WAFD - Dividend announcements

Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), announced a regular cash dividend of 27 cents per share. The dividend will be paid June 5, 2026, to common shareholders of record as of May 22, 2026. This will be the Company's 173rd consecutive quarterly cash dividend. WaFd, Inc. is the parent company of WaFd Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and California. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and commercial deposit accounts, financing for small- to middle-market businesses, commercial real estate, residential real estate, a

Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), announced a regular cash dividend of 27 cents per share. The dividend will be paid February 27, 2026, to common shareholders of record as of February 13, 2026. This will be the Company's 172nd consecutive quarterly cash dividend. The Board also increased the number of shares authorized for repurchase by 4.5 million, bringing the currently authorized amount up to 10 million shares. Over the last seven quarters the Company has repurchased 5.8 million shares at a weighted average price of $29.45, this represents 7% of the shares outstanding on March 31, 2024. WaFd, Inc. is the parent company of WaFd Bank, a federall

Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 27 cents per share. The dividend will be paid December 5, 2025, to common shareholders of record as of November 21, 2025. This will be the Company's 171st consecutive quarterly cash dividend. WaFd, Inc. is the parent company of WaFd Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and California. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and commercial deposit accounts, financing for small- to middle-market businesses, commercial real estate, residen

Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 27 cents per share. The dividend will be paid September 5, 2025, to common shareholders of record as of August 22, 2025. This will be the Company's 170th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. WaFd, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank dba WaFd Bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and California. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and commercial deposit accounts, financing for small- to middle-market businesses, comm

WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD): Q3 Highlights   $62 Million   $0.73   0.92%   10.2% Net Income   Diluted Earnings per Common Share   Return on Average Assets   Return on Tangible Common Equity   "The third quarter delivered strong core earnings driven by improved margin and resultant net interest income. Our cost of funds in dollars decreased 6.5% on a linked quarter basis, benefiting from lower rates on deposits and reduced borrowings as we chose to shrink the balance sheet. We have found loan demand to be tepid at best, as many borrowers are waiting for more certainty before star

Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 27 cents per share. The dividend will be paid June 6, 2025, to common shareholders of record as of May 23, 2025. This will be the Company's 169th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. WaFd, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank dba WaFd Bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and California. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and commercial deposit accounts, financing for small- to middle-market businesses, commercial re

WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD): Q2 Highlights   $56 Million   $0.65   0.82%   7.68% Net Income   Diluted Earnings per Common Share   Return on Average Assets   Return on Average Common Equity "In the second quarter of fiscal 2025 our margin bounced back, expenses declined, and bottom-line results improved for shareholders. We are enthusiastic about the shift toward business banking we implemented last quarter and are pleased to see early successes including 382 new small business loans originated through our branches (compared to none in the prior quarter), merchant processing referrals increasing 125% on a linked quarter basis, and our in

Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), announced an increase to the regular quarterly cash dividend to 27 cents per share. The dividend will be paid March 7, 2025, to common shareholders of record as of February 21, 2025. This will be the Company's 168th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. WaFd, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank dba WaFd Bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and California. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and commercial deposit accounts, financing for small- to middle-market b

WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD):  Q1 Highlights $47 Million     $0.54     0.69%     6.42% Net Income     Diluted Earnings per Common Share     Return on Average Assets     Return on Average Common Equity     Net Interest Income and NIM $155 million net interest income for the quarter compared to $173 million in Q4 FY24. Net interest margin at 2.39% for the quarter compared to 2.62% for Q4 FY24.   Credit Quality Non-performing assets at 0.3% of total assets - similar to prior quarter. No provision booked for the quarter and NCOs were minimal.    

Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), announced a regular cash dividend of 26 cents per share. The dividend will be paid December 6, 2024, to common shareholders of record as of November 22, 2024. This will be the Company's 167th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. WaFd, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank dba WaFd Bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and California. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and commercial deposit accounts, financing for small- to middle-market businesses, commercial re

2024 Highlights Net Income was $200 million or $2.50 per diluted share for fiscal 2024 compared to $257 million or $3.72 per diluted share for 2023. The year included the acquisition of California-based Luther Burbank Corporation which added $7.7 billion in assets and resulted in acquisition-related expenses of $26 million. The Company completed the sales of $2.8 billion in multifamily loans and $0.4 billion in single family loans obtained in the acquisition. Loans receivable increased $3.4 billion, or 19.7%, during 2024. Deposits increased $5.3 billion or 33.0% during 2024. During the year, the Company repurchased 1,070,207 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of

KBRA assigns a senior unsecured debt rating of BBB+, a subordinated debt rating of BBB, a preferred shares rating of BBB-, and a short-term debt rating of K2 to Seattle, Washington-based WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) ("the company"). In addition, KBRA assigns deposit and senior unsecured debt ratings of A-, a subordinated debt rating of BBB+, and short-term deposit and debt ratings of K2 to its main subsidiary, Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank" or "the bank"). The Outlook for all long-term ratings is Stable. The ratings are supported by WAFD's consistently favorable operating results over a long period of time; performance that has benefitted from its high quality and long-tenured managemen

Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), announced a regular cash dividend of 26 cents per share. The dividend will be paid September 6, 2024, to common shareholders of record as of August 23, 2024. This will be the Company's 166th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. WaFd, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank dba WaFd Bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and California. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and commercial deposit accounts, financing for small- to middle-market businesses, commercial rea

WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank" or the "Bank"), today announced quarterly earnings of $64,560,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, the first full quarter after successfully completing the acquisition of California-based Luther Burbank Corporation ("LBC"). This represents an increase of 306% from net earnings of $15,888,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 and an increase of 5% from net earnings of $61,775,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $0.75 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, compared to $0.1

Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), announced a regular cash dividend of 26 cents per share. The dividend will be paid June 7, 2024, to common shareholders of record as of May 24, 2024. This will be the Company's 165th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. The Board also increased the number of shares authorized for repurchase by 10 million, bringing the currently authorized amount up to 11.8 million shares. Over the last three fiscal years the Company has repurchased 12.7 million shares at a weighted average price of $31.32, this represents 17% of the shares outstanding on October 1, 2020. President and Chief Executive Officer, Brent J. Beardall co

Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), announced an increase to the regular quarterly cash dividend to 26 cents per share. The dividend will be paid March 8, 2024, to common shareholders of record as of February 23, 2024. This will be the Company's 164th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. WaFd, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank dba WaFd Bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and commercial deposit accounts, financing for small- to middle-market businesses, co

WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank" or the "Bank"), today announced quarterly earnings of $58,453,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, an increase of 16% from net earnings of $50,208,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and a decrease of 26% from net earnings of $79,509,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2022. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $0.85 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, compared to $0.72 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, a $0.13 or 18% increase, and $1.16 per diluted share for the qua

Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank"), announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 25 cents per share. The dividend will be paid December 8, 2023, to common shareholders of record as of November 24, 2023. This will be the Company's 163rd consecutive quarterly cash dividend. WaFd, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank dba WaFd Bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and commercial deposit accounts, financing

WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of WaFd Bank (the "Bank"), today announced record annual earnings of $257,426,000 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $21,096,000 from earnings of $236,330,000 for the year ended September 30, 2022. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $3.72 per share for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, a $0.33 or 9.7% increase from $3.39 for the prior fiscal year. Return on common shareholders' equity for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, was 11.69% compared to 11.70% for the year ended September 30, 2022. Return on assets for the year ended Septe

Today, the Board of Directors of Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank"), announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 25 cents per share. The dividend will be paid September 8, 2023, to common shareholders of record as of August 25, 2023. This will be Washington Federal's 162nd consecutive quarterly cash dividend. Washington Federal, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank dba WaFd Bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and comm

Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank (the "Bank"), today announced quarterly earnings of $61,775,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, a decrease of 2.4% from $63,295,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $0.89 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to $0.91 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, a $0.02 or 2.1% decrease in fully diluted earnings per common share. Return on common shareholders' equity for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 was 11.1% compared to 12.5% for the quarter ended J

Today, the Board of Directors of Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank"), announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 25 cents per share. The dividend will be paid June 2, 2023, to common shareholders of record as of May 19, 2023. This will be Washington Federal's 161st consecutive quarterly cash dividend. Washington Federal, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank dba WaFd Bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and commercial d

Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank"), today announced quarterly earnings of $65,934,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, an increase of 33.6% from $49,359,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $0.95 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, compared to $0.70 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, a $0.25 or 35.7% increase in fully diluted earnings per common share. Return on common shareholders' equity for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 was 12.0% compared to 9.8% for the quarter

Today, the Board of Directors of Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank"), announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 25 cents per share. The dividend will be paid March 10, 2023, to common shareholders of record as of February 24, 2023. This will be Washington Federal's 160th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. Washington Federal, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank dba WaFd Bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and commer

Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank"), today announced quarterly earnings of $79,509,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, an increase of 58% from $50,281,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2021. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $1.16 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, compared to $0.71 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, a $0.45 or 63% increase in fully diluted earnings per common share. Return on common shareholders' equity for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 was 15.15% compared to 10.12% f

Today, the Board of Directors of Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank"), announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 24 cents per share. The dividend will be paid December 2, 2022, to common shareholders of record as of November 18, 2022. This will be Washington Federal's 159th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. Washington Federal, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank dba WaFd Bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and comm

Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank"), today announced record annual earnings of $236,330,000 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, an increase of $52,715,000 from earnings of $183,615,000 for the year ended September 30, 2021. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $3.39 per share for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, a $1.00 or 41.8% increase from $2.39 for the prior fiscal year. Return on common shareholders' equity for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 was 11.70% compared to 8.69% for the year ended September 30, 2021. Return on ass

