Bank of America Corporation was formed in the 1998 merger of NationsBank Corporation and BankAmerica Corporation. It operates as the third-largest bank in the U.S. with over 4,200 retail consumer banking locations in 21 states and the District of Columbia.
Bank of America, in full Bank of America Corporation, one of the largest banking and financial services corporations in the United States. It was formed through NationsBank's acquisition of BankAmerica in 1998.