Here is an article from the FDIC website:
Acquisition of Washington Mutual Bank
September 25, 2008
Banking operations of Washington Mutual, Inc were sold in a transaction facilitated by the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) and the FDIC. All deposit accounts and all loans have been transferred to JPMorgan Chase Bank.
I am going to start a series of articles to give some insight into what is going on in our economy. I am not giving financial advice but just my opinion based on certain facts. Stay tuned!