8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 10, 2007

WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Washington
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 1-14667
(Commission File Number) 91-1653725
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1301 SECOND AVENUE
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (206) 461-2000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXHIBIT 99.1

EXHIBIT 99.2

SECTION 7 – REGULATION FD

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

     The following information is hereby “furnished” by Washington Mutual, Inc. (the “Company”):

Equity Offering

     On December 10, 2007, the Company announced that it has commenced a public offering of $2.5 billion of convertible preferred securities.  The Company initially intends to contribute up to $1.0 billion of the net proceeds from this offering to Washington Mutual Bank, its principal bank subsidiary, as additional capital, and retain the remaining net proceeds for general corporate purposes.

Financial and Credit Disclosures

     Furnished pursuant to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 is an update to the Company’s previous earnings driver guidance and a residential portfolio credit update.

Retirement of Chief Legal Officer

     The Company announced that Fay L. Chapman, the Company’s Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, will be retiring from the Company effective June 30, 2008.  In anticipation of Ms. Chapman’s retirement, the board of directors of the Company elected Stewart M. Landefeld as Interim Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President of the Company, effective immediately, while the Company conducts a national search for a permanent Chief Legal Officer.  Ms. Chapman will remain an employee of the Company pending her retirement.

     Prior to his election, Mr. Landefeld worked as a partner in the Seattle office of Perkins Coie LLP (“Perkins”) and as Chair of the Perkins Business Group, where he practiced since 1980.  Mr. Landefeld, who has asked not to be considered in the search for a permanent Chief Legal Officer, expects to return to the practice of law at Perkins after the conclusion of the search.

     The Company has engaged Heidrick and Struggles to assist in a national search for a permanent Chief Legal Officer.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS

     This document and its exhibits contain forward-looking statements, which are not historical facts and pertain to future operating results. These forward-looking statements are within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements contained in this document that are not historical facts. When used in this presentation, the words “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs, such

as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may” are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. Actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in these forward-looking statements for the reasons, among others, discussed under the heading “Factors That May Affect Future Results” in Washington Mutual’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K and “Cautionary Statements” in our Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2007, June 30, 2007 and September 30, 2007 which include:

• Volatile interest rates and their impact on the mortgage banking business;

• Credit risk;

• Operational risk;

• Risks related to credit card operations;

• Changes in the regulation of financial services companies, housing government-sponsored enterprises and credit card lenders;

• Competition from banking and nonbanking companies;

• General business, economic and market conditions;

• Reputational risk;

• Liquidity risk; and

• Valuation risk.

     There are other factors not described in our 2006 Form 10-K and Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2007, June 30, 2007 and September 30, 2007 which are beyond the Company’s ability to anticipate or control that could cause results to differ.

SECTION 9 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits

The Company hereby furnishes the following exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

99.1	Washington Mutual, Inc. 2007-2008 Earnings Drivers Update
99.2	Washington Mutual, Inc. Residential Portfolio Credit Update

SIGNATURE

             Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  December 10, 2007	WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC.
	By:	/s/ Ronald J. Cathcart
		Ronald J. Cathcart Executive Vice President and Chief Enterprise Risk Manager

EXHIBIT INDEX

The Company hereby furnishes the following exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Washington Mutual, Inc. 2007-2008 Earnings Drivers Update
99.2	Washington Mutual, Inc. Residential Portfolio Credit Update

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

2007-2008 Earning Drivers 2007 Drivers Investor Day Guidance December Guidance Average Asset Growth (5%) to (7%) (5%) to (7%) Net Interest Margin 2.85% to 2.95% 2.85% to 2.95% Credit Provisioning $2.7 to $2.9 billion [$3.1 to $3.2 billion] Depositor and Other Retail Banking Fees 12% to 14% growth 12% to 14% growth Noninterest Income $6.4 to $6.5 billion [$6.1 to $6.3 billion] Noninterest Expense $8.4 to $8.5 billion $8.7 to 8.8 billion* * Includes ~ $140 million of business resizing costs and excludes$1.6B (after tax) Goodwill impairment 2008 Drivers Investor Day Guidance December Guidance Average Asset Growth 0% to 5% 0% to 5% Net Interest Margin 2.90% to 3.05% 2.90% to 3.05% Credit Provisioning Q1'08 in-line w/Q4'07 Q1'08 $1.8 to $2.0 billion Depositor and Other Retail Banking Fees 12% to 15% growth 12% to 15% growth Noninterest Income Above 2007 levels, although market dependent Above 2007 levels, although market dependent Noninterest Expense ^$8.5B ^$8.0B

