Countrywide Financial
Disclosed Aug 2, 200818 years ago2,000,000 affectedUnverified
Countrywide insider sold personal data of about 2 million mortgage applicants
The FBI arrested a senior financial analyst at a Countrywide unit who over two years stole and sold sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers, of mortgage applicants.
What is known
| People affected | 2,000,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Aug 2, 2008 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | Names, Social Security numbers, Financial |
| Sector | Finance · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
| Lawsuit or fine | Bank of America paid Connecticut $350,000 (2009) (about $350K) |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: Chronology of Data Breachesweb.archive.org · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Aug 2, 2008 | 2,000,000 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.