NEW YORK, July 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: SNV), First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG), KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ: ASBC) and SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/4883-100free.

-- Synovus Financial Corp. Analyst Notes On July 1, 2014, the Board of Directors of Synovus Financial Corp. (Synovus) declared a dividend of c.$0.49 per share on the Company's Series C Preferred Stock. The Company informed that the dividend is payable on August 1, 2014 to shareholders of record as of July 15, 2014. The full analyst notes on Synovus are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Jul-18-2014/SNV/report.pdf

-- First Niagara Financial Group Inc. Analyst Notes On July 10, 2014, First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (First Niagara) announced that it will publish its Q2 2014 financial results on Friday, July 25, 2014, before the market opens. The Company informed that it will also host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET on the same day wherein its management will discuss the financial performance, followed by a question-and-answer session. The full analyst notes on First Niagara are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Jul-18-2014/FNFG/report.pdf

-- KeyCorp Analyst Notes On July 11, 2014, KeyCorp (KeyCorp) announced that it Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.065 per share on its outstanding common shares, payable on September 15, 2014 to holders of record of such common shares as of the close of business on September 2, 2014. The Company also informed that it has declared a dividend of c.$1.94 per share on its outstanding 7.750% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A, which will be paid on September 15, 2014 to holders of record as of the close of business on August 29, 2014, for the period beginning (and including) June 15, 2014 to (but excluding) September 15, 2014. The full analyst notes on KeyCorp are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Jul-18-2014/KEY/report.pdf

-- Associated Banc-Corp Analyst Notes On July 2, 2014, Associated Banc-Corp (Associated Bank) announced the appointment of Guy Ringle as the its Senior Vice President, Director of bank operations wherein he will be in charge of managing bank operations including deposit, loan and treasury management. According to the Company, Mr. Ringle is an experienced leader with over 20 years of information technology and finance experience, and he previously served as Chief Information Officer with WPS Health Systems. The full analyst notes on Associated Bank are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Jul-18-2014/ASBC/report.pdf

-- SVB Financial Group Analyst Notes On July 10, 2014, SVB Financial Group (SVB) announced that it plans to release its Q2 2014 financial results, after the market closes on Thursday, July 24, 2014. In conjunction with the earnings release, the Company will hold a conference call at 3:00 p.m. (PT) on the same day, to discuss the results. SVB stated that a listen-only live webcast of the call can be accessed on the Investor Relations section of its website. Additionally a replay of the audio webcast will also be available the Company's website for 12 months. The full analyst notes on SVB are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Jul-18-2014/SIVB/report.pdf

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