ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) _ Wintrust Financial Corp. (WTFC) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $98.8 million.

The Rosemont, Illinois-based bank said it had earnings of $1.58 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.55 per share.

The bank holding company posted revenue of $461.7 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $429.7 million, also topping Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $415.8 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $466.2 million, or $7.58 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.71 billion.

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