12/23/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/23/2025 12:44
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Subject to Completion
Preliminary Term Sheet dated
December 23, 2025
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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration Statement No. 333-290665 and 333-290665-01
(To Prospectus dated December 8, 2025,
Prospectus Supplement dated December 8, 2025 and Product Supplement EQUITY MLI-1 dated December 8, 2025)
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Units
$10 principal amount per unit CUSIP No. |
Strike Date
Pricing Date*
Settlement Date* Maturity Date* |
December 22, 2025
December , 2025
December , 2025 March , 2027 |
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*Subject to change based on the actual date the notes are priced for initial sale to the public (the "pricing date")
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BofA Finance LLC
Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes Linked to the Worst-Performing of the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index
Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Bank of America Corporation
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Maturity of approximately 15 months
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If the Ending Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure, which will be one of the S&P 500® Index and Russell 2000® Index (each an "Index" and collectively the "Indices") has not decreased by more than 35%, a return of principal plus a Digital Payment of $0.825 per unit (equal to a return of 8.25%); otherwise, 1-to-1 downside exposure to decreases in the Worst-Performing Market Measure from its Starting Value, with up to 100.00% of the principal amount at risk.
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The Starting Value of each Index was determined on December 22, 2025 (the "Strike Date"). The Starting Value of each Index may be higher or lower than the closing level of such Index on the pricing date.
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The notes are not linked to a basket composed of the Indices. Any depreciation in the level of one Index will not be offset by any appreciation in the level of the other Index.
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All payments occur at maturity and are subject to the credit risk of BofA Finance LLC, as issuer of the notes, and the credit risk of Bank of America Corporation, as guarantor of the notes
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No periodic interest payments
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Limited secondary market liquidity, with no exchange listing
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Per Unit
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Total
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Public offering price
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$ 10.00
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$
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Underwriting discount(1)
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$ 0.05
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$
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$ 0.05
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$
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Proceeds, before expenses, to BofA Finance
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$ 9.90
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$
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(1)
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The underwriting discount reflects a sales commission of $0.05 per note and a structuring fee of $0.05 per note.
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Are Not FDIC Insured
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Are Not Bank Guaranteed
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May Lose Value
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
Linked to the Worst-Performing of the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index, due March , 2027 |
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Terms of the Notes
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Issuer:
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BofA Finance LLC ("BofA Finance")
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Guarantor:
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Bank of America Corporation ("BAC")
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Principal Amount:
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$10.00 per unit
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Term:
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Approximately 15 months
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Market Measure:
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The Worst-Performing of the S&P 500® Index (Bloomberg symbol: "SPX") and the Russell 2000® Index (Bloomberg symbol: "RTY"), each a price return index.
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Worst-Performing Market Measure:
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The Index with the lowest Ending Value as compared to its Starting Value, calculated as follows:
With respect to each Index:
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Starting Value:
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SPX: 6,878.49
RTY: 2,558.782
The Starting Value of each Index is the closing level of such Index on the Strike Date. The Starting Value of each Index may be higher or lower than the closing level of such Index on the pricing date.
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Ending Value:
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With respect to each Index, the closing level of each Index on the scheduled calculation day. The calculation day is subject to postponement in the event of Market Disruption Events, as described beginning on page PS-26 of the accompanying product supplement.
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Digital Payment:
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$0.825 per unit, which represents a return of 8.25% over the principal amount.
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Threshold Value:
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SPX: 4,471.02 (65% of its Starting Value, rounded to two decimal places)
RTY: 1,663.208 (65% of its Starting Value, rounded to three decimal places)
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Calculation Day:
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Approximately the fifth scheduled Market Measure Business Day immediately preceding the maturity date.
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Fees and Charges:
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The underwriting discount of $0.10 per unit listed on the cover page.
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Events of Default:
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Events of default are defined in the senior indenture. Subject to the below paragraph, if such event occurs and is continuing, the amount payable to a holder of the notes upon any acceleration permitted under the senior indenture will be equal to the Redemption Amount described under the caption "Determining Payment on the Notes-Redemption Amount Determination" determined as if the date of acceleration were the maturity date of the notes and as if the Calculation Day were the fifth Market Measure Business Day prior to the date of acceleration.
