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title: "Northwest acquires Penns Woods, expands Pennsylvania footprint"
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description: "In this week's banking news roundup: Northwest Bancshares acquires Penns Woods Bancorp; Barclays becomes the second U.K.-based bank to leave the Zero Banking Alliance; Michael Mitchell is appointed executive vice president, director of branch banking at BankUnited; and more. Download the American Banker app"
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# Northwest acquires Penns Woods, expands Pennsylvania footprint

In this week's banking news roundup: Northwest Bancshares acquires Penns Woods Bancorp; Barclays becomes the second U.K.-based bank to leave the Zero Banking Alliance; Michael Mitchell is appointed executive vice president, director of branch banking at BankUnited; and more.

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