| Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries | Exhibit 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends | ||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Year Ended December 31 | |||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | March 31, 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Excluding Interest on Deposits |
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| Income before income taxes |
$ | 5,376 | $ | 4,428 | $ | 20,924 | $ | 31,973 | $ | 24,480 | $ | 20,908 | ||||||
| Equity in undistributed earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries |
(54) | 144 | (95) | (315) | (151) | (135) | ||||||||||||
| Fixed charges: |
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| Interest expense |
7,116 | 25,074 | 34,778 | 29,514 | 18,397 | 9,072 | ||||||||||||
| 1/3 of net rent expense (1) |
291 | 791 | 669 | 609 | 585 | 512 | ||||||||||||
| Total fixed charges |
7,407 | 25,865 | 35,447 | 30,123 | 18,982 | 9,584 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred dividend requirements |
1,519 | 1,461 | 254 | 33 | 27 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| Fixed charges and preferred dividends |
8,926 | 27,326 | 35,701 | 30,156 | 19,009 | 9,607 | ||||||||||||
| Earnings |
$ | 12,729 | $ | 30,437 | $ | 56,276 | $ | 61,781 | $ | 43,311 | $ | 30,357 | ||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
1.72 | 1.18 | 1.59 | 2.05 | 2.28 | 3.17 | ||||||||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred dividends |
1.43 | 1.11 | 1.58 | 2.05 | 2.28 | 3.16 | ||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Year Ended December 31 | |||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | March 31, 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Including Interest on Deposits |
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| Income before income taxes |
$ | 5,376 | $ | 4,428 | $ | 20,924 | $ | 31,973 | $ | 24,480 | $ | 20,908 | ||||||
| Equity in undistributed earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries |
(54) | 144 | (95) | (315) | (151) | (135) | ||||||||||||
| Fixed charges: |
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| Interest expense |
9,659 | 40,324 | 52,871 | 43,994 | 27,889 | 14,993 | ||||||||||||
| 1/3 of net rent expense (1) |
291 | 791 | 669 | 609 | 585 | 512 | ||||||||||||
| Total fixed charges |
9,950 | 41,115 | 53,540 | 44,603 | 28,474 | 15,505 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred dividend requirements |
1,519 | 1,461 | 254 | 33 | 27 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| Fixed charges and preferred dividends |
11,469 | 42,576 | 53,794 | 44,636 | 28,501 | 15,528 | ||||||||||||
| Earnings |
$ | 15,272 | $ | 45,687 | $ | 74,369 | $ | 76,261 | $ | 52,803 | $ | 36,278 | ||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
1.53 | 1.11 | 1.39 | 1.71 | 1.85 | 2.34 | ||||||||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred dividends |
1.33 | 1.07 | 1.38 | 1.71 | 1.85 | 2.34 | ||||||||||||
(1) Represents an appropriate interest factor.