Bank of America Reports Fourth-Quarter and 2010 Financial Results

Fourth-Quarter Net Loss of $1.2 Billion, or $0.16 per Diluted Share, Includes Goodwill Impairment Charge of $2.0 Billion

Excluding Goodwill Impairment Charge, Fourth-Quarter Net Income Was $756 Million, or $0.04 per Diluted Share1

2010 Net Loss of $2.2 Billion, or $0.37 per Diluted Share, Includes Goodwill Impairment Charges of $12.4 Billion

Excluding Goodwill Impairment Charges, 2010 Net Income Was $10.2 Billion, or $0.86 per Diluted Share1

Deposits Rose to a Record $1 Trillion at Year-End

Company Continues to Build Capital and Strengthen the Balance Sheet

Credit Costs Decline Significantly as Economy Continues to Improve

Global Wealth and Investment Management Reports Record Asset Management Fees in the Fourth Quarter

Investment Bank Ranked No. 2 Globally and No. 1 in the U.S. in Revenues for 2010

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--()--Bank of America Corporation today reported a net loss of $1.2 billion, or $0.16 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2010, including the previously announced goodwill impairment charge of $2.0 billion in the Home Loans and Insurance segment. Excluding the goodwill impairment charge, the company earned $756 million, or $ 0.04 per share.

1 Excluding the goodwill impairment charge from certain financial measures represents a non-GAAP measure. For reconciliation to GAAP measures, refer to page 25 of this press release.

Results for the most recent quarter also include a $4.1 billion provision expense for outstanding and future mortgage repurchase claims, including the previously announced $3.0 billion related to the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs). Also included in the company’s fourth-quarter results are $1.5 billion in litigation expenses, excluding fees paid to external legal service providers, primarily in the company’s consumer businesses, and lower sales and trading revenues. These factors were partially offset by the continued reduction in credit costs, approximately $360 million in net gains from the sale of non-core assets, and a $1.2 billion income tax benefit from a valuation allowance release.

For the year, Bank of America had goodwill impairment charges of $12.4 billion, which resulted in a net loss of $2.2 billion, or $0.37 per diluted share. Excluding the goodwill impairment charges, the company earned $10.2 billion, or $0.86 per diluted share.

During the year, the company also recorded $2.6 billion in litigation expenses, $6.8 billion in representations and warranties provision and $321 million in gains related to legacy assets as it made significant progress resolving legacy issues.

 

(Dollars in millions)

    Three months ended

December 31

    Year ended

December 31

  2010     2009 2010     2009
Net income (loss) excluding goodwill $ 756   $ (194 ) $ 10,162   $ 6,276  
Goodwill impairment $ 2,000   $ -   $ 12,400   $ -  
Net income (loss)     $ (1,244 )     $ (194 )     $ (2,238 )     $ 6,276  
 
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share, excluding goodwill $ 0.04   $ (0.60 ) $ 0.86   $ (0.29 )
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share     $ (0.16 )     $ (0.60 )     $ (0.37 )     $ (0.29 )
 

“Last year was a necessary repair and rebuilding year,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan. “Our results reflect the progress we are making at putting legacy – primarily mortgage-related – issues behind us. We earned $10.2 billion before goodwill impairment charges, rebuilt our capital positions, reduced the risk on our balance sheet, and shed more than $19 billion in assets that didn’t directly serve customers and clients.

“We enter 2011 with the best customer franchise in the business against a backdrop of an improving economy. Full economic recovery depends on housing market stability. We will return value to shareholders by focusing on customers and clients, continuing to build capital, and executing our strategy.”

2010 Financial Highlights

  • The allowance for loan and lease losses to annualized net charge-off coverage ratio improved in the fourth quarter to 1.56 times, versus 1.11 times at year-end 2009.
  • Fourth-quarter 2010 net charge-offs were 2.87 percent, down for three straight quarters, or five straight quarters on a managed basis.
  • The representations and warranties liability was $5.4 billion at year-end, up from $3.5 billion in 2009. The representations and warranties provision during 2010 was $6.8 billion, including $4.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2010.
  • Global excess liquidity rose to a record $336 billion and time-to-required funding was 24 months at year-end 2010.
  • Risk-weighted assets were reduced by $87 billion compared to year-end 2009 through the sale of non-core positions, reductions in legacy positions and balance sheet management.
  • The Tier 1 common ratio reached 8.60 percent at December 31, 2010, up from 7.81 percent at the end of 2009.
  • Tangible common equity ratio reached 5.99 percent at December 31, 2010, up from 5.56 percent at the end of 2009.
  • Ending deposit balances reached a record $1 trillion at December 31, 2010, even with the sales of First Republic and Global Securities Solutions during the year.

Full-Year and Fourth-Quarter Business Highlights

  • The company maintained its market-leading positions in key segments, including deposits, payment products, consumer lending, wealth management, small business and middle-market lending, treasury services, investment banking, and sales and trading.
  • Global Wealth and Investment Management continued to drive a strong client focus bringing together the investment products and the banking products of legacy entities.
  • Record asset management fees were reported in Global Wealth and Investment Management in the fourth quarter of 2010 with $644 billion in assets under management at December 31, 2010.
  • Average deposit balances in Global Wealth and Investment Management grew nearly 14 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010 to a record $253.4 billion from $223.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009.
  • Approximately 281,000 loan and deposit products were sold to customers who had an investment relationship with Merrill Lynch in the past.
  • Global Card Services returned to profitability in the fourth quarter of 2010 with net income of $1.5 billion. Excluding the $10.4 billion goodwill impairment charge in the third quarter of 2010, Global Card Services would have been profitable for four straight quarters.
  • New U.S. consumer card accounts in the quarter were up 9 percent from the third quarter of 2010.
  • Bank of America Merrill Lynch ranked No. 2 in global investment banking revenues for 2010 with a 6.8 percent market share, according to Dealogic. The company ended the year with No. 1 positions in both global and U.S. rankings in leveraged loans and asset-backed securities. Bank of America Merrill Lynch participated in eight of the top 10 investment banking deals of the year by fees and six of the top 10 investment banking deals in the fourth quarter by fees.
  • Bank of America continued to support the economic recovery by extending approximately $188 billion in credit in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to preliminary data. Credit extensions included $85 billion in first mortgages, $80 billion in commercial non-real estate, $11 billion in commercial real estate, $4 billion in domestic consumer and small business card, $2 billion in home equity products and $6 billion in other consumer credit.
  • The $85 billion in first mortgages funded in the fourth quarter helped nearly 370,000 people either purchase homes or refinance existing mortgages. This included approximately 14,000 first-time homebuyer credit-qualified mortgages and more than 105,000 mortgages to low- and moderate-income borrowers. Approximately 26 percent of funded first mortgages were for home purchases and 74 percent were refinances.
  • Bank of America continued to support small business, lending $21 billion to small- and medium-sized businesses in the fourth quarter. For the year, Bank of America provided $92 billion in credit to small- and medium-sized businesses, exceeding its previously announced goal to provide more than $85 billion to these businesses in 2010.
  • Since the start of 2008, Bank of America and previously Countrywide have completed nearly 775,000 loan modifications with customers. During the fourth quarter, 76,000 loan modifications were completed, including 25,000 consumers who converted from trial modifications under the U.S. government’s Making Home Affordable Program. The fourth-quarter numbers represented a 69 percent increase from total modifications in the fourth quarter a year ago.

