much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . september 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message northwest bank type public traded as nasdaq nwbi industry financial services founded 1896 headquarters warren pennsylvania key people william j. wagner president and ceo william w. harvey jr executive vice president and chief financial officer products personal banking business banking & corporate banking total assets 7.0 billion 2009 slogan where people make the difference website www.northwestsavingsbank.com northwest branch footprint in united states ; the main map is centered on western pennsylvania the inset is broward county florida . northwest bank formerly northwest savings bank is an american commercial bank . it was founded in warren pennsylvania in 1896 . today northwest has 171 branches in pennsylvania new york maryland ohio and florida . the parent company northwest bancshares has 7.0 billion in assets . northwest offers free checking online banking and online bill pay . in addition it also offers 32 000 free atms . in 2009 northwest was named in forbes list of 100 most trustworthy companies where they were ranked as number 54 . they were also the highest ranking savings bank on the list . on may 5 2010 northwest announced it was acquiring nextier bank based out of butler pennsylvania for 20.3 million in cash . the deal will add sixteen branches bringing northwest s total up to 187 and increase its market share in the pittsburgh market . 1 the merger was called off in november 2010 as northwest was unable to gain the proper regulatory approvals for the merger . 2 on april 28 2016 as part of the merger deal between keybank and first niagara bank northwest agreed to buy 18 first niagara branches in erie and niagara counties in new york for antitrust reasons significantly boosting northwest s market share in western new york . 3 references edit http post gazette.com pg 10125 1055911 100 . stm http triblive.com x pittsburghtrib business s 708293.html axzz33m9cs27e http strictlybusiness.buffalonews.com 2016 04 28 keycorp names 18 first niagara branches agreed sell forbes 100 most trustworthy companies in america external links edit northwest savings bank trust northwest savings bank official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title northwest savings bank & oldid 741179926 categories banks based in pennsylvaniabanks established in 1896companies listed on nasdaqhidden categories articles lacking reliable references from september 2009all articles lacking reliable references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 25 september 2016 at 22 11 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view