SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - September 27, 2010) - The Board of Directors of Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFSL), parent company of Washington Federal, today announced a quarterly cash dividend of 5 cents per share. The dividend will be payable October 22, 2010 to common stockholders of record on October 8, 2010. This will be Washington Federal's 111th consecutive quarterly cash dividend.