Which bailed-out bank will be next to exit TARP?

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Which bank will follow the trail blazed by Bank of America (BAC) and be next to exit the government's bank rescue program? Probably not Citigroup (C), where taxpayers' own a 34% stake that the Treasury Department doesn't want to sell until it's sure the company won't need to raise more capital.

Then there's Wells Fargo (WFC), recipient of $25 billion in assistance, a bit more than half of the $45 billion Citi and Bank of America each got. But with hefty exposure to California's still-radioactive real estate market and without a capital cushion to match BofA's, it's not a strong candidate either.

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