EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED JANUARY 22, 2008 Press Release dated January 22, 2008

Exhibit 99.1

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January 22, 2008

Investors May Contact:

Kevin Stitt, Bank of America, 704.386.5667

Lee McEntire, Bank of America, 704.388.6780

Leyla Pakzad, Bank of America, 704.386.2024

Reporters May Contact:

Scott Silvestri, Bank of America 1.980.388.9921

scott.silvestri@bankofamerica.com

Bank of America Earns $15 Billion, or $3.30 Per Share, in 2007

Fourth-Quarter Earnings Fall to $268 Million, or $0.05 Per Share

CHARLOTTE — Bank of America Corporation today reported full-year 2007 net income declined 29 percent to $14.98 billion from $21.13 billion a year earlier. Diluted earnings per share fell 28 percent to $3.30 from $4.59 in 2006.

In the fourth quarter of 2007 net income was $268 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared with $5.26 billion, or $1.16 a share, a year earlier. The quarter included results from LaSalle Bank, which Bank of America purchased on October 1.

“Our fourth quarter results were severely impacted by ongoing dislocations in capital markets and the slowing economy,” said Kenneth D. Lewis, chairman and chief executive officer. “Even given that environment, we certainly are not pleased with our performance. However, we are cautiously optimistic about 2008, though we believe economic growth will be anemic at best in the first half.

“While we are intensely focused on managing through the current period, the diversity and strength of our company is allowing us to continue to invest in our businesses to drive future profit growth. The addition of U.S. Trust and LaSalle Bank should add to earnings this year and we believe that innovative products such as No Fee Mortgage PLUS, Keep the Change™, our unequalled product suite for small businesses as well as our integrated approach to serving larger business clients will continue to attract new customers.”

Here are the primary drivers of reduced fourth quarter earnings from a year ago:

 

   

Trading account losses of $5.44 billion, compared with profits of $460 million a year earlier, were driven by writedowns of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) and weaker trading results.

 

   

Provision expense increased $1.74 billion, largely due to a $1.33 billion addition to the reserve for credit losses.

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Fourth Quarter Impact of Capital Markets on Financial Results

 

   

CDO-related writedowns totaled $5.28 billion, reflecting the impaired value of the underlying assets based on expected credit losses, the lack of demand in the marketplace and the impact of credit rating agency downgrades of the securities. The writedowns reduced trading profits by about $4.50 billion and other income by about $750 million.

 

   

The company incurred about $400 million in losses to support certain cash funds and also had subsequent writedowns of about $400 million related to securities originally purchased from the funds at fair value.

 

   

Equity investment income fell $750 million due to fewer opportunities for gains in the current markets.

2007 Business Highlights

 

   

In July, Bank of America completed the acquisition of U.S. Trust, creating U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, within Global Wealth and Investment Management, to serve wealthy and ultra-wealthy clients.

 

   

Bank of America completed the purchase of LaSalle Bank on October 1, addressing a key geographic gap in its franchise and expanding its presence in the Chicago region and in Michigan. Integration of the two companies is proceeding as planned.

 

   

Total retail sales increased 9 percent to 49 million products, including strong growth in checking and savings products, first mortgage and online banking activations.

 

   

Year-end retail deposits increased nearly $48 billion, or 10 percent, on higher account balances, new account growth and acquisitions. Debit card purchase volume increased 12 percent from the addition of new accounts and higher usage.

 

   

First mortgage originations of more than $104 billion rose 22 percent, helped by the success of No Fee Mortgage PLUS, which accounted for 16 percent of the company’s first mortgage production in the fourth quarter.

 

   

Total sales to small businesses with less than $2.5 million in annual sales rose 26 percent, or 668,000 units, due to increases in sales of online banking and deposit products.

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Business Lending, within Global Corporate and Investment Banking, reported a 31 percent, or $70.45 billion, increase in total loans at year end. About $44 billion was related to the acquisition of LaSalle with the rest mainly coming from organic growth.

 

   

Premier Banking and Investments, within Global Wealth and Investment Management, had a 23 percent increase in fee-based assets amid favorable market conditions as client balances rose and the number of relationships increased.

 

 

 

Total assets under management (AUM) in Global Wealth and Investment Management increased to more than $643 billion including the impact of the U.S. Trust purchase and the sale of Marsico Capital Management. On a 1-year and 3-year AUM-weighted basis, 68 percent and 93 percent, respectively, of the Columbia and Excelsior equity funds were in the top 2 performance quartiles compared with their peer group. 1

2007 Business Accomplishments

 

   

The introduction of the $0 Online Equity Trades initiative resulted in nearly 55,000 net new self-directed accounts.

