Liquidity Fairy Alert! It just keeps going up! Bank Term Funding Program usage above $100B for the 15th consecutive week! ($107.993B vs $107.855B 9/6). An over reliance on central bank funding, the BTFP is a moral hazard! As of 8/31/23, $2,173,066,000 in interest to survive another day.
by Dismal-Jellyfish Borrowing from the Bank Term Funding Program hit a NEW all time high–the 15th consecutive week above $100 billion! What we are reviewing: Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) Discount Window/Primary Credit “Other Credit Extensions” I hope to shed light on the recent uptick in borrowing due to an attempt to offset the initial …