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 ...
American Banker

Fed seeks input on discount window reforms

The Federal Reserve is gathering public input on how to improve its last-resort lending facility. The central bank launched a request for information on Thursday, asking the public to weigh in on how ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
MarketWatch

Discount-window borrowing still rare

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. banks had borrowed $10 million from the Federal Reserve's discount window as of Wednesday, the Fed said Thursday, indicating that borrowing from the Fed remains very ...
UPI

Economists call for destigmatizing Fed discount window lending

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (UPI) --Economists at a hearing Thursday promoted increased use of the Fed's discount window -- which helps commercial banks manage short-term liquidity needs -- to insulate the ...
Reuters

Fed's Mester said banks' Discount Window access needs tweaks

NEW YORK, Feb 29 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said Thursday she favors taking more concrete steps to make sure banks are ready to use a central bank liquidity ...
MarketWatch

Discount window borrowing remains very low

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Banks took only minimal advantage of the Federal Reserve's discount-window lending facility in the week ending Wednesday, the Fed reported Thursday. Total outstanding loans ...
Reuters

Emergency Fed bank effort ends lending, as eyes turn to discount window

March 11 (Reuters) - A Federal Reserve facility launched in haste a year ago amid the heavy stress triggered by Silicon Valley Bank's collapse closes for new business on Monday, amid evidence it ...
Nasdaq

Banks should increase use of 'discount window' to prevent crises -expert group

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Commercial banks should prepare to borrow more readily from central banks to limit contagion in times of stress and discourage runs by depositors, an expert regulatory panel said on ...