MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — First Merchants Corp. (FRME) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $39.9 million.

The Muncie, Indiana-based bank said it had earnings of 68 cents per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 78 cents per share.

The bank posted revenue of $267.7 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $159.9 million, exceeding Street forecasts.

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