EX-12.1 5 f71076exv12w1.htm EXHIBIT 12.1 exv12w1
 
Exhibit 12.1
 
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
                                                         
    Three Months
       
    Ended March 31,     Year Ended December 31,  
    2009(1)     2008(1)     2008(1)     2007(1)     2006     2005     2004  
    (dollars in millions)  
 
Net income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles
  $ (10,788 )   $ (571 )   $ (44,561 )   $ (5,985 )   $ 2,340     $ 2,626     $ 3,341  
Add:
                                                       
Low-income housing tax credit partnerships
    106       117       453       469       407       320       282  
Total interest expense
    6,486       8,769       33,332       38,482       37,270       29,899       26,566  
Interest factor in rental expenses
    2       2       8       7       6       6       6  
                                                         
Earnings (loss), as adjusted
  $ (4,194 )   $ 8,317     $ (10,768 )   $ 32,973     $ 40,023     $ 32,851     $ 30,195  
                                                         
Fixed charges:
                                                       
Total interest expense
  $ 6,486     $ 8,769     $ 33,332     $ 38,482     $ 37,270     $ 29,899     $ 26,566  
Interest factor in rental expenses
    2       2       8       7       6       6       6  
Capitalized interest
                                        1  
                                                         
Total fixed charges
  $ 6,488     $ 8,771     $ 33,340     $ 38,489     $ 37,276     $ 29,905     $ 26,573  
                                                         
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(2)
                            1.07       1.10       1.14  
                                                         
(1)  For the ratio of earnings to fixed charges to equal 1.00, earnings (loss), as adjusted must increase by $10.7 billion and $0.5 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2008, respectively. For the ratio of earnings to fixed charges to equal 1.00, earnings (loss), as adjusted must increase by $44.1 billion and $5.5 billion for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
(2)  Ratio of earnings to fixed charges is computed by dividing earnings (loss), as adjusted by total fixed charges.