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Can Brian Moynihan succeed?

After all is said and done, Bank of America ( BAC ) has a new CEO. As the New York Times puts it, "Finally, there is white smoke." The new leader of the troubled bank is one of two inside candidates: Brian Moynihan, the head of the consumer banking unit and the pride of the old FleetBoston c

Internal Bank of America CEO candidate dealt a blow

When Brian Moynihan faced skeptical congressmen in a hearing recently, some thought his chances at becoming the next CEO of Bank of America ( BAC ) were diminished greatly . That seemed to play to the advantage of the other internal candidate, chief risk officer Greg Curl, who led the Merrill

New life for Bank of America CEO search?

The conventional wisdom seems to be that the near-disastrous search for a Bank of America ( BAC ) CEO may be given a shot of adrenalin by the news that the bank will repay its TARP obligation. It's no secret that the several outside candidates who spurned the board's search committee made the ba

Moynihan still in running at Bank of America?

We noted elsewhere that Bank of America chief risk officer Greg Curl may have eased into the internal pole position in the CEO sweepstakes. The other internal candidate, Brian Moynihan, may have been dealt a serious blow by a House panel that reportedly piled loads of criticism on the him. Moy

Alvaro de Molina not going to head Bank of America

When Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis stepped down, a whole bunch of names cropped up as possible successors. One was Alvaro de Molina, who spent 17 years at the bank before moving to head up GMAC Financial Services. Unfortunately, it has not turned out well. The GMAC board announced this week th

A succession plan after all?

"I get tired of hearing we didn't have a succession plan," Temple Sloan , the former lead director at Bank of America tells Bloomberg . "I had the list and we discussed it every month. There has always been a succession plan. You can't run a company the size of Bank of America without a plan."

Update: Bank of America's CEO search

The Bank of America ( BAC ) board is under a lot pressure to find a new CEO. It basically has until Jan. 1--that's when departing CEO Ken Lewis will step down. There could be an interim CEO announcement, but for now the board seems to be moving toward a permanent pick. The board may have bee