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10-Q 1 a15-12033_110q.htm 10-Q

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015

or

o Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from                      to

Commission File Number 001-34582

NORTHWEST BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

27-0950358

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

100 Liberty Street, Warren, Pennsylvania

16365

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(814) 726-2140

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filer x

Accelerated Filer o

Non-Accelerated Filer o

Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a Shell Company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

Common Stock ($0.01 par value) 94,613,110 shares outstanding as of July 31, 2015



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NORTHWEST BANCSHARES, INC.

INDEX

PAGE

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

1

Consolidated Statements of Income for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)

2

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)

3

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)

4

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)

5

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)

6

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

8

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

49

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

66

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

68

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

68

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

68

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

68

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

69

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

69

Item 5.

Other information

69

Item 6.

Exhibits

69

Signature

70

Certifications



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ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NORTHWEST BANCSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share data)

June 30,

December 31,

2015

2014

Assets

Cash and due from banks

$

84,000

87,401

Interest-earning deposits in other financial institutions

208,311

152,671

Federal funds sold and other short-term investments

637

634

Marketable securities available-for-sale (amortized cost of $854,147 and $906,702)

861,157

912,371

Marketable securities held-to-maturity (fair value of $62,957 and $106,292)

61,464

103,695

Total cash and investments

1,215,569

1,256,772

Personal Banking:

Residential mortgage loans

2,597,170

2,521,456

Home equity loans

1,055,829

1,066,131

Other consumer loans

252,391

242,744

Total Personal Banking

3,905,390

3,830,331

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

1,859,743

1,801,184

Commercial loans

359,524

358,376

Total Business Banking

2,219,267

2,159,560

Total loans

6,124,657

5,989,891

Allowance for loan losses

(59,057

)

(67,518

)

Total loans, net

6,065,600

5,922,373

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost

38,066

33,293

Accrued interest receivable

18,682

18,623

Real estate owned, net

13,864

16,759

Premises and equipment, net

142,302

143,909

Bank owned life insurance

146,283

144,362

Goodwill

175,498

175,323

Other intangible assets

2,759

3,033

Other assets

45,887

60,586

Total assets

$

7,864,510

7,775,033

Liabilities and Shareholders’ equity

Liabilities:

Noninterest-bearing checking deposits

$

962,347

891,248

Interest-bearing checking deposits

928,417

874,623

Money market deposit accounts

1,143,199

1,179,070

Savings deposits

1,262,991

1,209,287

Time deposits

1,397,528

1,478,314

Total deposits

5,694,482

5,632,542

Borrowed funds

899,056

888,109

Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures held by trusts that issued guaranteed capital debt securities

103,094

103,094

Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance

41,763

30,507

Accrued interest payable

1,302

936

Other liabilities

56,463

57,198

Total liabilities

6,796,160

6,712,386

Shareholders’ equity:

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: 50,000,000 authorized, no shares issued

Common stock, $0.01 par value: 500,000,000 shares authorized, 94,740,749 and 94,721,453 shares issued, respectively

947

947

Paid-in capital

624,321

626,134

Retained earnings

487,150

481,577

Unallocated common stock of employee stock ownership plan

(21,485

)

(21,641

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(22,583

)

(24,370

)

Total shareholders’ equity

1,068,350

1,062,647

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

7,864,510

7,775,033

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

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NORTHWEST BANCSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

Quarter ended

Six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

2015

2014

2015

2014

Interest income:

Loans receivable

$

70,985

70,726

141,696

140,048

Mortgage-backed securities

2,058

2,666

4,292

5,459

Taxable investment securities

1,604

1,711

4,052

3,067

Tax-free investment securities

1,143

1,598

2,491

3,253

Interest-earning deposits

180

286

319

486

Total interest income

75,970

76,987

152,850

152,313

Interest expense:

Deposits

5,691

6,421

11,457

12,911

Borrowed funds

8,101

7,793

16,234

15,507

Total interest expense

13,792

14,214

27,691

28,418

Net interest income

62,178

62,773

125,159

123,895

Provision for loan losses

1,050

8,285

1,950

15,770

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

61,128

54,488

123,209

108,125

Noninterest income:

Gain on sale of investments

566

349

661

3,697

Service charges and fees

9,228

9,042

17,887

17,450

Trust and other financial services income

3,094

3,055

5,870

6,102

Insurance commission income

2,210

2,237

4,638

4,801

Loss on real estate owned, net

(541

)

(562

)

(1,587

)

(697

)

Income from bank owned life insurance

1,008

1,050

1,921

2,051

Mortgage banking income

218

265

458

514

Other operating income

742

991

1,302

1,890

Total noninterest income

16,525

16,427

31,150

35,808

Noninterest expense:

Compensation and employee benefits

28,920

28,543

56,815

56,515

Premises and occupancy costs

5,899

5,740

12,166

12,297

Office operations

3,508

3,868

7,188

7,625

Processing expenses

7,392

6,639

14,597

13,228

Marketing expenses

3,190

2,931

5,166

4,568

Federal deposit insurance premiums

1,286

1,338

2,633

2,635

Professional services

1,652

1,775

3,444

3,837

Amortization of other intangible assets

269

331

537

662

Real estate owned expense

514

459

1,206

1,098

Acquisition expense

467

814

Other expenses

2,038

2,182

4,280

4,504

Total noninterest expense

55,135

53,806

108,846

106,969

Income before income taxes

22,518

17,109

45,513

36,964

Federal and state income taxes

7,213

4,435

14,038

9,679

Net income

$

15,305

12,674

31,475

27,285

Basic earnings per share

$

0.17

0.14

0.34

0.30

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.17

0.14

0.34

0.30

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

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NORTHWEST BANCSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

Quarter ended

Six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

2015

2014

2015

2014

Net Income

$

15,305

12,674

31,475

27,285

Other comprehensive income net of tax:

Net unrealized holding gains/ (losses) on marketable securities:

Unrealized holding gains/ (losses) net of tax of $1,139, $(1,997), $(746) and $(5,576), respectively

(1,788

)

3,123

1,164

8,719

Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income, net of tax of $179, $130, $222 and $1,348 respectively

(279

)

(204

)

(347

)

(2,108

)

Net unrealized holding gains on marketable securities

(2,067

)

2,919

817

6,611

Change in fair value of interest rate swaps, net of tax of $(263), $(53), $(287) and $(188), respectively

488

98

532

349

Defined benefit plan:

Reclassification adjustment for prior period service costs included in net income, net of tax of $(140), $74, $(280) and $149, respectively

219

(138

)

438

(276

)

Other comprehensive income/ (loss)

(1,360

)

2,879

1,787

6,684

Total comprehensive income

$

13,945

15,553

33,262

33,969

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

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NORTHWEST BANCSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, expect share data)

Accumulated

Other

Unallocated

Total

Common Stock

Paid-in

Retained

Comprehensive

common stock

Shareholders’

Quarter ended June 30, 2014

Shares

Amount

Capital

Earnings

Income/ (loss)

of ESOP

Equity

Beginning balance at March 31, 2014

94,464,430

$

945

622,758

562,933

(8,095

)

(22,632

)

1,155,909

Comprehensive income:

Net income

12,674

12,674

Other comprehensive income, net of tax of $(1,846)

2,879

2,879

Total comprehensive income

12,674

2,879

15,553

Exercise of stock options

212,635

2

2,167

2,169

Stock compensation expense

272,630

2

1,288

432

1,722

Dividends paid ($1.13 per share)

(104,569

)

(104,569

)

Ending balance at June 30, 2014

94,949,695

$

949

626,213

471,038

(5,216

)

(22,200

)

1,070,784

Accumulated

Other

Unallocated

Total

Common Stock

Paid-in

Retained

Comprehensive

common stock

Shareholders’

Quarter ended June 30, 2015

Shares

Amount

Capital

Earnings

Income/ (loss)

of ESOP

Equity

Beginning balance at March 31, 2015

94,553,350

$

946

624,584

484,774

(21,223

)

(21,565

)

1,067,516

Comprehensive income:

Net income

15,305

15,305

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax of $915

(1,360

)

(1,360

)

Total comprehensive income/ (loss)

15,305

(1,360

)

13,945

Exercise of stock options

60,849

632

632

Stock-based compensation expense, including tax benefit of $6

306,350

3

1,316

80

1,399

Share repurchases

(179,800

)

(2

)

(2,211

)

(2,213

)

Dividends paid ($0.14 per share)

(12,929

)

(12,929

)

Ending balance at June 30, 2015

94,740,749

$

947

624,321

487,150

(22,583

)

(21,485

)

1,068,350

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

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NORTHWEST BANCSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, expect share data)

Accumulated

Other

Unallocated

Total

Common Stock

Paid-in

Retained

Comprehensive

common stock

Shareholders’

Six months ended June 30, 2014

Shares

Amount

Capital

Earnings

Income/ (loss)

of ESOP

Equity

Beginning balance at December 31, 2013

94,243,713

$

943

619,678

569,547

(11,900

)

(23,083

)

1,155,185

Comprehensive income:

Net income

27,285

27,285

Other comprehensive income, net of tax of $(4,267)

6,684

6,684

Total comprehensive income

27,285

6,684

33,969

Exercise of stock options

433,352

4

4,459

4,463

Stock-based compensation expense

272,630

2

2,076

883

2,961

Dividends paid ($1.36 per share)

(125,794

)

(125,794

)

Ending balance at June 30, 2014

94,949,695

$

949

626,213

471,038

(5,216

)

(22,200

)

1,070,784

Accumulated

Other

Unallocated

Total

Common Stock

Paid-in

Retained

Comprehensive

common stock

Shareholders’

Six months ended June 30, 2015

Shares

Amount

Capital

Earnings

Income/ (loss)

of ESOP

Equity

Beginning balance at December 31, 2014

94,721,453

$

947

626,134

481,577

(24,370

)

(21,641

)

1,062,647

Comprehensive income:

Net income

31,475

31,475

Other comprehensive income, net of tax of $(1,091)

1,787

1,787

Total comprehensive income

31,475

1,787

33,262

Exercise of stock options

210,746

2

2,065

2,067

Stock-based compensation expense, including tax benefit of $6

306,350

3

2,120

156

2,279

Share repurchases

(497,800

)

(5

)

(5,998

)

(6,003

)

Dividends paid ($0.28 per share)

(25,902

)

(25,902

)

Ending balance at June 30, 2015

94,740,749

$

947

624,321

487,150

(22,583

)

(21,485

)

1,068,350

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

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NORTHWEST BANCSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

Six months ended

June 30,

2015

2014

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net Income

$

31,475

27,285

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Provision for loan losses

1,950

15,770

Net gain on sale of assets

(311

)

(3,874

)

Net depreciation, amortization and accretion

2,571

4,937

Decrease in other assets

11,233

4,661

Increase/ (decrease) in other liabilities

1,169

(3,531

)

Net amortization on marketable securities

173

210

Noncash write-down of real estate owned

1,927

1,381

Origination of loans held for sale

(221

)

(758

)

Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale

224

1,023

Noncash compensation expense related to stock benefit plans

2,279

2,961

Net cash provided by operating activities

52,469

50,065

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Purchase of marketable securities available-for-sale

(59,980

)

(22,805

)

Proceeds from maturities and principal reductions of marketable securities held-to-maturity

42,409

7,205

Proceeds from maturities and principal reductions of marketable securities available-for-sale

111,630

70,071

Proceeds from sale of marketable securities available-for-sale

1,214

6,048

Loan originations

(996,253

)

(939,594

)

Proceeds from loan maturities and principal reductions

850,823

842,751

Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock

(4,773

)

(271

)

Proceeds from sale of real estate owned

5,704

5,704

Sale of real estate owned for investment, net

304

304

Purchase of premises and equipment

(5,172

)

(5,034

)

Acquistions, net of cash received

(438

)

(2,792

)

Net cash used in investing activities

(54,532

)

(38,413

)

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NORTHWEST BANCSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (continued)

(in thousands)

Six months ended

June 30,

2015

2014

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Increase in deposits, net

$

61,940

105,043

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

85,000

Repayments of long-term borrowings

(50,026

)

(27

)

Net decrease in short-term borrowings

(24,027

)

(12,283

)

Increase in advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance

11,256

11,008

Cash dividends paid

(25,902

)

(125,793

)

Purchase of common stock for retirement

(6,003

)

Proceeds from stock options exercised

2,067

4,463

Net provided by/ (used in) financing activities

54,305

(17,589

)

Net increase/ (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

$

52,242

(5,937

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

$

240,706

391,905

Net increase/ (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

52,242

(5,937

)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

292,948

385,968

Cash and cash equivalents:

Cash and due from banks

$

84,000

97,467

Interest-earning deposits in other financial institutions

208,311

287,867

Federal funds sold and other short-term investments

637

634

Total cash and cash equivalents

$

292,948

385,968

Cash paid during the period for:

Interest on deposits and borrowings (including interest credited to deposit accounts of $10,508 and $11,608, respectively)

$

27,325

28,490

Income taxes

$

4,823

14,872

Business acquistions:

Fair value of assets acquired

$

438

2,798

Cash paid

(438

)

(2,792

)

Liabilities assumed

$

6

Non-cash activities:

Loans foreclosures and repossessions

$

5,012

3,707

Sale of real estate owned financed by the Company

$

174

330

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Unaudited

(1) Basis of Presentation and Informational Disclosures

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) or (“NWBI”), a Maryland corporation headquartered in Warren, Pennsylvania, is a savings and loan holding company regulated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.  The Company was incorporated to be the successor to Northwest Bancorp, Inc. upon the completion of the mutual-to-stock conversion of Northwest Bancorp, MHC in December 2009.  The primary activity of the Company is the ownership of all of the issued and outstanding common stock of Northwest Bank, a Pennsylvania-chartered savings bank (“Northwest”).  Northwest is regulated by the FDIC and the Pennsylvania Department of Banking.  At June 30, 2015, Northwest operated 161 community-banking offices throughout Pennsylvania, western New York, eastern Ohio and Maryland.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiary, Northwest, and Northwest’s subsidiaries Northwest Settlement Agency, LLC, Northwest Consumer Discount Company, Northwest Financial Services, Inc., Northwest Advisors, Inc., Northwest Capital Group, Inc., Allegheny Services, Inc., Great Northwest Corporation, Boetger & Associates, Inc. and The Bert Company. The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information or footnotes required for complete annual financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and results of operations have been included.  The consolidated statements have been prepared using the accounting policies described in the financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 updated, as required, for any new pronouncements or changes.

Certain items previously reported have been reclassified to conform with the current year’s reporting format.

The results of operations for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2015, or any other period.

Stock-Based Compensation

On May 20, 2015, we awarded employees 600,570 stock options and directors 64,800 stock options with an exercise price of $12.37 and grant date fair value of $1.14 per stock option.  On May 20, 2015, we also awarded employees 282,050 restricted common shares and directors 24,300 restricted common shares with a grant date fair value of $12.31.  Awarded stock options and common shares vest over a ten-year period with the first vesting occurring on the grant date.  Stock-based compensation expense of $1.4 million and $1.7 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $2.3 million and $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, was recognized in compensation expense relating to our stock benefit plans.  At June 30, 2015 there was compensation expense of $4.8 million to be recognized for awarded but unvested stock options and $16.3 million for unvested common shares.

Income Taxes- Uncertain Tax Positions

Accounting standards prescribe a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that the company has taken or expects to take on a tax return.  A tax benefit from an uncertain position may be recognized only if it is “more likely than not” that the position is sustainable, based on its technical merits.  The tax benefit of a qualifying position is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized

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upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority having full knowledge of all relevant information.  At June 30, 2015 we had no liability for unrecognized tax benefits.

We recognize interest accrued related to: (1) unrecognized tax benefits in federal and state income taxes and (2) refund claims in other operating income.  We recognize penalties (if any) in federal and state income taxes.  There is no amount accrued for the payment of interest or penalties at June 30, 2015.  We are subject to audit by the Internal Revenue Service and any state in which we conduct business for the tax periods ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.  We are currently under audit by the state of New York for the tax periods ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”. This guidance supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance. The core principle of this guidance requires an entity to recognize revenue upon the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services and provides five steps to be analyzed to accomplish the core principle. This guidance is effective retrospectively for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those years and early adoption is not permitted.  We are currently evaluating the impact this standard will have on our results of operations and financial position.

