Washington Mutual Inc., the largest U.S. savings and loan, on Wednesday said a federal regulator approved its $6.45 billion acquisition of credit card issuer Providian Financial Corp.


Seattle-based Washington Mutual said the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Thrift Supervision approved the purchase of Providian National Bank by Washington Mutual Bank, its main operating unit.


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