SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - Sep 26, 2011) - The Board of Directors of Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFSL) ("Washington Federal"), parent company of Washington Federal, today declared a quarterly cash dividend of 6 cents per share. The dividend will be payable on October 21, 2011 to common stockholders of record on October 7, 2011. This will be Washington Federal's 115th consecutive quarterly cash dividend.