First Commonwealth Financial: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

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INDIANA, Pa. (AP) _ First Commonwealth Financial Corp. (FCF) on Tuesday reported third-quarter profit of $34.1 million.

The Indiana, Pennsylvania-based bank said it had earnings of 36 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 31 cents per share.

The financial holding company posted revenue of $101.4 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $97.9 million, also exceeding Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $94.6 million.

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