U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (2nd R) walks with Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) (2nd L) and ranking member Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) (L) as he arrives to testify about his role in Bank of America's acquisition of Merrill Lynch, at a hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 25, 2009. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (2nd R) walks with Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) (2nd L) and ranking member Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) (L) as he arrives to testify about his role in Bank of America's acquisition of Merrill Lynch, at a hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 25, 2009.

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  12. A First Republic Bank in Palo Alto, Calif. is shown Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Bank of America Corp. has agreed to sell First Republic Bank, a private bank it inherited from Merrill Lynch & Co., to a group of investors for more than $1 billion, according to a report Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal.
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