Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us and welcome to the Bankwell Financial Group second quarter 2026 earnings call. After today's prepared remarks, we will host a question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question, please press star one to raise your hand. To withdraw your question, press star one again. I will now hand the conference over to Courtney Sacchetti, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Courtney, please go ahead. Thank you. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to BankWell's second quarter 2026 earnings conference call. To access the call over the internet and review the presentation materials that we will reference on the call, please visit our website at investor.mybankwell.com and go to the Events and Presentations tab for supporting materials. Our second quarter earnings release is also available on our website. Our remarks today may contain forward-looking statements and may refer to non-GAAP financial measures. All participants should refer to our SEC filings, including those found on Forms 8-K, 10-Q, and 10-K, for a complete discussion of forward-looking statements and any factors that could cause actual results to differ from those statements. And now, I will turn the call over to Chris Grusecki, Bankroll's Chief Executive Officer. Thanks, Courtney. Welcome and thank you to everyone for joining BankWell's quarterly earnings call. This morning I'm joined by Courtney Sacchetti, our CFO, and Matt McNeill, our President and Chief Banking Officer. Thank you for your continued interest in BankWell and for the chance to share our second quarter results with you. Second quarter marked another period of strong execution with meaningful margin expansion, robust core deposit and loan growth, and continued progress on our strateg...