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Countrywide Reports Diluted EPS of $0.81 for Second Quarter of 2007

          - Strong Loan Production Offset By Higher Credit Costs -
       - 2007 Guidance Updated at $2.70 to $3.30 per Diluted Share -
                    - Board Authorizes $0.15 Dividend -

    CALABASAS, Calif., July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Countrywide
Financial Corporation (NYSE: CFC) today announced results for the second
quarter ended June 30, 2007. Key results include the following:
    Table 1                                         Quarter Ended
    ($ in millions, except per share amounts) Jun. 30,    Mar. 31,    Jun. 30,
                                                2007        2007        2006
    Consolidated Company
        Revenues                              $2,548      $2,406      $3,000
        Net Earnings                            $485        $434        $722
        Diluted EPS                            $0.81       $0.72       $1.15
        Total Assets ($ in billions)            $217        $208        $195
    Key Segment Pre-tax Earnings
        Mortgage Banking                        $320        $100        $630
        Banking                                 $129        $288        $325
        Capital Markets                         $110        $132        $158
        Insurance                                $99        $180         $89
    Key Operating Statistics ($ in billions)
        Total Loan Fundings                     $133        $117        $120
        Ending Loan Servicing Portfolio       $1,415      $1,352      $1,197
        Ending Assets of Banking Operations      $90         $84         $84
    "Countrywide's results for the second quarter of 2007 reflected
strength in our core loan production business, but were adversely impacted
by continued weakness in the housing market," said Angelo R. Mozilo,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "During the quarter, softening home
prices continued to affect many areas of the country and delinquencies and
defaults continued to rise across all mortgage product categories as a
result. Due to these adverse conditions, the Company incurred increased
credit-related costs in the quarter, primarily related to its investments
in prime home equity loans."
    Credit-related costs in the second quarter included:

    -- Impairment on credit-sensitive retained interests.   Impairment charges
       of $417 million were taken during the quarter on the Company's
       investments in credit-sensitive retained interests.  This included $388
       million, or approximately $0.40 in earnings per diluted share based on
       a normalized tax rate, of impairment on residual securities
       collateralized by prime home equity loans.  The impairment charges on
       these residuals were attributable to accelerated increases in
       delinquency levels and increases in the estimates of future defaults
       and loss severities on the underlying loans.

    -- Held-for-investment (HFI) portfolio.  The provision for losses on HFI
       loans incurred in the second quarter was $293 million, driven primarily
       by a loan loss provision of $181 million on prime home equity HFI loans
       in the Banking segment.
    "Partly offsetting increased credit costs, our residential Loan
Production sector delivered strong results during the quarter," said
Mozilo. "Consolidated quarterly funding volume was the third-highest in our
history, prime production margins were relatively stable, and subprime
production margins substantially improved. As a result, Loan Production
sector pre-tax profit in the quarter was at its highest level since the
first quarter of 2005."
    During the quarter, the Company also benefited from a non-recurring
reduction in its corporate tax rate to 27.0 percent, which compares to 38.1
percent in the first quarter of 2007. The benefit from this tax rate change
equated to $0.12 per diluted share. The change in the tax rate is the
result of a remeasurement of deferred income taxes precipitated by the
relocation of certain operating activities resulting in favorable state
income tax consequences. The Company anticipates a recurring benefit to the
tax rate in future quarters of approximately 0.5 percent as a result of
these operational changes.
    "Looking to the second half of 2007, we expect difficult housing and
mortgage market conditions to persist," Mozilo concluded. "Nonetheless,
management remains optimistic about the long-term future growth prospects
and profitability of the Company as industry consolidation continues."
    BUSINESS SEGMENT PERFORMANCE
    Mortgage Banking
    Table 2 below highlights the Mortgage Banking segment's financial
performance for the second quarter of 2007:
    Table 2
    Mortgage Banking Pre-tax Earnings               Quarter Ended
                                              Jun. 30,    Mar. 31,    Jun. 30,
    ($ in millions)                             2007        2007        2006
    Pre-tax Earnings (Loss)
    Production                                  $439        $139        $325
    Servicing                                   (147)        (69)        279
    Closing Services                              28          30          26
        Total Mortgage Banking                  $320        $100        $630
        % Contribution to total pre-tax
         earnings                                48%         14%         53%
    Loan Production
    The Loan Production sector is comprised of the following distribution
channels: prime and subprime consumer-direct lending through Countrywide
Home Loans' 986-branch retail system, call center operations and the
Internet; wholesale lending through a network of mortgage brokers; and
correspondent lending which buys closed loans from other financial
institutions such as independent mortgage companies, commercial banks,
savings and loans and credit unions. The sector also includes the mortgage
banking activities of Countrywide Bank.
    Overall quarterly Loan Production sector margins on both a sequential
and year-over-year basis are detailed below:
    Table 3
    Loan Production Sector
    Pre-tax Earnings(1)                     Quarter Ended
                         Jun. 30,          Mar. 31,          Jun. 30,
    ($ in millions)        2007     %(2)     2007     %(2)     2006     %(2)
    Gain on sale of
     loans                 $1,293   1.05%    $1,033   0.93%    $1,308   1.26%
    Net warehouse spread      148   0.12%        90   0.08%       107   0.10%
    Miscellaneous income       74   0.06%        58   0.06%        67   0.07%
        Total revenues      1,514   1.23%     1,181   1.07%     1,482   1.43%
    Operating expenses       (976) (0.79%)     (904) (0.82%)   (1,021) (0.99%)
    Allocated corporate
     expenses                 (99) (0.08%)     (138) (0.12%)     (137) (0.13%)
        Total expenses     (1,075) (0.87%)   (1,042) (0.94%)   (1,158) (1.12%)

      Total Loan
       Production sector
       pre-tax earnings      $439   0.36%      $139   0.13%      $325   0.31%

    Total Mortgage
     Banking loan
      funding volume     $123,068          $110,567          $103,635

    (1) Numbers may not total exactly due to rounding
    (2) Percentage based on loan funding volume
    The sequential quarter increase in overall pre-tax production margins
to 36 basis points was driven by increases in gain on sale and net
warehouse spread margins as well as lower expense rates. The increase in
gain on sale was primarily related to margin improvements in the subprime
channel. Net warehouse spread showed sequential improvement primarily due
to the confluence of higher levels of inventory, long-term rates rising,
and short-term rates (which impact the Company's related borrowing costs)
remaining flat. Operating expense dollars were up only 8 percent
sequentially on an 11 percent production volume increase.
    Table 4
    Loan Production Sector Gain on Sale              Quarter Ended
                                            Jun. 30,    Mar. 31,    Jun. 30,
    ($ in millions)                           2007        2007        2006
    Prime
      Production                           $111,220     $93,833     $82,229
      Loans sold                           $109,426     $92,879     $79,175
      Gain on sale ("GOS")                   $1,036        $901        $972
      GOS margin (1)                          0.95%       0.97%       1.23%

    Subprime
      Production                             $5,069      $7,500     $10,171
      Loans sold                             $5,164      $7,890      $9,896
      GOS (Loss)                               $183        $(33)       $200
      GOS (Loss) margin (1)                   3.54%      (0.42%)      2.02%

    Home Equity
      Production                             $6,779      $9,234     $11,235

      Initial sale
        Loans sold                           $1,998      $6,787      $4,702
        GOS                                     $51        $138         $92
        GOS margin (1)                        2.54%       2.03%       1.95%

      Subsequent draws
        Loans sold                           $1,042      $1,043      $1,199
        GOS                                     $23         $27         $44
        GOS margin (1)                        2.20%       2.63%       3.67%

