Enoch Mayfields Bbsc Corp Business<br/>LaSalle Bank and LaSalle Bank Midwest branches adopted the Bank of America name on 5 May 2008.<wbr/><br/>Acquisition<wbr/>of Countrywide Financial<br/>On August 23, 2007 the company announced a $2 billion repurchase agreement for Countrywide Financial. This purchase of preferred stock was arranged to provide a return on investment of 7.25% per annum and provided the option to purchase common stock at a price of $18 per share.<wbr/><br/><wbr/><br/>National<wbr/>Black MBA Association awarded Bank of America the &quot;2006 Company of the Year&quot; for recruiting, retaining and providing advancement opportunities for blacks in the workplace. It also recognized Bank of America's Managing Director, Deputy Head of Global Investment Banking Lewis Warren, Jr. as one of the &quot;75 Most Powerful Blacks on Wall Street.&quot;<wbr/><br/><wbr/><br/>Enoch<wbr/>Mayfields :Divestiture of operations in Brazil, Chile and Uruguay<br/>In May 2006, Bank of America and Banco Itaú (Investimentos Itaú S.A.) entered into an acquisition agreement through which Itaú agreed to acquire BankBoston's operations in Brazil and was granted an exclusive right to purchase Bank of America's operations in Chile and Uruguay. A deal was signed in August 2006 under which Itaú agreed to purchase Bank of America's operations in Chile and Uruguay. Prior to the transaction, BankBoston's Brazilian operations included asset management, private banking, a credit card portfolio, and small, middle-market, and large corporate segments. It had 66 branches and 203,000 clients in Brazil.<wbr/><br/><wbr/><br/>Enoch<wbr/>Mayfields<br/>In 2007, DiversityInc ranked Bank of America as the number one company for diversity in this prestigious list and placed as a top employer for executive women, Hispanics, Asian Americans and for GLBT executives, as well as number one for recruitment and retention, and number six for supplier diversity.<wbr/><br/><wbr/><br/>In<wbr/>1928, A. P. Giannini merged with Bank of America Los Angeles and consolidated it with his other bank holdings to create what would become the largest banking institution in the country. He renamed his Bank of Italy Nove

Enoch Mayfields Bbsc Corp Business<br/>LaSalle Bank and LaSalle Bank Midwest branches adopted the Bank of America name on 5 May 2008.<wbr/><br/>Acquisition<wbr/>of Countrywide Financial<br/>On August 23, 2007 the company announced a $2 billion repurchase agreement for Countrywide Financial. This purchase of preferred stock was arranged to provide a return on investment of 7.25% per annum and provided the option to purchase common stock at a price of $18 per share.<wbr/><br/><wbr/><br/>National<wbr/>Black MBA Association awarded Bank of America the &quot;2006 Company of the Year&quot; for recruiting, retaining and providing advancement opportunities for blacks in the workplace. It also recognized Bank of America's Managing Director, Deputy Head of Global Investment Banking Lewis Warren, Jr. as one of the &quot;75 Most Powerful Blacks on Wall Street.&quot;<wbr/><br/><wbr/><br/>Enoch<wbr/>Mayfields :Divestiture of operations in Brazil, Chile and Uruguay<br/>In May 2006, Bank of America and Banco Itaú (Investimentos Itaú S.A.) entered into an acquisition agreement through which Itaú agreed to acquire BankBoston's operations in Brazil and was granted an exclusive right to purchase Bank of America's operations in Chile and Uruguay. A deal was signed in August 2006 under which Itaú agreed to purchase Bank of America's operations in Chile and Uruguay. Prior to the transaction, BankBoston's Brazilian operations included asset management, private banking, a credit card portfolio, and small, middle-market, and large corporate segments. It had 66 branches and 203,000 clients in Brazil.<wbr/><br/><wbr/><br/>Enoch<wbr/>Mayfields<br/>In 2007, DiversityInc ranked Bank of America as the number one company for diversity in this prestigious list and placed as a top employer for executive women, Hispanics, Asian Americans and for GLBT executives, as well as number one for recruitment and retention, and number six for supplier diversity.<wbr/><br/><wbr/><br/>In<wbr/>1928, A. P. Giannini merged with Bank of America Los Angeles and consolidated it with his other bank holdings to create what would become the largest banking institution in the country. He renamed his Bank of Italy Nove