Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Morgan Stanley cuts mortgage jobs

Morgan Stanley on Wednesday said it will cut 1,000 jobs as the nation's second-largest investment bank trims its residential mortgage operations amid the continued deterioration of the mortgage markets.

The New York-based company said it will shutter its U.K. business that issues home loans and significantly scale back its mortgage business in the United States. Morgan Stanley joins hundreds of lenders in scaling back operations as the worst U.S. housing market in 26 years slows economic growth.

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