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JPMorgan Close To Overtaking BofA As Biggest U.S. Bank

Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Bank of America, Gary Townsend, JPMorgan Chase, 2008 Financial Crisis, Brian Moynihan, JP Morgan, Jamie Dimon, Ken Lewis, Merill Lynch, Business News

NEW YORK (David Henry) - JPMorgan Chase & Co is close to vaulting past Bank of America Corp to become the biggest bank in the United States, but i...

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BofA Director: Countrywide Deal 'Worst Decision We Ever Made'

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Bank of America, Mortgage Crisis, Bofa, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Bank of America Settlement, Finance, Ken Lewis, Countrywide Financial, Business News

When Bank of America bought Countrywide Financial for $2.5 billion in stock in 2008, it must have seemed like a good deal. The troubles with Countr...

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BofA Wants To Foreclose On BofA Building

South Florida Business Journal | Brian Bandell | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: John Thain, U.S. Century Bank, Ken Lewis, Bank of America, Florida, Foreclosure, Boynton Beach, South Florida, Business News

Bank of America wants to foreclose on a Boynton Beach building where it houses one of its branches. The Charlotte, N.C.-based bank (NYSE: BAC) filed ...

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Ex-Laura Ingraham Staffer In Counseling: 'She Emasculated Me'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ken Lewis, Laura Ingraham, Jack Kingston, Nelson Lewis Jack Kingston, Nelson Lewis, Fox News, Nelson Lewis Ken Lewis, Nelson Lewis Laura Ingraham, Media News

A former employee of Laura Ingraham who made headlines for impersonating a congressman has entered treatment for a pathological lying problem — ...

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Seven Villians Of The Financial Crisis: Where Are They Now?

DailyFinance | BRUCE WATSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Fabrice Tourre, John Thain, Bear Sterns, Countrywide, Ken Lewis, Lehman Brothers, Merril Lynch Bonuses, Financial Crisis, Henry Paulson, Angelo Mozilo, Jimmy Cayne, Dick Fuld, Business News

In 2008, as the economy seemed to be in free-fall, pundits, politicians and the public cast about in search of the ultimate villain, the Wall Street w...

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Bank Of America Makes $10.7 Billion Accounting Mistake

Bloomberg | David Mildenberg and Dakin Campbell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Short Term Repurchase, Quarterly Earnings, Repo 105's, Bank of America, Ken Lewis, Best Practices, Banks, Sec, Accounting, Wall Street, Bofa, Business News

Bank of America Corp., the largest U.S. bank by assets, said it wrongly classified as much as $10.7 billion of short-term repurchase and lending trans...

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Elaine Marshall: North Carolina Senate 2010 Election BREAKING News

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: North Carolina Senate 2010, Elaine Marshall, Cal Cunningham, Richard Burr, NC Senate News, NC Senate, Ken Lewis, 2010 Election News, NC Senate 2010, Slidepollajax, Senate 2010, North Carolina Senate News, North Carolina Senate, Politics News

Follow the latest news and discussion about the 2010 North Carolina Senate race below. Email TwitterLists2010+NCSen@gmail.com if you know someone wh...

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Richard Burr: North Carolina Senate 2010 Election BREAKING News

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: North Carolina Senate 2010, Elaine Marshall, Cal Cunningham, Richard Burr, NC Senate News, NC Senate, Ken Lewis, 2010 Election News, NC Senate 2010, Slidepollajax, Senate 2010, North Carolina Senate News, North Carolina Senate, Politics News

Follow the latest news and discussion about the 2010 North Carolina Senate race below. Email TwitterLists2010+NCSen@gmail.com if you know someone wh...

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Cal Cunningham: North Carolina Senate 2010 Election BREAKING News

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: North Carolina Senate 2010, Elaine Marshall, Cal Cunningham, Richard Burr, NC Senate News, NC Senate, Ken Lewis, 2010 Election News, NC Senate 2010, Slidepollajax, Senate 2010, North Carolina Senate News, North Carolina Senate, Politics News

Follow the latest news and discussion about the 2010 North Carolina Senate race below. Email TwitterLists2010+NCSen@gmail.com if you know someone wh...

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SURGE: Richard Burr 44% Elaine Marshall 43% in North Carolina!

Elaine Marshall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elaine Marshall, Nc-Sen, Cal Cunningham, Momentum, Ken Lewis, Richard Burr, Politics News
Elaine Marshall

I wasn't planning on blogging today, but...wow! In just a month, our campaign has surged +13% according to Rasmussen's monthly tracking poll. Now the...

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The Case Against Jamie Dimon: Oligopoly, Pain, and Systemic Risk in Five Slides

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Robert Rubin, Chuck Prince, George Soros, Ken Lewis, Derivatives, Financial Reform, Too Big to Fail, Zero Hedge, Robert Litan, Jamie Dimon, Simon Johnson, Oligarchy, Oligopoly, Mike Konczal, Business News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

Here's the danger: the centralization of risk and power is leading us right into another disaster. We need to get the banking oligopoly under control. But Jamie Dimon is fighting back tooth and nail. And that's why we must fight Jamie Dimon.

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Bank Of America Q1 Profit 2010: Bank Pulls In $2.83 On Strong Trading

AP | IEVA M. AUGSTUMS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bank-of-America-Balance-Sheet, Bank of America Earnings Q1 2010, Bofa Profit, Bank of America Earnings, BofA Q1 Profit, Ken Lewis, Bank of America, Business News

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Even as the nation's big banks report more losses from mortgage loans, they're seeing signs of an economic recovery. Bank of ...

