Credit Costs Continue to Decrease With Net Charge-Offs Declining Across Most Portfolios

Strong Capital Generation With Tier 1 Common Equity Ratio at 8.65 Percent

Average Deposit Balances Increased for the Fourth Consecutive Quarter

Growth in Corporate Banking Average Core Loan Balance Across All Regions

Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) Was Ranked No. 2 Globally in Net Investment Banking Fees in the Third Quarter of 2011

Customer Solutions Pilot Program Showing Positive Results

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bank of America Corporation today reported net income of $6.2 billion, or $0.56 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2011, compared with a net loss of $7.3 billion, or $0.77 per diluted share, in the year-ago period. Revenue, net of interest expense, on a fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) basis¹ rose 6 percent to $28.7 billion.

There were a number of significant items that affected results in both periods. The most recent quarter included, among other things, $4.5 billion (pretax) in positive fair value adjustments on structured liabilities, a pretax gain of $3.6 billion from the sale of shares of China Construction Bank (CCB), $1.7 billion pretax gain in trading Debit Valuation Adjustments (DVA), and a pretax loss of $2.2 billion related to private equity and strategic investments, excluding CCB. The fair value adjustment on structured liabilities reflects the widening of the company's credit spreads and does not impact regulatory capital ratios. The year-ago quarter included a $10.4 billion goodwill impairment charge. Details on the significant items are included in the revenue and expense section of this press release.

"This quarter's results reflect several actions we took that highlight our ongoing transformation toward becoming a leaner, more focused company," said Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan. "The diversity and depth in our customer and client offerings provided some resiliency in a very challenging environment."

"Our focus this quarter was on strengthening the balance sheet by selling non-core assets and building capital to position the company for future growth," said Chief Financial Officer Bruce Thompson. "In that regard, we accomplished a great deal. We reduced the size of our balance sheet by $42 billion from the second quarter of 2011, nearly doubled our Tier 1 common equity ratio since early 2009, and continued to have strong liquidity levels even after significantly reducing both short- and long-term debt."

Making progress on operating principles

During the third quarter of 2011, the company made significant progress in line with its operating principles, including the following developments:

Focus on customer-driven businesses

• Bank of America extended approximately $141 billion in credit in the third quarter of 2011, according to preliminary data. This included $85 billion in commercial non-real estate loans, $33 billion in residential first mortgages, $10 billion in commercial real estate loans, $5 billion in U.S. consumer and small business card, $847 million in home equity products and $7 billion in other consumer credit.

• The $33 billion in residential first mortgages funded in the third quarter helped over 151,000 homeowners either purchase a home or refinance an existing mortgage. This included approximately 12,000 first-time homebuyer mortgages originated by retail channels, and more than 54,000 mortgages to low- and moderate-income borrowers. Approximately 47 percent of funded first mortgages were for home purchases and 53 percent were refinances.
• Total average deposit balances of $1.05 trillion were up $77 billion, or 8 percent from the year-ago period, and $15 billion, or 1 percent higher than the second quarter of 2011.
• The number of net new consumer and small business checking accounts was positive for the third consecutive quarter as the company continued to focus on the retention of profitable customer relationships.
• Bank of America launched Customer Solutions earlier this year as a pilot in certain markets for new customers. The company has been successfully converting select customers in those markets with favorable results as many customers are willing to increase their balances to achieve account benefits.
• Bank of America continued to expand its service for small business owners by hiring nearly 500 locally based small business bankers through the third quarter of 2011 to provide convenient access to financial advice and solutions. The company plans to hire more than 1,000 small business bankers by early 2012.
• Referral volumes remained strong during the third quarter with referrals from Global Wealth and Investment Management to Global Banking and Markets up 28 percent from the year-ago quarter, and referrals from Global Wealth and Investment Management to Global Commercial Banking up 6 percent from the same period.
• Global Wealth and Investment Management added 475 Financial Advisors in the quarter.

Building a fortress balance sheet

• Regulatory capital ratios increased significantly during the third quarter compared to the second quarter of 2011, with the Tier 1 common equity ratio at 8.65 percent, the tangible common equity ratio² at 6.25 percent and the common equity ratio at 9.50 percent at September 30, 2011.
• The company took advantage of its strong liquidity position to reduce short-term debt by $17 billion and long-term debt by $28 billion during the third quarter. The parent company's time-to-required funding increased to 27 months from 22 months in the second quarter of 2011.
• The company continued to strengthen the balance sheet by reducing risk-weighted assets by $33 billion from the second quarter of 2011 and $117 billion from the third quarter of 2010.

Pursuing operational excellence in efficiency and risk management

• Earlier this year, the company launched Project New BAC, a comprehensive initiative designed to simplify and streamline the company and align expenses. Implementation of Phase 1 ideas began this month with a goal of reducing expenses by approximately $5 billion per year by 2014, on a baseline of approximately $27 billion in annual expenses for the business areas reviewed in Phase 1. The company expects to incur technology and severance costs during the implementation of Phase 1. The New BAC Phase 2 review began this month and is expected to continue into early 2012 and cover the balance of businesses and operations that were not reviewed in Phase 1.
• The provision for credit losses declined 37 percent from the year-ago quarter, reflecting improved credit quality across most consumer and commercial portfolios and underwriting changes implemented over the last several years.
• The allowance for loan and lease losses to annualized net charge-off coverage ratio remained strong in the third quarter of 2011 at 1.74 times, compared to 1.53 times in the third quarter of 2010 (1.33 times compared to 1.34 times excluding purchased credit-impaired loans).

Delivering on the shareholder return model

• The company continued to focus on streamlining the balance sheet by selling non-core assets, addressing legacy issues, reducing debt and implementing its customer-focused strategy while focusing on expenses to position the company for long-term growth.
• Tangible book value per share² rose to $13.22 in the third quarter of 2011, compared to $12.91 in the third quarter of 2010 and $12.65 in the second quarter of 2011. Book value per share was $20.80 in the third quarter of 2011 compared to $21.17 in the third quarter of 2010 and $20.29 in the second quarter of 2011.

Continuing to address legacy issues

• Since the start of 2008, Bank of America and legacy Countrywide have completed nearly 961,000 loan modifications with customers. During the third quarter of 2011, more than 52,000 loan modifications were completed, compared with 69,000 in the second quarter of 2011 and 50,000 in the third quarter of 2010.
• During the quarter, Bank of America successfully implemented the rollout of a single point of contact in the default servicing business. More than 6,500 employees have now been trained and deployed in these client relationship management roles.

¹ Fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) basis is a non-GAAP measure. For reconciliation to GAAP measures, refer to pages 25-27 of this press release. Total revenue, net of interest expense on a GAAP basis was $28.5 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

² Tangible common equity ratio and tangible book value per share of common stock are non-GAAP measures. Other companies may define or calculate these measures differently. For reconciliation to GAAP measures, refer to pages 25-27 of this press release.

 

Business Segment Results
Deposits
			Three Months Ended
(Dollars in millions)			September 30, 2011			June 30, 2011			September 30, 2010
Total revenue, net of interest expense, FTE basis1			$	3,119		$	3,301		$	3,146
Provision for credit losses				52			31			62
Noninterest expense				2,627			2,609			2,774
Net income			$	276		$	424		$	198
Return on average equity				4.61%			7.20%			3.23%
Return on average economic capital1				18.78%			29.98%			12.40%
Average deposits			$	422,331		$	426,684		$	411,117
			At September 30, 2011			At June 30, 2011			At September 30, 2010
Client brokerage assets			$	61,918		$	69,000		$	59,984
1 Fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) basis and return on average economic capital are non-GAAP measures. Other companies may define or calculate these measures differently. For reconciliation to GAAP measures, refer to pages 25-27 of this press release.

 

Business Highlights

• Average deposit balances increased $11.2 billion from the year-ago quarter, driven by growth in liquid products in a low rate environment.
• The cost per dollar of deposits improved by 21 basis points to 2.47 percent from the year-ago quarter, highlighting the company's continued efficiency and competitive edge in maintaining a low-cost distribution channel.

Financial Overview

Deposits reported net income of $276 million, up $78 million from the year-ago quarter, largely due to lower noninterest expense, partially offset by lower revenue.

