Bank of America Deck
The modern Bank of America was created in 1998. What happened, and why is the company headquartered in Charlotte rather than San Francisco or New York?
Model answer
In 1998, NationsBank of Charlotte — led by CEO Hugh McColl — acquired San Francisco's BankAmerica in what was then one of the largest bank mergers in history, and the combined company took the Bank…
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