---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000936528-22-000158"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WAFD"
cik: "0000936528"
company_name: "WAFD INC"
filed_at: "2022-12-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T03:02:41.593579+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Washington Federal's Principal Accounting Officer resigns effective Jan 2, 2023

## Summary
- Cory D. Stewart notified resignation as SVP and Principal Accounting Officer of WaFd Bank.
- Resignation effective January 2, 2023; no disagreement on accounting or internal controls.
- No replacement announced in the filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000936528-22-000158
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WAFD
- cik: 0000936528
- company_name: WAFD INC
- filed_at: 2022-12-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936528/000093652822000158/0000936528-22-000158-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936528/000093652822000158/wfsl-20221215.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000936528-22-000158
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000936528-22-000158.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Cory D. Stewart resigned as Senior Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer at WAFD INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer
  source text: On December 15, 2022, Cory D. Stewart, Senior Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank"), (the "Bank"), the wholly owned subsidiary of Washington Federal, Inc. (the "Company") notified the Bank of his intended resignation, effective January 2, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936528/000093652822000158/0000936528-22-000158-index.htm

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