{"url_path":"/sec/fnwd/10-q/2026/item-1","section_key":"item-1","section_title":"Item 1 Legal Proceedings","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-Q","doc_date":"2026-05-13","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/919864/0001628280-26-034588-index.html","accession_number":"0001628280-26-034588","cik":"0000919864","ticker":"FNWD","issuer_name":"Finward Bancorp","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/919864/0001628280-26-034588-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000919864","primary_entity_name":"Finward Bancorp"},"word_count":78,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 1.    Legal Proceedings\n\nThe Company and its subsidiaries, from time to time, are involved in legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business against its debtors and are defendants in legal actions arising from normal business activities. Management, after consultation with legal counsel believes that the ultimate liabilities, if any, resulting from these actions will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position of the Bank or on the consolidated financial position of the Company."}