United Community Banks (NYSE:UCB) reported quarterly earnings of $0.66 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.61 by 8.2 percent. This is a 13.79 percent increase over earnings of $0.58 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $260.24 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $261.22 million by 0.38 percent. This is a 6.11 percent increase over sales of $245.26 million the same period last year.