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Money Market Investor Funding Facility

Date: 
October 21, 2008
Policy Area: 
Economic Target: 
Action Type: 
Maximum Amount: 
$540.00 billion

The Fed will fund private-sector investors to invest in mutual funds, promoting market liquidity. This entity was created by the Fed in response to the current financial crisis.

Notes: 

Potential maximum indicates lending allowance.  Maximum amount spent indicates outstanding loans as of 10/21/2009 (http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h41/Current/).   Activities of the Federal Reserve are not directly recorded in the federal budget.  However, each year the Federal Reserve remits a portion of its earnings to the general treasury.  This remittance is generally in the range of $20-$30 billion per year, but the CBO estimates that the Fed's earnings will be lower by approximately $90 billion over the next ten years.

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