Series: WMBSEC, Reserve Bank Credit - Securities Held Outright - Mortgage-Backed Securities

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Latest Observations:

Date	2009-10-21	2009-10-28	2009-11-04	2009-11-11	2009-11-18
Value	766.543	776.025	774.454	774.827	845.692

Series Properties:

Series ID:	WMBSEC
Source(s):	Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Release:	H.4.1 Factors Affecting Reserve Balances
Units:	Billions of Dollars
Frequency:	Weekly, Ending Wednesday
Seasonal Adjustment:	Not Seasonally Adjusted
Observation Range:	2009-01-14 to 2009-11-18
Last Updated:	2009-11-20 9:47 AM CST
Notes:	On November 25, 2008, the Federal Reserve announced a program to purchase mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae. The goal of the program is to provide support to mortgage and housing markets and to foster improved conditions in financial markets. Purchases of these securities began on January 5, 2009. Additional information on System transactions in mortgage-backed securities is available at www.newyorkfed.org/markets/mbs/.

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Reserves and Monetary Base > Factors Affecting Reserve Balances