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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of
Earliest Event Reported)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">December 9, 2003 </font></b></font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Senior Executive
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99.1</font></b></p>

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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">December&nbsp;9, 2003</font></p>

<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Washington Mutual Revises 2003/2004 Earnings
Outlook<br>
In Light of Changing Mortgage Market Conditions</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Company Accelerates $1 Billion
Efficiency Initiatives;<br>
Reaffirms Plans For 2004 Growth Initiatives</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SEATTLE &#150; Washington Mutual, Inc. (NYSE: WM)
today announced that in light of lower mortgage loan volume, increasingly
competitive pricing in the mortgage market and a greater emphasis on the
origination of adjustable-rate mortgages by the company, gain from mortgage
loans will be significantly lower in the fourth quarter than in the second
quarter of 2003. As a result, the company expects earnings per diluted share
for 2003 to range between $4.15 and $4.25, up from earnings of $4.02 per
diluted share in 2002.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In light of the changed conditions and
uncertain outlook for the mortgage market, the company also said it will
broaden its outlook for diluted earnings per share for 2004 to a range of $4.30
to $4.80.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Washington Mutual benefited from
extraordinary mortgage volumes over the past few years, which allowed us to
fund the expansion of a national retail banking franchise and multi-family
lending business while producing solid earnings growth,&#148; said
Kerry&nbsp;Killinger, chairman, president and chief executive officer, who
spoke at the company&#146;s investor day in New York. &#147;Now that the mortgage market
has clearly slowed, we are adjusting our business to adapt to the new realities
of the current environment. Therefore, we are taking steps to substantially
reduce operating costs and streamline and improve operations to drive
efficiency, enhance customer service and continue the growth of our leading
national franchise.&#148;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The company said its mortgage volume in the
fourth quarter is projected to decrease by approximately 50 percent from third
quarter levels. Competitive pricing pressure throughout the fourth quarter has
also eroded the expected gain from mortgage loans. Washington Mutual&#146;s average
gain per loan, net of risk management instruments, was 47 basis points in this
year&#146;s second quarter and is estimated to decline to approximately 10 basis
points in the fourth quarter. In addition, Washington Mutual has recently
placed greater emphasis on the origination of adjustable-rate mortgages for
portfolio, a core strength of the company, further reducing the opportunity for
gain from mortgage loans.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The company added that the earnings
contribution from its other consumer businesses and its commercial banking
activities continue to perform according to expectations, as growth in new
stores, checking accounts, retail deposits, depositor and other retail banking
fees and consumer and multi-family lending volumes remain strong.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In light of the mortgage market conditions,
the company has accelerated previously planned efforts to reduce expenses. From
August&nbsp;through November, the company eliminated the equivalent of 4,500
full-time positions in its home lending support operations. The majority of
this total reflects a reduction in non-employee temporary and contract
personnel and decreased overtime. The company also said it has identified 900
positions in other areas that will be eliminated by the end of the first
quarter of 2004.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Washington Mutual added that while it is
reducing employment in these administrative and support functions, it continues
to build its sales force. The number of mortgage loan consultants has grown 35
percent so far this year. Likewise, the number of sales staff in its retail
banking stores and commercial banking business continues to grow as the company
expands nationally.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On Sept. 30, Washington Mutual announced
plans to align its principal business units around its primary customer groups
of retail consumers and commercial clients. In order to accelerate integration
activities that will allow it to better serve these customer segments, the
company recently completed an extensive review of its technology platforms.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As a result, the company expects to incur
technology-related write-downs on certain mortgage loan fulfillment systems in
the fourth quarter. By year-end 2004, it anticipates that complementary systems
that better meet the future operational needs of the company will be in place.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2004 Plans for Efficiencies, Continued Growth</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As part of its organizational realignment,
the company has stepped up its plans to streamline operations, gain added
efficiency, and improve operational performance. Together with the cost savings
efforts in the mortgage business, these initiatives will provide Washington
Mutual with opportunities for further growth in its core consumer and
commercial businesses.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Key elements of the 2004 plan include:</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Identifying and eliminating
approximately $1 billion in noninterest expense over a six-quarter time period,
beginning in the first quarter of 2004. By mid-2005, the company&#146;s actual level
of expenses is expected to fully reflect these cost reductions, but also the
effects of normal inflation, business volumes, growth initiatives and any
potential acquisitions. The $1 billion of cost reductions represents
approximately 13 percent of the company&#146;s projected annualized noninterest
