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Bank               of               America               was               first               opened               on               July               5,               1784               under               the               name               of               its               earliest               predecessor,               the               Massachusetts               Bank               (Bank               Of               America).

As               the               second               of               the               original               three               banks               in               the               late               eighteenth               century               United               States,               Bank               of               America               is               the               country's               most               extensive               bank,               with               6100               locations               covering               over               thirty               states               coast               to               coast               (Hoovers               Online).

Bank               of               America               specializes               in               most               banking               services               including               checking               and               savings               accounts,               credit               cards,               loans,               investment               banking               and               brokerage,               asset               management,               loans,               line               of               credits,               retirement               accounts,               roths,               and               mortgages.

With               such               excellent               customer               service,               Bank               of               America               has               a               very               large               customer               base               consisting               of               all               different               logistics               of               people.

Bank               of               America               might               just               be               a               financial               institution,               but               its               scope               goes               beyond               that               of               just               financial               products.

In               addition               to               providing               the               best               financial               products,               Bank               of               America               also               hopes               to               provide               the               best               of               the               best               in               customer               service               and               also               make               a               positive               impact               on               the               community.

Bank               of               America               is               headed               by               a               board               of               directors               consisting               of               seventeen               old               men               and               women               and               one               chairman,               who               is               also               the               CEO               and               President,               Mister               Kenneth               D.

Lewis.

Since               Bank               of               America               is               such               a               large               nationwide               institution,               it               is               run               on               a               participative/democratic               leadership.

Bank               of               America               has               goals               to               not               only               provide               excellent               customer               service               and               financial               services,               but               also               to               help               serve               its               community.

With               a               well               structured               leadership               organization               and               tactics               such               as               secret               shoppers               to               ensure               quality,               Bank               of               America               will               be               a               powerful               financial               service               force               for               years               to               come.
               One               of               Bank               of               America's               core               principles               is               to               provide               the               best               customer               service               and               relations               possible               to               distinguish               itself               from               other               banks               and               financial               firms.

In               order               to               do               this,               Bank               of               America               relies               heavily               on               the               work               and               services               from               their               employees.

A               motivated               employee               will               do               better               work.

Teamwork               is               essential               to               tie               all               the               different               financial               services               together.

Self               rewarding               employment               provides               the               best               motivation               and               thus               the               best               service.

Although               there               may               sometimes               be               management               and               employee               issues,               Bank               of               America               still               maintains               amazing               employee               to               management               relationships,               ensuring               excellent               employees               and               excellent               customer               service               and               satisfaction.
               The               checking               account               is               a               staple               of               Bank               of               America               products.

It               is               distributed               intensely               to               people               of               all               logistics               with               different               types               of               checking               accounts.

Though               not               widely               advertised,               word               of               mouth               and               personal               selling               is               enough               to               make               Bank               of               America               checking               accounts               a               success               in               its               mature               stage,               and               decline               is               not               in               the               near               future.

Bank               and               ATM               locations               are               in               places               where               there               is               a               lot               of               business               and               the               short               hours               are               fixed               by               the               use               of               ATM               machines.

Overall,               Bank               of               America               has               a               successful               checking               account               product               that               will               be               here               to               stay               for               a               long               time.
               Though               Bank               of               America               stock               is               dropping,               it               is               following               a               trend               in               the               financial               firm               industry               and               actually               pulling               ahead               of               its               competitors               Citigroup               and               Wachovia.

Bank               of               America               is               also               still               reeling               in               a               good               amount               of               income               despite               its               falling               stock               price               so               Bank               of               America               will               be               a               strong               force               for               many               years               to               come.
               Bank               of               America               Part               One
               Bank               of               America               was               first               opened               on               July               5,               1784               under               the               name               of               its               earliest               predecessor,               the               Massachusetts               Bank               (Bank               Of               America).

As               the               second               of               the               original               three               banks               in               the               late               eighteenth               century               United               States,               Bank               of               America               is               the               country's               most               extensive               bank,               with               6100               locations               covering               over               thirty               states               coast               to               coast               (Hoovers               Online).