      Total production                     $123,068    $110,567    $103,635
      Total loans sold                     $117,630    $108,599     $94,972
      Total GOS                              $1,293      $1,033      $1,308
      Total GOS margin (1)                    1.10%       0.95%       1.38%
      Total GOS as % of loans produced        1.05%       0.93%       1.26%

    (1) GOS as a percentage of loans sold
    At 95 basis points, prime gain on sale margin for the second quarter of
2007 was relatively stable compared to the first quarter. Prime margin was
down year over year, primarily as a result of increased price competition,
a higher percentage of production coming from the lower-margin
correspondent channel and a decrease in origination of higher-margin
pay-option loans.
    Subprime gain on sale margin improved substantially from the first
quarter and year over year as a result of improved secondary market
execution during the quarter and reduced price competition, especially in
the wholesale channel. In addition, the Company experienced a channel mix
shift toward the retail channel, which has traditionally carried greater
margins. Consolidated subprime fundings for the Company were $5.7 billion
during the quarter, the lowest level since the third quarter of 2003, and
represented 4 percent of overall quarterly production volume.
    Home equity gain on sale revenue (excluding subsequent draw-related
gains) was down $87 million from the first quarter of 2007 and $41 million
from the second quarter of 2006, primarily resulting from fewer sales of
prime home equity loans and greater retention of such loans in the HFI
portfolio during the second quarter of 2007. In the second quarter of 2007,
the Company retained $3.8 billion in prime home equity loans in the Bank
due to widening credit spreads on these loans in the securitization markets
making portfolio investments in prime home equity loans economically more
attractive. In the first quarter of 2007, $0.3 billion prime home equity
loan production was retained by the Bank.
    Loan Servicing
    The Loan Servicing sector reflects the performance of mortgage
servicing rights (MSRs) and retained interests associated with
Countrywide's owned servicing portfolio. Countrywide also manages a
financial hedge within the Loan Servicing sector to mitigate negative
valuation changes in MSRs and retained interests.
    The Loan Servicing sector's income statement and key operational metrics
are displayed below:


    Table 5
    Loan Servicing Sector
     Pre-tax Results of
     Operations (1)                           Quarter Ended
                           Jun. 30,         Mar. 31,         Jun. 30,
    ($ in millions)           2007    % (2)    2007    % (2)    2006    % (2)
    Servicing fees, net of
     guarantee fees         $1,145   0.333%  $1,080   0.328%    $940   0.324%
    Escrow balance income      224   0.065%     204   0.062%     207   0.071%
    Miscellaneous fees         191   0.056%     209   0.063%     135   0.046%
    Income from retained
     interests                 123   0.036%     148   0.045%     129   0.044%
    Realization of expected
     MSR cash flows         (1,007) (0.293%)   (925) (0.281%)   (768) (0.264%)
      Operating revenues       676   0.197%     715   0.217%     642   0.221%

    Direct expenses           (203) (0.059%)   (179) (0.054%)   (187) (0.065%)
    Allocated corporate
     expenses                  (15) (0.005%)    (22) (0.007%)    (21) (0.007%)
      Total expenses          (218) (0.064%)   (201) (0.061%)   (209) (0.072%)

        Operating earnings     458   0.133%     515   0.156%     433   0.149%

    Interest expense          (292) (0.085%)   (221) (0.067%)   (153) (0.053%)

    Change in fair value of
     MSRs                    1,327   0.387%     179   0.054%     569   0.196%
    (Impairment) recovery
     of retained interests    (268) (0.078%)   (429) (0.130%)     52   0.018%
    Servicing hedge losses  (1,373) (0.400%)   (114) (0.034%)   (621) (0.214%)
      Valuation changes,
       net of servicing
       hedge                  (314) (0.091%)   (363) (0.110%)     (1)  0.000%


          Total Loan
           Servicing sector
           results of
           operations        $(147) (0.043%)   $(69) (0.021%)   $279   0.096%

    Average servicing
     portfolio ($ in
     billions)              $1,374           $1,316           $1,162

    MSR portfolio
     capitalization rate     1.54%            1.40%            1.44%

    (1) Numbers may not total exactly due to rounding
    (2) Percentage based on average servicing portfolio; computation is
        annualized


    Table 6
    Servicing Portfolio
     Delinquencies (1)                           Quarter Ended
                                  Jun. 30, 2007  Mar. 31, 2007  Jun. 30, 2006
                                  Total  90+ day Total  90+ day Total  90+ day

      Conventional 1st liens       3.35%  1.02%   2.85%  0.82%   2.05%  0.49%
      Government 1st liens        12.39%  4.39%  11.32%  4.41%  12.69%  4.59%
      Prime home equity loans
       (includes FRS)              4.56%  2.15%   3.77%  1.75%   1.77%  0.75%
      Subprime loans              23.71%  9.45%  19.62%  7.82%  15.33%  5.35%
          Total servicing
           portfolio               5.73%  2.02%   4.90%  1.70%   3.85%  1.18%

    (1)  Delinquencies are based on outstanding loan balances and include
         loans in foreclosure and are calculated using the MBA method.  Using
         the OTS method, total delinquency ratios would have been 3.12% at
         June 30, 2007; 2.59% at March 31, 2007; and 1.88% at June 30, 2006.
         In the OTS method, a loan increases its delinquency status if a
         monthly payment is not received by the loan's due date in the
         following month.  In the MBA method, a loan increases its delinquency
         status if a monthly payment is not received by the end of the day
         immediately preceding the loan's next due date.
    Loan Servicing sector pre-tax earnings were adversely impacted by a
$268 million net impairment charge on retained interests. The net
impairment charge stemmed from writedowns of credit-sensitive retained
interests, partially offset by positive mark-to-market adjustments on non
credit-sensitive retained interests. The charges recorded during the
quarter on credit-sensitive retained interests consisted primarily of $388
million of writedowns on prime home equity backed residuals and $25 million
on subprime residuals and other related securities. These charges were
primarily attributable to increased delinquencies and related increased
projections of future defaults driven by weakening housing market
conditions. During the first quarter of 2007, writedowns of prime home
equity residuals and of subprime residuals and other related securities
were $133 million and $231 million, respectively. The carrying value of
credit-sensitive retained interests backed by prime home equity residuals
and subprime residuals and other related securities was $1,012 million and
$441 million, respectively, at June 30, 2007.
    Partially offsetting the writedowns on credit-sensitive retained
interests was a $149 million positive mark-to-market adjustment, primarily
on AAA-rated interest-only securities which increased in value due to
increasing interest rates during the quarter and lower investor yield
requirements.
    The servicing hedge performed in line with management's expectations
amidst an increase in fixed mortgage rates of roughly 50 basis points
during the quarter.
    Additional information and explanation regarding credit-related issues
is provided in the "Second Quarter 2007 Supplemental Presentation: Credit
Summary" that is available on Countrywide's website (http://www.countrywide.com)
in the "Investor Relations" section.
    BANKING
    The Banking segment includes Banking Operations (primarily the fee and
investment activities of Countrywide Bank, FSB) and Countrywide Warehouse
Lending, a provider of mortgage inventory financing to independent mortgage
bankers. Countrywide Bank ("Bank") provides Countrywide with expanded
product capabilities, a low cost source of funds, liquidity, and portfolio
lending capabilities. The Bank invests primarily in prime-quality
residential mortgage loans sourced from the Loan Production sector and the
secondary market. It funds these assets through various means including its
retail deposit franchise, which is comprised of an expanding national
financial center network of 104 locations (most of which are located in
existing Countrywide retail offices), call centers, and Internet presence.
The Bank also supplements its deposit base with a variety of wholesale
funding activities.
    Key financial and operational results for the Banking segment as well
as the Banking Operations sector are noted in the tables below with
additional details in tables at the end of this release:
    Table 7
    Banking Segment Pre-tax Earnings
                                                       Quarter Ended
                                              Jun. 30,    Mar. 31,    Jun. 30,
    ($ in millions)                             2007        2007        2006
    Banking Operations                          $136        $294        $329
    Countrywide Warehouse Lending                 10          10          13
    Allocated corporate expenses                 (17)        (16)        (17)
      Total Banking segment pre-tax earnings    $129        $288        $325