 

   

During the fourth quarter of 2007 the company introduced Mobile Banking, recording more than 600,000 subscribers who can access their accounts via mobile phone or handheld device.

 

 

 

Keep the Change, Bank of America’s savings program that combines debit cards and deposit products, had about 3 million enrollments during the year.

 

   

Global Wealth and Investment Management was named among the top 5 wealth managers in the U.S. by Barron’s in 2007.

1 Results shown are defined by Global Wealth and Investment Management’s calculation of the percentage of assets under management in the top two quartiles of categories based on Morningstar as of December 31, 2007. The category percentile rank was calculated by ranking the one and three year net returns of share classes within the categories. The assets of the number of funds within the top 2 quartile results were added and then divided by Columbia Management’s total equity fund assets under management. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The share class earning the ranking may have limited eligibility and may not be available to all investors.

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Fourth Quarter 2007 Financial Summary

Revenue and Expense

Revenue net of interest expense on a fully taxable-equivalent basis declined 29 percent to $13.32 billion from $18.84 billion in the fourth quarter a year earlier.

Net interest income on a fully taxable-equivalent basis rose 10 percent to $9.81 billion from $8.96 billion in the fourth quarter of 2006. The increase was mainly due to the addition of LaSalle, consumer and commercial loan growth, a higher contribution from market-based net interest income and a one-time benefit related to the restructuring of the company’s leasing business. The increase was partially offset by the impact of rate fluctuations. The net interest yield narrowed 14 basis points to 2.61 percent.

Noninterest income declined 65 percent to $3.51 billion from $9.89 billion. The decrease was driven by significant trading account losses, lower equity investment income, and losses related to the support of certain cash funds and subsequent writedowns related to securities originally purchased from the funds at fair value. The decline was offset in part by the $1.50 billion gain on the sale of Marsico.

Noninterest expense rose 13 percent to $10.28 billion from $9.09 billion a year earlier as a result of higher personnel-related expenses, marketing costs and the previously announced Visa settlement. Pretax merger and restructuring charges related to acquisitions were $140 million compared with $244 million a year earlier.

Credit Quality

Credit quality indicators deteriorated from favorable levels experienced in 2006. Weakness in the housing and financial markets resulted in rising credit risk in some portfolios, most notably in home equity, homebuilders and small business. In addition, seasoning in recent home equity and small business vintages contributed to higher delinquencies and net losses.

Credit costs rose in the fourth quarter compared with the third quarter of 2007 and the fourth quarter of 2006 driven by additions to reserves and higher charge-offs in home equity because of weakness in the housing markets as well as continued growth and seasoning of the consumer portfolios. The increase from the fourth quarter of 2006 also was impacted by seasoning and deterioration in the small business portfolio and the absence in 2007 of commercial reserve releases experienced in 2006.

 

   

Provision for credit losses was $3.31 billion, up from $2.03 billion in the third quarter of 2007, and $1.57 billion in the fourth quarter of 2006.

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Net charge-offs were $1.99 billion, or 0.91 percent, of total average loans and leases compared with $1.57 billion, or 0.80 percent, in the third quarter of 2007 and $1.42 billion, or 0.82 percent, in the fourth quarter of 2006.

 

   

Total managed net losses were $3.31 billion, or 1.34 percent, of total average managed loans and leases compared with $2.84 billion, or 1.27 percent, in the third quarter of 2007 and $2.45 billion, or 1.23 percent, in the fourth quarter of 2006.

 

   

Nonperforming assets were $5.95 billion, or 0.68 percent of total loans, leases and foreclosed properties, at December 31, 2007. LaSalle contributed $1.21 billion to the year-end levels. Nonperforming assets were $3.37 billion, or 0.43 percent, at September 30, 2007 and $1.86 billion, or 0.26 percent, at December 31, 2006.

 

   

The allowance for loan and lease losses was $11.59 billion, or 1.33 percent of loans and leases measured at historical cost, at December 31, 2007. That compared with $9.54 billion, or 1.21 percent, at September 30, 2007 and $9.02 billion, or 1.28 percent, at December 31, 2006, which excluded LaSalle.

Capital Management

Total shareholders' equity was $146.80 billion at December 31. Period-end assets were $1.72 trillion. The Tier 1 capital ratio was 6.87 percent, down from 8.22 percent at September 30, 2007 and 8.64 percent a year ago due to the impact of the $21 billion cash purchase of LaSalle and lower net income in the second half of 2007.

During the quarter, Bank of America paid a cash dividend of $0.64 per share. The company also issued about 4 million common shares related to employee stock options and ownership plans and repurchased nearly 3 million common shares. Period-end common shares issued and outstanding were 4.44 billion for the fourth and third quarters of 2007 and 4.46 billion for the fourth quarter of 2006.

