Washington Federal Announces Cash Dividend of 15 Cents Per Share

The Board of Directors of Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) today announced a quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents per share. The dividend will be paid on November 20, 2017 to common stockholders of record as of November 6, 2017. This will be Washington Federal’s 139th consecutive quarterly cash dividend.

Washington Federal, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal, a national bank that operates 237 branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Established in 1917, the bank provides consumer and commercial deposit accounts, insurance products, and financing for small to middle market businesses, commercial real estate and residential real estate, including consumer mortgages and home equity lines of credit. As of September 30, 2017, the Company reported $15.3 billion in assets, $10.8 billion in deposits and $2.0 billion in stockholders’ equity.

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