OK here's one for you, the corps that needed TARP are the one's that can't re-pay it. (like Chrysler)
Yet even with the continued declining economy and freezing of credit as well as the continued forclosures and no improvement in unemployment...
These banks are magically able to pay the loans back...
Answer: The need was fabricated or the money hasn't really been paid back. Since both the government and wall st. are incapable of telling the truth it could be some time before we know.
No doubt wiped out bond holders and retirement accounts are a large source of this newly found wealth, can't see where dumping these forclosures at half their note values was all that profitable.