NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Valley National Bancorp (VLY) on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $206.3 million.

The New York-based bank said it had earnings of 36 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 33 cents per share.

The holding company for Valley National Bank posted revenue of $935.9 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $585.5 million, also beating Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $577.6 million.

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