Bank of America is keeping to its original hiring plans despite challenging economic conditions that have prompted others to pull back, Chief Executive Brian Moynihan said.

The East Texas lender and Seattle-based startup are the latest industry firms to terminate staff members in a cycle that has left thousands of mortgage professionals unemployed.

The lawsuits have heated up since April with the inclusion of a high-profile lawyer and plaintiffs, a public war of words and scrutiny from city and federal lawmakers.

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Goldman Sachs Group, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup each reported a substantially larger workforce in the second quarter compared with a year earlier. Across the six biggest U.S. banks, the average gain in employment was 5.5% compared with mid-2021.

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The mortgage giant said departing employees accounted for approximately 81% of the volume achieved by its New York operations in the past year.

Wells Fargo missed analysts’ earnings estimates as home lending slowed and the bank set aside more than expected for potentially soured loans as the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes started to cool the once-hot housing market.

The embattled mortgage business cut approximately 72% of its workforce over a six-month period, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

The company said the newly named branch will add direct lending later this year.

The company will also shed real estate, reduce marketing expenses and restructure its operations as part of a three-year plan.

Ryan Donovan, a longtime credit union advocate and executive vice president of the Credit Union National Association, will officially succeed John von Seggern on Sept. 6.

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Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf hired Mike Weinbach in 2020 as part of a broader organizational shake-up. The former JPMorgan Chase executive is leaving in mid-September as the consumer lending group transitions to a new leader.

The outspoken former Trump administration official recently made headlines when he referred to the mortgage industry as a “ticking time bomb.”

At least 300 workers were told they were terminated in a videoconference last week that ended abruptly and they were not given information about severance, according to the lawsuit.

A lawyer for the former head of sales alleged that the company is close to losing its warehouse line of credit while unnamed sources in a media report say the plaintiff was slacking off at the end of her tenure with the lender.

After a turbulent period of layoffs, financial losses, allegations of misconduct and other public gaffes, the digital lender attempts to start anew with the hiring of Sushil Sharma as chief growth officer and others.

The appointment of eight new company leaders comes after months of bleak news including allegations of misleading investors, massive layoffs and a still-unfinished effort to go public.

The bank began trimming its payroll after a dismal first-quarter origination performance. It will announce second-quarter results next week.