WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 13:  Merrill Lynch CEO, John Thain leaves the Treasury Department after a meeting October 13, 2008 in Washington DC. U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson invited the heads of major U.S. banks to meet at the Treasury Department while world banking chiefs are in Washington for meetings of the World Bank and the International Money Fund. Getty Images logo Getty Images 40 months ago

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 13: Merrill Lynch CEO, John Thain leaves the Treasury Department after a meeting October 13, 2008 in Washington DC. U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson invited the heads of major U.S. banks to meet at the Treasury Department while world banking chiefs are in Washington for meetings of the World Bank and the International Money Fund.