City National Bank

City National Bank is a California-based bank headquartered in Los Angeles and a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada. It is known for serving clients in the entertainment and media industries, as well as high-net-worth individuals, business owners, law firms, and professional services firms. The bank has offices in California, New York, Nevada, Georgia, Illinois, Tennessee, and other markets.

For individual customers, City National commonly offers personal checking and savings accounts, mortgages, personal loans, and private wealth management services. The bank positions itself toward an affluent and professional clientele, and many of its products are tailored to higher-income consumers and entrepreneurs rather than everyday retail banking customers.

For businesses, City National provides business checking and savings, commercial loans, commercial real estate financing, entertainment industry financing, treasury management, and SBA lending. Its expertise in entertainment and media financing is a distinctive feature of its commercial banking business.

City National Rochdale is the bank's registered investment advisory arm, offering asset management and investment services to high-net-worth clients. This is separate from standard deposit and lending services.

The bank operates a mobile and online banking platform for account management, bill payment, and transfers. Branch locations are available in its key markets.

City National Bank is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, which provides it with access to international banking resources, though its US banking operations remain under US regulatory oversight.

City National Bank is FDIC-insured and deposits are covered up to applicable limits. Products and services are generally oriented toward business and professional clients rather than the general consumer market.