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Bank of America Corp/DE – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/11 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Thursday, 2/23/12, at 4:13pm ET · For: 12/31/11 · Delayed-Release: Document/Exhibit `¶` – Release Delayed · Accession #: 70858-12-155 · File #: 1-06523

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 2/23/12  Bank of America Corp/DE           10-K¶      12/31/11  182:115M

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   7.12M 
182: CORRESP   ¶ Comment-Response or Other Letter to the SEC         HTML     47K  
 2: EX-4.FF     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     68K 
 3: EX-4.GG     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     69K 
 4: EX-10.I     Material Contract                                   HTML    123K 
 5: EX-10.JJJ   Material Contract                                   HTML    298K 
 7: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML    505K 
 8: EX-23.A     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     49K 
 9: EX-23.B     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     49K 
10: EX-24.A     Power of Attorney                                   HTML     65K 
11: EX-24.B     Power of Attorney                                   HTML     52K 
16: EX-99.A     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML    171K 
17: EX-99.B     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML    156K 
 6: EX-12       Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     83K 
12: EX-31.A     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     52K 
13: EX-31.B     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     52K 
14: EX-32.A     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     48K 
15: EX-32.B     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     48K 
126: R1          Document and Entity Information Document            HTML     74K  
92: R2          Consolidated Statement of Income                    HTML    235K 
117: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheet                          HTML    230K  
131: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical)          HTML    128K  
166: R5          Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders'  HTML    165K  
                Equity                                                           
98: R6          Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                HTML    227K 
116: R7          Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                HTML    104K  
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
85: R8          Summary of Significant Accounting Principles        HTML    157K 
70: R9          Merger and Restructuring Activity                   HTML     86K 
168: R10         Trading Account Assets and Liabilities              HTML     72K  
133: R11         Derivatives                                         HTML    806K  
132: R12         Securities                                          HTML    691K  
143: R13         Outstanding Loans and Leases                        HTML   1.23M  
144: R14         Allowance for Credit Losses                         HTML    258K  
138: R15         Securitizations and Other Variable Interest         HTML    818K  
                Entities                                                         
146: R16         Representations and Warranties Obligations and      HTML    239K  
                Corporate Guarantees                                             
118: R17         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML    113K  
128: R18         Deposits                                            HTML     89K  
136: R19         Federal Funds Sold, Securities Borrowed or          HTML    133K  
                Purchased Under Agreements to Resell and                         
                Short-term Borrowings                                            
180: R20         Long-term Debt                                      HTML    465K  
158: R21         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML    316K  
108: R22         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML    242K  
135: R23         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income              HTML    130K  
112: R24         Earnings Per Common Share                           HTML    105K  
57: R25         Regulatory Requirements and Restrictions            HTML    156K 
160: R26         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML    890K  
173: R27         Stock-based Compensation Plans                      HTML    102K  
79: R28         Income Taxes                                        HTML    273K 
78: R29         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML   1.36M 
83: R30         Fair Value Option                                   HTML    223K 
84: R31         Fair Value of Financial Instruments                 HTML     78K 
86: R32         Mortgage Servicing Rights                           HTML    127K 
38: R33         Business Segment Information                        HTML    330K 
155: R34         Parent Company Information                          HTML    193K  
104: R35         Performance by Geographic Area                      HTML    119K  
109: R36         Summary of Significant Accounting Principles        HTML    273K  
