HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe’s biggest bank, said yesterday that it would close its U.S. subprime mortgage unit, cutting 750 jobs and taking $945 million (U.S.) in charges and writedowns, because the business is no longer sustainable.
HSBC Finance, the United States consumer finance arm of HSBC, said the closing of Decision One Mortgage would result in workers losing their jobs at offices in Fort Mill, S.C., Phoenix, Ariz., and Charlotte, N C.
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