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  2. Washington Mutual - Wikipedia

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    Washington Mutual, Inc. (often abbreviated to WaMu) was an American savings bank holding company based in Seattle. It was the parent company of Washington Mutual Bank , which was the largest savings and loan association in the United States until its collapse in 2008.

  3. List of banks acquired or bankrupted during the Great Recession

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    September 17, 2008: Lehman Brothers, New York City B: Barclays: Investment bank $ 1.3 × 10 ^ 9 [21] September 18, 2008: HBOS: Lloyds TSB: Diversified financial services $ 2.185 × 10 ^ 10 [22] September 26, 2008: Washington Mutual, Seattle: JPMorgan Chase, New York City Savings and loan association $ 1.9 × 10 ^ 9 [23] September 26, 2008 ...

  4. List of bank failures in the United States (2008–present)

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    The receivership of Washington Mutual Bank by federal regulators on September 26, 2008, was the largest bank failure in U.S. history. Regulators simultaneously brokered the sale of most of the banks's assets to JPMorgan Chase , which planned to write down the value of Washington Mutual's loans at least $31 billion.

  5. What Went Wrong at WaMu: Weak Regulators Ignored Bank's ... - AOL

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    Between 2003 and 2008, WaMu and its primary subprime lender, Long Beach Mortgage Company, dumped low-risk 30-year fixed-rate loans and loaded up on more profitable, but problem-plagued, high-risk ...

  6. Should you take your money out of WaMu? - AOL

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    I live in Portland, Oregon, and a lot of my friends have accounts with Washington Mutual, given its roots in the Pacific Northwest (WaMu was founded in Seattle over 100 years ago). Most of my ...

  7. WaMu, Countrywide Legacy Lives on for Homeowners - AOL

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  8. Government intervention during the subprime mortgage crisis

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    The holding company, Washington Mutual Inc was left without its major asset and equity investment, its former subsidiary Washington Mutual Savings Bank, and filed for bankruptcy the following day, the 26th. WaMu's collapse is the largest U.S. bank failure in history. [40]

  9. WaMu placing 8 week holds on IndyMac checks!

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