Washington Mutual
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A bank that failed on September 25, 2008, in the largest bank failure in American history, with its banking operations acquired by JPMorgan Chase from the FDIC.
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Mutual Connections
Entities connected to Washington Mutual through shared intermediaries, but not directly linked.
Organization
Chemical Bank
Connected via: Alan H. Fishman, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Organization
Washington Mutual (WaMu)
Connected via: Alan H. Fishman, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Person
Denise N. George
Connected via: JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Document
Glass-Steagall Act
Connected via: JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Organization
U.S. Steel
Connected via: JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Key Relationships
Connected To
- Organization Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - FDIC placed Washington Mutual into receivership and sold its banking operations to JPMorgan Chase Official Document
- Organization Office of Thrift Supervision - Office of Thrift Supervision seized Washington Mutual Bank in September 2008 in the largest bank failure in American ... Official Document
- Organization JPMorgan Chase & Co. - JPMorgan Chase bought most of Washington Mutual's banking operations from FDIC receivership on September 25, 2008 Multiple Sources
- Organization JPMorgan Chase & Co. - JPMorgan Chase bought most of Washington Mutual's banking operations from FDIC receivership on September 25, 2008 Multiple Sources
Associated With
- Organization Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Washington Mutual was placed into FDIC receivership on September 25, 2008 Multiple Sources
- Organization Office of Thrift Supervision - The Office of Thrift Supervision seized Washington Mutual Bank on September 25, 2008 Single Source
Employed By
- Person Alan H. Fishman - Alan H. Fishman served as CEO of Washington Mutual for 17 days in September 2008 before the bank was seized by federa... Multiple Sources
- Person Alan H. Fishman - Alan H. Fishman was CEO of Washington Mutual for 17 days before its failure Official Document
Part Of
- Event Washington Mutual failure - Washington Mutual failure was the event of the bank's assets being seized by federal regulators on September 25, 2008 Multiple Sources
Owned
- Organization JPMorgan Chase & Co. - JPMorgan Chase purchased Washington Mutual's banking operations from FDIC receivership for $1.836 billion in Septembe... Official Document
- Organization JPMorgan Chase & Co. - Washington Mutual's banking operations were sold to JPMorgan Chase for $1.9 billion after federal regulators seized t... Multiple Sources
Source Documents & Evidence
“On September 25, 2008, JPMorgan Chase bought most of the banking operations of Washington Mutual from the receivership of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.”Accessed: 2026-02-21
“He served as the bank's CEO for 17 days before its banking assets were seized by federal regulators in the largest bank failure in American history.”Accessed: 2026-02-21
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Added: 2026-02-21
· Updated: 2026-03-12
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