July 24 (Reuters) - First National Financial Corp FN.TO :
* REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2018 RESULTS
* QTRLY REVENUE $290.9 MILLION COMPARED TO $292.2 MILLION IN Q2 2017
* QTRLY EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.76
* Q2 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$0.78 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* FIRST NATIONAL FINANCIAL - EXPECTS GROWTH IN ORIGINATION IN Q3 2018, ALSO EXPECTS TIGHT INTEREST SPREAD ENVIRONMENT SIMILAR TO WHAT EXISTED IN Q2 2018