                (Policies)                                                       
63: R37         Merger and Restructuring Activity (Tables)          HTML     76K 
179: R38         Trading Account Assets and Liabilities (Tables)     HTML     78K  
24: R39         Derivatives (Tables)                                HTML    773K 
89: R40         Securities (Tables)                                 HTML    686K 
164: R41         Outstanding Loans and Leases (Tables)               HTML   1.21M  
60: R42         Allowance for Credit Losses (Tables)                HTML    254K 
77: R43         Securitizations and Other Variable Interest         HTML    760K 
                Entities (Tables)                                                
82: R44         Representations and Warranties Obligations and      HTML    142K 
                Corporate Guarantees (Tables)                                    
94: R45         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML     99K 
37: R46         Deposits (Tables)                                   HTML     86K 
69: R47         Federal Funds Sold, Securities Borrowed or          HTML    129K 
                Purchased Under Agreements to Resell and                         
                Short-term Borrowings (Tables)                                   
29: R48         Long-term Debt (Tables)                             HTML    448K 
162: R49         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML    124K  
59: R50         Shareholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    192K 
157: R51         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML    179K  
                (Tables)                                                         
64: R52         Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)                  HTML     92K 
90: R53         Regulatory Requirements and Restrictions (Tables)   HTML    123K 
27: R54         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML    957K 
33: R55         Stock-based Compensation Plans (Tables)             HTML     75K 
81: R56         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    268K 
45: R57         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML   2.07M 
169: R58         Fair Value Option (Tables)                          HTML    211K  
102: R59         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)        HTML     72K  
140: R60         Mortgage Servicing Rights (Tables)                  HTML    130K  
68: R61         Business Segment Information (Tables)               HTML    372K 
73: R62         Prent Company Information (Tables)                  HTML    193K 
152: R63         Performance by Geographic Area Performance by       HTML    118K  
                Geographic Area (Tables)                                         
147: R64         Summary of Significant Accounting Principles        HTML    105K  
                (Details)                                                        
107: R65         Merger and Restructuring Activity (Details)         HTML     74K  
150: R66         Trading Account Assets and Liabilities (Details)    HTML     63K  
65: R67         Derivatives - Derivative Balances (Details)         HTML    177K 
113: R68         Derivatives - Derivatives Designated as Accounting  HTML     66K  
                Hedges - Fair Value Hedges (Details)                             
172: R69         Derivatives - Derivatives Designated as Accounting  HTML     87K  
                Hedges - Cash Flow Hedges (Details)                              
31: R70         Derivatives - Economic Hedges (Details)             HTML     64K 
56: R71         Derivatives - Sales and Trading Revenue (Details)   HTML     89K 
91: R72         Derivatives - Credit Derivatives (Details)          HTML    137K 
43: R73         Derivatives - Credit-related Contingent Features    HTML     69K 
                and Collateral (Details)                                         
178: R74         Derivatives - Derivative Valuation Adjustments      HTML     58K  
                (Details)                                                        
61: R75         Securities - Amortized Cost, Gains and Losses, and  HTML    151K 
                Fair Value (Details)                                             
48: R76         Securities Securities - OTTI and Loss (Details)     HTML    107K 
55: R77         Securities Securities - Gross Unrealized Losses     HTML    134K 
                (Details)                                                        
34: R78         Securities Securities - U.S. GSE, Agency, and       HTML     62K 
                Treasury Securities (Details)                                    
39: R79         Securities Securities - Expected Maturity           HTML    231K 
                (Details)                                                        
129: R80         Securities Securities - Realized Gains and Losses   HTML     57K  
                (Details)                                                        
53: R81         Securities Securities - Certain Corporate and       HTML     78K 
                Strategic Investments (Details)                                  
170: R82         Outstanding Loans and Leases (Details)              HTML    228K  
87: R83         Outstanding Loans and Leases - Nonperforming        HTML     88K 
