8-K

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NWBI)

8-K 2021-04-26 For: 2021-04-26
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):   April 26, 2021

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland 001-34582 27-0950358
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
100 Liberty Street Warren Pennsylvania 16365
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(Address of principal executive office) (Zip code)

(814) 726-2140

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, 0.01 Par Value NWBI NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐ Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange act. ☐

Item 2.02                                           Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 26, 2021, Northwest Bancshares, Inc. issued an earnings release for the quarter ended March 31, 2021.  A copy of the release is included as exhibit 99.1 to this report and is being furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose.

Item 9.01                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)                                 Not applicable

(b)                                 Not applicable

(c)                                  Not applicable

(d)                                 Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press release dated April 26, 2021

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

NORTHWEST BANCSHARES, INC.
Date: April 26, 2021 By: /s/ William W. Harvey, Jr.
William W. Harvey, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer

Document

EXHIBIT 99.1

PRESS RELEASE OF NORTHWEST BANCSHARES, INC.

EARNINGS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Ronald J. Seiffert, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (814) 726-2140
William W. Harvey, Jr., Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (814) 726-2140

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2021 Earnings and Quarterly Dividend Increase

Warren, Pennsylvania — April 26, 2021

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") (NasdaqGS: NWBI) announced net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 of $40.2 million, or $0.32 per diluted share. This represents an increase of $32.3 million compared to the same quarter last year when net income was $7.9 million, or $0.07 per diluted share. The annualized returns on average shareholders’ equity and average assets for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 were 10.61% and 1.17% compared to 2.37% and 0.30% for the same quarter last year.

The Company also announced that its Board of Directors increased the quarterly cash dividend by 5.3% to $0.20 per share payable on May 17, 2021 to shareholders of record as of May 6, 2021.  This is the 106th consecutive quarter in which the Company has paid a cash dividend. Based on the market value of the Company's common stock as of March 31, 2021, this represents an annualized dividend yield of approximately 5.5%.

In making this announcement, Ronald J. Seiffert, Chairman, President and CEO, noted, "We are extremely pleased with the current quarter results beginning once again with strong fee income led by our mortgage banking operations. We are also delighted to report that our credit loss provision decreased significantly from prior year and prior quarter as we continue to see economic forecasts improve. From a credit quality perspective, delinquencies continue to be well maintained while payment deferrals on loans declined to just $53.8 million, or 0.5% of the loan portfolio, at March 31, 2021 as compared to $129.9 million at December 31, 2020. Despite the increase in nonperforming loans, or loans for which the accrual of interest has ceased, by $120.7 million during the quarter, classified loans declined from the December quarter by $21.6 million, or 4.4%, indicating that these potential problem loans had already previously been identified and an adequate reserve has already been allocated."

Mr. Seiffert continued, "During the first quarter, we also announced the divestiture of our insurance business to a very qualified and compassionate buyer in USI Insurance Services. As we assessed this business line for the past several years, it became clear that we were not going to be able to scale this business line in a meaningful way and that our resources and capital are better spent on our core banking businesses. The sale is expected to close during the second quarter."

Net interest income increased by $13.2 million, or 15.2%, to $100.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, from $87.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, largely due to a $7.3 million, or 7.7%, increase in interest income on loans receivable. This increase in interest income on loans was mainly due to an increase of $1.633 billion, or 18.6%, in the average balance of loans, primarily as a result of the acquisition of MutualBank during the second quarter of 2020. Also contributing to this increase in net interest income was a decrease of $5.9 million, or 51.6%, in interest expense on deposits due to a decline in market interest rates when compared to the prior year, resulting in a decrease in the cost of our interest-bearing liabilities to 0.33% for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 from 0.72% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. Despite the overall increase in net interest income, net interest margin decreased to 3.18% for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 from 3.66% for the same quarter last year as interest earning asset yields decreased to 3.42% for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 from 4.21% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. Contributing to the overall decline in average asset yield was the increase in average cash balances of $766.4 million, earning just 0.09%, due to deposit growth associated with Payroll Protection Program ("PPP") loan funds and consumer stimulus checks, as well as the overall decrease in market interest rates beginning with the decrease in the targeted federal funds rate of 1.25% by the Federal Reserve in March of 2020.

The provision for credit losses decreased by $33.3 million due to a current period credit of $5.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, compared to a provision expense of $27.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 because of a release in the allowance for credit losses due to continued improvements in economic forecasts. Total classified loans increased by $253.6 million to $467.7 million, or 4.51% of total loans, at March 31, 2021 from $214.1 million, or 2.42% of total loans, as of March 31, 2020. This increase was primarily due to the downgrade of commercial loans in certain industries impacted by COVID-19.

