Washington Federal, the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, promoted Dan LaCoste to regional president in southern Oregon. LaCoste joined WaFd Bank three years ago as senior vice president and commercial division manager. read more

SEP 30, 2022 - 6:45 am

Washington Federal, parent company of Washington Federal Bank, promoted Kelli Holz, a veteran banker and current senior vice president and chief risk officer, to CFO, effective Jan. 1, 2023. She will replace Vincent Beatty, who announced in January that he will be retiring at the end of December. read more

SEP 1, 2022 - 7:40 am

Washington Federal, parent company of Washington Federal Bank (WaFd Bank), promoted Todd Gerber to lead the bank’s presence in Arizona as regional president. Gerber joined Washington Federal Bank in 2019 to grow commercial loans and develop the banking team. read more

APR 28, 2022 - 7:06 am

Washington Federal’s new Franchise Finance division will operate out of Scottsdale, AZ. The division will be led by Marisa Felker, who was formerly with CitiCapital and GE Capital Franchise Finance. read more

APR 9, 2018 - 7:29 am

Washington Federal Regional President Michael Brown assumed his title at a time of great transition: the bank had just acquired 75 new locations throughout its eight-state bank footprint, 13 of which were in the state of Arizona, which he oversees. After working to unify more employees and getting everyone working together on a regular basis, Washington Federal’s personal approach to equipment financing helped the bank land in the Monitor 100.... read more

Monitor 100 2016