A Bank of America branch is pictured in New York in this May 7, 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 branch is pictured in New York in this May 7, 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.