FRED Economic Data | St. Louis Fed

Tools

Tags

Related Categories

Need Help?

Reserve Bank Credit - Securities Held Outright - Mortgage-Backed Securities (WMBSEC)

2013-06-12: 1,164.995 Billions of Dollars   Last 5 Observations

Weekly, Ending Wednesday, Not Seasonally Adjusted, Updated: 2013-06-14 8:18 AM CDT

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Release: H.4.1 Factors Affecting Reserve Balances
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/.



Subscribe to our newsletter for updates on published research, data news, and latest econ information.
Name:   Email:  
Twitter logo Facebook logo YouTube logo LinkedIn logo