SAN FRANCISCO - SEPTEMBER 18:  A pedestrian walks by a Washington Mutual Bank branch September 18, 2008 in San Francisco, California. Washington Mutual has started the process of finding a buyer as it struggles to raise funds in the wake of the mortgage crisis. Getty Images logo Getty Images 16 months ago

SAN FRANCISCO - SEPTEMBER 18: A pedestrian walks by a Washington Mutual Bank branch September 18, 2008 in San Francisco, California. Washington Mutual has started the process of finding a buyer as it struggles to raise funds in the wake of the mortgage crisis.