<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Washington Mutual Inc.: News &amp; Videos about Washington Mutual Inc. - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Washington_Mutual_Inc</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Washington Mutual Inc. from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:58:31 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Washington Mutual Inc.: News &amp; Videos about Washington Mutual Inc. - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Washington_Mutual_Inc</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Washington Mutual Inc. from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>WaMu: The forgotten bank failure</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/08/news/economy/wamu.fallout.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/08/news/economy/wamu.fallout.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Washington Mutual is long gone, but its lax lending could haunt us for years.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Banks' books still blurry</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/19/news/banks.books.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/19/news/banks.books.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Vikram Pandit, Jamie Dimon and other CEOs say their banks are doing fine, but few people seem to believe them.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan warns of more housing woes</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/26/news/companies/jpmorgan_chase/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/26/news/companies/jpmorgan_chase/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase warned of more housing weakness across its mortgage portfolio this year and also said it would cut more jobs related to its purchase of failed savings and loan Washington Mutual than originally planned.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Wall Street crisis snares Main St. schools</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/15/news/wisconsin_loss_harlow/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/15/news/wisconsin_loss_harlow/index.htm</guid><description>Lehman Brothers. Washington Mutual. And now ... Whitefish Bay Schools?</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan Chase to cut 9,200 WaMu jobs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/01/news/companies/chase_layoffs/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/01/news/companies/chase_layoffs/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase said Monday it plans to lay off 9,200 employees at Washington Mutual, the failed savings and loan that the New York City-based banking giant bought in September.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>WaMu swap sellers sidestep big loss</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/23/news/companies/wamu_auction/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/23/news/companies/wamu_auction/index.htm</guid><description>Investors who wagered that Washington Mutual would somehow survive the latest market turmoil will have to pay far less than some had feared.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:31:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bank Failures Will Rise Next Year</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1847470,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1847470,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>A lot of banks won't survive the next year of upheaval despite the U.S. government's $700 billion plan to restore order to the financial industry</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>CEO, 5 Other WaMu Execs Leaving
</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1846981,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1846981,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>The CEO of failed Washington Mutual Inc. and five other senior executives of the largest U.S. thrift, now owned by JPMorgan Chase &amp;amp;amp; Co., are leaving their positions soon.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bank stocks surge, but...</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/30/news/companies/bank_stocks/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/30/news/companies/bank_stocks/index.htm</guid><description>Hard-hit bank stocks rallied Tuesday, partly on hopes that the government would indeed pull off a rescue plan for the embattled industry.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wondering which bank is next</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/29/news/companies/bank_failures/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/29/news/companies/bank_failures/index.htm</guid><description>Following Citigroup's takeover of Wachovia, the collapse of Washington Mutual and the House's rejection of the bank bailout bill, Wall Street is wondering who's next.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>National City's line in the sand</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/29/news/national.city_deposits.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/29/news/national.city_deposits.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>National City insists it isn't about to follow in the footsteps of Wachovia and Washington Mutual. But the events of the past week suggest the bank's depositors are the ones who will make that decision.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks pop on bailout bets</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/26/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/26/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks rallied at the end of a tough session on Wall Street, as investors boosted banks and other stocks on optimism that a compromise on the proposed $700 billion bank rescue plan will be announced shortly.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Banks: Only the strong survive</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/26/news/companies/banks_look_ahead/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/26/news/companies/banks_look_ahead/index.htm</guid><description>Banks have been thrust into the center of a financial tempest during the past few months that has left industry experts and consumers wondering: what's next?</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lending deep-freeze</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/26/markets/bondcenter/treasury_prices/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/26/markets/bondcenter/treasury_prices/index.htm</guid><description>Just when it looked like relief was on its way, lending seized up again Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wachovia Shares Plunge as Investors Question Fate</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1844944,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1844944,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Although Wachovia Corp. has been mentioned as one of the more troubled big U.S. banks, at least some analysts believe it is not at risk  </description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dollar mixed on bailout strife</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/26/markets/dollar/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/26/markets/dollar/index.htm</guid><description>The dollar was mixed Friday against major currencies as the fate of the government's proposed $700 billion intervention remained unclear.