Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP)

Topic

A Federal Reserve liquidity program created to support the regional banking system. Its potential extension or replacement is predicted to be the biggest business deal of 2024.


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1/6/2026, 5:05:08 AM

Last Updated

1/6/2026, 5:07:40 AM

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1/6/2026, 5:07:40 AM

Summary

The Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) was an emergency lending initiative established by the United States Federal Reserve on March 12, 2023. Created in direct response to the 2023 banking crisis—specifically the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank—the program aimed to provide liquidity to eligible depository institutions like banks and credit unions. It allowed these institutions to secure one-year loans using high-quality assets like U.S. Treasuries as collateral, valued at par rather than market price to prevent forced sales during market stress. The program was a critical component of the Federal Reserve's strategy to manage a 'soft landing' for the economy and officially stopped issuing new loans on March 11, 2024.

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Extracted Attributes
  • Creator

    United States Federal Reserve

  • Established

    2023-03-12

  • Loan Maturity

    Up to 1 year

  • Eligible Collateral

    U.S. Treasuries, U.S. agency securities, and U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities

  • Eligible Institutions

    Banks, savings associations, credit unions, and other depository institutions

  • New Loan Cessation Date

    2024-03-11

  • Collateral Valuation Method

    Par value

Timeline
  • The Federal Reserve launches the Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) to provide emergency liquidity to the banking sector. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2023-03-12

  • The Fed's decision on the BTFP is identified as a major market theme and event for the year 2024. (Source: Document 5cad4e4e-79e4-401e-9806-ecf722cd9b15)

    2024-01-01

  • The BTFP ceases extending new loans, marking the end of the program's active lending phase. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2024-03-11

Bank Term Funding Program

The Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) was a loan program for banks operated by the United States Federal Reserve since 2023. The Federal Reserve established BTFP to offer loans of up to one year to eligible depository institutions pledging qualifying assets as collateral, as a response to help stabilize the banking industry after the 2023 United States banking crisis. The program was introduced on March 12, 2023 and was set to expire in March 2024. It ceased extending new loans on March 11, 2024.

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  • Bank Term Funding Program - Wikipedia

    The Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) was a loan program for banks operated by the United States Federal Reserve since 2023. The Federal Reserve established BTFP to offer loans of up to one year to eligible depository institutions pledging qualifying assets as collateral "Collateral (finance)"), as a response to help stabilize the banking industry after the 2023 United States banking crisis. The program was introduced on March 12, 2023 and was set to expire in March 2024. It ceased extending new [...] In response to the 2023 United States banking crisis in March 2023 involving multiple failures of American banks, in 2023 the United States government took extraordinary measures to mitigate fallout across the banking sector. On March 12, the Federal Reserve created the Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP), an emergency lending program providing loans of up to one year in length to banks, savings associations, credit unions, and other eligible depository institutions that pledge U.S. Treasuries, [...] BTFP lets banks, savings associations, credit unions, and other types of depository institutions use "Treasury and agency mortgage-backed securities as collateral for loans up to one year." Borrowers can prepay the loans without penalty, with advances allowed until March 11, 2024. According to the Wall Street Journal, the BTFP's "biggest draw" was that it allowed borrowing of funds "equal to the par value" of the pledged collateral, meaning the Fed would avoid looking at the market value of the

  • Bank Term Funding Program: Definition, Why It Was Created

    ## What Was the Bank Term Funding Program? The Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) was an emergency lending program created by the Federal Reserve in March 2023 to provide emergency liquidity to U.S. depository institutions. It was established in response to the sudden bank failures of Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank, which were the largest such collapses since the 2008 financial crisis. [...] The Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) was a Federal Reserve program that was designed to support American depositors by making additional funding available to banking institutions. The BTFP was intended as a temporary emergency measure made in response to the fallout of the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in March 2023. It was intended to last just one year and BTFP stopped making new loans on March 11, 2024. [...] The Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) was a Federal Reserve program established in March 2023 to provide additional funding to eligible depository institutions. It was expected to wind down after one year and it did. The BTFP was created in response to the bank runs that caused Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank to fail. It intended to shore up banks’ liquidity.

  • Bank Term Funding Program - FHLBank San Francisco

    During a period of financial stress last spring, the Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) was created to assure the stability of the banking system and provide support for the economy. It allowed federally insured banks and credit unions to borrow funds for up to one year, pledging securities such as U.S. Treasuries and agency debt as collateral valued at par. [...] For member institutions who have BTFP funding to pay off, it is worth noting that the adjusted terms of BTFP effectively raised the cost of borrowing from BTFP by approximately 52 basis points. It’s also worth noting that FHLBank San Francisco offers advance maturities well beyond the one year limitation of BTFP and includes a potential credit to the member with a prepayment symmetry feature available in its advances. [...] Always meant to be a temporary facility, BTFP expired on March 11, 2024. Financial institutions will need to prepare to pay off the BFTP borrowings when they come due. The key to preparing is to be informed, understand your options, and take proactive steps for success.

  • Bank Term Funding Program Provides Liquidity to Depository ...

    On March 12, the Federal Reserve launched the Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP), a lending program for eligible depository institutions—banks, savings banks and credit unions—experiencing liquidity issues. The goals of the BTFP are to bolster institutions’ capacity to safeguard deposits and ensure the ongoing provision of credit to communities and the broader economy. [...] Some of the BTFP’s features and requirements follow. More detailed information can be found in a list of frequently asked questions (PDF) prepared for program users. [...] This program will help eligible institutions ensure that they have sufficient cash on hand to meet depositors’ needs. Supervisors will view the use of the BTFP as prudent liquidity management.1From the Board of Governors FAQ (PDF), “The Board will not criticize eligible depository institutions for participating in the Program. The Board believes banks’ use of the Program can be part of sound liquidity management. The Board established the Program to make additional funding available to eligible

  • Bank Term Funding Program - Federal Reserve Board

    The Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) was created to support American businesses and households by making additional funding available to eligible depository institutions to help assure banks have the ability to meet the needs of all their depositors. The BTFP offers loans of up to one year in length to banks, savings associations, credit unions, and other eligible depository institutions pledging any collateral eligible for purchase by the Federal Reserve Banks in open market operations (see 12 [...] CFR 201.108(b)), such as U.S. Treasuries, U.S. agency securities, and U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities. These assets are valued at par. The BTFP is an additional source of liquidity against high-quality securities, eliminating an institution’s need to quickly sell those securities in times of stress.