WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Discover Financial Services (DFS) reported net income of $644 million or $1.37 per share for the third quarter, compared to $593 million or $1.20 per share for the year-ago quarter.
Revenue net of interest expense rose 6% to $2.19 billion from $2.06 billion a year ago. Net interest income for the quarter increased to $1.64 billion from $1.51 billion last year.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to earn $1.37 per share on revenue of $2.20 billion for the third quarter.
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