Quote from John_Wensink:
What do you make of the treausy's refusal to take tarp money back from the bank??
I wonder if it's because the gov't wants to control the banks. Hmmm.
What planet are you from???
Oh I forgot, you live in the Politics & Religion Forum of ET. Are you a trader too???

The Treasury isn't allowing the major banks to return TARP money until the results of the "stress-test" are complete, and that won't happen until Q-1 earnings are reported.
Several smaller banks have already returned $320 million last week.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/29991226/