In June 2014 the FASB issued ASU 2014-12, “Compensation—Stock Compensation”. This guidance requires that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. Specifically, if the performance target becomes probable of being achieved before the end of the requisite service period, the remaining unrecognized compensation cost should be recognized prospectively over the remaining requisite service period. Further, the total amount of compensation cost recognized during and after the requisite service period should reflect the number of awards that are expected to vest and should be adjusted to reflect those awards that ultimately vest. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, including interim periods within those years and early adoption is permitted.  We do not expect that this standard will have a material impact on our results of operations or financial position.

In February 2015 the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, “Consolidation” . This guidance amends existing standards regarding the evaluation of certain legal entities and their consolidation in the financial statements. The amendments modify the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities or voting interest entities and eliminate the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership. The amendments also affect the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that are involved with variable interest entities and provide a scope exception from consolidation guidance for reporting entities with interests in legal entities that are required to comply with or operate in accordance with requirements that are similar to those in Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for registered money market funds. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, including interim periods within those years and early adoption is permitted.  We do not expect that this standard will have a material impact on our results of operations or financial position.

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(2) Business Segments

We operate in two reportable business segments: Community Banking and Consumer Finance.  The Community Banking segment provides services traditionally offered by full-service community banks, including business and personal deposit accounts and business and personal loans, as well as insurance, brokerage and investment management and trust services.  The Consumer Finance segment, which is comprised of Northwest Consumer Discount Company, a subsidiary of Northwest, operates 51 offices in Pennsylvania and offers personal installment loans for a variety of consumer and real estate products.  This activity is funded primarily through an intercompany borrowing relationship with Allegheny Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Northwest.  Net income is the primary measure used by management to measure segment performance.  The following tables provide financial information for these reportable segments.  The “All Other” column represents the parent company and elimination entries necessary to reconcile to the consolidated amounts presented in the financial statements.

At or for the quarter ended:

Community

Consumer

June 30, 2015 ($ in 000’s)

Banking

Finance

All other (1)

Consolidated

External interest income

$

71,273

4,492

205

75,970

Intersegment interest income

582

(582

)

Interest expense

12,781

582

429

13,792

Provision for loan losses

850

200

1,050

Noninterest income

16,080

411

34

16,525

Noninterest expense

51,682

3,081

372

55,135

Income tax expense (benefit)

7,183

434

(404

)

7,213

Net income

$

15,439

606

(740

)

15,305

Total assets

$

7,740,273

108,348

15,889

7,864,510

Community

Consumer

June 30, 2014 ($ in 000’s)

Banking

Finance

All other (1)

Consolidated

External interest income

$

72,061

4,706

220

76,987

Intersegment interest income

591

(591

)

Interest expense

13,148

591

475

14,214

Provision for loan losses

7,500

785

8,285

Noninterest income

15,932

482

13

16,427

Noninterest expense

50,540

2,948

318

53,806

Income tax expense (benefit)

4,489

358

(412

)

4,435

Net income

$

12,907

506

(739

)

12,674

Total assets

$

7,772,277

105,909

22,442

7,900,628


(1)   Eliminations consist of intercompany loans, interest income and interest expense.

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At or for the six months ended:

Community

Consumer

June 30, 2015 ($ in 000’s)

Banking

Finance

All other (1)

Consolidated

External interest income

$

143,604

8,822

424

152,850

Intersegment interest income

1,157

(1,157

)

Interest expense

25,669

1,157

865

27,691

Provision for loan losses

1,100

850

1,950

Noninterest income

30,406

681

63

31,150

Noninterest expense

102,122

6,034

690

108,846

Income tax expense (benefit)

14,218

609

(789

)

14,038

Net income

$

32,058

853

(1,436

)

31,475

Total assets

$

7,740,273

108,348

15,889

7,864,510

Community

Consumer

June 30, 2014 ($ in 000’s)

Banking

Finance

All other (1)

Consolidated

External interest income

$

142,405

9,365

543

152,313

Intersegment interest income

1,197

(1,197

)

Interest expense

26,317

1,197

904

28,418

Provision for loan losses

14,350

1,420

15,770

Noninterest income

32,689

770

2,349

35,808

Noninterest expense

100,402

5,869

698

106,969

Income tax expense (benefit)

9,002

684

(7

)

9,679

Net income

$

26,220

965

100

27,285

Total assets

$

7,772,277

105,909

22,442

7,900,628


(1)   Eliminations consist of intercompany loans, interest income and interest expense.

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(3) Investment securities and impairment of investment securities

The following table shows the portfolio of investment securities available-for-sale at June 30, 2015 (in thousands):

Gross

Gross

unrealized

unrealized

Amortized

holding

holding

Fair

cost

gains

losses

value

Debt issued by the U.S. government and agencies:

Due in one year or less

$

21

21

Debt issued by government sponsored enterprises:

Due in one year or less

500

8

508

Due after one year through five years

320,553

466

(1,035

)

319,984

Due after five years through ten years

24,500

(28

)

24,472

Equity securities

1,417

515

1,932

Municipal securities:

Due in one year or less

1,085

3

1,088

Due after one year through five years

6,733

118

6,851

Due after five years through ten years

4,651

113

4,764

Due after ten years

48,627

1,651

(32

)

50,246

Corporate debt issues:

Due after ten years

17,002

2,324

(396

)

18,930

Residential mortgage-backed securities:

Fixed rate pass-through

65,398

2,693

(321

)

67,770

Variable rate pass-through

60,275

3,182

(8

)

63,449

Fixed rate non-agency CMOs

2,793

320

3,113

Fixed rate agency CMOs

201,346

579

(3,684

)

198,241

Variable rate agency CMOs

99,246

578

(36

)

99,788

Total residential mortgage-backed securities

429,058

7,352

(4,049

)

432,361

Total marketable securities available-for-sale

$

854,147

12,550

(5,540

)

861,157

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The following table shows the portfolio of investment securities available-for-sale at December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

Gross

Gross

unrealized

unrealized

Amortized

holding

holding

Fair

cost

gains

losses

value

Debt issued by the U.S. government and agencies:

Due in one year or less

$

25

25

Debt issued by government sponsored enterprises:

Due after one year through five years

310,172

287

(2,672

)

307,787

Due after five years through ten years

25,746

(28

)

25,718

Equity securities

2,591

682

(116

)

3,157

Municipal securities:

Due in one year or less

810

15

825

Due after one year through five years

7,878

132

8,010

Due after five years through ten years

6,965

115

7,080

Due after ten years

51,839

2,391

54,230

Corporate debt issues:

Due after ten years

18,267

2,579

(419

)

20,427

Residential mortgage-backed securities:

Fixed rate pass-through

72,852

3,149

(124

)

75,877

Variable rate pass-through

66,140

3,466

(8

)

69,598

Fixed rate non-agency CMOs

3,162

246

3,408

Fixed rate agency CMOs

226,413

685

(5,331

)

221,767

Variable rate agency CMOs

113,842

657

(37

)

114,462

Total residential mortgage-backed securities

482,409

8,203

(5,500

)

485,112

Total marketable securities available-for-sale

$

906,702

14,404

(8,735

)

912,371

The following table shows the portfolio of investment securities held-to-maturity at June 30, 2015 (in thousands):

Gross

Gross

unrealized

unrealized

Amortized

holding

holding

Fair

cost

gains

losses

value

Municipal securities:

Due after five years through ten years

$

4,641

36

4,677

Due after ten years

25,831

544

26,375

Residential mortgage-backed securities:

Fixed rate pass-through

7,292

408

7,700

Variable rate pass-through

3,927

96

4,023

Fixed rate agency CMOs

18,762

392

19,154

Variable rate agency CMOs

1,011

17

1,028

Total residential mortgage-backed securities

30,992

913

31,905

Total marketable securities held-to-maturity

$

61,464

1,493

62,957

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The following table shows the portfolio of investment securities held-to-maturity at December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

Gross

Gross

unrealized

unrealized

Amortized

holding

holding

Fair

cost

gains

losses

value

Municipal securities:

Due after five years through ten years

$

10,207

141

10,348

Due after ten years

56,545

1,314

57,859

Residential mortgage-backed securities:

Fixed rate pass-through

8,236

477

8,713

Variable rate pass-through

4,273

122

4,395

Fixed rate agency CMOs

23,382

531

23,913

Variable rate agency CMOs

1,052

12

1,064

Total residential mortgage-backed securities

36,943

1,142

38,085

Total marketable securities held-to-maturity

$

103,695

2,597

106,292

The following table shows the fair value of and gross unrealized losses on investment securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at June 30, 2015 (in thousands):

Less than 12 months

12 months or more

Total

Unrealized

Unrealized

Unrealized

Fair value

loss

Fair value

loss

Fair value

loss

U.S. government and agencies

$

101,837

(340

)

125,031

(723

)

226,868

(1,063

)

Municipal securities

750

(32

)

750

(32

)

Corporate issues

2,028

(396

)

2,028

(396

)

Residential mortgage- backed securities - agency

18,148

(73

)

166,264

(3,976

)

184,412

(4,049

)

Total temporarily impaired securities

$

120,735

(445

)

293,323

(5,095

)

414,058

(5,540

)

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The following table shows the fair value of and gross unrealized losses on investment securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

Less than 12 months

12 months or more

Total

Unrealized

Unrealized

Unrealized

Fair value

loss

Fair value

loss

Fair value

loss

U.S. government and agencies

$

28,878

(67

)

244,828

(2,633

)

273,706

(2,700

)

Corporate debt issues

2,003

(419

)

2,003

(419

)

Equity securities

506

(116

)

506

(116

)

Residential mortgage- backed securities - agency

20,832

(79

)

195,505

(5,421

)

216,337

(5,500

)

Total temporarily impaired securities

$

50,216

(262

)

442,336

(8,473

)

492,552

(8,735

)

We review our investment portfolio on a quarterly basis for indications of impairment.  This review includes analyzing the length of time and the extent to which amortized costs have exceeded fair values, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, including any specific events which may influence the operations of the issuer, and the intent to hold the investments for a period of time sufficient to allow for a recovery in value.  Certain investments are evaluated using our best estimate of future cash flows. If the estimate of cash flows indicates that an adverse change has occurred, other-than-temporary impairment is recognized for the amount of the unrealized loss that was deemed credit related.

Credit related other-than-temporary impairment on all debt securities is recognized in earnings while noncredit related other-than-temporary impairment on available-for-sale debt securities, not expected to be sold, is recognized in other comprehensive income.

The table below shows a cumulative roll forward of credit losses recognized in earnings for debt securities held and not intended to be sold for the quarter ended (in thousands):

2015

2014

Beginning balance at April 1, (1)

$

8,865

10,334

Credit losses on debt securities for which other-than-temporary impairment was not previously recognized

Reduction for losses realized during the quarter

(16

)

(170

)

Reduction for securities called realized during the quarter

(360

)

Additional credit losses on debt securities for which other-than-temporary impairment was previously recognized

Ending balance at June 30,

$

8,489

10,164


(1) – The beginning balance represents credit losses included in other-than-temporary impairment charges recognized on debt securities in prior periods.

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The table below shows a cumulative roll forward of credit losses recognized in earnings for debt securities held and not intended to be sold for the six months ended (in thousands):

2015

2014

Beginning balance at January 1, (1)

$

8,894

10,342

Credit losses on debt securities for which other-than-temporary impairment was not previously recognized

Reduction for losses realized during the six months

(45

)

(178

)

Reduction for securities called realized during the six months

(360

)

Additional credit losses on debt securities for which other-than-temporary impairment was previously recognized

Ending balance at June 30,

$

8,489

10,164


(1) – The beginning balance represents credit losses included in other-than-temporary impairment charges recognized on debt securities in prior periods.

(4) Loans receivable

The following table shows a summary of our loans receivable at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

June 30,

December 31,

2015

2014

Personal Banking:

Residential mortgage loans

$

2,597,204

2,526,240

Home equity loans

1,055,829

1,066,131

Other consumer loans

252,391

242,744

Total Personal Banking

3,905,424

3,835,115

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate

1,986,613

1,874,944

Commercial loans

368,417

419,525

Total Business Banking

2,355,030

2,294,469

Total loans receivable, gross

6,260,454

6,129,584

Deferred loan costs

10,251

6,095

Allowance for loan losses

(59,057

)

(67,518

)

Undisbursed loan proceeds:

Residential mortgage loans

(10,285

)

(10,879

)

Commercial real estate

(126,870

)

(73,760

)

Commercial loans

(8,893

)

(61,149

)

Total loans receivable, net

$

6,065,600

5,922,373

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The following table provides information related to the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment and by class of financing receivable for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 (in thousands):

Balance
June 30,
2015

Current
period
provision

Charge-offs

Recoveries

Balance
March 31,
2015

Personal Banking:

Residental mortgage loans

$

4,892

76

(278

)

17

5,077

Home equity loans

3,445

(187

)

(542

)

131

4,043

Other consumer loans

6,244

1,865

(1,759

)

303

5,835

Total Personal Banking

14,581

1,754

(2,579

)

451

14,955

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

30,163

(1,558

)

(3,439

)

1,908

33,252

Commercial loans

14,313

4,832

(6,356

)

724

15,113

Total Business Banking

44,476

3,274

(9,795

)

2,632

48,365

Unallocated (1)

(3,978

)

3,978

Total

$

59,057

1,050

(12,374

)

3,083

67,298


(1) – Due to enhancements in our allowance for loan losses process we allocated the previously unallocated allowance using both qualitative and quantitative factors.

The following table provides information related to the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment and by class of financing receivable for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands):

Balance
June 30,
2014

Current
period
provision

Charge-offs

Recoveries

Balance
March 31,
2014

Personal Banking:

Residental mortgage loans

$

7,767

1,142

(883

)

41

7,467

Home equity loans

6,516

72

(593

)

79

6,958

Other consumer loans

5,626

1,495

(1,450

)

301

5,280

Total Personal Banking

19,909

2,709

(2,926

)

421

19,705

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

35,081

364

(2,578

)

1,086

36,209

Commercial loans

12,106

5,017

(9,516

)

436

16,169

Total Business Banking

47,187

5,381

(12,094

)

1,522

52,378

Unallocated

4,346

195

4,151

Total

$

71,442

8,285

(15,020

)

1,943

76,234

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The following table provides information related to the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment and by class of financing receivable for the six months ended June 30, 2015 (in thousands):

Balance
June 30,
2015

Current
period
provision

Charge-offs

Recoveries

Balance
December 31,
2014

Personal Banking:

Residental mortgage loans

$

4,892

(206

)

(613

)

130

5,581

Home equity loans

3,445

(400

)

(884

)

179

4,550

Other consumer loans

6,244

3,135

(3,699

)

690

6,118

Total Personal Banking

14,581

2,529

(5,196

)

999

16,249

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

30,163

(1,316

)

(4,552

)

2,642

33,389

Commercial loans

14,313

5,102

(7,080

)

2,776

13,515

Total Business Banking

44,476

3,786

(11,632

)

5,418

46,904

Unallocated (1)

(4,365

)

4,365

Total

$

59,057

1,950

(16,828

)

6,417

67,518


(1) - Due to enhancements in our allowance for loan losses process we allocated the previously unallocated allowance using both qualitative and quantitative factors.

