Item 8.01 Other Events

On January 28, 2021 Moody's Investor Service ("Moody's") issued a press release reporting that it has assigned first-time ratings to Washington Federal, Inc. (the "Company" or "WaFd"), and its bank subsidiary, Washington Federal Bank, National Association ("WaFd Bank" or "Bank"). Moody's has assigned WaFd Bank an issuer rating of Baa1 and long- and short-term deposit ratings of A1/Prime-1, together with a standalone Baseline Credit Assessment (BCA) of a3. Moody's has also assigned long- and short-term Counterparty Risk Assessments of A2(cr)/Prime-1(cr) and long- and short-term Counterparty Risk Ratings of A3/Prime-2 to the Bank. Moody's also assigned a Baa1 issuer rating at the holding company, WaFd. The ratings outlook for Seattle-based WaFd Bank and WaFd are stable.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits




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(d)   The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

99.1 Moody's Inv estor Service press release dated J a nuary 28, 2021

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