HBOS streamlines costs with job cuts and mortgage unit closure (Financial Times)
HBOS, the UK’s biggest mortgage lender, is to cut 425 jobs and close one of its five mortgage brands to new business as it aims to streamline costs.
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Countrywide vote on merger to end mortgage era (Washington Post) BANGALORE (Reuters) - Countrywide Financial Corp shareholders vote on Wednesday to approve the largest U.S. mortgage lender's purchase by Bank of America Corp, marking the demise of the company perhaps
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