| Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries | Exhibit 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||
| Excluding Interest on Deposits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 4,742 | $ | 6,855 | $ | 16,172 | $ | 3,072 | $ | (230 | ) | $ | (1,323 | ) | |||||||||
| Equity in undistributed earnings (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries | (35 | ) | (222 | ) | (66 | ) | 212 | 596 | 1,210 | ||||||||||||||
| Fixed charges: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 2,292 | 9,854 | 11,359 | 14,754 | 18,618 | 19,977 | |||||||||||||||||
1/3 of net rent expense (1) | 237 | 1,023 | 1,091 | 1,092 | 1,072 | 1,099 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total fixed charges | 2,529 | 10,877 | 12,450 | 15,846 | 19,690 | 21,076 | |||||||||||||||||
Preferred dividend requirements (2) | 540 | 1,481 | 1,767 | 1,080 | n/m | 802 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fixed charges and preferred dividends | 3,069 | 12,358 | 14,217 | 16,926 | 19,690 | 21,878 | |||||||||||||||||
| Earnings | $ | 7,236 | $ | 17,510 | $ | 28,556 | $ | 19,130 | $ | 20,056 | $ | 20,963 | |||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (3) | 2.86 | 1.61 | 2.29 | 1.21 | 1.02 | 0.99 | |||||||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred dividends (3) | 2.36 | 1.42 | 2.01 | 1.13 | 1.02 | 0.96 | |||||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||
| Including Interest on Deposits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 4,742 | $ | 6,855 | $ | 16,172 | $ | 3,072 | $ | (230 | ) | $ | (1,323 | ) | |||||||||
| Equity in undistributed earnings (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries | (35 | ) | (222 | ) | (66 | ) | 212 | 596 | 1,210 | ||||||||||||||
| Fixed charges: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 2,512 | 10,934 | 12,755 | 16,744 | 21,620 | 23,974 | |||||||||||||||||
1/3 of net rent expense (1) | 237 | 1,023 | 1,091 | 1,092 | 1,072 | 1,099 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total fixed charges | 2,749 | 11,957 | 13,846 | 17,836 | 22,692 | 25,073 | |||||||||||||||||
Preferred dividend requirements (2) | 540 | 1,481 | 1,767 | 1,080 | n/m | 802 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fixed charges and preferred dividends | 3,289 | 13,438 | 15,613 | 18,916 | 22,692 | 25,875 | |||||||||||||||||
| Earnings | $ | 7,456 | $ | 18,590 | $ | 29,952 | $ | 21,120 | $ | 23,058 | $ | 24,960 | |||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (3) | 2.71 | 1.55 | 2.16 | 1.18 | 1.02 | 1.00 | |||||||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred dividends (3) | 2.27 | 1.38 | 1.92 | 1.12 | 1.02 | 0.96 | |||||||||||||||||
(1) | Represents an appropriate interest factor. |
(2) | The earnings for 2011 reflect the impact of $8.8 billion of mortgage banking losses and $3.2 billion of goodwill impairment charges, which resulted in a negative preferred dividend requirement. |
(3) | The earnings for 2010 were inadequate to cover fixed charges, and fixed charges and preferred dividends. The earnings deficiency is a result of $12.4 billion of goodwill impairment charges during 2010. The coverage deficiency for fixed charges was $113 million and the coverage deficiency for fixed charges and preferred dividends was $915 million for 2010. |
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