UNITED STATES

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):  September 30, 2011

WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number:  1-14667

WASHINGTON	91-1653725
(State or other jurisdiction of	(IRS Employer
incorporation)	Identification No.)

925 FOURTH AVENUE, SUITE 2500

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98104

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(206) 432-8887

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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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Item 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 30, 2011, Washington Mutual, Inc. (the “Company”) and WMI Investment Corp. (together with the Company, the “Debtors”) filed their monthly operating report for the period August 1, 2011 to August 31, 2011 (the “Monthly Operating Report”) with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Court”) (Case Number 08-12229 (MFW)). The Monthly Operating Report is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. This Current Report (including the exhibit hereto) will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

The Monthly Operating Report may be available electronically, on the internet website of the Debtors’ claims agent, Kurtzman Carson Consultants, LLC, at http://www.kccllc.net/.

Limitation on Incorporation by Reference

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Financial and Operating Data

The Company cautions investors and potential investors not to place undue reliance upon the information contained in the Monthly Operating Report, which was not prepared for the purpose of providing the basis for an investment decision relating to any of the securities of the Company. The Monthly Operating Report is limited in scope, covers a limited time period, and has been prepared solely for the purpose of complying with the operating guidelines as described in the Chapter 11 Trustee Handbook, United States Department of Justice, May 2004 in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 586(a)(3). The Monthly Operating Report was not audited or reviewed by independent accountants, was not prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States, is in a format prescribed by applicable bankruptcy laws, and is subject to future adjustment and reconciliation. There can be no assurance that, from the perspective of an investor or potential investor in the Company’s securities, the Monthly Operating Report is complete. The Monthly Operating Report also contains information for periods which are shorter or otherwise different from those required in the Company’s reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, and such information might not be indicative of the Company’s financial condition or operating results for the period that would be reflected in the Company’s financial statements or in its reports pursuant to the Exchange Act. Results set forth in the Monthly Operating Report should not be viewed as indicative of future results.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit hereto contain certain statements that may be deemed to be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current plans, expectations, estimates and management’s beliefs about the Company’s future performance. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” or variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and which may cause the Company’s actual results and performance to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in any such forward-looking statements. Some of these risks and uncertainties are discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 under “Factors that May Affect Future Results.” These risks include, among other factors, changes in business, economic and market conditions, changes in government regulation, and changes in the competitive environment in which the Company operates. Other risks that the Company faces include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) the Company’s ability to obtain Court approval with respect to motions in the

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Debtors’ chapter 11 proceedings prosecuted by the Debtors from time to time; (ii) risks associated with third parties seeking and obtaining Court approval to convert the Debtors’ chapter 11 cases to cases under chapter 7 of the bankruptcy code; (iii) risks associated with litigation and other claims that involve the Company; and (iv) the potential adverse impact of the Debtors’ chapter 11 cases on the Debtors’ liquidity or results of operations. Unless required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements. However, readers should carefully review the statements set forth in the reports, which the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly its Current Reports on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
EX-99.1	Monthly Operating Report for the period August 1, 2011 to August 31, 2011, filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

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Signature(s)

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:  September 30, 2011	By:	/s/ John Maciel
		John Maciel
		Chief Financial Officer