11.   But the restructuring will cut its mortgage origination business in half, Greenwood said.

12.   But teaching did not pay enough, so after a couple of years, Nguyen went into the mortgage business.

13.   Citicorp Securities Inc., Nomura Securities International, and Nikko Securities Co. International all have pruned their mortgage bond business in the past year.

14.   Chase handles much of its mortgage business in Tampa, Fla., while Chemical performs that function in Cleveland.

15.   Credit Suisse first Boston also has dramatically scaled back its commercial mortgage business.

16.   Earlier this year, the insurer sold its mortgage lending unit and half ofits mortgage processing business to Norwest Corp.

17.   Earlier, Daiwa, a unit of Daiwa Securities Co., pulled out of its high-octane mortgage products business.

18.   Executive Vice President Ralph Hall, who runs the national mortgage business, will head the combined mortgage business.

19.   Fleet sold a mortgage business, its corporate trust unit and its indirect auto lending unit.

20.   For example, the bank spun off its mortgage business to create the HomseSide Inc., a joint venture with Barnett Banks Inc. and two private firms.