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Decision One was a big middleman in the subprime industry. It originated loans through thousands of brokers and then sold those loans to firms that bundled them and sold them as mortgage-backed securities.

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.

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