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» VISIT US ONLINE @ DSNEWS.COM 7 A look at facts you didn't know you couldn't live without Compiled by the DS News Staff TAKE A LOOK INSIDE THE NUMBERS D ATA B I T S PRESIDENT, LOAN SERVICING, LENDERLIVE NETWORK, INC. The median price of a distressed home in August 2014 was discounted by 37 percent from the non-distressed home median price of $200,000 down to $126,000, according to RealtyTrac. Foreclosure starts nationwide declined in August 2014 by 10 percent.from July 2014 and by 24 percent from August 2013, according to Black Knight Financial Services. U.S. ATTORNEYS PREPARING CIVIL SUIT AGAINST FORMER COUNTRYWIDE CEO PAGE 40 INSIDE THE JOURNAL // MOVERS & SHAKERS // ON THE WEB // THE APP SPECTRUM Source: CoreLogic Hazard Risk Score FIVE MINUTES WITH Dave Vida STATES WITH THE HIGHEST RISK OF PROPERTY DAMAGE LOSS FROM NATURAL HAZARDS 1 Florida 94.51 2 Rhode Island 79.67 3 Louisiana 79.23 4 California 75.56 5 Massachusetts 72.12 6 Kansas 69.51 7 Connecticut 69.04 8 Oklahoma 66.82 9 South Carolina 66.38 10 Delaware 65.38t State Hazard Risk Score Ranking STATES WITH THE LOWEST RISK OF PROPERTY DAMAGE LOSS FROM NATURAL HAZARDS 1 Michigan 20.22 2 West Virgina 20.67 3 New York 24.97 4 North Dakota 27.50 5 Vermont 28.31 6 Pennsylvania 28.79 6 Wyoming 30.24 8 Maine 31.64 9 Ohio 34.61 10 Minnesota 36.42 Ranking State Hazard Risk Score e central figure in one of the enduring images of the financial crisis is potentially facing the latest in a series of attempts to hold him responsible for some of the events leading to the economic downturn. U.S. attorneys in Los Angeles are preparing a civil lawsuit against former Countrywide Financial CEO and co- founder Angelo Mozilo, according to a report by Bloomberg. e CEO reportedly earned $535 million between 1999 and 2008, according to compensation-research firm Equilar Inc. Mozilo further enriched himself in the $4 billion sale of Countrywide in 2008 after the company had fallen on hard times following a large volume of defaults. is is not the first time Mozilo has come under fire for actions taken by Countrywide while he was at the helm. In October 2010, he agreed to pay $22.5 million in a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) amid allegations of misleading Countrywide investors by reassuring them that the quality of Countrywide's loan portfolio was not in danger. He also agreed to disgorge $45 million in stock gains due to alleged inflated prices. As part of the 2010 settlement, the SEC permanently banned Mozilo from serving in the capacity of officer or director for a publicly traded company. e relatively light penalty when compared to the amount of money that he earned both from the sale and his time running the financial institution has drawn criticism from both lawmakers and the general public. Mozilo continues to be defiant, denying any culpability, saying in a recent deposition that that he had "no regrets" in the way that he managed Countrywide. Ten unnamed former Countrywide executives may also be held accountable in the suit, according to the report. Mozilo's attorneys have contended that there is no basis for him to be targeted for his role in the financial crisis and that he is being unfairly singled out. When contacted by DS News, the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles declined to comment on the possible pending civil suit against Mozilo. The relatively light penalty when compared to the amount of money that he earned both from the sale and his time running the financial institution has drawn criticism from both lawmakers and the general public.

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