With job losses soaring nationwide, Senate Democrats reached agreement with a small group of Republicans Friday night on an economic stimulus measure at the heart of President Barack Obama's plan for combatting the worst recession in decades. ...more

February 6, 2009

JPMorgan Chase's Thursday night takeover of troubled lender Washington Mutual Inc. didn't erase the dread of some borrowers, including Rick Howell of Tampa. He had a $169,000 equity line of credit with WaMu. ...more

September 27, 2008

The collapse of Washington Mutual Inc. left customers and investors with many concerns and questions in the wake of the nation's biggest bank failure. ...more

September 27, 2008

A steady flow of customers dropped by Washington Mutual's branch at Columbus Avenue and Dale Mabry Highway today, seeking assurances about their deposits after learning one of the nation's largest and oldest banks was being acquired by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. ...more

September 26, 2008

Washington Mutual, the giant lender that came to symbolize the excesses of the mortgage boom, was seized by federal regulators Thursday night in an 11th-hour bid to prevent the largest bank failure in American history. ...more

September 26, 2008

Lehman Brothers Holdings shares plunged to their lowest level in more than a decade Tuesday amid investor concerns that the battered investment bank is running out of options to raise capital. ...more

September 10, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Friday it has taken control of the First Priority Bank of Bradenton and that SunTrust Banks Inc. will assume the bank's deposits. ...more

August 3, 2008

Crippled by millions of dollars in bad loans, First Priority Bank was seized and closed Friday by banking regulators. ...more

August 2, 2008