LOS ANGELES (AP) — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Preferred Bank (PFBC) on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings of $38.2 million.

The Los Angeles-based bank said it had earnings of $2.71 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.55 per share.

The independent commercial bank posted revenue of $128.5 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $75.9 million, which also beat Street forecasts.

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