H&R Block, the largest U.S. tax preparer, said today its deal to sell Irvine-based subprime lender Option One Mortgage Corp. is in jeopardy amid a global credit crunch. Under terms of a new deal, H&R Block said it would immediately divest or shut down the loan-making operation of Option One.
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