Bank of America

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) is a financial services company, the largest bank holding company in the United States, by assets, and the second largest bank by market capitalization. Bank of America serves clients in more than 150 countries and has a relationship with 99% of the U.S. Fortune 500 companies and 83% of the Fortune Global 500. The company is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and a component of both the S&P; 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The bank's 2008 acquisition of Merrill Lynch made Bank of America the world's largest wealth manager and a major player in the investment banking industry.. As of 2010, Bank of America is the fifth largest company in the United States by total revenue, as well as the second largest non-oil company in the US (Behind Walmart). In 2010, Forbes listed Bank of America as the third largest company in the world. The company holds 12.2% of all U.S. deposits, as of August 2009, and is one of...