Company: NWBI
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001471265-25-000137
Chunk: 155

Company: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 8
Chunk 155
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 the Currency issued a notice of proposed rulemaking which, if finalized, would rescind the Community Reinvestment Act ("CRA") final rule issued in October 2023 and reinstate the CRA framework that existed prior to the issuance of that rule. Implementation of the October 2023 final rule, which was subject to an injunction and has not taken effect, would have changed how the agencies evaluate CRA performance.

Liquidity

Northwest Bank is required to maintain a sufficient level of liquid assets, as determined by management and reviewed for adequacy by the FDIC and the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities during their regular examinations. Northwest frequently monitors its liquidity position primarily using the ratio of unencumbered available-for-sale liquid assets as a percentage of deposits and borrowings (“liquidity ratio”). Northwest Bank’s liquidity ratio at June 30, 2025 was 12.51%. Northwest Bank adjusts liquidity levels in order to meet funding needs for deposit outflows, payment of real estate taxes and insurance on mortgage loan escrow accounts, repayment of borrowings and loan commitments. At June 30, 2025, Northwest had $3.8 billion of additional borrowing capacity available with the FHLB, including $250 million on an overnight line of credit, which had no balance as of June 30, 2025, as well as $590 million of borrowing capacity available with the Federal Reserve Bank and $105 million with two correspondent banks.

Dividends

We paid $26 million in cash dividends during the quarter ended June 30, 2025 compared to $25 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. The common stock dividend payout ratio (dividends declared per share divided by net income per diluted share) for June 30, 2025 and 2024 was 76.9% and 500.0% on dividends of $0.20 per share. On July 17, 2025, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per share payable on August 19, 2025 to shareholders of record as of August 8, 2025. This represents the 123th consecutive quarter we have paid a cash dividend.

Nonperforming Assets 

The following table sets forth information with respect to nonperforming assets. Nonaccrual loans are those loans on which the accrual of interest has ceased. Generally, when a loan is 90 days past due, we fully reverse all accrued interest there