Bailout money repayment

It is curious to watch that American banks are starting to pay their bailout governmental funds. It is interesting to watch it from the Portuguese perspective - because we then realise that the US only lent these funds to banks, didn't give them for free. It means funds to banks were just considered a loan (not a giveaway) that banks would need to repay back. Interesting!

http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/14/news/companies/Wells_Fargo_TARP/index.htm?cnn=yes