A Bank of America sign is seen in the Northern Virginia town of Leesburg in this January 18, 2009 file photograph. 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 on October 16, 2009. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 28 months ago

A Bank of America sign is seen in the Northern Virginia town of Leesburg in this January 18, 2009 file photograph. 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 on October 16, 2009.