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:  April 16, 2002

                                Washington Mutual, Inc.
                 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

 1201 Third Avenue, Seattle, Washington                       98101
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)

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



ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

     On April 16, 2002, Washington Mutual, Inc. issued a press release reporting
its results of operations for the first quarter of 2002.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c)  Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated April 16, 2002 reporting  results of operations for the
     quarter ended March 31, 2002.




                                  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.

Date:   April 16, 2002             By:    /s/ Fay L. Chapman
                                          -----------------------
                                          Fay L. Chapman
                                          Senior Executive Vice President