Fourth-Quarter 2010 Revenue and Expense

 
      Three Months Ended
(Dollars in millions)

December 31,

2010

    September 30,

2010

   

December 31,

2009

Net interest income, FTE basis1 $ 12,709   $ 12,717   $ 11,896  
Noninterest income   9,959     14,265     13,517  
Total revenue, net of interest expense, FTE basis       22,668         26,982         25,413  
 
Noninterest expense2 $ 18,864   $ 16,816   $ 16,385  
Goodwill impairment charge       2,000         10,400         -  
 

Net (loss)

$ (1,244 ) $ (7,299 ) $ (194 )
Net income (loss) excluding goodwill impairment charge     $ 756       $ 3,101       $ (194 )
 

1 FTE basis is a non-GAAP measure. For reconciliation to GAAP measures, refer to page 25 of this press release. In the three months ended December 31, 2009, net interest income on a managed FTE basis was $14.4 billion. Managed basis assumes that credit card loans that were securitized were not sold and presented earnings on these loans in a manner similar to the way loans that have not been sold (i.e., held loans) were presented.

2 Excludes goodwill impairment charges of $10.4 billion and $2.0 billion in the third and fourth quarters of 2010, respectively.

Revenue, net of interest expense, on a fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) basis fell 11 percent from the fourth quarter of 2009. Net interest income on an FTE basis increased 7 percent from a year earlier. Adjusting for the impact of adopting new consolidation guidance on January 1, 2010, revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010 was down 20 percent from the fourth quarter of 2009.

Noninterest income declined 26 percent, or $3.6 billion, from the year-ago quarter due to lower mortgage banking income as a result of a $3.6 billion increase in representations and warranties provision, $720 million lower service charges and a $994 million decline in equity investment income and trading account profits. These factors were partially offset by year-over-year improvements in other income driven by lower losses on structured liabilities and increases in card income due to the adoption of new consolidation guidance.

Noninterest expense was up 27 percent from the year-ago quarter, driven in part by the $2.0 billion goodwill impairment charge. Excluding the goodwill impairment charge, noninterest expense was up 15 percent, or $2.5 billion, from a year ago, due primarily to a $933 million increase in litigation expenses, $1.4 billion in higher personnel costs as the company builds out businesses such as wealth management and international capital markets, and a $113 million rise in professional fees. Pretax merger and restructuring charges declined $163 million from a year earlier to $370 million. Results also reflect a $2.4 billion tax benefit that includes a $1.2 billion income tax asset valuation allowance release.

2010 Revenue and Expense

 
      Full-Year
(Dollars in millions) 2010     2009
Net interest income, FTE basis1 $ 52,693   $ 48,410
Noninterest income   58,697     72,534
Total revenue net of interest expense, FTE basis       111,390         120,944
 
Noninterest expense2 $ 70,708   $ 66,713
Goodwill impairment charge       12,400         -
 
Net income (loss) $ (2,238 ) $ 6,276

Net income excluding goodwill impairment charges2

    $ 10,162       $ 6,276
 

1 FTE basis is a non-GAAP measure. For reconciliation to GAAP measures, refer to page 25 of this press release. For the year ended December 31, 2009, net interest income on a managed FTE basis was $58.9 billion. Managed basis assumes that credit card loans that were securitized were not sold and presented earnings on these loans in a manner similar to the way loans that have not been sold (i.e., held loans) were presented.

2 Excludes goodwill impairment charges of $12.4 billion in 2010.

For the full year 2010, revenue, net of interest expense, on an FTE basis fell 8 percent from the prior year. Net interest income on an FTE basis increased 9 percent from a year earlier, reflecting the impact of the adoption of new consolidation guidance.

Noninterest income declined from the prior year due primarily to lower mortgage banking income, reflecting $6.8 billion in representations and warranties costs. In addition, there were declines in the following areas: equity investment income, gains on sales of debt securities, trading account profits, service charges and insurance income. These factors were partially offset by year-over-year improvements in other income driven largely by essentially flat fair value adjustments on structured liabilities, compared to negative fair value adjustments of $4.9 billion in the year-ago period, and increases in card income due to the adoption of new consolidation guidance.

Noninterest expense was up from the prior year, primarily reflecting the $12.4 billion in goodwill impairment charges. Excluding these charges, noninterest expense was up 6 percent from a year ago attributable largely to an increase in personnel costs of $3.6 billion, reflecting the building out of several businesses including the international capital markets platform and a $1.6 billion increase in litigation expenses. Pretax merger and restructuring charges declined $901 million from a year earlier to $1.8 billion.

Fourth-Quarter 2010 Credit Quality

 
      Three Months Ended

(Dollars in millions)

December 31,

2010

   

September 30,

2010

   

December 31,

2009

Provision for credit losses     $ 5,129       $ 5,396       $ 10,110  
 
Net charge-offs   6,783     7,197     8,421  
Net charge-off ratio1       2.87 %       3.07 %       3.71 %
 
Total managed net losses2   n/a     n/a   $ 11,347  
Total managed net loss ratio1,2       n/a         n/a         4.54 %
 
 

At December

31, 2010

At September

30, 2010

At December

31, 2009

Nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties $ 32,664   $ 34,556   $ 35,747  
Nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties ratio3       3.48 %       3.71 %       3.98 %
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses $ 41,885   $ 43,581   $ 37,200  
Allowance for loan and lease losses ratio4       4.47 %       4.69 %       4.16 %
 

1 Net charge-off/loss ratios are calculated as annualized held net charge-offs or managed net losses divided by average outstanding held or managed loans and leases during the period.

2 Periods prior to January 1, 2010 are shown on a managed basis, which prior to the adoption of new consolidation guidance included losses on securitized credit card loans, which are reported in net charge-offs post-adoption.

3 Nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties ratios are calculated as nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties divided by outstanding loans, leases and foreclosed properties at the end of the period.

4 Allowance for loan and lease losses ratios are calculated as allowance for loan and lease losses divided by loans and leases outstanding at the end of the period.

n/a = not applicable

Note: Ratios do not include loans measured under the fair value option.

Credit quality continued to improve during the fourth quarter, with net charge-offs continuing to decline across nearly all portfolios. Credit costs, while still at elevated levels, fell for the sixth consecutive quarter. Additionally, delinquencies 30 days past due or more and still accruing, excluding Federal Housing Administration-insured loans, declined for the seventh consecutive quarter, and reservable criticized utilized levels decreased for the fifth consecutive quarter.

Net charge-offs declined $414 million from the third quarter of 2010, reflecting improvement in both the consumer and commercial portfolios. The decrease was primarily driven by the impact of a continued decline in delinquencies and bankruptcies across the U.S. Global Card Services loan portfolios and a decline in delinquencies in the home equity portfolio.

The allowance for loan and lease losses to annualized net charge-off coverage ratio improved in the fourth quarter to 1.56 times, compared with 1.53 times in the third quarter of 2010 and 1.11 times in the fourth quarter of 2009. Excluding purchased credit-impaired loans, the allowance to annualized net charge-off coverage ratio was 1.32, 1.34 and 1.01 times for the same periods, respectively.

Nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties were $32.7 billion at December 31, 2010, down 5 percent from $34.6 billion at September 30, 2010, and 9 percent from $35.7 billion at December 31, 2009.

The provision for credit losses was $5.1 billion, $267 million lower than the third quarter and $5.0 billion lower than the same period a year earlier. The provision was $1.7 billion lower than net charge-offs, resulting in a reduction in the allowance for loan and lease losses for the quarter. This compares with a $1.8 billion reduction in the third quarter and the addition of $1.7 billion a year earlier.

Improved delinquencies and bankruptcies in the U.S. credit card, small business and consumer lending businesses in the fourth quarter led to a reduction in the allowance for loan and lease losses. Additionally, continuing improvement in economic conditions contributed to an allowance reduction in the core commercial portfolio. These were partially offset by allowance additions of $828 million related to consumer purchased credit-impaired portfolios obtained in prior periods through acquisitions.

2010 Credit Quality

 
      Full-Year
(Dollars in millions) 2010     2009
Provision for credit losses     $ 28,435       $ 48,570  
 
Net charge-offs   34,334     33,688  
Net charge-off ratio1       3.60 %       3.58 %
 
Total managed net losses2   n/a   $ 45,087  
Total managed net loss ratio1,2       n/a         4.33 %
 

1 Net charge-off/loss ratios are calculated as held net charge-offs or managed net losses divided by average outstanding held or managed loans and leases during the period.

