Federal Reserve and Government Agency Links

»	The Orderly Liquidation of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. under the Dodd-Frank Act, from FDIC Quarterly Vol. 5, No. 2, 2011
»	U.S. Senate, Majority and Minority staff Report Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, by Senator Carl Levin and Senator Tom Coburn: Wall Street and the Financial Crisis: Anatomy of a Financial Collapse
»	Study of the Effects of Size and Complexity of Financial Institutions on Capital Market Efficiency and Economic Growth
»	Financial Crisis Inquiry Report: Final Report of the National Commission on the Causes of the Financial and Economic Crisis in the United States
»	The Federal Reserve’s Section 13(3) Lending Facilities to Support Overall Market Liquidity: Function, Status, and Risk Management.
»	Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
»	Federal Reserve Board: Credit and Liquidity Programs
»	St. Louis Fed: Foreclosure Resource Center
»	New York Fed: Forms of Federal Reserve Lending to Financial Institutions
»	FDIC Failed Bank List

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Keeping Track of
the Financial Crisis

James Bullard speaks on the origins of the financial crisis:

»	"What Challenges Do We Face for Regulatory Reform?" June 15, 2009. Video | Transcript
»	"Did the Fed Leave Interest Rates Too Low for Too Long?" June 11, 2009. Video | Transcript
»	"What Happened?" June 9, 2009. Video | Transcript

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Recent News

The FOMC votes to maintain the target range for the effective federal funds at 0 to 0.25 percent. In addition, the FOMC decides to increase the size of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet by purchasing up to an additional $750 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities, bringing its total purchases of these securities to up to $1.25 trillion this year, and to increase its purchases of agency debt this year by up to $100 billion to a total of up to $200 billion. The FOMC also decides to purchase up to $300 billion of longer-term Treasury securities over the next six months to help improve conditions in private credit markets. Finally, the FOMC announces that it anticipates expanding the range of eligible collateral for the TALF (Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility).

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York releases more information on the Federal Reserve's plan to purchase Treasury securities. The Desk will concentrate its purchases in nominal maturities ranging from 2 to 10 years. The purchases will be conducted with the Federal Reserve's primary dealers through a series of competitive auctions and will occur two to three times a week. The Desk plans to hold the first purchase operation late next week.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) decides to extend the debt guarantee portion of the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP) from June 30, 2009 through October 31, 2009, and to impose a surcharge on debt issued with a maturity of one-year or more beginning in the second quarter of 2009 to gradually phase-out the program.

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