Bank of America

417 results about this entity

Period: 13 Jul 2004 - 24 Oct 2024

Bank of America 'online mall' targets crunched online shoppers

Bank of America is looking to attract recession-hit customers with the launch of a new Web site that allows users to earn cash back on purchases at a host of online retailers.

Citi to sell Redecard stake - Reuters

Citigroup plans to sell its stake in Brazilian credit card company Redecard, "a source with direct knowledge of the plans" has told Reuters, potentially raising $1.27 billion for the troubled US bank.

Credit crunch bites online banking

US consumers are spending less time on traditional online banking sites, creating fresh challenges for banks as they scramble to attract retail deposits in a shrinking economy.

Bank of America taps Twitter

Bank of America has become the latest financial institution to tap micro-blogging site Twitter, launching a feed to provide advice and help to customers.

Back-office Merrill workers file overtime suit

Merrill Lynch, and its new owner Bank of America, are being sued by two back-office derivatives employees who claim they have not been paid overtime owed under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

Bank of America previews massive job cuts; Santander to cut 1900 in UK

Bank of America has confirmed plans to axe up to 35,000 jobs over the next three years, as it moves to eliminate redundancies from its pending merger with Merrill Lynch and respond to the weak economic environment.

Firefox users targeted by bank password stealing Trojan

A Trojan masquerading as a Mozilla Firefox plugin to steal online bank passwords has been found by Romanian security firm BitDefender.

Leader of US fraud ring pleads guilty

The leader of a criminal gang that cost financial institutions over $20 million in losses through card, wire and bank fraud has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges, say officials in New York.

Bank of America offers m-banking apps for Google Android

Bank of America has become the first bank to offer a mobile phone application on Google's Android Market, which opened for business Wednesday with 50 apps available for download.

Banks collaborate on corporate loan marketplace

Bank of America, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley have come together to develop a new online hub for buy and sell-side institutions participating in the corporate bank loan market

Merrill/BoA to cut 'thousands' of IT and operations jobs

Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain says he expects to see thousands of job cuts in IT, finance, and administration as the company looks for $7 billion in savings from its merger with Bank of America.

Merrill Lynch implements IBM iDataPlex 'cloud' servers

Merrill Lynch is installing IBM's iDataPlex 'cloud' servers to help reduce energy costs and power consumption at its data centre.