March 2 (Reuters) - Canadian Western Bank CWB.TO
* CWB reports strong first quarter financial performance including record total revenues
* Q1 adjusted cash earnings per share c$0.61
* Q1 earnings per share c$0.56
* Q1 earnings per share view c$0.59 -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S
* Canadian Western Bank - qtrly net interest income $156.4 million versus $144.1 million
* Canadian Western -continue to "carefully monitor loan portfolio for signs of weakness resulting from lagging impact of 2015 - 2016 regional recession"
* Canadian Western Bank - expect earnings growth and profitability to fall below our medium-term target ranges in fiscal 2017
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