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Calculation Agent:
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BofA Securities, Inc. ("BofAS"), an affiliate of BofA Finance.
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
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TS-2
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
Linked to the Worst-Performing of the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index, due March , 2027 |
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Redemption Amount Determination
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On the maturity date, you will receive a cash payment per unit determined as follows:
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
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TS-3
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
Linked to the Worst-Performing of the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index, due March , 2027 |
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Product supplement EQUITY MLI-1 dated December 8, 2025:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000119312525311325/d19794d424b2.htm |
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Series A MTN prospectus supplement dated December 8, 2025 and prospectus dated December 8, 2025:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000119312525310920/d51586d424b3.htm |
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You may wish to consider an investment in the notes if:
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The notes may not be an appropriate investment for you if:
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You understand that any payment on the notes will be based solely on the performance of the Worst-Performing Market Measure.
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You anticipate that the Ending Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure will not be less than its Threshold Value.
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You accept that the return on the notes will be limited to the return represented by the Digital Payment.
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You are willing to risk a loss of principal and return if the Worst-Performing Market Measure decreases from its Starting Value to an Ending Value that is below its Threshold Value.
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You are willing to forgo the interest payments that are paid on conventional interest-bearing debt securities.
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You are willing to forgo dividends or other benefits of owning the stocks included in each Index.
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You are willing to accept a limited or no market for sales prior to maturity, and understand that the market prices for the notes, if any, will be affected by various factors, including our and BAC's actual and perceived creditworthiness, BAC's internal funding rate and fees and charges on the notes.
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You are willing to assume our credit risk, as issuer of the notes, and BAC's credit risk, as guarantor of the notes, for all payments under the notes, including the Redemption Amount.
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You are unwilling to accept that any payment on the notes will be based solely on the performance of the Worst-Performing Market Measure, regardless of the performance of the other Index.
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You believe that the Worst-Performing Market Measure will decrease from its Starting Value to an Ending Value that is below its Threshold Value or that it will increase by more than the return represented by the Digital Payment.
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You seek an uncapped return on your investment.
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You seek principal repayment or preservation of capital.
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You seek interest payments or other current income on your investment.
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You want to receive dividends or other distributions paid on the stocks included in either Index.
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You seek an investment for which there will be a liquid secondary market.
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You are unwilling or are unable to take market risk on the notes or to take our credit risk, as issuer of the notes, or to take BAC's credit risk, as guarantor of the notes.
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
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TS-4
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
Linked to the Worst-Performing of the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index, due March , 2027 |
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
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This graph reflects the returns on the notes, based on the Threshold Value of 65.00% of the Starting Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure and the Digital Payment of $0.825 per unit. The green line reflects the returns on the notes, while the dotted gray line reflects the returns of a direct investment in the stocks included in the Worst-Performing Market Measure, excluding dividends.
This graph has been prepared for purposes of illustration only.
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Ending Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure
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Percentage Change from the Starting Value to the Ending Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure
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Redemption Amount per Unit
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Total Rate of Return on the Notes
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0.00
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-100.00%
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$0.000
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-100.00%
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50.00
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-50.00%
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$5.000
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-50.00%
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60.00
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-40.00%
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$6.000
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-40.00%
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64.00
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-36.00%
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$6.400
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-36.00%
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65.00(2)
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-35.00%
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$10.825(3)
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8.25%
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80.00
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-20.00%
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$10.825
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8.25%
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90.00
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-10.00%
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$10.825
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8.25%
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100.00(1)
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0.00%
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$10.825
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8.25%
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102.00
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2.00%
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$10.825
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8.25%
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105.00
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5.00%
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$10.825
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8.25%
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110.00
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10.00%
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$10.825
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8.25%
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120.00
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20.00%
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$10.825
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8.25%
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130.00
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30.00%
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$10.825
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8.25%
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140.00
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40.00%
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$10.825
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8.25%
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140.00
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40.00%
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$10.825
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8.25%
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150.00
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50.00%
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$10.825
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8.25%
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160.00
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60.00%
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$10.825
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8.25%
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(1)
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The hypothetical Starting Value of 100 used in these examples has been chosen for illustrative purposes only. The actual Starting Value for each Index is set forth on page TS-2 above.
