BUFFALO, N.Y., July 26, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:FNFG) continued its long-standing trend of distributing capital to its shareholders with the Company's Board of Directors declaring another quarterly dividend of sixteen cents ($0.16) per share on outstanding FNFG common stock. The Company's dividend is payable on August 23, 2011 to stockholders of record on August 9, 2011.
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary First Niagara Bank, N.A., has $31 billion in assets, $19 billion in deposits, 346 branches and approximately 5,000 employees, as of June 30, 2011. First Niagara is a community-oriented bank providing financial services to individuals, families and businesses across Upstate New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.fnfg.com.