Commercial Paper Funding Facility

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The Commercial Paper Funding Facility is a special Federal Reserve program created to support the short-term corporate funding markets by purchasing commercial paper during periods of severe financial stress.

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Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Federal Reserve lending facility
emergency liquidity facility
administeredBy Federal Reserve Bank of New York NERFINISHED
backstopType liquidity backstop
beneficiary U.S. corporations
financial institutions
money market mutual funds
category crisis intervention program
monetary policy tool
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System NERFINISHED
createdDuring 2008 financial crisis
design special purpose vehicle purchases commercial paper
effect helped stabilize short-term funding markets in 2008–2009
eligibility U.S. issuers of commercial paper
high-quality commercial paper
fundingSource Federal Reserve loans to special purpose vehicle
impact improved market liquidity
narrowed spreads in commercial paper rates
jurisdiction Federal Reserve System NERFINISHED
launchDate October 2008
legalAuthority Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act
mitigatedBy fees and haircuts on commercial paper purchases
operator Federal Reserve NERFINISHED
policyGoal restore market functioning
support credit flow to businesses and households
purpose help businesses meet short-term funding needs
mitigate strains in money markets
provide liquidity to short-term corporate funding markets
support the commercial paper market
reasonForReintroduction address severe disruptions in commercial paper market due to COVID-19 shock
reintroducedDuring COVID-19 pandemic
reintroductionDate March 2020
relatedTo Money Market Investor Funding Facility NERFINISHED
Primary Dealer Credit Facility NERFINISHED
Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility NERFINISHED
risk credit risk from purchased commercial paper
riskMitigation reduce rollover risk in commercial paper markets
sector money markets
short-term funding markets
status temporary facility
supportType direct purchases of three-month commercial paper
targetInstrument asset-backed commercial paper
commercial paper
timeHorizon designed as a temporary emergency measure

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Federal Reserve emergency lending programs component Commercial Paper Funding Facility
Federal Reserve emergency lending programs component Commercial Paper Funding Facility
this entity surface form: Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF)