Dana H.

Banks Stressing the System vs. Potential Winners of the TARP Repayment Race

observationalist: An excellent point. John Allison, former CEO and current chairman of BB&T, has made a similar point. Basically, he said that they can't give a loan to anyone who doesn't apply for one, and many of their commercial customers are so scared about the economy that they are not applying for new loans.

Time to Buy Bank Stocks

So we should buy these banks because the government guarantees their continued existence? That didn't work too well for Fannie and Freddie shareholders. If you're going to buy a bank, why not buy a well-run, solvent bank like BB&T or Wells-Fargo, instead of one that would be bankrupt were it not for government aid.