Washington Federal Declares 110th Consecutive Cash Dividend

The Board of Directors of Washington Federal, Inc. , parent company of Washington Federal Savings, today announced a quarterly cash dividend of 5 cents per share. The dividend will be payable July 23, 2010 to common stockholders of record on July 9, 2010. This will be Washington Federal's 110th consecutive quarterly cash dividend.

Washington Federal operates 160 offices in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Established in 1917, the Company provides residential real estate loans, commercial real estate financing, consumer deposit accounts and business banking. On March 31, 2010, the Company reported $13.8 billion in assets, $9.0 billion in deposits and $1.8 billion in stockholders' equity.