July 14 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) reported a bigger-than-expected jump in second-quarter profit as it earned more from borrowers' interest payments and benefited from the purchase of First Republic Bank.
The bank bought a majority of failed First Republic Bank's assets in a government-backed deal in May after weeks of industry turbulence.
That bolstered its net interest income (NII), which measures the difference between what banks earn on loans and pay out on deposits.
The bank's NII, which has also been gaining from high interest rates, was $21.9 billion, up 44%, or up 38% excluding First Republic.
JPMorgan plans to cut around 500 jobs across different divisions, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters in May.
Persons:
JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, Octavio Marenzi, Dimon, Niket Nishant, Noor Zainab Hussain, Nupur Anand, Bansari Mayur, Lananh Nguyen, Saumyadeb
Organizations:
JPMorgan, First Republic Bank, First Republic, Wall, Investment, Reuters, Thomson
Locations:
Ukraine, Republic, Federal, Bengaluru, New York