Wafd Inc 8-K, filed Dec 20, 2021
Wafd Inc (WAFD)
8-K
2021-12-20
For: 2021-12-17
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About this 8-K
Wafd Inc filed this 8-K on December 20, 2021, reporting on events of December 17, 2021.
Items reported
- Item 8.01: Other events
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 17, 2021
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events | ||||
On December 17, 2021, Washington Federal Bank, N.A., dba WaFd Bank (“WaFd Bank” or “Bank”), subsidiary of Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ: WAFD) (“Washington Federal”) received notification from the Bank's primary regulator, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”), of the termination of the 2018 Consent Order related to the Bank’s Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering compliance program, effective December 17, 2021.
A copy of the Order Terminating the Consent Order is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) The following exhibits are being furnished herewith:
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| December 17, 2021 | WASHINGTON FEDERAL, INC. | |||||||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ VINCENT L. BEATTY | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vincent L. Beatty | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||||||||
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY In the Matter of: Washington Federal Bank, National Association Seattle, Washington ) ) ) ) ) AA-WE-2021-54 ORDER TERMINATING THE CONSENT ORDER WHEREAS, to assure the safety and soundness of Washington Federal Bank, National Association, Seattle, Washington (“Bank”), and its compliance with laws and regulations, and after obtaining the Bank’s consent through its duly elected and acting Board of Directors, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued, through the duly authorized representative of the Comptroller of the Currency (“Comptroller”) a Consent Order against the Bank dated February 28, 2018, AA-WE-2018-1 (“Order”); and WHEREAS, the OCC believes that the safety and soundness of the Bank and its compliance with laws and regulations does not require the continued existence of the Order. NOW, THEREFORE, the OCC, through the duly authorized representative of the Comptroller, directs that the Order be, and it hereby is, TERMINATED. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the undersigned, designated by the Comptroller as his duly authorized representative, has hereunto set his signature. /s/ Norman J. McIntyre Norman J. McIntyre Assistant Deputy Comptroller Seattle Field Office