On May 12, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the “Fed”) released its initial draft of frequently-asked questions (“FAQs”) relating to the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility program under the CARES Act (“TALF...more
On April 30, the Federal Reserve Board (“Board”) announced an expansion of the Main Street Loan Program and updated terms to the program’s original offerings. The program is now comprised of the Main Street New Loan (“New...more
On Thursday, April 9, the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) announced the terms sheets of four new liquidity facilities and expanded the scope of the previously announced Term Asset-backed Securities Liquidity (“TALF”), the...more
On Wednesday, March 25, a historic, bipartisan deal was reached in the Senate to offer $2 trillion in health care and economic relief to Americans and businesses amid the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The...more
To mitigate the “severe disruptions” to the U.S. economy caused by the COVID-19 crisis, the Federal Reserve Board (“Federal Reserve”) is ramping up its efforts to “support…the flow of credit to American families and...more
The Federal Reserve is establishing a Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (“MMFL Facility”) for prime money market mutual funds to support “the flow of credit to households and business” in these current markets. ...more
I. INTRODUCTION -
As a result of the recent outbreak of COVID-19, financial markets and institutions have experienced significant disruptions. ...more