Back in the 1960s, a discount window actually existed at Federal Reserve banks; pictured above is Bernie Berns at the discount window of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in 1967.

Discount window borrowing hit a record of nearly $153 billion in March following the SVB and Signature collapses, and the Fed was forced to set up a new emergency lending facility as well.

Discount window borrowing is opaque by design, and firm conclusions are difficult to reach, analysts say. Total usage data is reported weekly, but banks taking the loans are only revealed with a ...

Discount window usage, which is reported weekly, peaked at $150 billion in March — driven largely by the cost of temporarily absorbing two failed banks — and has steadily fallen to just a few billion.

Banks across the country turned to the Federal Reserve’s discount window and the Federal Home Loan Bank system over the last week, borrowing the most since 2008 as panic spread among depositors.

The Fed's discount window gives financial institutions with insured deposits a source of funding when they need liquidity in the short term. The loans are made directly from the central bank to the ...

The Federal Reserve's discount window is seeing a bump in activity. Usage of the emergency lending facility breached $9 billion last quarter for the first time since early 2020, and was above $4 ...

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 ...

The view from the Fed’s discount window. Banks try to avoid the Fed’s discount window, an emergency lending program. We explain why. Plus, a small business rides out economic and climate changes.

The Federal Reserve has taken steps to reduce the stigma that has long plagued its discount window, though recent surveys indicate banks are still hesitant to use the key backstop facility.