SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ LendingClub Corp. (LC) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $43.2 million.

On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had net income of 41 cents. Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains, were 36 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 35 cents per share.

The company that connects borrowers and lenders online posted revenue of $304.9 million in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $294.9 million.

For the current quarter ending in December, LendingClub said it expects revenue in the range of $255 million to $265 million.

The company expects full-year revenue in the range of $1.18 billion to $1.19 billion.

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