2 Periods prior to January 1, 2010 are shown on a managed basis, which prior to the adoption of new consolidation guidance included losses on securitized credit card and other loans, which are reported in net charge-offs post-adoption.

n/a = not applicable

Note: Ratios do not include loans measured under the fair value option.

Broad-based improvement across most portfolios drove lower credit costs in 2010, resulting in a reduction in the allowance for loan and lease losses. Full-year provision for credit losses was $28.4 billion compared to $48.6 billion in 2009 or less than half of 2009 managed credit costs of $60 billion. The improving portfolio trends throughout the year were across most of the consumer and commercial businesses, particularly the U.S. credit card, small business and consumer lending businesses, as well as core commercial loan portfolios. The allowance reductions were partially offset by additions related to consumer purchased credit-impaired portfolios obtained in prior periods through acquisitions.

Net charge-offs were $646 million higher than the prior year due to the adoption of new consolidation guidance, partially offset by decreases in charge-offs across most portfolios due to the improving portfolio trends noted above.

Capital and Liquidity Management

 
(Dollars in millions, except per share information)     At December

31, 2010

   

At September

30, 2010

   

At December

31, 2009

Total shareholders’ equity     $ 228,248       $ 230,495       $ 231,444  
 
Tier 1 common ratio   8.60 %   8.45 %   7.81 %
Tier 1 capital ratio   11.24 %   11.16 %   10.40 %
Total capital ratio   15.77 %   15.65 %   14.66 %
Tangible common equity ratio1       5.99 %       5.74 %       5.56 %
 
Tangible book value per share1     $ 12.98       $ 12.91       $ 11.94  
 

1 Tangible common equity ratio and tangible book value per share are non-GAAP measures. Other companies may define or calculate the tangible common equity ratio and tangible book value per share differently. For reconciliation to GAAP measures, refer to page 25 of this press release.

The company’s liquidity position strengthened during the fourth quarter. The company’s total global excess liquidity rose approximately $12 billion from the third quarter of 2010 to $336 billion. At December 31, 2010, the company’s time-to-required funding was 24 months.

During the quarter, a cash dividend of $0.01 per common share was paid, and the company declared $321 million in preferred dividends. Period-end common shares issued and outstanding were 10.09 billion for the fourth quarter, 10.03 billion for the third quarter of 2010 and 8.65 billion for the fourth quarter of 2009. The increase in outstanding shares year over year was driven primarily by the conversion of common equivalent shares into common stock in the first quarter of 2010, the issuance of common stock under employee plans during the year and the conversion of the mandatory convertible preferred stock in the fourth quarter of 2010.

Business Segment Results

Deposits

 
      Full-Year
(Dollars in millions) 2010     2009
Total revenue, net of interest expense, FTE basis     $ 13,181       $ 13,890  
 
Provision for credit losses   201     343  
Noninterest expense       10,831         9,501  
 
Net income     $ 1,352       $ 2,576  
 
Return on average equity       5.58 %       10.92 %
 
Average deposits     $ 411,001       $ 406,823  
 
  At December 31, 2010 At December 31, 2009
Period-end deposits     $ 406,856       $ 419,583  
 

Deposits full-year 2010 net income of $1.4 billion declined $1.2 billion from a year ago due to decreases in revenue and higher noninterest expense.

The revenue decline was driven by the impact of Regulation E (Reg E), which was effective in the third quarter of 2010 and the overdraft policy changes implemented in the fourth quarter of 2009. These were partially offset by increased net interest income due to a customer shift to more liquid products and continued pricing discipline.

Noninterest expense increased 14 percent from a year ago as a result of a higher proportion of costs associated with banking center sales and service efforts being aligned to Deposits from the other segments and increased litigation expenses in 2010. The prior year included a special FDIC assessment of $362 million.

Average deposits were up 1 percent from a year ago mainly due to the transfer of certain deposits from other client-managed businesses as well as organic growth, partially offset by the expected runoff of higher-cost legacy Countrywide deposits.

Deposits reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $201 million, compared to net income of $610 million during the same period last year, due to a decline in revenue and an increase in noninterest expense. Revenue declined due to the impact of Reg E, partially offset by increased net interest income due to a customer shift to more liquid products and continued pricing discipline. Noninterest expense increased due to the increased litigation expenses and as a result of higher proportion of costs associated with banking center sales and service efforts being aligned to Deposits from other business segments.

Global Card Services

 
      Full-Year
(Dollars in millions) 2010     2009
Total revenue, net of interest expense, FTE basis1     $ 25,621       $ 29,046  
 
Provision for credit losses1   12,648     29,553  
Noninterest expense2   6,953     7,726  
Goodwill impairment charge       10,400         -  
 

Net (loss)

$ (6,603 ) $ (5,261 )
Net income (loss) excluding goodwill impairment charge2     $ 3,797       $ (5,261 )
 
Return on average equity       n/m         n/m  
 
Average loans1     $ 176,232       $ 211,981  
 
  At December 31, 2010 At December 31, 2009
Period-end loans1     $ 167,367       $ 196,289  
 

1 Results for 2009 shown on a managed basis. Managed basis assumed that credit card loans that were securitized were not sold and presented earnings on these loans in a manner similar to the way loans that have not been sold (i.e., held loans) were presented and represented provision for credit losses on held loans combined with realized credit losses associated with the securitized credit card loan portfolio. For more information and detailed reconciliation, refer to page 26 of this press release.

2 Excludes goodwill impairment charge of $10.4 billion in 2010.

n/m = not meaningful

Global Card Services reported a full-year net loss of $6.6 billion due to the $10.4 billion goodwill impairment charge in the third quarter. Excluding this charge, Global Card Services net income was $3.8 billion, compared to a net loss of $5.3 billion a year ago as both credit costs and noninterest expense declined. During the year, risk-adjusted margin for consumer credit card increased to 2.92 percent compared to 1.92 percent in 2009, primarily driven by improvement in credit quality.

Revenue decreased $3.4 billion from a year ago driven by lower average loans, reduced interest and fee income primarily resulting from the implementation of the CARD Act, and the impact of recording a provision related to future payment protection insurance claims in the U.K. This decrease was partially offset by the gain on the sale of the MasterCard position in 2010.

Provision for credit losses decreased $16.9 billion from a year ago driven primarily by lower delinquencies and decreasing bankruptcies as a result of the improved economic environment. This resulted in reserve reductions of $7.0 billion in 2010 compared to reserve increases of $3.4 billion in 2009 and $6.5 billion lower net charge-offs. Risk-adjusted margin increased to 2.92 percent compared to 1.92 percent in 2009.

Noninterest expense increased compared to a year ago due to the $10.4 billion goodwill impairment charge. Excluding this impairment charge, noninterest expense decreased 10 percent compared to the year-ago period as a higher proportion of costs associated with banking center sales and service efforts were aligned to Deposits from Global Card Services.

Net income of $1.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2010 compared to a net loss of $994 million during the same period last year due to lower credit costs as the economy improved. Revenue declined 12 percent during the fourth quarter of 2010 compared with the same period a year ago driven by lower average loans and reduced interest and fee income primarily resulting from the implementation of the CARD Act.

Home Loans and Insurance

 
      Full-Year
(Dollars in millions) 2010     2009
Total revenue, net of interest expense, FTE basis     $ 10,647       $ 16,903  
 
Provision for credit losses   8,490     11,244  
Noninterest expense1   13,163     11,705  
Goodwill impairment charge       2,000         -  
 
Net loss $ (8,921 ) $ (3,851 )
Net loss excluding goodwill impairment charge1     $ (6,921 )     $ (3,851 )
 
Average loans     $ 129,236       $ 130,519  
 
  At December 31, 2010 At December 31, 2009
Period-end loans     $ 122,935       $ 131,302  
 

1 Excludes goodwill impairment charge of $2.0 billion in 2010.

Home Loans and Insurance reported a full-year net loss of $8.9 billion for 2010 primarily due to $6.8 billion in representations and warranties expense and a $2.0 billion goodwill impairment charge.

