<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000936528-19-000014.txt : 20190125
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20190125154503
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000936528-19-000014
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190125
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190125
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190125

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WASHINGTON FEDERAL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000936528
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				911661606
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34654
		FILM NUMBER:		19542497

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		425 PIKE STREET
		CITY:			SEATTLE
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98101
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2066247930

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		425 PIKE ST
		CITY:			SEATTLE
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98101
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<TYPE>8-K
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<div><a name="se211f86816b349a78e99a731931a59d9"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Exhibit 99.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:240px;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:12pt;"><img src="exhibit991logoa09.gif" alt="exhibit991logoa09.gif" style="height:57px;width:262px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Friday, January&#160;25, 2019</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington Federal Assists Hundreds of American Families Impacted by the Government Shutdown with its 90 Day Interest-Free Loan </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:13pt;font-weight:bold;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:16pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:16pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;-sec-extract:summary;"><hr></div><div style="line-height:120%;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:232%;padding-bottom:15px;text-align:justify;text-indent:46px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - Today, Washington Federal, Inc. 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