{"url_path":"/sec/fnwd/8-k/2026-07-06/item-8-01","section_key":"item-8-01","section_title":"Item 8.01 Other Events","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-07-06","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/919864/0001628280-26-047308-index.html","accession_number":"0001628280-26-047308","cik":"0000919864","ticker":"FNWD","issuer_name":"Finward Bancorp","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/919864/0001628280-26-047308-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000919864","primary_entity_name":"Finward Bancorp"},"word_count":133,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 8.01.         Other Events\n\nAs previously disclosed by Finward Bancorp (the “Bancorp”), on August 9, 2024, Peoples Bank, the wholly-owned Indiana-chartered commercial bank subsidiary of the Bancorp (the “Bank”), entered into an informal administrative agreement known as a memorandum of understanding (the “MOU”) with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (“DFI”). By letter dated June 24, 2026, the FDIC and DFI notified the Bank that the FDIC and DFI have terminated the MOU effective immediately.\n\nSIGNATURE\n\nPursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.\n\nDate: July 6, 2026\n\nFINWARD BANCORP\n\nBy:/s/ Benjamin J. Bochnowski\n\nName: Benjamin J. Bochnowski\n\nTitle: President and Chief Executive Officer"}