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Where The CEOs Live: The Abodes Of Some Of America's Top Execs (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: CEO Pay, Ken Lewis, Martha Stewart, Ceo Homes, Ceos, Warren Buffett, CEO Compensation, Rich Homes, Most Expensive Houses, Slidepollajax, Business News

Thinking of living like a CEO? If you want the mega-mansion in Connecticut or the estate in Palm Beach, start saving. Except for a one frugal billiona...

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Durham Mayor Bill Bell Stands With Elaine Marshall!

Mike Nellis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elaine Marshall, Cal Cunningham, Nc-Sen, Bill Bell, Richard Burr, Ken Lewis, Politics News
Mike Nellis

Elaine Marshall has won two HUGE victories in the battle for the Durham vote today.

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Casting 'Too Big To Fail': Which Celebs Should Appear In The Movie Of The Financial Crisis? (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy and Grace Kiser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lloyd Blankfein, Wallace Shawn, John Thain, Too Big to Fail, Casting Too Big to Fail, John Mack, Robert DeNiro, Dick Fuld, Stephen Colbert, Ken Lewis, Tim Geithner, Erin Callan, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Slidepollajax, Business News

It was just a matter of time before Hollywood got its hooks into the financial crisis. HBO recently announced that it had bought the rights to And...

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Ken Lewis, Bank Of America: Repo 105 Antecedents At Lehman Brothers

Bronte Capital | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mufj, Repo 105, Bank of America, Erin Callan, Balance Sheets, Ken Lewis, Lehman Brothers, Financial Crisis, Bofa, Wall Street, Recession, Prosecution, Financial Regulation, Risk, Accounting, Ernst and Young, Business News

I agree with Felix Salmon that the former Lehman staffers who defend Repo 105 are psychopaths -- certifiably insane. They state (as if this justifies...

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NC-Sen: Ken Lewis Endorses Elaine Marshall

Mike Nellis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elaine Marshall, Cal Cunningham, Nc-Sen, Runoff, Momentum, Richard Burr, Ken Lewis, Politics News
Mike Nellis

Former U.S. Senate candidate Ken Lewis has thrown his enthusiastic and full support behind Secretary of State Elaine Marshall in the North Carolina Senate race.

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Ken Lewis, Former Bank Of America CEO Only Earned $32,000 In 2009

AP / Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ken Lewis, Bank of America Ceo, Ken Lewis Salary, Bank of America, Bofa, Ken Lewis Pay, Ken Lewis Compensation, Business News

Former Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis, who retired at the end of last year, took a package of stock and benefits valued at $83 million with him when he...

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Bank of America-SEC Settlement Terms Challenged By Judge For Second Time

nytimes.com | LOUISE STORY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Andrew Cuomo, Ken Lewis, Merrill Lynch Bonuses, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch Bank of America, Securities and Exchange Commission, Judge Jed Rakoff, Business News

Bank of America says it is opposed to a judge's proposal to appoint an outside compensation consultant as part of a settlement with the Securities and...

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Ken Lewis's Charlotte, NC Mansion Is For Sale (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bank of America, Ken Lewis, Bank of America Ceo, BofA CEO, Slidepoll, Business News

(NOTE: A previous version of this piece incorrectly incorrectly attributed news of the sale. It was first reported by The Charlotte Observer. Check ou...

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Cuomo: Bank Of America, Ken Lewis Charged With Fraud

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andrew Cuomo, Bailout, Ken Lewis, Economy, Merrill Lynch Bank of America, Bank of America, Joe Price, Financial Crisis, Neil Barofsky, Bank of America Bailout, New York Attorney General, Merril Lynch Bank of America Merger, Video, Business News

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed fraud charges against Bank of America and its former top executives this morning, alleging the bank manip...

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Bank of America 4Q Earnings: Bank Lost $5.2 Billion Quarter As It Repays Bailout

AP | IEVA M. AUGSTUMS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tarp, Mortgages, Brian Moynihan, Credit Card Payments, Bank of America Earnings, Ken Lewis, Bank of America, Banks, Bofa, BofA 4Q, Business News

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bank of America Corp. said Wednesday it lost $5.2 billion during the final three months of 2009 as consumers struggled to make...

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Bank Of America Email: Merrill Deal Would "Screw Shareholders"

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Andrew Cuomo, Bank of America Email, Ken Lewis, Bank of America, Bofa, Merril Lynch Bank of America Merger, Business News

A Bank of America Corp. director wrote to another director in a January email that pressure from the federal government to slash the bank's dividend m...

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Merrill Acquisition Yields 30% of Bank Of America's Profits, Makes Bank Competitive

bloomberg.com | David Mildenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan Chase, Ken Lewis, Business News

Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Merrill Lynch & Co., which helped bring down Kenneth D. Lewis, may end up saving his bank. The decision by the 62-year-old Ba...

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2009 CEO Turnover Rate At Lowest Point In Five Years

Los Angeles Times | Tiffany Hsu | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ceo Turnover, Gray & Christmas Inc, Chief-Executive-Officers, Rick Wagoner, Ken Lewis, Ceos, Challenger, John Mack, Business News

The nation's companies reported that 1,227 chief executives vacated their posts during 2009, the lowest level in five years, according to a survey tod...

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