Revenue of $3.1 billion was down $27 million from the year-ago quarter driven by lower noninterest income, reflecting the impact of overdraft fee changes that were fully implemented during the third quarter of 2010. Net interest income of $2.0 billion was relatively flat from the year-ago quarter, while noninterest expense was down $147 million from a year ago to $2.6 billion due to a decrease in operating expenses.

 

Card Services1
			Three Months Ended
(Dollars in millions)			September 30, 2011			June 30, 2011			September 30, 2010
Total revenue, net of interest expense, FTE basis2			$	4,507		$	4,856		$	5,377
Provision for credit losses				1,037			302			3,066
Noninterest expense3				1,458			1,532			11,834
Net income (loss)			$	1,264		$	1,939		$	(9,844)
Return on average equity				22.36%			34.31%			n/m
Return on average economic capital2				49.31%			74.83%			16.63%
Average loans			$	123,547		$	127,344		$	141,092
			At September 30, 2011			At June 30, 2011			At September 30, 2010
Period-end loans			$	122,223		$	125,140		$	138,492
1 During the third quarter of 2011, as a result of the decision to exit the international consumer card businesses, the Global Card Services business segment was renamed Card Services. The international consumer card business results have been moved to All Other and prior periods have been reclassified.
2 Fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) basis and return on average economic capital are non-GAAP measures. Other companies may define or calculate these measures differently. For reconciliation to GAAP measures, refer to pages 25-27 of this press release.
3 Includes a goodwill impairment charge of $10.4 billion in the third quarter of 2010.
n/m = not meaningful

 

Business Highlights

• The number of new U.S. credit card accounts grew by 17 percent in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the second quarter of 2011.
• Credit quality continued to improve with the 30+ delinquency rate declining for the 10th consecutive quarter.

Financial Overview

Card Services reported net income of $1.3 billion, compared to a loss of $9.8 billion in the year-ago quarter. The improvement in net income reflected the impact of a $10.4 billion goodwill impairment charge in the third quarter of 2010 and lower credit costs in the current period, partially offset by lower revenue. Excluding the impairment charge, net income was up $708 million from the third quarter of 2010.

Revenue declined 16 percent to $4.5 billion from the year-ago quarter, driven by a decrease in net interest income from lower average loans and yields as well as lower noninterest income. Average loans declined $17.5 billion from the year-ago period due to higher payments, charge-offs, continued non-core portfolio runoff and divestitures.

Provision for credit losses decreased $2.0 billion from a year ago to $1.0 billion, reflecting improving delinquencies and collections and fewer bankruptcies as a result of improving economic conditions and lower average loans. Excluding the goodwill impairment charge in the third quarter of 2010, noninterest expense was flat from a year ago.

 

Global Wealth and Investment Management
			Three Months Ended
(Dollars in millions)			September 30, 2011			June 30, 2011			September 30, 2010
Total revenue, net of interest expense, FTE basis1			$	4,230		$	4,490		$	3,898
Provision for credit losses				162			72			127
Noninterest expense				3,516			3,631			3,345
Net income			$	347		$	506		$	269
Return on average equity				7.72%			11.54%			5.91%
Return on average economic capital1				19.66%			29.97%			15.84%
Average loans			$	102,785		$	102,200		$	99,103
Average deposits				255,660			255,219			234,807
(in billions)			At September 30, 2011			At June 30, 2011			At September 30, 2010
Assets under management			$	616.9		$	661.0		$	611.5
Total client balances2				2,063.3			2,202.0			2,120.9
1 Fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) basis and return on average economic capital are non-GAAP measures. Other companies may define or calculate these measures differently. For reconciliation to GAAP measures, refer to pages 25-27 of this press release.
2 Total client balances are defined as assets under management, assets in custody, client brokerage assets, client deposits and loans.

 

Business Highlights

• Asset management fees were a record $1.56 billion in the third quarter of 2011, up 17 percent from the year-ago quarter, driven by higher market levels and higher client flows into long-term assets under management.
• Average deposit balances grew 9 percent from the third quarter of 2010 to $255.7 billion, and average loan balances grew 4 percent to $102.8 billion.

Financial Overview

Global Wealth and Investment Management net income rose 29 percent from the year-ago quarter. Revenue was $4.2 billion, up 9 percent, driven by higher asset management fees, net interest income, and transactional activity.

The provision for credit losses increased $35 million from a year ago, driven by higher costs associated with the residential mortgage portfolio.

Noninterest expense increased 5 percent from a year ago to $3.5 billion, due primarily to higher volume-driven expenses and personnel costs associated with the continued build-out of the business.

 

Consumer Real Estate Services
			Three Months Ended
(Dollars in millions)			September 30, 2011			June 30, 2011			September 30, 2010
Total revenue, net of interest expense, FTE basis1			$	2,822		$	(11,315)		$	3,612
Provision for credit losses				918			1,507			1,302
Noninterest expense2				3,852			8,645			2,923
Net loss			$	(1,137)		$	(14,519)		$	(392)
Average loans			$	120,079		$	121,683		$	127,712
			At September 30, 2011			At June 30, 2011			At September 30, 2010
Period-end loans			$	119,823		$	121,553		$	127,700
1 Fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) basis is a non-GAAP measure. For reconciliation to GAAP measures, refer to pages 25-27 of this press release.
2 Includes a goodwill impairment charge of $2.6 billion in the second quarter of 2011.

 

Business Highlights

• Funded $33.8 billion in residential home loans and home equity loans during the third quarter.
• Announced plans to exit the Home Loans correspondent mortgage lending channel and focus entirely on retail distribution for mortgage products and services.

Financial Overview

Consumer Real Estate Services reported a net loss of $1.1 billion, compared to a net loss of $392 million for the same period in 2010. Revenue declined 22 percent to $2.8 billion. Noninterest expense increased 32 percent to $3.9 billion, and the provision for credit losses fell 29 percent to $918 million.

The year-over-year decline in revenue was primarily driven by a decrease in core production income, lower insurance income due to the sale of Balboa Insurance during the second quarter of 2011, and a decline in net interest income primarily due to the change in composition of assets and liabilities. The decrease in core production income was due to a decline in new loan originations caused primarily by lower overall market demand and a drop in market share in the correspondent lending channels. These declines were partially offset by improved MSR results, net of hedges, and a decline in the representations and warranties provision, which is included in mortgage banking income.

Representations and warranties provision was $278 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared to $872 million in the third quarter of 2010 and $14 billion in the second quarter of 2011.

Provision for credit losses decreased $384 million from a year ago to $918 million, driven primarily by improving portfolio trends, including the Countrywide purchased credit-impaired home equity portfolio.

The increase in noninterest expense from the year-ago quarter was primarily due to higher default-related and other loss mitigation expenses, mortgage-related assessments and waivers costs, which include costs related to foreclosure delays and other out-of-pocket costs that the company does not expect to recover, as well as higher litigation expense. These increases were partially offset by lower insurance expenses and a decline in production expenses due to lower origination volumes.

 

Global Commercial Banking
			Three Months Ended
(Dollars in millions)			September 30, 2011			June 30, 2011			September 30, 2010
Total revenue, net of interest expense, FTE basis1			$	2,533		$	2,811		$	2,633
Provision for credit losses				(150)			(417)			556
Noninterest expense				1,018			1,069			1,061
Net income			$	1,050		$	1,381		$	644
Return on average equity				10.22%			13.67%			5.95%
Return on average economic capital1				20.78%			27.95%			11.52%
Average loans and leases			$	188,037		$	189,347		$	199,320
Average deposits				173,837			166,481			148,605
1 Fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) basis and return on average economic capital are non-GAAP measures.  Other companies may define or calculate these measures differently. For reconciliation to GAAP measures, refer to pages 25-27 of this press release.

 

Business Highlights

• Credit quality indicators continued to improve as nonperforming assets declined by $2.8 billion, or 30 percent, and total reservable criticized loans declined by $13.5 billion, or 37 percent, versus the year-ago quarter.
• Average commercial and industrial loans grew $3.8 billion, or 4 percent, from a year ago driven by middle-market clients.

Financial Overview

Global Commercial Banking reported net income of $1.1 billion, up $406 million from a year ago, due to lower credit costs from improved asset quality. Revenue was $2.5 billion, down 4 percent from the year-ago quarter, due to lower loan balances and lower yields. Noninterest expense was $1.0 billion, down 4 percent from the year-ago quarter despite the increase in FDIC costs, due to higher deposit balances as the business tightly managed costs."

