “Friends of Angelo” program, named after Countrywide’s then-CEO, Angelo Mozilo. The program allegedly offered better loan terms or waived […]
Category: House
PMA Group Update
Several members of House Appropriations are apparently connected to matters related to PMA Group, according to this Post editorial. The PMA Group, a lobbying firm started by former Murtha aide Paul Magliochetti, handed out more than $40 million to members of Congress from 1998 to 2009, according to the New York Times. The Times reported that members […]
Congress and British Scandal
This Times editorial discusses new Congressional disclosure of office expenses.