  bank of america home loans is the mortgage unit of bank of america. in 2008, bank of america purchased the failing countrywide financial for $4.1 billion. in 2006 countrywide financed 20% of all mortgages in the united states, at a value of about 3.5% of united states gdp, a proportion greater than any other single mortgage lender. bank of america home loans is composed of: *mortgage banking, which originates, purchases, securitizes, and services mortgages. during the year ended december 31, 2005, the mortgage banking segment generated 59% of the company's pre-tax earnings. *banking, which operates a federally chartered thrift that primarily invests in mortgage loans and home equity lines of credit primarily sourced through its mortgage banking operation. *capital markets, which operates as an institutional broker-dealer that primarily specializes in trading and underwriting mortgage-backed securities. *global operations, which provides mortgage loan application processing and loan servicing. on january 11, 2008, bank of america announced that it planned to purchase countrywide financial for $4.1 billion in stock. on june 5, 2008, bank of america corporation announced it had received approval from the board of governors of the federal reserve system to purchase countrywide financial corporation. then, on june 25, 2008, countrywide announced it had received the approval of 69% of its shareholders to the planned merger with bank of america. on july 1, 2008, bank of america corporation completed its purchase of countrywide financial corporation. in 1997, countrywide had spun off countrywide mortgage investment as an independent company called indymac bank. federal regulators seized indymac on july 11, 2008, after a week-long bank run.{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/12/business/12indymac.html
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