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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Federal Reserve Governor Philip Jefferson said Monday that usage of the U.S. central bank's discount window has seen greater use in recent years, attributing the increase to a series of policy ...

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 ...

The discount window is a channel for banks and thrifts to borrow directly from the Fed rather than in the markets. Until a few years ago, the discount rate was set below the fed funds rate and loans ...

Since the Fed lowered the discount rate to 5.75% from 6.25% Friday and lengthened loan terms to 30 days from one, some have wondered why a bank would borrow at the discount window when they can borrow ...

You may remember the Federal Reserve’s discount window from such crises as 2008 or 2020. The facility allows banks to trade collateral — usually bundles of loans — for emergency liquidity from the Fed ...