Mortgage and Housing Layoffs
Most of America’s largest mortgage lenders have instituted at least one round of layoffs this year. A rapid rise in mortgage rates and a big drop in origination volume has led to thousands of industry job losses in 2022 and 2023.
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Countrywide Considering Layoffs of 10,000
Sep 04, 2007Per National Mortgage News, Countrywide Financial is considering a move that would literally shake the mortgage and financial markets — a layoff of 7,000 to 10,000 workers. Such a move would be the largest mass layoff in mortgage industry history outside of a bankruptcy filing, the publication reported. Countrywide currently employs roughly 60,000. NMN also reported that the company is preparing to take a multimillion-dollar writedown on its held-for-sale portfolio, citing unidentified sources.
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First American to Cut 1,300 Jobs Amid Housing Downturn
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Newsday: American Home Cuts More Jobs
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