---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-013181"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FNWD"
cik: "0000919864"
company_name: "Finward Bancorp"
filed_at: "2026-03-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T22:56:30.368965+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Finward Bancorp declares $0.12 dividend payable Mar 31; pays despite FDIC/DFI MOU restriction

## Summary
- Dividend of $0.12 per share declared on March 2, 2026.
- Payable March 31, 2026 to shareholders of record March 16, 2026.
- Bank subsidiary is under an FDIC/DFI MOU that restricts dividends without prior regulatory approval.
- Dividend declaration implies regulatory approval or compliance with MOU terms.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-013181
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FNWD
- cik: 0000919864
- company_name: Finward Bancorp
- filed_at: 2026-03-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/919864/000162828026013181/0001628280-26-013181-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/919864/000162828026013181/fnwd-20260302.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-013181.txt

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