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Few regional banks had a year as dramatic as Merchants Bancorp NASDAQ: MBIN and still managed to keep a Buy rating from analysts. The parent of Merchants Bank of Indiana has swung from a credit scare in mid-2025 to a shareholder investigation in the spring of 2026.

MUNSTER, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Finward Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNWD) (the “Bancorp” or “Finward”), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the “Bank”), today announced that on September 4, 2026 the Board of Directors of Finward declared a dividend of $0.12 per share on Finward's common stock payable on September 25, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 18, 2026.About Finward BancorpFinward Bancorp is a locally managed and independent financial holding company headquartere.

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Bancorp Bank, N.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBBK), today announced the next phase of its ongoing efforts to align its business priorities, operating model, and resources with Apex 2030, its long-term strategic plan. The Bancorp is restructuring its Small Business Lending business line (“SBL”) and intends to discontinue retail and wholesale new originations by the end of 2026, while continuing to responsibly manage and serve.

ABSECON, N.J., Sept. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Absecon Bancorp (the “Company”) (OTC, trading as ASCN), the bank holding company of First National Bank of Absecon, an Atlantic County New Jersey based community bank, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $1.05 per share, payable on September 29, 2026 to shareholders of record as of September 15, 2026.

Equity Bancshares NYSE: EQBK has agreed to merge with Lincoln Bancorp, the parent company of Lincoln Savings Bank, in a transaction valued at approximately $123 million that would expand Equity's footprint in Iowa.

ANN ARBOR, MI / ACCESS Newswire / September 3, 2026 / University Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQB:UNIB or "UNIB") announced that it had an unaudited net income attributable to University Bancorp, Inc. common stock shareholders in 2Q2026 of $2,350,713, $0.45 per share on average shares outstanding of 5,169,518 for the second quarter of 2026, compared to an unaudited net loss of $2,015,771, $0.39 per share on average shares outstanding of 5,169,518 for 2Q2025. On a fully diluted basis, net income per share in 2Q2026 was $0.36.

WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #EquityBankUSA--Equity Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE: EQBK), (“Equity,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our”), the Wichita-based holding company of Equity Bank, along with Lincoln Bancorp (“Lincoln”), the parent company of Lincoln Savings Bank, headquartered in Reinbeck, Iowa, announced today they have entered into a definitive merger agreement for Lincoln to merge with and into Equity, adding 16 locations to Equity's franchise. This transaction builds upon Equity's Iowa presence, providing.