BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — HBT Financial Inc. (HBT) on Monday reported second-quarter net income of $18.1 million.

The bank, based in Bloomington, Illinois, said it had earnings of 57 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 56 cents per share.

The bank holding company posted revenue of $72.4 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $56.6 million, which missed Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $56.8 million.

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