Reporters did, and still to this day, refer to Washington Mutual Inc as WAMU.
"In addition to asking Collyer to stay the Washington, D.C. litigation, WaMu's lawyers asked the judge Wednesday to dismiss counter-claims made by the FDIC."
"Lawyers for the FDIC argued that Collyer should not postpone her consideration of the case, and they asked her to dismiss most portions of WaMu's lawsuit."
At the time, WMI, even though being haunted by the FDIC, told the investors that they had plenty of money and could survive the storm until 2012....I think I read the article in CNBC.com.