Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NWBI) Reports Higher Second Quarter Earnings for 2010
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. reported a doubling of net income in the second quarter of 2010 over the same quarter last year. The company earned net income of $16.1 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, in the quarter ending 6/30/2010, compared to net income of $7.3 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, in the corresponding quarter of 2009. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. also increased net income sequentially from the quarter ending 3/31/2010, when the company earned net income of $13.2 million, or $0.12 per diluted share. The management of Northwest Bancshares, Inc. reported growth in loans and deposits in the second quarter…