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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 WaMu Bank , which was the largest savings and loan association in the United States until its collapse in 2008.
Aug 17, 2023 · Headquartered in Henderson, Nevada, Washington Mutual (WaMu) was America’s largest savings and loan association before it failed on September 25, 2008. It had assets of $309 billion, nearly...
Oct 12, 2021 · The next day, Washington Mutual Inc., the bank's holding company, declared bankruptcy. It was the second-largest bankruptcy in history, after Lehman Brothers. On the surface, it seems that JPMorgan Chase got a good deal.
Jun 20, 2012 · Washington Mutual, the country’s largest savings and loan bank, fell into the latter camp. The author of "The Lost Bank" has the story of the biggest bank failure in American history.
Apr 13, 2010 · Washington Mutual has faded from the headlines eighteen months on from its collapse — but legislators plan to attack the insurer giant’s ‘unfair’ and ‘unnecessary’ failure at a Senate ...
Sep 26, 2008 · On the afternoon of September 25, 2008, Washington Mutual, the nation’s largest savings and loan bank, is seized by the federal Office of Thrift Management.
Sep 26, 2008 · JPMorgan Chase has acquired the banking operations of Washington Mutual which was seized by US regulators on Thursday night in the biggest bank failure in US history.