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    ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
    ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
    FILED AS OF DATE:		20241219
    DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241219

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    	COMPANY DATA:
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    		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, NOT FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6036]
    		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
    		IRS NUMBER:				911857900
    		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WA
    		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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    		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
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    		STREET 1:		201 FIFTH AVENUE S.W.
    		STREET 2:		P O BOX 1578
    		CITY:			OLYMPIA
    		STATE:			WA
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