WaMu to place ATMs in Texas CVS locations

HOUSTON Washington Mutual bank has inked a deal with Cardtronics to place 310 branded ATMs in CVS stores in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Austin areas.

The ATMs, owned and operated by Cardtronics, will offer surcharge-free cash withdrawals for WaMu customers. They will feature the WaMu logo, transaction screens, balance inquires and account transfers to WaMu customers.

A similar agreement was recently struck between Citi and 7-Eleven and also between Chase and Duane Reade.

The expansion through CVS brings the total number of ATMs in Texas at which WaMu customers can make fee-free withdrawals to 670, including 282 in Houston, 273 in Dallas/Forth Worth, 63 in San Antonio and 52 in Austin.