November 12, 2008
Federal Reserve announces results of auction of $150 billion in 17-day credit held on November 10, 2008
For release at 10:00 a.m. EST
On November 10, 2008, the Federal Reserve conducted an auction of $150 billion in 17-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. This was a forward auction designed to provide term funding over year-end--the awarded loans will settle on December 22, 2008. Following are the results of the auction:
| Stop-out rate: | 0.528 percent |
| Total propositions submitted: | $12.629 billion |
| Total propositions accepted: | $12.629 billion |
| Bid/cover ratio: | 0.08 |
| Number of bidders: | 16 |
The awarded loans will mature on January 8, 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 November 12, 2008. Participants have until 12:30 p.m. EST on November 12, 2008, to inform their local Reserve Bank of any error.