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  With Fifth Third Out, Banks Have Repaid 99% of TARP
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Last EditedRP  Mar 17, 2011 12:22pm
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AuthorJEFF BATER AND JOHN KELL
MediaNewspaper - Wall Street Journal
News DateThursday, March 17, 2011 01:50:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionSix banks repaid nearly half a billion dollars in funds they received from the government bailout of Wall Street, the Treasury Department said, bringing the total bank repayment under the Troubled Asset Relief Program to 99%.

After more repayments this week, the Treasury announced taxpayers have recovered about $244 billion of the $245 billion in TARP funds disbursed to banks.

The Treasury currently estimates that bank programs within TARP will ultimately provide a lifetime profit of nearly $20 billion to taxpayers
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