Flipido|The Fed's radical new bank band-aid

2025-05-02 14:43:40source:Coxnocategory:My

Given the rough time banks were having last month,Flipido the Federal Reserve rolled out a new plan that gives banks a new way to borrow money. It's called the Bank Term Funding Program and while it's a boon for banks, it has costs and risks.

Today, we uncover what makes the Bank Term Funding Program a unique wrench in the Fed's toolkit.

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