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The Federal Reserve Board announced the creation of the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) supporting the issuance of asset-backed securities (ABS) collateralized by student loans, auto loans, credit card loans, and loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA).
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York will lend up to $200 billion on a non-recourse basis to holders of certain AAA-rated ABS backed by newly and recently originated consumer and small business loans. The FRBNY will lend an amount equal to the market value of the ABS less a haircut and will be secured at all times by the ABS.
The Treasury Department will provide $20 billion of credit protection to the FRBNY under the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP)