About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, an elderly gentleman walked into WaFd Bank and declared loudly, 'I just deposited my first million dollars!' The teller smiled politely but noticed nothing unusual in his account. Since then, every day around noon, someone claims to have made another big deposit. Finally, one afternoon a young delivery driver entered excitedly, ‘I just deposited ten million!’ The teller calmly replied, ‘That’s great, sir. Could you please sign here?’ The driver signed, only to realize he’d filled out the wrong form—depositing his lunch order instead of cash! Everyone burst out laughing.
2. One day, while making a routine withdrawal, a customer heard over the intercom: ‘Attention, please deposit any loose change found in your pocket today.’ Curious, our customer decided to comply and placed his pennies into the collection box. Later that week, he received a note from WaFd Bank thanking him for his contribution and inviting him to join their ‘Coin Club.’ Turns out, it was just an April Fool’s prank on everyone who deposited coins—except for one diligent delivery driver who now has a small fortune collecting monthly membership fees.
3. A few weeks ago, as customers lined up outside WaFd Bank, someone noticed an odd smell wafting from inside. It smelled like freshly baked cookies—an unexpected aroma for a financial institution. As people stood there puzzled, one old lady whispered, 'Maybe they’re baking cookies for us!' Soon enough, everyone was smiling and chatting about how nice it would be if banks gave out treats instead of just money. Then, suddenly, a delivery driver walked in with a box labeled ‘Fresh Cookies.’ A regular exclaimed, 'See? I told you so!' And thus, WaFd Bank became famous not only for its loans but also for its occasional cookie deliveries.
4. While standing in line one afternoon, a regular asked the teller, 'Do you guys really keep all our money here?' The teller smiled and replied, ‘Of course not, sir! We just keep track of it.’ A delivery driver behind him chuckled and whispered, ‘That’s why they never deliver cash anymore—we’d notice!’ Everyone laughed, and the regular shook his head with a smile, realizing that sometimes banks are more mysterious than they seem.