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WaMu CEO: 3 weeks work, $18M</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/26/news/companies/fishman_wamu/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/26/news/companies/fishman_wamu/index.htm</guid><description>Washington Mutual Chief Executive Alan Fishman could walk away with more than $18 million in salary, bonuses and severance after less than three weeks on the job, according to the terms of his employment agreement.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan buys WaMu</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/25/news/companies/JPM_WaMu/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/25/news/companies/JPM_WaMu/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase acquired the banking assets of Washington Mutual late Thursday after the troubled thrift was seized by federal regulators, marking the biggest bank failure in the nation's history and the latest stunning twist in the ongoing credit crisis.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WaMu: Biggest Bank Failure in US History</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1844738,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1844738,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>As the debate over a $700 billion bank bailout rages on in Washington, one of the nation's largest banks -- Washington Mutual Inc. -- has collapsed under the weight of its enormous bad bets on the mortgage market</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WaMu plunges as buyout hopes dim</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/25/news/companies/wamu/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/25/news/companies/wamu/index.htm</guid><description>Washington Mutual's stock plunged Thursday despite reports that the company was actively looking for a buyer.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks get pummeled</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/15/markets/markets_newyork2/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/15/markets/markets_newyork2/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks tanked Monday, amid the largest financial crisis in years after Lehman Brothers filed for the biggest bankruptcy in history, Bank of America said it would buy Merrill Lynch and AIG slumped on fears that it can't raise cash.</description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bank merger talks heat up</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/17/news/companies/merger_rumors/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/17/news/companies/merger_rumors/index.htm</guid><description>Wall Street isn't finished yet.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WaMu shares end 16% higher</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/16/news/economy/wamu/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/16/news/economy/wamu/index.htm</guid><description>Washington Mutual's stock rose on Tuesday, recovering from a rough start after Standard &amp;amp; Poor's lowered the savings-and-loan's credit rating to junk amid continuing weakness in the housing market.</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks struggle on bank woes</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/12/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/12/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks were volatile Friday as investors faced uncertainty about whether Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual are likely to find buyers and whether AIG will shed its sour mortgage-related assets.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Washington Mutual tries to soothe anxiety</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/12/news/companies/wamu_3Q_update/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/12/news/companies/wamu_3Q_update/index.htm</guid><description>Washington Mutual is seeking to reassure investors by saying it has enough liquidity and capital to see it through these tough times.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WaMu: We have $50 billion in liquidity</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/25/news/companies/wamu/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/25/news/companies/wamu/index.htm</guid><description>Washington Mutual's stock dove more than 13% Friday morning but recovered after the battered savings and loan confirmed that it had beefed up its liquidity.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Washington Mutual loses $3.3 billion</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/22/news/companies/wamu/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/22/news/companies/wamu/index.htm</guid><description>Washington Mutual reported a $3.3 billion quarterly loss Tuesday -- far worse than Wall Street was anticipating -- as it set aside more money for bad loans.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Buddy, can you spare a billion?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/15/news/companies/boyd_banks.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/15/news/companies/boyd_banks.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Investors who made bets on a turnaround in bank stocks are smarting now. And that's going to make it tough for banks facing more real estate writedowns to raise new money in the coming months.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WaMu and National City plummet</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/14/news/companies/washington_mutual/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/14/news/companies/washington_mutual/index.htm</guid><description>Shares of Washington Mutual and National City both plunged Monday as fears grew about the credit crisis plaguing big banks.</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>8 banks: Fat yields and looking safe</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/12/markets/thebuzz/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/12/markets/thebuzz/index.htm</guid><description>There aren't many reasons to own financial stocks these days.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Banks have a capital problem</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/03/news/companies/banks_capital/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/03/news/companies/banks_capital/index.htm</guid><description>So far, banks have had little problem raising capital to meet their growing need for more cash.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks fumble on bank woes</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/02/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/02/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks tumbled Monday on new worries about the financial sector after S&amp;amp;P cut its debt rating on a number of banks, and Wachovia and Washington Mutual announced management shakeups.