JPMorgan Chase acquired the bank from FDIC in September 2008, immediately after it was placed into the receivership. As JPMorgan Chase has become the new owner of WaMu, old customers have also been integrated with the Chase bank branches. The new parent company took control of the branches while closing some that were non-profitable or redundant. Washington Mutual routing number has become the main identity for its customers that are now doing business with Chase.

This number is basically the computer-generated identification that is usually present at the bottom left of a check. It is a nine digit number that is present between the symbols/alphabets in the checkbook. Chase is transferring the accounts to its system and customers of WaMu can keep track of their deposits by gleaning the routing for Washington Mutual. Finding this number is essential for direct deposits in accounts as compared to the longer procedure of taking a checkbook. This also removes the need for any physical authentication and other procedures.

WaMu routing number can be tracked by visiting the Web site of Chase Bank and then searching for bank account. There is a tracking facility available that can guide customers in this regard. There is actually a simple process of doing this as every state is given a separate routing number. In many cases, separate routing numbers are allocated for metropolitan areas and different regions of a state.

Over a year ago, on September 25, 2008, at the close of business day, the assets of Washington Mutual Bank were seized by the U.S. Office of Thrift and Savings on behalf of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The FDIC then put WaMu into receivership and sold all assets of Washington Mutual Bank (as well as some assets from Washington Mutual, Inc. – the owner of the bank), including all WaMu personal account holdings, to JPMorgan Chase.

The next day, Chase Bank opened Washington Mutual bank branches and later the website with the announcement that they now owned the bank. Banking continued as usual for many customers, though many left the bank feeling it was now unstable.

If you still have a personal account at WaMu, it is a Chase Bank account. If you log in to the website, go into any Chase Bank or old WaMu branch, you’ll see everything from your old Washington Mutual personal account (checking, savings, etc.) is now under a Chase Bank account.

Hopefully this clears up any questions you have about your WaMu personal account. You are free to transact business as normal at Chase Bank to close, move funds, or continue banking with your old personal account at WaMu as a Chase Bank customer.

Enjoy the WaMu free checking video.