Summary View
The Federal Reserve has introduced a number of new tools for conducting monetary policy and dealing with the financial crisis. These tools have become more important with the federal funds rate close to zero. Chairman Ben Bernanke divides the tools into three groups:
- Lending to financial institutions
- Providing liquidity to key credit markets
- Purchasing longer-term securities
The new tools make use of the Fed's balance sheet, particularly the asset side, and involve ways of extending credit and purchasing securities. These actions can change both the absolute level of the balance sheet as well as the types of assets it contains. Bernanke has called the use of the balance sheet in this way "credit easing."
The charts on this site let you see the assets of the balance sheet in a number of ways. Explore them by using the navigation bar on the left.
This page shows the balance sheet with the individual tools grouped into the three types of new credit-easing tools, plus the base of traditional Fed assets.
For an overview of the new tools, see this article.
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SUMMARY VIEW (Millions of Dollars)
Date |
Traditional Security Holdings | Long Term Treasury Purchases | Lending to Financial Institutions | Liquidity to Key Credit Markets | Fed Agency Debt Mortgage-Backed Securities Purch |
01/03/07 |
771569 |
|
88047 |
0 |
0 |
01/10/07 |
775795 |
|
69095 |
0 |
0 |
01/17/07 |
777708 |
|
68484 |
0 |
0 |
01/24/07 |
777213 |
|
60369 |
0 |
0 |
01/31/07 |
777579 |
|
67405 |
0 |
0 |
02/07/07 |
776052 |
|
65920 |
0 |
0 |
02/14/07 |
777917 |
|
69135 |
0 |
0 |
02/21/07 |
776444 |
|
75274 |
0 |
0 |
02/28/07 |
777065 |
|
76583 |
0 |
0 |
03/07/07 |
778604 |
|
73767 |
0 |
0 |
03/14/07 |
778560 |
|
73687 |
0 |
0 |
03/21/07 |
779210 |
|
72386 |
0 |
0 |
03/28/07 |
780301 |
|
72236 |
0 |
0 |
04/04/07 |
778991 |
|
74031 |
0 |
0 |
04/11/07 |
780336 |
|
69573 |
0 |
0 |
04/18/07 |
781361 |
|
70640 |
0 |
0 |
04/25/07 |
782129 |
|
68673 |
0 |
0 |
05/02/07 |
783936 |
|
83260 |
0 |
0 |
05/09/07 |
786752 |
|
67232 |
0 |
0 |
05/16/07 |
786550 |
|
62197 |
0 |
0 |
05/23/07 |
785997 |
|
64917 |
0 |
0 |
05/30/07 |
786033 |
|
68969 |
0 |
0 |
06/06/07 |
784360 |
|
74214 |
0 |
0 |
06/13/07 |
786772 |
|
63952 |
0 |
0 |
06/20/07 |
785699 |
|
67289 |
0 |
0 |
06/27/07 |
787147 |
|
61329 |
0 |
0 |
07/04/07 |
780390 |
|
78066 |
0 |
0 |
07/11/07 |
787374 |
|
66530 |
0 |
0 |
07/18/07 |
785962 |
|
68424 |
0 |
0 |
07/25/07 |
786062 |
|
64876 |
0 |
0 |
08/01/07 |
784674 |
|
73856 |
0 |
0 |
08/08/07 |
787327 |
|
63829 |
0 |
0 |
08/15/07 |
785954 |
|
82772 |
0 |
0 |
08/22/07 |
784532 |
|
67863 |
0 |
0 |
08/29/07 |
779362 |
|
70730 |
0 |
0 |
09/05/07 |
773755 |
|
83285 |
0 |
0 |
09/12/07 |
774120 |
|
82046 |
0 |
