Federal Reserve Board Announces Expansion of Municipal Liquidity Facility

 

On April 27, the Federal Reserve released an updated Term Sheet and FAQs expanding the scope and duration of its Municipal Liquidity Facility. Among other changes, the updated Term Sheet provides that eligible notes must have less than 36 months maturity (previously 24 months) and eligible issuers include counties with at least 500,000 residents and cities with at least 250,000 residents (previously 2 million and 1 million). The Federal Reserve also extended the program’s termination date by three months to December 31. Release. Updated Term Sheet. FAQs.