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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.
WaMu was the largest financial institution overseen by the Office of Thrift Supervision, and WaMu's fees paid for 12% to 15% of the agency's budget, Levin said. "OTS was a feeble regulator," he said.
16 March 1946. Nationality (legal) American. Occupation. Businessman. Known for. Washington Mutual 's last weeks. Alan H. Fishman (born 16 March 1946) [1] is an American businessman. He was the last CEO of Washington Mutual (WaMu) [2] prior to federal regulators seizing its assets on September 25, 2008.
Kerry Killinger. Kerry Killinger (born June 6, 1949) is an American businessman and author. He is founder and CEO of Crescent Capital Associates, [1] and previously served as chairman and chief executive officer of Washington Mutual from 1990 until 2008. [2] [3]
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) got a pretty sweet deal when it bought the distressed banking operations of Washington Mutual in 2008 for a flimsy $1.9 billion -- perhaps a little too sweet, according to the ...
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 ...
Providian was a company that sold credit in the "subprime" market. Providian provided credit cards primarily to the lowest income groups in the U.S. at high interest rates. The annual percentage rates (APR) charged by Providian were as high as 29.9 percent. In a March 1999 memorandum published by the San Francisco Chronicle, the founder of the ...
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