WaFd Announces Quarterly Earnings Per Share of $0.54

WaFd Announces Quarterly Earnings Per Share of $0.54

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
WaFd, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD): 

Q1 Highlights

$47 Million

 

 

$0.54

 

 

0.69%

 

 

6.42%

Net Income

 

 

Diluted Earnings per

Common Share

 

 

Return on Average

Assets

 

 

Return on Average

Common Equity

 

 

Net Interest Income and NIM

  • $155 million net interest income for the quarter compared to $173 million in Q4 FY24.
  • Net interest margin at 2.39% for the quarter compared to 2.62% for Q4 FY24.

 

Credit Quality

  • Non-performing assets at 0.3% of total assets – similar to prior quarter.
  • No provision booked for the quarter and NCOs were minimal.

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Interest Income and Expense

  • Non-interest expense up due to $5.4 million in one-time restructuring charges, partially offset by lower FDIC insurance premiums due to a smaller balance sheet.

 

Shareholder Returns and Stock Activity

  • On December 6, 2024, the Company paid a cash dividend of $0.26 per share, 167th consecutive quarterly dividend paid.

 

 

WaFd, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD) (the “Company”), parent company of Washington Federal Bank (“WaFd Bank” or the “Bank”), today announced quarterly earnings of $47,267,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, a decrease of 23% from net earnings of $61,140,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 and a decrease of 19% from net earnings of $58,453,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2023. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $0.54 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, compared to $0.71 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, a $0.17 or 24% decrease, and $0.85 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, a $0.31 or 36% decrease in fully diluted earnings per common share. The current quarter results reflect one-time charges of $5,390,000 as a result of restructuring activities described below. After adjusting for these charges and other non-operating items, earnings per share for the quarter was $0.62 per diluted share. For a reconciliation, see the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section below.

“In the first quarter of fiscal 2025 our results were impacted by greater than expected margin compression. On a linked quarter basis our margin contracted from 2.62% to 2.39%. Excluding a valuation adjustment to hedges obtained in the Luther Burbank acquisition, the Q1 margin would have been 2.45%. The Federal Reserve started reducing interest rates with a 50 basis point cut on September 18, 2024, followed by two 25 basis point cuts in October and December. With each cut, our variable rate assets (loans and investments) repriced quickly, while the repricing of our liabilities has lagged, causing margin compression. On a linked quarter basis, the yield on earning assets declined by 36 basis points, while the yield on paying liabilities decreased by only 14 basis points. We are pleased to report that credit quality remains strong with minimal net charge-offs and delinquencies of only 0.30%. Capital has grown nicely over the last three quarters, with tangible common equity to tangible assets increasing from 8.31% to 9.45% since our acquisition in March of last year.

Today we are announcing a significant shift in focus for our business model. After over 100 years of making home loans, we are exiting the single-family mortgage lending market and have recorded a restructuring expense of $5.4 million this quarter. As a result, by the end of June 2025, we anticipate annual expense savings of approximately $17 million. Importantly, we will retain all existing home loans and HELOC’s on our books, ensuring no disruption for our current customers. We have come to this conclusion after thoughtful deliberation for two primary reasons. First, home loans are seen as a commodity with nearly 70% of originations sold to US government sponsored enterprises like Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, which has caused profitability to decrease and credit risk to increase. Second, technology has made it easy for consumers to refinance (which is a good thing for homeowners), but it increases the interest rate risk for banks that hold mortgages. Our aim is to always offer products and services to our customers where WaFd Bank can add value, and we have concluded that we no longer do so in the mortgage sector. Exiting mortgage lending and right sizing other support areas will result in an 8% reduction in our workforce.

While not the primary factor, but certainly a contributing factor, the regulatory burden associated with mortgage lending also played a role in our decision. Recently we were notified that WaFd Bank has received an overall “Needs to Improve” rating regarding our Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) compliance because we did not make enough loans to low and moderate income (“LMI”) borrowers and communities. For the individual components of the exam, we received a “High Satisfactory” rating in both the investment and service tests, and a “Needs to Improve” on the lending test. We are committed to serving all of our communities and have done so as a portfolio lender since 1917. Today, we compete against government-sponsored financing programs with less stringent underwriting than we are comfortable offering as a lender that retains all loans on our balance sheet. For example, there are multiple government programs that require no down payment, and our performance is being compared to lenders who offer these programs and originate to sell. We strongly disagree with this rating and plan to appeal this conclusion.

Through our involvement in the PPP program during the Pandemic, we have seen just how important small business is to us, and to the communities we serve, and how underserved many small businesses are when it comes to their banking needs. Technology is excellent and abundant; what small businesses need is a trusted advisor to help them navigate complex financial matters and exercise professional skepticism. We aim to fill that need. Going forward, in addition to serving consumers, WaFd will concentrate its focus, offerings and efforts on business banking and commercial real estate lending. We will also begin offering SBA lending products that will allow us to broaden our offerings for small businesses.

We have also re-aligned our management structure. On the executive team, Cathy Cooper will transition to the role of Chief Experience Officer, responsible for enhancing overall client experience through digital channels and in person processes. James Endrizzi will step aside from his current role and will assume leadership responsibility for Commercial Real Estate in both Utah and Nevada in a non-executive role. The Business Bank Division will be led by Michelle Coons, Dan LaCoste and Doron Joseph. The Commercial Real Estate Division will be led by Tony Barnard and Tom Pozarycki. All five of these leaders have been promoted to the role of Executive Director but are not deemed executive officers under SEC rules.

