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J.P. Morgan buys Washington Mutual assets from FDIC for $1.9B

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Wamu.jpgJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co. announced late Thursday an agreement to purchase many of the assets of Washington Mutual Inc. bringing to an end the troubled bank's auction. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. apparently took control of the bank's holding company at the request of the Office of Thrift Supervision, and brokered a deal to sell branches and deposits to J.P. Morgan for $1.9 billion. The deal closed immediately, and J.P. Morgan is now the owner of Washington Mutual's branches, deposits and other assets.

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J.P. Morgan said it is acquiring "Washington Mutual's banks, not the holding company." Being left on behind are the assets and liabilities of Washington Mutual Inc., the holding company which includes unsecured senior debt, subordinated debt and preferred of Washington Mutual's banks. The unsecured debt amounts to roughly $20 billion.
 
New York-based J.P. Morgan gets the Seattle thrift's 2,300 branches and $143 billion in deposits.

In additional to the acquisition, J.P. Morgan Chase also said it was making an $8 billion offering of its common stock for sale to the public.

Shares of Washington Mutual were down 25.2% at the close of trading on Thursday. The bank had a market capitalization of $2.87 billion. - George White

See highlights from the conference call
See capital raise press release
See acquisition press release




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From: John Sullivan,

Dear Sirs,

What do you see happening to WAMUQ from here? It seems to have many Assets and $5 Billion in a JPM Bank Account? At least if JPM lets WAMUQ access their own Money.

Sincerely,
John Sullivan


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