Bank Bailout Returns 8.2 percent to Taxpayers
October 20, 2010 at 11:02 AM EDT
The U.S. government’s bailout of financial firms through TARP provided taxpayers with higher returns than yields paid on 30- year Treasury bonds. The government has earned $25.2 billion on its investment of $309 billion in banks and insurance companies, an 8.2% return over two years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.