Exhibit 23(n)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated March 28, 2011 relating to the financial statements of Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust V and of Merrill Lynch Preferred Funding V, L.P., which appear in Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust V and Merrill Lynch Preferred Funding V, L.P.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

February 10, 2012