    Table 8
    Banking Operations
    ($ in millions)                                    Quarter Ended
                                              Jun. 30,    Mar. 31,    Jun. 30,
    Pre-tax Earnings (1)                        2007        2007        2006
    Net interest income                         $463        $497        $421
    Provision for credit losses                 (246)       (129)        (37)
    Non-interest income                           50          41          38
    Mortgage insurance expense                   (24)        (19)         (8)
    Other non-interest expense                  (106)        (95)        (85)
      Total Banking Operations pre-tax
       earnings                                 $136        $294        $329



                                                     At Period End
                                            Jun. 30,    Mar. 31,     Jun. 30,
    Key Operating Statistics                  2007        2007         2006
    Total assets                             $89,910     $84,261     $84,246
    Loan portfolio, net                      $68,131     $69,360     $75,470
    Securities portfolio                     $18,328     $12,505      $5,601
    Net interest margin (NIM)                  2.21%       2.45%       2.12%
    Total deposits                           $60,569     $57,783     $50,658

    (1)  Numbers may not total exactly due to rounding
    Banking Operations' quarterly pre-tax earnings were $136 million, a
decrease of 54 percent from the prior quarter and 59 percent year over
year. The sequential quarter decrease was driven primarily by increased
credit costs, including an increase in the provision for credit losses as
well as increased mortgage insurance expense, and a decline in net interest
income. The credit loss provision and related reserves grew due to
increased loss expectations driven by weakening housing market conditions.
Mortgage insurance expense also increased as the Bank has continued to
acquire credit enhancement in an effort to mitigate future credit losses.
As of the end of the 2007 second quarter, 77 percent of the pay option
portfolio and 18 percent of the Home Equity portfolio were covered by
credit enhancement. Net interest income declined principally as a result of
a shift in asset mix to include a greater proportion of high-quality
mortgage-backed securities.
    The year-over-year decrease in pre-tax earnings was primarily driven by
higher credit loss provisions, greater mortgage insurance costs, and to a
lesser degree, increased operating expenses net of non-interest income. The
increase in net operating expense was largely driven by increased FDIC
insurance premiums, together with investments made to support new fee
income and deposit generation initiatives.
    CAPITAL MARKETS
    The Capital Markets segment includes a registered securities broker-
dealer, a distressed-asset manager, a commercial real estate finance group
and related businesses. Financial results for the Capital Markets segment
are noted below with operational metrics in the tables at the end of this
release:
    Table 9
    Capital Markets Segment
    Pre-tax Earnings (1)                               Quarter Ended
                                              Jun. 30,    Mar. 31,    Jun. 30,
    ($ in millions)                             2007        2007        2006
    Revenues
        Conduit                                  $93         $69        $104
        Securities trading                        47          35          27
        Commercial real estate                    40          48          28
        Underwriting                              36          67          79
        Brokering                                 15          12           9
        Other                                     14          29          11
            Total revenues                       245         261         258
    Expenses
        Operating expenses                      (128)       (122)        (93)
        Allocated corporate expenses              (7)         (6)         (7)
            Total expenses                      (135)       (128)       (100)

        Total Capital Markets segment
         pre-tax earnings                       $110        $132        $158

    (1) Numbers may not total exactly due to rounding
    Pre-tax earnings for the Capital Markets segment decreased 17 percent
from the first quarter of 2007 and 31 percent from the second quarter of
2006. These declines were primarily driven by an overall reduction in
revenues as the business adjusted to weakening market conditions, as well
as increased expenses associated with newer business initiatives,
particularly the commercial real estate business.
    INSURANCE
    Countrywide's Insurance segment includes Balboa Insurance Group, whose
companies are national providers of property, life and casualty insurance;
and Balboa Reinsurance Company, a captive mortgage guaranty reinsurance
company. Financial results for the Insurance segment are noted below with
operational metrics in the tables at the end of this release:
    Table 10
    Insurance Segment Pre-tax Earnings(1)
                                                      Quarter Ended
                                              Jun. 30,    Mar. 31,    Jun. 30,
    ($ in millions)                             2007        2007        2006
    Balboa Reinsurance Company                   $56        $131         $53
    Balboa Life & Casualty                        51          57          45
    Allocated corporate expenses                  (9)         (8)         (8)
        Total Insurance segment pre-tax
         earnings                                $99        $180         $89

    (1) Numbers may not total exactly due to rounding
    For the second quarter of 2007, Insurance segment pre-tax results
decreased 45 percent from the sequential quarter, but increased 11 percent
year over year. The sequential quarter earnings decrease is primarily
attributable to a $74 million reversal of loss reserves in Balboa
Reinsurance in the first quarter of 2007 which did not recur in the second
quarter. The year-over-year earnings growth is primarily attributable to
net earned premium growth in both Balboa Reinsurance and Balboa Life &
Casualty.
    DIVIDEND DECLARATION
    Countrywide's Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.15 per
share. The payable date on the dividend is August 31, 2007 to stockholders
of record on August 15, 2007.
    2007 OUTLOOK
    Management anticipates that the second half of 2007 will be
increasingly challenging for the industry and Countrywide. Absent a
reduction in mortgage interest rates, production volumes are expected to
fall and competitive pricing pressures are expected to increase. In
addition, volatility in the secondary markets has increased significantly
early in the third quarter and liquidity for mortgage securities has been
reduced as a result. These conditions are expected to adversely impact
secondary market execution and further pressure gain on sale margins.
Furthermore, additional deterioration in the housing market may further
impact credit costs.
    Management has taken, and is continuing to take, a number of actions in
response to changing market conditions. These include tightening of credit
guidelines, particularly related to subprime and prime home equity loans;
further curtailment of subprime product offerings, including the recent
elimination of certain adjustable-rate products; risk-based pricing
adjustments; use of mortgage insurance for credit enhancement; and expense
reduction initiatives.
    Notwithstanding current environmental factors and their near-term
impact on earnings, management believes that the Company is well positioned
to capitalize on opportunities during this transitional period in the
mortgage business, which management believes will enhance the Company's
long-term earnings growth prospects. Countrywide expects to leverage the
strength of its capital and liquidity positions, superior business model
and best-in-class workforce to emerge in a superior competitive position
coming out of the current housing down cycle. Furthermore, the ongoing
integration of the Company's bank and mortgage company is expected to
enhance its business model through operational efficiencies, reduced
funding costs, and enhanced liquidity among other competitive advantages.
    EARNINGS GUIDANCE
    Countrywide's revised earnings guidance for 2007, which contemplates
the foregoing factors, is as follows:
                                             Updated 2007      Previous 2007
    Table 11                                   Guidance          Guidance
                                            July 24, 2007     April 26, 2007
    CFC Consolidated Earnings
    Diluted EPS                             $2.70 to  $3.30   $3.50 to  $4.30

    Market
    Total mortgage market ($ in trillions)   $2.2 to   $2.6    $2.2 to   $3.0
    Average 10-year U.S. Treasury yield     4.60% to  5.20%   4.20% to  5.20%
    Average 3-month LIBOR                   5.00% to  5.70%   4.80% to  5.90%

