JPMorgan Chase reported record net income for third-quarter 2012 of $5.7 billion, compared with net income of $4.3 billion in the third quarter of 2011. Revenue for the quarter was $25.9 billion, up 6% compared to the prior year.

Earnings per share were a record $1.40. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected earnings per share of $1.21.

The bank said it provided $15 billion of credit to U.S. small businesses year-to-date, up 21%, and over $380 billion of credit to corporations YTD

Jamie Dimon, chairman and chief executive officer, commented, the firm has provided credit and raised capital of over $1.3 trillion for our commercial and consumer clients during the first nine months of 2012. This included more than $15 billion of credit provided for U.S. small businesses, an increase of 21% compared with the same period last year. This also included $52 billion of capital raised and credit provided for more than 1,300 nonprofit and government entities so far this year, including states, municipalities, hospitals and universities.”

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