Fresh off its acquisition by JPMorgan Chase, Washington Mutual has closed 11 locations in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

February 17, 2009

William and Jane Sibbitt won't be traveling this year to visit their grandchildren in Vermont or his brother in California. They're shopping for golf shirts at garage sales, they're not eating out as much, they're doing less recreational shopping in Terre Haute, and they've even cut back on charitable giving. ...more

February 12, 2009

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

Wachovia Corp. has begun preliminary merger talks with Banco Santander SA of Spain, Wells Fargo & Co. of San Francisco and Citigroup Inc. of New York, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. ...more

September 27, 2008

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

State officials on Friday were assessing what effect Washington Mutual's failure Thursday would have on stocks, bonds and other investments the state had in the bank. ...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

Ailing bank Washington Mutual Inc. appeared headed toward a sale Wednesday after a major investor removed a potential stumbling block and nervous banking regulators began approaching the most logical buyers. ...more

September 18, 2008

Shares of troubled banks Washington Mutual Inc. and Wachovia Corp. recovered on Tuesday as investors grew hopeful that American International Group Inc. would receive much-needed funding. ...more

September 17, 2008