Barclays unit Firstplus stops lending and cuts jobs (Reuters.co.uk)
Story date: 2008-07-08 05:46:09
Added on: 2008-07-08 05:53:44
LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays' unit Firstplus, a provider of homeowner loans, plans to stop lending to new customers next month due to slowing demand, it said on Tuesday, hitting around 300 jobs at the business.
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