Date updated:03-10-2009
Troubled Asset Relief Program...Some banks are not so troubled
In early October amidst a global financial melt-down, than Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson, with the approval and oversight of congress and a special finance committee created the “Troubled Asset Relief Program”, commonly referred to as ‘TARP’ to support systemically important financial institutions.
The original goal of the TARP was to to purchase or insure up to $700 billion of "troubled" assets off of the bank’s balance sheet, with the ultimate goal of finding much needed price discover on complex, and often archaic derivatives, much of which were crippling financial institutions.
However, as the global credit markets measured most accurately by the TED Spread and 3-month LIBOR came to a grinding halt, Treasury at the time thought it would be best to simply ‘inject’ capital, in the form of preferred shares to bolster the capital ratio of the banks going forward.

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NTRS
Northern Trust Co - $47.24
- -0.90%
- $47.54
NTRS paid back $1.6 billion

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USB
Us Bancorp - $23.29
- +0.69%
- $22.95
USB paid back $6.6 billion

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NYB
New York Cmmty Bn - $11.27
- -1.83%
- $11.44
NYBrejected $600 million in TARP money citing "sufficient to support the communities we serve and to enhance shareholder value by growing our assets, our franchise, and our earnings capacity”

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AF
Astoria Finl Corp - $10.41
- 0.00%
- $N/A
AF rejected $375 million dollars

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UBOH
United Bancshares - $9.24
- 0.00%
- $N/A
UBOH rejected $30 million dollars

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C
Citigroup Inc - $4.20
- -1.41%
- $4.19
Citigroup received $50 billion dollars in preferred stock which was ultimately converted into tangible common equity, ultimately giving the U.S government a 40% stake in the bank. Additionally, the U.S tax-payer is also on the ‘hook’ for $306 billion dollars in asset guarantees.

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BAC
Bk Of America Cp - $16.09
- +0.06%
- $16.03
Bank of America (BAC) received $45 billion dollars in preferred stock, and $118 billion dollars in asset guarantees.

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AIG
Amer Intl Group N - $35.10
- -1.57%
- $35.62
American International Group (AIG) received $40 billion dollars in preferred stock from the TARP, and an additional $120 billion dollars from the Federal Reserve. On March 4th 2009 before the Senate house banking committee Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said “If there is a single episode in this entire 18 months that has made me more angry, I can’t think of one other than AIG”
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