Exhibit 12
Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends
| (Dollars in millions) |
Nine Months 2003 |
Year Ended December 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Excluding Interest on Deposits |
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| Income before income taxes |
$ | 11,958 | $ | 12,991 | $ | 10,117 | $ | 11,788 | $ | 12,215 | $ | 8,048 | |||||||||||
| Equity in undistributed earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries |
(104 | ) | (6 | ) | (6 | ) | (27 | ) | (167 | ) | 162 | ||||||||||||
| Fixed charges: |
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| Interest expense |
3,967 | 5,804 | 9,117 | 13,806 | 10,084 | 9,479 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1/3 of net rent expense (1) |
295 | 383 | 379 | 368 | 342 | 335 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total fixed charges |
4,262 | 6,187 | 9,496 | 14,174 | 10,426 | 9,814 | |||||||||||||||||
| Preferred dividend requirements |
5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fixed charges and preferred dividends |
4,267 | 6,193 | 9,503 | 14,183 | 10,436 | 9,854 | |||||||||||||||||
| Earnings |
$ | 16,116 | $ | 19,172 | $ | 19,607 | $ | 25,935 | $ | 22,474 | $ | 18,024 | |||||||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
3.78 | 3.10 | 2.06 | 1.83 | 2.16 | 1.84 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred dividends |
3.78 | 3.10 | 2.06 | 1.83 | 2.15 | 1.83 | |||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2003 |
Year Ended December 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Including Interest on Deposits |
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| Income before income taxes |
$ | 11,958 | $ | 12,991 | $ | 10,117 | $ | 11,788 | $ | 12,215 | $ | 8,048 | |||||||||||
| Equity in undistributed earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries |
(104 | ) | (6 | ) | (6 | ) | (27 | ) | (167 | ) | 162 | ||||||||||||
| Fixed charges: |
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| Interest expense |
7,697 | 11,238 | 18,003 | 24,816 | 19,086 | 20,290 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1/3 of net rent expense (1) |
295 | 383 | 379 | 368 | 342 | 335 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total fixed charges |
7,992 | 11,621 | 18,382 | 25,184 | 19,428 | 20,625 | |||||||||||||||||
| Preferred dividend requirements |
5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fixed charges and preferred dividends |
7,997 | 11,627 | 18,389 | 25,193 | 19,438 | 20,665 | |||||||||||||||||
| Earnings |
$ | 19,846 | $ | 24,606 | $ | 28,493 | $ | 36,945 | $ | 31,476 | $ | 28,835 | |||||||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
2.48 | 2.12 | 1.55 | 1.47 | 1.62 | 1.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred dividends |
2.48 | 2.12 | 1.55 | 1.47 | 1.62 | 1.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Represents an appropriate interest factor. |