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 O:kiYOkiYO08C04.xml 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 13 (1) protecting the interests of taxpayers by maximizing overall returns and minimizing the im- pact on the national debt; (2) providing stability and preventing disrup- tion to financial markets in order to limit the impact on the economy and protect American jobs, savings, and retirement security; (3) the need to help families keep their homes and to stabilize communities; (4) in determining whether to engage in a di- rect purchase from an individual financial institu- tion, the long-term viability of the financial institu- tion in determining whether the purchase represents the most efficient use of fhnds under this Act; (5) ensuring that all financial institutions are eligible to pmicipate in the prog'am, without dis- crimination based on size, geography, form of orga- nization, or the size, type, and number of assets eli- gqble for purchase under this Act; (6) providing financial assistance to financial institutions, including those seing low- and mod- crate-income populations and other undersewed communities, and that have assets less than $1,000,000,000, that were well or adequately cap- italized as of June 30, 2008, and that as a result

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