The Federal Reserve (FR) created the Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF) in the midst of severe disruptions in money markets following the bankruptcy of Lehman Bros. on Sept. 15, 2008. The CPFF finances the purchase of highly rated unsecured and asset-backed commercial paper from eligible issuers via primary dealers. The facility is a liquidity backstop to U.S. issuers of commercial paper, and its creation was part of a range of policy actions undertaken by the FR to provide liquidity to the financial system. This report documents aspects of the financial crisis relevant to the creation of the CPFF, reviews the operation of the CPFF, discusses use of the facility, and draws conclusions for lender-of-last-resort facilities. Charts and tables.

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A concise, clear, effective review of Commercial Paper and Payment Systems topics organized around the theme of multiple-choice questions. The basic format follows the same structure established by the first title in the series, Joseph Glannon's The Glannon Guide to Civil Procedure. The book includes brief explanatory text about the topic under discussion, followed by one or two multiple-choice questions. After each question, the author explains how the correct choice was chosen. Thus the student reviews course content and also learns how to analyze exam questions. Features: Integrates multiple-choice questions into a full-fledged review of the first-year Commercial Paper and Payment Systems course Lead-up discussion of law in the text prepares students to learn effectively from subsequent questions Clear explanations of correct and incorrect answers help to clarify nuances in the law Multiple-choice questions are sophisticated but fair, neither too difficult nor unrealistically straightforward Equally useful to all students, regardless of whether they will be tested by multiple-choice questions on their exams Embodies a far more user-friendly and interactive approach than other exam preparation aids A more challenging final question in each chapter (the "Closer ") illustrates a more sophisticated problem in the area under discussion "Closing Closer" questions in the last chapter provide practice and helpful review of concepts in earlier chapters Valuable exam-taking pointers interspersed within the substantive text New to the Second Edition: Expanded discussion of online payments issues (eBay, PayPal, various online fraud/warranty issues) Additional multiple-choice questions, to further illustrate the legal rules Discussion and questions related to issues arising from the mortgage crisis, including Whether a promissory note may be enforced if the note is not present (such as in foreclosure) Whether a securitized note may be enforced by an investor in the security Updates to address changes in credit card and debit card law A new section on the modernization of the check collection system (now every bank is deemed a local bank)

Written by Ronald J. Mann, one of the country’s leading Commercial Law scholars, Payment Systems and Other Financial Transactions continues to deliver clear, detailed practical explanations of how payment systems actually work. Using a systems approach, the text and problems focus on rules that are applied in practice. Easily adapted to any 50-minute, 75-minute, or two-hour long class, this casebook is suitable for use in courses on Payment Systems, Negotiable Instruments, or Commercial Paper. New to the 7th Edition: In re Caesars Operating - Posner opinion on standard for bankruptcy court injunction to protect guarantors Receivers of Sabena v Deutsche Bank - a major New York opinion on wire transfers In re Adamson Apparel - a new twist on lingering Deprizio liability 3M v HSBC - liability for fraud in a back-to-back letter-of-credit scenario New revisions to Regulation CC Substantial revisions of the problem sets Professors and students will benefit from: An easy-to-teach organization so class sessions flow naturally from problem sets Coverage of the things students actually want to learn, that they will encounter in practice Assignment structures that make it easy to pick and choose topics for syllabus A casebook that teaches the things students need to know to succeed in clerkships and jobs Self-contained assignments that make preparation easy Problem sets that focus attention to the issues that matter

Written by Ronald J. Mann, one of the country’s leading Commercial Law scholars, Payment Systems and Other Financial Transactions continues to deliver clear, detailed practical explanations of how payment systems actually work. Using a systems approach, the text and problems focus on rules that are applied in practice. Easily adapted to any 50-minute, 75-minute, or two-hour long class, this casebook is suitable for use in courses on Payment Systems, Negotiable Instruments, or Commercial Paper. New to the Eighth Edition: UCC Article 12, establishing rules for transactions in cryptocurrency and other controllable electronic records CitiBank v Brigade Capital Mgmt – the notorious “mistaken” wire transfer decision Updates to the cases on credit card fraud, including Singer v Chase Manhattan Bank and Hassan v Chase Bank Professors and students will benefit from: Easy to teach; class sessions flow naturally from problem sets Coverage of the things students actually want to learn, that they will encounter in practice Assignment structure makes it easy to pick and choose topics for the syllabus Teaches the things students need to know to succeed in clerkships and jobs Self-contained assignments makes preparation easy Problem sets focus attention to the issues that matter