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Bank Of America Plunges On China Construction Worries
Monday, August 22, 2011 - 3:04pm | 348Read More...Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) shares are getting crushed yet again on Monday, after China Construction Bank Corp. said that BAC will retain at least half of its stake in the company. Some investors had been hoping that BAC would divest its entire 10% stake in China Construction in order to raise...
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No Guts, No Glory: Time to Go All In on Banks?
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 3:50pm | 915Read More...No one ever said making money in the market was easy. Sometimes the most profitable trades are the ones where you have to hold your nose when you buy. Recent action in the market has been eerily similar to the financial meltdown in 2008 and 2009, with the big banks being at the epicenter of the...
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Bank Of America CEO Brian Moynihan's Publicist Tells Fox Business That Rumors He Is Leaving The Company Are "Dopey"
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 5:42pm | 110Read More...FOX Business Network (FBN) Senior Correspondent Charlie Gasparino reports amid rumors that Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan “is under tremendous pressure to turn the stock around or he will have to go” Moynihan's publicist said “talk of Moynihan's departure is ‘dopey'.” Excerpts from the report...
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How Can Bank of America Raise Capital?
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 4:51pm | 117Read More...This afternoon, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) CEO Brian Moynihan told CNBC that when it comes to the challenge of raising capital, "What we've been doing is generating earnings, continuing to reposition the balance sheet by selling off non-core businesses." When asked about its venture in China,...
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Brian Moynihan - Staying the Course
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 4:39pm | 134Read More...If at first you don't succeed, repeat yourself. During an interview with CNBC this afternoon, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) CEO Brian Moynihan made it clear that the company is going to "keep doing what we've been doing for the last 18 months." Moynihan, who insisted that Bank of America has a "...
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Bank Stocks Surge on $8.5 Billion Bank of America Settlement, Greek Vote (BAC, BLK, JPM, C, WFC, KBE)
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 10:46am | 614Read More...Banking stocks are climbing higher early during the Wednesday trading session, after Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) announced an $8.5 billion settlement with investors who had purchased mortgage backed securities originated by Bank of America Corporation's Countrywide Financial business...
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Brian Moynihan Talks Dividends, Growth, Capital And More (BAC)
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 5:51pm | 126Read More...Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC), spoke to CNBC this afternoon about the possibility of a dividend in 2011. Though nothing has been finalized yet, Moynihan said that the dividend would not occur until the second half of the year. And if the company does announce a...
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BofA Chief's Big Purchase (BAC)
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 9:32am | 68Read More...Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) CEO Brian Moynihan has purchased 30,000 shares of common stock in the company according to a regulatory filing. Mr. Moynihan paid about $13.02 a share in three separate transactions for a total of roughly $390,000. With Bank of America shares trading at a 52-week low, Mr...
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Bank Chiefs Discuss Response To Regulations At Davos (BAC, UBS, DB)
Friday, January 29, 2010 - 8:21am | 251Read More...Bloomberg reports that chief execs of some of the biggest banks in the world met at Davos on the sidelines of the ongoing World Economic Forum. The objective was to find ways to respond to the challenges posed by governments and regulators. Some of these bank leaders included Brian Moynihan of...
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On Wall Street, Succession Planning Is Not A Strength (BAC, C, UBS, RBS)
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 8:00am | 214Read More...Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) recently appointed Brian T Moynihan as its CEO, replacing Kenenth D Lewis. But Bloomberg reports that the appointment took three months and a number of interviews of probable candidates, and is an indication that the largest US Bank did not have a succession plan in...
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Joe Price Named Bank Of America (BAC) Consumer Banking Head
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 8:38am | 264Read More...Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan named finance chief Joe Price to head consumer banking, the biggest unit at the largest U.S. lender, seeking to curb losses in a $70 billion credit-card portfolio. Price will be president of the consumer, small-business and...
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Bank Of America (BAC) To Settle Merrill Related Claims?
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 8:49am | 246Read More...According to the Wall Street Journal, a year after its controversial takeover of Merrill Lynch, Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) is discussing settling a troublesome state inquiry into the star-crossed deal and the billions of dollars in bonuses that Merrill hurriedly paid its employees. As...
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Financial Institutions Set To Relive Days Of Glory (BAC, DFS, GS, NYB)
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - 3:04pm | 278Read More...Investors in financial institutions have seen their shares turn a cropper in the last year. However, these stocks may well return to favor. A recent report by FBR Capital Markets has rated numerous financial institutions as Outperform. Bank Of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC), emerging out of TARP...
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The New Bank Of America (BAC) Chief To Bank On Balance
Monday, January 4, 2010 - 9:01am | 268Read More...Banking has changed from the time when it was a slow-growth, conservative industry with tight lending standards and more reliance on reputation than on innovation, according to Brian T. Moynihan, the new Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) president and CEO. In an article for the Charlotte Observer, Mr....
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Bank of America’s New CEO Seeks Credit-Card Fix (BAC, JPM)
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 - 12:54pm | 128Read More...According to the Wall Street Journal, one of the problems Bank of America Corp.'s (NYSE: BAC) new CEO will face is dealing with the bank's credit-card business. Bank of America is the second-largest U.S. card issuer after JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) and the card division accounted for 23...


