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8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the Washington Mutual site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site

9. Contact - got a question about Washington Mutual, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.

10. Payment - ready to pay for your Washington Mutual, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.

{{Infobox_Company | company_name = Washington Mutual Inc. | company_logo = ] | company_type = [Public company ({{nyse|WM-->)| foundation = 1889| location = [Seattle, Washington, [Washington| key_people = [Kerry Killinger, CEO & Chairman| num_employees = 60,798 | industry = [Finance and Insurance| products = [Retail banking
[Financial Services| slogan = The WaMu way| revenue = $15.962B [United States dollar| subsid = WM Financial Services; Washington Mutual Insurance Services; Washington Mutual Card Services| homepage = http://www.wamu.com/ -->

in Seattle, WashingtonWashington Mutual (or WaMu; ) is the United States largest savings and loan association. Despite its name, it is not a credit union, and ceased being a mutual company in 1983. It is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

In March 2006, Washington Mutual began moving into its new headquarters, WaMu Center, located in Downtown, Seattle, Washington. The company's previous headquarters, Washington Mutual Tower, still stands about a block away from the new building on Second Avenue.

Washington Mutual's principal activities are to provide financial services to consumers and small businesses such as demand account, mortgage loan, consumer lending, business banking, business lending, insurance, credit card, commercial real estate mortgage and investment.

Washington Mutual is the sole surviving major Seattle-based bank after the flurry of mergers in the 1980s and 1990s ended the independence of Rainier Bank, Seafirst Bank, and People's Bank, among others.

Washington Mutual operates more than 2,600 retail banking, mortgage lending, commercial banking, and financial services offices, as of 2006.

History Washington Mutual was founded as the Washington National Building Loan and Investment Association on September 25, 1889 in an attempt to save Seattle's economy after a Great Seattle Fire nearly destroyed the city. It made the first home mortgage loan on the West Coast on February 10, 1890. Its name was changed to Washington Savings and Loan Association on June 25 1908. During World War I its assets would expand by 68%.

By now called Washington Mutual Savings Bank, the company made its first acquisition on July 25, 1930, by purchasing Continental Mutual Savings Bank. Over the next fifty years it would be involved in pioneering cash machine networks and telephone banking.

Its marketing slogan for much of its history was "The Friend of the Family."

In 1983, Washington Mutual bought the stock broker firm Murphey Favre and Demutualization. Today, it trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WM. By 1989, its assets had doubled.

In August 2006, Washington Mutual began using the official abbreviation of WaMu in all but the legal viewpoint.

Occasio Branches Washington Mutual has a number of branches which it calls "Occasio Branches". Occasio is Latin for "favorable opportunity" or "special occasion" (which is also the root of the English language word, occasion). These branches are designed to provide a more open space than a traditional bank branch, and to have a look and feel similar to that of a contemporary retail store. Instead of teller windows at a counter with a roped-off Queue area for customers, tellers process customer transactions at individual stations. At these branches, the tellers ordinarily do not give cash directly to customers, but instead give customers a receipt with a Personal identification number. Customers then walk over to an Automated teller machine-like money dispensing machine where they enter the one-time generated PIN to receive cash. At some Occasio branches, the money is dispensed directly from the teller station, instead of a central machine.

Acquisitions Since the acquisition of Murphey Favre, Washington Mutual has made numerous acquisitions with the aim of expanding the corporation. By acquiring corporations such as PNC Mortgage, Fleet Mortgage, and Homeside Lending; Washington Mutual is now the 3rd largest mortgage lender in the United States. With the acquisition of Providian Financial Corporation in October 2005, WaMu has also become the nation's 9th largest credit card company.

A list of Washington Mutual acquisitions since demutualization follows:



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{{Infobox_Company | company_name = Washington Mutual Inc. | company_logo = ] | company_type = [Public company ({{nyse|WM-->)| foundation = 1889| location = [Seattle, Washington, [Washington| key_people = [Kerry Killinger, CEO & Chairman| num_employees = 60,798 | industry = [Finance and Insurance| products = [Retail banking
[Financial Services| slogan = The WaMu way| revenue = $15.962B [United States dollar| subsid = WM Financial Services; Washington Mutual Insurance Services; Washington Mutual Card Services| homepage = http://www.wamu.com/ -->

in Seattle, WashingtonWashington Mutual (or WaMu; ) is the United States largest savings and loan association. Despite its name, it is not a credit union, and ceased being a mutual company in 1983. It is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

In March 2006, Washington Mutual began moving into its new headquarters, WaMu Center, located in Downtown, Seattle, Washington. The company's previous headquarters, Washington Mutual Tower, still stands about a block away from the new building on Second Avenue.

Washington Mutual's principal activities are to provide financial services to consumers and small businesses such as demand account, mortgage loan, consumer lending, business banking, business lending, insurance, credit card, commercial real estate mortgage and investment.

Washington Mutual is the sole surviving major Seattle-based bank after the flurry of mergers in the 1980s and 1990s ended the independence of Rainier Bank, Seafirst Bank, and People's Bank, among others.

Washington Mutual operates more than 2,600 retail banking, mortgage lending, commercial banking, and financial services offices, as of 2006.

History Washington Mutual was founded as the Washington National Building Loan and Investment Association on September 25, 1889 in an attempt to save Seattle's economy after a Great Seattle Fire nearly destroyed the city. It made the first home mortgage loan on the West Coast on February 10, 1890. Its name was changed to Washington Savings and Loan Association on June 25 1908. During World War I its assets would expand by 68%.

By now called Washington Mutual Savings Bank, the company made its first acquisition on July 25, 1930, by purchasing Continental Mutual Savings Bank. Over the next fifty years it would be involved in pioneering cash machine networks and telephone banking.

Its marketing slogan for much of its history was "The Friend of the Family."

In 1983, Washington Mutual bought the stock broker firm Murphey Favre and Demutualization. Today, it trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WM. By 1989, its assets had doubled.

In August 2006, Washington Mutual began using the official abbreviation of WaMu in all but the legal viewpoint.

Occasio Branches Washington Mutual has a number of branches which it calls "Occasio Branches". Occasio is Latin for "favorable opportunity" or "special occasion" (which is also the root of the English language word, occasion). These branches are designed to provide a more open space than a traditional bank branch, and to have a look and feel similar to that of a contemporary retail store. Instead of teller windows at a counter with a roped-off Queue area for customers, tellers process customer transactions at individual stations. At these branches, the tellers ordinarily do not give cash directly to customers, but instead give customers a receipt with a Personal identification number. Customers then walk over to an Automated teller machine-like money dispensing machine where they enter the one-time generated PIN to receive cash. At some Occasio branches, the money is dispensed directly from the teller station, instead of a central machine.

Acquisitions Since the acquisition of Murphey Favre, Washington Mutual has made numerous acquisitions with the aim of expanding the corporation. By acquiring corporations such as PNC Mortgage, Fleet Mortgage, and Homeside Lending; Washington Mutual is now the 3rd largest mortgage lender in the United States. With the acquisition of Providian Financial Corporation in October 2005, WaMu has also become the nation's 9th largest credit card company.

A list of Washington Mutual acquisitions since demutualization follows:



References External links



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