New York — Bank of America beat estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday, as the loan book of the US’s second-largest lender benefited from a healthy economy.

Consumer banking has held up for the big Wall Street banks that have reported second-quarter results this week, cushioning a blow from weakness in trading and advisory businesses...

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