BankFinancial Corp. expands stock repurchase program

BURR RIDGE - The board of directors of BankFinancial Corp. increased the number of shares it can repurchase by 900,000 shares. A total of 99,661 shares remained authorized for purchase pursuant to a previous share repurchase authorization. Therefore, the number of shares now authorized for repurchase is 999,661.

The share repurchase authorization remains in effect through Nov. 15, the company said.

BankFinancial is a national bank providing banking, wealth management and fiduciary services to individuals, families and businesses in the Chicago area and on a regional or national basis for commercial finance, equipment finance, commercial real estate finance and treasury management business customers. BankFinancial's common stock trades on the Nasdaq market.

At March 31, BankFinancial had assets of $1.620 billion, total loans of $1.029 billion, deposits of $1.422 billion and stockholders' equity of $171 million.