BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) _ PacWest Bancorp (PACW) on Monday reported third-quarter earnings of $140 million.

The bank, based in Beverly Hills, California, said it had earnings of $1.17 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.04 per share.

The holding company for Pacific Western Bank posted revenue of $341.4 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $327.2 million, which also beat Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $315.8 million.

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