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[First Financial Northwest, Inc. Letterhead]


December 2, 2022


Via EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C.  20549
Attn: Madeleine Mateo

Re:         First Financial Northwest, Inc.
Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-268519)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

First Financial Northwest, Inc. (“Company”) hereby respectfully requests acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced registration statement to 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Thursday, December 8, 2022, or as soon thereafter as is practicable.

 
Sincerely,
 
 
 
FIRST FINANCIAL NOTHWEST, INC.
 
 
  By:       /s/ Richard P. Jacobson                               
 
Name:   Richard P. Jacobson
Title:     Executive Vice President and
              Chief Financial Officer