                (Details)                                                        
137: R84         Outstanding Loans and Leases - Credit Quality       HTML    235K  
                Indicators (Details)                                             
149: R85         Outstanding Loans and Leases - Home Loans Impaired  HTML    115K  
                Loans (Details)                                                  
50: R86         Outstanding Loans and Leases - Home Loan TDRs       HTML    120K 
                (Details)                                                        
54: R87         Outstanding Loans and Leases - Credit Card and      HTML    126K 
                Other TDRs (Details)                                             
167: R88         Outstanding Loans and Leases - Impaired Loans       HTML    123K  
                Commercial Loans (Details)                                       
44: R89         Outstanding Loans and Leases - Commercial Loans     HTML     60K 
                TDRs (Details)                                                   
130: R90         Outstanding Loans and Leases - Purchased            HTML     60K  
                Credit-Impaired Loans (Details)                                  
121: R91         Outstanding Loans and Leases - Loans Held-for-Sale  HTML     52K  
                (Details)                                                        
153: R92         Allowance for Credit Losses (Details)               HTML    135K  
120: R93         Allowance and Carrying Value of Outstanding Loans   HTML    110K  
                and Leases by Portfolio Segment (Details)                        
99: R94         Securitizations and Other Variable Interest         HTML     85K 
                Entities - First Lien Mortgages (Details)                        
161: R95         Securitizations and Other Variable Interest         HTML    201K  
                Entities - First Lien Mortgages VIE (Details)                    
95: R96         Securitizations and Other Variable Interest         HTML    127K 
                Entities - Home Equity Loans (Details)                           
62: R97         Securitizations and Other Variable Interest         HTML    108K 
                Entities - Credit Card (Details)                                 
110: R98         Securitizations and Other Variable Interest         HTML    192K  
                Entities - Other Asset Backed (Details)                          
103: R99         Securitizations and Other Variable Interest         HTML    128K  
                Entities - CDO Vehicle (Details)                                 
80: R100        Securitizations and Other Variable Interest         HTML    126K 
                Entities - Customer Vehicles (Details)                           
181: R101        Securitizations and Other Variable Interest         HTML    151K  
                Entities - Other (Details)                                       
151: R102        Representations and Warranties Obligations and      HTML    202K  
                Corporate Guarantees (Details)                                   
119: R103        Representations and Warranties Obligations and      HTML     65K  
                Corporate Guarantees - Outstanding Claims                        
                (Details)                                                        
36: R104        Representations and Warranties Obligations and      HTML     60K 
                Corporate Guarantees - Loan Repurchases (Details)                
163: R105        Representations and Warranties Obligations and      HTML     56K  
                Corporate Guarantees - Liabilities (Details)                     
171: R106        Goodwill Balances by Business Segment (Details)     HTML     70K  
165: R107        Goodwill and Intangible Assets Intangible Assets    HTML     89K  
                (Details)                                                        
114: R108        Deposits (Details)                                  HTML     88K  
46: R109        Federal Funds Sold, Securities Borrowed or          HTML     76K 
                Purchased Under Agreements to Resell and                         
                Short-term Borrowings (Details)                                  
142: R110        Long-term Debt - Balances (Details)                 HTML     87K  
66: R111        Long-term Debt - Interest Rates (Details)           HTML     77K 
26: R112        Long-Term Debt - Aggregate Annual Maturities        HTML     85K 
                (Details)                                                        
97: R113        Long-term Debt - Narrative (Details)                HTML    115K 
88: R114        Long-term Debt - Negotiated Exchanges (Details)     HTML     68K 
159: R115        Long-term Debt - Trust and Hybrid Securities        HTML    234K  
                (Details)                                                        
72: R116        Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML    342K 
175: R117        Shareholders' Equity - Textuals (Details)           HTML    282K  
40: R118        Shareholders' Equity - Preferred Stock and Trust    HTML     58K 
                Preferred Securites (Details)                                    
125: R119        Shareholders' Equity (Details)                      HTML    119K  