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Full-Year 2007 Financial Summary

Revenue

Revenue on a fully taxable-equivalent basis declined 8 percent to $68.07 billion from $73.80 billion a year earlier.

Net interest income on a fully taxable-equivalent basis increased to $36.18 billion from $35.82 billion in 2006. The increase was mainly due to a higher contribution from market-based net interest income, consumer and commercial loan growth and the addition of LaSalle. The increase was partially offset by the impact of rate fluctuations. The net interest yield declined 22 basis points to 2.60 percent reflecting ongoing spread compression.

Noninterest income fell 16 percent to $31.89 billion from $37.99 billion in 2006. The results were reduced primarily by CDO-related writedowns, driving trading account losses of $5.13 billion and losses related to the support of certain cash funds. The decline was offset in part by the Marsico gain and improvements in equity investment income of $875 million, investment and brokerage services income of $691 million, service charges of $684 million and gains on sales of debt securities of $623 million.

Efficiency

The efficiency ratio on a fully taxable-equivalent basis for 2007 was 54.37 percent (53.77 percent excluding merger and restructuring charges). Noninterest expense increased 4 percent to $37.01 billion from $35.60 billion a year ago mainly due to the addition of U.S. Trust and LaSalle and costs of business initiatives.

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Credit Quality

Provision expense increased $3.38 billion to $8.39 billion in 2007 partly because of higher net charge-offs and the absence of 2006 commercial reserve releases. The company added reserves in the home equity and homebuilder loan portfolios on continued weakness in the housing markets. Reserves also were added for small business portfolio seasoning and deterioration, as well as growth in the consumer portfolios. The increases were partially offset by the release of reserves from the sale of the Argentina portfolio in the first quarter of 2007.

Net charge-offs totaled $6.48 billion, or 0.84 percent of average loans and leases, compared with $4.54 billion, or 0.70 percent in 2006. The increase was primarily driven by seasoning of the consumer portfolio, seasoning and deterioration in the small business and home equity portfolios as well as lower commercial recoveries.

Capital Management

For 2007, Bank of America paid $10.70 billion in cash dividends to common shareholders. The company also issued more than 53 million common shares, primarily related to employee stock options and ownership plans, and repurchased nearly 74 million common shares for $3.79 billion.

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2007 Business Segment Results

Global Consumer and Small Business Banking1

 

(Dollars in millions)

   YTD 2007     YTD 2006  

Total managed revenue net of interest expense2

   $ 47,682     $ 44,926  

Provision for credit losses

     12,929       8,534  

Noninterest expense

     20,060       18,375  

Net income

     9,430       11,378  

Efficiency ratio

     42.07 %     40.90 %

Return on average equity

     14.94       18.11  

Managed loans and leases3

   $ 327,810     $ 288,131  

Deposits3

     328,918       332,242  
     At 12/31/07     At 12/31/06  

Period ending deposits

   $ 344,850     $ 329,195  

1  Managed basis. Managed basis assumes that loans that have been securitized were not sold and presents earnings on these loans in a manner similar to the way loans that have not been sold (i.e. held loans) are presented. For more information and detailed reconciliation, please refer to the data pages supplied with this Press Release.

2  Fully taxable-equivalent basis

3  Balances averaged for period

Managed net revenue rose 6 percent as higher service charges, debit card, mortgage banking and credit card income helped generate a 13 percent increase in noninterest income.

Net income declined 17 percent from a year ago, as credit costs rose and expenses increased 9 percent mainly due to increases in technology, overhead and personnel expenses.

Provision for credit losses increased $4.40 billion, or 51 percent, to $12.93 billion in 2007 compared with 2006. Net losses rose $3.19 billion to $10.82 billion in 2007 reflecting portfolio growth and housing market weakness. Reserves were added for deterioration in the home equity portfolio, reflecting weakness in the housing market, seasoning and deterioration of the small business portfolio and growth in the businesses.

 

   

Deposits net revenue increased 6 percent to $17.58 billion and net income increased by 7 percent to $5.23 billion as service charges and debit card income increased.

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Card Services managed net revenue grew 4 percent to $25.53 billion due to growth in cash advance fees and interchange income while net income of $3.71 billion was down 35 percent as credit costs rose.

 

   

Consumer Real Estate had $3.68 billion in net revenue, a 26 percent increase, as mortgage banking income rose. Net income declined 48 percent to $371 million on higher credit costs.

Fourth quarter net revenue for Global Consumer and Small Business Banking increased 7 percent to $12.51 billion, reflecting higher service charges and mortgage banking income and the addition of LaSalle. Net income declined 28 percent to $1.87 billion compared with a year earlier as the provision for credit losses rose 55 percent and expenses increased 15 percent mainly due to higher personnel and overhead costs and the addition of LaSalle.

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Global Corporate and Investment Banking

 

(Dollars in millions)

   YTD 2007     YTD 2006  

Total revenue net of interest expense1

   $ 13,417     $ 21,161  

Provision for credit losses

     652       9  

Noninterest expense

     11,925       11,578  

Net income

     538       6,032  

Efficiency ratio

     88.88 %     54.71 %

Return on average equity

     1.19       14.33  

Loans and leases2

   $ 274,015     $ 232,623  

Trading-related assets2

     362,193       336,860  

Deposits2

     220,724       194,972  

1  Fully taxable-equivalent basis

2  Balances averaged for period

Net revenue declined 37 percent and net income fell 91 percent on CDO-related writedowns and weaker trading results.

The provision for credit losses increased $643 million compared with a year ago. The increase was driven by the absence of 2006 reserve releases, higher net charge-offs and additions to reserves related to weakness in the homebuilder loan portfolio. Net charge-offs increased $258 million to $504 million in 2007 as retail automotive and other dealer-related portfolio losses rose due to growth, seasoning and deterioration and commercial recoveries declined.

 

   

Business Lending net revenue increased 10 percent, of which 5 percent came from LaSalle, to $6.17 billion due to portfolio growth, partially offset by spread compression. Net income fell 6 percent to $2.12 billion as credit costs rose. Average loans and leases increased 14 percent to nearly $249 billion.

 

   

Capital Markets and Advisory Services had net revenue of $303 million, including more than $5 billion in trading account losses. The business had a net loss of $3.36 billion compared with net income of $1.68 billion a year earlier.

 

   

Treasury Services net revenue declined 1 percent to $7.14 billion, while net income decreased 10 percent to $2.06 billion on higher noninterest expense.

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In the fourth quarter, Global Corporate and Investment Banking reported a net revenue loss of $781 million compared with revenue of $5.15 billion, and a net loss of $2.76 billion compared with net income of $1.39 billion in the year ago quarter.

Global Wealth and Investment Management

 

(Dollars in millions)

   YTD 2007     YTD 2006  

Total revenue net of interest expense 1

   $ 7,923     $ 7,357  

Provision for credit losses

     14       (39 )

Noninterest expense

     4,635       3,867  

Net income

     2,095       2,223  

Efficiency ratio

     58.50 %     52.57 %

Return on average equity

     18.87       22.28  

Loans and leases2

   $ 73,469     $ 60,910  

Deposits2

     124,867       102,389  

(in billions)

   At 12/31/07     At 12/31/06  

Assets under management

   $ 643.5     $ 542.9  

1  Fully taxable-equivalent basis

2  Balances averaged for period

Net revenue in Global Wealth and Investment Management rose 8 percent as record brokerage income and a 26 percent increase in asset management fees were partially offset by the impact of support provided to certain cash funds. Record asset management fees of $3.53 billion were helped by higher asset levels on net client inflows of $25 billion, market appreciation of $16 billion and the acquisition of U.S. Trust and LaSalle.

Net income declined 6 percent as noninterest expense rose 20 percent due to the addition of U.S. Trust, continued investment in client-facing associates, higher incentive expense related to revenue generating activities and increased marketing costs.

In December, Bank of America completed the sale of Marsico, which resulted in a $61 billion net decrease in assets under management. The gain of $1.50 billion is reflected in All Other.

 

   

U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management net revenue rose 22 percent to $2.32 billion and net income rose 4 percent to $467 million driven by the acquisition of U.S. Trust.

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Columbia Management net revenue declined 2 percent to $1.51 billion, reflecting about $400 million in support for certain cash funds offset in part by 21 percent growth in asset management fees including the addition of U.S. Trust. Net income decreased 41 percent to $196 million.

 

   

Premier Banking and Investments net revenue rose 9 percent to $3.75 billion on record brokerage income and 19 percent growth in fee-based assets, excluding the impact of LaSalle. Net income increased 8 percent to $1.28 billion.

Fourth quarter net revenue in Global Wealth and Investment Management fell 4 percent to $1.83 billion from a year ago. Net income in the period was 42 percent lower at $334 million compared with $573 million from a year earlier.

All Other1

 

(Dollars in millions)

   YTD 2007     YTD 2006  

Total revenue net of interest expense 2

   $ (954 )   $ 360  

Provision for credit losses

     (5,210 )     (3,494 )

Noninterest expense

     390       1,777  

Net income

     2,919       1,500  

Loans and leases3

   $ 100,860     $ 70,753  

1   All Other consists primarily of equity investments, the residual impact of the allowance for credit losses and the cost allocation processes, Merger and Restructuring Charges, intersegment eliminations, and the results of certain consumer finance and commercial lending businesses that are being liquidated. All Other also includes the offsetting securitization impact to present Global Consumer and Small Business Banking on a managed basis. For more information and detailed reconciliation, please refer to the data pages supplied with this Press Release.

