Tupelo, Miss.-based BancorpSouth Bank on Oct. 17 posted third-quarter net income of $66.7 million, or 67 cents per share, compared to net income of $39.5 million, or 43 cents per share, a year earlier.

The S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate for GAAP EPS for the third quarter was 56 cents.

Loans and leases, net of unearned income, stood at $12.45 billion for the third quarter, compared to $12.42 billion in the linked quarter and $11.06 billion in the year-ago quarter.

Total deposits were $13.35 billion, compared to $13.48 billion in the linked quarter and $11.78 billion in the year-ago period.