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Bankwell Bank
Community Bank · New Canaan, CT · Bankwell Financial Group Inc
- Total assets
- $3.4B
- CRE loan book
- $2.0B
- QoQ CRE growth
- -1.8%
- Q1 2026
Recorded CRE activity — oh-franklin County
1 commercial deed of trust recorded recently, verified from county records.
- Aug 19, 2026 · unknownundisclosed
Observed rates
Real loans — SBA 7(a)
13 SBA 7(a) real-estate loans in Texas over the last 12 months · median rate 9.00% (13 variable / 0 fixed) · $25.1M total approved.
Borrower cities: La Porte, Houston, Cedar Park, Pflugerville, Missouri City, Fulshear.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA dataset · most recent approval Mar 17, 2026. Loan-level government-guaranteed pricing; conventional CRE terms may differ.
Book yield — real-estate loans
Implied yield on the existing real-estate loan book: 6.38% as of Q1 2026 — TX bank median 4.87% (1.51pp above median).
| Quarter | RE loan yield | All loans & leases |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 6.38% | 6.57% |
| Q4 2025 | 6.60% | 6.74% |
| Q3 2025 | 6.55% | 6.89% |
| Q2 2025 | 6.37% | 6.65% |
| Q1 2025 | 6.28% | 6.51% |
| Q4 2024 | 6.18% | 6.44% |
| Q3 2024 | 6.08% | 6.62% |
| Q2 2024 | 5.96% | 6.47% |
What their existing real-estate book earns — an anchor for where new money gets priced. Source: FFIEC Call Reports.
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CRE book — quarterly trend (FFIEC Call Reports)
| Quarter | CRE loans | Construction | Multifamily | Concentration | Nonaccrual CRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $2.0B | $155.7M | $316.8M | 331% | $16.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.0B | $153.6M | $318.0M | 336% | $13.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $2.0B | $170.7M | $316.1M | 344% | $14.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $2.0B | $203.4M | $279.5M | 349% | $15.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $2.0B | $188.1M | $259.3M | 362% | $17.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.0B | $173.4M | $283.0M | 375% | $44.8M |
| Q3 2024 | $2.0B | $160.0M | $284.0M | 382% | $55.1M |
| Q2 2024 | $2.0B | $149.9M | $263.0M | 381% | $37.4M |
Signals
Recent news
- Bankwell Financial Group Inc (NASDAQ: BWFG) Stock Price, News & Analysis - kalkine.ca — Coverage of Bankwell Bank related to commercial real estate and lending reported by kalkine.ca.Aug 21, 2026
- Bankwell Financial (NASDAQ: BWFG) grows Q2 2026 profit and loans - Stock Titan — Coverage of Bankwell Bank related to earnings and lending reported by stocktitan.net.Aug 5, 2026
- KBRA affirms Bankwell Financial, Bankwell Bank ratings with stable outlook - Traders Union — Coverage of Bankwell Bank related to commercial real estate and lending reported by tradersunion.com.Jul 31, 2026
- BWFG|Bankwell Financial Group Inc|Price:68.150|Chg%:+0.440 - TradingKey — Coverage of Bankwell Bank related to commercial real estate and lending reported by tradingkey.com.Jul 31, 2026
- A Pause May Be Warranted For Investing In Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) - Seeking Alpha — Coverage of Bankwell Bank related to commercial real estate and lending reported by seekingalpha.com.Jul 30, 2026
- BWFG|Bankwell Financial Group Inc|Price:66.840|Chg%:+2.470 - TradingKey — Coverage of Bankwell Bank related to commercial real estate and lending reported by tradingkey.com.Jul 29, 2026
- Bankwell Financial Group Q2 Earnings Call Highlights - MarketBeat — Coverage of Bankwell Bank related to earnings reported by marketbeat.com.Jul 23, 2026
- Bankwell Financial Group Reports Operating Results for the Second Quarter, Declares Third Quarter Dividend - Business Wire — Coverage of Bankwell Bank related to commercial real estate and lending reported by businesswire.com.Jul 23, 2026
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Last updated Aug 19, 2026 · Sources: FFIEC CDR, county records, first-party conversations.