In Brief: Countrywide Unit Takes New Name

Countrywide Funding Corp., the main lending unit of Countrywide Credit Industries, has been renamed Countrywide Home Loans Inc.

The change, effective today, is intended to make the company's name more relevant to potential borrowers, according to an announcement.

The name change comes in concert with an intensive radio and television advertising campaign, the company said.

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