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January 05, 2016 10:11 ET | Source: First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

Social Media Contest Asks Public to Vote for Favorite Not-for-Profit Mentoring Video to Win First Niagara Grant

BUFFALO, N.Y., Jan. 05, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eight not-for-profits are vying for $20,000 in grant funding and the public will choose the winners in the 2016 First Niagara Mentoring MattersSM...
October 28, 2015 08:53 ET | Source: First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

Money Magazine Selects First Niagara as Best Regional Bank Headquartered in Northeast

BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 28, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MONEY Magazine has named First Niagara Group (NASDAQ:FNFG) the best bank in the Northeast in its just-released "Best Banks in America 2015-2016"...
October 27, 2015 08:56 ET | Source: First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

First Niagara Announces "2016 Mentoring Matters Grant Giveaway"

BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The First Niagara Foundation is pleased to announce it is providing $20,000 in grant funding through the 2016 First Niagara Mentoring MattersSM Grant...
October 23, 2015 09:00 ET | Source: First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:FNFG) today announced that the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of eight cents...
October 23, 2015 07:00 ET | Source: First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

First Niagara Reports Third Quarter 2015 Results

Third quarter GAAP earnings of $0.15 per diluted share Average loans increased 5% annualized QOQ Average C&I loans increased 10% annualized QOQ Indirect Auto and Home...
October 13, 2015 08:14 ET | Source: First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

First Niagara Financial Group to Announce Third Quarter Results on October 23, 2015

BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 13, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:FNFG), today announced that it will release third quarter results before the market opens on Friday,...
October 08, 2015 11:33 ET | Source: First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

Photo Release -- First Niagara Announces $1.0 Million in Mentoring Matters Grants Across New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts

BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 8, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The First Niagara Foundation today announced grants totaling $1.0 million to support not for profit youth mentoring programs and organizations across...
September 30, 2015 08:49 ET | Source: First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

Photo Release -- First Niagara to Add Chip-and-PIN Technology to Credit and Debit Cards

BUFFALO, N.Y., Sept. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Citing the importance of providing customers and retailers with optimal security and fraud protection, First Niagara Financial Group, Inc....
September 25, 2015 08:45 ET | Source: First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

First Niagara Extends and Expands Sponsorship as Official Retail Bank of the Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Franchise

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 25, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Pittsburgh Penguins® of the National Hockey League have finalized an extension and expansion of a five-year sponsorship agreement with First...
July 30, 2015 16:05 ET | Source: First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

First Niagara Arranges $43.5 Million Financing for U.S. Corrugated's New State-of-the-Art Packaging Facility in California

PITTSBURGH, July 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Niagara Commercial Finance, the asset-based lending arm of First Niagara Financial Group (Nasdaq:FNFG), today announced that it closed on a $43.5...