Net income available to shareholders at First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. totaled $20 million in the second quarter, up from $11.4 million a year earlier.
Earnings per share in the period totaled 10 cents, up from 8 cents a year ago. Operating income, which excludes nonrecurring items, was $44.9 million, up from $25.5 million in the second quarter of 2009.