Noninterest income increased by $4.0 million, or 14.2%, to $32.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, from $28.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.  This increase was primarily due to the increase in mortgage banking income of $4.8 million to $6.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 from $1.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. This increase was due to continued efforts to expand our secondary market sales capabilities over the last year, as well as an interest rate environment conducive to refinance activity and attractive secondary market pricing. In addition, trust and other financial services income increased $1.5 million, or 29.7%, as a result of additional fee income from the MutualBank acquisition. Slightly offsetting these increases was a decrease in service charges and fees of $2.7 million, or 18.0%, due to the impact of the Durbin amendment on our interchange fees which came into effect in the second half of 2020.

Noninterest expense increased by $7.6 million, or 9.6%, to $86.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, from $78.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. This increase resulted primarily from an increase of $4.5 million, or 10.5%, in compensation and employee benefits due primarily to the addition of MutualBank employees during the second quarter of 2020. Also contributing to this increase was an increase of $2.3 million, or 20.8%, in processing expenses as we continue to invest in technology and infrastructure and as activity-driven utilization fees for online and mobile banking has increased. Professional services expense increased $1.8 million, or 62.9%, due to the utilization of third-party experts to recruit talent and assist with our digital strategy rollout. Premises and occupancy costs increased $1.3 million, or 18.0%, over the prior year due primarily to additional snow removal costs. Lastly, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance premiums increased $1.3 million due to assessment credits received in the previous year.

The provision for income taxes increased by $10.6 million to $11.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, from $1.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 due to higher income before income taxes.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company of Northwest Bank, which is headquartered in Warren, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1896, Northwest Bank is a full-service financial institution offering a complete line of business and personal banking products, as well as employee benefits and wealth management services. As of March 31, 2021, Northwest operated 162 full-service community banking offices and eight free standing drive-through facilities in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and Indiana. Northwest Bancshares, Inc.’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NWBI”). Additional information regarding Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Northwest Bank can be accessed on-line at www.northwest.com.

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Forward-Looking Statements - This release may contain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition and results of operations of Northwest Bancshares, Inc. including, without limitations, statements relating to the earnings outlook of the Company. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements, include among others, the following possibilities: (1) changes in the interest rate environment; (2) competitive pressure among financial services companies; (3) general economic conditions including an increase in non-performing loans; (4) changes in legislation or regulatory requirements; (5) difficulties in continuing to improve operating efficiencies; (6) difficulties in the integration of acquired businesses or the ability to complete sales transactions; (7) increased risk associated with commercial real-estate and business loans; and (8) the effect of any pandemic, including COVID-19, war or act of terrorism.  Management has no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this release.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

March 31,<br>2021 December 31,<br>2020 March 31,<br>2020
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 979,290 736,277 276,454
Marketable securities available-for-sale (amortized cost of $1,430,352, $1,375,685 and $749,703, respectively) 1,430,131 1,398,941 765,579
Marketable securities held-to-maturity (fair value of $593,232, $179,666 and $17,968, respectively) 604,284 178,887 17,208
Total cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities 3,013,705 2,314,105 1,059,241
Residential mortgage loans held-for-sale 46,270 58,786 6,426
Residential mortgage loans 2,925,408 3,009,335 2,831,860
Home equity loans 1,407,524 1,467,736 1,353,263
Consumer loans 1,554,355 1,507,993 1,178,055
Commercial real estate loans 3,289,436 3,345,889 2,755,468
Commercial loans 1,145,047 1,191,110 711,802
Total loans receivable 10,368,040 10,580,849 8,836,874
Allowance for credit losses (123,997) (134,427) (92,897)
Loans receivable, net 10,244,043 10,446,422 8,743,977
FHLB stock, at cost 21,861 21,748 13,131
Accrued interest receivable 28,732 35,554 25,531
Real estate owned, net 1,738 2,232 1,075
Premises and equipment, net 158,784 161,538 147,427
Bank-owned life insurance 252,599 253,951 190,127
Goodwill 382,356 382,279 346,103
Other intangible assets, net 18,342 19,936 21,425
Other assets 148,196 168,503 133,159
Total assets $ 14,270,356 13,806,268 10,681,196
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Liabilities
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits $ 3,000,019 2,716,224 1,736,622
Interest-bearing demand deposits 2,826,461 2,755,950 1,975,830
Money market deposit accounts 2,521,881 2,437,539 1,946,113
Savings deposits 2,229,214 2,047,424 1,640,414
Time deposits 1,535,519 1,642,096 1,493,756
Total deposits 12,113,094 11,599,233 8,792,735
Borrowed funds 253,617 283,044 191,599
Junior subordinated debentures 128,859 128,794 121,813
Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance 44,024 45,230 47,154
Accrued interest payable 659 2,054 834
Other liabilities 189,109 209,210 185,269
Total liabilities 12,729,362 12,267,565 9,339,404
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued
Common stock, $0.01 par value: 500,000,000 shares authorized, 127,222,648, 127,019,452, and 106,933,483 shares issued and outstanding, respectively 1,272 1,270 1,069
Additional paid-in capital 1,018,822 1,015,502 808,250
Retained earnings 571,612 555,480 561,380
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (50,712) (33,549) (28,907)
Total shareholders’ equity 1,540,994 1,538,703 1,341,792
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 14,270,356 13,806,268 10,681,196
Equity to assets 10.80 % 11.14 % 12.56 %
Tangible common equity to assets* 8.22 % 8.48 % 9.45 %
Book value per share $ 12.11 12.11 12.55
Tangible book value per share* $ 8.96 8.95 9.11
Closing market price per share $ 14.45 12.74 11.57
Full time equivalent employees 2,443 2,421 2,223
Number of banking offices 170 170 178

