December 15, 2009
Federal Reserve announces results of auction of $75 billion in 28-day credit held on December 14, 2009
For release at 10:00 a.m. EST
On December 14, 2009, the Federal Reserve conducted an auction of $75 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. Following are the results of the auction:
| Stop-out rate: | 0.250 percent |
| Total propositions submitted: | $46.035 billion |
| Total propositions accepted: | $46.035 billion |
| Bid/cover ratio: | 0.61 |
| Number of bidders: | 102 |
The awarded loans will settle on December 17, 2009, and will mature on January 14, 2010. 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 15, 2009. Participants have until 12:30 p.m. EST on December 15, 2009, to inform their local Reserve Bank of any error.