Here at WaFd, we strive to be a bank with heart. That does not mean we ignore issues or avoid difficult decisions. We firmly believe the actions being announced today will position us to better serve our clients and deliver solid returns to our shareholders for years to come.”

Brent Beardall

President and CEO of WaFd Bank

 

 

 

 

 

The Company acquired Luther Burbank Corporation (“LBC”) on February 29, 2024. As such, the Company’s financial results are not directly comparable to the results of periods prior to that date. The following table provides the Company’s financial scorecard for the last five quarters:

 

As of

(In thousands, except share and ratio data)

December 31,|

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

 

December 31,

2023

BALANCE SHEET

 

Cash

$

1,507,735

 

 

$

2,381,102

 

 

$

2,492,504

 

 

$

1,505,771

 

 

$

1,144,774

 

Loans receivable, net

 

21,060,501

 

 

 

20,916,354

 

 

 

20,873,919

 

 

 

20,795,259

 

 

 

17,584,622

 

Allowance for credit losses (“ACL”)

 

225,022

 

 

 

225,253

 

 

 

225,324

 

 

 

225,077

 

 

 

201,820

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

468,527

 

 

 

2,993,658

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale securities, at fair value

 

2,743,731

 

 

 

2,572,709

 

 

 

2,428,768

 

 

 

2,438,114

 

 

 

2,018,445

 

Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost

 

537,348

 

 

 

436,972

 

 

 

447,638

 

 

 

457,882

 

 

 

415,079

 

Total investments

 

3,281,079

 

 

 

3,009,681

 

 

 

2,876,406

 

 

 

2,895,996

 

 

 

2,433,524

 

Total assets

 

27,684,454

 

 

 

28,060,330

 

 

 

28,580,800

 

 

 

30,140,288

 

 

 

22,640,122

 

Transaction deposits

 

11,853,859

 

 

 

11,817,185

 

 

 

11,929,005

 

 

 

12,338,862

 

 

 

10,658,064

 

Time deposits

 

9,584,918

 

 

 

9,556,785

 

 

 

9,255,760

 

 

 

9,000,911

 

 

 

5,380,723

 

Total deposits

 

21,438,777

 

 

 

21,373,970

 

 

 

21,184,765

 

 

 

21,339,773

 

 

 

16,038,787

 

Borrowings

 

2,914,627

 

 

 

3,318,307

 

 

 

4,079,360

 

 

 

5,489,501

 

 

 

3,875,000

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

3,021,636

 

 

 

3,000,300

 

 

 

2,958,339

 

 

 

2,921,906

 

 

 

2,452,004

 

Loans to customer deposits2

 

98.24

%

 

 

97.86

%

 

 

98.53

%

 

 

97.45

%

 

 

109.64

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFITABILITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

47,267

 

 

$

61,140

 

 

$

64,560

 

 

$

15,888

 

 

$

58,453

 

Net income to common shareholders

 

43,611

 

 

 

57,484

 

 

 

60,904

 

 

 

12,232

 

 

 

54,797

 

Earnings per common share

 

0.54

 

 

 

0.71

 

 

 

0.75

 

 

 

0.17

 

 

 

0.85

 

Return on tangible common equity1

 

7.69

%

 

 

10.24

%

 

 

11.10

%

 

 

2.47

%

 

 

11.93

%

Return on tangible assets1

 

0.70

%

 

 

0.89

%

 

 

0.88

%

 

 

0.26

%

 

 

1.06

%

Net interest margin

 

2.39

%

 

 

2.62

%

 

 

2.56

%

 

 

2.73

%

 

 

2.91

%

Efficiency ratio

 

65.04

%

 

 

57.21

%

 

 

56.61

%

 

 

77.74

%

 

 

58.02

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shareholders’ equity per share

$

33.45

 

 

$

33.25

 

 

$

32.76

 

 

$

32.21

 

 

$

33.49

 

Tangible common shareholders’ equity per share1

 

27.93

 

 

 

27.73

 

 

 

27.18

 

 

 

26.64

 

 

 

28.65

 

Shareholders’ equity to total assets

 

10.91

%

 

 

10.69

%

 

 

10.35

%

 

 

9.69

%

 

 

10.83

%

Tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets1

 

9.45

%

 

 

9.24

%

 

 

8.91

%

 

 

8.31

%

 

 

9.59

%

Common shares outstanding

 

81,373,760

 

 

 

81,220,269

 

 

 

81,157,173

 

 

 

81,405,391

 

 

 

64,254,700

 

Preferred shares outstanding

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CREDIT QUALITY2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACL to gross loans

 

1.00

%

 

 

1.01

%

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

1.04

%

Non-accrual loans to net loans

 

0.34

%

 

 

0.33

%

 

 

0.29

%

 

 

0.29

%

 

 

0.26

%

Delinquencies to net loans

 

0.30

%

 

 

0.25

%

 

 

0.22

%

 

 

0.36

%

 

 

0.33

%

Non-performing assets to total assets

 

0.29

%

 

 

0.28

%

 

 

0.24

%

 

 

0.23

%

 

 

0.24

%

Criticized loans to net loans

 

2.54

%

 

 

2.41

%

 

 

3.01

%

 

 

2.59

%

 

 

2.27

%

Substandard loans to net loans

 

1.96

%

 

 

2.04

%

 

 

1.84

%

 

 

1.48

%

 

 

1.74

%

(1)

Metric is a non-GAAP Financial Measure. See page 10 for additional information on our use of non-GAAP Financial Measures.

