---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001649739-26-000032"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BAFN"
cik: "0001649739"
company_name: "BayFirst Financial Corp."
filed_at: "2026-05-21T13:28:50+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T13:31:20.477976+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BayFirst Financial appoints Alfred Rogers as CEO, President, and board member effective May 14, 2026

## Summary
- Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta provided non-objection for Alfred T. Rogers Jr. to serve as CEO and President.
- Mr. Rogers, 61, has over 35 years of banking experience including CEO of Manufacturers Bank and EVP at Valley National Bank.
- He previously led USAmeriBank to $4.6B in assets; appointment follows prior disclosure of his assumption of roles.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001649739-26-000032
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BAFN
- cik: 0001649739
- company_name: BayFirst Financial Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-05-21T13:28:50+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973926000032/0001649739-26-000032-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973926000032/bafn-20260514.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001649739-26-000032
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001649739-26-000032.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001649739-26-000032.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 037b85cd72
  claim: Alfred T. Rogers Jr. was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at BayFirst Financial Corp..
  evidence_excerpt: On May 14, 2026, the BayFirst Financial Corp. (the “Company”) received the non-objection of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, to appoint Alfred (“Al”) T. Rogers, Jr. to serve as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, principal executive officer, and as a member of its Board of Directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973926000032/0001649739-26-000032-index.htm
- claim_id: a23b597e52
  claim: Alfred T. Rogers Jr. was appointed as Member of the Board of Directors at BayFirst Financial Corp..
  evidence_excerpt: On May 14, 2026, the BayFirst Financial Corp. (the “Company”) received the non-objection of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, to appoint Alfred (“Al”) T. Rogers, Jr. to serve as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, principal executive officer, and as a member of its Board of Directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973926000032/0001649739-26-000032-index.htm

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