WILMINGTON, Del.— The judge in Washington Mutual’s bankruptcy case ruled Monday that a group of investors who are plaintiffs in a federal mortgage-backed securities lawsuit against WaMu cannot file a claim in the company’s bankruptcy case until distributions are made ...

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WILMINGTON, Del. — After a long and contentious legal battle and more than three years in bankruptcy, Washington Mutual Inc. on Friday finally won court approval of a reorganization plan. “It took three and a half years, but I think ...

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WILMINGTON, Del. — Washington Mutual Inc. has reached an agreement with dissident creditors that could pave the way for approval of its latest bankruptcy reorganization plan. A hearing in WaMu’s bankruptcy was delayed several hours Thursday as attorneys hammered out ...

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WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware bankruptcy judge has granted Washington Mutual’s request that she consider vacating parts of a September ruling in which she rejected the bank holding company’s reorganization plan for the second time. Washington Mutual and supporting creditors ...

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WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday refused to allow bank holding company Washington Mutual Inc. to proceed with its reorganization efforts without first engaging in mediation with various creditor groups. In rejecting a proposed reorganization plan from ...

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DOVER, Del. — Washington Mutual Inc.’s bankruptcy reorganization plan is now being challenged by a hedge fund that supported it. The plan is based on the settlement of lawsuits that pitted Washington Mutual, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and JPMorgan ...

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WILMINGTON, Del. — Washington Mutual Inc. has reached a tentative agreement with shareholders that could resolve their long-standing objections to the bank holding company’s proposed reorganization plan. An attorney for WMI told a federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware on Tuesday ...

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WASHINGTON — Federal bank regulators have sued three former top executives of Washington Mutual, the biggest U.S. bank ever to fail, accusing them of negligence in allowing risky mortgage lending and seeking $900 million in damages. The Federal Deposit Insurance ...

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