Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Northwest Bank, providing personal and commercial banking solutions, investment management, and trust services. The institution serves individual retail consumers, small businesses, and commercial clients. Its lending activities center on fixed- and adjustable-rate residential first mortgages, shorter-term consumer loans such as automobile financing and personal credit, home equity financing, multi-family and commercial real estate loans, and commercial business credit facilities. Northwest also offers depository solutions including checking, savings, money market, term certificates, and individual retirement accounts.

The company delivers its banking services primarily through a regional network comprising 161 community banking locations. This network encompasses 102 offices in Pennsylvania, 28 in western New York, 20 in Indiana, and 11 in northeastern Ohio, alongside commercial specialty lending verticals operating on a national footprint. Executive offices are situated in Columbus, Ohio, while administrative offices and Northwest Bank's headquarters reside in Warren, Pennsylvania.

Summary of the business section of Northwest Bancshares's latest annual report, written by StockData.

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

“Workforce Demographics . As of December 31, 2025, we had 2,104 full-time and 129 part-time employees, or 2,169 full-time equivalent employees ( “ FTEs”). This represents an increase of 213 FTEs, or 10 .9% , from December”