SEATTLE (AP) _ HomeStreet Inc. (HMST) on Friday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $8.5 million.

On a per-share basis, the Seattle-based company said it had profit of 45 cents.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 77 cents per share.

The real estate lender posted revenue of $103.8 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $65.4 million, also falling short of Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $69.4 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $66.5 million, or $3.49 per share. Revenue was reported as $284.9 million.

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