DEFIANCE, Ohio (AP) _ Premier Financial Corp. (PFC) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $25.3 million.

The bank, based in Defiance, Ohio, said it had earnings of 69 cents per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 77 cents per share.

The holding company for First Federal Bank of the Midwest posted revenue of $78.3 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $75 million, which topped Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $74.5 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $126.1 million, or $3.39 per share. Revenue was reported as $307.3 million.

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