Retail & Commercial

Shares of City National rose slightly Friday after the Los Angeles company reported strong first-quarter loan growth and good expense management.

Computers, as fast that they may be, fail to provide depositors with the same quality service as the NCR 2000.

Americans are more hopeful about the housing market than they have been in six years. Fifty-one percent of Americans expect average home prices in their area to rise in the coming year, according to a survey released Thursday by Gallup.

First Niagara Financial Group (FNFG) in Buffalo, N.Y., generated higher earnings in its first quarter since the ouster of its chief executive.

National Penn Bancshares in Boyertown, Pa., lost more than $17 million in the first quarter after restructuring its debt.

TCF Financial Corporation (TCB) in Wayzata, Minn., missed analysts' first-quarter estimates as a service charges and fees declined.

Taylor Capital Group's quarterly profit rose as revenue from its mortgage-banking operations remained strong.

A rise in fee income and interest lifted first-quarter results at Colony Bankcorp (CBAN) in Fitzgerald, Ga.

A lack of growth in core deposit-taking and lending in the first quarter bodes ill for an industry that's still struggling to regain its post-crisis footing. The disappointing numbers are likely to intensify banks' push to expand into businesses like wealth management and auto lending.

SunTrust Banks in Atlanta relied heavily on expense cuts to generate higher earnings compared with a year earlier.