148: R120        Accumulated Other Income (Loss) (Details)           HTML    151K  
30: R121        Earnings Per Common Share (Details)                 HTML    127K 
122: R122        Regulatory Requirements and Restrictions (Details)  HTML    110K  
111: R123        Regulatory Requirements and Restrictions -          HTML    105K  
                Regulatory Capital (Details)                                     
32: R124        Employee Benefit Plans - Narrative (Details)        HTML    106K 
127: R125        Employee Benefit Plans (Details)                    HTML    163K  
177: R126        Employee Benefit Plans - Amounts Recognized on the  HTML     60K  
                Balance Sheet (Details)                                          
41: R127        Employee Benefit Plans - ABO and PBO in Excess of   HTML     68K 
                Plan Assets (Details)                                            
74: R128        Employee Benefit Plans - Components of Periodic     HTML    109K 
                Benefit Cost (Income) (Details)                                  
154: R129        Employee Benefit Plans - Pre-Tax Amounts Included   HTML     73K  
                in Accumulated OCI (Details)                                     
176: R130        Employee Benefit Plans - Other Changes Recognized   HTML     96K  
                in OCI (Details)                                                 
106: R131        Employee Benefit Plans - Amount Amortized from      HTML     67K  
                Accumulated OCI (Details)                                        
123: R132        Employee Benefit Plans - Target Allocation          HTML     73K  
                (Details)                                                        
42: R133        Employee Benefit Plans - Fair Value of Plan Assets  HTML    145K 
                (Details)                                                        
47: R134        Employee Benefit Plans - Fair Value Measurements    HTML    101K 
                (Details)                                                        
96: R135        Employee Benefit Plans - Projected Benefit          HTML     74K 
                Payments (Details)                                               
76: R136        Stock-based Compensation Plans (Details)            HTML    204K 
145: R137        Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML    347K  
100: R138        Fair Value Measurements - Recurring Fair Value      HTML    211K  
                (Details)                                                        
71: R139        Fair Value Measurements - Reconciliation (Details)  HTML    277K 
101: R140        Fair Value Measurements - Gains and Losses          HTML    212K  
                (Details)                                                        
58: R141        Fair Value Measurements - Nonrecurring Fair Value   HTML     69K 
                (Details)                                                        
25: R142        Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details)       HTML     77K 
156: R143        Fair Value Option Election (Details)                HTML     73K  
134: R144        Fair Value Option - Changes in FV of Assets and     HTML    104K  
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
51: R145        Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details)       HTML     66K 
124: R146        Mortgage Servicing Rights (Details)                 HTML     83K  
105: R147        Mortgage Servicing Rights - Fair Value of MSRs      HTML     53K  
                (Details)                                                        
49: R148        Mortgage Servicing Rights - Sensitivity Analysis    HTML     70K 
                (Details)                                                        
52: R149        Business Segment Information (Details)              HTML    149K 
139: R150        Business Segment Information - Reconciliation of    HTML     73K  
                Revenue and Net Income (Details)                                 
67: R151        Business Segment Information - Consolidated Assets  HTML     56K 
                (Details)                                                        
28: R152        Parent Company Income Statement (Details)           HTML    105K 
115: R153        Parent Company Balance Sheet (Details)              HTML     91K  
141: R154        Parent Company Statement of Cash Flows (Details)    HTML    132K  
35: R155        Performance by Geographic Area (Details)            HTML    108K 
174: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    294K  
75: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports (.xls)            XLS  21.92M 
18: EX-101.INS  XBRL Instance -- bac-20111231                        XML  31.60M 
20: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- bac-20111231_cal                XML    631K 
23: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- bac-20111231_def                 XML   4.13M 
21: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- bac-20111231_lab                      XML   6.79M 
22: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- bac-20111231_pre               XML   4.26M 
19: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- bac-20111231                          XSD    900K 
93: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0000070858-12-000155-xbrl      Zip   1.71M

