December 19, 2007
Federal Reserve will offer $20 billion in 35-day credit through its Term Auction Facility on December 20, 2007
For release at 12:00 p.m. EST
On December 20, 2007, the Federal Reserve will offer $20 billion in 35-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. Additional information regarding the auction is listed below; the auction will be conducted as specified in this Announcement, Regulation A, and the terms and conditions of the Term Auction Facility (www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/taf.htm).
Description of Offering and Auction Parameters
| Offering Amount: | $20 billion |
| Term: | 35-day loan |
| Bid Submission Date: | December 20, 2007 |
| Opening Time: | 10 a.m. EST |
| Closing Time: | 1 p.m. EST |
| Notification Date: | December 21, 2007 |
| Settlement Date: | December 27, 2007 |
| Maturity Date: | January 31, 2008 |
| Minimum Bid Amount (per bid): | $10 million |
| Bid Increment | $100,000 |
| Maximum Bid Amount (per institution): | $2 billion (10% of Offering Amount) |
| Minimum Bid Rate: | 4.15 percent |
| Incremental Bid Rate: | 0.001 percent |
| Minimum Award: | $10,000 |
| Maximum Award: | $2 billion (10% of Offering Amount) |
Submission of Bids
Participants must submit bids by phone to their local Reserve Bank between the Opening Time and Closing Time on the Bid Submission Date.
Notification
Summary auction results will be published on the website of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/taf.htm) at approximately 10:00 a.m. EST on the Notification Date. Between 10:00 a.m. and noon EST on the Notification Date, Reserve Banks will notify individual institutions in their districts that have submitted winning bids of their awards. Participants have until 3:00 p.m. EST on the Notification Date to inform their local Reserve Bank of any error.
Rounding Convention
Pro rata awards will be rounded to multiples of $10,000. Normal rounding convention will be used, except that awards under $10,000 will be rounded to $10,000.