0 |
09/19/07 |
777459 |
|
75020 |
0 |
0 |
09/26/07 |
776315 |
|
83629 |
0 |
0 |
10/03/07 |
775901 |
|
86653 |
0 |
0 |
10/10/07 |
776557 |
|
82402 |
0 |
0 |
10/17/07 |
773723 |
|
85762 |
0 |
0 |
10/24/07 |
773131 |
|
86313 |
0 |
0 |
10/31/07 |
771470 |
|
91893 |
0 |
0 |
11/07/07 |
772354 |
|
92772 |
0 |
0 |
11/14/07 |
771535 |
|
95064 |
0 |
0 |
11/21/07 |
770663 |
|
98193 |
0 |
0 |
11/28/07 |
771677 |
|
98429 |
0 |
0 |
12/05/07 |
773958 |
|
93648 |
0 |
0 |
12/12/07 |
766809 |
|
97799 |
0 |
0 |
12/19/07 |
758996 |
|
112265 |
0 |
0 |
12/26/07 |
740475 |
|
133936 |
0 |
0 |
01/02/08 |
724107 |
|
168235 |
0 |
0 |
01/09/08 |
718496 |
|
150798 |
0 |
0 |
01/16/08 |
721165 |
|
146678 |
0 |
0 |
01/23/08 |
712865 |
|
150055 |
0 |
0 |
01/30/08 |
706841 |
|
158627 |
0 |
0 |
02/06/08 |
701397 |
|
161677 |
0 |
0 |
02/13/08 |
703622 |
|
156056 |
0 |
0 |
02/20/08 |
697345 |
|
170965 |
0 |
0 |
02/27/08 |
698899 |
|
168607 |
0 |
0 |
03/05/08 |
694345 |
|
180510 |
0 |
0 |
03/12/08 |
697494 |
|
172745 |
0 |
0 |
03/19/08 |
664666 |
|
215775 |
0 |
0 |
03/26/08 |
619037 |
|
251653 |
0 |
0 |
04/02/08 |
503479 |
|
373111 |
0 |
0 |
04/09/08 |
451112 |
|
416119 |
0 |
0 |
04/16/08 |
410205 |
|
458124 |
0 |
0 |
04/23/08 |
378971 |
|
490878 |
0 |
0 |
04/30/08 |
385300 |
|
481391 |
0 |
0 |
05/07/08 |
377491 |
|
492452 |
0 |
0 |
05/14/08 |
369513 |
|
498788 |
0 |
0 |
05/21/08 |
371762 |
|
500605 |
0 |
0 |
05/28/08 |
378343 |
|
500218 |
0 |
0 |
06/04/08 |
371291 |
|
507714 |
0 |
0 |
06/11/08 |
375350 |
|
499567 |
0 |
0 |
06/18/08 |
359344 |
|
519867 |
0 |
0 |
06/25/08 |
366701 |
|
508925 |
0 |
0 |
07/02/08 |
361356 |
|
499405 |
29816 |
0 |
07/09/08 |
369150 |
|
490922 |
28900 |
0 |
07/16/08 |
374734 |
|
485116 |
28955 |
0 |
07/23/08 |
362533 |
|
493133 |
29025 |
0 |
07/30/08 |
352521 |
|
513550 |
29065 |
0 |
08/06/08 |
346432 |
|
516110 |
29105 |
0 |
08/13/08 |
348242 |
|
509936 |
29145 |
0 |
08/20/08 |
354689 |
|
506921 |
29183 |
0 |
08/27/08 |
333430 |
|
525036 |
29213 |
0 |
09/03/08 |
328606 |
|
538042 |
29253 |
0 |
09/10/08 |
311701 |
|
550510 |
29293 |
0 |
09/17/08 |
304146 |
|
600227 |
29333 |
0 |
09/24/08 |
271610 |
|
776493 |
51133 |
3714 |
10/01/08 |
220811 |
|
1008116 |
151517 |
11929 |
10/08/08 |
265250 |
|
1040817 |
175342 |
14347 |
10/15/08 |
256154 |
|
1311702 |
159108 |
14105 |
10/22/08 |
253398 |
|
1393492 |
143356 |
14105 |
10/29/08 |
253919 |
|
1438859 |
167530 |
13897 |
11/05/08 |
255814 |
|
1443203 |
344587 |
13565 |
11/12/08 |
258094 |
|
1571392 |
357030 |
13155 |
11/19/08 |
270934 |
|
1534238 |
362434 |
12654 |
11/26/08 |
280096 |
|
1428042 |
372453 |
12261 |
12/03/08 |
229310 |
|
1479477 |
397659 |
12057 |
12/10/08 |
236321 |
|
1590947 |
397355 |
13106 |
12/17/08 |
239033 |
|
1562440 |
408560 |
16587 |
12/24/08 |
291501 |
|
1444750 |
