American Banker

Fed watchers say discount window revamp overdue — but tricky

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman in the House Financial Services Committee in December. WASHINGTON — Fed watchers say a proposed revamp of the discount window would be a ...
Reuters

Fed's discount window can be normal funding source for banks, Barr says

NEW YORK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve's regulatory chief, said on Thursday that banks should put aside worries about the stigma of using the U.S. central bank's discount ...
Reuters

Barr: Requiring discount window readiness could break 'stigma'

AMELIA ISLAND, Florida, May 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve is considering new rules to break the "stigma" around borrowing from the central bank's discount window to cover short-term cash ...
American Banker

Fed vice chair: Discount window 'effective' but still needs to evolve

Change is coming to one of the Federal Reserve's oldest policy tools, but as the central bank's No. 2 official said, that is nothing new. In a two-part speech delivered Tuesday night and Wednesday ...
Marketplace

Why banks are reluctant to borrow at the Fed’s “discount window”

In the past several weeks, banks have been taking out emergency loans from the Federal Reserve to ensure they can cover withdrawals from customers. In the week that ended Wednesday, banks tapped more ...