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Countrywide Financial Corporation was established in 1969 and has since grown into a leading provider of consumer and business financial services. Countrywide's headquarters is located in Calabasas, California. Countrywide operates throughout the United States as well as internationally. Countrywide Financial is a member of the S&P 500 and Fortune 500. Countrywide provides Loan Production, Loan Servicing, and Loan Closing Services through its Mortgage Banking Segment. Countrywide Home Loans is the mortgage banking subsidiary of Countrywide Financial. Countrywide Home Loans originates and services home mortgage loans. Loans are originated through three production channels; consumer, wholesale, and correspondent. Countrywide offers a broad array of loan products including fixed rate and adjustable rate single family residential mortgage loans, FHA, VA, and jumbo loans, home equity lines of credit, and fixed rate second mortgages. Countrywide established and affordable and fair lending program in 1992 called House America. The House America program provides educational outreach to low and moderate income and minority communities, as well as free telephone counseling for potential home buyers.