425690 |
19927 |
12/31/08 |
296299 |
|
1471568 |
431230 |
20266 |
01/07/09 |
306157 |
|
1402649 |
431037 |
19587 |
01/14/09 |
334820 |
|
1272890 |
427103 |
21900 |
01/21/09 |
334579 |
|
1239063 |
439301 |
29942 |
01/28/09 |
342748 |
|
1211148 |
404503 |
33492 |
02/04/09 |
348040 |
|
1109586 |
348510 |
36406 |
02/11/09 |
351544 |
|
1098632 |
343329 |
39208 |
02/18/09 |
353377 |
|
1123811 |
336386 |
95629 |
02/25/09 |
356844 |
|
1111470 |
329857 |
104398 |
03/04/09 |
321754 |
|
1140934 |
323929 |
107114 |
03/11/09 |
327313 |
|
1123188 |
320217 |
109418 |
03/18/09 |
329650 |
286 |
1119269 |
322472 |
271958 |
03/25/09 |
345998 |
327 |
1100090 |
320948 |
285760 |
04/01/09 |
376921 |
18563 |
1040126 |
328050 |
287277 |
04/08/09 |
405314 |
34645 |
1008090 |
332438 |
291399 |
04/15/09 |
408576 |
48823 |
968422 |
330108 |
344975 |
04/22/09 |
422292 |
57685 |
945815 |
320322 |
425356 |
04/29/09 |
432574 |
71760 |
846842 |
304841 |
433802 |
05/06/09 |
431916 |
84337 |
839356 |
252605 |
435414 |
05/13/09 |
430578 |
100826 |
864110 |
266867 |
456224 |
05/20/09 |
431082 |
112766 |
851266 |
266974 |
505034 |
05/29/09 |
438024 |
128085 |
740865 |
258801 |
510655 |
06/03/09 |
437118 |
135134 |
739433 |
248099 |
508316 |
06/10/09 |
437120 |
157653 |
680151 |
241706 |
511272 |
06/17/09 |
438863 |
167911 |
664836 |
242485 |
543161 |
06/24/09 |
442671 |
182434 |
582096 |
231937 |
559227 |
07/01/09 |
446005 |
192512 |
569312 |
221781 |
559332 |
07/08/09 |
455807 |
202539 |
547975 |
213089 |
560277 |
07/15/09 |
449567 |
213082 |
555483 |
207182 |
588545 |
07/22/09 |
454174 |
220840 |
493525 |
204702 |
639475 |
07/29/09 |
460530 |
223869 |
492092 |
186762 |
648573 |
08/05/09 |
459666 |
232899 |
479800 |
157752 |
649725 |
08/12/09 |
451132 |
256530 |
480470 |
151500 |
651781 |
08/19/09 |
446152 |
270825 |
447237 |
154589 |
717782 |
08/26/09 |
447315 |
279606 |
435376 |
149755 |
738453 |
09/02/09 |
447992 |
288173 |
439496 |
147079 |
742597 |
09/09/09 |
448394 |
293107 |
436616 |
145532 |
747833 |
09/16/09 |
453715 |
294455 |
418992 |
148756 |
774694 |
09/23/09 |
450996 |
300247 |
419756 |
147244 |
816121 |
09/30/09 |
454473 |
302609 |
396368 |
146291 |
822246 |
10/07/09 |
455958 |
302631 |
392535 |
144863 |
825716 |
10/14/09 |
457180 |
306903 |
361903 |
145012 |
837119 |
10/21/09 |
459112 |
306956 |
359348 |
143742 |
904409 |
10/28/09 |
460214 |
308029 |
335157 |
135806 |
917626 |
11/04/09 |
458990 |
310808 |
335305 |
124256 |
921413 |
11/11/09 |
459404 |
310815 |
301688 |
122397 |
922949 |
11/18/09 |
450358 |
318693 |
302904 |
123737 |
997429 |
11/25/09 |
451670 |
318701 |
288635 |
123660 |
1008497 |
12/02/09 |
448953 |
318351 |
282155 |
124726 |
1007222 |
12/09/09 |
449853 |
318360 |
243163 |
123570 |
1009738 |
12/16/09 |
449859 |
317807 |
