My sense would be that paying back the TARP indicates financial health... the fact they can raise the cash says a lot in itself.
IMO once they do this consumer confidence will rise even more than it recently has, leading to more homes being bought, more loans (more $ for the banks), etc etc etc.
Can you explain "they are being inflated, to fetch top dollar in the secondary offerings and then they will pull the plug again" for a layman please (I put the "lay" in "layman", by the way...)
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