---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000939057-24-000064"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FSBW"
cik: "0001530249"
company_name: "FS Bancorp, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-02-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T08:44:28.869179+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FS Bancorp Chief Credit Officer Stephanie Nicklaus departs effective Feb 23

## Summary
- Stephanie Nicklaus ceased as Chief Credit Officer of 1st Security Bank of Washington on February 23, 2024.
- Successor has not been determined; responsibilities will be handled by existing Bank personnel.
- Reassigned duties will report to the Chief Risk Officer and the Chief Executive Officer.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000939057-24-000064
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FSBW
- cik: 0001530249
- company_name: FS Bancorp, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-02-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530249/000093905724000064/0000939057-24-000064-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530249/000093905724000064/fsbanc8k22324.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000939057-24-000064
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000939057-24-000064.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000939057-24-000064.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Stephanie Nicklaus departed as Chief Credit Officer at FS Bancorp, Inc..
  - Action: no longer
  - Role: Chief Credit Officer
  source text: announced that Stephanie Nicklaus is no longer Chief Credit Officer at the Bank, effective February 23, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530249/000093905724000064/0000939057-24-000064-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.