So the Fed is creating a fund to stabilize other banks’ bad bets, great… >The central bank said it would make additional funding available to banks through a n

So the Fed is creating a fund to stabilize other banks’ bad bets, great… >The central bank said it would make additional funding available to banks through a new “Bank Term Funding Program,” which will offer loans of up to one year to banks that pledge U.S. Treasury securities, mortgage-backed securities and other collateral. Up to $25 billion from the Treasury’s exchange-stabilization fund will backstop the Fed lending program. Many of those securities have fallen in value as the Fed has raised interest rates. The terms would allow banks to borrow at 100 cents on the dollar for securities trading potentially well below that value, potentially putting the government at risk of losses incurred by banks. Critics said the move would essentially offer a backdoor subsidy to bank investors and management for failing to properly manage interest-rate risks.