Finward Bancorp Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Loans Receivable (Details 5) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables on nonaccrual status	$ 4,996	$ 5,605
Government [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables on nonaccrual status	0	0
Residential real estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables on nonaccrual status	3,509	4,146
Home equity [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables on nonaccrual status	350	376
Commercial real estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables on nonaccrual status	332	323
Construction and land develolpment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables on nonaccrual status	133	134
Multifamily [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables on nonaccrual status	0	0
Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables on nonaccrual status	0	0
Commercial business [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables on nonaccrual status	$ 672	$ 628