A program that is used by the US government in order to purchase equity and assets from major financial institutions. The program and purchases are used to strengthen the financial sector on the whole and the TARP program has been the forerunner in trying to bounce back from the mortgage crisis.

Previous Terms: 1031 Exchange, 1035 Exchange, AARP, Abeyance, Abstraction Principle, Accelerated Amortization, Acceptance Credit, Acceptance of a Bill of Exchange, Accommodation Bill, Accommodation Endorser