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Irish Finance Minister Lenihan Admits Country’s Banks Need Bailout
The Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has all but admitted that Ireland will ultimately accept a bailout from the International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank – saying the banking sector needed external assistance in order to stay in operation.

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Making Home Affordable Modification Program

This program will offer assistance to as many as 7 to 9 million homeowners making a good-faith effort to make their mortgage payments, while attempting to prevent the destructive impact of the housing crisis on families and communities. The program allocates $75 billion to reducing mortgage payments for up to 4 Million homeowners. The program offers lenders a universal, clear and consistent guideline for loan modifications. To provide incentive to the lending community to follow these guidelines the U.S. government is paying the lenders: upfront incentive fees, performance success payments in addition to contributing funds towards the reduction of the borrower’s monthly payments. The program also provides borrowers up to $1,000 per year of Pay-for-Performance reduction in their principal loan balance for up to 5 years.

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