secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG)
CIK:        0001505732
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001505732-26-000068
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

BWFG Q1 net income $11.3M ($1.41 EPS); raises non-interest income guidance
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- GAAP net income $11.3M, diluted EPS $1.41 vs Q4 2025 net income $9.1M, EPS $1.15.
- Core deposit growth of $113M sequentially; wholesale ratio improved to 18.1%.
- Net interest margin 3.28%, down 12 bps from Q4 2025; loan yields 6.56%.
- SBA loan sale gains $2.4M; non-interest income guidance raised to $12-$13M for 2026.
- Quarterly dividend $0.20/share declared, payable May 19, 2026 to holders of record May 8.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1505732/000150573226000068/0001505732-26-000068-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1505732/000150573226000068/bwfg-20260422.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001505732-26-000068

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