UPDATE 1-Santander Brasil profit tops view; loan picture better

SAO PAULO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Banco Santander Brasil SA , the largest foreign lender in Brazil, beat third-quarter profit expectations following a steeper-than-expected decline in bad loan...

from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/financialServicesRealEstateNews/~3/hgf8jCErZZY/story01.htm