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Originally posted by Anne Elk
Anybody local get a piece of the legal work?
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I don't know, but from their statement, I wouldn't want to admit to being their antitrust counsel (if they've been retained yet:
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The company will have 9.8 percent of the banking deposits in the United States and have the first, second or third largest market shares in 21 of the 29 states in its retail footprint, including significant market shares in 21 of the nation’s 30 largest metropolitan areas. Bank of America will be first, second or third in market share in 23 of the 30 fastest growing metropolitan areas.
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That'll make it easy to get DOJ clearance (although I don't think they overlap much). And, much as I hate large companies, at least BofA provides free online banking. And now they'll have ATMs free to me in Boston.