ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Wintrust Financial Corp. (WTFC) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $187.3 million.

The bank, based in Rosemont, Illinois, said it had earnings of $2.89 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.42 per share.

The bank holding company posted revenue of $946.1 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $604.8 million, also topping Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $573.7 million.

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