 PHILADELPHIA AP _ Republic First Bancorp Inc. FRBK on Wednesday reported a loss of 593,000 in its first quarter. The bank, based in Philadelphia, said it had a loss of 1 cent per share. The bank holding company posted revenue of 33.8 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was 27.3 million, topping Street forecasts. The companys shares closed at 2.19. A year ago, they were trading at 5.04. ___ This story was generated by Automated Insights using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on FRBK at 