WaMu Gave Grandma's Money to Crooks

Thanks to my friend tidokoro for the digg plug. I added my own comment this morning. Thanks also for the label () -- very cool.

Also, I was surprised to find this story featured on the front page of consumerist.com. I sent off an email to them yesterday after hearing a story about their March Madness worst company tournament on the NPR show, Marketplace. I guess Wamu didn't make the tournament. Too bad, they've been playing like champions lately.

Also, regarding the Google Maps photo, I put up:



Someone on consumerist comments:



Good point. Someone else pointed this out to me after I originally posted it. Also, I'm aware that Google Maps photos are a little out-of-date. So it's possible that a thriving office complex sprung up on this lot within the last 6 months. Or that Identity Theft Protection is actually operating out of the McDonald's two doors down. If anyone in the neighborhood there is reading this and can check it out, please let us know.