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For a long time, Washington Mutual used a catchy tagline in its ads, "The Power of Yes." And new investigations show it wasn't just talking the talk: widespread fraud throughout the company let it say yes to just about everybody.

Alisa Roth reports.

Washington Mutual is long gone, but its lax lending could haunt us for years.

Wachovia, WaMu and Merrill Lynch have all been bought up by other banks, meaning there's now a lot more money in a lot fewer hands.

Marketplace's Jeremy Hobson reports.