The following table provides information related to the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment and by class of financing receivable for the six months ended June 30, 2014 (in thousands):

Balance
June 30,
2014

Current
period
provision

Charge-offs

Recoveries

Balance
December 31,
2013

Personal Banking:

Residental mortgage loans

$

7,767

1,177

(1,342

)

57

7,875

Home equity loans

6,516

109

(965

)

127

7,245

Other consumer loans

5,626

2,679

(3,166

)

626

5,487

Total Personal Banking

19,909

3,965

(5,473

)

810

20,607

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

35,081

1,685

(3,510

)

1,707

35,199

Commercial loans

12,106

10,436

(10,286

)

1,076

10,880

Total Business Banking

47,187

12,121

(13,796

)

2,783

46,079

Unallocated

4,346

(316

)

4,662

Total

$

71,442

15,770

(19,269

)

3,593

71,348

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The following table provides information related to the loan portfolio by portfolio segment and by class of financing receivable at June 30, 2015 (in thousands):

Recorded
investment in
loans
receivable

Allowance for
loan losses

Recorded
investment in
loans on
nonaccrual
(1)

Recorded
investment in
loans past
due 90 days
or more and
still accruing

TDRs

Allowance
related to
TDRs

Additional
commitments
to customers
with loans
classified as
TDRs

Personal Banking:

Residental mortgage loans

$

2,597,170

4,892

18,977

6

6,340

1,008

Home equity loans

1,055,829

3,445

6,482

2,588

276

Other consumer loans

252,391

6,244

2,638

358

Total Personal Banking

3,905,390

14,581

28,097

364

8,928

1,284

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

1,859,743

30,163

22,640

37,028

1,718

141

Commercial loans

359,524

14,313

7,259

21

10,228

787

883

Total Business Banking

2,219,267

44,476

29,899

21

47,256

2,505

1,024

Total

$

6,124,657

59,057

57,996

385

56,184

3,789

1,024


(1)   Includes $15.4 million of nonaccrual TDRs.

The following table provides information related to the loan portfolio by portfolio segment and by class of financing receivable at December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

Recorded
investment in
loans
receivable

Allowance for
loan losses

Recorded
investment in
loans on
nonaccrual
(1)

Recorded
investment in
loans past
due 90 days
or more and
still accruing

TDRs

Allowance
related to
TDRs

Additional
commitments
to customers
with loans
classified as
TDRs

Personal Banking:

Residental mortgage loans

$

2,521,456

5,581

21,194

8

6,574

1,133

Home equity loans

1,066,131

4,550

9,569

2,412

229

Other consumer loans

242,744

6,118

2,820

206

Total Personal Banking

3,830,331

16,249

33,583

214

8,986

1,362

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

1,801,184

33,389

38,647

41,917

4,938

449

Commercial loans

358,376

13,515

7,578

21

10,885

1,095

814

Total Business Banking

2,159,560

46,904

46,225

21

52,802

6,033

1,263

Total

$

5,989,891

63,153

79,808

235

61,788

7,395

1,263


(1)   Includes $24.5 million of nonaccrual TDRS.

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The following table provides geographical and delinquency information related to the loan portfolio by portfolio segment and class of financing receivable at June 30, 2015 (in thousands):

Pennsylvania

New York

Ohio

Maryland

Other

Total

Recorded investment in loans receivable:

Personal Banking:

Residential mortgage loans

$

2,223,206

165,217

18,379

133,981

56,387

2,597,170

Home equity loans

897,285

119,459

8,447

25,732

4,906

1,055,829

Other consumer loans

232,797

11,103

3,740

1,396

3,355

252,391

Total Personal Banking

3,353,288

295,779

30,566

161,109

64,648

3,905,390

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

973,777

689,043

24,270

115,796

56,857

1,859,743

Commercial loans

273,771

53,881

16,717

6,080

9,075

359,524

Total Business Banking

1,247,548

742,924

40,987

121,876

65,932

2,219,267

Total

$

4,600,836

1,038,703

71,553

282,985

130,580

6,124,657

Percentage of total loans receivable

75.1

%

17.0

%

1.2

%

4.6

%

2.1

%

100.0

%

Pennsylvania

New York

Ohio

Maryland

Other

Total

Loans 90 or more days delinquent:

Personal Banking:

Residential mortgage loans

$

11,498

1,553

58

1,820

1,196

16,125

Home equity loans

2,804

766

1,046

4,616

Other consumer loans

2,082

103

14

2,199

Total Personal Banking

16,384

2,422

72

2,866

1,196

22,940

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

10,758

1,243

49

271

352

12,673

Commercial loans

1,845

13

1,858

Total Business Banking

12,603

1,243

62

271

352

14,531

Total

$

28,987

3,665

134

3,137

1,548

37,471

Percentage of total loans 90 or more days delinquent

77.3

%

9.8

%

0.4

%

8.4

%

4.1

%

100.0

%

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The following table provides geographical and delinquency information related to the loan portfolio by portfolio segment and class of financing receivable at December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

Pennsylvania

New York

Ohio

Maryland

Other

Total

Recorded investment in loans receivable:

Personal Banking:

Residential mortgage loans

$

2,151,361

161,445

18,486

134,228

55,936

2,521,456

Home equity loans

909,139

115,459

9,087

27,203

5,243

1,066,131

Other consumer loans

225,088

9,961

3,132

1,328

3,235

242,744

Total Personal Banking

3,285,588

286,865

30,705

162,759

64,414

3,830,331

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

1,013,632

590,934

24,901

114,850

56,867

1,801,184

Commercial loans

243,159

83,252

15,826

7,817

8,322

358,376

Total Business Banking

1,256,791

674,186

40,727

122,667

65,189

2,159,560

Total

$

4,542,379

961,051

71,432

285,426

129,603

5,989,891

Percentage of total loans receivable

75.8

%

16.0

%

1.2

%

4.8

%

2.2

%

100.0

%

Pennsylvania

New York

Ohio

Maryland

Other

Total

Loans 90 or more days delinquent:

Personal Banking:

Residential mortgage loans

$

12,282

1,237

710

1,678

1,789

17,696

Home equity loans

4,474

936

35

1,058

103

6,606

Other consumer loans

2,388

55

7

2,450

Total Personal Banking

19,144

2,228

752

2,736

1,892

26,752

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

8,827

1,072

270

930

11,099

Commercial loans

2,659

284

207

325

3,475

Total Business Banking

11,486

1,356

477

1,255

14,574

Total

$

30,630

3,584

752

3,213

3,147

41,326

Percentage of total loans 90 or more days delinquent

74.1

%

8.7

%

1.8

%

7.8

%

7.6

%

100.0

%

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The following table provides information related to the composition of impaired loans by portfolio segment and by class of financing receivable at and for the six months ended June 30, 2015 (in thousands):

Nonaccrual
loans 90 or
more days
delinquent

Nonaccrual
loans less
than 90
days
delinquent

Loans less
than 90
days
delinquent
reviewed for
impairment

TDRs less
than 90
days
delinquent
not included
elsewhere

Total
impaired
loans

Average
recorded
investment
in impaired
loans

Interest
income
recognized
on impaired
loans

Personal Banking:

Residental mortgage loans

$

16,125

2,852

5,237

24,214

24,895

433

Home equity loans

4,616

1,866

2,127

8,609

10,097

223

Other consumer loans

2,199

439

2,638

2,645

44

Total Personal Banking

22,940

5,157

7,364

35,461

37,637

700

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

12,673

9,967

26,960

16,615

66,215

79,416

1,564

Commercial loans

1,858

5,401

1,736

4,806

13,801

18,232

345

Total Business Banking

14,531

15,368

28,696

21,421

80,016

97,648

1,909

Total

$

37,471

20,525

28,696

28,785

115,477

135,285

2,609

The following table provides information related to the composition of impaired loans by portfolio segment and by class of financing receivable at and for the year ended December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

Nonaccrual
loans 90 or
more days
delinquent

Nonaccrual
loans less
than 90
days
delinquent

Loans less
than 90
days
delinquent
reviewed for
impairment

TDRs less
than 90
days
delinquent
not included
elsewhere

Total
impaired
loans

Average
recorded
investment
in impaired
loans

Interest
income
recognized
on impaired
loans

Personal Banking:

Residental mortgage loans

$

17,696

3,498

5,845

27,039

28,227

817

Home equity loans

6,606

2,963

1,706

11,275

11,753

485

Other consumer loans

2,450

370

2,820

2,383

66

Total Personal Banking

26,752

6,831

7,551

41,134

42,363

1,368

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

11,099

27,548

26,400

12,128

77,175

90,187

3,589

Commercial loans

3,475

4,103

5,266

6,026

18,870

27,088

914

Total Business Banking

14,574

31,651

31,666

18,154

96,045

117,275

4,503

Total

$

41,326

38,482

31,666

25,705

137,179

159,638

5,871

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The following table provides information related to the evaluation of impaired loans by portfolio segment and by class of financing receivable at June 30, 2015 (in thousands):

Loans
collectively
evaluated for
impairment

Loans
individually
evaluated for
impairment

Loans
individually
evaluated for
impairment
for which
there is a
related
impairment
reserve

Related
impairment
reserve

Loans
individually
evaluated for
impairment
for which
there is no
related
reserve

Personal Banking:

Residental mortgage loans

$

2,590,038

7,132

7,132

1,221

Home equity loans

1,053,241

2,588

2,588

276

Other consumer loans

252,294

97

97

2

Total Personal Banking

3,895,573

9,817

9,817

1,499

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

1,798,992

60,751

30,513

2,117

30,238

Commercial loans

348,670

10,854

7,245

705

3,609

Total Business Banking

2,147,662

71,605

37,758

2,822

33,847

Total

$

6,043,235

81,422

47,575

4,321

33,847

The following table provides information related to the evaluation of impaired loans by portfolio segment and by class of financing receivable at December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

Loans
collectively
evaluated for
impairment

Loans
individually
evaluated for
impairment

Loans
individually
evaluated for
impairment
for which
there is a
related
impairment
reserve

Related
impairment
reserve

Loans
individually
evaluated for
impairment
for which
there is no
related
reserve

Personal Banking:

Residental mortgage loans

$

2,514,060

7,396

7,396

1,116

Home equity loans

1,063,741

2,390

2,390

246

Other consumer loans

242,678

66

66

1

Total Personal Banking

3,820,479

9,852

9,852

1,363

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

1,734,864

66,320

42,869

6,189

23,451

Commercial loans

343,416

14,960

10,938

1,378

4,022

Total Business Banking

2,078,280

81,280

53,807

7,567

27,473

Total

$

5,898,759

91,132

63,659

8,930

27,473

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Our loan portfolios include loans that have been modified in a troubled debt restructuring (TDR), where concessions have been granted to borrowers who have experienced financial difficulties. These concessions typically result from our loss mitigation activities and could include: extending the note’s maturity date, permitting interest only payments, reducing the interest rate to a rate lower than current market rates for new debt with similar risk, reducing the principal payment, principal forbearance or other actions.  These concessions are applicable to all loan segments and classes. Certain TDRs are classified as nonperforming at the time of restructuring and may be returned to performing status after considering the borrower’s sustained repayment performance for a reasonable period of at least six months.

When we modify loans in a TDR, we evaluate any possible impairment similar to other impaired loans based on the present value of expected future cash flows, discounted at the contractual interest rate of the original loan agreement, the loan’s observable market price or the current fair value of the collateral, less selling costs, for collateral dependent loans.  If we determine that the value of the modified loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan (net of previous charge-offs, deferred loan fees or costs and unamortized premium or discount), impairment is recognized through an allowance estimate or a charge-off to the allowance.  In periods subsequent to modification, we evaluate all TDRs, including those that have payment defaults, for possible impairment, using ASC 310-10. As a result, loans modified in a TDR may have the financial effect of increasing the specific allowance associated with the loan.

Loans modified in a TDR are closely monitored for delinquency as an early indicator of possible future default.  If loans modified in a TDR subsequently default, we evaluate the loan for possible further impairment. The allowance may be increased, adjustments may be made in the allocation of the allowance, partial charge-offs may be taken to further write-down the carrying value of the loan, or the loan may be charged-off completely.

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The following table provides a roll forward of troubled debt restructurings for the periods indicated (in thousands):

For the quarters ended June 30,

2015

2014

Number of
contracts

Number of
contracts

Beginning TDR balance:

242

$

60,645

258

$

74,511

New TDRs

4

386

6

1,343

Re-modified TDRs

1

45

Net paydowns

(3,617

)

(2,526

)

Charge-offs:

Residential mortgage loans

Home equity loans

1

(68

)

1

(130

)

Commercial real estate loans

1

(9

)

Commercial loans

7

(8,244

)

Paid-off loans:

Residential mortgage loans

1

(53

)

Home equity loans

1

(39

)

Commercial real estate loans

6

(926

)

4

(561

)

Commercial loans

6

(219

)

3

(561

)

Ending TDR balance:

231

$

56,184

248

$

63,793

Accruing TDRs

$

40,741

$

39,844

Non-accrual TDRs

15,443

23,949

The following table provides a roll forward of troubled debt restructurings for the periods indicated (in thousands):

For the six months ended June 30,

2015

2014

Number of
contracts

Number of
contracts

Beginning TDR balance:

248

$

61,788

262

$

79,166

New TDRs

6

498

13

2,652

Re-modified TDRs

2

130

4

159

Net paydowns

(4,440

)

(7,020

)

Charge-offs:

Residential mortgage loans

Home equity loans

3

(99

)

1

(130

)

Commercial real estate loans

2

(23

)

2

(31

)

Commercial loans

2

(387

)

8

(8,251

)

Paid-off loans:

Residential mortgage loans

1

(53

)

Home equity loans

1

(6

)

1

(39

)

Commercial real estate loans

8

(1,005

)

6

(838

)

Commercial loans

6

(219

)

9

(1,875

)

Ending TDR balance:

231

$

56,184

248

$

63,793

Accruing TDRs

$

40,741

$

39,844

Non-accrual TDRs

15,443

23,949

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The following table provides information related to troubled debt restructurings (including re-modified TDRs) by portfolio segment and by class of financing receivable during the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):

For the quarter ended
June 30, 2015

For the six months ended
June 30, 2015

Number of
contracts

Recorded
investment
at the time of
modification

Current
recorded
investment

Current
allowance

Number
of
contracts

Recorded
investment
at the time of
modification

Current
recorded
investment

Current
allowance

Troubled debt restructurings:

Personal Banking:

Residential mortgage loans

2

$

120

119

4

$

232

230

1

Home equity loans

1

2

2

2

87

85

17

Other consumer loans

Total Personal Banking

3

122

121

6

319

315

18

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

1

12

12

1

1

12

12

1

Commercial loans

1

297

294

29

1

297

294

29

Total Business Banking

2

309

306

30

2

309

306

30

Total

5

$

431

427

30

8

$

628

621

48

Troubled debt restructurings modified within the previous twelve months that have subsequently defaulted:

Personal Banking:

Residential mortgage loans

1

$

251

250

1

$

251

250

Home equity loans

1

23

21

1

23

21

Other consumer loans

Total Personal Banking

2

274

271

2

274

271

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

Commercial loans

1

50

Total Business Banking

1

50

Total

2

$

274

271

3

$

324

271

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The following table provides information related to troubled debt restructurings (including re-modified TDRs) by portfolio segment and by class of financing receivable during the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):

For the quarter ended
June 30, 2014

For the six months months ended
June 30, 2014

Number
of
contracts

Recorded
investment
at the time of
modification

Current
recorded
investment

Current
allowance

Number
of
contracts

Recorded
investment
at the time of
modification

Current
recorded
investment

Current
allowance

Troubled debt restructurings:

Personal Banking:

Residential mortgage loans

3

$

632

575

65

9

$

1,922

1,860

184

Home equity loans

2

376

346

2

2

376

346

2

Other consumer loans

Total Personal Banking

5

1,008

921

67

11

2,298

2,206

186

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

3

89

82

32

Commercial loans

1

335

331

24

3

424

446

35

Total Business Banking

1

335

331

24

6

513

528

67

Total

6

$

1,343

1,252

91

17

$

2,811

2,734

253

Troubled debt restructurings modified within the previous twelve months that have subsequently defaulted:

Personal Banking:

Residential mortgage loans

$

$

Home equity loans

Other consumer loans

Total Personal Banking

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

2

128

126

35

2

128

126

35

Commercial loans

1

7,444

378

1

7,444

378

Total Business Banking

3

7,572

504

35

3

7,572

504

35

Total

3

$

7,572

504

35

3

$

7,572

504

35

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The following table provides information as of June 30, 2015 for troubled debt restructurings (including re-modified TDRs) by type of modification, by portfolio segment and class of financing receivable for modifications during the quarter ended June 30, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

Type of modification

Number of
contracts

Rate

Payment

Maturity
date

Other

Total

Personal Banking:

