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Fortune 500 - #9

by Christopher Tkaczyk and David Goldman
Monday, April 21, 2008
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Bank of America Corp.
Last Year's Ranking: 9
Revenue ($ millions): 119,190.00
Profit ($ millions): 14,982.00

Bank of America wasn’t hit quite as hard by the credit crisis as other financial institutions in 2007.  But it did have the misfortune of taking a $2 billion stake in Countrywide, the nation’s biggest subprime lender, in August. It also took more than $5.5 billion in writedowns on mortgage-backed securities in the second half of the year. This past January, CEO Ken Lewis agreed to buy Countrywide for $4 billion - although as the extent of Countrywide’s woes becomes more apparent, it’s not clear if the deal will be completed. If the companies do merge, they will control 25% of the U.S. loan market.

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