COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ Huntington Bancshares Inc. (HBAN) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $460 million.

The bank, based in Columbus, Ohio, said it had earnings of 29 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 32 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 31 cents per share.

The regional bank holding company posted revenue of $1.69 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $1.65 billion, which also topped Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.62 billion.

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