What Does FDIC Deposit Insurance Cover?

We all remember the “run” on the savings and loan in the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life“.  This is basically what happened that forced the Feds to take over WAMU.  Washington Mutual, which was bought by JP Morgan after being grabbed by the US authorities late yesterday, was a major player in the controversial “option [...]

Financial Insights Into The Current State Of The U.S. Economy

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.    JP Morgan Acquires [...]

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