Exhibit 12
Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
Ratio of Earning to Fixed Charges
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends
Year Ended December 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in millions) |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 | ||||||||||||||
Excluding Interest on Deposits |
|||||||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes |
$ |
12,991 |
|
$ |
10,117 |
|
$ |
11,788 |
|
$ |
12,215 |
|
$ |
8,048 | |||||
Less: Equity in undistributed earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries |
|
(6 |
) |
|
(6 |
) |
|
(27 |
) |
|
(167 |
) |
|
162 | |||||
Fixed charges: |
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Interest expense |
|
5,804 |
|
|
9,117 |
|
|
13,806 |
|
|
10,084 |
|
|
9,479 | |||||
1/3 of net rent expense(1) |
|
383 |
|
|
379 |
|
|
368 |
|
|
342 |
|
|
335 | |||||
Total fixed charges |
|
6,187 |
|
|
9,496 |
|
|
14,174 |
|
|
10,426 |
|
|
9,814 | |||||
Preferred dividend requirements |
|
6 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
9 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
40 | |||||
Fixed charges and preferred dividends |
|
6,193 |
|
|
9,503 |
|
|
14,183 |
|
|
10,436 |
|
|
9,854 | |||||
Earnings |
$ |
19,172 |
|
$ |
19,607 |
|
$ |
25,935 |
|
$ |
22,474 |
|
$ |
18,024 | |||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
|
3.10 |
|
|
2.06 |
|
|
1.83 |
|
|
2.16 |
|
|
1.84 | |||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred dividends |
|
3.10 |
|
|
2.06 |
|
|
1.83 |
|
|
2.15 |
|
|
1.83 | |||||
Year Ended December 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in millions) |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 | ||||||||||||||
Including Interest on Deposits |
|||||||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes |
$ |
12,991 |
|
$ |
10,117 |
|
$ |
11,788 |
|
$ |
12,215 |
|
$ |
8,048 | |||||
Less: Equity in undistributed earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries |
|
(6 |
) |
|
(6 |
) |
|
(27 |
) |
|
(167 |
) |
|
162 | |||||
Fixed charges: |
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Interest expense |
|
11,238 |
|
|
18,003 |
|
|
24,816 |
|
|
19,086 |
|
|
20,290 | |||||
1/3 of net rent expense(1) |
|
383 |
|
|
379 |
|
|
368 |
|
|
342 |
|
|
335 | |||||
Total fixed charges |
|
11,621 |
|
|
18,382 |
|
|
25,184 |
|
|
19,428 |
|
|
20,625 | |||||
Preferred dividend requirements |
|
6 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
9 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
40 | |||||
Fixed charges and preferred dividends |
|
11,627 |
|
|
18,389 |
|
|
25,193 |
|
|
19,438 |
|
|
20,665 | |||||
Earnings |
$ |
24,606 |
|
$ |
28,493 |
|
$ |
36,945 |
|
$ |
31,476 |
|
$ |
28,835 | |||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
|
2.12 |
|
|
1.55 |
|
|
1.47 |
|
|
1.62 |
|
|
1.40 | |||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred dividends |
|
2.12 |
|
|
1.55 |
|
|
1.47 |
|
|
1.62 |
|
|
1.40 | |||||
(1) | Represents an appropriate interest factor. |