Code Enforcement. Many cities have code enforcement offices that will send inspectors to take a look at any rental housing code violations. Availability and responsiveness vary from city to city and not all municipalities do inspections.
WERTHEIMER: We begin our coverage this morning with the failure of the nation's largest savings and loan. The government seized Washington Mutual, and much of the company will now be sold to JPMorgan Chase. NPR's Jim Zarroli joins me now. Jim, this is being called the largest bank failure in U.S. history.
Chase Bank was founded in January 1824 and is based in Columbus, Ohio. The bank operates as a subsidiary of Jpmorgan Chase & Co.. According to the FDIC and based on the institution's charter type, Chase Bank is classified as a commercial bank, national (federal) charter and Fed member, supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Chase Bank is a FDIC-insured bank with certificate number of 628. The Fed RSSD ID of Chase Bank is 852218. Chase Bank currently operates with 5227 branches located in 23 states. The bank has most branches in California, New York, Texas, Florida and Illinois. As of today, Chase Bank is the 2nd largest bank in US by branch count.