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MUSEUM & TOURS REGIONAL ECONOMY DATA & STATISTICS CAREERS BLOG PRESS CENTER search home > press center > press releases > PRESS RELEASE Statement Regarding Planned Purchases of Agency Debt September 19, 2008 The Federal Reserve has announced that the Open Market Trading Desk (Desk) will begin purchasing short-term debt obligations issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks in the secondary market for the System Open Market Account. Similar to secondary market purchases of Treasury securities, purchases of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Federal Home Loan Bank debt will be conducted with the Federal Reserve’s primary dealers through a series of competitive auctions via the Desk's FedTrade system. A series of purchase operations are planned over the next several weeks. Contact: Andrew Williams (212) 720-6143 (646) 720-6143 andrew.williams@ny.frb.org Request a Speaker Data Visualization For Employees Only International Seminars & Training Economic Research Tracker Contact Us Governance & Culture Reform XML Data Privacy Podcast Terms of Use Site Map About By thecontinuing to use our Markets Policy Economic Institution Financial Services Community site, you&agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Statement.Financial You can learn more about how we use cookies by reviewing our Privacy Statement. New York Fed Implementation Research Supervision & Infrastructure Development & Education