TUPELO, Miss. (AP) _ Renasant Corp. (RNST) on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $40.1 million.

The Tupelo, Mississippi-based bank said it had earnings of 71 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 67 cents per share.

The holding company for Renasant Bank posted revenue of $164.8 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $154 million, also beating Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $151.4 million.

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