Chase: Two-Thirds of WaMu Mortgages Impaired

February 28, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
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More interesting tidbits from Chase’s investor day.

Chase said two-thirds of the $173.5 billion in mortgages picked up via its acquisition of Washington Mutual assets were deemed “impaired,” per the Seattle Times.

That’s $116.7 billion in bad loans, though Chase said it has already written down their value to $88.8 billion.

A hefty 82 percent of the pay option arms are considered impaired, Read more