EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration
Statement of our report dated May 18, 2000, with respect to the financial
statements and schedules of the Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc. Tax Deferred
Savings and Investment Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1999:
Registration
Statement Number
Form Description
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333-73089 S-8 Registration of Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Plan
GRANT THORNTON LLP
Los Angeles, California
May 18, 2000
