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EXHIBIT 23
ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
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[LETTERHEAD OF KPMG LLP]
Independent Auditor's Consent
The Board of Directors
Northwest Bancorp, Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No.
333-46651) on Form S-8 of Northwest Bancorp, Inc. of our report dated July 20,
2000, relating to the consolidated statements of financial condition of
Northwest Bancorp, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2000 and 1999, and the
related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity and cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2000, which report
appears in the June 30, 2000 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Northwest Bancorp,
Inc.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September 28, 2000