* Excludes goodwill and other intangible assets (non-GAAP).

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income/(Loss) (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Quarter ended
March 31,<br>2021 December 31,<br>2020 September 30,<br>2020 June 30,<br>2020 March 31,<br>2020
Interest income:
Loans receivable $ 102,318 105,681 107,241 103,012 94,973
Mortgage-backed securities 4,200 4,551 4,652 4,038 4,175
Taxable investment securities 634 471 427 439 648
Tax-free investment securities 575 656 655 564 185
FHLB stock dividends 116 192 218 309 262
Interest-earning deposits 183 178 221 185 135
Total interest income 108,026 111,729 113,414 108,547 100,378
Interest expense:
Deposits 5,514 6,714 8,443 9,336 11,403
Borrowed funds 2,054 2,127 1,437 1,133 1,747
Total interest expense 7,568 8,841 9,880 10,469 13,150
Net interest income 100,458 102,888 103,534 98,078 87,228
Provision for credit losses (5,620) (2,230) 6,818 51,750 27,637
Net interest income after provision for credit losses 106,078 105,118 96,716 46,328 59,591
Noninterest income:
Gain/(loss) on sale of investments (21) 75 (12) (8) 181
Gain on sale of loans 1,302
Service charges and fees 12,394 13,074 14,354 13,069 15,116
Trust and other financial services income 6,484 5,722 5,376 4,823 5,001
Insurance commission income 2,546 2,034 2,331 2,395 2,372
Gain/(loss) on real estate owned, net (42) 114 (32) (97) (91)
Income from bank-owned life insurance 1,736 1,330 1,576 1,248 1,036
Mortgage banking income 6,020 7,120 11,055 12,022 1,194
Other operating income 2,836 2,654 2,022 2,044 1,865
Total noninterest income 31,953 32,123 36,670 35,496 27,976
Noninterest expense:
Compensation and employee benefits 47,239 48,209 47,371 40,049 42,746
Premises and occupancy costs 8,814 7,614 8,342 7,195 7,471
Office operations 3,165 4,009 4,626 3,711 3,382
Collections expense 616 893 1,264 644 474
Processing expenses 13,456 12,186 15,042 11,680 11,142
Marketing expenses 1,980 1,994 2,147 2,047 1,507
Federal deposit insurance premiums 1,307 1,651 1,498 1,618
Professional services 4,582 3,599 3,246 2,825 2,812
Amortization of intangible assets 1,594 1,664 1,781 1,760 1,651
Real estate owned expense 75 64 111 89 95
Merger/asset disposition expense 9 7,238 1,414 9,679 2,458
Other expenses 3,354 3,728 27 7,866 4,873
Total noninterest expense 86,191 92,849 86,869 89,163 78,611
Income/(loss) before income taxes 51,840 44,392 46,517 (7,339) 8,956
Income tax expense/(benefit) 11,603 9,327 8,467 (1,139) 1,017
Net income/(loss) $ 40,237 35,065 38,050 (6,200) 7,939
Basic earnings/(loss) per share $ 0.32 0.28 0.30 (0.05) 0.08
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share $ 0.32 0.28 0.30 (0.05) 0.07
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic 126,182,409 126,713,429 126,855,810 121,480,563 105,882,553
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted 126,700,024 126,728,602 126,855,810 121,480,563 106,148,247
Annualized return on average equity 10.61 % 9.00 % 9.82 % (1.63) % 2.37 %
Annualized return on average assets 1.17 % 1.01 % 1.09 % (0.18) % 0.30 %
Annualized return on tangible common equity ** 14.31 % 12.27 % 13.28 % (2.22) % 3.28 %
Efficiency ratio * 63.88 % 62.18 % 59.68 % 58.19 % 64.67 %
Annualized noninterest expense to average assets * 2.45 % 2.42 % 2.39 % 2.30 % 2.83 %

*    Excludes merger/asset disposition expenses and amortization of intangible assets (non-GAAP).

