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WaMu: Just 1 of 16 failed banks this year.

According to the FDIC list of bank failures, there have been just 16 for 2008 (as of October 24th).

Here’s the list for 2008:

• Alpha Bank & Trust, Alpharetta, GA     October 24, 2008
• Meridian Bank Eldred, IL October 10, 2008
• Main Street Bank, Northville, MI October 10, 2008
• Washington Mutual Bank, Henderson, NV and Washington Mutual Bank FSB, Park City, UT September 25, 2008
• Ameribank, Northfork, WV September 19, 2008
• Silver State Bank, Henderson, NV
• En EspaÃnol September 5, 2008
• Integrity Bank, Alpharetta, GA August 29, 2008
• The Columbian Bank and Trust, Topeka, KS August 22, 2008
• First Priority Bank, Bradenton, FL August 1, 2008
• First Heritage Bank, NA, Newport Beach, CA July 25, 2008
• First National Bank of Nevada, Reno, NV July 25, 2008
• IndyMac Bank, Pasadena, CA July 11, 2008
• First Integrity Bank, NA, Staples, MN May 30, 2008
• ANB Financial, NA, Bentonville, AR May 9, 2008
• Hume Bank, Hume, MO March 7, 2008
• Douglass National Bank, Kansas City, MO January 25, 2008

The list itself goes back to 2000 and has hyperlinks to detailed information about each bank failure. Press release, contact info, etc… I think this list is probably better than the selection tool I posted about previously, but that’s just my humble opinion.

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