"Business Mobile Banking offers our business customers a new way to save time, and time is money," said Joseph Schwind, Assistant Vice President, Electronic Payment / Product Services, of Northwest Savings Bank, who made the announcement. "Our customers can now bank literally from wherever they are, 24/7. It's the ultimate in banking convenience. The world is now their office."

With Business Mobile Banking from Northwest, Mr. Schwind explained, customers may choose to use SMS, Short Message System, or web browser format to conduct their banking. With Business Mobile Banking, he said, customers can view recent transactions, check balances, transfer funds between accounts, pay bills, retrieve short statements, approve or reject transfers, stop payments, ACH transactions and wires, make positive pay decisions and, of course, contact customer service with no limits on the number of monthly transactions or added costs from the bank.

Business Mobile Banking, like online banking at Northwest, is subject to doubled security, requiring both a password and a passmark for use. Business Mobile Banking customers must also be online banking customers.

Founded in 1896, Northwest Savings Bank currently operates 171 community-banking locations in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Maryland and Florida. A full-service financial institution offering a complete line of retail and business banking products as well as investment management and trust services, it holds over $7 billion in assets. The bank also operates 50 consumer finance offices in Pennsylvania through its subsidiary, Northwest Consumer Discount Company.

The stock of Northwest Savings Bank's parent company, Northwest Bancorp, Inc., is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "NWSB." Additional information regarding Northwest Savings Bank, Business Mobile Banking and Northwest Bancorp, Inc. can be accessed on-line at www.northwestsavingsbank.com.

Source: Northwest Savings Bank