    Production
    Company-wide loan origination volume
     ($ in billions) (1)                     $420 to   $500    $450 to   $550
    Loan production sector pre-tax
     margins (2)                            5 bps to 15 bps  10 bps to 25 bps

    Servicing
    Average loan servicing portfolio
     ($ in trillions) (3)                  $1.375 to $1.425  $1.300 to $1.400
    Loan servicing sector pre-tax
     margins, net hedge                     1 bps to  5 bps   3 bps to  6 bps


    (1) Includes production from the Mortgage Banking, Banking and Capital
        Markets segments
    (2) Denominator is based on company-wide loan origination volume
    (3) Total portfolio, including retained servicing, inventory, Bank
        portfolio and subservicing
    The earnings estimates and assumptions and other projections provided
in this press release should be considered forward-looking statements and
readers are directed to the information contained in the disclaimer
provided herein.
    Conference Call
    Countrywide will host a live conference call to discuss quarterly
results today at 12:00 pm Eastern. The dial-in number for the live
conference call is (877) 777-1967 (U.S.) or (612) 332-0806 (International).
The management discussion will be available for replay through midnight
Pacific on Tuesday, August 7, 2007. The replay dial-in numbers and access
code are (800) 475-6701 (U.S.) / (320) 365-3844 (International) and 877952,
respectively.
    An accompanying slide presentation will be available on Countrywide's
website (http://www.countrywide.com), and can be accessed by clicking on "Investor
Relations" on the website main page and clicking on the supporting slide
show text link for the 2007 second quarter earnings teleconference (Second
Quarter 2007 Supplemental Presentation: Credit Summary). Management
strongly recommends that participants have access to this presentation
while listening to the management discussion.
    About Countrywide
    Founded in 1969, Countrywide Financial Corporation is a diversified
financial services provider and a member of the S&P 500, Forbes 2000 and
Fortune 500. Through its family of companies, Countrywide originates,
purchases, securitizes, sells, and services prime and subprime loans;
provides loan closing services such as credit reports, appraisals and flood
determinations; offers banking services which include depository and home
loan products; conducts fixed income securities underwriting and trading
activities; provides property, life and casualty insurance; and manages a
captive mortgage reinsurance company. For more information about the
Company, visit Countrywide's website at http://www.countrywide.com. This press
release does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale.
    This Press Release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
regarding management's beliefs, estimates, projections, and assumptions
with respect to, among other things, the Company's future operations,
business plans and strategies, as well as industry and market conditions,
all of which are subject to change. Actual results and operations for any
future period may vary materially from those projected herein and from past
results discussed herein. Factors which could cause actual results to
differ materially from historical results or those anticipated include, but
are not limited to: competitive and general economic conditions in each of
our business segments such as slower or negative home price appreciation;
changes in general business, economic, market and political conditions in
the United States and abroad from those expected; loss of investment grade
ratings that may result in an increase in the cost of debt or loss of
access to corporate debt markets; reduction in government support of
homeownership; the level and volatility of interest rates; changes in
interest rate paths; increases in the delinquency rates of borrowers;
changes in generally accepted accounting principles or in the legal,
regulatory and legislative environments in the markets in which the Company
operates; the judgments and assumptions made by management regarding
accounting estimates and related matters; the ability of management to
effectively implement the Company's strategies; and other risks noted in
documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission
from time to time. Words like "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "promise,"
"plan," and other expressions or words of similar meanings, as well as
future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or
"may" are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. The
Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-
looking statements or any other information contained herein.
                      COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

                                                Quarters Ended
                                                   June 30,              %
    (in thousands, except per share data)     2007          2006       Change
                                                 (unaudited)
    Revenues
      Gain on sale of loans and
       securities                          $1,493,458    $1,527,450     (2%)
      Interest income                       3,499,644     2,845,580     23%
      Interest expense                     (2,771,648)   (2,155,106)    29%
        Net interest income                   727,996       690,474      5%
      Provision for loan losses              (292,924)      (61,898)   373%
        Net interest income after
         provision for loan losses            435,072       628,576    (31%)

      Loan servicing fees and other
       income from mortgage
       servicing rights and retained
       interests                            1,421,255     1,207,159     18%
      Realization of expected cash flows
       from mortgage servicing rights      (1,007,241)     (768,132)    31%
      Change in fair value of mortgage
       servicing rights                     1,327,446       569,002    133%
      (Impairment) recovery of retained
       interests                             (268,117)       51,498    N/M
      Servicing hedge losses               (1,373,089)     (621,074)   121%
        Net loan servicing fees and
         other income from mortgage
         servicing rights and
         retained interests                   100,254       438,453    (77%)

      Net insurance premiums earned           352,384       284,226     24%
      Other                                   167,229       121,511     38%
            Total revenues                  2,548,397     3,000,216    (15%)

    Expenses
      Compensation                          1,109,016     1,143,707     (3%)
      Occupancy and other office              269,017       261,080      3%
      Insurance claims                        154,769       102,809     51%
      Advertising and promotion                79,540        65,686     21%
      Other                                   271,357       232,911     17%
            Total expenses                  1,883,699     1,806,193      4%

    Earnings before income taxes              664,698     1,194,023    (44%)
      Provision for income taxes              179,630       471,833    (62%)


    NET EARNINGS                             $485,068      $722,190    (33%)

    Earnings per Share:
      Basic                                     $0.83         $1.19    (30%)
      Diluted                                   $0.81         $1.15    (30%)

    Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
      Basic                                   583,669       607,831     (4%)
      Diluted                                 595,540       626,610     (5%)


                                              Six Months Ended
                                                 June 30,               %
    (in thousands, except per share data)   2007          2006        Change
                                                (unaudited)
    Revenues
      Gain on sale of loans and
       securities                          $2,727,562    $2,888,628     (6%)
      Interest income                       6,851,626     5,439,338     26%
      Interest expense                     (5,392,693)   (4,054,429)    33%
        Net interest income                 1,458,933     1,384,909      5%
      Provision for loan losses              (444,886)     (125,036)   256%
        Net interest income after
         provision for loan losses          1,014,047     1,259,873    (20%)
      Loan servicing fees and other
       income from mortgage servicing
       rights and retained interests        2,808,544     2,407,046     17%
      Realization of expected cash flows
       from mortgage servicing rights      (1,931,947)   (1,506,699)    28%
      Change in fair value of mortgage
       servicing rights                     1,506,453     1,547,283     (3%)
      (Impairment) recovery of retained
       interests                             (697,718)      (69,156)   909%
      Servicing hedge losses               (1,486,827)   (1,506,944)    (1%)
         Net loan servicing fees and other
          income from mortgage servicing
          rights and retained interests       198,505       871,530    (77%)

      Net insurance premiums earned           686,561       564,019     22%
      Other                                   327,498       252,114     30%
            Total revenues                  4,954,173     5,836,164    (15%)

    Expenses
      Compensation                          2,184,424     2,218,525     (2%)
      Occupancy and other office              533,230       506,411      5%
      Insurance claims                        212,074       226,851     (7%)
      Advertising and promotion               149,557       125,916     19%
      Other                                   509,395       445,075     14%
            Total expenses                  3,588,680     3,522,778      2%

    Earnings before income taxes            1,365,493     2,313,386    (41%)
      Provision for income taxes              446,444       907,685    (51%)

    NET EARNINGS                             $919,049    $1,405,701    (35%)

    Earnings per Share:
      Basic                                     $1.57         $2.32    (32%)
      Diluted                                   $1.53         $2.25    (32%)

    Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
      Basic                                   585,901       604,725     (3%)
      Diluted                                 598,864       623,473     (4%)



