Awards and Recognition

WaMu has received numerous awards both nationally and regionally for 1) financial performance; 2) corporate citizenship; and 3) as an employer of choice. Here’s a sampling of major recognitions WaMu has received in these categories over the last three years.

Performance

• Customer Service Champs – BusinessWeek
• Top Retail Bank in Customer Satisfaction (West & Midwest Regions)  – JD Power and Associates
• Top 50 Corporate Reputations in the US – Reputation Institute
• America’s Most Admired Companies – FORTUNE
• Blue Ribbon Company – FORTUNE
• Fortune 500 – FORTUNE
• Global 500 – FORTUNE
• Forbes 2000 – Forbes
• Most Innovative Users of Business Technology – InformationWeek 500
• CIO Top 100 – CIO Magazine
• CEO of the Year (Kerry Killinger) – Washington CEO

Corporate Citizenship

• 50 Best Companies for Supplier Diversity – Hispanic Enterprise magazine
• Best Practices for Vendor Relationships – NAACP Economic Reciprocity Initiative
• Top 50 Corporations for Supplier Diversity – Hispanic Trends
• Done Deal Award – Astra Women's Business Alliance

Employer of Choice

• 100 Best Companies to Work For – FORTUNE
• 100 Top MBA Employers – FORTUNE
• Corporate Equality Index – Human Rights Campaign (100% score)
• Top Organizations for Multi-Cultural Opportunities – DiversityBusiness.com
• Top 50 Companies for Hispanics – Hispanic Business
• Corporate 100: Best Companies for Hispanics – Hispanic magazine
• Top 100 Companies for Diversity – Savoy Professional
• Best Companies for African Americans – Family Digest magazine
• Best Companies for Gay & Lesbian Workers – The Advocate
• Best Places to Work – Seattle Business Monthly magazine
• Best Places to Work Bay Area – San Francisco Business Journal