Company: BWFG
Filing Date: 2025-05-07
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001505732-25-000089
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Company: Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-07
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 2
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 financial statements. At March 31, 2025, the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which it was subject and exceeded the regulatory minimum capital levels to be considered well-capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. At March 31, 2025, the Bank’s ratio of Common Equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets was 12.10%, total capital to risk-weighted assets was 12.10%, Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets was 13.21% and Tier 1 capital to average assets was 10.14%. At March 31, 2025, the Company met all capital adequacy requirements to which it was subject and exceeded the regulatory minimum capital levels to be considered well-capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. At March 31, 2025, the Company’s ratio of Common Equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets was 10.04%, total capital to risk-weighted assets was 10.04%, Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets was 13.70% and Tier 1 capital to average assets was 8.41%.

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Under the current guidelines, banking organizations must have a minimum total risk-based capital ratio of 8.0%, a minimum Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6.0%, a minimum common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 4.5%, and a minimum leverage ratio of 4.0% in order to be "adequately capitalized." In addition to these requirements, banking organizations must maintain a capital conservation buffer consisting of common Tier 1 equity in an amount above the minimum risk-based capital requirements for “adequately capitalized” institutions equal to 2.5% of total risk-weighted assets, resulting in a requirement for the Company and the Bank to effectively maintain common equity Tier 1, Tier 1 and total capital ratios of 7.0%, 8.5% and 10.5%, respectively. The Company and the Bank must maintain the capital conservation buffer to avoid restrictions on the ability to pay dividends, pay discretionary bonuses, or to engage in share repurchases.

Asset/Liability Management and Interest Rate Risk

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