WASHINGTON, June 18 (UPI) -- Two influential U.S. senators have denied knowledge they were receiving special gifts when Countrywide Financial gave them breaks on their mortgages.
In a conference call, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., said he had "absolutely no clue," the mortgage company's VIP program waived $2,700 in fees that others would have had to pay, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.