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Periodic Report: Update on Outstanding Lending Facilities
Authorized by the Board under Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act
November 23, 2020
Overview
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is providing
the following updates concerning certain lending facilities established by the Board
under section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. § 343). Pursuant to
section 13(3)(C) of the Federal Reserve Act, the Board must provide the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives (the
Committees) an initial report regarding each facility established under
section 13(3) and periodic updates at least every 30 days thereafter. This report
provides the next periodic update on the Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF),
the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF), the Commercial
Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility
(PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), the Term
Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Municipal Liquidity Facility
(MLF), the Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility (PPPLF), the Main
Street New Loan Facility (MSNLF), the Main Street Expanded Loan Facility
(MSELF), the Main Street Priority Loan Facility (MSPLF), the Nonprofit
Organization New Loan Facility (NONLF), and the Nonprofit Organization
Expanded Loan Facility (NOELF). The Board will provide periodic updates
concerning these facilities at least every 30 days, in accordance with section 13(3)
of the Federal Reserve Act.1
A. Primary Dealer Credit Facility
On March 17, 2020, the Board authorized the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York (FRBNY) to establish and operate the PDCF. The PDCF is a term
loan facility that provides funding to primary dealers in exchange for a broad
range of collateral and is intended to foster the functioning of financial markets
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In order to continue reporting data as of the end of each month, the Board is providing periodic
updates to Congress on two dates in November 2020: November 6, 2020 (with data as of
October 31, 2020) and November 23, 2020 (with data as of November 13, 2020). This second
periodic report will ensure that the Board has adequate time to gather and validate data for future
reports and that no more than 30 days elapse between any two reports. The Board will provide
the next periodic report to Congress on December 10, 2020 (with data as of November 30, 2020).
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more generally. The facility allows primary dealers to support smooth market
functioning and facilitate the availability of credit to businesses and households.
Additional information concerning the PDCF can be found on the Board’s public
website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/pdcf.htm.
Update. As of November 13, 2020:
 The total outstanding amount of the FRBNY’s loans under the
PDCF was $263,000,000.
 The total value of the collateral pledged to the FRBNY was
$311,680,025.
 The amount of interest, fees, and other revenue or items of value
received by the FRBNY, reported on an accrual basis, was
$12,511,479.
 As described in the Board’s initial report to Congress regarding the
PDCF, the PDCF includes features that are intended to mitigate risk
to the Federal Reserve. The Board continues to expect that the
PDCF will not result in losses to the Federal Reserve.
B. Commercial Paper Funding Facility
On March 17, 2020, the Board authorized the FRBNY to establish and
operate the CPFF. The purpose of the CPFF is to provide liquidity to short-term
funding markets. The CPFF provides a liquidity backstop to U.S. issuers of
commercial paper, including municipalities, by purchasing three-month unsecured
and asset-backed commercial paper directly from eligible issuers. Additional
information concerning the CPFF can be found on the Board’s public website at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/cpff.htm.
Update. As of November 13, 2020:
 The outstanding amount of the FRBNY’s loans to the special purpose
vehicle (SPV) was $0.
 The total outstanding amount of the commercial paper held by the
SPV was $0.
 The total value of the collateral pledged to secure the FRBNY’s loan
to the SPV was $10,056,518,484.2
 The amount of interest, fees, and other revenue or items of value
received by the FRBNY, reported on an accrual basis, was
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Includes $10 billion equity investment from the Department of the Treasury.
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$1,054,580.
 The amount of interest, fees, and other revenue or items of value
received by the SPV, reported on an accrual basis, was $45,855,072.
 As described in the Board’s initial report to Congress regarding the
CPFF, the CPFF includes features that are intended to mitigate risk to
the Federal Reserve. The Board continues to expect that the CPFF
will not result in losses to the Federal Reserve.
C. Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility
On March 18, 2020, the Board authorized the Federal Reserve Bank of
Boston (FRBB) to establish and operate the MMLF. The MMLF provides
funding to U.S. depository institutions and bank holding companies to finance
their purchases of certain types of assets from money market mutual funds under
certain conditions. The program is intended to assist money market mutual funds
that hold such paper in meeting demands for redemptions by investors and to
foster liquidity in the markets for the assets held by money market mutual funds,
including the market for short-term municipal securities. Additional information
concerning the MMLF can be found on the Board’s public website at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/mmlf.htm.
Update. As of November 13, 2020:
 The total outstanding amount of the FRBB’s loans under the MMLF
was $5,454,850,071.
 The total value of the collateral pledged to secure the FRBB’s loans
was $5,432,559,396. In addition, the Department of the Treasury is
providing $10 billion as credit protection to the FRBB.
 The amount of interest, fees, and other revenue or items of value
received by the FRBB, reported on an accrual basis, was
$174,430,331.
