2013-03-06 14:34:08 -

Washington Federal Selects Vantiv for Merchant Services

    Agreement Further Expands Vantiv's Merchant Services Program to 190 New
                     Locations in the Western United States


Cincinnati  - March 6, 2013 -  Vantiv, Inc. (NYSE:  VNTV), a leading provider of
payment  processing services and related  technology solutions for merchants and
financial  institutions of  all sizes,  announced today  that Washington Federal
(Nasdaq:  WAFD), has selected Vantiv as its exclusive provider of merchant debit
and  credit card  processing services  under a  multi-year agreement. Washington
Federal,  a full-service  financial institution,  operates 190   branches in eight
western  states, including  Washington, Arizona,  Idaho, Nevada,  Oregon, Texas,
Utah  and  New  Mexico.  The  agreement  expands  the portfolio of merchant bank
branches that Vantiv serves in the Western United States.

"Our  partnership with Vantiv  will enable us  to provide our commercial clients
with  the  latest,  most  reliable  credit  and  debit  payment solutions in the
market,"  said Simon  Powley, Senior  Vice President  at Washington Federal. "We
look  forward  to  working  with  them  to  help merchants grow their businesses
through more convenient and cost effective payment capabilities."

Merchant  services programs provide  the ability for  local businesses to accept
various  forms of  payments such  as debit  cards, credit  cards and  gift cards
across  various platforms including at retail  locations, online and with mobile
devices.   The high levels of access and 24/7 support offered by Vantiv provides
financial  institutions a turnkey, integrated  processing solution that can help
their  commercial customers  meet their  business goals.   And, with an advanced
reporting  tool,  these  merchant  businesses  can  better plan and manage their
bottom line.

"We  are pleased that  Washington Federal has  chosen Vantiv to provide merchant
services  to  their  commercial  customers,"  said  Donald Boeding, President of
Merchant  Services at  Vantiv. "Washington  Federal's strong commercial customer
service,  combined  with  our  comprehensive  portfolio of merchant services and
scale  processing,  creates  a  cost-effective  solution  that  helps Washington
Federal further grow their commercial customer base."

To  learn more about Washington Federal, please visit washingtonfederal.com. For
more  information about Vantiv, please visit vantiv.com or on Twitter, Facebook,
LinkedIn, Google+ and YouTube.

CONTACTS:
Andrew Ciafardini
Director of Public Relations for Vantiv
513.900.5308
andrew.ciafardini@vantiv.com

Cathy Cooper
Marketing Communications for Washington Federal
206.777.8246
cathy.cooper@wafd.com

About Washington Federal
Washington Federal, with headquarters in Seattle, Washington, has 190 offices in
eight western states. To find out more about the Company, please visit its
website at www.washingtonfederal.com.

About Vantiv, Inc.
Vantiv, Inc. (NYSE: VNTV) is a leading, integrated payment processor
differentiated by a single, proprietary technology platform. Vantiv offers a
comprehensive suite of traditional and innovative payment processing and
technology solutions to merchants and financial institutions of all sizes in the
U.S., enabling them to address their payment processing needs through a single
provider. We build strong relationships with our customers, helping them become
more efficient, more secure and more successful. Vantiv is the third largest
merchant acquirer and the largest PIN debit acquirer based on number of
transactions in the U.S. The company's growth strategy includes expanding
further into high growth payment segments, such as ecommerce, mobile, prepaid
and information solutions, and attractive industry verticals, such as business-
to-business, government, healthcare and education. For more information, visit
www.vantiv.com.


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