2   Fully taxable-equivalent basis

3  Balances averaged for period

All Other net income was $2.92 billion, an increase of 95 percent from $1.50 billion a year earlier. The increase was mainly due to the $1.50 billion pretax gain from the sale of Marsico and an increase of $873 million in equity investment income. Partially offsetting the increase were the absence of the results and the related gain from the sale of certain international operations in the prior year and losses of about $400 million on the subsequent writedowns of securities that were originally purchased from certain company-managed cash funds at fair value.

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Net income in the fourth quarter was $825 million compared with $691 million a year earlier, primarily driven by the Marsico sale, partially offset by the absence of the net income of certain international operations that were sold in the prior year and losses in 2007 related to the securities that were originally purchased from certain cash funds at fair value.

Note: Chief Executive Officer Kenneth D. Lewis and Chief Financial Officer Joe L. Price will discuss fourth quarter 2007 results in a conference call at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) 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 800.894.5910 and the conference ID: 79795.

Bank of America

Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk-management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving more than 59 million consumer and small business relationships with more than 6,100 retail banking offices, nearly 19,000 ATMs and award-winning online banking with more than 12 million active users. Bank of America is the No. 1 overall Small Business Administration (SBA) lender in the United States and the No. 1 SBA lender to minority-owned small businesses. The company serves clients in 175 countries and has relationships with 99 percent of the U.S. Fortune 500 companies and 80 percent of the Fortune Global 500. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements about the financial conditions, results of operations and earnings outlook of Bank of America Corporation. The forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause actual results or earnings to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: 1) projected business increases following process changes and other investments are lower than expected; 2) competitive pressure among financial services companies increases significantly; 3) general economic conditions are less favorable than expected; 4) political conditions including the threat of future terrorist activity and related actions by the United States abroad may adversely affect the company’s businesses and economic conditions as a whole; 5) changes in the interest rate environment and market liquidity reduce interest margins, impact funding sources and effect the ability to originate and distribute financial products in the primary and secondary markets; 6) changes in foreign exchange rates increases exposure; 7) changes in market rates and prices may adversely impact the value of financial products; 8) legislation or regulatory environments, requirements or changes adversely affect the businesses in which the company is engaged; 9) changes in accounting standards, rules or interpretations, 10) litigation liabilities, including costs, expenses, settlements and judgments, may adversely affect the company or its businesses; 11) mergers and acquisitions and their integration into the company; and 12) decisions to downsize, sell or close units or otherwise change the business mix of any of the company. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. Bank of America does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that arise after the date the forward-looking statements are made. For further information regarding Bank of America Corporation, please read the Bank of America reports filed with the SEC and available at www.sec.gov.

Columbia Management: Columbia Management Group, LLC (“Columbia Management”) is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds and Excelsior Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member FINRA and SIPC. Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. is part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of any Columbia Fund or Excelsior Fund before investing. Contact your Columbia Management representative for a prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the fund. Read it carefully before investing.

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Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries

Selected Financial Data


(Dollars in millions, except per share data; shares in thousands)

 

Summary Income Statement

   Three Months Ended December 31    Year Ended December 31      
     2007          2006          2007          2006      

Net interest income

   $ 9,164        $ 8,599         $ 34,433         $ 34,591     

Total noninterest income

     3,508          9,887           31,886           37,989     
                                           

Total revenue, net of interest expense

     12,672          18,486           66,319           72,580     

Provision for credit losses

     3,310          1,570           8,385           5,010     

Other noninterest expense

     10,137          8,849           36,600           34,792     

Merger and restructuring charges

     140          244           410           805     
                                           

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (915 )        7,823           20,924           31,973     

Income tax expense (benefit)

     (1,183 )        2,567           5,942           10,840     
                                           

Net income

   $ 268        $ 5,256         $ 14,982         $ 21,133     
                                           

Earnings per common share

   $ 0.05        $ 1.17         $ 3.35         $ 4.66     

Diluted earnings per common share

     0.05          1.16           3.30           4.59     

Summary Average Balance Sheet

   Three Months Ended December 31    Year Ended December 31      
     2007          2006          2007          2006      

Total loans and leases

   $ 868,119         $ 683,598         $ 776,154         $ 652,417     

Debt securities

     206,873           193,601           186,466           225,219     

Total earning assets

     1,502,998           1,299,461           1,390,192           1,269,144     

Total assets

     1,742,467           1,495,150           1,602,073           1,466,681     

Total deposits

     781,625           680,245           717,182           672,995     

Shareholders’ equity

     144,924           134,047           136,662           130,463     

Common shareholders’ equity

     141,085           132,004           133,555           129,773     

Performance Ratios

   Three Months Ended December 31    Year Ended December 31      
     2007          2006          2007          2006      

