Bank of America is one of the world's leading financial institutions, offering a comprehensive range of banking, investing, asset management, and other financial and risk management products and services. Tracing its roots back to the Bank of Italy, founded in 1904 to serve working-class immigrants, the company has grown through numerous mergers and acquisitions, most notably the 2009 acquisition of Merrill Lynch. The company's mission is to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. It operates through four primary business segments: Consumer Banking, Global Wealth & Investment Management (including Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank), Global Banking, and Global Markets.

Founded in

United States