At the critical moment of crisis and rescue – from September 2008 to early 2009 – the Bush and Obama administrations blinked. There was no serious thought of deposing the bankers, who had helped to cause the crisis, or of breaking up their banks.
到目前为止，事态的发展开始转变 —— 起初，银行大佬们获得了自 2009 年春天以来的胜利。一些情况转好的银行开始返回由财政部发放的不良资产救助款。一旦还款，他们就可以摆脱政府制定的特别条款的束缚：限制奖金和薪酬的发放。