SEATTLE - SEPTEMBER 26: (FILE PHOTO) A man is seen through the window of the Washington Mutual building the morning after it was seized by the FDIC and then sold to JP Morgan Chase September 26, 2008 in Seattle, Washington. JPMorgan Chase, who bought Washington Mutual's assets after the bank failed, is laying off over 80 percent of WaMu's employees in Seattle. Getty Images logo Getty Images 14 months ago

SEATTLE - SEPTEMBER 26: (FILE PHOTO) A man is seen through the window of the Washington Mutual building the morning after it was seized by the FDIC and then sold to JP Morgan Chase September 26, 2008 in Seattle, Washington. JPMorgan Chase, who bought Washington Mutual's assets after the bank failed, is laying off over 80 percent of WaMu's employees in Seattle.

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  3. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: James Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, attends a panel on finance at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 25, 2009 in New York City. The fifth annual meeting of the CGI gathers prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics, religion and entertainment to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations, when most world leaders are in New York City.
  4. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: James Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, attends a panel on finance at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 25, 2009 in New York City. The fifth annual meeting of the CGI gathers prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics, religion and entertainment to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations, when most world leaders are in New York City.
  5. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: James Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, attends a panel on finance at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 25, 2009 in New York City. The fifth annual meeting of the CGI gathers prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics, religion and entertainment to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations, when most world leaders are in New York City.
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