243204 |
125514 |
1030772 |
12/23/09 |
450261 |
317818 |
233448 |
125893 |
1063176 |
12/30/09 |
449442 |
317827 |
233207 |
126531 |
1069454 |
01/06/10 |
442627 |
316370 |
239246 |
126639 |
1068362 |
01/13/10 |
450529 |
316377 |
229837 |
125890 |
1079714 |
01/20/10 |
452176 |
318215 |
181426 |
126031 |
1129581 |
01/26/10 |
453511 |
318222 |
180464 |
122952 |
1136074 |
02/03/10 |
452936 |
317909 |
182027 |
120768 |
1134265 |
02/10/10 |
454235 |
317889 |
181313 |
120133 |
1136822 |
02/17/10 |
445813 |
325314 |
159226 |
119799 |
1190478 |
02/24/10 |
446183 |
325295 |
155704 |
119776 |
1198727 |
03/03/10 |
448784 |
322266 |
154033 |
119698 |
1194300 |
03/10/10 |
448939 |
322299 |
154482 |
118030 |
1195177 |
03/17/10 |
448184 |
323209 |
141816 |
120720 |
1234884 |
03/24/10 |
449211 |
323243 |
139984 |
120505 |
1241007 |
03/31/10 |
447232 |
322335 |
139464 |
119921 |
1237597 |
04/07/10 |
448492 |
322338 |
137781 |
119757 |
1237701 |
04/14/10 |
447841 |
322340 |
136871 |
119486 |
1247188 |
04/21/10 |
445608 |
325157 |
135181 |
119591 |
1268768 |
04/28/10 |
445630 |
325159 |
135676 |
120092 |
1268666 |
05/05/10 |
449721 |
321694 |
134723 |
115849 |
1265522 |
05/12/10 |
451811 |
321733 |
134882 |
112100 |
1265691 |
05/19/10 |
444166 |
328569 |
141692 |
111973 |
1288710 |
05/26/10 |
444839 |
328608 |
128956 |
111864 |
1285309 |
06/02/10 |
449317 |
321837 |
132434 |
111665 |
1280323 |
06/09/10 |
449805 |
321854 |
126654 |
111019 |
1280366 |
06/16/10 |
449689 |
322275 |
127264 |
110854 |
1287561 |
06/23/10 |
451257 |
322293 |
125685 |
110605 |
1294123 |
06/30/10 |
447588 |
322113 |
127715 |
110024 |
1284520 |
07/07/10 |
447833 |
322120 |
127601 |
109755 |
1283034 |
07/14/10 |
448094 |
322127 |
128723 |
109113 |
1283477 |
07/21/10 |
450396 |
322158 |
125672 |
108704 |
1284224 |
07/28/10 |
450848 |
322166 |
125087 |
108371 |
1281212 |
08/04/10 |
450315 |
322630 |
125251 |
109334 |
1277010 |
08/11/10 |
450799 |
322621 |
126147 |
107412 |
1277498 |
08/18/10 |
445460 |
327390 |
123759 |
106607 |
1274783 |
08/25/10 |
445083 |
332339 |
117850 |
105950 |
1268331 |
09/01/10 |
445637 |
333398 |
118697 |
104702 |
1259671 |
09/08/10 |
443690 |
337009 |
120174 |
101648 |
1259670 |
09/15/10 |
442213 |
342594 |
121696 |
100604 |
1257718 |
09/22/10 |
441490 |
353055 |
121351 |
99715 |
1246243 |
09/29/10 |
441944 |
359617 |
122604 |
98533 |
1240263 |
10/06/10 |
438012 |
366744 |
125377 |
96435 |
1232644 |
10/13/10 |
444825 |
368827 |
126249 |
96229 |
1232095 |
10/20/10 |
438779 |
380370 |
124534 |
95364 |
1219778 |
10/27/10 |
442729 |
386096 |
123908 |
95224 |
1209624 |
11/03/10 |
446947 |
388255 |
123444 |
96377 |
1200718 |
11/10/10 |
442829 |
399287 |
126292 |
95245 |
1200718 |
11/17/10 |
437660 |
416553 |
124700 |
94567 |
1194956 |
11/24/10 |
