COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) _ Synovus Financial Corp. (SNV) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $93.2 million.

The Columbus, Georgia-based bank said it had earnings of 57 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 23 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 15 cents per share.

The holding company for Synovus Bank posted revenue of $625.1 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $550.1 million, also exceeding Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $441.1 million.

Synovus shares have fallen 54% since the beginning of the year. The stock has decreased 50% in the last 12 months.

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