In the months leading up to the collapse of Wachovia Corp., the Charlotte, N.C.-based institution had received more than $70 billion in government support. But its acquisition of Golden West — and the accompanying portfolio of mortgages secured by properties in what would become some of the most distressed markets in the country — was just too much to overcome.
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