Bank               of               America               specializes               in               most               banking               services               including               checking               and               savings               accounts,               credit               cards,               loans,               investment               banking               and               brokerage,               asset               management,               loans,               line               of               credits,               retirement               accounts,               roths,               and               mortgages.

(Hoovers               Online               &               Huang).

As               the               second               largest               and               oldest               bank               in               the               United               States,               Bank               of               America               is               a               powerful               force               in               the               banking               industry               that               not               many               other               banks               can               compete               with.
               Being               the               second               oldest               and               largest               bank               in               the               banking               industry               has               Bank               of               America               holding               itself               to               really               high               standards.

Part               of               its               core               concepts               are               providing               excellent               customer               service               along               with               offering               the               best               retail               banking               products               (Huang).

The               high               standards               that               Bank               of               America               sets               for               itself               requires               excellent               customer               since               that               is               how               they               can               set               themselves               apart               from               other               major               banking               companies.

In               order               to               provide               better               customer               service,               Bank               of               America               needs               to               be               innovative               in               how               they               can               use               technology               to               provide               more               convenient               hours               for               its               customers.

This               innovation               has               lead               Bank               Of               America               to               be               one               of               the               first               banks               to               install               automated               teller               machines               all               over               the               United               States,               and               now               has               over               16,000               ATMs               worldwide               (Bank               Of               America).

In               1983,               Bank               of               America               became               the               first               bank               to               offer               free               PC               banking               through               the               internet,               and               now               has               the               largest               online               banking               customer               base               in               America               (Bank               Of               America).

Bank               of               America               will               continue               to               be               a               leader               in               innovative               technology               to               continue               being               a               leader               in               the               banking               industry               by               providing               more               convenience               for               its               customer               base.
               With               such               excellent               customer               service,               Bank               of               America               has               a               very               large               customer               base               consisting               of               all               people.

There               are               no               ethnic               or               demographic               barriers               surrounding               Bank               Of               America.

Bank               of               America               accommodates               people               of               all               ethnicities               and               races               (Huang).

Bank               of               America               also               accommodates               people               of               all               demographics,               ranging               from               people               in               poverty               to               millionaires               and               big               businesses               (Huang).

Although               Bank               Of               America               does               not               appeal               completely               to               pre               teenager               people,               there               are               still               many               children               with               bank               accounts               opened               under               their               names               by               their               parents.

Part               of               Bank               of               America's               success               can               be               attributed               to               their               huge               customer               base.
               Though               Bank               of               America               has               many               competitors               in               its               field,               only               three               can               stand               out,               Wachovia,               Citigroup,               and               Wells               Fargo               (Hoovers),               and               of               those               three,               the               only               real               competitor               would               be               Citigroup               (Huang).

Although               Bank               of               America               is               the               second               largest               bank               by               assets,               it               is               the               only               bank               that               can               compete               with               credit               unions               in               interest               rates               (Huang).

Bank               of               America's               two               smaller               competitors               Wachovia,               lead               by               CEO               G.

Kennedy               Thompson               and               Wells               Fargo,               lead               by               President,               CEO,               and               Director               John               G.

Stumpf               are               also               powerful               banks               in               the               United               States               (Hoovers).

Wachovia               is               the               fourth               largest               bank               in               the               United               States               and               controls               over               3700               offices               across               the               United               states               holding               onto               more               than               $1.2               trillion               in               assets               (Hoovers).

Wells               Fargo               is               one               of               the               top               banks               in               the               United               States               with               over               3400               offices               across               the               United               States               and               also               one               of               the               most               dominant               mortgage               companies               in               the               United               States.

Bank               of               America's               top               competitor               Citigroup,               headed               by               CEO               and               Director               Vikram               S.

Pandit               is               one               of               the               largest               financial               services               in               the               world               and               also               the               top               bank               in               the               United               States.

