WaMu reduces home equity credit to homeowners - MSN MoneyCentral

Story date: 2008-05-16 08:10:00
Added on: 2008-05-16 09:01:03

Washington Mutual Inc. has slashed or suspended $6 billion in available home equity credit to its customers in an effort to reduce its risk in a flailing housing market. If they haven't already been notified, WaMu's customers across the country will ...


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