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(2)
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This is the hypothetical Threshold Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure.
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(3)
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This amount represents the sum of the principal amount and the Digital Payment of $0.825 per unit. Your investment return is limited to the return represented by the Digital Payment.
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
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TS-5
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
Linked to the Worst-Performing of the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index, due March , 2027 |
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Example 1
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The Ending Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure is 50.00, or 50.00% of its Starting Value:
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Starting Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure: 100.00
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Threshold Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure: 65.00
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Ending Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure: 50.00
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Redemption Amount per unit
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Example 2
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The Ending Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure is 70.00, or 70.00% of its Starting Value:
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Starting Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure: 100.00
Threshold Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure: 65.00
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Ending Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure: 70.00
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$10.00 + $0.825 = $10.825
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Redemption Amount per unit, the principal amount plus the Digital Payment, since the Ending Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure is equal to or greater than its Threshold Value
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Example 3
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The Ending Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure is 160.00, or 160.00% of its Starting Value:
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Starting Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure: 100.00
Threshold Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure: 65.00
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Ending Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure: 160.00
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$10.00 + $0.825 = $10.825
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Redemption Amount per unit, the principal amount plus the Digital Payment, since the
Ending Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure is equal to or greater than its Threshold Value.
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
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TS-6
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
Linked to the Worst-Performing of the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index, due March , 2027 |
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There is no fixed principal repayment amount on the notes at maturity. If the Ending Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure is less than its Threshold Value, you will lose all or a portion of your principal amount.
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Your return on the notes may be less than the yield you could earn by owning a conventional fixed or floating rate debt security of comparable maturity.
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Payments on the notes are subject to our credit risk, and the credit risk of BAC, and any actual or perceived changes in our or BAC's creditworthiness are expected to affect the value of the notes. If we and BAC become insolvent or are unable to pay our respective obligations, you may lose your entire investment.
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Payments on the notes will not reflect changes in the values of the Indices other than on the Calculation Day. As a result, even if the value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure increases during the term of the notes, you will receive a Redemption Amount that is less than the principal amount if the Ending Value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure is less than its Threshold Value on the Calculation Day, even if the value of the Worst-Performing Market Measure was always above its Threshold Value prior to such Calculation Day.
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The notes are subject to the risks of each Index, not a basket composed of the Indices, and will be negatively affected if the level of either Index decreases below its Threshold Value on the Calculation Day, even if the level of the other Index is above its respective Threshold Value as of that day.
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You will not benefit in any way from the performance of the better performing Index.
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Because the notes are linked to two indices, as opposed to only one, it is more likely that the Ending Value of at least one Index will decrease below its Threshold Value on the Calculation Day, and consequently it is more likely that you will not receive a positive return on the notes and will lose some or all of your investment.
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You will be subject to risks relating to the relationship between the Indices. The less correlated the Indices, the more likely it is that the Ending Value of one of the Indices will be below its Threshold Value on the Calculation Day.
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Your investment return is limited to the return represented by the Digital Payment and may be less than a comparable investment directly in the stocks included in either Index.
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We are a finance subsidiary and, as such, have no independent assets, operations or revenues.
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BAC's obligations under its guarantee of the notes will be structurally subordinated to liabilities of its subsidiaries.
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The notes issued by us will not have the benefit of any cross-default or cross-acceleration with other indebtedness of BofA Finance or BAC; events of bankruptcy or insolvency or resolution proceedings relating to BAC and covenant breach by BAC will not constitute an event of default with respect to the notes.
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The initial estimated value of the notes considers certain assumptions and variables and relies in part on certain forecasts about future events, which may prove to be incorrect. The initial estimated value of the notes is an estimate only, determined as of a particular point in time by reference to our and our affiliates' pricing models. These pricing models consider certain assumptions and variables, including our credit spreads and those of BAC, BAC's internal funding rate on the pricing date, mid-market terms on hedging transactions, expectations on interest rates and volatility, price-sensitivity analysis, and the expected term of the notes. These pricing models rely in part on certain forecasts about future events, which may prove to be incorrect.
