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US: Federal Reserve Releases Details of Lending Programs in Response to COVID-19

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United States: Federal Reserve releases details of lending programs in response to COVID-19 pandemic, including Main Street lending program for mid-sized businesses

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On 9 April 2020, the Federal Reserve announced that it would be providing up to USD 2.3 trillion in loans to support the US economy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Federal Reserve released details of the Main Street lending program for mid-sized businesses that it had previously announced, release details of Municipal Liquidity Facility for states, cities and counties and released updated information about several recently announced financing programs: the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF) and the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF).

The Federal Reserve stated that these programs were still being finalized, and requested comments from interested parties. Comments are open until 16 April.

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José Antonio Morán chairs the Firm's Energy, Mining & Infrastructure Practice Group. He represents clients in numerous high-value deals, including one recognized by Thomson Project Finance International as “the largest merger and acquisition deal in Latin America.” José is ranked as a Foreign Expert for Spain in USA - Projects by Chambers USA 2017 and 2018. The Legal 500 United States also recognized him from 2011 to 2016 in the area of project finance and in prior years in the areas of corporate & finance and real estate & construction. José has been trained as a lawyer under a civil law system and a common law system. José is a lecturer at Loyola University School of Law's comparative law seminar on legal systems in the Americas, and a visiting professor at Northwestern Law School as a lecturer in the project finance class. He was the vice chair of the Banking and Financial Services committee of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolutions.

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