The provision for credit losses decreased $706 million from the year-ago quarter to a benefit of $150 million. The decrease was driven by improved overall economic conditions combined with an accelerated rate of loan resolutions in the commercial real estate portfolio.

Average deposit balances continued to grow, increasing by $25.2 billion from the year-ago quarter, as clients continued to maintain higher levels of liquidity. Average commercial and industrial loan balances have continued to show modest growth, increasing 4 percent from a year ago. However, total average loans and leases decreased $11.3 billion mainly due to reductions in commercial real estate loans.

 

Global Banking and Markets
			Three Months Ended
(Dollars in millions)			September 30, 2011			June 30, 2011			September 30, 2010
Total revenue, net of interest expense, FTE basis1			$	5,222		$	6,792		$	7,073
Provision for credit losses				15			(82)			(157)
Noninterest expense				4,480			4,708			4,311
Net income (loss)			$	(302)		$	1,559		$	1,468
Return on average equity				n/m			16.69%			11.61%
Return on average economic capital1				n/m			23.23%			14.57%
Total average assets			$	748,289		$	748,964		$	743,264
Total average deposits				121,389			116,899			96,040
1 Fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) basis and return on average economic capital are non-GAAP measures. Other companies may define or calculate these measures differently. For reconciliation to GAAP measures, refer to pages 25-27 of this press release.
n/m = not meaningful

 

Business Highlights

• Average loan and lease balances and average deposit balances within Global Banking and Markets increased 22 percent and 26 percent respectively versus the year-ago quarter due primarily to strong growth in the international and domestic portfolios.
• Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) was ranked No. 2 globally in net investment banking fees in the third quarter of 2011 with a 6.8 percent market share, as reported by Dealogic.

Financial Overview

Global Banking and Markets reported a net loss of $302 million, down from net income of $1.5 billion in the year-ago quarter. Pretax income was $727 million, down from $2.9 billion a year ago. Revenue declined 26 percent to $5.2 billion, primarily driven by lower sales and trading revenue and investment banking fees. Tax expense for the most recent period included a $774 million charge related to the U.K. tax rate change enacted during the quarter, which reduced the carrying value of the deferred tax assets.

Noninterest expense of $4.5 billion was relatively flat compared to the year-ago period.

Provision for credit losses was $15 million versus a year-ago benefit of $157 million due to higher reserve releases in the prior year period, coupled with loan growth and a slower rate of improvement within the corporate credit portfolio in the current period."

Sales and trading revenue was $2.8 billion, a decrease of 37 percent from the third quarter of 2010. The current period includes DVA gains of $1.7 billion compared to losses of $34 million in the third quarter of 2010, as the company's credit spreads widened throughout the quarter.

Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities sales and trading revenues excluding DVA gains were $314 million, a decrease of $3.2 billion compared to the same quarter last year, due to lower client activity and adverse market conditions. Equities sales and trading revenues excluding DVA gains were $757 million, a decrease of $201 million primarily driven by lower trading revenue in equity derivatives.

Firmwide investment banking fees, including self-led deals, declined to $1.1 billion from $1.4 billion in the third quarter of 2010, mainly due to weakening markets for debt and equity issuances. Total investment banking fees, excluding self-led deals, were down 31 percent from the year-ago period, with 24 percent of investment banking fees originating outside the U.S., compared to 14 percent for the same period last year.

Corporate Bank revenues of $1.4 billion remained strong in a low interest rate environment as average loans and leases increased 25 percent from the same period a year ago to $101.3 billion, driven by growth in both domestic and international commercial loans and international trade finance. Average deposits within the Corporate Bank increased 28 percent to $114.1 billion from the third quarter of 2010 as balances continued to grow from excess liquidity and restrained spending among customers and limited alternative investment options.

 

All Other1
			Three Months Ended
(Dollars in millions)			September 30, 2011			June 30, 2011			September 30, 2010
Total revenue, net of interest expense, FTE basis1			$	6,269		$	2,548		$	1,243
Provision for credit losses			$	1,373		$	1,842		$	440
Noninterest expense				662			662			968
Net income (loss)			$	4,734		$	(116)		$	358
Average loans			$	286,753		$	287,840		$	268,056
1 All Other consists primarily of equity investments, the residential mortgage portfolio associated with ALM activities, the residual impact of the cost allocation process, merger and restructuring charges, intersegment eliminations, fair value adjustments related to structured liabilities and the results of certain consumer finance, investment management and commercial lending businesses that are being liquidated. During the third quarter of 2011, as a result of the decision to exit the international consumer card businesses, the international consumer card business results have been moved to All Other and prior periods have been reclassified. Fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) basis is a non-GAAP measure. For reconciliation to GAAP measures, refer to pages 25-27 of this press release.

 

All Other reported net income of $4.7 billion, compared to net income of $358 million a year ago, due to higher revenue partially offset by higher provision for credit losses. Revenue increased $5.0 billion due primarily to positive fair value adjustments of $4.5 billion related to structured liabilities as a result of widening of the company's credit spreads, compared to negative fair value adjustments of $190 million in the year-ago period. In addition, the year-ago period included $592 million for a reserve related to payment protection insurance claims in the U.K.

Additionally, equity investment income was $1.1 billion higher than the year-ago quarter, reflecting the pretax gain on the sale of a portion of the company's CCB investment, partially offset by equity investment losses. The decrease in noninterest expense was due to a reduction in merger and restructuring charges, down $245 million compared to the year-ago period.

Provision for credit losses increased $933 million to $1.4 billion driven primarily by a slower pace of improvement in the residential mortgage portfolio. Additionally, provision expense in the non-U.S. credit card portfolio increased driven by the slowing pace of improvement in projected losses.

 

Corporate Overview
Third-Quarter 2011 Revenue and Expense
			Three Months Ended
(Dollars in millions)			September 30, 2011			June 30, 2011			September 30, 2010
Net interest income, FTE basis1			$	10,739		$	11,493		$	12,717
Noninterest income				17,963			1,990			14,265
Total revenue, net of interest expense, FTE basis				28,702			13,483			26,982
Noninterest expense2			$	17,613		$	20,253		$	16,816
Goodwill impairment charge			$	-		$	2,603		$	10,400
Net income (loss)			$	6,232		$	(8,826)		$	(7,299)
1 Fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) basis is a non-GAAP measure. For reconciliation to GAAP measures, refer to pages 25-27 of this press release. Net interest income on a GAAP basis was $10.5 billion, $11.2 billion and $12.4 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2011, June 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010. Total revenue, net of interest expense on a GAAP basis was $28.5 billion, $13.2 billion and $26.7 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2011, June 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010.
2 Excludes a goodwill impairment charge of $2.6 billion in the second quarter of 2011 and $10.4 billion in the third quarter of 2010.

 

Revenue, net of interest expense, on a fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) basis rose 6 percent from the third quarter of 2010, reflecting higher noninterest income partially offset by lower net interest income.

Net interest income on an FTE basis decreased 16 percent from a year earlier. The net interest yield fell 40 basis points from the year-ago quarter, driven by hedge ineffectiveness and the acceleration of amortization of premiums on securities due to faster prepayment expectations.

Noninterest income increased $3.7 billion from the year-ago quarter largely due to higher other income and equity investment income, partially offset by lower trading account profits. Other income increased due to the previously mentioned positive fair value adjustments on the structured liabilities and the higher equity investment income from the gain on the sale of CCB shares. This was partially offset by the losses in Global Principal Investments and a write-down of a strategic investment. Trading account profits were lower due to adverse market conditions throughout the quarter.

Noninterest expense decreased $9.6 billion, or 35 percent from the year-ago quarter, to $17.6 billion as the year-ago quarter included a goodwill impairment charge of $10.4 billion. Excluding the goodwill impairment charge, noninterest expense increased by $797 million, reflecting increased personnel costs.

The tax expense for the third quarter of 2011 was $1.2 billion, resulting in a 16.15 percent effective tax rate. The effective tax rate in the third quarter of 2011 included, among other items, a larger-than-usual portion of recurring tax preference items (such as tax-exempt income) that was largely offset by the $782 million tax charge related to the U.K. corporate tax rate change as well as tax benefits of approximately $1.1 billion related to capital losses realizable as a result of the CCB sale.

The following is a list of selected items that affected third-quarter 2011 financial results.

