
The Massachusetts Attorney General negotiated an expansion of the 2008 $8.68 billion multistate settlement signed by Countrywide to resolve issues relating to abusive home mortgage practices. The new agreement provided an additional $3 billion for loan modifications nationwide along with $2.4 million in foreclosure relief in Massachusetts and $1.7 million to the state ag's office. For more info visit https://web.archive.org/web/20100424054440/http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=cagopressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Cago&b=pressrelease&f=2010_03_24_countrywide_agreement&csid=Cago