Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate: U.S. Fed balance sheet rose in latest week

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U.S. Fed balance sheet rose in latest week May 24th 2012, 20:29 NEW YORK | Thu May 24, 2012 4:29pm EDT NEW YORK May 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's balance sheet rose in the latest week, Fed data released on Thursday showed. The Fed's balance sheet - a broad gauge of its lending to the financial system - stood at $2.843 trillion on May 23, up from $2.834 trillion on May 16. The Fed's holdings of Treasuries totaled $1.657 trillion as of May 23, versus $1.657 trillion on May 16. The Fed's overnight direct loans to credit-worthy banks via its discount window averaged $13 million a day during the week versus $10 million a day previously. The Fed's ownership of mortgage bonds guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) was $864.99 billion May 23 versus $858.23 billion the previous week. The Fed's holdings of debt issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Bank system totaled $93.25 billion, versus $94.17 billion the prior week.

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