Bank Of America To Divulge Merrill Deal Details

2009_10_boa.jpg The fallout of its Merrill Lynch deal continues: Today, Bank of America agreed to reveal private documents about its Merrill takeover. A spokesman said, "We don’t have anything to hide... Attorney-client privilege is an important business principle, but the pressure in multiple inquiries to provide additional insight convinced us it is appropriate to waive in this instance to get the issue behind us." Someone eager for these documents: AG Andrew Cuomo, who blasted the company for letting Merrill give $3.6 billion in bonuses even though it had a $9 billion 4th quarter loss.

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