Bank of America’s profit fell in the third quarter, weighed down by its earnings from lending. The bank's results nevertheless topped Wall Stree

Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup will be the next big banks to report results on Tuesday. They follow JPMorgan and Wells Fargo, whose earnings last week were well received by Wall Street.

The Charlotte-based megabank raked in larger fees from its Wall Street operations, but the jump wasn't enough to make up for higher payouts to depositors.