CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of America today commented on the results of the Federal Reserve's 2024 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) and announced plans to increase its quarterly common stock dividend to $0.26 per share beginning in the third quarter of 2024.
Based on the 2024 CCAR results, Bank of America's stress capital buffer (SCB) will be 3.2% and the CET1 minimum requirement will be 10.7% when finalized. This new SCB will be effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. At March 31, 2024 Bank of America had $197 billion of regulatory CET1 capital and a CET1 ratio of 11.9% which exceeds our current regulatory minimum requirement of 10.0%.
The common stock dividend is subject to approval from the Company's Board of Directors.
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Bank of America is one of the world's leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 69 million consumer and small business clients with approximately 3,800 retail financial centers, approximately 15,000 ATMs (automated teller machines) and award-winning digital banking with approximately 57 million verified digital users. Bank of America is a global leader in wealth management, corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 4 million small business households through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations across the United States, its territories and more than 35 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BAC).
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Investors may contact:
Lee McEntire, Bank of America
Phone: 1.980.388.6780
lee.mcentire@bofa.com
Jonathan G. Blum, Bank of America (Fixed Income)
Phone: 1.212.449.3112
jonathan.blum@bofa.com
Reporters may contact:
Bill Halldin, Bank of America
Phone: 1.916.724.0093
william.halldin@bofa.com
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