WAFD

Wafd, Inc.

A bank holding company headquartered in Seattle, WaFd runs WaFd Bank, a regional bank offering checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and home and business loans across the western United States. It began in 1917 as the Ballard Savings and Loan Association, started by business owners in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, and grew into Washington Federal before rebranding. Its name is a stylized abbreviation of "Washington Federal," and the company still traces its roots to that founding thrift over a century ago.