Today, the Board of Directors of Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank"), announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 24 cents per share. The dividend will be paid September 2, 2022, to common shareholders of record as of August 19, 2022. This will be Washington Federal's 158th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. Washington Federal, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank dba WaFd Bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and comme

Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank"), today announced quarterly earnings of $63,295,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, an increase of 33.5% from $47,422,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $0.91 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to $0.61 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, a $0.30 or 49.2% increase in fully diluted earnings per common share. Return on common shareholders' equity for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 was 12.50% compared to 8.71% for the quarter en

Today, the Board of Directors of Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank, "WaFd Bank" announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 24 cents per share. The dividend will be paid June 3, 2022, to common shareholders of record as of May 20, 2022. This will be Washington Federal's 157th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. Washington Federal, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a federally-insured Washington state chartered commercial bank dba WaFd Bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and commercial depo

Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank"), today announced quarterly earnings of $49,359,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, an increase of 10.0% from $44,871,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $0.70 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, compared to $0.56 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, a $0.14 or 25% increase in fully diluted earnings per common share. Return on common shareholders' equity for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 was 9.80% compared to 8.17% for the quarter

Today, the Board of Directors of Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank, National Association "WaFd Bank" announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 24 cents per share. The dividend will be paid February 18, 2022 to common shareholders of record as of February 4, 2022. This will be Washington Federal's 156th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. As previously announced on July 1, 2021, both Chairman Thomas Kelley and Director Barbara Smith retired following the Annual Meeting today and Director Stephen Graham has been appointed Chairman of the Board. The Company also announced that Brent Beardall, President and CEO of WaFd Bank,

Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank, N.A. ("WaFd Bank"), today announced quarterly earnings of $50,281,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, an increase of 29% from $38,951,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $0.71 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, compared to $0.51 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2020, a $0.20 or 39% increase in fully diluted earnings per common share. Return on common shareholders' equity for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 was 10.12% compared to 7.

Today, the Board of Directors of Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank, National Association "WaFd Bank" announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 23 cents per share. The dividend will be paid November 19th, 2021 to common shareholders of record as of November 5th, 2021. This will be Washington Federal's 155th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. Washington Federal, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a national bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and commercial deposit accounts, financing for

Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank, N.A. ("WaFd Bank"), today announced annual earnings of $183,615,000 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, an increase of $10,177,000 from earnings of $173,438,000 for the year ended September 30, 2020. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $2.39 per share for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, a $0.13 or 5.8% increase from $2.26 for the prior fiscal year. Return on common shareholders' equity for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 was 8.69% compared to 8.63% for the year ended September 30, 2020. Return on assets

Today, the Board of Directors of Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank, National Association "WaFd Bank" announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 23 cents per share. The dividend will be paid August 20th, 2021 to common shareholders of record as of August 6th, 2021. This will be Washington Federal's 154th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. Washington Federal, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a national bank that operates branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and commercial deposit accounts, financing for smal

Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank, N.A. ("WaFd Bank"), today announced quarterly earnings of $47,422,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, an increase of 36% from $34,852,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $0.61 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, compared to $0.46 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, a $0.15 or 33% increase in fully diluted earnings per common share. Return on common shareholders' equity for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 was 8.71% compared to 7.01% for the quarter e

Today, the Board of Directors of Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank, National Association "WaFd Bank" announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 23 cents per share. The dividend will be paid May 21st, 2021 to common shareholders of record as of May 7th, 2021. This will be Washington Federal's 153rd consecutive quarterly cash dividend. Washington Federal, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a national bank that operates 232 branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and commercial deposit accounts, financing for small

Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank, N.A. ("WaFd Bank"), today announced quarterly earnings of $44,871,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, an increase of 23% from $36,377,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $0.56 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, compared to $0.47 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, a $0.09 or 19% increase in fully diluted earnings per common share. Return on common shareholders equity for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 was 8.17% compared to 7.19% for the quart

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the Board of Directors of Washington Federal, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD) (the “Company”), parent company of Washington Federal Bank, National Association (“WaFd Bank”), announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 23 cents per share, a $0.01 increase from the prior quarter. The dividend will be paid February 19th, 2021 to common stockholders of record as of February 5th, 2021. This will be Washington Federal’s 152nd consecutive quarterly cash dividend. Washington Federal, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a national bank that operates 234 branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Establishe

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Washington Federal, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank, N.A. ("WaFd Bank"), today announced quarterly earnings of $38,951,000 or $0.51 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2020, compared to $67,866,000 or $0.86 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2019, a $0.35 or 41% decrease in fully diluted earnings per share. Return on equity for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 was 7.65% compared to 13.46% for the quarter ended December 31, 2019. Return on assets for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 was 0.83% compared to 1.66% for the same quarter in the prior year. President and Chief