Wells Fargo mortgage staff brace for layoffs as U.S. loan volumes collapse

In this articleWFCFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTGetty ImagesMortgage volumes at Wells Fargo slowed further in recent weeks, leaving some workers idle and sparking concerns the lender will need to cut more employees as the U.S. housing slump deepens.The bank had about 18,000 loans in its retail origination pipeline in the early weeks of the…