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David S. Loeb (January 19, 1924 – June 30, 2003) was the co-founder of both Countrywide Financial Corp and IndyMac Bank along with former
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and longtime business partner
Angelo Mozilo Angelo R. Mozilo (born 1938) was the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Countrywide Financial until July 1, 2008. Life and career Mozilo was born in New York City, the son of a Bronx butcher. He received a Bachelor of Science deg ...
. Loeb served as President and Chairman of Countrywide from 1969 to 2000 and Chairman of IndyMac from its 1985 inception until his retirement in 2003. Loeb graduated in 1943 from the
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with a bachelor's degree in nautical science and later served on the Academy's Board of Trustees. He was a benefactor of the Academy's Loeb-Sullivan School of International Business and Logistics. Maine Maritime awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2002. Loeb served as a navigator in the Merchant Marines during
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. He received a bachelor's degree in accounting from
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in 1951 and served on the Board of Overseers of the NYU/Stern School of Business where he
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a Professorship in Finance. David Loeb was also active in
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. His Wingfield Nevada Group/Loeb Enterprises, LLC developed
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including a development in
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, called Wingfield Springs. Loeb died on June 30, 2003, at the age of 79 in his home at the Wingfield Springs community of
Sparks, Nevada Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It was founded in 1904, incorporated on March 15, 1905, and is located just east of Reno. The 2020 U.S. Census counted 108,445 residents in the city. It is the fifth most populous city in ...
.David S. Loeb, Former Chairman of IndyMac Bancorp, Inc., Passes Away
Businesswire, July 2, 2003
/ref> He is survived by his wife Ingrid Heidi Loeb; three daughters, Tracey Loeb, Heidi Loeb and Wendy Lumsden; and a stepson, Nicholas Casini.


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