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Lacker Says Fed Loan Programs ‘Fraught With Risks’ - Bloomberg

Lacker Says Fed Loan Programs ‘Fraught With Risks’ Bloomberg - 7 hours ago US central bankers have boosted the Fed’s total asset holdings by $1.25 trillion to $2.14 trillion over the past year by increasing loans to banks and ...

Fed buys $10.2 billion in mortgage-backed assets - MarketWatch

Fed buys $10.2 billion in mortgage-backed assets MarketWatch - Jan 8, 2009 A spokesman said The Fed is buying the mortgage securities in direct one-on-one purchases. A number of different financial institutions hold mortgage-backed ...

Fed Focuses on Consumer, Corporate Loan Rate Spreads - Bloomberg

Fed Focuses on Consumer, Corporate Loan Rate Spreads Bloomberg - Jan 6, 2009 The panel also indicated readiness to expand programs to alleviate the credit crunch, or set up new ones, such as direct purchases of Treasuries. The Fed ...

FACTBOX-The Fed's evolving liquidity toolkit - Reuters

FACTBOX-The Fed's evolving liquidity toolkit Reuters - Jan 7, 2009 The Fed accepts a broad range of collateral for loans at the discount window. When the Fed set a fed funds range of zero to 0.25 percent on Dec. ...

Treasury scraps original bailout plan as economy worsens - Modesto Bee

Treasury scraps original bailout plan as economy worsens Modesto Bee, CA - 24 minutes ago That's the process in which credit card debt, student loans and car loans are bundled together and securitized, or sold as bonds to investors, ...