American Banker

Fed's Bowman sets her sights on discount window reform

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said in a speech Tuesday that the central bank is considering a "fundamental reform" of the discount window, including streamlining rules and ...
Reuters

Barr: Requiring discount window readiness could break 'stigma'

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 ...
Seeking Alpha

Fed's discount window now used more frequently than pre-pandemic, Jefferson says

"Over the past few years, the discount window has been used more than was the case before the pandemic," Jefferson said in remarks prepared for delivery at the Atlanta Fed's Financial Markets event, ...
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 discount window can be normal funding source for banks, Barr says

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 ...
Seeking Alpha

Bank Discount Window Readiness After The Expiration Of The Bank Term Funding Program

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 ...
Wall Street Journal

Using Discount Window Is Sign of Strength, Fed Says

As part of dramatic moves this morning to contain the financial market crisis, the Federal Reserve held a conference call with major banks to encourage them to consider borrowing from the central bank ...