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Washington Mutual Shut Down

26. September 2008

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In one of the largest banks to fail in US history, Washington Mutual was effectively shut down by the Office of Thrift Supervision, or OTS, before it ran out of cash. Worried depositors withdrew a massive $16.7 billion in deposits since 15 September. The OTS decided to step in before matters got worse and before selling [...]

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