Residental mortgage loans

2

$

74

45

119

Home equity loans

1

2

2

Other consumer loans

Total Personal Banking

3

74

2

45

121

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

1

12

12

Commercial loans

1

294

294

Total Business Banking

2

306

306

Total

5

$

74

308

45

427

The following table provides information as of June 30, 2014 for troubled debt restructurings (including re-modified TDRs) by type of modification, by portfolio segment and class of financing receivable for modifications during the quarter ended June 30, 2014 (dollars in thousands):

Type of modification

Number of
contracts

Rate

Payment

Maturity
date

Other

Total

Personal Banking:

Residental mortgage loans

3

$

575

575

Home equity loans

2

346

346

Other consumer loans

Total Personal Banking

5

921

921

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

Commercial loans

1

331

331

Total Business Banking

1

331

331

Total

6

$

921

331

1,252

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The following table provides information as of June 30, 2015 for troubled debt restructurings (including re-modified TDRs) by type of modification, by portfolio segment and class of financing receivable for modifications during the six months ended June 30, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

Type of modification

Number of
contracts

Rate

Payment

Maturity
date

Other

Total

Personal Banking:

Residental mortgage loans

4

$

74

111

45

230

Home equity loans

2

83

2

85

Other consumer loans

Total Personal Banking

6

157

113

45

315

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

1

12

12

Commercial loans

1

294

294

Total Business Banking

2

306

306

Total

8

$

157

419

45

621

The following table provides information as of June 30, 2014 for troubled debt restructurings (including re-modified TDRs) by type of modification, by portfolio segment and class of financing receivable for modifications during the six months ended June 30, 2014 (dollars in thousands):

Type of modification

Number of
contracts

Rate

Payment

Maturity
date

Other

Total

Personal Banking:

Residental mortgage loans

9

$

1,860

1,860

Home equity loans

2

346

346

Other consumer loans

Total Personal Banking

11

2,206

2,206

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

3

58

24

82

Commercial loans

3

110

336

446

Total Business Banking

6

110

58

360

528

Total

17

$

110

2,264

360

2,734

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The following table provides information related to re-modified troubled debt restructurings by portfolio segment and by class of financing receivable for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

Number of re-

Type of re-modification

modified
TDRs

Rate

Payment

Maturity
date

Other

Total

Personal Banking:

Residental mortgage loans

1

$

45

45

Home equity loans

Other consumer loans

Total Personal Banking

1

45

45

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

Commercial loans

Total Business Banking

Total

1

$

45

45

No TDRs were re-modified during the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

The following table provides information related to re-modified troubled debt restructurings by portfolio segment and by class of financing receivable for the six months ended June 30, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

Number of re-

Type of re-modification

modified
TDRs

Rate

Payment

Maturity
date

Other

Total

Personal Banking:

Residental mortgage loans

1

$

45

45

Home equity loans

1

83

83

Other consumer loans

Total Personal Banking

2

83

45

128

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

Commercial loans

Total Business Banking

Total

2

$

83

45

128

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The following table provides information related to re-modified troubled debt restructurings by portfolio segment and by class of financing receivable for the six months ended June 30, 2014 (dollars in thousands):

Number of re-

Type of re-modification

modified
TDRs

Rate

Payment

Maturity
date

Other

Total

Personal Banking:

Residental mortgage loans

1

$

77

77

Home equity loans

Other consumer loans

Total Personal Banking

1

77

77

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

2

58

18

76

Commercial loans

1

5

5

Total Business Banking

3

58

23

81

Total

4

$

135

23

158

The following table provides information related to loan payment delinquencies at June 30, 2015 (in thousands):

30-59 Days
delinquent

60-89 Days
delinquent

90 Days or
greater
delinquent

Total
delinquency

Current

Recorded
investment
in loans
receivable

Personal Banking:

Residential mortgage loans

$

3,250

5,815

16,125

25,190

2,571,980

2,597,170

Home equity loans

3,768

2,090

4,616

10,474

1,045,355

1,055,829

Other consumer loans

5,116

1,767

2,199

9,082

243,309

252,391

Total Personal Banking

12,134

9,672

22,940

44,746

3,860,644

3,905,390

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

3,788

4,919

12,673

21,380

1,838,363

1,859,743

Commercial loans

1,363

159

1,858

3,380

356,144

359,524

Total Business Banking

5,151

5,078

14,531

24,760

2,194,507

2,219,267

Total

$

17,285

14,750

37,471

69,506

6,055,151

6,124,657

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The following table provides information related to loan payment delinquencies at December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

30-59 Days
delinquent

60-89 Days
delinquent

90 Days or
greater
delinquent

Total
delinquency

Current

Recorded
investment
in loans
receivable

Personal Banking:

Residential mortgage loans

$

27,443

6,970

17,696

52,109

2,469,347

2,521,456

Home equity loans

5,752

1,672

6,606

14,030

1,052,101

1,066,131

Other consumer loans

5,572

2,435

2,450

10,457

232,287

242,744

Total Personal Banking

38,767

11,077

26,752

76,596

3,753,735

3,830,331

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

4,956

2,038

11,099

18,093

1,783,091

1,801,184

Commercial loans

2,262

209

3,475

5,946

352,430

358,376

Total Business Banking

7,218

2,247

14,574

24,039

2,135,521

2,159,560

Total

$

45,985

13,324

41,326

100,635

5,889,256

5,989,891

Credit quality indicators : We categorize loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors. We analyze loans individually by classifying the loans by credit risk.  Credit relationships greater than or equal to $1.0 million classified as special mention or substandard are reviewed quarterly for deterioration or improvement to determine if the loan is appropriately classified.  We use the following definitions for risk ratings other than pass:

Special mention — Loans designated as special mention have specific, well-defined risk issues, which create a high level of uncertainty regarding the long-term viability of the business. Loans in this class are considered to have high-risk characteristics.  A special mention loan exhibits material negative financial trends due to company-specific or systemic conditions.  If these potential weaknesses are not mitigated, they threaten the borrower’s capacity to meet its debt obligations.  Special mention loans still demonstrate sufficient financial flexibility to react to and positively address the root cause of the adverse financial trends without significant deviations from their current business strategy. Their potential weaknesses deserve our close attention and warrant enhanced monitoring.

Substandard — Loans classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and payment capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any.  Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt.  They are characterized by the distinct possibility that we will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful — Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard.   In addition, those weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable.   A loan classified as doubtful exhibits discernible loss potential, but a complete loss seems very unlikely.  The possibility of a loss on a doubtful loan is high, but because of certain important and reasonably specific pending factors that may strengthen the loan, its classification as an estimated loss is deferred until a more exact status can be determined.

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Loss Loans classified as loss are considered uncollectible and of such value that the continuance as a loan is not warranted.  A loss classification does not mean that the loan has no recovery or salvage value; instead, it means that it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off all or a portion of a basically worthless loan even though partial recovery may be possible in the future.

The following table sets forth information about credit quality indicators, which were updated during the quarter ended June 30, 2015 (in thousands):

Pass

Special
mention

Substandard

Doubtful

Loss

Recorded
investment
in loans
receivable

Personal Banking:

Residential mortgage loans

$

2,584,438

11,362

1,370

2,597,170

Home equity loans

1,051,213

4,616

1,055,829

Other consumer loans

250,648

1,743

252,391

Total Personal Banking

3,886,299

17,721

1,370

3,905,390

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

1,688,449

37,497

133,797

1,859,743

Commercial loans

301,467

19,793

38,262

2

359,524

Total Business Banking

1,989,916

57,290

172,059

2

2,219,267

Total

$

5,876,215

57,290

189,780

2

1,370

6,124,657

The following table sets forth information about credit quality indicators, which were updated during the year ended December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

Pass

Special
mention

Substandard

Doubtful

Loss

Recorded
investment
in loans
receivable

Personal Banking:

Residential mortgage loans

$

2,507,269

12,763

1,424

2,521,456

Home equity loans

1,059,525

6,606

1,066,131

Other consumer loans

240,947

1,797

242,744

Total Personal Banking

3,807,741

21,166

1,424

3,830,331

Business Banking:

Commercial real estate loans

1,618,269

36,908

145,502

505

1,801,184

Commercial loans

286,234

23,690

46,280

2,172

358,376

Total Business Banking

1,904,503

60,598

191,782

2,677

2,159,560

Total

$

5,712,244

60,598

212,948

2,677

1,424

5,989,891

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(5) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The following table provides information for intangible assets subject to amortization at the dates indicated (in thousands):

June 30,

December 31,

2015

2014

Amortizable intangible assets:

Core deposit intangibles — gross

$

30,578

30,578

Acquisitions

Less: accumulated amortization

(30,578

)

(30,578

)

Core deposit intangibles — net

Customer and Contract intangible assets — gross

8,234

6,197

Acquisitions

263

2,037

Less: accumulated amortization

(5,738

)

(5,201

)

Customer and Contract intangible assets — net

$

2,759

3,033

The following table shows the actual aggregate amortization expense for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, as well as the estimated aggregate amortization expense, based upon current levels of intangible assets, for the current fiscal year and each of the five succeeding fiscal years (in thousands):

For the quarter ended June 30, 2015

$

269

For the quarter ended June 30, 2014

331

For the six months ended June 30, 2015

537

For the six months ended June 30, 2014

662

For the year ending December 31, 2015

1,074

For the year ending December 31, 2016

835

For the year ending December 31, 2017

597

For the year ending December 31, 2018

429

For the year ending December 31, 2019

260

For the year ending December 31, 2020

92

The following table provides information for the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill (in thousands):

Community

Consumer

Banks

Finance

Total

Balance at December 31, 2013

$

173,031

1,613

174,644

Goodwill acquired

679

679

Impairment losses

Balance at December 31, 2014

173,710

1,613

175,323

Goodwill acquired

175

175

Impairment losses

Balance at June 30, 2015

$

173,885

1,613

175,498

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We are in the process of performing our annual goodwill impairment test as of June 30, 2015 and do not anticipate that goodwill will be impaired.  See the Overview of Critical Accounting Policies Involving Estimates section for a description of our testing procedures.

(6) Guarantees

We issue standby letters of credit in the normal course of business.  Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party.  Standby letters of credit generally are contingent upon the failure of the customer to perform according to the terms of the underlying contract with the third party.  We are required to perform under a standby letter of credit when drawn upon by the guaranteed third party in the case of nonperformance by our customer.  The credit risk associated with standby letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers and is subject to normal loan underwriting procedures.  Collateral may be obtained based on management’s credit assessment of the customer.  At June 30, 2015, the maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these standby letters of credit was $25.0 million, of which $24.3 million is fully collateralized.  At June 30, 2015, we had a liability, which represents deferred income, of $1.2 million related to the standby letters of credit.  There are no recourse provisions that would enable us to recover any amounts from third parties.

(7) Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per common share (EPS) is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period, without considering any dilutive items. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the Company. Stock options to purchase 1,711,080 shares of common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $12.64 per share were outstanding during the quarter ended June 30, 2015 but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the options’ exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares of $12.32. Stock options to purchase 4,344,225 shares of common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $12.42 per share were outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2015 but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the options’ exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares of $12.11. All stock options outstanding during the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014 were included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the stock options’ exercise price was less than the average market price of the common shares of $13.72 and $14.09, respectively.

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The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share follows (in thousands, except share data and per share amounts):

Quarter ended

Six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

2015

2014

2015

2014

Reported net income

$

15,305

12,674

31,475

27,285

Weighted average common shares outstanding

91,538,172

91,491,654

91,585,766

91,324,169

Dilutive potential shares due to effect of stock options

459,833

1,039,488

364,450

1,118,462

Total weighted average common shares and dilutive potential shares

91,998,005

92,531,142

91,950,216

92,442,631

Basic earnings per share:

$

0.17

0.14

0.34

0.30

Diluted earnings per share:

$

0.17

0.14

0.34

0.30

(8) Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits

The following table sets forth the net periodic costs for the defined benefit pension plans and post retirement healthcare plans for the periods indicated (in thousands):

Components of net periodic benefit cost

Quarter ended June 30,

Pension benefits

Other post-retirement benefits

2015

2014

2015

2014

Service cost

$

1,430

1,035

Interest cost

1,531

1,457

15

17

Expected return on plan assets

(2,593

)

(2,416

)

Amortization of prior service cost

(581

)

(581

)

Amortization of the net loss

925

357

15

12

Net periodic (benefit)/ cost

$

712

(148

)

30

29

Components of net periodic benefit cost

Six months ended June 30,

Pension benefits

Other post-retirement benefits

2015

2014

2015

2014

Service cost

$

2,860

2,070

Interest cost

3,062

2,914

30

33

Expected return on plan assets

(5,186

)

(4,832

)

Amortization of prior service cost

(1,162

)

(1,162

)

Amortization of the net loss

1,850

713

30

24

Net periodic (benefit)/ cost

$

1,424

(297

)

60

57

We anticipate making a contribution to our defined benefit pension plan of $4.0 million to $8.0 million during the year ending December 31, 2015.

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(9) Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the consolidated statement of financial condition, is required to be disclosed. These requirements exclude certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial instruments. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented do not represent the underlying value of the Company.

Financial assets and liabilities recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis and certain financial assets and liabilities on a non-recurring basis are accounted for using a three-level hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable.  This hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices with readily available independent data in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable market inputs (Level 3).  When various inputs for measurement fall within different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the lowest level input that has a significant impact on fair value measurement is used.

Financial assets and liabilities are categorized based upon the following characteristics or inputs to the valuation techniques:

· Level 1 — Financial assets and liabilities for which inputs are observable and are obtained from reliable quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in actively traded markets.  This is the most reliable fair value measurement and includes, for example, active exchange-traded equity securities.

· Level 2 — Financial assets and liabilities for which values are based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which values are based on similar assets or liabilities that are actively traded.  Level 2 also includes pricing models in which the inputs are corroborated by market data, for example, matrix pricing.

· Level 3 — Financial assets and liabilities for which values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.  Level 3 inputs include the following:

· Quotes from brokers or other external sources that are not considered binding;

· Quotes from brokers or other external sources where it cannot be determined that market participants would in fact transact for the asset or liability at the quoted price;

· Quotes and other information from brokers or other external sources where the inputs are not deemed observable.

We are responsible for the valuation process and as part of this process may use data from outside sources in establishing fair value.  We perform due diligence to understand the inputs used or how the data was calculated or derived.  We also corroborate the reasonableness of external inputs in the valuation process.

The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated statement of financial condition approximate fair value for the following financial instruments: cash on hand, interest-earning deposits in other institutions, federal funds sold and other short-term investments, accrued interest receivable, accrued interest payable, and marketable securities available-for-sale.

Marketable Securities

Where available, market values are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotes, and prices obtained from independent pricing services.

Debt securities — available for sale - Generally, debt securities are valued using pricing for similar securities, recently executed transactions and other pricing models utilizing observable inputs.  The valuation for most debt securities is classified as Level 2.  Securities within Level 2 include corporate bonds,

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municipal bonds, mortgage-backed securities and US government obligations.  Certain corporate debt securities do not have an active market and as such the broker pricing received uses alternative methods. The fair value of these corporate debt securities is determined by using a discounted cash flow model using market assumptions, which generally include cash flow, collateral and other market assumptions.  As such, these securities are included herein as Level 3 assets.

Equity securities — available for sale - Level 1 securities include publicly traded securities valued using quoted market prices.  We consider the financial condition of the issuer to determine if the securities have indicators of impairment.

Debt securities — held to maturity - The fair value of debt securities held to maturity is determined in the same manner as debt securities available for sale.

Loans Receivable

Loans with comparable characteristics including collateral and re-pricing structures are segregated for valuation purposes. Characteristics include remaining term, coupon interest, and estimated prepayment speeds. Delinquent loans are separately evaluated given the impact delinquency has on the projected future cash flow of the loan and the approximate discount or market rate.  Each loan pool is separately valued utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis. Projected monthly cash flows are discounted to present value using a market rate for comparable loans, which is not considered an exit price.

Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (“FHLB”) Stock

Due to the restrictions placed on the transferability of FHLB stock it is not practical to determine the fair value.