Citigroup               has               over               3000               branches               in               the               United               States               and               was               the               first               bank               to               hit               one               trillion               dollars               in               assets,               along               with               that,               it               also               has               over               2000               branches               in               over               100               countries               all               over               the               world               (Hoovers).

Bank               of               America               is               still               able               to               stay               a               powerful               financial               service               firm               amidst               all               of               these               powerful               competitions.
               As               the               second               earliest               bank               in               the               United               States               and               also               the               second               largest               bank               in               the               United               States,               Bank               of               America               is               able               to               provide               excellent               service               and               products               to               its               consumers.

With               completely               open               demographics               of               customers,               Bank               of               America               competes               with               all               of               the               other               big               banks               in               the               United               States               and               even               some               major               credit               unions.

Though               there               are               many               banks               in               the               United               States,               only               Citigroup               can               compete               with               Bank               of               America               and               its               excellent               service,               products,               and               innovations               in               the               financial               service               industry.
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               Bank               of               America               might               just               be               a               financial               institution,               but               its               scope               goes               beyond               that               of               just               financial               products.

In               addition               to               providing               the               best               financial               products,               Bank               of               America               also               hopes               to               provide               the               best               of               the               best               in               customer               service               and               also               make               a               positive               impact               on               the               community               (Huang).

Bank               of               America               provides               many               competitive               jobs               and               opportunities               for               its               communities,               "Bank               of               America               helps               build               strong               communities               by               creating               opportunities               for               people               -               including               customers,               shareholders               and               associates               -               to               fulfill               their               dreams"               (Lewis,               www.bankofamerica.com).

In               addition               to               creating               opportunities               for               the               community               indirectly,               Bank               of               America               also               gives               out               many               grants               to               the               community               and               sponsor               many               professional               and               college               sports               teams               because               they               feel               that               business               have               a               commitment               to               help               build               and               maintain               the               strong               communities               that               it               serves               (www.bankofamerica.com).
               Since               Bank               of               America               is               such               a               large               nationwide               institution,               it               is               run               on               a               participative/democratic               leadership               (Huang).

Bank               of               America               is               too               spread               out               to               have               an               autocratic               leadership               style;               it               would               take               too               long               to               get               any               information               down               to               the               lower               managers               and               supervisors.

Bank               of               America               also               cannot               depend               too               heavily               on               the               lower               level               management               and               employees               because               of               the               heavy               dealings               with               money               and               the               way               the               bank               is               spread               out;               there               may               be               too               much               disorganization.

Because               of               the               widespread               nature               of               an               industry               such               as               Bank               of               America,               a               participative/democratic               leadership               is               most               efficient.
               Bank               of               America               is               headed               by               a               board               of               directors               consisting               of               seventeen               old               men               and               women               and               one               chairman,               who               is               also               the               CEO               and               President,               Mister               Kenneth               D.

Lewis               (www.hoovers.com).

Head               by               this               board               of               directors,               Bank               of               America               then               branches               out               into               a               vast               matrix               organization               with               executives               for               not               only               the               many               different               departments,               but               also               for               different               areas               that               Bank               of               America               is               influential               (www.hoovers.com).

With               so               many               different               executives               heading               their               own               departments,               Bank               of               America               is               quite               departmentalized.

According               to               the               various               titles               of               the               executives               at               Bank               of               America,               most               of               the               departmentalization               of               Bank               of               America               is               based               on               function,               but               there               is               also               departmentalization               by               geographic               location               and               even               by               product.

These               different               executives               and               departments               of               Bank               of               America               give               the               bank               a               very               decentralized               organization               of               leadership;               most               of               the               decision               making               is               done               by               the               heads               of               each               individual               offices               across               the               nation               (Huang).

Such               decentralized               organization               gives               Bank               of               America               a               very               flat               organizational               structure,               after               the               CEO               and               a               few               other               executives,               the               information               goes               to               the               various               departmentalized               executives,               then               through               to               the               individual               offices               and               their               respective               managers.

