Exhibit 99.1 July 29, 2025 Finward Bancorp Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results Munster, Indiana - Finward Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNWD) (the "Bancorp"), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the "Bank"), today announced that net income available to common stockholders was $2.2 million, or$0.50 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 , as compared to $455 thousand, or$0.11 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Selected performance metrics are as follows for the periods presente ...