April 2nd 2011
(Reuters) - Persistent Federal Reserve critic Representative Ron Paul plans to hold a hearing on the U.S. central bank's emergency loans to the branches of non-U.S. banks, his spokeswoman said on Saturday."I was surprised and deeply disturbed ... to learn the staggering amount of money that went to foreign banks," Paul said in a statement.
"These lending activities provided no benefit to American taxpayers, the American economy, or even directly to American banks," he said.
Paul spokeswoman Rachel Mills said the Republican lawmaker, who advocates
abolishing the Fed and returning to a currency backed by gold or silver, is
planning a hearing on the discount windowlending in May. Details are still being
worked out, she told Reuters.
Data the Fed was required by courts to disclose on Thursday showed the U.S.
branches of foreign-headquartered financial firms had made extensive use of the
central bank's emergency lending discount window during the severe financial
crisis that froze financial markets in the fall of 2008.
During that period, the Fed actively encouraged financial firms to obtain
funding from an array of unusual emergency funding vehicles to prevent markets
from freezing up entirely.
While making emergency loans is at the discretion of the individual regional
Fed banks, the discount window is open to any firms in sound condition able to
post good collateral. (Reporting by Mark
Felsenthal; editing by Mohammad Zargham)
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