** Excludes goodwill and other intangible assets (non-GAAP).

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Asset Quality (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

March 31,<br>2021 December 31,<br>2020 September 30,<br>2020 June 30,<br>2020 March 31,<br>2020
Nonaccrual loans current:
Residential mortgage loans $ 164 21 1,128 413 285
Home equity loans 268 154 366 481 592
Consumer loans 225 207 234 214 77
Commercial real estate loans 146,304 20,317 22,610 30,677 14,337
Commercial loans 6,361 16,027 6,488 6,551 3,514
Total nonaccrual loans current $ 153,322 36,726 30,826 38,336 18,805
Nonaccrual loans delinquent 30 days to 59 days:
Residential mortgage loans $ 1,261 647 60 61 691
Home equity loans 340 338 445 247 159
Consumer loans 254 301 230 335 143
Commercial real estate loans 965 1,416 692 2,372 496
Commercial loans 1,538 87 57
Total nonaccrual loans delinquent 30 days to 59 days $ 4,358 2,789 1,484 3,015 1,489
Nonaccrual loans delinquent 60 days to 89 days:
Residential mortgage loans $ 813 767 576 1,013 218
Home equity loans 417 190 618 960 539
Consumer loans 649 583 781 666 488
Commercial real estate loans 1,877 714 2,745 163 2,096
Commercial loans 7,919 48 15 768 37
Total nonaccrual loans delinquent 60 days to 89 days $ 11,675 2,302 4,735 3,570 3,378
Nonaccrual loans delinquent 90 days or more:
Residential mortgage loans $ 9,333 14,489 14,750 15,369 10,457
Home equity loans 7,044 8,441 7,845 7,060 5,816
Consumer loans 3,625 5,473 5,352 6,896 3,459
Commercial real estate loans 29,737 25,287 35,496 29,729 25,342
Commercial loans 4,860 7,325 6,310 11,535 16,685
Total nonaccrual loans delinquent 90 days or more $ 54,599 61,015 69,753 70,589 61,759
Total nonaccrual loans $ 223,954 102,832 106,798 115,510 85,431
Total nonaccrual loans $ 223,954 102,832 106,798 115,510 85,431
Loans 90 days past due and still accruing 197 585 495 77 31
Nonperforming loans 224,151 103,417 107,293 115,587 85,462
Real estate owned, net 1,738 2,232 2,575 1,897 1,075
Nonperforming assets $ 225,889 105,649 109,868 117,484 86,537
Nonaccrual troubled debt restructuring * $ 7,390 10,704 17,120 17,562 17,375
Accruing troubled debt restructuring 20,120 21,431 17,684 17,888 15,977
Total troubled debt restructuring $ 27,510 32,135 34,804 35,450 33,352
Nonperforming loans to total loans 2.16 % 0.98 % 1.00 % 1.06 % 0.97 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets 1.58 % 0.77 % 0.80 % 0.85 % 0.81 %
Allowance for credit losses to total loans 1.20 % 1.27 % 1.30 % 1.29 % 1.05 %
Allowance for total loans excluding PPP loan balances 1.24 % 1.32 % 1.36 % 1.36 % N/A
Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans 55.32 % 129.99 % 130.68 % 121.63 % 108.70 %

*    Amounts included in nonperforming loans above.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Loans by Credit Quality Indicators (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