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The public offering price you pay for the notes will exceed the initial estimated value. If you attempt to sell the notes prior to maturity, their market value may be lower than the price you paid for them and lower than the initial estimated value. This is due to, among other things, changes in the levels of the Indices, changes in BAC's internal funding rate, and the inclusion in the public offering price of the underwriting discount and costs associated with hedging the notes, all as further described in "Structuring the Notes" beginning on page TS-15 These factors, together with various credit, market and economic factors over the term of the notes, are expected to reduce the price at which you may be able to sell the notes in any secondary market and will affect the value of the notes in complex and unpredictable ways.
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The initial estimated value does not represent a minimum or maximum price at which we, BAC, MLPF&S, BofAS or any of our other affiliates would be willing to purchase your notes in any secondary market (if any exists) at any time. The value of your notes at any time after issuance will vary based on many factors that cannot be predicted with accuracy, including the performance of the Indices, our and BAC's creditworthiness and changes in market conditions.
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
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TS-7
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
Linked to the Worst-Performing of the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index, due March , 2027 |
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A trading market is not expected to develop for the notes. None of us, BAC, MLPF&S, BofAS is obligated to make a market for, or to repurchase, the notes. There is no assurance that any party will be willing to purchase your notes at any price in any secondary market.
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BAC and its affiliates' hedging and trading activities (including trades in shares of companies included in the Indices) and any hedging and trading activities BAC or its affiliates engage in that are not for your account or on your behalf, may affect the market value and return of the notes and may create conflicts of interest with you.
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There may be potential conflicts of interest involving the calculation agent, which is an affiliate of ours. We have the right to appoint and remove the calculation agent.
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An Index sponsor may adjust its applicable Index in a way that affects its level, and has no obligation to consider your interests.
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You will have no rights of a holder of the securities represented by the Indices, and you will not be entitled to receive securities or dividends or other distributions by the issuers of those securities.
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While BAC and our other affiliates may from time to time own securities of companies included in the Indices, except to the extent that BAC's common stock is included in either Index, we, BAC and our other affiliates do not control any company included in either Index, and have not verified any disclosure made by any other company.
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The U.S. federal income tax consequences of the notes are uncertain, and may be adverse to a holder of the notes. See "Summary Tax Consequences" below and "U.S. Federal Income Tax Summary" beginning on page PS-48 of the accompanying product supplement.
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
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TS-8
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
Linked to the Worst-Performing of the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index, due March , 2027 |
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
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TS-9
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
Linked to the Worst-Performing of the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index, due March , 2027 |
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
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TS-10
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
Linked to the Worst-Performing of the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index, due March , 2027 |
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
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TS-11
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
Linked to the Worst-Performing of the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index, due March , 2027 |
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
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TS-12
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
Linked to the Worst-Performing of the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index, due March , 2027 |
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
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TS-13
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
Linked to the Worst-Performing of the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index, due March , 2027 |
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
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TS-14
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
Linked to the Worst-Performing of the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index, due March , 2027 |
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
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TS-15
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
Linked to the Worst-Performing of the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index, due March , 2027 |
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There is no statutory, judicial, or administrative authority directly addressing the characterization of the notes.
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You agree with us (in the absence of an administrative determination, or judicial ruling to the contrary) to characterize and treat the notes for all tax purposes as a single financial contract with respect to the Indices.
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Under this characterization and tax treatment of the notes, a U.S. Holder (as defined on page 76 of the prospectus) generally will recognize capital gain or loss upon maturity or upon a sale or exchange of the notes prior to maturity. This capital gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if you held the notes for more than one year.
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No assurance can be given that the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") or any court will agree with this characterization and tax treatment.
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Under current IRS guidance, withholding on "dividend equivalent" payments (as discussed in the product supplement), if any, will not apply to notes that are issued as of the date of this term sheet unless such notes are "delta-one" instruments.
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Market-Linked One Look Barrier Notes
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TS-16
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