U.S. ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAMS ACRONYM GUIDE
Abbreviation Program Brief Description AMLF Asset-Backed Commercial Federal Reserve lending facility established to finance the Paper Money Market Mutual purchase of high-quality asset-backed commercial paper Fund Liquidity Facility from money market funds.
ARRA American Recovery and The stimulus bill. Reinvestment Act
CAP Capital Assistance Program Program under the Financial Stability Plan by which banks that have undergone a comprehensive stress test may have access to a “capital buffer.”
CBLI Consumer and Business Program under the Financial Stability Plan to encourage Lending Initiative lending to consumers and small businesses.
CPFF Commercial Paper Funding Federal Reserve lending facility created to purchase Facility unsecured and asset-backed commercial paper from eligible issuers through a specially created LLC.
CPP Capital Purchase Program Program under the TARP by which the government made several investments in U.S. financial institutions.
EESA Emergency Economic The Bailout Bill. Stabilization Act of 2008
FinancialStability.gov N/A Web site created to track progress under the Financial Stability Plan and use of EESA monies by various financial institutions and entities.
H4H Hope for Homeowners Part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 to assist homeowners at risk of default and foreclosure.
MMIFF Money Market Investor Funding Federal Reserve lending facility intended to improve Facility liquidity to U.S. money market funds.
OFS Office of Financial Stability Part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and charged with administering the TA R P.
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Abbreviation Program Brief Description PDCF Primary Dealer Credit Facility Federal Reserve facility providing funding to primary dealers.
PPIF Public-Private Investment Fund Investment funds created under the PPIP for the purchase of “legacy loans” and “legacy securities.”
PPIP Public-Private Investment Program under the Financial Stability Plan intended to Program address the challenge of the “legacy assets.”
Recovery.gov N/A Web site created to track progress under the ARRA and use of ARRA monies.
SSFI Systemically Significant Failing Program under TARP by which the U.S. initially acquired Institutions $40 billion of senior preferred stock in AIG.
TAF Term Auction Facility Program by which the Federal Reserve auctions term funds to depository institutions.
TALF Term Asset Backed Securities Lending facility through the Federal Reserve to be used to Loan Facility further goals of the CBLI.
TARP Troubled Asset Relief Program Original program emanating from the EESA by which the government intended to purchase “troubled assets” from U.S. financial institutions. TIP Targeted Investment Program Program under the TARP by which the government made a second investment in Citigroup.
TLG Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program through the FDIC to guarantee payment of Program certain newly issued unsecured debt (the Debt Guarantee Program) and guarantee certain noninterest-bearing transaction accounts (the Transaction Account Guarantee).
TOP Term Securities Lending Federal Reserve program that offers primary dealers the Options Program option to draw upon short-term fixed rate TSLF loans.
TSLF Term Securities Lending Facility Federal Reserve facility which loans Treasury securities to primary dealers for one month against eligible collateral.
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