American Banker

Fed watchers say discount window revamp overdue — but tricky

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman in the House Financial Services Committee in December. WASHINGTON — Fed watchers say a proposed revamp of the discount window would be a ...
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 ...
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 ...
American Banker

Fed vice chair: Discount window 'effective' but still needs to evolve

Change is coming to one of the Federal Reserve's oldest policy tools, but as the central bank's No. 2 official said, that is nothing new. In a two-part speech delivered Tuesday night and Wednesday ...
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 ...
Reuters

Fed's discount window can be normal funding source for banks, Barr says

NEW YORK, Sept 26 (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 ...