SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ First Republic Bank (FRC) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $369.7 million.

The San Francisco-based bank said it had earnings of $1.91 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.83 per share.

The San Francisco bank posted revenue of $1.37 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $1.3 billion, also exceeding Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.27 billion.

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