At March 31, 2021 Pass Special<br>   mention * Substandard<br>** Doubtful<br>*** Loss Loans<br>receivable
Personal Banking:
Residential mortgage loans $ 2,950,103 21,575 2,971,678
Home equity loans 1,396,757 10,767 1,407,524
Consumer loans 1,547,502 6,853 1,554,355
Total Personal Banking 5,894,362 39,195 5,933,557
Commercial Banking:
Commercial real estate loans 2,801,082 120,345 368,009 3,289,436
Commercial loans 1,061,884 22,623 60,540 1,145,047
Total Commercial Banking 3,862,966 142,968 428,549 4,434,483
Total loans $ 9,757,328 142,968 467,744 10,368,040
At December 31, 2020
Personal Banking:
Residential mortgage loans $ 3,042,544 25,577 3,068,121
Home equity loans 1,455,474 12,262 1,467,736
Consumer loans 1,499,004 8,989 1,507,993
Total Personal Banking 5,997,022 46,828 6,043,850
Commercial Banking:
Commercial real estate loans 2,852,705 108,021 385,163 3,345,889
Commercial loans 1,092,498 41,278 57,334 1,191,110
Total Commercial Banking 3,945,203 149,299 442,497 4,536,999
Total loans $ 9,942,225 149,299 489,325 10,580,849
At September 30, 2020
Personal Banking:
Residential mortgage loans $ 3,117,442 25,927 3,143,369
Home equity loans 1,471,919 12,446 1,484,365
Consumer loans 1,478,109 8,974 1,487,083
Total Personal Banking 6,067,470 47,347 6,114,817
Commercial Banking:
Commercial real estate loans 2,850,611 110,073 359,059 3,319,743
Commercial loans 1,255,255 40,631 51,406 1,347,292
Total Commercial Banking 4,105,866 150,704 410,465 4,667,035
Total loans $ 10,173,336 150,704 457,812 10,781,852
At June 30, 2020
Personal Banking:
Residential mortgage loans $ 3,196,304 26,451 3,222,755
Home equity loans 1,438,339 12,031 1,450,370
Consumer loans 1,508,129 9,990 1,518,119
Total Personal Banking 6,142,772 48,472 6,191,244
Commercial Banking:
Commercial real estate loans 3,034,984 72,755 199,993 1,092 3,308,824
Commercial loans 1,270,279 41,458 42,692 4,290 1,358,719
Total Commercial Banking 4,305,263 114,213 242,685 5,382 4,667,543
Total loans $ 10,448,035 114,213 291,157 5,382 10,858,787
At March 31, 2020
Personal Banking:
Residential mortgage loans $ 2,830,596 7,690 2,838,286
Home equity loans 1,345,052 8,211 1,353,263
Consumer loans 1,174,067 3,988 1,178,055
Total Personal Banking 5,349,715 19,889 5,369,604
Commercial Banking:
Commercial real estate loans 2,537,736 73,967 143,765 2,755,468
Commercial loans 618,267 43,071 50,464 711,802
Total Commercial Banking 3,156,003 117,038 194,229 3,467,270
Total loans $ 8,505,718 117,038 214,118 8,836,874

* Includes $26.4 million, $31.3 million, $34.7 million, $37.4 million, and $13.1 million of acquired loans at March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020, September 30, 2020, June 30, 2020, and March 31, 2020, respectively.

**    Includes $143.2 million, $153.2 million, $129.2 million, $108.2 million, and $56.8 million of acquired loans at March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020, September 30, 2020, June 30, 2020, and March 31, 2020, respectively.

***     Includes $1.1 million of acquired loans at June 30, 2020.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Loan Delinquency (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

March 31,<br>2021 * December 31,<br>2020 * September 30,<br>2020 * June 30,<br>2020 * March 31,<br>2020 *
(Number of loans and dollar amount of loans)
Loans delinquent 30 days to 59 days:
Residential mortgage loans 248 $ 22,236 0.7 % 315 $ 28,797 0.9 % 17 $ 736 % 15 $ 629 % 358 $ 32,755 1.2 %
Home equity loans 84 3,334 0.2 % 138 4,763 0.3 % 129 4,984 0.3 % 118 4,569 0.3 % 190 7,061 0.5 %
Consumer loans 535 5,732 0.4 % 1,279 10,574 0.7 % 1,078 8,586 0.6 % 629 7,199 0.5 % 953 8,774 0.7 %
Commercial real estate loans 33 12,240 0.4 % 43 10,923 0.3 % 28 5,090 0.2 % 46 14,177 0.4 % 58 12,895 0.5 %
Commercial loans 16 3,032 0.3 % 37 6,405 0.5 % 19 1,797 0.1 % 12 1,242 0.1 % 35 7,545 1.1 %
Total loans delinquent 30 days to 59 days 916 $ 46,574 0.4 % 1,812 $ 61,462 0.6 % 1,271 $ 21,193 0.2 % 820 $ 27,816 0.3 % 1,594 $ 69,030 0.8 %
Loans delinquent 60 days to 89 days:
Residential mortgage loans 26 $ 2,062 0.1 % 84 $ 5,083 0.2 % 65 $ 4,788 0.2 % 64 $ 5,364 0.2 % 11 $ 511 %
Home equity loans 31 953 0.1 % 47 1,656 0.1 % 56 1,860 0.1 % 59 2,326 0.2 % 65 2,652 0.2 %
Consumer loans 169 1,868 0.1 % 322 2,742 0.2 % 323 3,049 0.2 % 258 2,916 0.2 % 265 2,610 0.2 %
Commercial real estate loans 14 7,609 0.2 % 11 1,615 % 14 4,212 0.1 % 18 3,913 0.1 % 12 2,981 0.1 %
Commercial loans 12 8,979 0.8 % 10 864 0.1 % 7 357 % 15 1,151 0.1 % 10 309 %
Total loans delinquent 60 days to 89 days 252 $ 21,471 0.2 % 474 $ 11,960 0.1 % 465 $ 14,266 0.1 % 414 $ 15,670 0.1 % 363 $ 9,063 0.1 %
Loans delinquent 90 days or more: **
Residential mortgage loans 121 $ 9,333 0.3 % 168 $ 14,489 0.5 % 168 $ 14,750 0.5 % 185 $ 15,369 0.5 % 129 $ 10,457 0.4 %
Home equity loans 176 7,044 0.5 % 207 8,441 0.6 % 193 7,845 0.5 % 182 7,060 0.5 % 152 5,816 0.4 %
Consumer loans 454 3,822 0.2 % 720 6,058 0.4 % 696 5,847 0.4 % 709 6,896 0.5 % 445 3,459 0.3 %
Commercial real estate loans 113 29,737 0.9 % 119 25,287 0.8 % 136 35,496 1.1 % 149 29,729 0.9 % 139 25,342 0.9 %
Commercial loans 31 4,860 0.4 % 37 7,325 0.6 % 34 6,310 0.5 % 47 11,535 0.8 % 51 16,685 0.2 %
Total loans delinquent 90 days or more 895 $ 54,796 0.5 % 1,251 $ 61,600 0.6 % 1,227 $ 70,248 0.7 % 1,272 $ 70,589 0.7 % 916 $ 61,759 0.7 %
Total loans delinquent 2,063 $ 122,841 1.2 % 3,537 $ 135,022 1.3 % 2,963 $ 105,707 1.0 % 2,506 $ 114,075 1.1 % 2,873 $ 139,852 1.6 %

