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by tedunangst 5462 days ago
I had my "life savings" in WaMu. Now it's in Chase. I didn't lose a penny. At no point was I unable to withdraw my money.

What happened with Washington Mutual is not what's going to happen if there's a run on Mt Gox.

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There are stories (see consumerist.com) of cash withdrawals not being possible.

I admit I got a little off track though. My parent specifically stated withdraw money when he wants. There's plenty of evidence that at the peak of the crisis, some people had problems. But I agree, it seemed to have been few, and in the context of Mt Gox, it isn't really relevant.