WASHINGTON, April 24 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama announced plans to make college more affordable, including cutting the role of banks as middlemen in the U.S. student loan program.
WASHINGTON, March 3 (UPI) -- The Obama administration announced the launch of a program to support purchases of AAA-rated securities, the government called critical to U.S. lending.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve are planning a spending spree with the aim of freeing up credit for consumers and businesses.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- The increasingly crucial Federal Home Loan Banks are being drained of their capital foundations and could be forced to seek direct government aid, analysts say.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve Board said Tuesday it would create a new program to help investors purchase credit card-, student- and auto-loan backed securities.
WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve cut the rate banks used to loan each other money by 25 basis points to 2 percent, a bank release announced Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury notes were mixed Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it lent $20 billion to banks to make sure they can keep lending to customers.
BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Maryland-based BrowserMedia announced the launch of an Emergency Response Preparedness Program Web site.
WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) -- Lebanon secured a loan worth about $76.8 million from the International Monetary Fund to rebuild its economy.
SEATTLE, March 3 (UPI) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle is ending its mortgage-purchase program, the Wall Street Journal said Thursday.