(2)

Metrics include only loans held for investment. Loans held for sale are not included.

Balance Sheet Total assets were $27.7 billion as of December 31, 2024, compared to $28.1 billion at September 30, 2024, primarily due to cash used to reduce borrowings during the quarter. Net loans increased by $144 million, or 0.7%, and cash decreased $873 million, or 36.7%. Investment securities increased by $271 million, or 9.0%, during the quarter.

Customer deposits totaled $21.4 billion as of December 31, 2024, largely unchanged from September 30, 2024. Transaction accounts increased by $37 million or 0.3% during the quarter, while time deposits increased $28 million, also 0.3%. As of December 31, 2024, 55.3% of the Company’s deposits were transaction accounts, unchanged from September 30, 2024. Core deposits, defined as all transaction accounts and time deposits less than $250,000, totaled 78.3% of deposits at December 31, 2024. Deposits that are uninsured or not collateralized were 24.8% as of December 31, 2024, a slight increase from 24.0% as of September 30, 2024.

Borrowings totaled $2.9 billion as of December 31, 2024, down from $3.3 billion at September 30, 2024. The effective weighted average interest rate of borrowings was 3.62% as of December 31, 2024, compared to 3.93% at September 30, 2024.

Loan originations totaled $0.9 billion for the first fiscal quarter of 2025, compared to $0.9 billion of originations in the same quarter one year ago. Offsetting loan originations in each of these quarters were loan repayments of $1.0 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively. The Bank had intentionally slowed new loan production to temper net loan growth. Commercial loans represented 68% of all loan originations during the first fiscal quarter of 2025 and consumer loans accounted for the remaining 32%. Commercial loans are viewed by the Bank as preferable as they generally have floating interest rates and shorter durations. The weighted average period end interest rate on the loan portfolio was 5.16% as of December 31, 2024, a decrease from 5.26% as of September 30, 2024.

Credit Quality Credit quality continues to be monitored closely in light of the shifting economic and monetary environment. As of December 31, 2024, non-performing assets increased slightly to $79 million, or 0.3% of total assets, from $77 million, or 0.3%, at September 30, 2024. The change fiscal year to date is due primarily to non-accrual loans increasing by $2.9 million, or 4%, since September 30, 2024. Delinquent loans were slightly increased at 0.30% of total loans at December 31, 2024, compared to 0.25% at September 30, 2024. The allowance for credit losses (including the reserve for unfunded commitments) totaled $225 million as of December 31, 2024, and was 1.00% of gross loans outstanding, as compared to $225 million, or 1.01% of gross loans outstanding, as of September 30, 2024. Net charge-offs were $231,000 for the first fiscal quarter of 2025, compared to $70,000 for the prior quarter.

Profitability Net interest income was $155 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2025, a decrease of $17.4 million or 10% from the prior quarter. The decrease in net interest income was primarily due to a 36 basis point decrease in the rate earned on interest earning assets offset by a smaller 14 basis point decrease in the average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities. Interest income was also affected by a valuation adjustment to hedges obtained in the Luther Burbank acquisition resulting in a reduction of $3.9 million. Net interest margin was 2.39% in the first fiscal quarter of 2025 compared to 2.62% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024.

Total non-interest income was $15.7 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2025 compared to $15.9 million the prior quarter. The small decrease in other income compared to prior quarter was primarily due to slightly decreased commission income from the Bank’s insurance subsidiary.

Total non-interest expense was $111.3 million in the first fiscal quarter of 2025, an increase of $3.4 million, or 3.1%, from the prior quarter. The overall increase is the result of the $5.4 million of restructuring costs incurred in the quarter offset by a decrease in FDIC premiums of $2.0 million in the same period. Increased expenses combined with decreased net interest income resulted in an increase in the Company’s efficiency ratio in the first fiscal quarter of 2025 to 65.0%, compared to 57.2% in the prior quarter.

The Company is also in the process of restarting its wholly owned technology subsidiary Pike Street Labs and will bring back in-house its custom online, mobile and digital account opening technology and teams from Archway Software. We anticipate this transition will aid us in becoming more efficient over time.

The Company did not record a provision for credit losses in the first fiscal quarter of 2025, consistent with the prior quarter. The lack of provision for loan losses in the quarter ended December 31, 2024 was primarily due to a stable loans receivable balance and stable credit performance.

Return on common shareholders’ equity for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 was 6.42% compared to 8.53% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. Adjusted for certain non-operating items relating to the merger and restructuring, return on equity for the quarter is 7.45% compared to adjusted return on equity of 8.18% the prior quarter. Return on assets for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 was 0.7% compared to 0.9% for the previous quarter. Adjusted for certain non-operating items relating to the merger and restructuring, return on assets for the quarter is 0.8% compared to adjusted return on equity of 0.8% the prior quarter. For a reconciliation of these adjusted ratios, see the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section below.

