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23 Dec 2009 15:26

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Biz: Big banks pay back TARP, but small banks are simply screwed

  • 55 banks and other companies missed their TARP interest payments in November
  • 140 banks have closed this year, the most since 1992, which is depressing source

10 Jun 2009 09:07

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Biz: Banks paid off their TARP loans, but they’re still on the hook

  • $5.1 billion in warrants are still owed to the U.S. by big banks source

06 Jun 2009 20:33

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Biz, U.S.: Big businesses try to get rid of the scourge that is TARP funds

  • $25 billion The estimated amount the federal government expected to get back from bailed-out financial institutions
  • twice that The updated amount of TARP funds the feds expect back; banks want to be rid of it source