BofA profit drops on weaker interest income

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People withdraw money from Bank of America ATMs in New York U.S., July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

(Reuters) – Bank of America’s profit fell in the third quarter as its income from customer interest payments shrank.

The second-largest U.S. bank’s net income fell to $6.9 billion, or 81 cents per share, it said on Tuesday. That was down from $7.8 billion, or 90 cents per share, a year earlier.