09:41 AM EST - National Bank Financial Group : announced that its third-quarter net income was $303 million, up 6% from the $286 million in the third quarter of 2008. Earnings per share were $1.78 for the third quarter, an increase of 3% over the earnings per share of $1.73 for the same quarter of 2008. Excluding specified items, third-quarter net income would have been $304 million compared to $253 million in the third quarter of 2008, for an increase of 20%. Earnings per share would have been $1.79, up 18% from $1.52 in the same quarter of 2008. Total revenues for the quarter were $1.13 billion, compared to $1.06 billion in the prior-year quarter. National Bank Financial Group
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