Dealing with the Devil

That is what many second tier banks have discovered that they had done when they accepted TARP money from the government. The government approached these banks with an offer they could not refuse. They were told that they MUST take the money, even though they didn't need it and didn't particularly want it, because if only the tier one banks accepted it, then it would make those banks look shaky and the Fed could not abide by the banks being made to look shakier than the rest of the banks, so the solvent banks had to take money too. Besides, the government told them that their competitors were taking the money which would put them at a competitive disadvantage if they didn't partake as well. Many of these second tier banks gritted their teeth and took the money. Now that the Obama administration is trying to use that money as an excuse to dictate how much money officers may make, and how they may run thier businesses, and WHO may run their businesses, these banks, who again didn't need nor want the money to begin with, are wanting to give the money back. But the Obama administration is refusing to take the money back.
So once again these banks learn that when you deal with Satan, you ultimately get burned.