Economics

How the Fed’s 2020 Commercial Paper Facility Differs From 2008’s

The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building stands in Washington, D.C.Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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The Federal Reserve announced Tuesday it would use emergency authority to restart the Commercial Paper Funding Facility, a program first used during the global financial crisis, as the central bank seeks to help U.S. companies fund themselves during the coronavirus pandemic.

Here’s how the 2020 version of the facility resembles -- and differs from -- the original version: