Countrywide settlement will help keep Ohioans in homes (WKSU Kent State University)

Ohio will share in a multi-million dollar settlement with one of the nation’s largest mortgage companies, Countrywide. Jeff Lazer of the Ohio Attorney General’s office told Statehouse correspondent Jo Ingles the settlement will help consumers dealing with foreclosures. The settlement also gives Ohio a million dollars to pass onto nonprofit agencies to fight predatory lending. WKSU’s Jo Ingles …