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Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: WFSL
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Washington Federal, Inc. formed in November 1994, is a Washington corporation
headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The Company is a non-diversified unitary
savings and loan holding company within the meaning of the Home Owners’ Loan Act
(“HOLA”) that conducts its operations through a federally insured savings and
loan association subsidiary, Washington Federal Savings. As used throughout this
report, the terms “Washington Federal” or the “Company” refer to Washington
Federal, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
The Company, doing business as Washington Federal Savings, is a
federally-chartered savings and loan association that began operations in
Washington as a state-chartered mutual company in 1917. In 1935, the Company
converted to a federal charter and became a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank
(“FHLB”) system. On November 9, 1982, Washington Federal Savings converted from
a federal mutual to a federal capital stock company.