---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-387834"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UNTY"
cik: "0000920427"
company_name: "UNITY BANCORP INC /NJ/"
filed_at: "2026-09-10T20:00:14+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-10T20:01:12.100853+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Unity Bancorp buys $27.6M tax credits, expects $2.5M Q3 net income boost

## Summary
- Purchased ~$27.6M of transferable federal investment tax credits for ~$25.1M (~$0.91 per $1 credit).
- Expects one-time reduction in income tax expense and ~$2.5M increase in net income in quarter ending Sept 30, 2026.
- Credits subject to five-year recapture period; company obtained contractual protections to mitigate recapture losses.
- Investment consistent with strategy of prudently enhancing shareholder value via tax-advantaged investments.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-387834
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UNTY
- cik: 0000920427
- company_name: UNITY BANCORP INC /NJ/
- filed_at: 2026-09-10T20:00:14+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/920427/000119312526387834/0001193125-26-387834-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/920427/000119312526387834/unty-20260910.htm

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