NEW YORK (Reuters) - Washington Mutual Inc said on Monday that most U.S. housing markets are weakening, creating a "near perfect storm" that may force the largest U.S. savings and loan to set aside more money for bad loans.

Fitch Affirms 15 & Downgrades 5 Classes from 5 Centex Home Equity Loan Subprime Transactions (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----Fitch has taken rating actions on the following Centex Home Equity Loan mortgage pass-through certificates: