Northwest Bank
Warren, Pennsylvania · $17.21B in assets · beside the 7 other Pennsylvania banks over $10B
The filing
Northwest Bank is the sixth largest of the 8 Pennsylvania banks over $10B, with $17.21B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 92.1% of deposits, 6th of 8 against a median of 90.5%, and equity is 11.6% of assets, 3rd of 8. Loans grew +16.6% in the year, 3rd of 8, and deposits grew 15.0%; the cohort's median loan growth is +4.5%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.69% of the book, 5th of 8 against a median of 0.54%; 0.31% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.6 times. Net charge-offs are 0.15% of loans, 4th of 8. Commercial real estate is 14.8% of loans, 2nd of 8 against a median of 24.6%, and 109% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 8% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.32%, 2nd of 8 against a median of 1.18%, on an efficiency ratio of 56.6%, 5th of 8. Five years ago it was 1.29%. The question is which of these lines moves first over the next four quarters, and against which peer.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Northwest Bank is the 16th largest 7(a) lender into Ohio of 361, with $170M across 418 loans, 1.1% of everything approved in the state (The Huntington National Bank leads with $5.20B). 76 of its 213 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga, OH | $49M | 6th of 145 | 2.6% | +1.2 pts |
| Erie, PA | $33M | 1st of 56 | 21.2% | -0.9 pts |
| Franklin, OH | $27M | 17th of 166 | 1.3% | thin |
| Lorain, OH | $27M | 2nd of 69 | 7.9% | +13.4 pts |
| Erie, NY | $26M | 6th of 94 | 3.1% | +6.5 pts |
| Allegheny, PA | $21M | 10th of 140 | 1.6% | +2.2 pts |
| Summit, OH | $13M | 15th of 106 | 1.5% | -0.1 pts |
| Marion, IN | $11M | 31st of 172 | 0.7% | +2.9 pts |
| Lancaster, PA | $9M | 19th of 104 | 1.7% | +1.2 pts |
| Knox, ME | $8M | 1st of 31 | 16.0% | thin |
| Rockingham, NH | $8M | 16th of 108 | 1.4% | thin |
| Delaware, IN | $7M | 4th of 47 | 6.1% | +12.7 pts |
| Niagara, NY | $7M | 5th of 44 | 5.5% | +2.0 pts |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health care & social assistance | 184 | $90M | 14.7% | 0.19% | 82nd of 2,172 |
| Manufacturing | 157 | $79M | 12.9% | 0.20% | 86th of 2,246 |
| Accommodation & food services | 243 | $79M | 12.9% | 0.10% | 170th of 2,596 |
| Construction | 153 | $61M | 9.9% | 0.19% | 84th of 2,063 |
| Wholesale trade | 73 | $54M | 8.9% | 0.21% | 84th of 1,651 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Northwest Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 109% | 2nd of 8 | 172% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 8% | 3rd of 8 | 18% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 1.1% | 4th of 8 | 2.4% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 10.2% | 3rd of 8 | 12.6% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 14.8% | 2nd of 8 | 24.6% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | -4.2% | 1st of 8 | +13.4% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50.80B | 1.2% | 53.2% | 0.38% | 0.19% | 1.2% | 92.2% | 13.4% | |
| $32.56B | 1.3% | 58.9% | 0.71% | 0.30% | 1.5% | 89.0% | 11.0% | |
| $30.62B | 0.9% | 71.5% | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.1% | 71.4% | 11.6% | |
| $26.50B | 1.2% | 48.9% | 0.33% | 0.31% | 0.9% | 82.4% | 8.8% | |
| $24.26B | 0.7% | 47.8% | 0.30% | 0.13% | 0.3% | 87.3% | 7.0% | |
| $17.21B | 1.3% | 56.6% | 0.69% | 0.15% | 1.1% | 92.1% | 11.6% | |
| $12.70B | 0.6% | 72.8% | 0.72% | 0.08% | 1.0% | 99.0% | 10.3% | |
| $12.18B | 1.4% | 53.6% | 0.89% | 0.41% | 1.3% | 92.0% | 12.5% |
| Northwest Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $10.31B | $13.24B | +28% | $13.64B | $18.30B | +34% |
| Deposits | $12.41B | $14.39B | +16% | $13.19B | $22.10B | +68% |
| NPA / loans | 2.01% | 0.69% | -1.31 pts | 0.61% | 0.54% | -0.07 pts |
| Efficiency | 61.6% | 56.6% | -5.0 pts | 56.9% | 55.1% | -1.8 pts |
| ROA | 1.29% | 1.32% | +0.03 pts | 1.10% | 1.18% | +0.07 pts |
This read was prepared for Northwest Bank's board and management from the public record, and is one slice of what Lynx builds for any bank from its own filing: the peer cohort, the capital, liquidity and rate models with the assumptions the institution sets, and a summary report of twenty sections for the board.
The full pack on Northwest Bank is prepared on request, and thirty days on the institution's own numbers are open to anyone at the bank.
Ask for the packPrepared 7 September 2026
Filing 30 June 2026
Cohort PA banks over $10B
Institution WWW.NORTHWEST.COM
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