American Banker

Fed watchers say discount window revamp overdue — but tricky

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman in the House Financial Services Committee in December. WASHINGTON — Fed watchers say a proposed revamp of the discount window would be a ...
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 ...
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 ...

Federal Discount Rate vs. Funds Rate: Key Differences

Learn how the federal discount rate and the federal funds rate differ and their impact on bank lending, liquidity, and ...
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

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 ...