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The smart money saves WaMu</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/08/news/wamu_privateequity.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/08/news/wamu_privateequity.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Bank investors are crossing their fingers that Washington Mutual has drawn a road map that shows a way out of the mortgage meltdown.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WaMu scales back lending operations</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/08/news/companies/WaMu/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/08/news/companies/WaMu/index.htm</guid><description>Washington Mutual told employees Monday that it will exit the wholesale lending business and close home-loan centers nationwide.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks give up gains</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/07/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/07/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks ended mixed Monday, as investors welcomed news that Washington Mutual could see a $5 billion investment, but showed caution ahead of the quarterly earnings period, due to get underway after the close.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bad bank earnings: Prepare for the flood</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/14/news/companies/bank_earnings/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/14/news/companies/bank_earnings/index.htm</guid><description>Sometimes when it rains, it pours on Wall Street. 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What remains to be seen is just how bad they will be.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>More banks could join the red-flag parade</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/01/markets/banks/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/01/markets/banks/index.htm</guid><description>Citigroup and UBS may not be the only banks breaking bad news to investors this month.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WaMu to cut 1,000 jobs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/13/news/companies/wamu.ap/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/13/news/companies/wamu.ap/index.htm</guid><description>Thrift bank Washington Mutual Inc. said Thursday it will cut 1,000 jobs, eliminating its sales force dedicated to mortgage borrowers with questionable credit and slashing some of its wholesale banking operations.</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WaMu curbs subprime, profit climbs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/18/news/companies/washington_mutual.reut/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/18/news/companies/washington_mutual.reut/index.htm</guid><description>Washington Mutual Inc., one of the largest U.S. mortgage lenders, said Wednesday it will stop offering some of the most popular home loans for subprime borrowers after rising defaults caused losses to mount for dozens of lenders.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mutual Funds</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/07/01/100116629/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/07/01/100116629/index.htm</guid><description>In a month of mostly modest returns, domestic large-cap funds led with a 0.9% average gain. Best among the biggest funds: American Funds Washington Mutual Investors, up 1.7%. U.S. government bond funds fared worst, losing 0.6% on average as rates crept up on long-term Treasuries. </description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mortgages that put you in charge</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/26/real_estate/flexible_mortgages/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/26/real_estate/flexible_mortgages/index.htm</guid><description>There's a new kind of mortgage in town - and it's very limber.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:47:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>People are his bottom line</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/04/16/8404296/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/04/16/8404296/index.htm</guid><description>AFTER 17 YEARS at the helm of Washington Mutual--where he pulled off 31 acquisitions--Kerry Killinger has transformed what was once a $190-million-a-year regional savings and loan outfit into a $14... </description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks: Today's big bargains</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/11/27/commentary/sivy/sivy.moneymag/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/11/27/commentary/sivy/sivy.moneymag/index.htm</guid><description>Despite the choppy market over the past week, the Dow Jones industrial average has still rebounded more than 14 percent from this year's lows. Nonetheless, lots of blue-chip growth stocks remain unusually cheap.</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2006 22:58:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Washington Mutual: The worst may be over</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/26/commentary/sivy/sivy.moneymag/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/26/commentary/sivy/sivy.moneymag/index.htm</guid><description>Washington Mutual stock had several big runs between 1995 and 2002 thanks to the housing boom and the bank's nationwide expansion.</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WaMu woes</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/19/news/companies/wamu_headwinds/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/19/news/companies/wamu_headwinds/index.htm</guid><description>You're the largest savings and loan in the country faced with a dreary outlook for mortgages and increasing pressure on profits from higher interest rates. What's the best course of action to take?</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Thieves net $100,000 in WaMu ATM scheme</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/06/news/atm_fraud/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/06/news/atm_fraud/index.htm</guid><description>A sophisticated group of thieves used technical trickery to steal ATM card information -- and over $100,000 -- from customers at two New York City Washington Mutual branches.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2006 17:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>WaMu rebirth?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/21/news/fortune500/wamu_diversifying/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/21/news/fortune500/wamu_diversifying/index.htm</guid><description>Washington Mutual is looking to shake off its reputation as a mortgage-centric thrift bank, and reinvent itself as a diversified financial player.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Washington Mutual to buy Providian</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/06/news/fortune500/wamu_providian/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/06/news/fortune500/wamu_providian/index.htm</guid><description>Washington Mutual announced Monday it will purchase Providian Financial in a cash-and-stock banking deal worth $6.5 billion.