Return on average assets

     0.06      %      1.39      %      0.94      %      1.44      %

Return on average common shareholders’ equity

     0.60           15.76           11.08           16.27     

Credit Quality

   Three Months Ended December 31    Year Ended December 31      
     2007          2006          2007          2006      

Net charge-offs

   $ 1,985         $ 1,417         $ 6,480         $ 4,539     

Annualized net charge-offs as a % of average loans and leases outstanding (1)

     0.91      %      0.82      %      0.84      %      0.70      %

Provision for credit losses

   $ 3,310         $ 1,570         $ 8,385         $ 5,010     

Managed credit card net losses

     2,138           1,906           8,214           6,374     

Managed credit card net losses as a % of average managed credit card receivables

     4.75      %      4.56      %      4.79      %      3.90      %
     December 31                      
     2007          2006                            

Nonperforming assets

   $ 5,948        $ 1,856               

Nonperforming assets as a % of total loans, leases and foreclosed properties (1) 

     0.68     %      0.26      %          

Allowance for loan and lease losses

   $ 11,588        $ 9,016               

Allowance for loan and lease losses as a % of total loans and leases measured
at historical cost (1)

     1.33     %      1.28      %          

Capital Management

   December 31                      
     2007          2006                            

Risk-based capital ratios:

                   

Tier 1

     6.87 *   %      8.64     %          

Total

     11.02 *        11.88              

Tier 1 leverage ratio

     5.04 *        6.36              

Period-end common shares issued and outstanding

     4,437,885          4,458,151              
     Three Months Ended December 31    Year Ended December 31      
     2007          2006          2007          2006      

Shares issued

     3,730          20,106          53,464          118,418 (2)  

Shares repurchased

     (2,700 )        (60,100 )        (73,730 )        (291,100 )  

Average common shares issued and outstanding

     4,421,554          4,464,110          4,423,579          4,526,637    

Average diluted common shares issued and outstanding

     4,470,108          4,536,696          4,480,254          4,595,896    

Dividends paid per common share

   $ 0.64        $ 0.56        $ 2.40        $ 2.12    

Summary Ending Balance Sheet

   December 31                      
     2007          2006                            

Total loans and leases

   $ 876,344        $ 706,490              

Total debt securities

     214,056          192,846              

Total earning assets

     1,463,570          1,257,274              

Total assets

     1,715,746          1,459,737              

Total deposits

     805,177          693,497              

Total shareholders’ equity

     146,803          135,272              

Common shareholders’ equity

     142,394          132,421              

Book value per share of common stock

   $ 32.09        $ 29.70              

 


 

* Preliminary data

 

(1)

Ratios do not include loans measured at fair value in accordance with SFAS 159 at and for the three months and year ended December 31, 2007.

(2)

Does not include 631,145 shares issued in conjunction with the merger with MBNA.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

 

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Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries

Business Segment Results


(Dollars in millions)

 

Global Consumer and Small Business Banking (1)

   Three Months Ended December 31    Year Ended December 31     
     2007         2006         2007         2006     

Total revenue, net of interest expense (2)

   $  12,514        $  11,671        $  47,682        $  44,926    

Provision for credit losses (3)

   4,303        2,777        12,929        8,534    

Noninterest expense

   5,493        4,784        20,060        18,375    

Net income

   1,871        2,594        9,430        11,378    

Efficiency ratio (2)

   43.90     %    40.99     %    42.07     %    40.90     %

Return on average equity

   11.09        16.77        14.94        18.11    

Average - total loans and leases

   $353,689        $299,614        $327,810        $288,131    

Average - total deposits

   340,940        327,890        328,918        332,242    

Deposits

                       

Total revenue, net of interest expense (2)

   $    4,509        $    4,281        $  17,577        $  16,651    

Net income

   1,264        1,251        5,227        4,863    

Card Services (1)

                       

Total revenue, net of interest expense (2)

   6,647        6,445        25,533        24,636    

Net income

   574        1,150        3,712        5,700    

Consumer Real Estate

                       

Total revenue, net of interest expense (2)

   1,158        774        3,679        2,909    

Net income (loss)

   (65)       201        371        712    

Global Corporate and Investment Banking

   Three Months Ended December 31    Year Ended December 31     
     2007         2006         2007         2006     

Total revenue, net of interest expense (2)

   $      (781)       $    5,153        $  13,417        $  21,161    

Provision for credit losses

   268        (73)       652          

Noninterest expense

   3,359        3,007        11,925        11,578    

Net income (loss)

