Bank of America was forecast to deliver earnings of 36 cents per share on $21.32 billion in revenue, according to a consensus estimate from Thomson Reuters. BofA has paid at least $70 billion to settle legal issues related to the financial crisis, undermining cost-cutting initiatives introduced by Chief Executive Brian Moynihan after he assumed the top job in 2010. Read More Technology's quest to provide an answer to the ultimate earnings call question Analysts on average had expected earnings of 36 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.