Revenue declined by $6.3 billion, or 37 percent, driven by an increase of $4.9 billion in representations and warranties expense and a $1.2 billion decline in mortgage production revenue. The decline in production revenue was primarily due to a decline in loan volumes, reflecting a drop in the overall size of the mortgage market.

Provision for credit losses decreased $2.8 billion driven by improving portfolio trends including a lower reserve addition for the Countrywide purchased credit-impaired home equity portfolio. Excluding the goodwill impairment charge, noninterest expense increased $1.5 billion from a year ago due to higher litigation expenses and an increase in default-related servicing expenses, partially offset by lower production expense and insurance losses.

The fourth-quarter 2010 net loss of $5.0 billion compared to a net loss of $1.0 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009. The increase was primarily due to representations and warranties expense of $4.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2010, which includes $3.0 billion related to the previously announced GSE agreements as well as adjustments to the representations and warranties liability for other loans sold directly to the GSEs and not covered by those agreements. Excluding the $2.0 billion goodwill impairment charge, Home Loans and Insurance net loss was $3.0 billion for the fourth quarter of 2010.

Bank of America believes that it has addressed its remaining exposure to repurchase obligations for residential mortgage loans sold directly to the GSEs through the $3.0 billion increase in representations and warranties provision referred to above. The calculation of the provision incorporates historical experience with the GSEs and certain assumptions regarding home prices and other economic matters, and future provisions for representations and warranties may be affected if the actual results are different.

At December 31, 2010, the company’s unresolved repurchase requests totaled approximately $10.7 billion, compared with $12.9 billion on September 30, 2010 and $7.6 billion at the end of 2009. The liability for representations and warranties was $5.4 billion at December 31, 2010, compared with $4.4 billion on September 30, 2010, and $3.5 billion at the end of 2009. The increase in the liability reflects the $6.8 billion in representations and warranties provision expensed during the year, less payments made to various counterparties.

Compared to the same period in the prior year, results in the fourth quarter of 2010 were also impacted by the $2.0 billion goodwill impairment charge, increased default and other loss mitigation servicing expenses, partially offset by more favorable mortgage servicing rights results. Provision for credit losses in the fourth quarter of 2010 decreased as compared to the same period in the prior year driven by lower net charge-offs and improving portfolio trends.

Global Commercial Banking

 
      Full-Year
(Dollars in millions) 2010     2009
Total revenue, net of interest expense, FTE basis     $ 10,903       $ 11,141  
 
Provision for credit losses   1,971     7,768  
Noninterest expense       3,874         3,833  
 
Net income (loss)     $ 3,181       $ (290 )
 
Return on average equity       7.64 %       n/m  
 
Average loans and leases $ 203,339   $ 229,102  
Average deposits       148,565         129,832  
 

n/m = not meaningful

Global Commercial Banking full-year net income increased $3.5 billion from the year-ago loss of $290 million due to lower credit costs.

Revenue decreased $238 million from a year ago primarily due to a lower residual net interest income allocation related to asset and liability management activities and increased costs from an agreement to purchase certain loans. These factors were partially offset by credit pricing discipline, which negated the impact of lower loan volumes, and continued deposit growth from existing clients.

The provision for credit losses decreased $5.8 billion to $2.0 billion for the year compared to 2009. The decrease was driven by improvements primarily in the commercial real estate portfolio, reflecting stabilizing values, and the U.S. commercial portfolio, reflecting improved borrower credit profiles. All other portfolios experienced lower net charge-offs attributable to more stable economic conditions.

Average deposit balances continued to grow, increasing by $18.7 billion, as clients managed to new liquidity levels. Although average loan and lease balances decreased $25.8 billion from a year ago due to client deleveraging and low loan demand, ending commercial and industrial loan balances have grown approximately 2 percent from the third quarter of 2010, showing stability.

Fourth-quarter 2010 net income increased to $1.0 billion compared to a net loss of $31 million in the same period last year. The provision for credit losses decreased $2.0 billion compared to the same period in 2009. Revenues and provision for credit losses declined due to the same factors as described in the full-year discussion above.

Global Banking and Markets

 
      Full-Year
(Dollars in millions) 2010     2009
Total revenue, net of interest expense, FTE basis     $ 28,498       $ 32,623  
 
Provision for credit losses   (155 )   1,998  
Noninterest expense       18,038         15,921  
 
Net income       6,319         10,058  
 
Return on average equity       12.01 %       20.32 %
 
Total average assets $ 758,958   $ 778,870  
Total average deposits       109,792         104,868  
 

Global Banking and Markets full-year net income decreased $3.7 billion compared to the prior year. Revenue decreased primarily due to the weak trading environment and losses on certain market positions. The prior year included a $3.8 billion gain on the contribution of the merchant services business to a joint venture, which was largely offset by market disruption charges. The provision for credit losses declined $2.2 billion due to lower net charge-offs in the corporate portfolio reflecting improvement in borrower credit profiles and lower reservable criticized levels.

Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities sales and trading revenue of $13.2 billion increased $435 million compared to a year ago as a reduction in market activity and increased investor risk aversion in 2010 were offset by significantly lower market disruption charges.

Equities sales and trading revenue declined to $4.1 billion from $4.9 billion a year ago, driven primarily by a decrease in volumes as well as adverse market conditions in the equity derivatives business.

Noninterest expense increased $2.1 billion driven by higher compensation costs, approximately $400 million for the U.K. bonus tax in the second quarter, and the recognition of expense on proportionately larger prior year incentive deferrals. Income tax expense was adversely affected by a charge related to the U.K. tax rate reduction, impacting the carrying value of the deferred tax asset.

Fourth-quarter 2010 net income declined to $724 million, compared with $1.4 billion a year earlier, as revenues remained flat and a benefit in the provision for credit losses due to lower net charge-offs and reserve reductions was offset by higher compensation expense.

Global Wealth and Investment Management

 
      Full-Year
(Dollars in millions) 2010    

20091

Total revenue, net of interest expense, FTE basis

    $ 16,671       $ 16,137  
 
Provision for credit losses   646     1,061  
Noninterest expense       13,598         12,397  
 
Net income       1,347         1,716  
 
Return on average equity       7.44 %       10.35 %
 
Average loans $ 99,491   $ 103,384  
Average deposits       236,350         225,979  
 
(in billions) At December 31, 2010 At December 31, 2009
Assets under management2 $ 643.9   $ 749.8  
Total net client balances2,3       2,238.5         2,272.5  
 

1 The historical results of GWIM have been restated to reflect the transfer of the company’s investment in BlackRock to All Other.

2 Assets under management (AUM) and total client balances include $114.2 billion and $114.6 billion, respectively, of Columbia Management long-term asset management business through the date of sale on May 1, 2010.

3 Total client balances are defined as assets under management, client brokerage assets, assets in custody, client deposits and loans.

Global Wealth and Investment Management full-year 2010 net income decreased $369 million from a year earlier driven by higher noninterest expense and the tax-related effect from the sale of the Columbia long-term business, partially offset by higher noninterest income and lower credit costs.

Revenue increased $534 million from a year earlier to $16.7 billion, driven by higher asset management fees and transactional revenue.

For the year, provision for credit losses decreased $415 million from a year ago to $646 million, driven by lower net charge-offs in the consumer real estate and commercial portfolios, along with the absence of a prior-year single large commercial charge-off. Noninterest expense increased from a year ago due primarily to higher revenue-related expenses, support costs and personnel costs associated with further development of the business.

Fourth-quarter 2010 net income decreased $197 million to $332 million compared with the same period last year, reflecting higher provision for credit losses. Revenue increased to $4.3 billion, compared to $4.0 billion in the year-ago quarter, due in part to increased deposits. Asset management fees rose to $1.4 billion in the fourth quarter, reflecting positive market and long-term client flows.

