Market expectations have been rising for some form of policy easing measures, such as letting financial firms offer preferential mortgage and down payment rates, though limits on home purchases are likely to remain in effect for some time.
Among other things, this was accomplished through the device of allowing their credits to be used to "purchase" narrow national objectives such as German reunification, the removal of Soviet troops and preferential treatment in cleaning up large payment arrearages to German firms.
The rumored incentives include preferential status for agreeable parties, higher coupon payments should they agree to roll bonds over and the payment of collateral as a token of good faith.