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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.
The company was founded as Continental Mortgage and Loan Company in 1921 by W. Walter Williams. [2] It changed its name to Continental Savings Bank in 1986. [3] In May 2000, the named changed to HomeStreet Bank. [4] Its current headquarters are in Seattle, Washington. [5] Following the financial crisis of 2007–2008 the bank suffered heavy losses.
Ameriquest was founded in 1979 by Roland Arnall, in Orange County, California, as a savings and loan association, or thrift, called Long Beach Savings & Loan.After moving to Long Beach, California and being converted to a pure mortgage lender in 1994, the company was renamed Long Beach Mortgage Co.
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell for the first time in four weeks, a slight relief for home shoppers already facing the challenges of rising housing prices and a shortage of homes for sale.
West Coast Mutual Savings Bank, Centralia, Washington, 1996; Metropolitan Bancorp, Seattle, November 29, 1996 [3] United Savings and Loan Bank (4 branches, based in Seattle) for $65 million in 2003. Founded on July 6, 1960, it was the first savings and loan owned by Asian Americans. [4] First Mutual Bank, Bellevue, Washington, 2008 [5]
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First South and Washington in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood, 1900. As of 2009 the building is still in use as the Maynard Building. Seafirst Corporation was an American bank holding company based in Seattle, Washington. Its banking subsidiary, Seafirst Bank, was the largest bank in Washington, with 235 branches and 497 ATMs across the ...
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) is an American privately held corporation. [1] MERS is a separate and distinct corporation that serves as a nominee on mortgages after the turn of the century and is owned by holding company MERSCORP Holdings, Inc., which owns and operates an electronic registry known as the MERS system, which is designed to track servicing rights and ...