| Washington Federal, Inc., parent company of Washington Federal Savings, announced earnings of $36,146,000 or $.41 per diluted share for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2005, compared to $36,258,000 or $.42 per diluted share for the same period one year ago.
Washington Federal’s net loans outstanding increased to $6,264,599,000 as of Dec. 31, 2005, a 4.3 percent increase from Sept. 30, 2005. Loan production for the quarter totaled $597 million, an increase of $33 million or 6 percent over the same quarter last year.
Non-performing assets amounted to only 0.09 percent of total assets at quarter-end. The Company’s efficiency ratio of 18.75 percent for the quarter remains among the lowest in the industry. The quarter produced a return on assets of 1.75 percent, while return on equity amounted to 12.10 percent. |
