On April 27, 2017, First Financial Northwest, Inc. issued its earnings release for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. A copy of the earnings release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is being furnished herewith and this list shall constitute the exhibit index:

99.1 Press Release dated April 27, 2017

About First Financial Northwest, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFNW)

First Financial Northwest, Inc. (First Financial Northwest) is a holding company for First Financial Northwest Bank (the Bank). The Bank primarily serves the greater Puget Sound region of King and to a lesser extent, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap Counties, Washington through its full-service banking office located in Renton, Washington and branch office in Mill Creek, Washington. The Bank’s business consists of attracting deposits from the public and utilizing these funds to originate one- to four-family residential, multifamily, commercial real estate, construction/land development, business and consumer loans. It focuses on its lending activities primarily on loans secured by commercial real estate, construction/land development, first mortgages on one- to four-family residences, multifamily and business lending. Its investment portfolio consisted principally of mortgage-backed securities, municipal bonds, the United States Government Agency obligations and corporate bonds.

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First Financial Northwest, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFNW) closed its last trading session down -0.04 at 16.52 with 25,858 shares trading hands.