Article: Fleet name slides away as Bank of America enters Connecticut's line of sight.

By Kenneth R. Gosselin, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Nov. 13--Coming to a Fleet branch near you: Bank of America.

Beginning Monday, the Bank of America name will officially appear on 175 former Fleet branches throughout Connecticut, the first visible sign that Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America is ensconced as the state's largest bank.

And although Connecticut customers will get full privileges across Bank of America's 29-state franchise, the crucial merging of Fleet's and Bank of America's computer systems that carry depositor account information won't happen until next summer.

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