With               such               a               vast               amount               of               different               financial               services               and               offices               that               cover               the               United               States               and               even               reach               out               over               the               world,               there               is               no               other               way               to               adapt               with               situations               and               customer               demands               than               to               have               a               very               loose,               empowered               and               specialized               organizational               structure.
               In               order               to               compete               in               a               vicious               financial               industry               and               stay               on               top,               Bank               of               America               needs               to               excel               in               what               it               does               best:               offering               the               best               customer               service               and               excellent               financial               services.

In               order               to               ensure               that               customer               service               stays               top               notch,               Bank               of               America               implements               a               secret               shopper               technique               where               professionals               hired               by               the               company               act               as               consumers               to               make               sure               customer               service               in               any               given               Bank               of               America               firm               is               up               to               par               (Huang).

To               provide               excellent               financial               service,               Bank               of               America               has               some               of               the               most               competitive               rates               and               is               thus               one               of               the               only               banks               to               be               able               to               compete               with               credit               unions.

Bank               of               America               is               also               innovative               in               the               way               that               it               handles               banking,               using               new               technology               to               further               their               financial               services               and               customer               service,               such               as               online               banking               and               automated               teller               machines               (www.hoovers.com).
               Bank               of               America               has               goals               to               not               only               provide               excellent               customer               service               and               financial               services,               but               also               to               help               serve               its               community.

Since               it               is               such               a               broad               industry               with               many               different               financial               functions               spread               all               over               the               world,               it               is               best               run               in               a               participative               democracy,               with               its               chain               of               command               in               a               matrix               style,               departmentalized               and               empowered.

With               a               well               structured               leadership               organization               and               tactics               such               as               secret               shoppers               to               ensure               quality,               Bank               of               America               will               be               a               powerful               financial               service               force               for               years               to               come.
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               One               of               Bank               of               America's               core               principles               is               to               provide               the               best               customer               service               and               relations               possible               to               distinguish               itself               from               other               banks               and               financial               firms.

In               order               to               do               this,               Bank               of               America               relies               heavily               on               the               work               and               services               from               their               employees.

A               motivated               employee               will               do               better               work.

Teamwork               is               essential               to               tie               all               the               different               financial               services               together.

Self               rewarding               employment               provides               the               best               motivation               and               thus               the               best               service.

Although               there               may               sometimes               be               management               and               employee               issues,               Bank               of               America               still               maintains               amazing               employee               to               management               relationships,               ensuring               excellent               employees               and               excellent               customer               service               and               satisfaction.
               Bank               of               America               ensures               that               its               employees               receive               one               of               the               most               competitive               compensations               and               benefits               packages               in               the               industry.

Some               of               the               many               benefits               are               listed               on               jobbankusa.com,
               "A               strong               base               pay,               incentive               programs               and               bonuses               are               provided               as               are               insurance               plans,               retirement               plans,               bank               product               &               service               discounts               and               reimbursement               accounts.

There               are               also               additional               benefits               for               special               leaves,               disability               and               a               home               ownership               program"               (jobbankusa.com).
               In               addition               to               these               benefits               of               working               at               Bank               of               America,               there               is               also               a               tuition               reimbursement               for               employees               that               wish               to               pursue               a               higher               education               up               to               two               thousand               dollars               a               year,               (Huang).

Employees               also               enjoy               benefits               of               reduced               rates               when               opening               up               accounts               with               Bank               of               America.

In               addition               to               all               these               financial               benefits,               Bank               of               America               also               includes               many               benefits               such               as               a               flexible               schedule               and               locations               of               work               and               even               help               with               life               outside               of               work               such               as               babysitting               and               counseling.

(bankofamerica.com)
               Other               than               the               intrinsic               motivation               of               being               able               to               work               for               one               of               the               biggest               and               most               successful               financial               firms,               Bank               of               America               offers               many               extrinsic               motivations.

Bank               of               America               offers               several               performance               based               compensations,               one               in               particular               is               a               point               system               that               employees               can               earn               through               referrals               that               they               can               then               use               to               claim               gifts               on               an               online               site               such               as               high               end               apparel,               barbeque               sets,               or               even               food               (Huang).

