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Countrywide Financial Corp., whose shares have more than doubled in the last year, said Tuesday that it would split its stock 3-for-2 in April. It would be the second time in the last six months that Countrywide split its shares. In December, the Calabasas-based mortgage lender gave investors an additional share for every three owned. Countrywide rose 54 cents to $93.12 on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday.