Bank of America’s purchase of Countrywide
a. may go down as one of the worst deals in corporate history.
b. averted what would have been a larger financial crisis that could have cascaded into a global depression.
c. saved Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo from being charged with wrongdoing.
d. turned out to be a great business decision after the federal government bailed out big banks.
Ans: A
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