federal funds rate

federal funds rate
USA
federal funds effective rate, Also known as federal funds rate.
A floating interest rate reference rate used by a lender under a loan agreement. In general terms, it is the rate per annum equal to the rate charged on federal funds transactions among members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers.
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  • Federal funds rate — In the United States, the federal funds rate is the interest rate at which depository institutions actively trade balances held at the Federal Reserve, called federal funds, with each other, usually overnight, on an uncollateralized basis.… …   Wikipedia

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  • Federal funds rate — This is the interest rate that banks with excess reserves at a Federal Reserve district bank charge other banks that need overnight loans. The Fed Funds rate, as it is called, often points to the direction of U.S. interest rates. The New York… …   Financial and business terms

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  • federal funds effective rate — USA federal funds effective rate, Also known as federal funds rate. A floating interest rate reference rate used by a lender under a loan agreement. In general terms, it is the rate per annum equal to the rate charged on federal funds… …   Law dictionary

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  • Federal funds — This article is about funds maintained by the U.S. Federal Reserve. For the funds provided by the U.S. government in terms of aid and assistance, see Federal aid. In the United States, federal funds are overnight borrowings by banks to maintain… …   Wikipedia

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