Countrywide Financial cemented its claim to the title of top mortgage lender in 2004 with a another quarter of heady growth in its servicing portfolio, leading the business to new record levels of consolidation. According to a new analysis and ranking by Inside Mortgage Finance, Countrywide garnered a record 10.6 percent share of the overall mortgage servicing business as of the end of 2004, with a record $838.32 billion in loan servicing. That included a…