Washington Mutual
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Washington Mutual was a former major U.S. savings and loan association that became the largest bank failure in American history during the 2008 financial crisis.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Washington Mutual canonical | 8 |
| Washington Mutual Bank | 5 |
| Washington Mutual Bank, F.A. | 2 |
| Washington Mutual Savings Bank | 2 |
| WaMu | 1 |
| Washington Mutual brand | 1 |
| Washington Mutual, Inc. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T495029 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Washington Mutual Context triple: [JPMorgan Chase, precededBy, Washington Mutual]
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A.
Bank One Corporation
Bank One Corporation was a major U.S. bank holding company that became one of the nation’s largest banks before its 2004 acquisition by JPMorgan Chase.
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B.
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase Manhattan Bank was a major American commercial and investment bank based in New York City that became one of the largest financial institutions in the United States before merging into JPMorgan Chase.
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C.
Bear Stearns
Bear Stearns was a major American investment bank and brokerage firm that collapsed during the 2008 financial crisis and was acquired by JPMorgan Chase.
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D.
JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase is a leading American multinational financial services firm and one of the largest banking institutions in the world, offering investment banking, commercial banking, asset management, and other financial services.
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E.
First Trust Bank
First Trust Bank is a Northern Ireland-based commercial bank known for providing retail and business banking services and, historically, for issuing its own banknotes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Washington Mutual Target entity description: Washington Mutual was a former major U.S. savings and loan association that became the largest bank failure in American history during the 2008 financial crisis.
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A.
Bank One Corporation
Bank One Corporation was a major U.S. bank holding company that became one of the nation’s largest banks before its 2004 acquisition by JPMorgan Chase.
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B.
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase Manhattan Bank was a major American commercial and investment bank based in New York City that became one of the largest financial institutions in the United States before merging into JPMorgan Chase.
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C.
Bear Stearns
Bear Stearns was a major American investment bank and brokerage firm that collapsed during the 2008 financial crisis and was acquired by JPMorgan Chase.
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D.
JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase is a leading American multinational financial services firm and one of the largest banking institutions in the world, offering investment banking, commercial banking, asset management, and other financial services.
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E.
First Trust Bank
First Trust Bank is a Northern Ireland-based commercial bank known for providing retail and business banking services and, historically, for issuing its own banknotes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bank holding company
ⓘ
defunct bank ⓘ savings and loan association ⓘ |
| acquiredBy |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
ⓘ
surface form:
FDIC (as receiver, for resolution)
JPMorgan Chase ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 2008-09-25 ⓘ |
| acquisitionPrice | 1900000000 USD ⓘ |
| bankruptcyFiling | Chapter 11 bankruptcy ⓘ |
| bankruptcyFilingDate | 2008-09-26 ⓘ |
| causeOf | large mortgage-related losses ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfBankFailure | 2008-09-25 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2008 ⓘ |
| fate |
assets sold to JPMorgan Chase
ⓘ
holding company entered bankruptcy ⓘ |
| formerName | Washington National Building Loan and Investment Association ⓘ |
| foundedBy | C. J. Smith ⓘ |
| hasSlogan | The Power of Yes ⓘ |
| hasSubsidiary |
Washington Mutual
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington Mutual Bank, F.A.
Washington Mutual self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Washington Mutual, Inc.
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| headquartersLocation |
Seattle, Washington, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle, Washington
|
| inception | 1889 ⓘ |
| industry |
banking
ⓘ
financial services ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Alan H. Fishman
ⓘ
Kerry Killinger ⓘ |
| legalForm | public company ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington (state)
|
| notableEvent | largest bank failure in U.S. history ⓘ |
| notableFor |
aggressive expansion into subprime mortgages
ⓘ
rapid growth in mortgage lending before 2008 ⓘ |
| numberOfBranches | over 2200 ⓘ |
| numberOfEmployees | over 40000 ⓘ |
| partOf |
2008 United States housing and financial crisis
ⓘ
surface form:
subprime mortgage crisis
|
| positionHeld |
Alan H. Fishman – Chief Executive Officer (final days)
ⓘ
Kerry Killinger – Chief Executive Officer ⓘ |
| product |
commercial banking services
ⓘ
consumer banking ⓘ credit cards ⓘ mortgage loans ⓘ savings accounts ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution |
insolvency during the 2008 financial crisis
ⓘ
seizure by U.S. federal regulators ⓘ |
| regulator |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
ⓘ
Office of Thrift Supervision ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| stockExchange | New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| tickerSymbol | WM ⓘ |
| tradedAs | NYSE:WM ⓘ |
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Subject: Washington Mutual Description of subject: Washington Mutual was a former major U.S. savings and loan association that became the largest bank failure in American history during the 2008 financial crisis.
Referenced by (20)
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