Morning roundup: Is BofA a good investment?

Here's what's news in banking and finance this morning:

• Bank of America's volatile stock price has investors wondering whether it's a good opportunity - or "a dying company." MarketWatch explains.

• Reuters contributor Christopher Whalen: Is Bank of America preparing for a Chapter 11?

• One research firm finds a 65 percent chance of a banking crisis this month following a Greek default and a run on the Italian banking system, CNBC reports.
  

• Some bankers are blasting celebrity chef Mario Batali's attack on their industry, Bloomberg writes.

• There won't be a lasting economic recovery unless investors start rooting for banks, InvestorPlace says.

What do you think? Should people start rooting for banks to help boost the broader economy, or does the financial sector deserve the continued criticism?