Bank of America Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Principles (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Noninterest Income (Details)

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Noninterest Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Noninterest Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Card income	$ 1,470	$ 1,429	$ 4,469	$ 4,347
Service charges	1,961	1,968	5,836	5,863
Investment and brokerage services	3,494	3,437	10,616	10,314
Investment banking income	1,204	1,477	3,979	4,593
Trading account profits	1,893	1,837	6,907	6,124
Other income	885	530	1,576	2,470
Total noninterest income	10,907	10,678	33,383	33,711
Rewards, rebates and compensation expense	1,400	1,300	4,000	3,600
Interchange fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Card income	978	941	3,018	2,883
Interchange fees, gross	2,400	2,200	7,000	6,500
Other card income
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Card income	492	488	1,451	1,464
Deposit-related fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Service charges	1,682	1,691	5,009	5,040
Lending-related fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Service charges	279	277	827	823
Asset management fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Investment and brokerage services	2,576	2,367	7,652	6,855
Brokerage fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Investment and brokerage services	918	1,070	2,964	3,459
Underwriting income
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Investment banking income	701	698	2,160	2,185
Syndication fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Investment banking income	241	405	958	1,146
Financial advisory services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Investment banking income	$ 262	$ 374	$ 861	$ 1,262

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