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Old 02-10-2009, 05:42 PM  
Snake Doctor
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FWIW, I'm no fan of credit card companies....but TARP funds weren't a gift, they were a loan/stock purchase and the company has to pay the govt a 5% dividend on that money until they can buy the stock back.

They're obviously going to have to loan the money out at a much higher rate than 5% to make a profit. TARP funds didn't turn them into non-profit organizations.

They also know they're about to get hammered with the wave of bankruptcies that's surely coming down the pipe.
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