Bank of America Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Cover Page
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Principles 10Q (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Outstanding Loans and Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses - Troubled Debt Restructurings, Narrative (Details)

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Outstanding Loans and Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses - Troubled Debt Restructurings, Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) payment	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Loans and leases	$ 955,172	$ 983,426
Consumer real estate
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Loans and leases	36,530
Real estate acquired through foreclosure	135	$ 229
Loans with formal foreclosure proceeding in process	1,300
Reclassified consumer real estate loans	$ 169
Number of missing payments causing default \| payment	3
Consumer real estate \| Chapter Seven Bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Loans and leases	$ 385
Nonperforming Loans \| Consumer real estate \| Chapter Seven Bankruptcy \| US Government Sponsored-Enterprise Insured Loans \| Federal Housing Administration
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Real estate acquired through foreclosure	101
Performing Financial Instruments \| Consumer real estate \| Chapter Seven Bankruptcy \| US Government Sponsored-Enterprise Insured Loans \| Federal Housing Administration
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Loans and leases	$ 71

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