Current：Home > NewsThe Fed's radical new bank band-aid -WealthGrow Network
The Fed's radical new bank band-aid
View
Date：2025-04-15 12:35:13
Given the rough time banks were having last month, the Federal Reserve rolled out a new plan that gives banks a new way to borrow money. It's called the Bank Term Funding Program and while it's a boon for banks, it has costs and risks.
Today, we uncover what makes the Bank Term Funding Program a unique wrench in the Fed's toolkit.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: Twitter / Facebook / Newsletter.
Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and NPR One.
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
veryGood！ (8241)
Related
- Could Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft reunite? Maybe in Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
- Easily find friends this Halloween. Here's how to share your location: Video tutorial.
- 10 teams to watch as MLB rumors swirl with GM meetings, free agency getting underway
- People — and salmon — return to restored Klamath to celebrate removal of 4 dams
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- Queen Camilla Withdraws From Public Engagements Due to Chest Infection
- First-term Democrat tries to hold on in Washington state district won by Trump in 2020
- Gerrit Cole, Yankees call each others' bluffs in opt-out saga: 'Grass isn’t always greener'
- Scoot flight from Singapore to Wuhan turns back after 'technical issue' detected
- Lisa Blunt Rochester could make history with a victory in Delaware’s US Senate race
Ranking
- The Grammy nominee you need to hear: Esperanza Spalding
- What It's Really Like Growing Up As First Kid in the White House
- Democratic Rep. Angie Craig seeks a 4th term in Minnesota’s tightest congressional race
- Zooey Deschanel Shares the 1 Gift She'd Give Her Elf Character
- Small twin
- Voters deciding dozens of ballot measures affecting life, death, taxes and more
- Za'Darius Smith trade grades: Who won deal between Lions, Browns?
- Sean 'Diddy' Combs' attorneys seek gag order after 'outrageous' claims from witness
Recommendation
Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie return for an 'Encore,' reminisce about 'The Simple Life'
People — and salmon — return to restored Klamath to celebrate removal of 4 dams
US Rep. Lauren Boebert will find out whether switching races worked in Colorado
RHOBH's Teddi Mellencamp Shares Emotional Divorce Update in First Podcast Since Edwin Arroyave Split
Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback
The Nissan Versa is the cheapest new car in America, and it just got more expensive
-
RHOBH's Teddi Mellencamp Shares Emotional Divorce Update in First Podcast Since Edwin Arroyave Split
Powerball winning numbers for November 4 drawing: Jackpot hits $63 million