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

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U.S. Fed balance sheet grows in latest week Jun 7th 2012, 20:30 NEW YORK, June 7 | Thu Jun 7, 2012 4:30pm EDT NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's balance sheet grew 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 $2.835 trillion on June 6, up from $2.825 trillion on May 30. The Fed's holdings of Treasuries totaled $1.664 trillion as of June 6, versus $1.657 trillion on May 30. The Fed's overnight direct loans to credit-worthy banks via its discount window averaged $11 million a day during the week versus $19 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 $851.76 billion June 6 versus $851.75 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, which was unchanged on the week.

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