Washington Mutual is now putting itself up for sale. Looking for anyone to buy.

[Selatius]

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Washington Mutual, the nation's largest thrift, has put itself up for sale, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified people briefed on the matter.

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/wamu-puts-itself-up-sale/story.aspx?guid={95475577-D0E8-407B-9B28-D302430FE9BB}

Goldman Sachs is overseeing the auction process and is advising WaMu on the matter. Several prospective buyers from Wells Fargo to Citigroup to JP Morgan Chase are expressing some interest, but nothing is concrete so far.

[Cleita]

1. Watching BBC, it seems Barclay's bank might be interested too. n/t

[colorado thinker]

2. I wonder what this will mean for those of us

whose mortgages are held by Wamu? What if no one buys them? Is there anyone left to buy the paper?

[Gman]

3. There's this guy at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave that's buying up all sorts of things

HE'll probably buy this one too.

[daleo]

6. Soon, the government will own all the housing stock

And all the insurance policies.

I guess that would be one way to bring in univesal health insurance.

[Oregone]

4. Ill buy it...

I got $40 in my wallet. Consider that generous.

If anyone from WAMU see this message, drop me a PM and Ill wire it.

[Generic Brad]

5. Make sure you get a receipt

In the event you find the deal was bad, you can't get a refund without a receipt.

[readmoreoften]

7. No I just splurged 85 bil on an insurance company and 200 bil on some mortgage cos.

I'm totally tapped man. I'd love to help, though.

[teknomanzer]

8. Hey its like monopoly!

I wonder if some CEO would like to purchase my get of jail free card. Oh, my mistake most of them already have one.