secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     WAFD INC (WAFD)
CIK:        0000936528
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000936528-26-000030
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

WaFd appoints Erin Hill to board; brings senior financial services and governance experience
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- Erin Hill appointed to WaFd board effective March 2, 2026, filling vacancy from David K. Grant's term expiration.
- Hill is Executive Director of Financial Accounting Foundation; previously Chief Admin Officer at BNY Mellon and Head of Consumer Banking at JPMorgan Chase.
- She will serve on Audit Committee and receive standard non-employee director compensation.
- Board determined Hill independent under Nasdaq listing rules.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936528/000093652826000030/0000936528-26-000030-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936528/000093652826000030/wfsl-20260227.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000936528-26-000030

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