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2005 10:47:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Thrift must rehire whistleblower</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/13/news/fortune500/wamu_whistleblower/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/13/news/fortune500/wamu_whistleblower/index.htm</guid><description>Washington Mutual has been ordered to rehire a former executive who questioned the bank's lending practices as possibly improper, according to a published report.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2005 11:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Money Helps</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/03/01/8251190/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/03/01/8251190/index.htm</guid><description>Q. When we got a home-equity line of credit in 2003, my wife had a "stellar" credit score of 804, but mine was only a "good" 699. To qualify for the best rate, I'd need 700 or higher. We were told ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2005 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Negotiating a HELOC</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/10/pf/magbr_helps_0503/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/10/pf/magbr_helps_0503/index.htm</guid><description>Q. When we got a home-equity line of credit in 2003, my wife had a "stellar" credit score of 804, but mine was only a "good" 699. To qualify for the best rate, I'd need 700 or higher. We were told we could reapply in a year for free, so I paid down my cards and worked on my score. When we went back to the bank, they said it would now cost us $500 to reapply. Can they do this?</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2005 20:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>A Tale of Two Washingtons</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/11/01/8188855/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/11/01/8188855/index.htm</guid><description>What kinds of information do stock investors have the right to know? Most companies tell us what they think we want to hear. But if the people who ran public companies thought about it, they would ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2004 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Buy the business, not the stock</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/12/magazines/moneymag/investing_washingtons_0411/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/12/magazines/moneymag/investing_washingtons_0411/index.htm</guid><description>What kinds of information do stock investors have the right to know? Most companies tell us what they think we want to hear.</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2004 21:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Betting The House A savvy investor is wagering over $1 billion that Wall Street is wrong about Washington Mutual</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/09/01/379414/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/09/01/379414/index.htm</guid><description>It doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to surmise that Bill Nygren's favorite stock is Washington Mutual (WM). The celebrated manager of the very concentrated Oakmark Select fund (a MONEY 100 selection fo...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2004 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>When good stocks stumble</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/08/02/commentary/mkcommentary/freeintro_sivy/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/08/02/commentary/mkcommentary/freeintro_sivy/index.htm</guid><description>What should shareholders do when a company suffers a setback? If the risk exposure looks open-ended, there's a case for selling right away and cutting your losses. But if the problems can be quickly contained, you could end up selling at the bottom.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2004 20:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks to watch Tuesday</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/28/markets/afterbell/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/28/markets/afterbell/index.htm</guid><description>Investors may play it safe Tuesday as the two-day Federal Reserve policy-setting meeting begins, with little economic news due to guide the markets.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2004 19:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Banking on banking</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/27/commentary/mkcommentary/sivy/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/27/commentary/mkcommentary/sivy/index.htm</guid><description>The major banks have been reporting excellent earnings for the fourth quarter and full-year 2003. The reasons for these strong profits are straightforward: An economic recovery is under way and interest rates are low.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2004 22:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bank mergers: There will be more</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/23/markets/bankmergers/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/23/markets/bankmergers/index.htm</guid><description>The question wasn't, Would the Bank One/J.P. Morgan deal trigger more deals? Rather, it was, How fast would the rest of the dominoes fall?</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2004 16:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bank stocks ride merger wave</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/15/news/companies/regional_banks/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/15/news/companies/regional_banks/index.htm</guid><description>Investors looking to get a piece of bank merger action -- in the wake of the proposed $58 billion stock purchase of Bank One by J.P. Morgan Chase -- bought up stocks of mid-cap and promising regional banks seen as potential takeover targets Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2004 18:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Forecast 04 THE SAME FACTORS THAT MADE THE PAST BEAR             MARKET SO BAD WILL HELP ENSURE A LONG-LIVED RECOVERY</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/01/01/357190/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/01/01/357190/index.htm</guid><description>Are we there yet?" For most of 2003, that was the big question. All the signs said a recovery was coming up soon--but it never seemed to arrive. Now that we've clearly reached our destination--the ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2004 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Forecast 2004</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2003/12/22/magazines/moneymag/mag0401_sivyforecast/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2003/12/22/magazines/moneymag/mag0401_sivyforecast/index.htm</guid><description>Are we there yet? For most of 2003, that was the big question.