Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries Exhibit 12(a) Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year Ended December 31 Six Months --------------------------------------------------- Ended (Dollars in millions) June 30, 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Excluding Interest on Deposits Income before income taxes $6,787 $12,215 $ 8,048 $10,556 $ 9,311 $ 8,377 Less: Equity in undistributed earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries (13) (167) 162 (49) (7) (19) Fixed charges: Interest expense (including capitalized interest) 6,453 10,084 9,479 8,219 7,082 6,354 1/3 of net rent expense 181 342 335 302 282 275 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total fixed charges 6,634 10,426 9,814 8,521 7,364 6,629 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Earnings (excluding capitalized interest) $13,408 $22,474 $18,024 $19,028 $16,668 $14,987 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fixed charges $6,634 $10,426 $9,814 $8,521 $7,364 $6,629 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 2.02 2.16 1.84 2.23 2.26 2.26 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended December 31 Six Months -------------------------------------------------- Ended (Dollars in millions) June 30, 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Including Interest on Deposits Income before income taxes $6,787 $12,215 $ 8,048 $10,556 $ 9,311 $ 8,377 Less: Equity in undistributed earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries (13) (167) 162 (49) (7) (19) Fixed charges: Interest expense (including capitalized interest) 11,668 19,086 20,290 18,903 16,682 16,369 1/3 of net rent expense 181 342 335 302 282 275 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total fixed charges 11,849 19,428 20,625 19,205 16,964 16,644 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Earnings (excluding capitalized interest) $18,623 $31,476 $28,835 $29,712 $26,268 $25,002 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed charges $11,849 $19,428 $20,625 $19,205 $16,964 $16,644 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 1.57 1.62 1.40 1.55 1.55 1.50 - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------