In 2008, Bank of America acquired Countrywide Financial. Do a bit of research on this merger & acquisition and respond to the following questions: (1) What ethical issues did Bank of America face during and after the acquisition of Countrywide Financial? (2) How did Bank of America resolve these ethical issues? (3) How were Bank of America shareholders impacted by this merger & acquisition?

This must be approximately 200-250 words.Your response must have a clear, well formulated thesis; sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, and spelling count. Your response should be insightful, thoughtful, and analytical. You should also include both in-text citations and a reference list to support your work. You must use law review articles, court opinions, or statutes to support your work. Do not use news items, lay journals, dictionaries, encyclopedias, Wikipedia, or blogs as supporting sources.