UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 31, 2008

Washington Mutual, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Washington
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-14667	91-1653725
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1301 Second Avenue, Seattle, Washington	98101
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(206) 461-2000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective following the close of business on October 31, 2008, Stewart M. Landefeld resigned from his positions as Executive Vice President and Secretary of Washington Mutual, Inc., as well as related offices and directorships of Washington Mutual, Inc.

SIGNATURES

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.

	WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC. (Registrant)
Date: November 6, 2008	By:	/s/ William Kosturos
		William Kosturos
		President, Vice President, General Auditor, Controller, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and Chief Restructuring Officer