December 16, 2008
Federal Reserve announces results of auction of $150 billion in 28-day credit held on December 15, 2008
For release at 10:00 a.m. EST
On December 15, 2008, the Federal Reserve conducted an auction of $150 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. Following are the results of the auction:
| Stop-out rate: | 0.280 percent |
| Total propositions submitted: | $63.014 billion |
| Total propositions accepted: | $63.014 billion |
| Bid/cover ratio: | 0.42 |
| Number of bidders: | 71 |
The awarded loans will settle on December 18, 2008, and will mature on January 15, 2009. The stop-out rate shown above will apply to all awarded loans.
Institutions that submitted winning bids will be contacted by their respective Reserve Banks by 11:30 a.m. EST on December 16, 2008. Participants have until 12:30 p.m. EST on December 16, 2008, to inform their local Reserve Bank of any error.