F.N.B. of Hermitage posts healthy first-quarter profits
HERMITAGE, Pa. — F.N.B. Corporation’s first-quarter profits increased as a result of loan growth and credit stabilization, the company announced after the stock markets closed today.
F.N.B., parent company of First National Bank, said that net income was $16 million for the first three months of 2010, up from $4.6 million in the previous quarter and $14.3 million in the first quarter of 2009.
“We are very pleased with our first-quarter results that reflect solid loan and deposit growth and stable credit quality,” Stephen Gurgovits, president and chief executive, said in a press release.
F.N.B. reported $5.9 billion in loans, up slightly from $5.8 billion a year earlier.
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