Oct 15 (Reuters) - Truist Financial Corp TFC.N :
* TRUIST REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2020 RESULTS
* Q3 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.97 EXCLUDING ITEMS
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.79
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE $0.89 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* QTRLY ROTCE WAS 13.31 PERCENT; ADJUSTED ROTCE WAS 16.08 PERCENT
* QTRLY TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT REVENUE WAS $5.6 BILLION
* QTRLY NONINTEREST EXPENSE WAS $3.8 BILLION
* QTRLY NET INTEREST MARGIN WAS 3.10 PERCENT, DOWN THREE BASIS POINTS FROM Q2 2020