EX-99.2

EXHIBIT 99.2

Unprecedented housing market weakness Declining home prices Rising unsold inventory Home foreclosures up 96%1 Continued credit market disruption Role of capital markets diminished Significant asset write-downs Fundamental shift in mortgage market $1.5Tr origination market in 2008 vs. $2.4Tr in 20072 Revised provision guidance 4Q 2007 $1.5-$1.6 billion 1Q 2008 $1.8-$2.0 billion Challenging housing environment Home Price Appreciation YOY change (2000-3Q '07) OFHEO: National OFHEO: WaMu geography weighted 3/31/2000 0.0824 0.068 6/30/2000 0.0982 0.087 9/30/2000 0.0824 0.097 12/31/2000 0.0729 0.105 3/31/2001 0.0767 0.11 6/30/2001 0.069 0.106 9/30/2001 0.0703 0.104 12/31/2001 0.0689 0.095 3/31/2002 0.0596 0.084 6/30/2002 0.0489 0.077 9/30/2002 0.0479 0.081 12/31/2002 0.0471 0.089 3/31/2003 0.047 0.098 6/30/2003 0.0435 0.095 9/30/2003 0.0355 0.084 12/31/2003 0.0348 0.08 3/31/2004 0.0551 0.108 6/30/2004 0.0575 0.115 9/30/2004 0.0798 0.145 12/31/2004 0.1105 0.196 3/31/2005 0.1057 0.177 6/30/2005 0.1284 0.191 9/30/2005 0.1524 0.197 12/31/2005 0.1512 0.166 3/31/2006 0.1767 0.178 6/30/2006 0.1862 0.165 9/30/2006 0.1787 0.13 12/31/2006 0.1763 0.095 3/31/2007 0.1459 0.058 6/30/2007 0.1256 0.031 9/30/2007 0.018 -0.021 1 Year-over-year change as of September 2007, based on RealtyTrac data 2 2008 estimate of $1.5 trillion based on WaMu internal analysis; 2007 estimate of $2.4 trillion based on Fannie Mae estimate as of October 2007

Majority of charge-offs in high risk buckets Data as of 9/30/07. Card Services balances shown are reported on a GAAP basis. LTVs are at origination 1 Includes other consumer charge-offs not shown separately in table 1Q'07 2Q'07 3Q'07 3Q NPLs ($Bn) Subprime $39 $92 $145 $2.4 Home Equity 2nd: 2005-07 & >80% CLTV $17 $31 $68 $0.3 Prime Option ARM: 2005-07 & >80% LTV $1 $0 $2 $0.2 Higher Risk Residential Mortgage $57 $123 $215 $2.9 % of Total 31% 45% 51% 63% Remaining Residential Mortgage $39 $44 $84 $1.5 Credit Card $80 $91 $106 NA Commercial $7 $13 $16 $0.2 Total1 $183 $271 $421 $4.6 Net Charge-offs Total = $237.1 billion ($ billions) Commercial Home Equity Remaining Residential Mortgage Credit Card Commercial Revenue Sources Q3 '05 36.9 44 106.1 8.9 37.9 Option ARM - 2005-07 & >80% $2.1 Remaining Home Equity $44.2 Other Remaining Residential Mortgage $106.1 Credit Card $8.8 Commercial $41.0 Subprime $20.0 Home Equity 2nd - 2005-07 & >80% $14.9 16%

Subprime Delinquency 90+ ($ OTS) Option ARM Delinquency 90+ ($ OTS) Single-Family Residential Delinquency 90+ ($ OTS) SFR 90+ return somewhat better than industry Option ARMs performance slightly better than industry Home Equity Delinquency 90+ ($ MBA) Home equity performance comparable to industry Subprime performance somewhat better than industry WaMu delinquencies vs. industry averages Delinquencies - 2005 to 2007 Vintage 1LoanPerformance TS Securities through September 2007. 2LoanPerformance HELOC/Seconds through September 2007. 1 1 1 2 2

Single-family residential portfolio 94% of portfolio had a loan-to-value ratio ? 80% at origination Loan-to-Value at Origination at Origination at Origination Excludes Custom and Builder Construction and home loans in the Subprime Mortgage Channel. Excludes accounting adjustments and invalid vintage and OLTV values; negative amortization is included in the loan balances. Portfolio vintage as of 10/31/07

Option ARM loan-to-value ratios consistent with overall single-family residential portfolio Loan-to-Value at Origination Single-family residential portfolio Option ARMs Excludes Custom and Builder Construction and home loans in the Subprime Mortgage Channel. Excludes accounting adjustments and invalid vintage and OLTV values; negative amortization is included in the loan balances. Portfolio vintage as of 10/31/07

Recent vintages with higher loan-to-value ratios more sensitive to home price declines Subprime mortgage channel Loan-to-Value at Origination at Origination at Origination Note: Comprised of mortgage loans purchased from recognized subprime lenders and mortgage loans originated under the Long Beach Mortgage name and held for investment; excludes accounting adjustments and invalid vintage and OLTV values. Portfolio vintage as of 10/31/07

Recent vintages with higher loan-to-value ratio more sensitive to HPA declines Home equity portfolio First and second liens Loan-to-Value at Origination at Origination at Origination Excludes home equity loans included in the Subprime Mortgage Channel. Excludes accounting adjustments and invalid vintage and OLTV values. Portfolio vintage as of 10/31/07

Home equity portfolio Second liens Loan-to-Value at Origination at Origination at Origination Excludes home equity loans included in the Subprime Mortgage Channel. Excludes accounting adjustments and invalid vintage and OLTV values. Portfolio vintage as of 10/31/07