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07.15.2009 10:43 pm

Paulson likely to face tough questioning on Merrill deal

BY ZACHERY KOUWE
New York Times

Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., demanded to know in June “who was holding the shotgun” that forced Bank of America into a hastily arranged marriage with the struggling Wall Street giant Merrill Lynch.

Towns, the chairman of the…

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06.15.2009 3:08 pm

Ozzie Smith to appear at Bank of America

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Former Cardinal Ozzie Smith will appear Tuesday (June 16) at two “meet n greets” sponsored by Bank of America.  Smith will be at the bank’s Westport Plaza office at 2200 Westport Plaza Drive from 11 a.m. to noon, and the Creve…

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01.17.2008 9:16 am

Bank of America seeks community award applicants

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Bank of America’s charitable foundation is seeking nominations for its fifth group of Neighborhood Excellence awards.

Categories include:

  • Neighborhood Builders: Nonprofit organizations working to improve and revitalize their communities. Two groups in each region will receive $200,000 in unrestricted funds.
  • Local Heroes: Five inidviduals in…
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01.09.2008 11:10 am

Kellwood offers to repurchase debt

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Kellwood Co. has begun a $60 million buy back of debt using part of the proceeds from the $162 million sale of its Smart Shirts business.

The offer applies to notes with a coupon rate of 7.875 percent which mature in…

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01.04.2008 10:19 am

Kellwood enters into share repurchase agreement

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Kellwood Co., which has twice rejected a takeover offer from Sun Capital Securities Group, has entered into a $80 million accelerated share repurchase agreement with Bank of America that will allow it to buy about 18 percent of its outstanding…

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11.14.2007 6:00 am

Bank of America awards $450,000 to community groups, individuals

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Bank of America’s charitable foundation will recognize two St. Louis organizations and 10 individuals Thursday with Neighborhood Excellence Initiative awards.

Two groups will get grants of $200,000 each. They are:

  • Old North St. Louis Restoration Group, which aims to revitalize the physical and…
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05.23.2007 10:32 am

Bank of America is on the move with mobile, Nascar products

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

In the last two days, Bank of America has introduced two groups of products for those who can’t be bothered to sit still for banking: mobile banking and a group of NASCAR-branded products.

Mobile banking, which has been tested in limited markets…

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05.07.2007 10:48 am

Bank of America rolls out “no-fee” mortgage

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Bank of America says its new “No Fee Mortgage Plus” will simplify the process of obtaining a mortgage by  pruning application and lender fees and guaranteeing a closing within 25 days.

Liam McGee, the bank’s president of global consumer and small business…

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