People who are looking to return to work after three or more years away to care for their family are invited to apply for a place on Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s “Returning Talent” programme. Now in its second year, this unique programme aims to help bridge the gap between being a stay-at-home parent or carer and re-entering the world of work.

The bank is looking to attract applicants from a range of professional backgrounds including finance, legal and professional services.

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation today announced that during the first six months of 2012, it awarded $274,200 in grants to Portland-area nonprofits. The grants focus significantly on neighborhood revitalization, with $158,000 going to local community development nonprofits focused on building and rehabilitating affordable housing facilities, foreclosure prevention services and homeowner counseling, and providing other services intended more...

Bank of America today released its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report to provide an overview of the social and environmental impact of its businesses and efforts to create value for shareholders, customers and clients, and the communities it serves.

The report highlights the progress made to deliver fai more...

Bank of America today announced a new 10-year, $50 billion environmental business goal to help address climate change, reduce demands on natural resources and advance lower-carbon economic solutions. The company also introduced significant new goals to reduce the environmental impact of its own operations.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation today announced the opening of the 2012 Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program.

Registration for the 2012 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K, the world’s largest 8-kilometer road race, closed today when the 40,000-participant capacity was reached, matching the largest field of registrants in the event’s 33-year history. Registration for the March 25 event opened on January 1. The Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K is a tradition that serves as the kickoff to Chicago’s outdoor running season, which will culminate with the more...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the national teen unemployment rate hovers at 24 percent, Bank of America is partnering with 95 nonprofit organizations to put 230 civic-minded high schoolers to work across the country this summer as part of its Student Leaders program. Funded by the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, the program matches local nonprofits with Student Leaders for a paid, eight-week internship.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In its ongoing effort to provide capital that helps reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption, Bank of America today announced a new $55 million program to encourage energy efficiency improvements to older buildings. The new competitive program will provide low-cost loans and grants to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) specializing in financing energy efficiency improvements.

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and Bank of America’s Illinois Market President Tim Maloney today announced that the bank is taking several actions in partnership with the city to alleviate the impact of vacant properties on surrounding neighborhoods and the community at large. The initiatives include the donation of the vacant foreclosed properties by Bank of America to the city and nonprofit organizations for reuse, more...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bank of America today announced it received the highest rating of “outstanding” from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency following its most recent Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) exam.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and Bank of America announced today the open call for nominations for the Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC) program, which educates investment-ready inner city companies about equity and other sources of growth capital, and matches them with potential investors.

Bank of America, a longtime partner of ACCION New Mexico ∙ Arizona ∙ Colorado (ACCION), has increased its commitment in support of small business by raising its Program Related Investment (PRI) in ACCION from $2.5 million to $3.5 million. Program Related Investments are used to increase the financial capacity of charitable organizations, including community development financial institutions such as ACCION.