Author : Adam Ashcraft
Release : 2010-06
Genre : Business & Economics
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Federal Home Loan Bank System - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Federal Home Loan Bank System write by Adam Ashcraft. This book was released on 2010-06. Federal Home Loan Bank System available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) System is a large, complex, and understudied gov¿t.-sponsored liquidity facility that currently has more than $1 trillion in secured loans outstanding, mostly to commercial banks and thrifts. Documents the significant role played by the FHLB System at the outset of the ongoing financial crisis and then provides evidence about the uses of these funds by their bank and thrift members. Identifies the trade-offs faced by FHLB member-borrowers when choosing between accessing the FHLB System or the Fed. Reserve¿s discount window during the crisis. Describes the fragmented U.S. lender-of-last-resort framework and finds that additional clarity about the respective roles of the various liquidity facilities would be helpful.