                      COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                         CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                              June 30,      December 31,   %
    (in thousands, except share data)           2007           2006     Change
                                             (unaudited)     (audited)
    Assets
      Cash                                   $1,154,032     $1,407,000   (18%)
      Mortgage loans held for sale           34,090,154     31,272,630     9%
      Trading securities owned, at fair
       value                                 19,271,559     20,036,668    (4%)
      Trading securities pledged as
       collateral, at fair value              3,521,522      1,465,517   140%
      Securities purchased under
       agreements to resell, securities
       borrowed and federal funds sold       26,385,089     27,269,897    (3%)
      Loans held for investment, net of
       allowance for loan losses of
       $512,904 and $261,054, respectively   74,056,539     78,085,757    (5%)
      Investments in other financial
       instruments, at fair value            26,601,298     12,769,451   108%
      Mortgage servicing rights, at fair
       value                                 20,087,368     16,172,064    24%
      Premises and equipment, net             1,644,141      1,625,456     1%
      Other assets                           10,010,058      9,841,790     2%

        Total assets                       $216,821,760   $199,946,230     8%

    Liabilities
      Deposit liabilities                   $60,292,841    $55,578,682     8%
      Securities sold under agreements to
       repurchase and federal funds
       purchased                             46,186,848     42,113,501    10%
      Trading securities sold, not yet
       purchased, at fair value               4,145,425      3,325,249    25%
      Notes payable                          77,669,067     71,487,584     9%
      Accounts payable and accrued
       liabilities                            8,914,175      8,187,605     9%
      Income taxes payable                    5,227,509      4,935,763     6%

        Total liabilities                   202,435,865    185,628,384     9%

      Commitments and contingencies              -               -         -

    Shareholders' Equity
      Preferred stock - authorized,
       1,500,000 shares of $0.05
       par value; none issued and
       outstanding                               -               -         -
      Common stock - authorized,
       1,000,000,000 shares of $0.05
       par value; issued, 574,655,984
       shares and 585,466,719 shares
       at June 30, 2007 and December 31,
       2006, respectively; outstanding,
       574,218,312 shares and 585,182,298
       shares at June 30, 2007 and
       December 31, 2006, respectively           28,733         29,273    (2%)
      Additional paid-in capital              1,612,901      2,154,438   (25%)
      Accumulated other comprehensive
       loss                                    (136,228)       (17,556)  676%
      Retained earnings                      12,880,489     12,151,691     6%

        Total shareholders' equity           14,385,895     14,317,846     0%

        Total liabilities and
         shareholders' equity              $216,821,760   $199,946,230     8%



                      COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
               LOANS HELD FOR INVESTMENT, NET, OTHER ASSETS AND
                          MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS

                                             June 30,     December 31,    %
    (in thousands)                             2007          2006       Change
                                            (unaudited)    (audited)
    Loans Held for Investment, Net
      Mortgage loans                        $69,684,285   $72,295,979    (4%)
      Defaulted FHA-insured and VA-
       guaranteed loans repurchased
       from securities                        1,670,714     1,761,170    (5%)
      Warehouse lending advances secured
       by mortgage loans                      2,457,571     3,185,248   (23%)
                                             73,812,570    77,242,397    (4%)
      Premiums and discounts, and
       deferred loan origination fees
       and costs, net                           756,873     1,104,414   (31%)
      Allowance for loan losses                (512,904)     (261,054)   96%

        Total loans held for investment,
         net                                $74,056,539   $78,085,757    (5%)

    Other Assets
      Reimbursable servicing advances,
       net                                   $2,330,732    $2,121,486    10%
      Investments in Federal Reserve Bank
       and Federal Home Loan Bank stock       1,324,737     1,433,070    (8%)
      Interest receivable                     1,050,405       997,854     5%
      Securities broker-dealer receivables      937,854     1,605,502   (42%)
      Real estate acquired in settlement
       of loans                                 546,585       251,163   118%
      Receivables from custodial accounts       466,531       719,048   (35%)
      Derivative margin accounts                396,815       118,254   236%
      Cash surrender value of assets held
       in trust for deferred compensation
       plans                                    393,018       372,877     5%
      Prepaid expenses                          392,557       320,597    22%
      Capitalized software, net                 369,933       367,055     1%
      Cash surrender value of company
       owned life insurance                     205,951         5,894    N/M
      Restricted cash                           200,020       238,930   (16%)
      Mortgage guaranty insurance tax and
       loss bonds                               169,067       128,293    32%
      Receivables from sale of securities       140,905       284,177   (50%)
      Other assets                            1,084,948       877,590    24%

        Total other assets                  $10,010,058    $9,841,790     2%

    Mortgage Servicing Rights, at Fair
     Value
      Balance at December 31, 2006          $16,172,064
        Additions:
          Servicing resulting from
           transfers of financial assets      4,156,287
          Purchases of servicing assets         184,511
            Total additions                   4,340,798
        Change in fair value:
          Due to changes in valuation
           inputs or assumptions used
           in valuation model (1)             1,506,453
          Other changes in fair value (2)    (1,931,947)

      Balance at June 30, 2007              $20,087,368


    (1) Principally reflects changes in discount rates and prepayment speed
        assumptions, primarily due to changes in interest rates.
    (2) Represents changes due to realization of expected cash flows.



                      COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                  INVESTMENTS IN OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

                                               June 30,     December 31,   %
    (in thousands)                               2007          2006     Change
                                              (unaudited)   (audited)
    Investments in Other Financial
     Instruments, at Fair Value
      Available-for-sale securities:
      Mortgage-backed securities              $19,495,594   $7,007,786   178%
      Obligations of U.S.
       Government-sponsored enterprises           567,096      776,717   (27%)
      Municipal bonds                             409,170      412,886    (1%)
      U.S. Treasury securities                    199,019      168,313    18%
      Other                                         2,699        2,858    (6%)

        Subtotal                               20,673,578    8,368,560   147%

      Interests retained in securitization
       accounted for as available-for-sale
       securities:
        Prime interest-only and
         principal-only securities                253,557      279,375    (9%)
        Prime home equity line of credit
         transferor's interest                     70,774      144,346   (51%)
        Prepayment penalty bonds                   29,225       52,697   (45%)
        Subprime residuals and other
         related securities                        21,797      152,745   (86%)
        Prime home equity residual
         securities                                17,432       40,766   (57%)
        Subprime interest-only securities          13,491        3,757   259%
        Prime home equity interest-only
         securities                                 6,627        7,021    (6%)
        Subordinated mortgage-backed
         pass-through securities                      529        1,382   (62%)
        Prime residual securities                     154        1,435   (89%)
          Total interests retained in
           securitization accounted for
           as available-for-sale
           securities                             413,586      683,524   (39%)

          Total available-for-sale securities  21,087,164    9,052,084   133%

      Interests retained in securitization
       accounted for as trading securities:
        Prime interest-only and
         principal-only securities                781,310      549,635    42%
        Prime home equity line of credit
         transferor's interest                    518,033      553,701    (6%)
        Subprime residuals and other
         related securities                       419,645      388,963     8%
        Prime home equity residual
         securities                               406,210      737,808   (45%)
        Prepayment penalty bonds                  117,454       90,666    30%
        Subordinated mortgage-backed
         pass-through securities                   28,260          -      N/M
        Prime home equity interest-only
         securities                                21,644       22,467    (4%)
        Interest rate swaps                        21,588        2,490   767%
        Prime residual securities                   7,783       11,321   (31%)

          Total interests retained in
           securitization accounted for as
           trading securities                   2,321,927    2,357,051    (1%)

      Servicing hedge principal-only
       securities accounted for as trading
       securities                               1,488,435         -       N/M