In               addition               to               this               point               earning               system,               Bank               of               America               also               extrinsically               rewards               its               employees               for               their               hard               work               and               customer               service               with               pay               raises               and               bonuses.
               To               build               a               strong               financial               firm,               teamwork               plays               a               great               role               in               making               Bank               of               America               one               of               the               top               financial               firms               in               the               world.

In               addition               to               teamwork               in               the               offices               to               create               a               smooth               flowing               environment               to               different               financial               services               for               their               customers,               Bank               of               America               also               requires               much               teamwork               to               help               its               community.

Bank               of               America               helps               communities               around               the               world               through               philanthropies               and               teamwork               that               can               provide               networking               and               leadership               opportunities               between               its               associates               and               retired               associates.
               Though               most               of               Bank               of               America's               employee               -               management               relationships               seem               extremely               stable,               there               was               a               fairly               recent               error               on               laid               off               workers.

In               April               of               2005,               Bank               of               America               laid               off               about               70               employees.

Part               of               Bank               of               America's               benefits               includes               severance               pay               for               laid               off               workers               for               a               few               weeks               after               they               get               laid               off               while               searching               for               jobs.

Unfortunately,               Bank               of               America               accidentally               overpaid               some               of               the               employee's               severances               and               thus               had               to               write               out               letters               asking               for               some               money               back,               money               that               could               equal               as               much               as               nine               thousand               dollars.

To               top               it               off,               these               letters               were               sent               out               two               to               three               weeks               before               Christmas.

These               factors               lead               to               quite               an               issue               about               how               Bank               of               America               should               go               about               this               mistake,               and               whether               or               not               the               employees               should               give               back               the               extra               mistake               severance               pay.
               Working               at               Bank               of               America               has               many               benefits,               some               so               great               that               they               might               haunt               you               after               you               stop               working               for               the               bank,               such               as               the               severance               pay.

Despite               the               severance               pay               mistake               however,               Bank               of               America               still               has               great               compensations               and               benefits               for               its               employees,               demanding               excellent               customer               service               and               teamwork.

There               are               also               many               extrinsic               rewards               for               hard               work               at               Bank               of               America,               however,               there               is               not               much               intrinsic               rewards,               and               I               would               recommend               Bank               of               America               work               on               intrinsically               motivating               its               employees.
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               When               people               think               of               a               bank,               many               financial               services               may               come               up               in               their               mind,               but               most               notable               is               the               checking               account.

Bank               of               America               offers               various               different               types               of               checking               accounts               for               different               types               of               people               and               even               businesses.

The               checking               account               is               promoted               in               many               different               ways               and               is               for               the               most               part               free.

With               such               a               broad               service               such               as               a               checking               account,               Bank               of               America               will               likely               have               this               service               for               many               years               to               come               and               distributes               to               everyone               of               any               and               every               logistic.
               Though               there               are               different               types               of               checking               accounts,               they               all               do               the               basic               checking               account               functions               such               as               "paying               bills,               depositing               money               and               paychecks,               provide               the               ability               to               not               need               to               carry               cash               around,               manage               finances               and               provide               checks"               (Huang).

Having               such               a               broad               logistic               however,               requires               Bank               of               America               to               have               different               types               of               checking               accounts               for               consumers               and               industries.

Consumer               checking               accounts               include               accounts               such               as               the               MyAccess               Checking,               which               is               free               with               no               minimum               balance               requirement,               Campus               Edge               Checking,               which               is               free               for               students,               Prima               Checking,               which               is               free               if               all               monthly               requirements               are               met               plus               additional               services               with               no               monthly               charge,               and               the               standard               account               which               is               free               if               all               monthly               requirements               are               met.

(www.bankofamerica.com).

