Ms. MONTRICE GODARD YAKIMOV (Office of Thrift Supervision): I can't comment on the specifics of this complaint because it's under active investigation.

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Pierce added that if JPMorgan doesn't jump to WaMu's rescue, then he expects the thrift will go the way of Lehman Brothers Holdings.

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Lance decided to open a thrift store because he figured it would be easy for him to run, didn't take a lot of skilled workers, and he could hit up wealthy churches for donations of clothing and other articles.

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