The markets have witnessed the damage from banks with significant exposure to residential and consumer loan markets. But how bad will the commercial real estate crash hurt? Upcoming earnings from some smaller regional banks will likely give investors that answer.This week banks with large commercial real estate (CRE) exposure that are turning in results include First Niagara Financial Group (FNFG) and National Penn Bancshares (NPBC). On Monday PrivateBancorp (PVTB) reported results that underwhelmed the Street. The stock closed down almost 37% as EPS undershot expectations.CRE fundamentals have dramatically weakened across major property segments and markets note analysts at Deutsche ...

Harleysville National Corp. grabbed the spotlight in the financial sector on Monday as the Pennsylvania-based bank's shares rose by a third after it agreed to be bought by First Niagara Financial in a deal worth about $237 million.

U.S. financial stocks marginally lower in Monday morning trade, with regulatory issues involving two prominent banking companies in focus.

First Niagara Financial Group is making a go of it in Western New York, one of the hardest suffering economic areas in the U.S.

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