US bank earnings in Q2 climbed 1.4 percent to $43.6B

This Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016, photo, shows a Chase Bank branch in North Miami Beach, Fla. On Tuesday, Aug. 30, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. releases U.S. bank industry earnings for the second quarter. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. banks’ earnings in the April-June period rose 1.4 percent from a year earlier as growth in lending fueled interest income.
The data issued Tuesday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. showed continued strength in the banking i