Filing Details

CUSIP No. 31813A109

13G

Page 2 of 7 Pages

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

 

Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a)  ☐

(b)  ☒

 

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED

BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON

WITH

5

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

726,490

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

726,490

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

726,490

10

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES               ☐

          

 

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

5.65%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

 

IA

CUSIP No. 31813A109

13G

Page 3 of 9 Pages

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

 

Matthew Lindenbaum

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a)  ☐

(b)  ☒

 

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

United States

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED

BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON

WITH

5

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

726,490

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

726,490

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

726,490

10

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    ☐

 

 

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

5.65%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

 

IN/HC

 

 

CUSIP No. 31813A109

13G

Page 4 of 9 Pages

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

 

Bennett Lindenbaum

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a)  ☐

(b)  ☒

 

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

United States

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED

BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON

WITH

5

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

726,490

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

726,490

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

726,490

10

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    ☐

 

 

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

5.65%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

 

IN/HC

Item 1(a)

Name of Issuer:

FinWise BanCorp.

Item 1(b)

Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

756 East Winchester Street, Suite 100

Murray, UT 84107 

Item 2(a)

Name of Person Filing:

The information required by Item 2(a) is set forth in Row 1 of the cover page hereto for each Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.

Item 2(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

c/o Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.

645 Madison Avenue, 10^th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Item 2(c)

Citizenship:

The information required by Item 2(c) is set forth in Row 4 of the cover page hereto for each Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.

Item 2(d)

Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

Item 2(e)

CUSIP Number:

31813A109

Item 3

Statement filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c):

The information required by Item 3 is set forth in Row 12 of the cover page hereto for each Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.

Item 4

Ownership:

The information required by Items 4(a)-(c) is set forth in Rows 5-11 of the cover page hereto for each Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.

Item 5

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

Not Applicable

Item 6

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

Not Applicable

Item 7

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person:

See Exhibit 99.1.

Item 8

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

Not Applicable

Item 9

Notice of Dissolution of Group:

Not Applicable

Item 10

Certification:

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.