BAC Bank of America Corporation

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-180488

Term Sheet

(To Prospectus dated March 30, 2012,

Series L Prospectus Supplement dated March 30, 2012, and

Product Supplement CLN-3 dated April 4, 2012)

January 7, 2013

The Notes are unsecured and are not savings accounts, deposits, or other obligations of a bank. The Notes are not guaranteed by Bank of America, N.A. or any other bank, are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency and involve investment risks. Potential purchasers of the Notes should consider the information in “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-8 of the accompanying product supplement, page S-5 of the prospectus supplement, and page 8 of the prospectus.

None of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), any state securities commission, or any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these Notes or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this term sheet, the product supplement, the prospectus supplement, or the prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

In connection with this offering, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“MLPF&S”) is acting in its capacity as principal for your account. We will deliver the Notes in book-entry form only through The Depository Trust Company on or about January 14, 2013 against payment in immediately available funds.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Selling Agent

ADDITIONAL TERMS

Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this term sheet to “we,” “us,” “our,” or similar references are to Bank of America Corporation.

Commodity Hedging Disruption Event Redemption

In connection with the issuance of Notes to you, the following section will supersede and replace the section “Description of the Notes—Commodity Hedging Disruption Event Redemption” set forth on pages S-25 and S-26 of product supplement CLN-3, dated April 4, 2012.

If a Commodity Hedging Disruption Event (as defined below) occurs, we will have the right, but not the obligation, to redeem the Notes (in whole, and not in part) by providing written notice of our election to redeem the Notes to the Trustee, as promptly as possible and in no event later than two London business days following the day on which the Commodity Hedging Disruption Event has occurred. The Trustee will give notice of that Commodity Hedging Disruption Event to the holders of the Notes in accordance with the Senior Indenture. Each notice will specify the Early Redemption Amount on the Commodity Redemption Date (as defined below) and include a brief description of the Commodity Hedging Disruption Event. If we redeem the Notes, we will pay the holders of the Notes, for each $1,000 in principal amount, the Early Redemption Amount on the Commodity Redemption Date.

For purposes of calculating the Early Redemption Amount payable on the Commodity Redemption Date, the Funding Amount will be an amount equal to accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Commodity Redemption Date, and the Valuation Date on which the Ending Value will be determined will be the second Index Business Day immediately succeeding the date we deliver notice to the Trustee for delivery to holders of the Notes of our election to redeem the Notes; provided that if a Market Disruption Event occurs on that Valuation Date, the Ending Value will be determined according to the Ending Value Market Disruption Calculation. See “—Market Disruption Events.” The Early Redemption Amount will be payable to holders of the Notes on the fifth business day following the Valuation Date (the “Commodity Redemption Date”).

A “Commodity Hedging Disruption Event” will occur if we, after using commercially reasonable efforts, are unable to either (i) acquire, establish, reestablish, substitute, maintain, unwind or dispose of all or any part of any transaction or asset we deem necessary to hedge the risk of performing our commodity-related obligations with respect to the Notes (including, without limitation, any commodity-related payments on the Notes), or (ii) realize, recover or remit the proceeds of any such transaction or asset; where such inability arises or results from the adoption of, or any change in, any law, regulation, rule or order applicable to us or our counterparties, or the promulgation of, or any change in the interpretation by any court, tribunal, or regulatory authority with competent authority or any relevant trading system or exchange facility, of any such applicable law, rule, regulation or order, in each case occurring on or after the pricing date.

Market Disruption Events

The following definition will supersede and replace the definition of “Market Disruption Event” set forth on page S-26 of product supplement CLN-3.

A “Market Disruption Event” means one or more of the following events, as determined by the Calculation Agent:

(1) a material limitation, suspension, or disruption of trading in one or more Underlying Index components which results in a failure by the exchange on which each applicable Underlying Index component is traded to report an exchange published settlement price for such contract on the day on which such event occurs or any succeeding day on which it continues;

(2) the exchange published settlement price for any Underlying Index component is a “limit price,” which means that the exchange published settlement price for such contract for a day has increased or decreased from the previous day’s exchange published settlement price by the maximum amount permitted under applicable exchange rules;

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(3) failure by the applicable exchange or other price source to announce or publish the exchange published settlement price for any Underlying Index component; or

(4) a suspension of trading in one or more Underlying Index components, for which the trading does not resume at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled or rescheduled closing time.

