FRESNO, Calif. (AP) _ Central Valley Community Bancorp (CVCY) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $7.6 million.

The Fresno, California-based bank said it had earnings of 65 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 61 cents per share.

The holding company for Central Valley Community Bank posted revenue of $24.3 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $23 million, which also topped Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $22.3 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $26.6 million, or $2.27 per share. Revenue was reported as $84.6 million.

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