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In June 2001, WaMu announced the pending acquisition of Providian Financial Corporation, tenth-largest credit-card issuer in the country, for $6.45 billion (~$10.6 billion in 2023) in stock and cash. [ 181 ] [ 182 ] The acquisition was completed in June 2001.
Washington Mutual Inc (at time of acquisition) JPMorgan Chase (since 2008) Providian Financial Corporation was an American financial services company founded in 1997, which became one of the leading credit card issuers in the United States before it was sold to Washington Mutual for approximately US$ 6.5 billion in October 2005.
On 16 March 2008, J.P. Morgan Chase announced that it would buy Bear Stearns for $500 million or $2 a share; [20] those same shares a year earlier were trading at around $150. [21] Later, on 24 March 2008 J.P. Morgan Chase increased the offer to $1.2 billion or $10 a share [22] and five days later the acquisition was approved. [23]
WaMu was the largest financial institution overseen by the Office of Thrift Supervision, and WaMu's fees paid for 12% to 15% of the agency's budget, Levin said. "OTS was a feeble regulator," he said.
Key takeaways. Check your balance online, on the phone, through your bank's mobile app, at the ATM and with bank statements. A bank teller can provide account details in person.
For many, last week was one of revelry, new resolutions, and fresh starts. For JPMorgan Chase , however, it was a time span that delivered some unwelcome news in its never-ending parade of legal ...
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In early 1997 California thrift H. F. Ahmanson & Co. launched a hostile takeover bid for the company, but Washington Mutual's friendly offer won out later that year. Ironically, in 1998 Washington Mutual acquired Ahmanson for $10 billion. In 2008, it became part of JPMorgan Chase.