SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - March 22, 2010) - The Board of Directors of Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFSL), parent company of Washington Federal Savings, today announced a quarterly cash dividend of 5 cents per share. The dividend will be payable April 16, 2010 to common stockholders of record on April 2, 2010. This will be Washington Federal's 109th consecutive quarterly cash dividend.