F.N.B. gets a good report on its third-quarter earnings

October 23, 2008 at 4:52p.m.

HERMITAGE, Pa. — First National Bank of Pennsylvania is increasing its profits despite the failed credit market and sagging economy.

Its holding company, F.N.B. Corp., said today that it earned $23.5 million in the third quarter, up from $17.6 million in the same quarter last year.

“We are pleased to deliver a solid quarter in this period of economic stress,” said Bob New, president and chief executive of Hermitage-based F.N.B.

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