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Wintrust Financial Corporation Reports First Quarter 2019 Net Income of $89.1 million, An Increase of 9% Over Prior Year Quarter

April 15, 2019 5:18 PM EDT

ROSEMONT, Ill., April 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wintrust Financial Corporation (Wintrust or the Company) (Nasdaq: WTFC) announced net income of $89.1 million or $1.52 per diluted common share for the first quarter of 2019, an increase in diluted earnings per share of 13% compared to the prior quarter and 9% compared to the first quarter of 2018.

Highlights of the First Quarter of 2019:           

Net interest margin increased by nine basis points from the prior quarter as the yield on earning assets increased by 16 basis points partially offset by a seven basis point increase on the rate paid... More