On April 9, 2020, the Federal Reserve announced that it would be expanding the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) to include triple-A-rated commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and static collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) as eligible collateral.
Correspondingly, what does TALF stand for?
The Federal Reserve established the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) on March 23, 2020 to support the flow of credit to consumers and businesses.
In this way, how does a TALF fund work?
By selling the loans in the form of asset backed securities, the sponsoring financial institutions receive cash in exchange for the future cash flows of the loan payments; the cash they receive is then used to originate additional consumer loans, while the cash flows of the underlying loans are funneled to the …
Who can borrow under TALF?
The TALF is authorized under section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act, which permits the Federal Reserve Board, in unusual and exigent circumstances, to authorize Reserve Banks to extend credit to individuals, partnerships and corporations that are unable to obtain adequate credit accommodations.
Who is eligible for TALF?
According to the Fed’s terms, each TALF–eligible ABS must be a U.S. dollar denominated, cash ABS (that is, not a synthetic ABS), and must (A) have a credit rating in the highest long?term or, if no long?term rating is available, the highest short?term, investment-grade rating category from at least two eligible …
How does TALF 2.0 work?
TALF 2.0 is an opportunistic fixed income investment made available by the Fed to assist with the Government’s COVID-19 stimulus efforts. The Fed is granting designated money managers access to relatively inexpensive Fed-backed leverage in order to purchase a pre-approved list of highly-rated ABS investments.
What is an asset-backed facility?
An asset–backed security (ABS) is a type of financial investment that is collateralized by an underlying pool of assets—usually ones that generate a cash flow from debt, such as loans, leases, credit card balances, or receivables.