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Tell that to the Bear Stearns equity holders, who were 99% wiped out, or the Lehman Bros. equity holders who were completely wiped out.

Goldman Sachs? Citibank? AIG (to pay back Goldman Sachs)?

Paid back. Paid back. Pretty sure paid back, though I'm less familiar with that situation (who AIG's counterparties are/were is irrelevant).