   (2,762)       1,398        538        6,032    

Efficiency ratio (2)

   n/m        58.34     %    88.88     %    54.71     %

Return on average equity

   (20.47)    %    13.53        1.19        14.33    

Average - total loans and leases

   $325,723        $239,384        $274,015        $232,623    

Average - total deposits

   236,254        204,467        220,724        194,972    

Business Lending

                       

Total revenue, net of interest expense (2)

   $    1,930        $    1,373        $    6,172        $    5,615    

Net income

   674        592        2,121        2,249    

Capital Markets and Advisory Services

                       

Total revenue, net of interest expense (2)

   (4,550)       2,062        303        8,475    

Net income (loss)

   (3,815)       369        (3,362)       1,677    

Treasury Services

                       

Total revenue, net of interest expense (2)

   1,889        1,766        7,139        7,212    

Net income

   431        558        2,065        2,302    

Global Wealth and Investment Management

   Three Months Ended December 31    Year Ended December 31     
     2007         2006         2007         2006     

Total revenue, net of interest expense (2)

   $    1,827        $    1,899        $    7,923        $    7,357    

Provision for credit losses

   34              14        (39)   

Noninterest expense

   1,318        987        4,635        3,867    

Net income

   334        573        2,095        2,223    

Efficiency ratio (2)

   72.15     %    51.94     %    58.50     %    52.57     %

Return on average equity

   10.56        22.55        18.87        22.28    

Average - total loans and leases

   $  82,809        $  63,936        $  73,469        $  60,910    

Average - total deposits

   138,159        106,324        124,867        102,389    

U.S. Trust (4)

                       

Total revenue, net of interest expense (2)

   $       704        $       459        $    2,319        $    1,896    

Net income

   125        94        467        450    

Columbia Management

                       

Total revenue, net of interest expense (2)

   121        420        1,506        1,539    

Net income (loss)

   (134)       91        196        331    

Premier Banking and Investments

                       

Total revenue, net of interest expense (2)

   933        894        3,751        3,455    

Net income

   294        310        1,275        1,186    

All Other (1)

   Three Months Ended December 31    Year Ended December 31     
     2007         2006         2007         2006     

Total revenue, net of interest expense (2)

   $      (238)       $       119        $      (954)       $      360    

Provision for credit losses (5)

   (1,295)       (1,136)       (5,210)       (3,494)   

Noninterest expense

   107        315        390        1,777    

Net income

   825        691        2,919        1,500    

Average - total loans and leases

   105,898        80,664        100,860        70,753    

Average - total deposits

   66,272        41,564        42,673        43,392    

 


(1)

Global Consumer and Small Business Banking is presented on a managed basis, specifically Card Services, with a corresponding offset recorded in All Other.

(2)

Fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) basis. FTE 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)

Represents provision for credit losses on held loans combined with realized credit losses associated with the securitized loan portfolio.

(4)

In July 2007, the operations of the acquired U.S. Trust Corporation were combined with the former Private Bank creating U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management. The results of the combined business were reported for periods beginning on July 1, 2007. Prior to July 1, 2007, the results solely reflect that of the former Private Bank.

(5)

Represents the provision for credit losses in All Other combined with the Global Consumer and Small Business Banking securitization offset.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

 

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Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Financial Data


(Dollars in millions)

 

Fully taxable-equivalent basis data

   Three Months Ended December 31         Year Ended December 31     
     2007         2006         2007         2006     
                       

Net interest income

   $    9,814        $    8,955        $36,182        $35,815    

Total revenue, net of interest expense

   13,322        18,842        68,068        73,804    

Net interest yield

   2.61     %    2.75     %    2.60     %    2.82     %

Efficiency ratio

   77.14        48.26        54.37        48.23    

Other Data

   December 31                         
     2007         2006                         

Full-time equivalent employees

   209,718        203,425                

Number of banking centers - domestic

   6,149        5,747                

Number of branded ATMs - domestic

   18,753        17,079                

 


Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

 

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Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries

Reconciliation - Managed to GAAP


(Dollars in millions)

The Corporation reports its Global Consumer and Small Business Banking’s results, specifically Card Services, on a managed basis. This basis of presentation excludes the Corporation’s securitized mortgage and home equity portfolios for which the Corporation retains servicing. Reporting on a managed basis is consistent with the way that management, as well as, analysts evaluate the results of Global Consumer and Small Business Banking. Managed basis assumes that loans that have been securitized were not sold and presents earnings on these loans in a manner similar to the way loans that have not been sold (i.e., held loans) are presented. Loan securitization is an alternative funding process that is used by the Corporation to diversify funding sources. Loan securitization removes loans from the Consolidated Balance Sheet through the sale of loans to an off-balance sheet qualified special purpose entity which is excluded from the Corporation’s Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP).

