Great points about bank favoritism. I assumed (possibly wrongly) that the loans were being handed out on a first-come, first-served basis, but as you indicate,

Great points about bank favoritism. I assumed (possibly wrongly) that the loans were being handed out on a first-come, first-served basis, but as you indicate, banks are most likely fast-tracking applications that benefit their largest debtors the most. It seems all bailouts are bank bailouts, and all bank bailouts are CDO bailouts.