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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
U.S. News & World Report

Discount Window Reform Bill Introduced as Fed Works on Its Own Overhaul

(Reuters) - Federal Reserve efforts to overhaul a key emergency lending facility historically viewed with anxiety by banks are now being joined by potential congressional action. On Friday, Democratic ...
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, ...
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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 ...