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The Motley Fool April 28, 2009 Morgan Housel	Shakeup Looms at Bank of America Among other issues B of A investors must grapple with at their annual meeting is the fate of CEO Ken Lewis, who has been tarred and feathered after the multibillion-dollar Merrill Lynch acquisition blew up, nearly taking shareholders down with it.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2009 Morgan Housel	Was Bank of America Forced to Buy Merrill? Two key questions that investors want to know the answers to are when those seemingly "unexpected" Merrill losses came to light, and why the deal was still consummated after they were discovered.
The Motley Fool January 16, 2009 Morgan Housel	Bank of America Needs a Regime Change After news of a $2.39 billion quarterly loss and the announcement that dividends are all but history Bank of America investors now have sincere reasons to question the capability of CEO Ken Lewis.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	B of A Needs a New CEO Ken Lewis had his crack at running Bank of America and it hasn't turned out well. Should he be shown the door?
The Motley Fool October 1, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Don't Let the Door Hit You, Ken Lewis! The CEO says the end of the year will be the end of his career with Bank of America.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2009 Morgan Housel	B of A's Ken Lewis: Still Mostly Clueless Maria Bartiromo asks Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis how he would prove to an upcoming shareholder meeting that Merrill Lynch won't become something that will require a 12-figure bailout by the federal government.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2009 Morgan Housel	Gone So Soon, John Thain? Merrill Lynch's John Thain has bowed out just weeks after selling his firm to Bank of America.
The Motley Fool March 4, 2009 Morgan Housel	Is Bank of America the Next to Crumble? While comparing B of A to Citigroup is hardly apples to apples, the trend is the same: Banks with dangerously low tangible common equity ratios must raise common capital lest even moderate future losses wipe out shareholders.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2009 Morgan Housel	Bank Stocks Obliterated Some of our largest banks now trade at their lowest levels since the early 1980s.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2010 Morgan Housel	Ken Lewis: A Fraudster, or Just Stupid? Or maybe a stupid fraudster?
The Motley Fool October 5, 2009 Morgan Housel	With Lewis Gone, Is Pandit Next? Citigroup's current CEO, Vikram Pandit, replaced Chuck Prince in 2007, so he can't be blamed for many of Citi's problems. But you can still argue that he should be replaced.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2009 Morgan Housel	The Truth Behind Bank of America's Earnings Bank of America releases earnings that, at first glance, look too good to be true. To be frank, they are.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2009 Alex Dumortier	Worst Stock for 2009: Bank of America Which 10 companies should you keep out of your portfolio? Find out in our special series on the Worst Stocks for 2009. Here, take a look at why Bank of America falls into the "cheap for a reason" category.
The Motley Fool March 4, 2009 Alex Dumortier	B of A CEO Quibbles Over $10 Billion Ken Lewis calls his request for $20 billion in aid from the government to complete the acquisition of Merrill Lynch "a tactical mistake," saying he should have requested ... just $10 billion.
The Motley Fool January 15, 2009 Morgan Housel	Bank of America Comes Back for Seconds After biting off more than it could chew with its acquisition of Merrill Lynch, Bank of America is heading back to the bailout line for a second helping.
The Motley Fool November 6, 2008 Morgan Housel	Throwdown: Bank of America vs. JPMorgan Let's compare these two megabanks to see which is the stronger company.
Registered Rep. February 2, 2009	BofA's Lewis In Dissidents' Sights Just months ago, he was heralded as banker of the year. Now he's the target of a group of angry shareholders.
The Motley Fool September 15, 2009 Morgan Housel	Justice for Bank of America Shareholders Bank of America shareholders are getting some justice, and those singlehandedly responsible for transforming the bank from a world-class enterprise into a taxpayer-sucking ward are being held accountable.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2009 Morgan Housel	Don't Fall for Citigroup's Fantasy The news that the bank is actually profitable takes stretching the truth to a whole new level.
The Motley Fool June 11, 2009 Morgan Housel	Does Ben Bernanke Hate Bank of America? Did Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke unlawfully railroad Bank of America into buying Merrill Lynch? Some say yes and now point to documents subpoenaed by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as evidence.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2009 Morgan Housel	First, Fire All the Bad Bankers One thing that most see eye to eye on is that management of bailed banks should be thrown out. And why not? Most employees can be fired for showing up late, while bank CEOs are still employed after obliterating hundreds of billions of dollars in wealth. It's appalling.
Registered Rep. September 15, 2008 Kristen French	Merrill Lynch Sells Itself To Bank of America: Update 3 The biggest question, now that BofA has agreed to buy Merrill Lynch, is what Bank of America will do to hold onto Merrill Lynch's dearest asset -- its approximately 17,000 financial advisors.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2009 Morgan Housel	Is Bank of America a Buy? Bank of America has surged nearly sevenfold since its March lows. After this epic run, it's worth asking: Are shares getting ahead of themselves, or are they still worth buying?
