Thursday, July 5, 2007

UPDATE 1-H&R Block falls as mortgage unit loses credit line

(Reuters) - NEW YORK, July 5 - Tax preparer H&R Block Inc.
said the subprime mortgage unit it is selling has lost
a credit line, cutting its borrowing capacity closer to the
minimum needed to complete the sale of the money-losing
business.




The news sent H&R Block shares down 2.1 percent. Investors
have been hoping H&R Block will complete its sale of Option One
Mortgage Corp. to private equity firm Cerberus Capital
Management LP [CBS.UL] so that it can focus on other operations
including tax preparation, its largest and most profitable
business.


Read more at Reuters.com Mergers News

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