{"url_path":"/sec/wsbf/8-k/2026-04-27/item-8-01","section_key":"item-8-01","section_title":"Item 8.01 Other Events.**","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-04-27","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1569994/0001437749-26-013465-index.html","accession_number":"0001437749-26-013465","cik":"0001569994","ticker":"WSBF","issuer_name":"Waterstone Financial, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1569994/0001437749-26-013465-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001569994","primary_entity_name":"Waterstone Financial, Inc."},"word_count":82,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 8.01 Other Events.**\n\n \n\nOn April 27, 2026, Waterstone Financial, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional 2,000,000 shares of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock under its existing repurchase program.  Combined with the shares authorized today, there are 2,148,285 shares available for repurchase under the Company's repurchase program.\n\n \n\nA copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 attached to this report and incorporated by reference."}