In 2001 he was named the Banker of the Year and Top Chief Executive Officer by US Banker. Lewis earned over $20 million while he was CEO of Bank of America. Bank of America bought Countrywide Financial in 2008 and it ended up costing over $40 billion. They also took over Merrill Lynch in 2008 and suffered massive losses. Lewis retired from Bank of America at the end of 2009. He received $53 million in pensions. Ken is married to Donna Lewis.