As part of Quixtar Randy Haugen's Top Business News today I'm bringing you news from Reuters about how U.S. mortgage "roadkill" is "fresh and ripe for the picking."

The article cites Countrywide Financial Corp demonstrating this when it announced plans to buy five retail mortgage braches from HomeBanc Corp, which is exiting the business after its stock was delisted last week for trading around 30 cents a share.

"Countrywide, the largest U.S. mortgage lender, said it was not paying a cash premium for the ...   more »