 

Selected Items1 in Third-Quarter 2011
(Dollars in billions)
Pretax income, FTE basis2			$	7.7
Fair value adjustment on structured liabilities			$	4.5
Gain on partial sale of China Construction Bank				3.6
Debit Valuation Adjustment on trading liabilities				1.7
Gains on sale of debt securities				0.7
Representations and warranties provision				(0.3)
International card divestitures				(0.3)
Assessments and waivers costs				(0.4)
Net interest income accelerated premium amortization				(0.4)
Mortgage-related litigation expense				(0.5)
Net interest income asset hedge ineffectiveness				(0.6)
U.K. tax rate change				(0.8)
Equity investments (excluding CCB sale)				(2.2)
1All items are pretax except U.K. tax rate change.
2 Fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) basis is a non-GAAP measure. For reconciliation to GAAP measures, refer to pages 25-27 of this press release

Third-Quarter 2011 Credit Quality
			Three Months Ended
(Dollars in millions)			September 30, 2011			June 30, 2011			September 30, 2010
Provision for credit losses			$	3,407		$	3,255		$	5,396
Net charge-offs				5,086			5,665			7,197
Net charge-off ratio1				2.17%			2.44%			3.07%
			At September 30, 2011			At June 30, 2011			At September 30, 2010
Nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties			$	29,059		$	30,058		$	34,556
Nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties ratio2				3.15%			3.22%			3.71%
Allowance for loan and lease losses			$	35,082		$	37,312		$	43,581
Allowance for loan and lease losses ratio3				3.81%			4.00%			4.69%
1 Net charge-off/loss ratios are calculated as annualized net charge-offs divided by average outstanding loans and leases during the period.
2 Nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties ratios are calculated as nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties divided by outstanding loans, leases and foreclosed properties at the end of the period.
3 Allowance for loan and lease losses ratios are calculated as allowance for loan and lease losses divided by loans and leases outstanding at the end of the period.
Note: Ratios do not include loans measured under the fair value option.

 

Credit quality improved in the third quarter, with net charge-offs declining across most portfolios, compared to the third quarter of 2010. Provision for credit losses also decreased significantly from a year ago. Additionally, 30+ performing delinquent loans, excluding Federal Housing Administration-insured loans and long-term standby agreements, declined across all portfolios, and reservable criticized balances also continued to decline, down 35 percent from the year-ago period.

Net charge-offs declined $2.1 billion from the third quarter of 2010, reflecting improvement in most of the consumer and commercial portfolios. The decrease was primarily driven by fewer delinquent loans, improved collection rates, and lower bankruptcy filings across the Card Services loan portfolio, as well as lower losses in the home equity portfolio, driven by fewer delinquent loans.

The provision for credit losses declined to $3.4 billion from $5.4 billion a year ago and included reserve reductions of $1.7 billion driven primarily by improvement in projected delinquencies, collections and bankruptcies across the Card Services portfolios and by improvement in economic conditions impacting the core commercial portfolio, as evidenced by continued declines in reservable criticized and nonperforming balances.

The allowance for loan and lease losses to annualized net charge-off coverage ratio increased in the third quarter to 1.74 times, compared with 1.64 times in the second quarter of 2011 and 1.53 times in the third quarter of 2010. Excluding purchased credit-impaired loans, the allowance to annualized net charge-off coverage ratio was 1.33, 1.28 and 1.34 times for the same periods, respectively.

Nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties were $29.1 billion at September 30, 2011, down from $30.1 billion at June 30, 2011, and $34.6 billion at September 30, 2010.

 

Capital and Liquidity Management
(Dollars in millions, except per share information)			At September 30, 2011			At June 30, 2011			At September 30, 2010
Total shareholders' equity			$	230,252		$	222,176		$	230,495
Tier 1 common ratio				8.65%			8.23%			8.45%
Tier 1 capital ratio				11.48%			11.00%			11.16%
Total capital ratio				15.86%			15.65%			15.65%
Tangible common equity ratio1				6.25%			5.87%			5.74%
Common equity ratio				9.50%			9.09%			9.08%
Tangible book value per share1			$	13.22		$	12.65		$	12.91
Book value per share				20.80			20.29			21.17
1 Tangible common equity ratio and tangible book value per share are non-GAAP measures. Other companies may define or calculate these ratios differently. For reconciliation to GAAP measures, refer to pages 25-27 of this press release.

 

Regulatory capital ratios increased significantly during the third quarter, compared to the second quarter of 2011, with the Tier 1 capital ratio at 11.48 percent, the Tier 1 common equity ratio at 8.65 percent, and the Tangible common equity ratio at 6.25 percent. This compares with a Tier 1 capital ratio of 11.00 percent, a Tier 1 common equity ratio at 8.23 percent, and a Tangible common equity ratio at 5.87 percent at June 30, 2011.

The company's total global excess liquidity increased approximately $40 billion from the end of the third quarter of 2010 to $363 billion at September 30, 2011. The company's time-to-required funding was 27 months at September 30, 2011, compared to 23 months a year ago and 22 months at June 30, 2011.

During the third quarter of 2011, a cash dividend of $0.01 per common share was paid and the company declared $343 million in preferred dividends. Period-end common shares issued and outstanding were 10.13 billion for the second and third quarters of 2011 and 10.03 billion for the third quarter of 2010, respectively.

Note: Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan and Chief Financial Officer Bruce Thompson will discuss third-quarter 2011 results in a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET today. The presentation and supporting materials can be accessed on the Bank of America Investor Relations Web site at http://investor.bankofamerica.com. For a listen-only connection to the conference call, dial 1.877.200.4456 (U.S.) or 1.785.424.1732 (international) and the conference ID: 79795.

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You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement and should consider all of the following uncertainties and risks, as well as those more fully discussed under Item 1A. "Risk Factors" of Bank of America's 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011 and in any of Bank of America's subsequent SEC filings: the company's ability to implement, manage and realize the anticipated benefits and expense savings from Project New BAC; the company's timing and determinations regarding any potential revised comprehensive capital plan submission and the Federal Reserve Board's response; the company's intent to build capital through retaining earnings, reducing legacy asset portfolios and implementing other non-dilutive capital related initiatives; the accuracy and variability of estimates and assumptions in determining the expected total cost to Bank of America of the recent private label securitization settlement (the settlement) with The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon); the accuracy and variability of estimates and assumptions in determining the estimated liability and/or estimated range of possible loss for representation and warranties exposures to the GSEs, monolines and private label and other investors; the accuracy and variability of estimates and assumptions in determining the portion of Bank of America's repurchase obligations for residential mortgage obligations sold by Bank of America and its affiliates to investors that has been paid or reserved after giving effect to the settlement agreement with BNY Mellon (the settlement agreement) and the charges in the quarter ended June 30, 2011; the possibility that objections to the settlement, including substantial objections already filed, will delay or prevent receipt of final court approval; whether the conditions to the settlement will be satisfied, including the receipt of final court approval and private letter rulings from the IRS and other tax rulings and opinions; whether conditions in the settlement agreement that would permit Bank of America and legacy Countrywide to withdraw from the settlement will occur and whether Bank of America and legacy Countrywide will determine to withdraw from the settlement pursuant to the terms of the settlement agreement; the impact of performance and enforcement of obligations under, and provisions contained in, the settlement agreement and the institutional investor agreement, including performance of obligations under the settlement agreement by Bank of America (and certain of its affiliates) and the trustee and the performance of obligations under the institutional investor agreement by Bank of America (and certain of its affiliates) and the investor group; Bank of America's and certain of its affiliates' ability to comply with the servicing and documentation obligations under the settlement agreement; the potential assertion and impact of additional claims not addressed by the settlement agreement or any of the prior agreements entered into between Bank of America (and/or certain of its affiliates) and the GSEs, monoline insurers and other investors; the company's resolution of certain representations and warranties obligations with the GSEs and ability to resolve any remaining claims; the company's ability to resolve any representations and warranties obligations with monolines and private investors; increased repurchase claims and repurchases due to mortgage insurance cancellations, rescissions and denials; the company's failure to satisfy its obligations as servicer in the residential mortgage securitization process; the foreclosure review and assessment process, the effectiveness of the company's response to such process and any governmental or private third-party claims asserted in connection with these foreclosure matters; the risk of a credit rating downgrade of the U.S. government by one of the other major credit rating agencies in addition to the downgrade from Standard & Poor's in August 2011; the risk that Standard & Poor's will further downgrade the U.S. government's credit rating; negative economic conditions generally including continued weakness in the U.S. housing market, high unemployment in the U.S., as well as economic challenges in many non-U.S. countries in which we operate; the impact resulting from international and domestic sovereign credit uncertainties, including the current challenges facing European economies; the company's credit ratings and the credit ratings of its securitizations, including the risk that the company or its securities will be the subject of additional or further credit rating downgrades in addition to the downgrade by Moody's in the third quarter of 2011; the company's mortgage modification policies, loss mitigation strategies and related results; and any measures or steps taken by federal regulators or other governmental authorities with regard to mortgage loans, servicing agreements and standards, or other matters; the level and volatility of the capital markets, interest rates, currency values and other market indices; changes in consumer, investor and counterparty confidence in, and the related impact on, financial markets and institutions, including the company as well as its business partners; the accuracy and variability of estimates of the fair value of certain of the company's assets and liabilities; legislative and regulatory actions in the U.S. (including the impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Financial Reform Act), the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act and related regulations and interpretations) and internationally; the identification and effectiveness of any initiatives to mitigate the negative impact of the Financial Reform Act; the impact of litigation and regulatory investigations, including costs, expenses, settlements and judgments as well as any collateral effects on its ability to do business and access the capital markets; the ability to achieve resolution in negotiations with law enforcement authorities and federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, involving mortgage servicing practices, including the timing and any settlement terms; various monetary, tax and fiscal policies and regulations of the U.S. and non-U.S. governments; changes in accounting standards, rules and interpretations (including new consolidation guidance), inaccurate estimates or assumptions in the application of accounting policies, including in determining reserves, applicable guidance regarding goodwill accounting and the impact on the Company's financial statements.

