Washington Federal (WAFD) 10-Q 2025 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of WaFd, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the undersigned's best knowledge and belief:

(a) the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(b) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: February 4, 2025

WaFd, Inc.

(Company)

/s/ Brent J. Beardall

BRENT J. BEARDALL

President & Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Kelli J. Holz

KELLI J. HOLZ

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer