Tampa Bay

is your home, it's ours too.

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Michael Esposito
President, Bank of America Tampa Bay

Bank of America invests locally to make this a great place to live, work and do business. We provide solutions for businesses; support local institutions focused on income creation, stable housing and advancing economic opportunity; and support our local arts and culture for a thriving Tampa Bay.

Local connections in action

  • 3,890
    Local
    employees
  • 225K
    Local employee
    volunteer hours
    (since 2020)
  • $12.4M
    Philanthropic
    giving
    (since 2020)
  • 70
    Locations
    supporting clients
  • $398M
    Loans to small
    businesses*(Credit extended to businesses that generally have annual revenues of less than $5 million)
  • $1.6B
    Loans to
    commercial
    businesses**(Credit extended to businesses that generally have annual revenues of $5 million to $2 billion)

Key Partnerships

Supporting local businesses

Helping businesses grow is at the core of what we do. We’re proud to provide industry-leading advice, connections and tools.

  • Serving 3.4M businesses from start-up to $50M in the U.S., business owners have access to our leading products, scale and expertise.
  • We consistently rank as the No. 1 small business lender according to the FDIC.
  • In 2024, we were recognized as the Best Bank in the U.S. for Small and Midsize Enterprises by Global Finance.

Delivering industry-leading capabilities through technology

Innovation is at the heart of all we do. We provide digital capabilities that improve our clients’ financial lives.

  • We’re harnessing digital demand with over 58M verified online and mobile users, and a record 14.3B logins in 2024.
  • Erica®, our artificial intelligence (AI)-based virtual financial assistant, has recorded over 2.5B interactions since the tool’s introduction.
  • We continue expanding our digital capabilities, serving over 709K digitally active local clients.

Improving access to basic needs

All thriving communities start with meeting the individual basic needs of its members. That means ensuring certainty when it comes to health and food.

  • We’re creating greater access to healthcare through innovative programs, including our $40M commitment in low-cost, long-term capital to finance the development and expansion of community health centers and other primary care facilities across the U.S.
  • We’re helping to fight hunger here in Tampa Bay through our partnerships with local organizations like Feeding Tampa Bay, St. Pete Free Clinic, and Metropolitan Ministries .

Investing in our signature philanthropic programs

Empowering community leadership drives economic mobility. Our signature philanthropic programs help individuals achieve their goals.

  • Through Neighborhood Builders®, we’ve helped over 4,000 nonprofit leaders strengthen their leadership skills and have invested over $346M in grants to nonprofits across the U.S., since 2004. This includes local organizations like Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay and Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay.
  • Our Better Money Habits Champions deliver financial health resources and education to our community.

Awards

  • One of the
    World's Most Admired
    Companies (2025)
    by
    Fortune
  • Financial Health Support -
    Banking & Payments (2024)
    Certified by
    J.D. Power
  • Top 10 most
    JUST companies (2025)
    by
    JUST Capital