Press Release

DBRS Withdraws Rating of Merrill Lynch Bank USA

Banking Organizations
July 31, 2009

DBRS has today withdrawn the rating of Merrill Lynch Bank USA as it was recently merged into Bank of America, N.A.

Note:
The applicable methodologies are Rating Banks and Bank Holding Companies Operating in the United States, and Enhanced Methodology for Bank Ratings – Intrinsic and Support Assessments which can be found on our website under Methodologies.

This is a Corporate (Financial Institutions) rating.

Ratings

  • US = Lead Analyst based in USA
  • CA = Lead Analyst based in Canada
  • EU = Lead Analyst based in EU
  • UK = Lead Analyst based in UK
  • E = EU endorsed
  • U = UK endorsed
  • Unsolicited Participating With Access
  • Unsolicited Participating Without Access
  • Unsolicited Non-participating

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