SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) on Friday reported third-quarter profit of $5.11 billion.

The bank, based in San Francisco, said it had earnings of $1.42 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.52 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.27 per share.

The biggest U.S. mortgage lender posted revenue of $31.67 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $20.37 billion, falling short of Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $20.38 billion.

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