16 Quotes by Ken Lewis

Bank of America does not have an eminent-domain policy related to commercial lending.

This agreement marks the beginning of a new era of partnership between two of the world's premier financial services brands. The addition of the American Express card to the existing Bank of America product offerings, coupled with the suite of affinity card products offered by MBNA, underscores the power of our franchise to provide our customers with unparalleled choice and convenience.

This is a fair settlement, and it gives back to ratepayers Multnomah County taxes they were charged by PGE under Enron.

It?s just a matter of arithmetic, ... Five officers is what we need to maintain a high level of performance. This is not a time to be going down in our ability to provide services.

I'm doing what I think is best for the larger body ... so they can grow and prosper. We don't take those decisions lightly.

Being recognized as a technology leader in Supply Chain Execution, particularly by end users, illustrates the value of warehouse management to a company's overall success. We are proud to be named to this list.

The impact of the change in bankruptcy laws and changes in our practices for overdraft charge-offs and over-limit credit card fees reduced pretax results by about $320 million. In addition, we had a weak trading quarter that was well under our performance in recent quarters. The bankruptcy issue will not recur and should actually benefit us going forward as we expect a reduced level of bankruptcy filings under the new law.