Banks Whining Over TARP Repayment Terms

“What they did is wrong and fundamentally un-American,” he said. “Even though the government told us to take this money to increase our lending, the extra charge meant we had less money to lend. It was the equivalent of a penalty for early withdrawal.”

Exactly, The sort you impose on consumers with no inhibition. This was in the TARP rules, sorry you didn't read your customer agreement closely enough.

Oh, but I forgot. Some animals are more equal than others.