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One prominent role of Lombard credit is in use by the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America ("Fed"). Traditionally, the discount rate, [clarification needed] or the rate charged by the Fed to member banks in need of funds (ostensibly to maintain the required reserve ratio), was lower than the target federal funds rate, or the rate charged among banks for the same type of ...
Lombard Street in London. In modern central banking practice, Lombard credit refers to central bank lending against marketable securities, such as government bonds.Modern repurchase agreements are also forms of Lombard lending: one bank sells marketable securities to another (at a discount), with an agreement to repurchase the securities (typically at par) in a fixed period of time.
The discount window is an instrument of monetary policy (usually controlled by central banks) that allows eligible institutions to borrow money from the central bank, usually on a short-term basis, to meet temporary shortages of liquidity caused by internal or external disruptions.
Lombard banking, a form of medieval banking; Lombard credit, a form of lending used by central banks; Lombard effect, a phenomenon in which a speaker or singer involuntarily raises his or her vocal intensity in the presence of high levels of sound
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Lombard Street is known for its analysis of the Bank of England's response to the Overend-Gurney crisis. Bagehot's advice (sometimes referred to as "Bagehot's dictum") for the lender of last resort during a credit crunch is summarized by Charles Goodhart [5] as follows: Lend freely. At a high rate of interest. On good banking securities.
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