All Other

 
      Full-Year
(Dollars in millions) 2010     2009
Total revenue, net of interest expense, FTE basis     $ 5,869     $ 1,204  
 
Provision for credit losses $ 4,634 $ (3,379 )
Noninterest expense       2,431       2,909  
 
Net income     $ 1,087     $ 1,328  
 
Average loans     $ 250,956     $ 162,302  
 

All Other reported full-year net income of $1.1 billion, down $241 million from $1.3 billion a year ago, as higher revenue reflected an increase in net interest income and positive fair value adjustments related to structured liabilities, compared to negative fair value adjustments of $4.9 billion in the year-ago period. These items were offset by a significantly higher provision for credit losses, lower equity investment gains and lower gains on sales of debt securities in 2010 as compared to 2009.

The provision for credit losses increased to $4.6 billion from a provision benefit of $3.4 billion a year ago, primarily due to the impact of the new consolidation guidance as the prior year included a securitization offset to present Global Card Services on a managed basis. Additionally, the provision for credit losses was adversely impacted by further reserve increases to the Countrywide purchased credit-impaired discontinued real estate portfolio. These items were partially offset by a lower provision for credit losses related to the residential mortgage portfolio due to improving portfolio trends.

Fourth-quarter 2010 net income of $346 million increased $1.1 billion from a $749 million loss a year earlier, primarily driven by lower negative fair value adjustments related to structured liabilities and a significantly lower provision for credit losses compared to the fourth quarter of 2009 primarily due to the impact of the new consolidation guidance.

All Other consists primarily of equity investments, the residential mortgage portfolio associated with asset and liability management (ALM) activities, the residual impact of the cost allocation process, merger and restructuring charges, intersegment eliminations, fair value adjustments related to structured liabilities and the results of certain consumer finance, investment management and commercial lending businesses that are being liquidated. Prior to January 1, 2010, All Other also included the offsetting securitization impact to present Global Card Services on a managed basis. For more information and detailed reconciliation, please refer to the data pages supplied with this press release.

Note: President and Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan and Chief Financial Officer Charles Noski will discuss fourth-quarter and full-year 2010 results in a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET 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 1.888.245.1801 (U.S.) or 1.785.424.1733 (international) and the conference ID: 79795.

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Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
Selected Financial Data
(Dollars in millions, except per share data; shares in thousands)                    
Year Ended Fourth Third Fourth

Summary Income Statement

December 31 Quarter Quarter Quarter
2010 2009 2010 2010 2009
Net interest income $ 51,523 $ 47,109 $ 12,439 $ 12,435 $ 11,559
Noninterest income   58,697     72,534     9,959     14,265     13,517  
Total revenue, net of interest expense 110,220 119,643 22,398 26,700 25,076
Provision for credit losses 28,435 48,570 5,129 5,396 10,110
Noninterest expense (1) 68,888 63,992 18,494 16,395 15,852
Goodwill impairment 12,400 - 2,000 10,400 -
Merger and restructuring charges   1,820     2,721     370     421     533  
Income (loss) before income taxes (1,323 ) 4,360 (3,595 ) (5,912 ) (1,419 )
Income tax expense (benefit)   915     (1,916 )   (2,351 )   1,387     (1,225 )
Net income (loss) $ (2,238 ) $ 6,276   $ (1,244 ) $ (7,299 ) $ (194 )
Preferred stock dividends and accretion (2)   1,357     8,480     321     348     5,002  
Net loss applicable to common shareholders $ (3,595 ) $ (2,204 ) $ (1,565 ) $ (7,647 ) $ (5,196 )
 
Loss per common share $ (0.37 ) $ (0.29 ) $ (0.16 ) $ (0.77 ) $ (0.60 )
Diluted loss per common share (3) (0.37 ) (0.29 ) (0.16 ) (0.77 ) (0.60 )
 
Year Ended Fourth Third Fourth

Summary Average Balance Sheet

December 31 Quarter Quarter Quarter
2010 2009 2010 2010 2009
Total loans and leases $ 958,331 $ 948,805 $ 940,614 $ 934,860 $ 905,913
Debt securities 323,946 271,048 341,867 328,097 279,231
Total earning assets 1,897,573 1,830,193 1,883,539 1,863,819 1,807,898
Total assets 2,439,602 2,443,068 2,370,258 2,379,397 2,431,024
Total deposits 988,586 980,966 1,007,738 973,846 995,160
Shareholders' equity 233,231 244,645 235,525 233,978 250,599
Common shareholders' equity 212,681 182,288 218,728 215,911 197,123
 
Year Ended Fourth Third Fourth

Performance Ratios

December 31 Quarter Quarter Quarter
2010 2009 2010 2010 2009
Return on average assets n/m 0.26 % n/m n/m n/m
Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (4) n/m 4.18 n/m n/m n/m
 
Year Ended Fourth Third Fourth

Credit Quality

December 31 Quarter Quarter Quarter
2010 2009 2010 2010 2009
Total net charge-offs (5) $ 34,334 $ 33,688 $ 6,783 $ 7,197 $ 8,421
Net charge-offs as a % of average loans and leases outstanding (5, 6) 3.60 % 3.58 % 2.87 % 3.07 % 3.71 %
Provision for credit losses $ 28,435 $ 48,570 $ 5,129 $ 5,396 $ 10,110
Total consumer credit card managed net losses n/a 19,185 n/a n/a 4,867
Total consumer credit card managed net losses as a % of average managed credit card receivables n/a 11.25 % n/a n/a 11.88 %
 
December 31 September 30 December 31
2010 2010 2009
Total nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties (5) $ 32,664 $ 34,556 $ 35,747
Nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties as a % of total loans, leases and foreclosed properties (5, 6) 3.48 % 3.71 % 3.98 %
Allowance for loan and lease losses (5) $ 41,885 $ 43,581 $ 37,200
Allowance for loan and lease losses as a % of total loans and leases outstanding (5, 6) 4.47 % 4.69 % 4.16 %
 

Capital Management

December 31 September 30 December 31
2010 2010 2009
Risk-based capital: (7)
Tier 1 common equity ratio (8) 8.60 % 8.45 % 7.81 %
Tier 1 capital ratio 11.24 11.16 10.40
Total capital ratio 15.77 15.65 14.66
Tier 1 leverage ratio 7.21 7.21 6.88
Tangible equity ratio (9) 6.75 6.54 6.40
Tangible common equity ratio (9) 5.99 5.74 5.56
 
Period-end common shares issued and outstanding 10,085,155 10,033,705 8,650,244
 
Year Ended Fourth Third Fourth
December 31 Quarter Quarter Quarter
2010 2009 2010 2010 2009
Shares issued (10) 1,434,911 3,632,808 51,450 688 n/a
Average common shares issued and outstanding 9,790,472 7,728,570 10,036,575 9,976,351 8,634,565
Average diluted common shares issued and outstanding (3) 9,790,472 7,728,570 10,036,575 9,976,351 8,634,565
Dividends paid per common share $ 0.04 $ 0.04 $ 0.01 $ 0.01 $ 0.01
 

Summary End of Period Balance Sheet

December 31 September 30 December 31
2010 2010 2009
Total loans and leases $ 940,440 $ 933,910 $ 900,128
Total debt securities 338,054 322,862 311,441
Total earning assets 1,819,659 1,863,206 1,726,489
Total assets 2,264,909 2,339,660 2,230,232
Total deposits 1,010,430 977,322 991,611
Total shareholders' equity 228,248 230,495 231,444
Common shareholders' equity 211,686 212,391 194,236
Book value per share of common stock (11) $ 20.99 $ 21.17 $ 21.48
Tangible book value per share of common stock (4) 12.98 12.91 11.94
 

(1)

 

Excludes merger and restructuring charges and goodwill impairment.

(2)

Fourth quarter 2009 includes $4.0 billion of accelerated accretion from redemption of preferred stock issued to the U.S. Treasury.