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2003 21:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>How To... Crack New Markets KERRY KILLINGER CEO of             Washington Mutual</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/07/01/345273/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/07/01/345273/index.htm</guid><description>At a time when most banks are cutting back on brick and mortar, Washington Mutual has been on a building binge. The nation's seventh-largest bank plans to open 250 branches this year. It's the late...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2003 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>A New Banking Model Washington Mutual is using a creative retail approach to turn the banking world upside down.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/03/31/340124/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/03/31/340124/index.htm</guid><description>On a blustery afternoon in late February, a thirtysomething woman rushes through the door of a Washington Mutual branch in the heart of midtown Manhattan, stops, and stares. Tucking her hair behind...</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2003 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Cash strategies</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2002/11/27/pf/investing/cash_strategies/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2002/11/27/pf/investing/cash_strategies/index.htm</guid><description>Most investors don't have particularly sophisticated strategies for handling their cash. That's understandable since cash played such a minor role for most of us in recent years (we pumped our assets into stocks as quickly as possible).</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2002 15:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Plan WHY STOCKS STILL ROCK, BONDS MAY BOMB AND             CASH IS KING. SMART MOVES TO HELP YOUR PORTFOLIO GO THE         </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/12/01/333193/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/12/01/333193/index.htm</guid><description>There's only so long you can play a losing game before giving up. In basketball, once coaches see that they can't possibly win, they bench their starters. In boxing, trainers infamously throw in th...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2002 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Another Approach Washington Mutual's back-to-basics             banking--and customer service--Attracts the Average joe and     </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/06/01/323308/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/06/01/323308/index.htm</guid><description>Unlike industry giant Citigroup, Washington Mutual won't be taking any companies public soon. Nor will it be issuing credit cards or offering private banking. Instead, the Seattle-based bank will s...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2002 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Restless In Seattle Washington Mutual, the nation's biggest S&amp;amp;L, is seeking new territories.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/07/01/305204/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/07/01/305204/index.htm</guid><description>Who would have thought that seven years into the Internet Age Seattle's brightest star would be a 100-year-old bank? But with A-Rod in Texas, Amazon.com in purgatory and Boeing headed off to Chicag...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2001 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>American STOCK FUNDS: 15 BOND FUNDS: 11 MONEY 100 FUNDS: 4 AVERAGE EXPENSE RATIOS STOCKS: 0.99% BONDS: 1.09%</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/06/01/303357/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/06/01/303357/index.htm</guid><description>How do you hide $333 billion? Don't take out ads, avoid the press, don't use your own name on your products and discourage hotshots within your ranks. That's how Capital Research &amp;amp; Management does ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2001 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Word On The Street Tech Bargains, State Street On Sale And Nike's Nemesis</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/05/01/301269/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/05/01/301269/index.htm</guid><description>Hunting For Tech Values </description><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2001 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Team Players</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/06/01/243353/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/06/01/243353/index.htm</guid><description>If someone told you Capital Research &amp;amp; Management placed four funds on this MONEY 100 list, you might say, "Who?" Cap Research's American Funds group is the ultimate low-profile, high-return outfit...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 1998 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WASHINGTON MUTUAL'S REMARKABLE RISE THE ALEXANDER THE GREAT OF THE THRIFT INDUSTRY</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/12/08/234900/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/12/08/234900/index.htm</guid><description>Okay, so Kerry Killinger's not a glamorous guy. He's in the savings and loan business, decidedly not a glamorous industry. His company, Washington Mutual, works so hard at being unglamorous that it...</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 1997 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>EARN 30% AND UP FROM MERGER MANIA THE U.S. RESTRUCTURING BOOM GIVES INVESTORS A SHOT AT BIG PROFITS--EVEN IN TODAY'S PRICEY MARK</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/04/01/224334/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/04/01/224334/index.htm</guid><description>Given today's high-flying market, you might think there were no stocks left that could climb another 30% on top of the almost unbelievable 70% advance of the past two years. Testifying before the S...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 1997 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>HOW THE 10 BIGGEST STOCK FUNDS MEASURE UP FOR THE '90s</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/04/01/86479/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/04/01/86479/index.htm</guid><description>Forget about glamorous biotech and health-care funds. To find out how fund shareholders have really fared in the rally of 1991, study the 10 funds profiled here. These 10 biggest stock funds contro...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 1991 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Total Return You're investing here for a steady glide. To help ensure it, keep a weather eye on the average yield of a fund's po</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/11/01/84171/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/11/01/84171/index.htm</guid><description>''I want it all'' may be the rallying cry of the 1980s. And investors who bought total-return funds -- in the past few years, anyway -- have got just that. Dubbed total return because they offer bo...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 1987 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>