Deposit Liabilities

The estimated fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, which includes demand deposits, money market, and other savings accounts, is the amount payable on demand. Although market premiums paid for depository institutions reflect an additional value for these low-cost deposits, adjusting fair value for any value expected to be derived from retaining those deposits for a future period of time or from the benefit that results from the ability to fund interest-earning assets with these deposit liabilities is prohibited. The fair value estimates of deposit liabilities do not include the benefit that results from the low-cost funding provided by these deposits compared to the cost of borrowing funds in the market. Fair values for time deposits are estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies contractual cost currently being offered in the existing portfolio to current market rates being offered locally for deposits of similar remaining maturities. The valuation adjustment for the portfolio consists of the present value of the difference of these two cash flows, discounted at the assumed market rate of the corresponding maturity.

Borrowed Funds

Fixed rate advances are valued by comparing their contractual cost to the prevailing market cost.  The carrying amount of collateralized borrowings approximates the fair value.

Junior Subordinated Debentures

The fair value of junior subordinated debentures is calculated using the discounted cash flows at the prevailing rate of interest.

Cash flow hedges — Interest rate swap agreements (“swaps”)

The fair value of the swaps is the amount we would expect to pay to terminate the agreements and is based upon the present value of the expected future cash flows using the LIBOR swap curve, the basis for the underlying interest rate.

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Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments

These financial instruments generally are not sold or traded, and estimated fair values are not readily available. However, the fair value of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements. Commitments to extend credit are generally short-term in nature and, if drawn upon, are issued under current market terms. At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, there was no significant unrealized appreciation or depreciation on these financial instruments.

The following table sets forth the carrying amount and estimated fair value of our financial instruments included in the consolidated statement of financial condition at June 30, 2015 (in thousands):

Carrying

Estimated

amount

fair value

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Financial assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

292,948

292,948

292,948

Securities available-for-sale

861,157

861,157

1,932

850,002

9,223

Securities held-to-maturity

61,464

62,957

62,957

Loans receivable, net

6,065,600

6,389,381

6,389,381

Accrued interest receivable

18,682

18,682

18,682

FHLB Stock

38,066

38,066

Total financial assets

$

7,337,917

7,663,191

313,562

912,959

6,398,604

Financial liabilities:

Savings and checking deposits

$

4,296,954

4,296,954

4,296,954

Time deposits

1,397,528

1,413,605

1,413,605

Borrowed funds

899,056

925,318

138,687

786,631

Junior subordinated debentures

103,094

108,627

108,627

Cash flow hedges - swaps

5,454

5,454

5,454

Accrued interest payable

1,302

1,302

1,302

Total financial liabilities

$

6,703,388

6,751,260

4,436,943

5,454

2,308,863

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The following table sets forth the carrying amount and estimated fair value of our financial instruments included in the consolidated statement of financial condition at December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

Carrying

Estimated

amount

fair value

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Financial assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

240,706

240,706

240,706

Securities available-for-sale

912,371

912,371

3,157

898,617

10,597

Securities held-to-maturity

103,695

106,292

106,292

Loans receivable, net

5,922,373

6,240,079

6,240,079

Accrued interest receivable

18,623

18,623

18,623

FHLB Stock

33,293

33,293

Total financial assets

$

7,231,061

7,551,364

262,486

1,004,909

6,250,676

Financial liabilities:

Savings and checking accounts

$

4,154,228

4,154,228

4,154,228

Time deposits

1,478,314

1,498,539

1,498,539

Borrowed funds

888,109

919,612

162,714

756,898

Junior subordinated debentures

103,094

109,435

109,435

Cash flow hedges - swaps

6,273

6,273

6,273

Accrued interest payable

936

936

936

Total financial liabilities

$

6,630,954

6,689,023

4,317,878

6,273

2,364,872

Fair value estimates are made at a point-in-time, based on relevant market data and information about the instrument. The methods and assumptions detailed above were used in estimating the fair value of financial instruments at both June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.  There were no transfers of financial instruments between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months ended June 30, 2015.

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The following table represents assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2015 (in thousands):

Total

assets at

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

fair value

Equity securities

$

1,932

1,932

Debt securities:

U.S. government and agencies

21

21

Government sponsored enterprises

344,964

344,964

States and political subdivisions

62,949

62,949

Corporate

9,707

9,223

18,930

Total debt securities

417,641

9,223

426,864

Residential mortgage-backed securities:

GNMA

26,977

26,977

FNMA

66,057

66,057

FHLMC

37,566

37,566

Non-agency

619

619

Collateralized mortgage obligations:

GNMA

6,832

6,832

FNMA

124,459

124,459

FHLMC

157,772

157,772

SBA

8,966

8,966

Non-agency

3,113

3,113

Total mortgage-backed securities

432,361

432,361

Interest rate swaps

(5,454

)

(5,454

)

Total assets and liabilities

$

1,932

844,548

9,223

855,703

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The following table represents assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

Total

assets at

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

fair value

Equity securities

$

3,157

3,157

Debt securities:

U.S. government and agencies

25

25

Government sponsored enterprises

333,505

333,505

States and political subdivisions

70,145

70,145

Corporate

9,830

10,597

20,427

Total debt securities

413,505

10,597

424,102

Residential mortgage-backed securities:

GNMA

29,216

29,216

FNMA

73,497

73,497

FHLMC

42,119

42,119

Non-agency

643

643

Collateralized mortgage obligations:

GNMA

8,329

8,329

FNMA

139,150

139,150

FHLMC

178,698

178,698

SBA

10,052

10,052

Non-agency

3,408

3,408

Total mortgage-backed securities

485,112

485,112

Interest rate swaps

(6,273

)

(6,273

)

Total assets and liabilities

$

3,157

892,344

10,597

906,098

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The table below presents a reconciliation of all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the periods indicated (in thousands):

Quarter ended

Six months ended

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014

Beginning balance

$

10,306

12,391

10,597

12,251

Total net realized investment gains/ (losses) and net change in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation):

Included in net income as OTTI

Included in other comprehensive income

(1,083

)

152

(1,374

)

292

Purchases

Sales

Transfers in to Level 3

Transfers out of Level 3

Ending balance

$

9,223

12,543

9,223

12,543

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis after initial recognition such as loans measured for impairment and real estate owned.  The following table represents the fair value measurement for nonrecurring assets at June 30, 2015 (in thousands):

Total

assets at

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

fair value

Loans measured for impairment

$

43,254

43,254

Real estate owned

13,864

13,864

Total assets

$

57,118

57,118

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Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis after initial recognition such as loans measured for impairment and real estate owned.  The following table represents the fair value measurement for nonrecurring assets at December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

Total

assets at

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

fair value

Loans measured for impairment

$

54,729

54,729

Real estate owned

16,759

16,759

Total assets

$

71,488

71,488

Impaired loans — A loan is considered to be impaired as described in the Overview of Critical Accounting Policies Involving Estimates, Allowance for Loan Losses section.  We classify loans individually evaluated for impairment that require a specific or TDR reserve as nonrecurring Level 3.

Real Estate Owned — Real estate owned is comprised of property acquired through foreclosure or voluntarily conveyed by delinquent borrowers.  These assets are recorded on the date acquired at the lower of the related loan balance or fair value, less estimated disposition costs, with the fair value being determined by appraisal.  Subsequently, foreclosed assets are valued at the lower of the amount recorded at acquisition date or fair value, less estimated disposition costs.  We classify all real estate owned as nonrecurring Level 3.

The table presents additional quantitative information about assets measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis and for which we have utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value at June 30, 2015 (dollar amounts in thousands):

Fair value

Valuation
techniques

Significant
unobservable inputs

Range (weighted
average)

Debt securities

$

9,223

Discounted cash flow

Discount margin Default rates Prepayment speeds

0.35% to 2.10% (0.69%)
1.00%
1.00% annually

Loans measured for impairment

43,254

Appraisal value (1)

Estimated cost to sell

10%

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

3.75% to 6.50% (5.13%)

Real estate owned

13,864

Appraisal value (1)

Estimated cost to sell

10%


(1)  Fair value is generally determined through independent appraisals of the underlying collateral, which may include level 3 inputs that are not identifiable, or by using the discounted cash flow method if the loan is not collateral dependent.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of our debt securities are discount margins, default rates and prepayment speeds.  Significant increases in any of those rates would result in a significantly lower fair value measurement.

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(10) Guaranteed Preferred Beneficial Interests in the Company’s Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures (Trust Preferred Securities) and Interest Rate Swaps

We have two statutory business trusts: Northwest Bancorp Capital Trust III, a Delaware statutory business trust and Northwest Bancorp Statutory Trust IV, a Connecticut statutory business trust (“Trusts”).  These trusts exist solely to issue preferred securities to third parties for cash, issue common securities to the Company in exchange for capitalization of the Trusts, invest the proceeds from the sale of the trust securities in an equivalent amount of debentures of the Company, and engage in other activities that are incidental to those previously listed.

Northwest Bancorp Capital Trust III (Trust III) issued 50,000 cumulative trust preferred securities in a private transaction to a pooled investment vehicle on December 5, 2006 (liquidation value of $1,000 per preferred security or $50,000,000) with a stated maturity of December 30, 2035.  These securities carry a floating interest rate, which is reset quarterly, equal to three-month LIBOR plus 1.38%.  Northwest Bancorp Statutory Trust IV (Trust IV) issued 50,000 cumulative trust preferred securities in a private transaction to a pooled investment vehicle on December 15, 2006 (liquidation value of $1,000 per preferred security or $50,000,000) with a stated maturity of December 15, 2035.  These securities carry a floating interest rate, which is reset quarterly, equal to three-month LIBOR plus 1.38%.  The Trusts have invested the proceeds of the offerings in junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures issued by the Company.  The structure of these debentures mirrors the structure of the trust-preferred securities.  Trust III holds $51,547,000 of the Company’s junior subordinated debentures and Trust IV holds $51,547,000 of the Company’s junior subordinated debentures.  These subordinated debentures are the sole assets of the Trusts.  Cash distri-butions on the trust securities are made on a quarterly basis to the extent interest on the debentures is received by the Trusts.  We have the right to defer payment of interest on the subordinated debentures at any time, or from time-to-time, for periods not exceeding five years.  If interest payments on the subordinated debentures are deferred, the distributions on the trust preferred securities are also deferred.  Interest on the subordinated debentures and distributions on the trust securities is cumulative.  To date, there have been no interest deferrals.  Our obligation constitutes a full, irrevocable, and unconditional guarantee on a subordinated basis of the obligations of the trust under the preferred securities.

We are currently a counterparty to three interest rate swap agreements (swaps), designating the swaps as cash flow hedges.  The swaps are intended to protect against the variability of cash flows associated with Trust III and Trust IV.  The first swap modifies the re-pricing characteristics of Trust III, wherein for a ten year period expiring in September 2018, the Company receives interest of three-month LIBOR from a counterparty and pays a fixed rate of 4.61% to the same counterparty calculated on a notional amount of $25.0 million.  The other two swaps modify the re-pricing characteristics of Trust IV, wherein (i) for a seven year period expiring in December 2015, the Company receives interest of three-month LIBOR from a counterparty and pays a fixed rate of 3.85% to the same counterparty calculated on a notional amount of $25.0 million and (ii) for a ten year period expiring in December 2018, the Company receives interest of three-month LIBOR from a counterparty and pays a fixed rate of 4.09% to the same counterparty calculated on a notional amount of $25.0 million.  The swap agreements were entered into with a counterparty that met our credit standards and the agreements contain collateral provisions protecting the at-risk party.  We believe that the credit risk inherent in the contracts is not significant.  At June 30, 2015, $6.1 million of cash was pledged as collateral to the counterparty.

At June 30, 2015, the fair value of the swap agreements was $(5.5) million and was the amount we would have expected to pay if the contracts were terminated.  There was no material hedge ineffectiveness for these swaps.

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The following table shows liability derivatives, included in other liabilities, at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

June 30,

December 31,

2015

2014

Fair value

$

5,454

6,273

Notional amount

75,000

75,000

Collateral posted

6,105

6,805

(11) Legal Proceedings

We establish accruals for legal proceedings when information related to the loss contingencies represented by those matters indicates both that a loss is probable and that the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated.  As of June 30, 2015 we have not accrued for any legal proceedings based on our analysis of currently available information which is subject to significant judgment and a variety of assumptions and uncertainties.  Any such accruals are adjusted thereafter as appropriate to reflect changes in circumstances.  Due to the inherent subjectivity of assessments and unpredictability of outcomes of legal proceedings, any amounts accrued may not represent the ultimate loss to us from legal proceedings.

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(12) Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table shows the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income by component for the periods indicated (in thousands):

For the quarter ended June 30, 2015

Unrealized
gains and
(losses) on
securities
available-
for-sale

Change in
fair value of
interest rate
swaps

Change in
defined
benefit
pension
plans

Total

Balance as of March 31, 2015

$

6,345

(4,034

)

(23,534

)

(21,223

)

Other comprehensive income before reclassification adjustments

(1,788

)

488

(1,300

)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (1), (2)

(279

)

219

(60

)

Net other comprehensive loss

(2,067

)

488

219

(1,360

)

Balance as of June 30, 2015

$

4,278

(3,546

)

(23,315

)

(22,583

)

For the quarter ended June 30, 2014

Unrealized
gains and
(losses) on
securities
available-
for-sale

Change in
fair value of
interest rate
swaps

Change in
defined
benefit
pension
plans

Total

Balance as of March 31, 2014

$

459

(4,973

)

(3,581

)

(8,095

)

Other comprehensive income before reclassification adjustments

3,123

98

3,221

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (3), (4)

(204

)

(138

)

(342

)

Net other comprehensive income

2,919

98

(138

)

2,879

Balance as of June 30, 2014

$

3,378

(4,875

)

(3,719

)

(5,216

)


(1) Consists of realized gains on securities (gain on sales of investments, net) of $458, net of tax (income tax expense) of $(179).

(2) Consists of amortization of prior service cost (compensation and employee benefits) of $581 and amortization of net loss (compensation and employee benefits) of $(940), net of tax (income tax expense) of $140.  See note 8.

(3) Consists of realized gains on securities (gain on sales of investments, net) of $334, net of tax (income tax expense) of $(130).

(4) Consists of amortization of prior service cost (compensation and employee benefits) of $581 and amortization of net loss (compensation and employee benefits) of $(369), net of tax (income tax expense) of $(74).  See note 8.

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The following table shows the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income by component for the periods indicated (in thousands):

For the six months ended June 30, 2015

Unrealized
gains and
(losses) on
securities
available-
for-sale

Change in
fair value of
interest rate
swaps

Change in
defined
benefit
pension
plans

Total

Balance as of December 31, 2014

$

3,461

(4,078

)

(23,753

)

(24,370

)

Other comprehensive income before reclassification adjustments

1,164

532

1,696

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (1), (2)

(347

)

438

91

Net other comprehensive income

817

532

438

1,787

Balance as of June 30, 2015

$

4,278

(3,546

)

(23,315

)

(22,583

)

For the six months ended June 30, 2014

Unrealized
gains and
(losses) on
securities
available-
for-sale

Change in
fair value of
interest rate
swaps

Change in
defined
benefit
pension
plans

Total

Balance as of December 31, 2013

$

(3,233

)

(5,224

)

(3,443

)

(11,900

)

Other comprehensive income before reclassification adjustments

8,719

349

9,068

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (3), (4)

(2,108

)

(276

)

(2,384

)

Net other comprehensive income

6,611

349

(276

)

6,684

Balance as of June 30, 2014

$

3,378

(4,875

)

(3,719

)

(5,216

)


(1) Consists of realized gains on securities (gain on sales of investments, net) of $569, net of tax (income tax expense) of $(222).

(2) Consists of amortization of prior service cost (compensation and employee benefits) of $1,162 and amortization of net loss (compensation and employee benefits) of $(1,880), net of tax (income tax expense) of $280. See note 8.

(3) Consists of realized gains on securities (gain on sales of investments, net) of $3,456, net of tax (income tax expense) of $(1,348).

(4) Consists of amortization of prior service cost (compensation and employee benefits) of $1,162 and amortization of net loss (compensation and employee benefits) of $(737), net of tax (income tax expense) of $(149). See note 8.