      Hedging and mortgage pipeline
       derivatives:
        Mortgage servicing related                661,113      837,908   (21%)
        Notes payable related                     543,258      444,342    22%
        Mortgage loans held for sale and
         pipeline related                         499,401       78,066   540%
          Total investments in other
           financial instruments              $26,601,298  $12,769,451   108%



                      COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                           SELECTED OPERATING DATA
                                 (Unaudited)

                                                  Quarters Ended
                                                     June 30,              %
    (dollar amounts in millions)                2007          2006      Change
    Production by segment:
      Mortgage Banking                        $123,068      $103,635      19%
      Banking Operations                         4,461         8,261     (46%)
      Capital Markets - conduit
       acquisitions                              2,634         6,613     (60%)
        Total Mortgage Loan Fundings           130,163       118,509      10%
      Commercial real estate                     2,901           997     191%
          Total Loan Fundings                 $133,064      $119,506      11%

    Number of loans produced                   685,370       663,217       3%

    Loan closing services (units):
      Number of credit reports, flood
       determinations, appraisals, automated
       property valuation services, title
       reports, default title orders, other
       title and escrow services, and home
       inspections                           6,724,897     5,975,995      13%


                                                 Six Months Ended
                                                     June 30,             %
    (dollar amounts in millions)                2007          2006      Change

    Production by segment:
      Mortgage Banking                        $233,635      $197,087      19%
      Banking Operations                         7,029        16,334     (57%)
      Capital Markets - conduit
       acquisitions                              4,463        10,620     (58%)
        Total Mortgage Loan Fundings           245,127       224,041       9%
      Commercial real estate                     4,912         1,963     150%
          Total Loan Fundings                 $250,039      $226,004      11%

    Number of loans produced                 1,280,904     1,234,954       4%


    Loan closing services (units):
      Number of credit reports, flood
      determinations, appraisals,
      automated property valuation
      services, title reports, default
      title orders, other title and
      escrow services, and home
      inspections                           13,199,702    11,778,103      12%



                                                      June 30,            %
                                                 2007          2006     Change
    Mortgage loan pipeline
      (loans-in-process)                       $68,533       $64,979       5%

    Loan servicing portfolio (1)             $1,415,472    $1,196,720      18%

    Number of loans serviced (1)              8,737,534     7,757,724      13%

    MSR portfolio (2)                        $1,304,250    $1,063,405      23%

    Assets of Banking Operations
      (in billions)                                 $90           $84       7%


    (1) Includes loans held for sale, loans held for investment and loans
        serviced for others, including those under subservicing agreements.
    (2) Represents loan servicing portfolio reduced by loans held for sale,
        loans held for investment and subservicing.


                      COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                          QUARTERLY SEGMENT ANALYSIS
                                 (Unaudited)

                                         Quarter Ended June 30, 2007
                                               Mortgage Banking
                                      Loan        Loan      Closing
    (in thousands)                 Production   Servicing  Services    Total
    Revenues
      Gain on sale of loans and
       securities                  $1,292,655        $49    $-     $1,292,704
      Net interest income after
       provision for
       loan losses                    147,647    (67,333)    3,119     83,433
      Net loan servicing fees (1)        -       141,952     -        141,952
      Net insurance premiums earned      -          -        -          -
      Other revenue (2)                73,757     19,473    86,140    179,370
        Total revenues              1,514,059     94,141    89,259  1,697,459
    Expenses                        1,075,360    241,499    60,998  1,377,857

        Earnings (loss) before
         income taxes                $438,699  $(147,358)  $28,261   $319,602


                                                  Capital
    (in thousands)                     Banking     Markets    Insurance
    Revenues
      Gain on sale of loans and
       securities                        $-        $180,642       $-
      Net interest income after
       provision for loan losses       234,829      56,555        20,998
      Net loan servicing fees (1)         -          2,224           200
      Net insurance premiums earned       -            -         352,384
      Other revenue (2)                 52,942       5,336        15,235
        Total revenues                 287,771     244,757       388,817
    Expenses                           158,861     135,247       290,096

        Earnings (loss) before
         income taxes                 $128,910    $109,510       $98,721


                                        Global
    (in thousands)                    Operations    Other     Grand Total
    Revenues
      Gain on sale of loans and
       securities                         $-       $20,112    $1,493,458
      Net interest income after
       provision for loan losses         1,606      37,651       435,072
      Net loan servicing fees (1)          -       (44,122)      100,254
      Net insurance premiums earned        -          -          352,384
      Other revenue (2)                 27,292    (112,946)      167,229
        Total revenues                  28,898     (99,305)    2,548,397
    Expenses                            22,210    (100,572)    1,883,699

        Earnings (loss) before income
         taxes                          $6,688      $1,267      $664,698


                                           Quarter Ended June 30, 2006

                                                Mortgage Banking
                                       Loan      Loan     Closing
    (in thousands)                 Production  Servicing  Services    Total
    Revenues
      Gain on sale of loans and
       securities                  $1,307,918       $682     $-    $1,308,600
      Net interest income after
       provision for loan losses      107,301     53,914     3,300    164,515
      Net loan servicing fees (1)        -       444,688      -       444,688
      Net insurance premiums earned      -          -         -          -
      Other revenue (2)                67,225      2,112    75,465    144,802
        Total revenues              1,482,444    501,396    78,765  2,062,605
    Expenses                        1,157,880    222,113    52,540  1,432,533

        Earnings (loss) before
         income taxes                $324,564   $279,283   $26,225   $630,072


                                                  Capital
    (in thousands)                    Banking     Markets       Insurance
    Revenues
      Gain on sale of loans and
       securities                       $-        $207,853         $-
      Net interest income after
       provision for loan losses       400,741      42,658        14,141
      Net loan servicing fees (1)          619       1,421           (51)
      Net insurance premiums earned      -             -         284,226
      Other revenue (2)                 42,350       5,750        13,634
        Total revenues                 443,710     257,682       311,950
    Expenses                           118,339     100,092       223,203

        Earnings (loss) before
         income taxes                 $325,371    $157,590       $88,747


                                        Global
    (in thousands)                    Operations   Other     Grand Total
    Revenues
      Gain on sale of loans and
       securities                         $-       $10,997    $1,527,450
      Net interest income after
       provision for loan losses           975       5,546       628,576
      Net loan servicing fees (1)          502      (8,726)      438,453
      Net insurance premiums earned        -           -         284,226
      Other revenue (2)                 13,725     (98,750)      121,511
        Total revenues                  15,202     (90,933)    3,000,216
    Expenses                            12,382     (80,356)    1,806,193

       Earnings (loss) before
        income taxes                    $2,820    $(10,577)   $1,194,023



    (1) Consists primarily of fees earned for servicing mortgage loans,
        related ancillary fees and income from retained interests, change in
        fair value of mortgage servicing rights, recovery (impairment) of
        retained interests and servicing hedge gains (losses).
    (2) Consists primarily of revenues from ancillary products and services,
        including title, escrow, appraisal, credit reporting and home
        inspection services and insurance agency commissions.



