Exhibit 12

  Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries

  Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

  Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends

      Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2007
    Year Ended December 31  

  (Dollars in millions)

     2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  

Excluding Interest on Deposits

            

Income before income taxes

   $ 21,839     $ 31,973     $ 24,480     $ 20,908     $ 15,781     $ 13,479   

Equity in undistributed earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

     (233 )     (315 )     (151 )     (135 )     (125 )     (6 )

Fixed charges:

            

Interest expense

     25,716       29,514       18,397       9,072       6,105       6,363  

 1/3 of net rent expense (1)

     492       609       585       512       398       383  

Total fixed charges

     26,208       30,123       18,982       9,584       6,503       6,746  

Preferred dividend requirements

     191       33       27       23       6       6  

Fixed charges and preferred dividends

     26,399       30,156       19,009       9,607       6,509       6,752  

Earnings

   $ 47,814     $ 61,781     $ 43,311     $ 30,357     $ 22,159     $ 20,219  

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     1.82       2.05       2.28       3.17       3.41       3.00  

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred dividends

     1.81       2.05       2.28       3.16       3.40       2.99  
     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2007
    Year Ended December 31  

  (Dollars in millions)

     2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  

Including Interest on Deposits

            

Income before income taxes

   $ 21,839     $ 31,973     $ 24,480     $ 20,908     $ 15,781     $ 13,479  

Equity in undistributed earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

     (233 )     (315 )     (151 )     (135 )     (125 )     (6 )

Fixed charges:

            

Interest expense

     38,556       43,994       27,889       14,993       10,667       11,632  

 1/3 of net rent expense (1)

     492       609       585       512       398       383  

Total fixed charges

     39,048       44,603       28,474       15,505       11,065       12,015  

Preferred dividend requirements

     191       33       27       23       6       6  

Fixed charges and preferred dividends

     39,239       44,636       28,501       15,528       11,071       12,021  

Earnings

   $ 60,654     $ 76,261     $ 52,803     $ 36,278     $ 26,721     $ 25,488  

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     1.55       1.71       1.85       2.34       2.41       2.12  

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred dividends

     1.55       1.71       1.85       2.34       2.41       2.12  

 

 

(1)

Represents an appropriate interest factor.

 

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