438875 |
444172 |
129165 |
93318 |
1186836 |
12/01/10 |
437592 |
459301 |
130135 |
92864 |
1172995 |
12/08/10 |
435404 |
491460 |
136571 |
92431 |
1170831 |
12/15/10 |
443435 |
507945 |
137429 |
91734 |
1168817 |
12/22/10 |
428957 |
547627 |
139548 |
91073 |
1156175 |
12/29/10 |
443165 |
556490 |
142912 |
90966 |
1148892 |
01/05/11 |
431374 |
573129 |
150482 |
90924 |
1139601 |
01/12/11 |
427794 |
604205 |
145766 |
90651 |
1138633 |
01/19/11 |
438107 |
618488 |
133544 |
88617 |
1134921 |
01/26/11 |
429603 |
653358 |
128737 |
88312 |
1120337 |
02/02/11 |
432288 |
676436 |
132833 |
87826 |
1109701 |
02/09/11 |
429782 |
705357 |
137754 |
87850 |
1109701 |
02/16/11 |
439027 |
721482 |
137334 |
87369 |
1107732 |
02/23/11 |
441917 |
744564 |
130335 |
86779 |
1102529 |
03/02/11 |
443238 |
767616 |
129639 |
85416 |
1093629 |
03/09/11 |
438432 |
797423 |
134682 |
85106 |
1092181 |
03/16/11 |
459146 |
801510 |
133535 |
84717 |
1090057 |
03/23/11 |
454216 |
826359 |
134993 |
84165 |
1082917 |
03/30/11 |
448220 |
854560 |
140693 |
83761 |
1070606 |
04/06/11 |
437225 |
880268 |
149738 |
83387 |
1069650 |
04/13/11 |
446889 |
896752 |
148638 |
82668 |
1068961 |
04/20/11 |
455994 |
913894 |
145776 |
80766 |
1063447 |
04/27/11 |
471589 |
924862 |
136385 |
80787 |
1058375 |
05/04/11 |
452001 |
955454 |
145684 |
82016 |
1052139 |
05/11/11 |
454063 |
979799 |
147198 |
80098 |
1052139 |
05/18/11 |
461605 |
1000357 |
150138 |
78856 |
1048795 |
05/25/11 |
462834 |
1024511 |
143182 |
78406 |
1041830 |
06/01/11 |
468883 |
1040874 |
146610 |
77894 |
1036949 |
06/08/11 |
464793 |
1063291 |
144831 |
74886 |
1036949 |
06/15/11 |
464085 |
1084565 |
150593 |
74516 |
1036366 |
06/22/11 |
458696 |
1102085 |
159698 |
73609 |
1032794 |
06/29/11 |
460299 |
1117175 |
162917 |
73478 |
1029564 |
07/06/11 |
472054 |
1121274 |
164091 |
73016 |
1024156 |
07/13/11 |
485709 |
1127168 |
150633 |
72093 |
1023923 |
07/20/11 |
496811 |
1120579 |
149469 |
68683 |
1019635 |
07/27/11 |
494000 |
1124640 |
152185 |
67282 |
1015033 |
08/03/11 |
491744 |
1124220 |
159820 |
64339 |
1009720 |
08/10/11 |
496845 |
1128046 |
156249 |
64231 |
1009720 |
08/17/11 |
512072 |
1118602 |
149530 |
61404 |
1006938 |
08/24/11 |
515684 |
1119406 |
144009 |
61223 |
1002377 |
08/31/11 |
510775 |
1126481 |
142800 |
61199 |
994721 |
09/07/11 |
519850 |
1123119 |
142318 |
61142 |
994721 |
09/14/11 |
519536 |
1126479 |
142883 |
61196 |
994721 |
09/21/11 |
525405 |
1126225 |
142846 |
58004 |
987896 |
09/28/11 |
524480 |
1127774 |
144391 |
57951 |
983927 |
10/05/11 |
517905 |
1133521 |
147435 |
57927 |
979151 |
10/12/11 |
517486 |
1139369 |
146404 |
57856 |
979151 |
10/19/11 |
514739 |
1139917 |
151708 |
56649 |
975119 |
10/26/11 |
510162 |
1148025 |
154769 |
54365 |
965837 |
11/02/11 |
526814 |
