NEW YORK (AP) ? Bank of America said Wednesday that it narrowly turned a profit from July through September, good enough to beat Wall Street expectations.
The bank earned $340 million in the most recent quarter, which works out to a fraction of a penny per share. Financial analysts expected an 11-cent loss, according to a poll by data provider FactSet.
Last month, Bank of America announced it would settle a legal dispute with shareholders who said the bank misled them about its purchase of Merrill Lynch, announced in 2008.
Profits were also hurt by a controversial accounting rule that cuts into banks' net income when the value of their corporate debt rises.
Without those charges, Bank of America revenue was essentially flat at $22.5 billion, beating the expected $21.9 billion.
Bank of America stock was up 7 cents at $9.53 in premarket trading.
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