We bailed them out and as I reported last quarter they didn't make a dime on banking..they lost a pile of money in fact...they made it on the trading floor.
In case you didn't know, trading isn't a zero sum game. Someone has to take a loss for you to make a gain..it's just the way it is. That loss can be covered by capital gains and losses and some other accounting tricks but if I borrow your stock to trade at $20 and I put it back when it hits $24, I've made $4 and you didn't. Simple as that.
Go down to any BOA branch and get a business loan. I dare you.