consolidated income statement review net income for 2009 was $ 2.4 billion and for 2008 was $ 914 million . amounts for 2009 include operating results of national city and the fourth quarter impact of a $ 687 million after-tax gain related to blackrock 2019s acquisition of bgi . increases in income statement comparisons to 2008 , except as noted , are primarily due to the operating results of national city . our consolidated income statement is presented in item 8 of this report . net interest income and net interest margin year ended december 31 dollars in millions 2009 2008 .
what was the ratio of the net interest income in 2009 to 2008
changes in net interest income and margin result from the interaction of the volume and composition of interest-earning assets and related yields , interest-bearing liabilities and related rates paid , and noninterest-bearing sources of funding . see statistical information 2013 analysis of year-to-year changes in net interest ( unaudited ) income and average consolidated balance sheet and net interest analysis in item 8 of this report for additional information . higher net interest income for 2009 compared with 2008 reflected the increase in average interest-earning assets due to national city and the improvement in the net interest margin . the net interest margin was 3.82% ( 3.82 % ) for 2009 and 3.37% ( 3.37 % ) for 2008 . the following factors impacted the comparison : 2022 a decrease in the rate accrued on interest-bearing liabilities of 97 basis points . the rate accrued on interest-bearing deposits , the largest component , decreased 107 basis points . 2022 these factors were partially offset by a 45 basis point decrease in the yield on interest-earning assets . the yield on loans , which represented the largest portion of our earning assets in 2009 , decreased 30 basis points . 2022 in addition , the impact of noninterest-bearing sources of funding decreased 7 basis points . for comparing to the broader market , the average federal funds rate was .16% ( .16 % ) for 2009 compared with 1.94% ( 1.94 % ) for 2008 . we expect our net interest income for 2010 will likely be modestly lower as a result of cash recoveries on purchased impaired loans in 2009 and additional run-off of higher- yielding assets , which could be mitigated by rising interest rates . this assumes our current expectations for interest rates and economic conditions 2013 we include our current economic assumptions underlying our forward-looking statements in the cautionary statement regarding forward-looking information section of this item 7 . noninterest income summary noninterest income was $ 7.1 billion for 2009 and $ 2.4 billion for 2008 . noninterest income for 2009 included the following : 2022 the gain on blackrock/bgi transaction of $ 1.076 billion , 2022 net credit-related other-than-temporary impairments ( otti ) on debt and equity securities of $ 577 million , 2022 net gains on sales of securities of $ 550 million , 2022 gains on hedging of residential mortgage servicing rights of $ 355 million , 2022 valuation and sale income related to our commercial mortgage loans held for sale , net of hedges , of $ 107 million , 2022 gains of $ 103 million related to our blackrock ltip shares adjustment in the first quarter , and net losses on private equity and alternative investments of $ 93 million . noninterest income for 2008 included the following : 2022 net otti on debt and equity securities of $ 312 million , 2022 gains of $ 246 million related to our blackrock ltip shares adjustment , 2022 valuation and sale losses related to our commercial mortgage loans held for sale , net of hedges , of $ 197 million , 2022 impairment and other losses related to private equity and alternative investments of $ 180 million , 2022 income from hilliard lyons totaling $ 164 million , including the first quarter gain of $ 114 million from the sale of this business , 2022 net gains on sales of securities of $ 106 million , and 2022 a gain of $ 95 million related to the redemption of a portion of our visa class b common shares related to visa 2019s march 2008 initial public offering . additional analysis asset management revenue increased $ 172 million to $ 858 million in 2009 , compared with $ 686 million in 2008 . this increase reflected improving equity markets , new business generation and a shift in assets into higher yielding equity investments during the second half of 2009 . assets managed totaled $ 103 billion at both december 31 , 2009 and 2008 , including the impact of national city . the asset management group section of the business segments review section of this item 7 includes further discussion of assets under management . consumer services fees totaled $ 1.290 billion in 2009 compared with $ 623 million in 2008 . service charges on deposits totaled $ 950 million for 2009 and $ 372 million for 2008 . both increases were primarily driven by the impact of the national city acquisition . reduced consumer spending .