The TARP is supposed to cost only $159 billion now, according to the CBO. However, if I understand high finance these days, it's no surprise that troubled banks which were allowed to borrow at 0% interest from the Fed and do with it what they pleased -- which did not include extending credit to small businesses and home buyers --- have been able to pay back their TARP loans in no time.
Forthcoming projection would put price tag of bailout program at $141 billion, far less that original White House estimates.
By David Ellis
December 7, 2009 | CNN
No comments:
Post a Comment