New Educational Tools, Fraud-Prevention Resources and Webinars Aim to Help Entrepreneurs Protect Their Businesses From Increasingly Sophisticated Scams Key points Bank of America is launching a fraud-awareness initiative for business owners, with an updated Fraud Prevention Checklist, educational content and a new webinar. The initiative is designed to help small businesses recognize and respond to increasingly sophisticated threats as reported U.S. internet crime losses reached $20.8 billion in 2025.

It does more business than the other two on all fronts, but on one in particular.

Two major bank stocks both raised dividends this summer, but their income profiles for retirees tell very different stories about yield, safety, and what happens when interest rates fall.

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) will release its third quarter earnings report before the opening bell on Wednesday, Oct. 14.

Key points Bank of America is providing a $10 million grant to Boston Children's Hospital to establish a new pediatric behavioral health campus of Franciscan Children's in Brighton. The Brighton campus will feature new single-patient rooms and thoughtfully designed spaces for children with autism and intellectual developmental disabilities.

Bank of America just raised its dividend again, but a razor-thin capital cushion separates the next raise from a payout freeze. Here is the precise mechanism that determines whether shareholders get another bump or watch buybacks disappear first.

Americans love their hobbies. That's what investors could take away from recent Bank of America NYSE: BAC data that shows hobby spending in August 2026 grew 7.9% year over year (YOY).

Merrill Managed Exceeds $10 Billion in Assets Under Management Key points Personal Retirement Strategy (PRS) surpasses $100 billion in total assets, underscoring strong participant adoption and significant growth since its 2021 launch. Merrill Managed, the discretionary managed account solution, exceeds $10 billion in assets under management, reflecting rising demand for personalized retirement guidance paired with professional portfolio management from Bank of America's Chief Investment Office.

Fed's stress-test overhaul aims to reduce capital requirement swings and improve planning visibility for U.S. banks, including JPM, BAC, C, WFC & GS.

Bank of America's Merrill Lynch unit will pay $39 million to settle a class ​action claiming it paid brokerage customers near-zero interest ‌rates instead of market rates on idle cash in their retirement accounts.