JPMorgan Chase paid out $1.1bn (£722m) in legal costs in the fourth quarter of 2014, the bank’s latest earnings release has revealed.

The payout put a significant dent in net income, which totalled $4.9bn (£3.2bn) for the quarter, down from $5.3bn (£3.5bn) for the same period in 2013, when legal costs stood at $847m (£555m).