Not when the reason for their existence IS politics. Remember the bailouts?
http://blog.chron.com/lorensteffy/2011/10/bank-of-americas-latest-bailout-bigger-than-ever/
Also:
Banks that received funding from the government bailout (TARP)
Company Type State Amount
(in millions)
Bank of America
(incl. Merrill Lynch) Bank NC $45,000
Citigroup Bank NY $45,000
AIG Insurance Corp NY $40,000
JPMorgan Chase Bank NY $25,000
Wells Fargo Bank CA $25,000
General Motors Auto Company MI $14,284
Morgan Stanley Bank NY $10,000
Goldman Sachs Bank NY $10,000
PNC Financial Services Bank PA $7,579.2
U.S. Bancorp Bank MN $6,599
Chrysler Auto Company MI $5,500
GMAC Financial Services MI $5,000
SunTrust Bank GA $4,900
Capital One Financial Corp. Bank VA $3,555.2
Regions Financial Corp. Bank AL $3,500
Fifth Third Bancorp Bank OH $3,408
American Express Financial Services NY $3,388.9
BB&T Bank NC $3,133.6
Bank of New York Mellon Bank NY $3,000
KeyCorp Bank OH $2,500
CIT Group Commercial Bank NY $2,330
Comerica Incorporated Bank TX $2,250
State Street Bank MA $2,000
Marshall & Ilsley Bank WI $1,715
Northern Trust Bank IL $1,576
Zions Bancorp Bank UT $1,400