Who Owns Your Bank Today?

clipped from www.chase.com clipped from www.wamu.com clipped from wachovia.com

Chase and WaMu are busy telling people about that merger. Wachovia's story is a bit more complicated. Wish I'd seen its home page when Citigroup was the apparent buyer. Today Wells Fargo is mentioned on Wachovia's home page. What will happen over this weekend (when so many deals are being done these days)?

Why isn't some smart bedding manufacturer marketing its "home banking package" mattress with extra space for stuffing dollars or gold bars inside for safekeeping?

Woo Hoo WaMu Ads Still Playing

clipped from www.wamu.com Play it again, WaMu. Whether you've seen them on TV or just want to catch what you've been missing, here's where you'll soon be able to watch all of our current TV commercials. You may just get a new outlook on banking. WaMu Free Checking™ "Hair" TV Spot

Remarkably, yesterday I saw a TV ad for WaMu. Given its current situation as a failed bank taken over by JP Morgan Chase (the new ownership is clearly shown on the WaMu home page), it seems like a huge waste of money to keep playing the old WaMu ads.

Don't play it again, WaMu.