(3)

Due to a net loss applicable to common shareholders for the fourth and third quarters of 2010, fourth quarter of 2009, and the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the impact of antidilutive equity instruments was excluded from diluted earnings per share and average diluted common shares.

(4)

Return on average tangible shareholders' equity and tangible book value per share of common stock are non-GAAP measures. For corresponding reconciliation of average tangible shareholders' equity to GAAP financial measures, see Reconciliation to GAAP Financial Measures on page 25. We believe the use of these non-GAAP measures provides additional clarity in assessing the results of the Corporation.

(5)

The 2010 periods are presented in accordance with new consolidation guidance. The 2009 period has not been restated.

(6)

Ratios do not include loans accounted for under the fair value option during the period. Charge-off ratios are annualized for the quarterly presentation.

(7)

Reflects preliminary data for the current period risk-based capital.

(8)

Tier 1 common equity ratio equals Tier 1 capital excluding preferred stock (except for Common Equivalent Securities at December 31, 2009), trust preferred securities, hybrid securities and minority interest divided by risk-weighted assets.

(9)

Tangible equity ratio equals period end tangible shareholders' equity divided by period end tangible assets. Tangible common equity equals period end tangible common shareholders' equity divided by period end tangible assets. Tangible shareholders' equity and tangible assets are non-GAAP measures. For corresponding reconciliations of tangible shareholders' equity and tangible assets to GAAP financial measures, see Reconciliation to GAAP Financial Measures on page 25. We believe the use of these non-GAAP measures provide additional clarity in assessing the results of the Corporation.

(10)

Year ended December 31, 2009 includes approximately 1.375 billion shares issued in the Merrill Lynch acquisition.

(11)

Fourth quarter 2009 book value gives effect to the automatic conversion of common equivalent shares to common shares which occurred during the first quarter of 2010.

n/a = not applicable
n/m = not meaningful
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.
 

This information is preliminary and based on company data available at the time of the presentation.

 
Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
Quarterly Results by Business Segment
(Dollars in millions)                            
 
Fourth Quarter 2010
Deposits

Global Card

Services (1)

Home Loans

& Insurance

Global

Commercial

Banking

Global

Banking &

Markets

GWIM

All

Other (1)

Total revenue, net of interest expense (2) $ 2,884 $ 6,246 $ 484 $ 2,536 $ 5,567 $ 4,279 $ 672
Provision for credit losses 41 2,141 1,198 (132 ) (112 ) 155 1,838
Noninterest expense 3,153 1,746 6,038 998 4,436 3,587 906
Net income (loss) (201 ) 1,485 (4,971 ) 1,041 724

332

346
 
 
Return on average equity n/m 21.41 n/m 10.14 5.77 7.21 n/m
Average - Total loans and leases n/m $ 167,156 $ 124,934 $ 194,825 $ 100,620 $ 100,586 $ 252,154
Average - Total deposits $ 406,278 n/m n/m 156,598 115,325 253,402 44,282
 
 
 
 
Third Quarter 2010
Deposits

Global Card

Services (1)

Home Loans

& Insurance

Global

Commercial

Banking

Global

Banking &

Markets

GWIM

All

Other (1)

Total revenue, net of interest expense (2) $ 3,060 $ 5,711 $ 3,744 $ 2,559 $ 7,176 $ 3,985 $ 747
Provision for credit losses 62 3,177 1,302 554 (157 ) 128 330
Noninterest expense 2,693 12,099 2,979 1,000 4,446 3,449 550
Net income (loss) 195 (9,871 ) (344 ) 637 1,448 257 379
 
 
Return on average equity 3.17 n/m n/m 6.14 10.94 5.65 n/m
Average - Total loans and leases n/m $ 171,191 $ 127,713 $ 198,839 $ 98,847 $ 99,318 $ 238,457
Average - Total deposits $ 408,009 n/m n/m 148,534 106,865 237,878 44,586
 
 
 
Fourth Quarter 2009
Deposits

Global Card

Services (1)

Home Loans

& Insurance

Global

Commercial

Banking

Global

Banking &

Markets

GWIM

All

Other (1)

Total revenue, net of interest expense (2) $ 3,409 $ 7,086 $ 3,791 $ 2,816 $ 5,599 $ 4,048 $ (1,336 )
Provision for credit losses 75 6,854 2,249 1,843 547 53 (1,511 )
Noninterest expense 2,326 1,877 3,164 930 3,594 3,143 1,351
Net income (loss) 610 (994 ) (994 ) (31 ) 1,435 529 (749 )
 
 
Return on average equity 10.14 n/m n/m n/m 11.05 12.07 n/m
Average - Total loans and leases n/m $ 199,756 $ 132,326 $ 219,239 $ 99,635 $ 100,238 $ 154,038
Average - Total deposits $ 416,534 n/m n/m 143,182 108,544 223,055 78,635
 

(1)

 

The 2010 periods are presented in accordance with new consolidation guidance. The 2009 period for Global Card Services is presented on a managed basis with a corresponding offset in All Other (See Reconciliation - Managed to GAAP on page 26).

(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.

 
n/m = not meaningful
 
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.
 

This information is preliminary and based on company data available at the time of the presentation.

 
Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
Year-to-Date Results by Business Segment
(Dollars in millions)                            
 
Year Ended December 31, 2010
Deposits

Global Card

Services (1)

Home Loans

& Insurance

Global

Commercial

Banking

Global

Banking &

Markets

GWIM

All

Other (1)

Total revenue, net of interest expense (2)

$ 13,181 $ 25,621 $ 10,647 $ 10,903 $ 28,498 $ 16,671 $ 5,869
Provision for credit losses 201 12,648 8,490 1,971 (155 ) 646 4,634
Noninterest expense 10,831 17,353 15,163 3,874 18,038 13,598 4,251
Net income (loss) 1,352 (6,603 ) (8,921 ) 3,181 6,319 1,347 1,087
 
 
Return on average equity 5.58 n/m n/m 7.64 12.01 7.44 n/m
Average - Total loans and leases n/m $ 176,232 $ 129,236 $ 203,339 $ 98,604 $ 99,491 $ 250,956
Average - Total deposits $ 411,001 n/m n/m 148,565 109,792 236,350 55,769
 
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31, 2009
Deposits

Global Card

Services (1)

Home Loans

& Insurance

Global

Commercial

Banking

Global

Banking &

Markets

GWIM

All

Other (1)

Total revenue, net of interest expense (2) $ 13,890 $ 29,046 $ 16,903 $ 11,141 $ 32,623 $ 16,137 $ 1,204
Provision for credit losses 343 29,553 11,244 7,768 1,998 1,061 (3,397 )
Noninterest expense 9,501 7,726 11,705 3,833 15,921 12,397 5,630
Net income (loss) 2,576 (5,261 ) (3,851 ) (290 ) 10,058 1,716 1,328
 
 
Return on average equity 10.92 n/m n/m n/m 20.32 10.35 n/m
Average - Total loans and leases n/m $ 211,981 $ 130,519 $ 229,102 $ 110,811 $ 103,384 $ 162,302
Average - Total deposits $ 406,823 n/m n/m 129,832 104,868 225,979 88,736
 

(1)

 

The 2010 period is presented in accordance with new consolidation guidance. The 2009 period for Global Card Services is presented on a managed basis with a corresponding offset in All Other (See Reconciliation - Managed to GAAP on page 26).

(2)

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.

 
n/m = not meaningful
 
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified among the segments to conform to the current period presentation.
 

This information is preliminary and based on company data available at the time of the presentation.

