Northwest Bancshares Inc

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Northwest Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ: NWBI) is a community banking company that operates through its subsidiary Northwest Bank, providing retail and commercial banking services across Pennsylvania, western New York, northeastern Ohio, and Indiana. The company makes money primarily from interest income on loans and marketable securities, supplemented by deposit service charges and mortgage servicing fees. As of December 31, 2025, Northwest Bank operated 161 community-banking locations across its four-state market area. On July 25, 2025, the company completed its acquisition of Penns Woods Bancorp, expanding its Pennsylvania footprint. Principal lending activities include one-to-four-family residential mortgage origination, consumer loans, commercial business loans, and commercial real estate loans. Commercial real estate loans totaled $3.3 billion, or 26% of gross loans, as of December 31, 2025. Fixed-rate home equity loans totaled $837 million, or 6% of gross loans, and home equity lines of credit totaled $670 million disbursed, or 5% of gross loans, as of December 31, 2025. The company is headquartered at 100 Liberty Street, Warren, Pennsylvania.