expense base for the fourth quarter of 2003. The cost reductions will be
accomplished by completing the full integration of Washington Mutual&#146;s mortgage
acquisitions from 2001 and 2002, as well as capturing significant cost saving
opportunities company-wide.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As part of the company&#146;s realignment
activities, it expects to incur severance and nonrecurring integration charges
in 2004. A portion of the gain from the company&#146;s pending sale of the
Washington Mutual Finance subsidiary, which is anticipated to close in the first
quarter of 2004, is expected to off-set these charges.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Implementation
of a series of initiatives to drive operational excellence throughout the
company to gain added productivity and continuously improve upon the company&#146;s
customer service levels.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;We are instilling a discipline of
operational excellence as we work to make further inroads to be a low-cost
leader in our industry,&#148; Killinger said. &#147;Our management team is now more
focused than ever on driving process efficiency and reducing cycle times to
improve our operational performance and customer service levels throughout the
organization.&#148;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Continued
growth in its core consumer and commercial businesses. Another portion of the
gain from the pending sale of Washington Mutual Finance will be used to fund
all 2004 growth initiatives. These initiatives include opening at least 250 new
retail banking stores; adding 1 million net new retail checking accounts; and
maintaining leading market positions in home lending, consumer lending, and
multi-family lending.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;2004 will be a transitional year for
Washington Mutual as we streamline our operations to drive future results,&#148;
Killinger said. &#147;We&#146;ve developed a comprehensive plan to strengthen our
business and improve the way we run it. The implementation of that plan is
already underway and we fully expect to emerge as a stronger, leaner
organization poised for improved growth prospects for 2005 and beyond.&#148;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The company said that quarterly earnings, for
which it does not provide guidance, will likely experience significant
variations in 2004 because of the impact of the company&#146;s efficiency and
productivity initiatives. The company currently anticipates that the earnings
benefits from cost saving efforts will be weighted toward the second half of
2004 and early 2005.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">About
Washington Mutual</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">With a history dating back to 1889,
Washington Mutual is a retailer of financial services that provides a
diversified line of products and services to consumers and commercial clients.
At Sept. 30, 2003, Washington Mutual and its subsidiaries had assets of $286.63
billion. Washington Mutual currently operates more than 2,700 consumer banking,
mortgage lending, commercial banking, consumer finance and financial services
offices throughout the nation. Washington Mutual&#146;s press releases are available
at www.wamunewsroom.com.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Forward
Looking Statement</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our Form 10-Q
and other documents that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
contain forward-looking statements. In addition, our senior management may make
forward-looking statements orally to analysts, investors, the media and others.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not
relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words such
as &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148; &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;seeks,&#148;
&#147;estimates,&#148; or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such
as &#147;will,&#148; &#147;would,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;could&#148; or &#147;may.&#148; Forward-looking statements
provide our expectations or predictions of future conditions, events or
results. They are not guarantees of future performance. By their nature,
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. These
statements speak only as of the date they are made. We do not undertake to
update forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of circumstances or
events that arise after the date the forward-looking statements were made.
There are a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control, that could
cause actual conditions, events or results to differ significantly from those
described in the forward-looking statements. Some of these factors are:</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>General
business and economic conditions may significantly affect our earnings;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>If
we are unable to effectively manage the volatility of our mortgage banking
business, our earnings could be adversely affected;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Many
of our interest rate and MSR risk management strategies depend on trading in
mortgage-related financial instruments in the secondary market. If periods of
illiquidity develop in these markets, our ability to effectively implement our
risk management strategies could be adversely affected;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>If
we are unable to effectively implement our business operations technology
solutions, our earnings and financial condition could be adversely affected;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>If
we are unable to fully realize the operational and systems efficiencies and
revenue enhancements sought to be achieved from our recently announced business
segment realignment, our earnings could be adversely affected;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
financial services industry is highly competitive; and</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Changes
in the regulation of financial services companies and government-sponsored
enterprises could adversely affect our business.</p>

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