Trump administration reveals bank liquidity plan mirroring Biden’s
By Neil Roland ( March 6, 2026, 19:27 GMT | Comment) -- Trump administration officials this week unveiled their upcoming approach to the liquidity squeeze that starved three US banks in the Spring of 2023 — and it’s largely the same policy floated by the Biden administration. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Michelle Bowman, the US Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision, said they are considering a way to remove the stigma for banks to access the Fed’s discount window by having them pre-position their collateral.Trump administration officials this week unveiled their upcoming approach to the liquidity squeeze that starved three US banks in the Spring of 2023. And strikingly, it’s largely the same policy floated by the Biden administration....
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