Author : Adam Ashcraft
Release : 2010-06
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 869/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Federal Home Loan Bank System by : Adam Ashcraft

Download or read book Federal Home Loan Bank System written by Adam Ashcraft. This book was released on 2010-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.