Shares of Washington Mutual jumped more than 12 percent to $15.90 in pre-market trade following the report.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase <JPM.N> and Washington Mutual <WM.N> have held "very preliminary" talks about a merger, CNBC's Charlie Gasparino said on Friday.
Shares of Washington Mutual jumped more than 12 percent to $15.90 in pre-market trade following the report.
(Reporting by Matt Daily)
