Arizona Mutual came in as an excellent light knight and you can rescued Higher Western off Ahmanson’s aggressive bring which have an enthusiastic $8-mil bid

Whilst offer buying Ahmanson comes in advance of Washington Shared has even completed absorbing Great West, analysts predict that Washington Shared would not suffer the computer snafus or any other well-advertised conditions that Wells Fargo had following its 1996 acquisition of First Freeway Financial.