What is .bofa?
Brand TLDs operate under Specification 13 of ICANN's registry agreement. It lets a trademark owner keep every second-level name for itself, so you won't find .bofa names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .bofa on August 2, 2016. Like most of the newer endings, it was applied for in the 2012 New gTLD Program round and its registry agreement was signed on July 31, 2015.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 6 name servers for .bofa, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .bofa haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.bofa).
.bofa FAQ
What country is .bofa?
None. .bofa is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .bofa domain extension?
Bank of America Corporation operates .bofa as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .bofa created?
.bofa was delegated to the DNS root zone on August 2, 2016.
Is .bofa a valid domain?
Yes. .bofa is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .bofa addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .bofa domain?
No. .bofa is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Bank of America Corporation.
Is .bofa DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .bofa.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed October 15, 2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
