Bank of America reported fourth-quarter results on Friday that showed higher interest rates helped the Wall Street giant make up for a sharp slowdown in investment banking.
Expectations were running high that Bank of America would post gains in interest income thanks to higher rates and loan growth in the fourth quarter.
The bank reported $14.7 billion of net interest income, up 29% year over year but slightly below Wall Street expectations of $14.9 billion, according to StreetAccount.
Bank of America, led by CEO Brian Moynihan, was supposed to be one of the main beneficiaries of the Federal Reserve's rate-boosting campaign.
On the consumer banking front, Bank of America reported that balances were roughly flat, while credit card and debit spending rose 5% year over year.