 As described in the Board’s initial report to Congress regarding the
MMLF, the MMLF includes features that are intended to mitigate
risk to the Federal Reserve. The Board continues to expect that the
MMLF will not result in losses to the Federal Reserve.
D. Corporate Credit Facilities
The Board has authorized two facilities to support credit to large
employers—the PMCCF for new bond and loan issuance and the SMCCF to
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provide liquidity for outstanding corporate bonds (together, corporate credit
facilities, or the CCFs). The FRBNY has established one SPV to manage and
operate the CCFs. This section provides aggregate information about the CCFs.
Additional information about the CCFs can be found on the Board’s public
website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/pmccf.htm and
https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/smccf.htm.
Update. As of November 13, 2020:
 The total outstanding amount of the FRBNY’s loans under the CCFs
was $13,468,935,135.3 All loans were extended under the SMCCF.
 The total value of the collateral pledged to secure the FRBNY’s
loans to the SPV was $51,338,864,964.4
 The total amount of interest, fees, and other revenue received by the
SPV with respect to the CCFs, reported on an accrual basis, was
$137,069,508.
 The total amount of interest, fees, and other revenue or items of
value received by the FRBNY with respect to the CCFs, reported on
an accrual basis, was $5,196,754.
 As described in the Board’s initial report to Congress regarding the
CCFs, the CCFs include features that are intended to mitigate risk to
the Federal Reserve. The Board continues to expect that the CCFs
will not result in losses to the Federal Reserve.
Additional transaction-specific disclosures regarding the SMCCF may be
found in the attached spreadsheet (Spreadsheet A). As of November 13, 2020,
the PMCCF was operational but had not yet closed any transactions.
Accordingly, there are no transaction-specific disclosures for the PMCCF.

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Loans are extended to the SPV by the FRBNY on the basis of settled securities purchase
transactions.
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Includes the market value of exchange-traded fund holdings under the SMCCF in the amount
of $8,668,770,625 and the amortized cost of corporate bonds purchased under the SMCCF in the
amount of $4,957,527,802, each of which is the recorded value of transactions that have reached
their contractual settlement date as of November 13, 2020. As of November 13, 2020, no
transactions had yet closed under the PMCCF. For purposes of this report, the value of collateral
has been reduced by the total proceeds of trades that have not reached their contractual
settlement date ($21,469,049). See also supra, n.3. Also includes equity investment from the
Department of the Treasury and related reinvestment earnings of $37,512,641,821; cash
equivalents of $160,964,233; and interest and other miscellaneous receivables of $38,960,483.
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E. Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility
On March 22, 2020, the Board authorized the FRBNY to establish and
operate the TALF. Under the TALF, the FRBNY lends to an SPV, which makes
loans to U.S. companies secured by certain AAA-rated asset-backed securities
(ABS) backed by recently originated consumer and business loans. The TALF is
intended to support the provision of credit to consumers and businesses by
enabling the issuance of ABS backed by private student loans, auto loans and
leases, consumer and corporate credit card receivables, certain loans guaranteed
by the Small Business Administration, and certain other assets. Additional
information about the TALF can be found on the Board’s public website at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/talf.htm.
Update. As of November 13, 2020:
 The total outstanding amount of the FRBNY’s loans to the SPV
under the TALF was $3,753,113,345.5
 The total outstanding amount of loans made by the SPV to eligible
borrowers was $3,587,310,725.
 The total value of the collateral pledged to secure the FRBNY’s
loans to the SPV was $13,766,753,358.6
 The total value of the collateral pledged to secure the SPV’s loans to
eligible borrowers was $4,260,957,569.7
 The total amount of interest, fees, and other revenue received by the
SPV with respect to the TALF, reported on an accrual basis, was
$12,741,082.
 The total amount of interest, fees, and other revenue or items of
value received by the FRBNY, reported on an accrual basis, was
$867,156.
 As described in the Board’s initial report to Congress regarding the
TALF, the TALF includes features that are intended to mitigate risk
to the Federal Reserve. The Board continues to expect that the
TALF will not result in losses to the Federal Reserve.
Additional transaction-specific disclosures regarding the TALF may be
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Loans are extended to the SPV by the FRBNY on the loan closing date.
Includes $10 billion equity investment from the Department of the Treasury.
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Reflects the estimated market value of the collateral, based on information from third-party
vendors.
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found in the attached spreadsheet (Spreadsheet B).8
F. Municipal Liquidity Facility
On April 8, 2020, the Board authorized the establishment of the MLF.
The MLF is intended to support lending to state, city, and county governments,
certain multistate entities, and other issuers of municipal securities. The FRBNY
operates the MLF. Additional information about the MLF can be found on the
Board’s public website at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/muni.htm.