                      COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                          QUARTERLY SEGMENT ANALYSIS
                                 (Unaudited)

                                         Six Months Ended June 30, 2007
                                                Mortgage Banking
                                      Loan        Loan      Closing
    (in thousands)                 Production   Servicing  Services    Total
    Revenues
      Gain on sale of loans and
       securities                  $2,325,864         $-      $-   $2,325,864
      Net interest income after
       provision for loan losses      237,671    (84,017)    6,311    159,965
      Net loan servicing fees (1)       -        281,946       -      281,946
      Net insurance premiums earned     -            -         -         -
      Other revenue (2)               131,850     46,381   168,424    346,655
        Total revenues              2,695,385    244,310   174,735  3,114,430
    Expenses                        2,117,245    460,761   116,518  2,694,524

        Earnings (loss) before
         income taxes                $578,140  $(216,451)  $58,217   $419,906


                                                  Capital
    (in thousands)                    Banking     Markets      Insurance
    Revenues
      Gain on sale of loans and
       securities                        $-       $370,438          $-
      Net interest income after
       provision for loan losses       621,477     117,179        38,010
      Net loan servicing fees (1)         -          3,801          (707)
      Net insurance premiums earned       -           -          686,561
      Other revenue (2)                 95,555      13,995        34,669
        Total revenues                 717,032     505,413       758,533
    Expenses                           300,028     263,695       480,154

        Earnings (loss) before
         income taxes                 $417,004    $241,718      $278,379


                                        Global
    (in thousands)                    Operations    Other     Grand Total
    Revenues
      Gain on sale of loans and
       securities                         $-       $31,260     $2,727,562
      Net interest income after
       provision for loan losses         3,215      74,201      1,014,047
      Net loan servicing fees (1)          -       (86,535)       198,505
      Net insurance premiums earned        -          -           686,561
      Other revenue (2)                 46,133    (209,509)       327,498
        Total revenues                  49,348    (190,583)     4,954,173
    Expenses                            38,654    (188,375)     3,588,680

        Earnings (loss) before
         income taxes                  $10,694     $(2,208)    $1,365,493


                                      Six Months Ended June 30, 2006
                                                Mortgage Banking
                                       Loan        Loan     Closing
    (in thousands)                  Production  Servicing  Services   Total
    Revenues
      Gain on sale of loans and
       securities                  $2,468,695     $2,661     $-    $2,471,356
      Net interest income after
       provision for loan losses      220,627     85,572     4,661    310,860
      Net loan servicing fees (1)       -        874,226      -       874,226
      Net insurance premiums earned     -           -         -          -
      Other revenue (2)               134,721      8,773   145,732    289,226
        Total revenues              2,824,043    971,232   150,393  3,945,668
    Expenses                        2,215,330    443,231   101,961  2,760,522

        Earnings (loss) before
         income taxes                $608,713   $528,001   $48,432 $1,185,146


                                                   Capital
    (in thousands)                     Banking     Markets      Insurance
    Revenues
      Gain on sale of loans and
       securities                        $-       $395,153          $-
      Net interest income after
       provision for loan losses       811,023     100,752        28,676
      Net loan servicing fees (1)          901       2,753          (665)
      Net insurance premiums earned       -           -          564,019
      Other revenue (2)                 83,418      22,147        23,067
        Total revenues                 895,342     520,805       615,097
    Expenses                           228,885     207,642       461,407

        Earnings (loss) before
         income taxes                 $666,457    $313,163      $153,690


                                        Global
    (in thousands)                    Operations    Other     Grand Total
    Revenues
      Gain on sale of loans and
       securities                         $-       $22,119    $2,888,628
      Net interest income after
       provision for loan losses         1,517       7,045     1,259,873
      Net loan servicing fees (1)       11,824     (17,509)      871,530
      Net insurance premiums earned        -          -          564,019
      Other revenue (2)                 36,939    (202,683)      252,114
        Total revenues                  50,280    (191,028)    5,836,164
    Expenses                            37,292    (172,970)    3,522,778

        Earnings (loss) before
         income taxes                  $12,988    $(18,058)   $2,313,386


    (1) Consists primarily of fees earned for servicing mortgage loans,
        related ancillary fees and income from retained interests, change in
        fair value of mortgage servicing rights, recovery (impairment) of
        retained interests and servicing hedge gains (losses).
    (2) Consists primarily of revenues from ancillary products and services,
        including title, escrow, appraisal, credit reporting and home
        inspection services and insurance agency commissions.



                      COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                              BANKING OPERATIONS
                    PAY-OPTION LOANS HELD FOR INVESTMENT,
         PRODUCTION AND ACQUISITIONS OF LOANS HELD FOR INVESTMENT AND
                                CREDIT QUALITY
                                 (Unaudited)

                          June 30,     December 31,
    (in thousands)          2007          2006

    Pay-option ARM loans
     held for investment:
    Total pay-option
     ARM loan portfolio  $27,778,863   $32,732,581
      Total principal
       balance of pay-
       option ARM loans
       with accumulated
       negative
       amortization      $25,219,735   $28,958,718

       Accumulated
        negative
        amortization
        (from original
         loan balance)      $941,980      $653,974


                               Quarters Ended          Six Months Ended
                                  June 30,       %         June 30,       %
                               2007     2006   Change   2007     2006   Change
    (in thousands)
    Interest capitalized
     on loans               $221,395  $156,762   41%  $455,381  $265,999  71%


                               Quarters Ended           Six Months Ended
                                  June 30,       %          June 30,      %
    (in millions)              2007     2006   Change   2007       2006 Change
    Production and bulk
     acquisitions of loans
     held for investment
     by channel:
    Consumer Markets          $1,550        $2   N/M    $1,576      $854  85%
    Correspondent Lending      1,229     3,453  (64%)    1,595     5,790 (72%)
    Purchases(1)               1,106     1,900  (42%)    3,269     4,014 (19%)
    Wholesale Lending            576     2,906  (80%)      589     5,676 (90%)
      Total production and
       purchases of loans
       held for investment    $4,461    $8,261  (46%)   $7,029   $16,334 (57%)

    (1) Acquisitions from third parties


    (dollar amounts in            June 30,               December 31,
     thousands)                    2007                      2006
    Non-performing
     residential loans:                % assets                  % assets
      With third party
       credit
       enhancement(2)       $278,934      0.31%       $109,218      0.13%
      Without third party
       credit enhancement    661,848      0.74%        409,865      0.50%
        Total non-
         performing loans    940,782      1.05%        519,083      0.63%
    Foreclosed real estate   188,483      0.21%         27,416      0.03%

        Total
         non-performing
         assets           $1,129,265      1.26%       $546,499      0.66%

    Allowances for credit
     losses
      Allowances for loan
       losses               $450,844                 $228,692
      Liability for
      unfunded loan
      commitments             18,222                    8,104
                            $469,066                 $236,796

    Allowances for credit
     losses as a
     percentage of:
      Total non-performing
       loans                             49.86%                    45.62%
      Total non-performing
       loans without third
       party credit
       enhancements                      70.87%                    57.77%
      Total loans held for
       investment                         0.68%                     0.32%


                               Six Months Ended        Six Months Ended
                                 June 30, 2007           June 30, 2006

                                     Annualized net             Annualized net
                                      charge-offs                charge-offs
                                      as % average              as % average
                                     investment loans         investment loans
    Net charge-offs:        $142,124      0.42%       $14,348       0.04%


    (2) Third party credit enhancements include borrower-paid mortgage
        insurance and pool mortgage insurance acquired by the Banking
        Operations.


