The second largest bank in the US, Bank of America, following the results of the first quarter, reported on the growth of net profit by 29.6% in annual terms to a record level of 6 billion 920 million dollars. Growth was facilitated by lower expenses. Revenues amounted to 23 billion 125 million dollars, increased by 3.9%. Analysts had expected the figure at the level of 23 billion 60 million dollars. The BofA noted that the tax reform in the US reduced its effective income tax rate by 9 percentage points. Net interest income grew by 4.5% to 11 billion 800 million dollars. The bank in the first quarter reduced expenses to 60% of revenue, which is the best indicator for more than 5 years.
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