 
Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Financial Data
(Dollars in millions, except per share information)                    
 
Year Ended Fourth Third Fourth

Fully taxable-equivalent basis data (1)

December 31 Quarter Quarter Quarter
2010 2009 2010 2010 2009
Net interest income $ 52,693 $ 48,410 $ 12,709 $ 12,717 $ 11,896
Total revenue, net of interest expense 111,390 120,944 22,668 26,982 25,413
Net interest yield (2) 2.78 % 2.65 % 2.69 % 2.72 % 2.62 %
Efficiency ratio 74.61 55.16 92.04 100.87 64.47
 
 

Other Data

December 31 September 30 December 31
2010 2010 2009
Full-time equivalent employees 286,951 285,822 283,055
Number of banking centers - U.S. 5,856 5,879 6,011
Number of branded ATMs - U.S. 17,931 17,929 18,262
 

(1)

 

FTE basis is a non-GAAP measure. 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. (See Reconciliation to GAAP Financial Measures on page 25).

(2)

Calculation includes fees earned on overnight deposits placed with the Federal Reserve of $368 million and $379 million for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009; $63 million and $107 million for the fourth and third quarters of 2010, and $130 million for the fourth quarter of 2009.

 

Performance ratios, excluding goodwill impairment charges (1)

               
 
 
Year Ended Fourth Third
December 31 Quarter Quarter

2010

2010 2010
 
Per common share information
Earnings $ 0.87 $ 0.04 $ 0.27
Diluted earnings 0.86 0.04 0.27
 
Efficiency ratio (2) 63.48 % 83.22 % 62.33 %
Return on average assets 0.42 0.13 0.52
Return on average common shareholders' equity 4.14 0.79 5.06
Return on average tangible common shareholders' equity (3) 7.03 1.27 8.67
Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (3) 7.11 1.96 8.54
 

(1)

 

Total noninterest expense, excluding goodwill impairment charges, net income, excluding goodwill impairment charges and net income applicable to common shareholders, excluding goodwill impairment charges are non-GAAP measures. We believe the use of these non-GAAP measures provides additional clarity in assessing the results of the Corporation. (See Reconciliation to GAAP Financial Measures on page 25).

(2)

Fully taxable-equivalent basis is a non-GAAP measure. Fully taxable-equivalent 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. (See Reconciliation to GAAP Financial Measures on page 25).

(3)

Tangible equity ratios are non-GAAP measures. For corresponding reconciliations of average tangible common shareholders' equity and tangible shareholders' equity to GAAP financial measures, see Reconciliation to GAAP Financial Measures on page 25. We believe the use of these non-GAAP measures provides additional clarity in assessing the results of the Corporation.

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

This information is preliminary and based on company data available at the time of the presentation.

 
Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation to GAAP Financial Measures
(Dollars in millions, shares in thousands)
 

The Corporation evaluates its business based upon a FTE basis which is a non-GAAP measure. Total revenue, net of interest expense, includes net interest income on a FTE basis and noninterest income. The Corporation views related ratios and analyses (i.e., efficiency ratios and net interest yield) on a FTE basis. The adjustment of net interest income to a FTE basis results in a corresponding increase in income tax expense. The Corporation also evaluates its business based upon ratios that utilize tangible equity which is a non-GAAP measure. Return on average tangible common shareholders' equity measures the Corporation's earnings contribution as a percentage of common shareholders’ equity plus any Common Equivalent Securities less goodwill and intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights), net of related deferred tax liabilities. Return on average tangible shareholders' equity measures the Corporation's earnings contribution as a percentage of average shareholders' equity less goodwill and intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights), net of related deferred tax liabilities. The tangible common equity ratio represents common shareholders' equity plus any Common Equivalent Securities less goodwill and intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights), net of related deferred tax liabilities divided by total assets less goodwill and intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights), net of related deferred tax liabilities. The tangible equity ratio represents total shareholders' equity less goodwill and intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights), net of related deferred tax liabilities divided by total assets less goodwill and intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights), net of related deferred tax liabilities. Tangible book value per share of common stock represents ending common shareholders' equity less goodwill and intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights), net of related deferred tax liabilities divided by ending common shares outstanding plus the number of common shares issued upon conversion of common equivalent shares. These measures are used to evaluate the Corporation's use of equity (i.e., capital). In addition, profitability, relationship, and investment models all use return on average tangible shareholders' equity as key measures to support our overall growth goals. Also, the efficiency ratio measures the costs expended to generate a dollar of revenue. In addition, earnings and diluted earnings per common share, the efficiency ratio, return on average assets, return on common shareholders' equity, return on average tangible common shareholders' equity and return on average tangible shareholders' equity have been calculated excluding the impact of the goodwill impairment charges taken during 2010. See below reconciliations of total noninterest expense, net income (loss) and net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders excluding the goodwill impairment charges to GAAP financial measures. We believe the use of these non-GAAP measures provides additional clarity in assessing the results of the Corporation.

 

Other companies may define or calculate supplemental financial data differently. See the tables below for corresponding reconciliations to GAAP financial measures for the three months ended December 31, 2010, September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, and for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.

 
    Year Ended     Fourth     Third     Fourth
December 31 Quarter Quarter Quarter
2010     2009 2010 2010 2009
 

Reconciliation of net interest income to net interest income FTE basis

 
Net interest income $ 51,523 $ 47,109 $ 12,439 $ 12,435 $ 11,559
Fully taxable-equivalent adjustment   1,170     1,301     270     282     337  
Net interest income fully taxable-equivalent basis $ 52,693   $ 48,410   $ 12,709   $ 12,717   $ 11,896  
 

Reconciliation of total revenue, net of interest expense to total revenue, net of interest expense FTE basis

 
Total revenue, net of interest expense $ 110,220 $ 119,643 $ 22,398 $ 26,700 $ 25,076
Fully taxable-equivalent adjustment   1,170     1,301     270     282     337  
Total revenue, net of interest expense fully taxable-equivalent basis $ 111,390   $ 120,944   $ 22,668   $ 26,982   $ 25,413  
 

Reconciliation of total noninterest expense to total noninterest expense, excluding goodwill impairment charges

 
Total noninterest expense $ 83,108 $ 66,713 $ 20,864 $ 27,216 $ 16,385
Goodwill impairment   12,400     -     2,000     10,400     -  
Total noninterest expense, excluding goodwill impairment charges $ 70,708   $ 66,713   $ 18,864   $ 16,816   $ 16,385  
 

Reconciliation of income tax expense (benefit) to income tax expense (benefit) FTE basis

 
Income tax expense (benefit) $ 915 $ (1,916 ) $ (2,351 ) $ 1,387 $ (1,225 )
Fully taxable-equivalent adjustment   1,170     1,301     270     282     337  
Income tax expense (benefit) fully taxable-equivalent basis $ 2,085   $ (615 ) $ (2,081 ) $ 1,669   $ (888 )
 

Reconciliation of net income (loss) to net income (loss), excluding goodwill impairment charges

 
Net income (loss) $ (2,238 ) $ 6,276 $ (1,244 ) $ (7,299 ) $ (194 )
Goodwill impairment   12,400     -     2,000     10,400     -  
Net income (loss), excluding goodwill impairment charges $ 10,162   $ 6,276   $ 756   $ 3,101   $ (194 )
 

Reconciliation of net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders to net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders, excluding goodwill impairment charges

 
Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders $ (3,595 ) $ (2,204 ) $ (1,565 ) $ (7,647 ) $ (5,196 )
Goodwill impairment   12,400     -     2,000     10,400     -  
Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders, excluding goodwill impairment charges $ 8,805   $ (2,204 ) $ 435   $ 2,753   $ (5,196 )
 

Reconciliation of average common shareholders' equity to average tangible common shareholders' equity

 
Common shareholders' equity $ 212,681 $ 182,288 $ 218,728 $ 215,911 $ 197,123
Common Equivalent Securities 2,900 1,213 - - 4,811
Goodwill (82,596 ) (86,034 ) (75,584 ) (82,484 ) (86,053 )
Intangible assets (excluding MSRs) (10,985 ) (12,220 ) (10,211 ) (10,629 ) (12,556 )
Related deferred tax liabilities   3,306     3,831     3,121     3,214     3,712  
Tangible common shareholders' equity $ 125,306   $ 89,078   $ 136,054   $ 126,012   $ 107,037  
 

