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Washington Trust taps mFoundry for mobile banking

MFoundry, the award-winning provider of secure mobile banking and payment solutions, today announced it has launched a fully-integrated multi-mode mobile banking solution for Washington Trust Bank, the oldest and largest privately-owned commercial bank in the Pacific Northwest.

15 December 2010

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Chase rebrands WaMu Washington branches and ATMs

Chase - Washington's new bank - today unveiled its bright blue octagon logo and respected name on 187 bank branches and 255 ATMs in Washington, reaching consumers and businesses formerly served by WaMu.

01 June 2009

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Chase converts 2.9 million WaMu accounts

Chase announced today it has successfully upgraded products and technology in the Pacific Northwest to link 343 former Washington Mutual branches with more than 3,200 other Chase branches.

29 May 2009

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Norkom names Cyndi Eggers principal consultant, fraud and compliance

Norkom Technologies, an award-winning provider of financial crime and compliance solutions, today announced the appointment of Cyndi Eggers as Principal Consultant for Fraud and Compliance Solutions.

06 April 2009

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WaMu enhances mobile banking

Washington Mutual (NYSE:WM), one of the nation's leading banks for consumers and small businesses, announced today that it has launched mobile banking capabilities, delivering account information - anytime, anywhere wireless service is available, providing customers the ability to view real-time account balances, view and search real-time transaction history and locate a nearby branch/ATM.

09 July 2008

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WaMu and Cardtronics in ATM branding deal

WaMu (NYSE:WM), one of the nation's leading consumer and small business banks, has entered into an agreement with Cardtronics, LP to brand more than 425 ATMs in CVS/pharmacy stores in California and Arizona.

06 March 2008

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Washington Mutual revamps Web banking site

Washington Mutual, Inc. (NYSE:WM), one of the nation's leading banks for consumers and small businesses, announced today that it has launched a new version of wamu.com with new navigation and functionality, making the customer's online banking experience simpler, faster and more personalized.

25 January 2008

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WaMu and Cardtronics agree branding deal for 310 Texas ATMs

WaMu, (NYSE:WM) one of the nation's leading consumer and small business banks, has entered into an agreement with Cardtronics, LP to place 310 branded ATMs in CVS/pharmacy stores in the Texas metropolitan areas of Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Austin.

06 September 2007

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WaMu pledges to plant trees for customers who go paperless

Washington Mutual, (NYSE:WM), one of the nation’s leading banks for consumers and small businesses, announced today a new partnership with The National Arbor Day Foundation to help replant America's national forests that have been damaged by wildfires and other natural causes.

25 April 2007

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Washington Mutual and Cardtronics sign ATM branding deal

Washington Mutual, Inc. (NYSE:WM) and Cardtronics Inc., have entered into an agreement that will enable WaMu to brand 160 cash dispensing Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) in select Walgreens locations in the United States.

22 August 2006

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Washington Mutual introduces online account opening service

On the heels of its recent launch of the new WaMu Free Checking account, the best-value consumer checking account in banking, Washington Mutual, Inc. (NYSE:WM) today announced a groundbreaking account opening experience that couples 100% online approval and opening, and eliminates the need to mail a traditional signature card.

11 May 2006

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Washington Mutual names James Corcoran retail banking president

Washington Mutual, Inc. (NYSE: WM) announced today that James B. Corcoran has been named president of its Retail Banking franchise. He joins Washington Mutual in Seattle in May, 2006 from Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBoS), where he was the Managing Director of Retail Distribution.

11 April 2006

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