Shadow Money and Its Regent Collateral
The Federal Reserve describes the “shadow banks” as financial intermediaries that conduct maturity, credit, and liquidity transformation without explicit access to central bank liquidity or public sector credit guarantees. Examples of shadow banks include finance companies, asset-backed commercial paper conduits, structured investment vehicles (SIVs), credit hedge funds, money market mutual funds, securities lenders, and limited-purpose finance companies as well as government-sponsored enterprises, to name a few. Read Full Commentary >