B of A Hiring 5,000 To Meet Refi Demand

Bank of America is hiring 5,000 employees to handle rising demand for mortgage refinancings, the company said Monday in announcing a $4.2 billion first-quarter profit.

That’s up from $1.2 billion in the same quarter a year ago, and more than the Charlotte, N.C.-based bank made in all of 2008.

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