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Abbreviations
Monetary Policy Report submitted to the Congress on July 21, 2009, pursuant to section 2B of the Federal Reserve Act
| ABCP | asset-backed commercial paper |
| ABS | asset-backed securities |
| AIG | American International Group, Inc. |
| BHC | bank holding company |
| BOJ | Bank of Japan |
| CAP | Capital Assistance Program |
| CDS | credit default swap |
| C&I | commercial and industrial |
| CMBS | commercial mortgage-backed securities |
| CP | commercial paper |
| CPFF | Commercial Paper Funding Facility |
| CPH | compensation per hour |
| CPP | Capital Purchase Program |
| CRE | commercial real estate |
| DPI | disposable personal income |
| ECB | European Central Bank |
| ECI | employment cost index |
| FDIC | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| FOMC | Federal Open Market Committee; also, the Committee |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| GSE | government-sponsored enterprise |
| IRA | individual retirement account |
| Libor | London interbank offered rate |
| LLC | limited liability company |
| MBS | mortgage-backed securities |
| NIPA | national income and product accounts |
| NOW | negotiable order of withdrawal |
| OCC | Office of the Comptroller of the Currency |
| OIS | overnight index swap |
| OTTI | other-than-temporary impairment |
| PCE | personal consumption expenditures |
| PPIP | Public-Private Investment Program |
| SCAP | Supervisory Capital Assessment Program |
| SPV | special purpose vehicle |
| TAF | Term Auction Facility |
| TALF | Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility |
| TARP | Troubled Asset Relief Program |
| TIPS | Treasury inflation-protected securities |
| VRDO | variable-rate demand obligation |
| WTI | West Texas intermediate |
Last update:
July 21, 2009
