JPMorgan laying off hundreds in mortgage business – Bloomberg News

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More than 1,000 employees will be affected, the report said, and about half of them will be moved to different divisions with the bank.

A spokesperson for the bank did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Last week, real estate brokers Compass Inc and Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN) Corp also said they would cut jobs as homebuying demand moderates with rising mortgage rates and surging inflation.

U.S. existing home sales tumbled to a two-year low in May as median house prices jumped to a record high – topping the $400,000 mark for the first time.