BAC Q1 2009

BAC Bank of America Q1 2009 Record Revenue of $36 Billion and Pretax, Pre-Provision Income of $19 Billion Merrill Lynch Contributes More Than $3 Billion to Net Income Tangible Common Equity Ratio Improves to 3.13 Percent Extends $183 Billion in Credit in the First Quarter Adds $6.4 Billion to Loan Loss Reserve Bank of America Corporation today reported first-quarter 2009 net income of $4.2 billion. After preferred dividends, including $402 million paid to the U.S. government, diluted earnings per share were $0.44. Those results compared with net income of $1.2 billion, or diluted earnings per share of $0.23 after preferred dividends, during the same period last year. • Bank of America Merrill Lynch was No. 2 in global and U.S. investment banking fees during the quarter and based on volume was No. 1 in U.S. equity capital markets, No. 1 in U.S. high yield debt, leveraged and syndicated loans, and was a top-five advisor on mergers and acquisitions globally and in the U.S., according to first-quarter league tables. • Bank of America funded $85 billion in first mortgages, helping more than 382,000 people either purchase a home or refinance their existing mortgage. Approximately 25 percent were for purchases. • Credit extended during the quarter, including commercial renewals of $44.3 billion, was $183.1 billion compared with $180.8 billion in the fourth quarter. New credit included $85.2 billion in mortgages, $70.9 billion in commercial non-real estate, $11.2 billion in commercial real estate, $5.5 billion in domestic and small business card, $4.0 billion in home equity products and $6.3 billion in other consumer credit. Excluding commercial renewals, new credit extended during the period was $138.8 billion compared with more than $115 billion in the fourth quarter. • During the first quarter, Small Business Banking extended more than $720 million in new credit comprised of credit cards, loans and lines of credit to more than 45,000 new customers. • The company originated $16 billion in mortgages made to 102,000 low- and moderate-income borrowers. * The provision for credit losses of $13.4 billion rose from $8.5 billion in the fourth quarter and included a $6.4 billion net addition to the allowance for loan and lease losses. Reserves were added across most consumer portfolios reflecting increasing economic stress on consumers. Reserves were also increased on commercial portfolios. Nonperforming assets were $25.7 billion compared with $18.2 billion at December 31, 2008 and $7.8 billion at March 31, 2008, reflecting the continued deterioration in portfolios tied to housing. The 2009 coverage ratios and amounts shown in the following table include Merrill Lynch.