First National Bank Receives 2008 Pillars of Community Award from FHLBank Pittsburgh

First National Bank Receives 2008 Pillars of Community Award from FHLBank
Pittsburgh

HERMITAGE, Pa., June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Federal Home Loan
Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLBank Pittsburgh) has recognized First National Bank as
one of the recipients of the 2008 Pillars of the Community Award. The is one
of only three annual awards that honors financial institutions for outstanding
work that creates housing for lower-income families and that promotes
community stability and revitalization throughout Delaware, Pennsylvania and
West Virginia.
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Rhoan Hernandez, Vice President for Real Estate Services at First National
Bank, accepted the award June 10 at the FHLBank Pittsburgh's Regional
Conference in Pittsburgh. In honor of First National Bank's achievement,
FHLBank Pittsburgh made a $1,000 charitable contribution to the F.H. Buhl Park
Foundation.
In all of the communities it serves in Pennsylvania and Ohio, First
National Bank is a leader in community service and economic advancement. The
Bank offers a specially designed Family Home Ownership Program that utilizes
the FHLBank's "First Front Door" lending product. In addition, the Bank's
Family Home Improvement Rehabilitation Program provides valuable financing
options for first time home buyers to rehabilitate residences. The Bank also
contributes to various housing and minority assistance organizations.
In 2007, First National Bank contributed nearly $12 million to programs
aimed at stabilizing communities and neighborhoods, including housing and
economic stimulus projects. First National Bank's culture of community giving
and involvement includes encouraging its employees to actively participate in
civic activities and organizations.
"Community banks are only as strong as the communities they serve," noted
Hernandez. "At First National Bank we consider it our mission to help
strengthen the communities in which we do business."
About First National Bank of Pennsylvania:
First National Bank of Pennsylvania, the largest subsidiary of F.N.B.
Corporation (NYSE: FNB), has over 215 full-service locations in Pennsylvania
and Ohio, and loan production offices in Florida and Tennessee.
About F.N.B. Corporation
F.N.B. Corporation, a diversified financial services company headquartered
in Hermitage, PA, has total assets of approximately $8 billion, including the
recently acquired Omega Financial Corporation. F.N.B. is a leading provider of
banking, wealth management, insurance, merchant banking and consumer finance
services in Pennsylvania and Ohio, where it owns and operates First National
Bank of Pennsylvania, First National Trust Company, First National Investment
Services Company, LLC, F.N.B. Investment Advisors, Inc., First National
Insurance Agency, LLC, F.N.B. Capital Corporation, LLC, and Regency Finance
Company. It also operates consumer finance offices in Tennessee and loan
production offices in Tennessee and Florida. Mergent Inc., a leading provider
of business and financial information about publicly traded companies, has
recognized F.N.B. Corporation as a Dividend Achiever. This annual recognition
is based on the Corporation's outstanding record of increased dividend
performance. The Corporation has consistently increased dividend payments for
35 consecutive years. The common stock of F.N.B. Corporation trades on the New
York Stock Exchange under the symbol FNB. Investor information is available on
F.N.B. Corporation's Web site at http://www.fnbcorporation.com.
SOURCE First National Bank

Jennifer Reel of First National Bank, +1-724-983-4856, or Cell,
+1-724-699-6389