Income tax expense totaled $13.0 million the first fiscal quarter of 2025, as compared to $13.2 million for the prior year same quarter. The effective tax rate for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 was 21.55% compared to 24.21% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. The Company’s effective tax rate may vary from the statutory rate mainly due to state taxes, tax-exempt income and tax-credit investments.

WaFd Bank is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and has 210 branches in nine western states. To find out more about WaFd Bank, please visit our website www.wafdbank.com. The Company uses its website to distribute financial and other material information about the Company.

 

December 31, 2024

 

September 30, 2024

 

(In thousands, except share and ratio data)

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,507,735

 

 

 

$

2,381,102

 

Available-for-sale securities, at fair value

 

 

2,743,731

 

 

 

 

2,572,709

 

Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost

 

 

537,348

 

 

 

 

436,972

 

Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses of $204,522 and $203,753

 

 

21,060,501

 

 

 

 

20,916,354

 

Interest receivable

 

 

103,147

 

 

 

 

102,827

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

 

248,924

 

 

 

 

247,901

 

Real estate owned

 

 

3,316

 

 

 

 

4,567

 

FHLB stock

 

 

128,396

 

 

 

 

95,617

 

Bank owned life insurance

 

 

269,473

 

 

 

 

267,633

 

Intangible assets, including goodwill of $414,722 and $411,360

 

 

449,213

 

 

 

 

448,425

 

Deferred tax assets, net

 

 

111,830

 

 

 

 

119,248

 

Other assets

 

 

520,840

 

 

 

 

466,975

 

 

 

$

27,684,454

 

 

 

$

28,060,330

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Transaction deposits

 

$

11,853,859

 

 

 

$

11,817,185

 

Time deposits

 

 

9,584,918

 

 

 

 

9,556,785

 

Total customer deposits

 

 

21,438,777

 

 

 

 

21,373,970

 

Borrowings

 

 

2,863,675

 

 

 

 

3,267,589

 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

 

50,952

 

 

 

 

50,718

 

Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance

 

 

20,188

 

 

 

 

61,330

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

289,226

 

 

 

 

306,423

 

 

 

 

24,662,818

 

 

 

 

25,060,030

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; 300,000 and 300,000 shares issued; 300,000 and 300,000 shares outstanding

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

 

300,000

 

Common stock, $1.00 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 154,247,734 and 154,007,429 shares issued; 81,373,760 and 81,220,269 shares outstanding

 

 

154,248

 

 

 

 

154,007

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

2,154,929

 

 

 

 

2,150,675

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes

 

 

53,353

 

 

 

 

55,851

 

Treasury stock, at cost; 72,873,974 and 72,787,160 shares

 

 

(1,642,480

)

 

 

 

(1,639,131

)

Retained earnings

 

 

2,001,586

 

 

 

 

1,978,898

 

 

 

 

3,021,636

 

 

 

 

3,000,300

 

 

 

$

27,684,454

 

 

 

$

28,060,330

 

Weighted average rates as of period end

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and mortgage-backed securities

 

5.06

%

 

 

5.16

%

Combined loans, mortgage-backed securities and investments

 

4.98

 

 

 

5.11

 

Customer accounts

 

2.92

 

 

 

3.09

 

Borrowings

 

3.62

 

 

 

3.93

 

Combined cost of customer accounts and borrowings

 

3.00

 

 

 

3.20

 

Net interest spread

 

1.98

 

 

 

1.91

 

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

(In thousands, except share and ratio data)

INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

Loans receivable

 

$

286,597

 

 

$

245,792

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

18,337

 

 

 

11,266

Investment securities and cash equivalents

 

 

40,183

 

 

 

29,788

 

 

 

345,117

 

 

 

286,846

INTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

Customer accounts

 

 

162,150

 

 

 

96,671

Borrowings and junior subordinated debentures

 

 

27,536

 

 

 

37,938

 

 

 

189,686

 

 

 

134,609

Net interest income

 

 

155,431

 

 

 

152,237

Provision (release) for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision (release)

 

 

155,431

 

 

 

152,237

NON-INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

Gain (loss) on sale of investment securities

 

 

20

 

 

 

81

Gain (loss) on termination of hedging derivatives

 

 

5

 

 

 

109

Loan fee income

 

 

1,345

 

 

 

844

Deposit fee income

 

 

7,046

 

 

 

6,802

Other income

 

 

7,286

 

 

 

6,331

Total non-interest income

 

 

15,702

 

 

 

14,167

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

59,927

 

 

 

49,841

Occupancy

 

 

10,788

 

 

 

9,371

FDIC insurance premiums

 

 

4,850

 

 

 

6,570

Product delivery

 

 

5,785

 

 

 

6,009

Information technology

 

 

14,192

 

 

 

12,866

Other expense

 

 

15,769

 

 

 

11,883

Total non-interest expense

 

 

111,311

 

 

 

96,540

Gain (loss) on real estate owned, net

 

 

429

 

 

 

1,826

Income before income taxes

 

 

60,251

 

 

 

71,690

Income tax provision

 

 

12,984

 

 

 

13,237

Net income

 

 

47,267

 

 

 

58,453

Dividends on preferred stock

 

 

3,656

 

