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The Motley Fool April 28, 2009 Alex Dumortier	It's Official (Almost): BofA, Citi Need Capital The government's preliminary results indicate that both these banks have capital shortfalls that need to be stopped up by raising common equity levels.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Conspiracy at Bank of America? News breaks that Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis was supposedly strong-armed by the government to keep mum on the losses at Merrill Lynch.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2009 Morgan Housel	Shakeup Looms at Bank of America Among other issues B of A investors must grapple with at their annual meeting is the fate of CEO Ken Lewis, who has been tarred and feathered after the multibillion-dollar Merrill Lynch acquisition blew up, nearly taking shareholders down with it.
The Motley Fool February 19, 2009 Alex Dumortier	Should We Bail Out Main Street or Wall Street? Really, it's all related, whether bailing out from the bottom up or the top down.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	B of A Needs a New CEO Ken Lewis had his crack at running Bank of America and it hasn't turned out well. Should he be shown the door?
The Motley Fool April 15, 2009 Alex Dumortier	Is Wells Fargo $50 Billion Short? Wells Fargo will require an extra $50 billion in common equity if it is to repay its TARP investment and achieve a reasonable capital cushion.
The Motley Fool October 1, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Don't Let the Door Hit You, Ken Lewis! The CEO says the end of the year will be the end of his career with Bank of America.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2009 Morgan Housel	B of A's Ken Lewis: Still Mostly Clueless Maria Bartiromo asks Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis how he would prove to an upcoming shareholder meeting that Merrill Lynch won't become something that will require a 12-figure bailout by the federal government.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2009 Alex Dumortier	Did Wells Fargo Miss Its Window? The bank's balance sheet still looks excessively leveraged, and I think the company's sterling reputation may be causing investors and analysts to gloss over that fact.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2009 Alex Dumortier	Citi's Race Against Time Bank of America's recent move has left Citi scrambling.
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The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Rich Duprey	Obama's Glass Ceiling Resurrecting the Depression-era Glass-Steagall Act won't solve anything.
The Motley Fool January 16, 2009 Morgan Housel	Bank of America Needs a Regime Change After news of a $2.39 billion quarterly loss and the announcement that dividends are all but history Bank of America investors now have sincere reasons to question the capability of CEO Ken Lewis.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer	Better Buy: Bank of America or Citigroup? Want to profit from the most beaten-down big banks? Here's my pick of the two.
The Motley Fool March 19, 2009 Morgan Housel	Bank Stocks Explode While bank stocks have exploded, a lot, in recent weeks, there's still much reason to be pessimistic. Quite a bit of it.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Nothing's Changed in Banking The recent upending of the financial world seems to have yielded few results.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2009 Alex Dumortier	Wells Fargo Takes on Goldman Sachs California lender Wells Fargo is set to bulk up the securities business it inherited from Wachovia. What will this mean for investors?
The Motley Fool June 17, 2011 Cindy Johnson	What's Scarier Than a Bailout Bank? What could be scarier than a bank that's "too big to fail"? A bank that isn't. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s list of banks that have failed consists mostly of regional and community banks the government is willing to let go.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2009 Morgan Housel	Does This Mean Banks Are Out of the Woods? Is the worst for banks really behind us, or is this just another emotional outburst by investors who've swung from chaotic pessimism to blind optimism?
The Motley Fool November 6, 2009 Alex Dumortier	Inside Goldman's Money Machine Goldman Sachs' quarterly report gives investors a peek at just how consistently profitable its trading activity was in the third quarter.
The Motley Fool April 15, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and Banking Stress Tests Will government stress tests truly provide a good picture of banks' health?
The Motley Fool October 5, 2009 Morgan Housel	With Lewis Gone, Is Pandit Next? Citigroup's current CEO, Vikram Pandit, replaced Chuck Prince in 2007, so he can't be blamed for many of Citi's problems. But you can still argue that he should be replaced.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2009 Alex Dumortier	Worst Stock for 2009: Bank of America Which 10 companies should you keep out of your portfolio? Find out in our special series on the Worst Stocks for 2009. Here, take a look at why Bank of America falls into the "cheap for a reason" category.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2009 Morgan Housel	Pick the Unlucky Bank The Treasury's stress test will show that at least one bank needs more capital. Who might it be?
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The Motley Fool December 3, 2009 Alex Dumortier	Bank of America Dilutes Shareholders. Who's Next? Don't say I didn't warn you.
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The Motley Fool June 30, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer	More Proof That Wall Street Is Winning The financial reform bill that a congressional committee put the finishing touches on last week was proof enough that Wall Street, not Washington, has the upper hand in this postmeltdown world.
Registered Rep. September 15, 2008 Kristen French	Merrill Lynch Sells Itself To Bank of America: Update 3 The biggest question, now that BofA has agreed to buy Merrill Lynch, is what Bank of America will do to hold onto Merrill Lynch's dearest asset -- its approximately 17,000 financial advisors.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2009 Morgan Housel	The Truth Behind Bank of America's Earnings Bank of America releases earnings that, at first glance, look too good to be true. To be frank, they are.
The Motley Fool September 15, 2009 Morgan Housel	Justice for Bank of America Shareholders Bank of America shareholders are getting some justice, and those singlehandedly responsible for transforming the bank from a world-class enterprise into a taxpayer-sucking ward are being held accountable.
Registered Rep. February 11, 2009	At the Break: Congressional CEO Smackdown Provides Some Entertaining Tantrums, Some Embarrassment, Mostly Bloviating Representatives The House Financial Services Committee staged a bit of theater today for the benefit of U.S. taxpayers.
Registered Rep. April 20, 2009 John churchill	Bank of America Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates; Top Financial Advisors Staying Put Bank of America joins Wells Fargo, Citi and Goldman Sachs on the list of banks reporting better than expected earnings in the first quarter.
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Registered Rep. February 4, 2010 Halah Touryalai	NY AG Names Names -- Charges Ken Lewis With Fraud The New York Attorney General's office today charged Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis with fraud for failing to disclose material details about Merrill Lynch in its merger with the brokerage.
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The Motley Fool February 4, 2009 Morgan Housel	First, Fire All the Bad Bankers One thing that most see eye to eye on is that management of bailed banks should be thrown out. And why not? Most employees can be fired for showing up late, while bank CEOs are still employed after obliterating hundreds of billions of dollars in wealth. It's appalling.
Registered Rep. January 22, 2009	Thain Departs BofA--An $87,000 Rug? Say It Ain't So, John! Client AUMs Fall By 30 Percent In 2008 John Thain, former CEO of Merrill Lynch and the man who engineered the sales of the storied Wall Street firm to Bank of America in September, is leaving the combined firm immediately.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2009 Alex Dumortier	One Year Later: The Big Risk We're Still Facing This fundamental risk is larger than ever. Banks that are "too big to fail" benefit from an implicit taxpayer subsidy since their funding costs do not adequately reflect the risk of failure.
Registered Rep. January 16, 2009	Citi's Global Wealth Mgt Unit: Retail Clients Flee; Merrill Drags Down Everybody knows that Citigroup announced yesterday it was putting itself out of its misery. The failing bank had a whopping $8.29 billion fourth-quarter loss, capping off a horrific year.
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