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(13) Other Items

As was previously announced on December 15, 2014 the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) by and between the Company and LNB Bancorp, Inc. (“LNB”).  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, LNB will merge with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving entity. Immediately thereafter, The Lorain National Bank (“Lorain National Bank”), the wholly owned subsidiary of LNB, will merge with and into Northwest Bank, the wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, with Northwest Bank as the surviving entity.

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, 50% of LNB’s common shares will be converted into Company common stock and the remaining 50% will be exchanged for cash.  LNB’s shareholders will have the option to elect to receive either 1.461 shares of the Company’s common stock or $18.70 in cash for each LNB common share, subject to proration to ensure that, in the aggregate, 50% of LNB’s common shares will be converted into Company stock.

The transaction has been approved by the Boards of Directors of the Company and LNB as well as LNB’s shareholders and both the FDIC and the Pennsylvania Department of Banking. Additionally, the Federal Reserve Bank has issued a non-objection to a waiver request from the obligation to file an application. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. We anticipate both the closing and data conversion to be completed on the weekend of August 14, 2015.

As of June 30, 2015, LNB had total assets of $1.238 billion (unaudited) and net income of $2.3 million (unaudited) and $4.1 (unaudited) for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Forward-Looking Statements:

In addition to historical information, this document may contain certain forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as they reflect management’s analysis only as of the date of this report.  We have no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this report.

Important factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to:

· changes in laws, government regulations or policies affecting financial institutions, including regulatory fees and capital requirements;

· general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market areas, that are different than expected;

· competition among other financial institutions and non-depository entities;

· inflation and changes in the interest rate environment that impact our margins or the fair value of financial instruments;

· changes in the securities markets;

· our ability to enter new markets successfully, capitalize on growth opportunities and our ability to successfully integrate acquired entities, if any;

· changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits;

· our ability to continue to increase and manage our business and personal loans;

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· possible impairments of securities held by us, including those issued by government entities and government sponsored enterprises;

· the impact of the economy on our loan portfolio (including cash flow and collateral values), investment portfolio, customers and capital market activities;

· the impact of the current governmental effort to restructure the U.S. financial and regulatory system;

· changes in the financial performance and/or condition of our borrowers; and

· the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies, as well as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and other accounting standard setters.

Overview of Critical Accounting Policies Involving Estimates

Please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of Part II of our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Executive Summary and Comparison of Financial Condition

Total assets at June 30, 2015 were $7.865 billion, an increase of $89.5 million, or 1.2%, from $7.775 billion at December 31, 2014.  This increase in assets was due to increases in net loans receivable of $143.2 million and interest-earning deposits in other financial institutions of $55.6 million, which were partially offset by a decrease in marketable securities of $93.4 million. The net increase in total assets was funded by increases in total deposits and borrowed funds of $61.9 million and $10.9 million, respectively.

Total loans receivable increased by $134.8 million, or 2.2%, to $6.125 billion at June 30, 2015, from $5.990 billion at December 31, 2014.  Loans funded during the six months ended June 30, 2015, of $996.5 million exceeded loan maturities, principal repayments and mortgage loan sales of $851.0 million. Our business banking loan portfolio increased by $59.7 million, or 2.8%, to $2.219 billion at June 30, 2015 from $2.160 billion at December 31, 2014, as we continue to emphasize the origination of commercial and commercial real estate loans. Our personal banking loan portfolio increased by $75.1 million, or 2.0%, to $3.905 billion at June 30, 2015 from $3.830 billion at December 31, 2014.  This increase is primarily attributable to an increase in residential mortgage loans of $75.7 million as a result of the success of our wholesale lending division and improvements made to the application and underwriting processes which we implemented in the second half of last year.

Total deposits increased by $61.9 million, or 1.1%, to $5.694 billion at June 30, 2015 from $5.633 billion at December 31, 2014. Noninterest-bearing demand deposits increased by $71.1 million, or 8.0%, to $962.3 million at June 30, 2015 from $891.2 million at December 31, 2014. Interest-bearing demand deposits increased by $53.8 million, or 6.2%, to $928.4 million at June 30, 2015 from $874.6 million at December 31, 2014.  Savings deposits increased by $53.7 million, or 4.4%, to $1.263 billion at June 30, 2015 from $1.209 billion at December 31, 2014.  Partially offsetting these increases was a decrease in time deposits of $80.8 million, or 5.5%, to $1.398 billion at June 30, 2015 from $1.478 billion at December 31, 2014.  Additionally, money market deposit accounts decreased by $35.9 million, or 3.0%, to $1.143 billion at June 30, 2015 from $1.179 billion at December 31, 2014.  We believe the increase in more liquid deposit accounts is due primarily to customers’ continued reluctance to lock in time deposits at these historically low rates.  In addition, our checking account marketing campaign has been successful in attracting new customers.

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Borrowed funds increased by $11.0 million, or 1.2%, to $899.1 million at June 30, 2015, from $888.1 million at December 31, 2014. During the first quarter of 2015 we borrowed $85.0 million from the FHLB with an average maturity of 8.2 years and an average interest rate of 2.40%. Our intention was to lock in long-term, low-cost borrowings before market interest rates increase in order to fund the FHLB advances that mature in 2015. Partially offsetting this increase was a decrease of $24.0 million in collateralized borrowings and the maturities of $50.0 million of FHLB advances.

Total shareholders’ equity at June 30, 2015 was $1.068 billion, or $11.28 per share, an increase of $5.7 million, or 0.5%, from $1.063 billion, or $11.22 per share, at December 31, 2014.  This increase in equity was the result of net income during the six months ended June 30, 2015 of $31.5 million and a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $1.8 million due to an improvement in the net unrealized gain of the investment securities portfolio. Partially offsetting these increases was the payment of cash dividends of $25.9 million and the repurchase of 497,800 shares of common stock for $6.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015.

Financial institutions and their holding companies are subject to various regulatory capital requirements.  Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory, and possibly additional discretionary actions by the regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on a company’s financial statements.  Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, financial institutions must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of its assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting guidelines. Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments made by the regulators about components, risk-weighting and other factors.

In July 2013, the FDIC and the other federal regulatory agencies issued a final rule that revised their leverage and risk-based capital requirements and the method for calculating risk-weighted assets to make them consistent with agreements that were reached by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act.  Among other things, the rule establishes a new Common Equity Tier 1 (“CET1”) minimum capital requirement (4.5% of risk-weighted assets) and increases the minimum Tier 1 capital to risk-based assets requirement (from 4% to 6% of risk-weighted assets). The rule limits an organization’s capital distributions and certain discretionary bonus payments if the organization does not hold a “capital conservation buffer” consisting of 2.5% of CET1 capital to risk-weighted assets in addition to the amount necessary to meet its minimum risk-based capital requirements.

The final rule became effective for Northwest on January 1, 2015.  The capital conservation buffer requirement will be phased in beginning January 1, 2016 and ending January 1, 2019, when the full capital conservation buffer requirement will be effective. The final rule also officially implements these consolidated capital requirements for savings and loan holding companies, such as the Company, effective January 1, 2015.

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Quantitative measures, established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy, require financial institutions to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of Total, CET1 and Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier 1 capital to average assets (as defined).  Capital ratios are presented in the tables below.  Dollar amounts in the accompanying tables are in thousands.

At June 30, 2015

Minimum capital

Well capitalized

Actual

requirements

requirements

Amount

Ratio

Amount

Ratio

Amount

Ratio

Total capital (to risk weighted assts)

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

$

1,082,600

20.28

%

427,091

8.00

%

533,864

10.00

%

Northwest Bank

861,704

16.18

%

426,039

8.00

%

532,549

10.00

%

Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

1,023,404

19.17

%

320,318

6.00

%

427,091

8.00

%

Northwest Bank

802,644

15.07

%

319,529

6.00

%

426,039

8.00

%

CET1 capital (to risk weighted assets)

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

923,404

17.30

%

240,239

4.50

%

347,011

6.50

%

Northwest Bank

802,644

15.07

%

239,647

4.50

%

346,157

6.50

%

Tier 1 capital (leverage) (to average assets)

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

1,023,404

13.16

%

310,981

4.00

%

388,726

5.00

%

Northwest Bank

802,644

10.34

%

310,442

4.00

%

388,053

5.00

%

At December 31, 2014

Minimum capital

Well capitalized

Actual

requirements (1)

requirements (1)

Amount

Ratio

Amount

Ratio

Amount

Ratio

Total capital (to risk weighted assts)

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

$

1,062,802

20.29

%

Northwest Bank

945,652

18.09

%

418,104

8.00

%

522,629

10.00

%

Tier I capital (to risk weighted assets)

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

997,049

19.04

%

Northwest Bank

880,290

16.84

%

209,052

4.00

%

313,578

6.00

%

Tier I capital (leverage) (to average assets)

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

997,049

12.80

%

Northwest Bank

880,290

11.55

%

304,883

4.00

%

381,104

5.00

%


(1) The Federal Reserve did not have formal capital requirements established for savings and loan holding companies at December 31, 2014.

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The following table shows the Basel III regulatory capital levels that must be maintained to avoid limitations on capital distributions and discretionary bonus payments for the periods indicated:

Basel III Regulatory Capital Requirements

January 1,

January 1,

January 1,

January 1,

2016

2017

2018

2019

Common equity tier 1 ratio plus capital conservation buffer

5.125

%

5.75

%

6.375

%

7.00

%

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio plus capital conservation buffer

6.625

%

7.25

%

7.875

%

8.50

%

Total risk-based capital ratio plus capital conservation buffer

8.625

%

9.25

%

9.875

%

10.50

%

We are 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 during their regular examinations. Northwest 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’s liquidity ratio at June 30, 2015 was 11.6%. We adjust 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, 2015 Northwest had $1.786 billion of additional borrowing capacity available with the FHLB, including $150.0 million on an overnight line of credit, as well as $210.4 million of borrowing capacity available with the Federal Reserve Bank and $80.0 million with two correspondent banks.

We paid $12.9 million and $104.6 million in cash dividends during the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $25.9 million and $125.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  The common stock dividend payout ratio (dividends declared per share divided by net income per share) was 82.4% and 807.1% for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, on regular dividends of $0.14 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 and on regular dividends of $0.13 per share and a special dividend of $1.00 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. The common stock dividend payout ratio was 82.4% and 453.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, on regular dividends of $0.28 per share for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and on regular dividends of $0.26 per share and special dividends of $1.10 per share for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  On July 15, 2015, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.14 per share payable on August 13, 2015 to shareholders of record as of July 30, 2015.  This represents the 83 rd 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 thereon and cease to accrue interest thereafter.  Exceptions are made for loans that have contractually matured, are in the process of being modified to extend the maturity date and are otherwise current as to principal and interest, and well secured loans that are in process of collection.  Loans may also be placed on nonaccrual before they reach 90 days past due if conditions exist that call into question our ability to collect all contractual interest.  Other nonperforming assets represent property acquired through foreclosure or repossession.  Foreclosed property is carried at the lower of its fair value less estimated costs to sell, or the principal balance of the related loan.

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June 30,

December 31,

2015

2014

(Dollars in thousands)

Loans 90 days or more delinquent:

Residential mortgage loans

$

16,125

$

17,696

Home equity loans

4,616

6,606

Other consumer loans

2,199

2,450

Commercial real estate loans

12,673

10,215

Commercial loans

1,858

4,359

Total loans 90 days or more delinquent

$

37,471

$

41,326

Total real estate owned (REO)

13,864

16,759

Total loans 90 days or more delinquent and REO

51,335

58,085

Total loans 90 days or more delinquent to net loans receivable

0.62

%

0.70

%

Total loans 90 days or more delinquent and REO to total assets

0.65

%

0.75

%

Nonperforming assets:

Nonaccrual loans - loans 90 days or more delinquent

$

37,471

41,326

Nonaccrual loans - loans less than 90 days delinquent

20,525

38,482

Loans 90 days or more past maturity and still accruing

385

235

Total nonperforming loans

58,381

80,043

Total nonperforming assets

$

72,245

96,802

Nonaccrual troubled debt restructured loans *

$

15,443

24,459

Accruing troubled debt restructured loans

40,741

37,329

Total troubled debt restructured loans

$

56,184

61,788


* Included in nonaccurual loans above.

A loan is considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement including both contractual principal and interest payments.  The amount of impairment is required to be measured using one of three methods: (1) the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate; (2) the loan’s observable market price; or (3) the fair value of collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.  If the measure of the impaired loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan, a specific allowance is allocated for the impairment. Impaired loans at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were $115.5 million and $137.2 million, respectively.

Allowance for Loan Losses

Our Board of Directors has adopted an “Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses” (“ALL”) policy designed to provide management with a systematic methodology for determining and documenting the ALL each reporting period.  This methodology was developed to provide a consistent process and review procedure to ensure that the ALL is in conformity with GAAP, our policies and procedures and other supervisory and regulatory guidelines.

On an ongoing basis, the Credit Administration department, as well as loan officers, branch managers and department heads, review and monitor the loan portfolio for problem loans.  This portfolio monitoring includes a review of the monthly delinquency reports as well as historical comparisons and trend analysis.  In addition, a meeting is held every quarter with each region to monitor the performance and status of loans on an internal watch list.  On an on-going basis the loan officer in conjunction with a portfolio manager grades or classifies problem loans or potential problem loans based upon their knowledge of the lending relationship and other information previously accumulated.  This rating is also reviewed independently by our Loan Review department on a periodic basis.  Our loan grading system for

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problem loans is consistent with industry regulatory guidelines which classify loans as “substandard”, “doubtful” or “loss.”  Loans that do not expose us to risk sufficient to warrant classification in one of the previous categories, but which possess some weaknesses, are designated as “special mention”.  A “substandard” loan is any loan that is 90 days or more contractually delinquent or is inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any.  Loans classified as “doubtful” have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as “substandard” with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions or values, highly questionable and improbable.  Loans classified as “loss” are considered uncollectible so that their continuance as assets without the establishment of a specific loss allowance is not warranted.

Credit relationships that have been classified as substandard or doubtful and are greater than or equal to $1.0 million are reviewed by the Credit Administration department for possible impairment.  A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement, including both contractual principal and interest payments.

If an individual loan is deemed to be impaired, the Credit Administration department determines the proper measure of impairment for each loan based on one of three methods: (1) the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate; (2) the loan’s observable market price; or (3) the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent, less costs of sale or disposal.  If the measurement of the impaired loan is more or less than the recorded investment in the loan, the Credit Administration department adjusts the specific allowance associated with that individual loan accordingly.

If a substandard or doubtful loan is not considered individually for impairment, it is grouped with other loans that possess common characteristics for impairment evaluation and analysis.  This segmentation is accomplished by grouping loans of similar product types, risk characteristics and industry concentration into homogeneous pools.  Historical loss ratios are analyzed and adjusted based on delinquency trends as well as the current economic, political, regulatory and interest rate environment and used to estimate the current measure of impairment.

The individual impairment measures along with the estimated loss for each homogeneous pool are consolidated into one summary document.  This summary schedule along with the support documentation used to establish this schedule is presented to management’s Credit Committee on a quarterly basis.  The Credit Committee reviews the processes and documentation presented, reviews the concentration of credit by industry and customer, lending products and activity, competition and collateral values, as well as economic conditions in general and in each of our market areas.  Based on this review and discussion, the appropriate amount of ALL is estimated and any adjustments to reconcile the actual ALL with this estimate are determined.  In addition, the Credit Committee considers if any changes to the methodology are needed.  The Credit Committee also reviews and discusses delinquency trends, nonperforming asset amounts and ALL levels and ratios compared to our peer group as well as state and national statistics.  Similarly, following the Credit Committee’s review and approval, a review is performed by the Risk Management Committee of the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.

In addition to the reviews by management’s Credit Committee and the Board of Directors’ Risk Management Committee, regulators from either the FDIC or the Pennsylvania Department of Banking perform an extensive review on an annual basis for the adequacy of the ALL and its conformity with regulatory guidelines and pronouncements.  Any recommendations or enhancements from these

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independent parties are considered by management and the Credit Committee and implemented accordingly.

We acknowledge that this is a dynamic process and consists of factors, many of which are external and out of our control that can change often, rapidly and substantially.  The adequacy of the ALL is based upon estimates using all the information previously discussed as well as current and known circumstances and events.  There is no assurance that actual portfolio losses will not be substantially different than those that were estimated.

We utilize a consistent methodology each period when analyzing the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses and the related provision for loan losses.  As part of the analysis as of June 30, 2015, we considered the economic conditions in our markets, such as unemployment and bankruptcy levels as well as changes in estimates of real estate collateral values.  In addition, we considered the overall trends in asset quality, specific reserves already established for criticized loans, historical loss rates and collateral valuations.  As a result of this analysis, the allowance for loan losses decreased by $8.4 million, or 12.5%, to $59.1 million, or 0.96% of total loans, at June 30, 2015 from $67.5 million, or 1.13% of total loans, at December 31, 2014.  This decrease is primarily attributable to the continued improvement in overall asset quality as classified loans and non-accrual loans delinquent 90 days or more decreased by $25.9 million and $3.9 million, respectively, compared to December 31, 2014. Additionally, we have enhanced the procedures for determining environmental reserves and the loss emergence period eliminating the unallocated portion of the allowance for loan losses. This resulted in the allocation of previously unallocated reserves.

We also consider how the levels of non-accrual loans and historical charge-offs have influenced the required amount of allowance for loan losses.  Nonaccrual loans of $58.0 million or 0.95% of total loans receivable, at June 30, 2015 decreased by $21.8 million, or 27.3%, from $79.8 million, or 1.33% of total loans receivable, at December 31, 2014. As a percentage of average loans, annualized net charge-offs decreased to 0.34% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to 0.41% for the year ended December 31, 2014 despite charge-offs in the current year of $6.1 million on a loan to a seed wholesaler and $2.0 million on a loan to a hotel operator.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Quarters Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

Net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 was $15.3 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, an increase of $2.6 million, or 20.8%, from $12.7 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.  The increase in net income resulted from a decrease in the provision for loan losses of $7.2 million, or 87.3%, and an increase in noninterest income of $98,000, or 0.6%. Partially offsetting these improvements were increases in income tax expense of $2.8 million, or 62.6%, and noninterest expense of $1.3 million, or 2.5% and a decrease in net interest income of $595,000, or 0.9%.  Annualized, net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 represents a 5.77% and 0.78% return on average equity and return on average assets, respectively, compared to 4.77% and 0.64% for the same quarter last year.  A discussion of significant changes follows.

Interest Income

Total interest income decreased by $1.0 million, or 1.3%, to $76.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $77.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. This decrease is the result of decreases in both the average balance and average yield on interest earning assets. The average balance of interest earning assets decreased by $67.6 million, or 0.9%, to $7.343 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $7.410 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 while the average yield earned on interest earning assets decreased to 4.15% for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from 4.17% for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

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Interest income on loans receivable increased by $259,000, or 0.4%, to $71.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $70.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.  This increase in interest income on loans receivable can be attributed to an increase in the average balance of loans receivable which increased by $240.4 million, or 4.1%, to $6.074 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $5.834 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.  This increase is due to continued success in growing business banking relationships and the retention of the residential mortgage loans originated by our wholesale lending function. Partially offsetting this increase was a decline in the average yield which decreased to 4.69% for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from 4.86% for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.  The continued decline in average yield is due primarily to the historically low level of market interest rates.

Interest income on mortgage-backed securities decreased by $608,000, or 22.8%, to $2.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $2.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.  This decrease is the result of decreases in both the average balance and average yield. The average balance of mortgage-backed securities decreased by $123.3 million, or 20.5%, to $477.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $601.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 due primarily to redirecting cash flows from these securities to fund loan growth, repurchase our common stock and to pay dividends over the past year.  The average yield on mortgage-backed securities decreased to 1.72% for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from 1.77% for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 due primarily to the pay-down of higher rate securities.

Interest income on investment securities decreased by $340,000, or 13.0%, to $2.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $2.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. This decrease is the result of decreases in both the average balance and average yield.  The average yield of investment securities decreased to 1.88% for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from 2.06% for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.  This decrease is primarily the result of higher rate, tax-free, municipal securities maturing or being called and when replaced, being replaced by lower yielding, shorter duration government agency securities.  The average balance of investment securities decreased by $24.6 million, or 4.9%, to $482.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $507.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.  This decrease is due primarily to the maturity or call of municipal and government agency securities and the use of these proceeds to primarily fund loan growth.

Regular dividends on FHLB stock decreased by $222,000, or 31.9%, to $475,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $697,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. This decrease is due primarily to the timing of when the FHLB resumed the payment of regular dividends in 2014. As a result, the average yield decreased to 5.35% for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from 6.34% for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Additionally, the average balance decreased by $8.3 million, or 19.0%, to $35.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $43.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. FHLB dividends are included in the taxable investment securities line of the interest income section of our Consolidated Statements of Income.

Interest income on interest-earning deposits decreased by $106,000, or 37.1%, to $180,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $286,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.  This decrease is due to a decrease in the average balance of $151.7 million, or 35.8%, to $272.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $424.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, due to the utilization of cash to fund loan growth, repurchase our common stock and pay dividends over the past year.  The average yield on interest-earning deposits decreased slightly to 0.26% for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from 0.27% for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

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Interest Expense

Interest expense decreased by $422,000, or 3.0%, to $13.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $14.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.  This decrease in interest expense was due primarily to a decrease in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities, which decreased by $118.9 million, or 2.0%, to $5.773 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $5.892 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. The decrease in average interest-bearing liabilities resulted primarily from a reduction in average time deposits of $188.8 million, or 11.8%, compared to last year, as consumers continue to shift investment priorities to demand deposit products as well as to withdraw funds for living expenses. The decrease in time deposits was partially offset by an increase in the average balance of borrowed funds of $57.1 million, or 6.5%, from the prior year due to $85.0 million of FHLB advances borrowed during the first quarter of 2015 in order to lock-in low rate, long-term funding to replace advances maturing this year. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased slightly to 0.96% for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from 0.97% for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 as a result of the change in deposit mix and lower interest rates on new FHLB advances.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income decreased by $595,000, or 0.9%, to $62.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $62.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.  This decrease is attributable to the factors discussed above. Redirecting existing funds and cash flow from investment securities to fund loan growth helped mitigate overall lower market interest rates as we maintained our net interest spread and margin.  Our net interest rate spread decreased by one basis point to 3.19% for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from 3.20% for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 and our net interest margin remained unchanged at 3.39% for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses decreased by $7.2 million, or 87.3%, to $1.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $8.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.  This decrease is due primarily to continued improvements in overall asset quality as classified loans decreased by $19.5 million, or 9.3%, to $191.2 million at June 30, 2015 from $210.7 million at June 30, 2014.  In addition, total nonaccrual loans decreased by $38.8 million, or 40.1%, to $58.0 million at June 30, 2015 from $96.8 million at June 30, 2014 and loans 90 days or more delinquent decreased by $13.8 million, or 26.9%, to $37.5 million at June 30, 2015 from $51.3 million at June 30, 2014.  Additionally, during the prior years’ quarter two business banking loans required combined provisions of $3.2 million.

In determining the amount of the current period provision, we considered current economic conditions, including unemployment levels and bankruptcy filings, and changes in real estate values and the impact of these factors on the quality of our loan portfolio and historical loss factors.  We analyze the allowance for loan losses as described in the section entitled “Allowance for Loan Losses.”  The provision that is recorded is sufficient, in our judgment, to bring this reserve to a level that reflects the losses inherent in our loan portfolio relative to loan mix, economic conditions and historical loss experience.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income increased by $98,000, or 0.6%, to $16.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $16.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. The increase is primarily attributable to increases in gain on sale of investments and service charges and fees. Gain on sale of investments increased by $217,000, or 62.2%, to $566,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $349,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. This increase is due primarily to a $360,000 recovery on a called security for which we had previously recorded other-than-temporary-impairment. Service charges and fees increased by $186,000, or 2.1%, to $9.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $9.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 due primarily to an increase in the number of loan and transaction deposit customers

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as well as adjustments to deposit account fees made in late 2014.  Partially offsetting these increases was a decrease in other operating income of $249,000, or 25.1% to $742,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $991,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 due primarily to an insurance settlement received in 2014.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense increased by $1.3 million, or 2.5%, to $55.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $53.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.  This increase is primarily the result of increases in processing expenses, compensation and employee benefits and acquisition costs. Processing expense increased by $753,000, or 11.3%, to $7.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $6.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, due primarily to technology upgrades including the implementation of software that provides our customers with enhanced security for online financial transactions.  Compensation and employee benefits increased by $377,000, or 1.3%, to $28.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $28.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.  This increase is primarily the result of increased retirement benefit costs during the current year.  Additionally, expenses totaling $467,000 were incurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2015 related to the impending acquisition of LNB Bancorp, Inc. Partially offsetting these increases was a decrease in office operations of $360,000, or 9.3%, to $3.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $3.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 due primarily to reduced collection costs. Professional services also declined from the prior year by $123,000, or 6.9%, to $1.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $1.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 as a result of the completion of a third party review of our compliance management system.

Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes increased by $2.8 million, or 62.6%, to $7.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $4.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.  This increase in income tax expense is primarily the result of an increase in pretax income of $5.4 million, or 31.6%, and a reduction in tax-free income from municipal bonds as well as a lower amount of Pennsylvania state tax credits anticipated for 2015.  Our effective tax rate for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 was 32.0% compared to 25.9% for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.  Additionally, the prior year benefited from the tax deductibility of the special common stock dividend paid on shares held by our benefit plans. We anticipate our effective tax rate to be between 31.0% and 33.0% during 2015.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $31.5 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, an increase of $4.2 million, or 15.4%, from $27.3 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  The increase in net income resulted from a decrease in the provision for loan losses of $13.8 million, or 87.6%, and an increase in net interest income of $1.3 million, or 1.0%. Partially offsetting these improvements were increases in income tax expense of $4.3 million, or 45.0%, and noninterest expense of $1.8 million, or 1.8%, and a decrease in noninterest income of $4.6 million, or 13.0%.  Annualized, net income for the six months ended June 30, 2015 represents a 5.97% and 0.81% return on average equity and return on average assets, respectively, compared to 4.97% and 0.69% for the same six month period last year.  A discussion of significant changes follows.

Interest Income

Total interest income increased by $537,000, or 0.4%, to $152.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $152.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. This increase is the result of an increase in the average yield earned on interest earning assets to 4.19% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from 4.17% for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and a special dividend of $1.0 million from the FHLB received in the first quarter of 2015.  Partially offsetting these factors was a decrease in the average

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balance on interest earning assets of $49.6 million, or 0.7%, to $7.311 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $7.361 billion for the six ended June 30, 2014.

Interest income on loans receivable increased by $1.7 million, or 1.2%, to $141.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $140.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  This increase in interest income on loans receivable can be attributed to an increase in the average balance of loans receivable of $218.2 million, or 3.7%, to $6.047 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $5.829 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  This increase is due to continued success in growing business banking relationships and the retention of the residential mortgage loans originated by our wholesale lending function. Partially offsetting this increase was a decline in the average yield which decreased to 4.73% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from 4.85% for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  The continued decline in average yield is due primarily to the historically low level of market interest rates.

Interest income on mortgage-backed securities decreased by $1.2 million, or 21.4%, to $4.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $5.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  This decrease is the result of decreases in both the average balance and average yield. The average balance of mortgage-backed securities decreased by $118.9 million, or 19.4%, to $492.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $611.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 due primarily to redirecting cash flows from these securities to fund loan growth, repurchase our common stock and pay dividends over the past year.  The average yield on mortgage-backed securities decreased to 1.74% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from 1.79% for the six months ended June 30, 2014 due primarily to the pay-down of higher rate securities.

Interest income on investment securities decreased by $682,000, or 12.8%, to $4.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $5.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. This decrease is the result of decreases in both the average balance and average yield.  The average yield on investment securities decreased to 1.93% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from 2.11% for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  This decrease is primarily the result of higher rate, tax-free, municipal securities maturing or being called and if replaced, being replaced by lower yielding, shorter duration government agency securities.  The average balance of investment securities decreased by $22.9 million, or 4.5%, to $484.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $507.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  This decrease is due primarily to the maturity or call of municipal and government agency securities and the use of these proceeds to fund loan growth.

Dividends on FHLB stock increased by $905,000, or 93.0%, to $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $973,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2014. This increase is due a $1.0 million special dividend paid in the first quarter of 2015.  Additionally, the average yield, exclusive of the special dividend, increased to 4.71% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from 4.44% for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Partially offsetting these factors was a decrease in the average balance of $7.9 million, or 18.2%, to $35.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $43.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. FHLB dividends are included in the taxable investment securities line of the interest income section of our Consolidated Statements of Income.

Interest income on interest-earning deposits decreased by $167,000, or 34.4%, to $319,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $486,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  This decrease is due to a decrease in the average balance of $118.1 million, or 31.9%, to $252.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $370.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, due to the utilization of cash to fund loan growth, repurchase our common stock and pay dividends over the past year.  The average

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yield on interest-earning deposits decreased slightly to 0.25% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from 0.26% for the six months ended June 30, 2014.

Interest Expense

Interest expense decreased by $727,000, or 2.6%, to $27.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $28.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  This decrease in interest expense was due to a decrease in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities, which decreased by $95.5 million, or 1.6%, to $5.782 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $5.878 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The decrease in average interest-bearing liabilities resulted primarily from a reduction in average time deposits of $190.8 million, or 11.8%, compared to last year, as consumers continue to shift investment priorities to demand deposit products as well as to utilize funds for living expenses. The decrease in time deposits was partially offset by an increase in the average balance of borrowed funds of $68.3 million, or 7.8%, from the prior year due primarily to $85.0 million of FHLB advances borrowed during the first quarter of 2015 and an increase of $27.0 million, or 0.8%, in non-maturity deposit accounts. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities remained unchanged at 0.97% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income increased by $1.3 million, or 1.0%, to $125.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $123.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  This increase is attributable to the factors discussed above. Solid loan growth enabled us to redirect cash flows from lower yielding cash and investments which helped offset overall lower market interest rates and increase our net interest spread and margin.  Our net interest rate spread increased to 3.22% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from 3.20% for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and our net interest margin increased to 3.40% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from 3.37% for the six months ended June 30, 2014.

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses decreased by $13.8 million, or 87.6%, to $2.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $15.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  This decrease is due primarily to continued improvements in overall asset quality as classified loans decreased by $19.5 million, or 9.3%, to $191.2 million at June 30, 2015 from $210.7 million at June 30, 2014 and total delinquent loans decreased by $15.2 million, or 18.0%, to $69.5 million at June 30, 2015 from $84.7 million at June 30, 2014.  In addition, total nonaccrual loans decreased by $38.8 million, or 40.1%, to $58.0 million at June 30, 2015 from $96.8 million at June 30, 2014 and loans 90 days or more delinquent decreased by $13.8 million, or 26.9%, to $37.5 million at June 30, 2015 from $51.3 million at June 30, 2014. Additionally, during the first half of the prior year two business banking loans required combined reserves of $8.2 million.

