MUNSTER, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Finward Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNWD) (the āBancorpā), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the āBankā), today announced that on August 6, 2025 the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (āFDICā) and the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (āDFIā) terminated the Consent Order issued to the Bank that was effective on November 7, 2023 relating to the Bankās compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and its implementing regulations (collectively, the āBSAā). The termin
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