SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) _ SVB Financial Group (SIVB) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $315 million.

The bank, based in Santa Clara, California, said it had earnings of $4.62 per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $5.26 per share.

The financial services firm posted revenue of $2.25 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $1.54 billion, topping Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.49 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $1.67 billion, or $25.35 per share. Revenue was reported as $6.25 billion.

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