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Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
Selected Financial Data
(Dollars in millions, except per share data; shares in thousands)
				Nine Months Ended								Third			Second				Third
Summary Income Statement				September 30								Quarter			Quarter				Quarter
				2011				2010				2011			2011				2010
Net interest income				$	33,915			$	39,084			$	10,490		$	11,246			$	12,435
Noninterest income					34,651				48,738				17,963			1,990				14,265
Total revenue, net of interest expense					68,566				87,822				28,453			13,236				26,700
Provision for credit losses					10,476				23,306				3,407			3,255				5,396
Merger and restructuring charges					537				1,450				176			159				421
Goodwill impairment					2,603				10,400				-			2,603				10,400
All other noninterest expense (1)					57,612				50,394				17,437			20,094				16,395
Income (loss) before income taxes					(2,662	)			2,272				7,433			(12,875	)			(5,912	)
Income tax expense (benefit)					(2,117	)			3,266				1,201			(4,049	)			1,387
Net income (loss)				$	(545	)		$	(994	)		$	6,232		$	(8,826	)		$	(7,299	)
Preferred stock dividends					954				1,036				343			301				348
Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders				$	(1,499	)		$	(2,030	)		$	5,889		$	(9,127	)		$	(7,647	)
Earnings (loss) per common share				$	(0.15	)		$	(0.21	)		$	0.58		$	(0.90	)		$	(0.77	)
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share					(0.15	)			(0.21	)			0.56			(0.90	)			(0.77	)
				Nine Months Ended								Third			Second				Third
Summary Average Balance Sheet				September 30								Quarter			Quarter				Quarter
				2011				2010				2011			2011				2010
Total loans and leases				$	939,848			$	964,302			$	942,032		$	938,513			$	934,860
Debt securities					338,512				317,906				344,327			335,269				328,097
Total earning assets					1,851,736				1,902,303				1,841,135			1,844,525				1,863,819
Total assets					2,326,232				2,462,977				2,301,454			2,339,110				2,379,397
Total deposits					1,036,905				982,132				1,051,320			1,035,944				973,846
Shareholders' equity					229,385				232,465				222,410			235,067				233,978
Common shareholders' equity					212,512				210,649				204,928			218,505				215,911
				Nine Months Ended								Third			Second				Third
Performance Ratios				September 30								Quarter			Quarter				Quarter
				2011				2010				2011			2011				2010
Return on average assets					n/m				n/m				1.07	%		n/m				n/m
Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (2)					n/m				n/m				17.03			n/m				n/m
				Nine Months Ended								Third			Second				Third
Credit Quality				September 30								Quarter			Quarter				Quarter
				2011				2010				2011			2011				2010
Total net charge-offs				$	16,779			$	27,551			$	5,086		$	5,665			$	7,197
Net charge-offs as a % of average loans and leases outstanding (3)					2.41		%		3.84		%		2.17	%		2.44		%		3.07		%
Provision for credit losses				$	10,476			$	23,306			$	3,407		$	3,255			$	5,396
												September 30			June 30				September 30
												2011			2011				2010
Total nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties (4)												$	29,059		$	30,058			$	34,556
Nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties as a % of total loans, leases and foreclosed properties (3)													3.15	%		3.22		%		3.71		%
Allowance for loan and lease losses												$	35,082		$	37,312			$	43,581
Allowance for loan and lease losses as a % of total loans and leases outstanding (3)													3.81	%		4.00		%		4.69		%
Capital Management												September 30			June 30				September 30
												2011			2011				2010
Risk-based capital (5):
Tier 1 common equity ratio (6)													8.65	%		8.23		%		8.45		%
Tier 1 capital ratio													11.48			11.00				11.16
Total capital ratio													15.86			15.65				15.65
Tier 1 leverage ratio													7.11			6.86				7.21
Tangible equity ratio (7)													7.16			6.63				6.54
Tangible common equity ratio (7)													6.25			5.87				5.74
Period-end common shares issued and outstanding													10,134,432			10,133,190				10,033,705
				Nine Months Ended								Third			Second				Third
				September 30								Quarter			Quarter				Quarter
				2011				2010				2011			2011				2010
Common shares issued					49,277				1,383,461				1,242			1,387				688
Average common shares issued and outstanding					10,095,859				9,706,951				10,116,284			10,094,928				9,976,351
Average diluted common shares issued and outstanding					10,095,859				9,706,951				10,464,395			10,094,928				9,976,351
Dividends paid per common share				$	0.03			$	0.03			$	0.01		$	0.01			$	0.01
Summary Period End Balance Sheet												September 30			June 30				September 30
												2011			2011				2010
Total loans and leases												$	932,531		$	941,257			$	933,910
Total debt securities													350,725			331,052				322,862
Total earning assets													1,797,600			1,772,293				1,863,206
Total assets													2,219,628			2,261,319				2,339,660
Total deposits													1,041,353			1,038,408				977,322
Total shareholders' equity													230,252			222,176				230,495
Common shareholders' equity													210,772			205,614				212,391
Book value per share of common stock												$	20.80		$	20.29			$	21.17
Tangible book value per share of common stock (2)													13.22			12.65				12.91
(1) Excludes merger and restructuring charges and goodwill impairment charges.
(2) Return on average tangible shareholders' equity and tangible book value per share of common stock are non-GAAP measures. We believe the use of these non-GAAP measures provides additional clarity in assessing the results of the Corporation. See Reconciliations to GAAP Financial Measures on pages 25-27.
(3) Ratios do not include loans accounted for under the fair value option during the period. Charge-off ratios are annualized for the quarterly presentation.
(4) Balances do not include past due consumer credit card, consumer loans secured by real estate where repayments are insured by the Federal Housing Administration and individually insured long-term stand-by agreements (fully-insured home loans), and in general, consumer and commercial loans not secured by real estate; purchased credit-impaired loans even though the customer may be contractually past due; nonperforming loans held-for-sale; nonperforming loans accounted for under the fair value option; and nonaccruing troubled debt restructured loans removed from the purchased credit-impaired portfolio prior to January 1, 2010.
(5) Reflects preliminary data for current period risk-based capital.
(6) Tier 1 common equity ratio equals Tier 1 capital excluding preferred stock, trust preferred securities, hybrid securities and minority interest divided by risk-weighted assets.
(7) Tangible equity ratio equals period end tangible shareholders' equity divided by period end tangible assets. Tangible common equity equals period end tangible common shareholders' equity divided by period end tangible assets. Tangible shareholders' equity and tangible assets are non-GAAP measures. We believe the use of these non-GAAP measures provides additional clarity in assessing the results of the Corporation. See Reconciliations to GAAP Financial Measures on pages 25-27.
n/m = not meaningful
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
Quarterly Results by Business Segment
(Dollars in millions)
		Third Quarter 2011
		Deposits			Card Services (1)					Consumer Real Estate Services					Global Commercial Banking					Global Banking & Markets					GWIM			All Other (1)
Total revenue, net of interest expense (2)		$	3,119		$	4,507				$	2,822				$	2,533				$	5,222				$	4,230		$	6,269
Provision for credit losses			52			1,037					918					(150	)				15					162			1,373
Noninterest expense			2,627			1,458					3,852					1,018					4,480					3,516			662
Net income (loss)			276			1,264					(1,137	)				1,050					(302	)				347			4,734
Return on average equity			4.61	%		22.36		%			n/m					10.22		%			n/m					7.72	%		n/m
Return on average economic capital (3)			18.78			49.31					n/m					20.78					n/m					19.66			n/m
Balance Sheet
Average
Total loans and leases			n/m		$	123,547				$	120,079				$	188,037				$	120,143				$	102,785		$	286,753
Total deposits		$	422,331			n/m					n/m					173,837					121,389					255,660			52,853
Allocated equity			23,820			22,410					14,240					40,726					36,372					17,839			67,003
Economic capital (3)			5,873			10,194					14,240					20,037					25,589					7,148			n/m
Period end
Total loans and leases			n/m		$	122,223				$	119,823				$	188,650				$	124,527				$	102,361		$	274,269
Total deposits		$	424,267			n/m					n/m					171,297					115,724					251,027			52,947
		Second Quarter 2011
		Deposits			Card Services (1)					Consumer Real Estate Services					Global Commercial Banking					Global Banking & Markets					GWIM			All Other (1)
Total revenue, net of interest expense (2)		$	3,301		$	4,856				$	(11,315	)			$	2,811				$	6,792				$	4,490		$	2,548
Provision for credit losses			31			302					1,507					(417	)				(82	)				72			1,842
Noninterest expense			2,609			1,532					8,645					1,069					4,708					3,631			662
Net income (loss)			424			1,939					(14,519	)				1,381					1,559					506			(116	)
Return on average equity			7.20	%		34.31		%			n/m					13.67		%			16.69		%			11.54	%		n/m
Return on average economic capital (3)			29.98			74.83					n/m					27.95					23.23					29.97			n/m
Balance Sheet
Average
Total loans and leases			n/m		$	127,344				$	121,683				$	189,347				$	109,473				$	102,200		$	287,840
Total deposits		$	426,684			n/m					n/m					166,481					116,899					255,219			48,093
Allocated equity			23,612			22,671					17,139					40,522					37,458					17,574			76,091
Economic capital (3)			5,662			10,410					14,437					19,825					26,984					6,868			n/m
Period end
Total loans and leases			n/m		$	125,140				$	121,553				$	189,435				$	114,165				$	102,878		$	287,424
Total deposits		$	424,579			n/m					n/m					170,156					122,348					255,580			43,759
		Third Quarter 2010
		Deposits			Card Services (1)					Consumer Real Estate Services					Global Commercial Banking					Global Banking & Markets					GWIM			All Other (1)
Total revenue, net of interest expense (2)		$	3,146		$	5,377				$	3,612				$	2,633				$	7,073				$	3,898		$	1,243
Provision for credit losses			62			3,066					1,302					556					(157	)				127			440
Noninterest expense			2,774			11,834					2,923					1,061					4,311					3,345			968
Net income (loss)			198			(9,844	)				(392	)				644					1,468					269			358
Return on average equity			3.23	%		n/m					n/m					5.95		%			11.61		%			5.91	%		n/m
Return on average economic capital (3)			12.40			16.63		%			n/m					11.52					14.57					15.84			n/m
Balance Sheet
Average
Total loans and leases			n/m		$	141,092				$	127,712				$	199,320				$	98,874				$	99,103		$	268,056
Total deposits		$	411,117			n/m					n/m					148,605					96,040					234,807			55,466
Allocated equity			24,402			33,033					26,493					42,930					50,173					18,039			38,908
Economic capital (3)			6,424			13,665					21,692					22,223					40,116					7,264			n/m
Period end
Total loans and leases			n/m		$	138,492				$	127,700				$	196,333				$	99,525				$	99,511		$	271,672
Total deposits		$	409,365			n/m					n/m					150,994					99,462					240,381			47,942
(1) During the third quarter of 2011, as a result of the decision to exit the international consumer card business, the Global Card Services business segment was renamed to Card Services. The international consumer card business results have been moved to All Other and prior periods have been reclassified.
(2) Fully taxable-equivalent basis. Fully taxable-equivalent basis is a performance measure used by management in operating the business that management believes provides investors with a more accurate picture of the interest margin for comparative purposes.
(3) Return on average economic capital is calculated as net income, excluding goodwill impairment charge, cost of funds and earnings credit on intangibles, divided by average economic capital. Economic capital represents allocated equity less goodwill and a percentage of intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights). Economic capital and return on average economic capital are non-GAAP measures. We believe the use of these non-GAAP measures provides additional clarity in assessing the results of the segments. Other companies may define or calculate these measures differently. See Reconciliations to GAAP Financial Measures on pages 25-27.
n/m = not meaningful
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified among the segments to conform to current period presentation.

Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
Year-to-Date Results by Business Segment
(Dollars in millions)
		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
		Deposits			Card Services (1)					Consumer Real Estate Services					Global Commercial Banking					Global Banking & Markets					GWIM			All Other (1)
Total revenue, net of interest expense (2)		$	9,609		$	14,085				$	(6,430	)			$	7,997				$	19,896				$	13,212		$	10,911
Provision for credit losses			116			1,934					3,523					(488	)				(269	)				280			5,380
Noninterest expense			7,835			4,632					17,297					3,195					13,892					10,746			3,155
Net income (loss)			1,051			4,767					(18,070	)				3,354					3,400					1,386			3,567
Return on average equity			5.93	%		27.76		%			n/m					10.96		%			11.83		%			10.42	%		n/m
Return on average economic capital (3)			24.54			59.71					n/m					22.18					16.37					26.63			n/m
Balance Sheet
Average
Total loans and leases			n/m		$	127,755				$	120,772				$	189,924				$	111,167				$	101,952		$	287,627
Total deposits		$	422,452			n/m					n/m					166,895					116,364					256,455			50,367
Allocated equity			23,692			22,958					16,688					40,917					38,422					17,783			68,925
Economic capital (3)			5,740			10,701					14,884					20,222					27,875					7,075			n/m
Period end
Total loans and leases			n/m		$	122,223				$	119,823				$	188,650				$	124,527				$	102,361		$	274,269
Total deposits		$	424,267			n/m					n/m					171,297					115,724					251,027			52,947
		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
		Deposits			Card Services (1)					Consumer Real Estate Services					Global Commercial Banking					Global Banking & Markets					GWIM			All Other (1)
Total revenue, net of interest expense (2)		$	10,559		$	16,984				$	9,849				$	8,611				$	22,584				$	12,128		$	8,007
Provision for credit losses			160			9,116					7,292					2,115					(54	)				491			4,186
Noninterest expense			7,926			14,895					8,906					3,068					13,213					9,737			4,499
Net income (loss)			1,562			(8,269	)				(4,010	)				2,165					5,628					1,022			908
Return on average equity			8.61	%		n/m					n/m					6.61		%			14.73		%			7.58	%		n/m
Return on average economic capital (3)			33.45			18.94		%			n/m					12.55					18.39					20.12			n/m
Balance Sheet
Average
Total loans and leases			n/m		$	147,893				$	130,684				$	206,699				$	97,915				$	98,920		$	281,478
Total deposits		$	415,458			n/m					n/m					145,931					95,568					227,613			72,206
Allocated equity			24,254			37,073					26,591					43,790					51,083					18,015			31,659
Economic capital (3)			6,277			15,424					21,788					23,112					41,022					7,227			n/m
Period end
Total loans and leases			n/m		$	138,492				$	127,700				$	196,333				$	99,525				$	99,511		$	271,672
Total deposits		$	409,365			n/m					n/m					150,994					99,462					240,381			47,942
(1) During the third quarter of 2011, as a result of the decision to exit the international consumer card business, the Global Card Services business segment was renamed to Card Services. The international consumer card business results have been moved to All Other and prior periods have been reclassified.
(2) Fully taxable-equivalent basis. Fully taxable-equivalent basis is a performance measure used by management in operating the business that management believes provides investors with a more accurate picture of the interest margin for comparative purposes.
(3) Return on average economic capital is calculated as net income, excluding goodwill impairment charge, cost of funds and earnings credit on intangibles, divided by average economic capital. Economic capital represents allocated equity less goodwill and a percentage of intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights). Economic capital and return on average economic capital are non-GAAP measures. We believe the use of these non-GAAP measures provides additional clarity in assessing the results of the segments. Other companies may define or calculate these measures differently. See Reconciliations to GAAP Financial Measures on pages 25-27.
n/m = not meaningful
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified among the segments to conform to the current period presentation.

Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Financial Data
(Dollars in millions)
	Nine Months Ended							Third Quarter 2011			Second Quarter 2011			Third Quarter 2010
Fully taxable-equivalent basis data (1)	September 30
	2011				2010
Net interest income	$	34,629			$	39,984		$	10,739		$	11,493		$	12,717
Total revenue, net of interest expense		69,280				88,722			28,702			13,483			26,982
Net interest yield (2)		2.50	%			2.81	%		2.32	%		2.50	%		2.72	%
Efficiency ratio		87.69				70.16			61.37			n/m			100.87
Other Data								September 30			June 30			September 30
								2011			2011			2010
Number of banking centers - U.S.									5,715			5,742			5,879
Number of branded ATMs - U.S.									17,752			17,817			17,929
Full-time equivalent employees									290,509			287,839			287,293
(1) Fully taxable-equivalent basis is a non-GAAP measure. Fully taxable-equivalent basis is a performance measure used by management in operating the business that management believes provides investors with a more accurate picture of the interest margin for comparative purposes. See Reconciliations to GAAP Financial Measures on pages 25-27.
(2) Calculation includes fees earned on overnight deposits placed with the Federal Reserve of $150 million and $305 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010; $38 million and $49 million for the third and second quarters of 2011, and $107 million for the third quarter of 2010, respectively.
n/m = not meaningful
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
Reconciliations to GAAP Financial Measures
(Dollars in millions)
The Corporation evaluates its business based on a fully taxable-equivalent basis, a non-GAAP measure. The Corporation believes managing the business with net interest income on a fully taxable-equivalent basis provides a more accurate picture of the interest margin for comparative purposes. Total revenue, net of interest expense, includes net interest income on a fully taxable-equivalent basis and noninterest income. The Corporation views related ratios and analyses (i.e., efficiency ratios and net interest yield) on a fully taxable-equivalent basis. To derive the fully taxable-equivalent basis, net interest income is adjusted to reflect tax exempt income on an equivalent before-tax basis with a corresponding increase in income tax expense. This measure ensures comparability of net interest income arising from taxable and tax-exempt sources. The efficiency ratio measures the costs expended to generate a dollar of revenue, and net interest yield evaluates the basis points the Corporation earns over the cost of funds.
The Corporation also evaluates its business based on the following ratios that utilize tangible equity, a non- GAAP measure. Return on average tangible common shareholders' equity measures the Corporation's earnings contribution as a percentage of common shareholders' equity plus any Common Equivalent Securities less goodwill and intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights), net of related deferred tax liabilities. Return on average tangible shareholders' equity measures the Corporation's earnings contribution as a percentage of average shareholders' equity less goodwill and intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights), net of related deferred tax liabilities. The tangible common equity ratio represents common shareholders' equity plus any Common Equivalent Securities less goodwill and intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights), net of related deferred tax liabilities divided by total assets less goodwill and intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights), net of related deferred tax liabilities. The tangible equity ratio represents total shareholders' equity less goodwill and intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights), net of related deferred tax liabilities divided by total assets less goodwill and intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights), net of related deferred tax liabilities. Tangible book value per common share represents ending common shareholders' equity less goodwill and intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights), net of related deferred tax liabilities divided by ending common shares outstanding. These measures are used to evaluate the Corporation's use of equity (i.e., capital). In addition, profitability, relationship and investment models all use return on average tangible shareholders' equity as key measures to support our overall growth goals.
In certain presentations, earnings and diluted earnings per common share, the efficiency ratio, return on average assets, return on common shareholders' equity, return on average tangible common shareholders' equity and return on average tangible shareholders' equity are calculated excluding the impact of goodwill impairment charge of $2.6 billion recorded in the second quarter of 2011 and $10.4 billion in the third quarter of 2010. Accordingly, these are non-GAAP measures.
See the tables below and on pages 26-27 for reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures with financial measures defined by GAAP for the three months ended September 30, 2011, June 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. The Corporation believes the use of these non-GAAP measures provides additional clarity in assessing the results of the Corporation. Other companies may define or calculate supplemental financial data differently.
		Nine Months Ended									Third			Second				Third
		September 30									Quarter			Quarter				Quarter
		2011				2010					2011			2011				2010
Reconciliation of net interest income to net interest income on a fully taxable-equivalent basis
Net interest income		$	33,915			$	39,084				$	10,490		$	11,246			$	12,435
Fully taxable-equivalent adjustment			714				900					249			247				282
Net interest income on a fully taxable-equivalent basis		$	34,629			$	39,984				$	10,739		$	11,493			$	12,717
Reconciliation of total revenue, net of interest expense to total revenue, net of interest expense on a fully taxable-equivalent basis
Total revenue, net of interest expense		$	68,566			$	87,822				$	28,453		$	13,236			$	26,700
Fully taxable-equivalent adjustment			714				900					249			247				282
Total revenue, net of interest expense on a fully taxable-equivalent basis		$	69,280			$	88,722				$	28,702		$	13,483			$	26,982
Reconciliation of total noninterest expense to total noninterest expense, excluding goodwill impairment charges
Total noninterest expense		$	60,752			$	62,244				$	17,613		$	22,856			$	27,216
Goodwill impairment charges			(2,603	)			(10,400	)				-			(2,603	)			(10,400	)
Total noninterest expense, excluding goodwill impairment charges		$	58,149			$	51,844				$	17,613		$	20,253			$	16,816
Reconciliation of income tax expense (benefit) to income tax expense (benefit) on a fully taxable-equivalent basis
Income tax expense (benefit)		$	(2,117	)		$	3,266				$	1,201		$	(4,049	)		$	1,387
Fully taxable-equivalent adjustment			714				900					249			247				282
Income tax expense (benefit) on a fully taxable-equivalent basis		$	(1,403	)		$	4,166				$	1,450		$	(3,802	)		$	1,669
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to net income (loss), excluding goodwill impairment charges
Net income (loss)		$	(545	)		$	(994	)			$	6,232		$	(8,826	)		$	(7,299	)
Goodwill impairment charges			2,603				10,400					-			2,603				10,400
Net income (loss), excluding goodwill impairment charges		$	2,058			$	9,406				$	6,232		$	(6,223	)		$	3,101
Reconciliation of net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders to net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders, excluding goodwill impairment charges
Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders		$	(1,499	)		$	(2,030	)			$	5,889		$	(9,127	)		$	(7,647	)
Goodwill impairment charges			2,603				10,400					-			2,603				10,400
Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders, excluding goodwill impairment charges		$	1,104			$	8,370				$	5,889		$	(6,524	)		$	2,753
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
Reconciliations to GAAP Financial Measures - continued
(Dollars in millions)
	Nine Months Ended									Third				Second				Third
	September 30									Quarter				Quarter				Quarter
