Junk threat to WM adds to covered bond pressure

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Junk threat to WM adds to covered bond pressure

Moody’s has put Washington Mutual Inc’s senior unsecured Baa3 rating and WaMu Bank’s Baa2 rating on review for downgrade, making the possibility of a downgrade of the bank’s A2 covered bonds more likely.

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