Update. As of November 13, 2020:
 The total outstanding amount of the FRBNY’s loans to the SPV was
$1,650,720,000.9
 The total outstanding amount of the notes held by the SPV was
$1,650,720,000.10
 The total value of the collateral pledged to secure the FRBNY’s
loans to the SPV was $19,178,075,533.11
 The total amount of interest, fees, and other revenue received by the
SPV with respect to the MLF, reported on an accrual basis, was
$27,159,397.
 The total amount of interest, fees, and other revenue or items of
value received by the FRBNY, reported on an accrual basis, was
$626,868.
 As described in the Board’s initial report to Congress regarding the
MLF, the MLF includes features that are intended to mitigate risk to
the Federal Reserve. The Board continues to expect that the MLF
will not result in losses to the Federal Reserve.
Additional transaction-specific disclosures regarding the MLF may be
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Transaction-specific disclosures regarding the TALF include the material investors identified
to the Board by TALF agents on or before the as-of date. This information may be updated in
future reports should the Board receive revised material investor information.
9
Loans are extended to the SPV by the FRBNY on the basis of settled note purchase
transactions.
10
Only settled transactions are included in the total outstanding amount of the notes held by the
SPV.
11
Includes $17.5 billion equity investment from the Department of the Treasury and interest
earned thereon.
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found in the attached spreadsheet (Spreadsheet C).
G. Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility
On April 8, 2020, the Board authorized each of the 12 Federal Reserve
Banks to establish and operate the PPPLF. The PPPLF offers a source of
liquidity to financial institution lenders that lend to small businesses through the
Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program. Additional
information about the PPPLF can be found on the Board’s public website at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/ppplf.htm.
Update. As of November 13, 2020:
 The total outstanding amount of all advances under the PPPLF was
$58,621,107,583.
 The total value of the collateral pledged to secure outstanding
advances was $58,621,107,583.
 The amount of interest, fees, and other revenue or items of value
received under the facility, reported on an accrual basis, was
$116,796,795.
 As described in the Board’s initial report to Congress regarding the
PPPLF, the PPPLF includes features that are intended to mitigate
risk to the Federal Reserve. The Board continues to expect that the
PPPLF will not result in losses to the Federal Reserve.
Additional transaction-specific disclosures regarding the PPPLF may be
found in the attached spreadsheet (Spreadsheet D).
H. Main Street Lending Program
The Board has authorized a Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) to
support lending to small and medium-sized businesses and nonprofit
organizations that were in sound financial condition before the onset of the
COVID-19 pandemic. The MSLP includes five facilities: the MSNLF, MSELF,
MSPLF, NONLF, and NOELF. The FRBB has established one SPV to manage
and operate all five facilities. This periodic update provides aggregate
information about the MSLP and transaction-level disclosures about the MSNLF,
MSELF, MSPLF, and NONLF. Additional information about the MSLP can be
found on the Board’s public website at
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https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/mainstreetlending.htm.
Update. As of November 13, 2020:
 The total outstanding amount of the FRBB’s loans to the SPV under
the MSLP was $4,972,250,564.12
 The total value of the collateral pledged to secure the FRBB’s loans
to the SPV was $42,434,450,529.13
 The total amount of interest, fees, and other revenue received by the
SPV with respect to the MSLP, reported on an accrual basis, was
$32,242,461. This comprises $11,200,949 received on commingled
investments of the MSLP, such as the equity investment from the
Department of the Treasury, and amounts received of $5,213,202
under the MSNLF; $2,667,549 under the MSELF; $13,153,797
under the MSPLF; and $6,964 under the NONLF related to
severable assets and accounts of the facilities.
 The total amount of interest, fees, and other revenue or items of
value received by the FRBB, reported on an accrual basis, was
$579,173.
 As described in the Board’s initial reports to Congress regarding the
MSNLF, MSELF, MSPLF, NONLF, and NOELF, the MSLP
includes features that are intended to mitigate risk to the Federal
Reserve. The Board continues to expect that the MSLP will not
result in losses to the Federal Reserve.
Additional transaction-specific disclosures regarding the MSLP may be
found in the attached spreadsheet (Spreadsheet E).

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Loans are extended to the SPV by the FRBB on the basis of settled transactions.
Includes the amortized cost of participations, net of allowance, if any, purchased under the
MSNLF in the amount of $972,201,194; purchased under the MSELF in the amount of
$902,940,074; purchased under the MSPLF in the amount of $2,999,525,662; and purchased
under the NONLF in the amount of $4,658,236. As of November 13, 2020, no participations had
yet been purchased under the NOELF. Also includes equity investment from the Department of
the Treasury and related reinvestment earnings of $37,511,200,949; cash equivalents of
$26,913,870; and interest and other receivables of $17,010,544. The total collateral value
reflects the inclusion of an allowance for loan losses in alignment with generally accepted
accounting principles. The allowance for loan losses is estimated based upon the MSLP’s
holdings as of September 30, 2020, and does not indicate actual losses experienced by the
program. The estimated allowance for loan losses for the MSLP will be updated on a quarterly
basis.
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