Yep, Bank Of America as well. Took about 30mins to set up the account and you even get a temp cheque book straight away - was a bit weird watching them print out the cheques and even asking what background and what you wanted printing on them!!!
You do all the paperwork and also sign something along the lines of 'alien account holder' form - although what aliens would want with a BIA account I dont know....
They send statements to the UK every month but you do get a standing charge, its not a lot though about $7 I think. This was far outweighed by the much better exchange rate they offered by just paying Sterling straight into your BOA account.
You get issued a 'Visa' debit card so you can use it over here as well, although there is a charge, same as if you used your UK Visa card in US.
Julian.