 

 

3,656

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

43,611

 

 

$

54,797

PER SHARE DATA

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share

 

$

0.54

 

 

 

$

0.85

 

Diluted earnings per common share

 

 

0.54

 

 

 

 

0.85

 

Cash dividends per common share

 

 

0.26

 

 

 

 

0.25

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

81,294,227

 

 

 

 

64,297,499

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

81,401,599

 

 

 

 

64,312,110

 

PERFORMANCE RATIOS

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average assets

 

 

0.69

%

 

 

 

1.04

%

Return on average common equity

 

 

6.42

%

 

 

 

10.21

%

 

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

 

December 31,

2023

 

 

(In thousands, except share and ratio data)

INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans receivable

 

$

286,597

 

 

$

308,598

 

 

 

$

337,118

 

 

 

$

274,341

 

 

 

$

245,792

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

18,337

 

 

 

18,088

 

 

 

 

17,523

 

 

 

 

12,905

 

 

 

 

11,266

Investment securities and cash equivalents

 

 

40,183

 

 

 

47,411

 

 

 

 

37,300

 

 

 

 

31,580

 

 

 

 

29,788

 

 

 

345,117

 

 

 

374,097

 

 

 

 

391,941

 

 

 

 

318,826

 

 

 

 

286,846

INTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer accounts

 

 

162,150

 

 

 

165,240

 

 

 

 

154,359

 

 

 

 

116,164

 

 

 

 

96,671

Borrowings, senior debt and junior subordinated debentures

 

 

27,536

 

 

 

36,045

 

 

 

 

60,396

 

 

 

 

44,065

 

 

 

 

37,938

 

 

 

189,686

 

 

 

201,285

 

 

 

 

214,755

 

 

 

 

160,229

 

 

 

 

134,609

Net interest income

 

 

155,431

 

 

 

172,812

 

 

 

 

177,186

 

 

 

 

158,597

 

 

 

 

152,237

Provision for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

 

 

16,000

 

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision

 

 

155,431

 

 

 

172,812

 

 

 

 

175,686

 

 

 

 

142,597

 

 

 

 

152,237

NON-INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of investment securities

 

 

20

 

 

 

91

 

 

 

 

80

 

 

 

 

90

 

 

 

 

81

Gain on termination of hedging derivatives

 

 

5

 

 

 

72

 

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

109

Loan fee income

 

 

1,345

 

 

 

757

 

 

 

 

594

 

 

 

 

550

 

 

 

 

844

Deposit fee income

 

 

7,046

 

 

 

7,047

 

 

 

 

6,960

 

 

 

 

6,698

 

 

 

 

6,802

Other income

 

 

7,286

 

 

 

7,911

 

 

 

 

9,567

 

 

 

 

6,048

 

 

 

 

6,331

Total non-interest income

 

 

15,702

 

 

 

15,878

 

 

 

 

17,255

 

 

 

 

13,392

 

 

 

 

14,167

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

59,927

 

 

 

53,983

 

 

 

 

57,169

 

 

 

 

73,155

 

 

 

 

49,841

Occupancy

 

 

10,788

 

 

 

10,843

 

 

 

 

10,904

 

 

 

 

10,918

 

 

 

 

9,371

FDIC insurance premiums

 

 

4,850

 

 

 

6,800

 

 

 

 

7,600

 

 

 

 

7,900

 

 

 

 

6,570

Product delivery

 

 

5,785

 

 

 

6,306

 

 

 

 

6,090

 

 

 

 

5,581

 

 

 

 

6,009

Information technology

 

 

14,192

 

 

 

14,129

 

 

 

 

13,428

 

 

 

 

12,883

 

 

 

 

12,866

Other expense

 

 

15,769

 

 

 

15,880

 

 

 

 

14,888

 

 

 

 

23,275

 

 

 

 

11,883

Total non-interest expense

 

 

111,311

 

 

 

107,941

 

 

 

 

110,079

 

 

 

 

133,712

 

 

 

 

96,540

Gain (loss) on real estate owned, net

 

 

429

 

 

 

(83

)

 

 

 

(124

)

 

 

 

(1,315

)

 

 

 

1,826

Income before income taxes

 

 

60,251

 

 

 

80,666

 

 

 

 

82,738

 

 

 

 

20,962

 

 

 

 

71,690

Income tax provision

 

 

12,984

 

 

 

19,526

 

 

 

 

18,178

 

 

 

 

5,074

 

 

 

 

13,237

Net income

 

 

47,267

 

 

 

61,140

 

 

 

 

64,560

 

 

 

 

15,888

 

 

 

 

58,453

Dividends on preferred stock

 

 

3,656

 

 

 

3,656

 

 

 

 

3,656

 

 

 

 

3,656

 

 

 

 

3,656

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

43,611

 

 

$

57,484

 

 

 

$

60,904

 

 

 

$

12,232

 

 

 

$

54,797

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

 

December 31,

2023

 

 

(In thousands, except share and ratio data)

PER SHARE DATA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share

 

$

0.54

 

 

 

$

0.71

 

 

 

$

0.75

 

 

 

$

0.17

 

 

 

$

0.85

 

Diluted earnings per common share

 

 

0.54

 

 

 

 

0.71

 

 

 

 

0.75

 

 

 

 

