Throughout Bank of America’s history, we have held one purpose — to help everyone we work with realize their dreams. In fulfilling this purpose, a constant theme in our work has been "opportunity." We create opportunities for customers to buy a home, to attend college, or to retire with security. We create opportunities for businesses to grow. We create opportunities for all of us to build stronger communities in which to live and work. We also create opportunities for our associates to fulfill their personal and professional potential.
In pursuing these opportunities, we are fulfilling our vision for Bank of America. We strive to offer the most convenient banking network for our retail customers coast-to-coast; build our global capital markets platform to better serve our corporate clients; leverage information and market knowledge to innovate for customers and clients; integrate our operations and businesses to create value for customers and shareholders; and deliver the highest standard of service quality to consumers, businesses and institutions of all sizes.
Bank of America provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving more than 55 million consumer and small business relationships with more than 5,700 retail banking offices, through more than 17,000 ATMs and award-winning online banking with more than 21 million active users. Bank of America is the No. 1 overall Small Business Administration (SBA) lender in the United States and the No. 1 SBA lender to minority-owned small businesses. The company serves clients in 175 countries and has relationships with 98 percent of the U.S. Fortune 500 companies and 80 percent of the Global Fortune 500. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.