Wahsington Mutual, Inc., WMI, is the name of the bank holding company. Once their banks were seized, WAMU, they filed bankruptcy. During the seizure much of what was taken out of the offices of WAMU was property of WMI. This is where the hasty seizure went wrong and one reason why it is such a big deal that WMI be paid damages. The other reasons include collusion, bad faith dealing, breach of contract, and fraudulent conveyance.
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