COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) _ Synovus Financial Corp. (SNV) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $205.8 million.

The bank, based in Columbus, Georgia, said it had earnings of $1.35 per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.37 per share.

The holding company for Synovus Bank posted revenue of $757.1 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $603.8 million, exceeding Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $602 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $757.9 million, or $4.95 per share. Revenue was reported as $2.21 billion.

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