2 More Reasons to Sell Bank of America

The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which financial and economics sector head Ilan Moscovitz and consumer-goods editor and analyst Austin Smith discuss topics around the investing world.

As part of our series "3 Reasons to Buy/Sell," Ilan explains the bear case for Bank of America. Foreclosure liabilities stemming from its mortgage servicing and Countrywide divisions aren't the only thing that could hold back the banking giant. Trouble brewing in Europe has the potential to hit B of A's investment-banking unit. At home, its massive residential and consumer lending business depends on a continual employment and income recovery.

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