8-K

                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                          Washington, D.C.  20549

                                  FORM 8-K

                               CURRENT REPORT


Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)       May 01, 2003
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                          Washington Federal, Inc.
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          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




  Washington                           0-25454                     91-161606
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(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                                          Identification No.)




425 Pike Street, Seattle, Washington                                 98101
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(Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)




Registrant's telephone number, including area code       (206) 624-7930
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                              Not Applicable
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
 report)




Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
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     (a)  Not applicable.

     (b)  Not applicable.

     (c)  The following exhibit is included with this Report:

          Exhibit 99.1  Press Release dated May 1, 2003.


Item 9.   Regulation FD Disclosure
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     On May 1, 2003, Washington Federal, Inc. announced by press
release an investor presentation on Wednesday, May 7, 2003.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.








                                 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.


                                   WASHINGTON FEDERAL, INC.



Dated: May 1, 2003                 By:  /s/ Brent J. Beardall
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                                        Brent J. Beardall
                                        Vice President Finance and
                                        Controller

EX-99

Washington Federal, Inc.
425 Pike Street
Seattle, WA 98101

Contact:  Cathy Cooper
(206) 777-8246

Thursday, April 17, 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Washington Federal CEO to Speak at Upcoming Investor Conference


SEATTLE - Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFSL) President & CEO
Roy M. Whitehead will present at D.A. Davidson's Fifth Annual
Financial Services Investor Conference on Wednesday,
May 7, 2003 in Seattle.

Whitehead's presentation is scheduled to be held at
8:00 a.m. Pacific Time at Seattle's Bell Harbor
Conference Center.

The public may participate in the presentation via webcast.
To participate in CCBN's live webcast of the audio-only portion
of the presentation, link to CCBN's registration page from the
home page of Washington Federal's website:  www.washingtonfederal.com.
Following the conference, the slides and audio from the presentation
will be archived on Washington Federal's web
site (www.washingtonfederal.com).

Headquartered in Seattle, Washington since 1917,
Washington Federal provides loans secured by residential real
estate, along with checking, savings, money market accounts and
certificates of deposit.  The company operates 115 branches
located in the eight western states.