Oct 20 (Reuters) - First Defiance Financial Corp FDEF.O :
* Announces 2014 third quarter earnings
* Q3 earnings per share $0.71
* Q3 earnings per share view $0.53 -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S
* Q3 revenue $870,000 versus $901,000
* Net interest income of $17.7 million in the third quarter of 2014 was up from
$17.2 in the third quarter of 2013
* Says total assets at September 30, 2014 were $2.15 billion compared to $2.06
billion at September 30, 2013
* Tangible common book value per share $22.75 at September 30, 2014 versus
$20.76 at September 30, 2013
* Board authorized a new share repurchase program of up to 5%, or about 469,000
shares, of the common stock outstanding
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