                      COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                              BANKING OPERATIONS
         SUMMARY INFORMATION, AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET AND LOAN QUALITY
                                 (Unaudited)

    Summary Information               June 30,
    (dollar amounts in           2007         2006
     thousands)
    After-tax return on
     average assets            0.50%         0.99%
    After-tax return on
     average equity             8.3%         14.6%

    Period end:
      Total assets       $89,910,226  $84,245,600
      Total equity        $5,539,521   $5,601,487
      Total investment
       loan portfolio,
       net               $68,130,524  $75,470,133


    Average Balance Sheet     Quarter Ended June 30, 2007
                                         Interest
    (dollar amounts in     Average       Income/  Annualized
     thousands)            Balance       Expense  Yield/Rate

    Interest-earning
     assets
    Home loans
      Pay-option ARMs     $30,058,599     $539,564     7.18%
      Hybrid & other
       1st liens           17,464,852      241,341     5.53%
      Home equity loans    19,854,686      407,071     8.21%
    Commercial real
     estate loans             122,215        2,117     6.95%
    Investment securities  14,588,289      205,633     5.64%
    Other assets            1,619,230       23,663     5.86%
        Total interest-
         earning assets   $83,707,871   $1,419,389     6.79%

    Interest-bearing
     liabilities
    Money market &
     savings deposits     $15,065,927     $202,950     5.40%
    Company-controlled
     custodial deposit
     accounts              16,706,566      216,967     5.21%
    Time deposits (CDs)    26,931,005      345,886     5.15%
    Borrowings             17,577,543      190,247     4.34%
        Total interest-
         bearing
         liabilities      $76,281,041     $956,050     5.03%

    Net interest spread                                1.76%
    Net interest margin                                2.21%



    Average Balance Sheet      Quarter Ended June 30, 2006
                                         Interest
    (dollar amounts in      Average       Income/     Annualized
      thousands)            Balance       Expense     Yield/Rate
    Interest-earning
     assets
    Home loans
      Pay-option ARMs     $33,438,240     $529,721     6.34%
      Hybrid & other 1st
       liens               22,084,697      295,676     5.36%
      Home equity loans    15,255,739      310,945     8.17%
    Commercial real
      estate loans             -               -       0.00%
    Investment securities   5,960,904       73,652     4.94%
    Other assets            2,153,699       30,811     5.39%
        Total interest-
         earning assets   $78,893,279   $1,240,805     6.29%

    Interest-bearing
     liabilities
    Money market &
     savings deposits      $5,199,192      $61,015     4.71%
    Company-controlled
     custodial deposit
     accounts              15,817,734      191,521     4.86%
    Time deposits (CDs)    26,490,658      298,237     4.52%
    Borrowings             25,030,324      268,934     4.31%
        Total interest-
         bearing
         liabilities      $72,537,908     $819,707     4.53%

    Net interest spread                                1.76%
    Net interest margin                                2.12%




    Average Balance Sheet     Six Months Ended June 30, 2007
                                         Interest
    (dollar amounts in      Average       Income/   Annualized
     thousands)             Balance       Expense   Yield/Rate
    Interest-earning
     assets
    Home loans
      Pay-option ARMs     $31,111,712   $1,131,111     7.27%
      Hybrid & other 1st
       liens               18,057,827      499,518     5.53%
      Home equity loans    19,961,765      822,294     8.28%
    Commercial real
     estate loans              72,132        2,534     7.08%
    Investment securities  11,100,939      307,083     5.53%
    Other assets            1,541,444       45,112     5.90%
        Total
         interest-earning
         assets           $81,845,819   $2,807,652     6.87%

    Interest-bearing
     liabilities
    Money market &
     savings deposits      $12,883,401    $339,124     5.31%
    Company-controlled
     custodial deposit
     accounts               16,150,567     415,379     5.19%
    Time deposits (CDs)     28,122,947     715,032     5.13%
    Borrowings              17,629,475     378,038     4.32%
        Total
         interest-bearing
         liabilities       $74,786,390  $1,847,573     4.98%

    Net interest spread                                1.89%
    Net interest margin                                2.32%



    Average Balance Sheet        Six Months Ended June 30, 2006
                                           Interest
    (dollar amounts in       Average        Income/    Annualized
     thousands)               Balance       Expense    Yield/Rate

    Interest-earning
     assets
    Home loans
      Pay-option ARMs      $30,940,469    $957,675     6.19%
      Hybrid & other 1st
       liens                22,160,717     586,772     5.30%
      Home equity loans     15,326,303     612,895     8.05%
    Commercial real
     estate loans               -             -        0.00%
    Investment securities    6,104,385     154,121     5.05%
    Other assets             1,949,136      51,806     5.36%
        Total interest-
         earning assets    $76,481,010  $2,363,269     6.19%

    Interest-bearing
     liabilities
    Money market & savings
     deposits               $5,016,247    $112,426     4.52%
    Company-controlled
     custodial deposit
     accounts               14,649,621     337,373     4.64%
    Time deposits (CDs)     24,640,209     534,803     4.38%
    Borrowings              25,931,310     539,269     4.19%
        Total interest-
         bearing
         liabilities       $70,237,387  $1,523,871     4.38%

    Net interest spread                                 1.81%
    Net interest margin                                 2.17%




    Loan Quality (1)
                                        June 30, 2007
                                    LTV        CLTV  FICO
    Pay-option ARMs                 76%         79%     717
    Hybrid & other 1st liens        74%         79%     733
    Home equity loans               20%         82%     730



    Loan Quality (1)
                                          June 30, 2006
                                    LTV        CLTV       FICO
    Pay-option ARMs                 75%         78%      721
    Hybrid & other 1st liens        74%         78%      735
    Home equity loans               20%         82%      731


    (1) At time of origination; LTV=loan-to-value ratio; CLTV=combined
        LTV, which included second mortgages at time of origination;
        FICO is a commonly used credit scoring measure



                      COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                               OTHER OPERATIONS
               CAPITAL MARKETS SECURITIES AND INSURANCE SEGMENT
                                 (Unaudited)


                                                   Quarters Ended
                                                      June 30,            %
    (in millions)                                2007         2006      Change

    Capital Markets Securities Trading
     Volume: (1)
    Mortgage-backed securities                 $684,463     $570,878      20%
    U.S. Treasury securities                    365,387      307,815      19%
    Asset-backed securities                      21,800       29,061     (25%)
    Other                                        38,094       26,582      43%
      Total securities trading volume        $1,109,744     $934,336      19%

    (1) Includes trades with Mortgage
         Banking Segment.




                                              Six Months Ended
                                                   June 30,             %
    (in millions)                             2007          2006       Change

    Capital Markets Securities Trading
     Volume: (1)
    Mortgage-backed securities              $1,244,732    $1,099,228      13%
    U.S. Treasury securities                   730,716       664,927      10%
    Asset-backed securities                     55,441        61,737     (10%)
    Other                                       76,797        86,799     (12%)
      Total securities trading volume       $2,107,686    $1,912,691      10%

    (1) Includes trades with Mortgage
         Banking Segment.



    Insurance Segment                             Quarters Ended
                                                      June 30,            %
    (dollar amounts in thousands)                2007         2006      Change

    Balboa Life & Casualty:
    Lender-placed net premiums earned          $183,793     $123,031      49%
    Voluntary net premiums earned              $103,157     $106,039      (3%)
    Loss ratio                                      48%           41%
    Combined ratio                                  83%           80%




    Insurance Segment                            Six Months Ended
                                                     June 30,             %
    (dollar amounts in thousands)               2007          2006      Change

    Balboa Life & Casualty:
    Lender-placed net premiums earned         $350,527      $249,083      41%
    Voluntary net premiums earned             $207,340      $207,985      (0%)
    Loss ratio                                     46%            45%
    Combined ratio                                 82%            85%




                             Quarters Ended
                            June 30,
                           2007       2006      %
    Balboa Reinsurance:                       Change
    (in thousands)
    Reinsurance net
     earned premiums       $65,434    $55,156    19%
     (in billions)
    Period end:
    Loans in CFC
     servicing portfolio
     covered by Balboa
     Reinsurance               $98        $84    17%




                            Six Months Ended
                                June 30,       %
                            2007      2006   Change
    Balboa Reinsurance:
    (in thousands)
    Reinsurance net
     earned premiums      $128,694  $106,951   20%


SOURCE Countrywide Financial Corporation




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