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Statement from Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin on the Establishment of the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility | U.S. Department …

Statement from Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin on the
Establishment of the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity
Facility
March 18, 2020

WASHINGTON – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin issued the following statement on the
establishment of the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF) by the Federal Reserve
Board:
“I have sent Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell a le er approving the establishment of
the MMLF to provide liquidity to the financial system under sec on 13(3) of the Federal Reserve
Act. To provide liquidity to Money Market Mutual Funds, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston would
lend to eligible borrowers, taking as collateral certain types of assets purchased by the borrower
from Funds, concurrently with the borrowing, or on or a er March 18, 2020, but before the
opening of the Facility. This will allow banks to immediately provide liquidity to Money Market
Mutual Funds. The Department of the Treasury will provide $10 billion of credit protec on from the
Exchange Stabiliza on Fund to the Reserve Bank. Money market funds are important investment
tools for American families and businesses. The establishment of the MMLF will enhance the
liquidity and smooth func oning of money markets, support the flow of credit to hard working
Americans, and help stabilize the broader financial system.”

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