0.17

 

 

 

 

0.85

 

Cash dividends per common share

 

 

0.26

 

 

 

 

0.26

 

 

 

 

0.26

 

 

 

 

0.26

 

 

 

 

0.25

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

81,294,227

 

 

 

 

81,208,683

 

 

 

 

81,374,811

 

 

 

 

70,129,072

 

 

 

 

64,297,499

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

81,401,599

 

 

 

 

81,353,644

 

 

 

 

81,393,708

 

 

 

 

70,164,558

 

 

 

 

64,312,110

 

PERFORMANCE RATIOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average assets

 

 

0.69

%

 

 

 

0.87

%

 

 

 

0.87

%

 

 

 

0.26

%

 

 

 

1.04

%

Return on average common equity

 

 

6.42

 

 

 

 

8.53

 

 

 

 

9.20

 

 

 

 

2.09

 

 

 

 

10.21

 

Net interest margin

 

 

2.39

 

 

 

 

2.62

 

 

 

 

2.56

 

 

 

 

2.73

 

 

 

 

2.91

 

Efficiency ratio

 

 

65.04

 

 

 

 

57.21

 

 

 

 

56.61

 

 

 

 

77.74

 

 

 

 

58.02

 

 

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NON-GAAP MEASURES

(UNAUDITED)

 Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company has presented certain non-GAAP measures within this document to remove the effect of certain income and expenses to provide investors with information useful in understanding our financial performance. The Company considers these items to be non-operating in nature as they are items that management does not consider indicative of the Company’s on-going financial performance. We believe that the tables presented reflect our on-going performance in the periods presented and, accordingly, are useful to consider in addition to our GAAP financial results. These measures should not be considered a substitution for GAAP basis disclosures.

Other companies may use similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures that are calculated differently from the way they are calculated herein. Because of this, our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similar measures used by others. We caution investors not to place undue reliance on such measures. See the following unaudited tables for reconciliations of our non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

 

Tangible Measures

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

 

December 31,

2023

(Unaudited – In thousands, except for ratio data)

 

Shareholders equity – GAAP

 

$

3,021,636

 

 

$

3,000,300

 

 

$

2,958,339

 

 

$

2,921,906

 

 

$

2,452,004

 

Less intangible assets – GAAP

 

 

449,213

 

 

 

448,425

 

 

 

452,255

 

 

 

453,539

 

 

 

311,103

 

Tangible shareholders’ equity

 

$

2,572,423

 

 

$

2,551,875

 

 

$

2,506,084

 

 

$

2,468,367

 

 

$

2,140,901

 

Less preferred stock – GAAP

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

Tangible common shareholders’ equity

 

$

2,272,423

 

 

$

2,251,875

 

 

$

2,206,084

 

 

$

2,168,367

 

 

$

1,840,901

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets – GAAP

 

$

27,684,454

 

 

$

28,060,330

 

 

$

28,580,800

 

 

$

30,140,288

 

 

$

22,640,122

 

Less intangible assets – GAAP

 

 

449,213

 

 

 

448,425

 

 

 

452,255

 

 

 

453,539

 

 

 

311,103

 

Tangible assets

 

$

27,235,241

 

 

$

27,611,905

 

 

$

28,128,545

 

 

$

29,686,749

 

 

$

22,329,019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tangible Metrics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding – GAAP

 

 

81,373,760

 

 

 

81,220,269

 

 

 

81,157,173

 

 

 

81,405,391

 

 

 

64,254,700

 

Tangible common equity per share

 

$

27.93

 

 

$

27.73

 

 

$

27.18

 

 

$

26.64

 

 

$

28.65

 

Tangible equity to tangible assets

 

 

9.45

%

 

 

9.24

%

 

 

8.91

%

 

 

8.31

%

 

 

9.59

%

 

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NON-GAAP MEASURES

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

Average Tangible Measures

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

 

December 31,

2023

 

(Unaudited – In thousands, except for ratio data)

Average shareholders equity – GAAP

 

$

3,015,197

 

 

$

2,996,093

 

 

$

2,947,056

 

 

$

2,638,483

 

 

$

2,447,580

 

Less average preferred stock

– GAAP

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

Less average intangible assets – GAAP

 

 

447,754

 

 

 

451,204

 

 

 

453,142

 

 

 

360,251

 

 

 

311,022

 

Average tangible common equity

 

$

2,267,443

 

 

$

2,244,889

 

 

$

2,193,914

 

 

$

1,978,232

 

 

$

1,836,558

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Assets – GAAP

 

$

27,504,576

 

 

$

28,000,482

 

 

$

29,703,337

 

 

$

24,907,376

 

 

$

22,381,459

 

Less average intangible assets – GAAP

 

 

447,754

 

 

 

451,204

 

 

 

453,142

 

 

 

360,251

 

 

 

311,022

 

Average tangible assets

 

$

27,056,822

 

 

$

27,549,278

 

 

$

29,250,195

 

 

$

24,547,125

 

 

$

22,070,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Tangible Metrics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income – GAAP

 

 

47,267

 

 

 

61,140

 

 

 

64,560

 

 

 

15,888

 

 

 

58,453

 

Net income available to common shareholders – GAAP

 

 

43,611

 

 

 

57,484

 

 

 

60,904

 

 

