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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-057631"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CASH"
cik: "0000907471"
company_name: "PATHWARD FINANCIAL, INC."
filed_at: "2022-05-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T22:46:41.346330+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Meta Financial terminates EVP Kia Tang in operational efficiency move

## Summary
- Kia S. Tang terminated as EVP, Chief People and Inclusion Officer of MetaBank, effective May 6, 2022.
- Termination is part of an enterprise initiative focused on achieving operational efficiencies.
- Ms. Tang is eligible for severance under Meta's Executive Severance Pay Policy, subject to non-disparagement and non-solicitation covenants.
- No replacement has been announced for the departing executive.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-057631
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CASH
- cik: 0000907471
- company_name: PATHWARD FINANCIAL, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-05-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/907471/000110465922057631/0001104659-22-057631-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/907471/000110465922057631/tm2214984-1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-057631
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-057631.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-057631.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kia S. Tang was terminated as Executive Vice President, Chief People and Inclusion Officer at PATHWARD FINANCIAL, INC..
  - Action: terminated
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Chief People and Inclusion Officer
  source text: has terminated Kia S. Tang, the Bank’s Executive Vice President, Chief People and Inclusion Officer, effective on May 6, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/907471/000110465922057631/0001104659-22-057631-index.htm

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