1128315 |
154466 |
51249 |
956929 |
11/09/11 |
505911 |
1142228 |
155632 |
50948 |
956929 |
11/16/11 |
503427 |
1153992 |
157488 |
50190 |
955311 |
11/23/11 |
505716 |
1151479 |
154602 |
47963 |
948603 |
11/30/11 |
490977 |
1163704 |
155997 |
47541 |
935039 |
12/07/11 |
496810 |
1160672 |
160201 |
47408 |
932961 |
12/14/11 |
490788 |
1168913 |
214630 |
46835 |
946063 |
12/21/11 |
474409 |
1184627 |
227467 |
43683 |
954823 |
12/28/11 |
482728 |
1172472 |
269322 |
43286 |
952352 |
01/04/12 |
484973 |
1164409 |
266445 |
43249 |
941693 |
01/11/12 |
483227 |
1161400 |
253810 |
43007 |
941575 |
01/18/12 |
470892 |
1165814 |
269545 |
42707 |
954908 |
01/25/12 |
465292 |
1175839 |
273999 |
42270 |
947875 |
02/01/12 |
472524 |
1176438 |
277138 |
42320 |
937345 |
02/08/12 |
466919 |
1184123 |
286006 |
39195 |
937516 |
02/15/12 |
445243 |
1199283 |
289180 |
39363 |
945182 |
02/21/12 |
447442 |
1195743 |
249559 |
31345 |
947160 |
02/22/12 |
458619 |
1182188 |
285380 |
38731 |
952606 |
02/29/12 |
452600 |
1182887 |
285587 |
38467 |
948682 |
03/07/12 |
446744 |
1189637 |
252100 |
35404 |
941178 |
03/14/12 |
451602 |
1190123 |
248927 |
35010 |
945973 |
03/28/12 |
449366 |
1198796 |
252682 |
29958 |
941916 |
04/04/12 |
441680 |
1202507 |
235959 |
29982 |
933270 |
04/11/12 |
441776 |
1215701 |
223380 |
30028 |
933271 |
04/18/12 |
439123 |
1221677 |
221281 |
28532 |
955335 |
04/25/12 |
436185 |
1217302 |
222733 |
28340 |
955646 |
05/02/12 |
436142 |
1216968 |
219700 |
30701 |
942376 |
05/09/12 |
428248 |
1223917 |
219717 |
30868 |
942395 |
05/16/12 |
435211 |
1212767 |
218960 |
25576 |
947881 |
05/25/12 |
428611 |
1217099 |
215535 |
25110 |
956041 |
05/30/12 |
429573 |
1216951 |
216359 |
24670 |
946909 |
06/06/12 |
414984 |
1231326 |
214977 |
24585 |
945006 |
06/13/12 |
421505 |
1227191 |
214808 |
24601 |
947327 |
06/20/12 |
414234 |
1240210 |
219642 |
19993 |
955481 |
06/27/12 |
410031 |
1243163 |
227122 |
19598 |
954158 |
07/04/12 |
405357 |
1244018 |
229707 |
19880 |
946497 |
07/11/12 |
398984 |
1251988 |
231572 |
19892 |
946528 |
07/18/12 |
398413 |
1244524 |
237277 |
18614 |
958202 |
07/25/12 |
392384 |
1249679 |
233481 |
12068 |
956413 |
08/01/12 |
385974 |
1253981 |
235865 |
12908 |
944452 |
08/08/12 |
373667 |
1264901 |
238545 |
13037 |
944519 |
08/15/12 |
371892 |
1268180 |
241393 |
11581 |
946373 |
08/22/12 |
374751 |
1258973 |
224129 |
6665 |
945919 |
08/29/12 |
370901 |
1261234 |
225493 |
5911 |
939850 |
09/05/12 |
364148 |
1274238 |
222860 |
5709 |
930897 |
09/12/12 |
366230 |
1279948 |
223625 |
5507 |
930932 |
09/19/12 |
361725 |
1275195 |
221871 |
5217 |
943204 |
09/26/12 |
357508 |
1277500 |
224827 |
3821 |
932669 |
10/03/12 |
355269 |
1282864 |
225622 |
3272 |
918394 |
10/10/12 |
365628 |
1284252 |
225828 |
3269 |
918304 |