 

12,232

 

 

 

54,797

 

Return on tangible common equity

 

 

7.69

%

 

 

10.24

%

 

 

11.10

%

 

 

2.47

%

 

 

11.93

%

Return on tangible assets

 

 

0.70

%

 

 

0.89

%

 

 

0.88

%

 

 

0.26

%

 

 

1.06

%

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NON-GAAP MEASURES

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

Net Income Adjusted for Acquisition Expenses and Other Non-Operating Items

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

 

December 31,

2023

 

(Unaudited – In thousands, except for ratio data)

Interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LBC Hedge Valuation Adj

 

$

3,933

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution received on LBC equity method investment

 

$

(279

)

 

 

$

(288

)

 

 

$

(299

)

 

 

$

(287

)

 

 

$

 

(Gain)Loss on WaFd Bank equity method investment

 

 

48

 

 

 

 

(896

)

 

 

 

(748

)

 

 

 

2,195

 

 

 

 

693

 

Total non-interest income

 

$

(231

)

 

 

$

(1,184

)

 

 

$

(1,047

)

 

 

$

1,908

 

 

 

$

693

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition-related expenses

 

$

239

 

 

 

$

(1,602

)

 

 

$

2,285

 

 

 

$

25,120

 

 

 

$

516

 

Non-operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restructuring Charges

 

 

5,390

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FDIC Special Assessment

 

 

 

 

 

 

(216

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,800

 

 

 

 

500

 

Legal and Compliance

 

 

 

 

 

 

(182

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

 

 

 

 

Charitable Donation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,390

 

 

 

 

(398

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,800

 

 

 

 

500

 

Total non-interest expense

 

$

5,629

 

 

 

$

(2,000

)

 

 

$

2,285

 

 

 

$

31,920

 

 

 

$

1,016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income – GAAP

 

$

47,267

 

 

 

$

61,140

 

 

 

$

64,560

 

 

 

$

15,888

 

 

 

$

58,453

 

Preliminary ACL provision on LBC loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,000

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income adjustments

 

 

3,933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest income adjustments

 

 

(231

)

 

 

 

(1,184

)

 

 

 

(1,047

)

 

 

 

1,908

 

 

 

 

693

 

Non-interest expense adjustments

 

 

5,629

 

 

 

 

(2,000

)

 

 

 

2,285

 

 

 

 

31,920

 

 

 

 

1,016

 

REO adjustments

 

 

(429

)

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

 

124

 

 

 

 

1,315

 

 

 

 

(1,826

)

Income tax adjustment

 

 

(1,918

)

 

 

 

751

 

 

 

 

(299

)

 

 

 

(12,274

)

 

 

 

22

 

Net Income – non-GAAP

 

$

54,251

 

 

 

$

58,790

 

 

 

$

65,623

 

 

 

$

54,757

 

 

 

$

58,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend on preferred stock

 

 

3,656

 

 

 

 

3,656

 

 

 

 

3,656

 

 

 

 

3,656

 

 

 

 

3,656

 

Net Income available to common shareholders – non-GAAP

 

$

50,595

 

 

 

$

55,134

 

 

 

$

61,967

 

 

 

$

51,101

 

 

 

$

54,702

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average number

 

 

81,294,227

 

 

 

 

81,208,683

 

 

 

 

81,374,811

 

 

 

 

70,129,072

 

 

 

 

64,297,499

 

Diluted weighted average

 

 

81,401,599

 

 

 

 

81,353,644

 

 

 

 

81,393,708

 

 

 

 

70,164,558

 

 

 

 

64,312,110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic EPS – non-GAAP

 

$

0.62

 

 

 

$

0.68

 

 

 

$

0.76

 

 

 

$

0.73

 

 

 

$

0.84

 

Diluted EPS – non-GAAP

 

 

0.62

 

 

 

 

0.68

 

 

 

 

0.76

 

 

 

 

0.73

 

 

 

 

0.84

 

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NON-GAAP MEASURES

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Adjusted Efficiency Ratio

December 31,

2024

September 30,

2024

 

June 30,

2024

March 31,

2024

 

December 31,

2023

 

(Unaudited – In thousands, except for ratio data)

 

Efficiency ratio – GAAP

 

 

65.0

%

 

 

57.2

%

 

 

56.6

%

 

 

77.7

%

 

 

58.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income – GAAP

 

$

155,431

 

 

$

172,812

 

 

$

177,186

 

 

$

158,597

 

 

$

152,237

 

Total interest income adjustments

 

 

3,933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income – non-GAAP

 

$

159,364

 

 

$

172,812

 

 

$

177,186

 

 

$

158,597

 

 

$

152,237

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest expense – GAAP

 

$

111,311

 

 

$

107,941

 

 

$

110,079

 

 

$

133,712

 

 

$

96,540

 

Less merger related expenses

 

 

239

 

 

 

(1,602

)

 

 

2,285

 

 

 

25,120

 

 

 

516

 

Less non-operating expenses

 

 

5,390

 

 

 

(398

)

 

 

 

 

 

6,800

 

 

 

500

 

Non-interest Expenses –

non-GAAP

 

$

105,682

 

 

$

109,941

 

 

$

107,794

 

 

$

101,792

 

 

$

95,524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest income – GAAP

 

