Exhibit 23(c)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 23, 2009, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (which report expresses an unqualified opinion on those financial statements, and includes explanatory paragraphs regarding (1) the changes in accounting methods in 2007 relating to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial LiabilitiesIncluding an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115, and FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 and (2) Merrill Lynch becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation on January 1, 2009), appearing as an exhibit to the Bank of America Corporation Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2009.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
November 9, 2009