‘EX-101.DEF’ — XBRL Definitions — bac-20111231_def

This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?>

<link:linkbase xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd" xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:xbrldt="http://xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/AccumulatedOtherIncomeLossDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#AccumulatedOtherIncomeLossDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/AllowanceAndCarryingValueOfOutstandingLoansAndLeasesByPortfolioSegmentDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#AllowanceAndCarryingValueOfOutstandingLoansAndLeasesByPortfolioSegmentDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/AllowanceForCreditLossesDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#AllowanceForCreditLossesDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/BusinessSegmentInformation" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#BusinessSegmentInformation" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/BusinessSegmentInformationConsolidatedAssetsDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#BusinessSegmentInformationConsolidatedAssetsDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/BusinessSegmentInformationDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#BusinessSegmentInformationDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/BusinessSegmentInformationReconciliationOfRevenueAndNetIncomeDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#BusinessSegmentInformationReconciliationOfRevenueAndNetIncomeDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/BusinessSegmentInformationTables" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#BusinessSegmentInformationTables" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/CommitmentsAndContingenciesDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#CommitmentsAndContingenciesDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/ConsolidatedBalanceSheet" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#ConsolidatedBalanceSheet" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/ConsolidatedBalanceSheetParenthetical" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#ConsolidatedBalanceSheetParenthetical" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementOfCashFlows" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#ConsolidatedStatementOfCashFlows" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementOfCashFlowsParenthetical" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#ConsolidatedStatementOfCashFlowsParenthetical" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementOfChangesInShareholdersEquity" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#ConsolidatedStatementOfChangesInShareholdersEquity" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementOfIncome" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#ConsolidatedStatementOfIncome" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/DepositsDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#DepositsDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/DerivativesCreditDerivativesDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#DerivativesCreditDerivativesDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/DerivativesCreditRelatedContingentFeaturesAndCollateralDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#DerivativesCreditRelatedContingentFeaturesAndCollateralDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/DerivativesDerivativeBalancesDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#DerivativesDerivativeBalancesDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/DerivativesDerivativeValuationAdjustmentsDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#DerivativesDerivativeValuationAdjustmentsDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/DerivativesDerivativesDesignatedAsAccountingHedgesCashFlowHedgesDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#DerivativesDerivativesDesignatedAsAccountingHedgesCashFlowHedgesDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/DerivativesDerivativesDesignatedAsAccountingHedgesFairValueHedgesDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#DerivativesDerivativesDesignatedAsAccountingHedgesFairValueHedgesDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/DerivativesEconomicHedgesDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#DerivativesEconomicHedgesDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/DerivativesSalesAndTradingRevenueDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#DerivativesSalesAndTradingRevenueDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/EarningsPerCommonShareDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#EarningsPerCommonShareDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlansAboAndPboInExcessOfPlanAssetsDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#EmployeeBenefitPlansAboAndPboInExcessOfPlanAssetsDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlansAmountAmortizedFromAccumulatedOciDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#EmployeeBenefitPlansAmountAmortizedFromAccumulatedOciDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlansAmountsRecognizedOnBalanceSheetDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#EmployeeBenefitPlansAmountsRecognizedOnBalanceSheetDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlansComponentsOfPeriodicBenefitCostIncomeDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#EmployeeBenefitPlansComponentsOfPeriodicBenefitCostIncomeDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlansDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#EmployeeBenefitPlansDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlansFairValueMeasurementsDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#EmployeeBenefitPlansFairValueMeasurementsDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlansFairValueOfPlanAssetsDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#EmployeeBenefitPlansFairValueOfPlanAssetsDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlansNarrativeDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#EmployeeBenefitPlansNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlansOtherChangesRecognizedInOciDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#EmployeeBenefitPlansOtherChangesRecognizedInOciDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlansPreTaxAmountsIncludedInAccumulatedOciDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#EmployeeBenefitPlansPreTaxAmountsIncludedInAccumulatedOciDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlansProjectedBenefitPaymentsDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#EmployeeBenefitPlansProjectedBenefitPaymentsDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlansTargetAllocationDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#EmployeeBenefitPlansTargetAllocationDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/FairValueMeasurementsGainsAndLossesDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#FairValueMeasurementsGainsAndLossesDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/FairValueMeasurementsNarrativeDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#FairValueMeasurementsNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/FairValueMeasurementsNonrecurringFairValueDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#FairValueMeasurementsNonrecurringFairValueDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/FairValueMeasurementsReconciliationDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#FairValueMeasurementsReconciliationDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.bankofamerica.com/role/FairValueMeasurementsRecurringFairValueDetails" xlink:href="bac-20111231.xsd#FairValueMeasurementsRecurringFairValueDetails" xlink:type="simple"/>

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3 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/27/13  SEC                               UPLOAD¶    10/03/17    1:36K  Bank of America Corp./DE
10/19/12  SEC                               UPLOAD¶    10/03/17    1:200K Bank of America Corp./DE
 9/05/12  SEC                               UPLOAD¶    10/03/17    1:208K Bank of America Corp./DE

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Filing Submission 0000070858-12-000155 – Alternative Formats (Word / Rich Text, HTML, Plain Text, et al.)

Bank of America Corp/DE – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/11 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Thursday, 2/23/12, at 4:13pm ET · For: 12/31/11 · Delayed-Release: Document/Exhibit ¶ – Release Delayed · Accession #: 70858-12-155 · File #: 1-06523

Previous ‘10-K’: ‘10-K’ on 2/25/11 for 12/31/10 · Next: ‘10-K’ on 2/28/13 for 12/31/12 · Latest: ‘10-K’ on 2/20/24 for 12/31/23 · 3 References: By: SEC – ‘UPLOAD’ on 2/27/13 By: SEC – ‘UPLOAD’ on 10/19/12 By: SEC – ‘UPLOAD’ on 9/5/12

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34Filing Table of Contents

‘EX-101.DEF’ — XBRL Definitions — bac-20111231_def

This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.

3 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

On: Thursday, 2/23/12, at 4:13pm ET · For: 12/31/11 · Delayed-Release: Document/Exhibit `¶` – Release Delayed · Accession #: 70858-12-155 · File #: 1-06523

Previous ‘10-K’: ‘10-K’ on 2/25/11 for 12/31/10 · Next: ‘10-K’ on 2/28/13 for 12/31/12 · Latest: ‘10-K’ on 2/20/24 for 12/31/23 · 3 References:

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents