Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) is allocating a ~$1B restricted stock pool across most of its workforce, an incentive aimed to retain talent, boost profitability and contain expenses, according to a Friday media report.

Bank of America stock is trading lower Wednesday after the financial firm reported earnings but Wall Street isn't worried. Here's why.

Bank of America on Thursday announced profits more than doubled in the fourth quarter, surging to $6.7 billion from $3.1 billion in the same period last year - another in a wave of favorable reports from the nation's biggest banks. The 111% increase in earnings buoyed its full-year profits to $27.1 billion.