Do you mean TARP? That was paid back. The government didn't really make a profit (the revenue generated in addition to the repayments was less than inflation) b

Do you mean TARP? That was paid back. The government didn't really make a profit (the revenue generated in addition to the repayments was less than inflation) but there didn't really end up being any free money except in the short term. And that was the point, of course.