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Boston Globe - Just last week, the Fed said it would pump up to $200 billion into the system by taking mortgage-backed securities as collateral, and then with the aid of JPMorgan Chase & Co. created a plan to lend funds to the Bear Stearns after the investment bank ...

CNBC - The Fed _ acting in concert with the European Central Bank, the Bank of Canada and the Swiss National Bank _ agreed to loan investment banks money in exchange for debt, including slumping mortgage-backed securities.

Forbes - The Fed, along with Its European and Canadian counterparts, will loan investment banks money in exchange for debt, including slumping mortgage-backed securities.

CNBC - The Fed _ acting in concert with the European Central Bank, the Bank of Canada and the Swiss National Bank _ agreed to loan investment banks money in exchange for debt, including slumping mortgage-backed securities.

Seattle Times - Hoping to ease the credit crisis, the Fed _ acting with the European Central Bank, the Bank of Canada and the Swiss National Bank _ agreed to loan investment banks money in exchange for debt, including slumping mortgage-backed securities.