U.S. Department of the Treasury

Program Purpose and Overview

The Capital Purchase Program (CPP) was launched to stabilize the financial system by providing capital to viable financial institutions of all sizes throughout the nation. Without a viable banking system, lending to businesses and consumers could have frozen and the financial crisis might have spiraled further out of control.

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Key Facts

• The CPP helped bolster the capital position of viable institutions of all sizes and built confidence in these institutions and the financial system as a whole.

• Under CPP, Treasury provided capital to 707 financial institutions in 48 states.

• The final investment under the CPP was made in December 2009, and Treasury has since focused on recovering the investments.

• Taxpayers have already recovered more than the amount invested in banks through the CPP.
• Treasury is in the process of winding down its remaining bank investments in a way that protects taxpayer interests and preserves the strength of our nation's banks.

Resources

• Auctions
  • Program Agreements (We've compiled all of our agreements and made them sortable by program, year, and institution name for your convenience.)
• Contracts
• Program Documents
  • Auction Related
  • Treasury Appointment of Board Directors and Observers to CPP Institutions
  • Capital Purchase Program Repayment
  • Treasury Appointment of Board of Directors
  • Warrant Repayment
• Program Results
• Bank Lending Surveys
  • Monthly Lending Report Documentation
  • Archive: Monthly Lending and Intermediation Snapshot
• Reports
  • TARP Investment Program Transaction Reports
  • Dividends and Interest Reports
• Related Resources
• FAQs