Tagged: Bank of America

Bank of America is paying $2.4 billion to settle a lawsuit over its acquisition of Merrill Lynch. Shareholders accused the Charlotte-based bank of lying about the shape both companies were in at the time of the deal.

The bank’s then-CEO Ken Lewis raved about buying Merrill Lynch in 2008.

“Acquiring one of the premier wealth management, capital markets and advisory companies is a great opportunity for our shareholders,” Lewis said at the time.

The websites of several major U.S. banks, including Wells Fargo and PNC, are under cyber attack today. Reports of trouble accessing online banking are pouring into the tracking website Sitedown.co, says founder Jeff Herdell.

"They're referred to as DDoS attacks," explains Herdell. "Hackers will take over many computers and direct floods of traffic at these bank sites in hopes that the service will be disrupted and go down temporarily. So it's more of a nuisance than anything, but it's very significant right now."

Last week at this time, hundreds of people were gathering in Uptown Charlotte to march on the Bank of America shareholders meeting. Over the next few hours, protesters and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police engaged in an elaborate dance, balancing safety with the right to demonstrate. Both sides saw the day as a practice-run for the Democratic National Convention, here's an inside look at how it was orchestrated.