The performance of the managed portfolio is important in understanding Global Consumer and Small Business Banking’s and Card Services’ results as it demonstrates the results of the entire portfolio serviced by the business. Securitized loans continue to be serviced by the business and are subject to the same underwriting standards and ongoing monitoring as held loans. In addition, retained excess servicing income is exposed to similar credit risk and repricing of interest rates as held loans. Global Consumer and Small Business Banking’s managed income statement line items differ from a held basis reported as follows:

 

 

Managed net interest income includes Global Consumer and Small Business Banking’s net interest income on held loans and interest income on the securitized loans less the internal funds transfer pricing allocation related to securitized loans.

 

Managed noninterest income includes Global Consumer and Small Business Banking’s noninterest income on a held basis less the reclassification of certain components of card income (e.g., excess servicing income) to record managed net interest income and provision for credit losses. Noninterest income, both on a held and managed basis, also includes the impact of adjustments to the interest-only strip that are recorded in card income as management continues to manage this impact within Global Consumer and Small Business Banking.

 

Provision for credit losses represents the provision for credit losses on held loans combined with realized credit losses associated with the securitized loan portfolio.

Global Consumer and Small Business Banking

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2007     Year Ended December 31, 2006  
     Managed
Basis (1)
    Securitization
Impact (2)
    Held
Basis
    Managed
Basis (1)
    Securitization
Impact (2)
    Held
Basis
 

Net interest income (3)

   $  28,809     $    (8,027 )   $  20,782     $  28,197     $  (7,593 )   $  20,604  

Noninterest income:

            

Card income

   10,189     3,356     13,545     9,374     4,566     13,940  

Service charges

   6,008     —       6,008     5,342     —       5,342  

Mortgage banking income

   1,333     —       1,333     877     —       877  

All other income

   1,343     (288 )   1,055     1,136     (335 )   801  
                                    

Total noninterest income

   18,873     3,068     21,941     16,729     4,231     20,960  
                                    

Total revenue, net of interest expense

   47,682     (4,959 )   42,723     44,926     (3,362 )   41,564  

Provision for credit losses

   12,929     (4,959 )   7,970     8,534     (3,362 )   5,172  

Noninterest expense

   20,060     —       20,060     18,375     —       18,375  
                                    

Income before income taxes

   14,693     —       14,693     18,017     —       18,017  

Income tax expense (3)

   5,263     —       5,263     6,639     —       6,639  
                                    

Net income

   $    9,430     $        —       $    9,430     $  11,378     $      —       $  11,378  
                                    

Average - total loans and leases

   $327,810     $(103,284 )   $224,526     $288,131     $(96,238 )   $191,893  
All Other             
     Year Ended December 31, 2007     Year Ended December 31, 2006  
     Reported
Basis (4)
    Securitization
Offset (2)
    As
Adjusted
    Reported
Basis (4)
    Securitization
Offset (2)
    As
Adjusted
 

Net interest income (3)

   $ (7,701 )   $       8,027     $       326     $ (5,930 )   $     7,593     $    1,663  

Noninterest income:

            

Card income

   2,816     (3,356 )   (540 )   3,795     (4,566 )   (771 )

Equity investment income

   3,745     —       3,745     2,872     —       2,872  

Gains (losses) on sales of debt securities

   180     —       180     (475 )   —       (475 )

All other income

   6     288     294     98     335     433  
                                    

Total noninterest income

   6,747     (3,068 )   3,679     6,290     (4,231 )   2,059  
                                    

Total revenue, net of interest expense

   (954 )   4,959     4,005     360     3,362     3,722  

Provision for credit losses

   (5,210 )   4,959     (251 )   (3,494 )   3,362     (132 )

Merger and restructuring charges

   410     —       410     805     —       805  

All other noninterest expense

   (20 )   —       (20 )   972     —       972  
                                    

Income before income taxes

   3,866     —       3,866     2,077     —       2,077  

Income tax expense (3)

   947     —       947     577     —       577  
                                    

Net income

   $    2,919     $       —       $    2,919     $    1,500     $       —       $    1,500  
                                    

Average - total loans and leases

   $100,860     $103,284     $204,144     $  70,753     $  96,238     $166,991  

 

(1)

Provision for credit losses represents provision for credit losses on held loans combined with realized credit losses associated with the securitized loan portfolio.

(2)

The securitization impact/offset on net interest income is on a funds transfer pricing methodology consistent with the way funding costs are allocated to the businesses.

(3)

FTE

(4)

Provision for credit losses represents the provision for credit losses in All Other combined with the Global Consumer and Small Business Banking securitization offset.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified among the segments to conform to the current period presentation.

 

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