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Bank of America Announces Third-Quarter Net Loss of US$1.0 Billion (5)

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    (All figures in financial tables are in US$)
    Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
    Selected Financial Data
    (Dollars in millions, except per share data; shares in thousands)    
                                                                
    Summary Income             Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended
                              -------------------------------------------
     Statement                    September 30            September 30
                              ---------------------  --------------------
                                  2009       2008        2009        2008
    Net interest income        $11,423    $11,642     $35,550     $32,254
    Noninterest income          14,612      7,979      59,017      24,848
                              --------  ---------   ---------   ---------
      Total revenue, net of                                      
       interest expense         26,035     19,621      94,567      57,102
    Provision for credit                                            
     losses                     11,705      6,450      38,460      18,290
    Noninterest expense,                                                
     before merger and                                          
     restructuring charges      15,712     11,413      48,140      29,953
    Merger and restructuring
     charges                       594        247       2,188         629
                              --------  ---------   ---------   ---------
      Income (loss) before                                                
       income taxes             (1,976)     1,511       5,779       8,230
    Income tax expense                                                  
     (benefit)                    (975)       334        (691)      2,433
                              --------  ---------   ---------   ---------
      Net income (loss)        $(1,001)    $1,177      $6,470      $5,797
                              ========  =========   =========   =========
    Preferred stock dividends    1,240        473       3,478         849
                              --------  ---------   ---------   ---------
      Net income (loss)
       applicable to common
       shareholders            $(2,241)      $704      $2,992      $4,948
                              ========  =========   =========   =========
    Earnings (loss) per common
     share                      $(0.26)     $0.15       $0.39       $1.09
    Diluted earnings (loss)  
     per common share            (0.26)      0.15        0.39        1.09
                        
                                                
    Summary Average Balance    Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended  
                              -------------------------------------------
    Sheet                         September 30            September 30
                              ---------------------  --------------------
                                  2009       2008        2009        2008
    Total loans and leases    $930,255   $946,914    $963,260     900,574
    Debt securities            263,712    266,013     268,291     240,347
    Total earning assets     1,790,000  1,622,466   1,837,706   1,544,617
    Total assets             2,390,675  1,905,691   2,442,905   1,808,765
    Total deposits             989,295    857,845     976,182     810,663
    Shareholders' equity       255,983    166,454     242,638     160,890
    Common shareholders'                                        
     equity                    197,230    142,303     177,289     141,337
                                                                        
    Performance Ratios         Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended
                              -------------------------------------------
                                  September 30            September 30
                              ---------------------  --------------------  
                                  2009       2008        2009        2008
    Return on average assets       n/m       0.25%       0.35%       0.43%
    Return on average common
     shareholders' equity          n/m       1.97        2.26        4.68
                                                                        
    Credit Quality             Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended  
                              -------------------------------------------
                                  September 30            September 30
                              ---------------------  --------------------  
                                  2009       2008        2009        2008
                                                                    
    Total net charge-offs       $9,624     $4,356     $25,267     $10,690
    Annualized net                                                      
     charge-offs as a % of                                                
     average loans and leases                                            
     outstanding (1)              4.13%      1.84%       3.53%       1.59%
    Provision for credit
     losses                    $11,705     $6,450     $38,460     $18,290
    Total consumer credit                                                
     card managed net losses     5,477      2,996      14,318       8,119
    Total consumer credit card
     managed net losses as a
     % of average managed credit
     card receivables            12.90%      6.40%      11.06%       5.85%

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