	2011				2010					2011				2011				2010
Reconciliation of average common shareholders' equity to average tangible common shareholders' equity
Common shareholders' equity	$	212,512			$	210,649				$	204,928			$	218,505			$	215,911
Common Equivalent Securities		-				3,877					-				-				-
Goodwill		(72,903	)			(84,965	)				(71,070	)			(73,748	)			(82,484	)
Intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights)		(9,386	)			(11,246	)				(9,005	)			(9,394	)			(10,629	)
Related deferred tax liabilities		2,939				3,368					2,852				2,932				3,214
Tangible common shareholders' equity	$	133,162			$	121,683				$	127,705			$	138,295			$	126,012
Reconciliation of average shareholders' equity to average tangible shareholders' equity
Shareholders' equity	$	229,385			$	232,465				$	222,410			$	235,067			$	233,978
Goodwill		(72,903	)			(84,965	)				(71,070	)			(73,748	)			(82,484	)
Intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights)		(9,386	)			(11,246	)				(9,005	)			(9,394	)			(10,629	)
Related deferred tax liabilities		2,939				3,368					2,852				2,932				3,214
Tangible shareholders' equity	$	150,035			$	139,622				$	145,187			$	154,857			$	144,079
Reconciliation of period end common shareholders' equity to period end tangible common shareholders' equity
Common shareholders' equity	$	210,772			$	212,391				$	210,772			$	205,614			$	212,391
Goodwill		(70,832	)			(75,602	)				(70,832	)			(71,074	)			(75,602	)
Intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights)		(8,764	)			(10,402	)				(8,764	)			(9,176	)			(10,402	)
Related deferred tax liabilities		2,777				3,123					2,777				2,853				3,123
Tangible common shareholders' equity	$	133,953			$	129,510				$	133,953			$	128,217			$	129,510
Reconciliation of period end shareholders' equity to period end tangible shareholders' equity
Shareholders' equity	$	230,252			$	230,495				$	230,252			$	222,176			$	230,495
Goodwill		(70,832	)			(75,602	)				(70,832	)			(71,074	)			(75,602	)
Intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights)		(8,764	)			(10,402	)				(8,764	)			(9,176	)			(10,402	)
Related deferred tax liabilities		2,777				3,123					2,777				2,853				3,123
Tangible shareholders' equity	$	153,433			$	147,614				$	153,433			$	144,779			$	147,614
Reconciliation of period end assets to period end tangible assets
Assets	$	2,219,628			$	2,339,660				$	2,219,628			$	2,261,319			$	2,339,660
Goodwill		(70,832	)			(75,602	)				(70,832	)			(71,074	)			(75,602	)
Intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights)		(8,764	)			(10,402	)				(8,764	)			(9,176	)			(10,402	)
Related deferred tax liabilities		2,777				3,123					2,777				2,853				3,123
Tangible assets	$	2,142,809			$	2,256,779				$	2,142,809			$	2,183,922			$	2,256,779
Book value per share of common stock
Common shareholders' equity	$	210,772			$	212,391				$	210,772			$	205,614			$	212,391
Ending common shares issued and outstanding		10,134,432				10,033,705					10,134,432				10,133,190				10,033,705
Book value per share of common stock	$	20.80			$	21.17				$	20.80			$	20.29			$	21.17
Tangible book value per share of common stock
Tangible common shareholders' equity	$	133,953			$	129,510				$	133,953			$	128,217			$	129,510
Ending common shares issued and outstanding		10,134,432				10,033,705					10,134,432				10,133,190				10,033,705
Tangible book value per share of common stock	$	13.22			$	12.91				$	13.22			$	12.65			$	12.91
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
Reconciliations to GAAP Financial Measures - continued
(Dollars in millions)
		Nine Months Ended									Third				Second				First				Fourth				Third
		September 30									Quarter				Quarter				Quarter				Quarter				Quarter
		2011				2010					2011				2011				2011				2010				2010
Reconciliation of return on average economic capital
Deposits
Reported net income		$	1,051			$	1,562				$	276			$	424			$	351			$	(200	)		$	198
Adjustment related to intangibles (1)			1				8					1				(1	)			1				2				3
Adjusted net income		$	1,052			$	1,570				$	277			$	423			$	352			$	(198	)		$	201
Average allocated equity		$	23,692			$	24,254				$	23,820			$	23,612			$	23,641			$	24,128			$	24,402
Adjustment related to goodwill and a percentage of intangibles			(17,952	)			(17,977	)				(17,947	)			(17,950	)			(17,958	)			(17,967	)			(17,978	)
Average economic capital		$	5,740			$	6,277				$	5,873			$	5,662			$	5,683			$	6,161			$	6,424
Card Services
Reported net income		$	4,767			$	(8,269	)			$	1,264			$	1,939			$	1,564			$	1,289			$	(9,844	)
Adjustment related to intangibles (1)			12				54					4				3				5				15				17
Goodwill impairment charge			-				-					-				-				-				-				10,400
Adjusted net income		$	4,779			$	(8,215	)			$	1,268			$	1,942			$	1,569			$	1,304			$	573
Average allocated equity		$	22,958			$	37,073				$	22,410			$	22,671			$	23,807			$	25,173			$	33,033
Adjustment related to goodwill and a percentage of intangibles			(12,257	)			(21,649	)				(12,216	)			(12,261	)			(12,295	)			(12,327	)			(19,368	)
Average economic capital		$	10,701			$	15,424				$	10,194			$	10,410			$	11,512			$	12,846			$	13,665
Consumer Real Estate Services
Reported net income		$	(18,070	)		$	(4,010	)			$	(1,137	)		$	(14,519	)		$	(2,414	)		$	(4,937	)		$	(392	)
Adjustment related to intangibles (1)			-				2					-				-				-				-				-
Goodwill impairment charge			2,603				-					-				2,603				-				2,000				-
Adjusted net income		$	(15,467	)		$	(4,008	)			$	(1,137	)		$	(11,916	)		$	(2,414	)		$	(2,937	)		$	(392	)
Average allocated equity		$	16,688			$	26,591				$	14,240			$	17,139			$	18,736			$	24,310			$	26,493
Adjustment related to goodwill and a percentage of intangibles			(1,804	)			(4,803	)				-				(2,702	)			(2,742	)			(4,799	)			(4,801	)
Average economic capital		$	14,884			$	21,788				$	14,240			$	14,437			$	15,994			$	19,511			$	21,692
Global Commercial Banking
Reported net income		$	3,354			$	2,165				$	1,050			$	1,381			$	923			$	1,053			$	644
Adjustment related to intangibles (1)			2				4					-				1				1				1				1
Adjusted net income		$	3,356			$	2,169				$	1,050			$	1,382			$	924			$	1,054			$	645
Average allocated equity		$	40,917			$	43,790				$	40,726			$	40,522			$	41,512			$	42,997			$	42,930
Adjustment related to goodwill and a percentage of intangibles			(20,695	)			(20,678	)				(20,689	)			(20,697	)			(20,700	)			(20,703	)			(20,707	)
Average economic capital		$	20,222			$	23,112				$	20,037			$	19,825			$	20,812			$	22,294			$	22,223
Global Banking and Markets (2)
Reported net income		$	3,400			$	5,628				$	(302	)		$	1,559			$	2,143			$	669			$	1,468
Adjustment related to intangibles (1)			13				15					5				4				4				4				5
Adjusted net income		$	3,413			$	5,643				$	(297	)		$	1,563			$	2,147			$	673			$	1,473
Average allocated equity		$	38,422			$	51,083				$	36,372			$	37,458			$	41,491			$	46,935			$	50,173
Adjustment related to goodwill and a percentage of intangibles			(10,547	)			(10,061	)				(10,783	)			(10,474	)			(10,379	)			(10,240	)			(10,057	)
Average economic capital		$	27,875			$	41,022				$	25,589			$	26,984			$	31,112			$	36,695			$	40,116
Global Wealth and Investment Management
Reported net income		$	1,386			$	1,022				$	347			$	506			$	533			$	319			$	269
Adjustment related to intangibles (1)			23				66					7				7				9				20				21
Adjusted net income		$	1,409			$	1,088				$	354			$	513			$	542			$	339			$	290
Average allocated equity		$	17,783			$	18,015				$	17,839			$	17,574			$	17,938			$	18,227			$	18,039
Adjustment related to goodwill and a percentage of intangibles			(10,708	)			(10,788	)				(10,691	)			(10,706	)			(10,728	)			(10,752	)			(10,775	)
Average economic capital		$	7,075			$	7,227				$	7,148			$	6,868			$	7,210			$	7,475			$	7,264
(1) Represents cost of funds and earnings credit on intangibles.
(2) During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, Global Banking and Markets recorded a $774 million charge related to a change in the U.K. tax rate. Excluding this charge, adjusted net income would have been $477 million and $4.2 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

 

 

Contacts

Investors May Contact:
Kevin Stitt, Bank of America, 1.980.386.5667
Lee McEntire, Bank of America, 1.980.388.6780
or
Reporters May Contact:
Jerry Dubrowski, Bank of America, 1.980.388.2840
jerome.f.dubrowski@bankofamerica.com