*    Represents delinquency, in dollars, divided by the respective total amount of that type of loan outstanding.

**    Includes purchased credit deteriorated loans of $12.7 million, $6.6 million, $20.3 million, $18.0 million, and $298,000 at March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020, September 30, 2020, June 30, 2020, and March 31, 2020, respectively.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Analysis of Loan Portfolio by Loan Sector (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

Loans outstanding

The following table provides delinquency information for various loan sectors in our portfolio that are potentially vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic impacts at March 31, 2021:

At March 31, 2021 30-59 days <br>delinquent * 60-89 days <br>delinquent * 90 days <br>or greater <br>delinquent * Total<br>delinquent * Current * Total <br>loans<br> receivable *
Restaurants/bars $ 310 % $ 355 % $ 759 % $ 1,424 % $ 103,097 1.0 % $ 104,521 1.0 %
Hotels/hospitality 4,285 % 367 % 7,963 0.1 % 12,615 0.1 % 166,694 1.6 % 179,309 1.7 %
Gyms and fitness % % % % 4,590 % 4,590 %
Transportation 275 % 14 % 296 % 585 % 70,994 0.7 % 71,579 0.7 %
Oil and gas % % % % 9,200 0.1 % 9,200 0.1 %
Residential care facilities 1,250 % % % 1,250 % 246,561 2.4 % 247,811 2.4 %
Retail buildings 1,692 % % 938 % 2,630 % 445,102 4.3 % 447,732 4.3 %
Education/student housing % 1,389 % 441 % 1,830 % 138,536 1.3 % 140,366 1.4 %
Construction/development:
Education/student housing % % % % 53,903 0.5 % 53,903 0.5 %
Hotels/hospitality % % % % 25,639 0.2 % 25,639 0.2 %
Residential care facilities 3,450 % % % 3,450 % 30,144 0.3 % 33,594 0.3 %
All other construction/development 319 % 804 % 4,193 % 5,316 0.1 % 178,109 1.7 % 183,425 1.8 %
All other sectors 34,993 0.3 % 18,542 0.2 % 40,206 0.4 % 93,741 0.9 % 8,772,630 84.6 % 8,866,371 85.5 %
Total loans $ 46,574 0.4 % $ 21,471 0.2 % $ 54,796 0.5 % $ 122,841 1.2 % $ 10,245,199 98.8 % $ 10,368,040 100.0 %

* Percent of total loans outstanding.

Loan deferrals

The following table represents loans that entered into and are currently in a deferment offered by the Company to aid customers in the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 31, 2021.

Balance as of<br><br>December 31, 2020 Loans returned to full payment status, net of payments New loans entered into <br>a deferral Balance as of<br><br>March 31, 2021
Number of loans Outstanding principal balance * Number of loans Outstanding principal balance Number of loans Outstanding principal balance Number of loans Outstanding principal balance *
Residential mortgage loans 43 $ 6,442 0.2 % 42 $ 6,119 29 $ 4,484 30 $ 4,807 0.2 %
Home equity loans 41 2,615 0.2 % 40 2,560 21 1,096 22 1,151 0.1 %
Consumer loans 83 1,299 0.1 % 83 1,299 21 546 21 546 %
Commercial real estate loans 34 118,212 3.5 % 29 80,666 20 6,068 25 43,614 1.3 %
Commercial loans 22 1,332 0.1 % 21 1,301 59 3,633 60 3,664 0.3 %
Total loans 223 $ 129,900 1.2 % 215 $ 91,945 150 $ 15,827 158 $ 53,782 ** 0.5 %

* Percent of total loans outstanding by the respective total amount of that type of loan.

