A sign for the Bank of America is seen outside a branch in Vienna, Virginia October 16, 2009. Bank of America Corp posted a wider-than-expected third-quarter loss as improvement in its Merrill Lynch investment banking unit failed to offset consumer credit woes, sending its shares down 4.5 percent. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 28 months ago

A sign for the Bank of America is seen outside a branch in Vienna, Virginia October 16, 2009. Bank of America Corp posted a wider-than-expected third-quarter loss as improvement in its Merrill Lynch investment banking unit failed to offset consumer credit woes, sending its shares down 4.5 percent.