SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - March 28, 2011) - The Board of Directors of Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFSL), parent company of Washington Federal, today announced a quarterly cash dividend of 6 cents per share. The dividend will be payable on April 22, 2011 to common stockholders of record on April 8, 2011. This will be Washington Federal's 113th consecutive quarterly cash dividend.