gosh, no. At that time when the conversion was discussed the first time the term "tarp" was not even minted. Maybe you can find me another investment bank that would have had a longer breath during the darkest hours in 2008? If GS failed we would not be talking here...and you would not be punting your 1 ES lots anymore...
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If it is not true then why did they convert from an Investment Bank to a Bank Holding Company? The answer is pretty simple: so they could become eligible to receive TARP funds. Otherwise, they would have suffered the same demise as Bear and Lehman.