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Bank of America's research team predicts that there will be no recession in the U.S. and the Federal Reserve will not cut interest rates in the near term.
Bank of America has reduced its branch network from 6,000 to approximately 3,800 and cut its consumer business headcount from 100,000 to about 60,000, driven by digitization and changing customer behavior.
Brian Moynihan argues that U.S. bank capital regulations are excessive, with required capital ratios increasing from a previously adequate 7-8% to 11% today, despite a decrease in the industry's relative risk profile.
Brian Moynihan states that approximately half of all commercial and consumer loan assets in the United States are held outside the regulated banking system in areas like private credit.
Bank of America's outstanding international loan portfolio has grown from approximately $20 billion 15 years ago to between $130 billion and $150 billion today.
Bank of America's AI-powered virtual assistant, Erica, is used by 20 million customers each quarter and handles approximately 200 million interactions quarterly.
At Bank of America, over 18,000 programmers use AI tools for coding, which saves about 30% of the time on AI-enhanced steps, resulting in a 10% overall project time reduction.
Bank of America reduced its total headcount from 285,000 in 2010 to 212,000 today, a nearly 26% reduction, while its deposit book nearly tripled in size.
Bank of America has $4.5 trillion in wealth management assets.
The Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund owns 1.5% of Bank of America.
Bank of America's research team forecasts global economic growth will be slightly less than 3% for the current year.
Bank of America's research team projects that the U.S. economy will grow at a 1% annualized rate in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the fourth quarter of 2024.