Washington Federal

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Washington Federal, Inc.
WaFd Bank
Company type Public
Nasdaq:  WAFD
S&P 600 component
Industry Financial services
FoundedJanuary 1, 1917;107 years ago (1917-01-01)
Headquarters Seattle, Washington, United States
Number of locations
200+
Area served
Washington (81), Oregon (46), Arizona (31), Idaho (24), Nevada (11), Utah (10), New Mexico (10), Texas (5)
Key people
Brent J. Beardall (CEO) [1]
Products Consumer Banking, Corporate Banking, Insurance, Investment Banking, Mortgage loans, Private Banking, Private equity, Wealth management, Credit cards, Financial Analysis
RevenueDecrease2.svg US$ 621.265 million (2020) [2]
Decrease2.svg US$ 219.186 million (2020) [2]
Decrease2.svg US$ 173.438 million (2020) [2]
Total assets Increase2.svg US$ $18.794 billion (2020) [2]
Total equity Decrease2.svg US$ $2.014 billion (2020) [2]
Number of employees
1,877 (2018)
Website www.wafdbank.com
Footnotes /references
[3]

Washington Federal, Inc., (stylized as WaFd Bank), is an American bank based in Seattle, Washington. It operates 235 branches throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. [4]

Contents

WaFd Bank is the 77th largest bank in the United States. [5]

Products

WaFd specializes in both personal and business banking and offers a wide-range of services in both. WaFd also has specialized divisions in Government, Agribusiness, and Senior Housing. [6]

Executives

History

Washington Federal's old logo prior to WaFd Bank rebranding in 2021 Washington Federal Logo.png
Washington Federal's old logo prior to WaFd Bank rebranding in 2021

The bank was founded on April 24, 1917 in Ballard, Washington as Ballard Savings and Loan by a group of businessmen. In 1958, it merged with Washington Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bothell. The bank took the name Washington Federal for "wider geographical acceptance". [8]

The bank demutualized in 1982 and the present holding company structure was adopted in 1995.

In 2019, the bank was rebranded as WaFd Bank (pronounced Wah-Fed), a long-used nickname for the bank. [9]

Mergers and acquisitions

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