My Money Blog (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
WaMu has rolled out a new 5% APY 12-month CD, which is a very high yield for that term length. Yes, WaMu has had some issues like other banks, but I’ve already explained why I am sticking with them as long as I’m under the FDIC insurance limits. Convenience Factor If you already bank at [...]
Dealhack (Free subscription) | 22/08/2008
Open a WaMu Free Checking Account and get 3.75% APY Statement Savings at Washington Mutual. This combo package includes: Free checks for life - choose from a variety of styles and get free checks for the life of the account. Free ATM cash withdrawals - no fee charged by WaMu to withdraw cash at any ATM. Cash back on debit purchases - the account comes with a free Gold Debit MasterCard® and pays an...
Market Wire - Investment Opinion (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008
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DealBook (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
Washington Mutual has grown rapidly over the past two decades -- but The New York Post says in an overview of the bank's problems that despite potential fixes like selling off assets, the thrift's most likely salvation is a sale of itself.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
SEATTLE - Washington Mutual, Inc. (“WaMu”) (NYSE:WM), one of the nation’s leading consumer and small business banking companies, has entered into an agreement with Cardtronics to brand more than 7
New York Post (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008
Once a small West Coast savings and loan, Washington Mutual, under the leadership of Chief Executive Kerry Killinger, embarked on an unprecedented raft of acquisitions beginning in the 1990s that transformed the institution into the largest S&L in...
D-Day (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
Can you believe this ? First Rep. Laura Richardson was having problems making house payments, defaulting six times over eight years. Then after a bank foreclosed on her Sacramento house and sold it at auction in May, the Long Beach Democrat made such a stink that Washington Mutual, in an unusual move, grabbed it back and returned it to her. This week, in the latest chapter in the housing saga, the...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has taken various rating actions on the Washington Mutual (WaMu) Prime RMBS transaction listed below: --Series 2006-AR10.
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008
R.J. Chopin submits: Stealth buying intensifies as 54 new institutional investors quietly acquire shares of Washington Mutual (WM), according to NASDAQ Detailed Institutional Holdings. That’s an astounding 567 institutional investors now holding 52% of the company. Toscafund Asset Management LLP, a British based value player, reportedly snatched up 105.5 million shares, or a 6% interest. Spotting...
Footnoted.org (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
Yesterday, was a big deadline for Qs and lots of big companies, including several banks, jostled to see who could file closest to the deadline. Among those on my radar are Wachovia (15:49), Washington Mutual (16:52), and Och-Ziff (16:54). But it was the 10Q that Countrywide filed at 5:10 yesterday that really caught my eye. [...]
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Washington Mutual was the top gainer among financials early Monday, in an overall tepid start to trading for the week. WaMu shares gained 3.5%. On the other end of the spectrum, National City Corp. was the top loser among financials at the opening bell, losing 5.3%. The Financial Select Sector SPDR , an ETF that tracks financials in the S&P 500, lost 0.8%, while...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Available for sublease starting Nov. 1: the entire 10th floor of the Washington Mutual Tower in downtown Seattle. More than 22,000 square...
EuroInvestor.co.uk (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
Fitch Ratings has taken numerous rating actions on 17 Washington Mutual Mortgage Securities Corp. Prime RMBS transactions listed below: -- WAMMS 2002-MS10; -- .. - Read more
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
NEW YORK - Fitch Ratings has taken numerous rating actions on 17 Washington Mutual Mortgage Securities Corp. Prime RMBS transactions listed below: -- WAMMS 2002-MS10; -- WAMMS 2002-MS11; -- WAMMS 2002-MS12; -- WAMM
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has taken numerous rating actions on 17 Washington Mutual Mortgage Securities Corp. Prime RMBS transactions listed below:
