"Countrywide Financial may have made more subprime housing loans than any other institution before the housing bubble burst, but that certainly didn't scare away investors from the public market debut of Countrywide II, formally known as PennyMac Financial Services ( PFSI _ ) .
PennyMac, the parent of mortgage REIT PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust ( PMT _ ) , is run by Stan Kurland, who spent nearly 30 years at Countrywide, where at different times he served as president, chief financial officer and chief operating officer. Seven of PennyMac's nine executive officers, including Kurland, worked at Countrywide. "
PennyMac is a leading national mortgage lender and servicer. Our goal is to provide you with innovative mortgage solutions to make it easier for you to purchase, refinance, or simply remain in your home.
Since our founding in 2008 by a team of mortgage industry veterans, we've sought to restore Americans' trust in home ownership by improving the quality and consistency of the mortgage experience. We're a full-service lender with a breadth of loan options for everyone from first-time home buyers to those seeking jumbo, FHA, or VA loans.
PennyMac has also been a leading provider of help to underwater homeowners. We're a major participant in the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), the government program created in 2009 to assist underwater homeowners in refinancing their mortgages. We also purchase loans from banks and other lenders, then use our industry expertise to help borrowers restructure their mortgages so they can stay in their homes
