Company: BWFG
Filing Date: 2025-11-05
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001505732-25-000162
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Company: Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-11-05
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 1
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 the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 totaled $3.4 million and $0.8 million, respectively. The effective tax rates for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 were 25.2% and 29.0%, respectively. Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 totaled $8.2 million and $2.5 million, respectively. The effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 were 23.9% and 26.6%, respectively.

Financial Condition

Summary

Assets totaled $3.2 billion at September 30, 2025 a decrease of $24.5 million or 0.7% compared to December 31, 2024. Gross loans totaled $2.7 billion at September 30, 2025, an increase of $12.3 million or 0.5% compared to December 31, 2024. Deposits totaled $2.8 billion at September 30, 2025, a decrease of $30.2 million, or 1.1% compared to December 31, 2024.

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Shareholders’ equity totaled $292.8 million as of September 30, 2025, an increase of $22.3 million compared to December 31, 2024, primarily a result of net income of $26.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The increase was partially offset by dividends paid of $4.7 million.

Loan Portfolio

We originate commercial real estate loans, construction loans, commercial business loans and consumer loans in our market. We also pursue certain types of commercial lending opportunities outside our market, particularly where we have strong business relationships. Our loan portfolio is the largest category of our earning assets.

Total loans before deferred loan fees and the ACL-Loans were $2.7 billion at September 30, 2025 and $2.7 billion at December 31, 2024. Total gross loans increased $12.3 million as of September 30, 2025 compared to the year ended December 31, 2024.

The following table compares the composition of our loan portfolio for the dates indicated:

(In thousands)At September 30, 2025At December 31, 2024ChangeReal estate loans:Residential$33