Sunday, April 27, 2008

Another American Success Story

Facing bankruptcy, Countrywide Financial Corporation was bought (and, we presume, rescued in some way) by Citicorp. Bankruptcy goes better for some folks than for others:
Now: [Countrywide's] CEO Angelo Mozilo earned some $10.8 million in total compensation and cashed out $121.5 million in stock options last year. The compensation disclosed in the Securities and Exchange Commission filing released Thursday represents an 80 percent cut from the 70-year-old's total pay in 2006 of about $51 million. The Calabasas-based company reported a yearly loss in 2007 of $704 million amid the nationwide mortgage market meltdown. CLICK

Hey, congratulations Angelo. Thousands of families are in chaos, but look how well you did!

No comments: