Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Stocks Q4 Highlights: Northwest Bancshares (NASDAQ:NWBI)

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• – Northwest Bancshares reports fourth-quarter earnings, beats expectations.
• – NWBI's stock price rises 6% in Q4, driven by strong loan growth and improving credit quality.
• – Industry peers such as Great Southern Bancorp and BB&T's Community Financial Services division also see gains.