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On average, employees at WaMu give their company a 4.3 rating out of 5.0 - which is 10% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest WaMu employees are Assistant Managers submitting an average rating of 5.0 and Senior Loan Coordinators with a rating of 4.9.

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4.3
Average Rating
(based on 88 WaMu Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.2
Growth Opportunities
4.1
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.3
Rewards You Receive
4.3
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.3
Work Setting
4.3
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Business Analyst

"Great place to start."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Very structured management team and great co-workers."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Towards the middle and end of my employment there, the company was in a constant state of change with all the mergers and buy-out."

Loan Coordinator

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"The professional environment and growth opportunity that was given."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Commercial Capital no longer exists. It was bought out by WaMu."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"The compensation wasn't ideal, but the work and people were worth it."

Operations Manager

"Challenging and demanding job."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Opportunity to develop experience managing a very large loan production operations."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Company no longer exists."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Too large with the potential to lose control without the adequate staff."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get out of the subprime business."

Loan Officer

"Washington Mutual is a good company."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"I enjoy sales. It was very invigorating every morning to exceed in my sales goals."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Express your dedication to exceed in sales goals."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"The mortgage industry being very unstable during the latter part of my employment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To be more competitive with other mortgage lenders."

Loan Processor

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Great job opportunities."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Mtg market was not stable during employment."

Manager

"Great company."

Senior Underwriter

"Washington Mutual assignments allowed me to grow in the mortgage industry."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Multiple assignments, different departments allowed me to grow in the industry."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Did not interview, was placed with MI company."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"Did not dislike any assignments. All unique."

Administrative Assistant

"great place to work for"

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"very supportive for both your career and personal growth"

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"management was not looking after what is good for the company but what was good for them"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"think about what is good for the company"

Senior Loan Processor

"Great company. Surprised that it went under."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Flexibility and learning new things."

What don't you like about working at WaMu?

"That it went out of business."

Executive Assistant

"Washington Mutual Bank was taken over by JPMorgan Chase, they didn't keep the headquarters in Seattle so I was no longer needed."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"I enjoyed working for my manager, SVP and CFO of Treasury Finance, Jim W. Hunt. He was a pleasure to support, as well as the rest of the 21 person team. We worked very well together."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Unfortunately, the company no longer exists."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I only wish Washington Mutual Bank was still around. There were a lot of great people that worked for the bank, very personal, uplifting, there was no I in team."

Senior Software Developer

"Washington Mutual is no longer available as a career option as they were acquired by JP Morgan Chase."

Personal Finance Representative

"Now Chase Bank, I have heard many of the same qualities still apply."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Excellent training, good incentives/rewards for productivity."

WaMu Employee

"I enjoyed my careers at Washington Mutual until the bank was taken over"

Senior Loan Coordinator

"A great place to work."

What do you like about working at WaMu?

"Team work, career advancement."

WaMu Reviews FAQs

Is WaMu a good company to work for?

WaMu has an overall rating of 4.3 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 88 WaMu Review Ratings left anonymously by WaMu employees, which is 10% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 98% of employees would recommend working at WaMu.

Does WaMu pay their employees well?

WaMu employees earn $50,000 annually on average, or $24 per hour, which is 24% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 4 WaMu employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find WaMu Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at WaMu?

98% of employees would recommend working at WaMu with the overall rating of 4.3 out of 5. Employees also rated WaMu 4.2 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.3 for Rewards You Receive, 4.1 for Growth Opportunities and 4.2 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at WaMu?

According to our data, the highest paying job at WaMu is a VP of Commercial Lending at $251,000 annually. Browse WaMu Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at WaMu?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at WaMu is a Records Manager at $16,000 annually. Browse WaMu Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at WaMu?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at WaMu to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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