In determining the amount of the current period provision, we considered current economic conditions, including unemployment levels and bankruptcy filings, and changes in real estate values and the impact of these factors on the quality of our loan portfolio and historical loss factors.  We analyze the allowance for loan losses as described in the section entitled “Allowance for Loan Losses.”  The provision that is recorded is sufficient, in our judgment, to bring this reserve to a level that reflects the losses inherent in our loan portfolio relative to loan mix, economic conditions and historical loss experience.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income decreased by $4.6 million, or 13.0%, to $31.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $35.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in the gain on sale of investments and an increase in loss on real estate owned.  Gain on sale of investments decreased by $3.0 million, or 82.1%, to $661,000 for the six months ended June

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30, 2015 from $3.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 as a result of the sale of equity securities during the first half of 2014.  Loss on real estate owned increased by $890,000, or 127.7%, to $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $697,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  This increase is due primarily to the write-down of one commercial property in the first quarter of 2015. Partially offsetting these factors was an increase in services charges and fees of $437,000, or 2.5%, to $17.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $17.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. This increase is due primarily to an increase in the number of loan and transaction deposit customers as well as adjustments to deposit account fees made in late 2014.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense increased by $1.8 million, or 1.8%, to $108.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $107.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  This increase is primarily the result of increases in processing expenses, marketing expenses and acquisition costs. Processing expense increased by $1.4 million, or 10.3%, to $14.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $13.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, due primarily to software and software amortization expense related to upgrades made during the past two years and the implementation of software that provides our customers with enhanced security for online financial transactions. Marketing expenses increased by $598,000, or 13.1%, to $5.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $4.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  This increase is primarily the result of the timing of loan and checking account campaigns.  Additionally, expenses totaling $814,000 were incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2015 related to the impending acquisition of LNB.  Partially offsetting these increases was a decrease in office operations of $437,000, or 5.7%, to $7.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $7.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 due primarily to reduced collection costs. Professional services also declined from the prior year by $393,000, or 10.2%, to $3.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $3.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 as a result of the completion of a third party review of our compliance management system during 2014.

Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes increased by $4.3 million, or 45.0%, to $14.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $9.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  This increase in income tax expense is primarily the result of an increase in pretax income of $8.5 million, or 23.1%, and a reduction in tax free income from municipal bonds as well as a lower amount of Pennsylvania state tax credits anticipated for 2015.  Our effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was 30.8% compared to 26.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  Additionally, the prior year benefited from the tax deductibility of the special common stock dividends paid on shares held by our benefit plans. We anticipate our effective tax rate to be between 31.0% and 33.0% during 2015.

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Average Balance Sheet

(Dollars in thousands)

The following table sets forth certain information relating to the Company’s average balance sheet and reflects the average yield on interest- earning assets and average cost of interest-bearing 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 June 30,

2015

2014

Avg.

Avg.

Average

yield/

Average

yield/

balance

Interest

cost (f)

balance

Interest

cost (f)

Assets:

Interest-earning assets:

Loans receivable (a) (b) (includes FTE adjustments of $460 and $540, respectively)

$

6,073,911

71,445

4.72

%

5,833,540

71,266

4.90

%

Mortgage-backed securities (c)

477,800

2,058

1.72

%

601,066

2,666

1.77

%

Investment securities (c) (includes FTE adjustments of $615 and $860, respectively)

482,670

2,887

2.39

%

507,315

3,472

2.74

%

FHLB stock

35,608

475

5.35

%

43,944

697

6.34

%

Other interest-earning deposits

272,691

180

0.26

%

424,434

286

0.27

%

Total interest-earning assets (includes FTE adjustments of $1,075 and $1,400, respectively)

7,342,680

77,045

4.21

%

7,410,299

78,387

4.23

%

Noninterest earning assets (d)

529,528

528,914

Total assets

$

7,872,208

7,939,213

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity:

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Savings deposits

$

1,263,785

838

0.27

%

1,239,563

821

0.27

%

Interest-bearing checking deposits

920,071

131

0.06

%

896,014

149

0.07

%

Money market deposit accounts

1,147,017

759

0.27

%

1,182,542

792

0.27

%

Time deposits

1,409,740

3,963

1.13

%

1,598,523

4,659

1.17

%

Borrowed funds (e)

929,744

6,929

2.99

%

872,653

6,623

3.04

%

Junior subordinated debentures

103,094

1,172

4.50

%

103,094

1,170

4.49

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

5,773,451

13,792

0.96

%

5,892,389

14,214

0.97

%

Noninterest-bearing checking deposits

957,912

852,253

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

77,075

128,072

Total liabilities

6,808,438

6,872,714

Shareholders’ equity

1,063,770

1,066,499

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

7,872,208

7,939,213

Net interest income/ Interest rate spread

63,253

3.25

%

64,173

3.26

%

Net interest-earning assets/ Net interest margin

$

1,569,229

3.45

%

1,517,910

3.46

%

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

1.27X

1.26X


(a) Average gross loans 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 were not material.

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

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

(e) Average balances include FHLB borrowings and collateralized borrowings.

(f) Annualized. Shown on a fully tax-equivalent basis (“FTE”). The FTE basis adjusts for the tax benefit of income on certain tax exempt loans and investments using the federal statutory rate of 35% for each period presented. We believe this measure to be the preferred industry measurement of net interest income and provides relevant comparison between taxable and non-taxable amounts. GAAP basis yields were: Loans — 4.69% and 4.86%, respectively; Investment securities — 1.88% and 2.06%, respectively; interest-earning assets — 4.15% and 4.17%, respectively. GAAP basis net interest rate spreads were 3.19% and 3.20%, respectively; and GAAP basis net interest margins were 3.39% and 3.39%, respectively.

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Rate/ Volume Analysis

(Dollars in Thousands)

The following table represents the extent to which changes in interest rates and changes in the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities have affected interest income and interest expense during the periods indicated.  Information is provided in each category with respect to (i) changes attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate), (ii) changes attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume), and (iii) net change.  Changes that cannot be attributed to either rate or volume have been allocated to both rate and volume.

Quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

Net

Rate

Volume

Change

Interest earning assets:

Loans receivable

$

(2,766

)

2,945

179

Mortgage-backed securities

(77

)

(531

)

(608

)

Investment securities

(416

)

(169

)

(585

)

FHLB stock

(100

)

(122

)

(222

)

Other interest-earning deposits

(4

)

(102

)

(106

)

Total interest-earning assets

(3,363

)

2,021

(1,342

)

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Savings deposits

1

16

17

Interest-bearing checking deposits

(21

)

3

(18

)

Money market deposit accounts

(9

)

(24

)

(33

)

Time deposits

(146

)

(550

)

(696

)

Borrowed funds

(119

)

425

306

Junior subordinated debentures

2

2

Total interest-bearing liabilities

(292

)

(130

)

(422

)

Net change in net interest income

$

(3,071

)

2,151

(920

)

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Average Balance Sheet

(Dollars in thousands)

The following table sets forth certain information relating to the Company’s average balance sheet and reflects the average yield on interest- earning assets and average cost of interest-bearing 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.

Six months ended June 30,

2015

2014

Avg.

Avg.

Average

yield/

Average

yield/

balance

Interest

cost (f)

balance

Interest

cost (f)

Assets:

Interest-earning assets:

Loans receivable (a) (b) (includes FTE adjustments of $931 and $1,084, respectively)

$

6,046,741

142,627

4.76

%

5,828,500

141,132

4.88

%

Mortgage-backed securities (c)

492,209

4,292

1.74

%

611,050

5,459

1.79

%

Investment securities (c) (includes FTE adjustments of $1,341 and $1,752, respectively)

484,366

6,006

2.48

%

507,334

7,099

2.80

%

FHLB stock (g)

35,872

1,878

4.71

%

43,830

973

4.44

%

Other interest-earning deposits

252,210

319

0.25

%

370,292

486

0.26

%

Total interest-earning assets (includes FTE adjustments of $2,272 and $2,836, respectively)

7,311,398

155,122

4.25

%

7,361,006

155,149

4.25

%

Noninterest earning assets (d)

569,689

573,837

Total assets

$

7,881,087

7,934,843

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity:

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Savings deposits

$

1,247,854

1,651

0.27

%

1,224,042

1,624

0.27

%

Interest-bearing checking deposits

899,260

262

0.06

%

873,972

288

0.07

%

Money market deposit accounts

1,156,079

1,524

0.27

%

1,178,202

1,574

0.27

%

Time deposits

1,430,989

8,020

1.13

%

1,621,745

9,425

1.17

%

Borrowed funds (e)

945,192

13,904

2.97

%

876,897

13,180

3.03

%

Junior subordinated debentures

103,094

2,330

4.50

%

103,094

2,327

4.49

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

5,782,468

27,691

0.97

%

5,877,952

28,418

0.97

%

Noninterest-bearing checking deposits

936,090

833,750

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

98,992

114,994

Total liabilities

6,817,550

6,826,696

Shareholders’ equity

1,063,537

1,108,147

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

7,881,087

7,934,843

Net interest income/ Interest rate spread

127,431

3.28

%

126,731

3.28

%

Net interest-earning assets/ Net interest margin

$

1,528,930

3.46

%

1,483,054

3.44

%

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

1.26X

1.25X


(a) Average gross loans 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 were not material.

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

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

(e) Average balances include FHLB borrowings and collateralized borrowings.

(f) Annualized. Shown on a fully tax-equivalent basis (“FTE”). The FTE basis adjusts for the tax benefit of income on certain tax exempt loans and investments using the federal statutory rate of 35% for each period presented. We believe this measure to be the preferred industry measurement of net interest income and provides relevant comparison between taxable and non-taxable amounts. GAAP basis yields were: Loans — 4.73% and 4.85%, respectively; Investment securities — 1.93% and 2.11%, respectively; interest-earning assets — 4.19% and 4.17%, respectively. GAAP basis net interest rate spreads were 3.22% and 3.20%, respectively; and GAAP basis net interest margins were 3.40% and 3.37%, respectively.

(g) Excludes the $1.0 million special dividend paid in February 2015 from the average yield calculation.

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Rate/ Volume Analysis

(Dollars in Thousands)

The following table represents the extent to which changes in interest rates and changes in the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities have affected interest income and interest expense during the periods indicated.  Information is provided in each category with respect to (i) changes attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate), (ii) changes attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume), and (iii) net change.  Changes that cannot be attributed to either rate or volume have been allocated to both rate and volume.

Six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

Net

Rate

Volume

Change

Interest earning assets:

Loans receivable

$

(3,833

)

5,328

1,495

Mortgage-backed securities

(105

)

(1,062

)

(1,167

)

Investment securities

(808

)

(285

)

(1,093

)

FHLB stock

1,099

(194

)

905

Other interest-earning deposits

(12

)

(155

)

(167

)

Total interest-earning assets

(3,659

)

3,632

(27

)

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Savings deposits

(5

)

32

27

Interest-bearing checking deposits

(33

)

7

(26

)

Money market deposit accounts

(20

)

(30

)

(50

)

Time deposits

(336

)

(1,069

)

(1,405

)

Borrowed funds

(281

)

1,005

724

Junior subordinated debentures

3

3

Total interest-bearing liabilities

(672

)

(55

)

(727

)

Net change in net interest income

$

(2,987

)

3,687

700

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

As the holding company for a savings bank, one of our primary market risks is interest rate risk.  Interest rate risk is the sensitivity of net interest income to variations in interest rates over a specified time period.  The sensitivity results from differences in the time periods in which interest rate sensitive assets and liabilities mature or re-price.  We attempt to control interest rate risk by matching, within acceptable limits, the re-pricing periods of assets and liabilities.  We have attempted to limit our exposure to interest sensitivity by increasing core deposits, enticing customers to extend certificates of deposit maturities, borrowing funds with fixed-rates and longer maturities and by shortening the maturities of our assets by emphasizing the origination of more short-term fixed rate loans and adjustable rate loans. We also continue to sell a portion of the long-term, fixed-rate mortgage loans that we originate.  In addition, we purchase shorter term or adjustable-rate investment securities and mortgage-backed securities.

We have an Asset/Liability Committee consisting of members of management which meets monthly to review market interest rates, economic conditions, the pricing of interest-earning assets and

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interest-bearing liabilities and the balance sheet structure.  On a quarterly basis, this Committee also reviews the interest rate risk position and cash flow projections.

The Board of Directors has a Risk Management Committee which meets quarterly and reviews interest rate risk and trends, our interest sensitivity position, the liquidity position and the market risk inherent in the investment portfolio.

In an effort to assess interest rate risk and market risk, we utilize a simulation model to determine the effect of immediate incremental increases and decreases in interest rates on net income and the market value of equity.  Certain assumptions are made regarding loan prepayments and decay rates of savings and interest-bearing demand accounts.  Because it is difficult to accurately project the market reaction of depositors and borrowers, the effect of actual changes in interest rates on these assumptions may differ from simulated results.  We have established the following guidelines for assessing interest rate risk:

Net interest income simulation .  Given a non-parallel shift of 100 basis points (“bps”), 200 bps and 300 bps in interest rates, the estimated net income may not decrease by more than 5%, 10% and 15%, respectively, within a one-year period.

Net income simulation .  Given a non-parallel shift of 100 basis points (“bps”), 200 bps and 300 bps in interest rates, the estimated net income may not decrease by more than 10%, 20% and 30%, respectively, within a one-year period.

Market value of equity simulation .  The market value of equity is the present value of assets and liabilities.  Given a non-parallel shift of 100 bps, 200 bps and 300 bps in interest rates, the market value of equity may not decrease by more than 15%, 30% and 35%, respectively, from the computed economic value at current interest rate levels.

The following table illustrates the simulated impact of a 100 bps, 200 bps or 300 bps upward or a 100 bps downward movement in interest rates on net income, return on average equity, earnings per share and market value of equity.  This analysis was prepared assuming that interest-earning asset and interest-bearing liability levels at June 30, 2015 remain constant.  The impact of the rate movements was computed by simulating the effect of an immediate and sustained shift in interest rates over a twelve-month period from June 30, 2015 levels.

Increase

Decrease

Non-parallel shift in interest rates over the next 12 months

100 bps

200 bps

300 bps

100 bps

Projected percentage increase/ (decrease) in net interest income

(1.4

)%

(2.0

)%

(3.2

)%

(4.2

)%

Projected percentage increase/ (decrease) in net income

(2.9

)%

(3.3

)%

(5.2

)%

(13.6

)%

Projected increase/ (decrease) in return on average equity

(2.8

)%

(3.1

)%

(5.0

)%

(13.3

)%

Projected increase/ (decrease) in earnings per share

$

(0.02

)

$

(0.03

)

$

(0.04

)

$

(0.09

)

Projected percentage increase/ (decrease) in market value of equity

(3.7

)%

(8.7

)%

(14.4

)%

(2.4

)%

The figures included in the table above represent projections that were computed based upon certain assumptions including prepayment rates and decay rates.  These assumptions are inherently uncertain and, as a result, cannot precisely predict the impact of changes in interest rates.  Actual results may differ significantly due to timing, magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes and changes in market conditions.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Under the supervision of and with the participation of management, including the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”).  Based upon that evaluation, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, these disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

There were no changes in the internal controls over financial reporting during the period covered by this report or in other factors that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are subject to a number of asserted and unasserted claims encountered in the normal course of business.  We believe that any additional liability, other than that which has already been accrued, that may result from such potential litigation will not have a material adverse effect on the financial statements.  However, we cannot presently determine whether or not any claims against us will have a material adverse effect on our results of operations in any future reporting period.  See note 11.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

There are no material changes to the risk factors as previously discussed in Item 1A, to Part I of our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

a.) Not applicable.

b.) Not applicable.

c.) The following table discloses information regarding the repurchase of shares of common stock during the quarter ending June 30, 2015:

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Month

Number of
shares
purchased

Average price
paid per
share

Total number of shares
purchased as part of a
publicly announced
repurchase plan (1)

Maximum number of
shares yet to be
purchased under the
plan (1)

April

111,300

$

12.18

111,300

195,989

May

5,300

12.40

5,300

190,689

June

63,200

12.51

63,200

127,489

179,800

$

12.30

Month

Number of
shares
purchased

Average price
paid per
share

Total number of shares
purchased as part of a
publicly announced
repurchase plan (2)

Maximum number of
shares yet to be
purchased under the
plan (2)

April

$

5,000,000

May

5,000,000

June

5,000,000

$


(1)  Reflects the program for 4,750,000 shares announced September 26, 2011. This program does not have an expiration date.

(2)  Reflects the program for 5,000,000 shares announced December 13, 2012. This program does not have an expiration date.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

Item 6. Exhibits

31.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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Signature

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

NORTHWEST BANCSHARES, INC.

(Registrant)

Date:

August 10, 2015

By:

/s/ William J. Wagner

William J. Wagner

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Duly Authorized Officer)

Date:

August 10, 2015

By:

/s/ Gerald J. Ritzert

Gerald J. Ritzert

Controller

(Principal Accounting Officer)

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