Stories tagged with Tom Leppert
Some mayors collect second paycheck as corporate directors
By Laurie Bennett | March 2, 2009 at 2:28pm | 0 
Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert, director of failed banking company Washington Mutual, isn’t the only big-city mayor to sit on a corporate board.
Bonderman looks long term with Washington Mutual
By Gary Jacobson | June 25, 2008 at 12:47pm | 0
Washington Mutual shareholders approved a $7 billion infusion from TPG and other investors yesterday, thereby blessing — they had little choice — the return of Texas deal maker David Bonderman to the company’s board of directors. The decision came on a day when WaMu stock hit a 16-year low.
Washington Mutual details class action suits
By Gary Jacobson | March 18, 2008 at 1:24am | 3
Washington Mutual said it won a victory Monday in one legal battle, but its legal war is far from over.
Directors stay the course at Washington Mutual
By Gary Jacobson | December 29, 2007 at 8:53am | 3
Difficult times for a company mean difficult times for its board of directors.
And these certainly are difficult times for Washington Mutual, the nation’s largest savings and loan.
Because of losses related to subprime mortgage lending, the Seattle-based firm has closed operations, cut jobs, slashed its dividend, and watched the price of its stock plummet to its lowest level in more than 11 years, closing Friday at $13.07.
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