WaMu to say goodbye to Weld Co. branches

Retail-style bank chain Washington Mutual will close four of its six Northern Colorado bank locations within the year as part of a companywide attempt to eliminate underperforming stores.

Company spokeswoman Missy Latham said that in addition to the previously reported closures in Weld County, WaMu will also close its Loveland branch and its Fort Collins branch at Cedarwood Plaza on South Taft Hill Road. The company plans to keep two branches in Fort Collins, one on East Magnolia Street and one on East Harmony Road.

Washington Mutual is closing all of its Greeley and Windsor branches.

It made sense that Weld County was…