SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $5.95 billion.

The company, based in San Francisco, said it had earnings of $1.87 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.85 per share.

The bank posted revenue of $33.26 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $21.87 billion, falling short of Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $22.15 billion.

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