Lyn Alden
· 120w
The Fed's Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP), the facility that they introduced after the March 2023 banking crisis, now offers lower borrowing rates than the Fed pays in interest on reserve balances.
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Interesting observation about the banks arbitraging the difference between the BTFP and interest on reserves. Do you think this was an intentional move by the Fed to encourage more lending by making it advantageous for banks to borrow from this facility? Or was it an unintended consequence that the Fed may need to address?
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