The Motley Fool June 22, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer	Better Buy: Bank of America or Citigroup? Want to profit from the most beaten-down big banks? Here's my pick of the two.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2009 Alex Dumortier	B of A Wants Uncle Sam Out -- Should You Get In? As B of A prepares a government exit, should investors take the entrance door by picking up some of the bank's common shares?
The Motley Fool December 8, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Who Got the Better Deal: B of A or Merrill Shareholders? Merrill Lynch and Bank of America shareholders both approved the latter's acquisition of the former. However, the veneer of formal votes and the hearty handshakes of chief executives mask a critical question: Who got the better deal?
Registered Rep. January 22, 2009	Thain Departs BofA--An $87,000 Rug? Say It Ain't So, John! Client AUMs Fall By 30 Percent In 2008 John Thain, former CEO of Merrill Lynch and the man who engineered the sales of the storied Wall Street firm to Bank of America in September, is leaving the combined firm immediately.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2009 Tim Beyers	Stocks the Rich Executives Are Buying Sometimes insiders are buying for all the right reasons. Who's at it this week?
The Motley Fool April 23, 2009 Morgan Housel	4 Reasons Banks Still Scare Me Bank investors have made buckets of money over the past month. That's great. But when fear switches to elation as quickly as it has, while banks' underlying problems are still alive and well, you have to think things are getting overcooked.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2009 Morgan Housel	Pick the Unlucky Bank The Treasury's stress test will show that at least one bank needs more capital. Who might it be?
The Motley Fool October 16, 2009 Morgan Housel	Bank of America: Still Stumbling Another ugly quarter, but it could have been worse.
The Motley Fool June 17, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Will Obama's Plan Lead to Financial Failure? Only time will tell if Obama's plan will lead to a better system or just a bureaucratic mess.
The Motley Fool March 19, 2009 Morgan Housel	Bank Stocks Explode While bank stocks have exploded, a lot, in recent weeks, there's still much reason to be pessimistic. Quite a bit of it.
The Motley Fool October 2, 2009 Morgan Housel	The Biggest Bank Deals That Never Happened You think you've seen too big to fail? You ain't seen nothing.
The Motley Fool September 15, 2008 Alex Dumortier	B of A Marries Merrill, Leaves Lehman We went into the weekend thinking Bank of America might rescue Lehman Brothers. In a twist that demonstrates how fluid the current environment is, now Lehman is out, with B of A announcing it will acquire Merrill Lynch in an all-stock deal.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2009 Morgan Housel	Bank of America vs. Taxpayers Taxpayers offered their help. Now Bank of America doesn't want to pay up.
Registered Rep. January 26, 2009 John Aidan Byrne	New Head, But Same Old Mission For Merrill's Retail Bank of America has named general counsel Brian Moynihan, an executive well versed in legal and business principles, to replace John Thain.
The Motley Fool May 6, 2009 Morgan Housel	Bank of America's Big, Fat, Gaping Hole Already widely expected to be short on capital, the hole blown in the side of B of A's balance sheet now appears bigger than many expected.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	This Week in Banking Banking news: It was a roller-coaster in subprime land this past week.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2009 Morgan Housel	Shame, Shame, John Thain The "take-the-money-and run-before-it's-too-late" behavior Merrill has exhibited at Thain's lead is, to say the least, appalling.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2009 Alex Dumortier	Bernanke Is Sentenced to 4 More Years President Obama announced his nomination of "Helicopter" Ben Bernanke to a second term as chairman of the Fed. Bernanke is game -- but is he the right choice?
Registered Rep. January 16, 2009	Citi's Global Wealth Mgt Unit: Retail Clients Flee; Merrill Drags Down Everybody knows that Citigroup announced yesterday it was putting itself out of its misery. The failing bank had a whopping $8.29 billion fourth-quarter loss, capping off a horrific year.
Registered Rep. October 2, 2008	Thain Gets a Job at Bank of America Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain has accepted an offer to be president of Global Banking, Securities and Wealth Management at Bank of America.
Registered Rep. April 20, 2009 John churchill	Bank of America Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates; Top Financial Advisors Staying Put Bank of America joins Wells Fargo, Citi and Goldman Sachs on the list of banks reporting better than expected earnings in the first quarter.
Bank Systems & Technology April 30, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	Ken Lewis Remains BofA CEO for Now The Bank of America chairman was removed from his position and, although he retains the CEO title, his days may still be numbered.
InternetNews September 22, 2008 Paul Shread	Microsoft's Big Buyback No Help for Stocks Microsoft was about the only one showing any confidence in the stock market on Monday.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Nothing's Changed in Banking The recent upending of the financial world seems to have yielded few results.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2008 Anand Chokkavelu	Fool Blog: Last Week's Top 10 Financial Shocks A whole pile of stunning news combined last week to become the biggest financial story of the past 50 years.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2009 Anand Chokkavelu	The Market Meltdown: A Year Later Are we better off today?
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2009 Jack Milligan	For BofA, a Year of Living Dangerously While some might resent it, strong CEOs sometimes need strong boards to protect them from themselves.