There               are               also               checking               accounts               for               industries               such               as               Business               Checking,               which               is               designed               for               small               business               start               ups,               Business               Advantage               checking,               which               has               minimum               start               up               fees,               a               2.75%               APY,               and               up               to               three               additional               accounts               at               no               additional               service               charge               among               some               other               details,               Business               Interest               Checking,               made               for               sole               proprietors               and               non-profit               organizations,               and               the               Business               analyzed               Checking,               which               includes               a               detailed               analysis               statement               (www.bankofamerica.com).

Since               checking               accounts               have               been               around               for               a               very               long               time,               I               assume               that               checking               accounts               are               in               the               maturity               stage,               where               people               stick               to               one               brand               and               sales               are               leveled               off.

However,               being               such               an               important               part               of               life,               I               doubt               that               checking               accounts               will               go               into               the               decline               stage               any               time               soon               (McHugh).

Brand               is               also               useful               in               a               customer               loyalty               way.

Once               a               person               has               picked               out               the               bank               that               they               want               to               use,               it               often               does               not               change.
               Bank               of               America               is               a               retail               distributor               with               firms               all               over               the               United               States               and               even               scattered               throughout               the               world.

Regular               business               hours               of               Bank               of               America               are               Monday               through               Friday               from               nine               AM               until               six               thirty               PM               and               Saturday               from               nine               AM               until               two               PM.

These               hours               are               not               very               convenient               for               most               people,               but               there               are               ATM               machines               to               cover               the               needs               of               people.

Bank               locations               are               not               widely               spread               and               there               is               usually               a               Bank               within               close               driving               distance,               and               if               not               there               may               be               an               ATM               machine               close               to               places               that               have               other               businesses.

Checking               accounts               are               also               well               informed               on               the               bank               of               America               website.

Bank               of               America               also               works               on               an               intensive               distribution               system,               distributing               its               various               checking               accounts               to               anyone               and               everyone               that               wants               one.
               Bank               of               America               mainly               promotes               using               its               name.

Since               it               is               very               popular,               it               does               not               really               need               to               advertise               much,               though               it               still               does               advertise               on               the               radio               and               television               occasionally.

Bank               of               America               prefers               to               use               personal               selling,               the               "face               to               face               presentation               of               goods               and               services"               (McHugh).

In               addition               to               the               main               source               of               personal               selling               at               the               Bank               of               America               firms,               Bank               of               America               also               sends               employees               out               to               college               campuses               to               administer               more               personal               selling               away               from               its               firms.

Since               Bank               of               America               does               not               do               much               advertising,               it               can               expand               by               using               more               advertisement,               and               more               word               of               mouth               to               further               expand               its               product.
               The               checking               account               is               a               staple               of               Bank               of               America               products.

It               is               distributed               intensely               to               people               of               all               logistics               with               different               types               of               checking               accounts.

Though               not               widely               advertised,               word               of               mouth               and               personal               selling               is               enough               to               make               Bank               of               America               checking               accounts               a               success               in               its               mature               stage,               and               decline               is               not               in               the               near               future.

Bank               and               ATM               locations               are               in               places               where               there               is               a               lot               of               business               and               the               short               hours               are               fixed               by               the               use               of               ATM               machines.

Overall,               Bank               of               America               has               a               successful               checking               account               product               that               will               be               here               to               stay               for               a               long               time.
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               According               to               Financial               Statements               and               the               stock               chart               above,               Bank               of               America               is               going               into               a               slow               decline.

As               of               today,               June               4,               2008,               Bank               of               America               stock               (BAC)               is               at               its               lowest               point               in               over               a               year.

Total               net               revenue               and               income               have               also               dropped               substantially               in               the               past               year.

There               have               also               been               multiple               material               adjustments               to               its               stock.

Bank               of               America               has               also               changed               people               in               its               board               of               directors               or               other               important               members               twice               in               the               past               year.

Despite               a               drop               in               stock               prices               and               net               revenue               and               income               however,               Bank               of               America               still               has               a               positive               revenue               and               adds               to               its               assets               every               year,               and               therefore               is               still               a               financially               health               company.
               Bank               of               America               holds               $58,977,000               of               tangible               assets               as               of               December               of               2007,               down               from               $60,188,000               in               December               of               2006.