** As of March 31, 2021, $53.6 million of loan deferrals expire in Q2 2021 and $150,000 of loan deferrals expire in Q3 2021. Of the $53.8 total loan deferrals, $37.1 million are in the hospitality industry.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Allowance for Credit Losses (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

Quarter ended
March 31,<br>2021 December 31,<br>2020 September 30,<br>2020 June 30,<br>2020 March 31,<br>2020
Beginning balance $ 134,427 140,209 140,586 92,897 57,941
CECL adoption 10,792
Initial allowance on loans purchased with credit deterioration 8,845
Provision (5,620) (2,230) 6,818 51,750 27,637
Charge-offs residential mortgage (855) (407) (129) (38) (343)
Charge-offs home equity (228) (58) (88) (173) (289)
Charge-offs consumer (2,603) (2,623) (3,356) (3,191) (3,488)
Charge-offs commercial real estate (4,626) (2,770) (532) (690) (331)
Charge-offs commercial (54) (156) (4,892) (10,349) (815)
Recoveries 3,556 2,462 1,802 1,535 1,793
Ending balance $ 123,997 134,427 140,209 140,586 92,897
Net charge-offs to average loans, annualized 0.19 % 0.13 % 0.27 % 0.51 % 0.16 % March 31, 2021
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Originated loans Acquired loans Total loans
Balance Reserve Balance Reserve Balance Reserve
Residential mortgage loans $ 2,693,075 5,117 278,603 744 2,971,678 5,861
Home equity loans 1,138,718 3,984 268,806 1,257 1,407,524 5,241
Consumer loans 1,351,401 15,026 202,954 2,425 1,554,355 17,451
Personal Banking Loans 5,183,194 24,127 750,363 4,426 5,933,557 28,553
Commercial real estate loans 2,568,567 60,874 720,869 16,085 3,289,436 76,959
Commercial loans 1,011,722 10,571 133,325 7,914 1,145,047 18,485
Commercial Banking Loans 3,580,289 71,445 854,194 23,999 4,434,483 95,444
Total Loans $ 8,763,483 95,572 1,604,557 28,425 10,368,040 123,997

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Average Balance Sheet (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

The following table sets forth certain information relating to the Company’s average balance sheet and reflects the average yield on assets and average cost of liabilities for the periods indicated.  Such yields and costs are derived by dividing income or expense by the average balance of assets or liabilities, respectively, for the periods presented.  Average balances are calculated using daily averages.

