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Mon., January 2, 2012 2:41pm
The federal government is working to wind down the bank-rescue called the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Three Georgia banks have repaid the government’s investment, but roughly two dozen still have not. And 2011 was a rough year for Georgia banking, with regulators shuttering 23 institutions, the most in the nation.
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Fri., September 23, 2011 1:42pm
Atlanta-based SunTrust bank has bought nearly $11 million of government-owned stock warrants that were part of the federal TARP program. The bank repaid $5 billion in federal aid in March, which covered the government’s preferred stock holdings. Thursday’s buyback is for a portion of the common stock warrants held by the Treasury Department.
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Sat., March 19, 2011 7:50am
Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks outlined Friday its plan to repay nearly $5 billion in federal aid it received during the financial bailout. SunTrust began selling $1 billion in new stock and will soon issue $1 billion in new debt to fund the repayment plan.
