The idea that growing wealth offsets high tax prices fits with evidence from a biannual survey of charitable donors by Bank of America and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.

ECONOMIST: Charity and taxation

"While it's important to treat your internship as a job interview, it's also important to make it a learning experience coupled with self-exploration, " says Holly Stroupe Vestal, a human resources consultant for Bank of America's Banking Center Channel, who was hired full time after her own internship.

FORBES: Turn Your Internship Into Your Job

For example, Bank of America has ATMs and online banking services at the Staples Center.

FORBES: Name Games

Bank of America just opened its first offshore "back-office" center in India in late May this year.

FORBES: Cashing In On Savings

In the fourth quarter, financials were front and center for the group, with several targeting Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citigroup.

FORBES: Billionaire Money Managers Like Financials And Pharmaceuticals

At the center of the Barclays mess (other banks including JPMorgan Chase, Citi, UBS and Bank of America are also being investigated) is an October 2008 conversation that took place between Diamond and Paul Tucker.

FORBES: Barclays' Libor Scandal Heats Up As Paul Tucker Tells His Side Of The Story