Bank of America corporate Headquarters is located at Charlotte. charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424 , making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. Charlotte has become a major U.S. financial center and is now the second largest banking center in the United States (after New York). The nation's largest financial institution by assets, Bank of America, calls the city home because they think it will be the future . Bank of America is in the business of helping people achieve their financial goals and strengthening the fabric of the communities where we do business. We take our responsibilities - to our customers, our shareholders, our associates and our communities - seriously. We know that community strength depends on the interplay of complex and diverse elements and we mobilize many resources - financial experts, jobs, loans, grants, volunteer hours and policy leadership - to help communities thrive.
Doing the right thing is a core value at Bank of America. We take a holistic view of our role and responsibilities as a company, seeking to do the right thing by our environment and by each other. We believe that sustainable growth is rooted in respect and responsibility and that our company can succeed only when our communities succeed. From coast to coast, Bank of America works in local communities through the following channels:
In 1998, Bank of America made a 10-year goal to lend and invest $350 billion for community development, including affordable housing and home ownership, small business and low- and moderate-income initiatives. This ambitious goal was later increased to $750 billion in 2004 against which we have achieved nearly $274 billion in just three years. Beginning in 2009, we announced a new nationwide goal --- the largest community development goal ever established by an...