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Tuesday, August 21, 2007

CAPITAL ONE TO CUT 1,900 JOBS

CAPITAL ONE TO SHUT UNIT, CUT 1,900 JOBS

August 21, 2007

Capital One Financial Corp. said Monday it will cut 1,900 jobs and shutter its wholesale mortgage banking business, a move that comes as lenders continue to struggle in the nation's housing and mortgage markets.
Capital One said it will shut down GreenPoint Mortgage and eliminate most of the jobs by the end of year. The McLean, Va.-based company will close 31 GreenPoint locations in 19 states and "cease residential mortgage origination" effective immediately but said it will honor commitments to customers with locked rates who have loans already in the pipeline.

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Source: http://www.gcnlive.com/newsstory1.html

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