Yahoo

Economists call for destigmatizing Fed discount window lending

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. William Nelson, executive vice president and chief economist at the Bank Policy Institute, calls on Fed officials to induce ...
American Banker

Discount Window Shatters Record

The discount window has been complemented by cash and securities auctions. The last cash auction, held Sept. 9, was worth $25 billion. It attracted 53 bids worth $46.2 billion. And the New York Fed ...
U.S. News & World Report

Fed's Discount Window Can Be Normal Funding Source for Banks, Barr Says

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve's regulatory chief, said on Thursday that banks should put aside worries about the stigma of using the U.S. central bank's discount window ...
Reuters

Barr: Requiring discount window readiness could break 'stigma'

AMELIA ISLAND, Florida, May 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve is considering new rules to break the "stigma" around borrowing from the central bank's discount window to cover short-term cash ...
Marketplace

Why banks are reluctant to borrow at the Fed’s “discount window”

In the past several weeks, banks have been taking out emergency loans from the Federal Reserve to ensure they can cover withdrawals from customers. In the week that ended Wednesday, banks tapped more ...
Seeking Alpha

Bank Discount Window Readiness After The Expiration Of The Bank Term Funding Program

The Federal Reserve is responsible for conducting monetary policy and maintaining the stability of the financial system. The Fed provided massive liquidity and implemented quantitative easing during ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Transcript: Why Banks Are Suddenly Borrowing From the Fed's Discount Window

The discount window at the Federal Reserve allows banks to borrow money at an above-market rate in exchange for high-quality collateral. The facility is always available to use, but typically nobody ...
Nasdaq

Fed's 'discount window' should be part of bank contingency plans -regulators

July 28 (Reuters) - U.S. banks should incorporate the Federal Reserve's emergency lending facility known as the "discount window" as part of their contingency funding plans, federal banking regulators ...
Seeking Alpha

Fed's discount window now used more frequently than pre-pandemic, Jefferson says

"Over the past few years, the discount window has been used more than was the case before the pandemic," Jefferson said in remarks prepared for delivery at the Atlanta Fed's Financial Markets event, ...
NPR

The Fed's 'discount window' saw a huge uptick in demand amid financial turmoil

When banks are under financial stress, where do they turn for help? Many go to the Federal Reserve, which, through its discount window, serves as a "lender of last resort" for banks. Last month, the ...
Nasdaq

Fed discount window borrowing is edging up, but is it a problem?

NEW YORK, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Borrowing at a key Federal Reserve facility long associated with providing emergency loans to banks has been edging higher, recently climbing to over $10 billion for the ...