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Bank of America


United States, Financial Org    (1904 to present)
• Major U.S. bank. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina. (See: BOA facts)
• 1958 : Developed the "BankAmericard" credit card
• 1975 : BankAmericard name changed to VISA
Relationships
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
LewisKDDirector
 
McCollHL2Director
 
MerrillLynchDivision
 
USTrustCoMerger
 
NationsBankMerger
 
ContIllBankDivision
 
AffiliateBCCI
 
SponsorCFR
 
Life ofBankAmerica
 
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Lewis, Kenneth D.   (Director of, 2001 to 2009) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 2001 : Chairman and CEO (See: BOA bio)
McColl, Hugh L. Jr.   (Director of, 1998 to 2001) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1998 : Chairman and CEO
Merrill Lynch   (Division of, 2008 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
United States Trust Company of New York   (Merger of, 2006) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Bank of America acquires U.S. Trust (See: BoA articie)
NationsBank   (Merger of, 1998) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• NationsBank merged with BankAmerica to form Bank of America
Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company   (Division of, 1994) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Bank of America acquires Continental Illinois
Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI)   (Affiliate of, 1972 to 1991) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1972 : Provided $2.5M initial capital for BCCI startup. Held a major share in the company until the early 1980s.
• 2004 : Legal action against BofA for its involvement with BCCI (See: Economist article)
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)   (Sponsor of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Corporate Member (See: CFR sponsors)