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Northwest Bank employees are truly committed to the communities we serve, and it is our privilege as bank leaders to have the opportunity to share our knowledge and teach our youth the value of becoming lifelong savers. We encourage financial responsibility at a young age, which in turn will strengthen and maintain our thriving communities for years to come.

Find out how your personal credit score can affect the financing opportunities for your small business.

Stephanie Marco, Personal Banker with Northwest Bank in Spirit Lake, IA successfully completed the Iowa Bankers Association Consumer Credit School, February 28 – March 4, 2022, in Ankeny, Iowa.

David Brink turned his hobby of selling recycled golf balls into a full-time business with Golf Ball Country. Learn how.

The Iowa Mortgage Association is pleased to announce that several Mortgage Professionals from Northwest Bank were accepted into the IMA's 2021 President's Club and Winner's Circle.

Steph Andrews, Personal Banker with Northwest Bank in Estherville, IA successfully completed the Iowa Bankers Association Consumer Credit School, February 28 – March 4, 2022, in Ankeny, Iowa.

ARNOLDS PARK, IA – Northwest Financial Corp. announces Greg Post, President & CEO of Northwest Financial Corp. has been appointed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council.

I feel like the surgeon who is operating on his own child. Well, not exactly. Let me explain. I'm not a surgeon. I'm a wealth advisor, specializing in the financial aspects of college planning. And fortunately, my daughter is not on the operating table. She's a high school junior, currently scouting colleges.

Spring is known as the housing market's busy season, but if you followed the trends last year, “busy” doesn't even begin to describe how things went down. In 2021, intense bidding wars, record-high home prices, and rock-bottom inventory levels made for one of the most competitive homebuying seasons in history. Is a similar climate in the forecast for 2022? Here's what to expect for this year's spring homebuying season.