We're excited to join the Seattle Sounders FC in announcing our new partnership! Check out the recent news release below for more information...
WaFd Bank becomes Sounders FC's Exclusive Banking Partner; Goalkeeper Stefan Frei to design exclusive co-branded credit cards, with fans given the opportunity to vote on which one is produced.
Seattle Sounders FC today announced that it has come to an agreement
with WaFd Bank to make the financial institution the club's exclusive
banking partner through 2025.
"We are thrilled to
welcome WaFd Bank to the Sounders family of partners," said Sounders
FC Owner Adrian Hanauer. "Their approach to both business and serving our
community mesh perfectly with our club and we look forward to a
fantastic partnership."
As the Rave Green's exclusive banking partner, we're teaming up with goalkeeper Stefan Frei to create an exclusive co-branded credit card that features an original design by Frei.
A man of many talents, Frei is known not only for his skill on the field, but
for artistic passion off of it. The 2016 MLS Cup MVP is creating two
competing designs which will be put to a fan vote before the winning design
is adopted as an official Sounders
FC-WaFd Bank credit card available to customers.
Additionally, the Sounders FC credit card is delivering a
dynamic rewards program that includes a variety of special offers and
exclusive matchday experiences.
Washington
Federal and Sounders FC share a strong commitment to serving the Puget Sound
community, and, as an official partner, WaFd Bank is set to launch the
"Saves For Youth" program that provides RAVE Foundation a $250 donation
per Sounders FC save during the regular season.
The
cumulative gift is funding the RAVE Foundation Spring
Soccer Clinic Series. These clinics are designed to reach underserved
communities by using soccer
as a vehicle to empower and inspire. Each participant is being provided a
personal soccer ball through RAVE's One Ball program.
"WaFd
Bank is proud to partner with Sounders FC," said
WaFd Bank President & CEO Brett Beardall. "Both organizations are
rooted here in Seattle, and we share common values of teamwork,
integrity and client service. We look forward to supporting the Rave
Green on the field as well as in their commitment to invest in our
communities through the RAVE Foundation. This will be a winning
relationship for years to come."
Additionally, WaFd Bank
is scheduled to serve as a matchday sponsor for two Sounders FC home matches
in 2018.
ABOUT SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
Winner of the 2016 MLS
Cup, 2014 MLS Supporters' Shield and four Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
championships (2009, 2010, 2011, 2014), Sounders FC is Seattle's Major
League Soccer franchise. With an ownership
group led by Seattle-based entrepreneur Adrian Hanauer, Hollywood executive
Joe Roth, Seattle Seahawks Chairman Paul G. Allen and entertainer Drew
Carey, the club received an MLS charter on November 13, 2007 and has
qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs
in every year of its existence. Sounders FC reached a milestone in 2016, as
the franchise claimed its first MLS Cup championship with a road victory
over Toronto FC, which was followed up by a second consecutive berth in the
league championship in
2017. Since the club's debut MLS season in 2009, Sounders FC has set the
standard for soccer support in North America, leading the league in
attendance for eight consecutive seasons (2009-2016) and routinely ranking
in the top 30 in attendance among
all team internationally and top three within the Americas. Prior to joining
MLS, the Seattle Sounders organization has been a part of the greater
Seattle community and U.S. Soccer professional scene since 1974.