Who is the registered agent for Washington Mutual Bank?

Answer 1

The registered agent for accepting service of legal paperwork changes from state to state with each corporation. In fact, that is the point, that if a State registers a company to do business, it must have a resident there who process can be served on, (receive official tax notices, etc.). Who it is isn't terribly important, as they act as a contact point and may not even have much to do with the company. Frequently it is handled by one of a number of large national legal type cos that provide the service.

The information is always available at the Secretary of States office, if the co is registered to do business in the state. (even if it appears they are doing business there, they do not always have to be registered for business, based on a number of criteria). Also, be aware that most large Cos are actually a group of different legal entities...and the one(s) operating in a state (or even at a location), may be actually a different legal entity than the one elsewhere...you must serve the one that is actually whom you are taking action against.

However, for most things, you'll probably be at least as successful getting attention by going to the Co website and finding the name/address of likely officers..like the General Counsel or CEO, etc.. These are generally available there or by linking to their annual stockholder reports and seeing who they list as Corporate Officers and Directors.