BAC 03.26.14 8K Settlement
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2014
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
March 26, 2014
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BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 1-6523 | 56-0906609 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 100 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255 | |
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(704) 386-5681
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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On March 26, 2014, Bank of America Corporation (the “Corporation”) issued a news release announcing, among other things, the Corporation's March 26, 2014 settlement with the Federal Housing Finance Agency ("FHFA") as conservator of the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae") and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac") to resolve all of FHFA's residential mortgage-backed securities litigation with the Corporation, as well as other legacy contract claims. The news release also announced a settlement with the New York Attorney General with respect to legacy disclosure matters regarding the Merrill Lynch merger. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference in this Item 8.01.
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ITEM 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed herewith.
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EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT |
99.1 | News Release dated March 26, 2014 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION |
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| By: | /s/ Ross E. Jeffries, Jr. | |
| | Ross E. Jeffries, Jr. | |
| | Corporate Secretary and Deputy General Counsel | |
Dated: March 26, 2014
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT |
99.1 | News Release dated March 26, 2014 |