$

15,702

 

 

$

15,878

 

 

$

17,255

 

 

$

13,392

 

 

$

14,167

 

Total other income

 

 

(231

)

 

 

(1,184

)

 

 

(1,047

)

 

 

1,908

 

 

 

693

 

Non-interest income –

non-GAAP

 

$

15,471

 

 

$

14,694

 

 

$

16,208

 

 

$

15,300

 

 

$

14,860

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Interest Income –

non-GAAP

 

$

159,364

 

 

$

172,812

 

 

$

177,186

 

 

$

158,597

 

 

$

152,237

 

Non-interest income –

non-GAAP

 

 

15,471

 

 

 

14,694

 

 

 

16,208

 

 

 

15,300

 

 

 

14,860

 

Total Income – non-GAAP

 

$

174,835

 

 

$

187,506

 

 

$

193,394

 

 

$

173,897

 

 

$

167,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Efficiency Ratio

 

 

60.4

%

 

 

58.6

%

 

 

55.7

%

 

 

58.5

%

 

 

57.2

%

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NON-GAAP MEASURES

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Adjusted ROA and ROE

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

 

December 31,

2023

 

(Unaudited – In thousands, except for ratio data)

 

Reported:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income – GAAP

 

$

47,267

 

 

$

61,140

 

 

$

64,560

 

 

$

15,888

 

 

$

58,453

 

Net income available to common shareholders – GAAP

 

$

43,611

 

 

$

57,484

 

 

$

60,904

 

 

$

12,232

 

 

$

54,797

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Assets

 

 

27,504,576

 

 

 

28,000,482

 

 

 

29,703,337

 

 

 

24,907,376

 

 

 

22,381,459

 

Return on Assets

 

 

0.69

%

 

 

0.87

%

 

 

0.87

%

 

 

0.26

%

 

 

1.04

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Common Equity

 

$

2,715,197

 

 

$

2,696,093

 

 

$

2,647,056

 

 

$

2,338,483

 

 

$

2,147,580

 

Return on common equity

 

 

6.42

%

 

 

8.53

%

 

 

9.20

%

 

 

2.09

%

 

 

10.21

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income – non-GAAP

 

$

54,251

 

 

$

58,790

 

 

$

65,623

 

 

$

54,757

 

 

$

58,358

 

Net income available to common shareholders – non-GAAP

 

$

50,595

 

 

$

55,134

 

 

$

61,967

 

 

$

51,101

 

 

$

54,702

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Assets

 

 

27,504,576

 

 

 

28,000,482

 

 

 

29,703,337

 

 

 

24,907,376

 

 

 

22,381,459

 

Adjusted Return on Assets

 

 

0.79

%

 

 

0.84

%

 

 

0.88

%

 

 

0.88

%

 

 

1.04

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Common Equity

 

 

2,715,197

 

 

 

2,696,093

 

 

 

2,647,056

 

 

 

2,338,483

 

 

 

2,147,580

 

Adjusted Return on common equity

 

 

7.45

%

 

 

8.18

%

 

 

9.36

%

 

 

8.74

%

 

 

10.19

%

Important Cautionary Statements

The foregoing information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements, notes and other information contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.

This press release contains statements about the Company’s future that are not statements of historical or current fact. These statements are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of applicable securities laws and are based on current information and/or management’s good faith belief as to future events. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “intends,” “forecasts,” “may,” “potential,” “projects,” and other similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” and “could” are intended to help identify such forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although the Company believes any such statements are based on reasonable assumptions, forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement.

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risk and uncertainties including the following risks and uncertainties, and those risks and uncertainties more fully discussed under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s September 30, 2024 10-K, and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q which could cause actual performance to differ materially from that anticipated by any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relating to our financial condition or operations are subject to risks and uncertainties related to (i) fluctuations in interest rate risk and market interest rates, including the effect on our net interest income and net interest margin; (ii) current and future economic conditions, including the effects of declines in the real estate market, high unemployment rates, inflationary pressures, a potential recession, the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve, and slowdowns in economic growth either nationally or locally in some or all of the areas in which we conduct business; (iii) financial stress on borrowers (consumers and businesses) as a result of higher interest rates or an uncertain economic environment; (iv) changes in deposit flows or loan demands; (v) our ability to identify and address cyber-security risks, including security breaches, “denial of service attacks,” “hacking” and identity theft; (vi) the Company’s exit from the mortgage lending business; (vii) the effects of natural or man-made disasters, calamities, or conflicts, including terrorist events and pandemics (such as the COVID-19 pandemic) and the resulting governmental and societal responses; (viii) the results of examinations by regulatory authorities, including a “Needs to Improve” CRA rating, which may impose restrictions or penalties on the Company’s activities; (ix) expectations regarding key growth initiatives and strategic priorities; (x) global economic trends, including developments related to Ukraine and Russia, and the evolving conflict in the Middle East, and related negative financial impacts on our borrowers; (xi) litigation risks resulting in significant expenses, losses and reputational damage; (xii) the impact of bank failures or adverse developments at other banks and related negative press about regional banks and the banking industry in general; and (xiii) other economic, competitive, governmental, environmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services.

WaFd, Inc.

425 Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Brad Goode, SVP, Chief Marketing Officer

206-626-8178

[email protected]

 

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