CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Wednesday, July 23rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Results Include Litigation Expense of $4.0 Billion (Pretax) or Approximately $0.22 per Share (After Tax)

Company Reaches Settlement With AIG to Resolve Residential Mortgage-backed Securities Claims for $650 Million

Business Metrics Reflect Progress on Customer-focused Strategy

    Total Period-end Deposit Balances up $54 Billion, or 5 Percent, From Q2-13 to a Record $1.13 Trillion
    Funding of $13.7 Billion in Residential Home Loans and Home Equity Loans in Q2-14 Helped Nearly 43,000 Homeowners Purchase a Home or Refinance a Mortgage
    More Than 1.1 Million New Credit Cards Issued in Q2-14, With 65 Percent Going to Existing Customers
    Global Wealth and Investment Management Reports Record Revenue of $4.6 Billion and Record Total Client Balances of $2.47 Trillion
    Global Banking Average Loan Balances up 6 Percent From Q2-13 to $271 Billion
    Bank of America Merrill Lynch Maintained a Leadership Position in Investment Banking with Total Firmwide Fees of $1.6 Billion and Record Equity Issuance Fees in Q2-14, Excluding Self-led Deals
    FICC Sales and Trading Revenue, Excluding Net DVA, up 5 Percent From Q2-13(B)
    Noninterest Expense, Excluding Litigation, Down 6 Percent From Q2-13 to $14.6 Billion(C)
    Credit Quality Continued to Improve With Net Charge-offs Down 49 Percent From Q2-13 to $1.1 Billion; Net Charge-off Ratio of 0.48 Percent Is Lowest in a Decade

Capital and Liquidity Measures Remain Strong

    Estimated Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio Under Basel 3 (Standardized Approach, Fully Phased-in) Increased to 9.5 Percent in Q2-14; Advanced Approaches Increased to 9.9 Percent in Q2-14(D)
    Estimated Supplementary Leverage Ratios Above 2018 Required Minimums(E)
    Long-term Debt Down $5 Billion From Year-ago Quarter
    Record Global Excess Liquidity Sources of $431 Billion, up $89 Billion From Q2-13; Time-to-required Funding at 38 Months
    Tangible Book Value per Share Increased 7 Percent From Q2-13 to $14.24 per Share(F)

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bank of America Corporation today reported net income of $2.3 billion, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2014, compared to net income of $4.0 billion, or $0.32 per diluted share, in the year-ago period. Revenue, net of interest expense, on an FTE basis(A) declined 4 percent from the second quarter of 2013 to $22.0 billion.

"The economy continues to strengthen, and our customers and clients are doing more business with us," said Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan. "Among other positive indicators, consumers are spending more, brokerage assets are up by double digits and our corporate clients are increasingly turning to us to help finance business expansion and merger activity. We are well positioned for further progress."

"During the quarter, our Basel 3 capital ratios improved and credit losses remained near historical lows," said Chief Financial Officer Bruce Thompson. "In addition, we did a good job managing expenses. Although litigation expenses were higher than the year-ago quarter, total noninterest expense, excluding litigation, declined 6 percent from the second quarter of 2013."(C)

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Contacts

Investors May Contact:

Lee McEntire, Bank of America, 1.980.388.6780

Jonathan Blum, Bank of America (Fixed Income), 1.212.449.3112

Reporters May Contact:

Jerry Dubrowski, Bank of America, 1.980.388.2840

jerome.f.dubrowski@bankofamerica.com

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