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Bank of America Corporation

Economic Target: 
Maximum Amount: 
$25.00 billion
Deficit Impact: 
-$0.31 billion

This institution received funds from the Treasury Department under the Capital Purchase Program in order to promote lending and market liquidity. The institution gives the Treasury Department warrants and dividend payments, while the Treasury buys preferred stock shares from the bank.

On October 28, 2008, The Department of Treasury purchased $15 billion in Bank of America equity shares as part of the first round of equity purchases under the Capital Purchase Program. On January 9, 2009, the Treasury made an additional $10 billion equity purchase. Since then, Treasury has purchased an additional $20 billion of Bank of America preferred stock, and joined the FDIC and Federal Reserve in a multi-agency government guarantee of approximately $118 billion of its assets.
 
On December 9, 2009, Bank of America repurchased in full the $25 billion in assets held by TARP through the CPP.
 
On March 3, 2010, Bank of America repurchased its warrants held by TARP, creating a total net gain for TARP of $310 million in its assistance to the company.

 

Notes: 

Maximum amount based on official Treasury statements.  Amount spent indicates loans and purchases minus loan repayments (but not dividends), as of 10/15/2010 (http://www.financialstability.gov/latest/index.html).  Deficit impact is net proceeds (excluding dividends) from Bank of America.

 

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