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On Saturday, tens of thousands will march, protest and move their money out of big banks. But plenty of Americans haven't waited for Bank Transfer Day. For Frank Sheldon of Seattle, his journey to a credit union started in 2008 when his old bank was absorbed by J.P. Morgan Chase.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Martin Glenn denied Wells Fargo's request for permission to foreclose on Tandala Mims's house in the Bronx for a second time on Thursday because he still wasn't satisfied that Wells -- as opposed to some other bank -- had the right to do so.

Most people raising the issue of false mortgage documents are homeowners facing foreclosure. And banks often respond that botched paperwork is a mere technicality -- nothing to worry about. Then you find a case like Wells Fargo's attempt to foreclose on Tandala Mims of New York.

Agency infighting and regulators' disregard of shoddy lending practices allowed Washington Mutual Bank, which failed in 2008, to continue to make high-risk mortgage loans and sell them as securities into the market, a Senate investigative subcommittee reported Friday.

JPMorgan was counting on a big tax refund from its Washington Mutual purchase. But WaMu bondholders say JPMorgan doesn't legally qualify for the money -- and bank regulators may be listening.

When tax time rolls around, as it does every year, most of us hope to get at least some money back from the federal government. If you're J.P. Morgan Chase, you expect $1.4 billion. The banking giant is taking advantage of a tax break approved by Congress last year that gives a break to companies...

There are mistakes and then there are MISTAKES. Down in Florida, Miami to be exact, a mix up between Washington Mutual and the Miami-Dade Clerk's Office is definitely the latter. According to the local NBC affiliate a mistake in processing a foreclosure led to the eviction and subsequent auction of...

The media's depiction of the current economic crisis has largely focused on either troubled homeowners or failing investment companies. Over the past couple of months, however, another big loser has emerged: educational institutions. For example, five Wisconsin school districts recently announced...

Truthfully, I don't think you or I are going to come upon an opportunity like this in the near future. But it's nice to know that in the land of opportunity, anything is possible. Even if it involves earning $18 million for a mere 3 weeks of work.Alan Fishman has been the CEO of Washington Mutual...

I live in Portland, Oregon, and a lot of my friends have accounts with Washington Mutual, given its roots in the Pacific Northwest (WaMu was founded in Seattle over 100 years ago). Most of my loved ones' accounts aren't anywhere close to FDIC limits. But I've been getting the question almost every...