Quarter ended
March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 March 31, 2020
Average<br>balance Interest Avg.<br>yield/<br>cost (h) Average<br>balance Interest Avg.<br>yield/<br>cost (h) Average<br>balance Interest Avg.<br>yield/<br>cost (h) Average<br>balance Interest Avg.<br>yield/<br>cost (h) Average<br>balance Interest Avg.<br>yield/<br>cost (h)
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Residential mortgage loans $ 3,007,439 26,366 3.51 % $ 3,089,916 27,503 3.56 % $ 3,176,436 28,769 3.62 % $ 3,092,392 29,019 3.75 % $ 2,845,483 28,062 3.94 %
Home equity loans 1,432,009 12,815 3.63 % 1,472,527 13,535 3.66 % 1,479,429 13,732 3.69 % 1,415,091 13,806 3.92 % 1,345,059 14,801 4.43 %
Consumer loans 1,463,284 14,566 4.04 % 1,444,860 15,874 4.37 % 1,437,828 15,851 4.39 % 1,375,130 14,993 4.39 % 1,123,336 12,160 4.35 %
Commercial real estate loans 3,313,892 38,471 4.64 % 3,317,418 37,965 4.48 % 3,306,386 36,887 4.37 % 3,156,749 34,595 4.34 % 2,747,419 31,437 4.53 %
Commercial loans 1,189,812 10,566 3.55 % 1,325,047 11,414 3.37 % 1,377,223 12,603 3.58 % 1,161,228 11,269 3.84 % 712,621 8,856 4.92 %
Total loans receivable (a) (b) (d) 10,406,436 102,784 4.01 % 10,649,768 106,291 3.97 % 10,777,302 107,842 3.98 % 10,200,590 103,682 4.09 % 8,773,918 95,316 4.37 %
Mortgage-backed securities (c) 1,324,558 4,200 1.27 % 1,166,739 4,551 1.56 % 1,004,803 4,651 1.85 % 714,657 4,038 2.26 % 668,470 4,175 2.50 %
Investment securities (c) (d) 331,358 1,381 1.67 % 252,898 1,380 2.18 % 216,081 1,336 2.47 % 170,309 1,244 2.92 % 144,152 881 2.44 %
FHLB stock, at cost 21,811 116 2.17 % 23,346 192 3.27 % 25,595 218 3.39 % 22,192 309 5.60 % 15,931 262 6.61 %
Other interest-earning deposits 801,119 183 0.09 % 632,494 178 0.11 % 791,601 221 0.11 % 623,870 185 0.12 % 34,697 135 1.54 %
Total interest-earning assets 12,885,282 108,664 3.42 % 12,725,245 112,592 3.52 % 12,815,382 114,268 3.55 % 11,731,618 109,458 3.75 % 9,637,168 100,769 4.21 %
Noninterest-earning assets (e) 1,102,477 1,066,609 1,088,273 1,858,513 960,303
Total assets $ 13,987,759 $ 13,791,854 $ 13,903,655 $ 13,590,131 $ 10,597,471
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Savings deposits $ 2,118,030 625 0.12 % $ 2,028,155 617 0.12 % $ 2,015,604 648 0.13 % $ 1,884,202 648 0.14 % $ 1,611,111 727 0.18 %
Interest-bearing demand deposits 2,783,429 429 0.06 % 2,699,515 476 0.07 % 2,680,591 763 0.11 % 2,428,060 812 0.13 % 1,915,871 1,307 0.27 %
Money market deposit accounts 2,497,495 657 0.11 % 2,426,513 960 0.16 % 2,347,097 1,347 0.23 % 2,204,810 1,600 0.29 % 1,921,243 3,088 0.65 %
Time deposits 1,583,525 3,803 0.97 % 1,676,094 4,660 1.11 % 1,782,350 5,685 1.27 % 1,761,260 6,276 1.43 % 1,528,891 6,281 1.65 %
Borrowed funds (f) 267,163 1,412 2.14 % 352,392 1,469 1.66 % 420,715 717 0.68 % 371,700 296 0.32 % 240,118 709 1.19 %
Junior subordinated debentures 128,817 642 1.99 % 128,752 659 2.00 % 128,658 720 2.19 % 127,472 837 2.60 % 121,809 1,038 3.37 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities 9,378,459 7,568 0.33 % 9,311,421 8,841 0.38 % 9,375,015 9,880 0.42 % 8,777,504 10,469 0.48 % 7,339,043 13,150 0.72 %
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits (g) 2,805,206 2,675,986 2,703,266 2,401,368 1,640,180
Noninterest-bearing liabilities 265,667 253,966 284,440 882,391 268,139
Total liabilities 12,449,332 12,241,373 12,362,721 12,061,263 9,247,362
Shareholders’ equity 1,538,427 1,550,481 1,540,934 1,528,868 1,350,109
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 13,987,759 $ 13,791,854 $ 13,903,655 $ 13,590,131 $ 10,597,471
Net interest income/Interest rate spread 101,096 3.09 % 103,751 3.14 % 104,388 3.13 % 98,989 3.27 % 87,619 3.48 %
Net interest-earning assets/Net interest margin $ 3,506,823 3.18 % $ 3,413,824 3.26 % $ 3,440,367 3.26 % $ 2,954,114 3.38 % $ 2,298,125 3.66 %
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities 1.37X 1.37X 1.37X 1.34X 1.31X

(a)    Average gross loans receivable includes loans held as available-for-sale and loans placed on nonaccrual status.

(b)    Interest income includes accretion/amortization of deferred loan fees/expenses, which was not material.

(c)    Average balances do not include the effect of unrealized gains or losses on securities held as available-for-sale.

(d)    Interest income on tax-free investment securities and tax-free loans are presented on a fully taxable equivalent ("FTE") basis.

(e)     Average balances include the effect of unrealized gains or losses on securities held as available-for-sale.

(f)    Average balances include FHLB borrowings, collateralized borrowings and subordinated debt.

(g)    Average cost of deposits were 0.19%, 0.23%, 0.29%, 0.35%, and 0.53%, respectively.

(h)    Shown on a FTE basis. GAAP basis yields for the periods indicated were: Loans - 3.99%, 3.94%, 3.96%, 4.06%, and 4.35%, respectively, Investment securities - 1.46%, 1.78%, 2.00%, 2.36%, and 2.31%, respectively, Interest-earning assets - 3.40%, 3.48%, 3.52%, 3.72%, and 4.19%, respectively. GAAP basis net interest rate spreads were 3.07%, 3.11%, 3.10%, 3.24%, and 3.47%, respectively, and GAAP basis net interest margins were 3.16%, 3.23%, 3.23%, 3.34%, and 3.64%, respectively.

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