Compared               to               Bank               of               America's               top               competitor,               Citigroup               which               is               standing               at               $49,707,000               of               tangible               assets               as               of               December               2007,               and               $70,467,000               in               December               2006,               however               as               of               March               2008,               Citigroup               is               back               up               to               $60,652,000,               pulling               ahead               of               Bank               of               America.

Bank               of               America's               other               competitor,               Wachovia,               is               having               steady               growth,               but               also               far               behind               both               Citigroup               and               Bank               of               America,               standing               at               $32,886,000               of               tangible               assets,               up               from               $31,631,000               in               2006               (finance.yahoo.com).

While               Bank               of               America               and               Citigroup               may               be               fairly               close               in               their               amount               of               tangible               assets,               Citigroup               is               working               with               about               five               hundred               million               more               dollars               than               Bank               of               America,               $2,199,848,000               to               Bank               of               America's               1,715,746,000               (reuters.com).

This               extra               financial               power               in               a               financial               institution               secures               Citigroup               as               the               most               powerful               financial               and               Bank               of               America               as               the               second               most               powerful               financial               institution               in               the               United               States.

Bank               of               America               is               the               best               in               its               industry               to               invest               in,               holding               an               return               on               equity               of               7.83               to               the               industry's               3.89,               Wachovia               holds               a               second               with               a               return               on               equity               of               2.87,               and               Citigroup               has               a               negative               return               on               equity,               standing               at               -5.75.

However,               Bank               of               America's               return               on               interest               is               down               from               its               five               year               average               of               16.12.

These               return               on               equity               ratios               were               calculated               on               Reuters.com.

Bank               of               America's               debt               to               equity               ratio               is               well               below               the               industry               average,               standing               at               392.42               to               the               industry's               478.47.

This               is               much               better               than               its               top               competitor,               Citigroup,               which               has               a               whopping               588.38               debt               to               equity               ratio.

Wachovia's               debt               to               equity               ratio               is               far               below               both               Bank               of               America               and               Citigroup,               with               a               ratio               of               299.40.

These               debt               to               equity               ratios               were               calculated               on               reuters.com.

Compared               to               its               competitors,               Bank               of               America               is               doing               pretty               well               but               still               in               second               place               behind               Citigroup.

While               Bank               of               America               may               be               declining               in               assets,               it               seems               very               likely               that               it               will               start               growing               again
               According               to               the               stock               chart,               Bank               of               America               is               at               its               lowest               point               in               over               a               year.

Overall               I               would               estimate               that               the               stock               of               Bank               of               America               follows               the               trend               of               the               economy               which               is               currently               going               into               a               slight               recession               as               shown               by               the               S&P500               chart               (yellow).

Bank               of               America               stock               however,               is               doing               much               better               than               its               competitors               Citigroup               and               Wachovia.

All               three               financial               firms               started               at               a               similar               point               with               the               S&P               500,               but               are               all               dropping               in               price.

A               noticeable               trend               is               also               that               the               graphs               seem               to               rise               and               fall               at               similar               points               of               time.

A               noticeable               drop               in               stock               prices               for               the               financial               firm               industry               occurs               in               October               of               2007,               where               all               the               financial               firms               started               to               dip               in               prices,               a               possible               cause               maybe               from               oil               prices               hitting               $85               (finance.yahoo.com).

Although               Bank               of               America               had               a               management               shift               late               October,               it               did               not               help               bring               stock               prices               back               up.

Another               management               turnover               in               early               January               2008               however,               helped               bring               Bank               of               America               stocks               back               up.

Either               way,               Bank               of               America               is               pulling               far               ahead               of               its               top               competitors               Citigroup               and               Wachovia               in               the               stock               market               during               the               recession.
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"Bank               of               America               Corporation."               Hoovers               Online.

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               "Careers."               Bank               of               America.

Bank               of               America.

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Telephone               interview.

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(Bank               of               America               Teller).

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