Reconciliation of average shareholders' equity to average tangible shareholders' equity

 
Shareholders' equity $ 233,231 $ 244,645 $ 235,525 $ 233,978 $ 250,599
Goodwill (82,596 ) (86,034 ) (75,584 ) (82,484 ) (86,053 )
Intangible assets (excluding MSRs) (10,985 ) (12,220 ) (10,211 ) (10,629 ) (12,556 )
Related deferred tax liabilities   3,306     3,831     3,121     3,214     3,712  
Tangible shareholders' equity $ 142,956   $ 150,222   $ 152,851   $ 144,079   $ 155,702  
 

Reconciliation of period end common shareholders' equity to period end tangible common shareholders' equity

 
Common shareholders' equity $ 211,686 $ 194,236 $ 211,686 $ 212,391 $ 194,236
Common Equivalent Securities - 19,244 - - 19,244
Goodwill (73,861 ) (86,314 ) (73,861 ) (75,602 ) (86,314 )
Intangible assets (excluding MSRs) (9,923 ) (12,026 ) (9,923 ) (10,402 ) (12,026 )
Related deferred tax liabilities   3,036     3,498     3,036     3,123     3,498  
Tangible common shareholders' equity $ 130,938   $ 118,638   $ 130,938   $ 129,510   $ 118,638  
 

Reconciliation of period end shareholders' equity to period end tangible shareholders' equity

 
Shareholders' equity $ 228,248 $ 231,444 $ 228,248 $ 230,495 $ 231,444
Goodwill (73,861 ) (86,314 ) (73,861 ) (75,602 ) (86,314 )
Intangible assets (excluding MSRs) (9,923 ) (12,026 ) (9,923 ) (10,402 ) (12,026 )
Related deferred tax liabilities   3,036     3,498     3,036     3,123     3,498  
Tangible shareholders' equity $ 147,500   $ 136,602   $ 147,500   $ 147,614   $ 136,602  
 

Reconciliation of period end assets to period end tangible assets

 
Assets $ 2,264,909 $ 2,230,232 $ 2,264,909 $ 2,339,660 $ 2,230,232
Goodwill (73,861 ) (86,314 ) (73,861 ) (75,602 ) (86,314 )
Intangible assets (excluding MSRs) (9,923 ) (12,026 ) (9,923 ) (10,402 ) (12,026 )
Related deferred tax liabilities   3,036     3,498     3,036     3,123     3,498  
Tangible assets $ 2,184,161   $ 2,135,390   $ 2,184,161   $ 2,256,779   $ 2,135,390  
 

Reconciliation of ending common shares outstanding to ending tangible common shares outstanding

 
Common shares outstanding 10,085,155 8,650,244 10,085,155 10,033,705 8,650,244
Assumed conversion of common equivalent shares (1)   -     1,286,000     -     -     1,286,000  
Tangible common shares outstanding   10,085,155     9,936,244     10,085,155     10,033,705     9,936,244  
 

(1) On February 24, 2010, the common equivalent shares converted into common shares.

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

This information is preliminary and based on company data available at the time of the presentation.

 
Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation - Managed to GAAP
(Dollars in millions)
 
 

In 2010, the Corporation reports Global Card Services results in accordance with new consolidation guidance. The 2009 periods are presented on a managed basis. Managed basis assumes that securitized loans 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. In the 2009 periods, loan securitization removed loans from the Consolidated Balance Sheet through the sale of loans to an off-balance sheet qualifying special purpose entity which was excluded from the Corporation’s Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP applicable at the time.

 

The performance of the managed portfolio is important in understanding Global 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, excess servicing income is exposed to similar credit risk and repricing of interest rates as held loans. In the 2009 periods, Global Card Services managed income statement line items differed from a held basis reported as follows:

 

• Managed net interest income included Global Card Services 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 included Global Card Services noninterest income on a held basis less the reclassification of certain components of card income (e.g., excess servicing income) to record securitized net interest income and provision for credit losses. Noninterest income, both on a held and managed basis, also included the impact of adjustments to the interest-only strips that were recorded in card income as management managed this impact within Global Card Services.

• Provision for credit losses represented the provision for managed credit losses on held loans combined with realized credit losses associated with the securitized loan portfolio.
 
Global Card Services                        
 
Year Ended December 31, 2009 Fourth Quarter 2009

Managed

Basis (1)

Securitization

Impact (2)

Held

Basis

Managed

Basis (1)

Securitization

Impact (2)

Held

Basis

Net interest income (3) $ 19,972 $ (9,250 ) $ 10,722 $ 4,878 $ (2,226 ) $ 2,652
Noninterest income:
Card income 8,553 (2,034 ) 6,519 2,093 (679 ) 1,414
All other income   521     (115 )   406     115     (21 )   94  
Total noninterest income   9,074     (2,149 )   6,925     2,208     (700 )   1,508  
Total revenue, net of interest expense 29,046 (11,399 ) 17,647 7,086 (2,926 ) 4,160
 
Provision for credit losses 29,553 (11,399 ) 18,154 6,854 (2,926 ) 3,928
Noninterest expense   7,726     -     7,726     1,877     -     1,877  
Loss before income taxes (8,233 ) - (8,233 ) (1,645 ) - (1,645 )
Income tax benefit (3)   (2,972 )   -     (2,972 )   (651 )   -     (651 )
Net loss $ (5,261 ) $ -   $ (5,261 ) $ (994 ) $ -   $ (994 )
 
Average - total loans and leases $ 211,981 $ (98,453 ) $ 113,528 $ 199,756 $ (91,705 ) $ 108,051
 
 
All Other
Year Ended December 31, 2009 Fourth Quarter 2009
Reported

Basis (4)

Securitization

Offset (2)

As

Adjusted

Reported Basis (4) Securitization

Offset (2)

As

Adjusted

Net interest income (3) $ (7,221 ) $ 9,250 $ 2,029 $ (1,640 ) $ 2,226 $ 586
Noninterest income:
Card income (loss) (896 ) 2,034 1,138 (432 ) 679 247
Equity investment income 10,589 - 10,589 2,163 - 2,163
Gains on sales of debt securities 4,437 - 4,437 852 - 852
All other loss   (5,705 )   115     (5,590 )   (2,279 )   21     (2,258 )
Total noninterest income   8,425     2,149     10,574     304     700     1,004  
Total revenue, net of interest expense 1,204 11,399 12,603 (1,336 ) 2,926 1,590
 
Provision for credit losses (3,397 ) 11,399 8,002 (1,511 ) 2,926 1,415
Merger and restructuring charges 2,721 - 2,721 533 - 533
All other noninterest expense   2,909     -     2,909     818     -     818  
Loss before income taxes (1,029 ) - (1,029 ) (1,176 ) - (1,176 )
Income tax benefit (3)   (2,357 )   -     (2,357 )   (427 )   -     (427 )
Net income (loss) $ 1,328   $ -   $ 1,328   $ (749 ) $ -   $ (749 )
 
Average - total loans and leases $ 162,302 $ 98,453 $ 260,755 $ 154,038 $ 91,705 $ 245,743
 

(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 basis

(4)

Provision for credit losses represents provision for credit losses in All Other combined with the Global Card Services securitization offset.

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

This information is preliminary and based on company data available at the time of the presentation.

Contacts

Investors May Contact:
Kevin Stitt, Bank of America, 1.980.386.5667
Lee McEntire, Bank of America, 1.980.388.6780
or
Reporters May Contact:
Jerry Dubrowski, Bank of America, 1.980.388.2840
jerome.f.dubrowski@bankofamerica.com

Contacts

Investors May Contact:
Kevin Stitt, Bank of America, 1.980.386.5667
Lee McEntire, Bank of America, 1.980.388.6780
or
Reporters May Contact:
Jerry Dubrowski, Bank of America, 1.980.388.2840
jerome.f.dubrowski@bankofamerica.com