WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. banks had borrowed $10 million from the Federal Reserve's discount window as of Wednesday, the Fed said Thursday, indicating that borrowing from the Fed remains very ...

(Reuters) - Federal Reserve efforts to overhaul a key emergency lending facility historically viewed with anxiety by banks are now being joined by potential congressional action. On Friday, Democratic ...

NEW YORK (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 window ...

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 ...

What Is the Federal Reserve’s Discount Window? The discount window, or “disco,” for short, is an interest rate offered by the Federal Reserve to help financial institutions with short-term credit ...

When banks are under financial stress, where do they turn for help? Many go to the Federal Reserve, which, through its discount window, serves as a "lender of last resort" for banks. Last month, the ...

In the past several weeks, banks have been taking out emergency loans from the Federal Reserve to ensure they can cover withdrawals from customers. In the week that ended Wednesday, banks tapped more ...

The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Friday issued a guidance to banks encouraging them to be familiar with the process for borrowing from ...

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 ...

July 28 (Reuters) - U.S. banks should incorporate the Federal Reserve's emergency lending facility known as the "discount window" as part of their contingency funding plans, federal banking regulators ...

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 ...

The discount window at the Federal Reserve allows banks to borrow money at an above-market rate in exchange for high-quality collateral. The facility is always available to use, but typically nobody ...