BCB Bancorp Inc. Dismisses Auditor Wolf & Company; No Disagreements

What Happened

• BCB Bancorp, Inc. (BCBP) filed a Form 8-K reporting that on September 2, 2026 it informed Wolf & Company, P.C. that Wolf had been dismissed as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The dismissal was approved by BCBP’s Audit Committee.
• The company stated that during its two most recent fiscal years (ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024) and the subsequent interim period (January 1, 2026 through September 2, 2026) there were no disagreements with Wolf & Company on accounting, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope/procedures, and there were no “reportable events.” Wolf & Company’s audit reports for 2025 and 2024 were unqualified and not modified. The company provided Wolf & Company a copy of the 8‑K and requested a letter for the SEC; that letter (dated September 2, 2026) is included as an exhibit.

Key Details

• Date of dismissal notice: September 2, 2026.
• Approval: Dismissal approved by BCBP’s Audit Committee.
• Reviewed periods: Fiscal years ended Dec 31, 2025 and Dec 31, 2024, and interim Jan 1–Sep 2, 2026.
• No disagreements or reportable events; Wolf & Co.’s reports for 2024 and 2025 were unqualified.
• Exhibit: Letter from Wolf & Company to the SEC dated September 2, 2026 is attached.

Why It Matters

• A change of independent auditor is a material corporate event investors monitor because it can affect confidence in financial reporting. In this case, the company disclosed no disagreements or reportable events with the outgoing auditor and said prior audit reports were unqualified, which reduces immediate red flags about past accounting or audit issues.
• The filing does not name a successor auditor; investors should watch for a follow-up 8-K naming the new auditor and any disclosures about the transition or audit scope.