Starting Value Market Disruption Calculation

The following definition will supersede and replace the definition of “Starting Value Market Disruption Calculation” set forth on pages S-26 and S-27 of product supplement CLN-3.

If a Market Disruption Event occurs on the pricing date, the Calculation Agent will establish an initial level for the Underlying Index (the “Initial Underlying Index Value”) and the “Starting Value” for that Underlying Index using the following “Starting Value Market Disruption Calculation”:

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THE UNDERLYING INDEX

The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return ^SM reflects the return on a fully collateralized investment in the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index ^SM . See “The Underlying Indices—Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index ^SM ” beginning on page S-30 of product supplement CLN-3 for information about the Underlying Index. S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and UBS Securities have no obligation to continue to publish, and may discontinue publication of, the Underlying Index. The consequences of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and UBS Securities discontinuing publication of the Underlying Index are discussed in the section of product supplement CLN-3 entitled “Description of the Notes—Discontinuance of an Underlying Index” beginning on page S-28. None of us, the calculation agent, or MLPF&S accepts any responsibility for the calculation, maintenance, or publication of the Underlying Index or any successor index.

The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Indexes ^SM are a joint product of Dow Jones Opco, LLC (“Dow Jones Opco”), a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, and UBS Securities, and have been licensed for use. Dow Jones ^® and DJ are trademarks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”). UBS ^® is a registered trademark of UBS AG. S&P ^® is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC. The Notes are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones, UBS AG, UBS Securities, Dow Jones Opco or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates, and none of Dow Jones, UBS AG, UBS Securities, Dow Jones Opco or any of their respective affiliates, makes any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Notes.

We have filed a registration statement (including a product supplement, a prospectus supplement, and a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this term sheet relates. Before you invest, you should read the product supplement, the prospectus supplement, and the prospectus in that registration statement, and the other documents relating to this offering that we have filed with the SEC for more complete information about us and this offering. You may get these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, we, any agent, or any dealer participating in this offering will arrange to send you the product supplement, the prospectus supplement, and the prospectus if you so request by calling MLPF&S toll-free 1-866-500-5408.

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CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS

You have informed us that you have made certain representations to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) in connection with requesting and obtaining a private letter ruling from the IRS to the extent that income and gain arising from certain notes that provide commodity exposure to the holder constitute “qualifying income” under Section 851(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”). The representations you have made to the IRS include the following:

(1) The issuer of the Notes will receive payment in full of the purchase price of the Notes substantially contemporaneously with the delivery of the Notes;

(2) You, while holding the Notes, will not be required to make any payment to the issuer of the Notes in addition to the purchase price paid for the Notes, whether as margin, settlement payment, or otherwise, during the life of the Notes or at maturity;

(3) The issuer of the Notes is not subject by the terms of the instrument to mark-to-market margining requirements of the Commodities Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. §2, as amended (the “CEA”); and

(4) The Notes are not marketed as a contract of sale of a commodity for future delivery (or option on such a contract) subject to the CEA.

We believe, to the best of our knowledge, that the Notes will satisfy each of these requirements.

We note that private letter rulings cannot be relied upon by any taxpayer other than the taxpayer to whom the private letter ruling is addressed. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the IRS would treat the Notes similarly to those addressed in any private letter rulings or that the IRS would not change its position as reflected in any private letter rulings. You are urged to consult your own tax advisor regarding all tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Notes, including whether income or gain arising from the Notes would be treated as “qualifying income” under Section 851(b)(2) of the Code.

Circular 230 : Bank of America Corporation and its affiliates (“Bank of America”) do not provide tax advice. Accordingly, any statements contained herein as to tax matters were neither written nor intended by the sender or Bank of America to be used and cannot be used by any taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties that may be imposed on such taxpayer. If any person uses or refers to any such tax statement in promoting, marketing or recommending a partnership or other entity, investment plan or arrangement to any taxpayer, then the statement expressed above is being delivered to support the promotion or marketing of the transaction or matter addressed and the recipient should seek advice based on its particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the sender and any intended recipient of this communication (and any of its employees, representatives and other agents) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind the tax treatment or tax structure of this transaction.

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