US Bankruptcy Court Asks for Sanctions Against Countrywide

'The federal bankruptcy trustees in Florida, Georgia, and Ohio have decided to take on Countrywide for a persistent practice of attempting to lard up the amount owed by homeowners in bankruptcy by failing to apply payments, adding fees (all fees are supposed to be approved by the judge) and making false claims. They result in extra costs to consumers (no doubt the hope is that they are too broke to fight) and burden the court system.'