Finward Bancorp

Finward Bancorp is the holding company for Peoples Bank, an Indiana-chartered commercial bank (the Bank). The Bank is primarily engaged in the business of attracting deposits from the general public and the origination of loans, mostly upon the security of single family residences and commercial real estate, as well as, construction loans and various types of consumer loans, commercial business loans and municipal loans, within its primary market areas of Lake and Porter Counties, in Northwest Indiana, and Cook County, Illinois. The Company offers consumer loans to individuals for personal, household or family purposes. Consumer loans are either secured by adequate collateral, or unsecured. In addition, the Company's Wealth Management Group provides estate and retirement planning, custodial services, guardianships, IRA accounts, investment agency accounts, serves as the personal representative of estates, and acts as corporate trustee for revocable and irrevocable trusts.