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Abbreviations
Monetary Policy Report submitted to the Congress on July 17, 2012, pursuant to section 2B of the Federal Reserve Act
| ABCP | asset-backed commercial paper |
| ABS | asset-backed securities |
| AFE | advanced foreign economy |
| AIG | American International Group, Inc. |
| BEA | Bureau of Economic Analysis |
| BHC | bank holding company |
| BOE | Bank of England |
| BOJ | Bank of Japan |
| CCAR | Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review |
| CDS | credit default swap |
| C&I | commercial and industrial |
| CMBS | commercial mortgage-backed securities |
| CP | commercial paper |
| CRE | commercial real estate |
| DPI | disposable personal income |
| ECB | European Central Bank |
| EME | emerging market economy |
| E&S | equipment and software |
| ESM | European Stability Mechanism |
| EU | European Union |
| FOMC | Federal Open Market Committee; also, the Committee |
| FRBNY | Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| FSOC | Financial Stability Oversight Council |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| GSE | government-sponsored enterprise |
| HARP | Home Affordable Refinance Program |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IPO | initial public offering |
| MBS | mortgage-backed securities |
| MEP | maturity extension program |
| Michigan survey | Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers |
| NIPA | national income and product accounts |
| NPR | notice of proposed rulemaking |
| PCE | personal consumption expenditures |
| PRI | Institutional Revolutionary Party |
| SCOOS | Senior Credit Officer Opinion Survey on Dealer Financing Terms |
| SEP | Summary of Economic Projections |
| SLOOS | Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices |
| SOMA | System Open Market Account |
| S&P | Standard & Poor's |
| STBL | Survey of Terms of Business Lending |
| TALF | Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility |
Last update:
August 3, 2012
