Still, home mortgages remain a trouble spot for Bank of America, the nation'
s largest mortgage servicer. Although its set aside less money for overall
loan losses, it increased the amount set aside for home mortgage losses, to
$3.6 billion, as its mortgage losses widened. Net revenue in the unit fell
31 percent, as the bank saw lower mortgage production volume and a drop-off
in refinance activity.
Home loans were the only one of Bank of America's six major business units
to show a loss for the